Help us reach our goal of collecting 50 backpacks and school supplies for our Outreach partners!

Drop off your donated school supplies to the church office Mondays -Thursdays 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM, on Sundays, or leave them in the bins outside the church office. Donations due August 22.

Join us in person for Church on the Ridge August 8 at 9:30 AM up at Cathedral Ridge. Whether you are staying all weekend for Family Camp, or you are just joining for the Sunday service, let's worship together in a masked, outdoor service nestled in the trees! We ask that you arrive to Cathedral Ridge by 9:15 AM. Unable to make it up to Cathedral Ridge? Not to worry, we will still be posting a pre-recorded Morning Prayer Service online at 9:00 AM for you to watch from the comfort of your home.

***St. Mike's will not hold an in-person service or Fellowship on the Lawn on August 8.

High School & Middle School Only

As we continue to kickoff our fall activities, we are excited to have a special event just for our Middle School and High School youth! Join The Rev. Matt Holcombe & Owen for mini golf adventures on Sunday, August 8. Drop off at 6:30 PM and pick up at 8:00 PM to Lost Island Mini Golf located at 1825 Dominion Way Colorado Springs. Bring $10 for mini golf and we will cover the snacks and drinks. CLICK HERE to RSVP.

Last week you should have received an email with a link to our Indoor Worship & Fall Planning Survey. Your feedback is important and we look forward to hearing from you. If you haven't not yet completed the survey CLICK HERE. Printed copies of the survey will also be available this Sunday. Thank you for return all surveys by this Sunday, August 1.

This summer we switched our church database to a new online software called "Breeze". Once fully functionally you will be able to log into your account to view contribution information and access the online directory. We are also updating all the individual and family photos in the database. To update our Breeze database and prepare these directories, we are asking for you to send in a current family/household picture, as well as a picture of each individual within your home. Please CLICK HERE for instructions on what kinds of photos to send. Email your photo(s) to the following email address: [email protected].

Owen Copps, our new Director of Children & Youth Ministries, has arrived to St. Michael's and has hit the ground running! Come join us as we welcome and get to know Owen during two parish-wide outdoor Meet & Greets. Stop by anytime and stay for as long as you’d like. Owen will also be hosting the Family Outdoor Movie Night on the Plaza. These Meet & Greets and the Family Movie Night will be a chance for fellowship, treats, and a great opportunity for Owen to meet you and your children and vice versa!

Summer Choir is back this Sunday, August 1st! Last month we had an amazing group of 22 singers praising God together. It's not too late to add your voice to the ensemble! We rehearse right before the service and sing in unison. Just email Amalia Dobbins, Director of Music, and she'll send you all the music and information. [email protected]

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!

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

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 questions contact Gary at [email protected].

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)

-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

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

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

Friday, July 30

7:00 PM - Virtual Evening Prayer

7:15 PM - Family Outdoor Movie Night on the Plaza: WALL-E (RSVP)

4:00 PM - Meyers & Siersma Wedding

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

Watch on YouTube CLICK HERE

Watch the service here: www.vimeo.com/stmikeschurch

Watch the service here: www.facebook.com/stmikeschurchCOS

View & Download the Digital Bulletin CLICK HERE

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

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM - Meet & Greet with Owen on the Plaza

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

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

Tuesday, August 3

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)

6:30 PM - Virtual Next Steps Committee

*8:00 PM - Virtual Compline

Wednesday, August 4

2:30 PM - Virtual Contemplative Prayer

1:00 PM - Stephen Ministry & Calling Angels Meeting-Pavilion (In-Person)

*8:00 PM - Virtual Compline

7:00 PM - Virtual Evening Prayer

9:00 AM - Virtual Daughters of the King

2:00 PM - Caregivers Support Group-Pavilion (In-Person)

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 very excited to offer the Plaza and Pavilion as great outdoor meeting spaces for groups beginning to gather in-person outdoors! On the Plaza we've got great new and light outdoor tables and chairs (6 tables, 24 chairs) and under the Pavilion we've got multiple picnic tables that can be used or moved about. Please reach out to the church office by calling (719) 598-3244 x103 or emailing [email protected] to reserve either of these spaces for your group or ministry!

We are gearing up for our next Archangel which will be covering September and October. To add in a short article please send it to [email protected] by August 20th.

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.

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 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.

Birthdays This Week:

August 1 Madelyn Kulbitski

August 2 Jason Harriman

August 2 Rick Jenkins

August 2 Liam Watson

August 3 Sean Burritt

August 3 Marylyn Smetzer

August 4 Roger Hill

August 4 Cindy Krohnfeldt

August 5 Ron Wiley

August 6 Emily Rose McElyea

August 7 Charles Johnson

August 1 Donald & Ginny Anderson

August 1 Danielle & Mark Weidner

August 4 Craig & Victoria Fleischmann