St. Michael (Diocese of Saginaw, New Lothrop)

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St. Michael
Dedication: St. Michael
Type/Classification: Territorial Parish
Non-Parochial: No
Operated By: Diocesan clergy
Venerated Saints: None specified
Diocese: Diocese of Saginaw
Deanery:
Address: 17994 Lincoln Rd., New Lothrop, Michigan 48460
City: New Lothrop, MI
Subdivision: Michigan
Country: United States
County: Shiawassee County
Website: No website specified
Founded:
School: No
Email: None specified
AI Confidence: 3/10
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St. Michael is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Saginaw, serving the small community of New Lothrop, Michigan, in Shiawassee County. The parish is dedicated to Saint Michael, the archangel venerated in Catholic tradition as a defender against evil and a protector of the Church.

Rooted in the rural farmland of mid-Michigan, St. Michael has long served Catholic families in and around New Lothrop as a territorial parish under the pastoral care of the Diocese of Saginaw.

The parish continues to serve as a center of worship and community life for Catholics in this part of Shiawassee County.

History

Specific historical records regarding the founding and early development of St. Michael Parish in New Lothrop are not widely documented in publicly available sources. According to the Diocese of Saginaw's parish listings, St. Michael has long been established as a territorial parish serving the New Lothrop area, a small rural community in Shiawassee County, Michigan.[1]

Like many rural Michigan parishes founded by Catholic settlers of German, Irish, and other European immigrant descent, St. Michael likely traces its origins to the growth of Catholic communities in Shiawassee County during the nineteenth or early twentieth century, though no confirmed founding date is documented in available sources.

Special features

  • A rural parish serving the Catholic community of New Lothrop and the surrounding Shiawassee County countryside

Relics

According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar may contain deposited relics, as is customary in dedicated Catholic churches. Specific details regarding relics associated with St. Michael Parish are not publicly documented in available sources.

Architecture and Art

Exterior features

Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of St. Michael Church are not publicly documented in available sources.

Interior features

The interior worship space is arranged, as is typical of Catholic parish churches, to foster active participation in the liturgy, with seating oriented toward the sanctuary and altar.

Stained Glass Windows

Specific details on the church's stained glass windows are not publicly documented in available sources.

Statues and Sculptures

Devotional imagery of Saint Michael the Archangel, often depicted in traditional iconography with sword and scales, may be present within the church, though specific details are not publicly documented in available sources.

Other Artwork

No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.

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References

  1. ↑ "Parishes". Diocese of Saginaw. https://www.dioceseofsaginaw.org/. 
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