November 24, 2024

Christ the King

10am Service

The Rev. Mike Ferrito Presiding

Pastor Katie Holeman Preaching

The Rev. Rodney Davis Deacon

& The Rev. Andy Lobban Assisting

5pm Contemplative Prayer Service on Zoom - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/4883550916!

The Twenty Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

The Rev. Mike Ferrito

Sunday November 17, 2024

SAVE THE DATE

Annual Meeting

Sunday February 2, 2025

St. Michael's annual meeting will be immediately following the 10am service with a lunch. During the meeting we will be voting for Vestry Members and Diocesan Delegates and taking a look at 2024 and look to the future.

2025 Vestry

Every year the Vestry elects new members for a three-year term. This three-year term is going to be especially important for the life of St. Michael’s. In 2025 the Vestry will be selecting a new Rector. In July 2025 the new Head Master of the St. Michaels School will start. There will be a new opportunity to deepen the relationship between the school and the church. The Green Team will have new proposals and plans for how St. Michaels can become carbon neutral by 2030. We will be intensifying our efforts provide community service, spiritual, and study opportunities for our members and inviting new people to participate. We are especially seeking someone to serve on the Building and Grounds Committee to assist with maintaining the facilities and participating in developing a school master plan. So if you feel called to serve on the St. Michael’s Vestry, please use the following link http://stmichaelscarmichael.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/vestry-nomination-form-2025fillable-1.pdf to fill out an application or contact the Church Office (916) 488-3550 for a hard copy. 

Another opportunity to serve is to represent St. Michael’s at the Diocesan convention. This is a chance to engage in the issues of National as well as Diocesan concern.  Please use the following link http://stmichaelscarmichael.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/vestry-nomination-form-2025fillable-1.pdf to fill out an application or contact the Church Office (916) 488-3550 for a hard copy. 

Grace, Peace, and Love

Rick Larkey

Senior Warden

Upcoming Events & Services

Friday, December 13th Winterdance - 18th Annual Celtic Christmas Celebration 7pm

Sunday December 15th A Service of Lessons & Carols 5pm

Tuesday, December 24th Christmas Eve Family Service 5pm

with Christmas Pageant

Tuesday December 24th Christmas Eve Choral Service 9pm

with Festival of Christmas Music

Wednesday December 25th Christmas Morning Service 10am

Please join us for our upcoming holiday events & services. We have handouts available in the Narthex and the office with more details on the above events and services.

The Green Team Gives Thanks

This time of year can be fraught with many activities. We have projects, shopping for the upcoming holidays, preparing for changes in the weather, anxiety around election results, etc. Your Green Team suggests that we pause for a moment and give thanks for this wonderful planet that has sustained human life for thousands of years. We owe it to the planet to appreciate all of nature and the resources that sustain us. We also need to be thoughtful and thankful to work on how each of us can contribute to healing our earth. The Green Team is working to find ways to make St. Michael’s carbon neutral by 2030. Look for more information in the coming months.  

Gifts from the Heart

Thank you so much for supporting the Gifts from the Heart program this year! Our 120 children and adults have all been selected by this generous community! These are the next steps:

• Purchase the gifts for your selected person or people and check them off on the yellow card. Write in any additional gifts.
• Wrap them nicely, place a gift tag with only the recipient's name on it on each gift.
• Place all gifts for each individual in the large clear bag provided (except bicycles, we will provide a separate yellow tag for those).
• Tape the yellow card onto the inside of the plastic bag so that it is easily visible
• Please leave plastic bags open so the stockings can be easily added
• Drop off your gifts on Saturday Dec. 7 from 2:00 - 5:00pm or Sunday Dec. 8 from 9:00 until 2:00

Thank you for being such a blessing! 

Questions? Please contact Holly Yue

If you have questions about River City Food Bank's volunteer program, please contact Tyra Willis.

We are still collecting pop top canned meals and fruit as well as reusable plastic grocery bags in the food barrel!

Thank you for your continued support of River City Food Bank.

Regular Outreach opportunities

River City Food Bank Center at St. Matthew's - Distribution Prep every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday & Distribution every Wednesday & Friday

Carmichael HART Carmichael Presbyterian Church - Lunch program every Thursday & the Shower Ministry every Saturday

God's Helping Hands Laundry LaunderLand every 3rd Saturday of the month

Advent Studies

Journeying the Way of Love

Please join us for the four Sundays of Advent after worship where we will be diving into Michael Curry’s Advent study Journeying the Way of Love. All are invited to participate. We will be in the Friendship Center as well as on Zoom with a hybrid study. This is a great way to center yourself and remember that during this time of the year when we can get lost in the hustle and bustle, God calls us to slow down, wait, and listen. Please contact Rev. Andy or Fr. Rod for more information.

Living Compass - Living Well Through Advent

We live in tumultuous, challenging times. Our country is torn by widely divergent experiences and perspectives and our world is full of conflict. How do we pursue peace in our lives and make a difference in the world in which we live? Engage in the Living Compass program for Advent focused on peace.

A weekly discussion group facilitated by Lisa and Jim Sargent will be offered on Sunday evenings from 6:30-7:30 from December 1 - 22. It will be on Zoom. Please contact Lisa by e-mail at lisa@2sargents.com to sign up.

The Living Compass Advent booklets are available in the Narthex on Sundays and the church office during business hours.

There are multiple other ways to receive the booklet readings through Living Compass at https://www.livingcompass.org/advent

• Sign up on Living Compass’ website to receive a daily email of each reflection
• Download a free PDF file
• Purchase an e-book on Amazon for .99 cents.

St. Michael's Recommended Reading

St. Michael’s clergy also recommends Marilyn McEntyre’s latest book Midwinter Light: Meditations for the Long Season. In poems and life-affirming reflections on freedom, growth, quietude, and keenly felt hope, Midwinter Light guides us to seek and find what we need, right where we are—readings to return to again and again when we need to recenter.

  Books can be ordered online or through Marilyn McEntyre for a 20% discount ($15). She should have books in hand by November 29.

St. Michael's Continuing Studies

• Sacred Circle Meets the last Wednesday of every month at 6pm via zoom. For more information please contact Kate Muris.
• Thursday Open Bible Study meets every Thursday in the Friendship Center (and on Zoom) at 10am - 11:30am. We study the scriptures for the following Sunday. For more Bible Study information, please email Chris Chamness at chrischamness@hotmail.com.

California International Marathon -Expect Delays

Sunday, December 8th

The California International Marathon will run on Sunday, December 8th, 2024, causing some intersections near the church to be closed. The race starts at 7am near Folsom Dam and travels Oak Avenue, Fair Oaks Blvd, and J Street to the Capitol. Intersections will be closed only while the race comes through, but be prepared, if necessary, to leave home early and avoid the racecourse on your way to church. For more information check out the website here and the pdfs below.

Christmas Pageant

Christmas Eve Pageant! As is tradition at St Michaels we will be holding our annual Christmas Eve Pageant at the 5pm service. This year we are blessed to have a play written by our own Paula Frink. If you have kids who are interested in being in the play please contact Pastor Katie for more information. As always this year promises to be a lot of fun and a great way to start your Christmas Eve. Pastorkatie@stmichaelscarmichael.org

Weekly Services

10am Sunday Morning Worship Eucharist (also Livestreamed)

Nursery opens at 9:30am

5pm Sunday Evening Contemplative Prayer Service on Zoom

9am Morning Prayer – Zoom, Monday through Thursday

8:30am Friday Morning Contemplative Eucharist

Upcoming Celebration of Life Services

We will be having a Celebration of life service for Jay Glad on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10am at the church with a reception immediately following.

Choral Masterworks

by John Cozza, Music Director

 

Bach--Cantata, BWV 140 "Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme" ("Awake, Calls to Us the Voice") 

As our church year draws to a close with Christ the King Sunday this week, here is a cantata that Bach composed for the last Sunday of his Leipzig church year in 1731.

Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140, also known as Sleepers Awake, is a church cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach, regarded as one of his most mature and popular sacred cantatas. He composed the chorale cantata in Leipzig for the 27th Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 25 November 1731.

For more information, here is the complete Wikipedia article:

Here is a video of the Netherlands Bach Society (with a helpful English-subtitled translation):

St. Michael's Men’s Breakfast

Men's breakfast is on the first Saturday of every month at FlapJacks Diner. The group meets at 8am at the restaurant. FlapJacks Diner is on El Camino Ave. Please reply to Jim Dodds so he will have an idea of the numbers. If you have any additional questions, please contact the office.

Centering Prayer

All are welcome to come and pray! Centering prayer meets the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month on Zoom. Newcomers are welcome to come at 6:45pm for a Centering Prayer Newcomer Orientation. Centering Prayer begins at 7pm. We will offer a 20 minute centering prayer sit, followed by a variety of contemplative practices. They may include: Lectio Divina, experiential spirituality and occasionally a guest speaker. For more information, please contact the office 916.488.3550 or Chuck Schaller.



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 at fatherrod@stmichaelscarmichael.org.

Giving Thanks with Flowers!

You can still 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 Available

We have name tags available at Sunday morning check in's. 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 9:30am - 1:30pm

Sanctuary 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. Andy will be available on request. Please email revandy@stmichaelscarmichael.org to schedule.

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

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

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



Giving 

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. 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.