by Staff | Oct 10, 2015 | Outreach
There are over 500 people in Carlsbad and Oceanside living in homelessness: 15% of these are veterans, 19% report a serious mental illness, 35% have a physical disability. The number one reported reason for homelessness is the loss of a job. [i] In the St. Michael’s...
by Staff | May 12, 2015 | Outreach
The fourth annual Cinco de Mayo fiesta to support the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) on May 2nd was a wonderful success. Members of the St. Michael’s Foreign and Domestic Mission were privileged to offer an afternoon of delicious Mexican food, a wide...
by Staff | Feb 3, 2015 | Outreach
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.(Matthew 25:35a, 40) Every day, an estimated 8,000 children under the age of 5 die due to hunger-related...
by Staff | Dec 5, 2014 | Outreach
On Friday, October 17th, the St. Michael’s Foreign and Domestic Missions Ministry hosted the 5th Annual Wine Tasting and Italian Feast in the Parish Hall. Everyone raised their glasses to savor a variety of regional and international wines. The tastings offered five...
by Staff | Dec 5, 2014 | Outreach
In the year of 2014, the Sack Lunch Ministry has distributed over 2,600 lunches to our Carlsbad friends. This is a dramatic increase from the numbers reached in 2013. New to the Sack Lunch Ministry volunteer team are welcomed friends from Carlsbad by-the-Sea. These...
