by Staff | Apr 4, 2016 | Family
Vacation Bible School has been a memorable part of summer at St. Michael’s for decades. From its beginning, VBS was organized and run mainly by volunteers who worked together to create a meaningful, spirit-filled week for the children who attend. Looking through the...
by Staff | Mar 21, 2016 | Liturgical
Each week, after we receive Communion, we give thanks to Almighty God for assuring us “that we are very members incorporate in the mystical body of thy Son” (BCP 339). This phrase reflects a fundamental belief of our faith. St. Paul reminds us that we are individually...
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by Staff | Mar 15, 2016 | Church Life
We continue to increase our electronic communication through email, social media, and our website. With Holy Week upon us, let me share a personal conviction God placed on my heart recently. The subject? Email. I don’t know what others’ habits are, but I’ve become...
by Staff | Mar 7, 2016 | Church Life
There are points within our spiritual life that cut through — that resonate beyond all others. For me one of these points is the Watch before the Altar of Repose. After the Maundy Thursday service during Holy Week, the pre-sanctified host is processed into the...
by Staff | Feb 28, 2016 | Liturgical
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just, and will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. I John 1.8-9 The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is a...
by Staff | Feb 15, 2016 | Church Life
For Christians, Lent is a time of penitence and reflection. It is a time in which we seek God’s mercy and ask His forgiveness for things we have done and things we have left undone. Throughout this season we look inwardly and closely examine ourselves and our...
by Staff | Feb 15, 2016 | Fellowship
Archaeology is revolutionizing the way we picture the life and times of Jesus. In the past century — and especially in the past three decades — excavators in the Holy Land have uncovered startling evidence of Jesus, the Jewish world he lived and taught in and the men...
