The Sunday Sermon: How we see
Proper 25/Year B Jeremiah 31:7-9 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 46-52 “It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.”― Antoine de … READ MORE…
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Stewardship starts with community
Don’t miss joining us at one of our Stewardship Receptions starting November 3rd! You are invited! Our fall Stewardship Campaign is an opportunity to come together and reflect on why we love St. Paul’s, celebrate what God is doing in our lives, and consider how we can support the Cathedral’s mission and ministry in the … READ MORE…
A Rule of Life – Cornerstone for Living
The Rev. Canon David Norgard is with us this fall as a special consultant for stewardship and development. He will be assisting with our annual Stewardship Campaign, the work of the profile committee, as well as preach and celebrate at our Sunday morning worship. David was on staff at the Cathedral from 2004 to 2005 … READ MORE…
Stewardship: Finding Home
As a kid I read encyclopedias for fun. One day browsing the E volume I saw some dead guy called T.S. Eliot. Black and white headshot, slicked hair, tie askew, Harry Potter glasses. Nobody I knew looked like that. He wrote poetry. He seemed deeply weird. So I didn’t pay much attention. But the image … READ MORE…
Bishop Gene Robinson on KPBS
The documentary about Bishop Gene Robinson, Love Free or Die, will broadcast on KPBS on Sunday, November 4 at 11:30pm (60 min). See the trailer below! The story of V. Gene Robinson, who became the first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church when he was elected bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire … READ MORE…
Celebrate Dia de Los Muertos, Nov 2
Friday Nov 2, 7pm Join us as we celebrate Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead, but really a Celebration of Life). This bilingual service links our concern for pastoral care and multi-cultural ministry by recalling and commemorating with prayer our faithful departed. We will also create an altar of rich color, beautiful flowers, … READ MORE…
The Sunday Sermon: Lessons Continually Learned
Proper 23/Year B Amos 5:6-7, 10-15 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31 I recently told my story at our Spiritual Autobiography class, and I was reminded of the adage, which I cannot remember the exact words of, but it’s something like, “the past isn’t.” Meaning, obviously things happen to us prior to the present moment, but as … READ MORE…
Help us call a new Dean: take the Cathedral Survey
Hi Everyone, If you are part of the St Paul’s Community aged 16 or over, please be sure to take the Cathedral Survey before 31 October. This is an essential part of the process of calling a new Dean that allows us to define who we are as a people, and what we see as … READ MORE…
The Sunday Sermon: In praise of All Creatures
The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle blesses a beloved pet Sit! Loving and losing a pet Brandie had nine precious lives and she used up every one of them. She was not a cat. Brandie was a little wire-haired terrier who came into my life ten years ago. She had lived with a friend of mine … READ MORE…
Blessing of the animals!
It was quite a day on Sunday, with the annual blessing of the animals, and lots of new friends visiting St Paul’s with their pets. We had dogs, and cats, a tortoise, rats, and at least one hamster. Didn’t see any birds this year; did you? The Rev. Canon Albert Ogle began his sermon by … READ MORE…