Happening this weekend in the sanctuary is another WEKA (Western Early Keyboard Association) event on Saturday, May 3, at 2:00 pm, open to the public and FREE for St. Michael’s parishioners. “Continental Connections: from Mount Vernon to Leipzig” is a harpsichord recital featuring Joyce Lindorff (pictured) of Temple University.
This week, several news outlets reported an incident at a Dutch museum where a celebrated painting was damaged during an “unguarded moment.” The work—Rothko’s Grey, Orange on Maroon, No. 8—was on display in a special “Depot,” an open-storage annex of Rotterdam’s Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. These publicly accessible spaces allow for expanded exhibition capacity and a closer, more intimate experience of extraordinary art – without the usual barriers and tight security of traditional galleries. In this case, a child inadvertently touched the unvarnished painting, leaving light scratch marks on the €50 million masterpiece.
Our traditional post-Easter Cake Auction will be held between the 9:00 and 11:00 am services this coming Sunday, April 27. Hosted by the MOW/WOWs and Dishwasher Committee, this exciting event features cakes, pies, cookies and the like, all baked by St. Michael’s members and auctioned off to the highest bidder to benefit the Dishwasher Fund.
The Advocacy Action committee will be in the Gallery on Sunday, April 27, with a letter for folks to sign supporting the Climate Action Plan now being written by the Multnomah County Commissioners. This is an important issue, so please take a moment to stop at the table on your way to the Cake Auction.
Thank you to all our choirs at St. Michael’s for bringing such power and passion to our Holy Week services. We sang in English and Spanish (and Latin), enjoyed participation from young and old, combined or shared musical responsibilities with multiple choirs, and provided the score to our journey through the passion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
During the next six Sundays of this Easter season, the readings will offer glimpses of early Christians coming to terms with manifold implications of resurrection. We will find a risen Christ appearing to disciples, dreamers, and skeptics alike. New believers will spread Easter tidings in word and action, far and wide. All will be undeniably affected by these encounters.
St. Michael’s Vision & Strategy Committee invites all to its second all-parish gathering on Sunday, May 4, from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. We’ll explore the ministries in, of and for St. Michael’s and ask ourselves some important questions.
Join us for Holy Week as we reflect and celebrate through music and singing. On Maundy Thursday, April 17, the St. Michael’s Singers and Choristers will join forces to provide two anthems (and lead many hymns) as we experience foot-washing, the last supper, and the starkness of the stripping of the altar.
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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