St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Crescent City

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

Christian communities have called the Holy Land home for nearly two millennia, yet today Palestinian Christians face growing pressures that threaten their land, livelihoods, cultural heritage, and continued presence. Join us for a conversation, featuring Alice Kisiya, Palestinian Christian journalist, activist, and founder of the Save Al-Makhrour Initiative, and Mother Agapia, an Orthodox nun and teacher whose years of ministry in Bethany connected her deeply to the experiences of Palestinian communities, on what it means to preserve a vibrant Christian presence in the birthplace of Jesus and how communities in the Holy Land are working to protect their future. Learn more and register here: https://cmep.org/cmep-events/i-care-about-peace-series-preserving-christian-presence-in-the-birthplace-of-jesus-with-rebuilding-alliance/

09/02/2026

“O God of unsearchable wisdom and mercy; Liberate us from bo***ge to self, and empower us to serve you and our neighbors, that like your servant David Oakerhater, we might bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; through Jesus Christ, the captain of our salvation, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever. Amen.”

On September 1st we celebrate the feast day of David Pendleton Oakerhater, or in his native Cheyenne, Oak-uh-hat-uh.

He is the only American Indian listed in the Episcopal calendar of the church year. He was born between 1844 and 1851 on a Cheyenne reservation in Western Oklahoma. Oakerhater, whose name means “Making Medicine,” was imprisoned in Florida for his alleged role in the Battle of Adobe Walls in 1874. During his imprisonment, he became acquainted with Episcopal Bishop Henry Whipple and Ohio Senator George Pendleton. While a prisoner, he drew pen and ink art in ledger books, signing his name Making Medicine often with a glyph of a dancer in a Sun Dance lodge. This glyph is now depicted as a stained glass window at St. Paul’s Cathedral in Oklahoma City.
During his imprisonment, he was baptized and confirmed, and following his release from Fort Marion, Oakerhater was ordained deacon on June 7, 1881, and spent the rest of his life as a missionary to the Cheyenne Nation of Oklahoma.

08/21/2026

Crescent City United Methodist (especially Bridget Holland) and St. Paul's used to host Christmas sales of Serrv products. They are well made, reasonable and support craftspeople.

08/21/2026

In the face of human suffering, we respond with compassion.

By forging alliances with Anglican partners, local leaders and community-led organizations, we’re able to support those in need and walk alongside communities impacted by poverty, injustice and other global crises.

On this , let’s honor those who make the impossible possible—the people who bring light to communities, every single day. ✨

Learn more about our work:
https://www.episcopalrelief.org/about-us/

08/15/2026