The above stained glass window was acquired from Beyer Studio and was once in St. Boniface Catholic Church in North Philadelphia.  That parish is now closed and we were fortunate to be able to purchase this window for our new church.  This one is called "Jesus with Children" and is located in the glass wall between the gathering space (Narthex) and the main body of the church (Nave).  It was made in 1888 by Franz Mayer & Company in Munich Germany.

 Centered in the Eucharist and Gospel values,

the parish family of Saint Michael welcomes all to share in the treasure

of our Catholic faith.  We nurture faith formation of all ages

and strive to reach out to the needs

of the entire community.

PRAYER OF SAINT MICHAEL

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray: and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen

This window was also acquired from Beyer Studio from St. Boniface Catholic Church in North Philadelphia.   It is called "Holy Family" and is located behind the altar on the back wall of the new church.  Like the other large window, it was made in 1888 by Franz Mayer & Company in Munich Germany.  You can see in the new church building how large and magnificent these windows are!

We remember the recently deceased & their families in prayer with sympathy and love:

Christian Dey, brother of Patty Shoemaker

Robert John Miller, son of Gerry Miller

Josephine Alcamo

The flowers in the church are given for the glory of God and in loving memory of  Richard G. O’Neill from his wife & family and in loving memory of Michael Nagle from his wife Johanna C. Nagle.

SADDLE UP AND RIDE OVER FOR 5 FUN FILLED DAYS!

JUNE 17-21, 2013 - FOR ALL CHILDREN IN CURRENT PRE-K4 THROUGH 5TH GRADE.

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Welcome to our newly registered members - we hope you find Saint Michael to be a warm, friendly parish home!

You can register in the office, get a form in the church, or access one by clicking on REGISTRATION  here, completing the form, and submitting it to the parish office. We host a Welcome Social quarterly for new members.  Look for information in the bulletin.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION forms are available under the 'Education" tab above by choosing "Registration." You can also find information on the upcoming FAMILY HONOR program under the "Youth Education" tab.

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NEW PARISH PHOTO DIRECTORY

If you only chose to receive the complimentary 8 x 10 directory picture and did not purchase a package, you can pick up your photo in the church office during the week.  The new Directories are in the first stage of production.  We expect to receive a proof very soon and then copies will be available after we finish with our review.  Thank you for your patience

Dear Faculty, parents and all members of our wonderful Saint Michael School and Parish Family,

Well, IT’S TIME FOR THE WHITE SMOKE!  (Just like when we found out that we had a new Pope, Pope Francis).  We have a principal!!!!  Her name is Schauna Schubiger.  I want to thank the many people who were part of the search process, including a number of our school faculty as well as Nancy and Debbie in the school office.  Special thanks go out to the head of our School Board, Mr. Laurence Bolchoz, who spent untold hours going through resumes, checking references, etc.  I thank everyone for all your many prayers that have had a big influence on our process!

As far as the background of our new principal goes, she comes to us with public school experience in New Jersey.  In the Freehold, NJ Public School District, she has been a principal for one year (Park Avenue Elementary School), a vice principal for five years in two different schools (Veterans Elementary School in Brick Township, NJ and Ocean Road Elementary School in Point Pleasant, NJ), as well as Supervisor of Technology and Assessment for the Freehold School District.  As far as her teaching experience, she was the technology teacher for Nellie F. Bennet Elementary School in Point Pleasant, NJ for two years and a graphic arts teacher at Verona High School in Verona, NJ for three years.

As far as college experience goes, she was an adjunct professor and director of a summer technology camp at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ and a graduate adjunct professor in technology for undergraduate and graduate courses at Georgian Court University in Lakewood, NJ from 2006 to the present.

Mrs. Shauna Schubiger has a Master’s in Educational Leadership as well as a Master’s in Educational Technology.  She also already has her South Carolina Principal’s License.  She stated in the cover letter of her resume that “My background in Technology has allowed me to utilize assessment data to drive my staff’s professional development, thus improving my overall student achievement scores.”  She has implemented the Common Core State Standard of New Jersey, which is ranked among the highest.

She also states in her letter that: “My Catholic faith has always played a prominent role in my life as well as the manner in which my husband and I are raising our children.”  And that: “My greatest strengths include, but are not limited to: budget development, performance standards development, teacher mentoring, curriculum design and improvement, school safety, standardized testing, program management and coordination, and workshop and seminar presentations.  Furthermore, my Master’s degree in technology education has enabled me to implement creative, cutting-edge uses for technology in the classroom with our students and staff.  Technology is truly one of my passions, and I work diligently with my staff to expose our students to as many different aspects of it as possible.  I am able to utilize technology to communicate with my school community via social networks such as Twitter as well as create digital videos to showcase many of the great events that take place in my building on a daily basis.”

With such a wonderful background, we are very happy to welcome Mrs. Shauna Schubiger, her husband, and her three children (all of whom are under five!) to our Saint Michael Family!

God Bless!