FOR THE

LOVE OF MIKE
Volume 60 No.5 MAY 2010

The Episcopal Church of Saint Michael & All Angels

Pacific View Drive at Marguerite Corona del Mar California 92625 949.644.0463 www.stmikescdm.org

THE BIBLE HAS A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THE IDEA OF GROWTH

AND THE ACT OF GROWING ...
by The Rev’d Martha Korienek

...Take, for example, Jesus’ famous simile about the Kingdom of God: “With what can we compare the kingdom of God,
or what parable will we use for it? It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the
seeds on earth; yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so
that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” Mark 4:30-32

Or Jesus’ depiction of God as the one who makes things grow: “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vine-grower.”
John 15:1

Saint Paul goes even farther with this idea of God as the great grower when he wrote to the church in Corinth: “So
neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.” 1 Corinthians 3:7

And so it only makes sense that the church, in its efforts to empower each person to live out their call and use their Spirit-
given gifts, would use the language of growth. Again quoting Saint Paul, it is important that we all continually “grow up in
every way into him who is the head, into Christ” Ephesians 4.15

Yet, what does growth look like? How do we grow to be more and more like Christ? How do we as individuals
understand growth in our own lives? And how do we, as a community of believers, understand growth in the life of our
community?

This coming July you will have the opportunity to spend a weekend reflecting upon these and other related questions in
an absolutely beautiful and welcoming setting: Saint Mary’s Retreat Center in Santa Barbara, California. A group of us from
Saint Michael & All Angels will discuss, reflect upon, and pray our way through the topic of growth, both individually, as
a group, and with the whole parish in mind. All the while being hosted by the wonderful Brothers of the Order of the Holy
Cross.

[If you have stayed with the Brothers of the Order of the Holy Cross before, you may remember that they had a
magnificent house in the hills just above Santa Barbara. Sadly, their home burned down during the fires that ravaged those
hills in the fall of 2008. The Order of Saint Mary, who have a retreat center literally next door to the Mission in Santa
Barbara, had a dwindling order, and were in need of people to come and care for their property, including acres of beautiful
garden, and so the Sisters relocated to a different, smaller setting and the Brothers have taken over the property. You could
say it was a match made in Heaven.]

Those of us who went on the all-parish retreat two summers ago had a fantastic time, and I, personally, loved the
opportunity to spend time in fellowship, eating, relaxing, but also worshipping and reading scripture with everyone who
came, as well as the free time that we had to simply walk around and enjoy the surroundings; and so, I am really looking
forward to this coming all-parish retreat again.

The All-Parish Retreat will be Friday, July 23rd to Sunday, July 25th. The retreat is $180/person, which includes
delicious meals (dinner on Friday, three meals on Saturday, breakfast and lunch on Sunday) and a cozy bedroom for the
weekend. Please pay a $90 deposit at the time of your registration. To register, please contact me (and I will add your
name to our list). Also, if you have any dietary or housing needs (for example, if you need a bedroom on the first floor or
a salt-free diet), please let me know at the time that you make your deposit.

I invite you to come and pray, eat, rest, read, enjoy the company of others, and GROW this coming July. Won’t you join us?

BUILDING OUR FAITH: L

FAITH: OVING CHRIST AND SER
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PARISH NEWS AND NOTES

A CONTRIBUTION WAS MADE TO Senior Ministry proudly announces ANNIVERSARIES IN MAY

THE RECTOR’S DISCRETIONARY
FUND by Sam & Sally McCulloch in
memory of Owen Winston Day, by STELLA AND JOEY
Jack Towner, by Peter Coppen in Birthdays
gratitude for our hosting Oasis’ a play for two voices 2nd - Peter Coppen
programs, particularly their Chess Club
and by The Rev’d Jeff and DJ Hulet dramatizing the half-century long Nancy Lyons
in thanksgiving for ministry in this relationship between George Bernard 7th - Matthew Shaw
Parish Church . These funds extend our Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell,
the actress for whom he wrote 9th - Russ Hardt
Parish’s mission of outreach, providing
for such needs as can be helped by “Pygmalion” 10th - Teri Corbet
financial assistance. (later adapted as the musical 12th - Judy Brady
“My Fair Lady”)
14th - Richard Wallis
* * *
SIGN UP FOR ESCRIP at Presented by: 17th - Melinda Rader
www.escrip,com and designate Saint 18th - Mary Caldarone
Michael & All Angels as a group you Deb and Ed Schell 24th - Keith Nelson
want to support. Make your everyday
purchases generate cash for our May 2, 2010 25th - Sherry Crail
church. Contact Teri Corbet for Following the 10am service 28th - John Reed
further information.
29th - Cal McLaughlin
All Angels’ Court
* * *
DUTY DRIVERS CORPS The Senior A light lunch will be served. Baptisms
Ministry is looking for a few good men 14th - Norm Bianchi
and a few good women to join its elite
Duty Drivers Corps.The current All Parish Retreat 23rd - Richard Zevnik
members are now able to handle the Friday, July 23 -
occasional call for a ride to church or Sunday, July 25, 2010
a special event. Parishioners who, if Weddings
they are to attend church regularly, Hosted by the 10th - Russ & Robin Hardt
need a ride every Sunday are pretty Brothers of the
much on their own. 12th - Russell & Jeanne Rees
If Senior Ministry can recruit ten or Order of the Holy
twelve new DDC members it should Cross * * *
be possible to have one or two drivers at Saint Mary’s
available for both the 8 and 10 o’clock Retreat Center PLEASE CHECK the lost and found
Sunday worship services. box next to the card shop in Michael’s
in Santa Barbara Room.
If you are interested in learning more
about this transportation ministry, Please see Martha for
contact Norm Ewers, Recruiter in more information FOR THE LOVE OF MIKE
Chief, at 949.786.7104 or or to sign up is a monthly publication of
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Junior Warden................. Tammy Smecker-Hane Mission...................................... ......Larry Spang
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Building and Grounds.................Craig Kennedy [dmlittle@cox.net] 949.910.4534 Stewardship...................................Darryl Stevens
[ckennedy@mtbklaw.com] 949.675.6711 Evangelism.............................Murry McClaren [darryl.stevens@cox.net] 949.552.4525
Christian Education.................... Anne Conover [murrymcclaren@ca.rr.com] 714.979.6978 Worship.......................The Rev’d Peter D. Haynes
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Clerk of the Vestry.............................Julie Kirsch [belle107@roadrunner.com] 949.640.2395
[juliemkirscdh@yahoo.com] 949.759.9429
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BELOVEDS IN CHRIST,
Here are some resources for Easter Season cheerfulness compiled from the Internet:
Top 26 Reasons to be Episcopalian:
1. Free wine on Sundays
2. Church year is color coded
3. It’s easier to spell than Presbyterian
4. Pew aerobics
5. Need not know how to swim to be baptized
6. No snake handling
7. Whatever you believe, at least one other Episcopalian
agrees with you
8. One free foot washing per year
9. All of the pageantry -- none of the guilt
10. Directions included in Book of Common Prayer
11. More committees than members
12. Guitar (or tennis racket)-toting priests
13. No grape juice
14. Okay to believe in dinosaurs
15. Brains need not be checked at the door
16. Everyone is invited to brunch
17. No minimum age requirements for full benefits
18. Ability to regurgitate scripture is not a requirement
19. Has the right “Rite” to meet your need
20. Real wine
21. Music for the young . . . and old
22. Cardiovascular fitness (sit, stand, kneel, “sneel”,
…repeat)
23. The only Episcopalians on TV are politicians
24. Male and female God created them -- male and female
we ordain them
25. Husband and wife God ordained us -- and our priests
26. Love to make lists, even if a little snobby
MAY 2010 3
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...From the Desk of the Rector
Working Beliefs of Most Episcopalians:
Episcopalians occasionally believe in miracles and
sometimes even expect them, particularly during
stewardship campaigns or when electing bishops or
rectors/vicars, or recruiting church school teachers.
Episcopalians believe in ecumenical dialogue because
they are certain that after all is said and done,
everyone else is bound to be an Episcopalian.
Episcopalians strongly believe in Scripture, tradition
and reason. While they aren’t sure what they believe
about these three things, there is almost universal
agreement that this is hardly the point.
Episcopalians believe that everything in their life and
faith is improved by the presence of good food and
drink, not including lime-carrot Jell-O, tropical punch
Kool-Aid, or canned tuna fish in any form.
Episcopalians believe that anything worth doing is
especially worth doing if it has an obscure title
attached to it -- for example: dean, sexton, crucifer,
Suffragan, Canon.
Likewise, Episcopalians believe that any place worth
visiting is greatly enhanced by a name that only
obliquely describes it -- for example: nave, narthex,
sacristy, undercroft, church school supply room.
Episcopalians firmly believe that coffee hour is the
eighth sacrament, but only if the coffee is caffeinated.
Episcopalians believe that anthems are most
efficacious if sung in Latin or German, especially
during Lent.
Episcopalians generally believe that they are the only
people God trusts to take summers off from church.
Some Episcopalians believe Rite I is the best
expression of the liturgy. Some believe that Rite II is
better. Most Episcopalians haven’t noticed the
difference: they just hope the whole thing gets over
before noon.
Episcopalians believe that next to prayer the most
healing human activity is laughter.
Yours, in Christ -
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SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS

EPISCOPAL CHURCH PRAYERS & PASSAGES OREMUS
A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY OF FOR THIS LIFE
THE ANGLICAN COMMUNION
Our mission is to seek and share ...We thank you for the blessing
Jesus Christ as spiritual food
for life’s journey.
of family and friends, and for the
loving care, which surrounds us
3233 Pacific View Drive on every side. We thank you for
Corona del Mar, CA 92625
setting us at tasks, which
949.644.0463 demand our best efforts, and for
949.644.9247 FAX leading us to accomplishments,
www.stmikescdm.org HEALING
which satisfy and delight us.
The Very Rev’d Canon We thank you also for those Ellis
Peter D. Haynes, Rector disappointments and failures that Peggy
[phaynes@stmikescdm.org] lead us to acknowledge our Lisa
The Rev’d Martha Korienek, dependence on you alone. Bill
Assistant to the Rector La Juan
[mkorienek@stmikescdm.org] --BCP page 836 Sally
Laura
David Clememsen,
Nancy
Interim Minister of Music John
[dclemensen@mac.com] Sylvia
Teri Corbet, CHRISTIAN Teri Corbet Mary Betty
Minister of Christian Education
EDUCATION Ron
[tscorbet@stmikescdm.org ] Dottie
The Rev’d Ronald C. Bauer, Matthew
Assisting Priest
The Rev’d Canon Ray Flemming,
Assisting Priest
M ay finds us still celebrating the
season of Easter and we will
begin working on the Youth Service.
Shirley

The Rev’d Jefferson Hulet
Assisting Priest
Susan Beechner, Parish Secretary
[sbeechner@stmikescdm.org]
Donnie Lewis, Bookkeeper
WORSHIP SCHEDULE
Sunday
Holy Eucharist 8 a.m.
Choral Eucharist 10 a.m.
Adult Education 9 a.m.
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Nursery Care provided from 9:30 on
Tuesday
Matins 7 a.m.
Peace Mass 7:30 a.m.
Thursday
Eucharist with Healing - Noon
ABOUT
SAINT MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS
CORONA DEL MAR
We are a Christian Community of the
Anglican Communion who come to hear
God’s word and receive and share the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Our purpose is to have Christ live in
us in order that in Christ we may live
faithful and productive Christian lives.
Our commitment to the Gospel is
evangelical; our liturgical tradition,
catholic; our theology orthodox
but open to thought, reflection,
and spiritual endeavor.
We care about the world
and strive to serve Christ in it.
GUIDANCE
More information about that will be
in the June issue of For The Love of Nancy
Mike. Sue
As for education, May will find the Robin
Red Room learning about Promises. Sam
Ashley
The Yellow Room will be learning Diane
about Love, and both rooms will be Robert
learning about Pentecost. Connie, Rich
We are planning a Vacation Bible Phil, Susan
School for this summer. It will be Andy, Frank, Kyle
different in that it will not be one Mary
week, but rather for a month of one Jerry
night a week sessions, so that parents/
adults can have an evening free! More REPOSE
information about VBS to follow!
Bill McDowell
Francoise Klumb
Adele Hugo
Robert (Rob) Krentz
Don Jardine
THANKSGIVING
-for Ken with Lynne Ruedy;
-with Barbara Black
for her mother and sister;
-with Richard & Susan
for Richard & Barbara Zevnik
and Wesley & Evelyn Lewis;
OCCASIONAL QUOTES
-in loving memory of Ann Wright;
-with Connie & David Davidson
Faith is the art of holding on for their twenty-third anniversary;
to things your reason has -for Mary Ellen Sindt’s birthday
once accepted in spite of
your changing moods
Call Esther McNamee
-C.S.Lewis for prayer requests at 949.640.1749
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HOLY
Norm Ewers
WOMEN
HOLY
MEN
W hat we know about Monnica
comes almost entirely from the
autobiography (“The Confessions”) of
her son Augustine of Hippo, a major 5th
Century Christian writer, theologian and
philosopher.
She was born about 331 in North
Africa, near Carthage in what is now
Tunisia, of Christian parents. As a girl
she was fond of wine until she was
taunted by a slave girl for drunkenness.
She thereupon vowed not to drink again.
Monica married a pagan man, Patricius,
a man of hot temper who was often
unfaithful to her but never insulted or
struck her. It was her pleasure to see
both him and his mother become
Christians. She grew in Christian
maturity and spiritual insight through an
ever-deepening life of prayer.
Monnica recognized that her son
Augustine was a man of extraordinary
intellectual gifts, a brilliant thinker and a
natural leader of men. She had high
hopes for his success in a secular career
and tried, unsuccessfully, to steer him
into an advantageous marriage.
Augustine rejected with scorn his
mother’s Christian beliefs and looked to
various pagan philosophies for the
meaning of life. He undertook a career
as an orator and teacher of oratory. He
moved to Rome and then to Milan, then
the seat of government in Italy. Monnica
followed later. There, Augustine met
Ambrose, Bishop of Milan and a famous
defender of Christian orthodoxy, from
whom he learned that Christianity could
be intellectually respectable. Under
Ambrose’s tutelage Augustine converted
to Christianity and, to Monnica’s great
joy, was baptized on Easter Eve 387.
After his baptism, Augustine, Monnica
and Augustine’s younger brother,
Navigius, elected to return to Africa.
While awaiting transportation in Ostia,
port city of Rome, Monnica fell fatally
ill. As she lay dying, Navigius expressed
sorrow that she would die so far from
her country. Monnica responded, “It
does not matter where you bury me.
Nothing is far from God, and I need have
no fear that he will not know to find me,
when he comes to raise me to life at the
end of the world.”
Monnica was buried in Ostia. In 1430,
her original tomb was transferred to the
Church of St. Augustine in Rome. Her
life will be celebrated at the regular Peace
Mass, 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2010.
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Episcopal camps’ summer sessions bring God’s creation close
Coming to our senses
By Bill Slocumb
P salm 34 calls us to “Taste and see
that the Lord is good.” When
summer church camps open their doors
and gates, they are telling their campers
to do the same thing: come and
experience the beauty of God’s
creation; see the rushing water; touch
the craggy bark; hear the falcon’s cry;
taste a fresh strawberry; smell a real
campfire.
Sleepover or resident summer
programs at Episcopal camps are
anywhere from three nights to eight
weeks long, with most in the one- to
two-week range. Here are some
thoughts on the health benefits of
attending these camps from the
perspectives of our five senses.
Sight. Most camps are located in
natural areas, surrounded by plains,
waterways or forests— a place apart
from our metropolitan city areas where
most of the population resides. Being
outside allows youth to open their eyes,
to break away from the tunnel vision
caused by televisions, video games,
computers and small cell phone screens.
They also regain their night vision
which is often lost in urban or suburban
areas.
Their eyes adjust to walking around
camps at night. Counting stars becomes
possible. Campers discover new parts
of God’s creation.
Touch. In the past decades, camps
have been advocates for nature, and
reuniting people with the environment.
They are now places where youth can
feel the environment. Youth learn about
trees and waterways. Some camps
have started to have organic gardens
on their property, where kids are getting
there hands dirty either planting or
harvesting food. They learn through
hard work that food does not just come
from grocery stores, but from hard-
tilled soil!
Hearing. Youth open their ears to hear
birds and deer, wind in the trees, plains,
rivers or oceans, or even to hear the
sound of silence.
They also get to listen to each other
— real voices of fellow campers and
counselors. Camps take youth away
from technological sounds and traffic
noise. They are living in a community
in nature now. They hear each other
differently. Favorite hymns sound
different, too, when sung in the woods
or by a campfire.
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Taste. A great percentage of camps
are on well water systems, which are
filtered. The drinking water that the
campers and staff are consuming is
from the ground, and not from a plastic
bottle!
Campers will drink more water, and
thus youth are getting away from the
ubiquitous soda and energy drinks. It
might also be a chance to eat food that
they have picked or helped to grow.
Smell. Campers also get to open
their noses while away at camp. There
are the smells of nature, of flowers and
trees — and then, equally important,
the fresh air that is hard to find in our
polluted, bigger cities. They can take
a walk in the woods and experience
the smells of a growing and
decomposing forest. They can stop,
close their eyes, and fully take in the
life of our forests.
Camps are excellent places to not
only get back to nature and God’s
creation, but to re-align our senses. It
is a chance to balance oneself, and to
be in an intentional Christian
community. Such a time enhances our
spiritual life. I hope this encourages
you to visit your local church camp
soon. Come to “taste and see” how
broadening and restorative God’s
creation can be.
Bill Slocumb is associate director of
Episcopal Camps and Conference
Centers (ECCC), an association of 106
camps and centers of the Episcopal
Church. John Shorb of
hopeandhealing.org contributed to this
article. Further information about
ECCC is available at
www.episcopalccc.org, or contact
Slocumb at staff@episcopalccc.org or
ECCC executive director Peter
Bergstrom at peter@campstevens.org.
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FROM THE ARCHIVES: EASTER CHALLENGES US TO BE EASTER PEOPLE

By The Very Rev’d Canon Peter D. Haynes
These are “The Great Fifty Days”! The Easter Season is the oldest in our Christian calendar;
it encompasses the amazing events of Christ’s resurrection and ascension and the coming of the Holy
Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. Easter Season challenges us to be Easter people.

What does being Easter people mean?

In “Surprised by Hope” (page 209) The Rt. Rev’d N. Tom Wright, Bishop of Durham, writes:

“God’s new world of justice and joy, of hope for the whole earth,
was launched with Jesus came out of the tomb on Easter morning,
…he calls his followers to live in him and by the power of his Spirit
and so to be new-creation people here and now, bringing signs
and symbols of the kingdom to birth on earth as in heaven.”

This seems to me to be what “being Easter people” means.

Easter Season challenges us to continue: to worship (“worship the Lord in the beauty
of holiness; let the whole earth tremble before him” - Psalm 96, BCP 726), to mission (“restore all
people to unity with God and each other in Christ… proclaiming the Gospel and promoting justice,
peace, and love” - BCP 855), to evangelism (“the winning or revival of personal commitments to
Christ … in obedience to the Great Commission {Matthew 28:16-20}” – Webster’s and Wikipedia),
and to stewardship (“taking care of God’s creation and the things God has entrusted to us,
including our physical plant, human resources, and the talents and gifts of our members” –
“A Dictionary for Episcopalians”, page 122). Worship, mission, evangelism and stewardship
are resources in these difficult times. Layoffs, loss of retirement savings, reduced wages and
higher debt, and fear challenge us to meet our own budgetary needs and provide additional
outreach to meet demands in our community.

[The 2009] Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of the Episcopal Church takes Paul’s Philippians 4:11b-13
as its text:

“I have learned to be content with whatever I have.

I know what it is to have little, and I know what it is to have plenty.
In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret of being
well fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need.
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”

[In a recent letter I detail how] we are trying to balance our Program & Budget. We are trying to share
leadership, to involve more-and-more beloveds, to distinguish ministries that are making a difference, to
prioritize pastoral needs, to be sure that our resources are being used to advance our mission, to
communicate openly and be transparent and accountable. To “bring signs and symbols of the kingdom
to birth” we look to eventual recovery as we plan, dream and consider long-term needs.

As the President of the Episcopal Church Foundation, Donald V. Romanik, says,

“Challenging economic times create opportunities to live out the gospel in new,
exciting and more meaningful ways. There will always be the need for financial
resources to advance the mission and ministry of our congregations in both good times
and bad. During this economic crisis, people need their local faith communities more
than ever. We may have to learn how to do more with less. After all, it’s not about money,
it’s about transforming lives.”

Let’s be Easter people, living in God here and now and “bringing signs and symbols of the kingdom
to birth on earth as in heaven.” (May 2009)
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(MORE )PARISH NEWS AND NOTES

THE MEN’S GROUP, READERS

Sundays-at-Nine
May
In preparation for the up-coming
celebration of Pentecost (the birth
of the church) on May 23rd, Saint
Michael & All Angels’ Adult
Christian Education Committee is
pleased to welcome back
Biblical Scholar PHIL JOHNSTON
to teach us and lead us in
discussion about “The Acts of the
Apostles”, from which we get
the story of Pentecost.
Join us on May 2, 9, 16, and 23 as
we explore this amazing book from
scripture and consider the ways in
which the Holy Spirit still leads the
church today
Every Sunday in the Davis Library
Between the 8am and 10am
worship services
All are welcome!
NURSERY CARE for infants through
2 years of age is available in the Parish
Center beginning at 9:30 a.m., and
Sunday School is available for children
from 3 to 13 years.
AND SEEKERS, meets on Thursdays
at 7:30am in the Davis Library to
discuss classical and contemporary
thought in theology, science and
philosophy. All men are invited.
* * *
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO
SPONSOR the Sanctuary Light or
Altar Flowers in memory of a loved
one or in thanksgiving for a birthday,
anniversary, or other special event,
please sign up on the board in the
Parish Center and indicate the person
or occasion to be remembered. The
suggested donation for flowers is $30
and for the Sanctuary Light is $10.
Please mark your donation for the Altar
Guild.
* * *
LOAVES AND FISHES: During the
month of May we will collect
scholarship money for the college-
bound seniors who help out at the soup
kitchen. Checks should be made
payable to Saint Michael & All Angels,
with Loaves and Fishes on the memo
line. (Tax ID #95-2123746)
* * *
BASKETBALL: Available to all in All
Angels' Court on Mondays,7-9pm. All
are welcome! ...pick-up games ...bring
friends! Basketball court footwear
only, please. Spread the word!
TRANSPORTATION
FOR SENIORS
SMART (Senior Medical Assistance
Transportation). Run by the County
of Orange. You must register with
them. Needs 48 hour notice.
866.856.8009.
TRIPS. You must register with them.
949.724.7433.
South County Senior Services.
949.855.9766.
Senior Services in Irvine. You must
register ahead. 949.724.6926.
Oasis Senior Center. You must
register ahead. 949.644.3244.
Senior Services. 1.800.510.2020.
Fee for Rides: Citi Shuttle
714.543.4277. This service is cheaper
than a taxi and comes early in the
morning for hospital admissions.
ST. MIKE’S PARISH PICTURE
DIRECTORY has been updated, and
new copies are available in Michael’s
Room.
WE NEED Greeters, Ushers and Altar
Guilders. Please contact Canon
Haynes if interested.

PARISH FINANCIAL UPDATE

Join us for the 2nd Annual
YOUTH GROUP March 31 Year- To- Date

CAR WASH Income $29,278.87 $123,917.91

Sunday, May 23rd
Expense $53,761.78 $144,711.70

Bring your dirty car ~ we To(+) From(- ) Reserve - $24,482.91 - $20,793.79

will clean it for you!
Donations will be taken at
the time of the car wash.
At Saint Michael & All Angels, income is variable — all of it comes from individual
donations, monthly pledges, and plate offerings. We have a “reserve” that helps meet
obligations when our cash balance is low. But, in the end, it is the gifts of the current
congregation that provide for our needs in worship and pastoral care, Christian formation,
service to the community, and evangelism. Each pledge gift is essential. Please contact
Melinda Rader, or any member of our vestry about how you can support our community.
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SHARPS
AND
DAVID
CLEMENSEN
FLATS
I want to invite you to an event that is
close to my heart. On Sunday, May 2, at
4pm we will have our second Celebration
of Saint Michael’s Music Makers.
This concert features musicians from
this our own parish. There are some very
talented people here! The program will
have quite a variety of styles and
instruments. I’m finding it a great joy to
be a part of a parish that takes the arts so
seriously, and so enthusiastically supports
their artists.
This will be our second-to-last Friends
of Music event of this season. Jazz
Vespers is our traditional end for the
Friends of Music season. This year it
will be on June 6, with the Rev’d Norm
Freeman and friends.
Friends of Music events are a great time
to invite your friends and neighbors to
Saint Michael’s. Some folks might be
reluctant to come to a Sunday morning
service, especially if they haven’t been to
church anywhere for a while (or ever),
but the focus on music can ease that
unfamiliarity. And, there’s always
refreshments afterward!
FOR THE LLO
OVE OF MIKE
Saint Michael & All Angels Episcopal Church
A Christian Community of the Anglican Communion
3233 Pacific View Drive
Corona del Mar, CA 92625
Inside the May Issue:
Page 1: The A ct of Growing
Act
Page 3: Easter Cheerfulness
Page 6: Easter Challenges
Pray for and Remember our Parish Emergency Fund
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TEC OFFERS ONLINE BIBLE STUDY
The Episcopal Church invites online
visitors to participate in Bible study by
posting comments and thoughts on
each week's Sunday readings from the
Revised Common Lectionary. The
complete weekly readings are posted
along with study questions and reader
comments at http://bit.ly/cvaGh6.
"The simple act of sharing our
understanding of a Biblical passage
with others is powerful. This exchange
of ideas and observations has become,
for me, personally, a remarkably
helpful catalyst in growing my faith,"
said Mark Harbour, a volunteer and
regular contributor from the Diocese
of Los Angeles.
According to its mission statement,
the online weekly Bible study intends
"to grow an active, web-based
community of laity and clergy to share
insights and perspectives from the
Episcopal Church’s Revised Common
Lectionary (RCL) Sunday readings."
Its vision is "to develop a deeper
understanding of the Bible and to foster
spiritual growth by applying the
understanding gained from lectionary
readings into the context of daily life."
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The online Bible study also offers a
downloadable list of weekly readings for
the current lectionary year, which
facilitates not only online participants but
congregational Bible study groups as well.
Links with Facebook, Twitter, and other
websites such as the ecumenical
scriptural resource www.Textweek.com
have driven traffic to the Bible study
pages, helping the website grow into a
resource useful not only to Episcopalians,
but to all who seek to connect to an online
faith community for study and reflection
on Scripture. Some leave comments,
some simply read what others have
written, and some raise questions.
A special feature of the online Bible
study is the weekly focus verse, designed
for readers who want to participate but
don't have time to review all the lectionary
readings each week. Highlighting a single
verse or a few short verses from each
week's gospel selection allows even those
with busy schedules to ponder a single
sentence or two.
For more information on the online Bible
study, contact the coordinator, Sarah
Johnson, sjohnson@episcopalchurch.org.
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