Calendar
St. Paul Church
United Methodist, Reconciling, & Buddhist/Christian
InterSpiritual
SUNDAYS 8:00am –
Sunday Meal Program –provides a meal for the hungry
SUNDAYS 10:30am –
Christian Worship & Children's Church & Childcare
SUNDAYS 5:00pm – Buddhist Christian InterSpiritual
Service with childcare
Kindly Donate
The Sunday Meal Program is
in need of donations. For More information click here.
Stained Glass Window Project
To learn more about the Stained Glass Window Project click
here.
Outreach
Programs
To learn more about the outreach
programs St. Paul is involved in, click
here.
August 2010
To see what happened last month, click here.
Sunday, August 1st |
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| 10:30am |
Music: Margaret Warren Speaker: Val Stepien Val has been a student of spirituality for many years, and has studied the teachings
of Zen Master, Childcare Provided |
| 5:00pm |
Speaker: Val Stepien Val has been a student of spirituality for many years, and has studied the teachings
of Zen Master, |
Sunday, August 8th |
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| 10:30am |
Music: Margaret Warren Speaker: Keith Akers Childcare Provided |
| 5:00pm |
Speaker: James Hollman, Assistant Director of Shambhala Training James is a teacher of Shambhala Meditation. |
Sunday, August 15th |
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| 10:30am | Christian Worship: “Take Courage and Take Charge” Music: Margaret Warren & Gott Jazz Speaker: Teresa Neal Childcare Provided |
| 5:00pm |
Speaker: Imam Ibrahim Kazerooni, Scholar of the Holy Qur’an and Shiite Cleric Imam Kazerooni will share some of his life experiences – times of torture under Saddam Hussein and other times of personal loss and transition – and how surrender to Allah continues to give him hope for himself and others – and strength for the journey. |
Sunday, August 22nd |
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| 10:30am | Christian Worship: “Justice and Joy: Celebration of a Reconciling Community” Speaker: Carla Ficke and Jean Saul Childcare Provided |
| 5:00pm |
Speaker: Venerable Claude d’Estree, Lineage holder in the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism & the Son tradition of Korean Buddhism Claude will share some of the ancient, historical roots of Mindfulness Practice in classical Buddhism. And will lead us in mindfulness meditations. |
Sunday, August 29th |
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| 10:30am | Christian Worship: “Faith: Process or Content?” Music: Margaret Warren Speaker: Bill Selby Childcare Provided |
| 5:00pm |
Speaker: Venerable Claude d’Estree, Lineage holder in the Gelugpa tradition of Tibetan Buddhism & the Son tradition of Korean Buddhism Claude will share some of the ancient, historical roots of Mindfulness Practice in classical Buddhism. And will lead us in mindfulness meditations. |
Sunday, September 5th |
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| 10:30am |
Music: Margaret Warren; and Gott Jazz Speaker: Toni Cook Childcare Provided |
| 5:00pm |
Speaker: Dr. Bob Mischke |
Christian Worship: “Embracing Our Humanness & Our Holiness: Loving Ourselves”
Christian Worship: “Simple Living for an Overheated Planet”
Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service: “Bodhichitta: Awakened Heart/Mind”
Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service: “The Spiritual Practice of Surrender
During Painful Times”
Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service: “Classical Buddhist Foundations of
Mindfulness, Part I”
Christian Worship: “Healing Into Joy”
Buddhist Christian Interspiritual Service: “Original Blessing and Ascension Into
Grace”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!
Plan Ahead
October 17th, 2010 1:30pm-4:45pm
THE MYSTERY EXPERIENCE
with Tim Freke
MYSTERY EXPERIENCE WORKSHOP - $20
During the Workshop, Tim will share with you:
• His groundbreaking philosophy of ‘Lucid Living’ to help you to both become conscious of your essential nature which is one with all and to fully engage with the personal adventure of your unique life
• His simple and profound‘ Mystery of the Moment’ attention technique to help you ‘know the knower’ and become ‘Deep Awake’.
• Several wonderful ‘I to I’ practices that will connect you deeply with yourself and others.
For a more information and a sign up sheet click here.
Study Groups
* ANCIENT CHRISTIAN TEXTS GROUP *
We are meeting monthly.
* SACRED ACTIVISM STUDY GROUP *
* INTERFAITH EDUCATION & ACTION
FOR YOUTH *
The
1st Sunday of the Month, 2:30pm-4:15pm
Middle & High School Youth are invited to join InterSpiritual leaders to learn about faith traditions and work together on a community project.
Groups
Teacher: Don Morreale
Buddhist Insight Meditation Instructor and
Author Complete Guide to Buddhist America
Don will teach a Meditation Practice, meaningful for both beginners and those who have been meditating for a while. He will provide interactive teachings and practices. This will be a 4 part series on the 3rd Saturdays of the month.
Jan. 16 Introduction & Practice
Feb. 20 Breath Practice
March 20 Insight Practice
April 17 Putting Together Your Own
Practice
For more information please click here.
Meets once a month.
Several individuals from the Sacred Activists group of the Buddhist Christian Interfaith Community at St. Paul Church have started a "prayer shawl" group. The group meets once a month to work on a knitted or crocheted project to give to a person in need (can be someone known or not). Ability to knit or crochet is not a requirement - lessons are provided.
To learn more about the Prayer Shawl Group & how to participate click here.
6:15 (M-F), 8:00 (S-S) Mountain Time.
For those of you looking for a chance to raise the bar on your meditation practice, please join our "virtual sangha" (sangha - community). We "meet" via conference call every morning, participating in a prayerful silence together, each in our own space, some even participating from different parts of the country.
We begin at 6:15 a.m. Denver time Monday through Friday and 8:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, beginning with a call for prayers, a short reading, then about a 20-minute silent meditation, ending our call in silence, respecting the peace we have shared.
To learn more about Virtual Sangha & how to participate click here.
Project
STAINED GLASS RESTORATION
Please click
here to view the flyer or pick a flyer up at the church – about our beautiful stained
glass at St. Paul and our efforts to make the needed restorations.
Everyone’s support is needed for this important effort to honor
the sacred spouse that houses the spiritual services and outreach
to the community at St. Paul. So please donate to the restoration
project. And don’t forget to donate to the BCIC at St. Paul.
Thanks!
Outreach Projects
CANA – Caring Association for Native Americans
St. Paul's will be collecting food, money and other supplies (a list and box will be in the Twyman Room) over the next few weeks leading up to Thanksgiving for CANA, Caring Association for Native Americans.CANA is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing comfort and assistance to Native Americans who travel to Denver for medical treatment from western United States Indian reservations.
CANA volunteers visit patients and work with hospital social workers and chaplains, to provide emergency food, shelter, and transportation for accompanying family members. CANA also provides in-service training for volunteers & hospital staff.
GUARDIAN ANGELS OUTREACH TO THE HOMELESS
The Guardian Angels are conducting a clothing and sleeping gear drive for women and men who are homeless in Denver. They are requesting hats, coats, gloves, warm shirts and pants, and blankets and sleeping bags. These items can placed in the Twyman Room at St. Paul Church. Winter is coming.
SPIRIT
Given many of us have good intentions but hectic schedules
and bad habits, spiritual practices (whatever they might be)
are often a challenge to do. What about doing some of our practices
together? We can look at everything from emailing or calling
to share our practice "virtually," to
meeting for meditation - perhaps in various "sanctuaries" around town - to walks or Tai Chi in the Botanic Gardens. We might even look
at a movement called "non-cloistered monasticism" for those of us ready to take a more committed plunge (traditional religious
beliefs NOT a requirement!). Given our creativity, we'll surely
come up with some wonderful ideas! Please email Lisa at lisanzac7@msn.com if you have any suggestions and/or you're interested in doing
this.
OTHER: Have a specific idea for a future action, study, or spirit
meeting or venture? Contact Al Zook at alzook@qmail.com.