Have a prayer request? We invite you to share it with us using our online prayer request form. Your request will be prayed for by members of our Daily Intercessory Prayer Ministry, and all submissions will be kept confidential. Let us know how we can lift your needs in prayer.

Baptism is “the sacrament by which God adopts us as his children and makes us members of Christ’s Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God” (Book of Common Prayer, 858). In the teaching and practice of the Episcopal Church, baptism confers full membership and participation in the life of the Church. Baptism is thus about the community as much as it is about the individual.

There is no such thing as a private baptism. Adults and older children seeking baptism are sponsored by members of their families and close friends; infants and younger children are sponsored by members of their families and Godparents. In both cases, those being baptized are surrounded and affirmed by the community. Accordingly, all baptisms take place during public worship.

Baptism is most appropriately administered as part of the celebration of the Eucharist during the principal service on a Sunday or other major observance (Book of Common Prayer, 298). Baptism is especially appropriate at the Easter Vigil, on the day of Pentecost, on All Saints’ Day (or the Sunday after All Saints’ Day), and on the feast of the Baptism of Our Lord (Book of Common Prayer, 312). Baptism is also available at other times.

Confirmation is the sacramental rite in which the baptized Christian expresses a mature commitment to Christ, and receives strength from the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of hands by a bishop. (Book of Common Prayer, p. 860)

At Saint Michael, Confirmation classes are available for Youth and Adults. Youth Confirmation is available each school year for students in 8th grade and older. Adult Confirmation preparation is provided by the new Fall Saint Michael 101 offering.

A Christian funeral is a difficult, yet reverent, mix of grief and joy. Joy, because we are confident in the promise of God that “neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Consequently, the liturgy for the dead is properly an Easter Liturgy. It finds all meaning in the resurrection. Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we too, shall be raised.

At Saint Michael, our clergy, staff, and lay volunteers will do all that we can to provide a fitting and meaning filled funeral for your loved one. We recognize that, upon the death of one we love, there are many arrangements to be made and concerns to be settled. Therefore, we will strive to make your experience here as easy and well-supported as possible.

Music plays a vital role in both the traditional and contemporary worship life at Saint Michael and All Angels. The choirs, instrumentalists, and singers at Saint Michael provide musical leadership during sung worship services. Adults, youth, and children all share their musical gifts leading inspiring congregational hymns and service music along with providing anthems, worship songs, and major choral works from many choral and musical genres and periods. Saint Michael is a member of the Royal School of Church Music in America. 

We are delighted that you are considering being married in the Christian Church and specifically at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church. For over 60 years our sacred spaces have been the setting for many splendid weddings. Should you choose Saint Michael as the location for one of the most joyous and sacred days of your life there are a few items that we would like you to consider.

Worship is one of the principal ministries of Saint Michael and All Angels Church, and is one of the many ways we help one another grow in faith so that we may then be a blessing to the world. In the words of the Catechism, we make it a point to gather together each week “to acknowledge the holiness of God, to hear God’s Word, to offer prayer, and to celebrate the sacraments.” Through regular participation in corporate worship, we are equipped to be ministers of God’s grace and love in the world. All worship at Saint Michael is based on The Book of Common Prayer, but we offer services that exhibit a range of styles.