The Abundant Life – January 9, 2026

Journey to Confirmation

Are you ready to explore faith with curiosity and openness?

Whether you’re asking deep questions, drawn to the beauty of Anglican worship, returning after time away, or simply wondering what baptism, confirmation, or reaffirmation mean, this is for you.

Journey to Confirmation offers a thoughtful, supportive space for anyone seeking to learn about Christianity and how we live it in the Episcopal Church. Wherever you are on your spiritual journey—longtime believer, hesitant seeker, or first-time explorer—you are welcome here.

Kickoff Potluck
Sunday, Jan 11
Following the 10:30AM service

Confirmation Classes
Jan 18, Feb 1, 8, 15, & 22
March 1 & 8
Yucca Room — Parish Hall

Following the Star: Coffee & Conversation with the Co-Rectors on Our Third Weekend Service

During Epiphany, we remember seekers who followed God’s leading toward something new.

Join the Co-Rectors for a conversation about the developing third weekend service. In this season of insight and illumination, come learn about its shape, time, liturgical style, and the needs it might meet in our growing parish.

Sundays at 9:15 AM
Jan 11 & 18
Saguaro Room — Parish Hall
Led by The Rev. Dan Kline &
The Rev. Jessie Thompson

Save the date: Annual Meeting

WHAT: The 87th Annual Meeting of the Church of St. Paul in the Desert.
WHEN: Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, immediately after the single 9:30AM service.
WHERE: The Church Parish Hall.
WHY: Elect members of the Vestry and representatives to the Diocesan Convention; Approve last year’s Annual Meeting Minutes; Impact Reports on the State of the Parish; Review of the 2026 Budget adopted by the Vestry; Announcement of the Senior Warden for 2026.

ELECTION OF VESTRY & DELEGATES/ALTERNATES

WHO IS BEING ELECTED:
4 members of the Vestry, the Parish’s governing body, each for a 3-year term until the 2029 Annual Meeting, and 4 Delegates and 2 Alternates to the 2026 Diocesan Convention held at St. Bart’s in Poway.

CAN I VOTE?
Yes, if you…

• Are at least 16 years old
• Regularly attend worship services at St. Paul’s
• Are a contributor of record as of Jan. 1, 2026 — meaning that you financially contributed to the Parish in 2025 and will receive a Giving Statement for 2025 and/or made your 2026 Stewardship Pledge that was received in the office by Jan. 1, 2026, and
• Have been registered with the Parish for at least 60 days prior to the Annual Meeting – wear your name badge to show that you’ve registered with the Parish!

WHO IS NOMINATED FOR VESTRY?

• • • • Last autumn, all members of the Parish were invited to submit their names if they wished to be considered for election to the Vestry.
      • The Vestry Nominating Committee, composed of the Senior Warden, co-chair of the Strategic Plan Implementation Team, one other current Vestry member, and one former Vestry member, vetted these potential candidates.
      • Candidates must be at least 18 years old and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting. Desired qualifications include being a person of prayer, known and respected within the Parish, with a positive and trustworthy demeanor, and the possession of unique skills.
      • The Nominating Committee submitted a slate of four persons to the Vestry which were approved for recommendation to the Parish for election at the Annual meeting.
      • The recommended slate of Vestry candidates is (bios forthcoming this Sunday and in next week’s Abundant Life):
      •  – Alex Cherkas
        – Jack McClean
        – Rick Nauman
        – Dusty Porter

WHO IS NOMINATED FOR DIOCESAN DELEGATES/ALTERNATES?

• We are seeking 6 members willing to represent the Parish at the annual Diocesan convention – 4 Delegates and 2 Alternates.
• This is a great way to learn more about the diocese and St. Paul’s place in the wider church.
• You must be at least 18 years old and eligible to vote at the Annual Meeting.
• Interested? Contact Rev. Jessie ASAP at revjessie@stpaulsps.org.

HOW DO WE VOTE?

• Instructions will be given at the Annual Meeting.
• You will be provided paper ballots. You may vote for the entire slate or for the individual candidates.
• Proxy and absentee ballots are not permitted.
• Voting is supervised by 3 Inspectors of Election appointed by the Vestry.
• The newly elected members of the Vestry and Diocesan Delegates and Alternates will be announced before the end of the Annual Meeting.

VESTRY APPROVED RECOMMENDED SLATE OF VESTRY CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION AT THE 86TH ANNUAL MEETING

Alex Cherkas

Alex Cherkas and his husband began searching for a church community in the spring of 2024. Having grown up in the Russian Orthodox faith in Los Angeles and having served as an Altar Boy, he came with a strong foundation in faith. Their first thought was to join an Orthodox church in Palm Desert, but as a same‑sex married couple, they found that Rob was not welcomed there. After discovering St. Paul’s and meeting Rev. Jessie, they knew immediately that they had found their spiritual home. Since then, both he and Rob were confirmed in the Episcopal Church. He became an Altar Minister and, drawing on his professional background as an Interior Designer, began planning the Parish Hall refresh while working with the Parish Hall Task Force. He also joined the Campus Care Committee and serves as a leader of the LGBTQ+ Ministry. He feels that the church has added immeasurable goodness to his life—from the leadership of the exceptional clergy to the mind‑opening educational classes, to the love and support of the entire congregation.

Jack McLean

Jack McLean was born and raised in Montana and attended Carroll College, Helena, MT as an undergraduate. He graduated from the University of Montana School of Law and was in private civil practice in Montana for 8 years which included serving on the Montana Human Rights Commission, a quasi-judicial board that heard discrimination complaints. He then joined the Jesuits, a religious order, where he received a Licentiate in Philosophy and Master of Divinity degrees. He left religious life to pursue a relationship with his partner, Nat Wilburn, and worked in student development at Gonzaga University, the University of San Francisco, and Loyola University of Chicago for more than 25 years. He served on the national board of the Jesuit Volunteer Corps for more than 10 years and the Jesuit Association of Student Personnel Administrators for more than 5 years. He currently serves as Chair of the Los Compadres Neighborhood Association. He and his partner moved from Chicago to Palm Springs in 2021 and joined St. Paul’s shortly after that. He was elected to the Vestry, and as Clerk of the Vestry, in May 2025.

Rick Nauman

Rick Nauman has been retired and full-time resident in Palm Springs since January 3, 2017, and joined Church of St. Paul in the Desert shortly after, starting with choir. He is currently coming to the end of a three-year term on Vestry, and serves on Finance, Human Resource and Endowment/Gift Committees. He has lived in a variety of cities: Seattle, New Orleans, Detroit, Baltimore, Metairie LA, Shreveport LA and Baton Rouge LA. Those cities were part of job moves during a 43 year Property and Casualty insurance career culminating in executive underwriting management positions for the last two postings. In each of the cities after Baton Rouge, Rick was active at an Episcopal church. Seattle–St. Stephens (choir, vestry and co-chair of Rector Search Committee); New Orleans–St. George (choir, Vestry, Treasurer, coordinator for Mardi Gras Café); Troy, MI–St. Stephens (choir, Vestry and Senior Warden); Westminster, MD-Ascension (choir); Metairie, LA–St. Augustine (choir and Vestry); Shreveport, LA–Holy Cross (choir). Rick spends his time in the valley doing volunteer work: Palm Springs Art Museum store and theatre usher, Country Club Estates of Palm Springs HOA board and Treasurer, board and Treasurer of the Notre Dame Club of Palm Springs and lots of committees at St. Paul.

Dusty Porter

Dusty Porter joined St. Paul’s in July 2024 with his husband, Tim Ring, when they relocated from New Orleans, Louisiana to enjoy retirement. Dusty is a life-long Episcopalian who grew up in Atlanta; Tim and Dusty have lived in Denver, Washington DC, Baltimore, and New Orleans during their 32 years together and active members in Episcopal parishes all along the way. Since joining St. Paul’s, Dusty has been a member of the Human Resources and Stewardship Committees and is an active participant in the St. Paul’s Book Club. He and Tim have also participated in the Circle Suppers the past two years. They reside in Sunrise Park with their rescue labrador Stella.

Clerk’s Corner: December Vestry Meeting Recap

• The Finance, Campus Care, and Human Resources Committees of the Vestry are working on supporting the parish staff in developing a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Parish Hall. The purpose of the standard operating procedure is to clarify what the expectations are for any group using the Parish Hall. This is especially important for our newly remodeled facilities and timely as we get close to finishing the kitchen project this spring. The parish has been intentionally limiting the use of the hall to outside groups until construction is completed and these procedures could be finalized to ensure the long-term use of the facilities for many years. Ministries and groups within the parish have been slowly beginning to use the hall as a soft launch and test-case for sharing this incredible asset with the wider community.

• The Church of St. Paul in the Desert has a Permanent Endowment Fund. The Endowment Committee makes a recommendation each year regarding what income from the fund should be distributed to the parish. For 2025, the Endowment Committee recommended that $32,132 be distributed from the endowment to the Parish. The Vestry accepted this recommendation and directed the Senior Warden to make that transfer.

• The Vestry also worked on approving a recommended slate of candidates for the next Vestry election. An in-depth recruiting process was implemented involving a call to the entire parish to attend a Vestry Interest Day in the autumn of 2025, interviews with the Vestry Nominating Committee, interviews with the Co-Rectors, and review of potential candidates by the Vestry. While anyone who is eligible may be elected to Vestry at the Annual Meeting, the slate represents the candidates who have been thoroughly vetted. In respectful fashion, I, along with the other Vestry member who are seeking to be re-elected, recused ourselves from the final discussion and vote at the Vestry meeting for the slate. Please see the section in the newsletter this week that covers the Annual Meeting for more information.

Respectfully submitted,
Jack McClean
Vestry Clerk

Laundry Love

Another successful Laundry Love in the books!
Guests: 46
Number of people who benefitted from the event: 96
Detergent accepted: 28
Total loads: 311

Not quite as many guests or loads as in November, but even so we’re slightly higher in our number of beneficiaries. This event generally went more smoothly and peacefully than November, We shared our Laundry Love List (foundational guidelines, built during our core team meeting on 11/30, attached here) with our volunteers and in January every guest will also get a copy when they sign in. We talked through the LLL guidelines with guests during the December event and let them know that they’d go fully into effect in January.

Now that the holiday activities are over, we’re moving on our preparations for our daytime program expansion in February, which includes coordination with our partners at the PS Early Entry Overnight Shelter and creating some new signage.

Megan Goehring & Tony McEwing

Epiphany House Blessing

Celebrated on the Feast of the Epiphany, (January 6, 2026), it is a tradition of using chalk to write above the home’s entrance asking for God’s blessing on the home and those who dwell in or visit the home. As the individual/family/household gathers in prayer, it is an invitation for Jesus to be a daily guest in our lives and our home.

NOTE 1: Bring all members of the household together for this blessing.
Utilize any children in your home to be the Leader, Reader, and chalk drawer.

NOTE 2: If you live alone, you are invited to call someone else from church who lives alone and do your home chalk blessings together, reading and praying the words below AND/OR invite a neighbor over and share in blessing your homes together.

OPENING

All – Make the Sign of the Cross
Leader – Let us praise God, who fills our hearts and homes with peace.
All  – Blessed be God forever.

READING

Leader A reading from Matthew 2:1-12.

When Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, in the days of King Herod, behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was greatly troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. Assembling all the chief priests and the scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They said to him, “In Bethlehem of Judea, for thus it has been written through the prophet: ‘And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a ruler, who is to shepherd my people Israel.’” Then Herod called the magi secretly and ascertained from them the time of the star’s appearance. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, “Go and search diligently for the child. When you have found him, bring me word, that I too may go and do him homage.” After their audience with the king they set out. And behold, the star that they had seen at its rising preceded them, until it came and stopped over the place where the child was. They were overjoyed at seeing the star, and on entering the house they saw the child with Mary his mother. They prostrated themselves and did him homage. Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way.

The Word of the Lord.
All – Thanks be to God.

HOUSE BLESSING

Leader (using the chalk, write above the door) 20 + C + M + B + 26
saying “May Christ bless this house.”

• The numbers represent the New Year.
• C M B stands for “Christus Mansionem Benedicat” –Latin for “May Christ bless this house”
• C M B also stands for the traditional names of the Magi: Caspar, Melchior, & Balthasar
• The “+” signs represent the cross, and the four seasons of the year for blessings over all the earth in every cardinal direction.

ACCLAMATION (from Psalm 24)

Leader Lift up your heads, O gates!
All – That the King of Glory may enter.

Leader Who is the King of Glory?
All – The Lord of Hosts. He is the King of Glory.

CONCLUDING PRAYER

Leader Let us pray.
All  – During these days of the Christmas season, we keep this feast of the Epiphany. Through the guidance of a star, the coming of Jesus was made known to the Gentiles. We celebrate Christ made known to the Magi, to John in the River Jordan, and to the disciples at the wedding at Cana. Today, Christ is made known to us. Today this home is a holy place. Lord God of heaven and earth, you revealed your only begotten Son to every nation by the guidance of a star. Bless this house and all who inhabit it. May we be blessed with health, goodness of heart, humility, kindness, and the keeping of your law. Fill us with the light of Christ that our love for each other may go out to all. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

(After you have blessed your doorway and home with chalk and prayer,
please take a picture of yourself with the door blessing—
practice those “selfie skills”—and email it to communications@stpaulsps.org)

The staff of The Church of St. Paul has gathered in prayer and blessed the church.

Celebration of The Epiphany

What a wonderful celebration of the Epiphany, one of our seven principal feasts in the church calendar. These Three Kings brought gifts of our sorrows (prayers from our Blue Christmas service of grief and loss), our gratitudes from 2025 and hopes for 2026 (from our Pink Sunday In-Gathering service of celebration and thanksgiving), and our chalk to be blessed for marking homes to invite the King of Kings into our full lives. In the sermon, we heard that wherever we are, we are fully welcomed and wanted on the spiritual journey, and that though it may cost us as we bring our full selves, we will return changed as we encounter Christ.

Special congratulations to Noe Cruz, who was voted best dressed royal and was named the King of Mardi Gras for 2026 (come on Shrove Tuesday, Feb 17 at 5PM to find out more!). We also are grateful for the Latino Ministry who hosted a special cocktail hour afterwards, as Los Tres Reyes is a big holiday in Latin American countries. If you missed it, you can pick up your blessed chalk this Sunday!

Skills for Facing Adversity Through Psychological & Spiritual Awareness

In today’s stressful political climate, prayer and meditation can help us reconnect with peace and joy. Within that openness, we can explore how witnessing cruelty and scapegoating impacts our own wounds—and begin the work of healing

Mondays at 3:30 PM
Jan 5, 12, 19, 26
Yucca Room — Parish Hall
Led by Grace Jill Schireson

Celebrating Our Differences — Workshop

Join us as we explore how many of us have a preference on how we collect information about the world, how we make a decision on what to do with that information, whether we like to drill down to a decision or look for more possibilities, and if we are energized for life by thoughts, concepts, and ideas, or persons, places, and things.

Saturday, Jan 10 at 9AM —12PM
Yucca Room — Parish Hall
Led by The Rev. Mark Spaulding

So I Send You: A Discipleship Study Based on the 7 Signs in the Gospel of John

This study invites us to explore the seven signs in the Gospel of John as markers of God’s kingdom breaking into our world. Through these signs, we discover that even small acts of faith can transform lives. This study helps us discern our unique call as disciples—bringing Christ’s light into every encounter. Together, we reflect on hospitality, pray for healing, embrace wholeness, seek abundance, face fear, examine intent, and deepen our faith as we go forth to continue Jesus’ work.

Tuesdays at 10:00 AM
Jan 13, 20 & 27
Feb 3, 10, 17, & 24
Yucca Room — Parish Hall
Led by The Rev. Dcn. Cris South

New Online Bible Course on the Hebrew Scriptures … for Smarties!

You’ve heard of The Bible for Dummies. Now, introducing The Bible … for Smarties! A chance to explore and learn about the Bible without dumbing it down. Going beyond your typical Bible Study, this seminar will be a university-level academic class focused on Nurturing Students towards a Nuanced, Critical Interpretation and Sophisticated Understanding of the Texts of the Bible. Dr. David Moseley will be the Instructor for this upcoming online offering in the Spring — a 12-week class on Hebrew Scriptures 2 (focusing on the Prophetic Literature and the miscellaneous Writings that include Poetry, Wisdom and Philosophy, Inspirational Stories and Apocalypse), starting on Monday 12th January 2026.

*** All Classes meet on Zoom on Monday evenings, 6:00-8:00 p.m. *** Classes are recorded and can be accessed if you miss any of the *live* discussions. For more information, click on this LINK which includes all you need to know about the material we will be covering, the schedule, and registering for the class. Scholarships are available – please inquire. And please feel free to email Dr. Moseley (drdavidmoseley@gmail.com) with any questions.

TODEC Update

Episcopal Church Statement on U.S. Intervention in Venezuela

Parish Book Club

The next Book Club meeting will be held on February 3, 2026, at 2 PM. The meeting will be held in the Music Cottage on the church campus. The Book Club pick for February is The Correspondent by Virginia Evans. Sybil Van Antwerp has throughout her life used letters to make sense of the world and her place in it. She wrote to all sorts and lived a very full life. But letters arrive from someone in her past, forcing her to examine one of the most painful periods of her life. The novel is about the hubris of youth, the wisdom of old age, and the mistakes and acts of kindness that occur during a lifetime.

New members are always welcome. For more information, please contact Alan Zimmerman at alanzimmeran@icloud.com.

Flower Ministry

• Donate SMALL vases or jam jars (glass or plastic) in the marked basket near the Welcome Table.
• Show up on any Monday at 9AM and help arrange flowers in the sacristy.
• Show up on any Monday at 9AM and get a few arrangements and Flower Cards with parishioners’ addresses and deliver to home! (Easy drop offs at the door or left on the porch.)
• Pray for those delivering flowers, that they might offer and receive Christ in those deliveries.
• Reach out to our Flower Ministry Coordinator, Natalie Ousley, and let her know you’re interested (njousley@yahoo.com).

Altar Flowers

“The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom . . .” Isaiah 35:1-2

Altar flowers, also known as chancel flowers, are a Christian tradition of placing flowers in the chancel of a church to beautify the space and honor loved ones. In the Episcopal Church, altar flowers are often used to celebrate special occasions, such as birthdays, anniversaries, or the birth of a child. They can also be given in memory of a loved one or to honor a person.

If you would like to sponsor altar flowers for a future Sunday to commemorate a special person or event, you’ll find the sign-up book in the Narthex, or you can call the Parish Office at 760.320.7488 to reserve your sponsorship dates(s). A donation of $105 for each altar flower sponsorship (or $75 for narthex flower sponsorships) covers the flower shops fees

Upcoming St. Paul’s Funerals

• Benjamin Carrillo, Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 11AM
• Judi Miller-Steele (inurnment in columbarium), Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 12noon
• Ben Clark, Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11AM
• Kathryn Briski, Saturday, February 28, 2026 at 11AM
• John Alex Houlton, Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 11AM

Prayers of the Church

For the Anglican Communion, The Most Reverend Dame Sarah Mullally, the Archbishop of     Canterbury-designate; pray for the Iglesia Anglicana de la Region Central de America, The     Most Reverend Juan David Alvarado, Archbishop and Primate.

For the Episcopal Diocese of California: The Right Reverend Rev. Austin Keith Rios, Bishop.

For the Episcopal Diocese of San Diego, The Right Reverend Doctor Susan Brown Snook, Bishop; for clergy and people of Clergy and people of St. John’s, Chula Vi sta.

For those commended to our prayers: Ron Wright, Eric Harsen, Don A. Pam M. Allison & Stephan, Margie Paris, Jon Kates, Marty Turner, Frances Boaze, Tim Castor, Rhylee Citi, Eric Harsen, Marge S., Raffaele, Paul Cronin-Swalboski, Katie Walsh, Rev. Gary Bradley, Michael Neill, Tellez Family, Kevin Lee, Aaron Riviers, Gerardo Reynoso, Anika Burke, Nesbit Hatch & Dennis Rexroad, Don Moore, Adrienne, George, Bridgette Oliver, Nicole, Beverly Schafer, Bob Blum, Steven Pilgrim, Marysia, Francis, Marty, Terry Garrity, Chris Migdol, Natalie Ousley, Greg, Jude Hoiseth, Tony & Pat Ellerd, Vicky Boaz & Marty Turner, David Faull, Jessica Rodriguez, Crystal Gonzalez, Julia Anne Galperen, Troy Elder, Reuben Hernnadez, Shaun Water, Patricia Valtier-Medina, René (Reno) Valtier, Rodney Binder, Sam Grewal & Family, Gabriel Georgia, Jerry Brown, Fergus, Joan Anderson, Harry Lit, Lori Miller, Lucy Youngren, Bonnie Ong, RC Eckert, Gaile Eckert, Tish & Eliott Kahn, Hap Blaisdell, Terry Fabian, Pat, David Valenzuela, Chloe Grace Wilson Barton; pray for all those for whom no prayers have been said.

For those who have died: Louise Standefer, Benjamin Carrillo, Hugh Curtis, Samuel Pineda, Rev. Tom Callard, Cecily, Jackie Smart, Robert Menifee. Rest eternal grant to these, your servants, O Lord, and let light perpetual shine upon them. May their souls and the souls of all the departed rest in peace. Amen.

For those celebrating anniversaries: January 7: John & Lena Granet, January 9: Michael Harbin & Warren MacPherson, January 10: Barry Hagenbuch & Robert Woods, January 16: Tom Kieley & Linda Krengel.

For those with birthdays: January 6: Steven F. Holm, January 7: Gary K. Scott, Gary Gillespie, January 8: George Holliday, January 9: Nathan DePetris, Ed Walsh, January 10: Pat Ellerd, Kylie Georgia, Gail Heitman, January 13: Suzi Osuna, January 14: Joanne Lampela, John Lasher. January 15: Laurent Dellac, January 16: Tony Martinez, January 17: John Raposa.

For those for whom flowers have been donated: Today’s Altar Flowers are sponsored by Shelia Brubaker in Thanksgiving for the 49th Anniversary of the Rev. Canon Victoria Hatch’s Ordination, AND by Warren & Mike in Thanksgiving for 47 years together and 13 years legally.

“The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom . . .” Isaiah 35:1-2

Send us your Prayer Requests via email — You may request prayers, “For those commended to our prayers” or “For those who have died,” by sending requests to revdan@stpaulsps.org. The weekly print deadline is Wednesday noon.

For next Sunday’s Lectionary readings, go to www.lectionarypage.net and click on January 18, The Second Sunday after The Epiphany.

Add a Name to the Prayer List at St. Paul

Want to add someone’s name to the prayer list? Please call the Church Office or email Reverend Dan, at revdan@stpaulsps.org with names. Prayers remain on the list for one month unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming Meetings & Events at St Paul’s

• Monday, January 12, 1:00 PM — LGBTQ+ Outreach Ministry Meeting —
• Monday, January 12, 3:30 PM — Facing Adversity Zen Class — Yucca Room, Parish Hall.
• Tuesday, January 13, 11:30 AM — 7 Signs of John Class — Yucca Room, Parish Hall.
• Wednesday, January 14, 4:00 PM — Path Ahead Class — Yucca Room, Parish Hall.
• Wednesday, January 14, 6:00 PM — Eucharist — Church

Want to help make St. Paul’s Campus & Buildings Better?

Have you have had a moment where you were at church and you saw the same lightbulb has been out for weeks and no one has changed it? Or maybe you go to grab a railing to steady yourself and find that it’s really loose and wonder why it hasn’t been fixed? Or perhaps you’ve noticed that your pew rack is missing cards or envelopes or pens and you are reminded that no one can fill them unless someone knows they are empty?

We have a BRAND-NEW tool that anyone can use to help us make sure the campus is safe, stocked, and ready for worship and other campus activities! Welcome to the NEW St. Paul’s Maintenance/Repair Request Form found online. If YOU see something that needs repairing, cleaning, sprucing-up, etc. on St. Paul’s campus, this is THE way to ensure that we know about it. Scan the QR code below OR click on the Building & Grounds Maintenance/Repair Request Form. You will be able to fill out the form in real time, which will allow our sexton to address those issues and/or the Campus Care Committee to address any major campus issues. Help us stay organized and prioritized!

If you see something that needs repairing, cleaning, sprucing-up, etc. St. Paul’s campus, this is THE way to ensure that we know about it. Scan below to reach our Building & Grounds Maintenance/Repair Request Form.

Stay Connected

Sunday Service LiveStreaming

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The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego’s Info on Reporting Misconduct

Intake Officers:

Ms. Megan Callan, megan@mecallan.com

The Rev. Willy Crespo, frcrespo@gmail.com

Ms. Meredith Hardy, mlh8180@gmail.com

The Episcopal Diocese of San Diego considers the reporting and investigation of misconduct to be of critical importance. Reporting enables the diocese to protect the complainant, the respondent, and the larger community. It also allows the diocese to assist with the spiritual, psychological, and emotional needs of all concerned during and after the report of misconduct. Please visit edsd.org/safe-church-safe-communities/reporting-misconduct/