**SPECIAL WEATHER UPDATE FOR THIS WEEKEND**

The sold out GIC Habitat for Humanity event on Saturday has been cancelled. The 8, 9, and 11 AM church services and the 11 am Livestream on Feb. 1st will proceed as planned. Every effort will be made to treat church grounds with agents to dissolve ice.

The reception for the close of GIC and opening of 275th Anniversary Celebration is postponed until Sun, Feb. 8.

GIC 2026

Closing Sunday, February 1st

Dan Wolf is the senior pastor of @riseportland in downtown Portland, Maine. He grew up on Sullivan's Island,South Carolina and came to faith on a mission trip with the Church of the Holy Cross at age 15. He studied philosophy at University of South Carolina and received his Masters of Divinity from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. Dan went on to serve as the associate pastor of an Anglican church in Jacksonville, Florida for six years until he and his wife, Carrie, moved to plant a church in Portland in the summer of 2020. Maine is home to the second-most post Christian community in the country, and it is by God's grace that Rise Church is now a growing, healthy church in the heart of downtown Portland.

Diaper Drive - Last Day to drop off Diapers and wipes

is this Sunday, February 1st!

Support our Holy City mission partner, the Lowcountry Pregnancy Center, by providing essential supplies for unplanned pregnancies. Diapers and wipes of all sizes are welcome! The Lowcountry Pregnancy Center offers pregnancy testing, nurse consult, options consult and medical referrals for those facing unplanned pregnancies, as well as sexual health services and classes and resources to prepare for baby and parenting. Please leave any donations in the narthex.

All you need to know for worship this week can be found by clicking on the button below to visit our Worship Services Page.

You will also receive our usual Sunday morning livestream email which includes all direct links to bulletins, handouts, and live-streams.

To Tithe online, click the button below to visit our Giving Page.

NURSERY

Noah's Nursery

Available for ages 6 weeks to 23 months from 8:45 am to 12:15 pm.

Gospel Corner

Available for ages 2 - 4 years from 8:45 am to 12:15 pm.

CHILDREN'S CHURCH

Children process out behind the cross at the 9 and 11 am services for teaching and return at the Peace.

**Coloring Pages and Crayons are provided on the table in the Narthex before entering the Sanctuary**

HAPPY 275TH BIRTHDAY ST. MICHAELS!

Did you know that on February 8th, 1751 the commissioners of Charles Town petitioned the governor’s council to create a second parish and erect another Anglican church to be called St. Michael’s and on Sunday, February 1st, 1761 the first worship service was held?

On Sunday, February 8th, we will have a special service to commemorate the commissioning of St. Michaels as the second parish in Charles Town. We will, also, have a birthday celebration for St. Michael's 275th birthday right after the 11 am service in the Kinloch Room.



If you would like to volunteer to help, please contact Jane Thornhill at 843-991-5556 or

Harriet Daughtridge Harris at 843-209-8580 (by text only).

Learn more about what is happening at St. Michael's

on our Event Page! Sign-up for any upcoming events on our

Sign Up page. Need tips on navigating our website?

Find them here!

News Flash from the Treasurer

Good news!

For the eighth year in a row St. Michael’s Church ended the year with a balanced budget. We appreciate the continued stewardship of our parishioners as we finished the year with strong contributions in December. Thank you also to the Wardens and Vestry for their diligence and oversight. More details will be discussed at the Annual Meeting in May.

Gary DiCamillo

Treasurer

FAMILY MINISTRY NEWS

If you would like to subscribe to the Family Ministry Newletter, contact

Dee Goehring, dee@stmichaelschurch.net

Register now for the Spring First Communion Class scheduled for Saturday, March 7th from 10am-12pm in the Sanctuary. Children in 2nd grade and older are eligible to participate. Contact Dee Goehring if you have questions, dee@stmichaelschurch.net.

VBS 2026 Registration is now open! Click the button below to register. Dates are June 1st - 4th. Cost is $45, but if you register by March 15th it will be $35. Children ages: rising 4K - 5th grade are eligible to attend. Questions? Contact Dee Goehring, dee@stmichaelschurch.net

New Ladies Fellowship Opportunity!

Ladies, join in a new Bible Book Club that is sure to meet everyone's schedule! Read the book on your time, then join us at the end of each month for fellowship over dinner and discussion! Let's dig deeper in our love for His word, theology, His creation of music/poetry...and each other!

The monthly Book Club curriculum will include: one book of the Bible (or portions of scripture) one theological text, alternating between the ‘old’ and ‘new’ one work of poetry to annotate and meditate upon one classical piece of music that will expand both our intellect and our soul in connection with the material we are digesting. 

Email Dee Goehring for more information. All are welcome!

Super Wednesday

Super Wednesday - Winter session has started! See the full schedule below. Morning Homeschool and evening classes are listed below.

Click below for more details on our website.

Family Discipleship Class

The Family Discipleship Class will resume on Wednesday evenings, with Dee and Alan Goehring facilitating the sessions. The class will focus on the book by

Justin Whitmel Earley,

"Habits of the Household". They will be meeting in the Buyck Chapel from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Click Here to register and click on the button below to order your copy of the book.

Healing Prayer Workshop

A Healing Prayer Workshop will begin on Wednesday, January 7th, led by the Rev. Dr. Martha Toney. The class will be an introduction to Healing Prayer an will be studying the book "The Practice of the Presence of God" by Brother Lawrence. Books will be available for purchase for $5. They will be meeting in the Kinloch Room from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Monday Night Alpha

Alpha begins on Monday evenings starting February 2nd at 6:30 pm in the Kinloch Room. If you have not taken Alpha before, we hope you will join us and invite a friend or family member! If you have already taken Alpha and you have friends or family that might be interested...invite them! Click the button below to register.

FEBRUARY PRAISE & HEALING PRAYER SERVICE

Friday, February 6th, 6:30 pm - Belser Chapel

Join us for a special Worship service....all are invited!

SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKE & JAZZ NIGHT

Tuesday, February 17th, 5:30-7:30 pm

Join us for a fun evening of fellowship and music while enjoying delicious pancakes and bacon to the tunes of the Kyle Lane Dixieland Band! Be sure to bring the whole family and invite your friends!

MISSIONS

Interested in Mission at St. Michael's click here to go to our

Missions Page! Click the button below to view our latest newsletter.

CONGREGATIONAL

C.A.R.E.

Click below to view our latest newsletter:

Do you know someone who needs an uplifting note, a meal, an encouraging phone call, or financial assistance? If so, please let David Richardson and the Congregational Care task force know. Email them at care@stmichaelschurch.net

Check out other opportunities to CARE for each other! Visit stmichaelschurch.net/care

Click the button to go to the St. Michael's Hall of Faith where St. Michaelites share their personal testimonies of God's grace and transformation in their lives.

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Are you a member or you attend regularly? See how you can get more connected, click the button below to sign up to serve or to join a small group.

Global Impact Celebration 2026

Photos from this week's GIC Banquet at Society Hall, Super Wednesday with Marina Shtykh and the Sandra McCracken Concert.

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

• Diaper Drive for Lowcountry Pregnancy Center, Jan. 25-Feb. 1st
• The Rev. Dan Wolf, Sunday, Feb. 1st - 8, 9 and 11 am
• ALPHA begins Monday, February 2nd, 2026
• 275th Anniversary Commemoration & Celebration, Sunday, Feb. 8th, 12:30 pm
• Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, Tuesday, Feb. 17th, 5:30 pm
• Ash Wednesday Services, Wed. Feb. 28th - 7:30 am, 12 pm, 5:30 pm
• Holy Week, March 29th - April 5th
• Maundy Thursday Service, Thursday, April 2, 6 pm
• Good Friday Services, Friday, April 3rd- noon (stations of the Cross), 3 and 6 pm
• Easter Sunday Services, April 5th, 6:30 (Sunrise Service), 8:30 & 11 am

PLANNED GIVING: GIFTS THAT LAST A LIFETIME

Over 50% of all adults neglect to make a Will; many do not keep it up-to-date.  Pray about getting your Will done or renewed. In addition to your heirs, consider helping St. Michael’s through a bequest or Planned Giving. For more information on Planned Giving, click on the button below or contact: Logan Bryan at 843-251-8645 or email labryan89@gmail.com



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