Faculty Staff Liturgy January 3 , 2012 Presider Rev. Donal Godfrey S.J.
Presider Fr. James Cassidy Carin Vagle George Maurer readings this week lead us to ask ourselves:...
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Our readings this week lead us to ask ourselves: “Whom do I serve?” Do I really serve God’s vision of love and justice in the world? Do I hold that vision of hope so deeply that I can sustain myself and my community with joy? We have spent this past week with the delegates from our Sister Parish in Guatemala, living God’s vision for the world. It is not hard to be clear about the path of discipleship when you spend time with people so grounded in their journey with God. Eluvia, Patty, Maria, Lionel and Evelio return home tomorrow, and it will be a very difficult farewell. We are people united in faith, sharing one another’s struggles and multiplying one another’s joys. This past week, we connected with many Minnesotans working for justice, including Native American, African American and Latino American groups serving our community. Our delegates, who are leaders in their church and in their municipality, shared their experiences organizing on issues of poverty, violence and children’s health and education. We met with Mary Johnson (who spoke here at SJA) to hear her story of reconciling with the young man who killed her son. We joined the peace witness on the Lake Street Bridge. We witnessed a hearing for those awaiting deportation. Our delegates served on a Mobile Loaves and Fishes run. And we went up to Fred and Anna Vagle’s cabin on the coldest day of the summer for a true retreat! Mostly, though, we connected with one another in a spirit of thanksgiving, with prayer and food and much laughter. Our relationship of solidarity unites us across many miles and it has thrived for 21 years thanks to our Sister Parish committee and their work. We are very grateful to all who planned these 10 days, to our host families, drivers and translators, and to Carrie Stengel, the executive director of Sister Parish, Inc., who traveled with the delegation and is an invaluable asset to the organization and to us. We are thankful for the partnership of the SJA Outreach Fund, which helps delegates travel from TNII and supports youth scholarships and women’s group leadership in Guatemala. And we are grateful to you, the community of St. Joan of Arc, for your participation in this ministry. Please consider joining our delegation from SJA to TNII in 2016 – it is a life-transforming experience. Stop on the plaza after Mass this morning for cake, and to share a goodbye hug. And please join us for our potluck tonight in Hospitality Hall at 5 pm for great food, games and conversation – and families are most welcome. Farewell to our brothers and sisters, safe travels home, and know that our love goes with you until we meet again! Presider: Fr. James Cassidy Pre-Mass Speaker: Delegates from our Sister Parish in Guatemala will share their thoughts at the close of their time with us. Thank you so much! We welcome the beautiful, musical inspiration from singer, Carin Vagle and keyboardist, George Maurer at today's Gym Masses. Thank you for your artistry! The Sunday Morning Registration and Information Office is located in the Parish Center. In the office you may register to become a SJA parishioner; get program information; sign up for a program; and register to volunteer. The office is open after both of our Sunday morning liturgies. Mobile Loaves and Fishes Needs Socks! Please place your donations in the collection hamper in the Parish Center entrance. FFI email [email protected].
Transcript of Presider Fr. James Cassidy Carin Vagle George Maurer readings this week lead us to ask ourselves:...
Our readings this week lead us to ask ourselves: “Whom do I serve?” Do I really serve God’s vision of love and justice in the world? Do I hold that vision of hope so deeply that I can sustain myself and my community with joy?
We have spent this past week with the delegates from our Sister Parish in Guatemala, living God’s vision for the world. It is not hard to be clear about the path of discipleship when you spend time with people so grounded in their journey with God. Eluvia, Patty, Maria, Lionel and Evelio return home tomorrow, and it will be a very difficult farewell. We are people united in faith, sharing one another’s struggles and multiplying one another’s joys. This past week, we connected with many Minnesotans working for justice, including Native American, African American and Latino American groups serving our community. Our delegates, who are leaders in their church and in their municipality, shared their experiences organizing on issues of poverty, violence and children’s health and education. We met with Mary Johnson (who spoke here at SJA) to hear her story of reconciling with the young man who killed her son. We joined the peace witness on the Lake Street Bridge. We witnessed a hearing for those awaiting deportation. Our delegates served on a Mobile Loaves and Fishes run. And we went up to Fred and Anna Vagle’s cabin on the coldest day of the summer for a true retreat! Mostly, though, we connected with one another in a spirit of thanksgiving, with prayer and food and much laughter. Our relationship of solidarity unites us across many miles and it has thrived for 21 years thanks to our Sister Parish committee and their work. We are very grateful to all who planned these 10 days, to our host families, drivers and translators, and to Carrie Stengel, the executive director of Sister Parish, Inc., who traveled with the delegation and is an invaluable asset to the organization and to us. We are thankful for the partnership of the SJA Outreach Fund, which helps delegates travel from TNII and supports youth scholarships and women’s group leadership in Guatemala. And we are grateful to you, the community of St. Joan of Arc, for your participation in this ministry. Please consider joining our delegation from SJA to TNII in 2016 – it is a life-transforming experience.
Stop on the plaza after Mass this morning for cake, and to share a goodbye hug. And please join us for our potluck tonight in Hospitality Hall at 5 pm for great food, games and conversation – and families are most welcome.
Farewell to our brothers and sisters, safe travels home, and know that our love goes with you until we meet again!
Presider: Fr. James Cassidy Pre-Mass Speaker: Delegates from our Sister Parish in Guatemala will share their thoughts at the close of their time with us. Thank you so much! We welcome the beautiful, musical inspiration from singer, Carin Vagle and keyboardist, George Maurer at today's Gym Masses. Thank you for your artistry!
The Sunday Morning Registration and Information Office is located in
the Parish Center. In the office you may
register to become a SJA parishioner; get program information; sign up for a program; and register to volunteer. The office is open after both of our Sunday morning liturgies.
Mobile Loaves and Fishes Needs Socks! Please place your donations in the collection hamper in the Parish Center entrance. FFI email [email protected].
Sun, Aug. 23: Josh 24:1-2a,15-17,18b; Eph 5:21-32; John 6:60-69 Mon, Aug. 24: Revelation 21:9b-14; John 1:45-51 Tue, Aug. 25: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8; Matthew 23:23-26 Wed, Aug. 26: 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13; Matthew 23:27-32 Thu, Aug. 27: 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13; Matthew 24:42-51 Fri, Aug. 28: 1Thessalonians 4:1-8; Matthew 25:1-13 Sat, Aug. 29: 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11; Mark 6:17-29 Sun, Aug. 30: Deuteronomy 4:1-2,6-8; James 1:17-18,21b-22,27; Mark 7:1-8,14-15,21-23
Bud B., Sally Backstrom, Dennis Barta, Phyllis Berninger, Alex Briner, Sara Brock, Desmond Bryant, Don Burke, Lee, Mark & Palma Cady, James Cates, Dayna Cell, Dolores Cufaude, Denise, John D., Roger D., Megan Daoust, Florence Duchscher, Laure Farias, Tamara Farrar,
John & Margaret & Karen Frees, Jim Gorman, Ralph Gotto, Bryen Granlund, Kathy Grauer, Tom Griep, Tom H., Betty Hinker, Jim & Pat Hinton, Megan Hoffman, Amy Holland, Mary Hoody, Jody Hughes, Lee Hurd, Kirk Ingram, Dan & Tom Jay, Pat Jones, Paul Jonsson, Brian Kalahar, Glen Kelley,
Brad King, Dan Kleber, Kirk L, Amy Lainus, Jim Lappen, Melinda Larson, Rachel Larson, Isabella Lauer, Dick Leahy, Gary Lindstrom, Eileen Lund, Kyle M., Jennifer Magnuson, Marie Marschel, John McDonnell, Rose McGonagle, Katherine & Lauren McManus, Jackie Mead, Chuck Meyers,
Sharon Miller, Dorothy Mongoven, Sid Monroe, Gene Muelken, Teddy Mueller, Sarah Neal-Popa, Nate, Nick, Craig Norby, Pauline Norman, David Novitske, Olivia, Doris Oakes, Sr. Dolores Oaks, Judy O’Brien, Dick Olson, Paul Olvera, Rick Pattison, Roberta Pearson, Joan Penrose, Bill Peterka, Shannon Pierce, Nikki Poynter, Guy Prudden, Herb Rorke, Don and Susan Roufs, Judy Roy, Alys S., Pat Sable, Conrad Sampair, Marianne Seekamp, Mac Shapland, Aileen Sheppard, Sam Slagerman, Emily Slotness, Jeff Stearns, Michelle St. Marie, Elizabeth Swanson,
Jay Syverson, Dick T., Irene Taddiken, Marge Tax, Matthew Tenant, Mary Eve Thomas, Gregory Thomas, Echo Thoren, Madison Travers, Carin Vagle, Darlene Wheeler, Carol Whitlow, Dan Williams, Phil Wixsten, Jim & Jerry Wohnoutka, Ross Young, Zoe, Ava & Annemaire Zubrzycki
A Book of Prayer is located in our Gym vestibule. If you have a family member or friend who is ill, or who has recently died, please write their names in our Book of Prayer before Mass so we may include them in prayers during our Sunday Masses.
Bulletin Prayer Corner Requests: To keep prayer requests current, names will be included in the bulletin for four weeks and then removed. To add a name or renew your request, please call Nancy Becker at 612.823.8205 ext. 223.
SignUpGenius for Eucharistic Ministers is available online. It is simple, user friendly and a reminder is sent 3 days before your scheduled volunteer day. FFI contact Marcia at [email protected]. Gluten-free Communion is available upon request. Please see any of the Sunday sacristans in the Gym before Mass.
FFI on Pastoral Ministries contact Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at 612.823.8205 ext 231 or via email: [email protected].
Mental Health Ministry: On Monday, Sept. 14, in Hospitality Hall, John Reardon from Phoenix Process Consultant's, returns for a second presentation on raising healthy children/youth. Re-Training Kids for Integrity is de-signed for parents, educators and adults concerned with raising healthy adolescents. His presentation will
focus on how our U.S. culture and electronic device distractions may keep our children/youth from developing their full potential. Light supper 5:45 pm; program 6:45 - 8:15 pm. All are welcome. 1.5 hours CEU's for professionals and students. FFI contact Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center.
Did You Know? In Minnesota, 9 percent of school-age children and 5 percent of preschool children have a serious emotional disturbance, which is a mental health problem that has become longer lasting and interferes significantly with the child’s functioning at home and in school. FFI go to DHS Children's Mental Health webpages, http://.dhs.state.mn.us/cmh or call DHA Children' Mental Health Division at 651.431.2321.
BeFriender Ministry: Do you need someone to listen to you in a supportive, confidential manner? SJA BeFrienders are available to be that presence in your life. FFI contact Carolyn Dobis at 651.485.2868 or Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center.
The Gathering is a safe place for individuals experiencing early-to-mid stage memory loss to come together for stimulating activities while providing respite time for caregivers. Supported by local churches including SJA, the Gathering is available four Thursdays a month at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 10 am – 3 pm. Volunteers are needed to provide kitchen support, plan activities and serve as companions to participants. Training is provided. FFI/to volunteer contact Mary Ann at the Parish Center, Julie McChesney at Bethle-hem, 612.312.3366 or go to www.lyngblomstem.org/thegathering.
Summary of contributions for the week and fiscal year. Includes plate, envelopes and estimated Sustaining Member payments.
Week of August 16: Actual $29,804 Budget $28,451 Prior Year Actual $27,188
YTD (July 1 - Aug. 16): Actual $217,156 Budget $218,737 Prior Year Actual $212,234
Grief Support: On Thursday, Sept. 24, Brenda DeMotte will present, Overview of Grief, at Our Lady Of Peace, 5426 12th Ave. S, Mpls. 6:15 pm registration and refreshments, 6:30 - 7 pm speaker, 7 - 8 pm facilitated small groups. FFI contact Norine Larson at 952.925.2437 or Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center.
: FFI contact Jennifer Gessner, at 612.823.8205 ext. 240
The Nursery will be closed on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6 for both Masses. FFI contact Jennifer Gessner at the Parish Center.
: (Ages 4-Kindergarten) FFI contact Therese
Pendleton at 612.823.8205 ext. 230 or [email protected].
: (Grades 1-6) FFI contact Marie Bissonnette
at 612.823.8205 ext. 229 or [email protected].
Faith Formation Registration remains open: go to www.stjoan.com and click on Ministries tab. Parent and teen volunteers are needed and are most welcome! FFI contact Marie at the Parish Center.
: (Grades 7-12) FFI contact Donelle
Poling at 612.823.8205 ext. 241 or [email protected].
Looking to Pray Together even when you’re not at SJA? Looking for your sound of silence today? Download the app, “Insight Timer” and join the St. Joan of Arc Community group. Meditate with our community when it’s convenient for you! Let’s stay connected through prayer during the week. Youth Ministry Small Group Leaders Needed: Make a difference in the lives of our youth! We are seeking adults and young adults to help lead small group discussions on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month. Come be a part of this fun and rewarding ministry! Training and support provided. FFI contact Donelle. Youth Ministry 2015-16, 7th - 12th Grade, Orientation: We will
begin our year on Sept. 27, 5:45 - 8 pm, in the Church. All registered youth in grades 7-12 and their parents are invited to this evening of
information and orientation for the upcoming Youth Ministry program that starts on Oct.11. Check-in at 5:45 pm in school hallway, pro-gram at 6 pm in Church. FFI contact Donelle Poling. Come meet your small group leader, learn about MICAH service opportunities this year and meet your peer ministry team! Dinner will be served.
: FFI contact Julie McConaha at
612.823.8205 ext. 226 or [email protected]
#SJA<40: It's Official: Monthly Brunch now happens twice! Join us at Turtle Bread Company on Sunday, Sept. 6, after either the 9 or 11 am Mass - we’ll be there! Get updates on Twitter and Facebook @SJAUnderForty or email [email protected]. Summer Reading: Our next selection, Flight Behavior by Barbra Kingsolver, brings us a young protagonist who encounters a mira-cle with environmental and spiritual implications - a great selection for our SJA Parish Book Club. We will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center. For an advanced look at this fall's selections email Julie at [email protected].
FFI on Peace & Justice programs contact Julie Madden at 612.823.8205 ext 228 or [email protected].
Special EcoSpirits Gathering: Tomorrow, Monday, Aug. 24, our regular EcoSpirits monthly meeting is open to anyone who would like to join us for a discussion of Laudato Si (Praise to you, my Lord!), the recent, most welcome encyclical from Pope Francis on care for the Earth, our
common home. We have invited Fr. Jim DeBruycker to join us and share his thoughts on this prophetic document and its implications for us all. To read the encyclical before our gathering, go to www.usccb.org or www.vatican.va.
We Pray for Our Children: ISAIAH at SJA. Stop by tables this morning to RSVP for a prayer circle today, 2 - 3 pm at Mpls Public Schools Headquarters at the Davis Center (1250 West Broadway in Mpls). Parents, educators and people of faith will pray for this new school year and we will commit ourselves to creating an educational system where all children are treated as sacred and resources are prioritized to reflect such a vision.
The Torture of Solitary Confinement: A groundswell of support is developing to end the practice of prolonged solitary confinement in our prisons. In conjunction with the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, we will have info and actions available after Mass next week to raise awareness and help to end this practice.
SJA Outreach Fund News: In the last Justice Grant cycles, our committee awarded a total of $28,600 to 8 organi-zations in which our parishioners serve as volun-teers and leaders. Three of those grants went to housing organizations - Alliance Housing, Inc.;
Simpson Housing Services; and Beacon Interfaith Housing Collab-orative - to provide affordable, supportive housing in our communi-ty. Our parish is deeply invested in ending homelessness, and our youth are particularly committed to providing housing for homeless youth. Our Justice grants reflect that commitment. Thanks to all who support our SJA Outreach Fund, which makes these grants possible, and remember that 100% of your support of the Outreach Fund goes directly to outreach. FFI on the SJA Outreach Fund or applying for a Justice Grant, contact Julie Madden.
SJA Delegations Returning: We welcome back SJA adult and youth parishioners who traveled to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation to serve with and learn from the Lakota people. We also welcome those SJAers who returned recently from a weeklong leadership training with ISAIAH where they were joined by people of faith working for justice from around the country. Through these jour-neys, as well as through our time with our Sister Parish delegation, we seek what Pope Francis has described as a spirituality of "encounter." We build relationships of mutuality and respect with fellow members of our human family, whose lives and experiences are vastly different from our own, in an effort to recognize and hon-or the dignity and divinity of all. This is the principle of solidarity in action, and we invite you to be part of our SJA ministries as we try to live this call. Thanks to all the parishioners who lead us on this path. Your commitment and witness are inspiring to us all.
Tuesday and Thursday morning 8 am Mass is celebrated in the Church
9 and 11 am Gym Masses:
August 30: Fr. DeBruycker will preside and speak.
September 6: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. Pre-Mass: In cele-bration of Labor Day, parishioners and employers Ben Olk, Sr. and Ben Olk, Jr. will talk about their commitment to the dignity of work and the dignity of workers.
September 13: Presider: Fr. Cassidy. Shared Ministry and Welcome Back Sunday
September 20: TBA
September 27: Presider: TBA. Pre-Mass: Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges will speak about participating in the Vatican's conference on climate change and human trafficking.
October 4: Diana Hayes comes to us through our partner-ship with Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality. She is the first African American woman to earn a Pontifical Doctorate in Theology, holds degrees in law and religious studies, and is author of many works including Forged in the Fiery Furnace: African American Spirituality. She lectures throughout the world on issues of race, class, gender and religion.
Don't Miss This! On Friday, Oct. 2 the SJA Concert Series proudly hosts Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey in a rare ap-pearance together celebrating "50 Years of Peter, Paul and Mary" in our own SJA Gym at 7:30 pm. Tickets available at www.peterpaulsja.com. Cabaret 2015 will be on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7. Mark your calendars! Tickets go on sale in September. First Sacraments for 2015-2016: First Reconciliation regis-tration will be on Oct. 25; First Communion registration on March 13. FFI go to www.stjoan.com and click on the Sacra-ments tab.
FFI check the bulletin, the SJA website or call the Parish Center. The Upper Room is located in the Parish Center; Hospitality Hall is in the Church basement.
Sunday, August 23
Sister Parish Delegation Pot Luck, 5 pm in Hospitality Hall
Monday, August 24
EcoSpirits Gathering, 7 pm in the Upper Room
Tuesday, August 25
Mass, 8 am in the Church
Thursday, August 27
Mass, 8 am in the Church
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2nd Monday Dialogue with SAGES: Enjoy coffee and a dialogue on the history of the Metrodome with presenter Bill Lester. Monday, Sept. 14, 1:30 pm in Hospitality Hall. Bible Journey: Deepen your understanding of scripture by
joining our daytime or evening bible study! Our next selection will be the book of Isaiah. The daytime group meets Wednesdays at 12:30 in the Parish Center. Evening meetings will begin the week of
Sept. 14 with a time determined by participants’ availability. FFI, email [email protected]. Fee for materials varies but is less than $10. TED@SJA: TED Talks are an excellent source of innovative ideas and an impetus for great discussion. On Wednesday, Sept. 16 at 6:30 pm in the Upper Room, parishioner Mary Jo Malecha will guide us as we watch and then discuss, Bryan Stevenson: We Need to Talk about an Injustice. You can preview the talk at http://www.ted.com/talks bryan_ stevenson_we_need_to_talk_about_an_injustice?language=en. Networking at SJA: Spiritual Directors Guiding the Jour-ney. Do you want to meet others who do what you do? Our next networking opportunity is for Spiritual Directors, those who guide the discernment of seekers. Introduce yourself, your work and connect with others of the same interests and experiences on Monday, Sept. 28 at 6:30 pm in the Tulip Room. FFI contact Julie McConaha.
Choir: On Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 pm in the Church we
begin a new season for the SJA adult choir. Anyone interested in joining this community, who can sing in tune and has the ‘love of music’ is encouraged to contact Anna Vagle at 612.823.8205 x235 or
[email protected]. Our first concert will be Oct. 25 with Robert Robinson. Come...let's make a joyful noise!
Fall Campus Clean Up! If you’re looking for a ‘once and done’ volunteer activity, join a cleaning team and share the work with fellow parishioners as we bring the sparkle and shine back to our campus on Saturday, Sept. 19, 9 am – Noon. We need 150 volunteers to get all of the work done in 3 hours. Your effort also has a direct impact on the mainte-nance budget! An Oktoberfest luncheon follows the teams’ work. Register to volunteer by Sept. 6 at the Parish Center 612.823.8205, or on-line at www.stjoan.com. Baptisms Celebrated at SJA in July and August: Henry Biebl; Dylan, Evelyn, Kai & Quinn Chillo; Henry Hagel; William Hankins; Simeon Howard; Sofia Johnson; Sergio Lam; Ellis, Julian & Luca Racciatti; Miguel Retamozo; Reese & Rileigh Stephens; Shefali Villafuerte Camacho; Thiago Zampila.
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