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              Weekly Newsletter, April 17, 2014
In This Issue
April 13 Sermon
Salt & Light Log
Holy Week Schedule
Maundy Thursday Vigil Update
Marriage Equality Letter
Postulancy
Adult Formation
Casa San Miguel
Easter Vigil Bells
Day School News
Urban Way of the Cross
Good Friday Pilgrimage
Easter Sunday Fellowship Invitation
United Thank Offering
Handmade Soap Class
Dwelling in the Word
Albuquerque Interfaith
Pride Parade
Pride Interfaith Service
CLAD Retreat

Palm Sunday
April 13, 2014
Sermon
The Rev. Dr. Rob Clarke  

 

 Click here to listen to the audio version of this sermon!

 


* Readings for this coming
Sunday, April 20 are (click on passage to read):
Weekly Calendar

 

Thursday, April 17
MAUNDY THURSDAY
* 8 am Morning Prayer
* 9:30 am Maundy Thursday Eucharist with Foot Washing
* 10 am Book Group
* 5:30 pm Search Committee
* 6 pm Maundy Thursday Soup Dinner
*  7 pm Maundy Thursday Eucharist with Foot Washing
* 8 pm Al-Night Prayer Vigil. Security Provided.

Friday, April 18
GOOD FRIDAY
* 7 am Brief Prayer and Consuming of Reserve Sacrament
* 8 am Morning Prayer
* 9 am Urban Way of the Cross (off-site)
* 12 pm Good Friday Service: Reflection & Time for Silence
* 3 pm Good Friday Service: Spoken Prayers
* 7 pm Good Friday Liturgy

Saturday, April 19
HOLY SATURDAY
* 9 am Holy Saturday Service
* 9:30 am Decorate the Church for Easter
* 7:30 pm The Great Vigil of Easter

 

Sunday, April 20
EASTER SUNDAY
* 10:15 am Grief Support Group
* 10:15 am - NO ADULT FORMATION
* 10:15 am Godly Play Story and Easter Egg Hunt for All Children

 

Monday, April 21
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
* 8 am Morning Prayer 
* 6:30 pm Live at Five Council
*  7 pm Contemplative Prayer 
 
Tuesday, April 22
CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED
* 8 am Morning Prayer 
* 9 am Food Pantry Distribution
* 6 pm New Members' Class

 

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This Week at St. Michael's
Salt & Light Log

 

Here are a few of the many ways St Michael's folks are sharing the light of Christ in the world around us . . . 

 

Listened to a friend's frustration with her son

 

Made a favorite meal for my son

 

Brought food to a friend in need

 

Sent a caring and loving email to a friend who is depressed

 

Went to the hospital to support a friend in great need

 

Holy Week Schedule

 

Please join us for any (or all!) of the remaining Holy Week worship opportunities:

 

Thursday, April 17: Maundy Thursday

 

6:00 pm

Soup Dinner

 

7:00 pm

Maundy Thursday Liturgy with Foot Washing

 

8:00 pm - 7:00 am

All-Night Prayer Vigil

 

 

Friday, April 18: Good Friday

 

7:00 am

Brief Prayer and Consuming of Reserve Sacrament

 

9:00 am

Urban Way of the Cross (off-site; see announcement below for details)

 

12:00 pm

Brief Service of Reflection and Time for Silence

 

3:00 pm

Spoken Prayers

 

7:00 pm

Good Friday Liturgy

 

 

Saturday, April 19: Holy Saturday

 

9:00 am

Brief Holy Saturday Service

 

9:30 am

Decorate the Church for Easter

 

7:30 pm

The Great Vigil of Easter with Bonfire

 

 

Sunday, April 20: Easter

 

7:30 am

Easter Morning Eucharist

* Breakfast Hosted by St. Michael's LGBT Ministry

 

9:00 am

Easter Morning Eucharist

* Following Eucharist: Easter Godly Play Story and Easter Egg Hunt for All Children

 

11:15 am

Easter Morning Eucharist. Special Music begins at 11:00 am

 

A Maundy Thursday Vigil Update

 

Please note that instead of the Maundy Thursday prayer vigil being in the prayer chapel as otherwise noted, it will be moved back to the nave as in years past. We hope you have a blessed Holy Week!

Marriage Equality Letter: An Update

 

Dear Parishioners,

 

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

Rector's Warden

Postulancy

 

Congratulations to J.P. Arrossa and to David Martin! Both were notified on April 2, 2014 that they have been made Postulants for the Priesthood by Bishop Michael Vono. Please join the Vestry in congratulating them for their hard work and please continue supporting them as they embark on this spiritual journey. We are very proud of both of them!

Adult Formation

 

Sunday, April 20

Easter Sunday (no Adult Formation).

 

Sunday, April 27 at 10:15 in the Nave

Transition Update with the Vestry.

 

Sunday, May 11 at 10:15 in the Pavilion

Bread for the World offering of letters.

Casa San Miguel

 

We are presently not able to get canned tuna and fruit from the food bank, and especially appreciate any contributions of these  when you shop for groceries. Thank you for supporting our neighbors.

Bells for Easter Vigil

 

If you have bells, we need them! Please bring bells, marked with your name, to use at the Easter Vigil on April 19. You can drop them off at the church office anytime between now and then.

All Angels Day School News

 

All  Angels still has Village Inn Pie cards for sale.  Get yours today and help support All Angels!  Pie Cards are $15.00. Please see Francesca MacDowell or Anne Davis.

Urban Way of the Cross

Friday, April 18 at 9:00 am

 

Join people from various Christian congregations on a pilgrimage through downtown Albuqueruqe's community of need and mercy, pain and hope, the places where Christ is being crucified in our world today. Our walk will link us to Jesus' walk with those on the margins: neglected children, the homeless, the elderly, the poor, and the immigrant. As we share in the sorrow and pain, we will also experience the joy and hope marking the places where Christ's crossbeam is being carried and His brow wiped by people serving those in deep need. Our journey will begin and end at Immaculate Conception Church, 619 Copper St NW; all are welcome to a closing reception at the Immaculate Conception Parish Hall.

Good Friday Pilgrimage

Friday, April 18 at 6:00 am

 

As the culmination of your Lenten journey, please consider joining with your brothers and sisters in Christ who will make a Good Friday pilgrimage to El Santuario de Chimayo.  Located north of Santa Fe, El Santuario de Chimayo is a small adobe church built in 1816 that embodies the history, culture, and faith of the people of northern New Mexico.   The shrine is known for its curative powers, and for over 200 years, pilgrims have rubbed themselves with the Tierra Bendita ("Holy Dirt") found in a small room there or have taken it back to others who have not been able to make the pilgrimage.

 

In preparation for this journey, pilgrims are encouraged to attend two meetings in Albuquerque (one on March 30, and the second on April 6) that will focus on the concepts of journey and pilgrimage as well as on Hispanic spirituality. On Good Friday, pilgrims will meet at a central point in Albuquerque at 6:00 am and will carpool to the church in Namb� (located approximately eight miles from Chimayo). Pilgrims may choose to walk from there or to drive to the Penitent� Crosslocated approximately 1� miles from Chimayo. The Good Friday Liturgy will be celebrated at the Penitent� Cross, and a Service of Healing with oil and Tierra Bendita will be held at El Santuario de Chimayo. A van containing water and first aid provisions will accompany pilgrims on their journey. Pilgrims will return to Albuquerque by approximately 6:00 pm. Carpool drivers are needed.

 

For more information about this pilgrimage, including the preparatory meetings, please contact Deacon Patty Soukup at psoukup@dioceserg.org or at 505-881-0636. Please respond ASAP in order to be included in the preparatory meetings.

Easter Sunday Fellowship Invitation

Sunday, April 20

 

The LGBT Community is hosting the fellowship coffee hour after each service on Easter Sunday morning, April 20.  We are inviting all parishioners/congregants/visitors to bring food and goodies to share during that fellowship time.  We encourage everyone to bring fruit, vegetables, salads, breakfast-type breads and DEVILED EGGS.  (Deviled Eggs are always a huge favorite.)  Easter morning always brings a huge number of friends, relatives, and newcomers to St. Michael's.  We want to make everyone feel welcome with a bountiful feast.  Thanks to all in advance for your help and generosity.

United Thank Offering

 

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.

Next Week and Beyond
Handmade Soap Class

Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 am

 

You are invited to join the Hand Made Soap Class on April 26th 10:00 am -1:30 pm - lunch on your own about 11:30 or so. You will be able to make at least 2-3 different soaps (most people go home with about 5-7 bars),  using the safe melt and pour method. You will have the choice of adding fragrance/ essential oils to your soaps as well as food grade herbs and colors. Class/materials fee $32.24  for each student.  All Classes will be held in the Parish Hall  Deadline to register: One week prior to class.  Mail your check to John D.Teel AFS, 1313 Van Cleave Rd. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87107.  For more information contact John Teel at 385-3425 or abqfinesoaps@icloud.com. Future Classes will be held on Saturdays April 26, May 24, Jun 28, Jul 6, Aug 23, Sept 27 Oct 18 and Nov 22, no Classes in December. A Portion will be donated to the Church Building Fund.  

Dwelling in the Word

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

St. Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
601 Montano Rd. NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107
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