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The Church of

St. Michael &

St. George

6345 Wydown Blvd. 
PO Box 11887 
Clayton, MO 63105 
314.721.1502 (p) 
314.721.4670 (f)

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"Living Christ in This World"
February 13 - February 20, 2014
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Join us for sandwich making this Saturday! 

Sunday Liturgy Schedule
  
   8:00 AM    Holy Eucharist I (Church)
   9:15 AM    Choral Eucharist I (Church)
 11:15 AM    Holy Eucharist I (St. George's Chapel)
   5:30 PM    Holy Eucharist II (St. George's Chapel)
Preaching Rota  
The Rev. Jed Fox        
   February 16   The Rev. Jedediah W. Fox
   February 23   The Rev. Andrew J. Archie
      March  2    The Rev. Andrew J. Archie
      March  9    The Rev. Andrew J. Archie
      March 16   The Rev. Katherine S. McLean
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Sunday Adult Education 

The Rector's Forum 
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Sunday 10:30-11 AM   Taylor Room 

Please join the Rector as he leads a study of Paul's Epistle to the Romans. Everyone is welcome!

 

Stewardship Campaign 2014  

 

 

 

334 households have made a pledge for 2014 for a total of $1,647,277.

 

Give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.

                                                            -Luke 6:38

 

Please contact the Church if you need a pledge card at [email protected] or 314.721.1502.

 

Thank you for your pledge!

   

"Celebrating Our History, Insuring Our Future"

Planned Giving at CSMSG

Planned Giving is a term for the number of ways in which parishioners can insure that their stewardship efforts continue after their death by making a gift to the Endowment Fund. If you care enough about your church to make a faithful annual pledge, contributing to our Endowment Fund should be a natural next step. If you are interested in more information about making a planned gift to CSMSG, please visit our website at www.csmsg.org for more information, or contact the Rector's Office at 314.721.1502.

Mondays

Monday Night Bible Study 

6:30 PM    Library

Fr. Jed continues his Bible Study on The Gospel of John at 6:30 PM in the Library. All are welcome.  

  

Tuesdays

Church Service League/Susan Mount Guild  

11 AM      Great Hall

We heard a great Lunch & Learn talk this week by Aleda and Jim Littlefield on the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. We got a bonus slide show of their trip to Scandinavia as well. Aleda and Jim are coming back in the fall with slides from South America. Stay tuned!

 

This coming week, we'll have another Lunch & Learn with Nancy Ferriss and Mary Ann Cook speaking about the Community of Hope (COH), a community of lay chaplains who bring comfort and hope to the suffering and handle a significant number of in-home visits. 

 

Bible Class meets at 11 AM, lunch ($7) at Noon, with our Lunch and Learn program to follow. Questions? Reservations? Call Jane Cox at 636.394.3441.

 

Fridays

Women's Bible Study & Breakfast

7:30 AM   Sverdrup Room

Join Fr. Mike Wheeler as he directs the study of the Acts of the Apostles. All women are welcome to attend these study sessions. We meet in the Sverdrup Room at 7:30 AM and are finished by 8:30 AM. A light breakfast is served. Come and nourish both your body and soul.

This Week

  

Saturday, February 15

Hunger Ministry Sandwich Making

10 AM    Taylor Room

Sandwich Making will take place this Saturday, February 15. All parishioners are invited and encouraged to join the St. Michael's Hunger Ministry on the third Saturday of each month from 10-11 AM in the Taylor Room to make sandwiches for the Bridge and FOCUS St. Louis clients.

 

Sandwich making kids 2012    

Upcoming Events 

 

Sunday, March 2 

Vespers of St. Benedict

On Sunday afternoon, March 2 at 5 PM, we will once again welcome the Abbot, Prior, and monks of St. Louis Abbey to The Church of St. Michael & St. George as they lead us in worship and sing Latin Vespers of St. Benedict. This liturgy is a part of our ongoing ecumenical relationship with the Abbey and one of the opportunities we have each season to worship with the monks. Please plan to join us and experience the beauty of the ancient monastic office sung as it has been for over a thousand years. A reception to honor the monks will follow.

 

Tuesday, March 4

Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper

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5:30 PM     Great Hall, Taylor Room, Sverdrup Room

Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper will be held on Tuesday, March 4 from 5:30-7 PM. You do NOT want to miss this fun celebration featuring games and a pancake supper, complete with an expanded menu of egg casseroles and salad, too!

 

Make your reservations now by calling 314.721.1502 or e-mailing the Receptionist at [email protected]. All proceeds go towards funding scholarships for Youth Ministry events and trips. Minimum suggested donations are $5/child, $10/adult, and $30/family.

 

Wednesdays, 

March 12, 19, 26 & April 2 & 9

Great Wednesdays

6 PM      Great Hall

Great Wednesdays are coming! As Lent approaches, we will again be having Great Wednesdays. Join other members of the Church for a meal at the Church and stay for an informative lecture. More information to follow. 

  

Saturday, March 29

Men's Retreat

The Men's Retreat will be on March 29.

We will be in a new format this year. Rather than going to Pere Marquette, we will have the Retreat here at The Church of St. Michael & St. George. Keep watching this space for more information as it becomes available.

 

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April 5

Women's Retreat  

Join us for a special one-day Women's Lenten Retreat with The Rt. Rev. Geralyn Wolf on Saturday, April 5 from 9 AM-3 PM at Church. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 AM.

 

Download the retreat brochure

 

A $45 fee includes the costs of the retreat, breakfast, and lunch. Childcare is available, reservations are necessary.

 

Bishop Wolf has served the Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and Rhode Island. She has faced the challenges of forgiving and accepting forgiveness. "Forgiveness and love are allies in the Christian life, not merely as emotional realities, but as a journey of the will. When Jesus forgave the thief who was crucified with him, he was embracing each of us with a love beyond our fears."

 

This is a wonderful opportunity to see what the CSMSG Women's Retreat is all about. Six hours with women of the parish -- growing our spiritual faith together. 

 

For more information, contact Laurie at [email protected] or 314.721.1502.

 
 
  

Church School

 

St. Michael's Night at the Magic House 

Abracadabra! Make your family magically appear at St. Michael's Night at the Magic House on February 23 at 6 PM. Combine unlimited private use of the Magic House's original wing with snacks, cookies, drinks and !PRESTO! everyone will emerge happy. Cost is $25 per family, payable by cash or check the night of the event.

 

For more information, contact Jane Fisher at [email protected] or 314.721.1502.

Magic House display 

Youth Ministry          

 

Ian, Jamie, Meredith, Griffin, and Caroline selling cookies at the Super Sunday Sale.

 

Guided Eucharist and BBQ Dinner: 

All 8th Grade Confirmands, their Families, Confirmation Sponsors, and SS teachers are invited to attend the Guided Eucharist and BBQ Dinner THIS Saturday, February 15 from 5-8 PM. The evening will begin in St. George's Chapel and conclude in the Great Hall with a BBQ Dinner catered by Bandana's BBQ. Cost is $10/person. RSVP to [email protected].

 

HS Mission Trip Chaperone Meeting will be held on Sunday, February 16 from 11:15 AM-Noon in the Armstrong Room.

 

Upper Limits Climbing Gym: 

How High Can You Go? All 6th-12th graders and their friends are invited to come climbing on President's Day, Monday, February 17. Upper Limits has a new location in West County and we are going to check it out! Cost is $20 for climbing and ice cream. We will meet at CSMSG at 11:15 AM and be back at 3:00 PM for pick-up. 

 

E-mail Marty at [email protected] to sign up. Waivers can be found on the YM bulletin board or downloaded at http://www.upperlimits.com/west-county/page.php?page=info&id=36. 

 

Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper Volunteers Needed! The Youth Ministry needs volunteers to run games, set-up and decorate, bake egg casseroles, cook pancakes, serve dinner, and clean up at our Annual Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper on Tuesday, March 4. Volunteers are needed from 3:30-7:30 PM. E-mail Marty at [email protected] to sign-up!

 
Summer YM Mission Opportunities: The MS Mission Week is a week of local service opportunities and will be held June 9-13. The HS Mission Trip will be July 3-13 to Buffalo, NY, where participants will do housing rehab work. Now is the time to sign up for Summer Mission Opportunities! Contact Marty Chapman at [email protected] for more information.

  

Wednesday Night Youth Group meets every Wednesday for dinner in the Taylor Room at 6 PM. Games and Bible Study follow in the Armstrong Room afterward. Pick-up is at 7:30 PM.

  

Please e-mail Timothy Chapman your school sports, theater, or activity schedule at [email protected]. The Youth Ministry staff would LOVE to come support you as you compete or perform this school year!  

  

Youth Ministry Sunday School:  

The Sunday School schedule is as follows:

 

All Classes: 10:30 AM-11:10 AM


6th and 7th Graders (downstairs in the Spanish Room) 

 

8th Grade Confirmation (Armstrong Room) 
 
8th Grade Parents' Class  (classroom under the stairs)
 
9th-12th Graders (upstairs in the Canterbury Hall)

Book Drive! 

Gateway 180, a local homeless shelter CSMSG often supports, is in need of books! A collection basket has been set up in the Church Library to collect your gently-used books. Children's books and books including African-American characters are especially appreciated. The Church will be collecting book donations throughout the year. Please contact Miranda Martin with any questions at [email protected].   

 

Youth Ministry on Facebook!
Don't forget to "Friend" the YM on Facebook and follow us on Twitter at @csmsgyouth! 
Outreach

Shelter Ministry Volunteers Needed

The Shelter Ministry is looking for a handful of additional dedicated volunteers who would be willing to commit to serving at the Shelter breakfast one Sunday a month, i.e. the first, second, third, or fourth Sunday of each month. We need folks who will help with cooking, set-up, and serving breakfast from 6:15 AM to about 8:15 AM. We are also looking for volunteers to form dishwashing crews for each Sunday. This role would be different from the regular breakfast volunteers in that your time commitment is only from 7:30 AM to about 8:25 AM. If any among you are willing to say, "Here I am", please contact Nick Clifford at 314.997.4011 or [email protected] or Laurie Brown at [email protected] to answer any questions you might have about this arrangement and, of course, which Sunday of the month you would like to serve if this opportunity suits you.

   

Gateway 180  
Book Drive!

Gateway 180, a local homeless shelter The Church of St. Michael & St. George often supports, is in need of books! A collection basket has been set up in the Church Library to collect your gently-used books. Children's books and books including African-American characters are especially appreciated.

 

The Church will be collecting book donations throughout the year. Please contact Miranda Martin with any questions at [email protected].

Help Us Grow

Seeds for Growth!
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Wonderful stories are unfolding in our Church every day: Stories of faith, devotion, and love for our neighbors. Great things truly are happening here. But if CSMSG is to continue with great things, if we are to continue to grow, we need your help.

 

Please pick up a CSMSG business card(s) from the "planters" located in the Narthex and Great Hall. Plant one of CSMSG's "Seeds for Growth" in the hand of a friend who is looking to be a part of a wonderful story and a church community. We need your support to help us grow!

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Spiritual Direction

Spiritual Direction offers the participant the opportunity to be accompanied and guided on his/her spiritual journey toward God through confidential one-on-one meetings with a spiritual director. Nicki Gillis is CSMSG's spiritual director and is available to meet with those interested in exploring this personal approach to understanding our spiritual lives. Contact Nicki at 314.863.0407 or [email protected].

   

Help Wanted: 

We are looking for friendly morning people to be greeters for the 8 AM service. Please contact Laurie Brown at [email protected] or 314.721.1502 for more information.

   

E-Letter/Notice Information

Please send any new information that you would like to be included in the leaflet notices or e-letters to Debbie Fenner at [email protected]. The deadline for the submissions is Tuesday at 4 PM. Please keep the information concise. Thank you.

 

Instant Web Connection to CSMSG!
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Notice that symbol on the back of the service leaflet? That's a Quick Response (QR) Code! If your smartphone has a scanner app, scanning the image will automatically direct you to the CSMSG website, where you will find links to our weekly updates, calendars, service schedules, sermons, and news.

The Knitting Ministry

Young girl knitting This past September the Knitting Ministry celebrated its tenth birthday! The Knitting Ministry knits mantles of comfort (prayer shawls), baby blankets, and chemo caps. In the last ten years, this ministry has knitted and donated 377 prayer shawls, 74 chemo caps, and 98 baby blankets. We meet once a month on Saturday for knitting, conversation, and lunch. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Nicki Gillis at [email protected] or 314.863.0407. If Saturdays don't work for you, but you still want to participate, please let Nicki know. 


Good Neighbors
Please be considerate of our neighbors on Ellenwood and Wydown. Take advantage of the complimentary valet parking on Sundays and do not park blocking any part of driveways.

Valet Parking

Valet service by Midwest Parking will be available on Sunday mornings for elderly parishioners and those with special needs. This valuable service is being provided by an anonymous benefactor whom we thank for this very generous gift!

 

Altar Flowers  

Please consider giving flowers in celebration of a special event, in honor or in memory of a loved one. Order forms are available near the Ellenwood Narthex.   

  

Birth Announcements Needed

Please contact Debbie Fenner at [email protected] or 314.721.1502 when there is a birth in your family, so we can properly welcome your baby into our parish family.

 

CSMSG Pre-Primary Enrollment

We are currently accepting applications for our parish's two pre-primary programs: 18-24 months on Thursday and Friday mornings from 8:30-11:30 AM, and two to three years on Monday through Wednesday mornings from 8:30-11:30 AM. We are also offering a five-morning schedule for both classes. Our programs are taught by a degreed teacher and have proven quite successful since their inception. For more information, call Carol Rosales at 314.721.1502.

Pre-school fun with parachutes

The Servers Guild   

The Servers Guild provides a unique opportunity for students in the 6th through 12th grades to participate in the Sunday liturgies and gain a deeper appreciation for our traditions and style of worship. If you would like to join a group of young people who are dedicated to enhancing the worship experience at CSMSG, contact Fr. Mike Wheeler.

Altar Guild   
The Altar Guild invites you to deepen your spiritual life and connection to the liturgy by becoming a member. This ministry is dedicated to the service of God by lovingly preparing the altars. Many hands are needed, both weekdays and Sundays, to care for the linens, candles, and silver. Contact Caroline Sheehan at 314.537.3853 or [email protected] for more information on becoming a member!