Welcome to St. Michael's
Episcopal Church
Epiphany at St. Michael's
Join us as we celebrate the season of Epiphany at St. Michael's. Epiphany means manifestation, and during this season, we hear accounts of how Jesus is manifested to us as the Son of God - through his baptism, his miracles, the calling of his disciples. All these things invite us to open our eyes to the presence of Christ in our daily lives.
Epiphany is one of the traditional seasons of house blessings. Because of Coronavirus, Mtr. Laurie cannot do regular house blessings, but you are invited to offer these prayers in blessing the places that have kept so many us us safe and healthy at home during this pandemic. May we also pray for those who are homeless or anxious about losing their homes during this time.
Epiphany is also the time when we gather (virtually this year) for our Annual Meeting. All members 16 years of age and older are invited to vote on our new Vestry members and our Deputies and Alternate Deputies to our 2021 Diocesan Convention. Click on the image above for more information about how to participate and our candidates for these important leadership positions at St. Michaels'.
Epiphany is one of the traditional seasons of house blessings. Because of Coronavirus, Mtr. Laurie cannot do regular house blessings, but you are invited to offer these prayers in blessing the places that have kept so many us us safe and healthy at home during this pandemic. May we also pray for those who are homeless or anxious about losing their homes during this time.
Epiphany is also the time when we gather (virtually this year) for our Annual Meeting. All members 16 years of age and older are invited to vote on our new Vestry members and our Deputies and Alternate Deputies to our 2021 Diocesan Convention. Click on the image above for more information about how to participate and our candidates for these important leadership positions at St. Michaels'.
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.
Five Ways Forward: Navigating Difficult Conversations
Christians do not agree with each other. Humans do not agree with each other. We all have preferences, ideas, and experiences that manifest in differences. Even in these differences, Christians are commanded to love one another. As long as these differences are minor, like preferring Crank and Boom's strawberry ice cream over their bourbon ball, we can probably still love each other.
But what about the BIG differences, the ones that often end in ruptured relationships and damaged dignity? While there are not easy answers, there are ways we can learn to have conversations with one another, conversations filled with compassion, respect, and love. We offer this short video as a way to learn some of these ways to love, and we pray that we will all find ways forward in love.
Christians do not agree with each other. Humans do not agree with each other. We all have preferences, ideas, and experiences that manifest in differences. Even in these differences, Christians are commanded to love one another. As long as these differences are minor, like preferring Crank and Boom's strawberry ice cream over their bourbon ball, we can probably still love each other.
But what about the BIG differences, the ones that often end in ruptured relationships and damaged dignity? While there are not easy answers, there are ways we can learn to have conversations with one another, conversations filled with compassion, respect, and love. We offer this short video as a way to learn some of these ways to love, and we pray that we will all find ways forward in love.
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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.
