Four Sunday Services
7:30 am | Historic Liturgy, Spoken
9:00 am | Traditional Liturgy, Contemporary Language with Choir (Watch the live stream here)
11:00 am | Inclusive Liturgy, Prayers from the World with Choir (Watch the live stream here)
1:00 pm | Misa en Español con el Coro
The Rector's Space
Dear Friends,
The cherry blossoms have peaked right on time! This coming Sunday is traditionally known as “Laetare Sunday” in the season of Lent. That Latin word means something like “rejoice.” Rose or pink are the colors associated with Laetare Sunday. This fourth Sunday is meant to be something of a respite from the austerity and deprivation of the Lenten season; because even in the darkest of times, we need to fan the embers of joy and hope. It’s a way to keep going: reminding one another that light and life are possible. I look forward to sharing Laetare Sunday with you!
Music for Sunday, April 6
This week’s offertory anthems are Mary-centric, as Sunday’s gospel describes Mary anointing Jesus’ feet with perfume. At 9:00 am, the St. Michael’s Singers offer an arrangement of the spiritual “O Mary, Don’t You Weep” with soloists Palmer and Beth.
Palm Sunday & Holy Week/Easter
All are invited to join us for our Holy Week and Easter services! Palm Sunday is April 13. There will be no 7:30 am service on that day, but both the 9:00 and 11:00 am services will include Holy Eucharist and the Blessing of the Palms. The 9:00 will include the Passion narrative, and the Palm Sunday readings will be part of the 11:00 service. Following is our Holy Week schedule.
Lenten Forum Series Concludes
Our weekly Lenten Forum series, facilitated by Seminarian Matt Haines, concludes on Sunday, April 6, at 10:15 am in the Nativity Hall. Matt is leading an exploration of Episcopal saints from twentieth-century America whose faith caused them to radically live out the Baptismal Covenant.
Advocacy Day on Monday, April 7
Through a generous grant from our Outreach & Justice Council, St. Michael’s is sponsoring Advocacy Day on April 7. This will be a day of building community, sharing our stories and advocating for values-based legislation in Salem through group meetings with our legislators.