St. Michael's Catholic Church

05/30/2026

May is a special month for honoring Mary. One beloved tradition is creating a May Altar filled with flowers, candles, or an image of our Blessed Mother. This year, St. Michael’s invites our whole parish family to join in by setting up a May Altar wherever you are and sharing in this beautiful devotion. These families have participated!

05/29/2026

Thank you to Ridge Hardware and American Legion Post 255
for sponsoring this wonderful community event and including St. Michael's School as a beneficiary of it. We're always grateful to our benefactors!

There’s just something different about small town events ❤️

The kind where:
• kids are running around playing games
• neighbors are catching up
• everyone’s in red, white, and blue 🇺🇸

That’s exactly what we’re building with our Ridge White & Blue Celebration on July 31st
But we can’t do it alone—we’re looking for community donations to help make this event happen:
🎆 Fireworks
🎨 Kids activities
🍔 Food & drinks
🏆 Competition prizes

💙 Donations can also be directed straight to St. Michael’s & Ridge Elementary if you choose

If you’ve ever said “we need more things like this around here”… this is your chance to be part of it

📍 Reach out or stop by Ridge Hardware to help

05/29/2026

After all this rain, you know the grass needs a good cuttin'! Thanks to Collentro Landscaping and Nursery for taking care of us!

05/29/2026

05/28/2026

SIX AWARDS. ONE INCREDIBLE ST. MICHAEL’S COMMUNITY.

We are so grateful for the love and support Southern Maryland showed St. Michael’s in 2025. Because of our amazing parish, school families, supporters, and community, St. Michael’s was honored with SIX Best of Southern Maryland awards! 💚✨

⭐ Best Private School
⭐ Best Educational Services
⭐ Best Preschool
⭐ Best Summer Camp
⭐ Best Place of Worship
⭐ Best Resale Shop

Now nominations for Best of Southern Maryland 2026 are officially OPEN, and we would be honored to have your support once again. 🙌

✔️ Create or sign in to your account
✔️ Nominate St. Michael’s in all 6 categories
✔️ Return daily through June 12 to nominate again

We made it simple with direct links to every category here:

👉 https://smsridgemd.org/bestofsomd

Every nomination helps shine a light on the faith, education, service, and community that make St. Michael’s so special.

Thank you for being part of the St. Michael’s family. 💚

05/26/2026

🏆 HELP US DEFEND OUR TITLES! 🏆

For more than 105 years, St. Michael's has been a place where faith, learning, service, and community come together.

Thanks to your incredible support, the St. Michael's family was honored to be recognized with SIX Best of Southern Maryland awards in 2025:

⭐ Best Private School
⭐ Best Educational Services
⭐ Best Preschool
⭐ Best Summer Camp
⭐ Best Place of Worship
⭐ Best Resale Shop

Now nominations are open for the 2026 Best of Southern Maryland Awards, and we need your help!

Visit our nomination page for direct links to all categories:
👉 https://smsridgemd.org/bestofsomd

✅ Create or sign in to your Best of SoMD account
✅ Nominate St. Michael's in all six categories (write in name)
✅ Return daily through June 12 to nominate again

Every nomination helps us continue a tradition of Faith, Excellence, and Community.

Thank you for supporting St. Michael's School, Preschool, Summer Camp, Church, and Thrift Store. Together, let's defend our titles!

💚

05/25/2026

05/25/2026

Father of light, from whom every good gift comes,
send your Spirit into our lives
with the power of a mighty wind,
and by the flame of your wisdom
open the horizons of our minds.
Loosen our tongues to sing your praise
in words beyond the power of speech,
for without your Spirit
man could never raise his voice in words of peace
or announce the truth that Jesus is Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.