by Staff | Mar 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Lent has always been a very important time of the church calendar at St. Michael’s. Growing up as a child of the parish in 1950s and 1960s, observation of Lent was something every church member took seriously. Everyone made very careful decisions about what each would...
by Staff | Feb 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
“It’s all about the process”. That is what I heard while studying art in college. “If you don’t like the process of creating art, then you won’t like being an artist”. This is a truism: the process itself is where the product of art comes from. It is the emotional,...
by Staff | Feb 21, 2018 | Uncategorized
As we walk through this forty day Lenten journey of prayer, fasting, and reflection — in preparation for Easter — it can be hard to decide what actions to take. With that, below are a few creative Lenten ideas that will help shift the focus off of self and onto...
by Staff | Feb 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
Eight times in the Bible, the period of 40 days is mentioned. The first reference pertains to our Old Testament reading for this Sunday — Genesis 9. Genesis 9 is the end of the flood, where God makes his covenant to never again destroy the earth by water. The sign of...
by Staff | Feb 5, 2018 | Uncategorized
Lent is coming! Yay?!? Okay, so most of us don’t approach Lent with that kind of enthusiasm. A 40-day period of self-denial and prayer might not be something we look forward to each year, and it may be one of the most difficult church traditions to talk about with...
by Staff | Jan 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
In my role as Pastoral Care Assistant I am presented with many opportunities to see God’s work in the restoration of both body and faith. I would like to share with you two examples of how the work of the Holy Spirit was shown to me recently. One example is a man I...
by Staff | Jan 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
The liturgical calendar is a treasured gift to the church. Like a clock, it runs steadily and quietly in the background of our lives. When we look up and pay attention, it is there to keep our lives on course. In regards to the liturgical calendar, that “course” is...
