A Weekly Photo Journey
Across DioWis
May 7, 2026
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📍 St. Peter's, Sheboygan Falls
An early morning visit to St. Peter’s brought prayer, preaching, and at least one phrase that clearly lingered long after the sermon ended. During his reflection, Archdeacon Bill Dunlop mentioned that deacons are sometimes described as “a burr in the saddle” — the sort of holy discomfort that nudges the Church to notice, respond, and keep moving toward the needs of the world.
Apparently, the image stuck. By coffee hour, parishioners were still talking about it, bringing the phrase back up during conversation and questions with laughter and curiosity alike.
📸 Submitted by Bill Dunlop
🌅 A Burr in the Saddle at Coffee Hour
📍 Christ the King Episcopal Church & Holy Nativity Episcopal Church
On April 26, the congregations of Christ the King and Holy Nativity gathered to celebrate the ministry of Fr. Olin Sletto on his final Sunday serving the two Door County parishes. It was a day shaped by gratitude, memory, and the recognition of how much can grow through faithful, steady ministry over time.
During Fr. Olin’s years with the congregations, both churches experienced growth in membership and visibility within their communities. Music became an especially vibrant part of parish life, with refurbished organs and grand pianos added to both churches, along with improvements such as a new parking lot and narthex in Sturgeon Bay.
As one chapter closes, another begins. Fr. Glenn Kanestrom and his wife Jane have now arrived to begin their ministry among the congregations, settling into the newly renovated rectory in Sturgeon Bay and stepping into a community already rich with welcome, music, and shared ministry. Read more about it here.
📸 Submitted by Larry Burton & Cori McFarlane
🎹 Passing the Keys in Door County
🫖 Tea, Welcome, and a Fresh Chapter in Door County
📍 Christ the King Episcopal Church & Holy Nativity Episcopal Church
This past weekend, Fr. Glenn Kanestrom and his wife Jane welcomed parishioners into the newly renovated vicarage for a lovely afternoon tea during their first weekend with the congregations of Christ the King and Holy Nativity.
The gathering offered a chance not only to tour the refreshed home, but also to begin the quieter, meaningful work of getting to know one another: conversations over cups of tea, shared stories, warm laughter, and the first threads of new relationships beginning to take shape. It was the sort of afternoon that makes a house begin to feel like home.
📸 Submitted by Cori McFarlane
