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EUCHARIST DIRECT DIAL & EMAIL Parish Trustees: SATURDAY: 4:30 PM | 8:00 AM First : Rev. Tom Balluff Paul Dinndorf: 651-697-1747 Saturdays only 651-288-3265 | pastor@stjohnsoflc.org Craig Johnson: 651-653-8511 SUNDAY: 8:30 | 10:30 AM Director of Pastoral Care: Dcn. Eric Cooley SCHOOL WEEKDAYS: 8:00 AM | 9:10 AM select 651-288-3268 | ecooley@stjohnsoflc.org P: 651-484-3038 | F: 651-481-1355 Wednesdays during school year. Director of Liturgy & Music: Ryan Chimzar Hours: 6:30 AM–6:00 PM 7:30–7:55 AM Rosary and prayers. 651-288-3269 | rchimzar@stjohnsoflc.org Principal: Dan Hurley RECONCILIATION Director of Faith Formation: Joe Block 651-288-3220 | [email protected] Saturday, 3:30 PM & 7:30 AM on the days 651-288-3259 | jblock@stjohnsoflc.org Office Administrator: Julie Forliti Olson of an 8:00 AM , or anytime by Business Administrator: Don Kellett 651-484-3038 | [email protected] appointment. Please call the Parish Office. 651-288-3267 | dkellett@stjohnsoflc.org PRESCHOOL PARISH OFFICE Adm. Assistant & SEC: Renee Anderson P: 651-484-3038 | Hours: 9:00 AM–3:00 P: 651-484-2708 651-288-3271 | randerson@stjohnsoflc.org PM, AND HALF-DAYS AS SPACE ALLOWS Hours: Mon–Thurs: 8:30 AM –4:30 PM Bookkeeper: Karla Schultz Fri: 8:30 AM–NOON 651-288-3270 | kschultz@stjohnsoflc.org EAGLE CLUB CHILDCARE CLOSED SUMMER FRIDAYS Communications Coordinator: Laura P: 651-484-3038 CEMETERY Haraldson | lharaldson@stjohnsoflc.org Hours: 6:30 AM–6:00 PM For plot or columbarium sales and more Cemetery Caretaker: John Parker information about our historic cemetery: 651-407-0532 P: 651-288-3268 380 LITTLE CANADA ROAD • LITTLE CANADA, MN 55117-1699 | WWW.SJOLC.ORG PARISH OFFICE A NOTE FROM FATHER TOM Crucifix and sacrifice. We have the crucifixion scene above the Sanctuary and use a beautiful processional and these are rich symbols in and of themselves. However, You may have noticed a they are not intuitively associated with couple of very beautiful the altar. The new altar crucifix enables differences with our us to enter more fully into the mystery of liturgy around the altar and Christ’s death and resurrection for us. chalice. Through prayer and discernment, I have a profound sense Likewise, the use of the Chalice that our Lord is asking us to go deeper veil, and pall are also noted in the in our worship here at Mass. And so, I GIRM in speaking of what is placed on have added some wonderfully symbolic the altar for the Liturgy of the Eucharist: meanings. An explanation follows… “the chalice with the paten, a , if necessary, and, finally, the , the It is important to note the way we as purificator, the pall, and the Missal.” Catholics are to approach the Mass is to It also states that the use of a chalice recognize that it is not primarily veil is a “praiseworthy practice.” These something we do, but rather we liturgical items have rich symbolism participate in what Jesus does. As such, speaking to the reality that through we are bound to follow the Church’s Jesus’ self-revelation, or unveiling, guidelines in how we celebrate, for it is and death we are offered salvation and His Church and His Mass. The use of union with God and His Church. This is an altar crucifix is more than a matter of manifested Sacramentally when we personal preference and the receive the Eucharist, or . General Instruction for the (GIRM)—the document that gives Again, if you have any questions about instructions on how we celebrate these wonderfully rich symbolic aspects Mass—states, “On or close to the altar, of our Mass, please feel free to let me there is to be a cross with a figure of know. You all are always in my prayers. Christ crucified.” This crucifix should be obviously associated with the altar as Peace, Fr. Tom viewed by the people, to better make us aware of the altar as the place of Jesus’

COMING UP THIS WEEK

MONDAY, 16 FRIDAY, 20 8:00 AM Communion Service | Church 7:30 AM Confessions | Church 2:00 PM Communion Service | Gable Pines 8:00 AM Mass | Church 7:00 PM AA Meeting | Lower Church 9:30 AM Mom’s Group of Saint John’s | Lower Church TUESDAY, 17 7:00 PM Stations of the Cross | Church 7:30 AM Confessions | Church SATURDAY, 21 8:00 AM Mass | Church 3:30 PM Confessions | Church 9:15 AM Men’s Faith Group | Fireside Room 4:30 PM Mass | Church 6:30 PM Catholic Watchmen | St. Jerome’s SUNDAY, 22 WEDNESDAY, 18 8:30 AM Mass | Church (Traditional Choir) 9:10 AM Mass | Church 10:30 AM Mass | Church (Contemporary Choir) 11:00 AM Communion Service | Suite Living 7:00 PM Traditional Choir Practice | Church 7:00 PM Contemporary Choir Practice | Chapel 7:30 PM AA Meeting | Lower Church All dates/times are subject to change. THURSDAY, 19 Find updated events at www.sjolc.org, or 7:30 AM Confessions | Church call the Parish Office at 651-484-2708. To 8:00 AM Mass | Church submit events: [email protected]. 8:30 AM | Chapel 1:00 PM St. Francis Prayer Group | Fireside Room 4:00 PM Discipleship Sunday Comm. | Holy Family Room 6:30 PM Adult Bible Study | Lower Church 6:30 PM Parish Council Meeting | Holy Family Room 2 LIVING OUR FAITH FAITH FORMATION EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE We encourage everyone to sign up for the Evangelization Updates at archspm.org/evangelization to stay up to date on opportunities offered by the Archdiocese. Check out upcoming events at: archspm.org/ events x Final Synod Prayer & Listening Sessions: Mar 7, 14 SPRINGTIME “BAKERY” * Sponsored by Ste. Anne’s to fund x Archdiocesan Men’s Conference, Saturday and Sunday, March 28 projects helping unborn and born babies, Mar 28 youth, soldiers, elderly, missions; also x Conversations for Discipleship, and 29 provides for care of our parish altar Mar 23 & 24 Prep your batters and doughs; preheat linens and of Father Tom’s . your ovens and export some enticing x Catholic Young Adult Rally, Mar 28 aromas! Then bring your cookies, muffins, pies, cakes, pastries, breads x Lenten Lecture Series: The and candies “to market” (the Gathering Sexual Revolution, the , and God’s Plan for Life Space) after 3 pm on Saturday. Plan and Love. Fridays of Lent then to linger after your Mass to purchase some sweet delights for x Young Adult Day: May 2 home!

Calling High School seniors! Can you use a little help with future tuition? Applications for Ste. Anne CCW Scholarship are available in the Gathering Space Kiosk. Applications are due to St. John's Parish Office by April 15, 2020 - don't delay!

RAYA (Roseville Area Young Adults) Winter Scripture Series - "The Jewish Background of the Jesus Movement, Using Paul as Our Guide." This series is open to all and is led by Dr. Susan Myers, Associate Professor in Theology at the University of St. Thomas. Dates are Mondays, March 2nd, 9th, 16th & 23rd from 7 to 8:30 pm in the Corpus Christi Church Gathering Area. 2020 Archdiocesan Men’s Topics for each talk: March 16th: Issues Facing Paul’s Communities Conference March 23rd: Women’s Roles in Paul’s Churches Saturday, March 28. 9 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. St. Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights. The annual Archdiocesan Men’s Conference is a great opportunity for men to come together for good fraternity, for good food, and to grow in faith! This year’s keynote speaker is , scholar, author, and ARCHBISHOP FLYNN CATECHETICAL INSTITUTE - son of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, School of Discipleship Fr. Paul Scalia. Expect an awesome Tuesdays, April 14 – May 26, 7 – 8:30 p.m. St. Pius X, White Bear and encouraging talk on manhood in Lake. The CI: School of Discipleship, a seven-week course taught light of our Christian faith. Also, our by Jeff Cavins with special guest teacher Dr. Mary Healy, invites Director of Faith Formation, Joe you to join over 1,000 activated disciples and experience what it means to follow the Lord 24/7. The cost for the course, materials Block, will be MC’ing the event. Come (The Activated Disciple book, The Activated Disciple 40-Day out to the Men’s Conference to Challenge Journal, Kerygma chart, and more), and follow-up social support Joe and represent Saint gathering is $125/person by March 1 and $150/person John’s as well! after. Register online. For more information on either course call 651-962-5028 or visit semssp.org/ci.

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Funeral Thank You’s!! Global Solidarity Sunday There have been numerous funerals This year the theme is, “...I was blind and now I over the past few weeks and many see”(Jn. 9:25). As we reach out in solidarity to our volunteers helped to provide care for brothers and sisters around the world, we let our light the grieving families. Whether as a shine for those who still hunger and thirst for God’s funeral Mass server, making a salad mercy, love and healing. On the weekend of March or dessert, or assisting with serving 21/22, a special collection will be taken for four global the funeral lunch, your efforts are priorities of the U.S. Catholic : Africa, Latin greatly appreciated—thank you!! America, Central and Eastern Europe, as well as humanitarian activities of Catholic Relief Services. Please be as generous as you are able and let your light shine for your brothers and sisters around the world. Funeral Ministry Volunteers Thank you. Needed Grieving the loss of a loved one is a difficult time. Some of the many Mom’s Group of Saint John’s comforts offered by Saint John’s are All moms and caregivers of young children are hospitality care during the visitation, welcome! Families from surrounding parishes adult servers during the Funeral Mass are more than welcome:) We meet every Friday and volunteers to serve the luncheon. morning from 9:30am to 11:30am for fellowship We are currently looking to add a few and coffee for moms, and playtime for the little more volunteers to these ministries If ones. Please contact Abbea for details interested in ministering to those who at [email protected]. are grieving in this way, please contact Eric Cooley, director of pastoral care, in the Parish Office at 651-288-3268 or at ecooley@stjohnsoflc.org. Introducing Our Traveling marriages and consecrated life. For more information, please contact Vocations Crucifix Director of Faith Formation Joe Program Block. We’re excited to announce a new How It Works: prayer program here at Saint John’s: Families can inquire via email The Traveling Vocations Crucifix x promotes family prayer and (jblock@stjohnsoflc.org), the sign-up awareness of vocations. Each week, form on our website (www.sjolc.org/ a parishioner who has signed up crucifix), calling the parish office (651- ahead of time will receive the 484-2708) or by contacting Director of crucifix at the end of Mass from Faith Formation Joe Block directly to Father, take the crucifix home, put it sign up for an available week to take the in a prominent place, and pray daily Crucifix. for vocations. The crucifixes are x At the beginning of their pre-determined beautiful, simple crucifixes kept in a week, families attend their regular Mass, and nice wooden traveling case, and Father will call them up to receive the crucifix accompanied with daily prayers that after Communion. all family members can say together each day of the week. The prayers x At home, families can pray the included are designed to help stir in our prayers daily in front of the Crucifix. hearts an awareness that each child x At the end of the week, simply return the and adult is called to an awareness Crucifix, it’s travel case and all the of his or her calling from God, and enclosed prayer materials to the to call down God’s blessing on each before or after any Mass. of us to help us discern the Lord’s will in our lives. Schedule (updated weekly on our website): The family says these prayers March 22 - The Haraldson Family before the crucifix at home each March 29 - Open day of the week, then simply returns April 5 - Open the crucifix to the sacristy the April 12 - Open following Sunday before or after any April 19 - Open Mass. (We have two crucifixes, so April 26 - Open you never have to worry about getting it back by a certain time, so long as it’s returned sometime during the weekend.) This is a wonderful way to involve parishioners, especially children, in praying for vocations, and to unite the parish in perpetual prayer for , , holy

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MASS THURSDAY SUNDAY | 8:30 AM PARISH INFORMATION INTENTIONS Deacon Thomas Barrett † Darrell Stenlund † PARISH REGISTRATION: MARCH 17-22 FRIDAY SUNDAY | 10:30 AM New Parishioners Welcome is normally TUESDAY Alice Schwinn † Carl Helgeson † the second Sunday of each month at 9:45 AM. Please call the Parish Office to Gloria Millette † SATURDAY | 4:30 PM let us know you are coming. WEDNESDAY Emily J Voosen † Iggy Theisen † VISITING THE SICK: Ministry to those who are homebound, sick, in hospitals IN OUR PRAYERS or nursing homes. Please call the Parish WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO NEED HEALING, INCLUDING: Office if you know someone who wishes Rita H., Kevin H., Terry C., Dick F., Rick M., Steve L., Kathy Y., to be visited, anointed, and/or receive Diana C., Lillian A. Communion. If you would like to add or remove a name from the prayer list, please contact our pastoral minister, Deacon Eric Cooley at BAPTISM: Baptism information and ecooley@stjohnsoflc.org or call 651-288-3268. We will include dates are available on our website or by names in this listing for 2 months. If you need the time extended, calling the Parish Office. please contact Deacon Eric Cooley.

PRAYER NETWORK MARRIAGE: Preparation and Parish Teams pray on behalf of the entire parish for needs instruction begin at least six brought to them. One call begins the chain of prayers. Only a first months in advance of a suggested date. name and the prayer need are given to preserve confidentiality. A specific date will be set with the priest Call 651-484-1048 between the hours of 9:00 AM and 9:00 PM. when marriage readiness is indicated.

Call the Parish Office: 651-484-2708

STEWARDSHIP CORNER Readings for the Week of March 15 Sunday: Ex 17:3-7/Ps 95:1-2, 6-7, 8-9/Rom 5:1-2, 5-8/Jn 4:5-42 or 4:5-15, 19b-26, 39a, 40- 42 Monday: 2 Kgs 5:1-15b/Ps 42:2, 3; 43:3, 4 [cf. Ps 42:3]/Lk 4:24-30 Tuesday: Dn 3:25, 34-43/Ps 25:4-5ab, 6 and 7bc, 8-9 [6a]/Mt 18:21-35 Wednesday: Dt 4:1, 5-9/Ps 147:12-13, 15-16, 19-20 [12a]/Mt 5:17-19 Thursday: 2 Sm 7:4-5a, 12-14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29/Rom 4:13, 16-18, 22/Mt 1:16, 18-21, 24a or Lk 2:41-51a Friday: Hos 14:2-10/Ps 81:6c-8a, 8bc-9, 10-11ab, 14 and 17 [cf. 11 and 9a]/Mk 12:28-34 Saturday: Hos 6:1-6/Ps 51:3-4, 18-19, 20-21ab [cf. Hos 6:6]/Lk 18:9-14 Next Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6 [1]/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38

Being a Good Steward. Every place we live gives us the opportunity to be faithful stewards. To put it briefly, whenever we try to be the best that we can be at this time, we are being good, if imperfect, stewards of the Lord.

Note: This is the new Monthly Financial Report which communicates our monthly needs, as well as, our year-to-date Surplus/ (Deficit) for the parish (church and school operations combined). Feel free to contact Don Kellett (email: dkellett@stjohnsoflc.org phone: 651-288-3267) in the parish office if you have any questions.

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