Good morning, I am Roland Tactay. When Pat approached my husband, Justin Lewis, and me about sharing a lay witness about stewardship, we were a little taken aback, honestly. There were no wings of the cathedral emblazoned with our names; no stained glass windows donated by our great grandparents; and nothing that seemed extraordinary about … READ MORE…
Good morning, my name is Joanna Airhart. I sit up there with the sopranos. This church is in my DNA. St. Paul’s was downtown in 1899. My paternal grandparents were courting, so my grandfather would walk my grandmother home after her choir practice. When I was 6 years old my mother brought me to St. … READ MORE…
Dear Dean Bridges, We acknowledge receipt of a cheque from St. Paul’s Cathedral in the amount of two thousand dollars one hundred and thirty-four dollars ($2,134.00), a donation toward the Hurricane Dorian Relief Fund. We were touched by your generosity and are deeply appreciative of your outreach. Please be assured that the funds will be … READ MORE…
Meeting notes: Kathleen advised they were signing the paperwork for the Brian Cox Mechanical (BCM) quote for the Great Hall Basement HVAC project. Review of paperwork by Tom D., and discussion of timeline of project. Kathleen brought forward Joe’s proposal from BCM for restoring heat to the Sacristy. Review and discussion of paperwork and schedule. … READ MORE…
Robert Heylmun just returned after a month in Italy and shares this reflection on how he missed our St Paul’s “form and order” in worship Oct 29, 2019 I’ve just listened to Andrew Green’s sermon on the importance of being mindful of what words we use. Very good advice. But the distinction between using hateful words … READ MORE…
Regular Construction Updates Meeting notes: Discussed the possibility of meeting weekly again. Some communication was lost when we went to bi-weekly meetings. We’ve decided due to schedules that we will meet on Tuesdays in the Fireside Room from 9:15-9:45a going forward. Temporary 2nd floor landing is being developed to get something out there and aid our … READ MORE…
Christmas is among my favorite times of the year. I love the friendliness people share, when looking at Christmas light displays, attending concerts or even while shopping. I love the mound of gifts under the tree — and I love slipping a new package into the pile (and having my children discover it, shake it, … READ MORE…
St Paul’s has an extensive collection of beautiful vestments for all liturgical seasons. Some of them are not seen in services for various reasons (for example, pink would be used only twice a year, and since we don’t have much beyond a chasuble, such as stoles and frontals, we can’t use it. We don’t use … READ MORE…
We celebrated The Rev. Canon Brooks Mason and his 25 years (so far!) of dedicated service to the Cathedral this weekend. Here’s a short video we put together for the occasion. Thank you Brooks for all that you do! (Click on the video and enlarge using the expansion box on the lower right to see … READ MORE…
Regular Construction Updates Meeting notes: Switch over of power is still on for 10/24 pm to 10/25 am. Rocky has their electrician on site at 9pm 10/24 and SDGE is expected to arrive, deenergize transformer to building. They’ve pulled wires and they come back early a.m. to complete the work. So when they “stab” the … READ MORE…