SAINT MICHAEL and
All Angels Episcopal Church
The Sixth Sunday of Easter May 10, 2026
7:30 AM & 5:30 PM TRADITIONAL Saint Michael Chapel
FROM THE RECTOR
The Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata
Happy Easter! 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.
Today we celebrate Mother’s Day. We recognize and gives thanks to all those who serve and love others as mothers, no matter how that love looks. We also give thanks for those who have been mothers to us, but who now rest in the love of God.
Please pick up a Sunday News handout if you haven’t already and join us for our special programming whenever you can. Save the date for our Feast of Pentecost celebrations on Sunday, May 24, with festive worship throughout the day and a reception on the Colgate patio at 10 a.m. With summer coming soon, please be sure to sign up to serve or participate in Youth Mission Week (June 1 – 5) and Vacation Bible School (June 8 – 11) now.
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!
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The Sixth Sunday of Easter 7:30 AM Holy Eucharist: Rite I
The service begins on page 323 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP).
The Word of God
The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing) BCP 323
The Summary of the Law BCP 324
Gloria in excelsis (spoken by all) BCP 324
The Collect of the Day see page 5
The First Lesson Acts 17:22-31 (seated) see page 5
Psalm 66:7-8, 15-18 see page 6
The Second Lesson 1 Peter 3:13-22 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 14:15-21
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord.
People Praise be to thee, O Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Reverend Robin Hinkle
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all)
The Prayers of the People: Form I
BCP 326
BCP 383
The Peace (standing) BCP 332
The Holy Communion
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer II (standing) BCP 340
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 336
The Breaking of the Bread BCP 337
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all) BCP 339
The Blessing
The Dismissal BCP 340
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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 Sixth Sunday of Easter 5:30 PM Holy Eucharist: Rite II
The service begins on page 355 of the red Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Hymns may be found in the blue hymnal in the pew rack.
The Word of God
Entering Processsion (standing, sung by all) Hymn 191
The Opening Acclamation & Collect for Purity (standing) BCP 355
Gloria in excelsis (spoken by all) BCP 356
The Collect of the Day see page 5
The Lesson Acts 17:22-31 (seated) see page 5
Psalm 66:7-8, 15-18 see page 6
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 14:15-21
Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ.
The Sermon (seated) The Reverend David M. Faulkner
The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all) BCP 358
The Prayers of the People: Form III BCP 387
The Peace (standing) BCP 360
The Holy Communion
Offertory Hymn (seated, sung by all)
Hymn 489
Presentation Hymn (standing, sung by all) Hymn 380, v. 3
The Great Thanksgiving: Eucharistic Prayer B (standing) BCP 367
Sanctus (sung by all) Hymn S 128
The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364
The Breaking of the Bread BCP 364
Communion Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 704
The Post-Communion Prayer (standing, spoken by all) BCP 365
The Blessing
The Dismissal BCP 366
Departing Procession (standing, sung by all) Hymn 492
The Collect of the Day: 7:30 AM
O God, who hast prepared for those who love thee such good things as pass man’s understanding: Pour into our hearts such love toward thee, that we, loving thee in all things and above all things, may obtain thy promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The Collect of the Day: 5:30 PM
O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
The First Lesson Acts 17:22-31
Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us. For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as e ven some of your own poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.’ Since we are God’s offspring, we ought not to think
Parish Prayers of the People as of April 29, 2026
James Albergo
John Aldridge
Rami Angir
Linda & Greg Austin
Larry Been
Barbara Hart Bell
Len Bourland
Lauren Brown
Linda Brown
Helen Bustamante
Darrell Calvin
Cosette “Coco” Cathey
Carolyn Cochran
Jean Coleman
Elise Connolly
Hudson Dozier
Charlene Strange Edwards
Kristen Ewing
Brooke Garcia
Jody Guenther
Roberto Hernandez
Josh Hight
Mason Holmes
Barbara Hornback
Meredith Casey Jarrett
Lynne Kent
Julie Kenrick
John Khoury
Danny Landeros
John Levens
Rusty Lawley
Tom Luce
Margie McCummins
Dimitri Margetis
Thomas Martin
Michael Matamoras
Tink Moir
Heather Nemec
Sue Patton
Jim Riggert
Celso Rocha
Neal Sautbine
Arden Showalter
Hank Showalter
Brad Smith
Chad Smith
Dianne Smith
Bryan Stringer
Jane Stringer
Fadey Suleiman
Byrd Teague
Tom Tierman
Renee Torres
Travion Waites
Keller Webster
Lamar Wilson
Mary Wolf
that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals. While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people e verywhere to repent, because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
The Psalm 66:7-8, 15-18
Bless our God, you peoples; * make the voice of his praise to be heard; W ho holds our souls in life, * and will not allow our feet to slip. I called out to him with my mouth, * and his praise was on my tongue. If I had found evil in my heart, * the Lord would not have heard me; But in truth God has heard me; * he has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, * nor withheld his love from me.
The Second Lesson 1 Peter 3:13-22
Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? But e ven if you do suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. Do not fear what they fear, and do not be intimidated, but in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be ready to make your defense to anyone who demands from you an accounting for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and reverence. Keep your conscience clear, so that, when you are maligned, those who abuse you for your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for doing good, if suffering
should be God’s will, than to suffer for doing evil. For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, who in former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were saved through water. And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers made subject to him.
Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God.
The Gospel John 14:15-21
Jesus said, “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you.” I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”
sunday at Saint Michael
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.
Saint Michael Chapel
9 AM Traditional Church
Joy! A Children’s Service
Saint Michael Chapel
10 AM Education for All Ages
Saint Michael Chapel 7:30 AM Traditional
Adults
Bible Series | Understanding the Culture of the Bible
Room 203 | Led by Dr. Tim Smith
Learn how cultural context shapes Scripture, moving beyond assumptions to grasp original meaning.
Faith & Practice | Easter People
Room 201 | Led by the Rev. Ken Brannon
Explore what resurrection means for everyday life, including building trust, leaning into community, finding your voice, and being brave.
Class for Parents | Parenting Difficult Children
Room 212 | Led by Katherine and Bob Penn
Parenting a strong-willed child can be exhausting. Hear The Penns share their story and provide wisdom, grace, and hope.
Saint Michael 101 | Spotlight: Discipleship
Room 200 | Led by the Rev. Robin Hinkle
Those who are new to our church or interested in membership will learn about Saint Michael’s mission and purpose.
11 AM Contemporary Church Traditional
5:30 PM Traditional
Saint Michael Chapel
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.