Sept 27 Michaelmas Feast Day
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Our parish feast day will be held the last Sunday in September. For this day, we will have just two services (7:30am and 10:00am). We will celebrate the life and ministry of the parish at 11:15am with a ministry festival. There will be food! Come to hear about ways to be involved and to support the work of St. Michael’s.
September 30, 6:00 PM Newcomers Class Begins
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Our Fall Newcomers Class will meet Wednesdays at 6:00 PM in the Parish Hall, beginning with a potluck dinner on September 30. All are welcome!
Oct 4. St. Francis Day Pet Blessings
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Invite your pet-loving friends to our St. Francis Day Celebration! On October 4th, bring your animals (or stuffed animals!) to the 11:15am service to receive a special blessing. You can also come by at about 12:00pm to just receive a blessing on the patio. All animals should be in appropriate leashes/carriers and safe for other humans and animals. If your animal is not easily transported, you are welcome to bring a photo, leash, or collar. All are welcome.
October 17-18 Rio Grande Borderlands Ministry Visit
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Border Chaplain Ana Reza and Mike Wallens will be with us for a weekend of learning and engagement. All are welcome to a workshop on Saturday October 17 at 2pm. Mike Wallens will be the guest preacher at all services on October 18. Come and learn about the ministries in El Paso and in the Big Bend area, hear about the ongoing witness at the immigration courts, detention centers, and chaplaincy to both migrants and immigration officers.
Kelly Latimore Visit
Kelly Latimore is a contemporary iconographer known for creating vibrant sacred art that brings together the Christian icon tradition and contemporary social concerns. His work invites viewers into prayer, contemplation, and a deeper awareness of God's presence in the world.
Our rector interviews Kelly at his last visit in 2024:
Got Backpacks?
ICE released 40 immigration detainees in the first 13 days of August, 10 of them to St Michael’s Safe Release Team. We provide backpacks to those we accompany, and also to ICE for those they release who go directly to the airport. Large, dark backpacks are the best. Please bring them to the St Michael’s office M-Th 9a-3pm, or to church on Sunday. Bless you and bless the backpacks!