T HE S UNDAY N EWS April 2, 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. Today we are privileged to have Dr. Amy-Jill Levine, professor of New Testament and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, with us. She is preaching at the 9:00 and 11:00 worship services in the Church, and concludes her Distinguished Lecture Series at 10:00 in Saint Michael Chapel. The Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter worship schedules are included in this edition and online. Plan to worship with us often. Palm Sunday to Celebrate Family Worship. This year Palm Sunday worship will be a celebration of Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem for the entire family. At both the 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. services parishioners are encouraged to gather at the ESD porte cochere for the Liturgy of the Palms and the parade to the Church led by bagpipes, drums, and fifes. The Joy Mass and Discovery Mass will join the service in the Church for family worship. At 11:00 those attending the Celebration service will continue to Parish Hall following the Liturgy of the Palms. A light reception will be available in the South Lanai between the worship services. University Park Neighborhood Nights is Tonight. Parishioners living in University Park will get together tonight at the home of Phoebe and Carl Moore at 3713 Wentwood Drive from 5:00 to 6:30 for a Saint Michael Neighborhood Night. The main agenda is getting 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 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. 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.) St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange to Host Chef and Author on Thursday. 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 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. Thank You Reception for Music Directors Today Join us after the 11:00 worship services today to thank our music directors James Diaz and Hyeon Jeong for nearly 20 years of ministry and wish them Godspeed as they pursue new performing and composing opportunities. We will gather in the Courtyard Columbarium. Their last Sunday with us will be Easter. To contribute to their purse, send a check to Saint Michael and All Angels – Diaz/Jeong purse.