Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: With the current Administration, there are so many holes in our environmental dike that it’s often hard to know where to put our fingers. Here’s an opportunity to speak out against a dangerous rollback: we can comment on the current proposed EPA rule to repeal all greenhouse gas emission standards … READ MORE…
Rev. Cn. Richard Hogue Jr. Happy Comic Con Sunday everyone! Some Scriptures, such as today’s reading from Hosea, strike many people as “horrible,” and not completely unfairly. But what if I told you that things we consider horrible can often be the key to finding out who we are and how we best live in … READ MORE…
It can seem odd or too secular for church to sponsor a dress-up (‘costume’ not ‘Sunday best’) service in conjunction with the cultural phenomenon of the Comic Convention. The first time St. Paul’s did it, something felt so right even as I worked to reconcile the feeling of it being not quite in churchy-character. Dressing … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: With all the recent federal setbacks for the care of God’s good creation, it’s time for some good news! Recently, with the support of San Diego’s Climate Action Campaign, Vista Unified School District became the fourth San Diego district to go all-electric! Now 185,000 students over 300 schools will benefit … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: The mission of the nonprofit Coastal Roots Farm is to cultivate healthy, connected communities by integrating sustainable agriculture, food just, and ancient Jewish wisdom. You can support their regenerative farming work and philosophy of sharing harvest with those who lack access by attending their summer Farm Film and Music Series. … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground In Action (SGIA) Ministry: As followers of our brother Jesus we are called to welcome our neighbors [in this global village we are all neighbors] yet we are faced with what has become the difficult task of providing necessary humanitarian services. The Episcopal Church offers this tool kit for individuals and congregations: episcopalmigrationministries.org. … READ MORE…
Since the new federal administration took office, our communities have been experiencing a plethora of challenges. We’ve seen assaults on the common good in many dimensions: to health care, research, humanitarian missions, inclusion and diversity, employment, education, poverty programs, environmental initiatives, healthy discourse – the list goes on. We fear for our families, our neighbors, … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s My name is Wayne Riehm and I’ve been your communications coordinator since 2018! My role is to connect the transformative work happening here with our congregation and beyond. How do I do this? If you’ve clicked through from our weekly ENEWS, then you’ve already seen a bit of what I do! I’m … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground In Action (SGIA) Ministry: Farmworkers play an essential role in our life sustaining food systems. You can advocate for their health and dignity, as well as a path to legal status for long-term farmworkers by supporting the Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2025, reintroduced by Reps Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Dan Newhouse (R-WA). … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: We can celebrate a Plastics Free July by taking one or more advocacy steps to reduce the harm done to marine wildlife and our precious ocean. To take Action visit: oceanconservancy.org Creator God, your oceans proclaim your glory. Through our careless pollution, forgive the harm we have done to its abundant marine … READ MORE…