About St. Michael's Episcopal Church
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Welcome to St. Michael's, La Marque
We would consider it a privilege to have you worship at St. Michael’s and sincerely hope you will get a blessing from the service. We hope that you will feel at home with us during your visit. If the church members or Fr. Bob Moore can serve you in any way, we will welcome the opportunity. If you are making your home in this area we extend to you a hearty invitation to make this your church home.
The Episcopal community in La Marque adopted St. Michael as their patron saint when they first started meeting in a La Marque fire station in 1948. The Archangel Michael is the captain of God’s angel armies, who threw the rebellious Satan out of heaven (Revelation 12:7-9). St. Michael is considered the protector of soldiers and police and is often depicted as an angel with armor and weapons.
St. Michael’s is a family size church. Our Sunday attendance at the 10a.m. Communion service is usually in the 50’s and 60’s. Our congregation is racially diverse and folks come from many communities besides La Marque. We have active church participants from Bay Cliff, Friendswood, Dickinson, Galveston, Hitchcock, League City, Santa Fe, and Texas City. All baptized Christians are invited to receive Communion at St Michael’s
St. Michael’s congregation is weighted on the older side, but we have teenagers and elementary age folks as well. Our multiage Sunday School Class, based on the appointed scripture lessons for Sunday, actively engages our young folks. The youth group (EYC) has activities scheduled throughout the year. 1n 2014 the nursery for infants was refurbished, rededicated and is ready for those who have infants or toddlers.
St. Michael’s actively reaches out beyond the walls of the church to support NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), La Marque Aid and Guidance, AIDA House (a shelter for battered women including those trying to recover from substance abuse), The Gulf Coast Blood Bank, and the Seafarer’s Center in Galveston.
We are a Christ-centered community of Word and Sacrament enlivened by the Holy Spirit through..
- Praying, Worshiping, Studying and Outreach
- Being good stewards of our gifts
- Responding to peoples needs
- Providing a loving and forgiving place for all people
