Showers Of Blessings at St. Paul’s2015 – 2024 Nine years ago, a handful of parishioners decided it was high time for St. Paul’s to reach out to the growing homeless population of men and women living in Balboa Park. The diocese had a mobile Shower Unit and we had two parking lots, a water supply, … READ MORE…
Greetings St. Paul’s, I’ve been reading a book entitled Offering the Gospel to Children in which author Gretchen Wolff Pritchard challenges the assumption that “three-year-olds don’t come to church to pray, to know God, or to share Jesus’ risen life.” She challenges congregations to consider the Christian formation of children a ministry richer and more … READ MORE…
St. Paul’s has a brilliant tradition in the arts, from architecture to stained glass, and almost all of it is shaped in some way by our collective love of music. Not all of us may be able to read music, and chanting mass settings of Rachmaninoff is not a skill we all share, but we … READ MORE…
The Episcopal Parish Network (EPN)Inspiring Leaders2024 Annual Conference, Houston“Strengthening Leaders for a Changing Church”3/6-3/9/24 I had the privilege and pleasure of attending this year’s EPN conference in Houston this March. It was my first EPN conference and my first time in Houston, TX. In addition to the regular conference offerings, I attended the pre-conference Administrator’s … READ MORE…
When Dean Penny approached me to prepare this Ministry Highlight on the Music Department, I was immediately struck with what a difficult task this is to accomplish in just one short letter. How do I talk about something in which I am so impassioned in just a few paragraphs? How do I convey how special … READ MORE…
In a world filled with disquieting, negative headlines, the SPC Evangelism Ministry presents a four Sunday series (12-1pm, February 18, 25, March 3, 10, Guild Room) giving you the tools you need to spread the good news to the world at large about loving, welcoming, joyous Christians alive and active at St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral! … READ MORE…
I was shocked– shocked! — to realize recently that it has been over 50 years since I was first licensed– yes, licensed!– to read at St. Paul’s. The length of time I have been reading was brought home to me by the fact that the Diocese of San Diego is celebrating its 50th anniversary. When I … READ MORE…
The Alternative Gift Expo will take place Sunday, December 10, 9am – 2pm, in the Great Hall. What can I give Him, poor as I am?If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.(Christina Rossetti, … READ MORE…
It is hard to believe that it has been nearly three years since Jeff Martinhauk unnerved me with an invitation to be the Chair of the Adult Formation Committee and host of the Sunday Forums. I was relatively new to St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Episcopal Church, and I knew nothing about Formation. I had … READ MORE…
The Cathedral’s financial report reflects our collective stewardship of our shared resources to carry out the mission to which God has called us. The chart below shows the sources of income that comprise our annual budget. Pledges are the largest source of annual income for the cathedral and provide for over half of the budget … READ MORE…