Easter Sunday

April 5, 2026

10am Service



The Rev. Katie Holeman Presiding & Children's Homilist

The Rev. Megan Anderson-Gartin Preaching

The Rev. Mike Ferrito Deacon

The Rev. Rodney Davis Assisting



There will be no Easter Sunday 5pm Service.

It will resume on Sunday, April 12th.

The reading of The Passion replaced the Sunday March 29 Sermon. You may watch the full Palm Sunday service Here.

Holy Week & Easter Offerings

Holy Week Worship Services

Thursday, April 2 - 7pm Maundy Thursday - Livestream + Bulletin

Maundy Thursday Dinner at 5:30pm in Parish Hall (RSVP)

Gethsemane Watch Beginning 8pm to 8:30am Friday April 3.

Friday, April 3 - Good Friday Services

8:30am & Noon Stations of the Cross

7pm The Passion of Christ - Livestream + Bulletin

Saturday, April 4 - 7pm Easter Vigil - Livestream + Bulletin

Sunday, April 5 - 10am Easter Sunday - Livestream + Bulletin

Nursery will be available during the service, there will be no Godly play lesson. Easter Egg Hunt immediately following the service. More info below.

Altar Guild Invite

Have you ever been curious about how the church gets transformed into the fabulous festive place that it becomes on Easter day? The Altar Guild is inviting YOU to come and help in this transformation. The FUN happens on Holy Saturday morning, April 4, starting with a (brief) special service, led by Fr. Rod at 8:45 AM. ALL are welcome. Talk to Laura Quené if you'd like more info or to let us know you are coming.

Easter Egg Hunt & Easter Brunch Potluck

Join us Easter Sunday immediately following the 10am service for an Easter Egg Hunt and a potluck Easter Brunch! Please sign up to bring a dish or treat using the button below. There are still eggs and candy available to stuff if you want to come into the office to stuff these. All eggs need to be filled by Saturday. Call the office at 916.488.3550.

Church Office Closed Monday April 6 - Friday April 10

Following the busy Holy Week schedule and Easter Sunday service the office will be closed Easter Monday, April 6 through Friday April 10. We will continue to check email and voice messages and the clergy will be available for pastoral needs. Thank you.

St. Michael's Blood Drive

First time donors to Vitalant will need to create an account.

Use Blood Drive Code 100560512

Please speak to Renee Pierce with any questions.

St. Michael's Reads Genesis

This Easter season we are going back to the beginning with a trek through Genesis. Come read the foundational stories of the Hebrew scriptures that shaped the identity and faith of God's people throughout history. We will have our zoom discussion group on Tuesday evenings from 6:30-8:00 starting on 4/7.

For this series, we have a Daily Reading Plan printout as well as a handout with tips and tricks for reading the Old Testament in historical and literary context.

Zoom meeting here:

Daily Reading Plan:

Scripture in Context Handout:

Dinner & Documentary

Sunday April 12, 2026 at 6pm in Friendship Center

Please join us for our next Dinner & Documentary session on Sunday, April 12 in the Friendship Center. Please contact Marilyn McEntyre or the church office to receive updates and RSVP attendance. As we resume gathering once a month for a dinner and documentary evening, we’d like to hear from those of you who are interested in coming when you can. Please complete the survey HERE to insure these evenings will serve both your own sense of purpose and the common good.

St. Michael's Continuing Studies & Offerings

• Thursday Open Bible Study Thursdays at 10am via Zoom.
• Sacred Circle - Last Wednesday of every month 6pm via zoom.
• Centering Prayer - Mondays in Friendship Center at 9:00am & Thursdays on Zoom at 7pm.
• Healing Circle - Second Saturdays 11am in Friendship Center.

Weekly Services

10am Sunday Morning Worship Eucharist (also Livestreamed)

Nursery available during worship

5pm Sunday Evening Contemplative Prayer Service on Zoom

9am Morning Prayer – Zoom Monday through Thursday

8:30am Friday Morning Contemplative Eucharist

Celebration of Life Services

We will be having a Celebration of Life Service for Marguerite Clugston on Saturday, April 11, 2026 at 11am at the church with a reception immediately following in Parish Hall.

We will be having a Celebration of Life Service for Diane Gilmore on Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 1pm at the church with a reception immediately following in Parish Hall.

We will be having a Celebration of Life Service for Kay Griffin on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 11am at the church with a reception immediately following in Parish Hall.

Choral Masterworks by John Cozza

Easter Oratorio, BWV 249 by Bach

The Easter Oratorio (German: Oster-Oratorium),  BWV 249, is an oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach, beginning with Kommt, eilet und laufet ("Come, hasten and run"). Bach composed it in Leipzig and first performed it on April 1, 1725. The first version of the work was completed as a cantata for Easter Sunday in Leipzig on 1 April 1725, then under the title Kommt, gehet und eilet. It was named "oratorio" and given the new title only in a version revised in 1735. In a later version in the 1740s the third movement was expanded from a duet to a four-part chorus. The work is based on a secular cantata, the so-called Shepherd Cantata Entfliehet, verschwindet, entweichet, ihr Sorgen, BWV 249a, which is now lost, although the libretto survives. Its author is Picander who is also likely the author of the oratorio's text. The work is opened by two instrumental movements that are probably taken from a concerto of the Köthen period. It seems possible that the third movement is based on the concerto's finale. Unlike the Christmas Oratorio, the Easter Oratorio has no narrator but has four characters assigned to the four voice parts: Simon Peter (tenor) and John the Apostle (bass), appearing in the first duet hurrying to Jesus' grave and finding it empty, meeting there Mary Magdalene (alto) and "the other Mary", Mary Jacobe (soprano). The choir was present only in the final movement until a later performance in the 1740s when the opening duet was set partly for four voices. The music is festively scored for three trumpets, timpani, two oboes, oboe d'amore, bassoon, two recorders, transverse flute, two violins, viola and continuo.

And here is a live performance from the 2013 Proms with our inspired Bach Cantata guides John Eliot Gardiner, the English Baroque Soloists and Monteverdi Choir:

Translation here:  

Wikipedia page here: 

Prayers for Pregnant Women & Their Babies

We have an ongoing relationship with the Episcopal Sisters at the Order of Julian of Norwich monastery who pray daily for pregnant women and their babies. If you have name(s) of loved one(s) who are expecting that you would like to have included in the sisters' prayers, please email Fr. Rod.

Giving Thanks with Flowers!

You can remember your loved ones and celebrate important moments in your life with the gift of flowers to the church.  If you would like to give in this way, please let the office know and what you would like to give thanks for in the bulletin. You can send a check (or drop it off) to the office or pay on-line.  

Name Tags

Name tags are available at Sunday morning check in's on the greeter cart. Please be sure to grab and wear your name tag before the service. If you are in need of a name tag please let the office know.

St. Michael's Hours

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 10:00am - 1:00pm

Sanctuary, Columbarium and Courtyard are open during office hours. Please let the office know you will be coming. Call 916.488.3550 or email.

Pastoral Hours



Rev. Megan is on maternity leave through May 17 and will be available on request after May 18. For pastoral and programmatic matters: Associate Rector Pastor Katie Holeman - pastorkatie@stmichaelscarmichael.org, for church administration: Parish Administrator Michelle Falcy - st.michaels@stmichaelscarmichael.org and for other church Business: Senior Warden Greg Dewey - tgregdewey@gmail.com. 

Pastor Katie will be available on request. Please email pastorkatie@stmichaelscarmichael.org to schedule.

Fr. Mike will be available on request. Please email revdrferrito@outlook.com to schedule.

Fr. Rod will be available on request. Please email fatherrod@stmichaelscarmichael.org to schedule. 



Giving & Stewardship

Thank you all for generously supporting St. Michael's and our ministries. We are accepting pledge payments through the mail. We are also accepting online giving via the donate button below. You may have to set up an account to do so. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Kate Muris. 2026 Pledge Cards can be found here.

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