I was on a business trip overseas this last week, and had Saturday to spend in London. This is always a pleasure; I lived in England for 4 years, and being a theatre buff, I spent lots of time in London’s West End. So it always feels familiar, and I love wandering the city streets. … READ MORE…
You may have seen her before services, bustling around the altar. You may have missed her. Konnie Dadmun is a quiet, slight woman who serves on the Altar Guild. Her quiet, gentle mannerisms belie her deep inner strength and commitment to our Cathedral. When did you first come to St. Paul’s? My husband, Stew, and … READ MORE…
Last summer at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, an expansion of the saints whom we commemorate on various days of the year was passed. Available on line and in print, Holy Women, Holy Men helps us all to recall the many ways God works through the lives of real flesh and blood people. Some are … READ MORE…
This August I ran my first session of Camp Spirit and I have to say the name fit the week! To set the stage the average age was 10. We had youth as old as 13 and as young as 4. The youth were St. Paul’s members as well as several of their school friends … READ MORE…
Our Friend Fr Matthew Moretz puts the entire Book of Common Prayer into 4 minutes.
No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend’s or of thine own were: … READ MORE…
How many have posted something on the blog this last year? You may be surprised at all the faces! If you want to find anyone’s specific post (s), just enter their name in the search box at the upper left corner of this page. Now, isn’t it time for your face to be added? 😉
As we said the Prayers of the People last Sunday (Form VI in the Book of Common Prayer), I realized that one of the petitions directly pertains to me, as well as many of my friends. As I spoke the response, “For the victims of hunger, fear, injustice, and oppression”, I realized that I am … READ MORE…
Diocesan Education for Ministry Coordinator Cecil Keener recommends this upcoming event. A new initiative at St. Peter’s – The St. Peter’s Academy. This would be ideal as the next stage up in Biblical Studies and Philosophical Theology/Apologetics, for EfM graduates! St. Peter’s Academy – Evening Classes for Inquiring Minds this FallSt. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Del … READ MORE…
I shouldn’t be surprised by some of the letters to the editor of the San Diego Union Tribune that were spawned by the recent federal court decision that ruled Proposition 8 to be unconstitutional, and that its passing by a slim majority of California’s voters deprived gay and lesbian people the rights of due process … READ MORE…