It’s Climate Week 2024!

From St. Paul’s Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: It’s Climate Week in New York City, and meaningful to all of us as it was scheduled to coincide with the annual United Nations General Assembly meeting.  “The event brings together leaders across all industries calling for large-scale, international action to address climate change and offers us … READ MORE…

Dean’s Letter: Why Adult Formation?

Hello St. Paul’s, As the fall gets underway, we are planning a variety of adult formation programs for all to enjoy. But you might wonder, why do adults need formation? If you grew up in a faith community, you likely attended Sunday School as a child and adolescent. Maybe you feel that you got enough … READ MORE…

Sunday’s Sermon, September 22, 2024: The Joy of Servanthood

Penelope Bridges How do you feel about our reading from Proverbs? Reading these verses  is frankly exhausting for me. The capable wife (or in another translation Woman of Power) does everything, it seems. She makes clothes, grows food, engages in real estate transactions and commercial deals, runs the household, gives to the poor, supports her … READ MORE…

The Season of Creation Care Continues

From St. Paul’s Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: The books are piling up for Sunday’s Simpler Living Book Swap! Up to 9/22, your well-read selections can be dropped in the yellow bins in the breezeway. The Simpler Living Book Swap invites us to re-gift/recycle books and declutter our bookshelves at the same time! On 9/22 the … READ MORE…

Dean’s Letter: What is the Cathedral for the City?

If you’ve joined the Cathedral community in the last few years, you may have heard the tagline “Cathedral for the City” and wondered about it. The phrase was coined over a decade ago (before my time) and expresses what I think of as a very Anglican interpretation of a cathedral’s mission. In the Church of … READ MORE…

2024 Fall Faith Formation Classes

Christian faith formation is a lifelong journey, one which calls us to continually grow in our relationship with God, self, others, and creation. St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral aims to help you in this pursuit through our annual educational classes. All are welcome to attend. What is a Christian? Class for Newcomers and Others New to … READ MORE…

Sunday’s Sermon, September 8, 2024: Be Opened

Penelope Bridges Today is Homecoming Sunday. You saw the procession of ministries at the beginning of this liturgy, and in a few minutes I will read off a list of our many ministries as we commission the lay ministers – that’s all of you – for renewed service. There is something for everyone, and if … READ MORE…

More on the Season of Creation

From Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: Here are two Cathedral Season of Creation offerings that you might want to include on your calendar: Hike in Balboa Park on September 15! Longtime Simpler Living member and past convener Phil Petrie will lead us on an urban walk in Balboa Park, which will take about an hour and … READ MORE…