Announcements for Week Ending June 24th 2007

Announcements

What is your image of God? Beginning next Sunday, June 24 and continuing for six consecutive Sundays, we will gather in the library for reflection on the Biblical image of God as one who provides divine nourishment. No study is necessary although a review of the Biblical texts for the week is encouraged. Please bring your Bible. We will meet from 9am – 9:45 am in the Womble Library. The text for June 24 is: Exodus 16; Numbers 11.

Tombstone Arizona – home of the oldest Protestant Church in Arizona. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Tombstone is celebrating the 125th anniversary of Tombstone with an authentic 1882 Eucharist on Saturday, June 30 at 11:00 am. We will carpool to Tombstone. The caravan leaves promptly at 9:00 am. The festivities last all day.

Novel Theology meets the first Thursday of each month from 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm. The next meeting is Thursday, July 5 at the home of Delores Braren. The book ~ The Innocent Man by John Grisham.

The E.C.W. will hold a luncheon this Wednesday, June 20. The meeting will begin at 10:00 am in the Parish Center followed by the luncheon at 11:30 am. A donation of $7.00 is requested to help defray the cost of the luncheon. (Don’t forget, it’s not too late for dues, just bring them to the meeting!)

Upcoming Events
Parish Life is Growing!! When will we see YOU?!

July 3 ~ pre- July 4th celebration ~ Save the evening for old-fashioned fun – picnic – games. There will be a very traditional cookout and rousing patriotic music by the Skyline Brass Quintet. The festivities will take place in the Church Court Yard. During the music, we will have a parade of bicycles, tricycles, baby strollers and other decorated items (including you and your children.) Come at 5 pm for games and food – the music starts at 7:00 pm. Bring a side dish to share!! Hot dogs provided, if you have a “special meat” we’ll provide space on the grill!

August – plans are forming for a bowling night and another dinner night ~ please let Julia Taylor know of your recommendations for restaurants.

Opportunities for Service and Giving

Will you re-enlist for another tour of duty? Habitat for Humanity is having a building day on September 11, 2007. We are invited to participate in an Episcopal Fellowship Build in which we join with other Episcopal Churches in the area to work on one house. We need your help! Even if you can’t hammer, you can always tote! Come and join the fun! Contact Priest Angela if you are interested in participating. Sorry! You must be an adult to participate.

Guest Ministry (formerly Newcomer Ministry) will meet on the Tuesdays of June 26; July 24; August 14; and August 27. The committee meets at the Womble Library at 7:00 pm. We are always looking for new members. This is our way of having the opportunity to serve the Parish of St. Michael and All Angels. Won’t you join us in this important and rewarding capacity?

St. Michael’s Church is always looking for: Lectors, Crucifers, Ushers and Lay Eucharistic Ministers. If you would like to serve your church in any of these capacities, please contact Fr. Smith, Priest Angela or the Parish Office.

Announcements for Week Ending June 17th 2007

Announcements

The E.C.W. will hold a luncheon on June 20, 2007. The meeting will begin at 10:00 am in the Parish Center followed by the luncheon at 11:30 am. A donation of $7.00 is requested to help defray the cost of the luncheon.

The E.C.W. yearbook is in process. The yearbook includes the list of all paid E.C.W. members. If your dues are not paid, it is not too late. Simply bring your dues to the E.C.W. luncheon on June 20. Any questions call Jodi Snider.

E.C.W BAKE SALE ~ SUNDAY, JUNE 17 ~AFTER THE 8 AND 10AM MASSES ~ Be prepared to find delicious desserts and great casseroles. Ladies get ready to bake and then don’t forget to buy and take home a “treat” for Father’s Day dinner. Some of the greatest cooks belong to St. Michael’s Parish.

E.C.W. ~ UNITED THANK OFFERING COLLECTION amounted to $385.00. We thank the Parish of St. Michael for their continued generosity and support.

Upcoming Events

Parish Life is Growing!! When will we see YOU?!

June 15 ~ Family Movie Night ~ Will gather at 6:30 pm for food, beverage and a viewing of “The Pacifier.” We’ll have pizza, drinks and a dessert – but if you have a favorite beverage or movie snack, feel free to bring it along. Questions – call: Diane Vail or Trish Scott.

July 3 ~ pre- July 4th celebration ~ Save the evening for old fashioned fun – picnic – games. There will be a very traditional cookout and rousing patriotic music by the Skyline Brass Quintet. During the music, we will have a parade of bicycles, tricycles, baby stroller and other decorated items (including you and your children.) Come at 5 pm for games and food – the music starts at 7:00 pm. Bring a side dish to share!!

August – plans are forming for a bowling night and another dinner night ~ please let Julia Taylor know of your recommendations for restaurants.

Opportunities for Service and Giving

E.C.W. ~ Quilters and Knitters ~ These ladies make prayer shawls for distribution to the ill parishioners. Fr. Smith blesses the shawls. These shawls are a great comfort to those who receive them. The Quilters and Knitters meet once monthly on a Saturday in the Parish Center. This monthly meeting will take place in the Parish Center, THIS ~ Saturday, June 16th at 11:00 am.

PENSIVE THOUGHTS: STEWARDSHIP is about more than giving 10% of our income (a tithe) to God: it is about giving 100% of ourselves to God. Christian stewardship arises out of God’s incredible saving love shown to us in Jesus Christ. Confronted will such love, the appropriate response is generosity, both with our financial wealth and the way we steward the gifts God has given us, including the natural world. The Psalmist’s question in the 116th psalm is most relevant, what shall I give the Lord for all his benefits towards me?” The use of our money reflects our values and choices. Our use of it declares to the world who we are and what we value. It is a symbol of the work we have done and represents what we have accomplished. The question in the end, though, always remains – it is the question that God asks – “How did you use it?”

The Barnabas Group of Encouragement, for those who have experienced a loss at some time, meets monthly. The next meeting is THIS Monday, June 11 at 11:30 am, at the City Grill restaurant located at 6464 E. Tanque Verde Road.

Announcements for Week Ending May 27th 2007

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PARISH LIFE MEETING ~ Tuesday June 5 at 4:00 pm at the Womble Library. Anyone interested in planning our parish social activities is welcome to attend!

The Baptismal Preparation Class is this Saturday May 26 at 9:00 am. Meet Priest Angela in the church.

Thank YOU for the outpouring of food for the Mother’s Day “Meal for Mom” campaign. We appreciate your generosity in helping the less fortunate. THANK YOU also to the volunteers who helped sort and put away the food donations.

Eighth Grade Graduation of St. Michael’s Parish Day School will take place on Friday May 25th at 5:00 pm in church. The Baccalaureate Mass will be held on Thursday May 24 at 10:00 am in church. All are welcome.

Please join Faculty, Parents, Students, Alumni and Friends of St. Michael’s Parish Day School in bidding a fond farewell to Alan Schultz on Monday, May 21 from 4 to 6 pm. In the Parish Center.

Upcoming Events

Parish Life is Growing!! When will we see YOU?!!

Catch the Spirit ~ Join us for fellowship and welcome the newly baptized after the 10 am Mass on The Day of Pentecost May 27, 2007.

Tucson Sidewinders AAA baseball game on Saturday, May 26 at 6:30 pm. Please join us! We will carpool to the game and leave the church parking lot at 5:45 pm.
There is a Brandon Webb figurine giveaway that night! Sign up sheets are located in the back of church.

June – Movie Night – date to be announced
July – tentative plans for a pre-July 4th celebration at the church.
August – dinner night ~ please let Julia Taylor know of your recommendations for restaurants.

Opportunities for Service and Giving

Project Star Fish ~ we have asked that you make a small daily sacrifice and donate that money ~ perhaps $.50 a day. Our goal is to raise enough money in this way ~ about $2,000 to build a house in Haiti. It is not too late to make your donation. There is a basket at the back of church to receive your donations. If you prefer. place your donation in an envelope and simply drop it in the collection.

Ordained Ministry ~ Anyone who is interested in information about ordination as a deacon or priest should make your name known to Fr. Smith, The Rev. Angela or the Senior Warden, Peter Schmidt. The Diocesan Information Day is September 17, 2007. More information will follow.

The United Thank Offering Collection will be taken up Sunday May 27 at all the masses. We thank you for your generosity.

Looking ahead to next year! Have you considered singing in the choir? Let your voice be heard ~ please contact Jane Haman, organist and choir director.

Volunteers are needed to assist with a birthday party at Craycroft Towers for the residents there. Cake is provided!! Contact Fr. Smith or the Parish Office.

Guatemala sendoff!

DESPEDIDA [sendoff] for Guatemala Project summer teams

with a Reading by Byrd Baylor

essayist / novelist / acclaimed children’s writer

and a Latin American meal

prepared by Maria Garcia of La Indita Restaurant

Sunday May 20, 5 p.m.

St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church – Parish Center

602 N. Wilmot Road (at 5^th Street)

Meal begins at 5 p.m. Reading / program begins 5:45 p.m.

Suggested donation $10 adults, $2 small children (any amount accepted)

Silent mini-auction -- handmade folk-art violin & donated items, from elegant to eclectic

Byrd Baylor’s books on sale and for autograph, courtesy of Antigone Books.

Photographer Michael Hyatt will be present to autograph his new book, also on sale: Migrant Artifacts: Magic & Loss in the Sonoran Desert

Benefits Mayan health workers of the CPR-Sierra,

serving their rural communities as volunteers.

Announcements for Week Ending May 20th 2007

Announcements

E.C.W. will meet this Wednesday, May 16 at 10:00 am. A guest speaker from the Red Cross will present the new “CPR.” The meeting takes place in the Parish Center. All women and men are welcome.

“Silent Auction” items for Social Concerns are still needed. For more information or questions call Ila.

Did you notice that there are 5 reserved parking spaces in front of the church courtyard? These spaces are for those people with church business during the day when school is in session and the northwest gate is locked for the protection of our children.

Upcoming Events

Ascension Day Mass is at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 17. A “pot luck “ dinner will follow. Bring a favorite dish to share. Sign up sheets are located in the back of church.

Newcomers Ministry Planning Group will meet at a reserved table at the Ascension Day Potluck following the 6:30 pm Mass. This may be a ministry to which you are called. Please join us.

Tucson Sidewinders AAA baseball game on Saturday, May 26 at 6:30 pm. Please join us! There is a Brandon Webb figurine giveaway that night! Sign up sheets are located in the back of church.

June – Movie Night – date to be announced
July – tentative plans for a pre-July 4th celebration at the church.
August – dinner night ~ please let Julia Taylor know of your recommendations for restaurants.

Opportunities for Service and Giving

Project Star Fish ~ we have asked that you make a small daily sacrifice and donate that money ~ perhaps $.50 a day. Our goal is to raise enough money in this way ~ about $2,000 to build a house in Haiti. It is not too late to make your donation. There is a basket at the back of church to receive your donations. If you prefer. place your donation in an envelope and simply drop it in the collection.

Thank you for answering our call for Stewards to distribute food bags to those in need. This ministry continues until May 25 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8:45 am to 10:15 am. If you would like to volunteer for this worthwhile opportunity, please contact Fr. Smith, Rev. Angela or call the Parish Office.

Thank you for our “Meals for Mom” food donations. Now we need a few good men and women to help empty the bags and stack the food on shelves in the Food Pantry. Please come to the office at 9:30 am on Monday, May 14. We should be finished in an hour.

The Barnabas Group of Encouragement, for those who have experienced a loss at some time, meets monthly. The next meeting is Monday, May 14 at 11:30 am, at the City Grill restaurant located at 6464 E. Tanque Verde Road. Please call Lucy Rasmus for reservations.

Announcements for Week Ending May 13, 2007

Announcements

Please Note! The meeting of the Quilters and Knitters has been moved to Saturday, May 19 at 11:00 AM in the Parish Center. For more info call: Jody Snider.

The United Thank Offering boxes have been distributed. The collection will be taken up on May 27, 2007.

The next Baptismal Sunday is May 27, the day of Pentecost. If you have a child to be baptized, please contact Rev. Angela or the Parish Office.

“Maturing In Faith” continues this Sunday from 9:00 to 9:45 am. Ila Abernathy is the presenter this week. Next Sunday will be the last presentation. The topic will be “Theology of Worship” presented by Alan Schultz.

The church website has been updated (mostly!). See the revamped welcome and schedule pages on smallangelstucson.org.

Opportunities for Service and Giving

Project Star Fish ~ we have asked that you make a small daily sacrifice and donate that money ~ perhaps $.50 a day. Our goal is to raise enough money in this way ~ about $2,000 to build a house in Haiti. It is not too late to make your donation. There is a basket at the back of church to receive your donations. If you prefer. place your donation in an envelope and simply drop it in the collection.

Casa Maria will meet on Friday, May 11 at 6:00 pm in the Parish Center to prepare sack lunches. Your help is needed. Please join them for fellowship and to help with this good work. Shelled hard-boiled eggs are needed and welcomed.

Stewards Wanted ~ We are looking for additional volunteers on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays from 8:45 – 10:15 am. The duties would include distributing “Food Bags” to those in need at the northwest gate. The start date is May 7 thru May 25. If you would like to volunteer for this worthwhile opportunity, please contact Fr. Smith, Rev. Angela or call the Parish Office.

“Meals for Mom” food drive is underway. Please bring a bag of food next Sunday, Mothers’ Day, May 13, in honor of your mother or a loved one. The food collected supplies our Food Pantry during the summer months. The ushers have bags with instructions.

The Barnabas Group of Encouragement, for those who have experienced a loss at some time, meets monthly. The next meeting is Monday, May 14 at 11:30 am, at the City Grill restaurant located at 6464 E. Tanque Verde Road. Please call Lucy Rasmus for reservations.

Upcoming Events

Ascension Day Potluck will be held following 6:30 pm Mass on Thursday, May 17. Bring a favorite dish to share. Sign up sheets are in the back of church.

Newcomers Ministry Planning Group will meet at a reserved table at the Ascension Day Potluck following the 6:30 pm Mass. This may be a ministry to which you are called. Please join us.

Tucson Sidewinders AAA baseball game on Saturday, May 26 at 6:30 pm. Please join us! There is a Brandon Webb figurine giveaway that night! Sign up sheets are located in the back of church.

June – Movie Night – date to be announced

July – tentative plans for a pre-July 4th celebration at the church.

August – dinner night ~ please let Julia Taylor know of your recommendations for restaurants.

Announcements for Week Ending April 22nd, 2007

FROM NOW THROUGH THE FEAST OF PENTECOST, June 4, there is no fast or abstinence, even on Fridays. So, we can eat meat, drink, and be merry as we celebrate the Great Fifty Days of the Easter Feast!

A SINCERE AND SPECIAL THANK YOU from the parish of St. Michael and All Angels to the Altar Guild and those many individuals who shared their time, energy, and love preparing our church for Eastertide; to Jane Haman, the members of the choir, and the Tucson Skyline Brass Quintet for the splendid music program for Holy Week and Easter services, to all acolytes and readers, and to those who helped in any way to make this Easter so memorable. Also another special thank you to all who helped with the Children’s Easter Egg Hunt. A fun time was had by all.

COMMUNION TO THE SICK AND SHUT-IN can be arranged through the parish office. Easter Communion may be made through Pentecost, May 27.

THE ALTAR GUILD INVITES YOU TO BRING YOUR OLD “BLESSED PALMS” to the back of the Church and place them in the marked basket. Bob Howe will burn these palms which will be used for next year’s Ash Wednesday.

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 June dealing with the very divisive forces at work in our Church.

THE BISHOP HAS DESIGNATED APRIL 22 TO BE ALLELUIA FUND SUNDAY, as we celebrate the work of the new church plants and new growth initiatives in existing churches, all funded through the Arizona Alleluia Fund. Everyone on the diocesan mailing list should have received in the mail a brochure describing the Fund. With the brochure is an offering envelope to bring to church on April 22 or to mail directly to the Bishop’s office. Thanks to your vision and generosity, more churches (maybe yours!) will be able to receive a new growth imitative grant and new churches can be planted.

We are preparing and serving lunch at POZ Café on April 19. This is TIHAN’s (Tucson Interfaith HV/AIDS Network) monthly lunch for people living with HIV. After lunch there is time to socialize and play bingo. If you would like to volunteer to help, there is a sign up sheet at the ushers’ table in the back of church. We also will be collecting personal care items for the HIV clients. Suggested items are: skin lotion, bar and bath soap, toothpaste, tooth brushes, shaving cream and Ensure.

After Lent, the Parish Life commission has social events planned each month. At 6:30 PM on Thursday, April 26, we will meet for dinner at Viros on 22nd. Street. In May we will go to a Sidewinders (minor league baseball team) game. In June we are organizing a movie night complete with popcorn. In addition, a men’s group is being formed. Look for dates and more details soon.

ST. MICHAEL’S DAY SCHOOL
Run for the Roses
April 21, 2007 at 6PM.

Our Kentucky Derby party will have horse racing, auctions, and great food.

We are asking for a donation of goods or services to be auctioned or, if you prefer, be an event sponsor with a cash donation.

Donation forms are available at the school office. All donation forms are due by April 11th. Any questions, please call Lila Duffy, Director of Development at 722-8478.

Thank you for helping. This important fund raiser will benefit every child at St. Michael's Day School and support a foundation for life-long academic successes.