Good morning, St. Paul’s, I hope you are all having a wonderful start to your summer. Right now, 10,000 Episcopalians are gathered in Louisville, KY for our triannual General Convention. Please pray for them, and for our Diocese’s delegation in particular, as they elect new officers and define Episcopal Church policy on the pressing issues…

Hello – I hope you are all enjoying a restful and reflective Juneteenth! Exciting news–we have our first date for our new young adult dinners, the Taste Community. The first Taste Community gathering will be July 12th at 6pm for young adults ages 18-mid 30s. This event is about creating a community for those who feel…

Hello St. Paul’s family, This week, we’re trying something new and jumping into Antecommunion. Antecommunion means Before Communion, and true to its name, the first half of the service will look exactly the same as the service you’re used to. Then, after the offertory, we will pray the Lord’s Prayer and be dismissed. We’ll do…

Hello – Four things to take you through the next ten days at St. Paul’s: 1. This Sunday we will all be renewing our Baptismal Vows as a way to honor Hadly, Camilla and Madi, who will have been confirmed on Saturday, and Justin and Skylar, two condemned prisoners who will have been baptized on…

Hello – Tomorrow after church we will have a brief community meeting in the conversation area of Duncan Hall. It will start at 11:15 and last no more than half an hour. Erin, Mike and I all have upcoming shifts in our work at St. Paul’s, shifts that will continue over the next two years.…

Hello – The next two Sunday are the last two Sundays before my vacation. Each Sunday, there are two things to know that make each Sunday rich with significance. This Sunday, May 26th, is Trinity Sunday, as it is every year, the Sunday after Pentecost. At Pentecost, we celebrated the birth of the church through the work…

Hello – As advertised…. 1. This Sunday is Pentecost when we celebrate the birth of the church in tongues of fire. So you’re invited to wear red! 2. Next Sunday, May 26th, at 11:15am in the conversation area of Duncan Hall, we’re going to have a sort of short mid-year Annual Meeting. The primary focus will be our…

Hello – My sermon on Sunday about love had at its center a quote from the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. I thought I would share with you some of the paragraph from which the quote came so that you can continue pondering this compelling description of Christian love. First, though, I want to repeat…

Hello – Last Sunday, we successfully honored Mary with a pile of flowers, turned those flowers into 50 bouquets, delivered them all to the residents of the San Rafael Health Care Center while singing three simple songs AND we were done by 11:58am! At the end, newcomer Michelle and I slapped each other with a high…

Hello – Tomorrow is our third annual Celebration of Flowers. Please bring flowers to church tomorrow (4/28). At the beginning of the service, accompanied by a song, you can bring your flowers to a beautiful wooden stature of Mary, the mother of Jesus, that will be in front of the Rood Screen. After church, in Duncan…