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…
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…
June 29, 2025 Proper 8Penelope Bridges We continue the theme of freedom in Christ this week. In his letter to the Galatians, Paul pleads with them to use their freedom in Christ for positive ends, to build community, to practice the spiritual virtues with one another, as concrete signs that they love one another. Paul … READ MORE…
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…
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…
Trinity Sunday Penelope Bridges The selection of readings for Trinity Sunday feels a little contrived, as if the people putting the lectionary together said, “Where can we find anything in Scripture that might hint at a Trinitarian image of God?” This is because the doctrine of the Trinity is something the church came up with … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: Following last week’s UN Oceans Conference, a delegation of 80 faith-based organizations sent a collaborative declaration to the United Nations Environment Program. The declaration was informed by Indigenous Anglicans from the Pacific “…[who] have inspired others to rethink their relationship with the ocean – understanding it as water of life … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground In Action Ministry: Juneteenth (June + 19) is a commemoration of the day that the enslaved in Texas first learned of their freedom after the Civil War. Although the announcement delivered by the US military was delayed for two and a half years following Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, this day has become a second … READ MORE…
Hello St. Paul’s, As we head into the summer months, we want to update you on the cathedral’s music ministry. As you know, our choirs are sounding magnificent this season, perhaps the best in a long time. This is due in large part to the presence of our staff singers. We do our best to … READ MORE…
Sacred Ground In Action Ministry: While workplaces and homes of migrants are raided and people detained, sometimes with ICE and other immigration enforcement agencies defying the law without authorization, many people in Los Angeles, San Diego, and throughout the country are exercising their First Amendment rights to peaceful assembly. Please take action to support our … READ MORE…