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The View From Here
The longer I spend here, the more I think the best part of the job is the great vantage point you get as the rector! There are opportunities to look out and see the totality of what is happening in the congregation, and you also get frequent glimpses of what’s...
September 10
September 10 is Super! Survey! Start-the-school-year! Sort the data! Saint Clare's Ministries! Sunday (In other words, a whole bunch of great things are happening on Sunday, September 10, and I kind of figured out how to make them all start with "S.") First of all,...
“Introducing” our new Children and Youth Program Director!
We’ve been blessed this year to have Lauren Doyle on our staff, who has done a wonderful job as our Children and Youth Program Coordinator, organizing the logistics and materials (and pizza!) for our children and youth programs, and being an incredible second adult in...
Summer Seminarian
Please welcome our summer seminarian, Jenny Darrah! About Jenny Jenny Darrah will work with St. Clare’s this summer as a seminarian intern. Jenny is a postulant to the priesthood. Her sending parish is Holy Cross Novi, where she was active in the social justice...
New COVID policy, effective April 30
The vestry, following a congregational survey and interviews with those who identified themselves as more cautious and willing to be interviewed, updated our COVID policy. The new policy is summarized in the graphic below and was effective April 30. We are currently...
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 a 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 the Sunday...
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...