Migrants are currently gathering between the border walls, awaiting processing before release into local communities. Our EDSD Migration Missioner, Robert Vivar, is organizing congregations to provide meals and necessary items for the hundreds of migrants awaiting entry. St Paul’s is currently forming a team to help provide meals and other resources. If you are willing … READ MORE…
From our Sacred Ground In Action Ministry (SGIA) We all know that everything we do has consequences. In the case of the recent US Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action, ““To not consider an applicant’s full background…will ultimately lead to lower minority enrollment and worse overall national health.” — Georges Benjamin, MD. Executive. Director, American Pubic … READ MORE…
From our Sacred Ground in Action Ministry Our country has seen a rise in laws that are subtle – and sometimes not so subtle – in cancelling the importance of how we treat one another in our world: the necessary and painful history of prior injustices to prevent future ones. Similarly there are laws that … READ MORE…
Sixty years ago on August 28, 250,000 people joined the March on Washington “to protest segregation, the lack of voting rights, and unemployment among African Americans,” according to the NAACP. The National Action Network and others sponsor this important event this Saturday in Washington, DC “[A]s the nation reckons with historic levels of violent hate crimes … READ MORE…
Inequity in the US justice system continues to plague our communities. Next Tuesday at 1PM PT, Fellowship of Reconciliation will present a conversation about policing with the former Executive Director of the National Black Police Association, Ronald E. Hampton. “When I first began working with FOR in late 2022, our team was having conversations about the issues surrounding … READ MORE…
We recall the days of telephone trees, when one person would call three people, and those three would call three others, and so on down the line. There were certainly a lot of people missed through that archaic way of sharing an important message. Thankfully we now have many more effective ways of communicating. Here is … READ MORE…
At the second day of It’s All About Love: The Episcopal Church’s summer festival for the Jesus Movement, worship and a plenary session on racial reconciliation were the focus of “Awake, Arise, Act: Racial Reconciliation Now.” Hundreds of Episcopalians from the Church’s nine provinces heard about our call to love one another within the foundation of justice. “What kind … READ MORE…
Dear Friends: In May 2017, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and House of Deputies President Gay Jennings extended an invitation to the entire Church to embark on a journey of racial healing, reconciliation, and justice, known as Becoming Beloved Community. Members of St. Paul’s have responded to the call to embraced this transformative journey. During the … READ MORE…
From St. Paul’s Sacred Ground in Action (SGIA) and Simpler Living Creation Care Ministries: It’s about time that we recognize the valuable contributions of our indigenous neighbors whose roots are deep in love for all Creation. In their yesmagazine article, author Jazmin “Sunny” Murphy outlines a history filled with too many past wrongs against those … READ MORE…
From St. Paul’s Sacred Ground in Action (SGIA) Ministry Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is “the oldest internationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States.” www.juneteenth.com As people of faith we are called to remember June 19 as a day not only to celebrate the victory that arose from struggle, sacrifice, … READ MORE…