-- Michele Marr
* EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a technical error, last week's In the Spirit
article about St. Michael and All Angels was outdated. The correct
information is below. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Church name: St. Michael and All Angels
Address: 3233 Pacific View Drive, Corona del Mar
Telephone: (949) 644-0463
Fax: (949) 644-9247
E-mail: stmikessdm@aol.com
Web site: http://hometown.aol.com/stmikescdm
Denomination: Episcopal
Year church established: 1959
Service times: On Sunday, Holy Eucharist is celebrated at 8 and 10
a.m. The 10 a.m. service is a choral Eucharist. At 9 a.m., associate
pastor Stephen Felder leads adult Bible study. Children meet for Sunday
school at 10 a.m., before joining their families in church to receive
Holy Communion. On Tuesday, morning prayer is at 7 a.m., followed by a
peace Mass and apublic prayer service of healing at noon.
Senior pastor: The Rev. Peter D. Haynes.
Staff: Stephen Felder, associate for youth and adult education; Tim
Getz, minister of music; Teri Corbet, minister of religious education;
Kelley Samuels, assistant for youth ministry; Susan Beechner and Donnie
Lewis, ministers of administration; Burton Karson, organist-choirmaster
emeritus; and Rick Whittaker, ministry study year aspirant
Size of congregation: About 200 people attend Sunday worship.
Makeup of congregation: Members include all age groups and come
primarily from the Corona del Mar, Newport Beach, Costa Mesa and Irvine.
Child care: Provided for all services and most other activities
Type of worship: The worship is Eucharistically centered, using the
traditional and contemporary books of common prayer, and reflects the
rich liturgical heritage of the Anglican Communion. There is music at the
8 a.m. Sunday service several times a year. A full choir with organ or
piano accompaniment, or both, provides hymns and anthems for the 10 a.m.
service.
Type of homily: Teaching commentary on contemporary challenges drawing
on resources from Scripture, tradition, reason, experience and current
events
Upcoming homily: On Sunday, which is the third Sunday after Epiphany,
Haynes will prepare the congregation for the parish's 33rd Annual
Meeting, with a message based on the story of Jesus reading from the book
of Isaiah in the synagogue at Nazareth. The Annual Meeting will be held
after the morning worship. Among the ministries considered at the meeting
will be "Building Our Faith," the program led by John Turner that is now
