St. Michael’s of the Valley Monthly Newsletter
April 2024
Highlights Include:
Details about Rev. Marjorie’s Installation
Usher and Lay Reader Schedules
Notes from the Altar Guild
Upcoming Blood Drive
We’re Hiring-New positions available
March 2024
Highlights Include:
Letter from the Rector
Women In the Woods Retreat Info
Annual Meeting Notes
Vestry Happenings
Website Updates
Scripture Readings
Simple Supper Update
Service, Server and Scripture Schedules
FEBRUARY 2024
Highlights include:
Usher and Lay Reader Schedules
Ash Wednesday and Lenten preparations
Wednesday Evening Simple Suppers
One Day Womens’ Retreat info
Call for Altar Flower donations
Hiring Opportunities
First Communion Class
December 2023-January 2024
Updates on Advent and Christmas Services.
Red Cross Blood Drive.
November 2023
Highlights include a theme of Gratitude with updates on building improvements, Vestry news, the Stewardship Campaign, Operation Reindeer, Salvation Army Bell ringing and much more.
OCTOBER 2023
JULY 2023
Highlights include an introduction to our new Rector, facts about our beloved Book of Common Prayer, updates to Sunday School, Backpack project list, Order of St. Luke info and much more.
JUNE 2023
***CORRECTION to the June Trumpet: Our dear sister in Christ, Martha Lawrence Beeman, beloved wife of Richard Beeman passed away on May 6 after a brief illness. May Light Perpetual shine upon her.
May 2023
**VESTRY UPDATE TO THE MAY TRUMPET
REPORT ON THE VESTRY RETREAT
BY: Lisa Laskow
A Vestry Retreat was hosted by Ms. Purnell on March 31 and April 1.
Topics covered included
Social opportunities for the parish.
Transition committee responsibilities related to a new rector.
Reconstituting the Outreach Committee.
Establishing liaison persons for the various committees,
The desire to have more educational opportunities for adults and to re-invigorate children’s programs,
Preparing a job description and advertising for a new Sexton as Mr. McLaughlin will be retiring in 2023,
Reviewing the Buildings and Grounds Committee’s operations,
The need to have a closer and perhaps slightly more formal relationship with Wood Bridge Preschool as it has grown significantly in the past 3 years and now uses the entire lower level of Smith House,
Some discussion as to how the planning is proceeding on a mini version of the Fair,
AND FINALLY a discussion on the desire to return to the “Common Cup” for communion. Rev. Munz noted that the Diocese has reinstituted the common cup. It was decided that St. Michael’s would return to the single chalice starting on Sunday May 7. The only change from historical practice is that parishioners will no longer be permitted to dip (intinct) the wafer into the wine (for sanitary reasons).
More information to follow on this topic.