Uptown Community Services Center Needs you!

Dale Hoppenrath writes, Uptown Community Services Center, a ministry of St. Paul’s, is in need of a second representative from St. Paul’s to be a member of the Uptown Board of Representatives. The Board meets every other month for approximately 1.5 hours at St. Luke’s Episcopal in North Park. The Board sets the long term … READ MORE…

A Word from the Dean: Cathedral Transitions

On September 25, we celebrated the ministry of the Rev. Colin and the Rev. Laurel Mathewson among us. They came to the Cathedral as young laypeople in discernment; we sent them off to seminary; and we welcomed them back as transitional deacons, celebrating their ordination to the priesthood and the growth of their family over … READ MORE…

Outreach and Mission update!

Marilyn Slater spreads the  Good Word at  Balboa Park’s EarthFair. Simpler Living  demonstrated the impact of sea level rise on the  San Diego   Coastline. Dozens of children and  their adults enjoyed interacting  with the relief map  and measuring cups of water which represented  melting of icebergs as a result of excessive CO2.  Visitors also  added their prayers and wishes … READ MORE…

Help us support tutors for refugee children!

The SPC Outreach Team invites you to Support an Additional Tutoring Day for Refugee Children Provided by RefugeeNet at St. Mark’s in City Heights.  The St. Paul’s Outreach Team will match all donations up to $750! What does it mean to be a “refugee” in this great lumpy, global melting pot? No house, no territory … READ MORE…

The homeless, and the San Diego clean-up

Paula Peeling of the  St. Paul’s Outreach Committee writes, Our fellow parishioner and SPC verger, Don Mitchell, posted the following on Facebook on  March 5. I appreciated his multiple perspectives on the recent City postings about unattended property. His statement nudges each of us to face our own thoughts about sanitation, a “clean San Diego,” the constant … READ MORE…

“Meet Christ in these faces”

While I’ve only been volunteering with the Doors of Change program for about a month, it has already been such an honor and a pleasure to be involved. These homeless youth have many needs. But for me, volunteering with the youth is so much more than meeting a practical need. It’s more than about confronting … READ MORE…

Volunteers Needed ASAP! Benefit Homeless youth

Paula Peeling writes, Volunteers Needed Immediately (by April 23) for the Gala to HELP SAVE SAN DIEGO HOMELESS YOUTH 18 volunteers are needed for the May 2 Saturday night Gala benefiting the homeless youth being served at ECC (Episcopal Church Center) in Ocean Beach. Hurry! You must sign up NOW for the mandatory training that … READ MORE…

Update from the Outreach+Mission Team

Our new Showers of Blessings need YOUR help! Contact Lynne Fish lynnegfish@gmail.com Paula Peeling shares notes from the recent  Outreach+Mission Team meeting.   If you are interested in joining, meetings are 2nd Tuesday of every month, 4pm-5:30PM in the Guild Room   *Ellen Meier introduced the Stephen Ministry program which is starting at St. Paul’s. With … READ MORE…