St. Mary’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Pacific Grove, CA. Photo courtesy of Zach Goodwin. Originally published in The Occidental, the student-run newspaper of Occidental College in Los Angeles. By Zachary ...
Rector’s Reflection May 2020 Dear friends in Christ, I have been reading the Acts of the Apostles this Easter season, as I hope many of you are. I find ...
As we travel this road together, you are invited to look for signs of grace every day. Let's share these with each other. So please, when you have a moment, ...
Here are some more of the home worship spaces shared by parishioners Kit and Rick, Kristine, Karin, Sandy and John, and Wendy; some amazing palm crosses from Guatemala photographed by ...
Members of the Prayer Shawl ministry are making masks in support of CSC. Sarah Schramm, in her capacity as CSC point person, is organizing us and provided us with elastic ...
by Sarah Schramm Christian Social Concerns (CSC) has adapted to so many changes over the last month and I am so proud of the volunteers who are adjusting with such ...
by Elizabeth McCorkle, Senior Warden What does it mean to stay connected during this strange and unusual time? I’ve participated in online meetings and virtual coffee hours conducted via Zoom ...
All parishioners are encouraged to read through the Acts of the Apostles during the Easter season, to learn (or re-learn) the stories of the earliest Christians, and to gain strength ...
On March 22nd we had our first Zoom coffee hour. Now we’re conducting Sunday services in addition to coffee hour and are seeing a growing number of participants each week. ...
by Steve and Brita Bruemmer Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we will not be able to hold our annual camping trip in Big Sur this coming June. We hope to ...
by Eugene Loh At St. Mary's, we continue to operate CSC (our "food pantry") to serve hungry people in our community. However, "shelter in place" orders exacerbate the economic causes ...
Covid-19 and the shelter in place orders have kept us from meeting in person since March 8th, 2020. In response, St. Mary’s and its ministries are changing the way we ...
St. Mary’s participation in I-HELP, like many other ministries, has changed due to shelter in place. Currently, we are not hosting the guests at the church; however, some team members ...
Karin Forno, Altar Guild Director, dressed the church for Holy Week. Palm Sunday Maundy Thursday Good Friday Easter Vigil
These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the ...