The proceeds of this year’s Pascha card will be going to St. Michael’s Narthex Project.
We thank you for your continued generosity.
Please fill out the form below and return by April 5, 2020. Please include your name on the St. Michael the Archangel Pascha Card.
| A message from Fr. Ben | Pg. 2 |
| Are We Well? | Pg. 3 |
| Narthex Update | Pg. 3 |
| Camp St. Herman | Pg. 3 |
| Women’s Group | Pg. 4 |
| My Journey | Pg. 5 |
| Paying It Forward | Pg. 6 |
| Recipe Box | Pg. 6 |
| Gratitude | Pg. 7 |
| Diocesan Choir Workshop | Pg. 7 |
| Reading | Pg. 8 |
Last year we decided to add a narthex to our church. We set a goal to raise $325,000 in order to accomplish this and began the Narthex Fund Drive. To date we have received pledges totaling $190,695. This is $154,170 short of our goal. To date, we have collected $170,830 in donations which includes the anonymous matching donation of $10,000.
Thank you to all for your loving and generous response to this important endeavor of St. Michael the Archangel Church. If you have not yet made your pledge, please consider doing so now. Pledge forms are available at the side entrance to our church or in the church office. Your pledge in any amount will help. Our church family must stay united to see our narthex project to fruition.
| GOAL: | $325,000 |
| PLEDGES: | $190,695 |
| DONATIONS TO DATE: | $170,830 |
| STILL NEEDED: | $154,170 |
There is a new ecclesiastical calendar for 2020 at the back of the church. All proceeds will benefit the Narthex Fund.
Dear parishioners and friends of St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church,
The Feast of the Nativity is almost upon us! I pray that you have used this fast as a time of preparation, preparing your hearts and lives to receive our incarnate God, Jesus Christ, who comes to us not only as an infant over 2,000 years ago, but comes to us even now in His Body and Blood. May He who is the Light of the World shine brightly in and through your lives.
Please join us for the rest of the services we have during the fast and as we begin the feast. The schedule is as follows:
Please speak with Jasmine Andrews to coordinate what you can bring to the meal following Liturgy on the 24th.
Peace and joy in Christ.
Fr. Ben
Christmas Cards depicting original artwork by Sandra Sedell are on sale in the church hall. Cards are $2 each. Sandra is a talented artist who works in oils and watercolors. She and her husband are summer residents of East Falmouth and friends of St. Michael Church. All proceeds will benefit the Narthex Fund.
CALLING ALL COOKIE BAKERS!!! We will be delivering 50 Christmas meals to Faith Family Kitchen this December, and we will be including a tin of homemade cookies with each meal. If you are interested in baking a batch or two of cookies, please speak to Kh. Alyssa. We will be packing the cookies on Sunday, December 15 during coffee hour and delivering the meals to Hyannis on Friday, December 20. Thank you!!!
We have once again adopted a family through Cape Cod’s Christmas Wishes program! We will be collecting money through the end of December to help pay for the gifts that have been purchased. Thank you for bringing joy this Christmas to a struggling family!
Family Description: This is a single mom with 3 children. This has been an extremely tough year for this family. Mom’s ex-boyfriend is now incarcerated after physical abuse to the children and mom. The children are traumatized and currently are in counseling. Mom had to quit her job and focus on the well-being of the children. The closest relative lives out of state so they are on their own to get through this horrible ordeal. Mom is determined to keep the family together and to heal all the children. Odin, male, any clothes 18-24 mos. Penelope, 9 female. Likes pink & purple and likes to be “girlie and sparkle” leggings, size 16, any kind of tops size 16. Loves Unicorns, fairies, Pokemon and Star Wars. Laurelyn, 12 female. In need of sweaters XL, Leggings XL, PJ’s XL. Likes neutral colors like blue, green, black, grey. Like Pokemon, Star Wars. Mom, Colleen would like a gift card to Target for household items and maybe to buy some surprises for the children.
| A message from Fr. Ben | Pg. 2 |
| Weeds and dirty walls… | Pg. 3 |
| Narthex Update | Pg. 3 |
| Sacred Music Institute | Pg. 4 |
| SOYO | Pg. 4 |
| Stewardship | Pg. 5 |
| Getting to know… | Pg. 6 |
| Recipe Box | Pg. 7 |
| Food for Thought | Pg. 7 |
| Make it Personal | Pg. 8 |
| SOYO Retreat Overview | Pg. 8 |
The number of families on the Cape who are hungry and suffering from food insecurity is increasing, and we have been given the opportunity to provide 50 Thanksgiving meals to such families this November. You can help by
Thanks be to God for the blessings He gives us so that we may share with His children in need!
