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The walls of St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral, San Diego are bathed in blue, purple and red bursts and swirls. Shimmering jello-colors wash the gothic window thicknesses and the round rose window projects a fuzzy, traveling oval. When I am a docent at the cathedral, often alone, the sun’s movement causes an ever-changing color display. The … READ MORE…
I’m in Steinbeck country, dead center Monterey and only blocks from Cannery Row and the site of Tortilla Flat. A few miles away, Salinas provided Steinbeck with the setting for East of Eden. Later in his life, he wrote Travels with Charley (his poodle), but not having a dog to sit in my front seat, … READ MORE…
The Feast of Pentecost, June 8 2014 It’s party time in Jerusalem. Jews have come from all over the world to celebrate one of the three major feasts of the religious year: Pentecost. That’s the name St. Luke gives to Shavuot, the Feast of Weeks, a celebration mandated by Moses to take place 50 days, … READ MORE…
When The Rev. Canon Richard Lief was invited aboard as Cathedral Canon of the Arts by then Dean John Chane, he got right on board. It has been a great ride lasting 17 years! This Sunday, June 15, we celebrate Canon Richard’s ministry as Canon of the Arts. He is now retiring from that position. … READ MORE…
Two of the Cathedral’s seminarians, Chris Harris and Richard Lee, are attending the new Diocesan School for Ministry. This is a new way of doing seminary, different from the full time residential graduate programs. At the School, students meet on Saturdays, all day, for a 14 week semesters, while continuing in their regular jobs during … READ MORE…
Artist Kirby Kendrick painted the work that hangs above the choir. This fascinating description of “The Artist’s Studio” comes from her blog, www.kirbykendrick.com/ Back by Popular Demand: Inside the Artist’s Studio Posted on June 3, 2014 In the savvy film, “New York Stories,” the character played by Nick Nolte is an artistic genius, drunk and … READ MORE…
Today is the birthday of the church. Before Pentecost the group of 12 apostles had grown to 50 and on this day, after seeing or hearing about the power of the Holy Spirit, 3,000 people were baptized and joined the church. This is a very special day in the life of the church. It is … READ MORE…
Dean Penny blessed Verger Steve Haight and his bicycle as he prepared to begin his 7-day, 545 mile bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to raise money and awareness in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Yes, you read that correctly, 545 miles! Steve is bicycling in AIDS/LifeCycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles to … READ MORE…
It’s time for the Rock’n’Roll Marathon and Half Marathon, which will cause lots of road closures on Sunday. The race starts early in the morning (6.15/6.45) right in front of St Paul’s. Roads in the immediate area will start to open around 8, but others will remain closed till 2. However, because the Marathon winds … READ MORE…
Sunday’s sermon follows a series by our new Dean, Penny Bridges, and continues as an example of her excellent preaching style. As she goes up to the pulpit, all eyes turn her way in expectation of another of her fine homilies, and the congregation rightly listens to what she says with attention and in total … READ MORE…