News
-New Canons and Sub Dean Installed at Cathedral Day Service
-New Chapter Wardens Take Office
-Recovery Ministries Board Hosted by Cathedral
-Urban Collective's First Gathering
-Get Ready to Zydeco! Music Starts at 5:45 pm this year
-St. Paul's Cathedral Hosts Diocesan Convention, Feb 9-10
-New Voices Added to the Choristers and St. Cecilia Choir
-Next Dorcas House Voluntour – St. Valentine’s Day Fun
New Canons and Sub-Dean Installed at Cathedral Day Service
In last month’s eClarion we reported on the five people who were made Canons and Sub-Dean, January 21, St. Paul’s Cathedral Day. They are Canon Brooks Mason, The Rev. Canon Milton Collins, The Rev. Canon Allisyn Thomas, Sub-Dean, The Rev. Canon Dorothy Curry and Canon Christine Spalding, Cathedral Administrator. Congratulations.
photo by Jim Langston
New Chapter Wardens Take Office
The Very Rev. Scott Richardson named Bob Reed, a long time cathedral member and former Robinson Cross recipient, the Deans Warden at the annual meeting.
At the special Chapter meeting which followed, the continuing and new chapter members elected Kris Hatch as the People’s Warden. Kris came to St. Paul’s in 1990. After experiencing the healing power of St. Paul’s Sunday School, Adult Education, Small Groups and Kerygma classes, she felt honored to work a year and a half on the search committee which led to the election of John Chane as dean.
Recovery Ministries Board hosted by Cathedral
The board of directors of Recovery Ministries of the Episcopal Church held its annual meeting at St. Paul's Cathedral January 18-20. Bishop Mathes, Dean Richardson and Canons Andrew Rank and Barnabas Hunt joined the directors for lunch on January 19. Recovery Ministries holds an annual conference yearly for all the diocesan recovery ministry committees around the country. They also have an excellent web site: www.episcopalrecovery.org.
Urban Collective's First Gathering
More than 35 people attended the January 20, Tasting & Art Show at the Jonas Depuis Gallery - 3312 Fifth Ave in Bankers Hill. The new group was formed for Gen X'ers and Gen Y'ers at the Cathedral. They get together to check out local art galleries, meet for drinks or coffee, and share their different takes on life, faith and the Spirit. Organizer Chris Harris says, “Thanks to everyone for making the Wine Tasting and Art Show at Jonus Depuis Gallery such a smashing success! It was a really great time and hopefully everyone met some new friends.
Join us for our next event: We’re getting together for brunch/lunch at La Vache which is a really great French bistro in Hillcrest (on Robinson between 4th and 5th). Please join us! www.lavacheandco.com
Place: Brunch at La Vache –
420 Robinson Ave.
Date: February 11th
Time: Noon
** NOTE **
Please RSVP for this one so we can make sure we get a large enough table by dropping me an email at harrisc@stpaulcathedral.org
Get Ready to Zydeco! Music Starts at 5:45 pm this year
Lent begins in February with the solemnities of Ash Wednesday. However, the night before called Shrove Tuesday or Fat Tuesday is a night to celebrate and rejoice. Although many parishes observe the day with pancake suppers, St. Paul's Cathedral has the custom of offering a Mardi Gras evening of worship and Dance. Once again the Zydeco Patrol Band will provide the Cajun music and spirituals. Come with your favorite Mardi Gras costume, get ready to catch the beads our dancing clergy, servers and vergers throw to the crowd.
Following the Zydeco service a delicious Cajun dinner will be served in the Great Hall. Tickets for the dinner, served by our Cathedral Fun Committee, go on sale soon. This year's post-service Cajun dinner will most likely sellout again this year so reservations are highly recommended. We offer individual and this year, group reservations if you'd like to come with your friends or other ministry group.
- Where: The Great Hall
- Time: 7:00 to 7:15 Social Time
7:15 Seating and Opening Prayer
7:20 Food Service Begins
8:30 Cleanup - Cost: $20 per adult ticket = dinner plus beverage
$12 per child 5-12, under 5 free
At the dinner, $3 wine and $1 water - How: Buy your tickets online, the office, or after Sunday services
Call 619-298-7261
We would love volunteers, If you would like to do so, please contact the following people:
Setup /decorations: Martin Hall
Serving / hosting / greeting: Judy MacDonald
Cleanup: Norm Crispen and Don Pellione
Photography: Susan Rust
St. Paul's Cathedral Hosts Diocesan Convention, Feb 9-10
Once again, St. Paul's Cathedral is proud to host the annual convention of the Diocese of San Diego. There will be displays by several cathedral ministries, including Dorcas House and Integrity. There will be two breakout workshops on Dorcas House during the weekend. Events start with workshops at St. Paul's, then move Friday night to the Aerospace Museum in Balboa Park for a dinner with a keynote speaker. The Eucharist, more workshops, diocesan elections and the annual business meeting of the diocese will be on Saturday. Volunteers from St. Paul's are needed to provide hospitality, set up refreshments on site and box lunches at noon. We also need helpers to assist with clean-up. This is an opportunity, which occurs every three or four years, when we can show the spirit of St. Paul's and why we are the Cathedral for the City and the diocese.
An infant and an adult received Baptism on the first Sunday of the new year. Here are baby Sebastian Myatt and Spencer Velky with their sponsors.
New Voices Added to the Choristers and St. Cecilia Choir
St. Paul’s Canon for Music, Martin Green invested the following boys into the Choristers on January 7, 2007 at the regular Sunday choral evensong.
New choristers are Clay Halbert, Nathan Jester,
Nyall Padre, Roberto Quinones, Daniel Rohrbach.
The following week two girls, Alexis Park and Grace Suggs joined the St. Cecilia Choir. Canon Green said in addition to those installed he welcomed these new boys: Sam Chase, Nick Chase, Jesper Haraaldsson, Alexander Keyon, and Niven Tanzer. Ms Kat Rodriguez joined the girl’s choir.
According to Martin Green, the Boys enrollment is the highest it has been since 2003. He is still actively seeking for more boys and girls with the goal of having our total chorister enrollment exceed 40 at the conclusion of this choir term (June 2007).
Next Dorcas House VolunTour – St. Valentine’s Day Fun
The February VolunTour day trip is scheduled for Sunday February 18, and will celebrate St. Valentine's Day. Additional tours and their related themes are: March 17 (St. Patrick's), April 22 (spring), March 12 (Mother's Day), June16 (Father's Day). All of the listed tours are one full day and include a box brunch, mid-afternoon lunch, transportation, and supplies for the outing at Dorcas House. The all inclusive cost is $95 for adults. Overnight trips will be scheduled in the future.
For more information, visit the website at: www.dorcashousefriends.org
