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Durham Bulls vs. Gwinnett Stripers Sunday July 28 | 5:05 p.m.

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Join your St. Michael's Family for a fun night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park!

  • Tickets $20/person which includes admission plus ball park food and soft drinks.

  • We have the Lowe's Foods Landing reserved. This is a private picnic area that has patio seating, yard games, and bar chairs overlooking the game. 

  • 7 tickets left!

Please note: Children under the age of two DO NOT require a ticket.

We will email the tickets to you the week before the game.

Contact: Mary Battle Roethling

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OWLS Spring Fling

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Congratulations to our Senior of the Year, Barbara Elliott!

Barbara , and her late husband, Paul, set up a searchable archive system to protect St. Michael’s history.

She spends multiple hours a week scanning documents and making sure our history is saved in an efficient way.

She has assisted Greg finding historic facts about St. Michael’s.

She knits prayer shawls each week.

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Update from the ECW Garden Party

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Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Michael’s,

On behalf of the ECW, we would like to extend our deepest appreciation for the numerous ways in which this church community supported the ECW Garden Party & Auction over the past few months. Without your encouragement, participation and support, the event would not have been nearly as successful!  

We are so thankful for the St. Michael's staff members who assisted behind the scenes, for all the volunteers who pitched in before, during and after the event, for the over 300 Garden Party attendees (and many more who were there in spirit) and for all the donors who made financial and/or in-kind donations to benefit CASA's King's Ridge. Thank you!!!

We are still in the process of calculating expenses and determining proceeds, but we can confidently share at this time that we have well-surpassed our goal of $20,000! We look forward to sharing the grand total raised for CASA's King's Ridge just as soon as we have that information available. In the meantime, we are continuing to connect auction item winners with respective auction item donors, so be on the lookout for email communications over the next week.  

Thank you once again, St. Michael's! We are incredibly grateful.

Claire Duff

Chair, ECW Ways & Means

Elizabeth Harrell

Chair-Elect, ECW Ways & Means

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Setting Sail with Paul: Pilgrimage Deadline June 5!

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Last Call to Board! 

Don’t miss this amazing Pilgrimage on the shores of the Mediterranean.

Celebrity Cruse Discount Pricing ends June 1st.

Inspiration Travel Registration Deadline is June 5th.

Sign up before it’s too late, we’d love to have you join us! 

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Vacation Bible School: June 23-27

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VBS
Passport to Bethlehem

Sunday, June 23 | VBS Kickoff | 5-6:30 p.m. Family dinner provided

Monday, June 24-Thursday, June 27 | 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Thursday, June 27 | 11:30 a.m. Closing service in the transept for families.

Three-year-olds–4th graders are invited to participate.

$25 per participant

Parent Commitment: 2 volunteer sessions

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Social Justice and Racial Equity Pilgrimage to Georgia and Alabama: May 31 – June 4

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The Rev. Mary Davila, and members of Christ Church, invite St. Michael’s parishioners to join them on a pilgrimage to Atlanta and Alabama.

Highlights include:

  • National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta

  • Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site Visitor Center

  • Tuskegee Airman National Historic Site in Montgomery

  • National Memorial and Museum for Peace and Justice

  • Cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, just as many did on March 7, 1965

  • National Voting Rights Museum

  • Holy Eucharist at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church

Plus much more!

The details including itinerary, costs*, transportation, accommodations, terms & conditions are outlined in thie brochure below.

*The final price depends upon the number of participants. Space is limited; register below For questions or additional information, contact: Mary Davila, Assistant Rector, Christ Church.

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Read the Winter 2023 Archangel

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The Winter 2023 Archangel explores angels — from our patron saint Michael to Uriel, Raphael and Gabriel to the angels that touch us a little closer to home. Click on the image below to view the online version.

 
 
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Congratulations Vestry Class of 2025

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We’re excited to announce our new Vestry class of 2025: Phil Lambe, Jeff McLamb, Sally Norton, Mike Penick and Ruth Scott. We thank all our nominees and for all who attended our Annual Meeting.

And we thank Katherine Poole, our senior warden; Matt Marchione, junior warden; Liz Driscoll, clerk; and Melissa Raley — Class of 2022. Well done, good and faithful servants!

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Read the Fall 2022 Archangel

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Our Fall issue tells the story of the Duff family, who helped plant the seed that grew into St. Michael's. We celebrate the 20th anniversary of Gifts of Grace, our signature Outreach fundraising event, by looking back at its origins. And our curate, the Rev. David Nichols, shares his path from son of a preacher to becoming a priest. We take a look at Sacred Ground, a series on race founded in faith, and we say farewell to our beloved computer guru, Bob Spaziano, whose "retiring" from a decades-long lay ministry keeping all our tech needs in order.

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No Fuss Directory 2022

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These days, nobody wants to corral the kids, dress them up, find a slot when no one has other plans and show up for a church directory photograph you’ll never buy. But with a growing church like ours, it’s important to have a secure way to browse “who’s who” in our parish. Our last directory, created in 2017, was out of date before it was printed. So this year, we are hoping you’ll take a few seconds to browse your phone for a picture of your family that you love and send it to us. We’ll upload it to your family information in our database and make it available to all of our parishioners through our member portal. So help everyone in our parish get to know each other by sending your photo to us! Deadline: Sunday, Oct. 23.

Susan Rountree is also available to take a quick photo of you or your family on Sunday mornings. She will be available at the Parish Picnic, on Sunday, Oct. 9. Questions? Contact Susan Rountree.

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Small Groups Continue this Fall!

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Reflection Circles

St Michael’s Reflection Circles continue to meet. Each “circle” has 7 to 10 people and is facilitated by trained St. Michael’s small group leaders. We read and reflect on the Gospel for the coming Sunday, talk about life today, engage each other, and pray— all in a weekly 45-minute Zoom call. Five groups are operating now, and most could welcome one or two more participants. We will also add more groups as there is interest.

Day and Time Options

Mondays at 9 a.m.
Mondays at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesdays at 10 a.m
Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Wednesdays at 10 a.m

To join, click “Email Sam Taylor” below, and let him know which group interests you. Don't see a time that works for you? Please let us know what DOES work. If there is enough interest, we will form a new group

If you have additional questions, contact Sam Taylor (908-399-5566)

Centering Prayer | Tuesdays at 9 a.m.

We have 20 minutes of centering prayer followed by a book discussion. All are welcome to join. No experience is necessary.  For more information about Centering Prayer, please contact Leon Woodruff below.

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Children's Ministry–Planning for Fall

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It takes a village to run our vibrant Children's Ministry. There is something for everyone! Please consider volunteering one Sunday morning a month during our program year, which runs September-May.

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ERD: Ukranian Crisis Response

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Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) is supporting Action by Churches Together (ACT Alliance) as it provides critical assistance to support people affected by violence in Ukraine. Working through ACT member Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA) and other local organizations, ACT Alliance is providing emergency assistance such as food, shelter, water and basic supplies to refugees and people displaced within Ukraine.

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Duff/Capps Higher Education Scholarship

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Each year we offer the opportunity for high school and post-high school students pursuing higher education experiences a chance to apply for the Duff/Capps Scholarship. The scholarship was created by Claire Duff Capps as a school project, and it was renamed for her late father, Bill Duff.

Deadline: Sunday April 10

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Diocesan Lenten Book Study: The Color of Compromise

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The Color of Compromise Book and Video Study
The Diocese of North Carolina is offering a video and book study of The Color of Compromise: The Truth about the American Church's Complicity in Racism by Jemar Tisby on Monday, March 7, 14, 21 and 28 and April 4 and 11, 12-1 p.m. During the weekly meeting via Zoom, participants will watch the video series together and engage in conversation. The Color of Compromise is a timely study of how people of faith have historically—up to the present day—worked against racial justice. It is also a call for urgent action by all Christians today in response. The Color of Compromise is both enlightening and compelling, telling history we either ignore or just don't know. Equal parts insightful and inspirational, it details how the American church has helped create and maintain racist ideas and practices. We will be guided in thinking through concrete solutions for improved race relations and a racially inclusive church. There is no cost to attend this event, but registration is required. Register.


 
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