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8/20/21: Clergy Message from Fr. Eric
Dear St. Paul’s, Our family loves to go camping. When Shyla and I were married we decided to register at REI. We were given some good solid camping gear; we each got backpacks and a set of boots a backpacking tent and stove. On our honeymoon we set out backpacking in Yosemite. I have been […]
A Message from The Rev. Dan Kline
In our first reading for this coming Sunday, the Deuteronomistic history sums up the transition of power from King David to King Solomon in one neatly packed sentence: “So Solomon sat on the throne of his father David; and his kingdom was firmly established” [emphasis added]. While we are dealing with the priesthood and not […]
A message from Ruth Desiderio, Rector’s Warden
Dear friends, As you know, our beloved associate rector, The Rev. Dan Kline, has been called as co-rector of the Church of St. Paul in the Desert in Palm Springs, California. Co-rector? Yes, Dan and his wife, The Rev. Jessie Thompson, will serve together as co-rectors, an opportunity of a lifetime for this dynamic clergy-couple. […]
A message from The Rev. Dan Kline
Dear People of St. Paul’s, We have made it. After years of praying, discerning, and waiting, through building construction, staff changes, and a global pandemic, we have arrived at this moment, this last Sunday before our new rector begins. We are at our Promised Land. When the Israelites made it to the border of the […]
8/8/21: Clergy Message from Rev. Dan Kline
This past Sunday I preached on the intersection of ecology, First Nations, and the Christian story. St. Paul’s has a long history of engaging with those powerful topics. The Right Rev. William Hobart Hare, whose image can be seen in fresh relief on the right side of our newly restored reredos, was an early rector […]
