Rev. Richard Hogue Jr.St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego11/28/2021 Good morning, and a happy church new year! This is the first day of the church’s new cycle of readings through scripture, as Penny described in her sermon last Sunday. For those who aren’t familiar, we are now in the season of Advent, a period of a … READ MORE…
Rev. Richard Hogue Jr.St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego11/14/2021 Good morning! I am humbled to join you all today, and I want to thank Dean Penny and all who have welcomed me into the life of St. Paul’s Cathedral. This week was a bit of a start-stop week for me, as I began to take … READ MORE…
Rev. Richard Hogue Jr.St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego11/25/2021 “Gratitude is greater than Control“ Good morning and Happy Thanksgiving! I cannot imagine a more ironic opening to a gospel on Thanksgiving Day than this one: “I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, Maybe you are seeing this on Thanksgiving Day, in which case Happy Thanksgiving! At a recent Morning Prayer Zoom, we somehow got onto the topic of holiday shopping – I think it came from a discussion of what the verse in the first letter of Peter meant: “Do not be conformed to … READ MORE…
Some of you have been asking about our annual Alternative Gift Expo. We will be postponing our in-person event, but that doesn’t mean you have to miss out on fair trade gifts this year! Below is a list of our typical vendors, some have provided discount codes: Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD)Episcopal Relief and Development … READ MORE…
In a strange way, our culture of acquisition provides us with a helpful red (or shall we say black) flag to consider living more simply in this climate emergency. We are all aware of stores that decorate for Christmas even before Halloween. Then there’s the ubiquitous Black Friday “holiday.” Here’s an article that reminds us … READ MORE…
November 21, Christ the King; ingatheringPenelope BridgesThe True King Today’s a day for endings: it’s the last Sunday of the church year, the last Sunday of the long green season that began back in May after Pentecost; the last Sunday of Year B of the Sunday lectionary and Year One of the Daily Office lectionary; … READ MORE…
After the 10:30 am service, Balboa Park You are invited to celebrate the ingathering of 2022 pledges on Sunday, with the traditional procession to the altar at the 8:00 and 10:30 am services and a special picnic to thank you in Balboa Park immediately following the 10:30 service. Please bring your own chair! It helps … READ MORE…
This is the transcript of a conversation between Dean’s Warden Donna Perdue and Stacey Klaman, a relatively new parishioner who has been sitting in on Chapter meetings. Donna Hello St. Paul’s. It’s that time of year again, when we ask members of the St. Paul’s community to discern if they feel called to serve on … READ MORE…
Thanksgiving is an obvious (though hardly the only) time to offer our gratitude to the Creator for all we have been given. In the book Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer, a chapter on gratitude includes the Thanksgiving Address with which some Indigenous children begin and end their school week. The Thanksgiving Address is also used to open social … READ MORE…