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Each Thursday, St. Michael publishes, Happening This Week, a weekly e-newsletter with information about our ministry together. If you are not receiving Happening This Week, you can sign up using this link: E-newsletter sign-up.

Each month, St. Michael posts a new Parenting Christian Kids newsletter with ideas for building your family of faith. Here is the March issue: Parenting Christian Kids March 2014

St. Michael helps support two Young Adult Missionaries in Madagascar named Austin and Tanya Propst. If you’d like to learn more about their ministry, visit their website: http://sambatra.wordpress.com/ or like their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/YagmMadagascar.

Take a look at some of the outreach ministry being accomplished by our mission partner, Bedford Lutheran Church. They have pictures and information on their website.

In January, Micah’s Backpack helped 281 students in our community. You can see a full report on the ministry being accomplished in Sharing the Story of Micah’s Backpack – January 2014.

St. Philip Lutheran Church in Roanoke, VA is sponsoring a mission trip to Malawi in late summer 2014. If you are interested in being a part of the group, you can download the Malawi 2014 Pre-Signup Handout and contact the group leaders.

Check out this article on Micah’s Backpack in the News Messenger. http://ourvalley.org/micahs-backpack-prepares-food-bags-for-280-children/

Our mission partner, Bedford Lutheran Church, had an exciting Christmas Eve with nearly 100 people in worship. You can read more about the ministry happening at this congregation in their January letter to St. Michael.

St. Michael Lutheran Church is looking for an accompanist or accompanists to play for a 9 AM Sunday Service, an 11 AM Sunday Service and to accompany the choir which practices on Wednesday nights. St. Michael is an active congregation with a heart for helping others and a love of music. The music at the … Read more

In December, Micah’s Backpack delivered over 5000 meals to hungry students in our community. You can read the full report on the ministry being accomplished in the Sharing the Story of Micah’s Backpack – Dec. 2013 report.