Welcome!



We are a United Methodist, Reconciling, and Buddhist Christian InterSpiritual Community

We believe that love and compassion are the essence of Spirit

We explore Life with open hearts and open minds
We cultivate personal transformation and committed activism
We welcome individuals of every race, faith, culture, status, ability, orientation, and identity

We nurture the Sacred within us all

Worship Services

SUNDAYS 10:30AM - Worship Service
At St. Paul Denver, we openly embrace progressive Christian spirituality; and we attempt to express the beauty and depth of this path in community worship.

SUNDAYS 10:30AM - Children's Church
The Sunday Class for Children and Youth centers on a Montessori-based worship/story curriculum; also licensed childcare is available for infants.

SUNDAYS 5:00PM - Buddhist Christian InterSpiritual Service
The BCI Community at St. Paul Denver fosters exploration and understanding of diverse spiritual paths. The Service includes Meditation, a Presentation, and community Dialogue. Childcare provided.

 

Events

Saturday, March 13th, 2009 - 10:00am-Noon

Meditation Class

Don Morreale

Teacher: Don Morreale
Buddhist Insight Meditation Instructor and
Author Complete Guide to Buddhist America

March 13
- Anapanasati-Mindfulness of the Breath
- Vipassana: Mindfulness of the Totality of Experience

April 17
- Maintaining a Healthy Attitude Towards the Practice
- Working with Difficult Mind States

The classes are good for both beginners and longtime practitioners. Don is a very engaging and interactive teacher.

For more information please click here .

 

Sunday, March 14th, 2009 - 10:30am

Christian Worship: One Great Hour of Sharing II “Be There and Be Hope: Faith in Action with UMCOR”

Please Bring Health Kits for Haiti!

Speakers: Jean Saul and Toni Cook

Music: St. Paul Singers

As people of faith, we are called to love one another. But we can’t always physically be there for people in crisis. However, we can offer hope through the United Methodist Committee on Relief which provides safety, refuge, food, and medical support to people all over the world who are suffering.

Childcare Provided

 

Sunday, March 14th, 2009 - 11:00am

Health Kits For Haiti Assembly

For those kits needing to be put together.

 

Sunday, March 14th, 2009 - 5:00pm

Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service: “Muslim/Christian Dialogue: Cultivating Awareness of God Beyond All Concepts”

Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni Toni Cook

Speakers: Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni, Shiite Cleric & Scholar of the Holy Qur’an
& Rev. Toni Cook, Minister of St. Paul Church

Ibrahim and Toni will be sharing personal experience and insight from their traditions. Also, they will be including thoughts on the new book by Karen Armstrong, The Case for God. She says that Ancient religious traditions, like Judaism, Christianity, and Islam understood faith primarily as a practice rather than a system. “ Their God was not a being to be defined or a proposition to be tested, but an ultimate reality to be approached…”

 

Sunday, March 21st, 2009 - 10:30am

Christian Worship: "Mysticism of Anam Cara”

Christine Tulis Toni Cook

Harpist & Soloist: Christine Tulis

Speaker: Toni Cook

Reflections & Music will be woven into silence

Childcare Provided

 

Sunday, March 21st, 2009 - 5:00pm

Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service: “Ignation Meditation Practice”

Tom Nelson

Speaker: Father Tom Nelson
Father Tom is a Vincentian Priest, Social Activist, and Ignatian Meditation Retreat Leader

Last month, Father Tom did an introduction to the ancient meditation practice developed by St. Ignatius. It is a practice that engages the imagination and invites us to enter the sacred stories. This evening, Father Tom will lead us through an Ignation Meditation on a Parable of Jesus.

 

Kindly Donate

THE SUNDAY MEAL PROGRAM
The Sunday Meal Program at St. Paul Church is now in its 23rd year of providing a free, hot meal every Sunday morning to the homeless and others who are hungry! In the last two years, we have seen a steady increase of meal guests. In 2009, we served over 8,000 meals. But financial support is decreasing even as demand is increasing. Your support is needed to continue the program. Please contribute to the Sunday Meal Program. You can place your donation in an offering plate or mail it to St. Paul Church, 1615 Ogden, Denver, CO 80218 (mark in the memo: SMP). We can do this together! Thank-You!


HEALTH KITS FOR HAITI

UMCOR—the United Methodist Committee on Relief – is in Haiti providing food, comfort, and assessment of long-term recovery needs. Health Kits are needed. All items must be new. Please bring to St. Paul by March 14.

Each kit includes:
▪ 1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to 17" x 27", No kitchen towels)
▪ 1 washcloth
▪ 1 comb (large and sturdy, not pocket-sized)
▪ 1 nail file or fingernail clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
▪ 1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz. and up)
▪ 1 toothbrush (single brushes only in original wrapper, No child-size brushes)
▪ 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile bandages
▪ $1.00 to purchase toothpaste
▪ place these items inside a sealed one gallon plastic zipper bag

 

BOOKS for your reflection

1. Ekhart Tolle, A New Earth
2. David Korten, The Great Turning
3. The Gospel of Thomas, translated by Stevan Davies