by Staff | Nov 25, 2020 | Liturgical
Prelude My Country, ‘Tis Of TheeThis Is My Father’s WorldCome, Ye Thankful People, ComeWe Gather Together To Ask The Lord’s Blessing My country, ‘tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing;Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims’ pride, From every...
by Staff | Nov 21, 2020 | Liturgical
Prelude Rejoice Greatly, O My Soul | Sigfried Karg-Elert Nearer, My God, To Thee Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee!E’en though it be a cross that raiseth me;Still all my song would be, nearer, my God, to thee,Nearer, my God to thee, nearer to thee. Entrance...
by Staff | Nov 18, 2020 | Church Life
Recently for The Chapter at Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Dr. Jim Watkins interviewed Silverio Gonzalez, a parishioner at St. Michael’s, to discuss Nashotah’s “The Bible & Theology in Color” and the impact the course is having on the...
by Staff | Nov 14, 2020 | Liturgical
Prelude Ave Maria | Bach-Gounod Dear Lord And Father Of Mankind | Charles Parry Dear Lord and Father of mankind, forgive our foolish ways!Reclothe us in our rightful mind, in purer lives thy service find,In deeper reverence, praise. Entrance Procession Thine Arm, O...
by Staff | Nov 7, 2020 | Liturgical
Prelude Largo | Georg Frideric Händel Abide With Me | Johann Sebastian Bach Abide with me,Then will I fear not the journey to that far-off landWhere sorrows cease and all is peace.What sweet content to have thee near me Where I may clasp thine hand so gentleAnd...
by Staff | Nov 4, 2020 | Church Life
Friends in Christ, As we round the corner into the fall season of this mad year, I have found myself repeating a new phrase, The show must go on! A favorite recent example at St. Michael’s by-the-Sea of this creative persistence (and there are many) is the...
by Staff | Oct 31, 2020 | Liturgical
Prelude Going Home | Largo, New World Symphony, Dvorak-Kreisler Shall We Gather At The River Shall we gather at the river, where bright angel feet have trod,Where its crystal tide forever, flowing by the throne of God?Yes, we’ll gather at the river, the beautiful...
