Events (Page 22)

Events (Page 22)

10th Annual Winterdance Celtic Christmas Celebration

Molly’s Revenge and special guest vocalist Christa Burch with the Rosemary Turco Irish Dancers will present a program of music, song and dance associated with the festive season. Cost: $20 adv/$24 door at brownpapertickets.com or Boo Boo Records Event contact phone number: (805) 215-0306  Website: mollysrevenge.com Molly’s Revenge and special guest vocalist Christa Burch with the Rosemary Turco Irish Dancers will present a program of music, song and dance associated with the festive season. The performance will include Christmas songs both…

Blue Christmas Service

A special service for anyone and everyone who is feeling blue this holiday season. The holidays are not always happy and bright. This simple service acknowledges the difficulty of grief and loss at Christmas. You are welcome to stay afterwards for a simple soup supper.

Noach Tangeras in Concert – A Voice for Climate Change

  Noach brings her Americana-style band with roots in folk, country, blues and rock to sing out about the issues of climate change. Tickets $15 at the door or in advance from Brown Paper Tickets. Sponsored by People of Faith for Justice.

Practice Lectio Divina this Advent

Advent speaks to us about living in God’s Kingdom with a different story about time. It’s a story larger than our own lives, beyond optimism or pessimism. It’s been called a future or an “eschatology of eventfulness.” It is a way of being attentive to our inner lives and at the same time seeing all creation alive, in the rhythm of reality and promise. Reality is anything that happens at any moment. The change which comes to us moment to moment…

Music Workshop

Love music? Love to sing in church? This workshop is for everyone who participates in the ministry of music-making. Jane McDougle, an experienced church musician and teacher, will be spending a day in the San Luis Obispo Deanery to help us discover new hymns, new chants, new styles of music that will enliven our worship and deepen our experience of spirit. She says, “I love working with people, engaging with them when they’re at their most honest. It’s the blessing…

“What Cheer?” – the Allan Hancock College Singers

  The festivity of the Christmas season, both sacred and secular, is the musical theme of “What Cheer?” a concert by the Allan Hancock College Singers. The choir, directed by Hancock music faculty member Ann Lucas, will be at the First United Methodist Church in Santa Maria on Thursday December 3, at 7:30 p.m. The second concert will be in St Benedict’s on Saturday December 5 at 3 p.m. Selections include an even-handed sampling of everything musically Christmas: plainchant, Renaissance-madrigal style, the English choral tradition,…

Soul Keeping

Please join us for a DVD, talk and discussion led by Carmen Fojo, inspired by the book “Soul Keeping – Caring For the Most Important Part of You ” by John Ortberg.  The publisher says, “The health of your soul isn’t just a matter of saved or unsaved. It’s the hinge on which the rest of your life hangs. It’s the difference between deep, satisfied spirituality and a restless, dispassionate faith. In an age of materialism and consumerism that tries to…

Gratitude Dinner

All members, associate members, Abundance Shop volunteers, friends and family are welcome to our annual Gratitude Dinner at St Ben’s this Friday, October 16 at 6pm. See you there!

Fall Quilting Bee

The Fall Quilting Bee will be Saturday September 26th, 10 am to 3 pm, at St. Benedict’s church. St. Benedict’s parish, family, and friends, are coming together to sew as many comforters as we can in one fun day. Thanks to the Abundance Shop and our team of fabric-squirrels, we have gathered piles of beautiful fabrics, gently-used sheets, blankets and mattress pads. Five beautiful quilts were produced at the June Quilting Bee. These have already been mailed to Lutheran World…

Sock Hop! (fund raiser)

St. Benedict’s Sock Hop is September 18 at 6pm. Dance to the sounds of The Bald Spots and DJ Alak Speck. The Drive-in style menu will include hot dogs, chili dogs, hamburgers, veggie burgers, root beer floats and banana splits. Tickets are $ 30. Contact Maria Kelly at mmkelly66@gmail.com or at 805-423-5331for tickets or information