by Staff | Oct 26, 2015 | Encouragement, Family
“Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things” (Philippians 4:8). Sometimes life gets heavy. Tragic things happen in the...
by Staff | Oct 15, 2015 | Fellowship
The film Paul The Emissary portrays the story of the apostle Paul, closely following the scriptural account in the book of Acts. This impressive drama starring Garry Cooper depicts the transformation of Saul the angry zealot, determined to destroy the...
by Staff | Oct 12, 2015 | Outreach
The world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child, uses gift-filled shoeboxes to demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to children in need around the world. Since 1993, this outreach, facilitated by Samaritan’s Purse, has...
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 | Sep 29, 2015 | Church Life
St. Francis of Assisi preached the ability and duty of all creatures to praise God and the duty of humanity to protect and enjoy nature as both the stewards of God’s creation and as creatures ourselves. Many of the stories that surround the life of St. Francis,...
by Staff | Sep 22, 2015 | Family
Starting in our first years of life, the majority of our time is spent with people close to our own age. We have playgroups, go to school, and join in extracurricular activities with children our age. As we get older the lines become more blurred, but we generally...
by Staff | Sep 15, 2015 | Fellowship
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...
