Upcoming Events

Tuesday, September 13
Church Service League
The Church Service League will open this year's activities with a program, "Haiti: Rebuilding the Cathedral After the Earthquake."
Cheryl Ward, Diocesan Chair for the Rebuilding Effort, will cook a Haitian meal and talk about the project. Haiti is the largest diocese in the Episcopal Anglican Community and also the fastest growing. With the destruction of the Cathedral much of the activity was put on hold. We have an opportunity, along with other dioceses to help insure that the work of the Haitian Diocese can continue.

If you wish to attend Bible Class with Mike Wheeler, it begins at 11 AM. Otherwise, lunch ($7) is served at noon followed by the program at 12:30 PM. Contact Aleda Littlefield 314.872.9010 if you have any questions or would like to let us know you are coming.



Steak & Stories
6 PM      Great Hall
Starting our fall tradition and upcoming Steak & Stories speaker series. We will focus our theme with Thomas Hyers telling us about Pharmaceutical Drugs: "The almost impossible journey-the road to approval for a new drug." He will share his experiences and knowledge of this industry and give you insights into the business. Please RSVP to Alice 314.721.1502 or alice@csmsg.org no later than noon Monday, September 12.

Saturday, September 17
10-11:30 AM    Taylor Room
Hunger Ministry Sandwich-making
All parishioners are invited and encouraged to join the St. Michael's Hunger Ministry on the third Saturday of each month from 10-11:30 AM in the Taylor Room to make sandwiches for the FOCUS and Centenary Food Ministry clients. This month we'll be meeting on September 17 in the Taylor Room. Bring a friend. Come join in meeting this ever growing need for our community.



Sunday, September 18

Back to the Regular Schedule

Alarm clocks need to be changed for Sunday, September 18.
That is when we move to the fall service schedule.
We will go back to four liturgies on Sunday, 8 AM, 9:15 AM, 11:15 AM and 5:30 PM.

Monday, September 19

Faith@Work

11:45-1 PM    Sverdrup Room
Faith@Work will meet Monday, September 19, in the Sverdrup  Room from 11:45 AM-1 PM. We begin with NOONDAY PRAYER and a "B.L.T.- Blessed Little Thought" by Fr. Jed. Lunch and Open Discussion follow. The cost is $7 for lunch. Please contact Michael Hanrahan (314.518.3086, mikehanrahan01@gmail.com) by Monday, March 21, 10 AM to rsvp.

Sunday, September 25

St. Michael's Day Preacher

The Rev. Paul Thomas studied at the University of Wales in Cardiff where he read an Undergraduate Degree in Anglo-Saxon Literature. He went on to read a Masters Degree in Historical Musicology, with a particular interest in 19th Century Russian Music. Father Paul went to Cuddesdon College, Oxford to read theology and to train for the Sacred Ministry. After having served a curacy in East London and moving to a second curacy at St. Marylebone Parish Church in Central London, Father Paul was Inducted and Installed as Vicar of Paddington by the Lord Bishop of London on July 4, 2011. He is the fortieth Vicar of the Parish since records began in 1324. Fr. Paul is also Chaplain to Britain's oldest conservatory, the Royal Academy of Music, founded in 1822, and a member of the Church of England's Liturgical Commission. He has spent all of his ordained life in London but grew up on a dairy farm several hundreds of miles west of Paddington, in rural Wales. Fr. Paul is married to Louisa, a classical musician.


September 29

Moment in Time 

6 pm     Crowne Plaza Hotel 

Please don't miss the fun at ECM's gala event. 

'Moment in Time' will be held on Thursday, September 29 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Clayton. The cocktail reception and dancing to The Just in Time Ensemble begins at 6 PM. This year our featured speaker is the Rev. Dietra L. Wise, ECM chaplain. Also, we are honoring the Rev. Susan C. Skinner for her years of work on behalf of ECM. Please call the office at 314.436.3545 if you would like to reserve a space. The tickets are $125 per person. We look forward to seeing you on September 29.  

Saturday, October 1

Mark your Calendars!

CSMSG Progressive Dinner
The CSMSG Progressive Dinner is Saturday October 1. We had  a ball last year, and we just had to do it again. We begin with cocktails and appetizers in the Great Hall, then "progress" to a hospitable parishioner's home for dinner and dessert. Invitations forthcoming.

Stewardship Workshop
Our stewardship speaker this year is H.M. McFarling III, MD. His workshop "Grace begets Gratitude begets Generosity" will be Saturday, October 1. A continental breakfast will be served. He will preach Sunday, October 2.

H.M. (Mac) McFarling III, MD has been involved as a lay person with The Episcopal Church since 1991 when The Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Churches held its annual conference at his home parish, St. Luke's in Atlanta. Since 1980, he has served on the vestry there twice, and as Senior Warden. He served as St. Luke's Stewardship Chair (1990-91), and has been active with the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes since 1991, when he was elected to both the Board of Directors and the Stewardship Committee of the Consortium. He also served as Vice President of the Consortium. During his term as Chair of the Stewardship Committee, he developed CEEP's "Spiritual Seasons of Stewardship" workshop. Mac was elected as Chair of the Episcopal Church Foundation's Board of Directors in May 2006. Following his term as Chair of The Episcopal Church Foundation he continues to serve on various Episcopal Church-  related committees and is on the board of Piedmont Healthcare, the healthcare system in Atlanta where he practices Obstetrics and Gynecology. His interests beyond Stewardship include women's health and the plight of women in the developing world.