Sunday News - September 3

T HE S UNDAY N EWS September 3, 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 on this Labor Day weekend. Please keep our neighbors in the Houston and South Texas area in your prayers. Saint Michael has created a hurricane relief fund and will be developing several opportunities to help in the recovery and rebuilding efforts in the areas devastated by Hurricane Harvey. In addition, as we begin a new school year there are a lot of ways for you to get connected and find your " One" at Saint Michael.

Thank you for worshiping with us today.

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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.

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

Today the Rector concludes his two week Open Forum setting the stage for the year ahead and what to look forward to in future years.

The all-adult forum meets in the Church at 10:00 a.m.

Celebrate the Music of Saint Michael and All Angels. The magnificent tradition of Saint Michael’s music will be celebrated next Sunday, September 10 at a reception at the offices of the Church Music Institute, which has located in 8100 Lomo Alto building on the church’s campus. From 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. come meet Jonathan Ryan, our new Director of Music and Organist, and Assistant Music Director Glenn Stroh, and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Paul Thomas, Saint Michael’s legendary Music Director and Organist. The reception will be in the Institutes’ offices in Suite 260.

Saint Michael 101 – An Introduction to Our Church for Newcomers. Saint Michael 101 on Sunday, September 24 is the perfect opportunity for newcomers to explore our church, meet clergy and Vestry members, and learn about our ministries, opportunities for involvement, and exciting future. The luncheon is at 12:30 p.m. in the Coke Activities Room. Childcare will be available.

Children’s Chapel Included in 9:00 a.m. Church Worship. A new worship experience for young children, Children’s Chapel, is included in the 9:00 service in the Church. Children, ages 3 – 7, 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.

Saint Michael Creates Hurricane Relief Fund Saint Michael and All Angels has established an on-going Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund to care for those impacted by the storm. The impact of this storm and the recovery will be felt for many years. With this in mind, Saint Michael will keep the fund active for the foreseeable future with 100% of the money going to those in need along the Texas coast. It will be administered by Saint Michael’s Mission and Outreach Committee. To give online go to saintmichael. org or send a check to Saint Michael and All Angels with a notation to the Hurricane Harvey Fund.

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 Mary Lessmann, Associate for Spiritual Growth The Reverend Bob Johnston, Associate for Modern Worship 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.

• The Lector Corps is inviting current, previous, and new members to a training session on Saturday, September 9 at 9:30 a.m. in the Saint Michael Chapel. Contact Rev. Lisa Flores Musser at lflores@ saintmichael.org for information.

• The Funeral Guild always needs cookies for the funeral receptions. If you can bake contact Ann Mills at amills@saintmichael. org.

Children and Youth Sunday School Childcare - Story Keepers, Ages 3-5 Room 7 Storytelling Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level I, Ages 4-6, Atrium and Power Library Montessori Approach of Engaging Scripture and Liturgy Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Level II, Ages 6-9, Rooms 101 and 213 Montessori Approach of Engaging Scripture and Liturgy Spark: Activate Faith!, Kindergarten - Grade 3 ESD Lobby Exploring Scripture through a Rotation Model of Storytelling, Music, Cooking, Art, Games, and Technology Bible 101 - Grades 4-5, Youth Center Blue Room Focusing on the Foundations of the Bible Disciples Confirmation Class, Grade 6 Theater Middle School, Grades 7-8 Echo the Story - Youth Center Orange Room Discover one’s meaning and identity in the biblical narrative through interactive lessons and DVDs. High School, Grades 9-12 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 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.

Discovery – A Course About Our Church. Discovery is a 5-week course starting in October that gives newcomers and members entering a new life phase the opportunity to delve more deeply into our Episcopal traditions. The course, led by the Rector Chris Girata, explores the history of Christianity and the Anglican Church, and Saint Michael’s mission in Dallas. Held each Sunday in October the session begins with lunch ($10) at 12:15 p.m. in the Coke Activities Room, followed by teachings which prepare one to become a confirmed member of Saint Michael. Childcare is provided if requested. Register at: saintmichael.org/discoveryclass “Camp Heresy” Begins Next Sunday in Fellowship Class.What is heresy? How do we know if we believe the right thing (orthodoxy) or the wrong thing (heresy)? In the Fellowship class beginning next Sunday at 10:00 a.m. in Parish Hall, The Rev. Dr. Bill Murray will examine the heresies of the early church exploring what we do and do not believe, and reflecting on 2,000 years of Christian teaching. The Fellowship class is a place for people in their 20’s, 30’s and 40’s to gather for teaching, learning, and conversation.

Saint Michael Episcopal School Application Period Coming this Week. The school's online application for new siblings of current families and brand new families will open Friday, September 8 at 7:00 a.m. For questions regarding Saint Michael Episcopal School or to visit contact Elizabeth Keogh ekeogh@smesdallas.org. You’ll find the application at smesdallas.org/admission/application 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 acting on the recommendation, we will hold four Confirmation Listening Sessions to get parents’ input. The sessions will be held September 12 at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and on October 12, and October 24 at 6:00 p.m. in the Youth Center. For information contact The Rev. Dr. Eric Liles at eliles@saintmichael.org.

The Faith and Grief Ministry meets on Thursday, September 14, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. in the Coke Activities Room. September’s speaker will be Chetlee Reyes-Thixon. Join us and others who are suffering grief from the death of a loved one. This is a safe place to talk about one’s grief. Make reservations with Katherine Bowen at kbowen@sainmichael.org.

St. Mary’s Guild: Back in Business. St. Mary’s Guild – with their Sunday morning tables of delicious temptations – is back in business. After the summer off, the freshly baked treats and snacks are available again in the South Lanai. All proceeds go to local charities. If you like to bake, consider joining this fun group. Learn more and submit the interest form on their webpage at 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.

Women of 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 Wednesday, 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.

Acolyte Training Set for September and October. Saint Michael and All Angels is recognized throughout the Episcopal Church world for its outstanding Acolyte Corps.

Training to be a part of this elite group will be held Saturday mornings from 9:00 to 10:30 on September 23 and 30, and October 7 and 14. It’s open to everyone from 6th grade and older. Only one Saturday training session is required. Contact Tony Briggle at tonybriggle@sbcglobal.net.

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

Fall Preaching and Teaching Series Focuses on Exodus - Beginning Next Sunday 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" - Starting 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 Rev. Bob Johnston in 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, and on Sundays

in the church hallway during September and October.

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 31, have asked for our prayers: James Angelino, Mike Averitt, Margot Burrell, Doris Cowling, Peter Dejker, Donna Gigot Floberg, Zac Giles, Linda Gore, Trayor Alan Grimm, Jody Guenther, Lynn Harris, Stephen Hines, Jim Howell, Charlotte Huthnance, Terry Inman, Emily Irwin, Ann James, Keith Jones, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Elizabeth and Spencer Knapp, Al Lassiter, Ginny Lauderdale, Stacey Ligon, Betty Luhn, Mike Mahan, Jim Marsh, Matthew Massengale, Barbara Miercort, David Munson, Douglas Nettle, Kathy O’Doherty, John Oncken, Tom Park, Kathryn Miller Rabey, Eliza Ramos, Sandra Rose, Sylvia Rundell, Tommy Runge, David Smallwood, Brenda Stubel, Dannye Thomas, 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 Louis S. Fuertes, Mary Lila Melvin, Robert M. Olmsted, Jr., John Cassetty Snider, and William J. Teague.