St. Michael's Happenings (from The Messenger)

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St. Michael’s Happenings

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St. Margaret’s Altar Guild
The Altar Guild is a very rewarding way to show your devotion to God and our parish. It is beneficial to the whole parish to have and maintain an active and dedicated Altar Guild. The next meeting will be held in September (watch the service bulletin for details). There are two important meetings held every spring and fall. New members of any gender are always welcome!

Casa Maria Soup Kitchen
Interested in spending 2 hours in a group setting preparing sack lunches for 500 of Tucson’s people in need? Many hands are needed for this worthwhile cause. Meet in the Parish Center on scheduled Fridays at 6:00 p.m. Dates for the remainder of 2009 are: August 28, September 25, October 23, November 20, and December 18.

St. Teresa’s ECW (Episcopal Church Women)
ECW is an organization formed for all the women mem bers of St. Michael’s. The ECW women are involved in many fun activities and worthy projects. Meetings are typically held the third Wednesday of the month, starting at 10:30 am, from September through June. Each meeting will host a guest speaker from the Tucson community. The 2009-2010 kickoff meeting will be held Wednesday, September 16, is a pot-luck luncheon with a free door prize to be given away to the attending lucky person. Sign-up sheet will be located in the back of the church; bring a friend — make new friends. Dates for the remainder of 2009 are: September 16, October 21, November 18, and December 16.

Fellowship Luncheon
Consider joining a group of delightful company and conversation, plus a delicious lunch catered by EnJoy Catering, the fourth Monday of the month starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Center. Cost is only $10 per person. Sign-up sheets are located in the back of the church. Dates for the remainder of 2009 are: August 24, September 28, October 26, November 23, and December 28.

Lectionary Study
You are invited to study the Lectionary every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Center. Peter Schmidt leads this study using the Synthesis CE—a Lectionary Study Guide in the Episcopal tradition—which stimulates discussion and understanding of the Revised Common Lectionary.

Novel Theology Book Club
Become an active bookworm by joining this book club once a month (dates TBA) at one of the book club member’s home. Books are reviewed with stimulating conversation and good company. Books and study guides are provided.

Primavera Shelter Meal
This program serves 120 homeless men the second Sunday of each month. There is always a need for new cooks and occasional backup for the ongoing dedicated and well-organized team (food preparation and responsibilities are divided). Come and join the team! Dates for the remainder of 2009 are: August 9, September 13, October 11, November 15, and December 13.

Quilting, Knitting, and Handwork Group
This crafty group comes together the second Saturday of the month at 11:00 a.m. in the Parish Center. Attendees are requested to bring their project(s) a sack lunch, and a beverage. Dates for the remainder of 2009 are: August 8, September 12, October 10, November 14, and December 12.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
REGARDING THESE ACTIVITIES,
PLEASE CALL THE CHURCH OFFICE
NEW FACES ARE ALWAYS WELCOME

Announcements for Week Ending August 2, 2009

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Save the date - Wednesday – August 5th – 5PM – Womble Library. This is the date of the next Parish Life Meeting. If you have suggestions for Parish Life outings, please join us. We are always looking for places to go and people to see. Bring your ideas and join us. Who knows, you may just meet a new friend!

St. Michael’s book club, Novel Theology, will meet on August 10 at 6:30 pm at the home of Sally Creswell. We are reading Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey. Books and study guides are provided. We welcome you to join us for stimulating conversation and good company. Call Lynette if you are interested.

The July issue of The Messenger is now available. See the sidebar for downloadable copies of The Messenger in PDF format! Please submit your article for the August issue to church@stmichael.net or the church office.

LOOKING FOR A FEW “ST. MICHAEL’S FOURSOMES” - JOIN US FOR THE 2009 “WE CARE” Golf Classic on Wednesday, November 11th at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort. The proceeds will benefit “Interfaith Community Services” (ICS) of which St. Michael’s is a member. Stay tuned. Call Al DeAugustine for more information.

St. Michael's has a Facebook group! If you or a loved one are on Facebook, please consider joining. Help us connect with online-savvy St. Michael's parishioners!

Keep up with the parish and Fr. Smith on Twitter.com. Sign-up and then “follow” Fr. Smith (wa7iic) and the activities of our parish (smallangels). Or just watch the twitter feed on the sidebar of this very page! Feel connected, involved, and able to pray for the ministry of our parish in real time. Check it out!

Opportunities for Giving

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Casa Maria will meet at 6PM this Friday, July 31st in the nicely cool Parish Center. We make 500 lunches for distribution to the poor, homeless, and out of work people in our community. Bring a dozen, (or two) hard-boiled (and shelled) eggs for the egg salad sandwiches. Come share in this effort and you’ll go home alive in the Spirit! All are welcome; bring your friends! Be cool!

USED CELL PHONE COLLECTION & FUNDRAISER! This summer our church is participating in a cell phone fundraising drive. There is nothing for you to buy or sell to participate. We simply ask that you donate your extra inactive cell phones to our drive. This drive will benefit your family, your church, and the environment by keeping harmful materials the phone contain out of our landfill. The collection box is in the back of church. A Tax Deductible Receipt for you is located on the box.

FOOD PANTRY - We are in need of:

• Canned fruit
• Juices
• Small boxes of cereal
• Peanut butter
• Evaporated milk
• tuna
• crackers
• snacks
  

We are also in need of plastic bags in which to place the food. We thank you for your continued generosity.

Parish Life is Growing -
When Will We See You?

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Saturday, August 8th is our evening at the Desert Museum. Meet at the entrance at 7pm. The cost is $6.00 per person. Join us for fun in the desert!

Save the date – Saturday December 19th at 3 PM. We have 25 tickets for the Gaslight Theater Christmas performance On the Road to the North Pole, or The Snow Must Go On. Sign-up sheets will be ready beginning in September. Stay Tuned!

Photo of the Week(s)

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Meet the Wombles - Father Womble celebrates
his birthday with family members.

Announcements for Week Ending July 5, 2009

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LOOKING FOR A FEW “ST. MICHAEL’S FOURSOMES” - JOIN US FOR THE 2009 “WE CARE” Golf Classic on Wednesday, November 11th at the Omni Tucson National Golf Resort. The proceeds will benefit “Interfaith Community Services” (ICS) of which St. Michael’s is a member. Stay tuned. Call Al DeAugustine for more information.

The July issue of The Messenger is now available. See the sidebar for downloadable copies of The Messenger in PDF format! Please submit your article for the August issue to church@stmichael.net or the church office.

St. Michael's has a Facebook group! If you or a loved one are on Facebook, please consider joining. Help us connect with online-savvy St. Michael's parishioners!

Keep up with the parish and Fr. Smith on Twitter.com. Sign-up and then “follow” Fr. Smith (wa7iic) and the activities of our parish (smallangels). Or just watch the twitter feed on the sidebar of this very page! Feel connected, involved, and able to pray for the ministry of our parish in real time. Check it out!

Opportunities for Giving

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Casa Maria will meet at 6PM on Friday, July 3rd in the Parish Center. We make 500 lunches for distribution to the poor, homeless, and out of work people in our community. Bring a dozen, (or two) hard-boiled (and shelled) eggs for the egg salad sandwiches. Come share in this effort and you’ll go home alive in the Spirit! All are welcome; bring your friends!

USED CELL PHONE COLLECTION & FUNDRAISER! This summer our church is participating in a cell phone fundraising drive. There is nothing for you to buy or sell to participate. We simply ask that you donate your extra inactive cell phones to our drive. This drive will benefit your family, your church, and the environment by keeping harmful materials the phone contain out of our landfill. The collection box is in the back of church. A Tax Deductible Receipt for you is located on the box.

FOOD PANTRY - We are in need of:

• Canned fruit
• Juices
• Small boxes of cereal
• Peanut butter
• Evaporated milk

Just Monday and Wednesday alone, we served 19 people in need. We thank you for your continued generosity.

Parish Life is Growing -
When Will We See You?

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Friday, July 17th at 6pm is Mexican Dining at El Parador. Sign-up sheets are in the back of church. Join us for good food, fun and fellowship.

Saturday, August 8th is our evening at the Desert Museum. Meet at the entrance at 7pm. The cost is $6.00 per person. Join us for fun in the desert!

Save the date – Saturday December 19th at 3 PM. We have 25 tickets for the Gaslight Theater Christmas performance On the Road to the North Pole, or The Snow Must Go On. Sign-up sheets will be ready beginning in September. Stay Tuned!

Photos of the Week(s)

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One of several tables' worth of donated supplies for
the Guatemala Project, Summer 2009.

Drumming for peace on the first day of summer.

The drumming moves inside, out of the summer sun.

Baptism, June 2, 2009.

Announcements for Week Ending June 14, 2009

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This year's raffle quilt

Episcopal Church Women – ECW – Luncheon on June 17th. The luncheon will be catered by Enjoy Cooking. Reservations must be made. Sign-up sheets are located in the back of church. The luncheon is only $6.00 per person. The Quilt Raffle will be held during the luncheon. It is not too late to purchase your winning ticket.

LADIES – JUST A REMINDER – your quilt blocks are due no later the the next Quilters, Knitters and Crochetters meeting on Saturday, June 20th. Just bring a sack lunch and join us with good friends, warm fellowship and just plain fun.

Diabetes Education – Thursday June 18 – 10:30 AM in the Parish Center. Free classes that help you learn in the “ins” and “outs” of diabetes from Certified Diabetes Educators.

USED CELL PHONE COLLECTION & FUNDRAISER! This summer our church is participating in a cell phone fundraising drive. There is nothing for you to buy or sell to participate. We simply ask that you donate your extra inactive cell phones to our drive. This drive will benefit your family, your church, and the environment by keeping harmful materials the phone contain out of our landfill. The collection box is in the back of church. A Tax Deductible Receipt for you is located on the box.

“8000 DRUMS” Ceremony. There was a prophecy, written in a cave in Mexico, 500 years ago, that stated, “when 8000 drums play together, an intense healing of Mother Earth can commence. The Desert Crones are having a drumming at St. Michael’s labyrinth on Sunday June 21st (summer solstice) from 12 noon to 1 pm. Everyone is invited.

PLEASE NOTE – COPY DEADLINE for the upcoming July issue of The Messenger is Wednesday, June 17. Please submit your article to church@stmichael.net or the church office. See the sidebar for downloadable copies of The Messenger in PDF format!

St. Michael's has a Facebook group! If you or a loved one are on Facebook, please consider joining. Help us connect with the next generation of St. Michael's parishioners!

Keep up with the parish and Fr. Smith on Twitter.com. Sign-up and then “follow” Fr. Smith (wa7iic) and the activities of our parish (smallangels). Or just watch the twitter feed on the sidebar of this very page! Feel connected, involved, and able to pray for the ministry of our parish in real time. Check it out!

Parish Life is Growing -
When Will We See You?

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June 15 ~ Sunday ~ Save the evening! Watch Tucson’s newest baseball team – the Tucson Toros vs. Yuma. It’s $1.00 Hot Dog Day. Tickets must be paid for in advance at the Parish Office. Sign up sheets in the back of church. Questions? Call Lynette.

July - Mexican Dining at El Parador

August – Saturday evening at the Desert Museum

Save the date – Saturday December 19th at 3 PM. We have 25 tickets for the Gaslight Theater Christmas performance On the Road to the North Pole, or The Snow Must Go On. Sign-up sheets will be ready beginning in September. Stay Tuned!

Photos of the Week(s)

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Doug Thompson plays Lute and Scott Mason, Viol, as
the St. Michael's music program wraps up for the summer.

Okay, this was a while ago, but here it is anyway.
Parishioner Eva Osburn turns 104 years old, May 18th, 2009.

Announcements for Week Ending May 23, 2009

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FEAST OF THE ASCENSION - Please join us for Mass at 6:30 PM on Thursday, May 21st on Feast of the Ascension. Following Mass there will be a “Beef and Brew” buffet in the Parish Center. Sign-up sheets are in back of church. Cost: donation.

The Friendship – Fellowship Luncheon for May has been cancelled. Save the date of June 22nd for the next luncheon.

The beautiful handmade quilt raffle will be held at the ECW luncheon on June 17th. Sign up sheets for the luncheon can be found in the back of church. Luncheon will be catered by EnJoy cooking -$6.00 per person.

The Vestry will meet this Saturday (May 23rd) in the Parish Center. Members are encouraged to attend 8:30 am Mass. The Vestry will meet following Mass. All parishioners are invited to attend Mass and this important parish function.

Episcopal Church Women (ECW) will meet this Wednesday, May 20, starting at 10:30 AM in the Parish Center.

Back by popular demand – The ECW Bake / Casserole Sale. Sunday, May 24th after Mass. Ladies bring your favorite casserole or baked goods and purchase a casserole for dinner and dessert to go along. Some of the best cooks in Tucson belong to St. Michael’s Parish. Bake / Casserole sale next Sunday after the Masses!

St. Margaret’s Altar Guild Annual Meeting and Pot Luck Salad Brunch will take place this Saturday, May 23, 2009 beginning at 11:30 AM in the Parish Center. Reason: Fellowship and to ratify amendment (A) to our By-Laws. Sign up sheets located in back of Church!

United Thank Offering – Sharing Blessings Everyday
The UTO boxes will be given out on Sunday, May 24th and collected on the Sunday we will celebrate Michaelmas, September 27. United Thank Offering is the Mission Outreach of the Episcopal Church. Share your blessings daily and fill the box. Please be as generous as your circumstances will allow.

St. Michael's has a Facebook group! If you or a loved one are on Facebook, please consider joining. Help us connect with the next generation of St. Michael's parishioners!

Keep up with the parish and Fr. Smith on Twitter.com. Sign-up and then “follow” Fr. Smith (wa7iic) and the activities of our parish (smallangels). Or just watch the twitter feed on the sidebar of this very page! Feel connected, involved, and able to pray for the ministry of our parish in real time. Check it out!

Parish Life is Growing -
When Will We See You?

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Baseball - June – watch Tucson’s newest baseball team – the Tucson Toros play at Hi Corbett Field.

Announcements for Week Ending May 9, 2009

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All the women of the Diocese of Arizona are invited to the area gathering.
Where: St. Alban’s
When: Saturday, May 16, 2009
Time: 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
Come and share what you are doing in your parishes with everyone in your area. Sign up sheets in the back of church. Deadline for registration – Sunday, May 3rd.

Mother’s Day Tea scheduled for Saturday, May 9th has been postponed.

The Knitters and Quilters meeting for May has been canceled.

The beautiful handmade quilt raffle will be held at the ECW luncheon on June 17th. Sign up sheets for the luncheon can be found in the back of church.

Mother’s Day food drive is Sunday, May 10th. Please pick up a bag from the usher today. We will be unpacking bags and shelving food on Monday, May 11th at 9 AM. We need your help. Please meet us in the church office at 9am.

St. Margaret’s Altar Society annual meeting and pot luck salad brunch will take place Saturday, May 23, 2009 beginning at 11:30 AM in the Parish Center.
Reason: fellowship and to ratify amendment (a) to our by-laws.

St. Michael's has a Facebook group! If you or a loved one are on Facebook, please consider joining. Help us connect with the next generation of St. Michael's parishioners!

Keep up with the parish and Fr. Smith on Twitter.com. Sign-up and then “follow” Fr. Smith (wa7iic) and the activities of our parish (smallangels). Or just watch the twitter feed on the sidebar of this very page! Feel connected, involved, and able to pray for the ministry of our parish in real time. Check it out!

Opportunities for Giving

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Casa Maria will meet at 6PM on Friday, May 8th in the Parish Center. We make 500 lunches for distribution to the poor, homeless, and out of work people in our community. Bring a dozen, (or two) hard-boiled (and shelled) eggs for the egg salad sandwiches. Come share in this effort and you’ll go home alive in the Spirit! All are welcome; bring your friends!

Parish Life is Growing -
When Will We See You?

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Bowling - Friday, May 15th at 6:30 PM at Camino Seco Lanes. Sign-up sheets in back of church.

Baseball - June – watch Tucson’s newest baseball team – the Tucson Toros play at Hi Corbett Field.

Announcements for Holy Week Ending April 12, 2009

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Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday - The calendar below lists the complete schedule of services and other events. 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 will truly make your Easter very joyful and special.

Last call for Easter Flower donations – – please include your donation in the envelope in your pledge card box or make certain your donation is clearly marked for “flowers” and place it in the offering basket.

The Maundy Thursday service begins in the Parish Center with a Seder meal representing the Lord's Supper, including the Washing of the Feet. We then proceed to the Church for the remainer of the High Mass, ending 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.

Good Friday service - Noon to 3 PM - Service of Reflection on the Seven Last Words of Jesus, spoken from the Cross - the Rev. Carey Womble will lead this meditation. Confessions also will be heard during this time and at other scheduled times during Holy Week.

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 the Parish Center to break the fast and welcome the newly baptized after the Easter Vigil service. Special dishes of eggs, fruit and hot cross buns will be served. Sign-up sheet is 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 Resurrection0 Eadter Day.

Parish Offices closed - Good Friday and Easter Monday.

The Messenger newsletter is now available online! Click here for the April issue. THE MESSENGER COPY DUE DATE for the MAY issue is Wednesday, April 15th. Please submit your article to church@stmichael.net or bring it to the church office.

Quilters and Knitters will meet Saturday, April 18th at 11:30 AM. Bring your craft and a sack lunch, and enjoy lively conversation and fellowship. Please join us!

St. Michael's Day School - The Love Boat sets sail on Saturday, April 18t at 5:30 PM.

This is a St. Michael's Spring event. Set a course for adventure. Silent Action at 6 PM, Dinner in Aruba at 7:00 PM and Live Auction begins at 8:15 PM. Reservations include dinner, desert and coffee. Tickets are available at the Parish Office, including raffle tickets. Dinner tickets are $25 each. Thank you for helping! This important fund raiser will benefit every child at St. Michael's Parish Day School and support a foundation for life-long academic successes.

ST. MICHAEL’S DESERT GARDEN - Have you noticed a new desert garden? It is located on the east side just before you enter the main walkway to the church. Evan Chapman designed the garden for a science project. Evan is in 5th grade here at St. Michael’s Parish Day School. The garden will be dedicated on Earth Day – April 22, 2009. Won’t you join us near the garden on Wednesday April 22 for the dedication, readings and prayer service at 8:05 AM? We thank Evan and the 5th grade for making a beautiful contribution to St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church and Parish Day School!

St. Michael's has a Facebook group! If you or a loved one are on Facebook, please consider joining. Help us connect with the next generation of St. Michael's parishioners!

Keep up with the parish and Fr. Smith on Twitter.com. Sign-up and then “follow” Fr. Smith (wa7iic) and the activities of our parish (smallangels). Or just watch the twitter feed on the sidebar of this very page! Feel connected, involved, and able to pray for the ministry of our parish in real time. Check it out!

Opportunities for Giving

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Casa Maria - as a special way to give yourself this Holy Week, join us at 4:00 PM (5:00 PM is okay too) for Casa Maria sandwich-making in the Parish Center on Good Friday, April 10th. It's a great way to give of yourself for the good of others. Casa Maria will be over in time for attendance at the 7 PM Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday.


THE BISHOP HAS DESIGNATED APRIL 26 TO BE ALLELUIA FUND SUNDAY. This marks the fourth annual Bishop’s diocesan-wide appeal highlighting the crucial need to support new church plants and new growth initiatives in existing churches through the Alleluia Fund. During Easter week, everyone on the diocesan mailing list will receive via direct mail a brochure detailing the work of the Alleluia fund, along with an offering envelope. You can return the envelope with your offering on April 26 during the service, or you can mail it directly to the Bishop’s office. In this way, you can be part of the vital work of mission right here in Arizona.

St. Michael’s is collecting toiletries for TIHAN clients who are unable to work. These toiletries may include shampoo, toothpaste, brushes and floss, shaving cream, band-aids, deodorant, disposable razors, skin lotions and sunscreen. Please leave your donations in the box in the back of church. We thank you for your generosity for this worthy endeavor.

Parish Life is Growing -
When Will We See You?

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DINNER AT THE LOTUS GARDEN - Join us Thursday April 16th at 6:00 PM. Fun, Food and Fellowship. $15.00 all-inclusive. (Tea included) – Sign-up Sheet in back of Church.

SCHEDULE FOR HOLY WEEK - Updated!

April 5 Palm Sunday	7:45 AM - Mass with Homily 10:15 AM - High Mass 5:00 PM - Mass with Homily
April 6 Monday in Holy Week	5:30 PM -Low Mass (for nuclear disarmament) 6:00 PM Fr. Ireland's Bible Study - Parish Center
April 7 Tuesday in Holy Week	7:00 PM - Evening Prayer
April 8 Wednesday in Holy Week	11:45 AM Confessions 12:10 PM - Healing Mass - With Laying on of Hands followed by Stations of the Cross 7:00 PM - Tenebrae Service - Church
April 9 Maundy Thursday	7:00 PM - Parish Center - Liturgy of the Word, Institution of the Lord’s Supper with Sermon Procession to the Altar of Repose, stripping of Altars and the beginning of The Watch at 9:00 pm
April 10 Good Friday (strict fast & abstinence)	11:00 AM - Confessions Noon – to 3:00 PM- Tres Oras Service Scripture Meditation on the Seven Last Words of Christ from the Cross. 4:00 PM - Casa Maria – Parish Center 7:00 PM – Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday Fast until after The Vigil
April 11 Holy Saturday (Special Devotion & Self-Denial)	7:00 AM "Walt to the Cross on the Hill" 8:30 AM – Liturgy of the Day 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM - Confessions 7:00 PM – The Great Vigil Of Easter, The Service Of Light, Holy Baptism and The First High Mass of Easter LENTEN FAST ENDS ~ We will break the fast and celebrate in the Parish Center with the newly baptized following the Mass
The Sunday of the Resurrection - Easter Day	7:45 AM - Mass with Homily 9:00 AM - Family Mass Children's Easter Egg Hunt 9:45 AM - Sunday School and Child and Child Care 10:15 AM - HIGH MASS with Sermon