Today begins our Holy Week services and events at St. Michael’s. Both the 9:00 and 11:00 am services begin in the courtyard, weather permitting. (If raining, they will begin in the Nativity Hall.) The 9:00 will include processing around the block with palm fronds and song to commemorate Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter mean lots of dramatic choir anthems coming your way! For Palm Sunday at 9:00 am, Stephen Paulus’ “Carol of the Hill” will be sung by the St. Michael’s Singers, depicting the crucifixion through the scope of springtime and the hope of rebirth.
Dear Siblings in Christ,
Recently, we have enjoyed some glorious sunshine and warm weather. Though I don’t much mind clouds, cold or rain, I am nonetheless delighted! It turns out I had forgotten about the power of changing seasons to inspire new possibilities and hope. Every turning brings its own farewells and greetings, but none perhaps more striking than Winter giving way to Spring.
The famous and always popular St. Michael’s Cake Auction returns on Sunday, April 7. We will again be auctioning off baked goods donated by all of you between the 9:00 and 11:00 am services on April 7. Proceeds from the sale will go toward supporting our meal ministry, now called Kitchen & Closet Outreach.
Community members who are part of the Kitchen & Closet Outreach (K&C) ministry through It’s in the Bag and Burrito Love will share the history of our meal ministries at St. Michael’s and what is happening now.
Sunday’s music delves into the classic Lenten theme of inward-looking poignancy. The choir will sing two anthems exploring the anticipation of life after death, William L. Dawson’s popular arrangement of the African-American Spiritual “Soon ah will be done” and John Rutter’s “God be in my head.”
All are invited to join us here at St. Michael’s for our Holy Week services, starting with Palm Sunday on March 24 and ending with Easter Sunday on March 31.
Sunday Services
7:30 – Rite I Traditional language with no music.
9:00 – Rite II Holy Eucharist with choir
11:00 – Inclusive language with choir
1:00 pm – Misa en Español
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