News
In praise of our neighbors
One of the great joys of serving St. Paul’s during this time of transition was getting to know our neighbors and especially in the faith community. Rachel Falcove is Executive Director for the Interfaith Hospitality Network and shared two important stories with me. One was about the challenging days of “white flight” from neighborhoods across […]
Phishing
More vigilance needed as impersonators use our church members to solicit money or your attention! Dear parishioners, The issue of “phishing” where e-mails are culled from various websites and then recipients receive fake e-mails from clergy asking for someone to contact them (or to send money) has plagued St. Paul’s for many years. When we […]
Maintaining a healthy work environment and a healthy spiritual home
The Vestry is currently revising our personnel policies and procedures and it is good for the parish to hear about some best practices that make sense and ensure a balanced and healthy relationship between the congregation, the Vestry and our dedicated staff. First of all, we need to thank our staff team for all the […]
Celebrating true freedom on July 4th
I can still remember my first 4th of July celebrations in Berkeley, California. I was on vacation from serving in a parish in Dublin in the late 1970’s with my partner, Frank Wilson. We were staying on the campus of Church Divinity School of the Pacific (CDSP) where my best friend from Bangor University in […]
Tales from the Crypt 2 — Creature Feature
Trigger warning: This photo is of an actual closet at St. Paul’s. It has not been posed. Shield your eyes. You never know what you’re going to find when you open a closet door at St. Paul’s. This week we found Miss Kitty who apparently got lost trying to find her way back to the […]
