On November 17 we held our annual ingathering and dedication of 2025 pledges. It was a moving experience to see the entire congregation come to the altar with our offerings and pledges. We are well on our way to our goal of $1.1 million! But our financial picture is more complex than that. St. Paul’s … READ MORE…
While sharing our Thanksgiving gratitude for and with loved ones, let’s remember that many of our neighbors have a different outlook on the storybook vision of the first Thanksgiving. Additionally so many of our immigrant neighbors may feel far more fear than gratitude. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-american-indian/2022/11/23/thanksgiving-from-an-indigenous-perspective/ From the article, “The United American Indians of New England meet each … READ MORE…
The Tribal Lands Conservation Fund of the First Nations Development Institute “directly confronts the inequitable distribution of resources to tribes and Native communities and invests in Native-led climate justice and conservation efforts.” Standing up to extractive industries and schemes to take Native lands, calling on Indigenous ecological knowledge and practices and wisdom, and funding distinct … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, Last weekend the clergy and lay representatives of every congregation in our diocese gathered in Palm Desert for our annual diocesan convention. All clergy canonically resident in the diocese are voting members of convention, and each congregation elects lay delegates every year at its annual meeting, with the number of delegates depending … READ MORE…
The Stewardship Committee serves St. Paul’s Cathedral by leading the parish to care for and share the resources that God has entrusted to each of us, including our time, talents, and treasures. The committee carries out its work by sharing regular communications and sponsoring formation offerings on topics related to stewardship and by administering the … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, As a child attending St. Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast, I saw little color in our worship. The clergy of the very “low” Church of Ireland wore black cassock, white surplice, and black stole. There were no hangings or banners, and while there were (and still are) beautiful stained glass windows, the east … READ MORE…
Mark your calendars for our next Chaparral Chapel (aka Hike Church) coming up on Sunday, October 27th! Chaparral Chapel is an opportunity to connect with God and each other through spending time walking, listening, and experiencing the beauty of nature. All of our hikes are easy and family-friendly, and include engaging activities and practices for … READ MORE…
RefugeeNet is preparing to resettle between four to seven families before January 2025. Otherwise these families would continue to live in their refugee camps, where they have already been waiting for years. From Rev. Colin Mathewson: “RefugeeNet is inviting the people of your church to “adopt” one of these new families, so to speak, by making possible … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, As you know, we are in the last weeks of a tumultuous and contentious election season. St. Paul’s is offering a number of ways for parishioners to participate in the democratic process and also grow in our ability to be instruments of God’s peace. Our efforts started many months ago and will … READ MORE…
On Monday, October 14 Indigenous Peoples Day calls us to take some time to consider the land that we call home as land that was taken from others. To consider that this land wasn’t “discovered” by Europeans because it had been inhabited for centuries, as it continues to be home of our Indigenous siblings with … READ MORE…