The full schedule for services & activities during Lent is HERE

The March newsletter is HERE!
Want a copy emailed to you every month? ​Send a note to our administrator, Jackie admin@stpaulsoakland.org. She can provide printed copies, too.

If you wish to attend in-person services, please follow the Community Covenant guidelines, below. All services are also live streamed to our Facebook Group page. 

In-person Entry
Out of love for one another we ask you to abide by the St. Paul’s Community Covenant as we regather indoors for worship. We ask that you:
​1. Get your vaccination (and booster) against COVID-19.
2. We strongly recommend you wear a good quality face mask.
3. Respect others’ preferences for distancing.
4. Keep hands clean and sanitized.
5. Stay home if you are ill or if you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19.

Sunday, March 26
Fifth Sunday of Lent

8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist, in-person & streamed Program
​Rite I, Book of Common Prayer.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE 

10:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist, in-person & streamed Program
With St. Paul's Choir. Ben Bachmann, Director of Music.
Rite I, Book of Common Prayer.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

10:00 a.m. Children's Programs, in-person only
Mustard Seeds for younger children. In the Bride's Room.
Faith Quest for ages 12 and under. with a new Diocesan-supported curriculum. Ask an usher for location.​

8:00 p.m. Compline, in-person & streamed Program
With St. Paul's Choir. Ben Bachmann, Director of Music.
Chant and polyphony in candlelight. All sung by St. Paul's Choir, no sermon, with a period of silence.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

Monday, March 27
12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist, in-person & streamed  Program
In the Chapel.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

7:00 p.m. Lent Night Prayer, in-person only
In the Church.
Join us each Monday through Lent for lay-led Night Prayer from the New Zealand Prayer Book and the music on this Spotify playlist.
Please join us!

Tuesday, March 28
12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist, in-person & streamed  Program
In the Chapel.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

Wednesday, March 29
12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist, in-person & streamed  Program
In the Chapel.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

7:00 p.m. Evening Prayer & Lenten Series: Growing in the Wilderness, via Zoom
Evening Prayer followed by the Program. See full description, above.
Week 5: CONVICTION: Growing in confidence
Please click HERE to register on Zoom.  You will then be sent a link for the meetings.

Thursday, March 30
12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist, in-person & streamed  Program
In the Chapel.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

Friday, March 31
12:10 p.m. Holy Eucharist, in-person & streamed  Program
In the Chapel.
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

6:00 p.m. Friday Night Walk, in-person only
Location: St. Benedict’s, 2245 82nd Avenue, Oakland
Stop Gun Violence an in our neighborhoods! Program details are on this flyer.

6:30 p.m. Stations of the Cross, in-person & streamed Program
In the Church.
More information and details are HERE
Watch the stream on our Facebook Group page HERE

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
St. Paul's Earth Day!
Saturday, April 22
9:30-11:30 am
Details are HERE

Your Vestry 2023-24

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The first meeting of the new vestry was their February retreat in St. Paul's School Library. L-R: Digger Lauter, Matthew Schooler, Maura Lane, the Rev. Dr. Mauricio Wilson (rector), Indira Balkissoon (senior warden), Brian Stanke (treasurer), Frances Dibble, Irene Plunkett, Richard Larson (junior warden), Pamela Kruse-Buckingham (clerk).

40 Days of Gratitude: A Lenten Practice for the Really Busy

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This Lent, the Stewardship Committee invites you to develop your gratitude practice by noticing and giving thanks for the small things in your daily life. Practicing gratitude offers a number of physical, mental and spiritual benefits.

St. Paul's History Book: GET YOUR COPY NOW! 
​Faith & Mission 1871-2020 
A Sesquicentennial History of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Oakland, California
By Elizabeth Paul Hunt Hook
​More details are HERE

St. Paul’s has embarked on a year-long celebration of God’s many gifts to us, and how we respond to them in ministry. The Apostle Paul, in his first letter to the community in Corinth, reminds us that we are all gifted in some way by God, to be used in furtherance of God’s kingdom on earth. This is the essence of the stewardship mindset: receive the gift, reflect on the gift, respond to the gift. Our collective gifts help shape and guide our faith community, through worship, prayer, learning, and serving, as we live into our baptismal covenant. 
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Learn more about how we allocate our resources.

Get your 2023 pledge card here
In-Person Services in the Church AND Live-Streamed
​- 8am Holy Eucharist,  EVERY SUNDAY
- 10am Choral Eucharist,  EVERY SUNDAY
- Noonday Prayer 12:10pm Wednesdays
- 8pm Compline, 4th Sundays
- 4pm Evensong, 1st Sundays (Oct-June)

Live-Streaming for ALL services can be seen on our Facebook Group page
Click to the Facebook Group page, and ask to join the Group. One of us will let you in, and you can watch all live stream services as they occur, and once they end, all can be found under the Facebook Media/Videos tab.
Some older videos are also available on our YouTube Channel.

THE PANTRY OF HOPE CONTINUES ITS WORK!

This spring, food bags continue to be given to our neighbors on the second and fourth Sundays of every month. Volunteers are needed for Friday food pickup, Saturday preparation, and Sunday distribution.  The Pantry of Hope still needs financial donations  (click HERE).
To volunteer, reach out to Archdeacon Carolyn Bolton or Father Mauricio).

Get St. Paul's current Newsletter HERE!
Back issues are on the Newsletter page.
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Events & Worship Calendar
SUNDAY SERVICES AT 8 AM & 10 AM
Click on an event below for more details.