T HE S UNDAY N EWS November 1, 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. The extra hour of sleep really felt good this morning, and the All-Church Breakfast is a great start to a new month. November is filled with wonderful opportunities at Saint Michael; the Veterans Day celebration and reception, Saint Michael Presents community concert, and Thanksgiving, to mention just a few. You’ll find even more in the Archangel and online at www.saintmichael.org. Thank you for worshiping with us today. United Thank Offering Boxes Available. United Thank Offering Collection Boxes are available at several locations throughout the church and will be collected during worship services on November 14 and 15. Coordinated by the Women of Saint Michael, the UTO encourages making daily gifts in thanks for our blessings. Take a United Thanks Offering box home, and as a family give in thanks. Vestry and Diocesan Delegate Nominations Are Open. Nominations are open for people to serve on the vestry beginning in February, and for delegates to serve at the Diocesan Convention. The vestry members (5) and Convention Delegates will be elected at the Parish Annual Meeting on February 28. The deadline to submit nominations is 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 15. Nomination forms are available from the church receptionist and online at www.saintmichael.org. The forms should be returned to the receptionist at the South Lanai. SMU Concert Choirs Open Saint Michael Presents Season. Three choirs from Southern Methodist University will combine to perform the holiday-themed concert, Home, at the opening of the Saint Michael Presents season on Thursday, November 12 at 7:00. The performance, including orchestra, will explore the spiritual and physical places we call “Home.” The concert is free to the public. Tickets, at no charge, will be necessary to assure adequate seating. Tickets are available online at www.saintmichael.org/saintmichaelpresents or the south lanai reception desk. Pick Up a Meals on Wheels Route. Meals on Wheels provides food and drivers to deliver meals to the elderly and other shut-ins. Currently, Saint Michael has four routes to cover. Driving a route takes just a few hours, and you are providing much needed food to some of Dallas’ most vulnerable residents. To volunteer contact Mary Bartholow at 214-528-5651 or via email at mary.bar@sbcglobal.net .
We don’t learn to be good stewards by reading a book, studying a curriculum, a one-day service event, a one-time mission trip, or a once-a-year stewardship campaign. We learn to be good stewards when we see, first hand, the blessings that come from generosity. When you make your pledge to Saint Michael and All Angels, be generous. To discuss your giving to Saint Michael, contact Mary Kardell, Director of Giving, at mkardell@saintmichael.org.
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.
We need volunteers to cook and serve for the Austin Street Shelter • November 3 5:30 p.m. Cooking in the Parish Hall Kitchen • November 4 Transport the food to Austin Street Shelter (one person) • Serve at Austin Street, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. If you can cook contact Randy Rekerdres at randy@rek-ins.com If you can transport or serve contact Rita Davis at rrdavis14@aol.com Book Donations for Jubilee Park Due by Wednesday. Saint Michael’s 6th Grade Disciples Confirmation Class is collecting books for the Jubilee Park Literacy Fair. Bring new or gently used books for all ages to the Youth Center by Wednesday, November 4. Help spread the word. Saint Michael Youth Off to Six Flags Today. Church youth (grades 6-12) are off to Six Flags today, rain or shine. Right after the parish-wide breakfast, they’ll head to Arlington and an afternoon of Roller Coasters, Judge Roy Scream, Pandemonium, and the Merry-Go-Round.
St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange’s New Store is Open. The St. Michael’s Woman’s Exchange newly remodeled store in Highland Park Village is open and was blessed Thursday afternoon by The Rev. Lisa Flores Musser. The shop is just a few steps from its previous location. Run by volunteers, it is open from 9:30 to 5:00 Monday through Saturday and all proceeds go to Dallas area charities selected by the Women of Saint Michael’s Gifts Committee. New Carpet for the Parlor is Just the Beginning. Stop by and check out the new carpet in the Parlor (and be careful with your cup of coffee). The carpet is just the beginning of our updating of the Parlor, which will be completed by Christmas. Learning About Lego’s on Prime Timers Program. The Prime Timers will play with Lego’s during their meeting Thursday, November 5. Emily Given, Saint Michael’s Children and Family minister, will introduce “Lego My Bible” which she developed to teach Bible stories to our parish children. The meeting, at 10:30 in the Coke Activities Room, includes lunch for $10. Make reservations with Mary Davis by today at 214-363-7761. Last Day to Buy Holiday Wreathes and Greenery to Support our Choir. Today is the last day the St. Dunstan’s choir guild is selling Christmas Wreathes and Greenery. They are located at the table outside the Book Shop. If you have questions, contact Dawn Morrill at dlmorrill1@aol.com or 972-896-8222. Cursillo Group Begins Monthly Get Together. Been on a Cursillo weekend? Interested in knowing more about Cursillo? Saint Michael’s Cursillo group is meeting today at 12:30 in the Coke Activities Room. Interim Rector Doug Travis will talk about renewal, refreshment, and recommitment offered by Cursillo. Lunch is available for $10. For reservations/more information contact Maryruthmckenney@gmail.com . Stunning Christmas Cards For Sale in the Book Shop. The Saint Michael Book Shop has one-of-a-kind Christmas cards designed by Dallas artist Denise Lindgren The cards are created on unique papers utilizing international religious stamps from the Cook Islands, Uganda, and St. Vincent. They are works of art unto themselves. They are a must see! Remember, the Book Shop is participating in Partners Card through November 8. With your Partners Card everything in the Book Shop is 20% off. The Senior Thanksgiving Luncheon at Jubilee Park Needs Your Help. The Thanksgiving luncheon for seniors living in Jubilee Park will be Thursday, November 19. Volunteers are needed to prepare food and drive the food from Saint Michael to Jubilee Park, and to help serve the meal. If you can help, contact Beth Hise at jbhise@att.net . PT Cruisers to see “The Twelve Days of Christmas” at the Arboretum. Join us on Thursday, November 19 as we travel to the Arboretum. The bus leaves the church at 9:30. After viewing the fall decorations and this wonderful Christmas display we will end our day with an “own your own” lunch at the Highland Park Cafeteria. Cost for the trip is $15 plus lunch. Call Mary Davis at 214-363-7761 to make your reservations. The deadline is Sunday, November 15. Honor Our Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces Sunday, November 8
On Sunday, November 8th we will honor our veterans and members of the Armed Forces at a special service at 5:30 in the Church. The evening’s offering will go to the Dallas/Fort Worth USO. A glorious reception follows in the Garden Cloister with entertainment by the Heritage Brass Band, a group of Vets playing our favorite military anthems and marches. Send your picture or member of your family in uniform for our Wall of Honor to Tish Visinsky at tvisinsky@saintmichael.org . Also, we will be sending Christmas cards to our soldiers on active duty. Pick up the cards at the table outside the Parlor, write your greeting, and return them to the church by November 30.
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
Bible Study
Fellowship Class
Coffee and Conversation
Saint Michael Chapel
Coke Activities Room
Parish Hall
Parlor
Bishop Henry Parsley
Christianity: Our Father Abraham - Coming To Terms with the Sources
Finding Somebody to Love
11/01
11/08
Bill Power
Oliver Butler
Hunter Ruffin
Children and Youth Sundays @ 10 No Classes - November 1 join us for Church Breakfast 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 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 29, have asked for our prayers: Troy Alexander, Web Carr, Doris Cowling, Laura Derby, Anna Finley, Connie Gordon, Guy Griffeth, Katie Hairgrove, Ken Heideman, Michael Holt, Jim Howell, Charlotte Huthnance, Lynn Jerabek, Grace and Lynne Jordan, Jim Klingeman, Evelyn Moreau, Douglas Nettle, Christi Nutt, Halimah Olaekeji, Peggy Oncken, Libby Owens, Tom Park, Brown Plummer, Larry Prohaska, Kathryn Miller Rabey, Avery Young Rademacher, Maudie Sharp, Pat Shaw, Parker Snead, Herman Willie, and Lamar Wilson. The Altar flowers are given in memory of Sue Allen, Isabel Cranfill Campbell, Charles Vance Campbell, Charles Cullum, Mac Cullum, Juanita Harvey, Ralph Harvey, and in thanksgiving for Charlotte Clark.