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Upcoming EventsMarch 2021
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 288:30 Mass10:30 Mass5:00p Mass1Month View March 1, 202125:15 Reconciliation1:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View March 2, 202137:50 Mass41:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View March 4, 202158:00 Mass64:00 Reconciliation5:00p Mass (also Live-streamed)Month View March 6, 202178:30 Mass10:30 Mass5:00p Mass8Month View March 8, 202195:15 Reconciliation1:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View March 9, 2021107:50 Mass111:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View March 11, 2021128:00 Mass134:00 Reconciliation5:00p Mass (also Live-streamed)Month View March 13, 2021148:30 Mass10:30 Mass5:00p Teen Mass15Month View March 15, 2021165:15 Reconciliation1:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View March 16, 2021177:50 Mass181:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View March 18, 2021198:00 Mass204:00 Reconciliation5:00p Mass (also Live-streamed)Month View March 20, 2021218:30 Mass10:30 Mass5:00p Mass22Month View March 22, 2021235:15 Reconciliation1:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View March 23, 2021247:50 Mass251:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View March 25, 2021268:00 Mass274:00 Reconciliation5:00p Mass (also Live-streamed)Month View March 27, 2021288:30 Mass10:30 Mass5:00p Mass29Month View March 29, 2021305:15 Reconciliation1:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View March 30, 2021317:50 Mass11:00p Church Open for Prayer6:00p MassMonth View April 1, 202128:00 Mass34:00 Reconciliation5:00p Mass (also Live-streamed)Month View April 3, 2021
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Happening This Lenten Season...
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Lenten Fish Fries
Due to COVID protocols, we will not be hosting any Lenten Fish Fries here at St. Mike's. Instead, we encourage you to find a local restaurant to support on Friday's during lent.
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Help Sanitize our Church
CLICK HERE to sign up for sanitzing in March
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40 Hours of Devotion
As part of our Lenten journey, parishioners have the opportunity to spend time with Jesus present in the Blessed Sacrament. 40 Hours of Prayer begins at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, March 11 and continues uninterrupted until 10:00 a.m., Saturday, March 13. This beautiful form of prayer will take place in the chapel.
All are welcome. At least 2 people are needed for each hour, especially between midnight and 5:00 a.m. Please prayerfully consider one of these hours.
Masks, social distancing, and sanitizing are required. A sanitizing station with the necessary supplies will be available.
If you are able to participate in this beautiful form of prayer, please click on the link below to sign up for an hour or two.
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Our Latest COVID-19 Updates:
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Update Regarding Covid Vaccines: As vaccines for Covid are becoming more readily available, I’ve been hearing more and more information and misinformation regarding the Church’s position on whether it is morally acceptable to receive a vaccine that has any association with abortion. Regarding vaccines in general, many have been developed either using a line of stem cells that date back to abortions in the early 1970’s or have used that line of stem cells in testing the vaccine. For Catholics, it is best to avoid any vaccine that has any association with abortion. However, often there are no vaccines to choose from that don’t have some association.
Perhaps the most helpful article I’ve seen on this was published by the Catholic Spirit in its December 10th edition. Must Catholics refuse a Covid-19 vaccine made with a cell line from an abortion? was written by Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, one of the outstanding experts on moral questions such as this in this country. There was also a very helpful presentation by Fr. Tad hosted on radio by Pro-Life Action Ministries.
While I called attention to the original article back in December, my reason for writing again is that the Johnson and Johnson vaccine will soon be available. The basic position of the Church has been that Catholics should make a special effort to avoid vaccines developed using stems cell lines resulting from abortions. While the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines still are morally problematic in that testing was done using those stem cell lines, the Johnson and Johnson vaccine was developed and produced using an
abortion-derived stem cell line.
In the article and the radio presentation, Fr. Tad stated (consistent with statements from the Vatican and the US Bishops) that if a Catholic has no other choice and there is serious risk to one’s health, they could morally accept such a vaccine. However, it is better to avoid the J&J vaccine if possible. He also suggested that all Catholics have an obligation to raise their objection to the continuing practice of using abortion tainted stem cell lines in the development and/or testing of vaccines of any kind
-Fr. Tom
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Sunday Mass: We will start with 4 weekend Masses: Saturday at 5:00 p.m., Sunday at 8:30 a.m, 10:30 a.m., and 5:00 p.m. We will continue to live-stream Mass on our YouTube channel on Saturday evenings at 5:00 p.m. CLICK HERE to subscribe to our YouTube Channel.
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Please watch THIS IMPORTANT VIDEO to learn more about how we will return to Mass at St. Michael Catholic Church safely. We also recommend reading the guidelines below for additional information. As a reminder- we will still live-stream our Mass on Saturday evenings at 5:00 p.m. so that you can continue to watch and participate from home.
Communion Update! Holy Communion is now being distributed at the traditional point during Mass. After Mass, we will ask everyone to exit by the specially marked exit doors by the baptism font and the elevator.
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Reconciliation: All confessions will take place in the Main Church.
Saturdays: 4:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Tuesdays: 5:15 p.m.– 5:45 p.m.
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We will have Adoration with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament during the latter part of the open prayer times from 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. (with Mass occuring from 6-6:30 p.m.). The main church continues to remain open for prayer from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursdays.
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Please DO call to let us know about urgent matters especially requests for the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. Fr. Tom will remain available for emergencies as always but will have to observe protocols established by hospitals and senior care facilities. For the very short term, we have asked lay ministers not to visit the sick and homebound out of concern for everyone’s safety.
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Happening at our Church...
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To learn more about the Archdiocesan Synod process, and to find a prayer & listening session near you- CLICK HERE
For more information about our St. Michael Parish Synod Ambassadors Team- CLICK HERE
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Giving to Our Sister Parish in Chimbote
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2020 was a year when Chimbote was devastated by COVID and several months of lockdown, yet our donations from last winter stretched a long way. We will be holding our Annual Homes Collection this weekend (Feb. 27th & 28th). If you’d like to make a donation that makes a huge difference, consider any of the items on this list (see image). Even if you pay for a simple bed or dresser you give two gifts. One is new furniture for a family with nothing. The other is work for the carpenters who have been out of work most of this year.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE LASTEST FRIENDS OF CHIMBOTE NEWSLETTER
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