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Mike Patterson

Mike Patterson is a freelance writer based in San Antonio, Texas. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and a lifelong Episcopalian. He and his wife attend St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Blanco, Texas, near the small ranch where she grew up.

Spiritual Formation for Older Adults

Church Life Mike Patterson -
Wisdom Years, an online ministry of the Diocese of West Texas, is dedicated to the spiritual formation of those in the last third of their life.

‘Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing’

Church Life Mike Patterson -
The century-old St. Paul’s Church in Oakwood, Ohio, appears to be finding its mission again.

Spreading the Welcome Mat in the Hill Country

Church Life Mike Patterson -
The mission of the church is to make visitors “feel welcome and wanted,” said the Rev. Bryn Caddell, St. Michael’s vicar. “They are looking for connection, and we’re offering a place for them to connect.”

Society Donates Bibles and Prayer Books for Nearly 200 Years

Church Life Mike Patterson -
St. Luke’s is a handsome red-brick Episcopal church in Newtown, Pennsylvania, featuring a tall bell tower, sparkling white shutters and an eye-catching cherry red...

Can a Parish Thrive With a Virtual Rector?

Church Life Mike Patterson -
A small parish in Western Kentucky considers an experiment after four years without a priest.

Dallas Food Pantry Shifts Outdoors

Church Life Mike Patterson -
The decades-old food pantry at Dallas' Church of the Ascension has shifted to an outdoors delivery model while seeing increased demand during the COVID-19 crisis.

Foundation ‘Spreads the Love’ in Wyoming

News | Episcopal Church Mike Patterson -
The Episcopal Foundation of Wyoming is giving each of diocese's 43 parishes $10,000 to help their communities cope with the crisis.

Working from the Heart: The Mask Ladies of Wheeling Island

Church Life Mike Patterson -
Two dozen women West Virginia women are churning out home-made face masks for hospitals and others.

New Society Spreads Commitment to the Daily Office

Church Life Mike Patterson -
Members commit to observing Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer daily, attending the Holy Eucharist every Sunday and feast days, encouraging the public observance of these patterns of worship, and interceding daily for other members.

Unexpected Duty Leaves New Priest Sheepish

Church Life Mike Patterson -
What does one say when blessing a thousand sheep?

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