Thanksgiving Eve The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI November 24, 2021 I think I may have had a legitimate revelation the other day. I say this sort of jokingly, but there’s a chance it...

First Sunday of Advent, Year C The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI November 28, 2021 I tell people I like to read science fiction novels. But that’s not exactly true. I much prefer fantasy...

Christ the King, Year B The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI November 21, 2021 If you ever want an exercise in exacting patience, try teaching a five-year-old to play the violin. I taught on...

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI November 14, 2021 Earlier this week, I was sitting in my office with John Hickey, our priest associate, and we were talking...

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Year B Rev. Mary S. Trainor St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI October 17, 2021 Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45  “We are able” the apostles James and John said confidently to Jesus, when Jesus asked...

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, Year B The Rev. George Arceneaux St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI October 17, 2021 A couple weeks ago, after I’d first arrived at St. Mark’s, I attended one of our Masses on the...

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B The Rev. George Arceneaux St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI October 10, 2021 There are Sundays in which the Gospel clearly provides a word of comfort. Sundays where we are invited to...

Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B The Rev. George Arceneaux St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 19, 2021   Our Gospel this morning is kicking us off with that most excellent of New Testament literary devices: contrast....

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI September 5, 2021 Don’t tell the bishop, but my Episcopal pedigree isn’t very good. I attended Lutheran college and seminary, and so...

Thank you to all who participated in our first ever Summer of Service. From diapers to gardening to lunches to meals at The Gathering to Common Ground listening sessions and rides for Eastside Senior Services, I think it is safe to say...