2025-2026 Preaching Series
SEPTEMBER 21, 2025 | ONE SERVICE 10AM | 11:15AM COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
The Constitution of this Country & The Constitution of the Episcopal Church: Where We Began and Where We Now Stand, especially in regard to the rising power of Christian Nationalism
The Rev. William E. Swing
Join Bishop Swing as he reflects on the Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of The Episcopal Church, from early beginnings to contemporary developments. Don't miss this dialogue at the intersection of polity, identity, and community!
SEPTEMBER 28, 2025 | 8AM & 10AM SERVICES
Stewardship as a Way of Life
Ms. Anne Casscells
Anne Casscells is an investment professional who worked at Stanford University’s endowment. She and her wife have been members of St. Paul’s for 20 years; they were married here in 2008.
Anne is a longtime member of the St. Paul’s Chancel Choir. She chairs St. Paul’s Finance Commission and serves as diocesan delegate, representing St. Paul’s in the Peninsula Deanery and the Diocese of California. Anne also is a trustee of Grace Cathedral.
She and her wife have long been active in the work of diversity and LGBTQ civil rights, and she sits on the advisory board of the Clayman Institute for Gender Research.
OCTOBER 19, 2025 | 8AM & 10AM SERVICES | 11:15AM COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
I will grant her justice: faithful jail ministry in the Bay Area
The Rev. Liz Milner, Executive Director of Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy
The Rev. Liz Milner grew up in Scotland, and met her husband Marius while they were studying maths together at Cambridge University. She has taught high school maths in London, pastored in churches for more than two decades, and served as chaplain in California jails since 2006. As Executive Director of Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy (www.cicministries.org which provides chaplaincy services for all jails in Santa Clara County), and facility chaplain at the local women’s jail, Rev. Milner lives into her passion and calling to be with incarcerated people. She resides in Palo Alto, with her husband and two dogs. Their three adult children are scattered across the U.S.
OCTOBER 26, 2025 | 8AM & 10AM SERVICES | 11:15 AM COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
Creation Care: Our Responsibility
Alexandra Moyer Readey
Alex has been managing nonprofit College and University endowments and Foundations for decades. She focuses on private funds investing in venture capital, private equity, natural resources, infrastructure, and real estate and serves on Cambridge Associates’ Real Assets Investment Committee. Alex is a founding member of the firm’s Mission-Related Investing Group, facilitating the expansion of the firm’s institutional quality sustainable, social impact, and diverse private funds. She is also a leader of the firm’s private investment and sustainability groups.
In the wider community, Alex serves as Investment Committee Member for Crop Trust, a United Nations backed NGO securing global food supplies, and Crystal Springs Uplands School, and as Advisor to Big Sur Land Trust.
DECEMBER 12, 2025 | 8AM & 10AM Services | 11:15AM COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
I will prepare a way for you...
The Rev. Susanna Singer, Episcopal Community Services President
Susanna Singer studied English Literature at the University of Cambridge, worked as a business administrator in London, and earned her M.Div. at CDSP, following her call to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church. After ordination she served as Canon Liturgist and Educator at Grace Cathedral, and diocesan education coordinator for the Diocese of California, then earned a PhD in theology and education at Boston College. She has served as associated clergy in small and medium-sized congregations in a variety of cultural contexts. She has taught at CDSP since Fall 2005. She has been active in congregational and diocesan consulting in the field of ministry development, and chaired the General Convention’s Task Force on Clergy Leadership for Small Congregations from 2015-18.
with Community Conversation with Beth Stokes, Executive Director of ECS
Beth Stokes has spent the majority of her career addressing homelessness and housing in California. She received a Master of Social Work from San Francisco State University before going on to serve as the western region managing director for the Corporation for Supportive Housing in Los Angeles, then taking on a number of roles in San Francisco. Currently, she is the executive director of Episcopal Community Services San Francisco, a position she’s held since 2017.
JANUARY 25, 2026 | 8AM & 10AM SERVICES | 11:15AM COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
The Rev. Rebecca Edwards, Braid Mission
Rebecca Edwards is a co-founder of Braid Mission, an institution of the Episcopal Diocese of California that provides support for foster youth through intergenerational teams of volunteers. She has been a minister in the Episcopal Church for 14 years, following many years of youth ministry and serving as a volunteer and board member for Big Brother Big Sister in her hometown of Chattanooga. These experiences formed some of the beliefs that guided Braid’s model: that all children deserve to be surrounded by adults who encourage and empower them, and that volunteers need supportive community to thrive.
FEBRUARY 8, 2026 | 8AM & 10AM Services | 11:15AM COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
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Scout Sunday
Dr. Craig Hou, Scouts America
Craig Hou was born and raised in Southern California. He has been involved in Scouting since 2017, initially as a Cub Scout Den Leader, then as a Cub Scout Pack Cubmaster. Craig has been the Scoutmaster for Troop 28 since 2023. In addition to hiking and spending time outdoors, he enjoys cycling online and following professional baseball.
The Community Conversation will be with Scout Troop 28!
MARCH 1, 2026 | 8AM & 10AM SERVICES | 11:15AM COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
Culture as Medicine
Señor Lopez, Associate Director of Research and Advocacy,
Ayudando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS) and San Mateo County Poet Laureate
Working at the intersections of poetry and politics to support human flourishing, Señor Lopez serves as Associate Director of Research and Advocacy for Ayundando Latinos A Soñar (ALAS), a non-profit organization dedicated to working for social wellness through multicultural practices, mental health care, individualized and collective support related to education, immigration processes, and work, as well as advocating for the wellbeing of the whole community.
Señor Lopez will share about experiences of farmworker families and children along the coast, speaking to the value of culture as medicine, especially as art and music contribute to healing and invite us to connect with one another, with our histories, and with our imaginings about the world we share. As a former councilman of East Palo Alto, where Lopez has resided since the city's incorporation, and a Marshall Scholar who has represented the United States abroad, Lopez brings perspective and insight to creatively broaden our dialogue about God's dreams for the world.
MARCH 8, 2026 | 8AM & 10AM SERVICES | 11:15AM COMMUNITY CONVERSATION
Discerning People and Communities: Exercising a Contemplative Faith
Ms. Jocelyn A. Sideco
St. Ignatius of Loyola assumed that God communicates directly with each of us. However, he recognized that not all of our thoughts, feelings, and desires come from the Holy Spirit -- some desires are indeed holy, while others stem from different sources. Then challenge, then, is to discern which inner stirrings come from God and which do not. This process is described as discernment of spirits.
Ms. Sideco will explore Ignatian Discernment techniques over the course of the weekend. Sign up for the Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 7, from 9am-4pm. She will continue to share experiences at two of our Sunday services and immediately following the 10am in a community conversation.