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. . .Mass
Leaders, Scriptures, Calendar
Page 3 . . .Life Long Learning, Peace and Justice Page 4 . . .Looking Ahead, Prayer Corner, Singles |
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Gym Liturgies: Joseph Bailey will speak on Fearproof Your Life at today’s gym liturgies. The Mental Illness Ministry will have resource tables in the courtyard after each liturgy.
Family Mass:
Don Dehn, father and parishioner will continue our celebration of the earth through pictures and a holy “Eco-lesson!” We welcome all families to this child-centered Liturgy of the Eucharist.
Registration for All Faith Formation Classes (preschool - high school) for the next school year will be held in Hospitality Hall after both masses today and next Sunday, May 4. Stop down and register! Registration deadline, June 15, 2008.
Human Rights in Guatemala: Today at 12:30 in the Parish Center Upper Room, our Sister Parish committee hosts a presentation by two Minnesotans recently returned from Guatemala who will speak on human rights accompaniment and the need for this presence. A free will offering will be taken – refreshments will be served.
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Pastor's 2 Cents: Fr. Jim DeBruycker: At the Finance Meeting we had the continuing discussion over giving. A number were celebrating the excellent contributions of Easter (thank you) which temporarily put us back in the black, while others were lamenting the need for vigilance and reminding people to maintain and increase their envelope giving as well as trying to get more people to use APP, the automated giving plan. This discussion will never end until the parousia, hopefully. It is important. On my home front this past weekend we had an estate sale trying to get rid of the last of my parents’ possessions. It was amazing the people who came through the house. We had things priced to sell, and luckily they sold. Few things were priced over .50 and yet the take came to over $800, to be used for estate expenses. Of course, we took turns stepping behind the garage to shed a tear over some item sold which still had sentimental value. The only thing that got me was my dad’s old plastic lawn chair. It had .50 marked on it and this rather rude man offered me a quarter. I told him to give me a break. I wasn’t about to come down .25!. He threw fifty cents at me and walked away. I told my father to break a chair leg when he sat on it. He will too! Do I have to confess that? At some point in the day my sister came in after one of her sad spells and announced, “You know we are orphans.”- I wonder if Bill Gates wants to adopt me? I guess we are orphans, although I think of us more now as the generation next up to meet the grim reaper. Positive thinking is my forte. What I was really thinking about through the Finance Committee Meeting and the sale was how I can hardly wait to start working on my house and yard, laying out some garden space around the house, painting and repairing windows and generally fixing things up. Its called Spring, or the period of divide, denial of all that’s bad in the world.
Jesus says to his disciples, I’m not going to leave you orphaned, I am going to send you the Spirit, the Advocate. This Spirit will give you the insight to see beyond despair, to hope, to find new beginnings and avenues to life and Spiritual understanding. We have to plow through a lot of the mundane, but luckily God gives us dreams to make it through. We’re not orphaned. Its just time for us to live with what our forbears left us, physical, practical and spiritual.
A Prayer Service for the People of Tibet: Join us on Wednesday, April 30 at 7 pm in the church as we hold the people of Tibet in our hearts with prayer, meditation and music shared by Carin Vagle. We pray especially for the safety of the community of monks who visited us recently at SJA – a recording of their chanting will be part of our service.
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We welcome one of SJA’s favorite song-writer, activist singers, Ann Reed to sing at our gym liturgies today. Welcome back always, Dan Chouinard!
A Blessing of Expectant Families will help us celebrate our future arrivals here at St. Joan’s! If you are among those welcoming a new member into your family join us on Wednesday, May 7 at 7 pm for this beautiful spring ritual of new life!
The Annual Parish Picnic will be held on Sunday, May 18 from 4 to 8 pm in the gym. Join us for carnival games, face painting, a clown and entertainment. Bring yourself, your family and a salad or dessert to share. Burgers, brats and beverages will be provided. FFI or to volunteer please call Steve Friedrichs at the Parish Center.
The Bottom Line:
Many of us enjoy cookies, juice and coffee after the Sunday masses. This has been a tradition at St. Joan’s for many years; it is a time to socialize and mix with parishioners. The cookies come from the Cookie Cart and provide jobs for teens in North Minneapolis, and the coffee is fair trade, peace coffee. FYI, just the cookies cost about $425 a week. On a good Sunday the free will offering brings in about $200.
Volunteer Appreciation Party: All volunteers are invited to a staff hosted Casino Night, Friday, May 2, 6:30—10:30 pm in the SJA gym. Join us for drinks, food and entertainment. RSVP to the Parish Center.
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Sunday Gym Liturgy Ministers
11 am Mass
Family Mass
Late Mass
Thank You! To The Choir for a wonderful, musical season. Keep posted for news about our end of year party! See you all in the fall. -Anna Vagle
Adoptive Families Pizza Party and Open Gym will be held Friday, May 9 at 6 pm. Please RSVP to the Parish Center so that we order enough pizza!
March 30-April 5: Actual $21,978 Envelope Budget $23,922
SJA Sunday Nursery & Child Care
Comfort Room: The comfort room is located in the lower level of the Parish Center, near the nursery. You can comfort your children and still hear and view Mass.
Pre-school:
Grade School:
Congratulations to the 43 young people who celebrated their First Communions yesterday! We are proud to support you as you join us at the table!
Grades 1-6 Sunday School Classes will learn self protection and awareness skills on Sundays, April 27 and May 4. Teachers will present lessons from the required Diocesan Protection of Children and Youth Initiative ‘Talk About Touching’ and ‘Out of Harm’s Way’. Parents will receive short recommended discussion letters. FFI call Kathy at the Parish Center.
Current 6th Graders are invited to join the Youth in the Church, 10:30—Noon on May 11. Come see what Club is all about and be ready to take the next step with us next year. You are also invited to join us at Valley Fair, May 17.
Youth Ministry:
Summer Festival: Sign up now! Only a $75 deposit will hold your place. Work-ships are available to pay off the remaining fee. Sr. High, July 7-12; Jr. High, July 28-August 2. Register by May 1. FFI: Pam O-K or Cathy D-B at the Parish Center.
Thank You to all who attended the Confirmation Sponsored Spaghetti Dinner last Sunday. It was a great success and we want to congratulate the candidates on a job well done!
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Life Long Learning: Resources for Thriving in the 21st Century
How We See Our Faith: Emerging Paradigms: This 4 part workshop, led by Tom Smith-Myott, SJA Adult Formation Director, will be a stimulating discussion of how the new cosmology is changing the paradigm or lens through which we view our faith and spirituality and its implications for our theology of faith, God, Jesus and the bible. Tuesdays, May 13, 20, 27 & June 3, 7—8:30 pm in the Parish Center Upper Room. All are welcome.
The Experience of a Lifetime! If you are over 50 and feeling a call to serve the community, the Ignatian Volunteer Corps is hosting a meeting on Sunday, May 4 in the Parish Center after the 11 am mass. IVC volunteers commit 2 days per week to work with the poor and gather monthly to prayerfully reflect on their work. RSVP: Meg, 952.393.4582 or mmannix@ivcusa.org.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat: SJA and St. Stephen’s collaborate in this great production to be held today at 2 pm at St. Stephen’s (22nd and Clinton Ave).
Camp St. Joan Registration forms are available in the Parish Center. This year’s camp will focus on Ireland, July 21—24. Volunteers of all ages and abilities are needed. Contact Cristine at the Parish Center or cpatlan@stjoan.com. Registration deadline, June 1.
Thanks, SJA Women! We extend our gratitude to all who planned and attended the fantastic series of SJA women’s events this year. The next gathering will be in the fall – blessings to all you wonderful women of SJA!
Peace & Justice News:
CODEPINK Founder To Speak This Week: Jodie Evans, national co-founder of CODEPINK: Women for Peace will speak at Betsy’s Back Porch Coffee Shop on Nicollet and Diamond Lake Rd. on Tuesday, April 29 at 7 pm. This interactive presentation will include new strategies for ending the war in Iraq and plans for upcoming peace actions.
Here Comes Everybody! Democratizing Catholicism in Challenging Times. On Saturday, May 3, Nat’l Catholic Reporter award-winning journalist and author Robert McClory will speak at a Prayer Breakfast for Hope and Justice at The Metropolitan Ballroom. FFI go to www.progressivecatholicvoice.org or pick up a flyer outside the gym entrances today.
Just Health: ISAIAH and SEIU Healthcare MN are working to create a transformative health agenda for all Minnesotans. You are invited to join a discussion on Monday, May 12 at 6:30 pm at St. John the Baptist Church in New Brighton that will include nationally known pioneers in health care policy. Pick up a flyer outside the gym entrances and join us to help create a healthy future for Minnesota!
“At the Death House Door”: SJA is partnering with MN Advocates for Human Rights and the Innocence Project for a screening of a new independent film on Wednesday, May 14 at 7 pm in the Church. This film looks at the death penalty through the eyes of a prison chaplain in Texas. The evening will include info on ways you can advocate for criminal justice reform and end capital punishment.
“Song of the Magpie: One Woman’s Story of Homelessness”: On Thursday, May 8, at 7pm in Hospitality Hall we will host a reading of a show by Martha Boesing. It will be followed by a discussion with the Faithful Fools Street Ministry of San Francisco (FFI www.faithfulfools.org). The show illuminates the dangers and unexpected humanity found on the streets by one elderly woman. Free will offering will be collected. Please join us.
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SJA Mental Illness Ministry meets the 2nd Monday of the month. Monday, May 12, Herb Grant, U of MN Doctoral Candidate will speak about “Native People’s Responses to Mental Illness.” Registration and light meal 6 pm; speaker 6:30 pm; support groups 8—9pm. FFI contact Roseann at the
Parish Center or Mary at claudemaryparadis@comcast.net.
MIM Library Recommended Reading: How You Can Survive When They’re Depressed by Anne Sheffield.
St. Joan’s Grief Support Ministry meets every Thursday, May 15—July 24 at Diamond Lake Lutheran, 5760 Portland Ave. So., Mpls. Registration and refreshments, 6:15 pm; Speaker, 6:30 pm; Small Groups 7—8 pm. FFI contact Norine Larson, Coordinator, 952.925.2437 or Roseann at the Parish Center.
Finding Peace at Home: Partners in loving, healthy relationships do not threaten to use weapons when they are angry. For confidential resources call Marlene 763.755.3265.
TRUST’s Annual Garden Event will be held Saturday, May 10, 8am—Noon at Bethlehem Lutheran Church (4100 Lyndale).
Eucharistic Ministers Needed: Please sign up for May and June masses on the sheets outside of the gym sacristy or contact Becky at the Parish Center.
Confirmed Teens and Young Adults: We need Eucharistic ministers (distributing communion) for both masses (9 & 11) for Children and Youth Sunday, May 18. FFI call Pam or Becky at the Parish Center.
Gluten Free Communion Wafers are available at SJA for those with celiac disease. FFI call Jean at 612.207.7699.
35W Update: The 46th St. Bridge is closed. It is scheduled to re-open in summer 2009. FFI go to www.mndot.gov.
Singles 20-30-40s+
Singles 50+
Please remember in your prayers those who are in need of healing:
Jack A, Yen Allen, Joseph Baird, Anne & Paul Brabant,
Dayna Cell, Lacey Chambers, Miles Chambers, Dorcas Donovan, Paul Doyle, Ethan Finne, Kurt Gundacker, Mary Ann Jagodzinski, Joni Luxem, Nancy Lynch, Mary Mallander, Ray Maloney,
Kerrigan Madden, Francis Mark, Heidi Markwood, Mary Morrison, Gene Muelken, Barb Nelson, June Nystrom, Nancy O.
Tracy Rohrer, Natalie Roufs, Mike Ryan, Sam Slagerman,
Pat Snyder, Maria Stanco, Rachel Stetson, Barb Trumble,
Pat Walsh, Bud and Margaret Wirth, Wade Young
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 announcements must be submitted in writing by fax (612.825.7028) or email () by 12 noon Tuesday of the week prior to publication. Please make announcements direct and concise. All items submitted are subject to editing. FFI call Nancy Becker at the Parish Center.
Baptism: A 90-minute Baptism preparation class is required for all parishioners wishing to have their children baptized at St. Joan of Arc. After completion of the class, a date for baptism can be set. Pre-registration is required. FFI call Mary
at the Parish Center.
The Sunday Morning Registration and Information Office is located in the Parish Center. In the office you may register to become an 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.
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Weeks Ago
5 pm Saturday Mass - Church
Presider: Fr. Jim DeBruycker
Eucharistic Ministers: Bill and Candy Marx
Reader: Glennie Jean Pogue
9 am Mass
Presider: Fr. James Cassidy
Welcome Giver: Gene Sylvestre
Reader: Jean Mills
Slide Projectionist: Sam Kent
Eucharistic Ministers:Mary Ahler, Nona and Rob Bergh,
John Fowler and Mikki Lindsay, Damian Hauft, Jim and Jean Mills,
Virginia Wilner, Mary White
Presider: Fr. James Cassidy
Welcome Giver: Gene Sylvestre
Readers: Cathy Eilers
Slide Projectionist: Nancy Emery
Eucharistic Ministers: Gretchen Alexis, Ronnis Angelus, Lois Beck,
Ellen Dischinger, Mary Donovan, Eileen and Jim Lund,
Frances Mark, Mark and Mary Mackmiller
Presider: Fr. Jim DeBruycker
Early Mass
Hosts: The Vigliaturo Family
Eucharistic Ministers: Jeff Rholl, Rita Webster
Slide Projectionists: Katie Chamberlain
Musician: Dominic Vigliaturo
Hosts: The Woodling Family
Eucharistic Ministers: Mike Miller, Betty Hughes, Terri Nelson
Slide Projectionists: Noah Burke
Musician: Christina Reinhardt
Summary of income for the week. Envelope money received (actual) and what we projected for that same period (budget).
Visit www.stjoan.com for this weeks's features:
Register online for SJA events and programs! Use the "Registration Center" or e-mail .
Scripture Readings:
Mon., April 28:
Acts 16:11-15; John 15:26-16:4
Tues., April 29 :
Acts 16:22-34; John 16:5-11
Wed., April 30 :
Acts 17:15, 22-18:1; John 16:12-15
Thu., May 1 :
Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:17-23; Matthew 28:16-20
Fri., May 2 :
Acts 18:9-18; John 16:20-23
Sat., May 3 :
1 Corinthians 15:1-8; John 14:6-14
FFI contact Steve at 612.823.8205 ext. 236,
or email: .
Our Nursery is open today and every Sunday for children from birth to age 4. Volunteers from within the parish care for the little ones while their parents worship at our liturgies.
(ages 4-Kindergarten): FFI contact Cristine at 612.823.8205 ext. 230,
or email: .
(Grades 1-6): FFI contact Kathy at 612.823.8205 ext. 231,
or email: .
(Grades 7-12): FFI contact Cathy at 612.823.8205 ext. 234,
or email: .
Youth Schedule:
For further information about Life Long Learning
programs
, contact Tom Smith-Myott at the Parish Center or by e-mail at
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Program registration
is required unless otherwise noted. To register
contact Becky Grover at the Parish Center via e-mail:
or online at the Registration Center at www.stjoan.com
unless otherwise specified in the program announcement.
Eco-Spirituality: For real food, real farmers and real community, check out localharvest.org to find locally grown organic food sources near you!
Wedding Policies at St. Joan of Arc Church: Weddings at St. Joan of Arc are provided as a service to members of the parish community. It is not possible to provide the services of a Presider or our facilities for people who are not registered parishioners. For a wedding to take place at SJA one of the engaged couple must be a registered member of the parish for at least six months before a wedding date can be set. A date can only be scheduled by one of the priests after an initial interview with the engaged couple. A minimum of four months from the time the date is set to the wedding is necessary in order to complete requirements. In cases where there has been a previous marriage ending in divorce it is not possible to set the wedding date until notice of an annulment is in hand. FFI call Roseann at the Parish Center.
FFI about Peace & Justice news
contact Julie Madden at
the Parish Center or via e-mail at
unless otherwise
specified in announcements.
To register
contact Becky Grover at
the Parish Center or via e-mail:
or go online to the Registration Center at www.stjoan.com
unless otherwise specified.
KFAI Radio will present Amy Goodman co-host of “Democracy Now” along with David Goodman to talk about their new book “Standing Up to the Madness: Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times,” Monday, April 28 at 6:30 pm in the gym. Tickets, $10 or $12 at the door, available at www.kfai.org. FFI call 612.341.3144 ext. 23.
Dr. Steven Miles at SJA: On Sunday, May 4, our guest speaker is Dr. Steven Miles, Professor of Medicine at UM’s Medical School and author of “Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity and the War on Terror.” Dr. Miles, the nation’s leading expert on medical ethics and the war on terror, will also speak and answer questions on Tuesday, May 6 at 7 pm in Hospitality Hall. Sponsored by SJA WAMM/Peacemakers.
Pastoral Ministries:
FFI on Pastoral Ministries
, contact Roseann Rogers at the Parish Center or via e-mail
.
Did You Know?...Many people suffering from mental illness enrich our lives…Mike Wallace, Beethoven, Judy Collins, Abraham Lincoln, Jane Pauley, Winston Churchill, Irving Berlin, Ray Charles, Rosemary Clooney, John
Denver, Judy Garland, John Lennon, Dolly Parson and Cole Porter.
A St. Joan's BeFrienders are a vital part of Pastoral Ministry at St. Joan’s. They are men and women who are trained to be compassionate and supportive listeners to those going through challenging life transitions i.e. new mom, single parent, living with a chronic illness or lonely. The relationship is strictly confidential. If we can be of assistance please contact Cathy at 651.688.0445, Barb at 952.890.2342 or Roseann at the Parish Center.
Nancy Becker . . . Communications Coordinator (Bulletin, room
reservations)
e-mail:
James Cassidy . . .Associate Pastor
Jim Debruycker. . . Pastor
e-mail:
Cathy Doyle-Burris. . . Director of Youth Ministry
e-mail:
Peter Eichten . . . Administrator/Business Manager
e-mail:
Jody Emmings . . . Pre-school Asst. Coordinator;
e-mail:
Steve
Friedrichs . . . Nursery Coordinator (Birth-age 3), Shared Ministry
Coordinator, Special Events Coordinator
e-mail:
Becky Grover. . . Sunday Mass Coordinator; Evening Receptionist
e-mail:
Kathy
Itzin . . . Director of Religious Education (Grades 1-6; Childrens
Sacraments)
e-mail:
Doug Lohman
. . . Director of Maintenance
e-mail:
Julie
Madden . . .Social Justice
e-mail:
George Maurer. . . Assistant Music Director
Nancy McPherson
. . . Bookkeeper/Registrar
email:
Pam
Oleson-Kremer . . .Sunday Coordinator; Youth Ministry; Concert Series Ticket Sales
email:
Cristine
Patlan . . . Pre-school Coordinator (Ages 3-K)
email:
Richard
Penland . . . Maintenance
Roseann Shaughnessy Rogers . . .
Pastoral Ministry (Mental Illness Ministry, BeFrienders, Grief Support, Annulments, Engaged Couples)
email:
Tom
Smith-Myott . . . Adult Formation Director(Life Long Learning; Small
Christian Communities; RCIA)
e-mail:
Echo
Thoren . . . Wedding & Sunday Liturgy Coordinator
Anna Vagle .
. . Director of Music-Liturgy Coordinator
e-mail:
Kevin Weiser
. . . Maintenance
Looking Ahead...
Centering Prayer: Resting in God: All are welcome to engage in this prayer of surrendering, every Thursday morning, 7:30—8:30 am in the church and every Sunday morning, 10:15—10:45 am in the dining room of Grace House. FFI call Karin at 612.825.4069.
Friday, May 2: “First Friday with Avenues” happy hour at Busters, 4204 28th Ave. S., Mpls. FFI contact Denise at 612.721.9646.
Second Sunday Supper will be held May 4 in Hospitality Hall; 5 pm social hour, 6 pm supper, 7 pm program with speaker and author Arvonne Fraser, co-founder and director of the Center on Women and Public Policy. Cost $9. Come alone or bring a friend. FFI: Karen 952.884.5165. Second Sunday Suppers will resume September 14, 2008.
Prayer Corner Requests: To keep prayer requests current, names will be included in the bulletin for four weeks and then removed.
To renew your request please call Nancy Becker at the Parish Center.
Recycle: Please use the labeled receptacles for paper, glass, plastic, cans, waste and cups. By doing so we will be ecologically responsible and a big help to our maintenance staff as well. Thank you.