Dates: Tuesdays, 01/07/25 through 03/04/25

Time: 6:30-8:00pm

Location: Library @ St. Paul’s

Join us in a contemplative encounter with the divine light of Christ as we pray the psalms of Epiphany season using the Anglican Rosary. Each week, we will pray that Sunday’s psalm in a form adapted for the Anglican Rosary. Prayer beads will be provided, or you may bring your own. No prior experience necessary. Come for a time of mediation and spiritual refreshing. Contact Seminary Intern Drew Darby with questions.

Dates: Jan. 12, 19 and Feb. 2, Sunday mornings after Coffee Hour from

Time: 11:45am – 12:30pm

Location: Community Room

Saint Paul’s will host workshops with Teri Helton, RN to help us think about and make plans to address our medical issues in the future. They are also not only for Seniors but anyone who has an older loved one who they may be caring for.

January 12th: Advanced Directives: What is the difference between an Advance Directive for Medical Care and a POLST directive? How do you wish to be cared for when you are not able to make decisions and who do you want making those decisions?

January 19th: What is Physician Order for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST): and who needs to have one?

February 2nd: Home Health, Palliative Care, or Hospice: Teri will discuss the differences, and the rules associated with each program.

Dates: Every Friday

Time: 9 am

Location: On Zoom - contact for link!

We are a small group of women from St. Paul’s and the Ventura community that meet weekly on Zoom to study scripture and share fellowship. If you’ve ever wondered about Revelation and wanted to study to see what it’s all about, now is a great time. We will begin our ten week study of Revelation, Eternal King, Everlasting Kingdom by Jen Wilkin on Friday, January 10th.  The study guide (with an access code for the online video teachings) is available through Lifeway or Amazon. Jen Wilkin is a Bible teacher and author from Dallas. She will be speaking at a conference in Santa Clarita in September. If you are interested in checking out the new study or the group, please contact Suzanne McCombs for Zoom details and more information.

Date: Feb. 3rd

Time: 5:30 pm

Location: Zoom

Our choice for this month is Search by Michelle Huneven. Get ready - it's a novel of a congregational search committee, told as a memoir with recipes! The longtime member of a progressive Unitarian Universalist congregation in southern California is a restaurant critic and food writer. She is asked to join the search committee and finds her next book idea. It is a wry and wise tale.

Contact Paula Robertson with to obtain zoom link.

Date: January 25

Time: 9 am - 5 pm

Location: Santa Cruz Island via Island Packers boat

Have you ever been out to one of the Channel Islands? Now is your chance to go with our own professional tour guide! The Spirituality in Nature Group is hosting a trip to Santa Cruz Island/Scorpion Cove on January 25. You will need to purchase your own round trip tickets to get there and back from Island Packers; don't delay as they often sell out! Not only will we see special plants and animals that are only on the islands, but we often see wildlife in the sea as we travel to and fro!

When booking your trip through Island Packers, Choose the 9 am departure to Scorpion Cove, and the 3:30 departure from the cove back to Ventura (4 pm is ok, too). Email Dan Wakelee if you plan to go or have questions.

Date: Every Thursday

Time: 10 am

Location: Library @ St. Paul’s

Join us as we dive into scripture with our Associate Priest Rev. Vicki Mouradian. With this contemplative Bible study, you are encouraged to ask your questions, reflect on faith, and have support on your faith journey.

Small groups are important, and we encourage them at St. Paul’s. Our men have meet ups twice weekly for fellowship and study.

Tuesdays - Bible Study, 6 pm Winchester's Grill

Fridays - Breakfast, 7 am Black Bear Diner