Rector’s Blog

We are polishing the church to a high gloss! Stanley Steemer was here this weekend to clean our floors, and Sunday we are going to be make our windows sparkle! Please bring your favorite window cleaner and help us scour all our lovely windows. Weather permitting, this Sunday we will have our 10 a.m. service […]

Being in community with people is often a mixed bag – we are stronger together and can support each other at our best, but are able to tear one another to pieces at our worst. I was once again reminded of how very lucky I am to be at St. Mary’s – you are the

Thank you to everyone who signed up for a new ministry or two at last Sunday’s Ministry Fair! We will have the signup sheets available this Sunday as well for those who were unable to join us next week. I hope you find something that brings you joy! May is an incredibly busy month! This

While the weather continues to bounce around, signs of spring are firmly here. In fact, this Sunday is our Ministry Fair! I hope you’ll take time to browse the tables during Coffee Hour and perhaps discover a new ministry or two that interests you. Should you not find one, please let me know and we

Thank you for your generous donations to our Easter Outreach! We raised a total of nearly $5400 that will be split between Safe Families for Children, Lake Area Free Clinic and cancelling out lunch debt for Dousman students in financial need. Thank you! This Sunday we are meeting at 9 a.m. to talk about the

Happy Second Sunday of Easter! As we consider what it means to believe and have faith without visual proof, we hear the Gospel story of Thomas. This Sunday we have one combined service at 9 a.m. followed by a catered coffee hour. Bishop’s Sweets is catering our coffee hour for free after some hiccups with

Easter Sunday arrives after the swirl of rite, ritual and prayer that is Holy Week. We face humanity’s need in stark terms, attempting to comprehend the unimaginable grace offered to us on Easter Sunday. We likely will never fully understand, at least not until we are in the presence of God. But I hope you

Palm Sunday is here! We end our five and a half weeks of Lent and enter into Holy Week. This Sunday we will have Easter crafts following the 10 a.m. service, followed by an Easter Egg Hunt. Please invite your friends, families and neighbors. Of course, it wouldn’t be St. Mary’s without looking to help

We are coming near to the end of Lent. This Sunday is Lent 5, and then next week will be Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week. Sunday we will finish up our worship leader trainings with the readers. If you are currently a reader, or would like to be a reader, please stay

Hopefully you are adjusting to the time change and have been able to enjoy the longer days and sunshine this week. This Sunday is our Greeter Training. Greeters (also called ushers) are often the first faces that newcomers and visitors see. They have an important ministry of welcome – do they notice the newcomer entering