Dear Beloved Showers Peeps, Happy Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) to you all! And a prayerful remembrance of Sept 11, 2001. Amid all the bad news in the world, there is actually good news to report: We had another showers day this last Saturday! Thank you all for making another awesome event. Here are our … READ MORE…
This past Sunday, we celebrated Homecoming, reflecting on our upcoming 150th anniversary, the upcoming construction of our new building that we hope will start next year, and the loss of our current administration building, Park Chateau, and temporary loss of our parking and 6th avenue courtyard while the construction is in process. We asked you … READ MORE…
Do you know the name of the place where we gather for worship? Of course, the overall name of our church is The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, but each part of the church space has its own particular name, in the peculiar tradition of the Church that demands specialized words for every aspect of … READ MORE…
A few weeks ago, I wrote to you about the Stewardship Committee’s decision to offer a financial literacy course: Financial Peace University. The selection of that curriculum raised many questions and concerns! Please rest assured that it is the intent of the Stewardship Committee to provide unity in our journey together as stewards, not division. Our … READ MORE…
RefugeeNet began in 1995 at St. Luke’s, North Park to provide supportive services to refugees during their adjustment to life in the U.S. We have grown from a small committee of five people to a nonprofit corporation with a board of directors and an annual budget of $188,000 funded by donations and small grants. In … READ MORE…
Human beings and our ancestors have been migrating for millions of years, since long before we became Homo sapiens. Everyone reading this has ancestors who migrated out of Africa. The Americas were populated in repeated waves of migrants who came first from northeast Asia, either across the Bering land bridge or by small boat down … READ MORE…
Hello everyone! My name is Alex Nelepovitz and I’m a new parishioner here at St. Paul’s Cathedral. I’ve only been around for about three months but it’s already been an incredible experience. From the beautiful services to the joy to the Pride, there has been so many things about this new life of faith I … READ MORE…
Stewardship has gotten a bad reputation in the church: it has come to mean fundraising. That is unfortunate because stewardship is not at all about fundraising (although the annual fall campaign certainly raises funds for the church). My favorite definition of stewardship is this “doing all that we can, with all that we have, all … READ MORE…
At once profound, casual, cozy and creatively playful a shop in which we express the sheer delight of physical mobility and the joy of moving and growing together. This is not a typical dance class of routines and dance steps imposed upon the body. Here, the format and the content of our learning environment perpetually … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s family, From time to time someone makes a comment that makes me realize that they think we have a lot of clergy on staff. When you see all those priests in the procession on Sunday, it’s easy to assume that they are all on staff, and you probably wonder about all the … READ MORE…