Church News

Sunday Liturgies with Eucharist

Coffee Hour & Convivio

Lenten Forums

Eucaristía en español

CA meeting

Lenten Forums

James Joiner’s Lenten group

Messages, Blogs, and Sermons

Upcoming Events

Name: CA meeting
Start: 2020-03-29T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2020-03-29T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Nativity Hall

News of St. Michael's

Important AnnouncementMarch 12, 2020Please be aware that out of an abundance of caution and care for our community, we are cancelling ALL Sunday services and all meetings/events/activities at St. Michael’s from Sunday, March 15, through March 31. fyi CDC video en espanol re covid19 https://multco.us/novel-coronavirus-covid-19/novel-coronavirus-covid-19-en-espa%C3%B1ol Here is a link to our new Facebook page feed where you can see all the activity without joining Facebook. https://stmaa.org/st-michaels-facebook/ Please read Rector Chris Craun’s letter here, and for a lighter look at this disappointing and difficult situation watch the video below....
Read more...
“The Future is Female” ConcertFebruary 27, 2020All are invited to The Future is Female, a concert of early music by, for and about women in celebration of International Women’s Day 2020, presented by the nonprofit organization Our Song Artists. The concert, in the St. Michael’s Nave on Sunday, March 8, at 7:00 pm, will feature music by Barbara Strozzi, Elizabeth Jacquet de la Guerre, Hildegard von Bingen, Handel, Vivaldi, Monteverdi and more. Musicians will be sopranos Christine Johnson and Madeline Ross, Baroque cellist/gamba player Adaiha MacAdam-Somer, organist/harpsichordist Hannah Brewer and dancer Ophélia Martin-Weber. The suggested donation is $25....
Read more...
Opportunities in Lent for Study & PrayerFebruary 27, 2020There are several opportunities beginning on Sunday for Christian formation, study and prayer, beginning on Sunday, March 1, with a new Lenten series with Associate Rector James Joiner. In addition to the gatherings listed below, please know that all are welcome for Evening Prayer every Wednesday at 6:30 pm. You can indicate your interest in opportunities for other weekday prayer here. Lenten Sunday Forums Our Sunday Forums in Lent will explore the ideas of sin and mercy and how we can use each for self-examination and community accountability. We tend to have a very loaded idea of what constitutes sin in our tradition, and for good reason! The classification of sins has a notorious history for being used to dominate and manipulate the faithful with misplaced religious authority. Yet we still hold the idea that there is something good that we pursue in our spiritual lives, and part of that involves discerning which parts of our lives as individuals and communities are worth turning away from. Through a comparison with how other religious traditions approach this phenomenon, particularly the teachings from Buddhism on The Five Hindrances, we’ll look at fresh approaches for how to engage Christianity’s use and misuse of sin. In the process, we’ll develop practices for becoming fountains of God’s mercy in our daily lives. All are welcome in the Nativity Hall each Sunday at 10:15 am from March 1-29. Gathered & Dispersed On Tuesday nights through Lent and into the first few weeks of the Easter season, Associate Rector James Joiner is leading a new program designed to allow us to develop more depth in our relationships with one another and in the understanding we share around our faith. Each week, we’ll gather for part of our time in small-group Bible study and check-in, and part of our time in large-group exploration of topics related to our faith and spirituality, book-ended at the beginning and end with prayer. This format mirrors our Catechumenate program but offers it over a shorter period of time, allowing folks who have been through the Catechumenate in the past to regroup for more connection. Our hope is that these gatherings will give folks who may not be able to make the full commitment to Catechumenate from Advent to Pentecost a taste of what that time together can offer. This time, we’ll be meeting from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm on Tuesday nights from March 3 to April 21. If you’d like to participate in these gatherings, you will find the registration here, or contact James. Lenten Book Study on Wednesdays Join Rector Chris Craun for a five-week book group on Frank Ostaseski’s The Five Invitations. The group will gather for soup and discussion in the Parish Hall on Wednesdays at 12:00 noon. The dates are: March 4, March 11, March 18, April 1 and April 8. There are books available in the office to purchase for $9. Online Lenten Devotional All are invited to join Chris Craun’s Google Classroom for Lent. We are posting every day and following the Living Compass Lenten Devotional. Folks can either email Chris to be invited into the classroom, or join the Google classroom with this class code: r5zf2iz....
Read more...
End-of-Life SeminarFebruary 27, 2020All are welcome to attend an end-of-life seminar at St. Michael’s on Saturday, March 7, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon, to pray and share about our experience of death, learn about advance directives and how to fill them out, and plan your memorial service. This workshop will be led by The Rev. Chris Craun and Liz Klein, MD, Deacon Intern, and will include coffee and snacks. The discussion will include end-of-life spirituality, beliefs, hopes and fears, and we will review hospice and palliative care. These are gifts that only you can give your family and loved ones. Come join us to discuss these important topics and many more. Please let us know to expect you by sending an email to Liz....
Read more...
2nd Sunday TableFebruary 5, 2020On Sunday, February 9, between the 9:00 and 11:00 am services, the Advocacy Action Committee is asking for signatures on letters to Representatives Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici requesting their support of House bill H.R. 2407. If passed, this bill would protect vulnerable communities worldwide by prohibiting the use of U.S. taxpayer funds to contribute to the military detention, interrogation, abuse, or ill-treatment of vulnerable persons, including children. This bill has been welcomed by faith leaders as part of their commitment to protect the vulnerable. A recent letter to the U.S. Congress expressing support for H.R. 2407, was signed by 26 prominent faith leaders, including Presiding Bishop Michael Curry of the Episcopal Church. In particular, today’s letter reflects increasing support among people of faith to hold Israel accountable for its treatment of Palestinian children in the Occupied West Bank. As documented by numerous human rights organizations, since the year 2000 an estimated 10,000 Palestinian children between the ages of 12 and 17, have been detained, prosecuted and incarcerated by the Israeli military in the occupied West Bank. Often dragged from their homes in the middle of the night by armed soldiers, they suffer physical and emotional violence and frequently face verbal abuse, humiliation, and intimidation. (This information provided by the Episcopal Public Policy Network)...
Read more...
Cascadia Chamber EnsembleJanuary 30, 2020All are invited to a special Cascadia Chamber Ensemble performance at St. Michael’s on Saturday, February 1, at 2:00 pm. Instead of piano chamber music, music for organ and strings will be featured, including works by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Antonin Dvorák and Josef Rheinberger. Musicians include violinists Elizabeth Doty and Leslie Hirsch, cellist Tom Graves and St. Michael’s organist Hannah Brewer. The suggested donation is $10-15. The program will be repeated at First Presbyterian Church’s Celebration Works concert series on Sunday, February 9, at 2:00 pm for FREE (including free parking) at 1200 SW Alder St. in...
Read more...
Broadway Night Music FundraiserJanuary 30, 2020Broadway Night 2019 Broadway Night ticket update! Broadway Night’s Friday and Saturday evening shows sold out last Sunday. But never fear! If you’d still like to see the Music Program’s fundraiser Treasures Past and Present: Broadway Night’s 10th Anniversary, you can buy tickets on Sunday, February 2, between the 9:00 and 11:00 services for the dress rehearsal, happening on Wednesday, February 19, at 7:00 pm. The musical entertainment is the same for $20 a ticket. Seating is open and food (other than popcorn) and drinks are not included, but you’re welcome to bring in your own food and even your own wine or beer....
Read more...
Souper Bowl of CaringJanuary 30, 2020February 2nd is Souper Bowl Sunday at St. Michael’s! You might think that the Super Bowl is only about football, but here at St. Michael’s it’s also about helping our hungry neighbors with the Souper Bowl of Caring! For many years, it has been our joy and privilege to support the Northeast Emergency Food Program (NEFP) located at 4800 NE 72nd Avenue. Every penny we raise goes directly to the NEFP, which is a part of Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon ministry network. Look for the smiling children with the big soup pots when you exit the 9 and 11 o’clock liturgies this coming Sunday, February 2, and please give generously – cash or checks are both gratefully accepted! ...
Read more...
Monday Book GroupJanuary 10, 2020After a hiatus of a couple of months, in January, the Monday Book Group will read and discuss Healing the Heart of Democracy: The Courage to Create a Politics Worthy of the Human Spirit, by Parker Palmer. The group will meet on, Monday, January 13, at 1:00 pm in the Raphael Room. The plan is to discuss the first half of the book at this gathering. Going forward, the group will gather on the 2nd and 4th Mondays....
Read more...
January ForumsJanuary 10, 2020All are invited to the Sunday Forums today, January 12, January 19 and January 26 at 10:10 am. On the 12th, please join Marie Bagwell (Bishop Search Committee) and Susie Silva-Strommer (Bishop Transition Committee) for a conversation about the search for and electing of the next Bishop of Oregon. Marie and Susie will discuss the process and answer your questions about calling and electing our next Bishop, who will start his/her position in the fall of 2020 and be consecrated in January of 2021. On January 19, we will hear from our candidates for the St. Michael’s Vestry in preparation for the Annual Meeting the following Sunday. On January 26, Rector Chris Craun and Treasurer Jeff Swart will lead a Forum at 10:10 am about the budget, reflecting on both 2019 and looking ahead to 2020. Please plan to attend the Forum and stay (or return) for the Annual Meet at 12:00 noon in the Nave....
Read more...
Advent Lessons & CarolsDecember 19, 2019On Saturday, December 21, hear the traditional stories and songs of Christmas, with anthems sung by the St. Michael’s Singers and Choristers, including Howells’ A Spotless Rose, Rachmaninoff’s Bogoroditsye Dyevo, Eric Whitacre’s Lux aurumque, arrangements of the Sussex Carol, In the Bleak Midwinter, Mary Had a Baby and much more. This lovely, free service begins at 7:00 pm is followed by a festive reception in the Parish Hall....
Read more...
Las PosadasDecember 19, 2019Las Posadas began on December 14 and continues through on Sunday, December 22. The event on the 22nd will take place at St. Michael’s after the 1:00 pm Misa and will include the traditional procession as well as food, music and piñatas and possibly Santa! All are welcome....
Read more...

« March 2020 »