This Week at St. Michael'sLent, Holy Week, and Easter at St. Michael's and Holy Apostles
Plan to join us for many Lenten opportunities including:
- Bible Study: Conversation, Questions and Discussion on The Way
- The Renk Ministry Partnership Bible Study
- Sprirted Sisters Lenten Study: 3:16, The Numbers of Hope
- The Last Week: What the Gospels Really Teach About Jesus’ Final Days in Jerusalem
- Personal Prayer & Stations of the Cross
- Small Group/Prayer Group: The Gospel of Mark
For information and a full schedule of St. Michael's and Holy Apostles worship and formation opportunities, click here.
Maundy Thursday Vigil
If you are interested in taking part in the Maundy Thursday Vigil, a sign-up poster is available in the narthex/main entrance of the church. The vigil will take place in the chapel and will begin following the 7:30 p.m. service on Maundy Thursday, April 1, and will continue through 6:00 a.m. the following morning, Good Friday.The Little Red Wagon
As food is collected for St. Cyprian Food Pantry during the months of March and April, it allows the opportunity to help provide Easter feasts for over 800 families that come to the pantry. Some suggestions are soup, canned hams, sweet potatoes, vegetables, Jell-o, cake mixes and frosting. Donations to the food pantry fund can help increase the amount of food that we can supply. The Little Red Wagon can be found in the narthex/main entrance each Sunday.Newcomers and New Members
A New Connections Workshop will begin on Sunday. April 11, and will continue on Sundays, April 18, 25, and May 2 from 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. At these gatherings, you will join clergy, vestry and members of our various ministries in conversations about St. Michael's, its programs, and ways to get involved in both giving and receiving the love of Christ. This is a great way for St. Michael's to learn about you and for you to learn about St. Michael's. In addition, you'll learn about the Episcopal Church, the mission and values of the church, how you can get involved, and how you can become a member. The workshop will also prepare adults for baptism, confirmation, or reception into the Episcopal Church. For more information or to register, please contact Nancy Holmes by email at nholmes@stmichaelsbarrington.org or 847-381-2323 ext. 11.Exploring Sacred Music in the Anglican Tradition
The March gathering of the "Second Sunday" series will take place at the home of Greg and Laurie Michaels this evening, Sunday, March 14 from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Tonight's program will look at organ music. Beverages and snacks are provided. For more information call 847-304-6639.Attention 9:00 Singers!
Ever thought about singing in the choir but just couldn't do that weekly commitment?? Well, we have a solution for that. Come and join the 9:00 a.m. newly-formed "Congregational Choir" that will sing three more times this (program) year. Here's the deal: You show up on the assigned Sunday at 8:00 a.m. in the choir room, learn a fun, easy, 2-3 part piece, go and sit with your family during the service, come back at the passing of the Peace and then sing the Offertory Anthem (fancy word for Choir piece) with us. It's that easy.
- Non-Requirements: opera voice, musical reading skills, choir robe
- Requirements: good attitude, a somewhat "decent ear" (subjective term, I know), can play well with others. See?? I've probably just described 85% of the congregation (Or more!!)
The final Sundays are: March 14, April 11, and May 2. For more information, questions, or especially if you'd like a handy, dandy reminder e-mail, call Kay Lewis at 847-381-7820 or kaylewis1029@gmail.com.
Coffee with Fr. Johnson
Enjoy a cup of coffee with Fr. Johnson during the week at Cook Street Coffee Shop. Call Nancy Holmes at the Parish Office at 847-381-2323, ext. 11 on Monday to arrange a time. As possible, there will be times each week for either coffee at 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. and lunch at 12:00 p.m.Around the Neighborhood
Episcopal Marriage Encounter
To love someone is to inspire them to live and encourage them to grow. No marriage can be taken for granted. To become the wondrous and fulfilling joy which God intends our marriage to be, it needs daily care, thought, re-evaluation, sharing and honest, loving communication. A Marriage Encounter Weekend offers you the unique opportunity to enrich and renew your marriage…to strengthen an already good relationship through a technique referred to as "dialogue." You will be given the time to share, to love, to learn, and to grow with your spouse and God. The next Episcopal Marriage Encounter Weekend will be April 16-18 at the Doubletree Hotel Chicago/Schaumburg. To register contact Dale or Debra Sands at 847-381-8353 or DebraHeath@aol.com.Bishop's Awards
Bishop's Associates, the ministry support organization for the Bishop of Chicago, is accepting applications for the Bishop's Awards. The awards are from the Bishop of Chicago in recognition of lay members in the Diocese of Chicago who have made an outstanding contribution in service to the church, the wider community in northern Illinois, or to the world. Criteria used in evaluating the nominees: 1) the capability and creativity of the nominee's achievement; 2) the impact of the achievement on the community; 3) the achievement's influence on the spiritual life of the people involved with or affected by the achievement. Downloadable nomination form and guidelines are posted at http://www.episcopalchicago.org/agencies/bishop-associates/BishopsAwardsProgram.cfm The deadline for receiving nominations is 4:00 p.m. on March 26. Awards will be presented at the Bishop's Associates annual luncheon on May 6 at the Union League Club of Chicago, 65 W. Jackson, Chicago. Nominations should be submitted to: Bishop's Awards Episcopal Church Center 65 E. Huron Street Chicago, IL 60611, or by email to: bishopsassociates@episcopalchicago.org. For further information, contact The Rev. Canon Michael Stephenson, Canon for Development at 312-751-6725 or mstephenson@episcopalchicago.org.Those for whom prayers have been requested
Jenny, Kate, the Williams family, Suzi, Patricia, CP, Robin, Will, Marek & children, Bill, Priscilla, the Schwind family, Amy, Mary Louise, St. Cyprian's Food Pantry, St. Michael's clergy, staff, search, and transition teams. Rest in peace: Mary Schwind and Leonora Burton (Mark Burton's mother)St. Michael's Confirmation Class: Tyler, Abby, Claire, Peter, Lauren, Brett, David, Caroline, Evan, Cooper
Birthdays
3.14 Amy Briedenbach, Deanna Reeves
3.15 Hannah Welsh, Julia Welsh, Aimee Greenlief
3.16 Stephanie Olds, Linda Keclik
3.17 Audrey Poll, Clair Buckley, Stephanie Douglas
3.18 Amy Ross
3.19 Sarah Blass, Samantha Maraval, Sophia Younger, Maya Gonzalez, Kelsie Fletcher
3.20 Heidi Guthrie
Anniversaries
3.18 Dolores & Earl DuncanRemembrances
3.14 Edna Fox
3.15 Max Hoffman
3.17 Shepard Robinson
3.18 Jo Kuffel, Nicholas Johnson
3.19 LaVerne Jones
3.20 Thomas Myers
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