Showers of Blessings

Open for Business It was a beautiful and Christ-filled morning at the Cathedral Saturday as Showers of Blessings arrived at our 6th Avenue courtyard and more than a dozen volunteers enthusiastically seized the opportunity to try to live out our baptismal vow to strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity … READ MORE…

The Easter Sermon: Signs of Life

 Alleluia. Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! When I got up this morning I started, as usual, to look for signs for life. I turned on the faucet, and as the clean water flowed out I gave thanks that, even in a severe drought, all I have to do is turn the … READ MORE…

Good Friday sermon: Guilt by Association

Aaron Harvey did not grow up where I did. He grew up in Lincoln Park, in southeast San Diego, the territory of the Lincoln Park Bloods. Aaron, who is black, grew up with his three siblings just streets away from both sets of grandparents, who had themselves moved into the area with their kids in … READ MORE…

Walk with the Suffering Station 15: Hope

Our Dean the Very Rev Penny Bridges offered one of the meditations on the 24th Annual Walk with the Suffering, a down-town Stations of the Cross.  Chris Harris shares his photos to accompany Penny’s reflection. We have come to the final station in our journey, and we are back at the Rescue Mission. Back where … READ MORE…

Does Your Church Need a Mission?

Chris with Reggie McNeal,  author of Misisonal Renaissance The answer may surprise you This semester I have been working at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Poway as my field study. Like the Cathedral, they are a wonderful, vibrant, friendly church. Interestingly, they both recently revised their mission statements as part of their respective strategic planning … READ MORE…

Update from the Outreach+Mission Team

Our new Showers of Blessings need YOUR help! Contact Lynne Fish lynnegfish@gmail.com Paula Peeling shares notes from the recent  Outreach+Mission Team meeting.   If you are interested in joining, meetings are 2nd Tuesday of every month, 4pm-5:30PM in the Guild Room   *Ellen Meier introduced the Stephen Ministry program which is starting at St. Paul’s. With … READ MORE…