Rector’s Blog

From Mother Pippa I hope you have lovely plans for Mother’s Day. Whether you are with family or friends, I hope you celebrate the ones whom you love, and who love you. As part of our Mother’s Day celebration, we will be handing out flowers to women following both services. Pat Buckley’s funeral is coming

May is nearly here! Hopefully that will mean an increase in sunny days and beautiful flowers that have been watered by copious amounts of April rain. Next Thursday, May 5, we will once again offer a Seated Exercise Class. Please join Marit in some low impact balancing and strengthening exercises on Thursdays at 11 a.m.

What a glorious Easter Sunday! Of course, the season of Easter continues through the end of May, and I hope you will join us in celebrating this most joyful of seasons! Sunday we are watching Zootopia at 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Hall. Zootopia is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop film produced by Walt

Welcome to St. Mary’s on this Easter celebration! Whether you are a long time member or visiting for the first time, you are very welcome. Today we celebrate what we celebrate every Sunday – Jesus’ resurrection. We celebrate God’s triumph over death and the deathless love that reaches out to each and every one of

We have entered into the oldest rituals in the Christian faith – Holy Week. From the earliest years, Christians would mark the events leading up to Jesus’ death: his entrance into Jerusalem, turning over tables in the Temple, the Last Supper, Crucifixion and Resurrection. The Triduum (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil) come to

We are edging towards spring (though there is plenty of cold weather ahead), and my daffodils are starting to poke through the earth. I love seeing the flowers begin to pop up at church, reminders that even though it is cold now, it won’t be forever. With the arrival of April comes the fast approach

Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Lent, also known as Laetere Sunday or Rejoice Sunday. This Sunday is considered a day of relaxation from normal Lenten rigors; a day of hope with Easter at last within sight. If we had pink vestments, we would wear them on Sunday. It is a sign that we are

Sunday is the Third Sunday in Lent, a mid point of the season. As we look back over the last 19 days, and towards the next 27, I hope you have found time to spend with God. How is your soul this Lent? Where is your relationship with God? If you would like a chance

This Sunday is the start of Daylight Saving! I hope you set your clocks forward an hour on Saturday evening, or you’ll be an hour late to service. This marks two years since the beginning of our Covid shutdown, and I believe that we are beginning to see glimmers of hope. The infection rate in

We have entered into the season of Lent – a penitential season full of fasting, praying and almsgiving. It is traditional during Lent to take on practices that move us closer to God, perhaps giving up something so we can focus more on God, or taking on a practice that points us back to God.