Friday, January 16, 2015

Meeting and Messenger

Reminder: the Annual Parish Meeting is this Sunday, January 18th. There is only one mass this week. Come celebrate wish us as a community, hear about our good works in 2014, help us plan for 2015, and reward yourself with brunch afterward!

The Winter 2015 issue of The Messenger is available for download. Click here for your copy. Printed copies (with a mistake on the back page - oops!) are available in the church and the church office.

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Announcements Through January 17th

Contemplative Prayer meets this Saturday at the usual time, 9:30 am at the Our Lady of the
Desert House of Prayer north of the church parking lot.  All are invited to attend.


CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR
WITH PARISH LIFE!
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22
AT 6:30 PM For Dinner
At
Lotus Garden
5975 Speedway ~ just west of Wilmot
Reservation sheets in back of church


Epiphany Gifts for Primavera - During the first 6 weeks of Epiphany, please fill the treasure chest in the back of the Church with new socks and underwear, toiletries, and new or gently used gloves, hats or caps, sweatshirts, jackets, and sweaters, for distribution to Tucson’s homeless population by Primavera shelter and other programs. Hold the frankincense and myrrh. Primavera Foundation will be happy to accept your gold at any time.

Our Women's Church Ministries/ECW group will be meeting on January 21, 2015, at10:30 AM in the Parish Center.  Margaret Savage will be our very entertaining guest speaker.  We will also be discussing the WCM Southeast Gathering which we will be hosting on February 21, 2015.  This will be an important meeting.  Please join us.  Everyone welcome.

Mark your calendar for St. Michael’s Annual Parish Meeting which will take place at the 9:00 AM Mass on Sunday, January 19th.  Please note there will be ONE Mass on this day. A Special Brunch will follow the Mass and meeting in the Parish Center. (donations graciously accepted to help defray the cost of food).  This is a very important parish function with Vestry election and various parish reports. We need your input and support.

Thursday, January 08, 2015

Casa Maria Sandwich-Making: Friday 1/8/15

boiled eggCasa Maria sandwich making is this Friday, January 9. We need your help, and 2 dozen hard shelled and boiled eggs!

Thank you all ever so much to begin the New Year with service to others!
Peace, Nancy

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR VOLUNTEERS! Let's start the New Year with a BANG and lots of new faces!



Friday January 9th: Casa Maria sandwich making
St. Michael's Church Parish Center
602 N. Wilmot at 5th Street

Come join us! Kitchen opens at 5 PM. Come any time after that. Please bring 1 or 2 dozen peeled eggs.

We also need medium sized boxes for transporting the lunches. Fruit boxes from Costco or banana boxes are ideal. Maurice will deliver the sandwiches. (Thanks to Jill for Dec!) If you can deliver sandwiches once or twice a year please let us know.

Next Casa Maria: Friday Feb. 6th!

Mark your calendars for 2015! Casa Maria is every 4 weeks:

  • Jan 9th 2015 
  • Feb 6th 
  • Mar 6th 
  • April 3rd
  • May 1st 
  • May 29th 
  • June 26th 
  • July 24th 
  • Aug 21st 
  • Sept 18th 
  • Oct 16th 
  • Nov 13th 
  • Dec 11th 

Monday, January 05, 2015

Epiphany Services 2015



The Epiphany Mass will be celebrated tomorrow, January 6, at 8:10 AM with the children. All are invited to attend.

Do not forget Taizé, also Tuesday, for an Epiphany evening at 6:45 PM. All are invited.

Peace and New Year Blessings!

--Nancy