2024 ANNUAL DIOCESAN APPEAL – ONE IN HOPE, ONE IN MISSION

We have begun our Annual Diocesan Appeal--the major solicitation in support of Catholic Charities and the Ministries of the Diocese.  Please prayerfully consider making a gift to the 2024 Annual Appeal.  If we were able to add just another 100 parishioners to the list of generous donors this year, the difference that could mean to our brothers and sisters in need in the area would be amazing.  More information including a link to give online is available HERE.

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ATTENTION TEENS!! HELP US BUILD BEDS FOR CHILDREN IN NEED.

Did you know that many children in need don’t even have beds to sleep in?  Saint Michael Parish is joining with Saint Charles, Saint Christine, and Holy Family Parishes to sponsor a bed build day on Saturday, April 27.  Led by the Sleep in Heavenly Peace Organization, teens will build 20 beds which will be given to children in our area who need a bed.  Please join us!!  This is a great opportunity to get service hours, while helping those in need.  

The build is open to all teens and their families, grades 8-12.  We will meet in the parking lot of Saint Charles School,

7325 Westview Drive, from 9am – Noon on Saturday, April 27.  Our goal is to build 20 beds during that time.  Release forms and permission slips will be required. Please call Maureen Hall at the Parish Office 330-533-6839 for more information.

 

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES REFRESHER SESSIONS

On Saturday, May 4, there will be a session for Eucharistic Ministers, Readers, and Ushers.  This is for ALL current ministers, and anyone seeking to become either a Eucharistic Minister, Reader, or Usher.  This is NOT a session for Altar Servers.  Additional training for Altar Servers will take place over the summer.  The sessions will be divided into 45-minute slots, to focus on each particular ministry.  Eucharistic Ministers will meet at 10:00am; Readers at 11:00am; and Ushers at 12:00pm.  If you are unable to attend, please contact the parish office so other arrangements can be made.  There are new aspects of each ministry to be implemented by June, so it is important to have everyone participate to fully understand what will be occurring moving forward.  If you are interested in joining in one of these needed ministries at the Mass, please contact the parish office as well. 

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DISCIPLE MAKER INDEX SURVEY

Saint Michael Parish, and all our parishes in the Diocese of Youngstown, is on a journey to know, love, and serve Christ in our parish community. Together we must embrace Christ’s vision for missionary discipleship so our parish can thrive and be a place for others to grow together in faith. Read more about the survey and how to participate HERE.

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BEREAVEMENT LUNCHEON MINISTRY

Thank you to everyone who volunteers with our Bereavement Luncheon Ministry here at Saint Michael Parish.  This important ministry helps to provide, when requested, a light luncheon for family and friends after a Mass of Christian Burial celebrated here in our parish Church.  To assist in the funding for this ministry, there is a once-a-year envelope in our offertory packets in March, based on the Feast of Saint Joseph, who, among many patronages, serves as the patron of a happy death, as he died in the presence of his Son, our Lord, and the Blessed Mother. As our ministry to the grieving families of our Parish evolves, we would like to be able to offer homemade desserts to be served with the Bereavement Luncheon.  Our parish does such a great job supplying desserts for the fish dinners and it would be nice to offer the same to the families served through this bereavement ministry.  If you would be willing to volunteer for this ministry or make a dessert when called upon, please print and fill out the appropriate volunteer form and place it in the collection basket or turn it into the parish office. Thank you in advance for your generosity.  

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SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

View our financial report for the second half of 2023 HERE.

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MINISTERS TO THE HOMEBOUND

We have reinstated the Homebound Eucharist Ministry and are in need of a few more volunteers.  If you are a Eucharistic Minister and are interested in taking communion to the homebound, please contact Kay McCarthy at 330-533-4982.   

Please note: Anyone who takes communion into people’s homes or into nursing homes/assisted living facilities must be in compliance with the Diocesan Safe Environment Policy before beginning your ministry.  You will need to read the Diocesan policy and sign an acknowledgement, complete an online VIRTUS training, and submit your fingerprints for a background check. For more information on this policy, please call Maureen Hall at the parish office.

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Ongoing Events

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RECITATION OF THE ROSARY

​​A group gathers in the pews near the Blessed Mother’s altar for an oral recitation of the rosary the 1st Saturday of the month at 3:15pm.  Please call Mary Ann Camardo (330-2286-3432) for more information.​​

 

​Please join us on Tuesday mornings (unless there is a funeral) at 11:00am in the church to say the Patriotic Rosary. For more information call Kate Pavlich (330-533-24320. Read more HERE.

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FITNESS FUN is a safe one-hour total body exercise workout, which includes a warm-up, weight training, body conditioning and toning exercises, both standing and on the floor, low impact aerobics, and a cool down.   All exercises are choreographed to Christian and popular music of the present and the past.  The class meets every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00am to 10:00am in the lower level of the Parish Hall.  Interested persons may join anytime. 

Please wear comfortable clothes, proper shoes, and bring a mat for floor work.

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OPEN GYM FOR WALKING

The Family Life Center Gymnasium is now open four days a week: Monday through Thursday, from 9:30am to 11:30am.  Parishioners are invited to come and walk for healthy exercise and companionship. Walkers are requested to stop in the open meeting room across from the restrooms to store their coats and change from outdoor boots and shoes to indoor athletic or walking shoes—required to protect the FLC floor. Now there is no need to go to the mall to exercise.  This is a great opportunity right here at home to walk your way to a healthy lifestyle. Please enter through the side door.