THIS WEEK'S ENOTICIAS
Read the latest edition of eNoticias, our weekly churchwide newsletter, to read all of the news and events happening at St. Michael's.
MAY 19: ADULT FORUM SERIES ON HOMELESSNESS WITH ABQ FAITHWORKS
Join us for part three of our series with Abbey Reed, ABQ FaithWorks Program Director, to hear about the Collaborative’s programs directed toward helping the unhoused in our community. On May 19 we’ll hear about FaithWorks’ Eviction Prevention Program—One way to halt homelessness is to help people remain housed. We will discuss the effects of homelessness and how receiving assistance before eviction can have a profound impact.
MAY 18: IMMIGRATION PANEL IN PARISH HALL
All Are Welcome! On Saturday, May 18, 9:30 AM in the Parish Hall, a panel of asylum seekers living in our community will share their experiences and needs. Everyone is invited to hear their stories and join in shaping the parish response in our ever-evolving ministry. Don't miss it!
MAY 19: CALLING FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER LANGUAGES
This Sunday is Pentecost. At one point in the first lesson, we will invite readers to stand and read aloud from their pews, and we'll hear the cacophony of languages. You can pick up a translation in the narthex, or bring a Bible in a language you speak with you to worship on May 19.
MAY 22: NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS - SHARING OUR STORIES
NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness, which NAMI understands to be brain disorders that are biologically-based medical problems. Volunteers from the Albuquerque Chapter of NAMI will come to St. Michael’s on May 22 to share their lived experience, offering personal stories from the perspective of people with brain disorders and also the perspective of family members (someone who loves a person with a brain disorder). Their presentation will also include information about how NAMI works and the resources and support they offer to the wider Albuquerque community. Please join us for this important conversation in the Pavilion on Wednesday, May 22, at 10am.
MAY 22 & 29: GREAT COURSES CLASS VIEWS JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
The Great Courses class is presenting a series of films on the life of Jesus. May 22 and 29 we will watch Jesus Christ Superstar. Godspell will follow on June 5. Join us in the Pavilion from 1:30-3:30 Wednesday afternoons for the viewings and discussion. Contact Evelyn Hanneman with any questions – euhcnc1949@gmail.com.
MAY 26: GALLERY ST. MICHAEL COFFEE HOUR RECEPTION
Join us in the Pavilion on Sunday, May 26, for a coffee hour reception for Re-Awakening, the current Gallery St. Michael show. This spring group exhibit, which runs through June 2, explores images of awakening to new growth and different perspectives.
MAY 29: REGIONAL CONFIRMATION HOSTED BY ST. MICHAEL'S
Bishop Michael B. Hunn will come to St. Michael's on Wednesday, May 29 at 7pm, for a service of Confirmation, Reception, and Reaffirmation with Holy Eucharist. We will be welcoming members of our current newcomers cohort into the Episcopal Church alongside parishioners from Our Lady in the Valley and St. Francis, Rio Rancho. A light reception will follow the service. All are welcome!
SUPPORT INTERGENERATIONAL WORSHIP THIS SUMMER
Children’s Chapel will be on hiatus in June and July so our children will be with us for the entirety of our worship service. There are several ways we, as a community, can support them and their families as we move toward more intentionally intergenerational worship. Here are two concrete ways you can contribute:
Help replenish and refresh our children’s library. We lost the bulk of our Children’s Library over the course of the pandemic and ask your help to rebuild it. Use the Bookshop Registry* or Amazon Wishlist below to donate requested books.
Help replenish and refresh our children’s library. We lost the bulk of our Children’s Library over the course of the pandemic and ask your help to rebuild it. Use the Bookshop Registry* or Amazon Wishlist below to donate requested books.
Help supply sensory toolkit materials. Many of us are able to enter into worship more fully if we engage multiple parts of our body. We are in the early stages of collecting and curating a variety of materials that will serve as worship supports for children and adults. We are starting with the following sensory tools:
- Weighted lap pads (usually in 3 and 5 pound weights)
- Liquid timers or “calm-down-jars” - you can make really lovely DIY versions of these, but any iteration is great for helping still fidgety bodies
- Fabric marble mazes - these come in all different sizes. These are another excellent DIY if you’ve got sewing skills
- Tangles - they’re quiet, durable, and inexpensive
JUNE 9: EUCHARISTIC VISITOR TRAINING
We are in the process of relaunching our Eucharist Visitation Ministry, which was paused during the pandemic. Its purpose is to provide Holy Eucharist and fellowship via home visitation to those whose health issues preclude attendance at Sunday services. If you would like to learn about this ministry, please plan to attend a training event at St Michael’s in the nave on Sunday, June 9 following the 11:15 service. If you served in this ministry during the beforetimes, please try to come as you are needed to help train newcomers. Please contact Jim Leonard (jleonardabq@gmail.com) or Mandy Taylor-Montoya (mandytm@stmichaelsabq.org) with questions.
REGISTRATION FOR CAMP STONEY IS ONGOING
Come spend some time this summer in Christian community in the mountains outside of Santa Fe. Activities include hiking, swimming, archery, gaga ball and other games, arts & crafts, Chrisitan formation and worship--all in the beautiful Sangre de Cristos! See the flyer below for more information or reach out to Mother Mandy. Two important notes: The Very Best Weekend Ever, Session I, will be a bilingual family camp; and Mandy will be serving as chaplain at How will they know we are Christians: Session I (for rising 3rd-8th graders) and would love to have a large contingent from St. Michael's in attendance.
JUNE 30: ANNUAL SMAA ISOTOPES NIGHT
Take me out to the ballgame! Join us for a fun evening at the ballpark for Faith and Family Night on Sunday, June 30, as the Albuquerque Isotopes take on the Salt Lake City Bees. We have a block of 55 tickets reserved, including 8 accessible seats, at $13 a piece. Bring a friend! Payment due by June 15. Once your register for your tickets using the button below, pay at the church by check, or click here to pay online (Choose “Other” under Use This Donation For and type “Isotopes” on the following page.
THE LANDING NEWS & IMMIGRATION
CHANGE IN FOCUS
Thanks to the City of Albuquerque opening a FEMA-funded shelter to receive migrants on their way out of town, the Landing is able to revert its focus from sheltering migrants to simpler short-term hospitality. Since opening in June 2019, we've received some youth groups, many Navajo from sister parishes coming to Albuquerque for conferences and medical visits, and many hundreds of migrants released from detention, even during Covid. As the demand from migrants drops for us, we have shared supplies of clothing, hygiene, backpacks and other supplies with Las Familias, Albuquerque Asylum Seeker Welcome that is still receiving buses from El Paso, and the City shelter. This weekend the Landing is receiving seven (7) guests from Good Shepherd Mission in Fort Defiance who will be with us through the weekend.
NEW LEADERSHIP
We welcome Rita Brockhoff and Annette O'Connor who will continue to coordinate hospitality at the Landing going forward. The volunteer demands are greatly reduced, but still needed and appreciated. Laundry and housekeeping are still needed, though on a much-less-frequent basis. Please be in touch with them at annette8460@gmail.com or halcyonmoons4@gmail.com to sign up. Many thanks to Jane McGuire and Vangie Wells for their leadership since 2019.
IMMIGRATION
Since 2016, Albuquerque looks to St Michael's for solidarity in immigration work. There is much to do and many great organizations to work with. On May 18 and 9:30 in the Parish Hall, the parish is invited to hear directly from a panel of migrant newcomers to Albuquerque about what helps them settle into our community and becoming self-sufficient. This will help us discern our next steps in ministry both individually and collectively... Direct service locally with residents? Working in a shelter here or in El Paso? Teaching or tutoring? Advocacy at a State or National level? Even if you're not looking for 'something to do', you might be interested in hearing the 21st century experience of migrating to the US, to compare with the stories of your own families in the past. Don't miss this opportunity, as the whole nation debates this issue in 2024.
Thanks to the City of Albuquerque opening a FEMA-funded shelter to receive migrants on their way out of town, the Landing is able to revert its focus from sheltering migrants to simpler short-term hospitality. Since opening in June 2019, we've received some youth groups, many Navajo from sister parishes coming to Albuquerque for conferences and medical visits, and many hundreds of migrants released from detention, even during Covid. As the demand from migrants drops for us, we have shared supplies of clothing, hygiene, backpacks and other supplies with Las Familias, Albuquerque Asylum Seeker Welcome that is still receiving buses from El Paso, and the City shelter. This weekend the Landing is receiving seven (7) guests from Good Shepherd Mission in Fort Defiance who will be with us through the weekend.
NEW LEADERSHIP
We welcome Rita Brockhoff and Annette O'Connor who will continue to coordinate hospitality at the Landing going forward. The volunteer demands are greatly reduced, but still needed and appreciated. Laundry and housekeeping are still needed, though on a much-less-frequent basis. Please be in touch with them at annette8460@gmail.com or halcyonmoons4@gmail.com to sign up. Many thanks to Jane McGuire and Vangie Wells for their leadership since 2019.
IMMIGRATION
Since 2016, Albuquerque looks to St Michael's for solidarity in immigration work. There is much to do and many great organizations to work with. On May 18 and 9:30 in the Parish Hall, the parish is invited to hear directly from a panel of migrant newcomers to Albuquerque about what helps them settle into our community and becoming self-sufficient. This will help us discern our next steps in ministry both individually and collectively... Direct service locally with residents? Working in a shelter here or in El Paso? Teaching or tutoring? Advocacy at a State or National level? Even if you're not looking for 'something to do', you might be interested in hearing the 21st century experience of migrating to the US, to compare with the stories of your own families in the past. Don't miss this opportunity, as the whole nation debates this issue in 2024.
LAS FAMILIAS SOLIDARITY
"You will never know how many people you have helped!" a shelter manager in El Paso told us last Wednesday. With your donations, we were able to provide these items for the 223 asylum seekers in the 3 shelters that we visited that day. Many more would be sheltered in the weeks ahead: 126 pair of shoes, 570 briefs, 350 pair of socks and 2,500 toiletry items for adults and children, 345 children's clothing, 580 infant clothing, 220 coloring books and crayon sets, and much more in 4 loaded SUV's.
"I am humbled by the goodness and support of Las Familias Solidarity" another shelter manager told us. We thank each of you for your compassionate generosity that makes a difference to so many
"I am humbled by the goodness and support of Las Familias Solidarity" another shelter manager told us. We thank each of you for your compassionate generosity that makes a difference to so many
CASA SAN MIGUEL FOOD PANTRY
DONATE CANNED GOODS. Canned veggies, like corn, peas or green beans have been difficult to get through Roadrunner Food Bank recently. Please consider bringing a few cans or maybe case lots that are available at Costco or case lot sales at other grocery stores. Brown paper grocery bags or empty egg cartons are always needed and so appreciated. Thank you for the great response for volunteers in previous weeks as we are now quite well set in that department.
Click here to learn more about Casa San Miguel Food Pantry.
Click here to learn more about Casa San Miguel Food Pantry.