THE BANNER
Attendance this past Sunday was 41 people at the 8 AM, 62 people at the 10 AM and 19 people at the 5 PM. If you missed the registration deadline, we most likely will have room for you in the pews. You can register at the door. Please join us!
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CSMSG Movie Night!
Join fellow parishioners to watch
Just Mercy
anytime before July 1st from the comfort of your own sofa! Register on Realm.
All are invited to join us for a a follow-up discussion with Father Tom on Wednesday, July 1st from 7:00-7:55 PM. Zoom invitations will be sent to those who register. This movie is streaming for free from most movie outlets through June 30th.
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THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE
SUNDAY, June 28
8:00 AM: Holy Eucharist I (In-Person Worship)
10:00 AM: Holy Eucharist I (In-Person Worship)
10:00 AM: Online Service
11:15 AM: Youth
Sunday School via Instagram
5:00 PM: Holy Eucharist II
(In-Person Worship)
8:00 PM: Compline:
Fr. Peter and his family have been saying Compline over Zoom at 8 PM. Compline is the last of the four Daily Offices and includes prayers that are always timely, but even more so given this season of uncertainty. Compline takes about ten minutes to pray, and its focus is on resting in the peace of Christ. If you are interested in joining Fr. Peter for Compline over Zoom, please email him at
psperopulos@csmsg.org
,
or
Laurie Brown at
laurie@csmsg.org
and they will send you the link.
MONDAY, June 29
8:00 AM: Morning Prayer
9:00-9:45 AM: Women's Bible Study Live. Download the computer program Zoom onto your computer or phone and e-mail
marty@csmsg.org
to register so she will know to send you a Zoom invitation Monday morning.
TUESDAY, June 30
8:00 AM: Morning Prayer
12 Noon-12:30 PM: HS Girls Bible Study Live.
All High School Girls and CSMSG Alums are invited to join on Tuesdays from 12 noon - 12:30 pm via Zoom. Please e-mail Marty at
marty@csmsg.org
for a Zoom invitation.
WEDNESDAY, July 1
8:00 AM: Morning Prayer
7:00 PM: Fr. Tom will lead a follow-up discussion on the movie from 7:00-7:55 PM on Wednesday, July 1st. Zoom invitations will be sent to those who register. This movie is streaming for free from most movie outlets.
THURSDAY, July 2
8:00 AM: Mornin
g Pr
ayer
10:30 AM:
Thursday Morning Playgroup: Parents of newborns through preschoolers will meet via Zoom. Please
e-mail
marty@csmsg.org
to receive a Zoom invitation for this gathering.
FRID
AY, July 3
8:00 AM: Morning Prayer
SATURDAY, July 4
8:00 AM: Morning Prayer
12:00 PM: The Yoga class will not meet today.
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STEWARDSHIP
THANK YOU! Thank you for honoring your 2020 pledge. Thank you for continuing to mail in checks, scheduling your pledge payments online or texting to give. Thank you for paying off your pledge early to avoid cash-flow contraction. Thank you for paying more of your pledge in the first half of the year than in years prior. Thank you for making additional contributions to CSMSG above and beyond your pledge. Thank you for generously contributing to the Pat Johnson (Patricia Mary Johnson) Assistance Fund. Thank you for EVERY SINGLE penny that has been deposited into the Church’s bank account so we can continue to care and serve each other. Thank you for your Stewardship. Our Stewardship is one part of our response to Jesus’ proclamation that God’s kingdom is near.
Would you like an easy, secure and quick way to support CSMSG? Introducing text to give on your mobile device! If you know how to send a text message, you can make a gift. Click
here
for a few quick steps. Thanks for your generosity as we continue to serve and care for each other.
It is clear that many parishioners may be facing financial challenges. Please be aware of the availability of the Pat Johnson Assistance Fund. (Some of you may have known her as Patricia Mary). This emergency fund was set up to assist parishioners who need financial support in times of need. So, if you are facing financial hardships and would benefit from monetary support, please reach out to a priest with your request and rest assured your request will remain confidential. CSMSG is here for you. Do not hesitate to seek the help you need. We are blessed to have this opportunity due to the generosity of Pat Johnson.
For those members who would like to provide financial assistance to those in need, please know you are welcome to make a contribution to the Pat Johnson Assistance Fund. Please click on the
“Give Now”
button below and follow the prompts to make a donation. The Pat Johnson Assistance is the second fund listed in the drop-down box. Or if you choose to mail in a check to the Church, please write “Pat Johnson Assistance Fund” in the memo line. We are also happy to facilitate any contributions to your pledge or any other purpose to which you want to contribute. Please do not hesitate to reach out Alexis Posnansky at
aposnanski@csmsg.org
if you have any questions.
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FROM THE CHOIR ROOM
Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness. ~
Maya Angelou
My high school in Louisville, Kentucky had a tradition much like other high schools I am sure. Senior quotes. There were also the elaborate senior photo shoots that many of my classmates participated in, crowding the pages of the 2007 yearbook next to well wishes from families and advertisements. However, the limited quote under our senior headshot stuck out to me as the most telling. Some were blank, likely missing the due date or rebelling against tradition. Others were inside jokes, song lyrics, or personal quotes. Needless to say, I felt the pressure with my choice of quote. What can I fit here that says something, anything, about me?
The prolific Maya Angelou always had the answers I was looking for. Activist, speaker, writer, leader, woman, her words are like songs to me, weaving their way into my mind and staying there.
Until settling on her quote, I had not been able to put into words what music was to me, and what it is each and every day. Especially these days, these pandemic days, these days of quarantine. Physical quarantine can morph itself into mental quarantine, closing the situations you feel comfortable into a few tiny spaces. It is lonely and isolating, especially when the future is so uncertain.
I have turned to music, to the voices I know and love to comfort me and lift me up. I have my favorite recordings, Pandora stations, saved albums, etc., the few pieces I listen to on repeat no matter how many times I have listened to them in the past days. Turning up the volume to Byrd, Mozart, Sowerby, Howells, Brahms, and Lehman until it occupies all the spaces around me and fills the cracks. My senior quote comes to mind, about music being a safe place and an answer to loneliness.
In my years with The Church of St. Michael & St. George, I have found that same feeling of home in church. Our worship, our fellowship, our shared space. The people I see each week at coffee hour, at evensong, and at the entrance to the church are family. The incredible artists I get to work with each week to practice our worship music are my family as well. I am reminded of a lesson I learned quite late in life, the meaning of church. I always thought of it as the building itself, the actual structure that held the congregation. Knowing now that the true meaning is the gathering of people to worship God could not be more comforting and apt.
I miss gathering in the choir room, Rob conducting and Nick playing. Rehearsing, singing, practicing, and perfecting with my choir family. Laughing at silly mistakes, feeling connected through cadence and dissonance, suspension, and resolution, text and most of all worship. There is a connection among us music nerds that I have never been able to accurately describe, not fully at least. Not just co-workers but friends, we share life and music simultaneously creating musical and personal bonds that will last even through a pandemic!
I cannot wait for the day when we can all gather again safely, but until then I turn to music, family, and church to lift me up.
Hoping you are all staying healthy and safe.
Madalyn Mentor
Soprano/Mezzo in the CSMSG Choir
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FAITH IN ACTION
HUNGER MINISTRY
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HOW YOU CAN HELP
1. Trinity Episcopal Church (600 N. Euclid, St. Louis MO 63108):
- Donate on Tuesdays (10 -1) or Thursdays (2-3:30). Contact: Rev. Barbi Click at barbi@trinitycwe.org or 817.312.4430.
- Donate money or canned chicken, canned fruit in 100% juice, chili with beans, vienna sausages, tuna in vacuum packs, creamy peanut butter in regular size jars and in individual packs, saltine crackers, powdered milk, cereal, regular or individual size
2.
The Last Days Apostolic Church
- Food and nonfood donations accepted at CSMSG on the Ellenwood side on Sundays from 4:00-4:30 PM. Please wear masks and observe social distancing. Separate food items from nonfood items.
- If this drop off time is not good for you: Contact Becky Zaccarello to arrange a time to drop off at her house (Call or text 314 494 0788) 24 Carrswold Dr. Clayton, MO
NEW items needed:
- fruit cups, cereal protein bars (no chocolate coating), beef jerky, tuna pouches, individual snacks (peanuts, trail mixes, fruit snacks, cookies, crackers, cheez-its), lotion, bottled water, individual juices, lotion, manual can openers, body wipes, deodorants, travel toothbrushes & toothpaste
- Other items: orange juice, lunch meat, cheese, cereal for adults (no peanut butter), half gallon milk, peanut butter, jelly, stews, canned meats/fish, soup , kid friendly snacks, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, ramen noodles, rice mixes, pasta, pasta sauce, vegetables (peas, corn, green beans, baked beans, mixed vegetables), tomato products, masks, toilet paper, paper towels, sanitizing items, plastic wrap, soap, dish & laundry soap, plastic bags
- If you plan to bring donations, please call or text Becky Zaccarello (314.494.0788) so enough transport vehicles can be available.
VEHICLES & DRIVERS NEEDED:
Wish to be a driver? Contact Alison Wiedle (
arwiedle@sbcglobal.net
; call 314.307.8300 or text same number)
3. Gateway 180: Send a monetary donation. (1000 19th Street, St. Louis, MO 63104)
4.Make a monetary donation to CSMSG Hunger Ministry.
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CAN YOU HELP MAKE MASKS?
The Transition Center of St. Louis is in need of masks if you can help, please contact Laurie Brown at
laurie@csmsg.org
.
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CHILDREN'S MINISTRY
This week Children’s Ministry helped students celebrate Father’s Day with a Pop Up Card for Pop craft video. Gospel activities, videos, and more are available each Sunday through the
Church School Email.
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YOUTH MINISTRY
Looking for ways to connect while we’re apart?
Tuesday Girls Bible Study: All High School Girls and CSMSG Alums are invited to join on Tuesdays from 12 Noon - 12:30 PM via Zoom. Please e-mail Marty at
marty@csmsg.org
for a Zoom invitation.
Sunday School
at 11:15 AM Sunday mornings on Instagram Live!
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FIND US ON INSTAGRAM
Sunday School - Sunday mornings @ 11:15 AM
HS Girls Bible Study Tuesdays NOON
Find us on Instagram:
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PARENT LINK
THURSDAY MORNING PLAYGROUP: Parents of newborns to preschoolers met will meet again at 10:30 AM NEXT Thursday, July 2
via Zoom
! Please email
marty@csmsg.org
to receive a ZOOM invitation for this gathering.
FAITHFUL GENERATIONS: Join this class SUNDAY, JUNE
28
at 1 PM via Zoom for a discussion of Episode 6 of 1:00 PM:
The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross
by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. This is available at
https://www.pbs.org/video/african-americans-many-rivers-cross-african-americans-many-rivers-cross/
or Amazon Prime. It is a 6-hour documentary tracking the evolution of the African-American people, as well as the multiplicity of cultural institutions, political strategies, and religious and social perspectives they developed. ALL are invited to join. Please email
marty@csmsg.org
if you would like a Zoom invitation!
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SATURDAY YOGA CLASS
Saturdays at 12:00 PM
Parishioner Michelle Gurrola Burks teaches a free, 55-minute class via Zoom at noon.
Michelle has attended the 8 AM service at CSMSG for 18 years. She and her husband Jack were married at the church 3 1/2 years ago. She has taught yoga for 20 years and can be found at IMAYOGAGIRL on Instagram where she leads yoga challenges. Michelle is a Lululemon ambassador.
Yoga has many health benefits including decreasing stress, relieving anxiety, improving sleep quality and more. A yoga mat is helpful, but not necessary. A non-slippery spot and bare feet will work fine, too.
If you are a new participant, email
laurie@csmsg.org for the Zoom invitation. For those of you who joined us last Saturday, the Zoom information remains the same.
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ISOLATION MEMORY BOX
The pandemic has turned out to be a defining moment for CSMSG, and once the dust begins to settle the church will have a key role to play as the shock of the disease and isolation wears off and parishioners begin to process their experiences. Bringing those two pieces together, we would like to start collecting "journal moments" (for lack of a better term) from the congregation to compile as a time capsule of sorts for future generations. Perhaps a photo and/or 200(?) words from each family to capture a specific memory/experience -- loneliness, homeschooling, empty shelves, exercise routines, etc.
The idea behind soliciting moments from parishioners is to reflect the day to day realities of individuals and families in isolation, and to provide another way to bring the congregation together by using these challenging times to inform future generations.
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HELP BRING MORE SMILEs TO CSMSG
You can support CSMSG every time you shop at
Amazon.com
by using AmazonSmile. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know and use…low prices, vast selection, and convenience, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchase to CSMSG!
Here’s the scoop: To shop at AmazonSmile, simply go to
smile.amazon.com
. On your first visit to AmazonSmile select Church of St. Michael & St. George as your charitable organization to support. Do this before you begin shopping, and then every eligible purchase you make at
smile.amazon.com
will result in a donation to CSMSG.
Thanks for getting your Smile on with CSMSG!
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Be on the lookout for a phone call from Church Receptionist Becky Arthur and other staff members as we update our Realm directory. Now, more than ever we need up-to-date email addresses and phone numbers. Thank you in advance for your help!
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