To Tithe ….?

Around this time of year I usually start thinking about my tithe for the next year. When I was ordained in 1997 I ended my internal annual argument about whether I should tithe: in prayer, God made it clear to me that I should always take 10% off the top of my income and pledge … READ MORE…

Alternative Gift Expo returns!

FORGET THE MALL… BUY A PIG at St. Paul’s Cathedral! St. Paul’s Alternative Gift Expo returns on Sunday, Nov. 23, 8:30AM-1PM to the Great Hall! Coming together with common values, our St. Paul’s community demonstrates an alternative to our commercial consumptive culture-a colorful and festive marketplace with choices for gifts that revolve around issues you … READ MORE…

Love Is All There Is

There’s no way to avoid it. This Sunday, our Gospel reading proclaims the Greatest Commandment, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind,” followed by a second commandment which is like it: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” This is the … READ MORE…

My First Tour In San Diego

The first time that I took a bus in San Diego was the second day after I arrived in this city. I helped my friend Martha to move from San Francisco. She rented a U-Haul and we drove down from there to here. We arrived Sunday evening, and Martha worked the following day, so it … READ MORE…

Fairly Traded: Alive and Well at St Paul’s

“But let justice flow like water…”. This was the vision of the prophet Amos (5:24) in response to the corruption of the Israelites that was taking them away from their true relationship with God. At St. Paul’s Cathedral we are involved with several acts of justice which we believe flow from God’s Spirit in us. … READ MORE…

Position open: Director for Children, Youth, and Family Ministry

POSITION DESCRIPTION : Over the past several years St. Paul’s Cathedral’s ministry to children, youth, and families has steadily grown: some twenty children and ten youth attend our weekly programming and more than two dozen families are actively involved. St. Paul’s seeks an energetic and imaginative individual with a passion for children and education. In … READ MORE…

Fairly Traded: Introduction

What’s Fair Trade?  Over the next few months Dawn and Carolyn will be telling us more about Fair Trade, and their efforts to have SPC designate as a Fair Trade Congregation.    For the past several years the fair trade movement has been growing in the United States. Small groups of individuals have gathered to … READ MORE…