St Dunstan's Episcopal Church

St Dunstan's Episcopal Church A warm, lively and inclusive church that welcomes people of all ages and walks of life to explore faith together.

Located at 6205 University Avenue, on the west side of Madison near Middleton.

11/29/2025

Friends, our 8AM service on Sunday, November 30, is canceled due to snow. We expect to worship at 10AM as usual for those who are able to get there, and our Zoom service will take place at 9AM as always.

09/04/2025

This Sunday -- come learn about biodiversity at St. Dunstan's! "All things great and small: An introduction to biodiversity," all-ages presentation, St. Dunstan’s Episcopal Church, Sunday, September 7, 12PM: Would you like to meet the neighbors -- all 10 million of them? This is an estimate of how many species there are on the planet. Most remain unknown and we know little about many species other than the name we have given them. Biodiversity is responsible for everything that makes human life possible - the food we eat, the clothing we wear, and even the very air we breathe. All of this comes from the other life that surrounds us. Join us in understanding what biodiversity is, why it is important and how it can be protected. Our presenter is Dr. Rachel Muir, an environmental scientist who retired to the Madison area after a long career in Federal service in various environmental fields and agencies, and is a member of St. Dunstan’s vestry. The event will include a presentation, exhibits and a walk around our bit of biodiversity here on St. Dunstan’s grounds. All are welcome; bring a friend! St. Dunstan’s is at 6205 University Avenue, on the west side of Madison, near the intersection of University Avenue and Allen Boulevard.

07/31/2025

In person worship this Sunday at 8AM and 10AM. Zoom worship at 9AM - join our mailing list for Zoom links. All are always welcome! :-)

05/30/2025

Hello, followers! We're going to try to get back in the habit of posting church stuff on this page. Here are a few upcoming events!

Contemplation & Liberation Study Group, Tuesday, June 3, 7PM, IN THE PARISH CENTER: We’ll discuss the first chapter of Howard Thurman’s book Jesus and the Disinherited, an important work of 20th century liberation spirituality, and also spend some time with any lectionary texts that have caught our attention in recent weeks. This is a place for those who have often wanted to linger with some of the texts we encounter on Sunday, and those looking for slow food for thought. We’ll meet in person in the Parish Center, the building at the end of the parking lot. All are welcome!

Public Living Room Trial Run, Saturday, June 7, 6 - 8PM: We’ll do a “practice” Public Living Room, setting up an outdoor hangout space and enjoying it together. Guests and passers-by are also welcome! At the end of the time we’ll put things away again. Sign up at church or contact Miranda if you’d like to be part of the core team for this evening. Stick around afterwards for the early season Bat Count!

Bat Count, Saturday, June 7, 8:30 - 9:30PM: Come hang out and count the bats emerging from the colony on our property. This is part of a statewide bat count to monitor bat populations, so it’s both science and a chance to get to know our (flying) neighbors. All are welcome!

Feast of Pentecost, Sunday, June 8: We’ll celebrate this important and joyful feast with worship that includes all ages. Consider wearing something red!

02/11/2024

If you are looking for a place to observe Ash Wednesday - a day of acknowledging our mortality and our weaknesses, while knowing all to be held in divine love - St. Dunstan's has in-person services at this Wednesday noon and 7PM; a Zoom service at 1PM Central; and a kids' Ash Wednesday service at 5PM; that'll be about half an hour long. I also plan to be out in front of the church (near the main doors) between 8 and 9AM, if anyone who can't otherwise get to a service wants to stop by for ashes on their way to work.
(And yes, Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine's Day this year...)

DEC 24Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find...
12/24/2023

DEC 24
Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself. (The Collect for Advent IV)

What pictures come into your head when you think about a mansion? How is a mansion different from an ordinary house?
This prayer says we can create a mansion inside ourselves for Jesus to live in! I wonder how you would draw or imagine that?

DEC 23O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, hope of the nations and their saviour: come and save us, O Lord our God.�Amen. ...
12/23/2023

DEC 23
O Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, hope of the nations and their saviour: come and save us, O Lord our God.�Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

THINK AND DISCUSS:
What was your favorite Antiphon this week? What do you like about it?

DEC 22O king of the nations, you alone can fulfil their desires: cornerstone, binding all together: come and save the cr...
12/22/2023

DEC 22
O king of the nations, you alone can fulfil their desires: cornerstone, binding all together: come and save the creature you fashioned from the dust of the earth.�Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

A cornerstone is something people use when they are making a building out of stone. It’s a big, strong stone that shows the builders which way to build the walls. (Kind of like placing the first brick for building a Lego house!) How could Jesus be like a cornerstone?

DEC 21O morning star, splendor of the light eternal and bright sun of righteousness: come and bring light to those who d...
12/21/2023

DEC 21
O morning star, splendor of the light eternal and bright sun of righteousness: come and bring light to those who dwell in darkness and walk in the shadow of death.�
December 21st is the longest night of the year. There are good things about dark; it can be comforting and peaceful. We rest in the dark, and seeds grow in the dark. But the dark can also be frightening, and sometimes we use dark as a metaphor for all kinds of difficult feelings. When does darkness feel good or comforting for you?
When does light feel good or comforting for you?

DEC 20O key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel; you open and none can shut; you shut and none can open: come an...
12/20/2023

DEC 20
O key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel; you open and none can shut; you shut and none can open: come and free the captives from prison, and break down the walls of death.�
This poem calls Jesus a Key - a special key who can unlock doors so they can never be locked again, and free those who are held captive. How would you draw or imagine Jesus as a Key?

DEC 19O root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the nations; kings will keep silence before you for whom the nations lon...
12/19/2023

DEC 19
O root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the nations; kings will keep silence before you for whom the nations long; come and save us and delay no longer.�Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

This reading describes Jesus as a root, like the root of a plant - but it means that he is a descendant of the family of a great king from Israel’s past, King David. What do you think the poet means by saying that kings (and presidents, prime ministers, …) will keep silence before Jesus?

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6205 University Avenue
Madison, WI
53705

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