Dean Letter: What the survey says

Hello St. Paul’s, Our regathering survey closed on Saturday, with 334 responses, 12 of them in Spanish. 254 respondents completed the survey. Thank you! The information you shared is extremely helpful as the Regathering Task Force, consisting of the executive staff and cathedral officers, discerns how best we can offer ministry as this pandemic continues. … READ MORE…

Dean Letter: Regathering questions to answer

Dear St. Paul’s family,  Thank you for filling out the regathering survey. The list of restrictions is pretty daunting, and I know it was quite shocking for some of us to see them all in one place: all those “Thou Shalt Nots”. What about the “Thou Cansts”?  What CAN we do?  There is a lot we can do as … READ MORE…

Dean Letter: Updates

For those who have not yet taken the Regathering Survey CLICK HERE. To participate in the “Zoom Audience” of the Play Reading on Saturday, June 13, 1 PM CLICK HERE to email Bill. Text:  Text: Hello St. Paul’s, Thank you to everyone who has completed our regathering survey: there has been a terrific response! The … READ MORE…

The Sunday Sermon: The Surprising Joy of Pentecost

Dean penny bridges preaching at pulpit

We are given two very different Pentecost stories today. The story in Acts 2, with the crowds and the flames and the multiple languages and the accusations of drunkenness, is the familiar one. And with good reason: what a great story it makes! Noise, color, drama: all the elements that make the Bible fun. But … READ MORE…

The Sunday Sermon: The Unknown God

Have you heard the one about the extraterrestrial visitor who landed in one of our cities? They saw the shopping malls crowded and the churches empty and reported back to the mother ship that the shopping malls housed the object of worship for our species. Well, today both the malls and the churches are empty, … READ MORE…