Outreach Events

Lenten Crosses

February 18 – March 29, 2026
St. Michael Church - Narthex

Each Lent, beginning on Ash Wednesday (FEBRUARY 18), the Social Concerns Ministry puts out paper crosses with labels in the Narthex requesting items needed by members of our sharing parish St. Basil – Visitation, St. Vincent de Paul, Aid for Women, and other local charities or gift cards to be used to purchase needed items. You may select a cross and purchase the items listed on it as an expression of your commitment to the practice of almsgiving. Crosses are available throughout the season of Lent. We ask that unwrapped items be returned to the Narthex with the cross attached before Palm Sunday (MARCH 29).

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting

March 5, 2026
6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
St. Michael Parish West Ministry Room

If you think you have a problem with alcohol and have a desire to stop drinking, come to a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous every Thursday at St. Michael Parish.

Help Needed for Food Delivery to Pro Labore Dei

March 7, 2026
Deliveries on Saturdays
Outreach Event - We meet at Trader Joe's
14850 S. LaGrange Rd. in Orland Park, IL

Our parish has been blessed with the opportunity to support Pro Labore Dei’s mission to feed the hungry. Each day of the week, Trader Joe’s in Orland Park donates perishable food to many who are hungry. They have offered us “Saturdays” to help get that food to the hungry. Hence, we are asking for the help of two or three people / families, who have a pick-up truck or van or SUV, to help once every two or three months to pick up and deliver the food.

Prayer Shawl Ministry – Hooks and Needles

March 10, 2026
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM
St. Michael Parish - Ministry Room East

Anyone with an interest in knitting or crochet – whether it be novice or advanced – is invited to join us! We share patterns, meet new people, laugh together! We usually meet twice a month during the day on Tuesdays, from August to June. We also meet in the evening once a month September-October-November, and March-April-May.

Mental Health Awareness Prayer Gathering

March 25, 2026
7:00 PM
St. Michael Parish - Chapel

The St. Michael Mental Health Awareness Ministry is a spiritual support group intended for family and / or friends of persons living with mental and addiction disease / afflictions. We are community of faith offering help and hope. We share our lived experiences and mental health resources we have utilized. We practice Holy Listening and do not try to “fix” anyone’s problems.

Multi-Parish Home Build – Habitat for Humanity

June 12 – 13, 2026
7 Parishes – Chicago Archdiocese Vicariate V
St. Michael Parish

This Year’s Multi-Parish Home Build event will be held at St. Michael on June 12 and 13, 2026 – On Friday, June 12 and Saturday, June 13, volunteers from at least 7 parishes in the Chicago Archdiocese Vicariate V will come together at St. Michael Parish to build stud walls that will be used by Habitat for Humanity to build houses for low-income families – We will need volunteers for a multitude of duties for this event!