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Welcome!
Radically Open to God
The SMC Mission is to
Love God, Love Others, and
Serve
the World.
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Join Us for Worship
SUNDAY
8 am
Holy Eucharist
10:15 am
Choral Eucharist
6 pm
Contemporary Eucharist
Healing Service
7 am
Holy Eucharist
NOON-DAY PRAYER
12:15 pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
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Your Vestry Members
Treasurer
Craig Maughan
Secretary
Todd Pittenger
Andrew Cole
Kathy Cox
Betsy Culpepper
Stephanie Higgins
Edye McNickle
Mike Robertson
Jan Tillman
Meggen Wilson
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Contact Us
Associate Minister
of Pastoral Care
Ashleigh Gonzalez
Submissions for the E-Messenger should be emailed to the Church Administrator by Tuesday at 5 pm for that week's edition. The E-Messenger is distributed every Thursday.
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Reflections From Deacon Carter
On Sunday, June 4th, we will celebrate the Feast of the Pentecost, one of the seven major feast days in our church. This is the day when we commemorate God sending the Holy Spirit upon Jesus' disciples. It took the form of rushing wind and tongues of fire, which descended on each of them present. The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit and "began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance." The speaking in tongues is thought, by some, to symbolize the church's worldwide preaching.
On this day, we commemorate not just the manifestation of the Holy Spirit on the disciples of Christ, but also as an event signifying the birth of His church. From that day forward His disciples were fully equipped to go out and spread the message of Jesus and to perform His ministry.
When I was growing up in the church, Pentecost was also known as Whitsunday, or White Sunday, referring to the color of the clothing worn by candidates for baptism. It is a feast day that the Book of Common Prayer notes is "especially appropriate" for baptism and we are blessed to be having three baptisms that Sunday. Appropriate wear for the day is red, signifying the arrival of the Holy Spirit in tongues of fire, if you have something red!
In addition, to celebrate this special day, we are going to have a wonderful "Dinner On The Grounds" following the 10:15 service. Marci Arthur and her chefs from Truffles & Trifles will prepare a superb RED spaghetti dinner. In order to ensure that we have the right amount of food please RSVP to the church office at 407-843-8448, by Tuesday May 31st. I look forward to seeing you there.
Wherever you are on your spiritual journey, we welcome and accept you, and we trust God to take you where God wants you in God's timing. We want to be a safe place for you to experience God's grace, love, and presence with us. Welcome home, Beloved.
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Save the Date! June 4th
Pentecost Dinner on the Grounds
Pentecost Sunday is June 4th and we'll celebrate with a special Dinner on the Grounds following the 10:15 service.
Everyone is invited to wear red that day signifying the arrival of the Holy Spirit in tongues of fire. Marci Arthur and her chefs from Truffles & Trifles will prepare a beautiful RED spaghetti dinner.
To RSVP please contact the church office by phone at
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Parish Office Closed Monday
T
he parish office will be closed this Monday, May 29
in observance of Memorial Day.
The office will reopen at 9 am on Tuesday, May 30
, 2017.
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Youth Sunday Honors Recent Graduates
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| Recent Graduates Paul Fallas (left) and Connor Higgins (right) spoke on Youth Sunday about God and their experiences at SMC. |
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Youth Sunday is held twice a year with the May event honoring recent graduates. Last Sunday, 14 graduates were listed in the Bulletin and Paul Fallas and Connor Higgins addressed the congregation. Our youth served on the
altar, did the readings and intercessory prayers, and played in the band and all did a great job!
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SPIRITUAL RETREAT -
TRANSFIGURATION
Dates to consider:
Sun-Thu Aug 6-10 OR
Mon-Fri Aug 7-11
OTHER INFO
- Allegiant Air flies to and from Dayton, OH, from Sanford, on Sundays and Thursdays for $126.50 round trip.
- Renting a car to drive to the convent, the Community of the Transfiguration
(http://www.ctsisters.org ) would be approximately $253.
- They also fly every day to Cincinnati for $156.50 round trip; rental car price $400 from that airport - could be easier to Uber/taxi
- Flying to Dayton round trip from Orlando International is around $301 on Delta; flying to Cincinnati, around $247, also on Delta.
- The Community of the Transfiguration charges $67 per person per day for full room and board (includes all 3 meals)
- As is often the case with Allegiant, looking at their website, only 5-6 seats are noted as being available at the prices quoted above.
- Book to be read, studied, and discussed: "The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery" by David Benner
- Join the nuns in worship four times each day (Eucharist every day)
- Two times a day meet as a group for as long as the group decides; remainder of the time free for personal reflection, silence, and prayer.
Our Director of Music, Andrew Walker, is returning to this wonderful place for a "Spiritual Retreat/Further Education" time during the dates noted above. He will be continuing to study the book.
** IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO ALSO MAKE A RETREAT TO THIS SACRED SPACE DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT ANDREW OR THE CHURCH BY WEDNESDAY, MAY 31 **
They do have space available during the dates noted for at least two car-loads, and easily could do more!
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Pastoral Care Guild Gathering June 11
The central message of Christ's life and ministry was love. We are to love God, love others and serve the world. One way we can do that is through our pastoral response to our fellow church parishioners. And, this is what the Pastoral Care Guild is about!
Want to know more? Come join us, Sunday, June 11, after the 10:15 service in the Conference Room. Snacks and water will be provided; pick up hot beverages in Quigley before coming to the gathering. Thank you!
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A Plea for Help From the Gathering
So many regulars will be out of town the last two weeks of May that The Gathering needs help...badly! They need all the help they can get! Also if people could start thinking about Summer, there are many weeks when our regular crews are on vacation and we need fill-ins.
We need lots of extra hands in the summer. The contact person is Niki Nash (407) 616-7754 for information and to schedule your time with this important and life-giving ministry of SMC.
THANKS!
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Summer Church School Sign Up
We are looking for people to serve in our Church School over the summer. We have 2 classes where you can serve. Please
click here to be directed to the sign up genius to register.
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Youth News
SERVING THE HOMELESS
Our next 5
th
Tuesday Club, our night to serve at the Coalition for the Homeless, is this coming Tuesday, May 30. Space is LIMITED to 12 so sign up fast to be the hands and feet of Christ.
GOD CALLED...and Mike Beam said Here I Am, Lord, Send Me.
A special E-Blast was sent out this week announcing the news that Mike Beam, our Director of Youth Ministries for the past 12 years, is leaving St. Michael's on August 13th. He will join his wife,Vantrease Blair, at the Russell Home for
 Atypical Children, taking over the many varied responsibilities of his father-in-law who passed away suddenly this year. The Home was started by Vantrease's grandmother in 1967. Fr. Rick and the Vestry already have a transition plan underway for the Youth Department.
Watch this space for an announcement of a celebration of Mike's Godly service at SMC!
GODSPEED, MIKE!
To get more information on our events, check out our Facebook page at either "St. Michael's EYC" or "St. Michael's Young Adults" or on Twitter at @StMichaelsYYA.
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VBS IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER!
VBS is full! Email
Tiffany to add your name
to the waiting list.
We are in need of 4 more adults to serve at VBS in the following areas:
- Crew Leader
- Elementary Bible Adventures Station
- Elementary Kidvid Cinema Station
- Preschool Kidvid Cinema Station
- Please contact Tiffany for more information.
VBS Decorating Week is June 12th - 16th
We need as much help as we can possible get to hang our VBS decorations. We will decorate Quigley Hall, Fordham Hall, Rowe Hall, the kitchen and 6 classrooms. Any help is appreciated. Lunch or dinner will be provided. Volunteer hours will be granted to students needing them.
Here is the decorating schedule:
June 12th, 14th and 16th - 10am - 2pm
June 13th and 15th - 4:30pm - 8:30pm
Summer Church School Parent Sign-Up
To be covered for June we need the following dates to be filled:
Preschool - June 4th
Elementary - June 18th & 25th
Please
click here
to be directed to the sign up genius link to choose which 2 Sundays you will serve this summer. This program depends on our parent participation so sign up today!
Every Wednesday in July, Children's Ministry and Preschool will offer a storytime and activity from 10 am - 11 am in Quigley Hall. We hope to see you there!
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IT'S ON THE HORIZON - SUMMER!
Continuing our WINDING DOWN -- the Music Department moves from several mid-week rehearsals to ZERO -- practicing on Sundays only for May 28, June 4, and 11.
SUMMER CHOIR will resume on Sunday, June 18 for the remainder of June and for August. We hope to feature some of our voices singing solos during July!
A trip to sing at the oldest Episcopal Church in Florida, Trinity, St. Augustine, is planned for July 21-23. Call Andrew if you'd like to join us! Group hotel reservations are already being made.
As per last week's E-Messenger article: RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN, 2017-2018 YEAR BEGINS!
Call Andrew Walker ASAP to reserve your place / ask questions / find out info for ANY of our musical groups!
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PRAYERS
Adam, Aimee, Angela, Andy, Ann R., Arel, Audrey, Barbara, Bill, Bill B., Britt, Brittney, Chuck, Curt, Curtis, David, Dick, Dinorah, Donald, Elbert, Elizabeth, Evelyn, Graham, Helen, Jacob, Jane, Jeanne, Jenny, Jimmy, Joe, Judy, Julie, Karen, Lori, Leigh, Lynn, Mary B., Mary C., Marci, Marcy, Naomi, Robert, Robert C., Scott, Shaanthini, Tish, Tommy, Walter
BIRTHDAYS
Joseph Fuqua, Brooke Hackler, Fr. Rick Luoni,
Veronica Mitchell, Bill Gordon, Bill Kennedy, Jr., Brian Boone, Joseph Tauriello III, Olivia Henke, Emily Fuller,
Jeanne Hatcher, John Nowell Jr., Teri Smith, Raechel Abresky, Jeannie Clarke,
Benny Favazza
ANNIVERSARIES
Andrew Walker & Glayds van den Berg,
Jack & Linda McEwan,
Steven & Stephanie Cox
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Reminder:
Prayer list names will rotate off after a three month period unless we are made aware that an individual needs to remain on the list.
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