Ministries at the Church of St. Michael

Make A Difference 

 My son a college student is the recipient of cards from the Card Ministry. It is a great to  know that people care and remember him.  The cards and certificates are wonderful and make him smile and feel special when he receives them.   He will never forget the Church of St. Michael! 

Thanks much,

Denise Norton  

 Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ of St. Michael's,

Greetings and God's graces and joys in this New Year of 2012!  The Franciscan Brothers of Peace (of St. Paul), want to acknowledge and thank you for your great generosity as parish and school communities over the last Thanksgiving and Christmas season and for many years!!  Thank you for the love of God, love of the poor, and the brothers and our ministries you've shown all this time.   Your food items (esp. stuffing!!), many new clothes from the Christmas "Giving Tree" collection, and of course many prayers and other support help sustain us!  Special thanks to Rhonda Zweber, Diane Metcalfe, and Renee and Mike Laughery for their enthusiastic assistance over the years.

God bless you all.  

Br. Pio King and all the Franciscan Brothers of Peace   

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It is a blessing to receive cards from the Card Ministry in the mail while away because it shows me that the parish never forgets about me. It reminds me that Christ is with us wherever we go, giving us guidance and strength.

Fat Tuesday Celebration  

February 21st

6:00 p.m.  

Archangels Hall 

Volunteer Appreciation Event   

Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, is the last hurrah before the Catholic season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday.  Come and celebrate a free evening of dinner and fun with our community.  Families are welcome and encouraged to attend.  Adults can meet, socialize and enjoy conversation with fellow parishioners while guided children's crafts and games are provided for the kids.  After dinner enjoy a glass of wine or a cup of coffee and a piece of traditional King's Cake (will you find the baby?)

ALL ARE WELCOME! 

PARISH NEWS 

SUNDAY LIFETIME

(Living and Inspiring Faith through Education)

 9:45-10:30 am

ARCHANGELS HALL

Free - Open to ALL Parishioners  

February 5^th - Service Projects sponsored by Families in Action.  Join us to make valentines for College Students, Letters/Coloring pages for military; and Easter Ornaments for Chimbote.  (Come early or stay and enjoy a pancake breakfast sponsored by the Knights of Columbus!)

February 12^th - Service Projects:  Valentine Ornaments for Keystone; Rosaries for Chimbote; Decorate placemats for residents at McKenna Crossing.  Spend time as an individual or family to reach out to others in our local community and our Sister Parish.

February 19^th - Come and hear about the results of our recent parish ministry survey, view a new parish video entitled                Imagine the Possibilities and learn about the upcoming 2012 Capital Campaign.  Free childcare will be provided.  Sponsored by the Capital Campaign Committee.  

February 26^th - DVD presentation on Early Christian Martyrs.  Come and hear about Ignatius of Antioch, St. Perpetua, St. Lucy, St. Lawrence, etc., by Dr. William Cook.  Free childcare will be provided.  Sponsored by the Adult Faith Formation program.   

ABBY JOHNSON PRO LIFE SPEAKER

Wednesday, February 15th from 7:00 p.m.-8:15 p.m.

Church Sanctuary 

Abby Johnson author of  "unPLANNED", will be sharing with our church her beautiful testimony and powerful Catholic faith.  Just as Abby has shared all of this with Fox News, ABC News, Bill O'Reilly and thousands of people across the country.  Her bestselling book, "unPLANNED", will also be avilable for purchase and signing.  

Requested admission for evening with Abby Johnson is $5 for youth, $10 for adults.  Admission can be paid at the door. Groups are requested to contact Pat Millea to reserve space in the church.  For more information please contact Pat Millea at pmillea@stmichael-pl.org or 952-447-9056.  

LENTEN FACEBOOK CONTEST 

Join us for our Lenten Facebook Contest which begins on Ash Wednesday and will run until Holy Saturday! The theme will be our patron St. Michael the Archangel which will include trivia, finding a  St. Michael the Archangel statue, and coloring pages for children in Chidren's Liturgy of the Word and Pre-K Faith Formation students too. All ages can participant you just need to be a fan. All participants names will be entered in a drawing for prizes.  Be sure to Like Us on Facebook and recommend us to your friends to join in the fun.  

Thanks to all of you we have 182 fans and are almost to our goal of 200 Likes.  Here is our Facebook page link: Church of St. Michael in Prior Lake     

THANK YOU FOR THE  SEVEN PILLARS OF CATHOLIC SPIRITUALITY CD

I just wanted to say "thank-you" for the  (WONDERFUL!!) CD we received from the Church of St. Michael at  Christmas. I hope most families got one and actually listened to it. I found the speaker to be very entertaining and a great story-teller with very memorable stories. He makes such valid points and so clearly relates his points to every-day life. I honestly have listened to the CD at least 5-6 times as I feel it nudges me to try harder to "be the best version of myself".

One day I was listening in my car and had just picked-up my 15 year old son, Jason from school. The "Problems with the Mass"

were being discussed and the story of the "Mystery Flu" was playing.  I assumed Jason was "tuned-out" since he was not sarcastically asking me "WHAT are we listening to?!"  As the story came to an end, we were asked how we would feel if that had been our only son and nobody wanted to come to the memorial service/celebration being held for him. Was I ever surprised (and pleased!) when Jason said with a very enlightened tone of voice "Oooohhhhh....I get it"!

Thank you for this wonderful gift! 

Monica Chase