T HE S UNDAY N EWS March 26, 2017
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. Along with your worship bulletin and Sunday News you will find a card with a schedule of the Holy Week and Easter Sunday services. Take it with you and join us often. The cards are in several locations throughout the church. Take several and invite a friend to join you. Thank you for worshiping with us today. Organist/Choirmaster Listening Session is Today. The Organist/Choirmaster Search Committee is holding a Listening Session today at 10:00 in the Theater. Interested parishioners can provide input and the committee will update its search progress. Questions: Contact The Rev. Lisa Flores Musser at lflores@saintmichael. org. Living With Grief Seminar Concludes Today. The Rev. Greg Pickens concludes the Sunday series “Living with Grief ” today at 10:00 in the Parlor. He will talk about planning a memorial service during a time of stress and sadness. Neighborhood Nights Moves into University Park. The Sunday evening gettogethers, Neighborhood Nights, move into University Park on April 2. Phoebe and Carl Moore are hosting the event at their home at 3713 Wentwood Drive from 5:00 to 6:30. The only item on the evening’s agenda is to get to know your Saint Michael neighbors. RSVP online at www.saintmichael.org/neighborhood-nights. Hunter Ruffin to Start New Episcopal Church in Fort Worth. The Rector, Chris Girata, has announced that The Rev. Hunter Ruffin has been called to start a new church in the Diocese of Fort Worth. His last Sunday at Saint Michael is May 7. “We will certainly miss his joyful presence, his infectious laughter, and, most of all, his inspired leadership of our Mission and Outreach Ministry,” Rev. Girata said. In a letter to the parish, Rev. Ruffin said, “I have accepted God’s call and now I ask your blessing as I embark on this next step of my ministry.” A celebration of his ministry will be Sunday, April 30. If you wish to contribute to a purse for Hunter, send a check to Saint Michael marked Rev. Ruffin Purse. (Read the Rector’s announcement and Rev. Ruffin’s letter at www.saintmichael.org.) 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, April 9. Flower Memorial envelopes are also available at the reception desk. Thank You Reception for Music Directors Next Sunday Join us as we honor and thank our music directors James Diaz and Hyeon Jeong for nearly 20 years of ministry. They are leaving to pursue performing and composing opportunities. We will gather in the Garden Cloister following the 11:00 worship services. Their last Sunday with us will be Easter. To contribute to the purse honoring their ministry, send a check to Saint Michael and All Angels – Diaz/Jeong purse.
Parish Clergy The Reverend Christopher Girata, Rector The Reverend Bill Murray, Vicar The Reverend Lisa Flores Musser, Associate for Worship and Liturgy The Reverend Greg Pickens, Associate for Pastoral Care The Reverend Hunter Ruffin, Associate for Mission and Outreach The Reverend Bob Johnston, Associate for Evangelism The Reverend Oliver Butler, Associate for Young Adults The Reverend Mary Lessmann, Associate for Spiritual Growth The Reverend Michael Harmuth, Priest Associate for Worship The Reverend Rich Towers, Priest Associate for Worship The Reverend Dr. Hiltrude Nusser-Telfer, Priest Associate for Pastoral Care
Parish Vestry Eric Conner, Sr. Warden Margaret Spellings, Jr. Warden Arnold Spencer, Warden At-Large Grady Schleier, Treasurer Charlie Sartain, Chancellor Bonner Allen, Marla Jacks Briggle, Mark Demler, Whitney Grogan, Warren Houser, Kathy Kelley, Ben Leal, Christine Paddock, Sally Schupp, Elizabeth L. Selzer, J. C. Snead, and Chris Wiley.
Worship Schedule Monday-Friday 7:00 a.m. - Eucharist Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. - Healing Service 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 9:15 a.m. - Joy Mass, Theater 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Eucharist Rite I, Church 11:11 a.m. - Celebration, Parish Hall 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. Communications 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.
• We are going to need greeters on Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday for all of our entryways. Contact Jessica Clements at jess.k.pfef@gmail.com. • A Stephen Minister is trained to provide confidential one-on-one care to people facing life-changing challenges. Contact The Rev. Greg Pickens at gpickens@ saintmichael.org or Jean Coleman at jwcoleman@sbcglobal.net. Family Movie Under the Stars Saturday Night. Bring a blanket and the entire family for a Movie Under the Stars Saturday night April 1. Watch the Disney classic “Finding Dory,” and enjoy Goff’s hamburgers, popcorn, soft drinks, and candy. Meet at the ESD Field by the west parking lot at 7:00 for dinner, the movie, and family fun. The cost, $25 per person, all goes to the Women of Saint Michael outreach efforts. Buy tickets online at www. saintmichael.org/parish-party-special-occasions. Soccer Skills Camp for Kids Next Sunday. Sharpen the skills of your young player at the Soccer Skills Camp next Sunday, April 2 on the ESD Lower School field. From 3:00 to 4:30 soccer professionals RJ Luevano and Cameron Brown will work with the kids to sharpen skills, and teach new techniques and strategies, giving them a head start for the spring soccer season. Each player gets individual instruction. The cost is just $35. Buy tickets for this special onetime opportunity online at www.saintmichael.org/ parish-party-special-occasions. Edge Mission Trip Registration is Open. Registration is open for the April 21 – 23 Edge (4th and 5th grade) Mission Trip to the World Hunger Relief Farm near Waco. The cost is $200 per child. After April 1 the cost is $250. Register at www. saintmichael.org/children/theedge. Two Easter Egg Hunts Planned Saturday, April 15. There will be Easter Eggs galore on Saturday April 15. Two Easter Egg hunts will be held: one at 10:00 for children in the second grade and younger on the Saint Michael Episcopal School playground, and a “Glow in the Dark” hunt at 7:30 for the 3rd – 5th graders on the ESD field.
Amy-Jill Levine Distinguished Lecture April 1 & 2. Vanderbilt University’s Dr. AmyJill Levine will conclude her Distinguished Lecture trilogy at Saint Michael on April 1 & 2 addressing “Let Us Go Forth Into the World.” Her Saturday lectures beginning at 9:00 in the Coke Activities Room will discuss “When We Leave Home: the Descents and Ascents of Joseph” and “When Worlds Collide: Joshua and Rahab.” Register for the Saturday sessions ($10) at www.saintmichael.org/dls. Dr. Levine’s Sunday April 2 Distinguished Lecture, “When the World is Next Door,” will be at 10:00 in the Saint Michael Chapel. Project Moses Meeting Set for April 5. Project Moses, Saint Michael’s ministry to combat human trafficking, will meet Wednesday, April 5 in the Coke Activities Room beginning at 5:30. A light dinner will be served. The Dallas/Fort Worth area is a hub for human trafficking in the southern part of the United States, and our church is joining other organizations to help stop today’s slavery. RSVP to Terry Demler at tsdemler@gmail.com. St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange to Host Chef and Author April 6. Sylvia Casares, renowned chef and author, will be at St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange Thursday, April 6 to meet customers and sign her new book, The Enchilada Queen Cookbook. Her Houston restaurant, Sylvia’s Enchilada Kitchen, is on USA Today’s list of top 10 Mexican restaurants. Her co-author, Dotty Griffith, former food editor of the Dallas Morning News, will join Sylvia at the book signing from 2:00 – 3:00 at the Exchange in Highland Park Village. Women of Saint Michael Day-of-Service April 7. Be a part of the first Women of Saint Michael’s Day-of-Service Friday, April 7 at Jubilee Park and Community Center. From 9:00 to 12:00 the women will engage in gardening, working with children at Davids’ Place and Jeanie’s Place, conducting Senior Bingo, or decorating for the Jubilee Health Fair. Childcare will be available at the church. Sign up online at www.saintmichael. org/wosmdayofservice or contact Sharon Snyder at sharonandwillsnyder@gmail.com. Prime Timers Start Spring Gardening. At its Thursday, April 6 meeting, the Prime Timers will get a gardening lesson from author Shelley Cramm on the Gardens of the Bible: from Eden to Gethsemane. She’ll also talk about the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon." The meeting begins at 10:30 in the Coke Activities Room. Make reservations for lunch ($10) with Bonita Frederick at 214-728-6440 or bfrederick@saintmichael.org. The Knitting Ministry Need Your Needles. The Knitting Ministry is knitting 100 scarves and hats to be given at the annual Seniors Christmas Luncheon in Jubilee Park. Knitters are needed who are willing to finish a scarf or hat a month to meet the goal. You can knit at the weekly Tuesday afternoon meeting from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Drake Room, or at home. For information, contact Byrd Teague, byrd.teague@gmail.com. Faith and Grief Luncheon: April 13. The leader of the Faith and Grief Ministry at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, Susan McDaniel, will be the speaker at the Thursday, April 13, luncheon which begins at 12:00 in the Coke Activities Room. There is no charge for lunch, but donations are appreciated. RSVP to Katherine Bowen at kbowen@saintmichael. org. An initiative to Refresh, Renew, and Revive our worship spaces this spring is gathering momentum. The goal is to have the necessary funds by Palm Sunday. A $300,000 gift from several parishioners will repair the “Creation Window” in the church, while another $300,000 from the congregation will be used to enhance the church’s lighting, A/V capabilities, and provide new pew cushions, kneelers, hymnals, and prayer books. The Parish Hall will be reoriented for the Celebration service with staging, lighting, A/V systems, and curtains. A brochure explaining how to participate is available throughout the church. Questions, contact Caroline Marak at cmarak@saintmichael.org or visit www.saintmichael.org/refresh.
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
Bible Study
Fellowship Class
Living With Grief
Saint Michael Chapel
Coke Activities Room
Parish Hall
Parlor
Is Lent for Weeping or Smiling?
There are a lot of Rules
Memorial Service Planning
Tom Blackmon
Bill Murray
Greg Pickens
Modern Slavery is All Around Us 03/26
04/02
George Lynch, Chief Executive Officer Traffick 911
Distinguished Lecture Series Let Us Go Forth Into the World: When the World is Next Door – Jesus and the Samaritan Woman
Jesus as the Paschal Lamb
No Class Series Concluded
Bill Murray
Dr. Amy-Jill Levine
Join us - Children and Youth Sundays @ 10 Childcare Story Keepers Story Telling, Age 3-5 Room 10
Blue Room Youth Center
Catechesis Level One
Catechesis Level Two
The Edge 4th and 5th Grade
Atrium (2nd Floor) and Power Library Rooms 101, 213
Spark: Activate Faith! Kindergarten - Grade 3 ESD Lobby
Disciples Confirmation Class 6th Grade Theater Youth Sunday School 7th - 12th Grades Green Room 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, March 23, have asked for our prayers: Michael Boellhoff, Art Brook, Sherrill Brown, Bob Chestnut, Pat Coleman, Doris Cowling, Laura Crowl, Allen Dickey, Ken deGruy, Mac Gibbons, Connie Grage, Jody Guenther, Jim Hamlin, Wayne Houston, Jim Howell, Jennifer Hulsey, Charlotte Huthnance, Terry Inman, Emily Irwin, Ann Jennings, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Kate Juett, Stacey Ligon, Sonny Marak, Ruth Mason, Susie McDonough, John Mitchell, Kathy O'Doherty, Tom Park, Patricia Plettner, Kathryn Miller Rabey, Rhoda Ramsbottom, Virginia Broughton Reeves, Mary Frances Reeves, Randy Rekerdres, Richard, Katy Rubarth, Katherine Stanzel, Valerie Guenther Unger, Shelly Vescovo, Jack Day Watson lll, Katie West, Bob Wilbur, Tom Wittenbraker, Kristen Woolery, and Joe Yardley. Great Expectations – Families expecting children: Meredith and Bryce Dolan, Cindy and Matthew Ford, Mai and Ernest Franklin, Tara and Mike Oneacre, Mary Katherine and Christopher Roby, and Cassie and Chris Zpevak. The Altar Flowers are given in memory of Lisa Dorbandt, Mark Dorbandt, Martha Dorbandt, Wesley Dorbandt, Joseph Lattimore Higginbotham, William Mann Hobart Mason, Dell Clark Willingham and in thanksgiving for: Janie Washburn Bruun, Lovelyn Bruun, Dane Bruun, Belle Bruun, Cody Humphrey, and Wendy Kesinger Miller