Sunday News - August 27

T HE S UNDAY N EWS August 27, 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 the Rector, Chris Girata, will hold an all-adult open forum at 10:00 a.m. in the Church and Sunday School begins for the children and youth. And, today is The Rev. Oliver Butler’s last Sunday with us as he launches a new “For Profit, For Good” ministry. Come say “thanks and God’s speed” at a reception in Parish Hall following the Celebration worship service. Thank you for worshiping with us today.

Visiting? New? Come to Our Welcome Center. If you are a newcomer, visitor, or guest, please drop by our Welcome Center in the Parlor. We are glad you are worshiping with us, want to know you better, and answer any questions you have.

Children’s Chapel Included in 9:00 a.m. Church Worship. A new worship experience for young children, Children’s Chapel, begins today at the 9:00 service in the Church. Children, ages 3 – 7, will join their parents at the beginning of the service and following the Collect go to Bishop Moore Chapel for a simple service of songs, prayer, and lessons. They rejoin their parents in the Church to participate in Holy Communion as a family.

Summer, Fall, and Beyond – A Discussion with the Rector.

Today and next Sunday, September 3, the Rector will discuss all of the activities that have taken place during the spring and summer, the exciting fall programs and initiatives, and where Saint Michael will be in the future months and years. The all-adult forum will meet in the church at 10:00 both weeks. A lot has happened and will continue to happen as we become the church we hope to be.

Serving at The Gathering Today. Saint Michael is serving lunch this afternoon at The Gathering, the church for the homeless at Thanks-Giving Square in downtown Dallas. We worship at 1:00 p.m. and serve lunch after the service. Join us in serving the least among us at 1627 Pacific Ave, between Akard & Ervay.

Nametags Available at Reception Desk. If you’ve ordered a new nametag recently, it is ready. Please pick it up on the display counter across from the South Lanai reception desk.

Saint Michael 101 – An Introduction to Our Church for Newcomers.

Newcomers interested in joining our church should attend the Saint Michael 101 lunch on Sunday, September 24 at 12:30 p.m. in the Coke Activities Room. It is the perfect opportunity to explore membership, meet clergy and Vestry members, and learn about our ministries, opportunities for involvement, and exciting future. If you have friends or neighbors who should be members of Saint Michael, get September 24 on their calendar. Childcare will be available.

Saint Michael Episcopal School Opens Wednesday. First day of school for the Saint Michael Episcopal School is Wednesday, August 30. Tomorrow the school will have “Meet the Teacher” from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. And, tomorrow evening will be “Parents’ Night” meetings. If you are coming to the church during the week, drive with extra care. Both ESD and Saint Michael School have started classes.

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 Dr. Eric Liles Associate for Formation The Reverend Bob Johnston, Associate for Modern Worship The Reverend Oliver Butler, Associate for Young Adults The Reverend Mary Lessmann, Associate for Spiritual Growth The Reverend Rich Towers, Associate for Student Ministries The Reverend Michael Harmuth, 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, Wednesday, and Friday 7:00 a.m. - Morning Prayer Tuesday and Thursday 7:00 a.m. - Eucharist Wednesdays 10:00 a.m. - Healing Service Saturdays 8:30 a.m. - Eucharist, BMC 5:30 p.m. - Candlelight Mass, SMC Sunday Services 7:30 a.m. - Eucharist Rite I, SMC 9:00 a.m. - Eucharist Rite II, Church 9:00 a.m. - Discovery Mass, Parish Hall 9:00 a.m. - Joy Mass, SMC 10:00 a.m. - Children and Youth Sunday School 11:00 a.m. - Eucharist Rite I, Church 11:00 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.

• Become a Meals on Wheels driver this fall, delivering meals to the elderly and homebound in Dallas. Contact Mary Bartholow at mary.bar@sbcglobal.net.

• Lay Eucharistic Visitors bring communion to parishioners in the hospital and homebound. Be a part of this ministry.

Contact Charlie Smith at jsmithcpa@ earthlink.net.

Children and Youth Sunday School Begins Today Childcare Story Keepers, Ages 3-5 Storytelling Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level I, Ages 4-6 Montessori Approach of Engaging Scripture and Liturgy Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level II, Ages 6-9 Montessori Approach of Engaging Scripture and Liturgy Spark: Activate Faith!, Kindergarten - Grade 3 Exploring Scripture through a Rotation Model of Storytelling, Music, Cooking, Art, Games, and Technology Bible 101 - Grades 4-5 Focusing on the Foundations of the Bible Disciples Confirmation Class (6th grade) – Theater Middle School (7th & 8th grades) Echo the Story - Youth Center Orange Room Discover one’s meaning and identity in the biblical narrative through interactive lessons and DVDs. High School (9th – 12th grades) Teen Text – Youth Center Green Room An exciting and engaging look at scripture answering provocative questions through multimedia activities centered around the Bible.

Children and Family Ministry Needs Sunday Teachers. The Children and Family Ministry needs volunteers for its fall Sunday School classes. Consider taking one Sunday a month (or more) to help in the religious formation of our youngest members. You can teach or assist. Contact Gabrielle Ott at gott@ saintmichael.org.

Saint Michael’s Farmers Market Named The Best. D Magazine has named the Saint Michael’s Farmers Market as Best Neighborhood Farmers Market in its annual Best of Big D awards. In announcing the award, the magazine’s editor Tim Rogers wrote, “…the editors of D Magazine determined that you are the best in North Texas…you make Dallas a better place.”

Congratulations to our Farmers Market team!

Sin and Redemption Begins in September. The Rev. Tom Blackmon will lead a new discussion class this fall – Stories of Sin and Redemption – using short stories that engage the spiritual and moral questions facing the characters. Beginning September 12, the class will meet the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. in the Chapel Conference Room. Register with Julia Giles at jgiles@saintmichael.org.

St. Mary’s Guild: Back in Business. St. Mary’s Guild – with their Sunday morning tables of delicious temptations – is back in business beginning today. After the summer off, the freshly baked treats and snacks are available again in the South Lanai. All proceeds go to local charities. And now, St. Mary’s Guild will take special orders for your group or dinner party.

For information or to make an order contact St. Mary's at www.saintmichael.org/stmarys.

Prime Timers Start the Year Rockin’ on September 7. Justin Brooks, Director of Modern Worship Music, will get the Prime Timers year off to a rockin’ start Thursday, September 7.

It promises to be a toe-tappin’ meeting with this energetic addition to our modern worship services in Parish Hall. Prime Timers meet at 10:30 in the Coke Activities Room. Lunch is $10. Make reservations with Bonita Frederick at 214-728-6440 by September 4.

Saint Michael Luncheon Series Begins September 13. Two of the award winning Satellite Sisters, Lian Dolan and Julie Dolan Smith, will launch the Women of Saint Michael luncheon series on September 13. With humor and affection they will dialogue on “The Importance of Female Friendships in Our Lives.” The luncheon begins at 11:30 a.m. in Parish Hall. Season tickets for the luncheon series and other programs can be purchased online at saintmichael.org/wosmluncheons.

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Episcopal Youth Community. EYC will meet weekly for games, fun, fellowship and lively discussions about our faith in the Episcopal Church.

• Jr. EYC (Middle School) meets Sunday evenings from 4:30-6:00 p.m. beginning September 10 • Sr. EYC (High School) meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 p.m. beginning September 6 Confirmation Listening Sessions Scheduled. Two committees studying the church’s youth program have recommended changing the age at which we confirm young students from 6th grade to 8th grade. Before moving on the recommendation, we will hold three Confirmation Listening Sessions to get the input of parents. The sessions will be held September 12, October 12, and October 24 at 6:00 p.m. in the Youth Center. For information contact The Rev. Eric Liles at eliles@saintmichael.org.

The Knitting Ministry meets on Tuesday afternoons, 1:00 -3:00 p.m. in the Drake Room to create prayer shawls. If you are not able to come on Tuesdays, continue knitting at home and bring your items to the receptionist. Thank you to those who contributed to our scarves and hats project for Jubilee Park. We have met our quota and many will receive the fruits of your labors. Contact: Byrd Teague, byrd.teague@gmail.com.

Friends In Christ is a group of parishioners dedicated to calling on people who are unable to attend church but want to remain connected. You are invited to join this group or contact the lay leaders to ask questions and see if this ministry is for you. Contact: Lay leaders: Gus Seeberger, gusseeberger@gmail.com, or Sally Hartwig, shartwig@prodigy.net, or The Rev. Greg Pickens, gpickens@saintmichael.org.

S A I N T M I C H A E L

Fall Preaching and Teaching Series Focuses on Exodus - Beginning in September A new preaching and teaching series, “Choosing Freedom – Our Journey with God,” will focus on The Book of Exodus and the choices the Israelites faced in their journey to freedom. On Sunday, September 10, the Rector Chris Girata will begin a seven week series of sermons at 9:00 and 11:00 in the Church exploring how the Israelites’ journey to freedom relates to choices we have in our journey with God. The “Choosing Freedom – Our Journey with God” series will continue at 10:00 in Saint Michael Chapel with The Rev. Mary Lessmann and The Rev. Tom Blackmon expanding on what the journey tells us about God and ourselves, how it plays out in the New Testament, and how it looks in our lives today.

Celebration Sermon Series - "Living Well" - Coming September 10 In our complex, demanding world, we encounter many suggestions about what makes for the good life, but most are hollow. Beginning September 10, the Celebration service will begin a sermon series that explores in the context of biblical wisdom what it is to live well in view of our priorities, bodies, environment, minds, and money. The Celebration service is at 11:00 a.m. in Parish Hall.

Jubilee Commemorative Bracelet on Sale Jubilee Park and Community Center is commemorating its 20th anniversary with a trio of exclusively designed bracelets by Dallas-based Hazen Jewelry. All proceeds benefit Jubilee Park’s initiative to provide educational enrichment to low-income children with special learning needs.

The handmade bracelets feature natural materials with a custom ‘Jubilee’ charm.

Each bracelet is $50 or $125 for the set of three. Bracelets are available online at jubileecenter.org/jewelry, in the Saint

Michael Book Shop, and on Sundays in the church hallway beginning next Sunday.

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, August 24, have asked for our prayers: James Angelino, Mike Averitt, Art Brook, Margot Burrell, Frances Briggle Campbell, Doris Cowling, Amanda Daniel, Cliff Daniel, Donna Gigot Floberg, Zac Giles, Linda Gore, Trayor Alan Grimm, Jody Guenther, Lynn Harris, Stephen Hines, Jim Howell, Charlotte Huthnance, Terry Inman, Emily Irwin, Keith Jones, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Elizabeth and Spencer Knapp, Al Lassiter, Ginny Lauderdale, Stacey Ligon, Betty Luhn, Jim Marsh, Matthew Massengale, Barbara Miercort, Twyla Miranda, David Munson, Douglas Nettle, Kathy O’Doherty, Tom Park, Kathryn Miller Rabey, Eliza Ramos, Sandra Rose, Sylvia Rundell, Tommy Runge, David Smallwood, Brenda Stubel, Dannye Thomas, Dr. A. Reed Thompson, Valerie Guenther Unger, Shelly Vescovo, Bill Warlick, Jack Day Watson lll, Merial West, Madison Winter, Tom Wittenbraker, Lila Wright, and Joe Yardley.

The altar flowers are given in memory of J. W. (Jack) Bartholow, Dorothy M. Bywaters, Lisa Dorbandt, Mark Dorbandt, Martha Dorbandt, Wesley Dorbandt, Mildred Heaberlin, and Matthew Cartwright Roberts III.