To Sing is to Pray Twice:
The St. Michael Choirs
By Theresa Lienau, Parishioner
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"The best part of being in the choir is that the music is actually like a prayer. . .I am praying with the congregation through each and every song that we sing."
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A little more than two years ago my husband and I were looking for a new parish. We had been members at a Catholic church in South Minneapolis, but with living in Savage with a baby on the way, we were hoping to find something closer, and perhaps, with a school.
When we entered St. Michael's we were impressed with the warm, welcoming atmosphere, and then the prelude began. My husband and I looked at each other and we both knew--we were home.
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Coming Into the Catholic Church:
The Gift of God, Family & Community
By Hannah Woldum, Editor  | |
"The Catholic Church offers a moral base for your kids and your family, which I think this is really important."
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For Felicia Schaefer, the witness of family members, the desire to build a relationship with God, and the support and service of the St. Michael community have encouraged her to make a big decision. Felicia plans to be baptized and enter the Catholic Church at the Easter Vigil this April after participating in the RCIA program (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) at St. Michael this year.
Felicia currently lives in Prior Lake with her husband, Doug, and her 9-year-old stepdaughter, but she grew up in Minneapolis. "I was never baptized," she said of her childhood. "My mom was Catholic, but she felt that [baptism] was something that I should decide." Throughout her youth, Felicia believed in God, but "it wasn't really a huge priority."
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Upcoming Calendar
Last Fish Fry - April 8
Join us for our last fish fry of the Lenten season! 5:00-8:00 p.m. in Archangels Hall. Cost is $10/adults, $9/seniors, and $6/children. Eat in or take out. 40 Days for Life - April 10 Join other parishioners from 1-5 p.m. outside of Region's Hospital in St. Paul to peacefully pray for an end to abortion. Parish Penance Service - April 14
Receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation at our Parish Penance Service at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 14. Seder Meal Celebration - April 16
Join us for a meal that recounts the story of the Exodus and shares how it relates to our Christian faith. Cost is $15/person, $10/students and seniors. Holy Week & Easter Schedule Worship with us during Holy Week, when we remember Christ's passion, death and resurrection. Divine Mercy Celebration - May 1
The Sunday after Easter (May 1) is Divine Mercy Sunday, and Pope John Paul II will be beatified in Rome on this day. Join us for an afternoon of prayer, music, Eucharistic Adoration and more!
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