Dear People of Saint Paul’s, It is my pleasure and honor to serve as your People’s Warden in 2015. I promise to communicate with you and to be sustainably engaged in our processes and practices within the contexts of personal spiritual development, Sunday liturgy, Chapter business, and strategic planning. I hope that you will support … READ MORE…
The Vergers of St Paul’s Cathedral I think that, like submariners, our Vergers can be called the Silent Service. They are always present, but seldom heard, unless on the very rare occasion when a lector is missing! The Verger’s Guild (VGEC) is writing a history of vergers in North America. This builds on a wonderful … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s Community, Last month the Vision 4 Mission Committee held a dialogue with the Congregation at a Sunday morning forum and received good feedback on the Value Statements, Vision Statement, and Mission Statement drafted by the Committee during the fall. Thanks to the input, the Committee altered the language of the Faith Value … READ MORE…
Dawn Stary writes, St. Patrick’s is synonymous with the color green. So what better way to celebrate a Fair Trade St. Patrick’s Day than with all things green (and one thing simply Irish)? Here is my list of green things to wear for St. Patrick’s Day. There are options for women, men and babies and … READ MORE…
Iconographer Teresa Harrison returns to St. Paul’s this year for the second annual Icon Writing Retreat in the Great Hall, June 22-26, 2015. Learn the ancient, meditative practice of icon writing during a week dedicated to prayer and contemplation on an icon you select and create. Beginners welcome. Places are limited, so contact Julie … READ MORE…
Click for a closer view The San Diego half marathon and 5K is on Sunday, March 8. The good news is that the racers should all be parking downtown, and not near the Cathedral. The half marathon starts and finishes downtown; the 5K racers will be shuttled to their start in Hillcrest (at Dove … READ MORE…
A significant theater event is happening March 5 – 7 when the play “Pulling Back the Earth” is unveiled for the first time. Twenty years in the making, Mark Turner’s play will be presented as “theater of the mind” featuring dramatic readers, folk choir with ethnic percussion and original visual art. Produced by St. Paul’s … READ MORE…
Our patients expectantly waiting to be seen at the Torbeck clinic on Saturday 1/31/2015 St Paul’s Cathedral has a special relationship with one Haitian Episcopal Church: St. Paul’s in Torbeck Haiti. In 2007 Drs. Molly Kelly, Bart Smoot and Martin Kabongo along with Carolyn Lief and Sue Kelly did a field trip to Torbeck to … READ MORE…
We welcome comments here at the St Paul’s blog, and are happy for anyone to engage our authors. Everyone who writes here likes to know what you think about their essays or reports or sermons. We also encourage everyone to sign their comments, although this is not required. Of course, not all readers will agree with … READ MORE…
This Saturday (Feb. 21), Simpler Living is sponsoring the film “The Dark Side of Chocolate” (come to the potluck first at 6 PM in the Guild Room.) Most of us are aware of the good side of dark chocolate, but how it’s produced is another matter altogether – the dark side. Well, it turns out that … READ MORE…