Mark your calendars! We will celebrate the Feast of Pentecost on Sunday, June 8, with a bilingual Eucharist and potluck lunch at 11:00 am in Wilshire Park. This gathering is earlier this year so that more people might be able to attend and participate in this festive Sunday event.
Holden Evening Prayer will be held just one more Wednesday, on April 9. Join us in the Parish Hall for a simple soup supper at 5:30 pm, followed by this beloved prayer service in the chancel at 6:15 pm, lasting less than 30 minutes in length.
Our services on Ash Wednesday, March 5, are at 12:00 noon, which will be a spoken service with Holy Eucharist and imposition of ashes; and an evening service at 7:00 pm. This service will be bilingual, with music led by the St. Michael’s Singers and communion and imposition of ashes offered.
On Sunday, January 5, we will celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. This holiday marks the day the Magi, or the three kings, who followed a star to visit the baby Jesus in Bethlehem. Our services today are 7:30 and 10:00 am ONLY. We will join as one community for the 10:00 service, which will be bilingual.
Las Posadas commemorates the journey that Joseph and Mary undertook in search of a safe refuge where Mary could give birth to the baby Jesus. The Posadas will run from Monday, December 16, to Monday, December 23.
We wish you all a healthy, happy and blessed Christmas season. With joy, we invite all to our worship services with music and Holy Eucharist on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
On Saturday, December 21, at 5:00 pm, we will come together to celebrate The Longest Night Service. We will remember loved ones who have died and also reflect on the pain, loneliness and sadness we may feel that may keep us from joy and the fullness of life.
For the past 16 years, St. Michael’s Spanish-speaking community has hosted the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe, commemorating the date in 1531 when the Virgin Mary appeared to Juan Diego, an indigenous Mexican who had recently converted to Christianity. To the present day, she remains a powerful symbol of Mexican identity and faith.
The Rt. Rev. Diana Akiyama, Bishop of the Diocese of Western Oregon, will visit St. Michael’s next Sunday, November 17. Bishop Akiyama will preside and preach at the 9:00 and 11:00 am and 1:00 pm services and conduct youth and adult confirmations and receptions at all three services.
A longtime and beloved parishioner, Stuart Morris, died on August 14. His service is on Saturday, September 7, at 2:00 pm in the St. Michael’s nave. The service will be
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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