T HE S UNDAY N EWS April 24, 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. During your worship today include our P.T. Cruisers Senior ministry involved in a tour bus accident on Thursday, as well as. the flood victims in the greater Houston area, and earthquake victims in Ecuador and Japan, in your prayers. We are honored that you have chosen to worship with us today. Do it often! Barnyard Bash Today – Supports Saint Michael Episcopal School. The fun starts at 4:00 with games, attractions, and food followed by an Eddie Coker concert beginning at 6:00. Activities include a snow cone truck, petting zoo, bungee jump, bounce houses, pony rides, train rides and more! End of Life Series Continues in the Theater. The series dealing with End of Life issues continues today with parishioner Bennett Cullum presenting “The Legal Side of End of Life.” The series closes next Sunday, May 1, with The Rev. Lisa Flores Musser talking about planning a memorial service and Kimberly Robinson presenting Saint Michael’s Columbarium options. The series meets in the Theater at 10:00. Bill Murray Begins Writing Leave. Saint Michael’s Vicar, The Rev. Bill Murray, will begin his two-month writing leave tomorrow (April 25), during which he will read, study, and write the thesis for his Doctor of Ministry degree at the University of the South – Sewanee. He will return June 25. Episcopal Relief and Development Establishes Funds for Texas, Ecuador and Japan Disasters. The victims of the floods in the Houston area as well as earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan are receiving aid from Episcopal Relief and Development. Saint Michael and All Angels has made a donation in response. Anyone wishing to make a personal donation may do so at www.episcopalrelief.org/disasterresponsefund-1. Mother’s Day – Sunday, May 8. Saint Michael and All Angels will honor all mothers on Sunday, May 8 at every worship service. Join us! Saint Michael Spring Luncheon Set for Wednesday, May 11. The Women of Saint Michael will celebrate the 2015 - 2016 year with its Annual Spring Luncheon Wednesday, May 11, featuring nationally recognized corporate change-agent Courtney Ferrell. The luncheon, starting at 11:00, will be held at 7000 Park Lane. Luncheon reservations can be made online at www.saintmichael.org/springluncheon or on Sundays at Women of Saint Michael tables near the Parlor. Women
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Saint Michael Calls New Youth Director Lauren Wainwright has been called to be Saint Michael’s new Director of Youth Ministry. She will begin on June 1, overseeing the middle school and high school programs. Ms. Wainwright brings over nine years of youth ministry experience, most recently as Director of Youth Ministries at Christ Episcopal Church in Ponte Vedra, Florida. She has Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi. Read more about our new Youth Director at www.saintmichael.org.
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 Kay Whelan, Jr. Warden Grady Schleier, Treasurer Charlie Sartain, Chancellor Margaret Spellings, Clerk Peter Beck, Eric Conner, Mark Demler, Whitney Grogan, Beth Hise, Kathy Kelley, Rachel Morgan, Tom Rhodus, Elizabeth L. Selzer, J.C. Snead, Arnold Spencer, Kay Whelan, and Chris Wiley.
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, 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.
• Extended Care Cooks needs volunteers to cook dinner one or two times during the year for someone in need. Contact Ann Mills at amills@saintmichael.org. • Help count the Sunday offerings. The commitment is an hour once a month. Contact Tig Thompson at tigr1@sbcglobal. net.
Register for VBS – Price Increases May 1. The price for this year’s Vacation Bible School increases to $65 on May 1. Save $15 by registering now. Vacation Bible School will be June 13 – 16. Adult and youth volunteers are needed. Sign-up or register at www.saintmichael.org/vbs. Saint Michael Episcopal School Summer Camp Registration Underway. Beginning in June, the Saint Michael Episcopal School will offer weeklong summer camps for children 2-years old – 5 years old. Included is a “Stay and Play” option in the afternoons. Get a complete description of the camps online at www.smesdallas.org/summer.
Mission Outreach to Explore Gifts for New Ministries: Building the Fire On Sunday, May 1 help explore the gifts we have at Saint Michael that can be used to develop and expand our Mission and Outreach efforts. In an hour workshop we will identify enhanced outreach opportunities. Like Jesus’ disciples, our ministry begins with our own community, Saint Michael, and then flows out, inviting people to join us in our celebration of the resurrection. RSVP online, www.saintmichael.org for one of two sessions: 11:00-12:15 or 12:30-1:45 in the Coke Activities Room. Senior Recognition Sunday, May 8. Saint Michael and All Angels will recognize and honor its graduating high school seniors on Sunday, May 8 at the 11:00 worship service. A luncheon for the students, their parents and relatives will be held in the Garden Cloister following the service. Students and parents should complete the registration/RSVP form online at www.saintmichael.org/seniorrecognition. Large Print Book of Common Prayer Available. Several copies of the Book of Common Prayer with large print are available for use during worship services. They can be borrowed from the South Lanai receptionist and returned following the service. Faith and Grief Luncheon May 12. The Faith and Grief luncheon will meet May 12 at Noon in the Coke Activities Room. Terry Demler will be guest speaker. Come listen to how one person’s faith intersected with her grief. The lunch is free but your donation is welcome. Reservations with Katherine Bowen, kbowen@saintmichael.org Explore Saint Michael’s Amistad Mission May 1. Sunday, May 1 you can learn about Saint Michael’s work at Casa Esperanza at the Amistad Mission in Bolivia and this year’s mission trip. Meet in the Parlor at 10:00. For information contact Richard or Maria D’Antoni, Richard@dantonipartners. com, or The Rev. Hunter Ruffin at hruffin@saintmichael.org. Cook and Serve at the Austin Street Shelter. On Tuesday, May 3 and Wednesday, May 4, Saint Michael will cook and serve dinner to the homeless at the Austin Street Shelter. We need volunteers to cook Tuesday, May 3 beginning at 5:30 in the Parish Hall Kitchen. Contact Randy Rekerdres at randyrek@sbcglobal.net. On Wednesday, May 4, we need a person to deliver the meal to Austin Street in the morning, and several volunteers to serve beginning at 5:30. Contact Rita Davis at rrdavis14@aol.com. Take Your Faith to a New Level – EfM (Education for Ministry). Education for Ministry (EfM) combines the study of Scriptures, Christian history, and theology with a focus on everyday experiences in order to discern God’s presence in one’s life. The program developed by the Episcopal seminary at the University of the South – Sewanee is widely recognized for developing knowledge of scripture and theology. For information contact Elizabeth Lang at langelizabeth66@gmail.com. Plan a Cursillo Weekend – It Can Change Your Life. Spend a few days away from life's distractions and take your faith to the next level during a Cursillo weekend. The next Cursillo weekend is June 9th - 12th at Star Brand Ranch near Kaufman. Register online at www.DFWCursillo.org by June 2nd. For more details, please visit DFWCursillo.org or contact: Joe Walker jpwalkeriii@sbcglobal.net or Britt McGannon 3britt@gmail.com.
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
04/24
The Forum
The Adult Bible Study Class
The Fellowship Class
Saint Michael Chapel
Coke Activities Room
Parish Hall
Spirituality for the Second Half of Life
The Synoptic Jesus
Jacob and Esau: Part II
Irwin Sentilles
Hunter Ruffin
Doug Travis
05/01
Spirituality for the Second Half of Life Doug Travis
The Jesus of the 4th Gospel
Joseph: Prison and Promise
Irwin Sentilles
Living. Faith.
End of Life Series
Chapel Conference Room
ESD Library
News Flash: Science Discovers God!
The Legal Side of End of Life
Greg Pickens
Bennett Cullum
Planning a Goats, Lambs, Memorial Service and Two Sorts of Christians
Michael Harmuth
Greg Pickens
Lisa Flores Musser
Children and Youth Sundays @ 10 Catechesis Level One Edge Room and Power Library Catechesis Level Two Rooms 101 and 213 Children’s Choir
ESD Lobby
PreK & Kindergarten Room 15 1st & 2nd grade
Room 17
The Bridge 3rd Grade Room 108 The Edge
4th and 5th Grade Blue Room - Youth Center
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, April 21, have asked for our prayers: Sarah Berg, Luke Blaylock, Doris Cowling, Ralph Cousins, Dr. Larry Davis, Ken deGruy, Connie Gordon, Guy Griffeth, Bonnie Grose, Jody Guenther, Winnie Hamlin, Liam Hawk, Jim Howell, Charlotte Huthnance, Emily Irwin, Ginette Jefferson, Lynn Blake-Jerabek, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Kate and Dana Juett, Jim Klingeman, Stacey Ligon, Tom & Lindsay McKinnon, Beverly Middleton, John Moderi, Jan Moncrief, Azure & John Morrison, Douglas Nettle, Halimah Olaekeji, Tom Park, Brown Plummer, Larry Prohaska, Kathryn Miller Rabey, Mico Rodriguez, Katy Rubarth, Campbell Scott, Pat Shaw, Flavious Smith, Fredna Stewart, Valerie Guenther Unger, Jack Day Watson, lll, Valerie Wenger, and Herman Willie. The flowers in the church are given in loving memory of Henry Beck, Jr., Kari Bryan, Frances Orand Burgher, Lisa Dorbandt, Mark Dorbandt, Martha Dorbandt, Wesley Dorbandt, Robert Malcolm Ewing, Stanley Malcolm Ewing, Lewis F. Lyne, Marianne Harper McConnell, John B. Miller III, M. D., Allen L. Oliver, Jr., James Bruton Orand, Nash Reid, Rosalie Reid