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We Have a Rector!

From Bill Fry, Senior Warden; and Pat Luebke, Search Committee Chair The Vestry and Rector Search Committee are pleased to announce the election of the Rev. Seth Raymond as the twenty-first Rector of St. Paul’s […]

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Book Club

Spring Book Group

The Book Group’s remaining spring selections will be: Jesus’ Alternative Plan by Richard Rohr and Simply Jesus by N.T. Wright on Wednesday, April 19th and Wednesday, May 17th, respectively. All meetings are at 3:00 p.m. in the Community Room.

African American Heritage Month

Encore, Encore!

Due to unforeseen circumstances, there will be an encore presentation of the February 5 Adult Forum, Milwaukee March for Equal Housing 1967-68 on Sunday, February 12. This presentation will feature new information, and a few […]

African American Heritage Month

Lift Every Voice and Sing

On Feb. 5, St. Paul’s begins our observance of African American Heritage Month, and our processional hymn will be Lift Every Voice and Sing, sometimes called the “Black National Anthem.” It’s an extraordinary hymn, and […]

2022 Annual Reports

Org Chart Twister

At the January 31 Annual Meeting, we distributed an organization chart identified Vestry committees, the chairs, and the heads of ministries and subcommittees. Minutes later, we conducted elections, and some of the names have changed. […]

Annual

Unsung Heroes

Who’s your unsung hero? Which person at St. Paul’s has shown God’s love, power, and compassion to you by their own love, care, sacrifice, thoughtfulness, or kindness? This Sunday at the Annual Meeting, we’ll open […]

2022 Annual Reports

Liturgy & Music

Choir Choral services with the full choir were conducted from January 9 thru June 5th. A special annual gift from Anne Vogel honoring our Director of Liturgy and Music provided funding for 4 choral scholars […]

2022 Annual Reports

Altar Guild

The Altar Guild is alive and well, faithfully and carefully preparing for Holy Eucharist at every Sunday service. Our challenge this year was to add serving wine each Sunday beginning Advent 1 — something we […]

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2022 Annual Reports

Acolytes 2022

Generally speaking, an acolyte ministers to the celebrant and the Congregation — merely as what’s expected. However, this year we expanded by resuming duties that had been streamlined due to Covid austerity. Processions returned, as […]

2022 Annual Reports

Common Ground

Common Ground started in 2008, and St Paul’s joined that year thanks to Jim Gramentine’s leadership.  Our parish has been a strong supporter of this organization’s work in Milwaukee and the communities surrounding us. Last […]

2022 Annual Reports

Parish Life Committee

St Paul’s Parish Life Committee has reformed and begun stirring waters again. Since being officially regrouped with new chairs, Nicole Hanlon & Michael Nelson, the Parish Life Committee has assisted with three events spearheaded by different individuals […]

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2022 Annual Reports

Adult Forum

This year in Adult Forum has been exciting and life-affirming. Programming has included topics such as the historical context for the Passion narratives, the life and times of Thomas More, the arguments surrounding abortion, and […]

2022 Annual Reports

Education for Ministry

In May, we completed the 2021-2022 term, celebrating Kathie Buescher’s graduation from the program. Our current term almost began with just under the minimum number of participants in August. But within a few weeks of […]

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2022 Annual Reports

Communications Committee

The Communications Committee held its first meeting in September, 2022. The purpose of this committee is to oversee and make decisions regarding internal and external communication strategy, including the technical equipment, digital, media and print presence, and […]

2022 Annual Reports

Finance Committee

The responsibilities of the Finance Committee are managing the assets of the parish, preparing the annual budget for review and approval by the Vestry, providing current financial information for the Vestry and coordinating the annual […]

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2022 Annual Reports

Personnel Committee

Under Father Lane’s leadership, we were finally able to resurrect the Personnel Committee, which had not met for several years.  Our major accomplishment for 2022 was the refinement and development of the job positions and […]

2022 Annual Reports

Office Administrator

I started working as the part-time Parish Office administrator at St. Paul’s in August of 2022; I had been working as the part-time Parish Office administrator at our neighbor, All Saints’ Cathedral, since June of […]

2022 Annual Reports

Bookkeeper

2022 brought a whole lotta’ changes, many of them thanks to our industrious transition Rector, Lane. One is a new phone system that I hope is helping you communicate better with the finance office. St. […]

News

And the nominees are …

The St. Paul’s Nominating Committee announces the following nominations to be voted on at the Sunday, January 29 Annual Meeting. Nominations for Vestry  Senior Warden: Junior Warden:  Vestry Member:  Because the Vestry nomination process took […]