I want to thank all of the people of St. Michael & All Angels for your very warm welcome this past Sunday. It was a day infused with joy, gratitude and hope as we marked the beginning of our journey together as parish and rector.
This colorful Sunday of Pentecost is the final Sunday of our choir season. The St. Michael’s Singers and Choristers will join forces at the 9:00 am service with Keith Hampton’s True Light, loosely based on the traditional spiritual This little light of mine, as well as the classic anthem Draw us in the spirit’s tether at communion.
Mark your calendars for two special youth-group events in June! First, on Sunday, June 4, the St. Michael’s Youth Group will meet for an end-of-year party with our new rector Scott Painter. The time for this event is from 5:00 to 7:00 pm in the Parish Hall, and it will include dinner, games and prizes.
On Sunday, May 28, we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. At St. Michael’s, that means that we gather in the Nave under beautiful, colorful hangings and descending doves. We listen to traditional Pentecost readings and dress in red, orange and yellow clothing.
Thursday is the Feast of the Ascension in the liturgical year. On this day the church remembers an important truth of our story: after death and after resurrection, life goes on–forever changed.
This coming Sunday after the Ascension, we have a grand Anglican choral anthem with organ based on an excerpt from the Song of Solomon by English composer Patrick Hadley (1899-1973), including the text “Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.”
Broadway Night is back! Tickets will be on sale this Sunday and next (May 21 and 28) after both the 9:00 and 11:00 am services. Support the St. Michael’s Music Program in their annual fundraiser AND be thoroughly entertained in the process! This year, the dates are coming right up: Friday and Saturday, June 2 and 3.
All are invited to a recital on Saturday, May 20, at 4:00 pm in the Nave. Choir Director Brian Fairbanks will be playing a recital of music for flute and organ by American composers. He will be joined by his good friend John Stuntebeck, the associate organist at St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle. Brian will be playing “Bati l’gani,”by Meira Warshauer. It is inspired by another text from the “Song of Songs.”
There are several upcoming youth-group events, include a skate party on May 21 at St. Paul’s in Salem from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm. Interested youth must register to receive lunch and skates; watch for an email from youth advisors about ride-sharing. Please contact Amy at St. Paul’s for more information or see the flyer in the Gallery.
Sunday Worship Schedule
7:30 – Spoken Traditional language (Rite 2 with no music)
9:00 – Traditional Service with Choir
11:00 – Inclusive Language with Choir
1:00 pm – Misa en Español
© 2025 St. Michael & All Angels
