Dear Friends, Well, wow! The All Saints’ Bake Auction—back in person for the first time since Covid!—was off-the-hook joyful! The Parish Hall felt like something out of Willy Wonka crossed with Cabaret crossed with The […]Read more “We raised over $27K!”
Author: The Rev. E. Suzanne Wille
Here we are with fresh eyes.
The Rev. Suzanne Wille, preaching.Read more “Here we are with fresh eyes.”
Here we are: the BAKE AUCTION!
Dear Friends, Well, here we are: the BAKE AUCTION! Please come on Sunday prepared to be generous—we will have fabulous cookies and cakes and more. Even your humble rector—no baker—has […]Read more “Here we are: the BAKE AUCTION!”
What fills a God-shaped hole?
The Rev. Suzanne Wille, preaching Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Amen. These days, when you ask someone how they’re doing, […]Read more “What fills a God-shaped hole?”
Nourishment in Lent
Dear Friends, Here we are again in Lent. Some years I dread it, but this year I find myself eager for the solemnity of Lent. Or perhaps it is the […]Read more “Nourishment in Lent”
News out of Turkey and Syria is devastating
Dear Friends, The news out of Turkey and Syria is devastating and continues to be so. In the face of such tragedy, compounded by years of war in Syria, government […]Read more “News out of Turkey and Syria is devastating”
We’re going to let it shine.
The Rev. Suzanne Wille, preachingRead more “We’re going to let it shine.”
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Dear Friends, What an amazing Annual Meeting we had! We had over 80 people in the room and 35 people online, mouths were delighted with all the treats and aflame […]Read more “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.”
Take joy in our community
Dear Friends, All I want is to trumpet our Annual Meeting and make jokes about how spicy we are and encourage us all to celebrate all the “hot” things we’ve […]Read more “Take joy in our community”
Spicy Annual Meeting is coming!
Dear Friends, We’re just a little over a week out from Hot Ones: The All Saints Annual Meeting! Things are going to get spicy as our host interviews folks from All […]Read more “Spicy Annual Meeting is coming!”
Let us point towards The One.
The Rev. Suzanne Wille, preaching Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-11; I Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! I speak to […]Read more “Let us point towards The One.”
Whale of a Gospel
Dear Friends, We have a whale of a Gospel (John 1:29-42) this Sunday, another epiphany or theophany, a revelation of God in Christ, of Jesus as Messiah. But this Gospel […]Read more “Whale of a Gospel”
A place to be washed and loved by God.
The Rev. Suzanne Wille, preaching. Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 3:13-17 Let all who thirst, let them come to the water. I speak to you in the Name […]Read more “A place to be washed and loved by God.”
Blessed Feast of the Epiphany!
Dear Friends, O God, by the leading of a star, you manifested your only Son to the Peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, to […]Read more “Blessed Feast of the Epiphany!”
Hail the heavenly born Prince of Peace.
The Rev. Suzanne Wille, preaching.Read more “Hail the heavenly born Prince of Peace.”
“That’s what Christmas is all about”
Dear Friends, Here we are on the eve of the eve of Christmas, plunged into freezing cold, many travel plans canceled, wondering now if we’ll get our shopping finished and […]Read more ““That’s what Christmas is all about””
Christmas Pageant: “Sunday Morning Live”
Dear Friends, Though there’s still a week of Advent left, our thoughts are turning towards Christmas! This weekend is filled with activities, a blending of Advent waiting and longing and […]Read more “Christmas Pageant: “Sunday Morning Live””
It’s hard to hear good news, to see the light.
The Rev. Suzanne Wille, preaching.Read more “It’s hard to hear good news, to see the light.”
Rejoice in Anticipation & Preparation
Dear Friends, We’re living in that funny part of Advent in which we’re still in a time of anticipation and preparation at church while the glitter and sparkle of Christmas […]Read more “Rejoice in Anticipation & Preparation”
See you in church
Dear Friends, I am writing this on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and have a jumble of thoughts in my head: Perhaps you, too, know what it is to be in […]Read more “See you in church”