Next Sunday, June 26, Transition Minister Julia Nielsen is hosting a follow-up forum at 11:30 for parishioners to have a chance to hear more about and weigh in on the State of the Parish document she developed a couple of weeks ago after months of conversation with individual and groups of parishioners.
School-age children are invited to attend Children’s Liturgy of the Word each Sunday – even in the summer! Children leave after the Opening Collect and return to the gathered community at the Peace. Children’s Liturgy meets on the lower level in front of the big mural where we share stories of God’s love in the world drawing on a variety of children’s literature.
The Pride Parade is almost here! June 19 is the date, and we will be walking with Trinity Cathedral and other Episcopal churches. We are in the line-up at #48 and are massing on NW Everett, between NW Park and 8th Avenue. Look for the Trinity banner and plan to be there by 11:30 (or whenever you can, after church).
Following this Sunday’s 10:00 am service, the Advocacy Action Committee will have letters for you to sign asking our local members of Congress to support the creation of a Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School policies in the United States (H.R. 5444/S. 2907). This commission will be dedicated to addressing the legacy of violence and abuse perpetrated by boarding schools in this country, including some run by the Episcopal Church, that removed Indigenous children from their families and forced them to participate in the boarding school system.
Huge thanks from the music staff of St. Michael’s to everyone who chipped in their time, talents, and/or money to make our 2022 Broadway Night fundraiser such a success!
I can hardly believe – the choir season is coming to an end! We have had an epic year: back in September, we had our first in-person rehearsals since the pandemic began, but with serious safety precautions in place and our numbers in liturgy very restricted. For the St. Michael’s Singers, that means that we really have only had a handful of full-choir liturgies. I have been inspired by their ability to sing glorious liturgy with a rotating roster of singers, even to the point where from week to week and service to service it was as if each featured a unique ensemble.
Who doesn’t love to read books, especially in the summer? We’re holding a parish-wide book exchange on Sunday, June 12, after the 9:00 and 11:00 am services.
The Day of Pentecost, also called WhitSunday, is this coming Sunday, June 5. Pentecost is celebrated on the 50th day (the seventh Sunday) from Easter Sunday and commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem. I
Did you know that in Oregon, auto-insurance companies are required to give you a discount if you are over 50 and have taken a certified driver-safety course? St. Michael & All Angels will be hosting two AARP nationally certified Smart Driver classes during the summer.
On the Third Sunday in Lent, we heard St Paul remind the Corinthian Christians, “So if you think you are standing, watch out that you do not fall.” This verse has been reverberating in my head this week, as we keep hearing of fully vaccinated and boosted friends testing positive for Covid. Hospitalizations and deaths are nowhere near what they were even months ago, but we are not out of the woods yet. So, be careful out there, and be patient. We’re going to be in this yo-yo-ey world for a while.
Sunday Services
7:30 – Rite I
9:00 & 11:00 – Rite II
1:00 pm – Misa en Español
9:00 am & 11:00 am
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