News & Events http://www.all-angels.com/news/ en Copyright 2012 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:41:23 -0700 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss New in the Library: March Click here to check out reviews of four new books that are available in the library:
- Learning to Fall: The Blessings of an Imperfect Life by Philip E. Simmons
- God Has a Dream by Desmond Tutu
- Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla and Jon Kabat-Zinn
- The Great Emergence: How Christianity is Changing and Why by Phyllis Tickle

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000979 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000979 Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:41:23 -0700 Same-Gender Blessings Council of Advice Bishop Vono has appointed a group to help him map out the approach we will be taking in providing liturgical blessings for same-gender relationships in our diocese, assuming this is approved this summer by General Convention. Fr. Brian is on this council of advice, and it is described in more detail in the following letter from our bishop. The names at the end of the letter are those on the council.

Click here to read the letter.

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000974 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000974 Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:28:45 -0700 New in the Library: February Click here to check out reviews of three new books that are available in the library:
- God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World by Cullen Murphy
- God Is Red: The Secret Story of How Christianity Survived and Flourished in Communist China by Liao Yiwu

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000970 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000970 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 15:23:28 -0700 Annual Meeting Reports Click here to read the reports from the 2012 Annual Parish Meeting.

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000959 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000959 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:46:38 -0700 New in the Library: January Click here to check out reviews of three new books that are available in the library:
- Inside the Large Congregation by Susan Beaumont
- Genesis by Miguel A. De La Torre
- Augustine and the Fundamentalist's Daughter by Margaret R. Miles

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000956 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000956 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:20:34 -0700 Friday Night Music: Jazz It Up Entourage Jazz is kicking off the 2012 concerts with a smooth, bold, hot and cool toe-tapping, eclectic mix of jazz favorites - Don't miss it! The Spirit of Music art show will also be open before the concert and during intermission. Admission is free and donations support the musicians, the music program at St Michael's and the New Building Fund.

Concert is Friday, February 3 at 7:30 pm.

Click here for a listing of the 2011-2012 season concerts!

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000952 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000952 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:06:06 -0700 Gallery St. Michael Presents "Spirit of Music" Gallery St. Michael Presents: “Spirit of Music,” an exhibition of works from the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande, to coincide with musical offerings at St. Michael’s.

Click here for more information!

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000948 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000948 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:20:04 -0700 Bishop's Pastoral Letter Our bishop has sent a Pastoral Letter to be made available to all members of the diocese. It concerns the new role of our former bishop, Jeffrey Steenson, who is now a Roman Catholic priest. He has been appointed as leader for disaffected Episcopalians who are joining the Roman Catholic Church. Click the link below to read the letter.

Bishop's Pastoral Letter

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000947 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000947 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:22:14 -0700 New in the Library: December Click here to check out reviews of three new books that are available in the library, including a book with contributions from Kathryn Ravenwood, our Parish Administrator!

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000940 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000940 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:19:57 -0700 Bishop's School for Ministries Beginning in 2012, the Diocese of the Rio Grande will be offering a series of courses for clergy and laity as a new phase of education and formation for the diocese. The three courses offered next year will be Introduction to New Testament Greek, a first installment of the Historical Study of the New Testament: The Letters of Paul, and Anglican and Episcopal Liturgy. Courses will meet on Saturdays, January 28, February 18, March 17, April 21, and May 19. Each class costs $200 for laity and clergy, and is free for those in the ordination process. For more information or to register, e-mail school@dioceserg.org or call Toye Robertson at 881-0636, or contact Canon Richard Valantasis at rvalantasis@dioceserg.org.

Click here to read more about this exciting new program!

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000939 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000939 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:14:16 -0700 Christmas at St. Michael's Join us for one of many Christmas worship opportunities!

Christmas Eve
5:00 pm: Family Eucharist: We will have a kid-oriented Christmas Eve service at 5:00. It will be a simple liturgy with lots of Christmas carols and the Christmas story told with the help of our Godly Play kids. All kids will be invited to participate in the story if they wish.

8:00 pm: Eucharist with our Sunday 9:00 music ensemble.

10:30pm: Choral Eucharist, with our Sunday 11:15 choir and instruments, featuring the Missa Criolla.

Christmas Day
10:00 am: A simple, intimate, spoken Eucharist

Sunday, January 1
The Feast of the Holy Name in all three morning services, with Baptism at 9am


Plus:
Please bring your family on Christmas Eve morning to help prepare the church for Christmas festivities. We will begin with Morning Prayer at 9:00, and start setting out luminarias at 9:30. The more the merrier, as they say – it’s a fun time with other church families and cocoa and cider in the parish hall.

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000938 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000938 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:28:33 -0700 Gallery St. Michael: "Spirit of Music" Call for Submissions Gallery St. Michael announces an open call to artists in the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande to submit work for a juried exhibit titled "Spirit of Music." An artists reception will be on Friday, January 27, 6-8pm. This exhibit will also coincide with the Friday Night Music events on February 3rd, March 10th and16th, at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. We invite all artists in the diocese to submit works that are evocative of the spirit of music, reflecting all its aspects: feeling, coloration, rhythm, movement and improvisation. Click here for a Prospectus/Entry Form.

Read more!

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000930 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000930 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:55:02 -0700 New in the Library: October Click here to check out reviews of five new books that are available in the library!

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000918 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000918 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:33:13 -0700 Bishop's Fireside Chats Bishop Michael Vono would like to encourage all Clergy and Leadership to view his “Fireside Chat” series as preparation for Convention. Click here and you will find the content list. By entering the listed website, all nine segments will be available to you.

]]> http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000915 http://www.all-angels.com/news/#000915 Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:07:07 -0700 New in the Library: September Click here to check out reviews of two new books that are available in the library!

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