In addition to his pastoral assignments in his Priestly ministry, Father Mike enjoys music, travel, movies and family gatherings (and is known for his long-standing support of the Montreal Canadiens).  He has been a member of the Knights of Columbus for over 30 years and, in 1999, was invested as a Priest Knight in the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem, having assisted in arranging several pilgrimages to Rome and the Holy Land.

Father Michael Reed was appointed to Blessed Sacrament Parish in Amherstview and to the Mission of Saint Bartholomew on Amherst Island in the summer of 2005 after several years as the Pastor of Saint Charles Borromeo Parish in Read and then, for four years, as the first Pastor of the newly established triple cluster of Marysville, Read and Deseronto Parishes.

In Father Mike's family, he has two living brothers, one in Kingston and another in London, along with two sisters, one in Belleville and the other in Sandhurst Shores.  He is 'Uncle Mike' to a half dozen nieces and nephews, two grand-nieces and a grand-nephew.

Father Mike was born in Belleville, Ontario in 1949 and began his theological studies at Saint Paul's Seminary in Ottawa in 1975.  He was ordained a Priest on June 26th,1982 and, through the years, has served in Parishes in Prescott, Smiths Falls, Trenton, Cardinal and Brewers Mills.  Father Mike also spent time as Chaplain in several Hospitals and Schools.