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.
Advocacy Action will be in the Gallery between services this Sunday, March 10, with a letter to the Oregon Board of Forestry. The letter is regarding a new Habitat Conservation Plan that is designed to support both the communities and the public forests of Oregon.
We are pleased to welcome the Rev. Sara Fischer on Sunday morning, March 10, as guest preacher at the 9:00 and 11:00 am services and as forum leader. A priest for more than 20 years, Sara+ most recently served as Rector of Saints Peter and Paul Episcopal Church until that church held its final services in December 2023. Sara+ is a chaplain to people living on the streets and is currently working through the Montavilla Project, a nonprofit, and St. Mary the Prophet, a new church plant for unhoused people..
March 10 is Woman Composer Sunday, as recognized by organizations like the American Guild of Organists and the Society of Women Organists. The choir will sing a communion anthem by the Canadian composer Stephanie Martin (b. 1962), while the organ voluntaries are by Rebecca Groom te Velde (b. 1956) and Adela Douglas-Pennant (1858-1955).
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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