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Congratulations to Our Newest Catholic! Eastertide Feasts & Celebrations Join us in welcoming Aidan Kenneth, Easter Sunday is only the start of our who was fully received into our Catholic Eastertide! The season continues with the faith through the Sacraments of Initiation Octave of Easter, which concludes on (Baptism, Confirmation and First Divine Mercy Sunday next week, April 3. In Eucharist) at our Easter Vigil. Let us hold a fortuitous coincidence, next Sunday is also Aidan and his family in prayer as a sign of the feast of our patron, St. Richard, so we will have plenty of our commitment as a faith community reason to celebrate at Coffee Shop after the Sunday Masses! to live out and share the joys of Easter. Eastertide continues through Pentecost Sunday on May 15, when we will have our annual Gifts Celebration! New Member Weekend We are so grateful to celebrate the Resurrection together First Fridays at St. Richard’s Catholic Church with our parishioners and visitors! Whether you are new to On the First Friday of each month, we host a 7:30pm our parish, or have been worshipping with us for a while but ecumenical Taizé Prayer service for Christians of all have not yet registered, we invite you to chat with one of traditions. This is a wonderful opportunity for all to the Parishioner Resources volunteers who will be available celebrate the joy of Eastertide through prayer centering before and after Masses next weekend, April 2 & 3. You around sung psalms and periods of holy and healing silence. can also find information at www.strichards.com/join-us. We look forward to welcoming you all of our First Friday Day of Prayer opportunities on April 1. Hungering for Celebration We have prayed, fasted and given alms—and now we Parish Book Club: The Screwtape Letters celebrate! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends in Have you started reading this contemporary parable by C. S. our own hearts, where Jesus reigns forever. Let us rejoice in Lewis? We will meet for discussion on April 17 between our risen Lord—and in the lives we’ve changed this Lent in the Sunday morning Masses. All are welcome! Colombia, Laos, Rwanda, Honduras, Madagascar and all over the world! If you did not turn in your rice bowl during the Why is the Angelus Different at Our Church? Holy Thursday Mass, please put it into the collection basket If you have been here at noon on any at Sunday Mass and the funds will be remitted to the Center weekday, you may have heard the bells ring for Mission to be used to alleviate hunger in our community and seen people entering the chapel to and around the world through Catholic Relief Services. honor an ancient tradition. When we pray our customary Angelus here, though, we Adoration Prayer Partners Needed close with the Prayer of St. Richard of Are you looking for a new way to enrich your Chichester, in honor of our parish's patron spiritual life? Do you want to strengthen your saint. Pick up a prayer card at the door and join us! commitment to praying for the needs of our community and giving thanks to God? Prayer Low-Gluten Hosts Partners commit to one hour in the presence of Whether you are a gluten-sensitive parishioner or a visitor, the Blessed Sacrament the First Friday of each special hosts are always available for our celebration of the month. Our next opportunity for Eucharist Adoration will Eucharist. Please stop by the sacristy before Mass or see one be April 1. To learn more please, talk to Bev at 952-927-8967. of the greeters, who will be happy to assist you.

Save the Date: Spring Rummage Sale Depression Support Coalition Our next rummage sale is set for June 11 & 12. We will St. Richard’s Catholic Church belongs to the start accepting donations on June 4, so keep us in mind as coalition that provides weekly depression you do your spring cleaning! support groups. Easter Lutheran Church on the Hill in Eagan hosts a group on Thursdays Supporting Our Community from 6:30—8:00pm and Prince of Peace As followers of Christ, our parish family has a responsibility Lutheran in Burnsville hosts a group on Tuesdays from 6:30— to our wider community and particularly to support the 8:00pm, for those living with depression and their families. poorest and most vulnerable among us. That’s why we give For more information, contact Bob at Easter Lutheran, 612- regular financial support to Loaves and Fishes, VEAP, Meals 845-9481, or contact Jody at Prince of Peace, 952-898-9312, on Wheels, and other special programs. Your stewardship or find details at www.depressionsupportcoalition.org. contributions allow us to provide this support, in addition to funding our own parish programs. Thank you! Ad Space Available The advertisers that appear on our back page each week Changes in Address allow us to have the bulletin published at no cost to the If you move, please notify the parish of your new address parish. If you would like to learn more about advertising in and/or phone number, by calling 612-869-2426 or sending an our bulletin (which is also published online), please contact email to [email protected]. Tim Browne at 952-852-4050 or via [email protected]. School News Three Parish Communities—ONE Spirit! Upcoming Events at Blessed Trinity 2016-2017 School Year Registration is Open! Please mark the following dates on your calendar and plan to If your family is not currently enrolled in our join us for these fun community events. You can find school, contact Principal Patrick O’Keefe at 612- additional details for all of these events on the Blessed Trinity 869-5200 or o’[email protected] for more Catholic School website, www.btcsmn.org. information about opportunities for your child or grandchild and even schedule a private tour! Fiesta Latina April 27, 10:00am-3:00pm, at the Church of the Assumption. Blessed Trinity Catholic School Staff Rummage Sale Patrick O’Keefe Principal Penn Ave Campus Preschool—Grade 3 612-866-6906 May 4-7 at BTCS Nicollet campus (St. Peter’s Church) Lesa Backus School Secretary

Golf Tournament Nicollet Ave Campus Grades 4—8 612-869-5200 May 16, 12:30 start, MN Valley Country Club Web Page: www.btcsmn.org Community News

Women’s Discernment Retreat Blood Drive Women (18-30) are invited to a free retreat day on Saturday, The American Red Cross needs our help! We will be hosting April 2, at Nativity of Mary Catholic Church in Bloomington, our next bi-monthly blood drive here at St. Richard’s Catholic to provide a deeper understanding of consecrated life. Lunch Church on Wednesday, March 30, from 1:00—7:00pm. You will be provided. Please register via the Office of Vocations, can schedule your donation at www.redcrossblood.org using 651-962-6890 or [email protected]. sponsor code StRich or call 1-800-RED-CROSS. In addition to blood donors, we need volunteer hosts to welcome our Concert Celebration for the Jubilee Year of Mercy visitors—please see the MinisTree for details or call the On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 3, at 4:00pm, the Church of parish office. St. Timothy in Blaine, will host a concert directed by Therese Jorgensen, featuring the chorale, handbells, and 18 piece For Families of the Mentally Ill orchestra. A free will offering will benefit Family Promise. Children’s Challenging Behaviors will be presented on May 7 at Details are at www.churchofsttimothy.com. Sumner Library in Minneapolis to help parents learn when and

Changing the Ways We Talk about Our Callings how to seek help, develop parenting strategies, learn about We all have a calling—whether in our family life, single life or educational supports, and discover resources available. Hope consecrated/religious life. Thursday, April 7, 6:00—9:00pm, for Recovery will be presented on May 14 to provide practical at St. Frances Cabrini Church in Minneapolis, Kathleen strategies for family members and caregivers of mentally ill Cahalan, PhD, will explore a contemporary theology of calling adults and teens. Participants will learn about treatments, in a more dynamic and relational way. For details call 320-363 coping and communication strategies, the mental health system, and local resources. All programs are free, but pre- -3560 or visit www.csbsju.edu/sot/events/theology-days. registration is required via www.namihelps.org/classes.html Four Part Diaconate Inquiry Series or by calling Kara Bennett at 651-645-2948 ext. 114. If you Married or single men (30-59) are invited to sessions April 5, are in need of assistance from the National Alliance on Mental 12, & 19, 6:30—9:00pm and April 30, 8:00am—3:00pm. Illness (NAMI), please call 1-888-NAMI-HELPS. Discerners will learn about the Vocation of the Permanent Diaconate, including: What is the diaconate? Who can become a Household & Outside Maintenance for Elderly (HOME) deacon? What does a deacon do? What roles do the wife and Seniors (age 60+) who need spring clean-up help in Hennepin family have? What is the discernment and formation process? county may call 952-746-4046 to reach the HOME Program, If you have questions, contact Deacon Russ Kocemba at 952- part of the non-profit organization Senior Community 933-3660 or [email protected]. To register contact Shellee Services. For more information about programs serving elders Leif at [email protected] or 651-962-6891. and caregivers in Hennepin, visit www.seniorcommunity.org or call 952-541-1019. Seniors outside of Hennepin County Men’s Discernment Group should contact the Senior Linkage Line, 1-800-333-2433. Jesus Christ, High Priest forever, still calls men to share in His priesthood. Would you like to learn more about it? Fr. David Men's Summer Softball League Blume, Director of Vocations, hosts Mass and discussions on We are looking for men (18+) to play in an inter-denominational Saturdays, April, 9, 16 & 23, 8:00—11:00am at St. Charles team with members of St. Richard’s Catholic Church, Woodlake Borromeo Catholic Church in Minneapolis. No registration Lutheran and Oak Gove Lutheran. Please contact St. Richard’s or fee is required. For more information, call the Office of Catholic Church parishioner Jeremy Woolever at 612-801- Vocations at 651-962-6890 or visit www.10000vocations.org. 8832 or [email protected]. Campaign Corner The public pledge phase of the Sharing our Gifts, Building our Future Capital Campaign is almost at an end! Be sure to check the campaign thermometer in the narthex for our latest pledge totals. We are now working toward our final Victory Goal of $1,190,000, and we headed into Holy Week at over 85% of the way there. If we can fully fund the campaign, the parish will be able to update the sanctuary sound system with more hearing assistance devices, and we will be able to renovate the bathrooms and update the classrooms of our education wing. If you have not yet pledged, please turn in your pledge card as soon as possible!

If you would like more detailed information about our capital needs, please visit www.strichards.com/capital-campaign. We need your help to secure the future of St. Richard’s Catholic Church! Parish Staff St. Richard’s Catholic Church Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00pm Sunday 9:00am & 11:00am Fr. Mark Pavlik Pastor [email protected] Wednesday 12:15pm Thursday & Friday 8:00am

Nicole Adams Blume Office Manager, Bookkeeper Morning Prayer with Communion [email protected] Monday & Tuesday 8:00am Isidro Cardoso Maintenance

Thomas Flood Facilities Manager Parish Office [email protected] 7540 Penn Ave S, Richfield, MN 55423

Beth Gaetz Administrative Assistant Monday—Thursday: 8:30am—4:30pm; Friday: 8:30—12:00pm [email protected] Phone: 612-869-2426 (including pastoral emergencies)

Donna Kavanaugh Handbell & Children’s Choir Director [email protected] Bulletin

Jolaine Liupakka Director of Pastoral Care Send articles to [email protected] by 8:30am Monday [email protected] All submissions are subject to revision for content, length and publication formatting guidelines, as well as pastoral discretion. Cindy Nedved Director of Liturgy [email protected] Sacramental Information Susie Osacho Director of Faith Formation Sacrament of Reconciliation—Saturday 4:00pm—4:30pm or [email protected] by appointment. Sheryl Rose Parish Administrator Sacrament of Baptism—Parents should first review the [email protected] information on our website and then contact Beth Gaetz. Bob Schnell Deacon First Eucharist/Confirmation—Contact Susie Osacho in the Betsy Sullivan Director of Music parish office to register for Faith Formation. [email protected] Marriage—Engaged couples should contact Fr. Mark Pavlik at least six months in advance of desired wedding date. 2016 Catholic Services Appeal Sacrament of Anointing—Quarterly; emergencies by appt. In this Jubilee Year of Mercy, we remember that Jesus taught us the Corporal Works of Mercy: feed the hungry, give drink Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist for Adults (RCIA)— to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the Contact Fr. Mark Pavlik in the parish office. sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead. These Corporal Works of Mercy are precisely what the 17 Collective Ministries funded by the CSA Foundation accomplish. Also, if we reach Prayer Request our $38,000 goal, St. Richard’s Catholic Church will be eligi- St. Richard's Catholic Church prayer network consists of ble for a 25% rebate on parishioner CSA donations—we are many parishioners who pray daily for the needs and concerns over half way there already, so let’s keep going! Envelopes of our community. We also offer prayers of thanksgiving. and martials are in our narthex and at www.csafspm.org. Please print clearly. ______

Financial Stewardship: Week of March 20 ______

Due to the early publication deadline for this holiday edition ______of our bulletin, we are unable to provide totals from last Drop your request in the collection basket or send it to the parish week’s contributions. Please see next week’s edition for an office. Copies of the Prayer Network are available in the wall rack in updated look at our giving status. Thank you for your ongoing the Community Room. We can only print last names of prayer support of St. Richard’s Catholic Church! Sunday, March 27 Easter Sunday

9:00am Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection—Church 11:00am Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection—Church

Monday, March 28

8:00am Morning Prayer & Communion—Chapel 9:00am Year of Mercy Small Group—Sm Conference Room Readings for the Octave of Easter 6:00pm Cub Scout Pack Meeting—Community Room Easter Sunday Acts 10:34-43/Ps 118 6:45pm Year of Mercy Small Group—Conference Room Col 3:1-4/Jn 20:1-9 7:00pm Boy Scout Troop Meeting—Community Room Monday Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps 16 Tuesday, March 29 Mt 28:8-15 8:00am Morning Prayer & Communion—Chapel 7:00pm Choir Rehearsal—Church Tuesday Acts 2:36-41/Ps 33

Wednesday, March 30 Jn 20:11-18 11:00am Scripture Study—Small Conference Rm Wednesday Acts 3:1-10/Ps 105

12:15pm Mass—Church Lk 24:13-35 1:00pm Red Cross Blood Drive—Social Hall Thursday Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8 6:00pm Confirmation Class—Community Room Lk 24:35-48 Thursday, March 31 Friday Acts 4:1-12/Ps 118 8:00am Mass—Chapel 1:30pm Year of Mercy Small Group—Sm Conference Room Jn 21:1-14 7:00pm Community of Sant’Egidio Evening Prayer—Chapel Saturday Acts 4:13-21/Ps 118

Friday, April 1 First Friday Day of Prayer Mk 16:9-15

8:00am Mass—Chapel Divine Mercy Acts 5:12-16/Ps 118 9:00am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament—Chapel Sunday Rv 1:9-19/Jn 20:19-31 12:00pm Angelus—Chapel

5:00pm Adoration Closing Prayer—Chapel 7:30pm Taizé Prayer—Church Mass Intentions Saturday, April 2 Holy Saturday, March 26 8:00pm 9:30am Year of Mercy Small Group—Community Room Michael Wesenberg† 10:00am Cub Scout Pinewood Derby—Social Hall Easter Sunday, March 27 9:00am Raymond J Wander† 4:00pm Sacrament of Reconciliation—Chapel Easter Sunday, March 27 11:00am 5:00pm Mass—Church For the Parish Sunday, April 3 Feast of St. Richard/Divine Mercy Sunday Wednesday, March 30 12:15pm Jim Wilmot† 9:00am Mass—Church 9:15am Faith Formation Classes—Community Room Thursday, March 31 8:00am Carol Spencer† 10:00am Coffee Shop—Social Hall Friday, April 1 8:00am 11:00am Mass & CLW—Church Mary & Stephen Kain† 12:00pm Coffee Shop—Social Hall Saturday, April 2 5:00pm 4:00pm St. Alphonsa Syro-Malabar Catholic Mass—Church Clarence & Mary Keaveny†