Floors: pardon our dust!

We are engaged in two floor restoration projects this fall: tiling the Sacristy floor and hallway, and restoring the floor in the Great Hall. Both projects are being funded by a generous anonymous donor. The Sacristy floor and hallway will be tiled with the same type of tile installed in the Cathedral Chapel, updating the … READ MORE…

Think Dignity Showers

We had our Think Dignity Showers event on Sept 24. In spite of a flat tire on the truck which caused a late start, they completed 18 showers. And 8 professionally beautiful haircuts were performed by our new volunteer Wendy Chemes who loves to cut hair and she did a terrific job. The folks from … READ MORE…

Ministry Impact: Showers

Uriah It is early morning on the second Saturday of the month and still dark. Shadowy figures line up out side the 6th Ave gate, bags of belongings by their sides. On any other day, in any other place you might feel uncomfortable passing them in the dark, but the volunteers at Showers of Blessings … READ MORE…

Outreach Transition

A Message From David Tremaine Dear St. Paul’s Family, I have been at the cathedral now for almost two years functioning as the Director of Outreach and Formation.  In that capacity I work 25 hours per week acting as staff liaison for all of the amazing outreach ministry leaders as well as coordinating all of the … READ MORE…

Update from Showers of Blessings

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…

Homecoming: A summary of our “Rooted in Love, Growing in God” exercise

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…

An Update on Stewardship Formation

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: A Vital Resource

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…

Natural Human Migration

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…