Mother Pippa

Happy Easter! Of course, it’s not when we usually celebrate Easter, and yet, every Sunday is a celebration of the resurrection. This Sunday we will read the Easter readings, sing the Easter hymns, and rejoice that Jesus Christ is risen indeed, Alleluia! It has been a tremendously busy week. We started Monday with a downpour […]

Fall Fest is just a week away and the Book Sale begins on Wednesday (September 15)! This Sunday is your very last chance to preorder pie! Make sure you call or go to the Donate button on our website to get your pie orders in. I love the apple pie and can’t wait to pick

September is officially here, and with it, the start of the program year! We will kick things off on September 19 with our Easter in September celebration, as well as Fall Fest. There are a whole variety of ways to get involved: Book Sale set up, selling and clean up (we need extra set up

We are in the last few days of August, and September will soon be here with all the accompanying busyness of classes beginning, activities reforming and to-do lists lengthening. I hope that you are finding moments of balance and groundedness in the midst of all the chaos and rushing of life, and I hope St.

We are halfway through August and Fall is fast approaching. The books are stacking up for the Book Sale and the Fall Fest preparations are humming along. I am so excited for both! While I did get a chance to experience a full Fall Fest, that was nearly two years ago. I have yet to

Happy Feast of the Blessed Mother! This Sunday is St. Mary’s Day – and we will celebrate with good food, fellowship and fun! Please bring a dish to share to Sunday’s potluck, and remember that we have one service at 9 a.m. For those joining us online, you may have noticed that we continue to

Like most people, I am heartily sick of Covid, and yet it is still here. As the cases go up in Waukesha County (and as of Tuesday we were at 132 cases per 100,000 residents), I am forced to reexamine my own habits around distancing and hygiene. At the moment, I am not mandating anything

We are entering into a month of hearing about Jesus and Communion. Starting this Sunday, we will hear Jesus say: “I am the Bread of Life.” While communion is considered complete with only the bread, or only the wine, at St. Mary’s we are now returning wine to our worship together. We have one ounce

This weekend is Dousman Derby Days! St. Mary’s is a part of the Dousman Chamber of Commerce, and I have greatly enjoyed learning more about all the wonderful events that happen in Dousman. This Saturday you can get food and beer starting at noon, and the frog jump runs from 1 to 4 p.m. The

Don’t forget that this Sunday we are having Church by the River at 8 a.m.! I am back from vacation and cannot wait to worship with you all again. As lovely and restful as the change in routine has been, I am excited to return to the lovely community of St. Mary’s. I am also