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...

The Rev. George Arceneaux St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI August 22, 2021 Ephesians 6:10-20 I spent a lot of time this week trying to figure out how to preach this sermon. I’ve had a sense what the...

The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI August 15, 2021   And now, O Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David, although I am only a little...

Each weekday morning for the last year and a half, members of St. Mark’s have gathered together on Zoom to pray. Our prayer lasts 20-30 minutes, and it is a marvelous way to grow deeper in faith and to...

The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI August 8, 2021 Most people who meet me probably wouldn’t describe me as an activist. No one hands me a megaphone at a protest, and I never receive...

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI The Rev. Ian Burch July 31, 2021 Harry Moseley was the first parishioner I ever met at St. Mark’s who wasn’t part of the search committee. He was sitting on a folding...

Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI July 25, 2021   The other day I was listening to an hour-long interview of former President Barack Obama. He was, I...

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI July 18, 2021 I knew earlier this week that I was going to preach on this one funny sentence in the Gospel...

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost, Year B The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI July 4, 2021 I really enjoyed getting to spend the evening recently with an old college friend and her four-year-old son. Her...