Sunday, May 16

With sunshine in the forecast, join us for our real first Outdoor In-person Worship Service of the season this Sunday at 9:00 AM! Masks and social distancing will be required and BYOChair for all those who are able (with plaza seating available as needed). No RSVPs required, just come and join us! A friendly reminder that our new video and sound system will not only capture our service participants, but will also be able to capture our parishioners attending too, so keep an eye out for your friends if you are watching from home! CLICK HERE to check out our safety video and our Outdoor In-Person Worship Announcement sent out last week.

*No Virtual Coffee Hour

This week we will be holding our first in-person Fellowship on the Lawn gathering following the 9:00 AM Outdoor Sunday Service. Masks and distancing will be required. Though we won't be serving coffee, come enjoy some refreshments as we welcome everyone back to our campus! Get a chance to catch up in-person with Matt and our other service participants whom you have digitally welcomed into your home each week for the past year. With this in-person outdoor gathering, we will not be holding a Virtual Coffee Hour this week or Virtual Children's Chapel.

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 Gathering Zoom Party on May 17th at 6:00 PM. CLICK HERE to join the online gathering! This gathering includes anyone living here, or anyone who has joined us as digital members of St. Michael’s from afar. 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.

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9:00 AM - ONLINE Holy Eucharist Rite II

-Watch on YouTube CLICK HERE

-Watch Facebook Live @stmikeschurchCOS

-Watch Vimeo www.vimeo.com/stmikeschurch

-Digital Bulletin CLICK HERE

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

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

On Thursday, May 13, the CDC announced new guidelines and recommendations for mask wearing. Please note: The Diocese of Colorado has requested congregations continue to remain masked when gathering for Sunday worship and other church supported events. 

St. Michael's will continue to lean into the best practice of wearing masks until further notice. As an intergenerational community, we have a number of parishioners who have not yet had the opportunity to get vaccinated. Others in our community are unable, for health reasons, to receive the benefit of a vaccination. For these reasons and others, The Rev. Matt Holcombe asks for your patience and continued flexibility as we process the implications of the latest CDC announcement regarding masks - while striving to worship safely. If you have any questions you may contact the rector at matt@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:

Amalia is in need of Congregational Song Leaders for the outdoor summer Sunday services. We will rotate several singers per week to lead hymns, communion songs, and other music. Everyone will be masked and safely distanced. You do not need to be a member of the choir or make a long-term commitment to participate. This is an easy, fun way to get involved in the liturgy! If you're interested please talk to Amalia after the service or email amalia@stmikeschurch.com.

THIS SATURDAY, May 15

We look forward to another great day of In-person Outdoor Middle School and High School Youth Group Gatherings that will occur this Saturday, May 15 (weather permitting).

New York Times bestseller An Altar in the World, written by acclaimed author Barbara Brown Taylor continues her spiritual journey by building upon where she left off in Leaving Church. In An Altar in the World, Taylor shows us how to discover altars everywhere we go and in nearly everything we do as we learn to live with purpose, pay attention, slow down, and revere the world we live in. CLICK HERE to join the Rev. Matt Holcombe for a 2-week group discussion via Zoom on Wednesdays, May 19 & 26, 6:00 - 7:30 PM.

As we've progressed through the Lenten and Easter Seasons we have been reminded of the many blessings we have to be thankful for with the opportunity to pay these blessing forward with contributions to our United Thank Offering boxes. UTO box contributions help provide kitchen equipment for homeless shelters, handicap access in church and service buildings, support for a school in the Dominican Republic, and much more in alignment with the mission of the Episcopal Church. Don't forget to bring your UTO box back in to St. Michael's on Sunday, May 23 as we collect and pass on the many gifts and blessings from our lives to others.

Did you know we need 18 volunteers every Sunday for outdoor services? 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 today. 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!

Thanks to all members of St. Michael’s who gave food and personal products to support the mission of Mercy’s Gate during our 40-Days of Lent ingathering. The ministry estimates our contribution totaled 95 bags of food – roughly 9.5 grocery carts-full.

Highlighting the impact for 2020, Executive Director Jason Dilger noted that on a 4-point satisfaction scale, Mercy’s Gate received a survey score of 3.74; the food bank remains the highest demand service, with Rent/Mortgage Assistance next. If you are interested in participating in this ministry, look for volunteer opportunities on the ministry website: mercysgatecs.org; or contact Jim Moore, parish liaison to Mercy’s Gate, at (719)598-3245, jpmoore@usa.net.

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