The Sunday Sermon, July 9th, 2023: Expectations Defied

The Very Rev. Dean Penny Bridges You may have noticed that we are reading passages from Genesis each Sunday this summer. We are following a semi-continuous sequence, starting with the call of Abraham, and outlining the foundational story of the Jewish people: Isaac, Jacob and Esau, Jacob’s twelve sons who founded the twelve tribes of … READ MORE…

The Sunday Sermon, July 2nd, 2023: The Binding of Isaac

Rev. Cn. Richard Hogue Jr. We Christians often look to the story of Abraham’s binding of Isaac as a sort of foreshadowing of God’s willingness to send Jesus into this world for us, but there is an enormous and fundamental difference between these stories. While Jesus does get sacrificed Isaac does not. That’s why it … READ MORE…

Letter from Sacred Ground in Action

Dear Friends: In May 2017, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President Gay Jennings extended an invitation to the entire Church to embark on a journey of racial healing, reconciliation, and justice, known as Becoming Beloved Community. Members of St. Paul’s have responded to the call to embraced this transformative journey.  During the … READ MORE…

EDSD Creation Care Month of Service

From our Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry Bishop Susan has declared 2023 as The Year of Service, and we in the creation care community are grateful that the first Month of Service focuses on Creation Care.  Along with a number of congregations in the diocese, not only does St Paul’s have a great Balboa Park Clean Up service … READ MORE…

Dean’s Letter: Stephen Ministry

Hello St. Paul’s, Life seems to throw challenges our way, and even with good coping skills, family, and other resources, access to trained laypeople to provide one to one, high quality Christian care may be the safety net that makes all the difference. Stephen Ministers are lay people with a heart for caring ministry and … READ MORE…