Sunday Eucharist September 1 Trinity Xi

This Thursday is Ascension Day of Christ which completes our Faith in Him as God and Man.  St. Michael the Archangel will celebrate Ascension Day on Thursday at Noon and 7pm.  Ascension Day is a day of obligation for Anglicans as its importance is critical to our faith (Acts 1:6-11) as Christ leaves His earthly…

Harrowing of Hell – Ephesians 4: 8-10

THE INSTRUCTED EUCHARIST (2019) St. Michael the Archangel Matthews, NC 28105   The Celebrant will announce: Please be seated.   Let us gain a better understanding of the chief and central act of Christian worship: “the Lord’s Own Service / on the Lord’s Day.”   First let us speak briefly concerning the clergy preparation: Significance…

Prelude Prelude on “Picardy”                      Jeanne E. Shaffer Offertory The Peaceable Things                    Clay R. Christiansen Postlude Postlude for Full Organ                  George E. Whiting Jeanne Shaffer (1925-2007) was chair of Visual and Performing Arts at Huntingdon College and organist-director at All Saints Episcopal Church in Montgomery, Alabama. Her composition on the folk tune from Picardy is a…

Visitors – Welcome! Peace and joy in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.  Please advise us of your visit and ask for a “First Time Visitor Bulletin” which briefly explains the communion service.  Please join our church family in the Parish Hall after the service for fellowship, drinks, and food. Third Sunday after the Epiphany                              …