The Shower of Stoles is a collection of over a thousand liturgical stoles and other sacred items from gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons from 27 denominations in six countries. Each stole contains the story of a GLBT person who is active in the life and leadership of their faith community in some way: minister, elder, deacon, teacher, missionary, musician, administrator or active layperson. This extraordinary collection celebrates the gifts of GLBT persons who serve God in countless ways, while also lifting up those who have been excluded from service because of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

The majority of the stoles have been sent to the collection by gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons themselves. Othere were made by churches to honor their GLBT members. In some cases a church has sent a stole inscribed only with the church's name to protect those in their midst who must remain unnamed. Overall, one third of the stoles have been received anonymously. A smaller number of the stoles are "signature stoles" which are easily distinguished from the main body of the collection. These stoles covered with the signatures of both gay and straight persons to honor GLBT friends while protecting their anonymity.

St. Paul's was honored to display part of the Shower of Stoles collection in November 2007.