As one of the events of September’s Season of Creation, St Paul’s and the EDSD Creation Care Community will offer a Tuesday evening book study on Karen Amstrong’s Sacred Nature: Restoring Our Ancient Bond with the Natural World. The study is also an offering for the Cathedral’s Fall Faith Formation program. The four session series, 9/5, … READ MORE…
Sixty years ago on August 28, 250,000 people joined the March on Washington “to protest segregation, the lack of voting rights, and unemployment among African Americans,” according to the NAACP. The National Action Network and others sponsor this important event this Saturday in Washington, DC “[A]s the nation reckons with historic levels of violent hate crimes … READ MORE…
On August 6, the Feast of the Transfiguration, our Choral Evensong service included the Episcopal Church’s Service of Renaming, in which we acknowledged and celebrated the new name of an individual who has gone through a transition. Drew Sitton shared this reflection at the service, referring to St. Matthew’s version of the Transfiguration of Christ, … READ MORE…
Penelope Bridges The sons of Jacob turn on their annoying little brother Joseph and sell him into slavery. The disciples fail to recognize Jesus, and Peter fails the test of faith. Two stories today that reflect humanity’s failure to fully embrace the dream of God. Today’s Gospel story comes immediately after the disciples have participated … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, The middle of August might seem like an odd time to talk about the Advent season, but we regularly plan at least a liturgical season ahead, and Advent will be upon us before we know it, especially this year. As you know, Advent, the opening season of the church year, has traditionally … READ MORE…
Once again, along with other congregations across the diocese, Simpler Living will celebrate the month-long Season of Creation. During September Sunday services our spiritual roots in God’s creation will be nurtured. The September 24 Faith Forum will empower us to “act now!” to deepen our love of creation, increase our commitment, and advocate for meaningful … READ MORE…
Inequity in the US justice system continues to plague our communities. Next Tuesday at 1PM PT, Fellowship of Reconciliation will present a conversation about policing with the former Executive Director of the National Black Police Association, Ronald E. Hampton. “When I first began working with FOR in late 2022, our team was having conversations about the issues surrounding … READ MORE…
Today we share an alert from our colleague Bill Shreve, ED El Camino Real, and EPPN- CA Creation Care Chair: Many of us are worried about the world we are leaving to our children and grandchildren as we learn more about human caused climate change. We take actions to reduce our carbon footprint, but we also … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s family, Since I returned from my sabbatical a number of people have asked me about the post-pandemic rebuilding of our music ministry. In this letter I will try to give you as full a picture as possible of our progress in each area and of the challenges and opportunities before us. Please … READ MORE…
Rev.Cn.Richard Hogue One could be forgiven for confusing today’s Gospel for a vignette of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. A couple of spirits show up, a person is briefly but profoundly transformed, confusing the daylights out of everyone present, and then life goes on. If anything of this sort happened to me, I would wonder, … READ MORE…