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The Seventh Sunday of Easter
Pastor Katie Holeman
Sunday May 12, 2024
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SAVE THE DATE
Rev. Mary’s Retirement Celebration
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Sunday, June 30, 2024
4pm in Parish & Johnstone Halls
More details to follow in the coming weeks. Please contact Mary Ellen Ferguson, Holly Yue or Catherine Curran if you would like to participate.
There will be no 5pm Contemplative Service this day, June 30th.
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St. Michael’s Annual Diaper Drive | |
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Our 7th annual Mother’s Day Diaper Drive benefitting the clients at River City Food Bank will run until Father's Day, Sunday, June 16. Last year we supplied over 13,500 diapers to River City Food Bank, yet they still disappeared in a blink of an eye. We are challenging neighboring churches and communities to join us in this year's collections so we can work to double this number! We are grateful for any and all support.
There are a couple ways to support this outreach ministry if you choose to. You can contribute financially by dropping off or mailing a check to St. Michael’s (adding Diapers to the memo line) or making a donation online toward the Diaper Drive using the button below. Or, a St. Michael's favorite, bringing in box(es) of diapers (sizes 3 - 5 are especially in demand by the RCFB clients) to the St. Michael’s office on Sundays and throughout the week during office hours. Thank you for your continued support!
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SAVE THE DATE
St. Michael’s INDOOR YARD SALE
Saturday, June 15, 2024 at 8am
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WE NEED YOU!
Plan now to attend and ask your friend(s) to join you.
AND… start cleaning out your cupboards, closets, and drawers.
Drop off's begin Sunday, June 9
The Indoor Yard Sale needs collectables, jewelry, art, silver, china, decorator items, books, linens, kitchen items, sporting goods, children’s books, games, toys and lightly used clothing and shoes for all ages.
AND … if you want to join the set up fun, we need volunteers the week of! Sunday, June 9 through Saturday, June 15
See Marcie or Gail in the Parish Hall after Sunday services or for more information contact:
Marcie Larkey 916-488-6960, Gail McMichael 916-359-3506
Bookmarks, posters & flyers are available. Watch for additional info in the June Messenger.
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Regular Outreach opportunities
River City Food Bank Center at St. Matthew's - Distribution Prep every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday & Distribution every Wednesday & Friday
Carmichael HART Carmichael Presbyterian Church - Lunch program every Thursday & the Shower Ministry every Saturday
God's Helping Hands Laundry LaunderLand every 3rd Saturday of the month
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You are cordially invited:
EfM Graduation at Trinity Cathedral
Thursday, May 30th at 7pm
Our St. Michael’s EFM group has 2 graduates this year, Tammy Murray and Martie Goodson-Scott.
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Now Taking Enrollments - Education for Ministry (EfM)
EfM is a program of theological study provided by the School of Theology of the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. The study is done in a seminar class which meets once a week throughout the academic year, about 36 weeks, under the guidance of trained mentors.
This is a small “community” of learners studying together. Although the course materials provide substantial academic content, the focus is on life as ministry and understanding what that ministry may be. The first two years focus on the Old and New Testament, the third year on church history and the fourth year on ethics and philosophy.
EfM teaches how to think theologically and deepens faith and understanding of our Christian heritage. The bonds formed in this small learning community will be deep and long lasting. The program is non-denominational and St. Michael’s class is open to members of other Christian communities. We are now recruiting for the 2024-2025 academic year.
If you would like more information about the Graduation or enrolling, please contact Janice Bowdler, janbowdler@comcast.net, or Ellen Cehand, harbawe1961@gmail.com. Financial assistance is available.
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church Scholarships
St. Michael's Church has been offering Scholarships to college and trade school students since 2002. The Scholarship is designed to open the doorway to a college education or vocational training, by offering partial financial assistance, to assist the student with tuition, enrollment fees, books, and/or supplies.
Criteria for Candidates
- Must be an active member or the child or grandchild of active members of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church or St. Matthew’s Mission.
- Must be enrolled or enrolling in a two or four year accredited college or technical/trade school.
- It is recommended that the applicant has a G.P.A. of 3.0 and Community Service Credits and/or work experience.
Scholarship applications can be found on our website below. Applications should be submitted by May 31st.
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St. Michael's Continuing Studies
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Weekly Services
10am Sunday Morning Worship Eucharist & Choir also Livestreamed
Nursery opens at 9:30am
5pm Sunday Evening Contemplative Eucharist with Zoom
9am Morning Prayer – Zoom, Monday through Thursday nm
11:45am Thursday Noon Day Prayer – Zoom
8:30am Friday Morning Contemplative Eucharist
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Want to check out a new ministry?
Check out volunteer opportunities in worship
This summer is a great opportunity for you to serve in a new - to you - lay ministry. We need volunteers in the following ministries: Greeters, Ushers, and Altar Guild. If you are friendly and are willing to come 20-30 minutes before the service, please consider greeting - contact Mary Ellen Ferguson with your interest. If you are interested in directing and assisting those in worship, please consider ushering - contact Jay Bowdler with your interest. If the background/support work appeals to you and you enjoy your time in the sanctuary, plus you like working as part of a team, please consider Altar Guild and contact Laura Quene with your interest. We believe in equal opportunities for all our members!
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Choral Masterworks
by John Cozza, Music Director
Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11 by Bach
As we just celebrated the Feast of the Ascension this past week, I thought this choral masterwork by Bach would be most appropriate. Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen (Laud to God in all his kingdoms), BWV 11, known as the Ascension Oratorio (Himmelfahrtsoratorium), is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, marked by him as Oratorium In Festo Ascensionis Xsti (Oratorio for the feast of the Ascension of Christ), probably composed in 1735 for the service for Ascension and first performed on 19 May 1735.
Bach had composed his Christmas Oratorio, based on the gospels of Luke and Matthew, in 1734. He had composed an Easter Oratorio already in 1725. The text for the Ascension Oratorio, a compilation of several biblical sources, free poetry and chorales, was presumably written by Picander who had worked on the libretto for the Christmas Oratorio. It follows the story of the Ascension as told in Luke, Mark and the Acts of the Apostles. The oratorio is structured in eleven movements in two parts, taking about half an hour to perform. It is framed by extended choral movements, Part I is concluded by the fourth stanza of Johann Rist's hymn "Du Lebensfürst, Herr Jesu Christ" in a four-part setting. The closing chorale on the seventh stanza of Gottfried Wilhelm Sacer's "Gott fähret auf gen Himmel" is set as a chorale fantasia. The work is richly scored for the feast day, exactly like the Christmas Oratorio for four vocal parts, three trumpets, timpani, two flauti traversi, two oboes, strings and continuo. While the recitatives and the first chorale were new compositions, Bach based the other choral movements and the two arias on parts of earlier cantatas. He used the model for the alto aria again much later for the Agnus Dei of his Mass in B minor.
For more information, here is the Wikipedia entry:
And here is a stirring live performance from the 2013 Proms in London by Early Music specialist and Bach expert Sir John Eliot Gardiner with the original instruments group and choir that he founded, the English Baroque Soloists (1977) and Monteverdi Choir (1964):
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St. Michael's Men’s Breakfast
Men's breakfast is on the first Saturday of every month at FlapJacks Diner. The group meets at 8am at the restaurant. FlapJacks Diner is on El Camino Ave. Please reply to Jim Dodds so he will have an idea of the numbers. If you have any additional questions, please contact the office.
Centering Prayer
All are welcome to come and pray! Centering prayer meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month in the Friendship Center and on Zoom. Newcomers are welcome to come at 6:45pm for a Centering Prayer Newcomer Orientation. Centering Prayer begins at 7pm. We will offer a 20 minute centering prayer sit, followed by a variety of contemplative practices. They may include: Lectio Divina, experiential spirituality and occasionally a guest speaker. For more information, please contact the office 916.488.3550 or Chuck Schaller 916.390.3465.
Prayers for Pregnant Women & Their Babies
We have an ongoing relationship with the Episcopal Sisters at the Order of Julian of Norwich monastery who pray daily for pregnant women and their babies. If you have name(s) of loved one(s) who are expecting that you would like to have included in the sisters' prayers, please email Fr. Rod at fatherrod@stmichaelscarmichael.org.
Giving Thanks with Flowers!
You can still remember your loved ones and celebrate important moments in your life with the gift of flowers to the church.
If you would like to give in this way, please let the office know
and what you would like to give thanks for in the bulletin. You can send a check (or drop it off) to the office or pay on-line.
Name Tags Available
We have name tags available at Sunday morning check in's. Please be sure to grab and wear your name tag before the service. If you are in need of a name tag please let the office know.
St. Michael's Hours
Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:30am - 1:30pm
Sanctuary and Courtyard are open during office hours. Please let the office know you will be coming. Call 916.488.3550 or email.
Pastoral Hours
Rev. Mary will be out of the office until May 19th. Please call the office to schedule.
916.488.3550.
Pastor Katie will be available on request. Please email pastorkatie@stmichaelscarmichael.org to schedule.
Giving
Thank you all for generously supporting St. Michael's and our ministries. We are accepting pledge payments through the mail. We are also accepting online giving. You may have to set up an account to do so. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kate Muris.
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St. Michael's Episcopal Church
2140 Mission Avenue, Carmichael CA 95608
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