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1704 NE 43rd Avenue • Portland, Oregon 97213 • 503.284.7141
Sunday Services:
7:30/Rite I
9:00 & 11:00/Rite II with Supplemental Liturgical materials
1:00 pm Misa en Español

Souper Bowl Sunday!

Update:  On Sunday, February 5,  the Sunday School children raised over $1,900 to benefit Northeast Emergency Food Program. St. Michael’s has a long history of supporting NEEFP, and we give thanks for the opportunity to joyfully share out of our abundance. Thank you to all who participated!

Monday, February 13, 7:00 pm

All are invited to join us for Taizé Prayer Service, taking place every second Monday of the month in the Nativity Hall. The quiet, contemplative songs and silence as well as the meditative moments of scripture and prayers can add something special to your Lenten journey this year.  Read more.

Saturday, February 18, 4:30 pm

Join us for a very special Family Worship, a Seusscharist!  Don’t miss the chance to worship in the wonderful rhyming style of Dr. Seuss. We’ll gather in the Nativity Hall for Music-Makers at 4:30 pm, followed by family-friendly worship and a potluck supper.  Read more.

Ash Wednesday, February 22

Services on Ash Wednesday will take place at 7:00 am, 12:00 noon, and 7:00 pm. All liturgies will include Eucharist and the imposition of ashes, and the evening liturgy will be accompanied by the St. Michael’s Singers.

To check the “lineup” for Sunday mornings, see the monthly Liturgical Ministers Schedule. It contains the clergy, choir, liturgical ministers and childcare providers scheduled for all four services as well as the readings for each week.

Outreach & Community Involvement

February 26, 10:10 am
Outreach and Justice Ministries will be holding a Ministries Fair on February 26.  O & J representatives from most of the organizations which are supported by St. Michael’s or in which we participate will be on hand. They will also provide an activity which will benefit the homeless in our area in a very tangible way. Don’t miss it!

Also on February 26, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, the Environmental Stewardship Commission (aka Green Team) will once again team up with the St. Michael’s youth and collect Styrofoam packing materials of all sizes and shapes. Bring  it!

For ways to stay informed of global relief efforts, visit Episcopal Relief and Development. To read the latest issue of Lamplight, a Newsletter of the U.S. Disaster Program, click here.

To learn more about how committed Episcopalians are working for a better world, please visit Episcopal Public Policy Network. Or visit the EPPN’s Action Center for links directing you to ways in which you can make an immediate difference.

February and March Adult Forums:

February 5   Environmental Stewardship Commission

February 12   Reflections from the Senior Warden

February 19   Outreach & Justice Ministries

February 26   Outreach & Justice Ministries Fair

March 4   Christian Ethics, Non-Violent Protest, and Civil Disobedience: A Parish Conversation

March 11   Tales from the recent pilgrimage to Mexico

March 18   O & J Ministries: Kapanga Childhood Nutrition Program

For more information about the following Christian-education opportunities listed below, click here.

Monday, January 23, 1:30 pm, St. Michael’s House
A new daytime book group meets again on January 23 to discuss Parker Palmer’s latest book, Healing the Heart of Democracy. Newcomers are welcome to attend.

Thursday, January 26, 7:00 (note date change)
St. Michael’s Book Group will meet  in January to discuss Speaking Christian: Why Christian Words Have Lost Their Meaning and Power - And How They Can Be Restored by biblical scholar and author, Marcus Borg. In this book, Borg focuses on the language of Christianity, which he declares is in a “state of crisis.”

Parish Life

Tuesday, February 21, 5:00-7:00 pm
All are invited to the annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Come enjoy this traditional “fat” supper before Lent begins!

Youth News – Click here to see photos of recent youth events!

Friday, February 3, 5:30 pm
First Friday activity: Glowing Greens Putt-Putt course downtown

Tuesday, February 21, 5:00-7:00 pm
All youth are encouraged (participation is mandatory for Mission Trip youth) to come help the Vestry set up, serve, and clean up for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper.  The youth will also be able to help with a children’s activity center.  It’ll be fun… and good food, too!

Every Sunday, 10:10 am
All youth are welcome to join Melissa between services to hang out and eat snacks in St. Michael’s House.

2nd and 4th Sundays, 2:15 pm
All youth are welcome to join our bilingual Grupo Juvenil, which takes place during the convivio, the meal following the 1:00 Misa.

Children and Family Ministries News

Saturday, February 25, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Children in grades K-5 are invited to a Saturday full of  music, drama, arts and crafts, games and worship at Trinity Cathedral. $5 fee per person includes lunch. Pick up a registration brochure at St. Michael’s or register online at www.episcopaldioceseoregon.org.

The new Messenger is available here. The deadline for the next Messenger (to be mailed on March 1) is February 20.