Easter Communions to the sick and shut-in can be arranged through the Parish Office. Easter Com munion may be made through Pentacost, June 4th.
Card tables needed for ECWs upcoming Mother's Day Tea to be held Saturday, April 29th. Please bring your card tables to the church office with your name marked on it. See the Mother Mother's Day Tea ad below. RSVP by April 20. A sign up sheet is located on the ushers' cabinet $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 10 and under).
Jane Haman, Choir Director, and the People of St. Michaels with to express hanks and admiration to the members of the choir for their participation in the Easter Mass and throughout the year.
The Altar Guild wishes to thank all who gave of heir time, money, and talents to make the church lovely for Easter.
We are an Episcopal church community in Tucson, Arizona. We enjoy an Anglican expression in our worship, celebrate mass in two languages, and are committed to be socially involved in our Tucson community, our country, and the world. We are located at the corner of Fifth Street and Wilmot Road.
The Rev. David Benedict Hedges, n/BSG, Rector. Telephone 886-7292.
Contact
St. Michael's School at 722-8478.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Good Friday
The St. Michael's Arts blog now has three entries of Karen's photos and thoughts from Easter weekend. The Sermons page is almost caught up, and the schedule page should be updated Monday night. - KFB
Monday, April 10, 2006
Catch-Up Time
Hi. Karen here. This is just to let you all know that I've been playing catch-up on both the Sermons page and the Arts blog.
So far I've added half a dozen sermons to the Sermons page, three each by Father Smith and Father Douglas. (This should give you some idea how far behind I was!) I hope to have three more of Father Douglas's sermons on there by the end of the week.
Meanwhile, over on the St. Michael's Arts blog, there's a new photo essay of Mary Urich's wonderfuldecorated goose eggs. And any minute now, I'll be adding a photo essay about our "prophetic sign," and my own struggles over displaying the "Humanitarian Aid Is Never a Crime" sign. Remember, any St. Michael's parishioner is invited to contribute to the arts blog - but in the meantime, I've finally come up with something new to look at.
Karen
So far I've added half a dozen sermons to the Sermons page, three each by Father Smith and Father Douglas. (This should give you some idea how far behind I was!) I hope to have three more of Father Douglas's sermons on there by the end of the week.
Meanwhile, over on the St. Michael's Arts blog, there's a new photo essay of Mary Urich's wonderfuldecorated goose eggs. And any minute now, I'll be adding a photo essay about our "prophetic sign," and my own struggles over displaying the "Humanitarian Aid Is Never a Crime" sign. Remember, any St. Michael's parishioner is invited to contribute to the arts blog - but in the meantime, I've finally come up with something new to look at.
Karen
Announcements for Holy Week 2006
2006 Holy Week Calendar
Monday, April 10th - Monday in Holy Week5:30 PM Low Mass (for Nuclear Disarmament)
Tuesday, April 11th - Tuesday in Holy Week
8:05 AM Mass
Wednesday, April 12th - Wednesday in Holy Week
11:45 AM Confessions
12:10 PM Low Mass and Unction (Healing Mass)
7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal - Church
Thursday, April 13th - Maundy Thursday
9:30 AM Sung Mass with Homily (for the School; all are welcome)
7:00 PM High Mass of the Institution of the Lord's Supper,
with Sermon, Procession to the Altar of Repose,
and Stripping of Altar
Friday, April 14th - Good Friday - Strict Fast and Abstinence
11:00 AM Confessions
12:00 Noon Way of the Cross and Homily
7:00 PM Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday
Fast until after The Vigil
Saturday, April 15th - Holy Saturday - Special Devotion & Self Denial
8:00 AM Ante-Communion
9:00 AM to Confessions
10:00 AM
7:00 PM The Great Vigil of Easter,
The Service of Light, and
The First High Mass of Easter
Lenten Fast ends
Sunday, April 16th - The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day
7:30 AM Morning Prayer
8:00 AM Mass with Homily
9:45 AM Child Care
10:00 AM High Mass with Sermon
HOLY WEEK BEGINS WITH PALM SUNDAY - the calendar above lists the complete schedule of services. You are urged to make every effort to attend these most solemn services of the Christian year. These services have a wonderful cathartic effect and willl truly make your Easter very joyful and special.
LAST CALL FOR EASTER FLOWER DONATIONS - please include your donation in the envelope from your pledge card box or make certain your donation is clearly marked for "flowers." Also, everyone is invited to bring flowers to the Altar of Repose anytime during the Watch Before the Altar, which in turn will be used to decorate the Church during Easter.
THIS MAUNDY THURSDAY’S SERVICE begins in the Parish Center with a Seder Meal representing the Lord's Supper, Washing of the Feet, then to the Church with the remainder of the High Mass with the procession to the Altar of Repose and the Stripping of the Altars. Please sign up on the dinner sign up sheet located on the ushers' cabinet.
ALTAR OF REPOSE- the schedule for a Watch before the Altar of Repose still has blank spaces. Be sure to sign up to spend some time with Our Lord in prayer and meditation between Holy Thursday and the Good Friday liturgy.
EASTER CONFESSIONS - your preparation for Easter communion should include an examination of conscience and making your confession. This is a traditional and good way to get yourself ready to greet the Resurrection. An introduction and help sheet is available in the rear of the church, and the times of confession are listed within Holy Week Calendar. Please prayerfully consider this excellent spiritual exercise for your life.
BRING AND RING YOUR BELLS - participate in ringing your very own bells throughout the Gloria (along with a great organ fanfare and singing) at the Easter Vigil service.
EASTER VIGIL BREAK FAST - everyone is invited to break the fast and welcome the newly baptized after the Easter Vigil service in the Parish Center. Special dishes of eggs, fruit, and hot cross buns will be served. Sign up sheet located on the ushers' cabinet.
RISE AND SHINE!!! Please note that due to the Easter Vigil service, we will not have the 5:00 PM Mass on the Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day. Sunday School and Maturing in Faith will not be held Easter Day.
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED Good Friday and Easter Monday.
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Announcements for Week Ending April 9th, 2006
MIF Series, Adult Forum continues in the Parish Hall Sundays from 9:00 to 9:45 AM. Topic on Sunday, April 9th will be "Ethics after Easter," to be presented by Karl MacOmber. All are welcome.
Altar of Repose - the schedule for a Watch before the Altar of Repose sign up sheet is located on the usher's cabinet. Be sure to sign up to spend some time with Our Lord in prayer and meditation between Holy Thursday and the Good Friday liturgy.
Please take time to sign up for Maundy Thursday meal and Easter Vigil breakfast. The sign up sheets are on the ushers' cabinet.
Card tables needed for ECWs upcoming Mother's Day Tea to be held Saturday, April 29th. Please bring your card tables to the church office with your name marked on it. See the Mother Mother's Day Tea ad below. RSVP by April 20. A sign up sheet is located on the ushers' cabinet $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 10 and under).
A Support Group, formed for those who have experienced a loss at sometime meets monthly. Next meeting Monday April 10th, 11:30 AM, at the City Grill restaurant located at 6464 E. Tanque Verde Road. Please call Peggy Speese at for reservations at least three days prior to the meeting.
"My Kind Of Songs": parishioner Charlie Hartung in concert at St. Michael's Sundav. April 23rd. Parish Center at 3:00 PM. The Crooners, Broadway, Operetta, Opera Selections (and Stachmo, too) plus a 3 piece band. Tickets are $8 per person and are available in the Church office.
Mass For Church Unity continues every Friday at 12:10 PM with celebrant the Rev. Carey Womble. All are encouraged to attend as we pray for the General Convention in July, dealing with the very divisive forces at work in our Church.
St. Michael's supports TIHAN (Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network) and is hosting Poz Cafe on Thursday, April 20th. Poz Cafe is a monthly lunch providing delicious and nutricious food and a time for socializing. Need help to prepare the meal and offer friendship; contact Julia T. to help. If you are not able to help, please consider donating deodorant, shaving cream, ltions, itssues, toothbrushes/paste and place in the TIHAN chest located in the back of the church. The chest will be open Palm Sunday and Easter for your donations.
A Catechism of Creation: An Episcopal Understanding publication is now available for reading in the Parish Library. It is also online at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/19021_58393_ENG-HTM.htm
NEEDED: 4 WD vehicle, dependable but not elegant, for Guatemala Project. Call Ila
SOCIAL CONCERNS / COMMUNITY UPDATES
Hurricane Recovery: We approved $600 last Social Concerns meeting, and the Vestry approved an additional $600 from the Fowler Fund. Checks have been mailed to St. Peter's by the Sea Episcopal, Gulfport, for "greatest need."
Sun. April 9th, 2-5 p.m., Samaritans training. Medical, protocols, history, recent border history, philosophy. Southside Presbyterian, 317 W. 23rd St.
Tue. April 11th, 7 p.m. Eman Ahmed Khamas, Iraqi human rights activist and mother of two, on the war and conditions in Iraq, Goddard Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E. 22nd Street (just east of Swan Rd.). 370 2567.
Thurs. April 20th, TIHAN meal for HIV/AIDS persons. St. Michael's to sponsor at St. Francis in the Foothills Methodist. See bulletin, signup sheet in Church.
Sun. April 23rd, Social Concerns meeting, after 10 a.m. Mass, in the patio OR in the meeting room. Agenda items, contact Peggy Van Norman.
Sun. April 30, Migrant food packs, after morning Masses: The 152 we made March 12 have all been distributed. Samaritans is working on getting other groups to commit, using St. Michael's as a model. No Casa Maria this month, so Meals Programs will help buy basic items in bulk. If you find good buys on nutrition or power bars, or meats in pouches, to supplement our "lowest cost" goodies, please bring them April 23 and 30.
Note: A well known writer who lives near Arivaca asked Ila if Samaritans had more food packs she could distribute. We provided our leftover items, purchased a few additional supplies, and added the prayer for travelers. Later the writer told a friend, "Those Episcopalians know how to do things right." The friend responded, "That sounds like a Garrison Keilor routine on Prairie Home Companion."
Altar of Repose - the schedule for a Watch before the Altar of Repose sign up sheet is located on the usher's cabinet. Be sure to sign up to spend some time with Our Lord in prayer and meditation between Holy Thursday and the Good Friday liturgy.
Please take time to sign up for Maundy Thursday meal and Easter Vigil breakfast. The sign up sheets are on the ushers' cabinet.
Card tables needed for ECWs upcoming Mother's Day Tea to be held Saturday, April 29th. Please bring your card tables to the church office with your name marked on it. See the Mother Mother's Day Tea ad below. RSVP by April 20. A sign up sheet is located on the ushers' cabinet $10 for adults and $5 for children (ages 10 and under).
A Support Group, formed for those who have experienced a loss at sometime meets monthly. Next meeting Monday April 10th, 11:30 AM, at the City Grill restaurant located at 6464 E. Tanque Verde Road. Please call Peggy Speese at for reservations at least three days prior to the meeting.
"My Kind Of Songs": parishioner Charlie Hartung in concert at St. Michael's Sundav. April 23rd. Parish Center at 3:00 PM. The Crooners, Broadway, Operetta, Opera Selections (and Stachmo, too) plus a 3 piece band. Tickets are $8 per person and are available in the Church office.
Mass For Church Unity continues every Friday at 12:10 PM with celebrant the Rev. Carey Womble. All are encouraged to attend as we pray for the General Convention in July, dealing with the very divisive forces at work in our Church.
St. Michael's supports TIHAN (Tucson Interfaith HIV/AIDS Network) and is hosting Poz Cafe on Thursday, April 20th. Poz Cafe is a monthly lunch providing delicious and nutricious food and a time for socializing. Need help to prepare the meal and offer friendship; contact Julia T. to help. If you are not able to help, please consider donating deodorant, shaving cream, ltions, itssues, toothbrushes/paste and place in the TIHAN chest located in the back of the church. The chest will be open Palm Sunday and Easter for your donations.
A Catechism of Creation: An Episcopal Understanding publication is now available for reading in the Parish Library. It is also online at http://www.episcopalchurch.org/19021_58393_ENG-HTM.htm
NEEDED: 4 WD vehicle, dependable but not elegant, for Guatemala Project. Call Ila
SOCIAL CONCERNS / COMMUNITY UPDATES
Hurricane Recovery: We approved $600 last Social Concerns meeting, and the Vestry approved an additional $600 from the Fowler Fund. Checks have been mailed to St. Peter's by the Sea Episcopal, Gulfport, for "greatest need."
Sun. April 9th, 2-5 p.m., Samaritans training. Medical, protocols, history, recent border history, philosophy. Southside Presbyterian, 317 W. 23rd St.
Tue. April 11th, 7 p.m. Eman Ahmed Khamas, Iraqi human rights activist and mother of two, on the war and conditions in Iraq, Goddard Hall, Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E. 22nd Street (just east of Swan Rd.). 370 2567.
Thurs. April 20th, TIHAN meal for HIV/AIDS persons. St. Michael's to sponsor at St. Francis in the Foothills Methodist. See bulletin, signup sheet in Church.
Sun. April 23rd, Social Concerns meeting, after 10 a.m. Mass, in the patio OR in the meeting room. Agenda items, contact Peggy Van Norman.
Sun. April 30, Migrant food packs, after morning Masses: The 152 we made March 12 have all been distributed. Samaritans is working on getting other groups to commit, using St. Michael's as a model. No Casa Maria this month, so Meals Programs will help buy basic items in bulk. If you find good buys on nutrition or power bars, or meats in pouches, to supplement our "lowest cost" goodies, please bring them April 23 and 30.
Note: A well known writer who lives near Arivaca asked Ila if Samaritans had more food packs she could distribute. We provided our leftover items, purchased a few additional supplies, and added the prayer for travelers. Later the writer told a friend, "Those Episcopalians know how to do things right." The friend responded, "That sounds like a Garrison Keilor routine on Prairie Home Companion."
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