Missions Madness for Casa de Amparo

Missions Madness is an opportunity for the youth in our parish to participate in acts of service for our local community and abroad. At Missions Madness we are working to be a beacon of light by sharing in Christ’s work of reconciliation and healing in our own small...

Flowering of the Cross

Thank you to all who participated in making the Flowering Cross. It was such a beautiful moment. The flowering cross is a long-standing tradition in the church, reminding us of the transformative love that is made known in the cross of Christ. Our Mite Cans are...

Scavenger Hunt in Carlsbad Village

St. Michael’s youth and young adults shared in a fun, adventure-filled scavenger hunt on January 18th. After sharing a delicious lunch, participants scoured Carlsbad Village for items such as a take-out menu, a smooth beach stone, and a stranger’s autograph. They...

SOUL Youth 30 Hour Fast

On February 28th at 6pm, SOUL youth broke a 30 hour fast with the bread and wine of Holy Communion followed by a delicious potluck meal. Beginning on Friday at noon, students began fasting as a concrete reminder of the hundreds of millions of people around the world...

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...

St. Michael’s Vessels Return Home

Friends in Christ, This morning, all of St. Michael’s sacred vessels were discovered in a car during a routine traffic stop.  The suspect in custody admitted to what he had done.  To the surprise of the detective and state trooper, the young thief requested...

30 Hour Famine

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...