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What’s a Verger?
Verger: that person in a black robe who sits next to me (Rev. Anne) on Sundays! What's it like to serve as a verger at St. Clare's? It’s not that difficult, but it is very important. It’s also an embodiment, in our common worship, of St. Clare’s tradition of strong...
Reflections from St. Clare’s – a Podcast
Did you miss Bishop Bonnie’s sermon, or wish you could hear it again? Have you heard a good word in the last few months and want to share it with a friend? Our Reflections from St. Clare’s podcast is now available everywhere you get podcasts! Each week, it includes...
Spiritual Communion This Lent
The day that I announced that I was leaving Grace Church in California and that you all announced that you’d called me as your rector was a great but also very long day. Myles and I woke up super early that morning to FaceTime with a realtor who was showing us the...
Summer Seminarian: Housing Connection Needed
We have the opportunity to have a summer seminarian this summer at St. Clare’s! There is a diocesan grant available to help us with the cost, but to make this opportunity financially feasible, we need to find free or lower cost, furnished housing in the Ann Arbor area...
Invitations
It’s a bit of a cliché, but a useful one in this season: we need invitations to slow down and take a breath! Each of us needs this invitation in different ways, and we probably each know a person who might need to hear that invitation from you. So here are a few...
Why St. Clare’s?
Did you catch our amazing “Why St. Clare’s?” stewardship talks this year? You can listen to these profound words by Christine O’Konek, Sam Nuxoll, Peter Millar, and Carolyn Blackmore here. We’ll celebrate our common commitment to building up our community on December...
Beyond New Beginnings
Dear friends, One of my happiest memories from this wild and wonderful first year with you all at St. Clare’s happened at our annual meeting on Zoom, way back in January. During it, we had a time for sharing moments of joy and gratitude from the past year; we spent a...
November Prayer Calendar
My wonderful clergy coach, Laura Stephens-Reed, created this prayer calendar for November, to help us pray in gratitude for the saints that have shaped us and formed us. I’ll be praying with it during November; I hope it will be meaningful to some of you too! -Rev....
Masks & FAQs
Dear friends, When I arrived here, about 11 months ago, the “Omicron event” had just begun to ramp up, changing the COVID outlook yet another time. One of the big changes in the months following was that the responsibility shifted from the diocese to the congregations...
Growing Into Fall
Dear friends, It’s exciting to have launched into fall together! Fall was always my favorite season, and the one I missed most when I lived in California. I’ve been looking forward to it since I arrived last December. My hope for us this season is that we’ll continue...
A New Weekly Podcast
Introducing our new weekly podcast: Reflections from St. Clare’s Episcopal Church in Ann Arbor Did you like the sermon this week and want to share it with a friend? Did you miss the service and hope to catch the sermon or a moment of musical reflection during the...
Wine at 10:30 service
We will begin sharing the wine this Sunday at 10:30. I, along with our worship committee, after listening to the feedback from our congregation at the forum, as well as the guidelines from the diocese, considered this question carefully. We will try out this method...