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.