As we told you previously, the history committee is collecting stories of SPC. Here is a sample memoir. Everyone’s story is important, wherever you see yourself– congregant, chorister, visitor, clergy, staff…. The community is the whole body of us. Please help us tell the story of all of us!Sample memoir, from Robert Heylmun In 1982 while living in Orange … READ MORE…
As we told you previously, the history committee is collecting stories of SPC. Here are some prompts that may help you. Everyone’s story is important, wherever you see yourself– congregant, chorister, visitor, clergy, staff…. The community is the whole body of us. Please help us tell the story of all of us! Why and when did … READ MORE…
Got a story you’d like to tell about you and your years at St. Paul’s Cathedral? We would love to hear it! We are a committee that will be putting together a written portrait of our church ranging over the past fifty years or so and your story will help us with that portrait. Some … READ MORE…
Recently Mark Lester found some photos online from Life Magazine, entitled, Mission Rally Dec. 12 At St. Paul’S Episcopal Church In San Diego , Calif. (Click through to see all the photos, there appear to be about 15 of them) We think these date from the late 50s, because the photographer stopped working for … READ MORE…
As we consider our cornerstone values as a faith community today, Stewardship Committee Historians John Will and Paula Peeling will be highlighting historic moments and stories from the Cathedral’s past. For many years St. Paul’s Episcopal Church carried the proud label “Mother of Missions.” Even when I first tip-toed in through the back door of … READ MORE…
When I was asked to join the committee steering the Campaign to Restore the Memorial Organ I thought I had a pretty good idea what I was in for. I mean, I’ve been involved with such campaigns in the past and pretty much assumed I would be attending meetings, helping out at receptions, staffing a … READ MORE…
I’ll preach at St. Paul’s Cathedral, San Diego on June 6, 2010, sixty-seven years to the day of my confirmation by Bishop Bertrand Stevens when we were still part of the Los Angeles Diocese. That was June 6, 1943, and the war was a heavy reality. D-Day on the Normandy beaches was a year away. … READ MORE…