Name of Church St. Michael the Archangel Church
Address 18090 SE Langensand Road, Sandy OR 97055
Phone number (503) 668-4446
Website www.stmichaelsandy.org
Mass times Saturday vigil, 4 pm and 6 pm. (Spanish). Sundays, 10 am, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, 8:30 am. 1st Saturday, 8:30 am. St. Michael is the largest of a cluster of three parishes, the other two are St. John in the Woods in Welches and St. Aloysius in Estacada. St. John Mass time: Sunday, 8 am. St. Aloysius Mass times: Sunday, 11:30 am and Wednesday, 11 am. Winter snow and accidents on the main highway can sometimes hamper Mass times at St. John and St. Aloysius.
Confessions Saturdays, 2:30 – 3:30 pm and by appointment.
Names of priests Father Gregg Bronsema, pastor. Father Bronsema was previously an evangelical Christian but entered the Catholic Church (and later seminary) after coming to believe in the truth of the Catholic faith. He is a dedicated and faithful priest, and a good homilist, who is often on the road traveling between the three churches he oversees. His homilies are brief and to the point, as he often has to finish Mass and head out to another church site.
Special groups/activities Adoration Thursdays 9 am to 5 pm, prayer chain, prayer shawl ministry, St. Vincent de Paul Society, rosary makers, homebound ministry, youth group, Bible study.
School No.
Cry room Yes.
Fellow parishioners This is a predominantly English-speaking community; beautiful country and lots of trees, the Columbia River is nearby and Mt. Hood is in the distance. Nan Britton (1896-1991), U.S. President Warren Harding’s mistress with whom he fathered a daughter, spent the last years of her life living in Sandy.
Parking Ample parking around the church.
Additional observations St. Michael the Archangel Church is a growing parish in the Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon. The first church was erected in Sandy in 1898; it was destroyed by fire in 1917. The St. John parish mission was opened in 1926 and served lumberjacks and skiers. The current church opened in 1972 (complete with cut logs for pews). St. Aloysius was built in 1924.