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Welcome to the website of St. Michael the Archangel parish, located in downtown Silver Spring, Maryland. We are a vibrant, multicultural urban Roman Catholic parish. Read More

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Winter Storm Postponements and Cancellations

Valentine’s Dinner Dance rescheduled to March 6 (see announcement below for details).

Sodality has cancelled their meeting for Sunday and rescheduled for Feb. 14th in the Williamsburg room after 9:30 mass.

Due to the inclement weather forecasted for Friday and Saturday, all religious education classes, English and Spanish, are cancelled on Sunday, February 7. According to the yearly religious education calendar, classes are not scheduled for the following Sunday, February 14 because of the Presidents Day holiday weekend. However, classes, English and Spanish, will resume on Sunday, February 21, beginning at 8:00 am. The Rite of Passage (Blessing of Confirmation candidates) is rescheduled also to Sunday, February 21, at the 9:30 am Mass.

Debido a las condiciones del clima, la Vigilia con Santa Misa y Adoración al Santísimo Sacramento de este viernes 4 de febrero, 2010, ha sido CANCELADA hasta el próximo mes. La próxima Vigilia será el viernes 5 de Marzo, 2010 a las 6:45PM. No hay cambios en el horario de Misas para el domingo. Como siempre, la Misa en Español de este domingo 7 de febrero será a la 1:00PM.

Attending Mass in Inclement Weather - we wish to remind the faithful that dangerous travel/road conditions are legitimate excuses from fulfilling the Sunday obligation to attend Mass. Those who cannot safely attend Mass in person are encouraged to watch the Sunday TV Mass, which airs at 10:30 a.m. on CW50. Click here for details and the exact channel in your area.

Valentine's Dinner Dance.  It's time again for the annual Valentines's dinner dance sponsored by the Mother Butler Guild of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church.  It will be held this year on Saturday, March 6, 2010 beginning at 6:30 PM.  Everyone is invited.  Your donation of $12 will go for fundraising for our parish.  For more information, call 202.829.1516

Poetry Competition. St. Michael School is launching the Homer Cup Competition to be held in the Williamsburg Room of St. Michael the Archangel Church on Friday, February 19 at7 PM.  Two students from each of the Middle School Classes representing Avalon, Brookwood, and St. Michael will compete in this inaugural poetry competition among the three schools. Mrs. Hellinger's Middle School students participating in this event are:  Anjanee Upshur and Ramella Suber, Sixth Graders who will be reciting American poetry; Derrick McNeely and Sharissa Riddock, 7th Graders, who have selected European poets; and two 8th Graders from among Charles Jordan, Libby Smislova, Trisha Pilgrim, and Kaleb Harris, who will present Shakespearean sonnets.  Two teachers each from Avalon, Brookwood, and St. Michael will judge the contestants according to the given criteria.  We welcome you to attend this historic event and encourage the students with your presence and appreciation of their efforts.

St. Michael School Open House.   Please join us at our Admissions Season Open House at the school this Ferbruary 28, 2010, between 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.  This is your opportunity to learn more about our terrific school.  Meet Charles Eames, our dynamic principal, his staff, and some of our students.  See the various school projects that have been undertaken.  Whether you're considering the school for your children or just want to find out what's going on, please stop by on Sunday.  We'd love to see you.  For more information,please call the main office at 301- 585-6873 or visit us on the web at www.smsadmissions.org.

The December cash flow statements for the church and school have been posted on the Finance Council page and new reports will be published there monthly (click for details)

News Articles

SODALITY BAKE SALE
The first Sodality bake sale of 2010 was held after all the morning masses on Sunday, January 24, 2010... Read More

SAN MIGUEL CELEBRACIÓN DE LA NAVIDAD
Las fiestas Navideñas en la parroquia San Miguel Arcángel trajeron momentos de alegría y compartimiento, de oración y de comunión... Leer Más

ST. MICHAEL CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION
The Christmas celebrations at Saint Michael the Archangel parish brought moments of joy and fellowship, prayer and communion... Read More

MEET ST. MICHAEL'S NEW DIRECTOR OF MUSIC MINISTRIES MATT MUELLER                             St. Michael the Archangel is very fortunate to have Matt Mueller join us as our new Director of Music Ministries. We thought you might like to know more about him so we asked him to participate in an interview for this web site. Read More

CELEBRATION OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
On Saturday, December 12, 2009, our church celebrated the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe... Read More

CELEBRACION DE NUESTA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE
El sábado 12 de diciembre, nuestra parroquia celebro con gran alegría y devoción la conmemoración de la aparición de nuestra Virgen de Guadalupe... Leer Más

LETTER SENT TO PARENTS ABOUT THE CONSULTATION PROCESS FOR ST. MICHAEL'S SCHOOL (click for details) For related Catholic Standard article click here.

SUCCESSFUL SODALITY BAZAAR RAISES SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS
The St. Michael the Archangel Sodality held its annual holiday bazaar on Sunday, November 22, 2009, in the Williamsburg Room.  The bazaar is held to benefit the Sodality’s scholarship fund... Read more

MONSIGNOR TOLENTINO CONVENES A CONSULTATIVE MEETING TO DISCUSS THE PARISH SCHOOL
On Thursday evening, October 29, Monsignor Tolentino convened a consultative meeting to discuss key issues affecting the operation of our parish school. Read more


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