St. Michael's Catholic Church 

Good Morning,
Happy President’s Day!
Thank you so much for the blood drive yesterday. We had 19 people who presented to donate,  we collected 14 pints. These 14 pints will help save up to 42 lives!  We thank Paul Hynes for his dedication and hard work in working with the RI Blood center to make this happen.

God bless all of our friends who took a few minutes out of their day to help soo many in their time of need! 
 

 Today we are at a crucial time for our state.  Legislation has been introduced at the RI General Assembly radically expanding abortion in Rhode Island. Please find attached a letter from Rev. Bernard Healey, Director of the RI Catholic Conference.  Fr. Healey explains the current bill that is being introduced and also please find the attached link to sign a petition against this. 

Letter to all RI Catholics from Fr Bernard Healey

Online Petition:
http://www.rirtl.org/action/index.php?vvsrc=/Petitions/1564/Respond

DAY OF ACTION
2-26-19

Thank you for signing the petition to stop the 2 bills before the RI Judiciary Committee which would codify 3rd Trimester abortions. To date, thousands of signatures have been collected, with more on the way!  

There’s more great news: A national polling company, Cygnal, has found that 73.8% of Rhode Islanders are against late term abortions!  Cygnal was rated most accurate polling firm by NY Times in 2018.

If you'd like to continue this important humanitarian effort, come to the Statehouse Rotunda on Tuesday, Feb. 26th for a Day of Action, starting at 3PM. We will hear from speakers regarding this legislation, the poll, and current counts of written and online petitions. Please join us. Your support is crucial! If you have any questions, call (401)248-5219. 

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CANCELLATION OF MORNING MASS POLICY REMINDER: 

If school is canceled or delayed in Smithfield because of inclement weather, Morning Mass at 7:00 AM is cancelled. If the Mass had a Special Intention, it will be reschduled. You can also visit one of the local News Channels website or on TV for Cancellations if there is a Holiday, and there is no school that day. Thank you. 

Saturday, February 16, 2019
5:00 PM Mass
Kathryn Dickson
Remembrance by Son.

Sunday, February 17, 2019
8:00 AM Mass
Jeannine Huyler
4th Anniversary by Family.

Sunday, February 17, 2019
10:30 AM Mass
James J. Doyle
9th Anniversary by Family.