Happy Michaelmas!

Announcements for Week Ending October 2nd, 2005

Join us for the annual service celebration of Michaelmas, the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels this Thursday, September 29, at 6:30 PM. Child care available during the service. There will be a communal feast in the Parish Center following the Mass. Donations requested to cover expenses.

Casa Maria Volunteers will meet this Friday at 6:30 PM, in the Parish Center to prepare sack lunches. Your help is needed; the volunteers can always use a few extra hands and shelled hard boiled eggs. join them for fellowship and to help with
this good work.

A Support Group, formed for those who have experienced a loss at sometime, meets monthly. Next meeting Monday, October 10th, 11:30 AM, at the City Grill restaurant located at 6464 E. Tanque Verde Road. Please call Peggy Speese for reservations at least three days prior to the meeting.

Learn to read the bible in Hebrew by attending Father Smith's Hebrew language class starting Wednesday, September 28th, 8:40 to 10:00 AM in the Parish Library. Cost for materials is $20 per person. Sign up at the ushers' cabinet.

The Annual Blessing of the Animals will take place this Sunday, October 2nd, at the 8:00 am AND 10:00 AM Masses, and is open to furry, feathered, and scaly pets in all shapes and sizes. Animals are to be on leashes or in carriers. The Blessing of the Animals is celebrated each year in conjunction with the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, patronal saint of animals. Refreshments for beasts and humans will be available in the Parish Center area.

ECW'S 46th Annual Convention October 7th- 8th - Friday registration, dinner, entertainment, guest speaker; Saturday breakfast, Eucharist, business meeting, workshops and Woman of the Year, Anglican Rosary, Getting to Know ECW, National Cathedral, and Spiritual Gifts/Call to Action. All church women are invited to attend this important ECW annual happening. Contact Dolores Braren for more information.

Victims of Hurricane Katrina need your help. Please help through prayers and/or a financial donation through Episcopal Relief and Development. Please make your check payable to "ERD" and place in the collection basket or bring to the church office.

"God heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds." Psalm 147:3

*Photos from the English Faire to follow soon! * - Karen

Announcements for Week Ending September 25th, 2005

estry meeting this Tuesday, September 20th, starting at 7:00 PM, in the Parish Center. All parishioners are invited to attend this important parish function.

Episcopal Church Women (ECW) meeting this Wednesday, September 21st, starting at 10:00 AM, in the Parish Center. All women are invited to attend.

English Faire 2005 help is needed. Volunteers are needed toserve food and beverages at the dirty Duck Pub, to help with the English Snail Race, set up/take down, Church tours, English Tea Room, and other areas. A sign-up sheet is located on the ushers' cabinet. This year's event will include an artisan's show. Those interested in showing or selling their artistic endeavers, please contact Kelli. An English Faire flyer may be found just below this section of the schedule page..

St. Michael's Sunday School, for children ages 4 through 8 and ages 9 through 12, began Sunday, September 18th. Sttarting at 9:45 AM. Registration is currently taking place. The program is looking for people, both parents and parishioners, to help as Shepherds. Contact information may be obtained from the the church office.

Learn to read the bible in Hebrew by attending Father Smith's Hebrew language class starting Wednesday, September 28th, 8:40 to 10:00 AM in the Parish Library. Cost for materials is $20 perperson. Sign up at the ushers' cabinet.

ECW'S 46th Annual Convention October 7th- 8th - Friday registration, dinner, entertainment, guest speaker; Saturday breakfast, Eucharist, business meeting, workshops and Woman of the Year, Anglican Rosary, Getting to Know ECW, National Cathedral, and Spiritual Gifts/Call to Action. All church women are invited to attend this important ECW annual happening. Contact Dolores Braren for more information.

Thanks to people's extraordinary generosity, last Sunday we were able to prepare 168 emergency food packs for migrants in distress in the desert, for distribution by Samaritans, a faith-based group that meets at Southside Presbyterian, 317 W 23rd, each Tuesday at 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM. If you would like to know more about this work, call Ila Abernathy.

Announcements for Week Ending September 18th, 2005

English Faire 2005 help is needed. Volunteers are needed toserve food and beverages at the dirty Duck Pub, to help with the English Snail Race, set up/take down, Church tours, English Tea Room, and other areas. Look for a near-future announcement isting the next English Faire planning committee. This year's event will include an arisan's show. Those interested in showing or selling their artistic endeavers, please contact Kelli. An English Faire flyer follows:

St. Michael's Sunday School, for children ages 4 through 8 and ages 9 through 12, begins Sunday, September 18th at 9:45 AM. Registration is currently taking place. The program is looking for people, both parents and parishioners, to help as Shepherds. Contact information may be obtained from the the church office.

Tailey family moving September 19th or 20th. Pickup trucks and muscle needed Helena has located a 2 bedroom apartment, much needed for this young family of 4, who are now living in a small 1 bedroom. She plans to get off work to move. If you can help with the transition, please call Ila. The move would be central from the Alvernon/Fort Lowell area to Bellevue, near Speedway/Dodge.

ECW'S 46th Annual Convention October 7th- 8th - Friday registration, dinner, entertainment, guest speaker; Saturday breakfast, Eucharist, business meeting, workshops and Woman of the Year, Anglican Rosary, Getting to Know ECW, National Cathedral, and Spiritual Gifts/Call to Action. All church women are invited to attend this important ECW annual happening. Contact Dolores Braren for more information.

Quiet Day Retreat Saturday, September 17 at Tuller School, 5870 E. 14th Street, from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM led by Fr. Robert Hugh, Society of St. Francis (a lay order of the Episcopal Church). Cost is $20 and includes lunch. Call Joyce Tracy for more information.

Victims of Hurricane Katrina need your help. Please help through prayers and/or a financial donation through Episcopal Relief and Development. Please make your check payable to "ERD" and place in the collection basket or bring to the church office. "God heals the broken-hearted and bids up their wounds." Psalm 147:3

A Prayer for Rescue, Recovery, Rebuilding

0 gracious God, we will never understand the sorrows of the world, but by your grace, we will not turn away from them. Cheer and encourage those who labor to help the injured, the homeless, the hungry, and those in despair. Bless and soften the hearts of those who would take advantage of tragedy for their own profit, that they may come to know where true joy is to be found We ask these things in your own most holy Name. Amen.

Update will be late!

Hi, folks. Because I'll be out of town this weekend, I picked up a copy of the church bulletin this afternoon so that I could update the schedule page and this blog / news page. Then I promptly lost the bulletin! So I won't be able to update until Tuesday night. The church office is closed on Monday for Labor Day, but should reopen Tuesday. And of course, you can pick up a paper bulletin at church this weekend.

I apologize for any inconvenience!

Karen

Social Concerns Notes

Help for SAMARITANS - Sunday Sept. 11th. In February Social Concerns agreed to supply food packs for migrants in distress twice a year, to be distributed by Samaritans - and it's time! The plan: prepare 150 ziplock packs of durable, nutritious stuff during Coffee Hour after 10 AM Mass. Last time we did 130 packs in less than 1/2 hour! Bring in any of the items listed below. There'll be a box in the back of the church. Social Concerns will also buy in bulk to round out your donations, just get good buys. Advance purchase - Bargains only! granola or nutrition bars small packs of nuts tuna, beans, Vienna sausage pull top cans individual packs of fruit or applesauce small nutritious candies (ones that don't melt) other durable, nutritious snacks, small packs You don't have to have a final opinion on border issues to feed the hungry - and some of these very humble people, including women and children, haven't eaten for days. You know the heart of a stranger, for you were strangers in the land of Egypt.- Exodus 23:9

GOOD NEWS: Part of the proceeds of the English Faire will go toward building houses in Haiti, through a Food for the Poor program carefully researched by Joel Williams. We'll supplement with the Special Collection Oct. 22nd. A generous parishioner overheard plans last Sunday and offered a $500 match. The modest block houses cost $2000. Let's try for two - or more!

Campus Ministry Meal Sunday evenings - Social Concerns will cover one of St. Michael's September dates. Call Ila if you'd like to help.

ER-D rep (formerly Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief) The Rev. Lucie Thomas of St. Andrew's in Nogales is the new Diocesan coordinator and wants to elevate the important work of ER-D. Any volunteers to be Parish rep? Call Peggy Van Norman for details.

Advent International Bazaar Dec. 3rd & 4th. Call Ila to reserve a spot OR to help.

COMMUNITY REMINDERS

Prayer Vigil at El Tiradito shrine Monday, August 29th, 5 p.m., with national religious leaders coming for a border "plunge" at Rick Ufford Chase's invitation (Rick is Moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly and also a founder of BorderLinks). The visitors include Jewish leaders and representatives of the World Council of Churches. They'll join us for prayers for migrants at 5 p.m. El Tiradito is on Main Avenue just West of Cushing Street, close to Carrillo school.

Presentation August 31st - "The Effects of Free Trade on Indigenous Communities," with Miguel Pickard, visiting from Chiapas. Potluck 6 PM, Armory Park (enter, 220 S. Fifth Avenue. Bring a dish to share, $5 suggested donation. Pickard is Co-Founder of the Center for Economic and Political Research for Community Action [CIEPAC], lives and works in Chiapas. He is bilingual. Derechos Humanos sponsors. Why attend? Economic and cultural impacts of "Free" Trade affect migration, and many Mexican migrants are Maya from Chiapas, one of the poorest states in Mexico. A new Free Trade Treaty has been approved with Central America and could affect the Mayan communities with whom we collaborate in Guatemala.

Announcements for Week Ending September 4th, 2005

English Faire 2005 help is needed. Volunteers are needed toserve food and beverages at the dirty Duck Pub, to help with the English Snail Race, set up/take down, Church tours, English Tea Room, and other areas. Look for a near-future announcement isting the next English Faire planning committee. This year's event will include an arisan's show. Those interested in showing or selling their artistic endeavers, please contack Kelli. An English Faire flyer will be added to this web page soon.

Casa Maria Volunteers will meet Friday, September 2nd at 6:30 PM, in the Parish Center to prepare sack lunches. Your help is needed! The volunteers can always use a few extra hands and shelled hard-boiled eggs. Join them for fellowship and to help with this good work.

St. Michael's Sunday School, for children ages 4 through 8 and ages 9 through 12, begins Sunday, September 11th. Registration is currently taking place. The program is looking for people, both parents and parishioners, to help as Shepherds. Contact information may be obtained from the the church office.

A support group formed for anyone who has experienced a loss at sometime meets monthly. The next meeting is scheduled for Monday, September 12th, at noon, at the City Grill restaurant located at 6464 E. Tanque Verde Road. Please call Peggy Speese for reservations at least three days prior to the meeting.

U of A Episcopal Chaplaincy is looking for volunteers to provide and serve meals for students on Sundays in the month of September. Volunteers are invited to worship with the students as well. Eucharist Service is at 6:00 PM with dinner following. Sign-up sheet is on the ushers' cabinet. For more information, contact Barbara Goldschmid.