Weekly Services:
Services in English: Sundays at 10 am and Wednesday Evenings at 6 pm 
Services in Spanish: Sundays at 12 Noon. 

Food Ministry Dates 
• The Thrift Store Co-Op is normally open every Wednesday, 10 am-1 pm. 
• Monday, September 16 (Third Monday of the Month) - CAPK Senior Box Day, 10:30-11:30 am 
• Tuesday, September 24, Food Pantry is open 9-11 am 

Game Night: Thursday, September 12 at 6:00 pm., we will have a Game Night in the Parish Hall. Come and have fun participating in the Board Games. You can bring your favorite game and some food and drink to share. Everyone is welcome. 

Save the Date: The church polity lesson with Chancellor Glass has been rescheduled to a Zoom only session on
Monday, 16 September at 6:00 pm.
Login details; Meeting ID: 857 1668 1984, and Passcode: 071557.
Zoom Meeting Link: us02web.zoom.us/j/85716681984?pwd=sba9TIJfabNfGokWP6HGclCcBjxw8H.1

2024 Voter Registration Center: Our Church will participate in 2024 National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, September 17, starting at 10:00 am. Encourage people in your neighborhood to register to vote. Our Parish Hall will be open for registration. Interested in volunteering, please speak with Deacon Cathy Kline. 

Next Bishop’s Committee Meeting: Wednesday, September 18, at 7::00 pm. 

2024 Stewardship Campaign: Our 2024 Stewardship Campaign is inspired by the phrase, “Walk in Love,” which is contented in the Letter to Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, and walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.” Through our Christina journey we are called to walk in love seeing Christ’s face in others. Then, we invite to all our family of faith members to support Saint Michael’s Church to continuing serving our communities of Ridgecrest and Inyokern, to spread the message of Love of our Lord Jesus Christ and helping all who are in need. Our Campaign will be developed on Sunday, September 8, 15, 22, and 29. Our Commitment Sunday will be Sunday, October 27. Please, be generous form all that you have received form God. Pledge Cards are available on the round table in the Lobby’s Church. You may also deposit your Card in the Little Church which is on the same table. 

September 29 is Alms Sunday: On the last Sunday of the month, all undesignated loose cash is deposited into the Parish Discretionary Fund to help those most in need in the community, Ridgecrest and Inyokern. Please help us help! 

Next Visitation of Bishop David Rice: On Sunday, October 20, the Bishop will make his Second Visitation in 2024 to our Church, and he will Celebrate Baptisms, First Communions, Confirmations and Receptions. It is necessary that those interested approach Father Jorge or Deacon Cathy or Cassidi as soon as possible so that they can meet the requirements, and their documents can be sent to the Office of the Bishop before October. Classes and orientation will be held during the month of September.

OUR MISSION: The people of Saint Michael's welcome all those who seek a deeper understanding of God's love for ALL God's children. Our congregation is "intentionally inclusive," welcoming all persons without regard to age, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or developmental disability. 

CHURCH PRAYER LIST: We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop and David our Bishop. We also pray for Joseph our President, Gavin our Governor, and Eric our Mayor. Please remember in your prayers Stan, Rita, Sandy, Bob, Dick, Meagan, Suzie, Diane, Ariel, Kay, Jack, Roberto, Beverly, Logan, the students at Mesquite High School & Burroughs High School. 

​PLEASE GIVE Mail your pledges and offerings to: St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 
200 W. Drummond Ave., Ridgecrest, CA 93555 
Contribute to the church online at: secure.myvanco.com/L-Z9KQ/home 

2024 Stewardship Campaign
​Saint Michael’s 2024 Stewardship Campaign will be Sunday, September 8 - Sunday, September 29. We invite any of our members to come and speak for 3 or 5 minutes at our Sunday Worships to testify saying, “Why you support Saint Michael’s with your Annual Pledge.” It is our intention to encourage all our members to become pledge members in order for us to become financially self-sufficient. If you are interested, please sign the Sign-Up Sheet which is on the round table in the Lobby of the Church. 

EDSJ Cycle of Prayer
August 4, 2024 Church of the Saviour, Hanford
August 11, 2024 Clergy
August 18, 2024 St. Francis, Turlock
August 25, 2024 St. Clare of Assisi, Avery

Church Prayer List
We pray for Michael our Presiding Bishop and David our Bishop. We also pray for Joseph our President, Gavin our Governor, and Eric our Mayor. Please remember in your prayers Stan, Rita, Sandy, Bob, Dick, Meagan, Suzie, Emily, Kimberly, Diane, Ariel and Kay, and the students at Mesquite High School and
Burroughs High School.

Lectionary Readings
Click HERE for the Revised Common Lectionary readings.
We are in Year B and we use "Track 1" if there are two tracks of readings.

Cathedral Livestream
As an alternative for those unable to attend our Sunday services in person, St. James Episcopal Cathedral offers a livestream of their service. Link: www.youtube.com/@StJamesEpiscopalCathedral/streams

Please Give

• Mail your pledges and offerings to:
  St. Michael's Episcopal Church,
  200 W Drummond Ave, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
• ​You can contribute to the church online at:
  https://secure.myvanco.com/L-Z9KQ/home

Forward Day by Day
The "Forward Day by Day" devotional booklets are available. Many people use this publication as part of their regular prayer life. If you do or would like to, be sure to pick one up in the lobby.

Subscribe to the Friday Reflection
The Friday Reflection is the official e-publication of The Episcopal Diocese of San Joaquin. It is published every week throughout the year. Click HERE for the subscription page.