Hello St. Paul’s, Last weekend, as you may know, we hosted the 50th annual Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego. The event spanned two days, involved business meetings, a Eucharist and a dinner each accommodating close to 300 people, and was acclaimed as a great success all round. Our staff worked extremely … READ MORE…
The transition team of the Episcopal Diocese has shared this FAQ with us: Bishop Jefferts Schori (pictured here with the Rev Canon Brooks Mason& Bishop Mathes) attended our 2014 Diocesan Convention What is an assisting bishop? An assisting bishop is a bishop appointed by the standing committee to serve under its direction for a certain … READ MORE…
Dear people of St. Paul’s, By now many of you have read the letter our Bishop sent out early Monday morning, letting us know that he has accepted a call to serve the community at Virginia Theological Seminary. This comes as a surprise to many of us. Bishop Mathes has led the Diocese of San … READ MORE…
Two of the Cathedral’s seminarians, Chris Harris and Richard Lee, are attending the new Diocesan School for Ministry. This is a new way of doing seminary, different from the full time residential graduate programs. At the School, students meet on Saturdays, all day, for a 14 week semesters, while continuing in their regular jobs during … READ MORE…
Join members of the Diocese for a special performance of Pizzetti’s Murder in the Cathedral on Friday, April 5, 2013 at 7 p.m. at the Civic Theatre in downtown San Diego. Tickets Available Via Special Website with a 20% discount on most areas. There’s also: An exclusive Community Conversation to be held in St. Paul’s … READ MORE…
Do you ever wonder what a bishop does? We asked our Bishop James Mathes to describe an average week in his life, and he kindly sent us this description: On Sunday mornings, I spend time with a different congregation each week. These visitations are a great source of joy for me. They are a time … READ MORE…
Did you go to Diocesan Convention (Feb11-12 2011)? What’s it about? Jill Sanford shares some reasons for going, and thoughts on having been. Sandra Lawrensen and I were elected to be delegates from the Cathedral to this convention so our attendance was not optional. Other years we have gone voluntarily and here are some of … READ MORE…
Last Sunday, there was a service of Hope and Healing at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Ocean Beach, as the church was returned to the Episcopal Diocese. Robert Heylmun gives us the backstory. Today we celebrated the regaining of the church and property of Holy Trinity, a victory in so many ways and on so … READ MORE…
Like many San Diegans, we went in search of wild flowers in the desert this weekend. (Note: they are excellent, and probably will be worth seeing for the next couple of weeks.)When we visit Borrego Springs, we enjoy visiting the bright Episcopal church of St Barnabas, which is located on Church Lane, all of a … READ MORE…
When I was a young man transplanted from what was then a very provincial Southern California to NYC, the center of urbanity; I was assigned as a training exercise the presentation a motivational speech to a group of rookie colleagues. I punched all the old buttons I remembered from orientation talks, kitchen table parental talks … READ MORE…