The Rev. Sue Thompson, Vicar of St. Edmund's

Join St. Edmund's Spiritual Community

We welcome our Pacifica community and beyond to attend our Holy Eucharist services as we travel through the time after Pentecost. Click here for services and events.   Please Remember . . . Survivors of natural disasters, war, famine and difficult economic times continue to lose their loved ones and their homes. They need our help. Click here for a list of trusted organizations to which you can make donations. Thank you.   Pray for the Human Family If you would like to add a name to our Prayer Requests List, email Rev. Thompson. All names will be read at our Sunday services.   Our world is in trouble and needs our prayers. Here is a link to prayers and collects from the Book of Common Prayer provided as a resource for your private contemplation.   UNchurch—A Program on Spirituality "I'm a spiritual person, but I'm not very religious." This statement is often made by someone declining an invitation to attend a worship service. What does it mean to be "spiritual"? How is that different from being "religious"? Where does a person go to explore different types of spirituality?   What if a program offered you the opportunity to think about what you believe? What if you were encouraged to take your current beliefs seriously? What if a program focused on spiritual exploration and growth?   St. Edmund's is developing such a program. It probably sounds odd for an established church to talk about such things, but we are quite serious about this. We want people to have a safe place to explore their spirituality.   This isn't about becoming an Episcopalian. This is about empowering people to explore their spiritual beliefs and how those beliefs interact with their daily lives. This program will have many more questions than answers.   The UNchurch meetings will be held at St. Edmund's, a fully accessible facility located at 1500 Perez Drive in the Linda Mar district of Pacifica.   For information about times and dates, call (650) 359-3364 or email vicar@saint-edmunds.org. For directions, click on "Map & Directions" in the upper left nav bar.   Who's Who The Danish philosopher, Kierkegaard, compared worship to a dramatic production. There is a prompter, an actor and an audience. The prompter is inconspicuous, hoping to be overlooked; the actor is center stage, embodying and interpreting each word.   In worship, it often seems as though the worship leader is the actor and God is the prompter, whispering in her ear, telling her what to do next. The congregation listens and, at the end, they "applaud" if they like the way worship has been led, or throw things (grumble or complain) if they don't.   But Kiekegaard said that is all back to front. Rather, God is the audience, the congregation are the actors and the person leading worship is the prompter, simply keeping the production going. So when we come together to worship, we come not to observe but to connect fully with God.       Return to Top