St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica, California - ELCA

The St. Paul’s community welcomes its tenth pastoral intern, Vicar Rachel Miller, as she begins her year-long internship among us beginning September 1. A native Oregonian, Rachel is a graduate of Claremont School of Theology and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.

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VICAR WELCOME SUNDAY on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 1st Your Weekly eUpdate from St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 1, 2024 VICAR WELCOME SUNDAY & SEPTEMBER BIRTHDAY BLESSING + + + Holy Communion 1

CHOIR SOPRANO SECTION LEADER WANTED
We have a paid position available for a Soprano Section Leader at St. Paul's. You can check out the choir on our YouTube Channel. If you are interested or know of someone who may be a good fit, please fill out the google form attached here to be put in touch with Kevin Anderson, Cantor of St. Paul's to schedule an audition.

The choir sings most Sundays from September through May, including Christmas Eve, Holy Week and Easter. We rehearse on Sunday mornings from 9-10am right before the service that begins at 10:30am. Once or twice a month we rehearse on Saturday mornings from 10am-noon. Our first rehearsal of the season will be Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 10a-noon at the church.

Choir Section Leader Application We have paid positions available for Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Section Leaders and invite you to join an inclusive, nurturing community of musical excellence. You can check out the choir on our YouTube Channel. If you are interested or know of someone who may be a good fit, please apply here to be pu...

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
Join us this Sunday at 10:30am for Holy Communion followed by coffee and conversation. All are welcome! If you are unable to be at St. Paul's, the service will stream live on YouTube.

WELCOME VICAR RACHEL MILLER
The St. Paul’s community welcomes our tenth pastoral intern, Vicar Rachel Miller, a graduate of Claremont School of Theology and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
as she begins her year-long internship and residency among us. Join us after worship on the plaza for tacos and a time of meeting and greeting following worship, hosted by the Internship Committee.

TODDLER CARE & SUNDAY SCHOOL
Toddler Care for ages 1-6 years and Sunday School for ages 6–12 will resume September 8.

INTRODUCTION to the DAY
Jesus protests against human customs being given the weight of divine law, while the essence of God’s law is ignored. True uncleanness comes not from external things, but from the intentions of the human heart. Last week Jesus told us “the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life” (John 6:63). Now James says God has given us birth by the word of truth. We who were washed in the word when we were born in the font return to it every Sunday to ask God to create in us clean hearts.

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost - 1 September 2024 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica FIFTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOSTView the WORSHIP FOLDER ►https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ed18kX8_bayxkaE_P_EE50wI6eEiQy5F/view?usp=drive_linkGive an OFFERIN...

St. Paul's is excited to be part of the new Westside Chamber Music Collective "Passacaglia" as we present the first of twelve concerts this year in Santa Monica. This concert features music by Bach, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn and Glazunov. Donations are suggested but the concert is free to anyone who is unable to make a donation. St. Paul's is committed to presenting great music in the neighborhood for everyone. Please join us and bring a friend!

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
Join us this Sunday at 10:30am for Holy Communion followed by coffee and conversation. All are welcome! If you are unable to be at St. Paul's, the service will stream live on YouTube.

TODDLER CARE & SUNDAY SCHOOL
Toddler Care for ages 1-6 years and Sunday School for ages 6–12 will resume September 8.

INTRODUCTION to the DAY
In Sunday's gospel many people take offense at Jesus’ invitation to eat his flesh and drink his blood; even many of Jesus’ disciples peel off. This is the backdrop in John’s gospel for Peter’s confession of faith. “To whom can we go?” asks Peter, in words we sometimes sing just before the gospel is read. “You have the words of eternal life.” In order to take such a stand, as Peter and Joshua did, Paul tells us to arm ourselves with the word of God. We pray in the Spirit that we might be bold ambassadors of the gospel.

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost - 25 August 2024 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica FOURTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOSTView the WORSHIP FOLDER ►https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BsJ4LELsuhtth4BP97Qs-szUJe_KaX94/view?usp=drive_linkGive an OFFERI...

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WORSHIP on the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 25 Your Weekly eUpdate from St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 25, 2024 + + + Holy Communion 10:30 AM Coffee Fellowship 11:45 AM At long last all ou

Sounds Like Los Angeles A tuition-free community youth orchestra that rehearses every Sunday from 1-4pm at Virginia Avenue Pa

The rich alto voice of the viola shines in this arrangement of the famous Bach/Gounod Ave Maria played beautifully by Cecille Asuncion.

Ave Maria, by J.S. Bach/Gounod) Gathering music, thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 18, 2024. Cecille Asuncion on Viola, Kevin Anderson on Harpsichord.

Ian DiMundo solos on piccolo trumpet in the first two movements of Telemann’s Concerto in D with string quartet and harpsichord. Bravo! The last two movements are on our YouTube channel.

Trumpet Concerto in D, Adagio & Allegro, by Georg Philipp Telemann Gathering music, thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 18, 2024. Ian DiMundo on Trumpet, Finn Bordal, Kielor How Tung on Violin, Cecille Asuncion on Viol...

Today we heard a beautiful solo violin rendition of the traditional Scottish tune Bunessan (Morning Has Broken) by Kielor How Tung. Bravo! More music on our YouTube channel.

Bunessan, traditional Scottish Tune, arr. K. L. Phillips Communion music, Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 18, 2024. Kielor How Tung on Violin.

Today’s music featured soprano Emily Bosetti, trumpeter Ian DiMundo, string quartet and harpsichord. Here’s the aria “Let the Bright Seraphim” from G. F. Handel’s oratorio Sampson. More from today on our YouTube channel.

"Let the Bright Seraphim" from Samson, by George Frederic Handel Offering music, thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 18, 2024. Soprano, Emily Bosetti, Ian DiMundo on Trumpet, Finn Bordal, Kielor How Tung on Violin, C...

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
Join us this Sunday at 10:30am for Holy Communion followed by coffee and conversation. All are welcome! If you are unable to be at St. Paul's, the service will stream live on YouTube.

MUSIC
This Sunday's service features some exceptional music for trumpet, soprano, string quartet and harpsichord featuring Ian DiMundo and Emily Bosetti. Come a few minutes early to hear Telemann’s Trumpet Concerto in D, Handel’s aria “Let the Bright Seraphim”, Bach’s “Jesu Joy of Our Desiring” and more!

TODDLER CARE & SUNDAY SCHOOL
Toddler Care for ages 1-6 years and Sunday School for ages 6–12 will resume in September.

INTRODUCTION to the DAY
Wisdom prepares a feast, sets her table, and invites all to come and eat her bread and drink her wine. The first chapter of John’s gospel owes much to the biblical tradition that imagined Wisdom as existing before anything was created and having a role in the work of creation. Christ, the wisdom of God (1 Cor. 1:24), today invites us to eat his flesh and drink his blood. John’s gospel includes no account of the institution of the Lord’s supper, but here we can't help hearing Jesus’ words as an invitation to the meal of bread and wine we share.

Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost - 18 August 2024 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica THIRTEENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOSTView the WORSHIP FOLDER ►https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gp0sJUyYZWZRRnkG2J7klAFYHKuPsUWv/view?usp=drive_linkGive an OFFERI...

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WORSHIP on the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 18 Your Weekly eUpdate from St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 18, 2024 + + + Holy Communion 10:30 AM Coffee Fellowship 11:45 AM *** Now that our sa

TWELFTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
Join us this Sunday at 10:30am for Holy Communion followed by coffee and conversation. All are welcome! If you are unable to be at St. Paul's, the service will stream live on YouTube.

MUSIC
This Sunday's service features some exceptional music for trumpet, soprano, string quartet and harpsichord featuring Ian DiMundo and Emily Bosetti. Come a few minutes early to hear Telemann’s Trumpet Concerto in D, Handel’s aria “Let the Bright Seraphim”, Bach’s “Jesu Joy of Our Desiring” and more!

TODDLER CARE & SUNDAY SCHOOL
Toddler Care for ages 1-6 years and Sunday School for ages 6–12 will resume in September.

INTRODUCTION to the DAY
Apparently not satisfied by Jesus’ feeding of thousands, some who were there press him for a sign of his power; perhaps it is daily manna they want. As always in John’s gospel when people want a sign, Jesus offers himself. He is the bread come from heaven to give life to the world. He calls us to come to him and believe in him, and through that relationship to know the one who sent him.

Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost - 11 August 2024 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica TWELFTH SUNDAY after PENTECOSTView the WORSHIP FOLDER ►https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kUk89P4f8eincqCPvznTwy1_hB4j32da/view?usp=drive_linkGive an OFFERING ...

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WORSHIP on the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 11 Your Weekly eUpdate from St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 11, 2024 + + + Holy Communion 10:30 AM Coffee Fellowship 11:45 AM ALL ARE WELCOME WHEREV

AUDITIONS FOR CHOIR SECTION LEADERS
We have paid positions available for Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Section Leaders. You can check out the choir on our YouTube Channel. If you are interested or know of someone who may be a good fit, please apply here to be put in touch with Kevin Anderson, Cantor of St. Paul's. Auditions for section leaders will take place beginning August 19 with the first rehearsal on Saturday, September 7, 2024.

The choir sings most Sundays from September through May, including Christmas Eve, Holy Week and Easter. We rehearse on Sunday mornings from 9-10am right before the service that begins at 10:30am. Once or twice a month we rehearse on Saturday mornings from 10am-noon. Our first rehearsal of the season will be Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 10a-noon at the church.

Choir Section Leader Application We have paid positions available for Soprano, Alto, and Tenor Section Leaders and invite you to join an inclusive, nurturing community of musical excellence. You can check out the choir on our YouTube Channel. If you are interested or know of someone who may be a good fit, please apply here to be pu...

A NEW SEASON BEGINS - JOIN the ST. PAUL'S CHOIR
We invite you to add your voice to our song by joining an inclusive, nurturing community of musical excellence. The choir sings most Sundays from September through May, including Christmas Eve, Holy Week and Easter. Choir members are welcome to join at any time during the year. We rehearse on Sunday mornings from 9-10am right before the service that begins at 10:30am. Once or twice a month we rehearse on Saturday mornings from 10am-noon. Our first rehearsal of the season will be Saturday, September 7, 2024 from 10a-noon at the church. Contact Kevin at the church office for more information.

How Great Our Joy, Traditional German Carol, Arr. Craig Courtney Offering music, Nativity of our Lord, December 24, 2023. Finn Bordal, Kielor How Tung on Violin, Cecille Asuncion on Viola, Gerry Xu on Cello, Timothy Welch ...

ELEVENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
Join us this Sunday at 10:30am for Holy Communion followed by coffee and conversation. All are welcome! If you are unable to be at St. Paul's, the service will stream live on YouTube.

AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
We celebrate all those with August birthdays with a blessing and cake, and especially to Betsy Elliott on her 105th birthday. If you have an August birthday, please join us this Sunday!

TODDLER CARE & SUNDAY SCHOOL
Toddler Care for ages 1-6 years and Sunday School for ages 6–12 will resume in September.

INTRODUCTION to the DAY
Apparently not satisfied by Jesus’ feeding of thousands, some who were there press him for a sign of his power; perhaps it is daily manna they want. As always in John’s gospel when people want a sign, Jesus offers himself. He is the bread come from heaven to give life to the world. He calls us to come to him and believe in him, and through that relationship to know the one who sent him.

Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost - 4 August 2024 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica ELEVENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOSTView the WORSHIP FOLDER ►https://drive.google.com/file/d/1nJfuD4QgXVLFT8VocfaXbpXqUJ8y5acl/view?usp=drive_linkGive an OFFERING...

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WORSHIP and CELEBRATE BETSY'S 105TH on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 4 Your Weekly eUpdate from St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica Photo: A fifth-century mosaic commemorating the miracle of the loaves and the fishes, located beneath the altar in the Church of the

TENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
Join us this Sunday at 10:30am for Holy Communion followed by coffee and conversation. All are welcome! If you are unable to be at St. Paul's, the service will stream live on YouTube.

TODDLER CARE & SUNDAY SCHOOL
Toddler Care for ages 1-6 years and Sunday School for ages 6–12 will resume in September.

INTRODUCTION to the DAY
Sunday begins the first of five Sundays with gospel readings from John 6, the first four of which focus on Jesus as bread of life. Today Jesus feeds thousands of people with five loaves and two fish. What we have, what we bring to Jesus’ table, seems like it is not nearly enough to meet all the needs we see around us. But it is not the adequacy of our supplies or our skills that finally makes the difference: it is the power of Jesus working in the littlest and least to transform this world into the world God desires, a world where all the hungry are satisfied.

Tenth Sunday after Pentecost - 28 July 2024 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica TENTH SUNDAY after PENTECOSTView the WORSHIP FOLDER ►https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HvfHoNBFhDdMLIFox_DINd3qJoxr0zEa/view?usp=drive_linkGive an OFFERING to...

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Last Sunday's Highlights (Pardon Our Webcast Technical Difficulties) Last Sunday's Highlights The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Sunday, July 21, 2024 Due to technical issues, our webcast last Sunday failed to connect but we d

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WORSHIP on the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 21 Your Weekly eUpdate from St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 21, 2024 + + + Holy Communion 10:30 AM Coffee Fellowship 11:45 AM ALL ARE WELCOME NO MATTER

NINTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST

Join us this Sunday at 10:30am for Holy Communion followed by coffee and conversation. All are welcome! If you are unable to be at St. Paul's, the service will stream live on YouTube.

We welcome back Laurie Johnson Arroyo who will be our presiding minister along with musicians Ian DiMundo and Christopher Ma.

TODDLER CARE & SUNDAY SCHOOL
Toddler Care for ages 1-6 years and Sunday School for ages 6–12 will resume in September.

INTRODUCTION to the DAY
Mark’s gospel makes clear how great is the press of the crowd, with its countless needs to be met, on Jesus and his disciples. Yet in today’s gospel Jesus advises his disciples to get away and rest, to take care of themselves. Sometimes we think that when others are in great need we shouldn’t think of ourselves at all; but Jesus also honors the caregivers’ need. We are sent from Christ’s table to care for others and for ourselves.

NINTH Sunday after Pentecost - 21 July 2024 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica NINTH SUNDAY after PENTECOSTView the WORSHIP FOLDER ►https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kFv7vyC2XVFd1wLuWg0OYFcLZO9nYwVd/view?usp=drive_linkGive an OFFERING to...

NOLA-bound!

EIGHTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST
ELCA Youth Gathering Commissioning

Join us this Sunday at 10:30am for Holy Communion followed by coffee and conversation. All are welcome! If you are unable to be at St. Paul's, the service will stream live on YouTube.

This Sunday we commission and bless those attending the ELCA Youth Gathering next week in New Orleans.

TODDLER CARE & SUNDAY SCHOOL
Toddler Care for ages 1-6 years and Sunday School for ages 6–12 will resume in September.

INTRODUCTION to the DAY
When Amos reports his vision of God judging Israel for its mistreatment of the poor, he becomes a threat to the power of the priests and the king. John the Baptist also speaks truth to power, and Herod has him killed. In Herod’s fear that Jesus is John returned from the dead, we may hear hope for the oppressed: all the prophets killed through the ages are alive in Jesus. We are called to witness to justice in company with them, and to proclaim God’s saving love.

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost - 14 July 2024 - St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica EIGHTH SUNDAY after PENTECOSTView the WORSHIP FOLDER ►https://drive.google.com/file/d/13dzJ8wvuiryoQfFD1OygBrJg_3PPa21a/view?usp=drive_linkGive an OFFERING t...

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SEND OUR YOUTH TO ELCA GATHERING on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 14 Your Weekly eUpdate from St. Paul's Lutheran Church of Santa Monica The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 14, 2024 + + + Holy Communion with Sending Prayers of Blessing for Those Traveling to the E

Fun in the neighborhood!