August Calendar

  The Full Gospel According to the Church’s Calendar As Presented in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Click Here A multi-year project by Fr. Allen Fischer who will be joining St. Michael the Archangel on May 1st.  His scholarly work will be a blessing to our Church.  We are excited by the arrival of…

We regret to inform our St. Michael’s family that Fr. Richard Bakley passed into peace and life eternal last Sunday. Requiem Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Chad Jones and will be held on May 17th at St. Michael the Archangel at 2 pm.  Fr. Rich was the Rector of St. Michael for over 20…

How did the early Christians worship?  Let’s us see what was written concerning the early church worship. The First Apology (St. Justin Martyr) [a.d. 110-165.] An apology is in defense of – in this case in defense of Christians and their worship. Chapter 1. Address To the Emperor Titus Ælius Adrianus Antoninus Pius Augustus Cæsar,…

Sunday June 2 Today the Sunday after Ascension we used some incense and the sermon was basically a 1500 year old sermon from St. Leo the Great. The sermon discusses the Ascension of Christ and the promise of his returning…enjoy.

Prelude                                Rhosymedre                      R. Vaughan Williams The tune of the Gradual Hymn (#504) was written by the Welsh Anglican priest John David Edwards, who named the tune after the village of Rhosymedre in the County Borough of Wrexham, Wales, where he was the vicar (1843-1885). Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958), English composer of orchestral and choral music,…

Musical Notes for Easter Sunday: Our guest Trumpeter today is Mr. Vanderbilt Singleton.  He is a professional trumpet player from Columbia SC who received his undergraduate degree in trumpet performance from Winthrop University and his Masters Degree in Trumpet performance from the University of Alabama. He currently is a freelance trumpet player who has played…