Calendar

Friday, May 16

7:00 a.m.
Holy Eucharist - St. Mary's Chapel

7:30 a.m.
Morning Prayer - St. Mary's Chapel

5:30 p.m.
Evening Prayer - St. Mary's Chapel

Saturday, May 17

8:30 a.m.
Morning Prayer - St. Mary's Chapel

4:30 p.m.
Evening Prayer - St. Mary's Chapel

Sunday, May 18

8:00 a.m. - Holy Eucharist I
The Rev. Michael Blewett

9:15 a.m. - Choral Eucharist II
The Rt. Rev. George Wayne Smith

5:30 p.m. - Holy Eucharist II
The Rev. Mike Wheeler

Upcoming Events

Confirmation - Sunday, May 18

The Church of St. Michael & St. George
9:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist
(there will be no 11:15 liturgy)

Music at the Church of St. Michael & St. George

O God, whom saints and angels delight to worship in heaven: Be ever present with your servants who seek through art and music to perfect the praises offered by your people on earth; and grant to them even now glimpses of your beauty, and make them worthy at length to behold it unveiled for evermore; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
— The Book of Common Prayer

The purpose of church music is to beautify the Church’s worship and to serve as an instrument for the praise and adoration of God. Through a fruitful collaborative ministry between clergy and musicians, a great depth of beauty is contributed to the liturgy so faithfully offered in this place. In the church’s music, every sentiment of the human heart is expressed and the unassailable bond between heaven and earth is realized. We believe, as Saint Augustine said, that “He who sings prays twice.” When we sing the word, the word of God burrows down deep in our being.

The music ministry at the Church of Saint Michael and Saint George has a long and distinguished history and a quality traditional music program is a symbol of who we are. It is a key part of our identity. We live in a time of spiritual yearning and, as stewards of God’s beauty, we challenge inclinations to bow to popular paradigms and legitimize pop culture as sacred art. By doing so, we embrace the rich history of Anglican church music which elevates music to the very highest of art forms and to the greatest height of human experience. Classical sacred music in the Anglican tradition performed with a high degree of proficiency is part of what it means to be the Church of St. Michael and St. George. A strong music program functions as a symbol of the authenticity and legitimacy of our integrity and if we offer something less, we seem less than who we are.

Music, as an essential ingredient in the spiritual life of the parish, deepens our sense of the mystical in our worship of God and deepens our experience of common worship; all we do at the Church of St. Michael and St. George is in the service the God who has made us and redeemed us.