Rector’s Blog

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

Tie a string around your finger, post notes, set alarms, but don’t forget that Daylight Saving begins this week. Set your clocks forward an hour on Saturday, or we will miss you at church on Sunday. This Sunday is our Chalice Bearer Training! If you are currently a chalice bearer, would like to be a

This Sunday is our monthly Potluck Coffee Hour. Thank you to everyone who is bringing a dish to share and to the Vestry for set up and clean up! Have you ever received or gifted a prayer shawl? The St. Mary’s Prayer Shawl team knits and crochets at home and at church to keep us

Are you curious about how the altar is set up each Sunday? How do we decide what color to put on the altar? How do we pour the wine? What do we do with leftovers? Find out following both services this Sunday at our Altar Guild training. Please plan to join if you are currently

Sunday is the last Sunday after the Epiphany before we begin Lent. Each year our Gospel reading on this day is Jesus’ transfiguration – a mountaintop experience before we enter into the hard work of Lent. I hope you will join us on Sunday. Archdeacon Bill Dunlop will be with us and will preach. Following

Our first ministry training is this Sunday! Following both services, we will be talking about what it means to be an acolyte. All are welcome, whether you are a current acolyte, interested in becoming an acolyte, or just curious. We will pass out new guides for acolyting as well as discussing the way you contribute