PHOTOS & STORIES] #SMAACARES

#SMAACARES

STORIES CLOCKWISE L TO R 1. PROJECT MOSES by Terry Demler The collection for our friends at DPD's Child Exploitation/High Risk Victims and Trafficking Unit and the children they serve was a great success!!!!!!

132 bottles of water 258 bottles of other beverages 172 bags of chips 1,894 individual snacks Totaling 2,456 separate items

They were so very excited when we delivered yesterday evening. Detective Paulson asked "this was done in two days?". We said "well, actually 4 hours out of those two days". It is great to be able to do such a small thing for such a caring, giving and courageous team.

2. JUBILEE PARK & COMMUNITY CENTER Susie Ryan, Byrd Teague and Ruthie Garrett deliver Meals on Wheels to Jubilee neighborhood!

3. ST. MARY’S GUILD MAKES DONATIONS, CONTINUES HOSPITAL OUTREACH by Carolyn Barta St. Mary’s Guild would like to thank parishioners and friends for purchasing goodies at pre-pandemic Sunday morning bake sales. The 75cent per baked good enabled the Guild to donate $7,400 to needy social agencies from 2019-2020 proceeds.

Donations of $3,700 each were made to two organizations: Family Outreach Dallas and Hopeful Solutions. Family Outreach strengthens families by providing parent education, mentoring and child safety programs. Hopeful Solutions empowers homeless single mothers to achieve self-sufficiency.

Bake sales are currently on hold because of Covid-19 restrictions, but St. Mary’s members and friends continue to bake, but for another community – pandemic-weary health care workers. Thirty-two bakers alternate weekly shifts on two teams – the Baking Angels and Hospital Saints – to supply individually wrapped baked goods for delivery each Monday to hospitals including Baylor, Presbyterian, Methodist and UTSW Clements. “Each year when I see the amounts we donate, I am amazed at what baking some cupcakes, cakes, brownies and pigs-in-blanket can accomplish,” said LaRee Stein, St. Mary’s Guild member. “And now to add the hospital outreach and help in that capacity is awesome to see each week, too.”

CURRENT PARISH STATUS as of THUR 10/1/20 1:45 P.M. CDT

WORSHIP AND LEARNING CONTINUE ONLINE

saintmichael.org/live and saintmichael.org/liveformation.

WE HAVE BEGUN A LIMITED

REOPENING: With permission from the Diocese, a limited number of people may attend livestream worship on Sunday at 9 A.M. (Traditional), 11 A.M. (Contemporary), and 8 P.M. (Compline). Attendees must be symptom-free, remain distanced from other households, and wear a mask at all times. Entrance will be from the north side of the building and includes a brief screening. While Eucharist will be celebrated at 9 A.M. and 11 A.M., those wishing to receive consecrated bread should go to Saint Michael Chapel on Sunday between 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Free tickets

are available on a first-come, firstserved basis on Monday at 10 A.M.

at saintmichael.org/worshiptickets. Note: If Highland Park Public Schools return to online-only instruction, we must discontinue attendance at livestream worship and restrict the number of people entering the building.

VISITORS DURING THE WEEK

should enter through the south entrance (Colgate Avenue). Only certain groups may return and must schedule with Tish Visinsky, tvisinsky@saintmichael.org, who is handling room reservations. Online and outdoor meetings are the safest way to meet.

WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, AND

BAPTISMS are permitted in limited numbers in Saint Michael Chapel. Contact Dianne Boyd at dboyd@saintmichael.org. QUESTIONS? Please contact Colleen O’Hara cohara@saintmichael.org, Director of Operations, or Ken Brannon kbrannon@saintmichael.org, Vice Rector.

IN-PERSON WORSHIP (LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE)

For the past six months, in-person gatherings have been strictly limited by government and church authorities due to COVID-19. Now, with the permission of from our governing bodies, Saint Michael is pleased to begin offering limited in-person opportunities for worship and communion. If you and your household are well, we look forward to your presence among us. Our present in-person worship offerings include our three Sunday services and Distribution of Communion. There are limited spots for each engagement, and safety measures have been enacted to ensure the protection of all who join us.

Offered every Sunday at our 9 a.m. Traditional, 11 a.m. Contemporary, and 8 p.m. Compline services. Reserve tickets for your household at: saintmichael.org/worshiptickets Each Sunday Saint Michael will admit a limited number of attendees to each of our three worship services. We invite all who desire to attend worship in-person to join us with members of your household. As there is limited assigned seating for each service, you must register your household online beforehand to attend. Tickets to each service are available on a first-come, first-served basis one week at a time beginning on Monday mornings. No one will be admitted without a ticket.

Livestreams and video recordings of our weekly services remain available so that all can watch and participate. Visit saintmichael.org/live to tune in.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

Tickets will be available one week at a time beginning on Mondays for the upcoming Sunday. Return to the ticket webpage each week and click the appropriate button to reserve your tickets. For your safety, the following protocols must be followed while on-site:

Masks are required inside all church buildings.

Please maintain at least 6-feet distance from those outside your household

No shaking hands or physical contact with those outside your household

No physical passing of the peace

No congregational singing

No passing of the offering plate (there are other ways to give!)

No distribution of Communion during the livestream services.

Consecrated bread is instead available in the Saint Michael Chapel each

Sunday 12:30 – 1:30 P.M.

No coffee or congregating in the church after the service has concluded.

The people should exit the sanctuary door immediately after the service.

If you have any questions, please email the Rev. Ken Brannon, kbrannon@saintmichael.org, Vice Rector.