“Rooted and Grounded in Love” is the theme of our 2024 Commitment Season. The season began on October 15, and each Sunday we’re hearing from vestry and Team L.I.F.E. members about why and how they pledge. This coming Sunday, November 5, we’ll hear from vestry member Beth Ilem at the 9:00 and 11:00 am services and the 1:00 pm service in Spanish.
On Sunday, November 5, we celebrate All Saints Sunday, a day to honor our deceased loved ones. The names of many of those who died since last All Saints are listed in the bulletins and will be read aloud during the services. Some of those who attend the 1:00 service set up the Altar de los Muertos in the church last Sunday, and there are photos on the altar of some of our loved ones. These photographs and remembrances represent the “great cloud of witnesses” which surround us.
Got kids? Family Worship returns on Saturday, October 21. Join the circle of friends and families in the Nativity Hall for music and worship followed by a potluck dinner. Come connect with other families and their young children as we sing, dance, pray and give thanks for God’s goodness in each other, in creation and in our community.
On Sunday, October 8, members of the Advocacy Action Committee will be in the Gallery between services with letters to Representatives Blumenauer and Bonamici asking them to support HR 3103, the Defending the Rights of Palestinian Children and Families Living Under Israeli Military Occupation Act. This would prevent any U.S. funds from supporting the detention of children.
We are blessed to welcome a very special guest preacher on Sunday, October 8, at the 9:00 and 11:00 am services. Read more for Rector R. Scott Painter description of the Rev. Ryan Hawthorne.
Thursday, October 5, at 6:30 pm, we celebrate the long-awaited installation of the Rev. R. Scott Painter as our 8th Rector. All are invited and welcome! This will be an evening of great tradition and joy, with Bishop Diana presiding and preaching. Eucharist will be included in the service, which will be bilingual, and many clergy in the diocese will be in attendance as well as many of Scott+’s family and friends
Almost as soon as they started worshiping in the little brown church at the NW corner of NE 38th & Broadway, the leaders of St Michael’s realized that they would soon need a larger worship space. That little church only held 100 people (according to Iona Gardiner, one of the founders of the congregation).
On Sunday, September 24, as we celebrate the Feast of St. Michael & All Angels, we will formally dedicate the new addition to the Columbarium on this, the 100th anniversary of the nave. The vestry approved the Columbarium expansion in March of 2022, and a team was formed soon thereafter.
At St. Michael & All Angels, we are joining with Christians around the world to celebrate the Season of Creation. “Let Justice and Peace Flow” is the theme for this year’s ecumenical celebration, which is being held this year at St. Michael’s from September 10 through October 11.
September 15 is the first day of National Hispanic Heritage Month. We reflect on the histories, and we celebrate the cultures and peoples whose ancestries originated in parts of the world currently known as Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, South America and Spain. Join us on Sunday, September 17, at 2:30 pm for a Tardeada (an afternoon festival) in the Nativity and Parish Halls. All are invited to enjoy a variety of Hispanic foods, live music and a raffle with nine possible prizes.
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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