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dvent is my favorite season in the church year. It is a time of preparation and anticipation, and I love anticipating big moments. Counting down to birthdays, to big trips, and especially Christmas is so fun for me. This beautiful season is an opportunity to share special time with the people who are most important to us, like family and friends, as well as an opportunity to spread hope and love to our neighbors and even strangers we may never see again. In Advent, there is a chill in the air and a special tingle of hope in all of us. People are often a little nicer, a little smiley-er (even behind the face masks). And why? For many, perhaps most, the willingness to be a little more kind and a little more hopeful is simply a byproduct of the season. It’s hard not to smile when you see sparkly lights in the trees and colorful cards in the mail. But for some of us, the joy of Advent goes much deeper than décor. The joy of Advent comes in the anticipation of a moment, an event, a miracle that changed the world forever. This year, our Advent theme is “Hope.” This may seem like a simple theme, and it is certainly one that could be used for any Christian season, but this year, hope carries more weight. This year, perhaps more than any in memory, the hope of Advent is more than a wish. The hope of Advent is vital to holding tightly to one another. It’s no secret that 2020 has been less than a pleasure. In countless ways, 2020 has disappointed and hurt all of us.
My heart breaks every time I think of those who have died from COVID-19, from violence, from hopelessness, and more. Every day, prayers are being offered by so many for so many more than is typical. My friends, we are all exhausted, and we need a dose of hope. Hope is a deep feeling of trust and an optimistic desire for something particular to happen. Our hope is in God’s incredible promise to be made whole in Christ. Our faith is that what we see in this world—all the pain and heartbreak—is not all there is. God is at work through faithful people like us, and remaining open to the Spirit moving in us takes energy and commitment. This year, we are all running low. In St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians, a community he loved dearly, he wrote, “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which God has called you, the richness of God’s glorious inheritance among His holy people, and the overwhelming greatness of God’s power for us who believe”, Ephesians 1:18-19. There is something so beautiful in these words. St. Paul doesn’t presume that our hearts always understand or perceive God’s work in the world, and so he prays for that enlightenment. As we enter this sacred season of Advent, I share in his prayer. We have all experienced stress and confusion, anger and frustration, and we are all in need of some healing. Put differently, we all need help to open the eyes of our hearts to the hope that God has put in us. I am heartened by what our Saint Michael community has been doing and how we have continued to creatively engage one another.
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Recently, I received a note from a parishioner who expressed her gratitude for our church community. She gave me permission to share a portion of her note in which she said, “Saint Michael has kept us moving during these crazy times. I’ve heard so many people say how appreciative they are for all the offerings we’ve received.” So many people in our church family, from staff to volunteers, have worked so hard to support us, and we have all needed the extra support this year. Through our faithful efforts, we remind one another of our shared hope. The hope of Advent comes in the anticipation of a miraculous event that changed the world forever. On Christmas, we celebrate the moment when God’s love for all of us—for you and me—overflowed in the person of Jesus. That incarnational moment changed the world forever because we were offered the opportunity to join God, completely, in the sacred work of building the heavenly kingdom. Kingdom building is not done in a moment and is not accomplished in a single lifetime. But day by day, with each decision we make, we can help move ourselves and our world closer to realizing that amazing vision of heaven on earth. With each step we take on our life’s journey, we can come closer and closer to the hope that was born on Christmas Day. I know how hard this year has been for me, and I can only imagine how hard this year has been for you. Yet no matter what this world throws at us, no matter what we experience, God is present and faithful and never lets us go. As we enter this blessed season of Advent, when the world around us remains so uncertain, I will hold you in prayer. Together, “let us hold fast to the hope we profess, for the One who made the promise is faithful”, Hebrews 10:23.
RECTOR’S STREAMING BIBLE STUDY Led by Rector Chris Girata Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Live-Streamed and On-Demand at saintmichael.org/RBS The Rector’s Bible study (RBS) continues this fall with a study of the Books of Daniel and The Revelation. Stay tuned for more details and don’t forget you can still watch and listen to the recordings, link below.
Questions? Email Meredith Rose, mrose@saintmichael.org
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the 22 PARISH CALENDAR 28 STAFF NEWS! 29 BOOKSHOP 30 2020 CHORISTER CAMP
CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF OUR BELOVED SEXTON, DOLLIE
33 ADVENT SERMON SERIES 34 BIRTH AND DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS 35 ST. MARY'S GUILD BAKERS
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38 FARMERS MARKET 39 BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS 40 IN-PERSON WORSHIP 41 SMAA KIDS PAGE 42 SAINT MICHAEL'S FARMERS MARKET: RECIPES!
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The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata, Rector
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The Rev. Kenneth H. Brannon, Vice Rector
11 AM CT Contemporary Worship
The Rev. Dr. Eric Liles, Associate for Formation The Rev. Greg Pickens, Associate for Pastoral Care The Rev. Bob Johnston, Associate for Contemporary Worship The Rev. Mary Lessmann, Associate for Spiritual Growth ASSISTING CLERGY The Rev. Canon Michael Harmuth, Sunday Assistant The Rev. Tim Kennedy, Sunday Assistant The Rev. Dr. Hiltrude Nusser-Telfer, Pastoral Care Assistant The Rev. Canon René Somodevilla, Assistant Priest for Worship & Liturgy
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CONTACTS EMERGENCY PRIEST ON CALL (214) 232-7512 Main Parish Number (214) 363-5471
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SAINT MICHAEL STAFF Monica Awbrey Rob Baber Ross Badgett Chanta Bhan Katherine Bowen Dianne Boyd The Rev. Kenneth H. Brannon Justin Brooks Kristen Burk Robert Butler Nozar Daryapayma Jill Delabano Philip Fillion Hannah Fisher Bonita Frederick The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata Steven Haal The Rev. Canon Michael Harmuth Dr. Margaret (Meg) Harper Travis Harvey Diane Hollie Jenna Howard Angelia Hunter Madelyn Ivy Adam Jones The Rev. Robert (Bob) Johnston III Cheryl Kaschak Elizabeth Keogh Tiffany LaMotte The Rev. Mary Lessmann The Rev. Dr. Eric J. Liles Chris Love Caroline Marak Santos Martinez Christi Morrow Chase Monson The Rev. Dr. Hiltrude Nusser-Telfer Collen O'Hara Darla Osterhaut The Rev. Greg Pickens Edgar Porras Marco Reyes Meredith Rose Jonathan Ryan Elsa SanJuan The Rev. Canon René Somodevilla Celise Stephenson Tish Visinsky Regan Wallace
Assistant Choirmaster Director of Finance Mgr of Electronic Communication Associate for Mission & Outreach Asst. to Pastoral Care Asst. to Worship & Liturgy Vice Rector Director of Contemporary Music Executive Assistant to the Vice Rector Assistant Director of Facilities Director of Facilities Asst. to CFM & Youth Ministries Assistant Dir. of Music & Organist Asst. to Adult Formation & Parish Events Weekend Receptionist Rector Director of Communications Sunday Assistant Associate Director of Music & Organist Graphic Design & Production Receptionist Graphic Designer Accountant Asst. Dir. of Children & Family Ministry AVL & Technology Manager Associate for Contemporary Worship Accountant SMES Admissions & Comm. Relations Coord. Director of Youth Ministry Associate for Spiritual Growth Associate for Formation Bookshop Manager Stewardship Manager Sexton Mission & Outreach Coordinator Asst. Director of Youth Ministry Assistant Priest for Pastoral Care Director of Operations Accountant Associate for Pastoral Care Sexton Sexton Executive Asst. to the Rector Director of Music & Organist Sexton Assistant Priest for Worship & Liturgy Database Manager, Parish Records Director of Parish Life Director of Children & Family Ministry (CFM)
FROM the EDITOR Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a reature was curring, not even an ouse. The hockings were stung by the kimney with chair, with hopes that Nate Sicholar, soon wouldn’t care. The nildren were chestled, all bug in their sneds; while visions of pugar-slums danced in their heads.... Years ago, during my time in Chicago, a friend of mine had discovered this hilarious letter-swapping version of this timeless Clement Clark Moore poem, and I can assure you it was hilarious and only went downhill from where I left off, above. According to an account, Moore gave the poem to the New York Historical Society when he was in his eighties, and presented them with a hand-written manuscript of the poem. He first penned it simply to entertain his six children. It was decades apparently until he claimed authorship, which has been debated even for the last 150 years (It’s rumored the author may have been Henry Livingston.) All of that is secondary. Have you watched the face of a child glow and explode with smiles and awe as they listen to this poem—this for-sure-written-in-stone-historical-annual-account—of Santa Claus? It is unbridled excitement, anticipation, and hope. In an August study by the National Center of Biotechnology on the Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in the general population, the results were probably very similar to what many people have said they have experienced at times thus far during the pandemic: depression, anxiety, PTSD, and other issues of psychological distress. Some studies showed negative responses in over 50% of those tested. We need HOPE perhaps now more than ever.
2020 VESTRY Jay Lipscomb John Ellerman Blair Oden Kathy Kelley Scott Wilson Ginger Brown
Senior Warden Junior Warden Warden-at-Large Treasurer Chancellor Clerk
George Baldwin, Jane Greene, Kyle Moore, Anna Paccone, Hallie Lawrence, Stacey Malcolmson, Steve McKenney, Richard D'Antoni, Louise Griffeth, John McFarland, Jr., Darrel Rice, Erica Sartain
2020 DIOCESAN DELEGATES Exp 2020 Exp 2021 Exp 2022 Exp 2020 Exp 2021 Exp 2022
John McFarland, Tricia Stewart, Kay Whelan Terry Demler, J.C. Snead, Scott Wilson Michael Blachly, Mary Henderson, Kelly Nichols Reddell alternates: Ed Blessing, Katherine Blachly, Ross Vick Heather Lorch, Jack Rubarth, Blair Oden Michael Reddell, David Henderson, Eric Gilmour
Rector Chris Girata quips, in his letter on page 2 “Hope is a deep feeling of trust and an optimistic desire for something particular to happen. Our hope is in God’s incredible promise to be made whole in Christ...that the hope of Advent comes in the anticipation of a miraculous event that changed the world forever.” Look once more at the poem at top. It is still recognizeable in its anapestic meter, and imagery—but it’s wrong. No matter how close it gets, something keeps being wrong. I’m lookin’ at you, 2020. We all feel it. We are in this together. Saint Michael is working hard to provide continued moments in which we can all be a part—to tighten our bond and grow our community! In these pages, and parish calendar, you’ll still see festive events happening during Advent and Christmas: concerts, the Nativity Pageant (p. 23), Advent Festival (p. 23), Advent Retreat (p. 26), two new sermon series on “Hope” and “ Rediscover Christmas”, another exciting Christmas Eve/Day lineup, even featuring an all-new service at 9 p.m. (p. 10), and stories regaling the service of parishioners in our community, showing the love of Christ and the hope it brings. Together, we are stronger. See you soon!
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WOSM Evening Panel “Women In Ministry”
The Rev. Tamara Newell
Guest Preacher Blessing of the Animals
The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry Presiding Bishop The Episcopal Church
The Rev. Amy Meaux
09.31 2021
FALL 2021 The Rev. Don Spafford
10.03 2021
11.07 2021 The Rev. Dr. Bob S. Dannals
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01.05 2022 The Rev. Dr. Mark S. Anschutz
The Rev. Dr. Bill Murray
All Saints’ Day Guest Preacher
Feast of Saint Michael
Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels Guest Preacher
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Epiphany Feast of the Epiphany Guest Preacher
Celebrating our Ash Wednesday Guest Preacher
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The Rev. Tom Blackmon
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The Rev. Chuck Treadwell
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LENTEN SPEAKER SERIES
03.23 2022
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03.09 2022 The Rev. Dr. Kevin Huddleston
Br. Curtis Almquist
03.30 2022 The Rev. Christie Olsen
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The Rt. Rev. Dean E. Wolfe
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05 07-08 2022 The Rev. Dr. Brenda Sol
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06.05 2022 The Rev. Dr. Chris Girata
Women Work Word Guest Preacher
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PENT ECO S T Pentecost 75th Anniversary Final Celebration
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Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it, John 14:12-14. Saint Michael isn’t just embarking on another pledge campaign. This isn’t just one more ask on a mountain of worthwhile asks. As a Church, we are being invited to become the Beloved Community that God intends. Our financial giving makes tangible what we proclaim every Sunday – that Christ will come again. Jesus had great confidence in his disciples; more confidence than they had in themselves. They were continually questioning, struggling, tripping, and falling. They found it hard to believe that the kingdom of God would be manifested in them. But after the resurrection, something happened. This confused, grieving, disappointed, lost band of followers received the gift of the Holy Spirit. They found themselves not only pointing to Christ, but becoming Christ in their community. They weren’t just talking about Jesus, they were speaking in his Name. They didn’t just imagine some future healing, they laid hands on people and made them whole. When we say we are the Body of Christ, we don’t just mean that metaphorically. We really are the Body of Christ. In ways that we don’t fully understand, our actions and attitudes, redeemed by the love of Christ, become signposts of God’s kingdom. That’s why Jesus said in the gospel of John: “If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.” I ask Christ to accomplish at Saint Michael more than we can ask or imagine. I ask for money sufficient to our cause, but more importantly, for hearts transformed in love. I’ve decided to take Jesus at his word, and trust that we will, indeed, do the works that he did and more, not for the sake of our ego or pride, but for the sake of the Holy Spirit, who even now is closing the gap between heaven and earth. With gratitude,
The Rev. Kenneth H. Brannon Vice Rector BY MAKING A PLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF THE 2021 PROGRAM YEAR, SAINT MICHAEL IS ABLE TO REALIZE THE NEW YEAR THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. VISIT saintmichael.org/stewardship2021 TO MAKE YOUR PLEDGE! THE ARCHANGEL | 75TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
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Christmas at Saint Michael This year, Christmas at Saint Michael will look very different than it ever has. Typically, we have more than 4,000 people in our building in a matter of just a few hours on Christmas Eve. With infection rates in Dallas County higher than they’ve ever been, and with the expectation that they will only rise in December, we have made the hard decision to take all of our Christmas worship services online, just as we did at Easter! Believe me, I am as disappointed about this as anyone, yet I remain hopeful that we can celebrate with great joy in new ways! NOVEMBER 29 IN-PERSON EVENT!
5-6:30 PM: Outdoor Worship & Advent Festival West Field Make beautiful Advent wreaths for your home and share time with your Saint Michael family. Masks are required and social distancing should be observed at all times.
in Christ. Join us once again for the journey to the manger, the moment when true hope was born. DECEMBER 6 IN-PERSON EVENT!
4 PM: Saint Michael Presents Festive Holiday Organ Concert. Stream and in-person tickets are available on our website: saintmichael.org/holidaysmp
NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 24
DECEMBER 13
Contemporary Sermon Series: "Rediscovering Christmas"
9 AM: Children's Nativity Pageant (Online only)
See ad on page 33
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NOVEMBER 29, DECEMBER 6, & DECEMBER 20
Traditional Sermon Series: "Hope" The hope of Advent comes in the anticipation of a miraculous event that changed the world forever. This year, we need the beautiful gift of hope more than ever, and we will find that hope in the promise of God
5:30 PM: Christmas Lessons and Carols (Online only) DECEMBER 23 IN-PERSON EVENT!
5-6:30 PM: Journey to Christmas Join us at Saint Michael as we celebrate Christmas while walking through our sacred space as we remember the Christmas story. Live music will fill the church as you and your family receive communion and a Christmas blessing, and afterwards, a professional photographer will be on hand for a Christmas portrait of you at the Saint Michael Chapel red doors! DECEMBER 24 - SERVICES ARE ONLINE ONLY! 11 AM: Joy
3 PM: Contemporary Service (Rite II) 5 PM: Traditional Service (Rite II) 9 PM: Carols by Candlelight Enjoy your favorite Christmas Carols from the comfort of your couch and pajamas. It will prepare your heart and home for an intimate Christmas Eve with family. DECEMBER 25
10 AM: Christmas Jazz Service
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Klyde Warren Park | December 19 | 9 AM - 1 PM Saint Michael’s Farmers Market is partnering with Klyde Warren Park to hold a Pop Up Holiday Market on Saturday, December 19. Come see and support some of your favorite farmers, ranchers, and food artisans and enjoy this beautiful oasis in the heart of downtown Dallas. Pick up edible delights for your holiday table, friends, and neighbors in a safe, socially distanced, outdoor space. For more information and a list of vendors, visit saintmichaelsmarket.com.
thank you TO THE FRIENDS OF THE FARMERS MARKET: Lynn and Bob Abbott Mary and Jerry Andrlik Stephen Annis Anonymous (2) Martha Lou Beaird (In Memory of Bob Wilbur) Monique and Tom Black Kalita and Ed Blessing Alison and Chris Bovard Marla and Tony Briggle Julie and Chuck Butterworth Shannon Wilson Callewart Catherine A. Carr Peggy Carr Suzanne and Lance Charriere Garland and Michael Cohlmia David Cowling and Amy Younguist Betsy and Martin Crawford John Ellerman Kay and Frank Ellis Debbie and David Fosdick Cookie and Dick Frazar Dare and Dale Gillette
Mimi and Pax Glenn Jane and Greg Greene Louise and Guy Griffeth Nancy and Howell Harralson Angela and John Howell Jane and Pat Jenevein Kate Juett Gayle Kesinger Chuck Lathem Mary and Russ Lessmann Suzane and Jay Lipscomb Stacey and Ken Malcolmson Mary Ann and Bob Marshall Cora and Harry Mason Linda and John McFarland Sharon and Bill McGannon Shirley & William S. McIntyre Foundation Mary Ruth and Steve McKenney Elizabeth and Tony Moore Ellen and Robert Muth Carrie and Robert Nicoud Hiltrude Nusser-Telfer
Patricia Plettner Gigi and Jerry Poglitsch Jeff and Darrel Rice Stephanie and Phil Ritter Erica and Charlie Sartain Marillyn and Gus Seeberger Betty and Rob Shiels Showalter Family Foundation Linda and Ellis Skinner Nancy and John Solana Margaret and Jaime Spellings Brenda and Nelson Spencer Tricia and Tom Stewart Kae and Ben Stuart Betty and John Taylor Byrd Teague Michelle and Stewart Thomas Kathleen and Jay Wallace Mary and Matt Waller Paige Wilbur Karen and Jim Wiley Elizabeth and Chris Williams Emilynn and Claude Wilson
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AROUND THE PARISH
LEFT Parishioners Squeaky Connolly and Johanna Corrigan
show off some of the newly-packed packages for I Believe in Angels. ABOVE Our very own Rector Chris Girata recently had the opportunity to interview Presiding Bishop Michael Curry as part of the Bishop’s virtual book tour for LOVE IS THE WAY! BELOW Vice Rector Ken Brannon filming his episode of the Building the Kingdom video series.
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family acolyte team: Jack, John Sr., Tennie and John Jr.— another great example of families serving together; Halloween is high on most people’s list—and the Saint Michael staff is no exception! Thanks to Tish and co. for another stellar staff appreciation event, and the mad creativity of the staff for their costumes! Rector Chris Girata filming his Christmas update video, laying out the plan for all the holiday moments people can be involved with Saint Michael—from services to concerts—even during the pandemic.
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SAINT MICHAEL PILGRIMAGES
Family Holy Land March 10-20, 2022
REGISTRATION OPENS MARCH 1, 2021!
Upcoming Information Session:
Sunday, February 7 at 10 a.m. Visit saintmichael.org/trips to learn more THURSDAY, MARCH 10 Travel from Dallas to Tel Aviv FRIDAY, MARCH 11 Tel Aviv and Jerusalem SATURDAY, MARCH 12 Jerusalem and Bethlehem SUNDAY, MARCH 13 Walking Tour - Jerusalem Old City MONDAY, MARCH 14 Caesarea, Mount Carmel, and Haifa TUESDAY, MARCH 15 Nazareth WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, & Mount of Beatitudes THURSDAY, MARCH 17 Beit She' An, Jordan, Jeresh, and Petra FRIDAY, MARCH 18 Petra, Qumran, Masada, and the Dead Sea SATURDAY, MARCH 19 Mount of Olives, Gethsemane, Via Dolorosa, and Church of the Holy Sepulcher SUNDAY, MARCH 20 Travel from Tel Aviv to Dallas
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Oberammergau SAINT MICHAEL PILGRIMAGES
JUNE 12 - 25, 2022
Join Rector Chris Girata and wife Nicole on a pilgrimage to experience the Oberammergau Passion Play, during the summer of 2022!
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This pilgrimage trip will also look at European Christianity in the 20th century and the church’s response. We will travel to historic Christian capitals in central Europe, including Budapest, Vienna, Prague, and Berlin. The trip will be anchored by the oncein-a-decade Passion Play in Oberammergau, Germany, a true bucket-list experience. Travel and sleep in comfort while exploring how the 21st century church can learn from the mistakes of the past. INFORMATION SESSION Sunday, February 14 10 AM CST on Zoom Register for Zoom invite: saintmichael.org/Ober22 Monday March 22, 2021 Registration opens 9 a.m. Only 40 spaces available! ITINERARY + Overnights in Budapest, Vienna, Prague, Oberammergau, and Berlin. + 4-5 star hotels, deluxe motor coach transportation. Land price: $5,549 OTHER PILGRIMAGE INFO saintmichael.org/trips THE ARCHANGEL | 75TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
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Congratulations, Dollie! Saint Michael is SO thankful for Dollie Smith and her 35 years of faithful service to the parish! Recently a retirement party was held with family and staff to let Dollie know how much she is loved and will be missed! Happy retirement, Dollie!
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PRAYER TEAM By Carolyn Barta
“Mother Teresa of Calcutta wrote, ‘My secret is a very simple one, I pray.’ Our parish may be large, but it need not be impersonal. At Saint Michael and All Angels, prayer is a thread that pulls our lives together and links us to God.” So wrote Maria D’Antoni several years ago in search of parishioners who wanted a richer prayer life and the fellowship of group prayer.
For 15 years, Maria and her “spiritual sidekick” Joan Faubion have been devoted to enriching prayer life for Saint Michael and all Angels’ parishioners. They organized the Sunday Prayer Team and nurtured and fostered that group. With the onset of the pandemic, the teams have not been able to continue their specific mission of praying one-on-one in close proximity with fellow parishioners during or after a worship service. In October, Maria and Joan, who were the first and last leaders of the Sunday Prayer Team, told the group that they are stepping down and teams are “resting in the spirit,” as Maria said. But not before having a powerful impact at SMAA – an impact worth celebrating. The mission of the Sunday Prayer Team was to make available trained parishioners during and after Sunday services to pray with individuals who request prayer and to do it out loud and in-person but in private.
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That was a novel concept in a fairly zipped-up Episcopal church a decade and a half ago, when the Rev. Mark Anschutz, then rector, gave the go-ahead in January 2005 for the Sunday Prayer Team launch. Maria and Joan were seated at the same table at a church function, where attendees were asked to state their one desire for the church. They were surprised to learn they had the same desire: to have a Sunday prayer team to pray individually with parishioners. Each had experience with such teams at former churches -- Maria in Houston and Joan in Little Rock. Maria had been pondering the idea for some time. She was challenged to ministry earlier that year by the Rev. Chip Edens, then Saint Michael Vice Rector. She attended a Cursillo weekend and, as is the practice, gave her testimony at a Cursillo homecoming event where she experienced a “Holy Spirit moment.” She and her husband, Richard D’Antoni, attended Alpha prayer ministry training at St. John the Divine in Houston in July 2004, and the next month, on a visit to London, went to Holy Trinity Brompton, where there was a prayer team ministry. After the
"My secret is a very simple one, I pray..." Mother Teresa of Calcutta
service, Maria and Richard asked for prayer to help them start such a ministry at SMAA. Then they went to the church’s bookstore and voila! found a book on Alpha training with various training materials they could use in Dallas. “I have fond memories of Maria giving her Witness Talk at a Cursillo meeting 15 years ago,” said Pat Palmer, a founding prayer team member. “Her talk was so powerful that Rev. Chip Edens said, ‘Come by my office tomorrow.’ That was the beginning.” Maria engaged in talks with Father Edens about a prayer ministry. He later was assigned as the priest to help with the formation of the Sunday Prayer Team. On Feb. 13, 2005, the ministry began. Since then team members have been available during communion and after Sunday morning services. Last year, 585 people asked for prayer from team members at the 9 and 11 a.m. traditional services, contemporary services and 5:30 chapel. A dozen or so trained people worked in teams in the effort. Over the years, the Sunday Prayer Team has involved an average of 35-40 people, with a longtime core group of 20 to 25. They have strengthened their own daily prayer lives by studying books on prayer, attending workshops and retreats, and having regular meetings with speakers, and ending with a prayer circle. For fun, the ministry has sponsored the annual Crawfish Boil for the parish.
“It has been the center of our prayer life in our church. The gift of prayer, talking with the Lord, individually and with others is being in love and showing, sharing that love. Lifting up the concerns and thanksgivings of others in the name of Jesus is a privilege and honor.”
“I have been involved from the beginning with this incredible community and have studied and learned so much. But it has just made me hungry to know more and study more. There is so much to learn about prayer. I am blessed to be part of this community,” Pat Palmer said. “Saint Michael is a praying church,” she said. “The clergy was always supportive and reminded everyone that we were available for prayers. Our clergy is a blessing, and the Lord is at work. A special thanks to Rev. Greg Pickens (who oversees pastoral care) for all of his support. We are so blessed.” The leadership role has been passed to others over the years, including the late Dana Juett (twice), Steve and Mary Ruth McKenney, and Rick Porter, and then back to Maria and Joan, who were co-leaders when the COVID-19 quarantine began.
Rick Porter also values his time with the prayer team. “As we have learned to prepare for those times when we are on team at a service, we have learned to improve and increase Mary Ruth McKenney our daily prayer time to bring us closer to the Lord. Our faith, our vulnerability, our reliance upon the Lord has grown as we have watched His love work through our fellow parishioners,” he said. At a Zoom meeting in October, Maria and Joan announced they would be stepping down as leaders of the Sunday Prayer Team, “Because of COVID, we couldn’t continue our central function. We couldn’t do on Zoom what we were doing on Sunday mornings…,” Faubion said. The Rev. Greg Pickens thanked Joan, Maria, and the Sunday Prayer Team for their service to the parish. He reminded those gathered that even though the Sunday Prayer Team is no longer an active ministry of our parish, Saint Michael continues with a robust prayer ministry that includes the prayers of our parishioners, confidential prayers through the long-standing Daily Intercessory Prayer Ministry and Clergy Prayers, and public requests said aloud in our worship services and printed in the worship bulletins. With guidance from Father Pickens, the members of this ministry will continue on as the Prayer Team Book Study. They will finish its current book study by Thanksgiving and begin another book on prayer in January. People can sign up by contacting Katherine Bowen at kbowen@saintmichael.org. THE ARCHANGEL | 75TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR
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ABOVE Many thanks to the parishioners who helped with Jubilee Park and Community Center’s Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon! Pictured here are Johanna Corrigan, and David and Maria Martin. RIGHT Some of the cutest thank you notes from kids who were part of a summer Mission and Outreach program. BELOW More parishioners working hard at the Senior Thanksgiving Lunchen! Thank you Gigi Poglitsch, Johanna Corrigan, Adele Broughton, Maria Martin, and Jubilee staffers Libby and Maria for all of your service!
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NOW - DECEMBER 20 FLOWER MEMORIALS Flowers in our holy worship spaces are a beautiful gift to God and those who attend services at Saint Michael as well as those being honored or remembered. For more information visit saintmichael.org/flowermemorials.
SUNDAYS 10 AM CST GODLY PLAY Digital Location: Godly Play weekly email Level I: Ages 3 - 6, Rooms 202, 203, 205 Level II: Ages 6 - 9, Rooms 206, 210
To contact Parish Life: Tish Visinsky, Director, tvisinsky@saintmichael.org
WEDNESDAY, DEC 23 JOURNEY TO CHRISTMAS 5 - 6:30 p.m. Park in the West Lot and enter through the Saint Michael Episcopal School West Entrance Circle Drive No reservation required You are invited to follow the story of Christmas as you journey down our hallways, walk down the center aisle of our beautifully decorated church, and receive communion and a Christmas blessing from our clergy! We will even have a professional photography station outside the red doors of the Saint Michael Chapel to take family Christmas portraits. As you enter, there will be a simple screening station to ensure the safety of our parishioners. Masks and social distancing are required at all times on the Saint Michael campus. SUNDAY, JAN 3 EPIPHANY, FEAST OF LIGHTS, AND BURNING OF THE GREENS 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Locations are TBD Epiphany is one most beautiful nights of the year at Saint Michael. This event will include prayers, Burning of the Greens, and more! Wearing a mask is required and social distancing should be observed at all times.
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To Contact Children & Family Ministry: Regan Wallace, Director, rwallace@saintmichael.org Madelyn Ivy, Asst. Director, mivy@saintmichael.org
Introducing Godly Play! After lots of consideration, Saint Michael’s Children and Family Ministry has made the move from Catechesis of the Good Shepherd to Godly Play. This class provides faithful and practical lessons for children to learn, not only about biblical teachings, but the specifics of the Episcopal church and the Christian faith. Tactile materials allow children to directly interact with and ponder each lesson individually. Please contact Regan or Madelyn with any questions. SUNDAYS 10 AM CST WEAVING GOD’S PROMISES KINDERGARTEN-3RD GRADE Digital Location: Zoom- Info sent upon registration Kindergarten - 1st Grade: Room 214 2nd Grade - 3rd Grade: Room 216 In this engaging class, children will build upon their understanding of God and God’s promises to us through meaningful lessons and hands-on time with the Bible. Using prayer, art, games, and more, this class is sure to engage your youngster in their faith. Contact Madelyn with questions.
THE LAST DAY OF FALL FORMATION CLASSES IS DECEMBER 6 AND THEY WILL RESUME IN THE SPRING ON JANUARY 3
Saint Michael offers many ways to stay informed and engaged with our parish community—we look forward to seeing you! saintmichael.org/LIVE /GIVE /CFM /YOUTH /LIVEFORMATION /C19 /ADULTS
SUNDAYS 10 AM CST THE BIBLE PROJECT 4TH-5TH GRADE Digital Location: 4th/5th Grade Weekly Email Physical Location: Room 213 Now that we’ve answered some of our questions about God, what about His Word, the Bible? Who wrote the Bible? How does it apply to me? What does it all mean? Join us as we explore the Bible through engaging videos, games, and discussions. For information and questions, please contact Regan. WEDNESDAYS SAINT MICHAEL CHERUB CHOIR Saint Michael Cherub Choir is a fun, engaging music exploration time in which young choristers are taught the basics of healthy singing, music literacy, and liturgical formation through simple songs and hymn singing. All are welcome, and no musical knowledge is required. This group is for children in grades Pre-K - 2. For the 2020-2021 year, Cherub Choir programming will continue with a variety of instructional techniques, including one on one virtual instruction, small group opportunities and in-person rehearsals, as possible. If your child loves to sing and you want them to grow into the Saint Michael Chorister program with confidence in their musicianship, then sign up for our Cherub Choir experience. For more information, contact Dr. Meg Harper (or 214-363-5471 ext. 279). To register, please fill out the online form. NOVEMBER 29 ADVENT FESTIVAL 5 - 6:30 p.m. West Field and Parking Lot Join us for a free, community-wide Advent Festival! All ages are encouraged to join us as we kick off the Advent season with outdoor worship, Advent wreath-making, outreach, and a visit from Old St. Nick! This is also a great time to drop off your gifts for I Believe in Angels. If there is inclement weather, the event will shift to the SMES porte cochere.
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DECEMBER 13 CHRISTMAS NATIVITY PAGEANT 9 AM CST (Online Only) See Ad above. Please contact Regan or Madelyn with any questions about the Nativity Pageant.
YOUTH
To Contact Youth Ministry: Tiffany LaMotte, Director, tlamotte@saintmichael.org Chase Monson, Asst. Director, cmonson@saintmichael.org Check saintmichael.org/youth for additional events that may be added WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL VIDEOS Lessons will be available each Sunday morning. They'll be posted to the Youth Ministry Facebook and Instagram profiles with Chase and Tiffany! Tune in at 10 AM for lessons on how to grow your faith. continued
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CONFIRMATION: IT’S A WHOLE NEW THING! This class will meet on Zoom each week. Tiffany and Chase will send the link to everyone registered. More information at saintmichael.org/youthconfirmation! SUNDAY DECEMBER 6 YOUTH MINISTRY CHRISTMAS EVENT 4 - 6:30 p.m. SMAA West Parking Lot We will meet in the West Field to decorate Christmas trees, drink hot cocoa, and watch a holiday movie. Parishioners are encouraged to come see our finished trees from 6 - 7 p.m. JANUARY 10 YOUTH EPIPHANY BONFIRE AND S'MORES 5 - 7 p.m. West Field All youth are encouraged to come learn more about Epiphany, roast marshmallows and enjoy some fellowship together. Contact Tiffany for more information.
ADULT FORMATION
To Contact Adult Formation: Fr. Eric Liles, eliles@saintmichael.org Hannah Fisher, Assistant, hfisher@saintmichael.org MY STORY The past two program years, we have engaged deeply in God’s Story and in Our Story. We read through the full narrative of the Bible (all ages!) and for our Adult Formation have walked through 2000 years of Church History and Theology. This final year of the “Story” series explores Reason, the third leg of the Anglican Stool (Scripture, Tradition, and Reason)
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Many of you will remember the popular advertisement campaign for the Episcopal Church and the motto, “Don’t check your brains at the door.” We believe in a reasonable faith, questions are welcome, and each of our experience, collected as Community, inform our understanding of God and the world. During this time of physical distancing we plan to offer a video each week of our schedule. Should we have the opportunity to safely gather all together at 10am on Sunday mornings, we will! For our last series this fall, we hope you will engage in the two videos that focus on Ending Human Trafficking, and our own Project Moses ministry, in eluding ways you can be involved. During this year of “My Story” I encourage everyone to get involved in at least one small group. These discipleship groups help us to grow in our faith and action as followers of Jesus. I also want to encourage each of you to write your spiritual autobiography. What does your journey of faith look like? Who are the key characters (authors, people, place, etc.), what are your big questions for God? This exercise will bear much fruit and we will have several offerings to help you in this process throughout the year. May “Your Story” and “My Story” be blessed by God! God’s Peace, Eric
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MY STORY SUNDAYS at 10 AM CDT (CST) saintmichael.org/MyStory
gaging five different series: three this fall, and two in the spring, that explore who we are, and the REASON God gave each of us to help form our faith. Join us as we explore:
For questions, please email eliles@saintmichael.org or call 214.363.5471
III. STAGES OF FAITH DEVELOPMENT With Mary Lessman
IV. PROJECT MOSES With Terry and Mark Demler
V. CHRISTIANITY, MULTICULTURALISM, & THE FAITH OF OUR NEIGHBORS A multi-week series with faith leaders from around North Texas
PICK UP YOUR SAINT MICHAEL ADVENT BOOKLET NOW!
You can find one at the front receptionist desk during business hours or online at saintmichael.org/adventmeditations.
PREMIER
SUNDAY, JANUARY 24 SMAA EVENTS! SAINT MICHAEL 101 Led by The Rev. Chris Girata and Rev. Mary Lessmann 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Zoom If you are new to Saint Michael or just visiting, and want to learn more about membership, then this Zoom gathering is for you! You’ll meet members of our clergy & vestry, and hear about our many ministries, opportunities for involvement, and the exciting future of our parish. To register please visit: saintmichael.org/101
CHURCHNEXT Online Formation ChurchNext is an online Christian learning digital experience with various courses taught by expert teachers in scripture, liturgy, prayer, church history, theology and more. The Rev. Dr. Eric J. Liles will cultivate our Saint Michael library, adding courses and removing others as we progress week by week. Courses are available now. More will be added in the weeks to come and others will rotate off. These courses utilize various tools such as informational videos, discussion boards, and quizzes to make us better informed and more mature in our faith. To engage in a course you can simply watch the videos, and you can also use the others resources if they are helpful to you. We are now offering a “Class of the Month” on ChurchNextReach out to the email address below to find out which course is our class of the month! Please email Hannah Fisher at hfisher@saintmichael.org for the registration link or more information. continued
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distribution of COMMUNION Every Sunday | 12:15 - 1:00 PM saintmichael.org/WORSHIPTICKETS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5 ADVENT RETREAT “Peace be to God’s People” with the Rev. Claire Brown 9 - 11 AM CST Via Zoom $20 Admission includes entry to the event and a copy of Keep Watch With Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers In the liturgical season of Advent we prepare for the birth of Jesus and celebrate the peace that God has brought to the world through the birth of God’s Son. But this holy peace is not only a gift; it is an invitation to join in God’s work. Join the Rev. Claire Brown, co-author of Keep Watch With Me: An Advent Reader for Peacemakers for a morning of prayer and reflection on our call to be peacemakers. Register for the event at: saintmichael.org/adventretreat
PASTORAL CARE
To Contact Pastoral Care: Fr. Greg Pickens, gpickens@saintmichael.org Katherine Bowen, PC Assistant, kbowen@saintmichael.org DEC 16 & JAN 20 PRAYING OUR GOODBYES 10 – 11:30 a.m. Parlor Led by The Rev. Dr. Hiltrude Nusser-Telfer Praying our Goodbyes is a mourning and grief support ministry that addresses grief of any kind--such as a death, a job loss, a business, a home, or divorce. Utilizing readings from the book, “Praying Our Goodbyes” by Joyce Rupp, The Rev. Dr. Nusser-Telfer, helps those in attendance examine their grief and recognize it. All are losses that we grieve and we must grieve in order to recognize loss. The Rev. Dr. Nusser-Telfer tells us “that for humans to shorten or circumvent the grieving process is to invite illness and even severe depression.” RSVP and Questions: The Rev. Dr. Hiltrude Nusser-Telfer, hnussertelfer@aol.com
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JANUARY 10, 17, 24 & 31 PRE-MARRIAGE CLASSES 1 p.m. On Zoom Register and questions: dboyd@saintmichael.org Pre-marriage Counseling series is offered to prepare couples for marriage and their life together. Contact Dianne Boyd, to go over the details of scheduling a wedding at Saint Michael.
MISSION & OUTREACH
To Contact Mission & Outreach: Chanta Bhan, Associate for M&O cbhan@saintmichael.org Christi Morrow, Coordinator, cmorrow@saintmichael.org NOW - DECEMBER 20 HEART OF GIVING Support Ministries that are serving the greatest needs: The Jubilee Park and Community Center, Aunt Bette’s Community Pantry at St. Philip’s School, The Good Samaritan Fund, and North Dallas Shared Ministries. saintmichael.org/heartofgiving DECEMBER 20 - 25 CHRISTMAS PLATE Visit saintmichael.org/Christmas to learn more about this year's Christmas Plate opportunities. Your donations will benefit the following organizations: Local: North Texas Food Bank National: St. Christopher Mission, Navajoland International: Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem for Beirut, Lebanon DECEMBER 1, 2 AUSTIN STREET SHELTER Cooking | 5:30 - 7 p.m. Serving | 6 - 6:45 p.m. Each month parishioners at Saint Michael prepare and serve food for 250 residents experiencing homelessness staying at Austin Street Center. On the first Tuesday of the month, parishioners cook a full-course homemade meatloaf dinner which is served the following day. Contact Chanta for more information or visit saintmichael.org/austinstreet.
WORSHIP & LITURGY
To Contact Worship & Liturgy Fr. Ken Brannon, kbrannon@saintmichael.org Fr. Rene Somodevilla, rsomodevilla@saintmichael.org Fr. Bob Johnston, bjohnston@saintmichael.org Jonathan Ryan, jryan@saintmichael.org Justin Brooks, jbrooks@saintmichael.org Dianne Boyd, dboyd@saintmichael.org SUNDAY, DEC 6 SAINT MICHAEL PRESENTS CONCERT 4 PM CT Church See Ad page 32 for more information Visit saintmichael.org/holidaySMP to get more information or reserve tickets. SUNDAYS NOW - DECEMBER 13 CHORAL COMPLINE 8 PM CT Church In Person, Streamed Live & On Demand*
the concluding prayer of our day. Lasting about 25 minutes and offered in our candlelit church, this liturgy centers around Psalms, Scripture, and prayers taken from Scripture (including the Nunc Dimittis – the Song of Simeon). The service is entirely unaccompanied music by the Compline Choir consisting of Gregorian chant and Renaissance polyphony - no sermon or Holy Eucharist. The particular liturgical aesthetic of our Compline is aimed at concluding our weekend with reflection, calm, and peace. Choral Compline is an ideal offering for those who may not regularly attend church. Get your tickets here. *Beginning in the New Year, Choral Compline will be online only (no in-person attendance), until the public health situation improves.
SUNDAY DEC 20 CHRISTMAS LESSONS & CAROLS 5:30 PM CT Streamed live (No in-person attendance) Hear the Saint Michael Choristers and Choir offer a rich array of Christmas choral music in our candlelit church! Sing your favorite Christmas carols from the comfort of your couch!
Coming from the Latin completorium, from which we have our word “complete,” this meditative service is designed as
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JULIA BECKEL
Julia Beckel is no longer serving as Music Administrator, but continues to be a valued member of Saint Michael Church. Thank you, Julia, for sharing your gifts with Saint Michael and blessing us with your presence. We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!
JENNA HOWARD
We are very excited to welcome Jenna Howard as our newest full-time member of the Saint Michael and All Angels staff! Jenna joins the Saint Michael Communications team as a talented graphic designer, and graduate of Baylor University. She recently moved to the DFW area, and in her free time can be found hiking with her dog or binging Netflix documentaries. Welcome Jenna - we’re excited to have you here!
MONICA ROSSER
DOLLIE SMITH
Monica Rosser has filled many important roles during her time at Saint Michael. Her primary focus was working with the executive leadership and with lay leaders of the church and the Saint Michael Foundation. She worked as Special Assistant to the Rector, focusing on donor development and 75th Anniversary planning. She also filled in for the Rector’s Executive Assistant during her maternity leave and kept his busy office running smoothly. While we will miss having Monica on staff, we are glad that we will continue to see her, her husband Jay, and their daughter, Elsie, at church services and events. Be sure to thank her for her work here and the positive impact she has had on so many!
Dollie began her ministry as a key member of the kitchen staff at the Saint Michael School, where she faithfully served for more than 20 years. After retiring from the school, she joined the Saint Michael Church Facilities team as a Sexton where she kept the clergy, verger, and acolyte robes cleaned and pressed, assisted with parish life events, and assisted the Saint Michael Episcopal School. Dollie greeted everyone with a smile and a warm hug. She took pride in her role on staff, and her positivity and joy influenced all of us. She will be remembered fondly for her amazing potato soup, her wicked sense of humor, for always seeing the good in people, and for modeling true Christian discipleship each and every day. We will miss Dollie and wish her the very best.
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BY PHILIP FILLION
This autumn marked the beginning of the third season of the Choristers Program at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. I applied for the new Assistant Director of Music and Organist position in March, and the job was to start in August. I thought perhaps the pandemic would be over by then, and I would be jumping right in to the busy dance of the parish's usual musical life by the time I got down here. About the time I was interviewing, the staff here were sorting out how to move the music program online, to keep the Choristers on track in their learning. Eight months later, I'm settling in here, and we all realize we'll be at this unusual business for the long haul.
Last summer, the Choristers enjoyed an in-person Chorister Camp at Camp All Saints, on beautiful Lake Texhoma, a beautiful time of camaraderie and learning, that left them energized and excited to begin the program year together. We knew we had to find some alternative, online way to obtain the morale boost, the in-depth learning, the teambuilding, and the focused musical training that Chorister Camp gave us last year. When we began planning, we knew of no one else who had imagined a Virtual Chorister Camp (though we are delighted to hear now that at least one other parish also created one). As the newest staff member, with the least on my plate, I was sent to search for ideas. Like any good boy in over his head – I called my mother. She put my tenyear-old brother and eleven-year-old sister on the line, who tore into a ferocious j'accuse against each and every Zoom activity they had ever been compelled to endure. My older sister, a social worker, thankfully took the phone away, and graciously shared what was working well for her in group sessions with at-risk teens. We all reached out to our educator colleagues, and after a week or so, had some idea of what we could get done on Zoom. Since this year marks the 75th anniversary of our parish, and the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels began our year of celebration, we chose to focus the camp around our patronal feast day, and thus we had a theme for the camp, and a natural jumping-off point to choose what to teach, what music to prepare, and what activities to pursue. We also prepared to worship together by singing Morning and Evening Prayer. Here, finally, I had a clear sense of what could be done from my previous position in Auburn, NY. There, my young singers were responsible for singing weekly school liturgies; I met them Tuesday after Labor Day, and they had to be ready to sing the Friday Mass! The ever-ambitious pastor also began the parish picnic by singing Evening Prayer, with the congregation responsible for chanting the psalmody (at sight). So at camp, several older students kindly prepared more elaborate plainsong components in advance (the Phos Hilaron, the Magnificat, the Benedicite), while everyone else took turns in the remainder of the service, chanting the psalms to a simple tone or proclaiming the readings.
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Jonathan, Meg, and I each prepared longer lessons on matters musical and liturgical. On Sunday afternoon,
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Vice Rector Ken Brannon graciously paid us a visit and unpacked the Collect for Michaelmas, and how the Choristers can draw daily inspiration and help from the wonderfully-ordered ministry of the angels. Five senior choristers also prepared outstanding presentations for their peers, on the life of William Henry Harris, the text of the anthem, the design of English cathedrals, and the history, theology, and practical application of two hymns suited for Michaelmas. Most vitally—each chorister enjoyed three private lessons with a member of the music staff, continuing their instruction in music theory and vocal production and learning new music for future performance. In our break times, the choristers unwound by playing Pictionary over Zoom (these sanctified young singers drew and guessed “priest” in less than five seconds, while “dragon” got nowhere!), socializing in breakout rooms, and sharing with one another icons they had drawn of SMAA and compositions they had written on assigned texts for Michaelmas. To support these activities, we prepared loot crates – packets for each students with the materials they'd need, some treats, and a specially-printed camp bandana. I was glad to have the opportunity to finally meet the parents and a few of the choristers as they drove past to pick them up. Now, a few months after the conclusion of the virtual Chorister Camp, the response from choristers and their parents has been overwhelming and richly rewarding. Several new choristers joined our program for the very first time, and decided to come on board for the 2020-21 year. continued
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This year, we need the beautiful gift of hope more than ever, and we will find that hope in the promise of God in Christ. Join us once again for the journey to the manger, the moment when true hope was born.
Nov 29, Dec 6, & Dec 20
Advent at Saint Michael
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This program also drew attention on the national stage. Church musicians across the country reached out to ask whether they could send their choristers to our camp. Because we only had enough adults to teach our own Choristers, we had to say no, but offered to share our resources and explore future online collaborations between our churches. Now, Meg Harper has been invited to speak to a meeting of the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes, to share what we did and how others might do likewise. The Association of Anglican Musicians has also asked her to write about our work in their Journal,
Our sermons are always available on our website.
a publication read widely by church musicians, and distributed to every bishop, dean, and seminary in The Episcopal Church. Each week, as I coach the probationers, I am so happy to see them putting the skills they learned at camp to work – they’ve intelligently prepared beautiful virtual-choir anthems for Michaelmas and All Saints, and now are hard at work on their three anthems for Christmas Lessons and Carols on December 20. And I am filled with joy to be here, working with brilliant colleagues in a parish that dared to invest in a brand-new way for its youngest disciples to grow in their holy work of leading the Church’s song.
Festive Holiday Organ Concert Jonathan Ryan, Dr. Margaret Harper, and Philip Fillion, Organists
SUNDAY, DEC. 6 | 4 PM | IN-PERSON & STREAMED LIVE featuring our own award-winning Saint Michael organists. Dazzling virtuosity, holiday favorites, and selections for two organs are sure to delight you in this cozy holiday concert. You will be able to join in virtually from the comfort of your own home, so tell your friends, neighbors and family to join us! Free and open via live streaming to the public.
FREE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT SAINTMICHAEL.ORG/HOLIDAYSMP
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SAINT MICHAEL CONTEMPORARY ADVENT SERMON SERIES NOV
ADVENT 1 Rediscover Christmas: Finding Hope in Our Uncertainties The Rev. Dr. Eric J. Liles
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ADVENT 2 Rediscover Christmas: Finding Peace in Our Struggles The Rev. Robert "Bob" Johnston III
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ADVENT 3 Rediscover Christmas: Finding Joy in Our Discouragements The Rev. Kenneth H. Brannon
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ADVENT 4 Rediscover Christmas: Finding Love in Our Differences The Rev. Dr. Eric J. Liles
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XMAS EVE Rediscover Christmas: Finding Christ in Our World The Rev. Robert "Bob" Johnston III
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GRANT THEM ETERNAL REST* May the souls of these faithful departed rest in peace. Judy A. Comeaux October 10, Carol Carrington (daughter), Richard (son-in-law), and Grant (grandson) Robin Louise McGlew McBride October 15 Eleanor Katherine Greer Drake October 18, Dana Drake (daughter) and David Drake (son) Kathleen L. Curl October 29, Steve Curl (husband) Earl Thomas "Tom" Smith, Jr. October 30, Barbara Smith (wife) Elizabeth Slater Dudley October 30, Trudy Best (sister), Chuck (brother-in-law), Betsy Cullum and Sissy Cullum (nieces) Anne M. Girata October 31, The Rev. Dr. Chris Girata (grandson), Nicole (granddaughter-in-law), Brayden, Layna, and Annemarie (great-grandchildren) Robert Joseph "Bob" Melvin November 1 H. Charles "Charlie" Hays November 3, Yvonne Ittner Hays (wife) Elizabeth McMillion November 3, Nancy Skochdopole (sister) and Jim (brother-in-law) Bernard Denin "Bern" McGrath November 10, Diane McGrath (daughter) and Connor (grandson) Harriet Wren Autrey November 11, Mary Kardell (daughter), Steve (son-in-law), Amanda Kardell Delaney (granddaughter), Peter (grandson-in-law), Ben Kardell (grandson), Katie (granddaughter-in-law), and Claire Delaney great-granddaughter)
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William Carroll Shuford, Jr. November 15, Kathy Shuford (wife), Elizabeth Conroy (daughter), Brian (son-in-law), Emma, Claire, Meredith (granddaughters), Punkin and The Rev. Dr. Bill Power (parents-in-law) Travis Brian Harrington November 16, Marillyn and Gus Seeberger (grandparents) Donald H. "Don" Waddington, Jr. November 16, David Waddington (son) and Susan (daughter-inlaw) Matthew Warner Massengale November 17, Raelene Massengale (wife) and Mary Massengale (mother)
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Celebrating the arrivals of our newest family Taylor Paige Snead Saturday, October 3, 2020 Christopher and Jennifer Snead Marguerite Tuttle Link Friday, May 8, 2020 Jarrett and Caroline Link
These Dallas women are fighting COVID-19 in the best way they know how – by baking up a storm BY SHARON GRIGSBY | DALLAS MORNING NEWS JOURNALIST | USED WITH PERMISSION © 2020 THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, INC
When a friend asked St. Mary’s Guild member Paula Calise to help make a batch of cookies, she had no idea what she had started. The church ladies who make up St. Mary’s Guild are quick to tell you that they can’t do anything of huge consequence for the exhausted caregivers on COVID-19’s front lines. They can’t stop the pandemic or speed up the vaccine. They can’t force others to wear masks and behave responsibly. But they can bake. And for months, they’ve fired up their home ovens every week in hopes of providing even a brief moment of pleasure for Dallas hospital workers. It’s a small act, done with big love — and humility. When I reached out to the guild, which has been around almost as long as its 75-year-old Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, the women protested that their work was hardly worthy of public attention. That was a big clue that I was talking to authentic doers of good. Women who could teach the rest of us a thing or two. “We can’t reduce the number of people with COVID showing up at their hospitals,” St. Mary’s Guild member LaRee Stein told me. “But we can show them they aren’t forgotten.” The guild bakers are as diverse as the treats they distribute each Monday: women with high-powered jobs, retirees, mothers with young children, seniors battling their own health problems, even a few older teens. Many are secondand even third-generation St. Mary’s bakers. The guild formed in 1950 around an idea that was ahead of its time. Designed for women with jobs outside the home, the group met in the evenings, and the work it asked of its members required only a few hours of their weekend.
churchgoers to enjoy as they milled about between Sunday services. The proceeds are donated to local charities, usually those that support women & children. Until COVID-19 forced the church to move online, you’d always find the guild’s bake tables strategically set up in one of the busiest spots within Saint Michael’s. The 75-cent snacks not only are tasty, the work “represents that joyful collision that we celebrate every Sunday,” the Rev. Chris Girata, the church’s rector, told me. “They have provided this moment of deep connection.” Credit for retooling the Sunday tradition into a free bounty for staff in local hospital emergency rooms and COVID-19 operations goes to St. Mary’s member Paula Calise. When Sue Spellman called Paula in early July to ask if she would help make some cookies for an acquaintance who worked in the Baylor emergency room, she had no idea what she was about to set in motion. continued
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“Not only do I love to bake,” Paula told me, “but I knew 50 more people who love to bake. And I was born to organize.” The pandemic “had left us all feeling like we were floundering because we couldn’t do our baking outreach,” guild member Cissy Humphrey recalled. “This was just what we needed.” St. Mary’s Guild is now in month five of its members baking and individually wrapping 50 to 80 dozen treats that they deliver each Monday, on a rotating basis, to Baylor University Medical Center, UT Southwestern Clements Hospital, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and Methodist Dallas Medical Center. Most of the guild’s 45 members are part of the team, as are a handful of women such as Sue from outside the church. Each treat includes the label “Thank you, health care heroes! St. Mary’s Guild and Friends.” “I just happened to say the right thing at the right time,” Sue recalled. “That just felt like my calling at that particular moment.” The effort may have started on the fly, but it now runs like clockwork. The women, organized into two teams, bake
each. Monday they packed 21 bags with about 60 treats each. That’s a lot of baking. Just a few of the labels I had a chance to read: sour cream coffee cake, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, “just plain great chocolate cupcakes,” cranberry pomegranate and orange bars, snickerdoodles and strawberry cake. Guild co-president Sandra Hughes told me she just wished her team could do more. “Who is working the hardest? The emergency workers — like those at the hospitals. I just wish we could help them all.” Once the women loaded the bags of sweets into two cars, they headed for Baylor, where on this Monday, nurse Ellie Baas met them under one of the hospital porticos. Ellie’s mask didn’t cover up her exhaustion — she’s one of scores of health care workers who has worked more overtime in recent days than she can keep track of. Nor did she try to hide how touched she and her colleagues are by the homemade kindness of St. Mary’s Guild.
whatever they love most and get the items to the sorting-andsacking volunteers at the church by Monday morning. A halfdozen women piled this week’s smorgasbord of treats into individual mounds on tables throughout the church parlor and briskly filled big white bag after bag with a selection of
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Even after all these weeks, the baked goods are always special, she said, especially now when everyone is so very tired and feels overwhelmed. “When I tell the staff that the church ladies are bringing goodies today, there are huge smiles and they feel the love from the community,” Ellie said. Father Chris, of Saint Michael’s, is well aware that the guild members are quick to say, “All I do is bake some cupcakes.”
But they are accomplishing what people of faith are always called to do — to see light in the darkest places. “These women have understood they have agency even when the negative, horrible things going on in the world seem so significant,� he said. By doing their small thing together, he said, they remind “the health care heroes in our community that we do not forget them and we appreciate every day that they put themselves at risk in order to take care of strangers.� The guild’s work brings to life the slogan on the “The Church has left the building. #bethechurch� yard signs that Saint Michael’s distributed in the spring, a message first voiced in Father Chris' Easter sermon. In those first March weeks of shelter-in-place, the rector could hear the pain in his congregation’s voices when they talked about the church being closed. “They were making the very, very common mistake that the church is the building when the church is the people.� Father Chris, who previously pastored in Memphis and is familiar with Elvis lore, borrowed from those roots to end his Easter sermon like so: “The church has left the building. Thank God for that. So go be the church.�
is their yearning to do useful, constructive work that might make a little difference in someone else’s life. She’s well aware that many within the guild’s own ranks also are struggling. “Many of these ladies are busy with their own jobs, but many also are elderly or have other health challenges,� Shannon said. Yet they all find time to bake for people they likely will never even meet. And they have no intention of stopping. “If we can bring some comfort, if we can bring a smile,� Paula said. “If somebody says ‘yum’ in the middle of the day who wouldn’t otherwise have had reason to say that, we’ve done our job.�
That’s the sentiment that drives the guild’s work — well, that and the fact that this way, the women get to do the baking they love without the tempting snacks sitting around in their own kitchens. Shannon Callewart, guild co-president, said what binds St. Mary’s women together
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SAINT MICHAEL FARMERS MARKET
ABOVE 2020 was an extremely successful season, regardless of the pandemic. It was a packed house for the Saint Michael’s Farmers Market Season close and Saint Michael Family Day, with fresh produce and goods from 40+ vendors. Visitors were encouraged to come in costume and they did not disappoint! There were games for the kids, a balloon artist, caricature artists, and even a unicorn was spotted!
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Join us at Saint Michael as we celebrate Christmas while walking through our sacred space as we remember the Christmas story. Live music will fill the church as you and your family receive communion and a Christmas blessing, and afterwards, a professional photographer will be on hand for a Christmas portrait of you at the Saint Michael Chapel red doors! Enter at West Lot Porte Cochére. Masks required and social distancing observed.
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS On of the parish’s favorite events, Blessing of the Animals was a hit even in the midst of a pandemic as parishioners far and wide brought their furry friends to be blessed by the Revs. Eric Liles, René Somodevilla and Michael Harmuth
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CURRENT PARISH STATUS as of FRI 11/6/20 11:10 A.M. CST
WORSHIP AND LEARNING CONTINUE ONLINE saintmichael.org/live and saintmichael.org/liveformation. CONSECRATED WAFERS NOW AVAILABLE DURING SERVICES OF HOLY EUCHARIST: 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 is from the North side of the building and includes a brief screening. At Communion services, consecrated wafers will be distributed as people enter the sanctuary and may be consumed at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer. Free tickets for the three Sunday services are available on a first-come, first-served basis on Monday at 10:00 A.M. at saintmichael.org/worshiptickets. Distribution of Holy Communion will be held at 12:15 P.M. – 1 P.M. and do not require a ticket (west entrance). 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. Please schedule your groups with Tish Visinsky, tvisinsky@saintmichael.org, ahead of time.
IN-PERSON WORSHIP (LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE) We extend a warm welcome to all those who are attending worship services in person! Here are a few guidelines that will make your time with us safer and more enjoyable. In-person worship is available every Sunday at 9 A.M. (Traditional), 11 A.M. (Contemporary), and 8 P.M. (Compline). Reserve up to 5 tickets for your household beginning at 10 A.M. every Monday: saintmichael.org/worshiptickets. Consecrated wafers are available during all Communion services. Livestreams and video recordings of our weekly services continue to be the way that most people participate in worship. Visit saintmichael.org/live to tune in. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW: If you choose to worship in person, here are some important guidelines: •
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If you have any questions, please contact Ken Brannon, Vice Rector, at kbrannon@ saintmichael.org.
WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, AND BAPTISMS are permitted outdoors and in Saint Michael Chapel. Contact Dianne Boyd at dboyd@saintmichael.org. QUESTIONS? Please contact Ken Brannon kbrannon@saintmichael.org, Vice Rector.
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TEXAS OLIVE RANCH PECAN PIE TRUFFLES Heads up! This recipe is not kid-friendly! If you want, you can omit the bourbon and substitute with water, but we like the complexity it adds to the flavor of these bite-sized truffles.
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2 1/2 c toasted Texas pecans, finely chopped 1 c graham cracker crumbs 1 c brown sugar 1/2 tsp. salt 2 Tbsp Texas Olive Ranch Arbequina Olive Oil 1/4 c bourbon 1 tsp. vanilla extract 7 oz dark chocolate (optional)
PREPARATION 1. Combine the chopped pecans, graham cracker crumbs, brown sugar, and salt in a medium mixing bowl until well combined. 2. Add the Texas Olive Ranch Arbequina Olive Oil, bourbon, and vanilla extract and use your hands to fully combine ingredients. 3. Form the dough into bite-sized balls and place on a cookie sheet. Keep in the freezer for at least 2 hours. 4. If you are using the chocolate, melt it in a double boiler or in the microwave. 5. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and dip the truffles into the chocolate (or not) and place each one on the prepared baking sheet and sprinkle with a little salt. Let the truffles sit for 15 minutes or until the chocolate is set.
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DELICATA SQUASH HUMMUS
This recipe is adapted from a dish served at the San Francisco restaurant Bar Tartine, where chef Nicolaus Balla tops roasted and pureed butternut squash with sunflower sprouts, curried yogurt, cilantro puree, and pomegranate molasses. The toppings suggested here are somewhat simpler – creativity is encouraged. This recipe serves a crowd, but freezes well. Yield: 5 to 6 cups.
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2 pounds hard squash, such as delicata or butternut 1 cup plus two tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Salt and pepper 2 heads garlic, separated into cloves and peeled (about ½ cup cloves) 2 or 3 serrano peppers, sliced in half, stems and seeds removed ¼ cup tahini 3 tablespoons lemon juice Plain yogurt for garnish (optional) Cilantro leaves for garnish (optional) Roasted pumpkin seeds for garnish (optional) Crusty bread, pita, or crackers
PREPARATION 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Cut squash in half and remove seeds. Rub flesh with 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 pinches of salt. 2. Place squash cut side down in roasting pan and bake until very soft, about 1 hour. 3. While squash is baking, place garlic, serranoes and remaining olive oil in small pot over low heat. Poach garlic and peppers in oil until completely soft (30 to 40 minutes). Garlic should be very lightly browned. 4. Scoop out flesh from roasted squash and place in food processor. Add garlic-poaching olive oil, garlic, serranoes, tahini and lemon juice. Puree until smooth. Season to taste. 5. Hummus texture will vary depending on squash variety and size; add up to ½ cup water until desired consistency is reached. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 1 week. 6. For 1 cup hummus, garnish with ¼ cup yogurt, 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds and sprinkling of cilantro leaves. Serve with crusty bread, pita or crackers.
ROASTED SWEET POTATOES WITH SPICY FETA-OLIVE SALAD
DOVE'S NEST WHITE CHILI
Adapted from Traveler's Lunchbox. Makes 2 servings.
Serves 8 to 10
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2 large sweet potatoes 1/2 pound (200 grams) feta cheese, cut into small cubes 2/3 cup black oil-cured olives, pitted and chopped 1/2 red bell pepper, chopped 1 to 2 scallions, thinly sliced 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander 1/4 teaspoon za'atar (optional) 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 2 to 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Juice of 1/2 lemon Salt to taste A spoonful of sour cream or yogurt
PREPARATION 1. Heat the oven to 375 F (190 C). Wash the potatoes to rid them of any dirt and place on a foil-lined baking pan in the oven. Bake until they are completely soft, about 45 to 60 minutes (depending on their size). 2. While the potatoes are roasting, make the salad. Mix together all the salad ingredients in a bowl and set aside to marinate until the potatoes are done (add a little more olive oil if it seems dry). 3. When the potatoes are fully roasted, remove them from the oven and place on plates. Slice each potato lengthwise down the center, folding open to reveal the orange flesh inside. Pile half the feta salad on each potato, season to taste, dollop yogurt or sour cream on top and serve.
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2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 2 1/2 cups tomato, chopped or 2 cans (10 ounces each) tomatoes with green chilies, undrained 6 fresh tomatillos, chopped 1 medium jalapeno, seeded and minced 2 cups chicken stock 1 (7 ounce) can green chilies, chopped 2 cups chopped cooked chicken 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 cup (heaping) chopped fresh cilantro 2 (15 ounce) cans cannellini or Great Northern beans, undrained 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice Salt and pepper to taste Sour cream Shredded Monterrey Jack or Cheddar cheese Fried tortilla strips (optional)
PREPARATION 1. Heat the olive oil in a large stockpot over medium-high heat. Add onion. Saute for 3-5 minutes or until softened. 2. Add garlic. Cook for 1-2 minutes longer; do not brown. 3. Add the tomatoes, tomatillos, and jalapeno. Cook until the tomatillos are tender, stirring occasionally. 4. Add the chicken stock, green chilies, chicken, oregano, cumin, cilantro, beans, and lime juice. Cook until heated through, stirring frequently. 5. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Can be served garnished with sour cream, shredded cheese, or fried tortilla strips, if desired.
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