Rector’s Blog

From Mother Pippa The weather has turned towards fall, and St. Mary’s is selling pies! We have received a $5k bid to lay membrane over the seam between the bell tower and the rest of chapel roof. Currently, when it rains and the wind blows just so, we get water from seeping into the building. […]

We are hitting October with a running start. I hope you will join us for 9 a.m. service by the river this Sunday, followed by a potluck. If you are able to help move chairs down to the river and back again, it would be much appreciated. Outreach continues to lead the winter coat and

Sunday is the start of October – I cannot believe that we are so far into the year. Sunday is also our annual Pledge Sunday, so please bring your pledge cards with you. We start our budgeting process after we receive our pledges because our pledges make up over 90% of our income for the

Most stewardship campaigns remind people that you are caretaker not only of your money and how you spend it, but also of how you use your time and talent. At St. Mary’s we are exceedingly blessed by the volunteers who give generously of their time and abilities to forward our mission. Whether that is by

As we contemplate our commitment to St. Mary’s through time, talent and treasure, we are using the stewardship theme of being Rooted in Abundance. This seems particularly appropriate at St. Mary’s as we are blessed with people who give freely of themselves and their resources. We have had increased costs each year due to inflation,

It is the beginning of the program year, and I would like to begin by welcoming Deacon Ryan to St. Mary’s! Deacon Ryan Delaney is a transitional deacon, meaning that he is called to the priesthood and will be ordained sometime in 2024. At that point, we will likely loose Deacon Ryan to his new

One of my favorite parts of life is the shifting of seasons. Whether that shift happens in church between Advent to Christmas to Epiphany to Lent to Easter to Ordinary time or it is the shifting of the calendar year from Winter to Spring to Summer to Fall, I love tidying up the previous season

It’s been a hot summer, but I hope you have had a chance to admire our prairie land as the native flowers take a more dominant role. Marit, JR and their team have mowed, sawed, pulled and burned in an effort to encourage the prairie lands to poke through. Thank you to everyone who has

I delivered the school supplies to Family Promise this week, thank you! My trunk was packed and we filled a hallway with all your donations. I think the folks at Family Promise were quite impressed, and I know the kids are going to be well equipped for the upcoming school year. Thank you for your

Sunday is the last day of our collection of school supplies for the children of Family Promise. Thank you so much for shopping and donating to help them start school fully supplied. Over the month of August we will collect a care basket for Matt Phillips. Please feel free to leave your cards and gifts