SAINT MICHAEL and All Angels Episcopal Church
The Nineteenth Sunday After Penecost October 4, 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. There is excitement throughout the church and I’m so glad you’re part of this vibrant community of faith. Please make sure you pick up a Sunday News handout this morning. It details lots of extra programs between Sundays, such as the excellent speaking event this Wednesday, featuring three-time bestselling author and leadership expert, Tommy Spaulding, from 5-7 p.m. in our new Parish Hall. Additionally, we are now in our annual Stewardship season when we ask everyone to make intentional commitments to discipleship growth through giving, service, and prayer. Please consider how you’d like to grow this year, and then make your pledge for growth today. 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 Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost 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 Isaiah 5:1-7 (seated) see page 5 Psalm 80:7-14 see page 6 The Second Lesson Philippians 3:4b-14 see page 6 The Gospel (standing) see page 7
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Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. People Glory be to thee, O Lord. Matthew 21:33-46 Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise be to thee, O Christ. The Sermon (seated) The Rev. Dr. Sally Lombardo The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all) BCP 326 The Prayers of the People BCP 328 Confession and Absolution BCP 331 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 (kneeling, spoken by all) BCP 339 The Blessing The Dismissal (standing) 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. 3
The flowers adorning the altar are given to the glory of God and in memory of Ed Blessing. Welcome! Scan to connect with Saint Michael.
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. 4
The Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost 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 372 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 Philippians 3:4b-14 (seated) see page 6 Psalm 80:7-14 see page 6 The Gospel (standing) see page 7 Celebrant The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew. People Glory to you, Lord Christ. Matthew 21:33-46 Celebrant The Gospel of the Lord. People Praise to you, Lord Christ. The Sermon (seated) The Reverend Nate Bostian The Nicene Creed (standing, spoken by all) BCP 358 The Prayers of the People: Form VI BCP 392 Confession and Absolution BCP 360 The Peace (standing) BCP 360
The Holy Communion Offertory Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 488 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 129 The Lord’s Prayer BCP 364 The Breaking of the Bread BCP 364 Communion Hymn (seated, sung by all) Hymn 671 The Post-Communion Prayer (kneeling, spoken by all) BCP 365 The Blessing The Dismissal (standing) BCP 366 Departing Procession Hymn 448
The Collect of the Day: 7:30 AM Almighty and everlasting God, who art always more ready to hear than we to pray, and art wont to give more than either we desire or deserve: Pour down upon us the abundance of thy mercy, forgiving us those things whereof our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things which we are not worthy to ask, but through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ thy Son 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 Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon us the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. The First Lesson Isaiah 5:1-7 Let me sing for my beloved my love-song concerning his vineyard: My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes. And now, inhabitants of Jerusalem and people of Judah, judge between me and my vineyard. What more was there to do for my vineyard that I have not done in it? When I expected it to yield grapes, why did it yield wild grapes? And now I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard. I will remove its hedge, and it shall be devoured; I will break down its wall, and it shall be trampled down. I will make it a waste; it shall not be pruned or hoed, and it shall be overgrown with briers and thorns; I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For the vineyard of the LORD of hosts is the house of Israel, and the people of Judah are his pleasant planting; he expected justice, but saw bloodshed; righteousness, but heard a cry!
Parish Prayers of the People as of September 23, 2026 Kristen Adam John Aldridge Christine Andrews James Baird Katie Bayes Barbara Hart Bell Len Bourland Linda Brown Sherrill Brown Helen Bustamante Karen Callon Darrell Calvin Cosette “Coco” Cathey Barbara Jean Chock Carolyn Cochran Jean Coleman Frances Culp Michael Estill Kristen Ewing Osward Gonzalez Jody Guenther Hayes Harriman Roberto Hernandez Barbara Hornback Amanda Huerta Virginia Broughton Hunter Lynne Kent Julie Kenrick John Khoury Danny Landeros Jose Ernesto Lugo Margie McCummins Sandy McDonough Sharon McGannon Sarah Margaret Mannes Dimitri Margetis Cora Mason Michael Matamoros Tink Moir Heather Nemec Aleida Oehlke Inge Oncken 5
Peggy Patterson Cynthia Phillips Marge Reid Lynne Remy Jim Riggert Celso Rocha Kristen Romo Zoe deRopp Danny Schnacker Ryan Scott Craig Short Arden Showalter Hank Showalter Brad Smith Chad Smith Lauren Steinfels Fadey Suleiman Samuel Tanksley Jamie Taussig Byrd Teague Zach Threat Carla Thomas Renee Torres Chasity Wallace Keller Webster Henry Wheeler Lamar Wilson Karen Winn Mary Wolf Beth Ygartua
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Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. The Psalm 80:7-14 Restore us, O God of hosts; * show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved. You have brought a vine out of Egypt; * you cast out the nations and planted it. You prepared the ground for it; * it took root and filled the land. The mountains were covered by its shadow * and the towering cedar trees by its boughs. You stretched out its tendrils to the Sea * and its branches to the River. Why have you broken down its wall, * so that all who pass by pluck off its grapes? The wild boar of the forest has ravaged it, * and the beasts of the field have grazed upon it. Turn now, O God of hosts, look down from heaven; behold and tend this vine; * preserve what your right hand has planted. The Second Lesson Philippians 3:4b-14 If anyone else has reason to be confident in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, a member of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless. Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from
the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Lector The Word of the Lord. People Thanks be to God. The Gospel Matthew 21:33-46 Jesus said, “Listen to another parable. There was a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a fence around it, dug a wine press in it, and built a watchtower. Then he leased it to tenants and went to another country. When the harvest time had come, he sent his slaves to the tenants to collect his produce. But the tenants seized his slaves and beat one, killed another, and stoned another. Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. Finally he sent his son to them, saying, ‘They will respect my son.’ But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill him and get his inheritance.’ So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” They said to him, “He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time.” Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; this was the Lord’s doing, and it is amazing in our eyes’? Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom. The one who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; and it will crush anyone on whom it falls.” When the chief priests and the Pharisees heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them. They wanted to arrest him, but they feared the crowds, because they regarded him as a prophet. 7
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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.
7:30 AM Traditional
Adults
9 AM Traditional
Faith & Practice | Monasticism: History Room 203 | Led by the Rev. Dr. Sally Lombardo Explore how Benedictine spirituality has shaped Anglican faith, prayer, worship, and daily life, deepening our relationships with God and others.
Saint Michael Chapel
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Joy! A Children’s Service Parish Hall South
10 AM Education
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Engaging the Word | How to Read the Bible Coke Room (201) | Led by the Rev. Dr. Christopher D. Girata Learn practical tools for understanding Scripture, exploring historical context, and reading the Bible thoughtfully, prayerfully, and faithfully. Class for Parents | Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic and What We Can Do About It Room 212 | Led by the Rev. Robin Hinkle Help your children pursue excellence with balance, resilience, and Gospel-centered purpose amid today’s pressures and expectations.
for All Ages
Youth 11 AM Contemporary
Middle School: 6th and 7th Grade | Youth Room A Confirmation: 8th Grade | Youth Center High School: 9th – 12th Grade | Youth Room B
Parish Hall South
Traditional Church
5:30 PM Traditional
Saint Michael Chapel
Children
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Godly Play: PreK (Room 213), Kindergarten (Room 211), 1st Grade (Room 218) One Family of Faith: 2nd – 3rd Grade (Room 209) Launch 45: 4th – 5th Grade (Room 207) Our nursery is now available on the 1st floor, near the elevators, in rooms: Childcare North: Up to 24 months Childcare South: 25 – 36 months
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