The latest Archangel Newsletter, covering June, July, and August has been mailed to your home address. If you didn't get a copy, please reach out to the church office at 719-598-3244 or [email protected] to help us update your contact information. CLICK HERE to read the digital copy of the Summer Archangel Newsletter.

This Sunday, June 27, we welcome The Rev. Canon Scott Holcombe as our guest preacher. Scott is the Canon to the Ordinary for the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. Scott is also Matt's father which means we will have two Holcombe's behind the altar at once! We are excited to welcome Scott to St. Michael's!

Mark your calendars for Friday, July 2, as we celebrate Matt's 40th birthday with cake, drinks, outdoor games, and great company! Join Alicia, Allie, Anderson, and the whole Holcombe crew as they host a fantastic parish-wide birthday celebration for Matt outside on the St. Michael's back plaza! We'll be outdoors for all the fun, so bring a chair if you'd like as we hang out and spend a great afternoon wishing Matt a very happy birthday! Stop by anytime and stay for as long as you’d like.

We are having an amazing summer worshiping outdoors, but to continue this great work we need about 20 volunteers for each service. We are looking for volunteers to be our Safety Ushers - assist with the set up and clean up, Lay Reader for each service, and even help set up for our in-person Fellowship on the Lawn! CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer for July Outdoor Services. We are so excited to offer this outdoor worship experience to all, but we need your help to make it possible. Sign up to volunteer today!

We are excited to begin a new ministry at St. Michael's called Laundry Love. This ministry will help us get proximate and provide free laundry for our neighbors in need. However, we need quarters (and lots of them). Did you know it takes over $6.00 on average to wash and dry one load of laundry? For questions or to volunteer to help staff the laundromat contact Gary at [email protected].

The Rev. Matt Holcombe is making house calls for those who request a visit. Each visit will be 30 minutes and can be done on the porch (or if everyone in the home is fully COVID19 vaccinated - Matt is comfortable being inside your home.) While there Matt is also happy to provide a house blessing. CLICK HERE to sign up for the date and time that works best for you to have Matt stop by and visit and get to know you (and your family) a little better!

With our outdoor Sunday Services we know this means a lot of sunshine. St. Michael's has shade on demand (also known as umbrellas) available for you to borrow for the service. Pick one up as you arrive and share the shade with a friend! Don't forget to drop them off in the same area after the service so we can have them ready for everyone for the next Sunday or outdoor event.

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10:00 AM Fellowship on the Lawn (No Virtual Coffee Hour)

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Drive thru Communion

This week at a glance ... (All blue links are clickable)

7:00 PM - Virtual Evening Prayer

8:00 AM - Men's Fellowship (Offsite)

10:00 AM - 2021 Diocesan Ordinations with Bishop Kym (Outdoors) - Visit www.stmikeschurch.com for the Digital Bulletin and links to watch online

*9:00 AM - Holy Eucharist - Outdoor In-Person (& Online) Worship

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10:00 AM - Fellowship on the Lawn-In Person Outdoors

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Drive thru Communion

No scheduled activities

Tuesday, June 29

7:00 AM - Men's Fellowship-In-Person under the Pavilion @ St. Mike's

*11:00 AM - Prayer Service Online

11:30 AM - Tuesday Ladies Online

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM - Picnic in the Pavilion, Outdoors (No RSVP)

*8:00 PM - Virtual Compline

Wednesday, June 30

2:30 PM - Contemplative Prayer Online

1:00 PM - Virtual Stephen Ministry & Calling Angels

*8:00 PM - Virtual Compline

Friday, July 2

3:00 - 5:00 PM - Rev. Matt Holcombe's 40th Birthday Parish Celebration-St. Mike's Plaza

7:00 PM - Virtual Evening Prayer

9:00 AM - Virtual Daughters of the King

2:00 PM - Caregivers Support Group-In-Person under the Pavilion @ St. Mike's

All we need is U

It takes a village and St. Michael's is looking for amazing volunteers with all sorts of talents and skills. When you see this logo/image let us know if you are able to help. With many new initiatives on the horizon, let us know how you want to get involved. Current opportunities to help:

We’ve updated our Community Covenant to

include a way for fellowship and interactions to occur in a safe, non-verbal, sensitive way. When joining us for worship on Sundays or for weekday events, please wear a wristband to signal to others what level of interactions you feel most comfortable with.

*Please keep your wristband and do NOT put back into the basket. If you need a new wristband or forgot your band at home, don’t worry - we have plenty!

The Wednesday Bible study finished a thought-provoking study of Philippians and will be on hiatus through July and August. We will convene again on Wednesday, 1 Sep and meet every other week at 12:30. Hopefully, we will be meeting in person by then, in the St. Francis room at St. Michael's. Keep an eye on the weekly eNews for a reminder. We are tentatively planning to study Colossians, but are open to suggestions! Also, if you'd like to be included on our direct email list, please email Laura DiSilverio at [email protected]. We hope to see many new faces in September!

As we continue to worship together, both in person and online, we are excited to announce our next Virtual Coffee Hour on Sunday, July 11 at 10:00 AM. For those who have been joining from home, near or far, we are excited to get a chance to spend this time of fellowship with you! For those joining the service in person, you are welcome to stay after for Fellowship on the Lawn or join us online once you get home! Keep watching the Weekly eNews or the St. Michael's website for the link.

With the weather being nicer and more people being vaccinated we have planned Kylie's (Kelleher) Celebration of Life. It will be Saturday, June 26 1-5 pm at the View House (7114 Campus Dr, Colorado Springs, 80920). Please contact Kaelin Donald at [email protected] if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there to celebrate the life she lived!

Blessings, Kaelin Donald

We are so happy to begin our summer of Picnic in the Pavilion every Tuesday from 12:00 - 1:00 PM! Much like last year's Picnic with the Priest, join us this year for a wonderful opportunity to get to know not only Rev. Matt Holcombe, but even more of our St. Michael's Clergy and Staff including Deacon Gary Darress, Director of Music Amalia Dobbins, and Newcomer Coordinator Linda Kean. Bring your lunch and enjoy this time of fellowship with your St. Michael's family and friends in our great outdoors! No RSVP required.

The ECW Thrift House is looking for volunteers to help run the store from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. or 1:00 p.m to 4:00 p.m. (dates fluctuating). Volunteers will run the cash register (only if you feel comfortable in doing so), put out clothing or housewares, steam clothes, assist customers, and have fun! Getting to know the other volunteers and customers is great. We have many returning customers who love shopping with us. Reach out to Kay C. Mast for more details: [email protected]

Birthdays This Week:

June 27 Gabe Capell

June 27 Sue Caruthers

June 28 Barbara Dierks

June 28 Carol Pierce

June 29 Ryan Fenton

June 29 Rose Numair

June 29 Bill Oliver

June 30 Sherri Anderson

July 1 Ryan Calhoun

July 1 Victoria Fleischmann

July 1 Gill Hyland

July 1 Bernie LaCroix

July 1 Chad Stoller

July 3 Karen Darrow

July 3 Rev. Matt Holcombe

June 24 Kristy & Scott Callihan

June 28 Jacque & John Paul

June 30 Dan & Debbie Zarecky

July 1 Diana Dean & Mike Fink