Sunday News - February 28

T HE S UNDAY N EWS February 28, 2016

Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church 8011 Douglas Dallas, Texas 75225 214-363-5471 www.saintmichael.org

Followers of Christ, Spreading God’s Love

Welcome to Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church.

Today is the Annual Parish Meeting at 10:00 in the church. We will be electing: • Five new Vestry members serving three year terms • Three delegates and alternates to the Diocesan Convention to serve three year terms • Five new Trustees for the Saint Michael and All Angels Foundation serving six year terms.

The meeting will also have reports from the Senior Warden, the Rector Search and Transition Committee, and the Treasurer. There will be activities for children and youth in the Youth Center, and the 11:00 Rite I worship service will be in Saint Michael Chapel.

Lent

The Wednesday Experience: Eat • Pray Hear some of the most famous stories ever told Wednesday evening March 2 beginning at 6:15 in the church. Frank Runyeon will perform Luke’s travel narratives – the Prodigal Son, the Good Samaritan, and more – in an evening that is entertaining and eye-opening. It’s an event for the entire family and friends.

Lent Meditation Booklet Available. The Daily Lent

Meditation booklet is available at several locations throughout the church. The meditations are written by Saint Michael clergy and parishioners. The meditations also are available online at www.saintmichael.org.

Stations of the Cross - Fridays at 6:00 in the Church.

Lenten Home Communions - Beginning at 6:00 Thursday, March 3 Terry and Mark Demler 8302 Ridgelea Street

214-300-1651

Thursday, March 10 Nell Anne Hunt

3704 Hidalgo Irving

972-650-1820

Tuesday, March 15 Kalita Blessing

9023 Devonshire Dr.

214-351-5050

Join us as the season of Lent calls us into a relationship with God and one another

Parish Clergy The Very Reverend Doug Travis, Interim Rector The Reverend Bill Murray, Vicar The Reverend Lisa Flores Musser, Associate for Pastoral Care The Reverend Greg Pickens, Associate for Operations and Pastoral Care The Reverend Oliver Butler, Associate for Youth & Young Adults The Reverend Hunter Ruffin, Associate for Mission and Outreach The Reverend Bob Johnston, Associate for Evangelism The Reverend Michael Harmuth, Sunday Associate The Reverend Rich Towers, Sunday Associate The Reverend Mary Lessmann, Sunday Associate

Parish Vestry Matt Waller, Sr. Warden Kathy Jenevein, Jr. Warden Grady Schleier, Treasurer Charlie Sartain, Chancellor Margaret Spellings, Clerk Peter Beck, Eric Conner, Mark Demler, John Gorman, Beth Hise, Kathy Kelley, Rachel Morgan, Sallie Plummer, Randy Rekerdres, Tom Rhodus, J.C. Snead, and Kay Whelan.

Worship Schedule Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. - Eucharist Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. - Healing Service Fridays (during Lent only) 6:00 p.m. - Stations of the Cross, Church Saturdays 8:30 a.m. - Eucharist 5:30 p.m. - Candlelight Mass Sunday Services 7:30 a.m. - Eucharist Rite I, SMC 9:00 a.m. - Eucharist Rite II, Church 9:00 a.m. - Discovery Mass, SMC 9:00 a.m. - Joy Mass - Parish Hall 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Eucharist Rite I, Church 11:11 a.m. - Celebration, Theater 5:30 p.m. - Evening Prayer and Eucharist - SMC www.facebook.com/ smaadallas www.twitter.com/smaadallas

Priest on Call If you have an urgent need to contact a priest after hours call 214-232-7512.

Connect Card Use the card to register as a guest, make prayer requests, RSVPs, and provide information on yourself.

Need Prayer Prayer Teams can pray with you after Sunday morning services.

Ushers can direct you to private prayer locations.

Prayer Candles A $1 donation is appreciated for lit candles in the Bishop Moore and Saint Michael Chapels.

• Join the team that counts the offering money on Sunday mornings. It takes about an hour once every three or four months. Contact Tig Thompson at tigr1@ sbcglobal.net. • Can you bake cookies for funeral receptions at the church? Contact Ann Mills at amills@saintmichael.org.

Last Days for North Dallas Shared Ministries Month.

Today and tomorrow are the last days to contribute food items or money during our February drive to support the North Dallas Shared Ministries. Fill a grocery bag and bring it to the South Lanai or give a check to the receptionist. Your generosity means less fortunate will get food for their families.

Prime Timers to Hear Miss Texas Judge. Grab your sash and tiara and prepare to be entertained by former Miss Texas judge, Janet Sue Rush. She will tell what goes on”behind the scenes” at the Miss Texas Pageant, the ins and outs of being a judge, and grooming a contestant to walk down the aisle as a winner. Our meeting is March 3 at 10:30 in the Coke Activities Room. Cost is $10 which includes lunch. Call Mary Davis at 214-3637761 with your reservation. The deadline is today.

Easter Flower Memorials. If you would like to remember a loved one this Easter, fill out one of the Flower Memorial envelopes enclosed in the worship bulletin with the names of those you want to honor either in Memory or Thanksgiving and return it with your check

by Sunday, March 21. Flower Memorial envelopes are also available at the reception desk.

Deliver Easter Flowers to Homebound Parishioners. We need volunteers to deliver Easter Flowers to the homebound on Easter Sunday, March 27. Complete your Easter celebration and create a tradition by delivering flowers to those who are unable to attend worship services at the Church. Contact Katherine Bowen by March 22 to volunteer. kbowen@saintmichael.org Men’s Retreat Heading to Lake Ray Roberts in April. Register Now! The Men of Saint Michael will retreat to the Lantana Resort on Lake Ray Roberts April 8 - 10. Led by The Rt. Rev. Jeff Fisher, Bishop Suffragan of the Diocese of Texas and Vicar Bill Murray the retreat will build bonds, plan future activities, and rejuvenate faith. The $300 fee includes meals, accommodations, and the program. Register with Julia Giles at jgiles@ saintmichael.org.

Jubilee Park’s Mother-Daughter Tea Planned for March 5. Celebrate Women’s History Month at the annual Mother-Daughter Tea at the Jubilee Park Community Center March 5. The tea, with lunch, craft stations, and a photo booth, will be from 12:00 – 2:00. Volunteers are needed from 10:30 – 2:30 to provide food and supplies and help with set-up and serving. Volunteer online at http://bit. ly/jubilee_tea or contact Allison Johnson at volunteer@jubileecenter.org.

Learn About Honduras Threads Summer Mission Trip at Information Sessions in March. The women of Honduras Threads are skilled artisans and Saint Michael missioners are teaching them business skills enabling them to move from informal co-ops to an association recognized by the Honduran government. You can be a part of this transforming ministry. Come and learn about Honduras Threads and the June 12 -17 Mission trip at 10:00 on Sundays, March 6 and March 13 in the Parlor. For more information contact Melanie McGill, Melanie.mcgill@gmail.com, or M’Lou Bancroft, mlou@hondurasthreads.org.

Extended Care Cooks Need Volunteers. The Saint Michael Extended Care Cooks prepare a meal for parishioners who are ill, just home from the hospital, or are suffering some kind of loss. If you are willing to cook one or two times during the year for someone in need, contact Ann Mills, Congregational Care Ministries, amills@saintmichael.org.

Princeton Theologian to be Distinguished Lecturer March 13. Dr. Clifton Black, renown preacher and Professor of Biblical Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary will talk about “The Lord’s Prayer” at Saint Michael’s Distinguished Lecture Series on Sunday March 13. At 10:00 in Parish Hall, Dr. Black will use the Lord’s Prayer to examine “Who is God for Us,” and at the 12:30 reservations only luncheon he will address “Who are We Before God.” Make reservations for the luncheon at www.saintmichael.org/dls-reservation.

W E L C O M E T O S A I N T M I C H A E L

Christian Formation Sunday Mornings at 10:00 The Forum

The Adult Bible Study Class

Saint Michael Chapel Coke Activities Room

Living. Faith.

Parish Hall

Chapel Conference Room

Annual Parish Meeting - No Classes

02/28

03/06

The Fellowship Class

Spirituality for the Second Half of Life

The Miracles of Jesus

The Binding of Isaac

Bob Penn

Bill Murray

Doug Travis

03/13

No Class

Distinguished Lecture Series Dr. Clifton Black, Otto A. Piper Professor of Biblical Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary 10:00 The Lord’s Prayer: Who is God For Us?” 12:30 “The Lord’s Prayer: Who Are We Before God?”

Children and Youth Sundays @ 10 Catechesis Level One Atrium and Power Library Catechesis Level Two Rooms 101 and 213 Children’s Choir

ESD Lobby

New Location PreK & Kindergarten Room 15 1st & 2nd grade

Room 17

The Bridge 3rd Grade Room 108 The Edge 4th and 5th Grade Edge Room Disciples Confirmation Class 6th Grade – Theater Encounter Sunday School

7th - 12th Grades – Youth Center

The Prayers of the People During the Prayers of the People you are encouraged to offer aloud or silently your own petitions.

As you pray, please remember the following people who as of Thursday, February 25, have asked for our prayers: Cowling, Ralph Cousins, Caroline Crawford, Ken deGruy, Lisa Finas, Connie Gordon, Guy Griffeth, Patti Henry, Jim Howell, Charlotte Huthnance, Emily Irwin, Lynn Jerabek, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Kate and Dana Juett, Graham Kinahan, Jim Klingeman, Stacey Ligon, Shannon Midkiff, John & Pat Moderi, Jan Moncrief, Azure & John Morrison, Douglas Nettle, Halimah Olaekeji, Tom Park, Brown Plummer, Larry Prohaska, Albert Quelch, Kathryn Miller Rabey, Joan Roebuck, Katy Rubarth, Pat Shaw, Valerie Guenther Unger, Jack Day Watson, lll, and Herman Willie The altar flowers are given in loving memory of Mary Ann Barker, Lisa Dorbandt, Mark Dorbandt, Martha Dorbandt, Wesley Dorbandt, Charles P. Freeman, Jr., Marjorie Gilliland, Jean Ann Sloan Holt, David Michael Humphrey, Steve Rundell, and Horace M. Warden.