Events (Page 14)

Events (Page 14)

Hollister Book Discussion: “A Good Life – Benedict’s Guide to Everyday Joy”

Please join us for our new Hollister Institute book discussion exploring what truly makes a good life through Robert Benson’s “A Good Life – Benedict’s Guide to Everyday Joy.”  Benson offers a warmhearted, humorous guide to enriching our lives with the wisdom of Benedict, a 6th century monk. Each chapter is shaped around a Benedictine principle: prayer, rest, community, and work, and reveals the brilliant and infinitely practical ways that Benedictine spirituality can shape our lives today. Group discussions are…

Prophet and Mystic of Creation: Thomas Merton

You are invited to enter a profound and personal contemplative experience with Thomas Merton in this 6 week conversation. Together we will explore the significance of Creation for Merton’s own experience of God. We will discover his intimate rapport with creation as the body of divinity – at once veiling and unveiling the God he so longed to behold and be held by. Each week we will watch a 30 minute video presentation by gifted professor, author, psalmist, and spiritual…

Welcome to the Episcopal Church!

A conversation about all things Episcopal. We will be discussing how the Episcopal Church differs from other denominations and helping each other to a deeper understanding of this particular manifestation of the Body of Christ. You can prepare for the conversation by reading A People Called Episcopalians, Revised Edition Everyone and anyone is welcome.

Jazz Concert 2018

Get your tickets now for St. Benedict’s annual Jazz Concert featuring Julie Kelly and the Real Time Jazz All-Stars. This year’s concert includes Los Angeles-based jazz vocalist Julie Kelly, whom music critics describe as among the most respected jazz vocalists on the West Coast. The Jazz Concert is Saturday, August 25 at 3 p.m. Complimentary beverages and snacks will be included, with wine and beer for sale. Proceeds benefit St. Benedict’s Church and its programs. Tickets are available at The…

SLO Deanery Service for retiring Fr. Matt Conrad

Please join us for the SLO Deanery celebration of the ministry of Fr. Matt Conrad, St. Luke’s retiring rector, at St. Benedict’s Church. Bishop Mary will be officiating, with reception to follow.

Newcomer Welcome!

Everyone and anyone who has joined St Benedict’s recently and hasn’t been to a Newcomers Event before is welcome to a gathering at the home of Alan Kiste and Brian Spolarich in Los Osos on Sunday June 3 at 2:30. What can you expect? Good conversation and great snacks with members of St Benedict’s leadership team (the Parish Council) and a quick introduction to the inner workings of the church. We look forward to formally welcoming you to St. Ben’s.

The Road to Zero Waste

St. Benedict’s Earthcare invites you to a talk and video presentation on moving from a society based on consumption and trash to one of zero waste. Quick fact: In 2013, Americans generated about 254 million tons of trash and recycled and composted about 87 million tons of this material, equivalent to a 34.3 percent recycling rate. On average, we recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of our individual waste generation of 4.40 pounds per person per day. (From the EPA) Learn how we can take the next step in using…

Chamber of Commerce Mixer

St. Benedict’s welcomes the Los Osos Baywood Park Chamber of Commerce for it’s April mixer.  Come and enjoy the church decorated for Easter, beverage and snacks and an Easter Egg Hunt! Music provided by Music Director, John Cribb.

 An Earthcare Trip to Yosemite, May 10th-13th, 2018 

Come with us on a very special trip for three nights to Yosemite National Park, when the falls are the fullest!  We will spend time exploring its scenic beauty and also our spiritual connection with nature.   We have reserved economical tent cabins in Half Dome Village each night, which include two single beds to a unit. Nearby are restrooms, showers, a cafeteria, and camp store with lunch supplies. Come up on Thursday, when the Park is the quietest.  Friday and Saturday mornings, Joe will guide you on…

Developing Compassion in Daily Life, March 8 and 15

Few people would probably deny the truth of St. Paul’s humbling reminder:  “If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or clanging cymbal.”  Yet it remains a difficult piece of advice to follow, a perplexing challenge—and more so today in an alienated society.  In these two sessions, we will explore on a very personal level the journey of compassion: kind awareness and action toward suffering, both in others and in…