Casa Maria and Fun and Games!

CASA MARIA – FRIDAY, JUNE 28 – 5 PM IN THE COOL PARISH CENTER

Today's menu consists of one ham and cheese with relish sandwich, one egg salad sandwich, two cookies, and a piece of fruit such as an apple, orange, or a banana. Volunteers from the parish are asked to donate two-dozen hard-boiled (shelled) eggs to make up the egg salad sandwiches. When school is in session, students are asked to bring hard-boiled eggs which they are still generously doing except in the summer months.

Church volunteers who have either a truck or van deliver the 500 lunches, with about 100 or more extra sandwiches and soup, to the Casa Maria Soup Kitchen located on East 26th. The lunches are served the next morning for lunch.

St. Michael's has streamlined the system whereby delivery is ready in just two hours. Although we call for volunteers for 5:00 PM, we must always be ready to start work at 6:00 PM. Approximately 30 dozen eggs are needed to make a suitable sandwich. About 30 volunteers are needed at each session to have a smooth and effective operation.

It costs the meals program approximately $350 each month to supply the needs such as meat, cheese, mustard, relish, sandwich bags, brown bags, bread, cookies, and fruit. All monies are contributions to the meals program and not from church funds.

And then...

FAMILY GAME NIGHT this Friday after Casa Maria. Bring $ for pizza (we'll order from Domino's when we get a head count) and a favorite board game you've been dying to play. Spread the word!

REMAINING CASA MARIA DATES FOR 2013

JUNE 28
JULY 26
AUGUST 23
SEPTEMBER 20
OCTOBER 18
NOVEMBER 15
DECEMBER 13

Announcements for Week Ending June 2, 2013

**It’s time again for Casa Maria sandwich making!  Friday May 31st, 5:30 PM in the Parish Center. Experience the satisfaction that comes from helping others! School's out, so we need your help!  This is a great time to bring children to a family-friendly Community Service event! Bring friends! Bring extra eggs! Kitchen opens at 5 PM, come any time after that. Please bring 2 or 3 dozen peeled eggs. We don't get extra eggs from the school students in the summer.  Please bring medium sized boxes for transporting the lunches.   Fruit boxes from Costco or banana boxes are ideal. Next Casa Maria: Friday June 28th.

** ECW Ladies mark your calendar for Wednesday, June 19th meeting and “Pot Luck Luncheon”. This will be our final meeting for the summer until we resume in September.

**Sat Bir Kuar Khlasa, a friend and frequent visitor to our parish, is the founder of the Culture of Peace Alliance. This Thursday they celebrate the 9th anniversary of Community Conversations. At 6:30 P.M. on Thursday May 30th you are invited to join us at Catalina United Methodist Church for a vegetarian Indian meal from Govinda's and an hour or so of discussion. A free will offering is suggested. The program is supported by many churches, synagogues, and civic organizations in the interest of promoting dialogue and friendship.

** Sunday Lectionary Bible Study continues this Wednesday at 10:00 am in the Womble Library. All are invited to this lively discussion.

** June and July birthday lists are available in the pamphlet rack in the back of church.

**Beginning Sunday, June 2, the choir will go on summer schedule. Will continue to sing through the summer, but only rehearse on Sunday mornings at 9:30 in the Parish Center. If you are interested in joining us for the summer months, please speak with Doug Leightenheimer, our organist, after Mass this morning. We hope to welcome some new faces and voices this summer!

**Mark your calendar for Tuesday, June 4th! Join the ECW for a FUN~RAISER at Sweet Tomatoes on Broadway to raise money for the “Organ Fund”. Sweet Tomatoes will donate 15% of sales generated by St. Michael’s. 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM

In Memoriam

Dear Friends:

It is with sadness that I share with you the deaths of Fr. Ed Harnsberger on Memorial Day morning and Les Stephens in the early morning hours Tuesday. We meet the loss of these loved ones with deep faith in the Resurrection of Christ: those who believe in me, even though they die, will live! Our prayers and love go out to Margaret Harnsberger and Candy Stephens and their families.

Fr. Ed was a member of the Society of Mary in our parish. This Saturday all are invited to pray the Rosary at 7:45 AM as we celebrate the Feast of the Visitation. Let's offer up this prayer for Fr. Ed, Les, and Frank Alvarez (service last Saturday). May they rest in peace!

No times of services have been planned yet. You might attend the Rosary at 7:45 AM, the Mass at 8:30 AM, and/or the Contemplative prayer session at the House of Prayer at 9:30 AM (Fr. Ed and Margaret regularly take part). These times of prayer will be a good way to begin to remember our loved ones who have entered eternal life.

John+

Update: The Memorial Mass for Les will take place this Saturday at 8:30 AM. Rest in Peace! --Nancy

Happy Busy Pentecost Weekend!

Busy weekend beginning with:

Guatemala Send-Off with readings by Byrd Baylor, great food and many other exciting activities beginning Saturday at 5PM. Included: Books on sale by Antigone Books, Maya textile half-price sale…and much more.

Pentecost Sunday at all Masses in conformity with the day….”Wear Red to celebrate Pentecost.”

Pentecost Brunch will be served beginning at 9am until Noon in the Parish Center.

DO NOT forget the ECW Casserole and Bake Sale this Sunday after all the morning Masses! Delicious food prepared by the best cooks of St. Michael’s. TAKE HOME YOUR SUNDAY MEAL AND DESSERT. Used books will also be on sale. Something for everyone. Support your St. Michael’s ECW.

If that is not enough, celebrate the Baptism of brothers: Andrew S. Gioannetti and Mark K. Gioannetti during the Family Mass.

Happy Weekend!
Nancy

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More on the Guatemala Sendoff:


Writer Byrd Baylor Reads May 18 at Guatemala Team Sendoff
Guatemala expert Elizabeth Oglesby to report on genocide trial

Internationally acclaimed writer Byrd Baylor reads from her essays and children’s stories at a meal and "Despedida" (sendoff) for St. Michael’s Guatemala Project volunteers on Saturday, May 18, at St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church, 602 N. Wilmot Road (at 5th Street). This marks the tenth year Baylor has been featured at the celebration.

New in 2013 are a half-price textile sale, a mini-workshop on Guatemala today, and a chance to walk a "migrant labyrinth," all preceding the meal and Baylor’s reading.

The Maya textile sale begins at 5 p.m. in the Church’s labyrinth patio and celebrates the non-sectarian Project’s 20 years of association with the Maya of the CPR-Sierra [Communities of Population in Resistance of the Sierra], survivors of Guatemala’s 36-year internal conflict.

In the same location visitors can walk the migrant labyrinth, an installation by multi-media artist / activist Deborah McCullough, of migrants’ discarded shoes, all found in the desert.

At 5:30 p.m.Guatemala scholar and UA associate professor Elizabeth Oglesby offers an up-to-the-minute informal report on the genocide trial of former dictator and army general Efrain Rios Montt. Oglesby was in Guatemala in April to testify as an expert witness and was present when defense attorneys walked out en masse, forcing a temporary suspension of the historic trial. Joining Oglesby is scholar Murphy Woodhouse, with additional comment on Maya and migration.

A 6 p.m. meal features "build your own" tostadas and accompaniments.

Baylor reads around 6:30 p.m., after everyone is served.

Now in her late 80's, Baylor has lived in Southern Arizona for most of her life. Noted for self-deprecating wit, love of the desert and its creatures, and unsentimental compassion, Baylor has written essays, a novel, and more than 25 books for children, many now considered classics. They have been awarded American Library Association, Caldecott, and other major prizes.

The event celebrates Project volunteers who, throughout the summer, will work in small teams alongside Maya health promoters in remote hamlets and resettlement locations of the CPR-Sierra. Accusations of genocide against Rios Montt are based upon crimes committed in the Ixil Area, where the CPR-Sierra originated.

Baylor will autograph books,

on sale courtesy of Antigone Books.
The event is free.

 Donations to benefit Maya health workers and their rural communities are encouraged.
Information:
Ila Abernathy, Project Coordinator,

Announcements for Week Ending May 6th, 2013

Casa Maria - JUST A REMINDER! Casa Maria is this Friday, May 3 in the Parish Center. We need eggs! Hard boiled, that is! We have another Casa Maria this month on Friday May 31st. We will not have eggs from the school or student volunteers until September. We need your help - bring a friend to the cool Parish Center!

Send-Off Celebration for Guatemala Project Teams May 18th with writer Byrd Baylor (it’s a tradition!) in the Parish Center. Workshops and half-price textile market 5 PM, meal and reading 6 PM. Details to follow.

You are needed! for Guatemala Project’s first-ever early delegation ~ June 4 – 12. We’d like 2 to 4 more people from St. Michael’s to join Fr. Smith and Ila A. and folks from other groups and congregations. A great introduction to what we do (and have done for 20 years) and why we do it. Contact coordinator Ila for details, or look for information at the back of church.

Ascension Day ~ May 9, 2013, 6:30 PM Mass and Pot Luck. Bring a tasty dish to share and join us with friends, fellowship and good food. Sign up sheets in back of church.

Fill a Bag for Mom. Sunday, May 12, is Mother’s Day. Join us and celebrate the day by donating a bag of groceries for the needy in honor of, or in memory of, your mother. Please bring your filled bags to church on May 12. The food is used to stock our Food Pantry, which is woefully low at this time, and help with stocking the pantry for the summer. The ushers are handing out bags and instructions today and next Sunday. We thank you for your continued generosity.

ECW Updates: 

Dear Ladies of St. Michael's,

• Last call for ECW dues. We are ready to go to press with the newest ECW Directory. It won’t be complete without you  It’s not too late for your dues of $15 to be included in our latest directory. 
• Don’t miss our next ECW meeting, May 15th at 10:30 am in the Parish Center. Our featured speaker will be our own Alice Miller. Alice will be telling of her experiences as a Navy nurse in World War II. Join us for friendship, fellowship and listening to the adventures of Alice. 
• Another reminder: The next ECW Casserole and Bake Sale is scheduled for Sunday, May 19th. Put on your aprons, and get ready to make your favorite casserole or dessert and donate it to a good cause. Recipes are always welcome with your donation. As an added attraction, there are always some books for sale (or bring yours) for your summer reading enjoyment. The sale is after all the morning masses. 

Peace and Stay Happy!

Holy Week Schedule 2013

Schedule of Masses and Services for Holy Week

All are invited!

March 25th - Monday in Holy Week

7:30 AM Morning Prayer
5:30 PM Low Mass (for World Peace)

March 26th - Tuesday in Holy Week

7:30 AM Morning Prayer
7:00 PM Choir Rehearsal

March 27th - Wednesday in Holy Week

7:30 AM Morning Prayer
11:45 AM Opportunity for Confession
12:10 PM Healing Mass with Laying On of Hands and Stations of the Cross
7:00 PM Tenebrae ~ Church

March 28th - Maundy Thursday

7:30 AM Morning Prayer
7:00 PM Parish Center - Seder Meal ~ Liturgy of the Word ~
Institution of the Lord’s Supper with Sermon.
9:00 PM Procession to the Altar of Repose, Beginning of the Watch

March 29th - Good Friday ~ 

Strict Fast And Abstinence

11:00 AM Opportunity for Confession
12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM Service of Reflection
7:00 PM Solemn Liturgy of Good Friday ~ Fast until after the Vigil

March 30th - Holy Saturday ~ 

Special devotion and self-denial

7:00 AM Walk to the Cross on the Top of the Hill ~
St. Ann’s Convent on Sabino Canyon
8:30 AM Liturgy of the Day
9:00 to 10:00 AM Confessions
10:00 AM Choir Rehearsal
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 with the newly baptized following the Mass.

March 31st - The Sunday of the Resurrection: Easter Day

7:45 AM Mass with Homily
9:00 AM Family Mass (Easter Egg Hunt following Mass)
10:15 AM High Mass with Sermon
12:30 PM Misa En Español
(No 5 PM Mass Easter Day)

Parish offices closed Good Friday and Easter Monday

Announcements through March 24th

ECW women will meet this Wednesday, March 20 in the Parish Center at 10:30 AM. All ladies of the parish are considered members of Episcopal Church Women and are invited to attend.

Taize Service of Meditation will take place this Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 6:45 pm in church. All are invited to take forty-five minutes out of our busy-ness and spend some time in meditation as we are drawing close to Holy Week. 

The Last Lenten Soup Supper will be held Wednesday during Lent at 6:30 PM at the House of Prayer. We will be viewing the movie “The Passion of Christ” by Mel Gibson.
You are invited for a simple soup supper and then watch segments of the film discussing Jesus response to the violence done to him. The sessions are preceded by Evening Prayer at 6 PM.

COLLECTION FOR EASTER FLOWERS - please include your donation in the envelope in your pledge card box or make certain your donation is clearly marked for “flowers” and place in the offering basket.

Please note: The Saint Jerome Writing Group will now meet twice monthly, that is on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. The March meetings will be on the 12th and 26th in the Womble Library at 10AM.

St. Michael’s Guatemala Project has issued its “Call for Summer Team Volunteers” and is now accepting applications. Contact Ila Abernathy, 623-3063, ilaa@mindspring.com , for details. Basic information is on the table in the back of church. We are also hoping to add an option for a shorter-term, less wildly rigorous delegation in this, our 29th year of association with rural Maya in Guatemala.  Contact Ila if you are interested in being part of a delegation.

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WATCH SCHEDULE

FOR ALTAR OF REPOSE

“Would you not watch with

me for one hour?”

Two people are needed at each half hour for the Watch before the Altar of Repose. The Sign-up sheet is in the back of the church. Please indicate the time and date by placing your name in the appropriate area.