Third Sunday of Epiphany, Year C The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI January 23, 2022 I remember the first time I saw a tree. Well, the first time I REALLY saw a tree. I...

Christmas Eve The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI December 24, 2021 About three weeks ago, I was walking around, and I noticed I was a little antsy. Who knows what it was? General holiday...

The Epiphany The Rev. Ian Burch St. Mark’s Episcopal Church | Milwaukee, WI January 9, 2022   Many of you came over to my house this past summer when we had a welcome potluck for George. We got lucky....

Friends in Christ, I realized yesterday, belatedly, that this week marks my sixth anniversary as your rector. And it occurs to me that two of those six years have been during a pandemic. I’m pretty sick of that word...

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...