Rector’s Blog

St. Mary’s continues to wow and overwhelm me with your generosity! We received 50 pledge cards on Sunday, and 27 of them represented increases from last year. That’s over 50%! We are currently on track to have a 6% increase in giving over 2026. Thank you for your support of this parish financially, as well

Sunday is our annual celebration of stewardship at St. Mary’s. I hope you will join us for worship at 9 a.m., followed by a catered meal at 10 a.m. Is this your first Sunday at St. Mary’s? We’ve saved you a seat, please join us for lunch. My sincere thanks to everyone who has prayerfully

Happy October! The weather is leaning towards autumn and I hope you are enjoying the changing colors of the leaves. Thank you to everyone who turned in an RSVP for October 11, Consecration Sunday. If you did not do so last Sunday, please fill out one this Sunday and put it in the offering plate.

This Sunday our postulant, Jordan Robinson-Delaney, is preaching! As part of Jordan’s formation, she is spending time at St. Mary’s for practical experience, including preaching. I look forward to hearing her words. Thank you to everyone who has donated towards the digital sign. We have claimed all the matched funds, and are just $1335 away

Thank you to everyone who attended the Annual Meeting last Sunday! We had 51 people sign in at the Annual Meeting, and I really appreciate all your voices. We elected Russ to the Vestry, and thanked Diane, John, and Jim for their service. Diane, John and Jim will serve through December, and Russ will join

It is officially September! I confess that I hope that means a decrease in humidity as we move into fall, though I am aware that second summer is a likely future. We have a number of worship and formation opportunities in September and October: + Outreach – we are collecting winter coats, gloves, hats, scarves