2024 Farm Film and Music Series

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…

Supporting Asylum Seekers

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…

A Letter From Diane: Responding to Chaos with Faithful Civic Engagement

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…

A Letter From Wayne Riehm: Communications at St. Paul’s

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…

Call For Farm Workforce Advocacy

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…

Plastic Free July

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…

A Letter From Donna & Calvin: Formation Committee

We have been attending St. Paul’s for nearly a quarter of a century. One of the draws for us were the 9 AM Sunday forums, with topics ranging from hardcore theology, such as Jurgen Moltmann taught by long-time favorite Dr. David Moseley, to exploring frontline social activism, to journeys through arts and music.  We appreciated … READ MORE…

Action Alert on the Budget Reconciliation Bill

Sacred Ground In Action (SGIA) Ministry: In so many ways the current federal Budget Reconciliation Bill includes many provision that will harm our communities. Our friends at the Washington National Cathedral call on concerned Episcopalians to contact our senators to vote NO on this ill-intentioned bill, particularly as it impacts migrants and others that it … READ MORE…

Dean’s Letter: Ten Years of Marriage Equality

Hello St. Paul’s, On June 26, 2015 I was in Phoenix, on the last leg of a cross-country trip with my son. We were at a gas station early that morning when my son’s watch beeped with the news that the Supreme Court had decided in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage across the nation. As … READ MORE…