{"id":198241,"date":"2026-03-19T20:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198241\/"},"modified":"2026-03-19T20:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:16:11","slug":"saint-michael-to-mark-anniversary-of-first-service-sanibel-captiva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/198241\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Michael to mark anniversary of first service – SANIBEL-CAPTIVA"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nSaint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church being built in late 1960. Architect Gustel Kiewitt designed the main structure and his company built it for $5,150.<\/p>\n

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\nSaint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church’s first vicar and rector, the Rev. Thomas Madden, offers a prayer in the empty field on Periwinkle Way before construction begins.<\/p>\n

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\nParishioners arriving for the first services at Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on March 31, 1961 \u2014 Palm Sunday. The original structure included the sanctuary and a front entrance. Later additions included a kitchen, parish hall, choir loft, side entrance, restrooms and meeting spaces.<\/p>\n

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Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church on Sanibel will celebrate the 65th anniversary of its first service, held on March 31, 1961, in the nearly completed church with the Rev. Thomas Madden \u2014 the parish\u2019s first vicar and rector \u2014 presiding.<\/p>\n

It will be marked with a special recognition on March 29, Palm Sunday, including commemorative prayers at the 10:30 a.m. service and a fellowship gathering afterward featuring historic photos. Parishioners and the community will be invited to share memories of the church through the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cSixty-five years ago, people of faith gathered and began a worshiping community that has continued to serve Sanibel with prayer, hospitality and love,\u201d the Rev. Bill Van Oss, rector at Saint Michael, said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur theme, \u201965 Years of Worship, Welcome and Witness,\u2019 epitomizes what the past decades have been all about,\u201d he added. \u201cThis anniversary year is an opportunity to give thanks for those who built a foundation of faith and to recommit ourselves to God\u2019s call to serve the community in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

Throughout the year, the church will share a monthly anniversary feature highlighting parish history through archival photographs and short reflections, as well as a few special events in the fall designed to celebrate and preserve the parish\u2019s story.<\/p>\n

Parishioners and community members can contribute photos, bulletins and written memories for inclusion in the series by emailing them to communications@saintmichaels-sanibel.org.<\/p>\n

Saint Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church is at 2304 Periwinkle Way, Sanibel.<\/p>\n


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