T HE S UNDAY N EWS October 4, 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. We’ve started a new month, our new Interim Rector The Very Rev. Doug Travis has joined us, and last week’s Feast of Saint Michael and 70th Anniversary was spectacular. This month The Forum - Faith and Literature class will have two of Dallas’ highest elected officials talk about their jobs and their faith, the Rector Search and Transition Committee will discuss findings of the Parish Survey, and we begin getting ready for the Nativity Pageant. There are amazing things happening at Saint Michael. Get connected! Thank you for worshiping with us today. Dallas School Board Member at The Forum – Faith and Society Today. Miguel Solis, a member of the Dallas School District Board, will address The Forum – Faith and Society today at 10:00 in the Saint Michael Chapel. Solis was elected to the Dallas School Board in November, 2013 and served as its president in 2014. He is the executive director of the Latino Center for Leadership Development in Dallas. It’s Time to Give Life - Blood Drive Is Today. The Saint Michael/ Red Cross Blood Drive today, October 4 from 8:00 to 1:00 at the ESD Lower School Lobby. You can drop in. Contact Dianne Boyd, dboyd@ saintmichael.org, with any questions. National Night Out at Jubilee Park on Tuesday. Be a part of National Night Out at Jubilee Park on Tuesday, October 6 from 5:00 to 8:00. It’s an opportunity to support crime prevention, police-community partnerships, and have fellowship with Jubilee Park residents. We need several volunteers to help with the evening’s events. For information or to sign up contact Elizabeth Selzer at elselzer@yahoo.com or Allison Johnson at ajohnson@jubileecenter.com. GOOD SHEPHERD’S ANNUAL MEETING AND LUNCHEON OCTOBER 8. Saint Michael’s Good Shepherds, the neighbor-helping-neighbor ministry, will have its Annual Meeting and Luncheon Thursday, October 8 at 11:30 in the Youth Center. There are nearly 200 shepherds caring for parishioners in more than 100 neighborhoods. To get involved contact: Ann Mills at amills@saintmichael.org or Judy Cole at judycole@gmail.com.
Parish Survey: Results and Conversation Meetings Scheduled The Rector Search and Transition Committee has scheduled four meetings in October to discuss the Parish Survey; your views and the characteristics you want in our new Rector. The meetings will be held: • Tuesday, October 13 • Tuesday, October 20 • Wednesday, October 14 • Sunday, October 25 Please note: the October 4 session has been canceled and the meeting schedule has been updated Details on meeting times and locations are available at www. saintmichael.org/surveymeetings, in the October Archangel, and several locations throughout the Church.
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 Oliver Butler, Associate for Youth and Young Adults The Reverend Hunter Ruffin, Associate for Mission and Outreach The Reverend Michael Harmuth, Sunday Associate The Reverend Rich Towers, Weekend Associate The Reverend Pamela Theodore, Sunday Associate The Reverend Neal Hern, Sunday Associate
Parish Vestry 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.
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 9:00 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.
• Volunteer as an after-school mentor/tutor at the Jubilee Park Community Center. Contact Allison Johnson at volunteer@ jubileecenter.org. • Bake cookies for the Funeral Reception Guild. Contact Ann Mills at amills@ saintmichael.org.
HELP COOK OR SERVE AT AUSTIN STREET SHELTER. We need volunteers October 6 and 7 to either cook or serve at the Austin Street Shelter for the homeless. We cook Tuesday evening at 5:30 in the Parish Hall Kitchen, and serve the meal Wednesday evening at 5:30 at the Shelter. If you can help cook on Tuesday, contact Randy Rekerdres at randy@rekins.com. If you can serve on Wednesday, contact Rita Davis at rrdavis14@aol.com. SINGLE – N – SAINTS MOVIE & DINNER NIGHT. You are invited to join the Single – N – Saints for a movie and dinner Saturday, October 10 at Mockingbird Station at North Central Expressway and Mockingbird. Meet at 4:30 at the Angelika Film Center for the movie, and for dinner at the Old Chicago Pizza & Taproom. Show-up for the show, food, and fun. NATIVITY PAGEANT TRYOUTS SET FOR OCTOBER 11. Tryouts for 3rd through 8th grade children for this year’s Nativity Pageant will be held Sunday, October 11 between 12:00 Noon and 2:00 p.m. and between 4:00. and 6:00. All children who tryout will get a part in the production. If your child is between 3 years old and 2nd grade, they already have a part, you just need to get them registered at www.saintmichael.org/nativity. Mark your calendar: the pageant will be Sunday, December 20. Prayer Team Offers Music and Quiet Time Over Lunch – Wednesday, October 14. Lunch is a great time to relieve a little stress and reset your day. There’s no better place than at Noonday Prayers in the Saint Michael Chapel. Music Director James Diaz will provide the music to sooth a tough morning and there will be 10 minutes of quiet, meditative time and intercessory prayer for those who would like it. The first Noonday Prayers will be Wednesday, October 14 beginning at 11:45 in the Saint Michael Chapel. Bring a sack lunch and enjoy a leisurely lunch. You can come and go as you want. Think about bringing a friend. HELP OUR INTERIM RECTOR – WEAR YOUR NAMETAG. You may know everyone in the Church, but our Interim Rector Doug Travis doesn’t. He has begun his ministry with us, and a great way to help welcome him is to wear your nametag. If you need a new one, the receptionist in the South Lanai will make it for you. Wearing your nametag will help Doug (and others) get to know you. PT Cruisers Head North in October. PT Cruisers to visit our neighbor to the northMcKinney! On Thursday, October 15, we will board the bus at the church at 11:00 for the drive to Chestnut Square in McKinney where we will have lunch and then a bus tour of the town led by one of their docents. We will see everything from their festive fall-decorated square to their blue stocking district and everything in between. Cost for our outing is $20. Call Mary Davis for reservations at 214-363-7761. The deadline for reservations is Sunday, October 11. Disciples Class Wants Books for Jubilee Park. Every year Saint Michael’s 6th Grade Disciples Confirmation Class collects books to take to Jubilee Park. The group sorts the books by age and takes them to the community center for distribution at the Jubilee Park Literacy Fair. Bring new or gently used books for all ages to the Youth Center by November 4. Help spread the word. Honduras Threads Studio Sale Set for October 23 - 25. Save the Date! October 23-25 is Honduras Threads Annual Studio Sale at Craighead Green Gallery, 1011 Dragon Street in the Design District. All proceeds of the sale go directly to the women in Honduras to support their families. For more information contact M’Lou Bancroft - mlou@hondurasthreads.org. The Rev. Richard A. Towers has joined the clergy staff at Saint Michael and All Angels as a Weekend Associate. During the week he is the Lower School Chaplain at The Episcopal School of Dallas. Fr. Towers is completing a Doctor of Ministry in Educational Leadership at Virginia Theological Seminary.
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
10/04
10/11
Forum: Faith and Society
Bible Study
Fellowship Class
Coffee and Conversation
Saint Michael Chapel
Coke Activities Room
Parish Hall
Parlor
Miguel Solis, Member of DISD School Board
Clay Jenkins, Dallas County Judge
Everything You Wanted to Know About Judaism But Were Afraid to Ask
Doug Travis
Bill Murray
Dr. Howard Cohen
Everything You Wanted to Know About Judaism but Were Afraid to Ask Dr. Howard Cohen
Why On Earth Do We Do That?
Simple But NOT Easy: Establishing Conversations with Your Kids
Bill Murray
Kathleen Fischer
Children and Youth Sundays @ 10 Catechesis Level One Atrium and Power Library Catechesis Level Two Rooms 101 and 213 Children’s Choir Room 21- this week only Age 4 Room 15 Kindergarten Room 16 1st grade Room 17 2nd Grade Room 110
The Bridge 3rd Grade Room 108 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, October 1, have asked for our prayers: Troy Alexander, Jim Augur, Thomas Billings, Doris Cowling, Laura Derby, Cathie Fincher, Connie Gordon, Guy Griffeth, Katie Hairgrove, Ken Heideman, Wayne Houston, Jim Howell, Charlotte Huthnance, Linda Idol, Emily Irwin, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Nancy Kimbell, Jim Klingeman, Don Koonce, Mary Jane Lang, Earl Larremore, Bill Leech, Leech family, Evelyn Moreau, Joann Muzny, Douglas Nettle, Christi Nutt, Caroline Lyne Oliver, Peggy Oncken, Tom Park, Keith Paro, Tina & John Peyton, Brown Plummer, Tammy Proctor, Larry Prohaska, Avery Young Rademacher, Jim Reynolds, Ellen Robb, Rob See, Maudie Sharp, Pat Shaw, Parker Snead, Tom Waters, Herman Willie, Lamar Wilson, Maggie Withroder, Mary Wolf, and Sudie Worsham. The Altar flowers are given in memory of John B. Clayton III, Maruth Smith Donovan, Charlotte W. Finlay, Alice Laska, The McDonough Family, The Peyton Family, Jennie Johnson Stoneham, and in thanksgiving for John, Susie, and Sandy McDonough.