St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church Albuquerque

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is a socially diverse and theologically progressive community of faith, inviting all people to seek a life of spiritual growth grounded in worship, prayer, study, service, and fellowship.

Through creative worship and strong personal commitments, we seek to be transformed by the love of God in Christ so that we may be sent out to serve the poor and all those in need

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The Good Shepherd- The Rev. Mike Angell

The Good Shepherd- The Rev. Mike Angell

The image of the shepherd is a radical one, radically different from the image of God so often on offer. If you struggle with the image of “God” on offer in our society, with the idea of “God” so many Christians point to in this country, this morning our Scripture offers the Good Shepherd, a counter-narrative.

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The Good Shepherd- The Rev. Mike Angell

The Good Shepherd- The Rev. Mike Angell

The image of the shepherd is a radical one, radically different from the image of God so often on offer. If you struggle with the image of “God” on offer in our society, with the idea of “God” so many Christians point to in this country, this morning our Scripture offers the Good Shepherd, a counter-narrative.

Our Risen and Wounded Savior- The Rev. Mike Angell

Our Risen and Wounded Savior- The Rev. Mike Angell

How many of us spend time and energy hiding our imperfections? How much money and anxiety do we spend masking our bodies, trying to conform to some image of perfection? Jesus is risen with wounds, that we might know in our woundedness, we too will rise. Alleluia.

Reconciliation- The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD.

Reconciliation- The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD.

Did you know, there are significantly more biblical commentators who openly cast doubt on the economic system of the early believers, than those who challenge the possibility of the resurrection?

Resurrected Faith: The Rev. Mike Angell

Resurrected Faith: The Rev. Mike Angell

This Easter, I find myself wondering what would a Resurrected Faith look like?

Did you notice the women? -The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD.

Did you notice the women? -The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD.

Palm Sunday takes us from the wild procession to the cold tomb, quite a distance Mother Mandy remarks. And the Passion offers us two visions of discipleship: the men who flee and the women who remain.

We Wish to See Jesus - The Rev. Mike Angell

We Wish to See Jesus - The Rev. Mike Angell

Can we make the question of the Greeks in John's Gospel the question of our own? Can we say, each time we come to the altar, "we wish to see Jesus?"

Snakes and Evangelism- The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD.

Snakes and Evangelism- The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD.

I think it's safe to say that most Episcopalians have a really strong preference for proclamation by example. Welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, that's all in our wheelhouse. We are committed to action, to doing good work. Why would we mess all that up by talking about Jesus?

Gratitude- The Rev. JP Arrossa

Gratitude- The Rev. JP Arrossa

In his final sermon at St. MIchael's, the Rev. JP Arrossa shares words of gratitude, and challenges us to continue to be a community of faith with zeal for our neighbors.

Belonging-The Rev. Mike Angell

Belonging-The Rev. Mike Angell

In this morning's sermon, the Rector asks us to notice something which doesn't happen in the Gospel...

The Wilderness Happens Anyway-The Rev. JP Arrossa

The Wilderness Happens Anyway-The Rev. JP Arrossa

The first Sunday in Lent finds us, with Jesus, in the wilderness.

Ash Wednesday Intentions-the Rev. Mike Angell

Ash Wednesday Intentions-the Rev. Mike Angell

Lent comes to remind us, it is not only what spiritual practice we choose, but how we practice, and why we practice that shapes us.

The Transfiguration of our Expectations- The Rev. Mike Angell

The Transfiguration of our Expectations- The Rev. Mike Angell

What is the Transfiguration? In a week with difficult news for human rights, we look to the examples of Blessed Absalom Jones and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, to see how our vision might be expanded as we continue the long work of freedom.

Was Jesus a Healer? - The Rev. Mike Angell

Was Jesus a Healer? - The Rev. Mike Angell

Jesus came not primarily to heal bodies, but to heal the whole of society. He came to heal by proclaiming a message of subversive hope.

Pay Attention to the Transitions- The Rev. Mike Angell

Pay Attention to the Transitions- The Rev. Mike Angell

In a sermon which also serves as his annual "state of the church" report, the Rev. Mike Angell talks about the importance of transitional moments, in our lives and the life of the church.

How Do We Know What Time it is? The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD.

How Do We Know What Time it is? The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD.

Mandy asks about the nature of time, God's and ours. How are we called into God's time?

Dr. King's Revolution- The Rev. Mike Angell

Dr. King's Revolution- The Rev. Mike Angell

Dr. King talked about his moment in history as a “Human Rights Revolution” and a “freedom explosion.” If he were alive today, I wonder: what would Dr. King think about the revolution of human rights in 2024?

Installation Sermon for Mike Angell- The Rev. Beth Scriven

Installation Sermon for Mike Angell- The Rev. Beth Scriven

Mike's good friend, the Rev. Beth Scriven, preached about "soul friends" for the feast of Aelred and the installation of the Rev. Mike Angell as our seventh rector.

Baptism is Complicated: The Rev. Mike Angell

Baptism is Complicated: The Rev. Mike Angell

This Epiphany season, will you follow that star, will you look for light in all of the places our world calls darkness? In the weeks ahead, what new vision of yourself of others will you seek?

Christ in the Rubble Christmas 2023- The Rev. Mike Angell

Christ in the Rubble Christmas 2023- The Rev. Mike Angell

This Christmas, I find myself caught by the image of the baby Jesus I saw from Bethlehem, laying on a pile of concrete rubble.

The Annunciation, Keep Awake: The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD

The Annunciation, Keep Awake: The Rev. Amanda Taylor-Montoya, PhD

On the last Sunday of Advent, Mandy preaches about motherhood, priesthood, and the power of Mary's response to the angel Gabriel.