During Stewardship every year, we ask members of the community to share a little of their journey and tell us why they choose to be generous. I have not always been an Episcopalian, nor for that matter, even a practicing Christian. I was one of those people around the fringes—looking enviously at those who went … READ MORE…
November 2, 2014: Lesson 5 – The Exodus In this week’s Godly Play lesson, the story of the Exodus gave us another way of understanding how God’s people experience His elusive presence, and how we continue to use ancient biblical stories to sustain us when we feel lost or far from God. The story includes … READ MORE…
During stewardship every year, we ask members of the community to share a little of their journey and tell us why they choose to be generous. I came to San Diego 5 years ago, with Martha, who is now my wife. Like many people new to San Diego, I went about trying to find a … READ MORE…
Around this time of year I usually start thinking about my tithe for the next year. When I was ordained in 1997 I ended my internal annual argument about whether I should tithe: in prayer, God made it clear to me that I should always take 10% off the top of my income and pledge … READ MORE…
FORGET THE MALL… BUY A PIG at St. Paul’s Cathedral! St. Paul’s Alternative Gift Expo returns on Sunday, Nov. 23, 8:30AM-1PM to the Great Hall! Coming together with common values, our St. Paul’s community demonstrates an alternative to our commercial consumptive culture-a colorful and festive marketplace with choices for gifts that revolve around issues you … READ MORE…
There’s no way to avoid it. This Sunday, our Gospel reading proclaims the Greatest Commandment, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind,” followed by a second commandment which is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” This is the … READ MORE…
The first time that I took a bus in San Diego was the second day after I arrived in this city. I helped my friend Martha to move from San Francisco. She rented a U-Haul and we drove down from there to here. We arrived Sunday evening, and Martha worked the following day, so it … READ MORE…
Godly Play is a creative approach to Christian formation of children, and an important part of our family programming. Overhearing Godly Play is a new blog series by Robin Taylor that will put Godly Play in a context we all can relate to. Robin is a member of St. Paul’s Cathedral, and a contributor to various … READ MORE…
“But let justice flow like water…”. This was the vision of the prophet Amos (5:24) in response to the corruption of the Israelites that was taking them away from their true relationship with God. At St. Paul’s Cathedral we are involved with several acts of justice which we believe flow from God’s Spirit in us. … READ MORE…
Mark Patzman writes, After a little “convincing” by Dean Penny, the sixteen members of the newly formed Vision for Mission (V4M) Committee convened for their first meeting on September 27. What the heck is the Vision for Mission Committee, you might reasonably ask? Well, Dean Penny and the Chapter have commissioned a yearlong study to … READ MORE…