Rector’s Blog

Happy St. Mary’s Day! Given our particular patron saint, we actually have a multitude of options for celebrating our saint (I know of at least nineteen feast days for Mary throughout the year). Some are about her identity (Holy Mother of God, Mother of the Church, Queen of Heaven, Our Lady of Sorrows, Our Lady […]

Can you believe that it is August? It seems like the summer has sped by, and now it is time to start thinking about back to school. During August we will collect school supplies for the kids in Family Promise. Family Promise’s mission is to “help families experiencing homelessness and low-income families achieve sustainable independence

Please join me in praying for glorious weather this Sunday. This weekend is Dousman Derby Days, when the village celebrates with music, food, and frog jumping. If the weather cooperates, we will have service by the river at 10 a.m. If walking is a difficulty, please feel free to drive behind the shed and towards

Strawberry Fest was absolutely incredible!!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! It was amazing to see so many people gathered at St. Mary’s to eat, chat, shop and support the Haiti Project. Preliminary results indicate that we will be sending a record amount to Haiti. I looked back at our funds raised since 2010, and

This Sunday is Strawberry Fest! Thank you to all the volunteers who have donated time, muscle, baking ability, and so much more. Thank you to our sponsors who are helping to underwrite the event, I have high hopes that we will be able to send our highest donation yet to the Haiti Project because of

Happy Father’s Day to all who are fathers and to all who father. You are appreciated! Following both services on Sunday, please pick up a piece of fudge. Thanks to Carol Chase for a super fun Kayak Trip last Saturday! We spent two hours on the Bark River, and it was a delight. Our next

Some weeks I try to concentrate on the nuts and bolts of St. Mary’s events. However, today I’m going for the bird’s eye view as I hit some summer high points. Strawberry Fest is just over two weeks away! I hope you will pitch in to help plan the fest or volunteer a couple hours

Happy Birthday! Sunday we celebrate the birthday of the Church, recalling the day that God’s Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples in that day nearly 2000 years ago. I hope you will stay for Coffee Hour and fellowship as we mark the start of a new liturgical season. I want to thank Carrie for indulging

I hope you are enjoying life and the sunshine we’ve had this week. The office will be closed this Monday for Memorial Day, but we will be back on Tuesday. You may have heard that I was working from home this week due to Covid exposure. I tested negative on Monday and as of Tuesday

From Mother Pippa Our church absolutely sparkles and shines! Thank you to everyone who stayed and cleaned on Sunday, I think we had a very successful Clean Up Sunday. If you missed it, there are still some windows that could use some shining, and some thank you gifts in the Parish Hall. I greatly appreciate