Celebrating 85 Years of Fruitcake Tradition

Celebrating 85 Years of Fruitcake Tradition

2015 marks the 85th year of the holiday fruitcake tradition at St. Michael’s. There are no fruitcakes anywhere quite like these! The history of fruitcakes at St. Michael’s started with the women of the parish, dating back to the 1930’s. It became a celebrated part of...

Preparing for Palm Sunday

When I was a child at St. Michael’s, my mother helped facilitate the palm cross making event, through the women’s group at the parish. I enjoyed watching her as she went through the process of preparing the palms. She would first go to collect the palm branches...
Garden Guild Update

Garden Guild Update

It’s been a productive season for our St. Michael’s gardeners, and the Brotherhood members who help us on the First Saturday of each month. It’s been a very productive three months for us. If you look at the front of the office from the sidewalk, you’ll see a...

A Gathering Of Brothers

Some 45 men enjoyed a casual evening of good tunes, tasty grub, and an assortment of local grog. With the help of St. Michael’s deft administrative personnel, the planning was near perfect. At the end of the night, only a half-dozen chicken breasts, an unopened bag of...