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The St. Michael's Nominating Committee proposes the following slate of Nominees for the Vestry, the lay governing body of our church. The slate will be affirmed at the upcoming Annual Meeting on Jan. 28. Vestry members serve for a 3-year term, unless otherwise noted, beginning with the February Vestry meeting. |
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Parks Bennett and his wife Ashley were led to St. Michael’s shortly after moving to Orlando in 2017. Together, with their two kids Maisie (4) and David (18 months), they have been active in the St. Michael’s community from Day One. Parks currently serves on the Altar Guild, Ashley has been a member of the Vestry, Maisie is soon to graduate from St. Michael’s Preschool, and David will begin his first year at St. Michael’s Preschool this Fall. Parks serves on the Development Committee and the Board of the Christian Service Center.
Parks is Co-founder and CEO of Campaign Inbox, an email marketing and technology company helping political campaigns, non-profit organizations, and issue advocacy groups. He has a B.A. in Political Science and has held senior roles on multiple political campaigns across the country. Parks is an Adjunct Professor with the University of Florida’s Graduate School of Mass Communication and Journalism. In his free time, Parks enjoys grilling, going to Disney, and cheering for the National Champion Georgia Bulldogs and the World Champion Washington Nationals.
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Rick, and his wife Katie, have been attending St Michael’s for over 23 years. Their daughter Elena was born shortly after they started attending and was baptized at the church. Rick has been an active member over the years and has coordinated family camping trips, helped build a church in La Inez during the Honduras mission trip, assisted with the youth ministry/EYC and participated in the men’s fellowship group.
Rick has a Civil Engineering degree from the University of Florida and is currently employed as the City Engineer and Public Works Director for the City of Eustis. He leads 100 employees and is responsible for many facets of running a city including water treatment and distribution; wastewater collection and treatment; streets and stormwater drainage; facilities maintenance; and engineering and construction management. Rick has worked at the city for 12 years.
In addition to his full-time work, Rick committed a significant amount of time to the community coaching girls’ lacrosse. He founded a Central Florida youth lacrosse program that had over 200 girls competing each season in the youth league. He helped broaden the reach of girls’ lacrosse in central Florida and strengthened the caliber of local high school girls’ lacrosse teams. He founded and coached a national club team playing in the national championships in which he was able to assist many girls in obtaining college scholarships throughout the country at over 50 universities.
Rick looks forward to serving St. Michael’s Church as a member of the Vestry.
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Julie was baptized and confirmed in the Episcopal church and has been an active member of St. Michael’s for many years. She currently serves on the Altar Guild and as a Lector. This will be Julie’s second time serving as a member of the Vestry.
Julie has a degree in Education from the University of Florida. After finishing college, she moved to College Park and for the last 34 years has worked in various positions at Walt Disney World. Julie currently leads the Disney Special Activities and VIP office. She has had the opportunity to travel to all the Disney theme parks all over the world for work. Julie created and developed the VIP Tour business at Walt Disney World and provided oversite and strategy for the Disney VIP offices at Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disney Resort, and Disneyland in California.
Julie and her husband, Larry have been married for 10 years and they have five adult children together, Lawrence (26), William (23), Mary Katherine (20), John (20), and Will (20). Julie and Larry enjoy visiting family and spending time at the beach.
Julie looks forward to serving St. Michael’s as a Vestry member.
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Greg is a native Floridian raised in the Episcopal church. Throughout his youth, he attended Holy Innocents in Valrico where he served as an acolyte and was confirmed. Greg graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Construction Management and has also earned a PMBA from UCF. After graduating from UF, he moved to Orlando where he met his wife, Briget. They were married at St. Michael’s in 2008 and it has been their church home since.
Greg & Briget have two children, Brooke & Brayden, both baptized at St. Michael’s. Greg works for The Walt Disney Company managing a portfolio of construction projects across the Walt Disney World resort.
He is excited about the opportunity to serve on the vestry.
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Rock the Universe is BACK!
Rock, Ride and Rejoice
Raise Your Hands. Raise Your Voice. Raise Your Spirit.
Rock the Universe is back for an unforgettable weekend of faith and fun. Experience powerful tunes from Christian Music’s brightest stars and mind-blowing rides at Universal Studios Florida.
Lift your hands and let your heart soar with amazing artists including Casting Crowns, for KING & COUNTRY, Matthew West, Big Daddy Weave, Zach Williams, and more!
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*HELP NEEDED*
If you or your youth(s) want to attend Rock the Universe as an EYC group, text, call, or email Emilie by January 16th, to order tickets as a group.
A group with 10+ get discounted tickets. If you would prefer to buy tickets on your own, please let her know, so that plans may be made accordingly.
Unfortunately, Diocesan Convention is that weekend and Emilie will be unable to attend Rock the Universe.
In order to pull off a group outing, she needs Adult help in supervising and carpooling.
*If you would like to volunteer, contact Emilie.
ALL Rock the Universe plans will be made by January 20th
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VBS June 13th - June 17th
Registration website will be up on February 1st!
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Join us for Sunday School!
Sunday School for ages 3-5th grade is upstairs in Rowe Hall in the Camp R.O.C.K. room. The nursery is open downstairs in Rowe Hall.
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First Communion Instruction for 2nd graders and up
Starting February 6th we will hold First Communion instruction in the Club 412 room from 11:45am - 12:45am. There will be 5 classes with the last one on March 6th.
An adult must attend class with the child. Please email Tiffany if you plan to attend.
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“GOOD NIGHT WITH MR. ANDREW” – Sunday evening ZOOM event, Jan 23, 2022, AT 6:30 PM
- Specifically for our younger members, birth and up, songs and prayers for approx. 20 mins to end the day!
- CONTACT ANDREW DIRECTLY TO OBTAIN THE ZOOM LINK
CONTACT ANDREW FOR MORE INFO ABOUT PARTICIPATING IN ANY OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT GROUPS: email - andrew@stmichaelschurch.com or call the church 407-843-8448 x.246
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LOOKING FOR NEW RECRUITS IN “THE ADULT CHOIR”, “THE FAMILY CHOIR”! SOME EXPERIENCE AND THE ABILITY TO READ MUSIC ARE ALWAYS A BIG PLUS! COMPLETELY “GREEN”? WE CAN WORK WITH THAT TOO!
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Service Music for Sunday, January 16th
PRELUDE MUSIC AT 10:00 AM
SERVICE
1 Canon in D J. Pachelbel (1653-1706)
2 Adagio T. Albinoni (1671-1750)
SERVICE
Opening: 616 Hail to the Lord’s anointed
Praise: Good, Good Father
Gospel: 577 God is love, and where true love is
Offertory: Save us, O Lord E. Bairstow (1874-1946) 291
Save us, O Lord, waking, guard us sleeping, that awake we may watch with Christ, and asleep we may rest in peace. Amen.
Sanctus: S-125 Proulx
Fraction: S-170 Whoever eats this bread
Communion: O Word that goest forth R. Lehman (b.1960) 740
O Word that goest forth on high,
from God's own depths eternally,
Who in these latter days wast born,
for succor to a world forlorn.
Closing: The Summons
POSTLUDE
Allegro di molto con fuoco C. Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)
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“BRING BAGS BACK” WEEK
If you participate in this ministry, this is the week to bring back filled bags during the week, and drop off at the office, or bring back next Sunday, and leave them in the Narthex in church, or outside the office. THANK YOU!
PLEASE NOTE: in regards to this ministry, for those not presently attending church, and maybe watching online, if you’d like to participate when we are not actively in the week of “bag filling and collecting”, it is possible to arrange for AMAZON and/or PUBLIX to deliver food to the church.]
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Please let us know how the Youth Community may pray for you, a loved one, or a situation. Nothing is too big or small. You may keep this anonymous or add your name. No pressure.
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"Jeans for Jesus" kicks off THIS SUNDAY!
St. Michael's is participating in the Christian Service Center's Souper Sunday food and clothing drive by collecting new (or VERY gently used) men's jeans.
We decided to focus on jeans as, when Fr. Rick, Fr. Greg, Andrea and myself visited the facility, they mentioned that while they were becoming more and more successful at finding work for many of the guests at the CSC. One problem was finding them appropriate clothing for construction or labor jobs. That's where we come in!
We are hoping to collect 300 pairs of jeans by the end of the drive on Sunday, February 13, the day of the BIG GAME.
They are asking for smaller sizes, 34 and below waist and all lengths. (As you can imagine, if you haven't had regular meals in a while, a size 44 won't do you much good.)
St. Michael's has done some amazing things in the past and I look forward to working on this project along side you.
Thank you for all you do! - Mike Robertson
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Matthew 25:36-40
“Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what’s coming to you in this kingdom. It’s been ready for you since the world’s foundation. And here’s why:
I was hungry and you fed me,
I was thirsty and you gave me a drink,
I was homeless and you gave me a room,
I was shivering and you gave me clothes,
I was sick and you stopped to visit,
I was in prison and you came to me.’
“Then those ‘sheep’ are going to say, ‘Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?’ Then the King will say, ‘I’m telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.’
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FLOWER SPONSORSHIP AT ST. MICHAEL'S
The flowers that adorn the altar every Sunday are given to the glory of God and as an offering of worship! We invite you to join in sponsoring the flowers each week in memoriam or thanksgiving for family, friends, and occasions. This is a beautiful and vital ministry as we worship God through His creation!
To sponsor flowers during this season email info@stmichaelschurch.com. Please include your desired date/dates and the wording of your
memorial/sponsorship exactly as you would like it to appear in the bulletin. Send this in by the Sunday prior to the desired date so that we can ensure that it is included in the next Sunday's bulletin.
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St. Michael's
Altar and Flower Guild
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How would you like to be one of the amazing individuals or families that work behind the scenes of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in the Altar Guild and Flower Guild with setting up the church for a service like the one pictured above?
As you saw at our last commissioning, we welcome men, women, and children. We are flexible around work and family schedules to offer every individual or family an opportunity to serve with their gift of time and talent.
If interested in more information on the Altar Guild, please contact
If interested in more information on the Flower Guild, please contact
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Join Us Every Friday Morning
at 7 AM for morning prayer.
Located in the Chapel.
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JOIN US FOR NOONDAY PRAYER AND COMPLINE
EVERY WEDNESDAY @ 12PM & 8PM
Wednesdays at 12 PM and 8 PM we'll gather via ZOOM from our homes, workplaces, and wherever we may find ourselves for Noonday Prayer and Compline.
This is an opportunity to connect with one another and spend a few minutes midweek in prayer.
You can easily follow along in your Prayer Book or HERE with the Book of Common Prayer online listed under DAILY OFFICES. Instructions for connecting to ZOOM will follow.
TO JOIN IN-- REGISTER BELOW!
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HOLY COMMUNION AT HOME
We have "pre-consecrated" bread and wine available for those who will continue to join us in worship through YouTube available for pick-up at the church office.
WHEN TO PICK- UP COMMUNION:
- THURSDAYS and FRIDAYS
- 9 AM to 5 PM
- CHURCH OFFICE
* Please note: Gluten-free elements for those with allergies and/or intolerances are available by request. Please email info@stmichaelschurch.com by end of day Wednesday to ensure the elements will be available for pick-up Thursday and Friday.
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“God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.”
- Hebrews 6:10
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Serving is a great way to not just get plugged into your church but is also a great way to show the love of Jesus Christ to His people.
As St. Michael’s Church work on plans to start the reopening process, we will have plenty of opportunities for you to serve very soon.
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Sign Up or receive additional information on areas to serving in at St. Michael's Church, please click on the below link. |
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ST. MICHAEL'S PRAYER LIST
Those who have commended themselves to our prayers
Ashley, Bill, Doug, Jennifer, Jonathan, Julie, Karen, Kim, Marcia, Paris, Ron, Sidney, Wayne
Long Term Prayer List
Angie, Bill, Conover, Daisey, Dave, Deirdre, Ellen, Gylla, Hazel, Jamie, Jasper, Joy, Kyle, Levi, Lisa, Lydia, Martin, Mary, Paul, Reid, Ron, Sony, Steve, Tim, Tom, Tracy
Those serving in the armed forces and in harm’s way
Bradley H., Chad S., Jonah H., Will M., Kenneth K., Ben V, Nick R., Carolyn H.
January Birthdays:
1: Madison Conklin, Sydney Hays 2: Wendy Love 3: Quinn Barksdale V, Edye McNickle 4: Jim Clarke III, Terrie Laufer 5: Sara Seater 6: Harris Hovarter II, David Luff, Tom Olsen, Joel Thomas 7: Peyton Crannick 8: Frank Bedell, Bill James 9: Lindsey Demetree, Kole Piercy, Donny Stieger 10: Allison Barksdale, Steven Bissinger, Kate Smith-McGehee, Beckett Stieger Jr, Drew Summerell 11: John Boone, Lynwood Watkins 12: Mary Faith Daniel, Diane Halpin, Tim White 13: Matthew Doolittle, Jim Galbraith 14: Rachel Bond, Stephen Nash 15: Conner Flynn, Katherine Pace, Tom Sommerville, Blake Stieger 16: John Bond, Howell Gillen, Riess Gillen, Glenn Krohn Jr, Jim Madison IV 17: David Dreisbach 18: Becky Dreisbach, Hayley Flynn, Katy Segale 19: Kathleen Graham, Pilar Renfroe 20: Andrew Cole 21: Evan Casterline, Victor Dickinson, John Hackler IV 22: Adrian Fallas, Caleb Hall, Jamie White 25: Karen Hamilton, Sara Howard, Eden Smalley 26: Bill Brightman, Mickel Griffin, Pat Kiester 28: Jocelyne Dorce, Curtis Henry, Benny Woodlief 29: Virginia Chamberlin, Cindy Michels 31: Andrea Cole, Mary Freeman, Melissa Harmon, Hope Hutyra, Rachel Olson, Ruby Woodsby
January Anniversaries:
1: Gene & Marti Lisa 3: Arthur & Stephanie Barksdale 6: Frank & Ashley Bedell, Tony & Danielle Morris 11: Alex & Kelly Gillen, Rafa & Ashleigh Gonzalez 16: Peter & Liz Jaberg 18: Clifford (Scott) & Elizabeth Barnhart 22: David & Kimberly Corso 24: Philbrook & Nancy Sargent, Butch & Patty Tew 25: Mike Beam & Vantrease Harris-Blair, Garrett and Ginna Cortese 27: Charles & Leslie Berridy 28: John & Ella Egan, Larry & Julie Motzel
Reminder:
To place someone on the prayer list, please contact the
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