st. mike's: it's the place to be! come check us out!
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college crew: an end of the year gathering at the vicarage
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Christmas Eve
Our Christmas Eve service with music, communion and sermon will be held in our candlelit chapel on December 24th @ 4:30pm. Hot cider and treats to follow! All are welcome to come celebrate the birth of the Christ child with us!
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ecumenical stations of the cross through campus and isla vista on good friday
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student led evening worship at the prov viii retreat
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the art of picking: retreat participants get a lesson
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visiting the abundant table farm project with progressive christians at ucsb
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a visit to mt. calvary retreat house and brothers
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dan and nicole+ with the presiding bishop of the episcopal church!
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a palm sunday offering of our love, labor and prayers for the farmworkers and their families
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the way of the cross -- jazmin takes her turn...
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on a hike in the santa monica mountains with members of our sister episcopal campus ministry at cal-state channel islands
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chaplain working with haitian young adults on nonviolence work
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prov viii retreat participants in the strawberry fields learning about the reality of migrant farm labor
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chaplain with episcopal peace fellowship young adults at general convention
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
building the community garden
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building the community garden
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St. Mike's University Church & Campus Ministry
An Episcopal Campus Ministry and a Community Church
in the heart of Isla Vista, California!
We are an open and inclusive community of people seeking after God and ministering to the campus and surrounding community. ALL people are invited to come and join us! We are a community of students, faculty, staff AND residents from Isla Vista, Goleta, Santa Barbara and outlying areas. We all find God as we gather in the name of Christ around the altar for Communion and we all find God in one another. We come together for worship and study, prayer and celebration. We come together in our questions and our beliefs, in our joys and our sorrows. God meets us all in different ways throughout our faith journeys and we are pleased that you have come here to find and be found!
Absolute faith is not a requirement at St. Mike's.
An open heart is.
ALL are welcome.
Welcome home!
Vicar and chaplain Nicole Janelle is always happy to meet with students, faculty or community members. Email to set up a time to meet (revjanelle@gmail.com)!
What sort of church is St. Mike’s -- how do I learn more? First and foremost, St. Mike’s is a community that welcomes everyone, invites you to bring your whole self to church and encourages you to ask lots of questions! We don’t check our brains at the door every Sunday morning! Our community is made up of students, faculty (yes, you might see you professor on Sunday morning!), staff and community members. The ethos of our church is shaped by the Episcopal/Anglican tradition (a blend of the best of Protestant & Catholic traditions), but in reality a mishmash of people from all sorts of church upbringings (or not!) make up our community. We strive to create a space for people to explore their spiritual lives through a variety of practices including, but not limited to: traditional church services, yoga classes, small group conversations (like our weekly dinner forum series sponsored by Progressive Christians at UCSB), student retreats, community dinners and leadership opportunities.
To learn more about our funky and lively community, peruse our NEW website and check out our blog on this website and on Vox for spiritual reflections and news updates. We hope that you’ll join us along with your friends! We hope to see you soon!
