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The Episcopal Church of Saint Michael & All AngelsPacific View Drive at Marguerite Corona del Mar California 92625 949.644.0463 www.stmikescdm.org

FOR THE

LOVE OF MIKEVolume 63 Number 4 APRIL 2013

BBBBBUILDING OUR FUILDING OUR FUILDING OUR FUILDING OUR FUILDING OUR FAITH:AITH:AITH:AITH:AITH: LLLLLOOOOOVING CHRISTVING CHRISTVING CHRISTVING CHRISTVING CHRISTAND SERAND SERAND SERAND SERAND SERVING OUR COMMUNITYVING OUR COMMUNITYVING OUR COMMUNITYVING OUR COMMUNITYVING OUR COMMUNITY

...From the Desk of the Rector

BELOVEDS IN CHRIST,

Continued on page 3

PARISH NEWS

AND NOTES

OUR BISHOP DIOCESAN, THERIGHT REVEREND J. JONBRUNO will headline Canterbury

Irvines Spring Garden Party onSaturday, April 13th, 3:00-5:00 p.m.at Saint Andrews Episcopal Church,4400 Barranca Parkway in Irvine. Allare welcome! If possible, R.S.V.P.to [email protected].

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COME TO SAINT MICHAEL &ALL ANGELS ON SATURDAYMORNING, APRIL 27TH, 9am-12noon. The Right Reverend Mary D.Glasspool, our Bishop Suffragan, will

offer her acclaimed Episcopal 101!Bishop Glasspool will share herwisdom about being an Episcopalian inthis 21st century. All are welcome.

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BEGINNING APRIL 3, 2013, OURWEDNESDAY Celebration of TheHoly Eucharist with A Public Serviceof Healing will start at 12 noon.

All April 2013 is Easter Season, the oldest season in our Christian Calendar.Easter Season encompasses the amazing events of Christs resurrectionand ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. Thekey to our Christian faith is found in the reality that Christ is risen! Sin anddeath have been vanquished and Gods power over our spiritual enemies, our

temptations, is acknowledged and accomplished. Easter is derived fromEostre, the name of an Anglo-Saxon/ Teutonic goddess of spring, who gaveher name to this month, April. This Great Fifty Days is a festival seasontransforming the power of new life in springtime.

The Day of the Resurrection, Easter Day, was celebrated on the last day ofMarch in 2013. Easter is the earliest and greatest of Christian festival days.Originally called the Pascha, it was a celebration of the crucifixion and theresurrection as a whole because the early Christians saw the two as indivisibleand acknowledged that after his resurrection Jesus appeared to many people inmany places. Our forebears in faith commemorated not so much the eventsthemselves but the intrinsic significance of the events salvation and eternal lifewith God; they saw their redemption and their entry into Gods Kingdom asthen-and-there accomplished. Inseparable, therefore, was Christs ascension

to prepare the way for us and the descent of the Holy Spirit. The Great FiftyDays was seen as one whole.

Over time, belief in the imminence of Christs second coming faded and theconcept of the Kingdom of God as both an incomplete present reality and a surefuture reality evolved. Emphasis on the crucifixion and resurrection observancesshifted to the historical events themselves by the late 4th century. Our currentBook of Common Prayer has revived the earlier understandings and delineatedthem more fully within the present seasonal context.

The Paschal Mystery is expressed in the incredible events of Jesus crucifixion(which saved us, redeemed us, atoned for our sins once and for all, and reconciledus with God) and Christs Resurrection (which vanquished sin and death andmarked the beginning of the establishment of the Kingdom of God). This Paschal

Mystery is the heart of our faith, although it defies human beings completecomprehension. We should always remember that the Resurrection completesthe crucifixion in this Paschal Mystery.

The Resurrection throws the magnificent light of understanding over Christsbirth, life-in-ministry and death. The Resurrection is Christs victory over deathand so accomplishes our salvation which was begun with the Incarnation andsealed by the crucifixion. Without the Resurrection, what meaning would therest ...Christmas, Baptism, Holy Eucharist, Pentecost... have? No wonder this

HELP FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE:Thanks to your generosity in donatingto this project, we have temporarilysuspended our collection of food.Our cupboard is currently full tooverflowing! (We will resumecollecting whenever needed in thefuture.) Please call MurrayMcClaren with any questions; andTHANK YOU ALL for your help!

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(MORE) PARISH NEWS AND NOTES

FOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKEFOR THE LOVE OF MIKE is a publication of

Saint Michael & All Angels

Episcopal Church,

Corona del Mar, CA.

Copy deadline is the second

Wednesday of the month.

We welcome letters and articles.Editor: Susan Beechner

949.644.0463

Finance...........................................Jim Palda

[[email protected]] 626.533.8037

Mission......................................Gail Haghjoo


Stewardship ...................................Joan Short


Worship.The Very Revd Canon Peter D. Haynes


VESTRY MEMBERS 2012Senior Warden...............................Lynn Headley[[email protected]] 714.963.5932

Junior Warden................................Paul Multari

[[email protected] 949.500-8891

Christian Education.......................Barbara Black


Clerk of the Vestry...................... ...Karlene Miller


Building and rounds.................... ..........[Open]

Communications...........................Clyde Dodge

[[email protected] 949.375.1530

Evangelism.............................Deborah Newquist


Fellowship......................................Teri Corbet


CONTRIBUTIONS WERE MADE tothe Rectors Discretionary Fundrecently by Jack & Marilyn Townerin thanksgiving;and by Dan Trapp ingratitude for his parents, Dan &Jeannine; by Sam Horton inthanksgiving for La Juan; byAnnemaria and the Ballin family inthanksgiving for Dolf; and by Roger& Suzi, Lexi and Nick Lynberg inthanksgiving for Terry+.These fundsextend our Parishs mission of outreach,

providing for such needs as can behelped by financial assistance.

APRILAdult Anniversaries

Birthdays

1st - Linda Moorman

4th - Barbara PaulsonSondra Valentine

12th - Chace WarmingtonMichael Ortt

25th - Susan Caldwell26th - Bob Hine

29th - Chris Pound

Baptisms

8th - Sharon Perry

Weddings

11th - Bob & Dottie Cole17th - Bill & Judy Brady

Norm & Sue Ewers21st - Matthew & Danielle Shaw

24th - Mike & Jill DraffinDavid & Constance Davidson

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESSCOMMITTEE

Saint Michael & All Angels isforming an EmergencyPreparedness Plan in 2013 and will

be asking for one or two volunteersfrom the congregation to participate.The committee will assess hazardsand recommend areas to beaddressed in the plan. In addition tothe volunteers from thecongregation, the committee willinclude members of the Vestry,church staff, and others. If you areinterested in participating, pleaseemail Paul Multari [email protected]. Meetingdates and times will be announcedsoon.

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PLEDGE ENVELOPES: If youwould like pledge envelopes for 2013,

pl ease leave a message fo r ourbookkeeper, Donnie Lewis,949.644.0463, ext. 15. For those ofyou who have already requested

pl edge enve lopes, they are nowavailable in Michaels Room inalphabetical order.

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WE NEED Greeters, Ushers and AltarGuilders. Please contact CanonHaynes if interested.

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NURSERY CARE IS AVAILABLEon Sundays from 9:30 am on.

PLEASE CHECK THE DISPLAY RACKON THE WALL IN MICHAEL'S ROOM.Pick up a pamphlet or two to sharewith family and friends. A donation

box is provided.

"Celebrating the 50 Days of Easter"reminds us that Easter is not one day.It is fifty. Lent was forty days long.The seventh Sunday of Easter is onApril 12. We are resurrection people.The pamphlet author asks us to InviteGod into your questions. "Easter andthe Risen Christ do not solve all

problems and answer all questions.There is still war. There are stillstarving children. People you love stillsuffer. Often you may want to runaway from the questions, deny thechaos and contradictions. Christian joyis not about thoughtless cheerfulness.It is about holding the world's pain inlight of the resurrection, trusting thatnew life will be the final word."www.forward movement.com.

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Yours, in Christ -

Rectors Desk from page 1

event and the mystery it revealed assumed so important aposition in the life of the Church so soon after the actualevent itself. Sunday became the first day of Christiansnew life, their new beginning. This is why they set it apartand made it an occasion for coming together to celebratethe Mystery and to partake of the bread and wine by whichChrists presence is made known.

In Easter Season we look to the future. Our hopes aregreat and their fulfillment is assured. The Easter messagegives us confidence and hope.

OCCASIONAL QUOTES

King David

TO SEE WHAT there was about David that made Israeladore him like no other king she ever had, as good a placeto look as any is the account of how he captured Jerusalemand moved in the ark.

Jerusalem was a major plum for the new young king, ahill town considered so untakable that the inhabitants hada saying to the effect that a blind man and a cripple couldhold it against the U.S. Marines (2 Samuel 5:6). Just toremind people who it was that had nevertheless finallytaken it, David's first move was to change its name to theCity of David. His second move was a brilliant maneuverfor giving his victory the stamp of divine approval bytrotting out that holy box of acacia wood overlaid withgold which was known as the ark and contained whoknows what, but was as close as Israel ever officially gotto a representation in space of their God who dwelled ineternity. David had the ark loaded onto a custom-built cartand made a regular circus parade of it, complete with horns,harps, cymbals, and psalteries, not to mention himself high-stepping out front like the Mayor of Dublin on SaintPatrick's Day. When they finally made it into town, he setup a big tent to keep out the weather, had refreshments

passed around on the house, and, just so nobody wouldforget who was picking up the tab, did the lion's share ofthe praying himself and personally took up the collectionafterwards.

So far it was none of it anything a good public relationsman couldn't have dreamed up for him, but the next thingwas something else again. He stripped down to his skivvies,and then with everybody looking on including his wifeahigh-class girl named Michal who gave his administrationtone as the late King Saul's daughterhe did a dance.Maybe it started out as just another Madison Avenue ploy,

but not for long.With trumpets blaring and drums beating, it was Camelot

all over again, and for once that royal young red-headdidn't have to talk up the bright future and the high hopes

because he was himself the future at its brightest, andthere were no hopes higher than the ones his people had inhim. And for once he didn't have to drag God in for politics'sake either because it was obvious to everybody that thistime God was there on his own. How they cut loosetogether, David and Yahweh, whirling around before theark in such a passion that they caught fire from each otherand blazed up in a single flame of such magnificence thatnot even the dressing-down David got from Michal

afterwards could dim the glory of it. He had feet of claylike the rest of us if not more soself-serving and deceitful,lustful and vainbut on the basis of that dance alone, youcan see why it was David more than anybody else thatIsrael lost her heart to and why, when Jesus of Nazarethcame riding into Jerusalem on his flea-bitten mule athousand years later, it was as the Son of David that theyhailed him.

(2 SAMUEL 5-6)

-- Frederick Buechner, originally published in

Peculiar Treasure

The Anglican Studies Series(Morehouse Publishing)

What Is Anglicanism? by Urban (Terry) HolmesThe Spirit of Anglicanism: Hooker, Maurice, Temple by William J. WolfAnglican Spirituality by William J. WolfAnglican Moral Choice by Paul ElmenAnglicanism and the Bibleby Frederick Houk Borsch

Theology in Anglicanism by Arthur A.VogelAnglican Theology and Pastoral Care by James E. Griffiss

Other Anglican Background Reading

Anglican Spiritby Michael RamseyAnglicanismby Stephen NeillStudy of Anglicanismby Stephen SykesThe Protestant Face of Anglicanism

by Paul F. M. ZahlThe Anglican Spiritual Tradition by John RichardHumpidge MoormanCommentary on the American Prayer Book

by Marion J. HatchettGlorious Companions: Five Centuries of AnglicanSpiritualityby Richard H. SchmidtAnglicanism and the Christian Church: TheologicalResources in Historical Perspective

by Paul AvisReconciliationby Martin L. SmithGospel Conspiracy in the Episcopal Church

by Michael MarshallAnglican Identitiesby Rowan WilliamsThe Anglican Tradition: A Handbook of Sources

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PRAYERS

THANKSGIVING

3233 Pacific View Drive

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Our mission is to seek and share

Jesus Christ as spiritual food

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HEALING

GUIDANCE

SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY OF

THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION

The Very Revd Canon

Peter D. Haynes, Rector

[[email protected]]

Susan Caldwell

Director of Christian Education

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Stephen M Black,

Minister of Music

[[email protected]]

The Revd Fennie Chang, Ph.D.,Canterbury Irvine

The Revd Canon Ray Flemming

Assisting Priest

The Revd Jefferson Hulet

Assisting Priest

The Revd Barbara Stewart, Ph.D.,

Assisting Priest

Susan Beechner, Parish Secretary

[[email protected]]

Donnie Lewis, Bookkeeper

[[email protected]]

WORSHIP SCHEDULE

SundayHoly Eucharist 8am

Choral Eucharist 10am

Adult Education 9am

Sunday School 10am

Tuesday

HE, MP, alternating Tues. at 7:30am

Nursery Care provided from 9:30am

WednesdayHoly Eucharist with Prayers

for Peace and Healing-12 noon

ABOUT SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS

CORONA DEL MAR

We are a Christian Community ofthe Anglican Communion who come

to hear Gods word and receive and

share the Lord Jesus Christ.

Our purpose is to have Christ live

in us in order that in Christ we maylive faithful and productive

Christian lives.

Our commitment to the Gospel is

evangelical; our liturgical tradition,

catholic; our theology orthodox but

open to thought, reflection, andspiritual endeavor.

We care about the world

and strive to serve Christ in it.

Call Esther McNameefor prayer requests 949.640.1749

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CHRISTIANEDUCATION

Susan

Caldwell

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Caring for the Caregiver

The wind blows wherever itpleases. You hear its sound, but youcannot tell where it comes from orwhere it is going. So it is witheveryone born of the Spirit.

John 3:8

A few Sundays ago, the windswere strong. The brake on theSaint Michael & All Angels nametagcart was not on during the secondservice and so the wheels beganturning. The nametag cart found aresting place in the rose bed, and bluenametags were scattered among thethorns. A gentle soul picked themup and placed them in the white

bucket that normally contains theLost and Found.

Monday morning, MurryMcClaren, faithful as the day is long,came to the church to place thenametags in order. Just before she

prepared to attempt the task of sortingthose some 100 plus nametags, Iasked if I could talk to her. She said,Sure.I wanted to talk to her about theupcoming Senior MinistryCaregivers event on April 21. The

Christian Education Committee hadtried to put an event together back inthe fall but to no avail. The need had

presented itself. Caregivers can feeldepleted and/or become isolated.There are several parishioners, aswell as many people in thecommunity, that we know that arecaregivers. The definition of acaregiver is one who takes care ofanother. Often, we think of this roleas a spouse caring for husband orwife who is in ill health. Butcaregiving can be extended to

grandparents caring for their grownchildren who have had a mishap, orfor mothers and fathers of youngchildren. Caregivers play a vital rolein the well being of our community.Sometimes, caregivers are paid and/or contracted through an agency. Butfor the most part, care giving can beseen in the Christian communitycontext of Christs love at work, Hissacrifice and compassion.

OliveHarrySallySam

MaurieJudy+DJ

NancyNorm

SueBobJohn

RobertaPat

PatriciaMary Betty

Rhonda

REPOSE

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PeggyJeannine

BetteAnnemaria

Jeff+HerminePhyllisPam

Bob MontgomeryDan TrappDolf Ballin

Martin MillerDonna Pycha

Mike Ford

- for Pam & Phil Milners 20thwedding anniversary;

- with Judy & Bill Brady in

thanksgiving for their marriage;

- for John DeWitt Bowmansbirthday;

- with Murry and all who love himfor the memory ofGeorge McClaren+

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This event will take place on April21@11:30am in Michaels Room. Judy Brady,Kimberly Beeson and Deborah Newquist will

be speaking.As I shared my feelings about the topic

with Murry, it came about that Murry had afew heartfelt wishes of her own. Namely, shehopes that people would come and feel caredabout. Parishioners will have time to talk toone another and feel encouraged. This eventis meant to bring people together.

After we finished our conversation, Murrymade her way to Michaels Room to organizeand put all the many blue name tags in order.She returned to the office more quickly thanexpected. They have already been done!she said.

Turns out that Clyde Dodge, Steve andMichele Dulson worked very hard to put the

blue nametags back into alphabetical order.There was also another mystery person whohelped work on the task. If you know whothat was, please give them a BIG Thank You.That was quite a job!

If you would like more information aboutthe Caregiver Seminar, please contact MurryMcClaren @714-979-6978.

Christian Education continuedfrom page 4

When Emmy-nominated costumedesigner Cliff Chally offered tomake a replacement set of vestmentsat his church in Los Angeles, he wasnt

planning a new career. But thatsexactly what happened. Today,

bishops from San Diego to Jerusalemwear his custom-designed robes, andaltars are adorned with paraments thatreflect their particular context andhistory.

Chally originally wanted to study in Parisbut, after leaving the service, learned hecouldnt use his GI Bill there, so he headedto design school in Los Angeles. Thecurriculum partnered students with

professionals in the entertainmentbusiness, and it wasnt long before Challyhad established a name for himself. Hisfirst job was the inaugural show at the

MGM Grand in Las Vegas. From there,he joined the staff at CBS and worked onthe Carol Burnett and Tony Orlandovariety shows doing mens wardrobes

before going to work for Aaron Spellingat Columbia Pictures. Then he designeda season for Hal Lindens Blackes Magicon NBC in 1986.

While Lindens series didnt last, Challyearned a number of Emmy nominationsworking on costumes for DesigningWomen (1986-1993).

I spent the next several years flyingbetween Washington and LA, making

sure both Clintons were ready for primetime, he remembers. It was quite anexperience.

Chally is an active member of St.James in the City Episcopal Church inthe Diocese of Los Angeles, where heserves as verger. Although raised in theChurch of Christ, Chally first experiencedEpiscopal worship during his childhoodin Texas when a fellow third-grader invitedhim to Sunday school. He still remembersthe profound response he had to the choirand the music, the stained glass andincense. Decades later, when another

friend invited him to go to St. James, hefinally was able to choose the way inwhich he wanted to worship.

He has served as president of theCostume Designers Guild and was onthe Board of Governors of the Academyof Television Arts and Sciences.

When designing for clergy, some uniquedesign element always distinguishes thevestments. Mitres and copes for theDiocese of Los Angeles bear the Handsin Healing cross designed forBishop J.Jon Brunoby Laura Smith as a symbol

of his ministry. Colors of the sunrisewere airbrushed into the hems of allthe pieces he created for the Dioceseof Arizona, and an aqua liningrepresents the water of baptism while

providing a symbolic contrast to thefiery sunrise. Sometimes the designsare subtly meant to echo a stained-

glass treatment.Each set of vestments he designs is

completely unique and appropriate forits setting, to create a visualharmony, Chally says.

Chally is very clear that the designshould not distract people from theworship experience. Like costumedesign, if they notice the clothes, thenthey are in the way.

On one set of hangings, embroideredgrapes have a remarkable texture

because the thread on each grape issewn in a different direction. For

several years, Chally sent pieces toIndia to be hand-embroidered, but afterlong delays and unsatisfactory results,he turned to the people with whom hehas worked in costuming for manyyears.

I took the embroiderer my sketchand the fabric. He digitized thedrawing, put the fabric in the machineand pushed the button, and there wasmy sketch! I thought, What have I

been wait ing for? Chally says,laughing.

Most of his seamstresses are fromEastern Europe or South America.The first time they worked on a set ofvestments, Chally noticed a profoundchange come over the workroom.

They were used to making piecesthat are meant to be discarded becausethey get dirty or have bullet holes. Butthese vestments are made to last andwill be blessed and cared for, heexplains. There came this quiet Icant explain, a peace that changed thewhole atmosphere because of thegreat pride that went into the work. Itwas a great surprise to me. I wasntexpecting it.

What really appealed to me [aboutthe Episcopal Church] at first was theextraneous stuff, the way worshipwas elevated and the way everyone

brings his or her best to the glory ofGod, he says. But the longer Iminvolved, I think its that the tent is

big enough for everyone.--From The Episcopal News Service.This

article first appeared in the March issue of

the Episcopal Diocese of Texas publication

Diolog.

Hollywood expertise helps set stage for worship

by Carol E. Bardwell

YOU MISSED IT!

A reflection on our recentCeltic Quiet Day

by Barbara Black

If you did not attend The Quiet Day onMarch 16th, you missed:- hearing Keith Nelson warmly sharing

his extensive knowledge of Celtic historybefore St. Patrick even came on the scene!;

- praying an Our Father from the NewZealand Book of Common Prayer;- listening to delightful Irish folk music

performed by a violin, flute & guitar trio;

- eating a baked potato with any/all favoritetoppings;- hearing the intriguing history of the

labyrinth, told by Ann Morris;- learning about the early, pain-filled

history of St. Patrick with SusanCaldwell;- being intrigued by the definition and

examples of Thin Places with MelindaRader;As well as some peace and quiet timeaway from phones and faxes.

So, be sure not to miss our next one!

Murrys and my conversation coveredthe basics of the event; who would bespeaking, what time and date the eventwould take place

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SANCTUARY REFURBISHING

As presented at our Annual Parish Meeting on Feb. 3, our parish sanctuaryis in need of refurbishing. The goal is to accomplish this during the comingsummer months. The question now becomes how to provide the funds forthese needed items.

As you can see from the breakdown below, the bids come in at $22,849.00

If we could get a bit more than that it would cover any extras (in my housethere are always extras). Should those not come up - then we would beable to do a few other things. Like remove carpeting in the North Wing andrefinish that floor, etc.

PAINTING SANCTUARY $ 4,685REPAIR & REFINISHPews and Kneelers 10,980

FLOORINGRemove carpets & repair cracked slab 2,120Install center aisle carpet 2,109Install side aisle carpets 2,955

PROPOSED COST FOR SANCTUARY RENOVATION $ 22,849

We are hoping that those who pledged this year would consider adding aone-time gift of $200.00. Please contact either of us with any questionsyou may have with regard to this project

---Lynn Headley & Murry McClaren

UPDATE:SAINT MICHAELS

ON EBAY

Only household items for now, noclothing or furniture.

Fill out the consignment sheet when

you drop off your items. Indicate ifyou want the item back if it doesntsell or if we can donate it. A copy ofthe sheet is your receipt for taxes

Call Ken Norton for pickup:714.815.7273.

Items will be posted for sale on Ebay.Proceeds benefit Saint Michael & AllAngeles. Results will be postedquarterly in For The Love of Mike

One Mans Junk Is Another

Mans Treasure!!

Mission MinistryMinutes

Gail Haghjoo, Mission Vestry Member

As the new Mission Vestry member,I am learning about all of the amazinggood works that Saint Michaels

parishioners have accomplished thesepast years. This month I learned aboutour partnership with Loaves and Fishesin Santa Ana.

DirectorMaria Dzida explains. Aguest comes, Christ comes. Anourishing meal Saturday mornings atSt. Josephs parish in Santa Ana for600+ poor and homeless guests. Craftsfor the children, ESL classes for adultsand medical screening for our guests.Our all-volunteer crew and generoussupporters work a loaves & fishesmiracle weekly.

Saint Michaels has been a supporterfor many years. We have donated food,supplies and funds for Scholarships forlocal students to attend college.

From March 11 April 28 our littlered wagon will be used to collect Full-Size Hygiene Items. So next time whenyou make that Target or Costco run pickup a little extra for Loaves and Fishes.Suggested items: Toothpaste,Deodorant, Shampoo, Conditioner,Bars of Soap, Lotion, Toothbrush,Specialty Items (perfume, bath salts,etc.).

Special thanks to Saint Michaelsparishioner Jennifer Pulford whogathers these items each month for us.

At the Still Point: A Literary Guide to Prayer in Ordinary Time ,compiled by Sarah Arthur.

Spend the summer weeks of Ordinary Time praying with novelists and poets.

With a title inspired by T. S. Eliot, thisliterary prayer book will delight anyChristian who is inspired to discover the truths of faith in the pages of greatliterature.The liturgical season of Ordinary Time runs for roughly twenty-nineweeks, from Pentecost Sunday (May 19, 2013) in the spring until the firstSunday of Advent in late fall. Its the longest season of the church year, withfew significant events along the way, which gives it a kind of ordinariness thatthe other seasons lack. There are no narrative high points, no showy colors orcostumes, not even a signature hymn or two.

At the Still Point expands the genre of spiritual writing to include classic and

contemporary fiction and poetry, aimed at inviting you to experience Godthrough your imagination during Ordinary Time. In these pages there are worldsto be explored, characters to meet, images to gaze upon, phrases to savor. Youwill encounter passages from novelists from Austen and Tolstoy to Dostoevskyand Garrison Keillor and poets from George Herbert and St. John of the Crossto Scott Cairns and Kathleen Norris. -- From The Anglican Digest, Spring 2013

BOOK REVIEW

A PRAYER

God of power, nothing diminishes you; give me strength to acknowledge yourpower and presence in my life so that others might see your glory, throughJesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

-- Rev. Whitney Altropp in The Bible Challenge

At the still point of the turning world. Neither flesh nor fleshless;Neither from nor towards; at the stillpoint, there the dance is

T. S. Eliot, from Burnt Norton in Four Quartets

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United Thank Offering (UTO) is aministry of the Episcopal Churchfor the mission of the whole church.Through United Thank Offering, men,women, and children nurture the habitof giving daily thanks to God. These

prayers of thanksgiving start when werecognize and name our many daily

blessings. Those who participate inUTO discover that thankfulness leadsto generosity. United Thank Offeringis entrusted to promote thank

offerings, to receive the offerings, andto distribute the UTO monies tosupport mission and ministrythroughout the Episcopal Church andin Provinces of the AnglicanCommunion in the developing world.

DO WE HAVE YOUR MOSTRECENT EMAIL ADDRESS?

Please contact Susan [email protected] changes or additions.

PLEASE REMEMBER . . . Saint

Michael & All Angels has a ParishEmergency Fund funded bypa ri sh ione rs and avai lable topa rish ioners facing financ ia lemergencies and needing economicassistance. Requests should bedirected to our rector or JuniorWarden, Paul Multari, or any memberof our Vestry. Currently there is $5000in this Fund. At one time there wasmore than $20,000 in the ParishEmergency Fund; so, if you are ableto contribute, all gifts are welcome! TIME AND TALENT

If you are thinking about

volunteering with one of ourcommissions at St. Mikes, pleasereview the Parish Life booklet onthe back rail of the Sanctuary. whichdescribes these activities. We needgreeters, acolytes, coffee hosts, andushers, and have other interestingassignments as well. Volunteering is awonderful way to meet new peopleat St. Mikes. Please call DeborahNewquist with questions at949.854.2675.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TOSPONSORthe Sanctuary Light orAltar Flowers in memory of a lovedone or in thanksgiving for a birthday,anniversary, or other special event,

please sign up on the board in theParish Center and indicate the personor occasion to be remembered. Thesuggested donation for flowers is $30and for the Sanctuary Light is $10.Please mark your donation for theAltar Guild.

SAINT MICHAELS FINANCIALUPDATE FOR FEBRUARY 2013:Preliminary YTD Income is $97,753.Our YTD Expense is $90,010. The

parish Net Ordinary Income is 7,742,which is $32,466 ahead of our plan.

Our YTD Pledge Income is $80,556which is $9,722 above our planthrough the end of 2013.

Our total operating cash balance is$124,020 of which $86,162 isdesignated gifts; leaving a net balanceof $37,858. The Endowment Trusthas a balance of $ 162,459.

If you have not made your 2013pledge, please do so now.

LEST WE FORGET: There havebeen 4,488 American mi li ta rycasualties in Iraq and 2,048 inAfghanistan. "Lord hear our prayersfor those who are dead and for thosewho mourn."

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PHONE TREE MINISTRY: NEWMEMBERS NEEDED. Our goal is tocontact every parishioner by phoneonce a month.This is a greatopportunity to get to know others betterand to share information, needs andsuggestions about Saint Mike's. Pleasecontact Ruth Poole at 949.644.9263.

THE MENS GROUP: Each week wediscuss a chapter or two of a book,typically on theology, philosophy andscience. We meet 7.30-9.00am eachThursday in Davis Library. All menwelcome regardless of faith or lack of it.

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UPDATED PARISH DIRECTORIESwill be available in Michaels Room bySunday, April 7th.

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LOAVES AND FISHES: ThroughMarch 28, we will collect full-sizehygiene items, such as bars of soap,lotions, tooth paste and tooth brushes,deodorant, shampoo and conditioner,and specialty items like perfume and

bath salts. These will be used to fillMothers Day baskets.

Monetary donations are alwayswelcome, too, and checks should bemade payable to Saint Michael & AllAngels, with Loaves and Fishes on thememo line. (Tax ID #95-2123746)

PLEASE CHECKthe lost and foundbox next to the tract rack in MichaelsRoom.

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NUTS, BOLTS,AND SOULS

By Barbara BlackChristian Education Commissioner

Quite an active and wonderful Lentenseason we've had, from the BibleChallenge, through Thomas Cranmer, PhilJohnston, Soup Suppers and beyond.

The Adult Christian EducationCommittee continues to move forwardwith plans for April and May. Look for anew pamphlet in the tract rack entitled "The50 Days After Easter. Consider that Easteris not only one day, but the Easter Seasoncontinues for 50 days. Check it out!

On the first Sunday in April, we will gatherat 11:30 a.m. to compare notes and thoughtson our Bible Challenge Reading. If you'vefound a different way to do the readings,

please do share it.Steve Caldwell will be our speaker on

SUNDAYS AT NINE during the month ofApril. He will be speaking on the Book ofActs.

Also new in April is our Sunday Schoolclass for our "tweens". This class is for5th-8th graders. If you are interested inassisting in this ministry, please contact,Barbara Black@760-831-6032.

Let us all continue to search and grow.

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I would like to tell all parishionersabout a unique opportunity that SaintMichael & All Angels Church has to

bring people into our church at theend of May. On Saturday, May 18at 7:30pm, the Friends of Music ishosting the vocal group LYRA, fromSt. Petersburg, Russia, in concert.

LYRA was founded in 1994, andthe touring ensemble is comprisedof six professional singers who havetrained in leading conservatories bothin Russia and throughout Europe. In2001, they were awarded theMontreux (Switzerland) internationalchoral festival diploma. In 2005,

they were also a winner in theColeraine International ChoralFestival (Northern Ireland).

LYRAs chief mission is exploringand popularizing Russian choralmusic, both sacred and secular.Through their performances they

pe rf or m repe rtoi re fr om the

enormous musical heritage of theRussian Orthodox Church, as well asfrom the long tradition of Russian folkmusic. Well-known composersrepresented on their programs includeTchaikovsky, Rakhmaninov,Tchesnokov, Grethaninov, Stravinsky,and others. They also take great delightin performing music of lesser-knowncomposers. Their repertoire rangesfrom chant to contemporary music, andfrom music of dancing to music ofcommunity ritual.

When I was in St. Petersburg, Iheard a concert of music given byanother vocal ensemble of this size(although all male) in the Cathedral ofSaints Peter & Paul, the oldest churchin the city. The sound was unlikeanything I have ever heard from a choir.Russian basses, in particular, are

renowned for their deep and rich vocalresonance. Hearing that rich andprofound sound in such a beautifulsetting had a profound impact on me,one that I can still recall vividly.

In the coming weeks I will be askingmembers of the Friends of Music aswell as the parish at large for assistance

in hosting this superb ensemble. Inpart icular, we wi ll be looking forhousing for the evening of May 18 forseven people, including the director andhis wife and daughter. We will also belooking for assistance in putting on areception after the concert, as well as

providing a hot meal for the singersbefore the program. I know, from pastexperience, that I will have no troubleat all in finding people to help out, and Ithank you in advance for that! If youare interested in hosting a singer, pleaselet me know, and I can provide moredetails.

I encourage everyone to check outtheir website:

http://www.lyra-online.org/

I am really looking forward to this

event, and encourage you all to markyour calendars now for the concert onSaturday, May 18 at 7:30pm!

Stephen

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