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!
Thank you to everyone who selflessly helped make Sunday’s Harvest Festival at the Village at Cataumet a fabulous success! The food was enjoyed and appreciated by all, the fellowship was received and engaged in more warmly than we have ever experienced at Cataumet, and fun was had by all. Thank you for being the sunshine on that cold and rainy afternoon! May God bless you all!!
“Thank you so much for bringing the Harvest Festival to The Village at Cataumet. We had a great time, especially the children. Your support and thoughtfulness truly shows how much you care about us! You all are a blessing.
The families at The Village at Cataumet”
In an attempt to ease the burden of providing food and cleaning up, a new coffee hour schedule has been created in which several families will share the responsibility of coffee hour for four weeks in a row, with the exception of the weeks that our parish’s organizations host coffee hour. Even if your name is not on the list, you are always welcome to bring a dish to share or stay to help with clean up!
Coffee Hour Schedule (revised)
Thank you to all of those who tirelessly make coffee, bring food, take home leftovers, and help clean up! Your efforts are a blessing to our St. Michael family and all of its visitors!
Throughout the month of October, we are working to collect NON-PERISHABLE food for our local food pantry!!! Food should be deposited in the “fridge” inside the side entrance of the church. Thank you for your generosity in helping our neighbors in need!
Please, see the flyer.
Dear Parents of Church School Children,
Welcome to St. Michael’s Church School, we are excited with the start of a new year. Our classes meet on Sunday mornings before Liturgy at 9:15 AM and are grouped in the three classes, pre-school through elementary, middle school and high school, using Orthodox classroom material. Thus allowing the children to partake in the Liturgy.
We focus on the Orthodox centered classroom material from September to the Nativity, culminating in a Nativity pageant marking the midpoint of our class. For the next half of the year, we focus on the Parish Life Festival theme for the year, which includes a chosen biblical quote, where the children work on age-related projects to support the theme. The younger children work on craft like projects which aid in comprehending and focusing on the theme and the older children work on preparing for oratorical and Bible bowl projects. All these projects are on a voluntary basis where all are encouraged but not forced to participate. And in addition, there is an adult version of the bowl where we, as adults, are encouraged to participate, thus enhancing our knowledge of the Bible. Naturally, we cover the main church festivals in our classes as well.
Please, fill out the Church School Registration Form 2019-2020. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact Natalie Leva.
The COFFEE HOUR schedule for the summer will be a rotation of our parish’s groups, so the burden during this busy season can be distributed among many. If you are interested in being added to (or removed from) the coffee hour schedule that will be published for the fall and winter, please speak to Kh. Alyssa.
Thank you to all of those who tirelessly make coffee, bring food, take home leftovers, and help clean up! Your efforts are a blessing to our St. Michael family and all of its visitors!
