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Music Video: Inspirations on the Third Tune (Hymn 692, 1982 Hymnal)
posted on Apr 5, 2020 St. Paul's Music Minister - Dr. Felix Eisenhauer - is creating a series of piano improvisations inspired by hymns found in the 1982 Hymnal. In addition to being an accomplished musician, Felix is a talented photographer and provides the cover ima...
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Making Crosses for Palm Sunday While Sheltered at Home - Let's Get Creative!
posted on Apr 4, 2020 Had this been a typical Saturday before Palm Sunday, our Altar Guild would have invited everyone to join us for a Palm Cross Making Workshop. This is a tradition that reaches way back in time, both for our congregation and many, many others. This...
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Special Online Palm Sunday Service
posted on Apr 3, 2020 Sunday, April 5 at 10:15am
Beautiful video presentations, inspiring scripture, amazing music, an uplifting message, and Spiritual Communion. The congregations of St. Paul's, Ventura, and St. Paul's/Emmanuel, Santa Paula, are working togethe...
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Sharing of Crosses We've Fashioned from Whatever Materials We Can Find at Home
posted on Apr 2, 2020 Our Traditional Palm Cross Making Workshop has been replaced with Sharing of Crosses We've Fashioned from Whatever Materials We Can Find at Home Join us on Saturday, April 4th at 11am on Zoom Here's the Link: https://zoom.us/j/6097...
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Holding On to Your Faith Through a Global Pandemic - How to Do it Gallantly!
posted on Apr 2, 2020 Reflections for Morning Prayer 5 th Sunday of Lent, Third Sunday We’ve been Apart Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic By the Rev. Susan Bek Sunday, March 29, 2020 St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Ventura Though we’re convinced that it’s abso...
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St. Paul's Litany of Healing, April 1st at 2pm
posted on Mar 31, 2020 Tomorrow Rev. Liz will be livestreaming our Litany of Healing through Facebook Live at 2pm.
To join, click on St. Paul's Facebook page at 2pm and go to our post for the ongoing livestream.
**You do not have to have a Facebook account ...
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Music: Inspirations on Epworth, Hymn 476
posted on Mar 28, 2020 St. Paul's Music Minister - Dr. Felix Eisenhauer - uses his gifts to create extraordinary piano improvisations inspired by hymns from the 1982 Hymnal. His most recent piece is "Inspirations on Epworth", inspired by Hymn 476. I'm a longtime choi...
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Update and Prayers, March 26, 2020
posted on Mar 26, 2020 Join us as we offer prayers for the brave healthcare professionals who are working so hard right now, for our loved ones that we must be separate from today, and for the peace we all need as we face these challenging times. The people of St. Paul...
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The Annunciation and the Pandemic
posted on Mar 25, 2020 by Drew Darby
As I sit down to write this, the day is almost over. It’s dark and windy out. My wife is attempting to get our daughter to sleep. In spite of not being able to go to work and being stuck at home, it has been a long day: I am th...
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A Spiritual Autobiography - "The Palm of God's Hand"
posted on Mar 23, 2020 This Lent, St. Paul's Ventura offered a Spiritual Autobiography writing course for church members. Twelve members of our congregation registered, and we had a marvelous first meeting before the church's closure due to COVID-19. We were all so dis...
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