Dean Letter: Triduum

Hello St. Paul’s. Today we enter into the Great Three Days, also known as The Paschal Triduum: Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and the Great Vigil of Easter, on Easter Eve. Each day’s observance is an integral part of one long service stretched out over three days. Our liturgy will invite us to experience the climactic … READ MORE…

COVID Forum Follow Up Information

The below are responses and website references from Dr. Ramers from our Adult Forum on COVID last Sunday (March 28, 2021 at 9am). You can view the original recording on our YouTube channel (Click Here). County Dashboard Compare one year ago with current information (like in your most recent FHCSD webinar) – I’d say overall, … READ MORE…

Dean Letter: Returning to Church

Hello St. Paul’s, In just a few days we will begin our journey into Holy Week, and I hope you will find it meaningful even though, once again, our observance will be virtual. Before that, however, I want to share some exciting news with you. With the pandemic restrictions easing, our regathering task force has … READ MORE…

The Sunday Sermon: Lifted Up

Dean penny bridges preaching at pulpit

March 21, 2021, The Fifth Sunday in LentPenelope BridgesLifted Up In the name of our loving, life-giving, and liberating God. What is the Bible saying to you today? What do these Scripture readings say to you as you read them in the context of the world we are living in, in the context of the … READ MORE…

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Dean Letter: Our Audio-Visual Ministry

Transcript of interview between the Dean and Mike Thornburgh about the cathedral’s audio-visual ministry Penny:             Hello St. Paul’s. This week I’m talking about our audio visual ministry. As you know, several years ago, a generous donor underwrote the installation of a high end television system. And we started regularly streaming services, extending our reach to … READ MORE…

From Ashes to Easter: Resources

Gertrud Mueller Nelson’s forum series, Ashes to Easter, has touched on how we can become Easter people.  If you haven’t had a chance to attend you can view the past series on our YouTube channel: Part 1 (Click Here)Part 2 (Click Here)Part 3 (Click Here) This forum also makes reference to “Outward Signs of inner … READ MORE…

The Sunday Sermon: Fourth Sunday in Lent

The Rev.Cn. Jeff MartinhaukLent 4B, March 14, 2021St. Paul’s Cathedral, San DiegoJohn 3:14-21 If you are anything like me, then the gospel lesson for today immediately invokes a kind of defensive posture.  John 3:16 reminds me of the kind of transactional Christianity that is often paraded at sporting events with clown wigs and signs, the … READ MORE…