April edition of For The Love of Mike

FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE Volume 63 Number 4

APRIL 2013

The Episcopal Church of Saint Michael Pacific View Drive at Marguerite

Corona del Mar

California 92625

...From the Desk of the Rector

BELOVEDS IN CHRIST,

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ll April 2013 is Easter Season, the oldest season in our Christian Calendar.

Easter Season encompasses the amazing events of Christ’s resurrection and ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. The key to our Christian faith is found in the reality that Christ is risen! Sin and death have been vanquished and God’s power over our spiritual enemies, our “temptations,” is acknowledged and accomplished. “Easter” is derived from “Eostre,” the name of an Anglo-Saxon/ Teutonic goddess of spring, who gave her name to this month, “April.” This “Great Fifty Days” is a festival season transforming the power of new life in springtime.

The Day of the Resurrection, Easter Day, was celebrated on the last day of March in 2013. Easter is the earliest and greatest of Christian festival days.

Originally called the Pascha, it was a celebration of the crucifixion and the resurrection as a whole because the early Christians saw the two as indivisible and acknowledged that after his resurrection Jesus appeared to many people in many places. Our forebears in faith commemorated not so much the events themselves but the intrinsic significance of the events – salvation and eternal life with God; they saw their redemption and their entry into God’s Kingdom as then-and-there accomplished. Inseparable, therefore, was Christ’s ascension to prepare the way for us and the descent of the Holy Spirit. The “Great Fifty Days” was seen as one whole.

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PARISH NEWS AND NOTES OUR BISHOP DIOCESAN, THE RIGHT REVEREND J. JON BRUNO will headline Canterbury Irvine’s “Spring Garden Party” on Saturday, April 13th, 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4400 Barranca Parkway in Irvine. All are welcome! If possible, R.S.V.P. to canterburyirvine@gmail.com.

* * * COME TO SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS ON SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 27TH, 9am-12 noon. The Right Reverend Mary D. Glasspool, our Bishop Suffragan, will offer her acclaimed “Episcopal 101”!

Bishop Glasspool will share her wisdom about being an Episcopalian in this 21st century. All are welcome.

Over time, belief in the imminence of Christ’s second coming faded and the concept of the Kingdom of God as both an incomplete present reality and a sure future reality evolved. Emphasis on the crucifixion and resurrection observances shifted to the historical events themselves by the late 4th century. Our current * * * Book of Common Prayer has revived the earlier understandings and delineated them more fully within the present seasonal context.

BEGINNING APRIL 3, 2013, OUR WEDNESDAY Celebration of The The Paschal Mystery is expressed in the incredible events of Jesus’ crucifixion Holy Eucharist with “A Public Service (which saved us, redeemed us, atoned for our sins once and for all, and reconciled of Healing” will start at 12 noon. us with God) and Christ’s Resurrection (which vanquished sin and death and marked the beginning of the establishment of the Kingdom of God). This Paschal Mystery is the heart of our faith, although it defies human beings’ complete * * * comprehension. We should always remember that the Resurrection completes HELP FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE: the crucifixion in this Paschal Mystery.

Thanks to your generosity in donating to this project, we have temporarily The Resurrection throws the magnificent light of understanding over Christ’s suspended our collection of food. birth, life-in-ministry and death. The Resurrection is Christ’s victory over death Our cupboard is currently full to and so accomplishes our salvation which was begun with the Incarnation and overflowing! (We will resume sealed by the crucifixion. Without the Resurrection, what meaning would the collecting whenever needed in the rest ...Christmas, Baptism, Holy Eucharist, Pentecost... have? No wonder this future.) Please call Murray McClaren with any questions; and THANK YOU ALL for your help!

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(MORE) PARISH NEWS AND NOTES CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE to the Rector ’s Discretionary Fund recently by Jack & Marilyn Towner in thanksgiving; and by Dan Trapp in gratitude for his parents, Dan & Jeannine; by Sam Horton in thanksgiving for La Juan; by Annemaria and the Ballin family in thanksgiving for Dolf; and by Roger & Suzi, Lexi and Nick Lynberg in thanksgiving for Terry+.These funds extend our Parish’s mission of outreach, providing for such needs as can be helped by financial assistance.

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PLEASE CHECK THE DISPLAYRACK ON THE WALLIN MICHAEL'S ROOM.

Pick up a pamphlet or two to share with family and friends. A donation box is provided.

"Celebrating the 50 Days of Easter" reminds us that Easter is not one day.

It is fifty. Lent was forty days long.

The seventh Sunday of Easter is on April 12. We are resurrection people.

The pamphlet author asks us to Invite God into your questions. "Easter and the Risen Christ do not solve all problems and answer all questions.

There is still war. There are still starving children. People you love still suffer. Often you may want to run away from the questions, deny the chaos and contradictions. Christian joy is not about thoughtless cheerfulness.

It is about holding the world's pain in light of the resurrection, trusting that new life will be the final word." www.forward movement.com.

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Senior Warden...............................Lynn Headley [lynnheadley@earthlink.net] 714.963.5932 Junior Warden................................Paul Multari [paul.multari@yahoo.com 949.500-8891 Christian Education.......................Barbara Black [syblack@sbcglobal.net] 949.375.3048 Clerk of the Vestry...................... ...Karlene Miller [karlenemiller@gmail.com] 949.336.6215 Building and rounds.................... ..........[Open]

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS COMMITTEE Saint Michael & All Angels is forming an Emergency Preparedness Plan in 2013 and will be asking for one or two volunteers from the congregation to participate.

The committee will assess hazards and recommend areas to be addressed in the plan. In addition to the volunteers from the congregation, the committee will include members of the Vestry, church staff, and others. If you are interested in participating, please email Paul Multari at pmultari@yahoo.com. Meeting dates and times will be announced soon.

PLEDGE ENVELOPES: If you would like pledge envelopes for 2013, please leave a message for our bookkeeper, Donnie Lewis, 949.644.0463, ext. 15. For those of you who have already requested pledge envelopes, they are now available in Michael’s Room in alphabetical order.

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A community within our community

VESTRY MEMBERS 2012 Communications...........................Clyde Dodge [clydedodge@cox.net 949.375.1530 Evangelism.............................Deborah Newquist [debnewquist@gmail.com] 949.854.2675 Fellowship......................................Teri Corbet [hbangel49@msn.com] 714.964.5505

APRIL Adult Anniversaries Birthdays

1st - Linda Moorman 4th - Barbara Paulson Sondra Valentine 12th - Chace Warmington Michael Ortt 25th - Susan Caldwell 26th - Bob Hine 29th - Chris Pound Baptisms 8th - Sharon Perry Weddings 11th - Bob & Dottie Cole 17th - Bill & Judy Brady Norm & Sue Ewers 21st - Matthew & Danielle Shaw 24th - Mike & Jill Draffin David & Constance Davidson

* * * WE NEED Greeters, Ushers and Altar Guilders. Please contact Canon Haynes if interested.

* * * NURSERY CARE IS AVAILABLE on Sundays from 9:30 am on.

FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE is a publication of Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, Corona del Mar, CA. Copy deadline is the second Wednesday of the month.

We welcome letters and articles.

Editor: Susan Beechner 949.644.0463

Finance...........................................Jim Palda [paldajim@gmail.com] 626.533.8037 Mission......................................Gail Haghjoo [gail.haghjoo@gmail.com] 714.553.7120 Stewardship...................................Joan Short [joanshort@earthlink.net] 949.644.0719 Worship.The Very Rev’d Canon Peter D. Haynes [phaynes@stmikescdm.org] 949.644.0463

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Rector’s Desk from page 1 event and the mystery it revealed assumed so important a position in the life of the Church so soon after the actual event itself. Sunday became the first day of Christians’ new life, their new beginning. This is why they set it apart and made it an occasion for coming together to celebrate the Mystery and to partake of the bread and wine by which Christ’s presence is made known.

In Easter Season we look to the future. Our hopes are great and their fulfillment is assured. The Easter message gives us confidence and hope.

Yours, in Christ -

BOOKS ABOUT ANGLICANISM The Anglican Studies Series (Morehouse Publishing) What Is Anglicanism? by Urban (“Terry”) Holmes The Spirit of Anglicanism: Hooker, Maurice, Temple

by William J. Wolf Anglican Spirituality by William J. Wolf Anglican Moral Choice by Paul Elmen Anglicanism and the Bible by Frederick Houk Borsch Theology in Anglicanism by Arthur A.Vogel Anglican Theology and Pastoral Care

by James E. Griffiss Other Anglican Background Reading Anglican Spirit by Michael Ramsey Anglicanism by Stephen Neill Study of Anglicanism by Stephen Sykes The Protestant Face of Anglicanism

by Paul F. M. Zahl The Anglican Spiritual Tradition by John Richard Humpidge Moorman Commentary on the American Prayer Book

by Marion J. Hatchett Glorious Companions: Five Centuries of Anglican Spirituality by Richard H. Schmidt Anglicanism and the Christian Church: Theological Resources in Historical Perspective

by Paul Avis Reconciliation by Martin L. Smith Gospel Conspiracy in the Episcopal Church

by Michael Marshall Anglican Identities by Rowan Williams The Anglican Tradition: A Handbook of Sources

by G. R. Evans

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OCCASIONAL QUOTES King David TO SEE WHAT there was about David that made Israel adore him like no other king she ever had, as good a place to look as any is the account of how he captured Jerusalem and moved in the ark.

Jerusalem was a major plum for the new young king, a hill town considered so untakable that the inhabitants had a saying to the effect that a blind man and a cripple could hold it against the U.S. Marines (2 Samuel 5:6). Just to remind people who it was that had nevertheless finally taken it, David's first move was to change its name to the City of David. His second move was a brilliant maneuver for giving his victory the stamp of divine approval by trotting out that holy box of acacia wood overlaid with gold which was known as the ark and contained who knows what, but was as close as Israel ever officially got to a representation in space of their God who dwelled in eternity. David had the ark loaded onto a custom-built cart and made a regular circus parade of it, complete with horns, harps, cymbals, and psalteries, not to mention himself highstepping out front like the Mayor of Dublin on Saint Patrick's Day. When they finally made it into town, he set up a big tent to keep out the weather, had refreshments passed around on the house, and, just so nobody would forget who was picking up the tab, did the lion's share of the praying himself and personally took up the collection afterwards.

So far it was none of it anything a good public relations man couldn't have dreamed up for him, but the next thing was something else again. He stripped down to his skivvies, and then with everybody looking on including his wife—a high-class girl named Michal who gave his administration tone as the late King Saul's daughter—he did a dance.

Maybe it started out as just another Madison Avenue ploy, but not for long.

With trumpets blaring and drums beating, it was Camelot all over again, and for once that royal young red-head didn't have to talk up the bright future and the high hopes because he was himself the future at its brightest, and there were no hopes higher than the ones his people had in him. And for once he didn't have to drag God in for politics' sake either because it was obvious to everybody that this time God was there on his own. How they cut loose together, David and Yahweh, whirling around before the ark in such a passion that they caught fire from each other and blazed up in a single flame of such magnificence that not even the dressing-down David got from Michal afterwards could dim the glory of it. He had feet of clay like the rest of us if not more so—self-serving and deceitful, lustful and vain—but on the basis of that dance alone, you can see why it was David more than anybody else that Israel lost her heart to and why, when Jesus of Nazareth came riding into Jerusalem on his flea-bitten mule a thousand years later, it was as the Son of David that they hailed him.

(2 SAMUEL 5-6)

-- Frederick Buechner, originally published in “Peculiar Treasure”

FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS EPISCOPAL CHURCH A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY OF THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION

Our mission is to seek and share Jesus Christ as spiritual food for life’s journey.

3233 Pacific View Drive Corona del Mar, CA 92625 949.644.0463 949.644.9247 FAX www.stmikescdm.org The Very Rev’d Canon

Peter D. Haynes, Rector [phaynes@stmikescdm.org] Susan Caldwell Director of Christian Education [scaldwell@stmikescdm.org] Stephen M Black, Minister of Music [stephenmblack@gmail.com] The Rev’d Fennie Chang, Ph.D., Canterbury Irvine The Rev’d Canon Ray Flemming Assisting Priest The Rev’d Jefferson Hulet Assisting Priest The Rev’d Barbara Stewart, Ph.D., Assisting Priest Susan Beechner, Parish Secretary [sbeechner@stmikescdm.org] Donnie Lewis, Bookkeeper [dlewis@stmikescdm.org]

WORSHIP SCHEDULE Sunday Holy Eucharist 8am Choral Eucharist 10am Adult Education 9am Sunday School 10am Tuesday HE, MP, alternating Tues. at 7:30am Nursery Care provided from 9:30am Wednesday Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Peace and Healing-12 noon ABOUT SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS CORONA DEL MAR

We are a Christian Community of the Anglican Communion who come to hear God’s word and receive and share the Lord Jesus Christ.

Our purpose is to have Christ live in us in order that in Christ we may live faithful and productive Christian lives.

Our commitment to the Gospel is evangelical; our liturgical tradition, catholic; our theology orthodox but open to thought, reflection, and spiritual endeavor.

We care about the world and strive to serve Christ in it.

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CHRISTIAN Susan EDUCATION Caldwell

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PRAYERS HEALING

“Caring for the Caregiver” “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

John 3:8

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few Sundays ago, the winds were strong. The brake on the Saint Michael & All Angels’ nametag cart was not on during the second service and so the wheels began turning. The nametag cart found a resting place in the rose bed, and blue nametags were scattered among the thorns. A gentle soul picked them up and placed them in the white bucket that normally contains the Lost and Found.

Monday morning, Murry McClaren, faithful as the day is long, came to the church to place the nametags in order. Just before she prepared to attempt the task of sorting those some 100 plus nametags, I asked if I could talk to her. She said, “Sure.”

I wanted to talk to her about the upcoming Senior Ministry “Caregivers” event on April 21. The Christian Education Committee had tried to put an event together back in the fall but to no avail. The need had presented itself. Caregivers can feel depleted and/or become isolated.

There are several parishioners, as well as many people in the community, that we know that are “caregivers”. The definition of a “caregiver” is one who takes care of another. Often, we think of this role as a spouse caring for husband or wife who is in ill health. But “caregiving” can be extended to grandparents caring for their grown children who have had a mishap, or for mothers and fathers of young children. Caregivers play a vital role in the well being of our community. .

Sometimes, caregivers are paid and/ or contracted through an agency. But for the most part, care giving can be seen in the Christian community context of Christ’s love at work, His sacrifice and compassion.

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Olive Harry Sally Sam Maurie Judy+ DJ Nancy Norm Sue Bob John Roberta Pat Patricia Mary Betty Rhonda GUIDANCE Victor Sam Peggy Jeannine Bette Annemaria Jeff+ Hermine Phyllis Pam REPOSE Bob Montgomery Dan Trapp Dolf Ballin Martin Miller Donna Pycha Mike Ford THANKSGIVING - for Pam & Phil Milner’s 20th wedding anniversary; - with Judy & Bill Brady in thanksgiving for their marriage; - for John DeWitt Bowman’s birthday; - with Murry and all who love him for the memory of George McClaren+ Call Esther McNamee for prayer requests 949.640.1749

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Hollywood expertise helps set stage for worship

by Carol E. Bardwell

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hen Emmy-nominated costume designer Cliff Chally offered to make a replacement set of vestments at his church in Los Angeles, he wasn’t planning a new career. But that’s exactly what happened. Today, bishops from San Diego to Jerusalem wear his custom-designed robes, and altars are adorned with paraments that reflect their particular context and history.

Chally originally wanted to study in Paris but, after leaving the service, learned he couldn’t use his GI Bill there, so he headed to design school in Los Angeles. The curriculum partnered students with professionals in the entertainment business, and it wasn’t long before Chally had established a name for himself. His first job was the inaugural show at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. From there, he joined the staff at CBS and worked on the Carol Burnett and Tony Orlando variety shows doing men’s wardrobes before going to work for Aaron Spelling at Columbia Pictures. Then he designed a season for Hal Linden’s Blacke’s Magic on NBC in 1986.

While Linden’s series didn’t last, Chally earned a number of Emmy nominations working on costumes for Designing Women (1986-1993).

“I spent the next several years flying between Washington and LA,” making sure both Clintons were ready for prime time, he remembers. “It was quite an experience.”

Chally is an active member of St. James’ in the City Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Los Angeles, where he serves as verger. Although raised in the Church of Christ, Chally first experienced Episcopal worship during his childhood in Texas when a fellow third-grader invited him to Sunday school. He still remembers the profound response he had to the choir and the music, the stained glass and incense. Decades later, when another friend invited him to go to St. James’, he finally was able to choose the way in which he wanted to worship.

He has served as president of the Costume Designers Guild and was on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

When designing for clergy, some unique design element always distinguishes the vestments. Mitres and copes for the Diocese of Los Angeles bear the Hands in Healing cross designed for Bishop J. Jon Bruno by Laura Smith as a symbol

of his ministry. Colors of the sunrise were airbrushed into the hems of all the pieces he created for the Diocese of Arizona, and an aqua lining represents the water of baptism while providing a symbolic contrast to the fiery sunrise. Sometimes the designs are subtly meant to echo a stainedglass treatment.

Each set of vestments he designs is completely unique and appropriate for its setting, “to create a visual harmony,” Chally says.

Chally is very clear that the design should not distract people from the worship experience. Like costume design, if they notice the clothes, then they are in the way.”

On one set of hangings, embroidered grapes have a remarkable texture because the thread on each grape is sewn in a different direction. For several years, Chally sent pieces to India to be hand-embroidered, but after long delays and unsatisfactory results, he turned to the people with whom he has worked in costuming for many years.

“I took the embroiderer my sketch and the fabric. He digitized the drawing, put the fabric in the machine and pushed the button, and there was my sketch! I thought, ‘What have I been waiting for?’” Chally says, laughing.

Most of his seamstresses are from Eastern Europe or South America.

The first time they worked on a set of vestments, Chally noticed a profound change come over the workroom.

“They were used to making pieces that are meant to be discarded because they get dirty or have bullet holes. But these vestments are made to last and will be blessed and cared for,” he explains. “There came this quiet I can’t explain, a peace that changed the whole atmosphere because of the great pride that went into the work. It was a great surprise to me. I wasn’t expecting it.”

“What really appealed to me [about the Episcopal Church] at first was the extraneous stuff, the way worship was elevated and the way everyone brings his or her best to the glory of God,” he says. “But the longer I’m involved, I think it’s that the tent is big enough for everyone.”

--From The Episcopal News Service.This

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Christian Education continued from page 4 Murry’s and my conversation covered the basics of the event; who would be speaking, what time and date the event would take place This event will take place on April 21@11:30am in Michael’s Room. Judy Brady, Kimberly Beeson and Deborah Newquist will be speaking.

As I shared my feelings about the topic with Murry, it came about that Murry had a few heartfelt wishes of her own. Namely, she hopes that people would come and feel cared about. Parishioners will have time to talk to one another and feel encouraged. This event is meant to bring people together.

After we finished our conversation, Murry made her way to Michael’s Room to organize and put all the many blue name tags in order.

She returned to the office more quickly than expected. “They have already been done!” she said.

Turns out that Clyde Dodge, Steve and Michele Dulson worked very hard to put the blue nametags back into alphabetical order.

There was also another mystery person who helped work on the task. If you know who that was, please give them a BIG Thank You. That was quite a job!

If you would like more information about the Caregiver Seminar, please contact Murry McClaren @714-979-6978.

YOU MISSED IT! A reflection on our recent Celtic Quiet Day

by Barbara Black

If you did not attend The Quiet Day on March 16th, you missed: - hearing Keith Nelson warmly sharing his extensive knowledge of Celtic history before St. Patrick even came on the scene!; - praying an “Our Father” from the New Zealand Book of Common Prayer; - listening to delightful Irish folk music performed by a violin, flute & guitar trio; - eating a baked potato with any/all favorite toppings; - hearing the intriguing history of the labyrinth, told by Ann Morris; - learning about the early, pain-filled history of St. Patrick with Susan Caldwell; - being intrigued by the definition and examples of “Thin Places” with Melinda Rader; As well as some peace and quiet time article first appeared in the March issue of away from phones and faxes. the Episcopal Diocese of Texas publication Diolog.

So, be sure not to miss our next one!

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SANCTUARY REFURBISHING As presented at our Annual Parish Meeting on Feb. 3, our parish sanctuary is in need of refurbishing. The goal is to accomplish this during the coming summer months. The question now becomes how to provide the funds for these needed items.

As you can see from the breakdown below, the bids come in at $22,849.00 If we could get a bit more than that it would cover any “extras” (in my house there are always “extras”). Should those not come up - then we would be able to do a few other things. Like remove carpeting in the North Wing and refinish that floor, etc.

PAINTING SANCTUARY REPAIR & REFINISH Pews and Kneelers FLOORING Remove carpets & repair cracked slab Install center aisle carpet Install side aisle carpets

$ 4,685 10,980 2,120 2,109 2,955

PROPOSED COST FOR SANCTUARY RENOVATION $ 22,849 We are hoping that those who pledged this year would consider adding a one-time gift of $200.00. Please contact either of us with any questions you may have with regard to this project ---Lynn Headley & Murry McClaren

BOOK REVIEW At the Still Point: A Literary Guide to Prayer in Ordinary Time, compiled by Sarah Arthur.

Spend the summer weeks of “Ordinary Time” praying with novelists and poets.

At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless; Neither from nor towards; at the stillpoint, there the dance is…

— T. S. Eliot, from “Burnt Norton” in Four Quartets With a title inspired by T. S. Eliot, this“literary” prayer book will delight any Christian who is inspired to discover the truths of faith in the pages of great literature.The liturgical season of Ordinary Time runs for roughly twenty-nine weeks, from Pentecost Sunday (May 19, 2013) in the spring until the first Sunday of Advent in late fall. It’s the longest season of the church year, with few significant events along the way, which gives it a kind of ordinariness that the other seasons lack. There are no narrative high points, no showy colors or costumes, not even a signature hymn or two.

At the Still Point expands the genre of spiritual writing to include classic and contemporary fiction and poetry, aimed at inviting you to experience God through your imagination during Ordinary Time. In these pages there are worlds to be explored, characters to meet, images to gaze upon, phrases to savor. You will encounter passages from novelists from Austen and Tolstoy to Dostoevsky and Garrison Keillor and poets from George Herbert and St. John of the Cross to Scott Cairns and Kathleen Norris. -- From The Anglican Digest, Spring 2013 A PRAYER God of power, nothing diminishes you; give me strength to acknowledge your power and presence in my life so that others might see your glory, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

-- Rev. Whitney Altropp in “The Bible Challenge”

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Mission Ministry Minutes Gail Haghjoo, Mission Vestry Member As the new Mission Vestry member, I am learning about all of the amazing good works that Saint Michael’s parishioners have accomplished these past years. This month I learned about our partnership with Loaves and Fishes in Santa Ana. Director Maria Dzida explains. “A guest comes, Christ comes.” A nourishing meal Saturday mornings at St. Joseph’s parish in Santa Ana for 600+ poor and homeless guests. Crafts for the children, ESL classes for adults and medical screening for our guests.

Our all-volunteer crew and generous supporters work a “loaves & fishes miracle” weekly.”

Saint Michaels has been a supporter for many years. We have donated food, supplies and funds for Scholarships for local students to attend college.

From March 11 – April 28 our little red wagon will be used to collect “FullSize Hygiene Items”. So next time when you make that Target or Costco run pick up a little extra for “Loaves and Fishes”.

Suggested items: Toothpaste, Deodorant, Shampoo, Conditioner, Bars of Soap, Lotion, Toothbrush, Specialty Items (perfume, bath salts, etc.).

Special thanks to Saint Michael’s parishioner Jennifer Pulford who gathers these items each month for us.

UPDATE: SAINT MICHAEL’S ON EBAY Only household items for now, no clothing or furniture.

Fill out the consignment sheet when you drop off your items. Indicate if you want the item back if it doesn’t sell or if we can donate it. A copy of the sheet is your receipt for taxes Call Ken Norton for pickup: 714.815.7273.

Items will be posted for sale on Ebay.

Proceeds benefit Saint Michael & All Angeles. Results will be posted quarterly in For The Love of Mike One Man’s Junk Is Another Man’s Treasure!!

Calendar of Ev ents At Saint Mic hael & All Ang els Events Michael Angels

DL - Davis Library NW - North Wing BR - Blue Room, AAC

(11(11/ SW - South Wing PC - Parish Center RR - Red Room, AAC

Handbell Rehearsal, 10-11:00 a.m., NW 15 Hand

Yoga class, 9:00-10:00 a.m., NW Whiz Kids, 9:15-10:15 a.m., AAC (not 4/19) Basketball, 3:30-8:00 p.m., AAC AA meeting, 7:00-10:00 p.m., SW

The Men’s Group, 7:30-9:00 a.m., DL Whiz Kids, 1:45-5:00 p.m., AAC (not 4/18) Basketball, 5:00-8:00 p.m., AAC Parish Choir Rehearsal, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

AA meeting, 7:00-8:00 a.m., SW Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Peace and Healing, 12:00 Noon Whiz Kids, 1:45-5:00 p.m., AAC (not 4/17) Confirmation Class, 4:00-5:30 p.m., CR Basketball, 5:00-8:00 p.m., AAC

HE, Morning Prayer, alternating on Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m.

Whiz Kids, 9:15-11:30 a.m., 1:45-5:00 p.m., AAC (not 4/16) Basketball, 5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m., AAC

Basketball, 3:00-3:45 p.m., AAC House of Speed, 5:00-6:30 p.m., AAC JOURNEY, 7:00 p.m., Sanctuary (ends 4/21) St. Mike’s Basketball, 7:00-9:00 p.m., AAC

Holy Eucharist at 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m.

Nursery care from 9:30 a.m. on Sundays-at-Nine, 9:00 a.m., DL Sunday School at 10:00 a.m.

Meeting Rooms: AAC - All Angels’ Court MR - Michael’s Room CR - Conference Room

Saturday

Friday

Thursday

Wednesday

Tuesday

Monday

Sunday

EACH WEEK

Office closed Wednesdays at 12 Noon Worship begins Vestry Meeting, 7:00-9:00 p.m., CR Staff Meeting, 9:30-11:00 a.m., DL Easter II The Bible Challenge, 11:30 a.m., DL Hutchins Consort Board, 4:00 p.m., CR Bishop Bruno at Canterbury Irvine, 3:00-5:00 p.m.

Easter III Adult Education Committee, 11:30 a.m., CR Philanthropic Educational Organization Luncheon/Meeting, 10:00-1:00 p.m., MR Deanery Council, 7:00 p.m., Rancho Santa Margarita Deadline for May 2013 For the Love of Mike, 5:00 p.m.

Easter IV Senior Ministry Lunch/Speakers, 11:30-2:00 p.m., MR “Choosing Caregivers - When is it time?”

Spyglass Hill Homeowners Board, 6:00-9:00 p.m., CR Bishop Glasspool, “Episcopal 101”, 9:00 a.m.-Noon Easter V Worship Commission, 11:30 a.m., CR Rusty’s student Recital, 1:30-4:00 p.m., Sanctuary IN THE COMING MONTHS Sun., May 5 Cinco de Mayo Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., AAC Sat., May 18th Friends of Music present “LYRA” in Concert, 7:30 p.m., Sanctuary, and Reception in MR th Sun., May 19 Pentecost Luncheon, 11:30 a.m., AAC Sun., June 2nd Bishop Bruce here for Confirmation, 10:00 a.m.

Jazz Vespers, 4:00 p.m., Sanctuary th Wed., June 12 Interfaith Council Luncheon Meeting, 11:00-1:30 p.m., MR Mon., June 17th Baroque Music Festival Organ Recital, 8:00 p.m.

Tues., Apr. 23rd Sat., Apr. 27th Sun., Apr. 28th

Wed., Apr. 17th Sun., Apr. 21st

Mon., Apr. 15th

Tues., Apr. 9th Sat., Apr. 13th Sun., Apr. 14th

Thurs., Apr. 4th Sun., Apr. 7th

Mon., Apr. 1st Wed., Apr. 3rd

IN THE COMING WEEKS

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NUTS, BOLTS, AND SOULS

(MORE) PARISH NEWS AND NOTES SAINT MICHAEL’S FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2013: Preliminary YTD Income is $97,753.

Our YTD Expense is $90,010. The parish Net Ordinary Income is 7,742, which is $32,466 ahead of our plan.

Our YTD Pledge Income is $80,556 which is $9,722 above our plan through the end of 2013.

Our total operating cash balance is $124,020 of which $86,162 is designated gifts; leaving a net balance of $37,858. The Endowment Trust has a balance of $ 162,459.

If you have not made your 2013 pledge, please do so now.

* * * PLEASE REMEMBER . . . Saint Michael & All Angels has a Parish Emergency Fund funded by parishioners and available to parishioners facing financial emergencies and needing economic assistance. Requests should be directed to our rector or Junior Warden, Paul Multari, or any member of our Vestry. Currently there is $5000 in this Fund. At one time there was more than $20,000 in the Parish Emergency Fund; so, if you are able to contribute, all gifts are welcome!

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THE MEN’S GROUP: Each week we discuss a chapter or two of a book, typically on theology, philosophy and science. We meet 7.30-9.00am each Thursday in Davis Library. All men welcome regardless of faith or lack of it.

* * * UPDATED PARISH DIRECTORIES will be available in Michael’s Room by Sunday, April 7th.

* * * LOAVES AND FISHES: Through March 28, we will collect full-size hygiene items, such as bars of soap, lotions, tooth paste and tooth brushes, deodorant, shampoo and conditioner, and specialty items like perfume and bath salts. These will be used to fill Mother’s Day baskets.

Monetary donations are always welcome, too, and checks should be made payable to Saint Michael & All Angels, with Loaves and Fishes on the memo line. (Tax ID #95-2123746)

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By Barbara Black Christian Education Commissioner

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nited Thank Offering (UTO) is a ministry of the Episcopal Church for the mission of the whole church.

Through United Thank Offering, men, women, and children nurture the habit of giving daily thanks to God. These prayers of thanksgiving start when we recognize and name our many daily blessings. Those who participate in UTO discover that thankfulness leads to generosity. United Thank Offering is entrusted to promote thank offerings, to receive the offerings, and to distribute the UTO monies to support mission and ministry throughout the Episcopal Church and in Provinces of the Anglican Communion in the developing world.

* * * PHONE TREE MINISTRY: NEW MEMBERS NEEDED. Our goal is to contact every parishioner by phone once a month.This is a great opportunity to get to know others better and to share information, needs and suggestions about Saint Mike's. Please contact Ruth Poole at 949.644.9263.

DO WE HAVE YOUR MOST RECENT EMAILADDRESS? Please contact Susan Beechner sbeechner@stmikescdm.org with changes or additions.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPONSOR the Sanctuary Light or Altar Flowers in memory of a loved one or in thanksgiving for a birthday, anniversary, or other special event, please sign up on the board in the Parish Center and indicate the person or occasion to be remembered. The suggested donation for flowers is $30 and for the Sanctuary Light is $10.

Please mark your donation for the Altar Guild.

Quite an active and wonderful Lenten season we've had, from the Bible Challenge, through Thomas Cranmer, Phil Johnston, Soup Suppers and beyond.

The Adult Christian Education Committee continues to move forward with plans for April and May. Look for a new pamphlet in the tract rack entitled "The 50 Days After Easter. Consider that Easter is not only one day, but the Easter Season continues for 50 days. Check it out!

On the first Sunday inApril, we will gather at 11:30 a.m. to compare notes and thoughts on our Bible Challenge Reading. If you've found a different way to do the readings, please do share it.

Steve Caldwell will be our speaker on SUNDAYS AT NINE during the month of April. He will be speaking on the Book of Acts.

Also new in April is our Sunday School class for our "tweens". This class is for 5th-8th graders. If you are interested in assisting in this ministry, please contact, Barbara Black@760-831-6032.

Let us all continue to search and grow.

* * * TIME AND TALENT If you are thinking about volunteering with one of our commissions at St. Mike’s, please review the “Parish Life” booklet on the “back rail” of the Sanctuary. which describes these activities. We need greeters, acolytes, coffee hosts, and ushers, and have other interesting assignments as well. Volunteering is a wonderful way to meet new people at St. Mike’s. Please call Deborah Newquist with questions at 949.854.2675.

* * * PLEASE CHECK the lost and found box next to the tract rack in Michael’s Room.

* * * LEST WE FORGET: There have been 4,488 American military casualties in Iraq and 2,048 in Afghanistan. "Lord hear our prayers for those who are dead and for those who mourn."

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SHARPS AND FLATS

STEPHEN BLACK

I would like to tell all parishioners about a unique opportunity that Saint Michael & All Angels Church has to bring people into our church at the end of May. On Saturday, May 18 at 7:30pm, the Friends of Music is hosting the vocal group LYRA, from St. Petersburg, Russia, in concert.

LYRA was founded in 1994, and the touring ensemble is comprised of six professional singers who have trained in leading conservatories both in Russia and throughout Europe. In 2001, they were awarded the Montreux (Switzerland) international choral festival diploma. In 2005, they were also a winner in the Coleraine International Choral Festival (Northern Ireland).

LYRA’s chief mission is exploring and popularizing Russian choral music, both sacred and secular.

Through their performances they perform repertoire from the

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in hosting this superb ensemble. In particular, we will be looking for housing for the evening of May 18 for seven people, including the director and his wife and daughter. We will also be looking for assistance in putting on a reception after the concert, as well as providing a hot meal for the singers before the program. I know, from past experience, that I will have no trouble at all in finding people to help out, and I thank you in advance for that! If you are interested in hosting a singer, please let me know, and I can provide more When I was in St. Petersburg, I details. heard a concert of music given by another vocal ensemble of this size I encourage everyone to check out (although all male) in the Cathedral of their website: Saints Peter & Paul, the oldest church in the city. The sound was unlike http://www.lyra-online.org/ anything I have ever heard from a choir.

Russian basses, in particular, are I am really looking forward to this renowned for their deep and rich vocal event, and encourage you all to mark resonance. Hearing that rich and your calendars now for the concert on profound sound in such a beautiful Saturday, May 18 at 7:30pm! setting had a profound impact on me, Stephen one that I can still recall vividly. enormous musical heritage of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as from the long tradition of Russian folk music. Well-known composers represented on their programs include Tchaikovsky, Rakhmaninov, Tchesnokov, Grethaninov, Stravinsky, and others. They also take great delight in performing music of lesser-known composers. Their repertoire ranges from chant to contemporary music, and from music of dancing to music of community ritual.

In the coming weeks I will be asking members of the Friends of Music as well as the parish at large for assistance

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