Welcome to St. Michael's
Episcopal Church
Join us as we celebrate the season of Advent with the traditional service of Lessons and Carols in a most untraditional way - via Zoom! This Sunday, December 6th at 5:30 pm EST, we'll gather on Zoom to hear Holy Scripture, to pray together, and to sing the music of Advent. The link for Zoom will be available on Sunday after 1:00 pm. Click on the image to download the bulletin. All are welcomed to join us (and we ask you to mute upon entering to allow for a better audio experience). Blessed Advent!
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 out 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. Several of our small groups are gathering in-person in our Garden - wearing masks and physical distancing for all in-person gatherings. If you are interested in participating in our ongoing ministries during this time, 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. Several of our small groups are gathering in-person in our Garden - wearing masks and physical distancing for all in-person gatherings. If you are interested in participating in our ongoing ministries during this time, 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.
Together for joy...seems like an odd thing to think about in the midst of Coronavirus when we can't be physically together.
And yet, joy is still with us, among us, because we are with God and we are with each other. Joy is something more substantial than happiness. Joy has its roots in the Latin Gaudete - rejoice - a noble source of gladness and gratitude. Joy bakes into our bones and supports us when we feel wobbly. Joy hears the singing of angels on dark nights when we are afraid. Joy helps us find a new way when the old ways aren’t available to us. Joy calls us to hope and thankfulness beyond ourselves.
Our Sustaining Member Drive for 2021 reminds us that we at St. Michael's are still together for joy. We are still praying together in online worship and in small groups, still welcoming new members, still helping those in need, and still joyful even in this time.
At St. Michael’s, we are people who believe in beautiful impossibilities, who shape our lives around faith in our community of love and joy, rooted in Jesus. Together, we have and will continue to respond to the needs of our community in love and hope. We will continue to be a witness of welcome to those who need a safe place to belong. Your financial support is a way we keep this flexibility, creativity, love, and faithfulness alive and thriving in the year to come.
If you are able to offer a financial gift to support our mission and ministry, click here or contact the Church Office and we'll mail you information.
And yet, joy is still with us, among us, because we are with God and we are with each other. Joy is something more substantial than happiness. Joy has its roots in the Latin Gaudete - rejoice - a noble source of gladness and gratitude. Joy bakes into our bones and supports us when we feel wobbly. Joy hears the singing of angels on dark nights when we are afraid. Joy helps us find a new way when the old ways aren’t available to us. Joy calls us to hope and thankfulness beyond ourselves.
Our Sustaining Member Drive for 2021 reminds us that we at St. Michael's are still together for joy. We are still praying together in online worship and in small groups, still welcoming new members, still helping those in need, and still joyful even in this time.
At St. Michael’s, we are people who believe in beautiful impossibilities, who shape our lives around faith in our community of love and joy, rooted in Jesus. Together, we have and will continue to respond to the needs of our community in love and hope. We will continue to be a witness of welcome to those who need a safe place to belong. Your financial support is a way we keep this flexibility, creativity, love, and faithfulness alive and thriving in the year to come.
If you are able to offer a financial gift to support our mission and ministry, click here or contact the Church Office and we'll mail you information.
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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.
