Register for the Parish Retreat
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We are thrilled to invite you to our next parish retreat at Ghost Ranch, a place of extraordinary beauty and deep spiritual significance. Known as the spiritual home of Georgia O’Keeffe and a haven for artists, Ghost Ranch is also an important site for Indigenous communities of New Mexico, making it a sacred space for reflection and renewal.
Dates & Options:
Arrive Wednesday, April 15 or Friday, April 17
Retreat concludes Sunday, April 19 with lunch following Eucharist
What to Expect:
Inspiring sessions led by our clergy on eco-theology, Christian spirituality, and our relationship with the Earth Activities for all ages, opportunities for rest, and time to explore the breathtaking surroundings.
Registration Details:
A deposit of $120 per individual or $240 per household is required to hold your space
Remaining balance (based on length of stay and room choice) is due by March 1
Complete your registration online using the form below
Ghost Ranch offers a unique opportunity to deepen your faith while connecting with creation in a place that has inspired generations. We hope you’ll join us for this time of renewal and community!
Ash Wednesday Services
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Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18 when we will
have three services of Holy Eucharist: the Imposition of Ashes at 7:00am, 12:00pm, and 6:00pm. We will also offer Ashes-to-Go. If you would like to help out with Ashes-to- Go, please get in touch with Simone: simone@stmichaelsabq.org
Shrove Tuesday Pancakes
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February 17
Join us for a pancake supper in the Parish Hall on
Shrove Tuesday. We encourage you to arrive between 5:30pm and 6:30pm, especially if you want bacon! There will be a craft for kids, intergenerational Mardi Gras trivia. Around 6:30pm we will hold a short “burning of the palms” liturgy. If you have blessed palms from last year’s Palm Sunday, bring those along. (Kids and Caregivers will have an opportunity to receive Ashes Tuesday night, ahead of the next day’s services).
Lenten Book Study Series
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Lenten Book Study Series: White Rage & The Cross and the Lynching Tree
Wednesdays and Thursdays in Lent February 25
Join us as we engage with two thoughtful, compelling, and timely reflections on the political and spiritual forces that frame our conversations about race and equity.
White Rage: Beginning with reconstruction, Carol Anderson narrates how black success has been repeatedly answered with white violence throughout American History. She also examines how this conversation plays itself out in two important arenas that affect us deeply today: access to education and the electoral process. Conversations will be Wednesday evenings during Lent, beginning February 25 at 6. 5:30p, if you would like to be there for meal and fellowship. Sign up coming soon!
The Cross and the Lynching Tree: Gazing unflinchingly upon the cross as the frame for Christian theology. James Cone draws poignant and important parallels between this ancient instrument of Roman torture turned symbol of salvation and the lynching tree as a longstanding symbol of pain and violence. Cone also guides us toward how to hold these two symbols together in a way that acknowledges our common grief and yearning for a world that reflects God’s justice. Conversations will be Thursday afternoons during Lent, 1pm-3pm beginning February 26. Sign up coming soon.
The Spring Newcomers Class
Our Spring newcomers class will be a hybrid experience. Each week clergy and staff will publish and send out a teaching about the Episcopal approach to Christianity. The following Sunday, the group will gather for discussion and fellowship at church. We begin with a Potluck Brunch on March 1. If you have any questions, please be in touch with Mike (mangell@stmichaelsabq.org)
The Food Pantry
CALL FOR:
Help & Donations
Join the Food Pantry -
With Lent just around the corner, think of taking up a six-week discipline that will make your soul breathe. Come join the SMAA Food Pantry every Monday morning. You are guaranteed to meet the nicest people whose hearts are in the right place knowing the work they do will feed at least 150 families on Tuesday mornings.
Don't forget peanut butter and canned vegetables, these items are almost as welcome as you are!
THE LANDING
CALL FOR:
Backpacks
Our ministry, The Landing, which welcomes immigrants recently released from detention, has seen a small uptick in guests.
One simple way you can support is by donating new or gently used backpacks. These help our guests carry their belongings as they start their next chapter.
If you have a backpack to share, please drop it off in the narthex on Sundays or during the week at the parish office.
Thank you for helping us extend hospitality and care!
Safe Releases from ICE
Safe Releases from ICE: A small ministry is assisting immigrant residents of other cities get back home upon release from ICE. At ICE's request to us as an NGO, St Michael's ensures assistance when men from Torrance or Cibola are released before a ticket is issued. So far, this means pick up at ICE, a back pack - maybe a jacket, and accompaniment through TSA. Only 3 of 17 have had to stay at the Landing overnight and we haven't had to buy any tickets yet. But we have bought jackets for those returning to Chicago, phone chargers, hamburgers, airport parking, airport food and coffee, Real ID fines, etc. Last week ICE told us they are grateful to St Michael's and we can expect more!
We will make it easy if you want to join us and help out - contact Jane McGuire 505 220 5667 jmcguire@unm.edu for more info. We are grateful if you would like to contribute to the effort: large, dark backpacks, large men's jackets, or financially: Note: Immigration-Safe Releases on a check to St Michael & All Angels.
Come to hear more details about what is going on at ICE and how we are organizing this effort on Saturday, February 7 at 3:00 PM in the Pavilion after the retreat to see if there's a role or times that fits your interest and availability.