Weekly eNews

March 7, 2025

This Weekend at St. Michael's

Sunday Forum

Courageous Conversations

This Sunday, March 9, 9:15 AM

How do you have hard, courageous, and faithful conversations with friends and strangers? Join Communication Professors, Kristy Callahan (PPSC) & Janice Thorpe (UCCS) for insights and tips to have better conversations and learn how to respond like Jesus!

Children & Youth Sunday

This Sunday, 8:00 & 10:30 AM

This Sunday our Children & Youth will be helping to lead our worship services. Aviana, our Youth Vestry Representative and an active member of our youth ministries, will be preaching. Join us as we give thanks to God for the presence of children and youth in our community.

Prayers & Blessings

After Communion in Lent

The clergy will offer healing prayers and blessings immediately following Communion during each service. If you desire prayer for healing, birthdays, surgeries, etc., (after you receive Communion) come downstairs to the Prayer Room, where a member of the Clergy will offer a short prayer.

Lenten Soup Suppers

This Wednesdays

March 12, 5:30 - 7:00 PM

Join us for food, fellowship, and formation on Wednesday evenings during Lent. Enjoy dinner and fellowship from 5:30 - 6:00 PM and then formation from 6:00 - 7:00 focused on, "To Gather Together; Living into our Baptismal Covenant." Bring soup or just your appetite. The Saint John’s Bible docents will be on hand after each supper to answer questions or assist with viewing an illumination.

Lenten Soup Suppers Sign up

Lent Retreat

March 15, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

RSVP Today!

Join The Well next Saturday to explore Christ’s invitation to share his cup at the Lenten Retreat. Lean into contemplative practices, reflection, and new insights to help you grow spiritually this Lent. Suggested $10 donation covers lunch and materials.

Lent Retreat Sign Up

On the Calendar

This Sunday, March 9

First Sunday in Lent/Children & Youth Sunday

Volunteer to Help with Worship this Sunday

Join an Usher Team

Join a Coffee Team

Worship Volunteers Needed

Can you be a greeter, lay reader, nursery helper, or assist with coffee hour? Want to join an Usher Team? Click above to sign up today - thank you in advance!

Worship with Us

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist

10:30 AM Eucharist with Choir

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Education & More!

9:15 AM Education for All

Sunday Forum - Courageous Conversations

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Nursery Care is available for Children 5 and under 7:45 AM - 12:00 PM.

Join us for Coffee Hour and Fellowship after the service.

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Daylight Savings

Spring Forward this Sunday

Daylight Saving Time begins on Sunday, March 9—remember to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night so you won’t be late for church! As we welcome longer days and more sunshine, let's also embrace this season of renewal with joy and gratitude. See you Sunday!

Additional Lent Offerings

We have numerous opportunities for you to explore, grow, and deepen your faith during the season of Lent. Click on the purple event titles to view the event sign up page.

40 Days of Giving Flyer

We invite you to participate in 40 Days of Giving during this Lenten season to support our Outreach Partners. Bags and lists are available in the Gathering Space or click on the event title to download flyer. Every donation will make a difference. Drop off during Holy Week (April 13-20).

Join Seraphim Choir for Lent

Wednesdays, 7:00 - 8:00 PM

St. Michael's adult choir will rehearse on Lent Wednesdays from 7:00 - 8:00 PM after the Soup Suppers. If you've considered joining the choir, but you can't make a long-term commitment, this opportunity might be for you! This six-week season will culminate in a choral Tenebrae service on April 16 (Holy Wednesday). Please contact Amalia for more information!

Lent Rite of Reconciliation

This Lent, have you considered making the sacramental Rite of Reconciliation? This rite is for those who wish to repent or confess their sins to God in the presence of a priest and receive the assurance of pardon and the grace of absolution (BCP, p. 861). It is also called penance and confession. Make a private appointment with Rev. Matt: matt@stmikeschurch.com or Rev. Vicki: vicki@stmikeschurch.com.

Lent Events & Information

Upcoming Events & Parish Life

St. Patrick's Fish Fry

Friday, March 14, 6:00 - 8:00 PM

Join us for fellowship and frivolity as we celebrate the patron Saint of Ireland. Enjoy an Irish beer, wine or non-alcoholic beverage, along with a delicious meal, prepared by the men of St. Mike's BBQ Ministry. Suggested donation of $10 per person. Click event title to RSVP or below.

Fish Fry Sign Up

Theology on Tap

Friday, March 14, 6:30 - 8:00 PM

Young adults in their 20s and 30s are invited for sharing, learning and fellowship with other young adults from around the Springs at Goat Patch Brewing on Friday, March 14 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Special guest, Spiritual Director Todd Smith, will discuss Catching Your Spiritual Sails.

SMASH Curiosity Unlimited

Friday, March 14

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Seniors are invited to the Curiosity Unlimited Lecture at UCCS, "What's Happening to Religion?" by Jeffrey Scholes, Professor of Religious Studies in the Department of Philosophy and the Director for Religious Diversity and Public Life at UCCS. Join us on Friday, March 14 from 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Ent Center for the Arts. Sign up below.

Exploring Your Vocation Saturday, March 15

10:30 AM - 3:00 PM

The Exploring Your Vocation event for The Episcopal Church in Colorado

Discernment is at the heart of our baptismal call. Every baptized person is called to be a minister of the Body of Christ. For some, that call is manifested in pursuing ordained ministry or a call to religious life. This event takes place on Saturday, March 15 at Christ’s Episcopal Church in Castle Rock from 10:30 AM - 3 PM. Lunch is provided. Register at the link below.

Handbell Choir During Both Services

Sunday, March 16

Join us for our Celtic themed services on March 16 to experience the glorious sounds from the Handbell Choir. New ringers are always welcome (no experience required). Email MaryDee for more information. Bells rehearse on Sundays after the 10:30 AM service.

Sandwich Sunday

March 16 After 10:30 Service

At the first Sandwich Sunday last December, over 40 enthusiastic parishioners of all generations made sandwich lunches for the grateful recipients at the Salvation Army Family Hope Center. Join us on Sunday, March 16 to make even more sandwiches at our second Sandwich Sunday following the 10:30 service. No RSVP required.

Funeral Planning Seminar

March 19, 2:00 - 3:30 PM

Join Rev. Matt and Rev. Vicki to learn how planning your funeral, or that of a loved one, can be a time of prayerful, joyful reflection instead of a dreaded task. Click below to sign up for the seminar or view the online resources.

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Organizing Training

Saturday, March 22

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Does this season of Lent have you wondering…about building community and relationships when many in our communities are overwhelmed, suffering, and fearful? Join Together Colorado for the Southern Region Community Organizing Training on Saturday, March 22 from 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM at St. Michael’s. This FREE, full-day training is part of a statewide effort to strengthen grassroots bases and belonging across our communities, especially for those most vulnerable. Lunch is included. Register below.

Ski with the Priests

Thursday, March 27

Join Rev. Matt & Rev. Vicki on the slopes for a fun day of skiing at Keystone with a mountaintop Eucharist at noon. Join us for one run, several runs, or for the entire day! All ski & snowboard levels are welcome. Click below to RSVP and sign up for an optional carpool. Questions? Contact Matt or Vicki.

Youth Retreats

Estes Park Middle School Retreat: April 4-6, Cost $175

Middle Schoolers...Spend two nights in a cabin, and enjoy a wide variety of activities like video games, bonfires, hiking, and indoor rock climbing. Register at the link below by March 28.

Sand Dunes/Royal Gorge/Mt. Princeton High School Retreat: April 11-12, Cost $150

High Schoolers...Join us for an epic outdoor adventure in Colorado iconic wonders to camp under the stars, sand sled, and relax at Mt. Princeton Hot Springs. Register at the link below by April 4.

Watch, Listen and Share

St. Mike's Sermons

Exciting News! St. Michael's sermons now have their own dedicated page on our website. Easily access each message with a single click—each link takes you straight to the start of the sermon. Experience powerful preaching from the comfort of home, anytime, anywhere. Don't forget to share with friends and loved ones so they can be uplifted too!

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Camino Pilgrimage

August 24 - Sept. 4, 2025

Registration is currently open to join St. Michael's 2025 Pilgrimage to walk the Camino in Spain. To learn more about costs, itinerary, and to register - click on the button below.

Pilgrimage Info and Sign Up

IHN Dinners

Volunteers Needed

IHN (Interfaith Hospitality Network) is requesting dinners to support families who are beta-testing a new "static housing" solution. Families will reside for several months in one location with support from partners. To sign up to make a meal and drop off, click on the link below, and then please email Kelly Belvis. A week before you serve, dietary restrictions and size/portions of meals will be emailed by Family Promise (IHN).

IHN Dinner Volunteer Sign Up

March & April

Archangel Newsletter

is Here!

View our latest Archangel newsletter to see everything happening in March and April! A reminder that the Archangel is sent via email, instead of through the postal service, as one of our "green initiatives." To request a printed paper copy, email contact@stmikeschurch.com.