The Collect for the Feast of Saint Mary the Virgin O God, you have taken to yourself the blessed Virgin Mary, mother of your incarnate Son: Grant that we, who have been redeemed by his blood, may share with her the glory of your eternal kingdom; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns … READ MORE…
Penelope Bridges Last month I attended a weeklong chamber music camp. I played my viola in small groups for 7-8 hours a day, bringing to life masterpieces of the classical and romantic eras. Chamber music usually requires that each part is played by one musician. You cannot rely on anyone else to fill in your … READ MORE…
Showers of Blessings celebrated its 10th Anniversary this April and it was a wonderful celebration of this ministry’s efforts! While I have written many letters over the years extolling the virtues and pleasures of bringing comfort and community to our unhoused neighbors, it is always true that as volunteers we are blessed to be a … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: With the current Administration, there are so many holes in our environmental dike that it’s often hard to know where to put our fingers. Here’s an opportunity to speak out against a dangerous rollback: we can comment on the current proposed EPA rule to repeal all greenhouse gas emission standards … READ MORE…
Rev. Cn. Richard Hogue Jr. Happy Comic Con Sunday everyone! Some Scriptures, such as today’s reading from Hosea, strike many people as “horrible,” and not completely unfairly. But what if I told you that things we consider horrible can often be the key to finding out who we are and how we best live in … READ MORE…
It can seem odd or too secular for church to sponsor a dress-up (‘costume’ not ‘Sunday best’) service in conjunction with the cultural phenomenon of the Comic Convention. The first time St. Paul’s did it, something felt so right even as I worked to reconcile the feeling of it being not quite in churchy-character. Dressing … READ MORE…
Simpler Living Creation Care Ministry: With all the recent federal setbacks for the care of God’s good creation, it’s time for some good news! Recently, with the support of San Diego’s Climate Action Campaign, Vista Unified School District became the fourth San Diego district to go all-electric! Now 185,000 students over 300 schools will benefit … READ MORE…
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…
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…
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…