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Ministries at St. Paul's
A community where God’s embracing love is joyfully shared. St. Paul’s is a place all can share their gifts in many different ways.
To learn more about how to get involved in any of the listed active ministries,
please call (650.348.4811) or email the office (info@stpaulsburlingame.org).
We would be thrilled to connect you with the current ministry leader!
Worship
Each week our community gathers to understand and celebrate God's dream for the world. We are invited to enrich our experience by offering our gifts to create this holy time and place.
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Acolytes
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Chalice Bearers
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Coffee Hour & Hospitali-Tea
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Greeters
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Lectors
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Ushers
Prayer & Care
One of the great gifts and callings at St. Paul's is the desire to be a caring and loving community, rooted in daily prayer, listening, and support.
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Knitting & Needlecraft
Faith Formation
St. Paul's is a rich and supportive place for all to explore and walk this faith journey together.
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Adult Education
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Men's Group
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Monday Journey
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Spiritual Parenting (formerly Mothers on a Mission (MOMs))
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Youth Ministry
Outreach/Service
Following in Jesus' footsteps means helping others, especially those in need. At St. Paul's, we desire to give of ourselves and serve our neighbors.
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Safe Harbor
Music
Music is an integral part of worship life at St. Paul's, where all ages actively participate in the ministry of music through the choirs and in vibrant congregational singing.
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Chancel Choir
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Choir School (Grades K-12)
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St. Cecilia Choir (Grades K-2)
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St. Nicolas Choir (Grades 2-8)
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Choristers (Grades 3-8)
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Teens (Grades 9-12)
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Tongan Choir
Administration
St. Paul's is blessed with a vibrant and engaged community that strives to use its time and talents to best steward its resources for past, current, and future members.
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Building Preservation
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Communications
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Finance
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Human Resources
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Stewardship
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Welcoming and Engagement Team
Outreach at St. Paul's
"Serving and Giving for the sake of the world. For it is in giving that we now receive"
– St. Francis of Assisi
Corazon: Build a House in a Day
Each year St. Paul's travels to Tijuana, Mexico to build a home for a family there. Working with our partner Corazon, we provide the materials and the labor to provide a safe and secure place for these families to live.
For those that have not yet had the opportunity to join St. Paul’s in a Corazon project, it is an incredible
experience. We travel to San Diego the day before the build (Friday, May 18, 2024). We rise early on
Saturday and meet a Corazon bus near the Mexican border and travel to our build site. Professional
builders guide our team to frame, sheath, paint, and roof a new home with pre-cut lumber and staged
supplies. Community members and even the recipient family join us in our collaborative work. We
break for a lunch provided by the local community. They have the operation down to a science and we
typically finish in late afternoon. We then travel back to San Diego, tired and dirty but full of inspiration,
and often celebrate in the evening with a meal together. The experience is well organized, well
supervised, and safe.
There are many ways you can support this important work of St. Paul’s. Prayers for the Corazon team,
our builders, and the recipient family are greatly appreciated. We hope to see many of our St. Paul’s
community join with us on the build this year. There is also room to invite friends if you would like. We
generally ask participants to fund their travel to and from San Diego as well as their lodgings, but
financial assistance can be provided if it would help. We will plan to do a little fundraising to help cover
our project expenses of $12,500. We will accept any gifts of support with deep gratitude. Please reach
out to Bryan Vander Lugt if you have any interest in joining or want to help in any way.
To read more about the details, go here.
Supporting Samaritan House, CALL Primrose and Life Moves
Throughout the year, St. Paul's partners with these core service agencies in San Mateo County to provide support as they empower individuals and families to find food and housing security. Efforts include a yearly Giving Tree that provides gifts and meals for families at Christmas, a yearly back pack drive for students in the summer and regular contributions of funding for each of these organizations.
The Circle of St. Paul's
The Circle of St. Paul’s is one of the parish's longest-running ministry teams, established in about 1928 by a small sewing circle of friends in Hillsborough with a shared goal of raising funds for the church. The group has a rich history, beginning in a vacant Burlingame storefront before moving to St. Paul's in 1952. Today, members meet monthly to plan events, offer support, and enjoy fellowship. Annual traditions include a community-wide Christmas Tea.
The core of the Circle's work revolves around the semi-annual Rummage Sales, held on the first weekend of May and October. These sales provide quality, well-priced clothing and household goods, connecting thousands of shoppers from local communities to the Pacific Islands.
Donations and Impact.
Pre-sorted rummage donations are accepted throughout the year at monthly Donation Drive-Thru's. (Estate and large donations are handled separately). The astute businesswomen of the Circle, past and present, have raised over $2 million. Most proceeds support St. Paul's operating expenses, facilities improvements, and outreach projects, with additional donations made to other local nonprofits selected by the members.
Your support of the Rummage Sales helps us help others in our community.
Donation Drop off Drive Thru Events Drop-off your gently used items on campus during our scheduled Saturday drive-thrus, held from 10:00am - 1:30pm.
The Rummage Sale is regularly held on the first Friday & Saturday of May and October, from 9:30am - 3:00pm both days.
Spring Sale: May 1 & 2, 2026
Fall Sale: October 2 & 3, 2026
Learn more here
Join The Circle: Your Help Makes a Difference!
We invite you to step into the Circle and help us help others! There are many ways to get involved:
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Donate: Drop off your gently used items on campus during our scheduled Saturday drive-thrus, held from 10:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m..
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Volunteer: Lend a hand at our donation events, or help with preparations before, during, or after our Rummage Sales.
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To volunteer, please contact Circle President Susan Group directly at (650) 348-4811 Extension #3, or reach out by email
Caring
One of the great gifts and callings at St. Paul’s is the desire to be a caring, loving place. This care is rooted in the daily caring that members offer to one another through prayer, listening and support. The web of care is nurtured as we gather for fellowship and fun. Care is offered through the various teams and groups that make up our common life, it is offered through special ministries, and it is offered through our pastoral staff.
The Healing Team
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Prayers for Healing during Sunday Services
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Lay Visitors for Pastoral and Eucharistic Visits
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Parish Prayer Cycle
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Prayer Shawls for comfort
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Grief Ministry
The Healing Team is committed to sharing Christ's healing love with the St. Paul's community. We visit homebound parishioners and deliver the Eucharist upon request. We send personal notes to everyone on the Parish Prayer Cycle. The Grief Ministry keeps in touch with those who have lost a loved one and follow up with notes throughout the year. Some individuals knit prayer shawls which are delivered to parishioners in need of comfort. We try to keep in touch with the various concerns of the St. Paul’s community. We support each other and endeavor to support the other ministries at St. Paul’s.
Contact the church office
for more information 650.348.4811