We have numerous ways for you to feed your faith and stay connected over the summer. Join us for the following opportunities.

Mark your calendar for the upcoming exciting events (details below)

If you are interested in a house blessing but haven't had the chance to sign up, additional times are now available! The Rev. Matt Holcombe is making house calls for those who request a visit. Each visit will be 45 minutes or so 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!

We are so excited to welcome Owen Copps, Director of Children & Youth Ministries, to our St. Michael's family! Come join us as we host two parish-wide outdoor Meet & Greets to get to know Owen and his vision for Children & Youth Ministry. These Meet & Greets will be a time for fellowship, ice cream, and a great opportunity for Owen to meet you and your children and vice versa! Stop by anytime and stay for as long as you’d like.

CLICK HERE to reread the Parish Announcement with a video message from Owen sent in April.

Bring your family and join us for inaugural Outdoor Family Movie Night on the St. Michael’s Plaza! We'll provide the drinks and popcorn. Bring your own blanket, chairs, cooler, jacket, and any extra snacks you like for the movie. We'll be watching Wall-E as we kickoff our Children & Youth activities for this Fall. CLICK HERE to RSVP. Can't wait to see you there!

Thank you all for your support as we start this new Laundry Love ministry! We had some wonderful guests join us for our Laundry Love kick off on July 12. Each guest that we were able to help was very thankful and relieved to have this opportunity to clean their clothes. For the rest of the summer will continue Laundry Love each Monday morning, from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM and need 4 volunteers each week to assist in managing our wonderful quarter collection and getting to know our friends. We have an amazing team that has gotten this ministry started, but we are looking for new faces to join the fun, so CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer! For questions contact Gary at [email protected].

Tuesday Men's Fellowship Group

Thank you all for your wonderful participation. This group has decided to return to meeting Tuesday mornings at 7:00 AM via Zoom. CLICK HERE for the link to join online!

CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer for July Outdoor Services. Ushers, Lay Readers, Fellowship on the Lawn Volunteers are needed. Sign up to volunteer today!

The Flower Guild is available if you would like to have flowers on your loved one's grave. Our Flower Guild will purchase the flowers, put them up & then take them down when they fade. The cost is $20. If you want to put flowers out yourself, the shepherds' hooks and jars are available by the memorial board in the Columbarium, but you need to bring water for the jar. After a week, please remove the flowers, clean the jar and put it back near the memorial board. If interested in purchasing flowers for the columbarium or for a Sunday Service, please contact Diane Dennison at 719-661-9095 or [email protected].

We are so excited to announce that TRIBE, a New Orleans themed jazz and blues band, will be this summer's featured concert at St. Michael's. Mark your calendars for August 19th, 6-8pm, for a Mardi Gras themed gathering on the back patio. Don't forget your dancing shoes! All are welcome and no RSVP required.

We are so happy to be able to gather together with our wonderful Outdoor Fellowship following our Sunday Worship Services and we are continuing to expand this fellowship with the additions of the Coffee Fellowship Ministry. We'd love to gather more volunteers who are interested in helping with these particular areas of fellowship. We only need one volunteer for each Sunday, but you are always welcome to bring partners, family, or friends to join in on the fun! CLICK HERE to sign up to help with either of these great ministries! Questions? Reach out to Jennie Wandfluh at [email protected].

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10:00 AM Fellowship on the Lawn

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

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

Friday, July 16

7:00 PM - Virtual Evening Prayer

9:00 AM - Virtual Daughters of the King

9:00 AM - Kairos Meeting - In-Person under the Pavilion @ St. Mike's

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

2:00 PM - Virtual Caregivers Support Group

*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

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

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM - Virtual Thrift House Board Meeting

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Virtual Lectio Divina

Tuesday, July 20

7:00 AM - Virtual Men's Fellowship

*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, July 21

2:30 PM - Contemplative Prayer Online

*8:00 PM - Virtual Compline

7:00 PM - Virtual Evening Prayer

8:00 AM - Men's Fellowship-In-Person under the Pavilion @ St. Mike's

10:00 AM - Brent Parker Memorial Service - Outdoors on Plaza (link to watch online at www.stmikeschurch.com)

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 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.

Stephen Ministers & Calling Angels, thank you for your wonderful work in this ministry! The next meeting will take place at 1:00 PM on August 5 meeting outside at the St. Michael's Pavilion. If you have any questions about joining this meeting or you would like to inquire about working with a Stephen Minister or get in touch with a Calling Angel, please reach out to Beverly Raider ([email protected]) or MaryDee Weigel ([email protected]).

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, 2 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!

Birthdays This Week:

July 19 Charlotte Carter

July 19 Kelly Howell

July 19 Regina Winters

July 22 Mary Futey

July 23 Cassie Sears

July 23 Devin Stoller

July 24 Curt Wiedey

July 18 Geoff & Jessica Bennett

July 24 Chuck & Karen Stubbs