T HE S UNDAY N EWS October 22, 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. Thank you for worshiping with us today. If you are new or visiting, stop by our Welcome Center in the Parlor so that we can get to know you better and answer any questions you have. There are many ways to get involved at Saint Michael. Visit our website, saintmichael. org. Saint Michael Serving at The Gathering Today. Today Saint Michaelites will be worshiping and serving lunch to the homeless at ThanksGiving Square in downtown Dallas. The Rev. Mary Lessmann will lead the service which is followed by lunch. If you can help, join your fellow parishioners at 1:00 p.m. at ThanksGiving Square, 1627 Pacific Ave, between Akard & Ervay. Saint Michael’s Hurricane Relief Efforts. The victims of Hurricane Harvey are still suffering and need our help. Mission trips to Corpus Christi and surrounding areas are being planned for either November 10 – 12, or December 8 – 10 and will be hosted by the Diocese of Dallas and the Church of the Transfiguration. For information contact Colin Hills at chills@transfiguration.net. Package Relief Meals: Saint Michael Parishioners will join an interfaith fellowship on November 29 form 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El to package Hurricane relief meals to complete our goal of making 500,000 meals. To volunteer: participant.tedallas.org/ mealkitassembly. The Rector Goes to Washington. Our Rector, Chris Girata, will be Guest Chaplain at the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. At the invitation of Congressman Jeb Hensarling, the Rector will deliver the opening prayer at the beginning of the session of Congress. Compline at Canterbury House Tonight – Join Us. Saint Michael celebrates a weekly Compline service at Canterbury House at SMU on Sunday evenings at 8:00 p.m. The choral service is led by Fr. Rich Towers, Associate for Student Ministry at SMU. The Canterbury House is located at 3308 Daniel, just east of Hillcrest. Final Confirmation Listening Session Scheduled for Tuesday. The final Listening Session to discuss recommendations to change the ages at which we confirm young students from 6th grade to 8th grade will be this Tuesday, October 24 at 6:00 p.m. in the Youth Center. For information contact Eric Liles at eliles@saintmichael.org. Blood Drive Set for October 29. The fall blood drive in partnership with the American Red Cross is scheduled for next Sunday, October 29 in the ESD Library from 8:00 – 1:00 p.m. To register go to Saintmichael.org. On the Red Cross registration page look for the blue box in the upper right and enter sponsor code: saintmichael. If you are not able to give blood consider a donation to the American Red Cross, redcross.org/donate.
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 8:00 p.m. - Compline Service, Canterbury House SMU 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 Men of Saint Michael have breakfast Monday morning at 7:15 in the Coke Activities Room. Eric Liles will discuss Peter the Apostle as a role model. $5 for Tacodeli breakfast tacos. • The Knitting Ministry creates the prayer shawls for the sick and needy. Grab your needles and join them on Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. in the Drake Room. Saint Michael’s Youth Prepare College Care Packages. Our high school youth will gather in the Youth Center Wednesday, November 8 to prepare Care Packages for our college parishioners as they get ready for end of the term tests. Needed items include; breakfast foods, small umbrellas, packs of cookies and gum, Starbucks cards, pencils, highlighters, and hand sanitizer. Bring your donations to the Youth Center by Sunday, November 5. Send the name of your college student and mailing address to Lauren at lwainwright@ saintmichael.org.
verse, Matthew 8:24.
JR. EYC, Sunday, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Youth Center. We will hang out and have snacks until 5:00, play Grog and Draw It, and then study “Stormy Waters” using the Bible
SR. EYC, Wednesday, October 25, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Youth Center. With Halloween coming, we will delve into FEAR, and conclude with an All Hallows’ Eve service.
Saint Michael Christmas Ornament Available in the Book Shop. The Saint Michael 2017 Christmas ornament has arrived in the Book Shop!! The ornament, designed by parishioner and choir member Susan Johnson, features three children choristers as a harbinger of the new generation of leadership guiding the musical excellence in the church. Get yours before they are all gone. Youth Small Group Gatherings. Middle School Girls - All girls in the 6th-8th grades are invited to join Lauren and Patricia for a Small Group, Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Youth Center Green Room. High School Boys - All high school boys are invited to join Daniel and Chase for lunch and a Bible study on Sundays. Meet in the Youth Center after the 11:00 services and walk to Preston Center for lunch. Bring a friend and money for lunch. For more info contact Chase at 214-692-3012. High School Girls - All girls from 9th-12th grades are invited to our weekly small group! We meet Sundays at 12:30 p.m. in the Youth Center for Bible talk and fellowship. For more info, text Allie Farmer at 806831-9395 or Patricia Hale-Siedler at 903-701-6009. Registration Open for Youth Summer Mission Trips. Two Mission Trips are planned for Saint Michael’s youth this summer and registration is open. Our 6 – 12 graders will go to Anchorage, Alaska from July 18 - 25 to work with local agencies serving the homeless and hungry. Deadline to register is December 1. Our 9 – 12 graders will return to the Amistad Mission in Bolivia June 24 – July 2 to work with the children at Casa Esperanza. The signup deadline is February 1. Register at saintmichael.org/youth/mission-trips Children’s Choir Getting Organized. Saint Michael children’s choir program is getting tuned up. If you have a child or grandchild in the 3rd – 8th grades it is time to get them singing. The choristers will prepare special music for our Advent and Christmas season. They rehearse and have dinner on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30 p.m. There is still time to join this exciting opportunity. Contact Assistant Director of Music Glenn Stroh at gstroh@saintmichael.org Women of Saint Michael Grant Program Taking Applications. The Women of Saint Michael Gifts Committee is accepting applications for 2018 grants. The funds are available to non-profit agencies serving the critical needs of residents primarily in the Dallas area. This year the Women’s grants totaled $237,000. Applications are due on Monday, November 13. More information and the grant application can be found at saintmichael.org/women Get Your Holiday Greenery and Support the Saint Michael Choir Program. The St. Dunstan’s Choir Guild will be selling Christmas Wreathes and Holiday Greenery on Sundays, October 29 and November 5 in the hallway by the Parlor. Order early! If you have questions, contact Dawn Morrill at dlmorrill1@aol.com or 972-896-8222. PT Cruisers to Tour Jubilee Park in November. Jubilee Park is the destination for the PT Cruisers on Thursday, November 16. They will get a guided tour of Davids’ Place, Jeanie’s Place, the soccer and basketball courts, and end up at the Community Center for a complementary lunch. The bus leaves the church at 9:30. Make reservations with Bonita Frederick at 214-728-6440 by Sunday, November 12.
Parish Meeting Sunday, October 29 The Parish Meeting to elect new Vestry members and Delegates and Alternates to the 2018 Diocesan Convention will be held next Sunday, October 29 at 10:00 a.m. in the Church. The proposed new Vestry members are: John Ellerman, Jane Greene, Jay Lipscomb, Kyle Moore, and Anna Paccone. The Diocesan Delegate Parish Meeting candidates are: Terry Demler, J.C. Snead, and Scott Sunday, October 29 Wilson. The Alternates are: Heather Lorch, Blair 10:00 a.m. Oden, and Jack Rubarth. Following the election, Rector Chris Girata will update the parish on the Church Church’s strategic initiatives.
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 Faithful Living Saint Michael Chapel 10/22
Moses Sees God’s Glory Mary Lessmann
Fellowship Class Camp Heresy
Forum
Parish Hall
Coke Activities Room
What Does the Holy Spirit Even Do?
On Being a Faithful Muslim and American
The Rev. Dr. Bill Murray
Dr. Mohamed Lazzouni
Parish Meeting - No Classes
10/29
Jubilee Commemorative Bracelets on Sale. Jubilee Park’s 20th anniversary custom bracelets, designed by Dallas’ Hazen Jewelry, are available for $50 each or $125 for all three. All proceeds benefit Jubilee Park’s educational enrichment program for children with special learning needs. The bracelets are available in the Saint Michael Book Shop, or online at jubileecenter.org/jewelry.
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 (second floor) 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 The Foundations of the Bible Disciples Confirmation Class, Grade 6 Theater, Bible Stories of the Passion, Resurrection, Ascension, and Pentecost Middle School, Grades 7-8 Echo the Story - Wandering Youth Center Orange Room High School, Grades 9-12 Teen Text – Matthew 22: 15-22 Youth Center Green Room
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 19, have asked for our prayers: Jerry Andrlik, James Angelino, Fritz Arko, The Rev. Olga Barrera, Bob & Bunny, Wayne Cohn, Doris Cowling, Amanda Daniel, Cliff Daniel, Peter Denker, Donna Gigot Floberg, Wayne Fox, Bill Gayden, Zac Giles, Joyce Grant, Trevor Alan Grimm, Jody Guenther, Stephen Hines, Jim Howell, Charlotte Huthnance, Terry Inman, Emily Irwin, Ann James, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Elizabeth and Spencer Knapp, Andrea Kunzler, John Lancaster, Ginny Lauderdale, Judith Lide, Stacey Ligon, Shari Vander Linden, Jeffrey K. Lorch, Matthew Massengale, Twyla Miranda, Charlie Moncrief, Kathy O’Doherty, Adrienne O’ Toole, Tom Park, Betty Pearman, Diane Purnell, Kathryn Miller Rabey, Sandra Rose, Fred Schneider, Dannye Thomas, Teddy Tucker, Valerie Guenther Unger, Shelly Vescovo, Jack Day Watson lll, Merial West, Madison Winter, and Tom Wittenbraker. The altar flowers are given in memory of Patricia Hardin Davis Beck, Bess Brown Beck, George Volk Charlton, Elizabeth Bell Higginbotham, Fayallena H. Steele, and Marion C. Young.