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November 24, 2016
Our weekly e-bulletin helps keep you informed of what's happening at St. Paul's Cathedral and beyond. If you have something to announce or need more information, let us know at news@stpaulcathedral.org
This Weekend at St. Paul's
Preview Sunday Service Sheets
CLICK HERE to read the Sunday Service Sheets inc
luding the scriptures for this Sunday. On the
Worship & Prayer page look for the third bullet point:
"For our upcoming Sunday's Service Sheet and Evensong Bulletin, click on the service time: 8:00 am, 10:30 am, 5:00 pm".
9:00 a.m. Sunday Forum: "Following Mary's Spiritual Example"
In the Guild Room
This is the first in a four-part Advent series,
Finding Home: A Journey Through Advent," (learn more in the Education and Formation section).
David Tremaine will lead the discussion as we take an in-depth look at Mary's spiritual journey in the biblical account of Jesus's birth and what it means for our own spiritual growth.
Special Sunday School This Week
Our usual Sunday School classes are on break Sunday, but there is still something special for children and youth! Meet in the Godly Play room at 10:30 a.m. for an all-ages storytelling circle, hosted by parishioner and author Ronnie Friedman-Barone. She will be reading from her book,
Curtis the Lion - A Wisdom Story, A Story For All Ages.
Children and youth will return to church at 11:15 a.m. And be sure to stop by the courtyard after church, where Ronnie will be offering signed copies of her book for sale!
5:00 p.m. Evensong
The service this evening will be sung by the gentlemen of the choir.
Music for the service will include works by Jongen and Schütz. Evensong is sung on Sundays year-round in the tradition of the great English cathedrals and collegiate chapels. Come gain peace from the past week and encouragement for the start of the new.
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Upcoming Events
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"The Dean's Breakfast" on break this week
Our Friday morning breakfast and conversation is on break this week for Thanksgiving. We look forward to seeing you soon.
Women Together Event 
Thursday, Dec. 1, 6:00 p.m. Guild Room
"The Fascinating Story of Early Thessalonian Christian Women" with Florence Gilman, PhD, Professor of Biblical Studies at University of San Diego
Most biblical sources give only brief glimpses of the earliest Christian women. The work of feminist scholars in recent decades has brought new information to light. In this vividly illustrated presentation, Dr. Florence Gillman will discuss the women of Thessalonica who were converted by St. Paul. They emerge as vibrant, socially diverse and courageous people! RSVP
online by Monday, Nov. 28 (with or without dinner) or sign up in courtyard. No email? Call Cindy: 619-248-2316.
December Nights Open House
December 2 and 3, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.
On your way to
December Nights in Balboa Park
, stop by the Cathedral to enjoy light shows, entertainment, and homemade gifts for sale. Free hot cider and coffee will be available, and there will be a visit by St. Nicholas for the kids! Find us inside the courtyard on the 6th Avenue side of the building. We also need volunteers for each night from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. to help greet, hand out the drinks and staff tables. INFO and to volunteer: Susan Jester,
Join us for Our Annual Choral Advent Procession
Sunday, Dec. 4, 5:00 p.m.
Advent is a time of expectation; it recalls ancient Israel's hope for the advent of the Messiah and expresses the Christian hope for the fulfillment of God's Kingdom. The procession with lessons, carols, and motets for Advent features the girls and men's choirs.
Holiday Alternative Gifts Expo: Help Haitians Get Medical Care
Sunday, Dec. 11, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
How does your faith respond to human suffering in the world? Long-time member of this community, Dr. Bart Smoot, worked with the Haiti Episcopal Learning Partnership and established a staffed blood pressure clinic that dispenses life-saving medications to Haitians. You can support Bart's mission by shopping at the Alternative Gifts Expo. Hot soup and bread served from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Credit Cards accepted. INFO: Carolyn Lief, cglief@aol.com
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Free Lunch-Time Organ Recital
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 12:30 p.m.
Martin Green will perform a free and unique gift of a recital on our landmark organ.
Messiah Sing-Along
Saturday, Dec. 3, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
$25 General Admission ($5 score rental)
Join us in this annual tradition as we sing many of your favorite selections from G.F. Handel's Messiah. Bring your own music score, rent one from us, or simply come and be surrounded by the music of the holiday season. This San Diego Master Chorale event is a perfect start to the holiday season for the whole family!
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Ordinations in December
In December, two people sponsored for ordination by St Paul's will be ordained to the priesthood. On December 10 at 10:00 a.m., the Rev. Chris Harris will be ordained at St Bartholomew's Church in Poway. On December 17 at 4:00 p.m., the Rev. Richard Lee will be ordained to the priesthood at the Church of the Good Samaritan in University City. All are welcome to attend and join in the celebrations!
Advent Bulletin Experiment
We continue to work with different service bulletin formats, trying to strike a balance between good stewardship and making it as easy as possible to navigate services. The comprehensive bulletins we use for special occasions are extremely time consuming and cost a great deal in paper and printing. For the four Sundays of Advent we are trying another option: a comprehensive (and therefore expensive) bulletin that includes the hymns, readings, anthem texts at the end of the booklet. This means we don't have to reformat the entire booklet each week to accommodate hymns and readings of different lengths. Please feel free to offer feedback to our liturgical staff! Our experiment thus far has yielded projections that, if we continue the format of a reusable seasonal booklet plus a service sheet for the year, we would save approximately $14,000 and over ten trees each year. All service booklet information can be found online.
Our Evolving Cathedral
The renovated
Great Hall Bathrooms
are available to be used! The upstairs bathrooms are gender-neutral and fully accessible, with a changing table for babies. And the renovation of the
Chapel of the Holy Family
is a step closer to completion. The sacristy has been refitted, and the new chairs arrived from Pennsylvania. St. Luke's is gratefully taking the old blue chairs. Once the floor is repainted, the chapel will be DONE! Many thanks to all who have sponsored chairs and all the generous donors to this project. Also, the installation of our comprehensive
television and sound system
is underway. (You may have noticed some new holes in the walls.) We hope to have the new equipment up and running before Christmas. Stay tuned for instructions on streaming services and using the new assistive hearing system.
Stewardship Update
Thank you to everyone who has pledged for 2017, and thank you to everyone who participated in ingathering Sunday last week! With a short working week, we are still processing pledges-so will have an update next week. And if you haven't pledged yet, it's not too late! Annual pledges support everything that we do, and every pledge has a significant impact. In 2017, a few priorities for St. Paul's are to hire a part-time youth minister to create programming for our young members; launch an alternative service in order to reach a larger congregation; and form more small groups, in order to deepen our members' sense of belonging. We can't meet these goals without your help! Pledge online at stpaulcathedral.org/pledgenow.
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Education and Formation
Upcoming Sunday 9 a.m. Forums
A Community Land Trust Approach to Affordable Housing
Sunday, Dec. 4
The Community Land Trust (CLT) makes ownership possible to people in San Diego region who are at or just below median incomes. The magic is in a ground lease held in trust by the community through a nonprofit board. Jean Diaz, executive director of the San Diego CLT, will describe all the details and the first 25 CLT homes to be built in 2017.
A Light for Our Planetary Home that Ecological Darkness Cannot Put Out
Sunday, Dec. 11
Indicators abound that we are living a story of civilization that does not fit our planetary home. Lee Van Ham, author of the series "Eden for the 21st Century" will describe the significance of the Call of Earth and Self to live an Earth-sized story in resistance to our culture.
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TAKE AN ADVENT
JOURNEY WITH US
Join your Cathedral community on a four-week community-wide Advent journey, "Finding Home." This first-of-its-kind formational offering will be an Advent journey of reflection, meditation, daily practice, and self-discovery. We encourage the participation of everyone, including children, youth and families! Learn more and sign up
online.
At-Home Spiritual Practice: "Pondering of the Heart,"
The entire Cathedral community (individuals and families) is invited to enter into Advent in a special way:
Sign up to be matched with a refugee or immigrant Head-Start family from St. Alban's.
These families are in desperate need of basic daily-living supplies, not to mention the special comforts that we enjoy at Christmas
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You will receive Advent cards with
daily scripture readings and prayers
. You will also be given a basket, which you will fill with personalized "gifts" (
a unique offering from you that can range from a prayer to an item)--
all based on inspiration derived from the Advent cards. INFO: Robin Taylor, taylor@stpaulcathedral.org
Sunday Forum Hour: Finding Home: A Journey Through Advent,"
Sundays, Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11, and 18, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., Guild Room. This series will focus on finding home from a number of different perspectives, including the sacred use of land, ecological stewardship, and affordable housing. (childcare available*)
Wednesday Night Formation Series: "Advent in the First Person,"
Wednesdays, Nov. 30, Dec. 7, and Dec. 21, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Great Hall. Through the weeks, we will follow Mary and Joseph on their journey from the Angel's visit to the arrival at the manger. We will connect our own sacred stories with the sacred story of Advent and explore how the path Mary and Joseph walked can teach us something about our own spiritual journey. (childcare available*)
Weekly Advent Podcast: "The Cathedral Paulcast," This will be an on-the-go resource for staying connected and fed, for spiritual growth, and for theological reflection on the week's topics and upcoming events. Find the weekly podcast
online.
*Childcare (ages 0-3) will be available during Sunday Forums as usual, as well as during the Wednesday Night Formation series. In addition,
older children will explore the night's theme in their own small group setting
on Wednesday nights.
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Participate in the Advent At-Home Spiritual Practice
This year we are partnering with St. Alban's to help immigrant and refugee families, while exploring the meaning of Advent for our own families. Read more about how you can help in the Education and Formation section, under the label "Take an Advent Journey With Us!"
Christmas Eve Family Service
Saturday, Dec. 24 5:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve service is designed as a child-oriented, interactive storytelling of the nativity story. We need children and youth who are willing to help us tell the story. Be in touch if you think your kids would be interested in participating! INFO: Robin Taylor, taylorr@stpaulcathedral.org
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Please drop your children off in their classrooms by 10:15. They will join you in the service at 11:15. Ask an usher or greeter for help finding classrooms!
- Godly Play (ages 4-7), 3rd Floor Atrium Room
- Growing with God (ages 8-10), 3rd Floor Fireside Room
- Cathedral Youth (ages 11-18), Courtyard Conference Room
Exploring Sunday's Lessons
Sundays, 9 a.m., Fireside Room
The Rev. Dr. Carol Worthing will lead our exploration in the rich, image-laden Isaiah texts during Advent 2016. Join us during this time of preparation to welcome Christ into our hearts, lives, and world.
Bible Study
Sundays, 9 a.m.,
Parlor
All are welcome to this small group study of the New Testament, now studying I Corinthians. Enter Great Hall's front door, descend the steps, and turn right to the room below.INFO: Margaret Bezy,
mbezy1@icloud.com
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The Cathedral Blog "All Our Voices" is your chance to join the conversation, to slow down and reflect on how God is working in our lives. Sometimes serious, sometimes humorous, but always interesting. Submit your own blog anytime to stpaulblog@gmail.com. Click here to explore the blog.
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To find out about Episcopal Diocese of San Diego events and to read the blog, see the diocesan website at
www.edsd.org
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