Do you know a family member or friend who has been "away" from the Catholic Church for a while? St Michael's Church has a mission to help "Catholics Come Home."

     Catholics Come Home is a national organization working to help Catholics return to the church. Any Catholic who wants to come home to the Church is invited at any time. Also, during Lent, St Michael's has offered a 5 week evening class of 1 hour each week. 

     Studies show that people who practice their Christian faith and pray regularly are healthier and happier. Experience a positive difference in your life by visiting St. Michael’s and encountering Jesus through the sacraments. Do it for yourself. Welcome home.

     If you want to discuss coming home to the church with a member of St Michael’s parish, please call Don and Corinne Budd  at (727) 771-2594.

     For more information on “Catholics Come Home,” click on the link below.  

                               CATHOLICS COME HOME - LINK

      Sr. Thérèse Carolan provides pastoral care for our parishioners in hospitals and nursing homes.  In addition, Extraordinary Ministers bring the Eucharist to the Sick and Homebound and to facilities within our parish boundaries.  Please contact our church office and ask for Sr. Thérèse Carolan for more information at (727) 797-2375, Ext 229

GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT

     Grief and Bereavement is a support group for individuals that have lost loved one(s) in the last two years and meets for six sessions on Thursdays at 1:30PM, at different times of the year. For more information or when the next set of sessions begins, please call Sr. Thérèse Carolan at the church office (727) 797-2375, Ext 229.  Thank you.

     Casa Miguel is a rental community with 82 units designed to provide housing for very low income elderly.  It is owned and operated by St. Michael’s Housing, Inc., a non-profit corporation operating under the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). For more information, call (727) 797-8551.

     A justice ministry organization, F.A.S.T. is made up of more than 35 varied faith communities in Pinellas County.  The mission of F.A.S.T. is to bring together people of all faiths to engage in a process of listening, educating and acting in order to address community issues in a powerful way.  The goal is to serve as agents of change, calling for a renewed community by holding public systems accountable to improve the quality of life for all in Pinellas County and to foster and promote community wide interest and concern for the problems of individuals and families, particularly low to moderate income, so that such issues as poverty, crime, sickness, housing, education, and environmental degradation may be brought to the attention of our civic leaders.  Click here for more information...

     During these uncertain times in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we pray to God for his mercy, protection, guidance, and courage.  It is during these times that we lean on our faith and trust in our Lord.   Though separated physically from each other during this quarantine we are reminded that united in Christ, we are never alone.  We hope and pray that you remain healthy and coronavirus free.  For more information on our parish and diocesan activities as well as on COVID-19 specifically, please click here.

God bless,
Lynn Meehan RN, FCN
Parish Ministry
lynnmeehan14@yahoo.com.
727-797-2375 church office

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) link...

      
     At the invitation and encouragement of Pastor Father Gregg Tottle, the Parish Vocation Enrichment Team (PVET) was established as a new ministry of St. Michael Parish in March, 2011. PVET is dedicated to fostering and promoting baptismal vocation consciousness among all the members of the parish community. The work of the Team is accomplished through prayer, worship, education, service and fellowship with the entire parish.  Click here for more information...

      Pinellas Hope is located in Clearwater on the over 20 acres of land provided by Bishop Robert Lynch and the Diocese of St. Petersburg. Pinellas Hope was established to serve street homeless adults by providing temporary emergency shelter. Intake is facilitated by three Community Outreach teams. Residents are assisted with food, transportation, employment assistance and social services.
      Our parish contributes to Pinellas Hope a few times a year with serving a dinner meal. If you are interested in volunteering for this ministry, please contact the church office
at (727) 797-2375.

Pinellas Hope Website

     The Respect Life organization at St. Michael the Archangel has as its main objective to reinforce the Respect for all Human Life. Volunteers promote the Pro Life mission of the Church through witness, prayer, and action.  We witness by our peaceful and prayerful presence outside a local abortion facility.  We pray individually and as a group with rosaries and Holy Hours.  We act by supporting Kimberly Home (A local pregnancy resource center that offers assistance to women and families in unplanned or troubling pregnancies.) with fundraisers, such as selling poinsettias. Suggestions for expanding this ministry are always welcome.  To be part of our ministry and/or on our email list, please contact Donna Selkey at (727) 656-9420 or dselkey@aol.com.  

      
     In 2010, our parish, under the leadership of our pastor, Father Tottle, and in compliance with the wishes of Bishop Lynch, began a twinning project with Sangre de Cristo (Blood of Christ) parish in Jinotega, Nicaragua. The mission team helps to coordinate events and raise awareness. For more information click here...

     This Society ministers to the poor, needy, and homeless in our community by offering food, bus passes, and rent & utilities when needed.  Monetary donations are collected outside the church doors once a month.  Meetings are held twice monthly on the first Tuesdays and third Thursdays in St Vincent de Paul Room #10.  To participate in this group or learn more, please contact the St. Vincent de Paul office at (727) 797-2375, Ext 217, and ask for Ed Bruckner.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul Central Council St Petersburg Diocese Website