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The Book of Acts – that stitched together collection of stories from the early Church – tells us God worked many wonders among his people as they engaged in corporate worship, breaking bread and following the teachings of Jesus as set forth by the Apostles. Over the centuries, that sense of expectation remains, it accompanies those who breathe through the lungs of faith. Jesus still comes in his Body and Blood, he still gives us the words of eternal life, he comforts and teaches us through the one who sits next to us during Mass or wherever we encounter each other.
Join us. Come share our common journey where Christ is our example, our reason and fulfillment of being
– Fr Jeff
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St Michael Catholic Community, peace be with you!
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all of St. Michael Catholic Community. The love, prayers, and kindness were truly appreciated and felt throughout Chad's deployment to Afghanistan. We thank you all and pray we can bless your lives as you have blessed ours.
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The world's greatest need is not more Christians, but more Christians who practice their Christianity. - Anonymous
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SACRAMENTS @ ST MICHAEL PARISH
St Michael Parish administers the seven sacraments. Sacraments are “powers that comes forth” from the Body of Christ, which is ever-living and life-giving. They are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in his Body, the Church. They are “the masterworks of God” in the new and everlasting covenant. (Catechism 113 & 116)
BAPTISM
DESCRIPTION:
Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit, and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission: Baptism is the sacrament of regeneration through water in the word. (Catechism 1213)
RECONCILIATION
Day Wednesday
Time 1000-1100
(or by appointment)
Location Twin Peaks Chapel
Special reconciliation appointments and sign ups for children’s first confessions can be arranged through the catholic coordinator at 707.424.3217 or email.
DESCRIPTION:
Those who approach the sacrament of Penance obtain pardon from God’s mercy for the offense committed against him, and are, at the same time, reconciled with the Church which they have wounded by their sins and which by charity, by example, and by prayer labors for their conversion.
EUCHARIST
Day Sunday-Thursday
Time Sunday: 0900 & 1100 (see homepage for updates)
Weekday: Daily Mass is Mon-Thur at 1200
Location Sunday: Twin Peaks Chapel
Weekday: DGMC Chapel, N Entrance, Floor 1
To arrange your child’s first communion, contact the catholic coordinator at 707.424.3217 or email.
DESCRIPTION:
At the Last Supper, on the night he was betrayed, our Savior instituted the Eucharistic sacrifice of his Body and Blood. This he did in order to perpetuate the sacrifice of the cross throughout the ages until he should come again, and so to entrust to his beloved Spouse, the Church, a memorial of his death and resurrection: a sacrament of love, a sign of unity, a bond of charity, a Paschal banquet ‘in which Christ is consumed, the mind is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us. (Catechism 1322 & 1323)
CONFIRMATION
Day Wednesdays, September-May
Time 6-7 pm
Location RE Annex
Twin Peaks Chapel
Preparation for confirmation is a multi-month process and includes weekend retreats. Teens at St Michael Parish are invited to register for confirmation preparation class by contacting the religious education coordinator at 707.424.3217 or email.
DESCRIPTION:
The sacrament of confirmation strengthens the baptized and obliges them more firmly to be witnesses of Christ by word and deed and to spread and defend the faith. It imprints a character, enriches by the gift of the Holy Spirit the baptized continuing on the path of Christian initiation, and binds them more perfectly to the Church. (Catechism 1285)
MATRIMONY
Day by appointment
Location variable
Preparation for marriage in the church is a beautiful journey that is best started soon! The multi-month process includes weekend retreats and 1-on-1 meeting with a priest. Couples of St Michael Parish are invited to register for the sacrament of matrimony by contacting the catholic coordinator at 707.424.3217 or email.
DESCRIPTION:
But from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man separate. (Mark 10:6-9)
HOLY ORDERS
Day by appointment
Location variable
Those discerning a call to holy orders are invited to meet with our pastor by contacting the catholic coordinator at 707.424.3217 or email.
DESCRIPTION:
Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate. (Catechism 1536)
ANNOINTING OF THE SICK
Day by appointment
Location DGMC Hospital
house calls
Those requesting a visit from a priest for anointing of the sick should contact the catholic coordinator at 707.424.3217 or email.
DESCRIPTION:
By the sacred anointing of the sick and the prayer of the priests the whole Church commends those who are ill to the suffering and glorified Lord, that he may raise them up and save them and indeed she exhorts them to contribute to the good of the People of God by freely uniting themselves to the Passion and death of Christ. (Catechism 1499)
Looking to join the Catholic Church? Receive 3 sacraments on your confirmation day!