Healthcare Ministry

Contact: Linda Petro   Phone: (301)829-6067   Email:

Mission Statement: Promote health and wellness within the context of our Catholic values, beliefs, and faith practices by sharing the talents and gifts we have received from the Holy Spirit.

Goal: Empower St. Michael´s faith community, including its family, individual members and the community it serves to incorporate health and wellness practices from a faith perspective to achieve desired outcomes.

Activities:

      Offer quarterly Blood Pressure screening

      Sponsor semi-annual Red Cross Blood Drives

      Host programs that integrate current medical and behavioral knowledge with the beliefs and practices of our faith to promote health as wholeness and to prevent or minimize illness.

      Provide initial emergency response during parish related services when member is present at that function