T h e S u n d ay N e w s August 30, 2015
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 Sunday School starts along with most of our fall programming. You will find a listing of the Sunday School offerings in this edition, and all of the fall programming in the September issue of The Archangel. There are a lot of great programs this year for all ages. Take advantage of them and get connected. Thank you for worshiping with us today. Speak Up! Parish Survey. The Parish Survey for the Rector Search and Transition Committee begins today and runs through September 20. It is important that every parishioner take the survey, which will guide the committee in identifying Saint Michael’s next Rector. The survey is available online at www.saintmichael.org/survey. Hardcopies are available from the receptionist in the South Lanai. Speak Up to make sure your voice is heard! Questions: contact rector.search@saintmichael.org. Come visit the St. Mary’s Guild Table in the South Lanai. The “Goodies” are back! The St. Mary’s Guild has baked its wonderful cakes and cookies and they are available every Sunday in the South Lanai. When you buy, all of the proceeds go to support women and children at Hopeful Solutions and Family Outreach Dallas The Guild is also looking for new members to join one of our teams, which bake once a month. Contact Dana Cottingame at 214-282-3838 for membership information. School has Started – Drive Carefully. The lower school of the Episcopal School of Dallas started classes this past week and the Saint Michael Episcopal School is starting on Wednesday, September 2. Be sure to drive with special care when you’re around the church during the week. Saint Michael’s Farmers Market is Closed for the Season. Saint Michael’s Farmers Market closed for the season yesterday. It was one of the best seasons ever. A special thanks goes to the volunteers who served as greeters, the Discovery Mass Band, and to the market’s director Meg Carstens. See you next spring! The Dannals to Get Retirement Lessons Thursday. Prime Timers are set to give Valerie and Bob Dannals retirement lessons at its meeting Thursday, September 3. It will be a time of remembering and thanking them for their loving service to our parish. The meeting starts at 10:30 in the Coke Activities Room. Make reservations with Mary Davis, 214-363-7761. The cost is $10.
The Feast of Saint Michael – Celebrating Our 70th Anniversary – The Rector’s Ministry Sunday, September 27 is the Feast of Saint Michael at which we will commemorate the 70th Anniversary of our Church, honor our 7th decade parishioners, and celebrate the ministry of Valerie and Bob Dannals. If you wish to contribute to the Rector’s purse send your check to Saint Michael and All Angels, Attn: Rector’s Purse.
The Feast of Saint Michael And Farewell to the Dannals
P arish C lergy The Reverend Dr. Bob Dannals, Rector The Reverend Bill Murray, Vicar The Reverend Lisa Flores, Associate for Pastoral Care The Reverend Greg Pickens, Associate for Operations and Pastoral Care The Reverend Oliver Butler, Associate for Youth and Young Adults The Reverend Hunter Ruffin, Associate for Mission and Outreach The Reverend Ariail Gores, Deacon The Reverend Michael Harmuth, Sunday Associate The Reverend Pamela Theodore, Sunday Associate The Reverend Neal Hern, Sunday Associate
P arish V estry Matt Waller, Sr. Warden Kathy Jenevein, Jr. Warden Grady Schleier, Treasurer Charlie Sartain, Chancellor Margaret Spellings, Clerk Peter Beck, Eric Conner, Mark Demler, John Gorman, Beth Hise, Kathy Kelley, Rachel Morgan, Sallie Plummer, Randy Rekerdres, Tom Rhodus, J.C. Snead, and Kay Whelan.
W orship S chedule 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 9:00 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, Theater 5:30 p.m. - Evening Prayer and Eucharist - SMC www.facebook.com/ smaadallas www.twitter.com/smaadallas
Priest on Call: Should you have
an urgent need to contact a priest after hours dial 214-232-7512. Blue Connect Card: Fill out a card to make Prayer Requests, RSVP, register as a guest, or to get information on Saint Michael. Need Prayer? Want to pray on someone’s behalf, or offer up thanksgivings? Prayer Teams are available to pray with you after each Sunday morning service. An usher can direct you to the various prayer locations.
Prayer Candles. Prayer candle stands are in the Bishop
Moore and Saint Michael chapels. A $1 donation for lit candles is appreciated.
• Volunteers are needed to help with the “Holy Moly” Sunday School class for preschoolers through 4 year olds. Contact Ellen Talley at etalley@saintmichael.org. • The Back-to-After-School Bash September 10 in Jubilee Park needs a lot of volunteer help. If you’re available contact Liz PerryMiller at l.perrymiller@gmail.com. Alcoholics Anonymous will not meet on Sunday, September 6, due to the Labor Day Holiday. It will meet on Sunday, September 20, at 7:30, in the Coke Activities Room. Contact: The Rev. Neal Hern, nealhern@aol.com.
Meet Flat Michael – Presented by your Rector Search and Transition Committee. Help us find our next Rector! Take Flat Michael wherever you go and help us find the person to lead our Parish. Pick up a Flat Michael at locations throughout the church. Take a picture (including selfies) of yourself or your family with Flat Michael and post them on your Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with the hashtag #flatmichael, or you can upload photos at www.saintmichael.org/flatmichael. Follow Flat Michael’s adventures using the same link. Genesis Cooks Get Back in the Kitchen September 7. Genesis Cooks will resume providing meals for the women and children at Genesis Women’s Shelter on September 7. To volunteer contact Maria Martin at mariaomartin@sbcglobal.net. By Our Love Annual Planning Dinner is Tonight. The annual planning dinner for By Our Love is tonight in the Coke Activities Room beginning at 5:30. By Our Love prepares and serves dinner to people with HIV/AIDS living in housing provided by AIDS Services of Dallas. To volunteer contact Kelly Giron at kellyh5978@yahoo.com. Backpack 4 Kids Begins September 6. The Backpack 4 Kids campaign kicks-off on Sunday, September 6. The fundraiser supports providing a backpack of food for hungerrisk children in Dallas County. Volunteers are needed to help staff the table on Sunday mornings throughout September. For more information or to volunteer on a Sunday morning, contact Sallie Plummer at salliewplummerphd@gmail.com. Jubilee Park Volunteer Opportunities. There are a lot of opportunities to volunteer at Jubilee Park this fall. At Davids’ Place, the Head Start school on the campus, needs volunteers to read to children ages 3 to 5. The time commitment is one hour a week between 9:00 and 1:00. At Jeanie’s Place, the Early Head Start program, we need people to provide care and activities for infants and toddlers through 3 year olds. Time commitment: one hour a week between 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. To volunteer for these or other programs at Jubilee Park contact Allison Johnson at volunteer@ jubileecenter.org. Men: Join the Brotherhood. Saint Michael’s chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrews is looking for a lot of great men. The Brotherhood is the longest continuallyserving ministry in the Episcopal Church. We meet the first and third Saturdays of the month at 8:30 in the Drake Room. Saint Michael will host the annual meeting for the Dallas Diocese’s Brotherhood of St. Andrews’ chapters on December 5th. If you have any questions, contact Kyle Moore at kyle_moore@yahoo.com or The Rev. Neal Hern at nealhern@aol.com. Faith and Grief Luncheon Set for September 10. Next month’s meeting of the Faith and Grief Luncheon Ministry will be Thursday, September 10 at Noon in the Coke Activities Room. Make reservations with Katherine Bowen at kbowen@saintmichael.org. Meet Amistad Mission’s Executive Director at Saint Michael, September 10. Amistad’s Executive Director, Chris King, is coming to Saint Michael Thursday evening September 10 to report on the mission and the children our church supports at Casa Esperanza. A reception with refreshments will begin at 6:00 in the Coke Activities Room. For more information, contact Maria or Richard Dantoni at maria@dantonipartneers. com, or Richard@dantonipartners.com. St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange Closed Pending Move. The St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange in Highland Park Village is closed preparing for the move to its new location in the Village, which will be after Labor Day. The store will be near its previous location and next to the new grocery store.
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 Forum: Faith and Society
08/30
09/06
Saint Michael Chapel What I have learned at Saint Michael
Coke Activities Room Abraham’s Children: Islam
Bob Dannals
Dr. Robert Hunt Islam and Modernity
What/Who is Saint Michael and What Are the Challenges Ahead? Bob Dannals
Book Studies
Coffee and Conversation
Parish Hall
Chapel Conference Room
Parlor
Flirting With God
Can’t Wait to Get to Heaven
Bill Murray
Peggy Carr
Flirting With God and Each Other
The Grapes of Wrath
Bible Study
Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni, Sr. Scholar and Professor, Taqwa Seminary, Plano
Fellowship Class
(Whether You’ve Read It or Not)
Bill Murray
An informal time to chat with clergy Hunter Ruffin
Oliver Butler
Hunter Ruffin
Children and Youth Sundays @ 10 Catechesis Level One Atrium and Power Library Catechesis Level Two Rooms 101 and 213 Children’s Choir ESD Lobby Age 4 Room 15 Kindergarten Room 16 1st grade Room 17 2nd Grade Room 110
The Bridge 3rd Grade Room 204 The Edge 4th and 5th Grade Edge Room 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, August 27, have asked for our prayers: Troy Alexander, Doris Cowling, Wade Crawford, Laura Derby, Cathie Fincher, Connie Gordon, Angela Hammons, Royce Hammons, Katie Hairgrove, Wayne Houston, Jim Howell, Serena Hubbell, Charlotte Huthnance, Linda Idol, Emily Irwin, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Nancy Kimbell, Jim Klingeman, Mary Jane Lang, Bill Leech, Leech family, Evelyn Moreau, Christi Nutt, Tom Park, Tina & John Peyton, Brown Plummer, Tammy Proctor, Larry Prohaska, Avery Young Rademacher, Jim Reynolds, Sissy Rowley, Rob See, Maudie Sharp, Pat Shaw, Parker Snead, Tom Waters, Maggie Withroder, and Sudie Worsham. The Altar flowers are given in memory of J. W. (Jack) Bartholow, Lisa Dorbandt, Mark Dorbandt, Martha Dorbandt, Wesley Dorbandt, and Matthew Cartwright Roberts III.