St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (Cary, North Carolina)

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and School

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Basic information
Location Cary, North Carolina, United States
Affiliation Roman Catholic Church
District Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
Status Active
Leadership Bishop Michael F. Burbidge

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church & School is a Roman Catholic church and lower school located in Cary, North Carolina in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh. It is the largest parish in the Diocese of Raleigh, and the largest Catholic parish in the state of North Carolina.

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Church

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church is one of the largest churches within the diocese. Rev. Douglas Reed is the current parish priest.[1]

The church's mission statement is: "Saint Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church is a worshipping servant community dedicated to stewardship, social justice, and ministering to our members and to the greater community in the image given to us by Jesus. This ministry is centered around the sacraments and our acts of faith, hope, and charity."[2]

School

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic School hosts grades preK through Eight. The school feeds into Cardinal Gibbons Catholic High School. The school is a member of the Triangle Catholic School Athletic Conference.[3][4] St. Michael the Archangel was recently awarded the Blue Ribbon Program Award for outstanding student achievement. [5]

Sports

The school offers sports for students, and plays against other private schools in the area.[6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.stmichaelcary.org/parishstaff
  2. ^ http://www.acswebnetworks.com/stmichaelcary/
  3. ^ http://school.stmcary.org/index.html
  4. ^ http://www.acswebnetworks.com/stmichaelcary/faithformation/article153477.htm
  5. ^ http://www2.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/awards.html
  6. ^ http://school.stmcary.org/sports.html
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