The Messenger, Christmas 2016

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The Messenger, Christmas 2016

Christmas Services 2016

Saturday, December 24

5:00 PM ~ Family Mass

Mo. Clare Yarborough, Celebrant

10:00 PM ~ Vigil of the Nativity 

(readings and music) 

10:30 PM ~ Solemn Mass

The Rector, Celebrant and Preacher

Sunday, December 25

10:00 AM  ~   Sung Mass

Fr. Benjamin Garren, Celebrant and Preacher

(THERE WILL BE NO OTHER SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS.)

Christmas Photos and A Note From the Office

Please keep the soul of Ross Roberts in your prayers this Christmas Eve. Ross died suddenly this past week.  The Memorial Mass for Ross will take place Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 10:30 am.

May his soul and all the souls of the departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

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Family Mass, Christmas Eve

Church Entrance, Christmas Eve

The Choir performs a new Oratorio 

by A F Schultz.

The following is a poem sent to me by a very good friend, I would like to share it with you for this Christmas Season and the whole year.

"I will light candles this Christmas:Candles of peace .........Candles of grace to ease heavy burdens .........Candles of love to inspire all my living ...........Candles that will burn all the year long." (from a Poem by Howard Thurman)

Peace and Joy to All,

As always,

Nancy

Christmas Schedule 2015

Christmas Schedule
Thursday, December 24th Vigil of the Nativity Christmas Eve
5:00 PM	Family Mass with Christmas Story for Children and Setting Up of the Creche
10:00 PM	Prelude: Carols of the Incarnation
10:45 PM	Solemn Procession and High Mass
Thursday, December 25th The Nativity Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Christmas Day
10:00 AM	Solemn Procession and High Mass
	(There will be no other Masses on Christmas Day)
The church office closes at 1 PM on Wednesday the 23rd, and will reopen on Tuesday the 29th.

Christmas Schedule 2014

Christmas Schedule
Wednesday, December 24th Vigil of the Nativity Christmas Eve
5:00 PM	Family Mass with Christmas Story for Children and Setting Up of the Creche
10:00 PM	Lessons and Carols
10:45 PM	Solemn Procession and High Mass
Thursday, December 25th The Nativity Of Our Lord Jesus Christ Christmas Day
7:45 AM	Christmas Day Mass at Dawn
10:15 AM	Solemn Procession and High Mass
	(There will be no 5 PM Mass on Christmas)
The church office closes at noon on Tuesday the 23rd, and will be closed on Friday the 26th.

Christmas Mass Schedule 2012

Christmas Eve:

5:00 PM Family Mass with Christmas story for children & setting up of the crèche
10:00 PM Lessons and Carols
10:45 PM  Solemn Procession and High Mass

Christmas Day

7:30 AM Morning Prayer
7:45 AM Mass
10:15 AM  High Mass with Procession combined with Misa San Miguel
No 5:00 PM Mass

Christmas and New Year's Schedule

Saturday, December 24th - Vigil of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
8:15 AM Morning Prayer
5:00 PM Family Service with Setting Up of the Creche
10:00 PM Lessons and Carols for Choir, Soloists and Organ
10:45 PM Solemn Procession and High Mass

Sunday, December 25th - The Navitity of Our Lord Jesus Christ: Christmas Day
7:30 AM Morning Prayer
7:45 AM High Mass
10:15 AM High Mass and Procession with Mision San Miguel

Saturday, December 31st - New Year’s Eve
5:00 PM Holy Eucharist, Hors d’Oeuvre Potluck, and Jump into New Year” in the Parish Center

Sunday, January 1st - New Year’s Day
7:45 AM Mass
9:00 AM Family Eucharist
10:15 AM Solemn Eucharist

There is no 5 PM Mass Christmas Day and no 5 PM Mass on New Year’s Day.
The Parish Offices are closed Monday, December 26, 2011 and Monday, January 2, 2011.

Announcements for Week Ending December 18th

Announcements

Here we are at the third Sunday of Advent ~ “Gaudete Sunday”. Having passed the midpoint of advent, the mood is lightened a little, hence the rose advent candle. The change in color provides us with the encouragement to continue our spiritual preparation and prayer...for CHRISTMAS!

The December issue of The Messenger is here! Click to download your copy.

Knitters and Quilters will meet this Saturday, December 10, 2011 at 11:00 AM in the Parish Center. Bring a sack lunch.

Recitation of the Holy Rosary will take place in church at 7:45 AM on Saturday, December 10th. Rosaries will be available. Everyone is welcome and urged to attend.

The Rev. Joel T. Ireland will be celebrating the 30th Anniversary of his ordination on December 11, 2011. Congratulations! Thanks to all who contributed a monetary gift in thanksgiving of his ordination to the priesthood.

CASA MARIA WILL MEET ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16TH AT 5:30 PM IN PARISH CENTER. Your help is needed to prepare sack lunches for the homeless and disadvantaged of Tucson. Volunteers can always use a few “eggstra” hands and as always “shelled” hard boiled eggs. Join them for fellowship and to help with this good work. We still need your continued help in bringing boxes to help transport the lunches!

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS - the special beauty of St. Michael’s Christmas worship is the work of many people. Not all can be directly involved, but all can contribute to the Christmas Flowers and Decorations. Please use the Christmas Flowers envelope for floral donations.

ECW Luncheon - On Wednesday, December 14th, ECW women will have their Christmas Pot-Luck Luncheon. All women are invited to attend this delicious pot luck luncheon which follows the meeting at 10:30am. There is a sign-up sheet in the back of church. Please join us and bring a friend.

The Middle School’s Christmas Program, Luminaria Christmas, will be held on this Wednesday, December 14 at 7PM. It is a wonderful evening rich with music from the 6th, 7th and 8th grade classes, the band and choir. The grounds are lit by beautiful luminarias, the music is presented in different venues, and there are usually hot chocolate and goodies available. Don’t miss this wonderful Christmas program. Admission is free.


Pathway to Joy ~ 2012 It is not too late to return your pledge cards for 2012. If you have misplaced your card or maybe did not receive one, don’t hesitate. There are extra cards In the back of church.

Shopping @ St. Michael's

BAZAAR "SPILLOVER SALE," Parish groups, Dec. 18 – Did you miss that special gift at the Bazaar? There’s a second chance to purchase from some of the Parish groups Dec. 18, after morning Masses.

Don’t forget your “Angel Food” for last minute Christmas gifts in an attractive gift-ready box. This is an affordable means of sharing the fund raising effort by your parishioner volunteers. Just stop by the church office for your Angel Food. Share the goodness and sweetness of St. Michael and All Angels Church.

A GREAT Holiday Gift Idea ~ The Book of Pipes. THE BOOK OF PIPES is a historical listing of those living and deceased, who have made a difference in our lives, community, and the world. Each name memorialized will correspond to one of the 2,900 pipes in our American Classic Æolian-Skinner Pipe Organ (considered the finest organ in southern Arizona). Each pipe will play forever to the Glory of Almighty God in memory of or in honor of the person to which it is assigned. The funds raised go toward ensuring that beautiful music is heard and taught within the adobe walls of St. Michael’s church. This is a wonderful way to memorialize, to honor, and to give thanks to someone in your life and remember them during this holiday season. Forms for the Book Of Pipes are located in the back of church.

Opportunities for Giving

Ben's Bells Kindness Coins. Happy Holidays! As you may have seen by now, Saint Michael's Angels (SMA) have placed 4 Christmas trees on our beautiful campus; two as you enter the church and two in front of our school. We are pleased to have decorated each of these trees with Ben's Bells Kindness Coins. These kindness coins are part of Ben's Bells' Kind Kids Program, an outreach program that educates and inspires children to recognize the importance of kindness and empowers them to create a culture of kindness in their school and beyond. Our hope this holiday season is for all students, teachers, church members, parents and members of our community to recognize acts of kindness that they have personally experienced by taking a kindness coin from one of the trees and presenting it to the individual who performed the act of kindness. Our holiday wish is to give everyone a way to show gratitude for kindness they see in others.

Angel Tree tags are available for pick-up from the Christmas tree at the back of church. There are only 5 tags left, please take one today! Be sure to sign the sheet on the usher’s table so that we will know what children’s names have been taken. This year we have approximately 35 children. You have been so generous with your gifts for the children. It is a real blessing for me to be involved. As usual, each child will receive a clothing gift and a toy … book ….game…etc. This year I need your gift, unwrapped, and returned to the office or brought to church no later than Wednesday, December 14. Please remember to include the tags for return if any of the items are the wrong size or color. Most stores will give these when the gift is purchased. For any of you who would like to participate but are unable to shop, let me know and I will be glad to take care of it for you. May God Bless all of you during this wonderful time of the year. Please call me if you have any questions or have any problems with your gifts. Thanking you in advance for your generosity!

Thank you and have a blessed holiday!

“When you are kind to others, it not only changes you, it changes the world.”
- Harold Kushner

Peace, slow down, enjoy the season and especially reflect on the Real Reason for the Season! Amen.

Christmas Services 2010

Christmas Services

CHRISTMAS EVE

5:00 PM FAMILY MASS
with Christmas Story for Children and Setting Up of the Crêche

10:00 PM LESSONS and CAROLS
10:45 PM SOLEMN PROCESSION and HIGH MASS
 Music for Christmas Eve: CHRISTMAS MASS IN C
(Coronation Mass) by Mozart
for Choir, Soloists, Strings and Organ

CHRISTMAS DAY

10:00 AM HIGH MASS and PROCESSION

The Clergy, Vestry and Staff
wish you and your loved ones
a Blessed Christmas season!

Images of Christmas, 2009

Better Miller plays piano at the Christmas Eve Family Mass



Father Smith tells the children his annual message, and asks them to spread the word: "Look at Jesus, and know God."

Many more photos can be found on the St. Michael's Arts blog.

Karen

Announcements, Advent Bazaar and Christmas Schedule!

St. Michael’s Advent INTERNATIONAL Bazaar

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Don't miss the

St. Michael’s Advent INTERNATIONAL Bazaar

St. Michael & All Angels

Episcopal Church
602 N. Wilmot Road (at 5th Street), Tucson, AZ 85711

* Saturday December 5th, 5 pm - 8 pm
Opening Reception & Sale
 

* Sunday December 6th, 9 am - 3 pm
Gifts Food Music
Holiday Shopping with a Conscience!

PARTICIPANTS, 2009

CRAFTS / GIFTS TABLES
African Education Fund * African Team Ministries
Benedictine sisters * Borderlands Theater
Café para la Vida Digna * Casa de Elizabeth
Episcopal Peace Fellowship * Galeria La Sirena
Guatemala textiles * Humane Borders
Just Coffee * Nyame Adom Foundation
No More Deaths * Owl and Panther
Kelli Peacock * Planet Coexist
Pusurinkham Orphanage * St. Michael’s ECW
St. Michael’s Guatemala Project
St. Michael’s Social Action Committee
Shea Yeleen Int. * Sierra Club
Sisters of St. Francis * Spay & Neuter Solutions
Ten Thousand Villages * Mary Uhrig handcrafted egg ornaments
Zambian Children’s Fund

FOOD – Sunday, after 11:00
Colombian empanadas – for Comedores Populares, supporting a free lunch program in Fundación, Magdalena, Colombia
Fry bread and Indian tacos, holiday tamales (by the dozen, to carry):, for a clinic and Indigenous projects in Hermosillo

MUSIC / etc
MZEKALA choral ensemble (Saturday 6 p.m.) – Balkan traditional songs
Nancy McCallion / Danny Krieger (Sunday, 12:30 p.m.) – original songs, much about “unseen America” Danza Mexica Cuauhetemoc (Sunday, 1 p.m.) – Indigenous dance of Mexico
Ted Warmbrand (Sun +/- 2 p.m.) – banjo, guitar.
Pinata smash at 10 a.m. and noon

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Christmas!

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Other Announcements

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E.C.W ANNUAL CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON will take place on Wednesday, December 16th at 11:00 AM at the Parish Center. PLEASE NOTE – THE MEETING WILL NOT START UNTIL 11 O’CLOCK FOR THIS MEETING ONLY! All women of the parish are invited. Reservations made on the sign-up sheet in the back of church. The delicious luncheon will be prepared by EnJoy Cooking and is $8.00 per person. Won’t you join us? The last day for reservations is no later than Monday, December 14.

CHRISTMAS FLOWERS - the special beauty of St. Michael’s Christmas worship is the work of many people. Not all can be directly involved, but all can contribute to the Christmas Flowers and Decorations. Please use the Christmas Flowers envelope for floral donations.

Angel Food Candy is still available! Don’t forget your “Angel Food” for last minute Christmas gifts in an attractive gift-ready box. This is an affordable means of sharing the fund raising effort by your parishioner volunteers. Just stop by the church office for your Angel Food. Share the goodness and sweetness of St. Michael and All Angels Church!

Dues are Due! It is not too late to submit your St. Margaret’s Altar Society dues of $15.00. Your response is needed. Simply drop a check in the collection, with Altar Guild written in the memo or stop by the Parish Office. Thank you for your kind attention to this important matter.

Opportunities for Giving

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ANGEL TREE GIVING
Angel Tree tags are available for pick-up from the Christmas tree at the back of church.  Please be sure to sign the sheet on the usher’s table so that we will know what children’s names have been taken.

This year we have approximately 35 children. You have been so generous with your gifts for the children. It is a real blessing for me to be involved.   As usual, each child will receive a clothing gift and a toy … book ….game…etc. This year I need your gift, unwrapped, and returned to the office or brought to church no later than Sunday, December 13. Please remember to include the tags for return if any of the items are the wrong size or color. Most stores will give these when the gift is purchased. For any of you who would like to participate but are unable to shop, let me know and I will be glad to take care of it for you.

May God Bless all of you during this wonderful time of the year. Please call me if you have any questions or have any problems with your gifts. Thanking you in advance for your generosity – Ancelyn Smith

Announcements for Weeks Ending January 4 and 11, 2009

Announcements

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All of us St. Michael’s wish to express our gratitude
to everyone for the beautiful Christmas liturgy,
to those who decorated the church, the choir,
the director, the instrumentalists and all who helped
us welcome the Christ child with great joy and beauty.

FEAST OF THE EPIPHANY – TUESDAY JANUARY 6 – MASS AT 6:00 P.M. Join us for a “Pot Luck” Dinner immediately following Mass. Bring your favorite dish to share. Beverages provided. For dessert – our famous “Epiphany Cake” with “dime for wealth”, “ring for love” and “thimble for good works” all hidden with in the cake. The person who finds the “thimble” receives the honor of baking the Epiphany cake at next year's celebration.

St. Michael and All Angels Church
and Parish Day School
wish each and every one
a very blessed and peaceful
New Year.

NOVEL THEOLOGY - The next meeting of our book club, Novel Theology, is at the home of Lynette Emory at 6:30 PM on Thursday, January 8, 2009.The book discussed is Reading Lolita in Tehran by Azar Nafisi. Books and study guides are provided! We welcome newcomers. Join us for lively discussion and good company. Call Lynette Emory for your materials and more information.

ECW QUILT RAFFLE - The ECW handmade quilt raffle has been moved to the English Tea on Saturday May 9, 2009. This gorgeous quilt may be seen in the church office. Tickets are on sale.

St. Michael’s Angel Food - There are only a few boxes of Angel Food Candy remaining. Just stop by the church office for your Angel Food. Share the goodness and sweetness of St. Michael and All Angels Church!

The Knitters and Quilters will meet January 10, 2009.

Opportunities for Giving

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EPIPHANY GIFTS FOR PRIMAVERA - our treasure chest is now available for those who would like to donate warm clothing, new socks and underwear, blankets, and sleeping bags to help homeless men, women, and families throughout this winter season. Toiletries are also needed. The Primavera chest will be available through Sunday, February 15.

TAX CREDIT REMINDER – St. Michael’s Parishioners, we need your help! There are four weeks remaining to complete your tax credit designation to Arizona Episcopal Schools Foundation. We are asking for all parishioners to take action, get involved and help St. Michael’s School receive those important tax dollars. Every dollar we receive supports assistance for deserving families. More information to come. Questions? Call Lila at 722-8478, extension 213, at St. Michael’s School

Parish Life is Growing -
When Will We See You?

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Mark Your Calendar! Gaslight Theater - Sunday February 8th at 3 PM. Sign up now: only 12 tickets remain, first come first served. Payment is required at sign-up, adults $18.00, children $9.00. Envelopes provided; drop in collection basket!

Photos of the Week!

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Before the music starts on Christmas Eve.


Last minute consultations


"Backstage" preparations


Between the celebrations.

Photos by Karen Funk Blocher. Reminder: if you use or repost any of my photos elsewhere, please list me as the photographer. Thanks!

Christmas Service Schedule 2008

December 24th
Vigil of the Nativity - Christmas Eve



5:00 PM - Family Mass with Christmas Story
for Children and Setting Up the Creche

10:00 PM - Concert and Carols
10:45 PM - Solemn Procession and High Mass

December 25th
The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Christmas Day



7:30 AM - Morning Prayer

7:45 AM - Mass

10:15 AM - High Mass and Procession

Parish Offices Closed December 24th through 26th

The Clergy and Staff
of St. Michael and All Angels Church
and Parish Day School
Wish to One and All a very Blessed Christmas
and a Peaceful New Year!

Christmas Masses 2007

St. Michael’s Calendar

24 Mon Vigil of The Nativity – Christmas Eve

5:00 PM – Family Mass with Christmas Story For Children

& Setting up the Creche

10:00 PM - Concert And Carols

10:45 PM - Solemn Procession and High Mass

Parish Offices closed


25 Tue The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ – Christmas Day

7:30 AM Morning Prayer

8:00 AM Mass

10:00 AM High Mass and Procession

Parish Offices closed