Dear friends, neighbors, and members of St. Cyprian's,   

Last night as our Wednesday evening series came to a close, our Night Prayer began with these words,

It is but lost labor that we hurry to rise up early and so late find rest, and eat the bread of anxiety.

For the beloved of God are given gifts even while they sleep.

P.S. The painting above is of my Nana, Naomi Jane (Yoder) Roberts, painted by my grandfather, Papa, Roy Charles Roberts.  

Wednesdays in Lent 6:30 p.m. - 8 p.m.

During the ancient season of Lent, St. Cyprian's will welcome a variety of groups from our eclectic neighborhood as we learn more about what is happening around us. We'll share good food, great talk and stories. Following the program we'll share time of meditation and prayer.   

Our next guests are students from USF who will present the results of their research they've called "The Sidewalk Project." "The Sidewalk Project" will focus on creating more green and pedestrian-friendly pathways along Turk and Lyon. By exposing the surrounding community to green building architecture and urban gardening, we hope to enhance the relationship between the surrounding community and Saint Cyprian's Church. We are currently putting together a "Plan of Action" that will include our extensive research in general rules and regulations of sidewalk removal, important contacts and partners, information on grants and fund-raising techniques, quotas for a bike rack installation, and a blueprint of the new sidewalk. Our team will present "The Sidewalk Project" at Saint Cyprian's Church Congregation on Wednesday, April 13th. We hope that you will join us and support us in our efforts to create a more green and eco-friendly community! 

Weekly - Wednesday, March 16 through Wednesday, April 20

6:30 p.m.- 7 p.m.  Simple dinner
7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Stories & comments

7:30 - 8 p.m. Lenten Meditation in Sanctuary

Christianity for the Rest of Us: How the Neighborhood Church Is Transforming the Faith By Diana Butler Bass

Culann's Hounds have built a reputation for high-energy stage shows and a ruthless dedication to rocking their audiences. Folk melodies, sensibilities, and stories from Ireland, France, and early America permeate their music. This mash-up of tradition and energy is at once thought-provoking, accessible and infectious. The Hounds' original material is a mirror of their lives, tales of distant lands, love, elation, and loss.

With a blazing fiddle and a luminous voice, Lucia Comnes has been involved in the Irish (and Balkan) music scene both in Ireland and the U.S. The classically trained violinist has studied with fiddle masters Martin Hayes, Kevin Burke and Oisín MacDiarmada, played in countless sessions, performed with a number of bands (most notably Liam Ó'Maonlaí and The Hothouse Flowers) and recently attended the Traditional Irish Music Program at University College, Cork to study Gaelic and sean-nos, or "old-style," singing. She has performed at numerous traditional music festivals in Ireland and was featured at the SF Irish Fest in 2008 and 2009. She has also been a member of KITKA, the Eastern European Women's choir.