T HE S UNDAY N EWS May 7, 2017
Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church 8011 Douglas Dallas, Texas 75225 214-363-5471 www.saintmichael.org
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Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. Today is Confirmation Sunday and we are privileged to have The Rt. Rev. Michael Smith, Bishop of North Dakota with us to confirm and receive the adult confirmands this morning at 11:00 and 80 members of our Disciples Class at 3:00. Bishop Smith is serving this summer as an Assisting Bishop in the Diocese of Dallas. A great Saint Michael welcome to Bishop Smith and our newest Saint Michael members. Thank you for worshiping with us today.
Organizing for Heaven Continues Today in ESD Library. Organizing for Heaven, a series on planning for the end of life, continues today at 10:00 a.m. in the ESD Library. Kathy Rose, pediatric hospice nurse for Community Hospice of Texas, will discuss Understanding Hospice Care. The third session, Sunday, May 21 will address planning a memorial service at the church and the Columbarium at Saint Michael. For information contact The Rev. Greg Pickens at gpickens@saintmichael.org. Women of Saint Michael Spring Luncheon Tuesday at 11:00. The Annual Spring Luncheon of the Women of Saint Michael is Tuesday, May 9 at 7000 Park Lane. At the Annual Meeting, beginning at 11:00, the women will get reports on the Parish Party, the status of the St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange in Highland Park Village, and the distribution of funds to charities and Episcopal ministries by the Gifts Committee. The Rev. Chip Edens, former Vice Rector at Saint Michael and currently Rector of Christ Church, Charlotte will speak on “Soul Purpose.” Graduating Seniors to be Honored May 14. Saint Michael and All Angels will recognize and honor its graduating high school seniors next Sunday, May 14 at the 11:00 a.m. worship service. A light reception for students, their parents and relatives will be held in the Parlor following the service. Seniors and parents are asked to submit a picture and complete the registration/RSVP form at www.saintmichael. org/seniorrecognition. Hunter Ruffin Closes His Ministry at Saint Michael Today. The Rev. Hunter Ruffin will close his ministry at Saint Michael and All Angels today, preaching at the 5:30 p.m. service in Saint Michael Chapel. Next month he will begin his new ministry in the Diocese of Fort Worth where he will establish a new church in the western area of the diocese. Wish him well, and keep him in your prayers. Saint Michael Supports East Texas Tornado Relief: Join Us! Saint Michael and All Angels has given $1,000 to the local American Red Cross to support relief to those impacted by last week’s tornadoes in East Texas in which four people died and extensive damage was done to homes and businesses. In addition, all of the offerings from today’s Disciples’ Confirmation service will go to disaster relief, and Saint Michael’s Farmers Market collected donations at Saturday’s market. Those wishing to join in the disaster relief effort can donate at www.redcross.org/donate/donation.
Parish Clergy The Reverend Dr. Christopher Girata, Rector The Reverend Dr. 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 Margaret Cervin, Clerk 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.
• Consider joining the Altar Guild, the ladies that prepare our worship spaces. Contact Frances Tompkins at francesshepherdtompkins@gmail.com. • Extended Care Cooks is looking for volunteers who can cook one or two meals a year for someone in need. Contact Ann Mills at amills@saintmichael.org 5th Grade Moving Up Party Wednesday, May 17. Moving on up! Youth Director Lauren Wainwright and members of the youth group are throwing a party to welcome all 5th graders. There will be food, lots of fun, and you will find out everything you need to know about Saint Michael and All Angels Youth! RSVP at www.saintmichael.org/youth/livewire.
Registration for Vacation Bible School Open: Volunteers Needed. Registration is underway for the June 5 – 8 Vacation Bible School, “Rome: Paul and the Underground Church.” Vacation Bible School is open to children ages 4 (as of June 5) to rising 5th graders. Volunteers, both adults and youth, are needed. Sign up online at www.saintmichael.org/children/vbs. LiveWIRE Movie Night. Wednesday evening May 10 LiveWire will be out of this world! Both high school and middle school groups will meet at 5:30 at the Studio Movie Grill, Central Expressway and Royal Lane, to see Guardian of the Galaxy 2, which starts at 6:00. The cost is $15 and covers both dinner and the movie. RSVP to Lauren at lwainwright@saintmichael. org. Meeting on Youth Ministry Changes Tuesday Evening May 9. For the past two years groups of parents, teachers, volunteers, and staff have been reviewing the church’s Youth Ministry programs. The results of those studies and enhancements to how we form our youth as young Christians will be presented Tuesday evening, May 9 at 6:30 in the Youth Center. While the meeting will address parents of children in or entering the youth program, all are invited to learn about plans to grow and enrich this vital ministry of Saint Michael.
Saint Michael’s Farmers Market Opened to Record Shoppers. The Saint Michael’s Farmers Market opened its 6th season April 29 to record numbers of shoppers. Nearly 40 vendors, many of them new, are participating in this year’s market. A complete list or vendors and their products is on the Farmers Market website, www. saintmichaelsmarket.com. The market is open Saturdays from 8:00 – 12:00 Noon. Pastoral Care Gathering May 10. Everyone involved in Pastoral Care Ministries is invited and encouraged to meet as one large group this Wednesday, May 10 at 10:00 a.m. in the Church to renew ties and hear the Rev. Dr. Fran Shelton, founder of the Faith and Grief ministry, address us as volunteers laboring in God’s vineyard. Her topic: “United in Christ, United in Love, United in Ministry at Saint Michael.” Join us for an inspiring Pastoral Care experience. RSVP to Katherine Bowen at kbowen@saintmichael.org. Friends in Christ Organizational Meetings Set. Friends in Christ, a Pastoral Care group ministering to parishioners who no longer can physically come to church, is having two organizational meetings this week to help rejuvenate the organization. The first is Thursday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m. in the Parlor, and the second at 10:00 on Saturday morning in the Parlor. For more information contact the Rev. Greg Pickens at gpickens@saintmichael.org. Prayer Ministry to “Boil It Down” Thursday, May 18. The Prayer Ministry is going “Cajun” at its May 18 meeting. It will be an old fashioned Crawfish and Shrimp Boil, along with prayers for the crustaceans and in thanksgiving for God’s magnificent bounty. Cost is $20. RSVP to Katherine Bowen at kbowen@saintmichael.org. SMU Distinguished Professor in the Forum/Bible Class. Dr. Jamie Clark-Soles, Distinguished Professor of New Testament at SMU, will teach a new combined Forum/Bible Study class beginning today. The class, this week and next Sunday, May 14, will examine, “Who is God? New Images of God in the Old Testament.” The class meets in the Coke Activities Room at 10:00 a.m. St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange – Wedding Invitation Headquarters. Planning a Wedding? St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange offers a discount to parishioners who order wedding invitations from The Exchange. The discount extends to all printing needs including save-the-date, shower invitations, rehearsal dinner invitations, and thank you notes. Call the store at 214-521-3862 for details or to make an appointment, or just stop by, it’s a great place to shop. Madagascar Bags in the Book Shop. The Book Shop has handmade bags from Madagascar! They are made of straw in bright colors and fun patterns which make great pool or beach bags. Come in before they sell out! The Book Shop has a nice selection of Confirmation gifts, cards, Books of Common Prayer, and Bibles that can be imprinted. Shop hours: Mon - Fri 10:00 - 3:00, Sat. 9:00 - 11:00, Sun. 8:30 - 12:30. The May Faith and Grief Luncheon, is scheduled May 11 at noon in the Coke Activities Room. Guest Speaker is Janice Fandrick. RSVP to Katherine Bowen, kbowen@ saintmichael.org. May 15 is Parish Nurse Sunday. The focus for May is Skin Cancer/Sunscreen Awareness. Stop by the Parish nurse station in the south Lanai for information to prepare you for outdoor activities in the summer sun. Contact: Diane Boyd, dboyd@saintmichael.org. The Knitting Ministry needs help to fill Christmas orders! Help the Saint Michael Knitting ministry meet its goal of providing 100 scarves and hats for our adult friends at Jubilee next December. The knitting ministry meets on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00 to 3:00 in the Drake Room. Or you can knit from home and bring your contributions to the church. For more information, please contact Byrd Teague, byrd.teague@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 The Forum
Bible Study
Fellowship Class
Coke Activities Rooms
Coke Activities Room
Parish Hall
Who is God? New Images of God in the Old Testament 05/07
Combined with The Forum
Jamie Clark-Soles Who is God? New Images of God in the Old Testament 05/14
God Is Living Where? Bill Murray
Organizing for Heaven ESD Library Understanding Hospice Care Kathy Rose
Join with the Forum for Jamie Clark-Soles in the Saint Michael Chapel
Jamie Clark-Soles
Join us - Children and Youth Sundays @ 10 Childcare Story Keepers Story Telling, Age 3-5 Room 10 Catechesis Level One
Catechesis Level Two
Atrium (2nd Floor) and Power Library Rooms 101, 213
Spark: Activate Faith! Kindergarten - Grade 3 ESD Lobby
The Edge 4th and 5th Grade Blue Room Youth Center Disciples Confirmation Class 6th Grade Confirmation - No Class 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, May 4, have asked for our prayers: Mary Bergner, Art Brook, Melba Case, Bob Chestnut, Pat Coleman, Doris Cowling, Laura Crowl, Allen Dickey, Ken deGruy, Zac Giles, Linda Gore, Connie Grage, Jody Guenther, John P. Hall, lll, Jim Hamlin, Caroline Hite, Jim Howell, Jennifer Hulsey, Charlotte Huthnance, Terry Inman, Emily Irwin, Ann Jennings, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Stacey Ligon, Jeffrey Lorch, Barbara Miercort, Jack Najork, Jean Porter, Kathy O'Doherty, Tom Park, Patricia Plettner, Kathryn Miller Rabey, Rhoda Ramsbottom, Virginia Broughton Reeves, Mary Frances Reeves, Richard, Connie Schroeder, Rick Sharp, David Smallwood, Junie Smith, Katherine Smith, Valerie Guenther Unger, Shelly Vescovo, Cooper Ward, Jack Day Watson lll, Sally Webb, Katie West, The Whitehurst Family, Tom Wittenbraker, Kristen Woolery, and Joe Yardley. The Altar Flowers are given in memory of Barbara Anderson, Bess Courtney Brannen, Carl Andrew Brannen, Carl Andrew Brannen, Jr., Lillian Clark, Mac Cullum, Marjorie Gilliland, Bessie Lyles Goodnight, Juanita Harvey, JoAnn Hayden Heard, Elsie McCallum, Truzella Lee, James Charlton Moore, Emma Brandon Nance, Ruby Clara Goodnight Nance, Mary Van Outlaw, Dorothy Outlaw Pabst, Vernet Helen Sikorski, Daniel James Slowe, Mary Randall Vick, Ross William Vick, Sr., and in thanksgiving for Kelly Humphrey Giron.