T HE S UNDAY N EWS July 17, 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
We WelcoMe you to Saint Michael and all angelS epiScopal church. Thank you for worshiping with us today. The “summer doldrums” have passed Saint Michael this year. If anything, the pace has picked up. Here are some dates to get on your calendar: Next Sunday, July 24 will be Doug Travis’ final sermon as our Interim Rector, August 21 will be our new Rector Chris Girata’s first Sunday to preach at Saint Michael, and we will honor Doug Travis’ tenure as Interim Rector, and welcome the Girata family at a reception in the Garden Cloister. A full Sunday School schedule for all ages begins on Sunday, August 28. And, on Saturday, September 24 Chris Girata will be installed as Saint Michael’s eighth Rector. It’s time to Come and See! UNICEF Representative Discusses Human Trafficking Today. Hannah Wright, the Global Citizenship Fellow at the North Texas Office of UNICEF, today will discuss the horrors and prevalence of human trafficking in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and efforts that are underway to help prevent it. The problem is alarming and multi-faceted. Her presentation will be in the Youth Center at 10:00. Missed a Faith and Literature Review? It’s Available Online. Each Faith and Literature review is video recorded and posted on the church website at www.saintmichael.org/faithandlit. This week our Vicar Bill Murray reviews The Last Temptation of Christ authored by Nikos Karantzakis. The Faith and Literature books are available in the Saint Michael Book Shop. Interim Rector to Meet with Prayer Ministry this Week. Saint Michael’s Prayer Ministry will meet at 6:00 on Thursday evening, July 21, in the Coke Activities Room. Interim Rector Doug Travis will talk about “Novel Approaches to Prayer." During the the meeting, Mary Ann Webster will lead a session on Prayer Team Training. All are invited. Questions? Contact Katherine Bowen, kbowen@saintmichael.org.
Youth Ministry Seeks Young Adults for Paid Internships. Know a college student or young professional who might be interested in a meaningful paid internship? Saint Michael’s Youth Ministry is seeking two interns for the coming program year. Interested parties should contact Lauren Wainwright, Youth Ministry Director, at lwainwright@saintmichael.org or 214-692-3049. Wear Your Nametag! There is no way we can know every parishioner, and there’s no way our clergy can remember everyone’s name. Wear your name tag! It’s more welcoming and more considerate to one another. (If you need a new nametag, ask the receptionist at the South Lanai.) Honoring Interim Rector Doug Travis The Very Rev. Doug Travis will preach his last sermon as Saint Michael’s Interim Rector on Sunday, July 24 at the 9:00 service in the church and the 11:00 service in Saint Michael Chapel. If you’re traveling the 9:00 will be livestreamed at www.saintmichael.org/live. Doug and his wife, Pam, will be honored and thanked by the parish and our new Rector, The Rev. Chris Girata, at the 9:00 worship service on Sunday, August 21, followed by a reception in the Garden Cloister, to welcome the Girata family and honor Doug. Those wishing to contribute to the purse in thanksgiving for Doug should mail or deliver a check to Saint Michael and All Angels – Interim Rector’s Purse.
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 Hunter Ruffin, Associate for Mission and Outreach The Reverend Bob Johnston, Associate for Evangelism The Reverend Oliver Butler, Associate for Young Adults 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.
Summer 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. - Joy Mass and Discovery Mass, Saint Michael Chapel 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Eucharist Rite I, SMC 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.
• Be a tutor for Jubilee Park’s expanded afterschool program with O.M. Roberts Elementary School this fall. Contact volunteer@jubileecenter.org. • Be a greeter and assistant on Saturday mornings at Saint Michael’s Farmers Market. Contact Gus Seeberger at gusseeberger@gmail.com.
Youth Having Dinner and a Movie. Saint Michael’s youth will have dinner and see the new Ghostbusters movie at NorthPark Mall Wednesday evening, July 20 with a special appearance by Bill Murray (the Rev.). Dinner will be in the food court across from the AMC Theater. Bring money for dinner and the movie. We’ll meet in the food court. Meeting time will be announced when the theater posts show times for that date. Register at www.saintmichael.org/youth. Youth to Hit it Out of the Park Sunday, July 31. Saint Michael’s youth will be headed to the Texas Rangers vs. Kansas City Royals game Sunday afternoon July 31. They will leave from the church at 12:30. Parents will be called when the group is headed to the church. Tickets are $25 and space is limited. Sign-up at www.saintmichael.org/youth. Registration Begins for 6th Grade Disciples Class. Registration for 6th grade Disciples Confirmation Class is open. The class focuses on the way Confirmation furthers our youth’s biblical foundation and knowledge of the church. It includes Sunday morning large and small group study, service projects, and retreats culminating with Confirmation in the spring. Questions? Contact Tricia and Tom Stewart at tstewartfamily@att.net. Register online at www. saintmichael.org/disciples.
NEW CLASS
Thursdays at 4:00 beginning September 16
email Emily at egiven@saintmichael.org
Send Your Greetings to Our New Rector Let’s give a big welcome to our new Rector Chris Girata and his family. He begins his ministry with us on Monday, August 15 and will preach at the 9:00 and 11:00 worship services in the Church on Sunday, August 21. Send your greetings to cgirata@saintmichael.org. Read more about our new Rector in the July Archangel or online at www.saintmichael.org. Support for Fallen Police Pours Forth at Requiem Mass. On Friday evening, July 8, following the horrific killing of five police officers and the wounding of 11 others, including two civilians, Saint Michael and All Angels held a Requiem Mass attended by nearly 400 parishioners and visitors. The evening’s offering of just over $10,000 will go to the Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation. Thank you for your generosity. Keep Your Pledge Current this Summer. It’s important to keep your pledge current during the summer months. Your pledge obligation can easily be forgotten in the midst of vacations, mountain getaways, family trips to the beach, etc. You might consider prepaying it. Have questions? Contact Rob Baber at rbaber@saintmichael.org. Adult Volunteers Wanted for Youth Program – Orientation Session Planned August 14. Are you willing to be a driver? Do you feel like you could connect to our middle or high school students? Interested in teaching Sunday School or working behind the scenes by providing a meal on Wednesday evening? Saint Michael’s Youth Ministry is looking for you! And, you do not have to have a child in the youth program. An orientation meeting, with lunch, will be held on Sunday, August 14 at 12:30 in the Youth Center for interested volunteers. All volunteers are required to have a background check and complete Safe Church training. For more information contact Lauren at lwainwright@ saintmicheal.org or call 214-692-3049. Handmade Kyrgyzstan Scarves Available in the Book Shop. The Saint Michael Book Shop has beautiful, one-of-a-kind handmade Kyrgyzstan scarves in silk or wool in a variety of colors. You can also find handmade straw bags from Madagascar that are perfect for the beach or pool parties. The Book Shop is open today until 12:30, and from 10:00 – 3:00 Mondays through Thursday, and Saturday from 9:00 to 11:00. The shop is closed on Fridays during the summer. July is North Dallas Shared Ministries Month. Fill at least one grocery bag during July and bring it to the South Lanai. Suggested items: macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, tortillas, canned food items, saltine crackers. A more extensive list is available at several locations throughout the church. Financial contributions are just as valuable. Make checks payable to North Dallas Shared Ministries and bring to the South Lanai receptionist. Farmers Market is the Saturday Morning Place to Be. Looking for the freshest produce, fruit, meat and eggs straight from the farm. You’ll find it at Saint Michael’s Farmers Market. And, each week the market features special events such as cooking demonstrations, visits from the fire station’s fire truck, music and more. Join your friends and neighbors for a breakfast taco or fresh sweet roll at Saint Michael’s Farmers Market. The market also collects shoes for The Shoe Bank and men’s clothing for One Man’s Treasure. It’s open every Saturday from 8:00 to Noon in the north parking lot. Moms of 2 and 3 Year Olds…Need an Afternoon Off? The Saint Michael Episcopal School has the perfect opportunity for Moms of 2 and 3 year olds to get Wednesday afternoons free for fun or personal business. On Wednesdays in July your child can “Stay and Play” at Saint Michael from 12:00 to 4:00. The cost is just $45 per day. Sign up at www.smesdallas.org/summer or contact Jacynda Griego at jgriego@saintmichael.org.
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
Fai th & LITERATURE
Sundays at 10 Saint Michael Chapel
July 17 The Last Temptation of Christ
by Nikos Karantzakis Reviewer: Bill Murray July 24
Books Available in the Saint Michael Book Shop
July 17
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Reviewer: Mary Lessmann
July 31
The Brothers Karamazov by Theodor Dostoyevsky Reviewer: Bob Johnston
Honduras Mission Trip Sally Schupp and Sissy Massad
July 24
Altar Guild Gigi Poglitsch
July 31
By Our Love Kelly Giron
August 7
Prayer Team Joan Faubion
Registration Coming Up for Children’s Sunday School. Registration for Children’s (up to 5th grade) Sunday School will start August 1st. Go online at www.saintmichael.org/children for more information.
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, July 14, have asked for our prayers: Pam Barbera, Bobbye & Jack Bell, Kennedy Coke, Doris Cowling, Ralph Cousins, Mary Davis, Ken deGruy, Martha Haak, Matthew Horvath, Janet Farrow, Jody Guenther, Bernie Hartley, Liam Hawk, Jim Howell, Emily Irwin, Wanda Jefferson, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Kate and Dana Juett, Jim Klingeman, Ed Laska, Stacey Ligon, Ruth Ann Mardock, Travis Matthews, John Morrison, Douglas Nettle, Kathy O’Doherty, Tom Park, Larry Prohaska, Kathryn Miller Rabey, Katy Rubarth, Campbell Scott, Pat Shaw, The Very Rev. Doug Travis, Valerie Guenther Unger, Shelly Vescovo, Linda Wade, Jack Day Watson, lll, and Del Zahnhiser. The Altar flowers are given in memory of Marilee Warden Humphrey, T. D. Humphrey, Jr., Harold V. Johnson, Jr., Virginia Kerr, Helena Wicker Newman, Robert W. Ryan, Jr., Ann L. Stubel, A. Martin Stubel, and in thanksgiving for Bernice Froman, and Howard Froman.