SAINT MICHAEL
and All Angels Episcopal Church
The Second Sunday in Lent March 1, 2026
7:30 AM & 5:30 PM TRADITIONAL Saint Michael Chapel
WELCOME
FROM THE RECTOR
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
We’re so glad you’ve joined us at Saint Michael today. We’d love to get to know you better, so please take a moment to fill out the welcome card, either physically or digitally, that can be found on this page or in the pew back in front of you. Our Welcome Team members are in the hallways today to help you with anything you need.
We are walking the way of Lent together. During Lent, we are offering a new season of Weekday Meditations from the Saint Michael clergy, as well as Lenten Devotionals through A Word for Thought each day to support your growth. Additionally, today, the Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso and I will continue a special two-week adult class during the 10 a.m. hour titled “Striving for Justice, Peace, and Dignity.” In an age of polarization and division, the church has a unique opportunity to bear witness to what it means to live into the Baptismal covenant and be a community of reconciliation. The two of us will strive to show how the gift of Christ supports us as we seek to love our neighbors.
I hope you’ll join us next week, Sunday, March 8 for our Spring Parish Meeting at 10:10 a.m. in the Church. This meeting will feature our Annual Report, as well as hearing from our 2025 Wardens and Treasurer about the state of our parish. I look forward to celebrating a great year with you!
Please pick up a Sunday News handout if you haven’t already and join us for our special programming whenever you can. As we prepare to worship together, I invite you to take a moment and center yourself on God’s presence. Worshiping, learning, and giving together help us grow closer to who God created us to be, and you’re part of that work. May God bless you today and every day, and I hope to see you again very soon!
CONNECT WITH US
Scan the QR Code to fill out the welcome card, sign up for emails, and register for Saint Michael 101. saintmichael.org/welcome
The Second Sunday In Lent
7:30 AM Holy Eucharist: Rite I
The service begins on page 319 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
The Word of God
A Penitential Order (standing)
Kyrie (spoken by all)
BCP 319
BCP 324
The Collect of the Day see page 5
The First Lesson Genesis 12:1-4a (seated) see page 5
Psalm 121 see page 5
The Second Lesson Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 see page 6
The Gospel (standing) see page 7
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People Glory be to thee, O Lord.
John 3:1-17
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all)
The Prayers of the People
The Peace
The Holy Communion
BCP 326
BCP 328
BCP 332
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The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II (standing) BCP 340
The Lord’s Prayer
The Breaking of the Bread
BCP 336
BCP 337
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all) BCP 339
The Blessing
The Dismissal BCP 340
All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.
To make a gift scan this QR code.
All are invited to come forward to the Communion rail at the direction of our ushers. Stand or kneel at the rail as you are able, and receive the wafer in the palm of your outstretched hands. If you desire a gluten-free wafer, clasp your hands in front of you with your palms down. Receive the wine by drinking from the chalice as it is offered to you, or by retaining the wafer, to dip lightly into the chalice for yourself. If you are not receiving, you may cross your arms over your chest and receive a blessing. If you are unable to physically come to the rail, please indicate to an usher that you would like to receive Communion at your seat.
The Second Sunday In Lent
5:30 PM Holy Eucharist: Rite II
The service begins on page 351 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns may be found in the blue hymnal in the pew rack.
The Word of God
Prelude
Entering Processsion (standing, sung by all) Hymn 401 A Penitential Order (standing) BCP 351
Kyrie (spoken by all) BCP 356
The Collect of the Day see page 5
The Lesson Genesis 12:1-4a (seated) see page 5
Psalm 121 see page 5
The Gospel (standing) see page 7
Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John.
People Glory to you, Lord Christ.
John 3:1-17
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon (seated)
The Rt. Rev. Dean E. Wolfe
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all) BCP 358
The Prayers of the People: Form V
389 The Peace
The Holy Communion
360
Offertory Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 634
Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer A (standing) BCP 361
Sanctus (sung by all)
Hymn S 130
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364
The Breaking of the Bread BCP 364
Communion Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 337
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all) BCP 365
The Blessing
The Dismissal BCP 366
Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 691
Postlude
The Collect of the Day: 7:30 AM
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from thy ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of thy Word, Jesus Christ thy Son; who with thee and the Holy Spirit liveth and reigneth, one God, for e ver and ever. Amen.
The Collect of the Day: 5:30 PM
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable truth of your Word, Jesus Christ your Son; who with you and the Holy Spirit lives and reigns, one God, for ever and e ver. Amen.
The First Lesson Genesis 12:1-4a
The LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.” So Abram went, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him.
Lector The Word of the Lord.
People Thanks be to God.
The Psalm 121
I lift up my eyes to the hills; * from where is my help to come?
My help comes from the LORD, * the maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved * and he who watches over you will not fall asleep.
Parish Prayers of the People as of February 18, 2026
James Albergo
John Aldridge
Susanna Allen
Roland Anderson
Larry Andros
Rami Angir
Nancy Armour
Linda & Greg Austin
Don Baty
Larry Been
Barbara Hart Bell
Shirley Blackman
Len Bourland
Elise Broer
Helen Bustamante
Cosette “Coco” Cathey
Carolyn Cochran
Jean Coleman
Elise Connolly
Christian Davis
Bill Douglass
LaWanda Duggan
Rashad Friendly
Jean Fuller
Gerald Gaston,Jr.
Curtis Green
Jane Greene
Forest Germany
Jody Guenther
Roberto Hernandez
Josh Hight
Barbara Hornback
Jack Hubbell
Micah Jones
Lynne Kent
Julie Kenrick
John Khoury
Trina Lake
Danny Landeros
John Levens
Rusty Lawley
Tom Luce
Leigh Ann McCartin
Celia Smith McGrath
Lyn McKinney
Sarah Margaret Mannes
Dimitri Margetis
Wilbur Marshall
Thomas Martin
Michael Matamoras
Janie Meyer
Tink Moir
John Morelock
Heather Nemec
John Oncken
Leslie Parker
Jim Riggert
Celso Rocha
Arden Showalter
Hank Showalter
Brad Smith
Carlos Smith
Chandler Wade Smith
Dianne Smith
Fadey Suleiman
Byrd Teague
Renee Torres
Travion Waites
Keller Webster
John Wieden
Ann Williams
Mary Wolf
Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel * shall neither slumber nor sleep;
The LORD himself watches over you; * the LORD is your shade at your right hand, So that the sun shall not strike you by day, * nor the moon by night.
The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; * it is he who shall keep you safe.
The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, * from this time forth for evermore.
The Second Lesson Romans 4:1-5, 13-17
What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. For what does the scripture say? “Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness.” Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness. … For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation. For this reason it depends on faith, in order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”) —in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
The Gospel John 3:1-17
Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.’ The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”
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9 AM Traditional Church
Joy! A Children’s Service
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Education for All Ages
11 AM Contemporary Church Traditional
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EDUCATION CLASSES
Sundays | 10 a.m. | 2nd floor of the Education Wing
Please enter and exit the Education Wing from the south entrance on Colgate Ave.
Adults
Bible Series | Walking Through the Psalms
Room 203 | Led by the Rev. David Faulkner
Explore the Psalms’ place in Scripture, the instruction the hymns give us, and how to pray using the Psalms.
Faith & Practice | Striving for Justice, Peace, and Dignity
Room 201 | Led by the Rev. Dr. Andrew Grosso
In an age of polarization and division, the church has a unique opportunity to bear witness to what it means to live into the Baptismal covenant and be a community of reconciliation.
Class for Parents | Legacy of Faith
Room 212 | Led by Dr. Tim Smith, Director of Adult Ministries
Join us to study how to raise happy, independent, and confident children when today’s world provides so many challenges.
Saint Michael 101 | Spotlight: Music
Room 200 | Led by Tom Hammond-Davies, Director of Music
Those who are new to our church or interested in membership will learn about Saint Michael’s mission and purpose.
Youth
Middle School: 6th and 7th Grade | Youth Room A
Confirmation: 8th Grade | Youth Center
High School: 9th – 12th Grade | Youth Room B
Children
Godly Play: PreK – 1st Grade (Ages 3 – 7)
PreK (Room 213) | Kindergarten (Room 211) | 1st Grade (Room 208)
One Family of Faith: 2nd – 3rd Grade | Room 209
Launch 45: 4th – 5th Grade | Room 207
Nursery available in rooms 19 & 20 in school hallway. Enter through the Sunday Education Wing entrance. See map for details.