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SEMINARIAN SUNDAY
Stephanie and Ragan preach as we celebrate and support our seminarians.

Tuesday, February 17, 6:00 – 7:30
Mardi Gras – Shrove Tuesday
Gumbo/Chili Cook-off & Fat Tuesday Shenanigans
Bring your Mardi Gras play list and we will cut-a-rug to it! And, if you have your palm crosses bring those for the Ash Wednesday ashes.

Thursday, February 19th at Noon
ARKANSAS RESTORATIVE JUSTICE COALITION ANNUAL MEETING
Central Arkansas Library Frieberg Room
The Time for Restorative Justice has come to Arkansas. We all need to step aboard and be part of an alternative to our criminal justice system.
You may bring your own lunch.
Sponsored by Arkansas Voices Since 1994, seeking justice for children left behind, including social, racial, economic, educational, family, and health justice, and the practices of Restorative Justice in our schools and our communities.
For more information, contact Dee Ann Newell, 501-366-3647 or deeann@arkansasvoices.org

Sunday, February 22, 2015, 4:30pm
VOICES OF WITNESS: OUT OF THE BOX
Christ Episcopal Church
Voices of Witness: Out of the Box, an acclaimed documentary produced by Integrity USA, explores the issues and realities of transgender people in our faith communities.
Need more information?
Phone: (501) 375-2342
E-mail: Gwen Fry: xinmetoo@gmail.com or Terry Jefferson: tjefferson@hflclinic.com

Beginning Thursday, February 26, 6:30 pm
LENTEN STUDY OPPORTUNITY
The Daughter’s will be observing the Stations of the Cross, Thursday February 26th at 6:30 pm at St. Michael’s. Everyone is invited to join us as we make this journey. Also, we will be holding a Lenten book study based on the book Centering Prayer and Inner Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault. The study will be held at St. Michael’s beginning February 26th (following the Stations of the Cross) and each Thursday thereafter during Lent beginning at 6:30. Again, everyone is invited to join us.

Saturday Mornings, 10-12 am., Feb. 21- Mar. 28.
Servant Leadership School
Communion: Prayer and the Practice of Presence, a Lenten Study
Communion, Compassion, and Co-creation are the three central practices for Servant Leadership. This class has the intention of learning what it means to “live” prayer in the daily activities of our life, present to the moment and present to God. Students will be introduced to spiritual tools and practices that help establish and maintain this sense of living into a life of prayer.
Contacts: Merry Helen Hedges, mhhedges@earthlink.net or
Carolyn Scott, carolynscott44@yahoo.com

Thursday, March 5th – Saturday, March 7th
UNLOCKING THE DOOR:
A LENTEN JOURNEY OF SPIRITUAL RENEWAL
Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center
Keynote Speaker: Jane Lee Wolfe
Register online through Ferncliff at
www.ferncliff.org or call 501-821-3063

Saturday, March 14, 8:00 am- Noon
CITY WIDE CLEANUP
We need your neighborhood’s help to clean up Little Rock. Be a part of the nationwide Great American Cleanup.
Information contact: Keep Little Rock Beautiful
info@klrb.org, www.klrb.org, 501-765-3530

March 24
THE CLIMATE CHANGE CRISIS, Live webcast
On March 24, The Episcopal Church will host and produce a groundbreaking forum on one of the most critical issues facing today’s world: The Climate Change Crisis.

The 90-minute live webcast will originate from Campbell Hall Episcopal School, North Hollywood, CA. In partnership with Bishop J. Jon Bruno and the Diocese of Los Angeles, The Climate Change Crisis will begin 11 am Pacific/noon Mountain/1 pm Central/2 pm Eastern/10 am Alaska/9 am Hawaii.

The live webcast will be available on demand following the live webcast. There is no fee. Registration is not required

St. Michael’s & St. Nicholas Women’s Retreat Camp Mitchell April 17-19 – Coordinator(s) Needed
Our “sort-of annual” retreat with the women of St. Nicholas is penciled in at Camp Mitchell for the weekend of April 17-19. It’s St. Michaels’ turn to plan and coordinate this. At this time we do not have anyone “in charge.” The women at St. Nicholas are great to work with on this. It is a small event and it is easy to coordinate. Planning ideas and assistance will be provided from those who have attended or coordinated in the past. We need to confirm the dates with Camp Mitchell in early February. Please contact Judy Lohmar at 501-765-0355 or jelohmar@arkbluecross.com if you are able to take the lead on this. Thank you.

A NEW MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY FOR ST. MICHAEL’S
For some time now I have wanted to see if St. Michael’s might somehow assist the Assembly of God
Church near us as they minister to the hungry people of the area. I asked to meet with the pastor a few
weeks back, and he agreed to do so. We had a wonderful conversation. The TAG (Trinity Assembly of
God) has a food pantry which presently feeds 50 families. The pantry is open on Monday night from 6-
7:30 on the first Monday night of the month only. The number of families has doubled in just one year,
and Pastor Maynard expected even more growth this year. I feel this is an opportunity for St. Michael’s
“to be the church” with another church to serve the need of others. It is a unique mix of churches, but
that excites me even more. Beginning on the first Sunday of each month in March, I will place boxes
marked “TAG Food Pantry” at the back of the nave. Please pray about being a part of this ministry each
first Sunday and place what food you can in one of the boxes. I will make sure it gets to the pantry. In
time, if you are led to help with the pantry and be a greeter at TAG, we will be welcome. If you feel led
to assist in this effort in any way, please talk with me. The pastor really needs someone with a truck to
help get the food from the Food Bank and Rice Depot to the church also. I am sure there will be other
opportunities for our help too. Also, if you have any suggestions as to how we can assist in other ways,
please let me know.

Foods on the TAG list are: boxed cereal, oatmeal, variety of bread(they freeze bread), beans, bagged
rice (they freeze rice too), hamburger helper, tuna helpers, all kinds of canned foods, vegetable, chicken
noodle, tomato soups etc. canned meats, stew, ravililo, tuna fish etc., mac-n-cheese, spaghetti noodles,
spaghetti sauce, peanut butter, jelly, snacks, Little Debbies, Rice Crispy treats, etc., canned fruits,
peaches, pears, etc., or other items capable of being stored.
Kay Morgan