Upcoming Events
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Backpacks for children | Samaritan House
May 1-July 16 | Online donation
A new school year starts in August so Samaritan House has launched its annual backpack drive to help ensure that all children and teens from under-resourced families in the area have a new backpack filled with supplies for the new school year. St. Paul's community has made this happen for many children and teens for the past decade.
If you'd like to participate, you may donate
1) through St. Paul's using all of our donation methods (via check, or online through stpaulsburlingame.org/support) with a notation "Backpacks" or
2) go to the online supplier of the backpacks (Roonga) to St. Paul's Operation Backpack drive page: www.roonga.com/stpaulsepiscopalchurchburlingame2026 and choose the backpack/s that you'd like to purchase.
We are grateful for those who support St. Paul's outreach efforts to uplift others in our wider community.
If you have questions or you'd like to help with the distribution of backpacks on Saturday, August 1, please contact Susan Ketcham, sketcham100@gmail.com
Pentecost Sunday!
May 24 | 10am | Church
The Feast of Pentecost is one of seven principal Feasts in the Episcopal Calendar. At St. Paul's we celebrate the birth of the church with joy-filled gathering which includes prayer, song, and thanksgiving.
It is customary to wear red and listen to scripture and our prayers in many languages. Come to celebrate the unity we find in Christ! Come Holy Spirit, enkindle in us the fire of Your love!
The Choir of St. Paul’s is delighted to host this second annual festival including the final Evensong of the season with Grace Cathedral choristers, a scrumptious dinner, and a silent auction of art. Auction proceeds will benefit upgrades to St. Paul’s video recording system. If you would like to be a participating artist, contact Gail Nezvigin (gail.nezvigin@gmail.com) by May 15.
2nd Annual Spring Art Festival
May 31 | 4pm | Church & Foote Hall
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Ordinations in the Diocese of California
Saturday, June 6 | 10AM | Grace Cathedral
Join the people of the diocese for the ordination of two new deacons: Cara Heather Meredith and Jocelyn Austria Sideco, and five new priests: Emily Rose Hansen Curran, Elaina Jo LeGault, Miguel Bustos, Andrew Faber Schule, and Debie Thomas. The Right Reverend Austin Keith Rios will preside. The Rev. Laura Eberly will preach. Reception to follow the ordinations.
Attend in person or online using this url: https://gracecathedral.org/watch-grace-cathedral.
When the online version of the service leaflet becomes available, you can view it here.
Premiere! A CENTENNIAL MASS FOR ST. PAUL’S
June 7 | 10AM
Be the first to hear a lively and lovely new setting of the mass (including Gloria, Sanctus, & Agnus Dei) by Canadian Sarah MacDonald, in celebration of the centennial of the laying of St. Paul’s cornerstone, the sixth commissioned choral work underwritten by the Marcia McCowin Estate Fund. MacDonald is Cambridge University Organist, Director of the Girls’ Choir at Ely Cathedral and Director of Music at Selwyn College, Cambridge. In the fall, all will begin to learn this mass, in preparation for a special centennial service with chamber orchestra on Sunday, February 7.
Cornerstone Centennial
June 7, 2026
The abovementioned premiere begins a special journey for our parish: in August, we all will learn the Sanctus together, until the entire congregation can join in singing together for our centennial culmination on February 7, 2027, celebrating 100 years since the dedication of our beloved church.
Bill Phillips, Chair of our Centennial Committee, will preach and Jocelyn will serve as an ordained deacon for the first time among us.
Join us for a screening of Chariots of Fire, the Academy Award-winning film directed by Hugh Hudson.Two British student athletes from Cambridge — one a determined Jewish runner and the other a devout Christian — are driven to compete and win in the 1924 Paris Olympics. Along the way, they wrestle with questions of pride, conviction, identity, and conscience as they navigate the pressures of competition and personal faith.Screening followed by a discussion facilitated by Dr. Jenny Lau, Professor Emeritus of International Cinema.
Movie Night at St. Paul's with Jenny Lau
Wednesday, June 10 | 7pm
Celebrating Pride
June 13 | 11AM-5PM | San Mateo Pride Festival
June 14 | 8AM & 10AM Worship Services
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God;
everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
1 John 4:7
Join us to share the love at San Mateo's Annual Pride Festival in Central Park. Volunteers are needed to be the warm face of welcome, love, and compassion! Sign-up here to staff a booth with other friends from neighboring Episcopal Churches.
Come to worship bringing your tender needs, petitions, desires, hopes and dreams to God and one another. All are welcome! Invite your friends! Jocelyn will host a shared sermon with members within the LGBTQIA+ community. Let us witness to love, empathy, compassion and advocacy! Fellowship to follow.
The Feast of Pauli Murray
Sunday, July 5
We celebrate our passionate foremother in faith with special prayers, readings, and reflections as we give thanks for her legacy as civil rights activist, first African American female to be ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church, poet, and queer saint in that cloud of witnesses who bore witness to God’s justice, love, and the dignity of all people.
Throwback Sunday & Ministry Fair
Sunday, August 30 | 10am
Step back in time to worship as St. Paul’s did in prior decades! This service will feature vintage prayers, music, and glimpses into our rich history over the last century. After church, enjoy a lively Ministry Fair, with hospitality and opportunities to connect as we begin an exciting program year, where all have a place in the life of our community.
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