Worship with us this week in our Sanctuary
Sunday, November 12 - 24th Sunday after Pentecost
Church Prayer List We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop and David our Bishop. We also pray for Joseph our President, Gavin our Governor, and Eric our Mayor. Please remember in your prayers Stan, Rita, Sandy, Bob, Dunnie, and the students at Mesquite High School. Cathedral Livestream As an alternative for those unable to attend our Sunday services in person, St. James Episcopal Cathedral offers a livestream of their service. Link: www.youtube.com/@StJamesEpiscopalCathedral/streams Please Give Mail your pledges and offerings to: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, PO Box 1630, Ridgecrest, CA 93556 Contribute to the church online at: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z9KQ/home Forward Day by Day: The "Forward Day by Day" devotional booklets for November, December, and January are available now. Many people use this publication as part of their regular prayer life. If you do or would like to, be sure to pick one up in the lobby. Please pray for our delegates to Diocesan Convention, November 10-11 at the Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst. The Food Pantry Needs Thanksgiving Turkeys All Souls Food Pantry is looking for donations for our Thanksgiving distribution on Tuesday, November 21. We need turkeys and in the past our local grocery stores have offered either discounts or free turkeys with your grocery purchases. We would gratefully appreciate any turkey donations. Please contact Deacon Cathy for pickup or delivery information. Next Bishop’s Committee Meeting: Wednesday, November 29."He is the Light" - Ridgecrest Interfaith Nativity Festival Come celebrate the birth of our Savior. A live Nativity will be on display outside for all to see then come inside to warm up and tour the displays. Location: Latter Day Saints, 1031 S. Norma Street Time:
Ministry Vacancies We need ushers, greeters, and offering counters. At our Annual Meeting in January, we will need to elect two new members to the Bishop’s Committee. Also, the Bishop’s Committee will need to elect a new treasurer. Please contact Padre Jorge or Deacon Cathy if you are interested. Food Ministry Dates
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Clocks Fall Back One Hour This Weekend: It's that time again. Across most of the United States, Daylight Saving Time (DST) will end at 2 a.m. on Sunday, November 5, when clocks will fall back to Standard Time. Set your clocks back one hour before going to bed on Saturday night!
Worship with us this week in our Sanctuary Sunday, November 5 - All Saints' Sunday
Church Prayer List We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop and David our Bishop. We also pray for Joseph our President, Gavin our Governor, and Eric our Mayor. Please remember in your prayers Stan, Rita, Sandy, Bob, Dunnie, and the students at Mesquite High School. Cathedral Livestream As an alternative for those unable to attend our Sunday services in person, St. James Episcopal Cathedral offers a livestream of their service. Link: www.youtube.com/@StJamesEpiscopalCathedral/streams Please Give Mail your pledges and offerings to: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, PO Box 1630, Ridgecrest, CA 93556 Contribute to the church online at: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z9KQ/home Forward Day by Day: The "Forward Day by Day" devotional booklets for November, December, and January are available now. Many people use this publication as part of their regular prayer life. If you do or would like to, be sure to pick one up in the lobby. Please pray for our delegates to Diocesan Convention, November 10-11 at the Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst. Next Bishop’s Committee Meeting: Wednesday, November 29. Ministry Vacancies We need ushers, greeters, and offering counters. At our Annual Meeting in January, we will need to elect two new members to the Bishop’s Committee. Also, the Bishop’s Committee will need to elect a new treasurer. Please contact Padre Jorge or Deacon Cathy if you are interested. Food Ministry Dates
Worship with us this week in our Sanctuary
Sunday, October 29 - 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
Church Prayer List We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop and David our Bishop. We also pray for Joseph our President, Gavin our Governor, and Eric our Mayor. Please remember in your prayers Stan, Rita, Sandy, Bob, Dunnie, and the students at Mesquite High School. Cathedral Livestream As an alternative for those unable to attend our Sunday services in person, St. James Episcopal Cathedral offers a livestream of their service. Link: www.youtube.com/@StJamesEpiscopalCathedral/streams Please Give Mail your pledges and offerings to: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, PO Box 1630, Ridgecrest, CA 93556 Contribute to the church online at: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z9KQ/home Forward Day by Day: The "Forward Day by Day" devotional booklets for November, December, and January are available now. Many people use this publication as part of their regular prayer life. If you do or would like to, be sure to pick one up in the lobby. Next Bishop’s Committee Meeting: Wednesday, November 29. Ministry Vacancies We need ushers, greeters, and offering counters. At our Annual Meeting in January, we will need to elect two new members to the Bishop’s Committee. Also, the Bishop’s Committee will need to elect a new treasurer. Please contact Padre Jorge or Deacon Cathy if you are interested. Food Ministry Dates
Worship with us this week in our Sanctuary
Sunday, October 22 - 20th Sunday after Pentecost Stewardship Commitment Sunday
Commemoration of St. James of Jerusalem Church Prayer List We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop and David our Bishop. We also pray for Joseph our President, Gavin our Governor, and Eric our Mayor. Please remember in your prayers Stan, Rita, Sandy, Bob, Dunnie, and the students at Mesquite High School. Cathedral Livestream As an alternative for those unable to attend our Sunday services in person, St. James Episcopal Cathedral offers a livestream of their service. Link: www.youtube.com/@StJamesEpiscopalCathedral/streams Food Ministry Dates
Next Bishop's Committee Meeting, Wednesday, October 25, 7 p.m. 64th Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin November 10-11, 2023 at Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst (ECCO) This year's theme: Called to Be...a Community willing to turn Register online at https://www.diosanjoaquin.org/annual-convention Registration deadline: October 27, 2023 Ministry Vacancies: We need ushers, greeters, and offering counters. At our Annual Meeting in January, we will need to elect two new members to the Bishop’s Committee. Also, the Bishop’s Committee will need to elect a new treasurer. Please contact Padre Jorge or Deacon Cathy if you are interested. Please Give Mail your pledges and offerings to: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, PO Box 1630, Ridgecrest, CA 93556 Contribute to the church online at: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z9KQ/home Worship with us this week in our Sanctuary
Sunday, October 15 - 20th Sunday after Pentecost
Feast of St. Luke, Evangelist Church Prayer List We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop and David our Bishop. We also pray for Joseph our President, Gavin our Governor, and Eric our Mayor. Please remember in your prayers Stan, Rita, Sandy, Bob, Dunnie, and the students at Mesquite High School. Cathedral Livestream As an alternative for those unable to attend our Sunday services in person, St. James Episcopal Cathedral offers a livestream of their service. Link: www.youtube.com/@StJamesEpiscopalCathedral/streams Stewardship Commitment Sunday: October 22 Food Ministry Dates
64th Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin November 10-11, 2023 at Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst (ECCO) This year's theme: Called to Be...a Community willing to turn Register online at https://www.diosanjoaquin.org/annual-convention Registration deadline: October 27, 2023 Please Give Mail your pledges and offerings to: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, PO Box 1630, Ridgecrest, CA 93556 Contribute to the church online at: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z9KQ/home 10/7/2023 0 Comments Rooted in Abundance: LandA conversation between the Rev. Sabeth Fitzgibbons and the Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton.
When you think about being rooted, what comes to mind? Where we are, our place on land, is important to our spiritual groundedness, our connection to spirit-filled natural resources. We are part of a larger family of kin that includes all that God has made and reaches beyond the cosmos. Our kinship places us in relationship that is about mutual responsibility to care for one another. How do you understand abundance? We have everything we need. Are we doing everything we can to live in reciprocity, within an understanding that we are mutually responsible for one another and are called to live within a cultivating relationship with our environment and all live within it? Stewardship is asking the question, “What do we need to grow to continue to be in good and right relationship, in recognition of our kinship with all that is, in which we all thrive?” What image comes to mind when you hear the phrase Rooted in Abundance? I think of a beautiful image of the tree of life in aboriginal art. The image shows the relationship of being in a circle where animals and plants, people, land and air and water are all interdependent. Wisdom and care for eight generations, including past, present, and future, inform decisions and stewardship in a reciprocal relationship. What is it that grounds you? Place, context, environment, communities, Creator, the community I am serving. Wherever the Creator has put us is where we are in spiritual relationship. It is often said, “Wherever you go, there you are.” I would add, “Wherever you go, the Sacred is there.” What role does gratitude play? Gratitude is a spiritual practice. Indigenous elders are giving thanks all the time: “Thank you, Creator, for the gift of the cedar tree.” And then thanking the cedar tree for the gift it gives. Gratitude for our gifts invites us into community, and thus into responsibility for the flourishing of our community, which is our kinship with all of creation. If we put all this together, what does being rooted in abundance look like for you, in your context? It’s a circular understanding. All community is responsible for each individual to nurture a sense of being meaningful and valuable. And every person has responsibility for meeting the needs of the community. Questions for Reflection: What does being rooted in abundance look like for you. The Rev. Sabeth Fitzgibbons is the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Seattle, WA. The Rev. Rachel Taber-Hamilton, a Shackan First Nation member, is the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, Everett, WA, and the vice-president of the House of Deputies. Bilingual Blessing of the Animals Service: Saturday, October 7 in the Courtyard, 2 p.m.
Worship with us this week in our Sanctuary Sunday, October 8 - Commemoration of St. Francis of Assisi
Church Prayer List We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop and David our Bishop. We also pray for Joseph our President, Gavin our Governor, and Eric our Mayor. Please remember in your prayers Stan, Rita, Sandy, Bob, Dunnie, and the students at Mesquite High School. Cathedral Livestream As an alternative for those unable to attend our Sunday services in person, St. James Episcopal Cathedral offers a livestream of their service. Link: www.youtube.com/@StJamesEpiscopalCathedral/streams Stewardship Campaign Continues through Sunday, October 8 Stewardship Commitment Sunday: October 22 Food Ministry Dates
64th Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin November 10-11, 2023 at Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst (ECCO) This year's theme: Called to Be...a Community willing to turn Register online at https://www.diosanjoaquin.org/annual-convention Registration deadline: October 27, 2023 Please Give Mail your pledges and offerings to: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, PO Box 1630, Ridgecrest, CA 93556 Contribute to the church online at: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z9KQ/home 9/29/2023 0 Comments Rooted in Abundance: ConversationDEAN JULIA Trinity Cathedral has a long history of welcoming Latino worshippers, but I feel like we still have so much to learn about being stewards of our community’s diversity.
CANON FILEMÓN Yes, being rooted in abundance means caring for the whole tree. Not just the visible parts, but also the roots. It’s not enough to just see Latino people in church. We need to understand what’s going on with them at a deeper level. In Latino ministry, caring for the roots comes through deep listening, and the abundance of our hospitality. CANON FILEMÓN Abundance is a blessing. I can never give enough to God. Whatever I give, God gives more. The tree of life is a very powerful image for us. When God is present in our lives, our roots are deep, and we have more to give. DEAN JULIA I hope that we can learn to recognize abundance and practice generosity even when we don’t see or feel it. Trees have an extraordinary resiliency for bearing fruit in good times and in hard times. CANON FILEMÓN Agreed, and—as a gardener—I also know that an abundance of fruit is subject to rot or pests if it’s not shared. DEAN JULIA We’re in what we call stewardship season in most of our English-speaking churches. I like that term when we talk about our care for relationships or for the earth and its trees, but I’m not always convinced that stewardship is the best word for church fundraising. CANON FILEMÓN It’s actually a problematic term in Spanish because it means something like “power over others” rather than “care for others.” I prefer to talk about making promises (promesas), which implies a mutuality of relationship. DEAN JULIA Like the roots of trees, our promises to our each other, within diverse communities, allow us to share abundance with each other. Dean Julia McCray-Goldsmith and Canon Filemón Díaz are partners in ministry at Trinity Cathedral, San Jose, California. Questions for Reflection Imagine you have a fruit tree in your garden or yard. Assuming you don’t keep all the fruit for yourself, how would you handle an abundance of fruit? Within the metaphor of stewardship, would you give away the best fruit, picked fresh? The fruit that falls to the ground but is still good? Or the leftovers after you have picked what you wanted? Worship with us this week in our Sanctuary
Sunday, October 1 - Commemoration of St. Michael
Orange Shirt Day - Sunday, October 1 On Sunday, October 1, we encourage members to wear orange shirts in remembrance of the 200,000 victims and survivors of indian boarding schools. Wednesday, October 4, 6 p.m. - Evening Prayer Service, Feast of Francis of Assisi Bilingual Blessing of the Animals Service: Saturday, October 7 in the Courtyard, 2 p.m. Francis of Assisi Sunday: October 8 Church Prayer List We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop and David our Bishop. We also pray for Joseph our President, Gavin our Governor, and Eric our Mayor. Please remember in your prayers Stan, Rita, Sandy, Bob, Dunnie, and the students at Mesquite High School. Cathedral Livestream As an alternative for those unable to attend our Sunday services in person, St. James Episcopal Cathedral offers a livestream of their service. Link: www.youtube.com/@StJamesEpiscopalCathedral/streams Stewardship Campaign Continues through Sunday, October 8 Stewardship Commitment Sunday: October 22 Food Ministry Dates
Next Bishop's Committee Meeting, Wednesday, October 25, 7 p.m. 64th Annual Convention of The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin November 10-11, 2023 at Episcopal Conference Center Oakhurst (ECCO) This year's theme: Called to Be...a Community willing to turn Register online at https://www.diosanjoaquin.org/annual-convention Registration deadline: October 27, 2023 Please Give Mail your pledges and offerings to: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, PO Box 1630, Ridgecrest, CA 93556 Contribute to the church online at: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z9KQ/home |
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