Weekday & Weekend Masses ~ Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday at Noon. Wednesday Masses during Lent are at 6:00 PM. NO Noon Mass on Wednesdays during Lent.
Weekend Masses are Saturdays 4:00 PM and Sundays 8:00 AM
& 10:30 AM.
Guidelines are: You must wear a mask. No more than 50 people in church at one time. Social distancing of 6 feet apart.
Sacrament of Reconciliation ~ Msgr. will be hearing confessions on Saturdays from 3:30 PM - 3:45 PM & on Sundays from 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM in the St. Paul Room. Please enter St. Paul Room by the door to the right of the Altar or you can enter by the door facing the handicap parking lot. (Parking lot between the Church and the Hall.) Penitents should wear a mask while waiting in line for confession.
St. Michael Church is open for private prayer everyday (except Wednesdays) from 9:00 AM till 1:30 PM.
1. No more than 50 people in the Church at 1 time.
2. Must wear a mask or face covering.
3. Must be at least 6 feet apart from others.
4. Bring your own pens, pencils, matches & prayer books. Take all items with you when you leave the Church.
5. Pick up a card when you come into Church and leave it in the pew when you leave. The maintenance crew will know where you were sitting.
Thank - you.
TELEVISED MASS ~ Remember you can still "attend" Mass by watching it on television. Every Sunday on WATM ABC 23 at 11:00 AM, Mass is televised from St. John Gualbert Cathedral in Johnstown. And also watch PROCLAIM TV program which airs every Sunday at 10:30 AM on WATM ABC 23.
BULLETINS ~ Paper bulletins are available every weekend either in the Church or in the green tote box outside the Parish Office door every Friday afternoon. You are welcome to stop by to pick one up.
Any business to be conducted, please contact the secretary over the phone or by email - not in person.
Any envelope contributions can be mailed to the Church or submitted through the "Your Parish Offertory" on the Diocesan Website.
Stay healthy & safe!
Pray for us ALL!
Financial Report
In this time of crisis our parish needs your support. Please bring or mail your collection envelope to our parish office. Thank you for your sacrifices!
Msgr. Lockard
From the Diocese:
These are unprecedented times. The coronavirus has captured everyone's attention, but it has not taken away our faith. Our Church is alive and still carrying on its mission and St. Michael will continue to bring you the light of Christ. But in order to continue our work, we need your support.
To assist parishes like ours who do not currently offer online/electronic giving, the Diocese has provided the use of their online giving platform and created a specific "Your Parish Offertory" giving site. "Your Parish Offertory" is available on the dioceses's home page featuring the GIVING button. (Upper right).
Parishioners can also go to www.dioceseaj.org/giving.
All funds donated will be credited to St. Michael and we will be made aware of your continued generosity.
You can also mail your offertory directly to St. Michael Church, PO Box 103, 751 Locust St., St. Michael, PA 15951
Thank you for your support and may our Lord continue to bless you, our community, and our nation.
Our Mission Statement
In the name of Jesus Christ our Savior, the parish community of St. Michael Church embraces as our mission and the use of our time, talent and treasures to minister to the needs of the people of St. Michael and the surrounding areas.
We prayerfully work to evangelize and make every effort to become more sensitive to the poor and needy, to the sick and shut-ins, to the elderly and especially to the youth of our parish, following the teachings and example of Jesus while promoting liturgical excellence in our worship of him.
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Matthew 11:28
Mass Schedule
Daily Mass Schedule:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
8:00am
Wednesday (During Lent)
6:00pm
Saturday Vigil:
4:00pm
Sunday:
8:00am & 10:30am
Confessions:
Saturday 3:30-3:45pm
Sunday 7:30-7:45am; 10:00-10:15am
Daily Mass Schedule:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
8:00am
Wednesday (During Lent)
6:00pm
Saturday Vigil:
4:00pm
Sunday:
8:00am & 10:30am
Confessions:
Saturday 3:30-3:45pm
Sunday 7:30-7:45am; 10:00-10:15am
DID YOU KNOW..........that the stained glass window of St. Michael the Archangel in the side door of the church is the only original window from the 1983 renovation. This window probably dates from the 1913 church and was in the back over the main entrance.
St. Michael The Archangel
Before the 1983 renovation, the other windows were lightly colored glass.
Fr. Elwood Figurelle, pastor at the time, designed the stained glass windows that we have now. Fr. Figurelle did not actually do the drawings, but rather suggested all of the scripture and symbols. The windows give the history of salvation, and because Fr. Figurelle was not the best speller, they do include two misspelled words!
Fr. Figurelle is also responsible for the beautiful woodwork that is in the church. Being a master carpenter he did the staining and designing of the elegant tongue and groove wood paneling. Also the Stations of the Cross on the hillside which still today invite us, in the midst of our daily lives, to take time for prayer and reflection.
Fr. Elwood Figurelle, pastor at the time, designed the stained glass windows that we have now. Fr. Figurelle did not actually do the drawings, but rather suggested all of the scripture and symbols. The windows give the history of salvation, and because Fr. Figurelle was not the best speller, they do include two misspelled words!
Fr. Figurelle is also responsible for the beautiful woodwork that is in the church. Being a master carpenter he did the staining and designing of the elegant tongue and groove wood paneling. Also the Stations of the Cross on the hillside which still today invite us, in the midst of our daily lives, to take time for prayer and reflection.
Prayer to St. Michael
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the
wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do
thou O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the divine power, thrust into hell
Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of
souls. Amen.
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle, be our defense against the
wickedness and snares of the devil; may God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do
thou O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the divine power, thrust into hell
Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of
souls. Amen.
