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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

Santa Barbara Sundays 9:30 am

Saturday, October 3rd

10 am to 3 pm

Faith at the Edges Saturday Workshop

Cultivating Compassion

Frank Rogers, Jr.

Dr. Rogers is the Muriel Bernice Roberts Professor of Spiritual Formation & Narrative Pedagogy and Co-Director of the Center for Engaged Compassion

His teaching focuses on spiritual formation that is contemplative, creative, and socially liberative. A trained spiritual director and experienced retreat leader, his research interests include: Compassion, Contemplative Spiritual Formation, Compassion-Based Social Engagement, Narrative in Education and Formation, and Psycho-Spiritual Restoration of Trauma.

Workshop and lunch are free

RSVP at office@standrewspcusa.org o

Compassion is the heartbeat of a truly spiritually alive human being. And the path that Jesus taught us invites us first to know intimately an extravagantly compassionate God who holds us wherever we are and calls us beloved.

It is a path of self-compassion that stills the storms of our inner chaos and restores us to what it is to be a humanity fully alive. And it is a path that invites us into a radical compassion towards others. toward our loved ones, towards the neighbor, towards strangers, to the outcasts, but even to people who we oppose, to love even our enemies.”

Frank Rogers, Jr.

Sunday, October 4th at 3:00 pm

Blessing of the Animals

All creatures great and small are welcome at St. Andrew's! Join us on Sunday, October 4, at 3 p.m. for our Blessing of the Animals, a free, family-friendly celebration of the gift of creation and the animals who share our lives. Bring your beloved pets, whether furry, feathered or scaled, to receive a blessing, and enjoy activities for the kids. If your pet can't make it, bring a photo and we'll include them too. Everyone is welcome, so bring your friends and neighbors!