News
Bearing with Adversity
Acts 2:2 tells us “Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.” Sadly, it will not be so for us just […]
Year: 2022
News
Call Me Maybe
Effective immediately, you can call staff directly to avoid waiting for a live or automated receptionist. The main number to St. Paul’s is unchanged: (414) 276-6277, and the old extension numbers still work if you […]
Events
Join the Milwaukee Pride Parade: Pentecost Day
“I love your gown darling, but your handbag is on fire!” Tallulah Bankhead is credited with saying to a thurifer. Join fellow Episcopalians for the Milwaukee Pride Parade: Pentecost Day, Sunday, June 5! Note that […]
News
St. Paul’s volunteers step up to help after ceiling collapse
On Sunday, May 8, a portion of the ceiling in the classrooms used by the Renaissance Child Development Center housed at St. Paul’s, collapsed. No one was in the room, and no one was injured. […]
News
EfM Graduation
Congratulations to Kathie Beuscher (front row) for completing four years of readings and discussions covering the Hebrew Scriptures, the Christian (New) Testament, Church History and Theology in EfM (Education for Ministry). Kathie is surrounded by the […]
News
Ugh. COVID-19 again?
COVID-19 infections have increased sharply in recent weeks. The current strain is far more infectious, but thankfully, it’s also less virulent. As a precaution, we’re taking these steps starting Sunday, May 22, and continuing until […]
News
This Memorial Day, honor the fallen at Forest Home Cemetery
Join us for this free event on the grounds of Milwaukee’s oldest, Forest Home Cemetery: 11-11:30 Memorial Service in the Historic Landmark Chapel and a laying of a wreath in the Garden of Honor 11:30-2:30 Visit with […]
Annual
Office Closed for Memorial Day
The St. Paul’s office will be closed on Memorial Day. Thank you to all those who gave their lives for the live we now share. We’ll see you Tuesday morning.
Clergy
EfM
Registration for Education for Ministry (EfM) has begun!
EfM is a program of group study with the purpose of developing a richer foundation for our life and ministry together. EfM’s four-year cycle covers Hebrew Scriptures, the Christian Testament, Church History and Theology. The […]
News
May is Endowment Month
At St. Paul’s, one Sunday each May is designated as “Endowment Sunday”. Hopefully you are enjoying the ongoing “Endowment 101” series. In May it is time to remember our heritage, to remember and give thanks […]
Volunteerism
St. Paul’s Needs You
Old habits die hard, and even though most of us are well past school age, the time between Labor Day and Memorial Day really marks “the season” for many of us in the Church. Some […]
Adult Formation
June Adult Forum Schedule
June 5: LGBT Stereotypes in Healthcare Although medical professionals want to help people, they are members of society who, like everyone else, have implicit biases. At times, healthcare workers behave in ways which makes their […]
Annual
Office Closed for Independence Day
The St. Paul’s office will be closed on Independence Day. Time to celebrate our own Independence, and renew our commitment to freedom for all God’s people. We’ll see you Tuesday morning.
Tiffany Windows
Endowments 101 (Installment 3)
Welcome to the continuation of “Endowments 101”. Who needs Netflix when you can tune in to “Endowment 101” brought to you courtesy of St. Paul’s digital Apostille? The next endowment fund I would like to […]
Word to the Wise
Planning a gathering at St. Paul’s?
Make sure you reserve the space you need by confirming the space’s availability with Lynne Fields, and making arrangements to ensure that you can get into the building and that the building is secured when […]
News
The organ is back!
Last Sunday, May 1, we offered our Eucharist and later Choral Evensong without our organ. The blowers that bring life to the pipes were not functioning, and all our best efforts changed the situation. Turns […]
Clergy
Choir Takes a Break; Mystery Guest to Preach
Following a very busy Holy Week, the choir will observe “Low Sunday” by taking a well-deserved rest. But the lack of great choral music this Sunday doesn’t mean there isn’t something or someone special coming […]
Prayer
Have Forward Day by Day delivered FREE to your home
Are you a regular reader of Forward Day by Day? If you’re used to picking up your copy at the church, please let us know, and we’ll have your copy delivered directly to your home […]
Word to the Wise
Don’t Get Snookered!
Con artists always are eager to take advantage of generous people. Fraud tactics to watch out for: Gift cards: No one from the church, and no member of your family EVER will approach you by […]
Word to the Wise
Parking Lot Door Entry Available with Code
You can enter the church building on Sunday mornings between 8:30 a.m. and noon using the red door in the southeast corner of the parking lot. The code is 1883* (don’t forget the *, not […]
News
Eastertide Choral Evensong May 1
St. Paul’s monthly Evensong returns this May. Join the St. Paul’s choir led by Music Director Canon Joseph Kucharski and Associate Organist, Tedd King, on Sunday, May 1. Organ prelude begins at 3:30 P.M. with […]
Facilities
Change-Ringing Bell Project Update
After several months, the Wardens and Father Lane thought it was time for an update on the Change-Ringing Bell Project. In review, the Church was given eight bells for Change-Ringing to be installed in our […]
Worship
Language Matters
At our April 24 Eucharist on the Second Sunday of Easter, the Interim Rector described longstanding concerns that the Good Friday lectionary risks fueling anti-Jewish sentiment. The language of John 20:19 in the Gospel reading […]
Rector Search
Search Committee Update and Important Announcement
The Search Committee has been working to revise our parish profile, incorporating information we received from the congregation through the two-question survey. We had a good response from parishioners and part one of the profile […]
COVID-19
Easter Day COVID Exposure Reported
St. Paul’s learned late Wednesday that a person who attended Easter Day services tested positive for COVID the following day. The Interim Rector gave the person communion, and spoke with the person in the receiving […]
Adult Formation
Interim Rector Forum continues Sunday, May 15
The Interim Rector’s monthly Forum continues Sunday, May 15 at 9 a.m. in the Community Room, and you know how scintillating he is! Join us as we continue thinking together about how God is calling […]
News
What is to prevent me? (Acts 8:26-40)
This Palm Sunday, April 10, our bishop will return to St. Paul’s to preach, teach, celebrate Eucharist, and invoke the power and sanctity of the Holy Spirit through Confirmation or Reaffirmation of our Baptismal Vows, […]
News
Palm Sunday Concert
St. Paul’s welcomes J. Mark Baker and the Milwaukee Chamber Choir on Palm Sunday, April 10, at 2:30 P.M. Works include music of Bach, Brahms, Medelssohn, Poulenc, and others. Masks are requred and a freewill […]
Maundy Thursday
No time to lose, nurse! Warm water and towels! Stat!
Can you help us this Maundy Thursday, April 14 at 7 p.m. by bringing out towels, pitchers of warm water, and wash basins, then taking them away when foot washing is done? You don’t have […]
COVID-19
Coffee Hour to return on Palm Sunday
The COVID-19 Opening Committee and the Vestry have approved a set of additional relaxation of COVID-19 protocols, paving the way for a return to Coffee Hour in the Great Hall and/or outdoors. Under the new […]
Annual
Holy Week and Easter Day
Join us for Holy Week and Easter Day services in 2022: Palm Sunday marks the Visitation of the Bishop with Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation of baptismal vows offered Sunday, April 10 at 10 a.m. Maundy […]
Diocese of Milwaukee
ANYONE AND EVERYONE: Sign Up to be Baptized, Confirmed, Received into the Episcopal Church, or to Renew Your Commitment to Christ!
Bishop Jeffrey Lee is coming to St. Paul’s on Palm Sunday, April 10 for our 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist. He’ll preach and celebrate, and also officiate Holy Baptism and Confirmation, receive any Christians who want […]
Tiffany Windows
St. Paul’s in the News
St. Paul’s is in the news again! On April 8, the Shepherd Express published Adam Levin’s story, “Tiffany Windows, Flemish Tapestries and Beautiful Bells at St. Paul’s Church,” and three days later, the Milwaukee Journal […]
News
Book Group Info for May
The Book Group will have its final meeting of the Spring 2022 Semester on Tuesday, May 10th, 7:00 pm, in the Community Room. The selection, recommended by Suzy Brennan, is When God is Silent: Divine language […]
News
Interim Rector Forum takes hiatus for June
The Interim Rector Forum will return, and the date of that return will be announced as soon as we know it. Many thanks to every who’s been attending what sometimes are surprising and very productive […]
Facilities
Slurry Time!
Immediately after worship on Sunday, July 3, the parking lot will be closed so workers can resurface the area. The lot will remain closed through the Independence Day holiday to let the slurry set. Mmmm! […]
Annual
Office Closed for Easter Monday
The St. Paul’s office will be closed on Easter Monday, April 18. We’ll see you Tuesday morning, and renew our efforts to live in resurrection joy!
Clergy
Interim Rector Plays Hooky
The Interim Rector will be away in early May to work with his mother and sister to move his mother into an independent living apartment at a senior care center in Shreveport, La. The exact […]
News
May Adult Forum Schedule
May 1: Disability and its Implications for Personhood For thousands of years, Western philosophy has defined the person as an entity which uses language to communicate. This has called into question the personhood of certain […]
In the Community
News
April Adult Forum Schedule
IMPORTANT NOTE! Due to the lifting of COVID restrictions, Adult Forum will now be in the Community Room on Sunday at 9:00 AM. It will be livestreamed. April’s schedule is as follows: April 3: The […]
Worship
Advent, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Here’s how to participate: Today’s service and hymns are from the following sources: The Book of Common Prayer (1979), Enriching Our Worship (vols. 1-6, 1997-2019) The Hymnal […]
Worship
Early Fall, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Here’s how to participate: Print this document (optional). Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible:Click here (optional) to make a gift to St. Paul’s. Click here […]
Worship
Late Summer, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
Early Summer, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
June 12, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
June 5, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
May 29, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
May 15, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
May 8, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
May 1, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
April 24, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
Easter Day, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
April 15, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
April 14, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
April 10, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
March 13, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
March 6, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
Ash Wednesday, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Ash Wednesday
Ash Wednesday Services March 2
Holy Eucharist with administration of ashes will be offered Ash Wednesday, March 2. These are the scheduled services: 8 a.m. Chapel Spoken Noon Church Spoken 7 p.m. Church Choral Music All the services are family […]
Adult Formation
March Adult Forum Schedule
This Lent, we will be focusing upon the circumstances surrounding Jesus’ Passion, as well as the people involved with his execution. The schedule is as follows: IMPORTANT NOTE! Due to the lifting of COVID restrictions, Adult […]
News
COVID still looms
COVID-19 still is with us, and the current strain (BA.5 variant) is among the most contagious form yet. We may be tired of COVID, but COVID never gets tired of us. We now know that […]
News
St. Paul’s calendar is back online
We’re pleased to report that we have re-established online access to the St. Paul’s events calendar. You can view calendars online, or stay up-to-date by adding one or more of our calendars to your computer, […]
Diocese of Milwaukee
Diocesan Altar Guild and Episcopal Church Women Spring Retreat
The Rt. Rev. Lee, Bishop Provisional, Diocese of Milwaukee will lead a day of reflection and discussion on Saturday, March 12 from 9:30 AM-3 PM at the Holy Wisdom Monastery in Middleton. Download the flyer […]
Adult Formation
Book Group Info for March and April
Our March meeting will be on Wednesday, 3/16, at 7:00, in-person in the Community Room. The selection is Justin Bass’ The Bedrock of Christianity: The Unalterable Facts of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection. Is anyone willing to lead the […]
In the Community
Please Join Common Ground for a Mayoral Forum
Our nonpartisan Mayoral Forum will be Sunday, March 13, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, hybrid (Zoom and St. Mark AME). We want to have 500+ leaders present (online and in-person) to show our strength! Every St Paul’s […]
Tiffany Windows
St. Paul’s windows featured on local NBC station
TMJ4 multimedia journalist James Groh sat down last week with our own Paul Haubrich for a one-on-one conversation about the breathtaking Tiffany windows at St. Paul’s. Watch it here!
Word to the Wise
Prayer List Guidelines
Dear Friends, During Deacon Sheila’s time at St. Paul’s, she maintained the parish prayer list, which is published weekly in the bulletin insert. Sheila’s departure requires that we switch to a new system, and while […]
Adult Formation
Interim Rector’s Forum premieres Sunday, February 20 at 9 a.m. in the Community Room
Updated Feb. 22, 2022 to reflect a recently-changed Vestry meeting schedule. Beginning Sunday, Feb. 20, at 9 a.m., the Interim Rector will be joining the Adult Formation gathering in the Community Room for freeform conversation […]
Worship
February 27, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
February 20, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Stewardship
Endowment 101 (2nd Edition)
Welcome to the second edition of “Endowment 101”. The second Endowment I would like to touch on is the “Building Maintenance and Restoration Endowment”. This is one of three funds that support the physical status […]
Adult Formation
Are you ready for Lent Madness?
If you have not followed Lent Madness in the past, or, if you need a reminder, you are encouraged to visit the LM website to find the 32 “saintestants” this year: https://www.lentmadness.org/ Lent Madness began […]
Annual
Lent and Holy Week
Two years ago, COVID-19 stopped our in-person worship in our tracks to the cross and resurrection. Not this year! Ash Wednesday is March 2, and services will be offered at noon and 7 p.m. Palm […]
Diocese of Milwaukee
Wisconsin bishops issue letter to Episcopalians on the Trialogue
To the Members of the Dioceses of Eau Claire, Fond du Lac, and Milwaukee Dear Friends, Grace and peace to you in the name of our Savior Jesus Christ. We hope most of you have […]
African American History Month
St. Paul’s Ushers in African American Heritage Month
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Milwaukee is hosting events throughout the month of February honoring African American Heritage Month. Each week St. Paul’s is presenting spiritual music during Sunday services representative of the African American culture. […]
Vestry
Vestry Adjusts its Meeting Schedule
At its Wednesday, Feb. 16 meeting, the Vestry adjusted the time and date of its regular meetings. Regularly scheduled Vestry meetings will be held on the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in […]
Stewardship
Endowments 101
St. Paul’s has been blessed over the years with various endowment funds. Most parishioners know this, but perhaps not in enough detail. Hence, in 2022, I will be providing an ongoing “St Paul’s Endowments 101”. […]
News
Adult Formation
February Adult Formation Schedule
This month’s programming is as follows: February 6: Spirituals and Their Impact on American Culture Spirituals were often sung by slaves while toiling in the fields. Some spirituals concerned famous Biblical stories such as the […]
Adult Formation
Train to be a licensed Worship Leader
St. Paul’s, Milwaukee is offering a short course in Officiating the Daily Office. The course will consist of three one-hour Saturday morning online sessions. An in-person practicum will follow, in which each class member will […]
Annual
It’s Report Time
If you oversee an area of ministry or Vestry leadership, you are invited to submit a written report to be published to the congregation ahead of the January 29 Annual Meeting. Yippee! The longer the […]
Annual
The 183rd Annual Parish Meeting
Welcome to the 183rd Annual Parish Meeting of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Milwaukee. The meeting will begin at noon on Sunday, January 30, 2022, and you can join us by clicking here. All reports are […]
Annual
Agenda for the 183rd Annual Meeting of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Milwaukee, January 30, 2022
914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 ✠ WWW.STPAULSMILWAUKEE.ORG Call to Order and Prayer Certification of Quorum Appointment of Clerk of the Meeting Approval of Minutes of the 182nd Annual Meeting, Jan. 31, […]
2021 Annual Reports
Annual Meeting Minutes 2021
ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 182ND ANNUAL PARISH MEETING VIA ZOOM JANUARY 31, 2021 CALL TO ORDER Fr. Brad Toebben, Rector, called the meeting to order. OPENING PRAYER Toebben offered the opening prayer and the Doxology. […]
Worship
February 13, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
February 6, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
Worship
January 30, 2022
Sunday services are at 10 a.m. central time. Print this document (optional), click here, and we’ll worship together! Your generous financial support makes this ministry possible. 914 EAST KNAPP STREET ✠ MILWAUKEE, WI 53202-2825(414) 276-6277 […]
COVID-19
COVID protocols relaxed
The Vestry and the COVID Opening Committee are pleased to announce substantially lighter parish protocols, starting Sunday, February 13. IN A NUTSHELL Worship The Second Reading is restored. FOR NOW, use of the communion rail, […]
Holy Week
Lent and Holy Week Scheduling
Updated Feb. 6, 2022 at 1:56 p.m. to fix an error in the link below. The Interim Rector needs your help. Lent and Holy Week are coming up, and we need a good sense of […]
Diocese of Milwaukee
Bishop Lee offers Confirmation on Palm Sunday; Online Inquirer’s Class offered
Bishop Lee is returning to St. Paul’s for his regular Visitation on Palm Sunday, April 10 at 10 a.m., and will be offering Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation. Confirmation is an adult affirmation of our baptismal […]
News
February Book Group
The Book Group’s next meeting will be on Tuesday, February 15th, at 7:00, via Zoom. The selection is the just recently released Black and Episcopalian: the Struggle for Inclusion by Gayle Fisher-Stewart. The Reverend Fisher-Stewart’s second book; Preaching Black […]
Adult Formation
Camera operator needed
Adult formation leader Dana Fritz needs a volunteer to operate the camera for livestreaming Sunday morning sessions. This is not a difficult job, but the benefit to the congregation is substantial. If you can help, […]
Adult Formation
Maryanne Kessel to Teach at St. Paul’s
Maryanne Kessel will be our guest speaker at Adult Forum on January, 23. Adult Forum will begin at 8:15 AM CST at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4918739039 and end promptly at 9:15 in order to get everyone to service […]
2021 Annual Reports
Treasurer’s Report
Click here to download the treasurer’s report, and optionally print it. Note: We’ll be displaying an on-screen image of the numbers during the presentation of the Treasurer’s report, so it’s not necessary to print this […]
2021 Annual Reports
Senior Warden’s 2021 Annual Report
While 2020, was the year of the COVID Vestry, meeting through Zoom only; 2021 was more normal with COVID lurking! It has been an honor and a privilege to serve on the Vestry the past […]
Outreach
Common Ground seeks tutors
Looking For a New Volunteer Opportunity? If being a tutor and helping a young Milwaukee child learn to read interests you, Common Ground has just the volunteer job for you. March of 2020 when the […]
Outreach
Interchange Food Pantry needs office and social media coordinator
Are you looking for a great part-time job as an Office and Social Media Coordinator for the Interchange Food Pantry? If so, please apply here. The deadline to apply is 5:00 pm on Friday, January […]
2021 Annual Reports
A-V Team 2021 Annual Report
Continuing the work of Chuck and Ruth Werth and Ken Bernoska’s innovations that ensured we had online worship opportunities when Covid appeared in 2020, Lee Coppernoll organized the “A-V Club” this summer. The team now […]