Father Arnsparger Parish Priest
Dear Friends,
Thank you for visiting our Parish Web Site of St. Michael’s Parish in Gastonia, North Carolina. We pray that you will come to visit us in person when you are in our area. We are a parish of the Diocese of Charlotte. Please visit our Diocesan Web Site or that of the Holy See (the Vatican.)
Please remember us in your good prayers and be assured of our
prayers for you. May our Lord bless you and our Lady keep you
in her care.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Father Arnsparger
Capital Campaign 2012 – Information is available HERE
Forward as Family, with Faith, Reason, Grace, and Excellence in Virtue
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Mission Statement
The members of the St. Michael parish family, in union with the Roman Catholic
Church, are called through growing knowledge and increasing love to receive Gods
grace, that they may in turn call others to this loving communion of grace.
Vision Statement
To build our parish community by focusing on the truth of the Incarnation and the
Holy Eucharist, “The Word Became Flesh and Made His Dwelling Among Us”. We
pledge to work together to provide programs and resources in order to bring all
of us into a deeper union with the mysteries of the Incarnation and Eucharist to
better understand “The Word of God in the Life and Mission of the Church”.
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Forward as Family, with Faith, Reason, Grace, and Excellence in Virtue
St. Michael Parish Prayer for 2012 Capital Campaign
Heavenly Father, we ask you to look with favor on our Capital Campaign. Send us
the Graces we need to continue to move forward as family. Grant us faith, reason,
grace and excellence in virtue. We entrust our future to your loving and merciful
care. May we be filled with joy and generosity to assist in giving you honor and
spreading our Holy Faith through the facilities you provide for us and which we
offer to Your service. Guide all our efforts as we take Your Son’s revelation to heart
and live a vibrant, intentional Catholic life. We ask this through the power of the Holy
Spirit Whom You have sent to confirm us in the Faith. Amen.
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Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle,
be our defense 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
the other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin
of souls. Amen.