Dear St. Paul’s family, Once again we are invited to walk with Jesus through Holy Week, as we have done year after year. But this year we don’t have the same company on the way. It’s a lonely walk for some, a painful walk for those who are ill or who have loved ones who … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s family, This has been a particularly poignant Lenten season in our life of faith. We have walked through the wilderness separated by distance, unable to meet in person as a congregation, troubled by the global pandemic and economic realities of a world in which we have been torn from our normal routines. … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s family, We are still here. And we are here for each other. I want you to keep repeating those phrases. The Cathedral building is closed but the Church is still very much in business. I am impressed by the creativity, hard work, and dedication of our staff and lay ministers as our … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s family, Holy Week is just two weeks away, starting with Palm Sunday on April 5. It’s now clear that we won’t be able to observe Holy Week and Easter as we have before. The cathedral staff have put together a plan, however, so that we can all worship from our homes and … READ MORE…
“The earth is the Lord’s and all that is in it, the world and all who dwell therein.” – Psalm 24:1 Dear St. Paul’s family, In 2019 our Endowment Committee voted to reallocate about $700,000 of our stock holdings to a fossil-free fund managed by our investment adviser, State Street Global. This represented … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s family, This week I will give thanks to God for my first six years of ministry with you. This is without a doubt the best job I’ve ever had, and of course it’s much more than a job. One of the many reasons I am grateful is that our church recognizes that … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s family, It’s been almost three years since our outstanding, state-of-the-art broadcasting system went live. This was a remarkably generous gift from a parishioner. If you are new to our community you might not realize that the little, black, coffee-can-like objects high up on some of the columns in the nave are … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s family, Do you know the name of the place where we gather for worship? Of course, the overall name of our church is The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, but each part of the church space has its own particular name, in the peculiar tradition of the Church that demands specialized words … READ MORE…
2019 was a historic year on several counts: We brought our expenses into line with our revenue. We completed the sale that had been in the plan for nearly 20 years. We celebrated our Sesquicentennial, culminating in the Gala and the transformation of our space. Looking back over the first six years of my tenure … READ MORE…
Dear St. Paul’s family, Happy Cathedral Day! Every year we celebrate Cathedral Day and our patronal festival on the Sunday nearest to January 25, the Conversion of St. Paul. Someone recently asked me, what does it mean to be a cathedral? A cathedral is a church where the bishop of the diocese has his or … READ MORE…