Rector’s Blog

This Sunday is our monthly Prayer Shawl Group. We meet after the 10 a.m. service in the Parish Hall, and sit, knit, crochet and chat. You are welcome to join us at our table, and there are other ways you can get involved. Firstly – you are always welcome to knit/crochet a prayer shawl for

First of all, my apologies – I had truly thought Canon Scott was going to be here this Sunday, but he is needed at another church. Hopefully you remembered to set your clocks back an hour and arrived at church on time instead of an hour early. The good news is that we will get

October has sped past – we are careening towards the end of the month. This upcoming Wednesday (October 28) we have our final Homebrewed Faith of the year. The theme is Apocalypse. Please join us at 7 p.m. at Johnny Pizzas. The following Saturday (October 31) is the annual Halloween on Main. St. Mary’s will

St. Mary’s continues to wow and overwhelm me with your generosity! We received 50 pledge cards on Sunday, and 27 of them represented increases from last year. That’s over 50%! We are currently on track to have a 6% increase in giving over 2026. Thank you for your support of this parish financially, as well

Sunday is our annual celebration of stewardship at St. Mary’s. I hope you will join us for worship at 9 a.m., followed by a catered meal at 10 a.m. Is this your first Sunday at St. Mary’s? We’ve saved you a seat, please join us for lunch. My sincere thanks to everyone who has prayerfully

Happy October! The weather is leaning towards autumn and I hope you are enjoying the changing colors of the leaves. Thank you to everyone who turned in an RSVP for October 11, Consecration Sunday. If you did not do so last Sunday, please fill out one this Sunday and put it in the offering plate.

This Sunday our postulant, Jordan Robinson-Delaney, is preaching! As part of Jordan’s formation, she is spending time at St. Mary’s for practical experience, including preaching. I look forward to hearing her words. Thank you to everyone who has donated towards the digital sign. We have claimed all the matched funds, and are just $1335 away

Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Meeting last Sunday! We had 51 people sign in at the Annual Meeting, and I really appreciate all your voices. We elected Russ to the Vestry, and thanked Diane, John, and Jim for their service. Diane, John and Jim will serve through December, and Russ will join

It is officially September! I confess that I hope that means a decrease in humidity as we move into fall, though I am aware that second summer is a likely future. We have a number of worship and formation opportunities in September and October: + Outreach – we are collecting winter coats, gloves, hats, scarves

I am in the process of putting together my Annual Reports, and I am consistently awed at this community! I was looking back over the last twelve months and was amazed at how much you all have accomplished. Some of the highlights include: 4348 people attending services, 54 Adult Ed classes, 33 home communion visits,