Easter Sunday April 20, 2014 Sermon
The Rev. Kristin Schultz
How many of you are back to eating chocolate today - did anyone get into the kids' Easter baskets already this morning for that first taste of chocolate in forty days? Or back to drinking coffee? What else are you going back to this morning?
Click here to continue reading, and to listen to the audio version of, this sermon!
Also, click here to go to our worship page, where we have posted the 11:15 choir's performance of selections from Giancarlo Acquilanti's Mass: A Celebration of Life!
* Readings for this coming
Sunday, April 27 are (click on passage to read):
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Weekly Calendar
* 7 am Morning Yoga
* 8:10 am Morning Prayer
* 6 pm Divorce Care (off-site)
* 6 pm Evening Yoga
* 7 pm "11:15 Choir" Rehearsal
Thursday, April 24
* 8 am Morning Prayer
* 9:30 am Morning Eucharist
* 10 am Book Group
* 5:30 pm Search Committee
* 7 pm "Loose at 9" Rehearsal
Friday, April 25
* 8 am Morning Prayer
Saturday, April 26
* 6 pm Quodlibet Concert
Sunday, April 27
* 10:15 am Grief Support Group
* 10:15 am - Transition Update with the Vestry
* 5 pm Live at Five
* 6 pm Live at Five Potluck
Monday, April 28
* 8 am Morning Prayer
* 7 pm Contemplative Prayer
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This Week at St. Michael's
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Here are a few of the many ways St Michael's folks are sharing the light of Christ in the world around us . . .
Called a friend stuggling through illness
Shoveled three elderly neighbors' driveways
Helped at Casa San Miguel
Changed my baby's diapers
Visited a friend after surgery and brought food
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Marriage Equality Letter: An Update
Bishop Vono has responded to the letter from the Vestry requesting him to reconsider the issue of allowing clergy to officiate and solemnize same gender civil marriages. We are posting his response to the Clergy and Vestry on our web site. The letters from the Vestry and the Bishop are also attached to this update so that you may read both. A copy of the letters will also be available in the parish hall for all who would like a hard copy.
Also, the Bishop has requested that the Vestry meet to discuss this in an open forum that will be held after Easter. We will be setting the date for the forum after Holy Week. We will inform the parish of this date as soon as it is set so that if parish members wish to attend and participate in the discussion they may. There are documents on our web site that will be helpful to read before the discussion. Here is the link to those documents here. Please read them if you plan on attending the forum.
The Bishop's letter to to our Vestry and Clergy was a pastoral response to us and for that I am grateful. I am hoping that through dialogue and discussion we can come to better understand each other's perspectives. The Vestry knows that there is a process at the national level of the Church to bring about the officiating and solemnizing of same sex civil marriages. Furthermore, we realize that the Church and this Diocese have come a very long way on this road. However, we recognize that while the national Church and the Diocese are moving forward toward full inclusion at General Convention in 2015, it is our hope that we can also recognize that for some in our parish community the pace of the journey has been painful and slow.
Your Servant in Christ,
Cathy Bailey
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Sunday, April 27 at 10:15 in the Nave
Please join us this Sunday at 10:15 am in the Nave for a Parish Update with the Vestry!
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Many of you remembered to bring your United Thank Offering "little blue box" or envelope on Palm Sunday, Thank you very much for your generosity. But I suspect that many more forgot to bring them in. Just to let you know, you may bring them in any Sunday and drop them into the collection baskets. They will be just as meaningful and just as welcomed. Additional boxes and envelopes are available in the card rack in the back of the Narthex.
Several of you asked questions about the distribution of the United Thank Offering money collected last year. Proposals are now being accepted and reviewed by the National Episcopal Church They will publish the winning proposals, probably sometime this summer. As soon as they are made public we will make that information available. One hundred percent of United Thank Offerings are distributed to further Christ's mission in the world. There are no "overhead" expenses. In the next few weeks we will also publish information about the total amount contributed by this congregation.
St Michael and All Angels will have another UTO "Ingiving" this fall, over the six weeks culminating with Michaelmas Sunday. We will pass out boxes at that time or you may retrieve one from the card rack now and use it all summer to make coin offerings to recognize your many blessings.
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Two new book reviews are now posted to the St. Michael's Library page! To read these reviews (as well as archived copies of previous reviews), click here!
Sally K. Severino, Becoming Fire: A Freudian Psychoanalyst's Spiritual Journey
Conrad Hyers, The Comic Vision and the Christian Faith: A Celebration of Light and Laughter
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Sundays in May at 10:15 am
You are invited this Easter season to spend some time in contemplative, small group Bible study with Rev. Kristin and Bruno Ienni. We will meet from 10:15 - 11:00, May 4, 11, 18, and 25 in the Library to share a simple form of Lectio Divina.
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Albuquerque Interfaith: How Can We Support and Build Great Schools?
Friday, May 2 from 6-8:30 pm and Saturday, May 3 from 9am-3pm
Join Albuquerque Interfaith in working towards a strategy for great public schools, Friday, May 2, 6:00-8:30pm and Saturday, May 3, 9:00am-3:00pm at Washington Middle School, 1101 Park Ave. SW (near 10th & Central). Learn about testing & real education, evaluation & great teachers, Lottery Scholarships, DACA, and getting resources our schools need to help families given the pressures they face. For more information & childcare reservations, call 459-4227.
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St. Martin's Need Your Help!
Sunday, May 4
Sundays at St. Martin's needs your help. The church that was going to serve food on Sunday, May 4, has cancelled. We need help serving food. No need to cook, no need to spend, just come and help set up, serve and clean up. If you can help, please let Rev. Susan know either by calling 842-1637 or by e-mailing [email protected]
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High Scorers Wind Up the Season
Thursday, May 8 at 12:00 noon
As summer vacation time approaches and travel plans firm up, St Michael's seniors will be enjoying the last meeting before the annual recess. The well-attended monthly High Scorers lunches will conclude on Thursday, May 8, before resuming in the fall. We gather at 12 noon in the church hall for a pot luck meal to which all are welcome. Food, fellowship, and fun: come and share!
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Bread for the World: Offering of Letters
Sunday, May 11 at 10:15 am in the Pavilion
Bread for the World is an ecumenical organization that addresses the needs of the poor and hungry to U.S. Congress in a unified Christian voice. This year, we are concentrating on improving international food aid, making it more timely and efficient through flexibility and more local control. Come join us for the adult forum on Sunday, May 11th in the Pavilion. We will discuss the issues and watch a short video together before writing letters to Congress about how to help our global neighbors.
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Please note that the Handmade Soap Class, previously scheduled for April 26, has been cancelled. The next classes will take place on May 24 and June 28. Mark your calendars!
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Pride Parade: Save the Date!
Saturday, May 31
The annual Albuquerque Pride Parade is being held a month earlier this year (and a month cooler, we hope!) on Saturday May 31. The entire Diocese of the Rio Grande is invited to participate in our float, themed "Episcopalian and Fabulous!" Mark your calendars and watch here for more details.
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Pride Interfaith Service
Thursday, June 5 at 7:00 pm
To celebrate the many advancements in civil equality and rights for LGBT persons and to express our commitment to the welcome and affirmation of all people, St. Michael and All Angels will host a Pride Service on Thursday June 5 at 7:00. All are welcome! Invite your friends and families.
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Wild Grace Retreat
June 5 - 8, 2014
Come join New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light at Ghost Ranch for a special retreat for young people and their adult mentors on Thursday, June 5 through Sunday, June 8. Wild Grace Retreat: Celebrating and exploring earth, faith, and creation care will be a spirit-filled visit to this Northern New Mexico retreat center for hiking, recreation, exploration and reflection. Contact [email protected] for more information. Cost is $150 per young person, $175 per adult and includes meals, housing, and activities. Contact [email protected] for scholarship information.
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Camp Stoney Arts & Crafts Camp - Help Needed!
June 8 - 14, 2014
The Northwest Deanery is getting ready to host the Arts and Craft Camp at Camp Stoney June 8-14th and we need YOUR help! We are especially looking for male chaperons to cover the boys cabin during the week and some runners.
We have a great week planed and are just needing a few more volunteers. Please share this information with your congregations and contact Heather Gaume at: [email protected] or Father Brian Winter at [email protected] if you can help for the entire week or even for part of the week.
Please also keep this week and the entire summer at Bishop's Ridge in your prayers!
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CLAD Retreat: Save the Date!
June 13-15, 2014
Mark your calendars now for the Congregational Life and Development Retreat this summer! More information coming soon.
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St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
601 Montano Rd. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107
505.345.8147 [email protected] www.all-angels.com
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