Welcome to St. Michael's
Episcopal Church
Lent at St. Michael's
Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the holy season of Lent. Lent, an ancient English word meaning spring, is the time when Christians around the world prepare for Easter. It is a time of self-reflection, prayer, and study. Many people take on a Lenten discipline like spending time in prayer each day or studying a book of the Bible. Given that we are still in the midst of Coronavirus, we have several Lenten opportunities on our Learn More page. From Lenten Micropractices to a Lenten Journey through the Holy Land, St. Michael's is offering many ways Christians of all ages can engage in Lent.
Worship with Us
We are regularly worshipping online. Each Sunday morning, the video service is available by 10:00 am. The printed service bulletin is emailed on Fridays and is also available under the Worship in Time of Coronavirus tab on our website. Our services are available online at our YouTube channel, which you can subscribe to here.
We continue our ministry of love in action at St. Michael's, as well. We are supporting God's Pantry, feeding those who are hungry in our community, especially students. We are studying together - our Zoom groups gather weekly. We are joining other faith communities to forgive medical debt in Appalachia in the Commonwealth Forgiveness Project. If you are interested in participating in our ministries, please subscribe to our online newsletter.
Our church building is also open for prayer Mondays through Fridays for those who would like to come sit in holy space and pray. We ask all who do to wear a mask and honor physical distancing while in the church building. The building may be closed to communal worship, but the Church is open - it is in each home, each person who believes hope, life, and love win, and each sacrifice we all make to ensure the health and safety of our neighbors. We as the people of St. Michael's continue to be the church as we stay healthy at home until we gather again. Stop by Mondays through Fridays 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, when the Church Office is open.
We continue our ministry of love in action at St. Michael's, as well. We are supporting God's Pantry, feeding those who are hungry in our community, especially students. We are studying together - our Zoom groups gather weekly. We are joining other faith communities to forgive medical debt in Appalachia in the Commonwealth Forgiveness Project. If you are interested in participating in our ministries, please subscribe to our online newsletter.
Our church building is also open for prayer Mondays through Fridays for those who would like to come sit in holy space and pray. We ask all who do to wear a mask and honor physical distancing while in the church building. The building may be closed to communal worship, but the Church is open - it is in each home, each person who believes hope, life, and love win, and each sacrifice we all make to ensure the health and safety of our neighbors. We as the people of St. Michael's continue to be the church as we stay healthy at home until we gather again. Stop by Mondays through Fridays 10:00 am until 2:00 pm, when the Church Office is open.
The Way of The Cross
The devotion known as the Way of the Cross is an adaptation of a custom widely observed by pilgrims to Jerusalem who offer
prayers at a series of places in that city traditionally associated with our Lord’s passion and death. This practice is also known as Stations of the Cross. In past years, we have opened the Church on Fridays for members to pray this devotion.
This year, we are thankful to The Department of Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary for this video version of The Way of the Cross and a reflection guide. Through scripture, art, and music, the video invites us to walk with Christians of every generation on a virtual pilgrimage, meditating on our Lord’s passion and death. Permission is granted for unlimited use of this video. The liturgy for this devotional multimedia experience comes from the Book of Occasional Services. The artwork is Margaret Adams Parker’s Stations of the Cross Paintings (2019), and the music is composed by Marty Wheeler Burnett (©2020 St. James Music Press, www.sjmp.com).
prayers at a series of places in that city traditionally associated with our Lord’s passion and death. This practice is also known as Stations of the Cross. In past years, we have opened the Church on Fridays for members to pray this devotion.
This year, we are thankful to The Department of Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary for this video version of The Way of the Cross and a reflection guide. Through scripture, art, and music, the video invites us to walk with Christians of every generation on a virtual pilgrimage, meditating on our Lord’s passion and death. Permission is granted for unlimited use of this video. The liturgy for this devotional multimedia experience comes from the Book of Occasional Services. The artwork is Margaret Adams Parker’s Stations of the Cross Paintings (2019), and the music is composed by Marty Wheeler Burnett (©2020 St. James Music Press, www.sjmp.com).
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About Us
St. Michael’s was built on the “holy hill” of southeast Lexington in 1955. Today we worship and serve in a thriving neighborhood that includes the Arboretum, Trader Joe’s, Landsdowne Center and the venerable Lexington restaurant, Ramsey’s.
While location, location, location is important in real estate, we know people are always more important, especially when it comes to church. Our congregants range from founding members to Lexington newcomers; life-long Episcopalians and people new to Christianity; singles, married, and partnered; babies and active seniors. Together, we gather to worship, laugh, grieve, pray, celebrate, and serve both God and neighbor.
You'll find out a lot about us by exploring this website and even more by joining us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.
You can keep up with what's happening at St. Michael's by subscribing to our weekly e-newsletter.
While location, location, location is important in real estate, we know people are always more important, especially when it comes to church. Our congregants range from founding members to Lexington newcomers; life-long Episcopalians and people new to Christianity; singles, married, and partnered; babies and active seniors. Together, we gather to worship, laugh, grieve, pray, celebrate, and serve both God and neighbor.
You'll find out a lot about us by exploring this website and even more by joining us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Twitter.
You can keep up with what's happening at St. Michael's by subscribing to our weekly e-newsletter.
We believe God accepts people of every race, culture, age, ability, gender, sexual identity, educational level, and economic status . . . and so do we.
