Rector’s Blog

We are now in Lent! That time of growing closer to God, to grow and lengthen with the longer days. We mimic the flowers that sprout and share their gifts with the world. I hope you will join us for Soup and Substance on Wednesday evenings as we learn our own gifts and work to […]

I spent the first half of this week in Madison at our annual Clergy Conference. This year the clergy from all three Wisconsin Dioceses gathered together to listen to Bishop Craig Loya of Minnesota try to convince us to leave our boats and delight in the water. The Bishop was referring to the miracle of

Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Meeting. We had three questions on the budget that I promised to look up and answer. There was a typo in the Treasurer’s Report. In the first bullet point of the Summary of 2023 Operating Results, the report says a loss of $131,228 and it should have

Sunday is the Annual Meeting! Hopefully you remember that there is one service at 9 a.m., followed by a potluck at 10 a.m. and the Annual Meeting at 10:30 a.m. Lent is approaching (Ash Wednesday is two and half weeks away). This year’s Soup & Substance class will be led by Deacon Ryan and me.

Winter arrived all at once! I hope you stayed warm and safe this week as the temperature dropped. As a reminder, should we ever cancel something a church – an event, meeting, or Sunday Service – we will let you know in three ways: Email to those involved. I will email the group (or the

Christmas season is over, winter seems to have finally arrived, and now we are preparing for the Annual Meeting. If you head a ministry, please submit your report to myself or Lynn. If you have any questions about how to write the report, I’d be happy to talk with you. Mostly it is meant to

Merry Christmas! We have had the shortest possible Advent, and so, believe it or not, Christmas is here. It’s here whether we are ready or not, and honestly, I am not sure how we could ever be truly “ready” for the life-changing, paradigm-shifting, God-arrival that is Christmas. And yet, somehow, by God’s grace, Christmas comes.

Happy Gaudete Sunday! The third Sunday in Advent is also known as Rejoice Sunday, a time to lighten the penitential and preparatory nature of the season. We will recite Mary’s Magnificat, praising God for all the saving works throughout history, as well as God’s steadfast and faithful love. I’d like to offer this prayer by

From Mother Pippa Advent and Lent are times of preparation and penitence. We get ready, by looking without and looking within, and building ourselves to be who God made us to be. As part of that preparation, it is St. Mary’s custom to read and reflect on themes supplied by the Living Compass program. This

From Mother Pippa Happy Advent! We are moving to Lectionary Year B, where we focus our gospel readings on the oldest gospels – the Gospel of Mark. Mark’s Gospel is only 16 chapters long, and includes the word “immediately” forty-one times. Mark writes quickly, and with urgency, wanting to tell people the stories of Jesus’