It's an exciting time at St. Michael's! Join us this Sunday as we launch our annual stewardship campaign and begin to dream about how God will use our community in 2022. Join us for worship and then education for all ages from 9:15 - 10:10 AM in the following spaces:

To help you journey towards Celebration Sunday on November 14, a special Leap of Faith Toolbox has been created for each home. Pick up your Toolbox this Sunday and use the items inside to help your reflect and then respond to God's generosity in your life.

Join Matt this Sunday for a special Clergy Class as we kick off our Leap of Faith Stewardship Campaign. See you Sunday!

Join us for a wonderful Fall Festival here at St. Michael's! We'll have apple cider, a field maze, photo booth, 3D spider web maze, face painting, swinging sweets station, and most importantly-a giant Pumpkin Patch where you can pick your favorite pumpkin and carve or paint it right away! $5 per pumpkin. We'll have lots of fall themed fun for the whole family, games, and snacks for $1 donation. All proceeds benefit St. Mike's Children & Youth Programs. Bring your friends and family and come help us celebrate this beautiful fall season together. NO RSVP required.

Save the Date for Trunk-or-Treat October 29 6:00 - 7:30 PM CLICK HERE to RSVP for Trunk-or-Treat and/or to decorate a trunk and pass out candy.

Twice a year we host a Newcomer Gathering for a time of fellowship with our Rector and a brief overview of our parish. If you are new to St. Michael's in the past 9 months you are invited to join us for a Newcomer Luncheon following the 10:30 AM service on Sunday, October 17th. We want to get to know you better and for you to get to know St. Michael’s better as well. Please join us!

RSVP to Linda Kean at linda@stmikeschurch.com to attend.

As we prepare for Winter we have one final Parish Work Day in 2021 set up for Saturday, October 23 from 9:00 -11:00 AM and we could use your help! Some of the projects we will be tacking include: landscaping work around our campus, new fencing, parking lot drainage system, and continuing to re-wire our indoor lighting to install our Eco-friendly LED fixtures. We are looking for project specific help, CLICK HERE to sign up for the project you are interested in!

All are invited to a special All Saints' Day Liturgy followed by an hors d'oeuvres reception. CLICK HERE to let us know you are coming to the reception. No reservations are required for the All Saints' Day service at noon. This feast day service will remember all those who have died, especially those who have died in the past year. We hope you can join us.

This Fall Sacred Ground returns with 3 Sacred Ground Dialogue Circles. This is a film based small group that explores the history of race and racism in our country. All meetings are via Zoom, 90 minutes, for 12 sessions (occurring every other week). CLICK HERE to register and join a Sacred Ground Dialogue Circle Group - space is limited!

Christian Essentials is a wonderful 16 week opportunity to grow in a Christ-centered life with a small covenant group. Guiding each group will be the collective desire and hope of participants wanting to deepen their relationship with God, the world, and self. This group will be meeting weekly in-person at St. Michael's for 16 weeks. CLICK HERE to sign up - space is limited!

Next Wednesday, October 13 the Wednesday Bible Study will meet in St. Andrews at 12:30p (immediately following the Healing Service, so if you're already in the building you might as well join us!). We will also be available via Zoom for those who prefer to join us digitally. We will be starting a study of the prophetic and apocalyptic book of Daniel. We are a co-ed group and all are welcome. If you have questions about our every other week Bible study, please contact Laura DiSilverio at ldisilverio@comcast.net.

Open for 2022!

We are seeking St. Michael’s Vestry nominations from you. There are three positions available for the cohort that will serve 2022-2024. Logistically, we meet once a month (3^rd Thurs via ZOOM or in-person), and also, serve on committees where we find our personal callings. As a Vestry, we are responsible for the church property, maintaining fiscal soundness, assisting Matt, Angela, Gary, Owen, Amalia, and Linda to carry out the vision of where God is calling us as a congregation. While there is definitely “business” to which we must attend, we also have fun as we grow in faith and love.

Please recommend a nominee for Vestry to Kristy Callihan (Senior Warden) at kmcallihan@gmail.com. And of course, you are welcome to nominate yourself! All nominations must be received by next Friday, October 15, 2021. The nominees (who are approved by the Vestry and known by the treasurer) will be presented for vote at the annual meeting in January 2022.

By the number of people that signed up for SMASH during our Ministry Fair, it was evident that people have been missing SMASH. Please join us for fellowship and lunch (Dutch Treat). Bring your ideas for future events! As we need to let the restaurant know how many will be attending, please CLICK HERE to sign up by Monday, October 25th. Any questions, contact diane@stmikeschurch.com.

We have returned to our two in-person Sunday Service schedule. 8:00 AM Indoors (masked) and livestreamed, and 10:30 AM Outdoors (weather permitting) with Children's Chapel. We are also excited to continue our Education For All programming between services at 9:15 AM including: Sunday School for Children & Youth, Adult Education, and Choir Rehearsals. Don't forget to sign up HERE to help as a Worship Volunteer!

The children of Colorado Springs need you!

Schools all over our city count on us to help their students with hats, gloves, scarves and mittens during the cold months of the year.

Fall is here and they need our help for their little ones, and not so little ones. Family-assistance organizations, many of whom St. Michael's supports, also receive items and quickly pass them on to families.

Please help us meet the need from the north end of our city, to the south, by decorating our trees in the Gathering Area with your gifts of love.

-Marianne Jenkins and Pam Morton

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9:00 AM - Coffee Hour on the front sidewalk

9:15 AM - 10:10 AM - Education for All (various locations)

11:30 AM - Coffee Hour on the Plaza

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

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Virtual Celtic Spirituality Group

7:30 PM - Virtual Evening Prayer

8:00 AM - Men's Fellowship - Pavilion

9:00 - 11:00 AM - DOK: Study Meeting - St. Mary's

Sunday, October 10

7:45 AM - 12:00 PM - Nursery Open

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9:00 AM - Coffee Hour on the front sidewalk

9:15 AM - 10:10 AM - Education for All (various locations)

11:30 AM - Coffee Hour on the Plaza

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Laundry Love (Offsite)

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM - Spiritual Directors Meeting - Prayer Room

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Outreach Committee Meeting - St. Mary's/Hybrid

7:00 AM - Virtual Men's Fellowship

9:00 AM - Staff Meeting

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM - Girl Scouts - Pavilion, Plaza, St. Andrew's

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM - Vestry: Sacraments for All (Part 2 of 2) - St. Mary's

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Boy Scouts - Pavilion, Plaza, St. Andrew's

*8:00 PM - Virtual Compline

Wednesday, October 13

*12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Healing Service (In-Person) - St. Francis

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM - Fellowship & Sack Lunch - Plaza

12:30 - 2:00 PM - Wednesday Bible Study - St. Andrew's/Hybrid

2:30 PM - Virtual Contemplative Prayer

5:30 PM - 6:45 PM - Middle School Youth Group

7:00 PM - 8:15 PM - High School Youth Group

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM - Virtual Celtic Spirituality Group

6:00 PM - 7:30 PM - Adult Choir Rehearsal - Choir Room

*8:00 PM - Virtual Compline

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Virtual Celtic Spirituality Group

7:30 PM - Virtual Evening Prayer

Saturday, October 16

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Daughters of the King Meeting - St. Marys/Hybrid

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Virtual St. Clare's Guild

2:00 - 5:00 PM - Fall Festival & Pumpkin Patch - Plaza & Back Lawn

2:00 PM - Virtual Caregivers Support Group

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. Current opportunities to help:

Thank you all for your wonderful continued support of this ministry, we are so thankful for all the quarters we've collected. While we have an amazing group of volunteers already, we are looking for new faces to volunteer to staff the Laundry Love events themselves. We'd love to get more parishioners involved in getting to know our amazing friends and neighbors each Monday. CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer for October through January dates! For questions contact Gary at gary@stmikeschurch.com.

CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer for October, November, and December Services. Greeters, Ushers, Lay Readers, Acolytes, Children's Chapel, & Coffee Hour Volunteers are needed. Sign up to volunteer today!

Birthdays This Week:

October 10 Brayson Sorden

October 10 Claudia Watkins

October 11 Denny Hoban

October 11 Alan Sherlock

October 12 Linda Page

October 12 Sam Thomas

October 13 Finn Dobbins

October 15 Mike Mapes

October 16 Ed Grandison-Ward