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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)

"Living Christ in This World"

July 16-23, 2015

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Our High School Missioners are in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They will spend a busy week working--scraping and painting houses, digging holes to expand driveways, building and repairing porches, removing and replacing fascia and repairing foundations.

Check Out Our New Bulletin Board

Sunday Summer Liturgy Schedule

8:00 AM Holy Eucharist I (Church)

10:00 AM Choral Eucharist I (Church)

5:30 PM Holy Eucharist II (St. George's Chapel)

Weekday Liturgies Schedule Change
Until further notice, the only weekday liturgies of Holy Eucharist will be on WEDNESDAYS. There will be a Holy Eucharist at 12:15 PM. The weekday Morning and Evening Prayer schedules will remain the same.

The Healing Service on Wednesdays at 5:30 PM is suspended until Wednesday, September 2.

Sunday Preaching Rota

July 19 The Rev. Blake A. Sawicky

July 26 The Rev. Ezgi Saribay

August 2 The Rev. Andrew J. Archie

August 9 The Rev. Ezgi Saribay

Stewardship Campaign 2014-15

As of today we have received $1,785,522 in pledges, our goal is $2,000,000. We need your help. Our future is bright with the addition of our two new clergy.They are certain to take our church to the next level.

As always, thank you for your pledge!

If you have not yet made a pledge and wish to do so, you may pick up a pledge card in the pew, Narthex, on the website at www.csmsg.org, or by calling the Church at 314.721.1502.

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Altar Flowers

Now you can glorify God with a gift of altar flowers online! link

Weekly Events

Mondays

Monday Morning Women's Bible Study

9-9:45 AM Armstrong Room

Monday Morning Women's Summer Bible Study

will meet Monday, July 20 with the readings of Days 64-70. Our study consists of a 110 Day Overview of the Bible. Download a list of readings.

This group meets from 9-9:45 AM in the Armstrong Room and all are invited. Friends are welcome too!

Childcare for all ages is offered with advance reservations; please e-mail Timothy at Timothy@csmsg.org to register for childcare or for more information.

This Week

Saturday, July 18

Hunger Ministry Sandwich-Making

10 AM Taylor Room

Sandwich-Making will take place Saturday, July 18. 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.

Tuesday, July 21

Church Service League Summer Get-Together

11 am Sverdrup Room

What: Experience Christian fellowship, much laughter, service projects, crafting and learning about the Church Service League. No craft experience necessary. Fabric cutters needed. Please bring a good pair of scissors and a sack lunch.

When: Every Tuesday from 11 AM to 2 PM - Come when you want. Stay as long as you want. Enjoy a glass of iced tea!

Where: Sverdrup Room

Questions: Contact Alison Wiedle at arwiedle@sbcglobal.net or 314.307.8300.

Steak & Stories

6-8 PM

Bill McNew has yet again kindly offered to host our summer event at his home. We will have great weather, food, drinks, and plenty of time to catch up. We have not scheduled a speaker; however, we welcome all to join us, tell great stories, and hang out with the gang. The cost is $20 per participant. Please RSVP to reception@csmsg.org or 314.721.1502 by Noon on Monday, July 20.

Upcoming Events

Friday, August 7

Episcopal City Mission

Do you like Birthday Parties? Join the Episcopal City Mission on August 7 at the St. Louis County Detention Center to celebrate the birthdays of the kids in detention.

We need volunteers from 5:30-7 PM to help with the party. The Center is located on Brentwood Boulevard.

Please contact Tom Guignon at Tom.Guignon@gmail.com if you are ready to party!

Women of CSMSG:

Mark Your Calendars!

For Retreat Information

Church School

Preschool-3rd Grade children will meet downstairs for a lectionary-based activity and then join their parents in the Church for Communion for the remainder of the summer.

Youth Ministry

2015 HS Mission Team Update: for more info

The HS Mission Team had a great tour of the hallowed turf of the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field yesterday! The team is repairing houses for the underserved population in the Green Bay community this week. They will return this Saturday. View video with our very own TV stars.

Please keep this team in your prayers.

All Youth Ministry parents and YM adult volunteers are invited to Meet the Priests Party from 5:30-7:30 PM on July 23! Watch your mailbox for an invitation.

Save-the-date: Back to School Potluck for all Church School and Youth Ministry families will be held on Sunday, August 9 at 5 PM. Be there!

The Tuesday Youth Ministry Update is now being published once a month over the summer months. Please e-mail Kyle@csmsg.org if you would like to receive this update to hear the latest and greatest that is happening in the Youth Ministry, AND to get up-to-date links to all current online registrations for our events!

Follow the Youth Ministry on Twitter with our handle @

csmsgyouth!

Young Adults

Young Adult Group

If you are in your 20s or 30s, enjoy social and outdoor activities, and want to meet some new friends and CSMSG parishioners, please join the Young Adult Group!

Kindly send your contact information to Hillary Gredell at hillary.a.roth@gmail.com to be added to our invitation lists.

We hope to see you at the next party!

SAVE THE DATE!

Young Adult Barbecue

Saturday, August 15

Joe Freund's Residence

Backyard games, barbecue, and delicious beverages

will be on the menu! We hope to see you at the next party!

Can You Help?

CSMSG Girls' Choir Book Drive: The CSMSG Girls' Choir is sponsoring a Book Drive for the children of Gateway 180, a local homeless shelter CSMSG regularly supports. A collection basket has been set up outside the Church Library, under the coat rack, to collect your gently-used children's books. Please contact Bess Lehman with any questions at csmsgbookdrive@gmail.com. Thank you!

A huge "thank you" to all those who contributed to the donation of over five hundred books to the CSMSG Girls' Choir Book Drive. The children, their parents, and the staff at the Gateway 180 shelter were thrilled to receive the books! They currently have a reading enrichment program during their Summer Blast Camp, and will use the books during their after-school program in the fall.

Nicaraguan Mission Nicaraguan girl

Items Needed for Nicaragua Auction on September 18!

In past years, parishioners have generously donated items such as tickets to the Muny, etc. to the Nicaragua Auction. Since the Auction will be in held September this year, summer events are not as easily donated as winter events. Surely, some of you have tickets to the Cardinals (fall games), Blues, Rams, or Billikens games, or tickets to the Rep, the Symphony, CASA, The Bach Society, the FOX, the Sheldon, or other arts or entertainment events that you would be willing to donate to a good cause and for a tax deduction. If so, contact Larry Butterfield, Auction Co-Chair at: lbutter@hotmail.com or 314.570.4684 or WSMM Chairman Carroll Stribling at: carroll.stribling@gmail.com or 314.956.5973.

Outreach

Hunger Ministry

To the left of the Taylor Room are two closets marked Hunger Ministry. This is where you will find pans, recipes, Meal-a-Month Yellow Bags, and shelves to place filled Meal-a-Month Bags. They are all now located together.

Contact Becky Zaccarello at zaclife@aol.com for further information, or check with the Church Reception Desk. Your giving and sharing mean so much to so many!

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., either 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 establish dishwashing crews for each Sunday 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 314.224.5626 or nickclifsr@yahoo.com or Laurie Brown at laurie@csmsg.org.

Our Vestry

John Rowe Senior Warden

Brian Connor Junior Warden

Mike Zaccarello Treasurer

Joseph Goldkamp Clerk

David Breckenridge David Ott

Patrick Deaton Betsy Panke

Charlotte Foley Deanna Simanowitz

Lucas Gredell Liz Stanton

Michael Hanrahan Julie Stephenson

Harrison Heil Pam Thomsen

Jan Jacobi