We Closed the Gap! the Final Total for Close the Gap Is $105,753.42 from 150 Donor Families!

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time July 7, 2019

We Closed the Gap! The final total for Close the Gap is $105,753.42 from 150 donor families!

Note of Gratitude Thank you very much for your generosity in helping us Close our budget Gap! This shows a tremendous commitment to our parish community. Moving forward I would like to ask you to consider increasing your monthly/weekly stewardship to our parish so that we can pay our wonderful, dedicated staff a living wage and run a balanced budget next year - perhaps even without the need for a Close the Gap campaign.

Gratefully yours in Christ, Fr. Warren Sazama, SJ Pastor

Rooted in the Gospels and formed by Ignatian spirituality, the mission of the Catholic Community of Saint Thomas More is to glorify God by our lives. Community & Opportunities

Celtic Spirituality: Soul Friend and Thin Places Friends of St. Thomas More July 10, 7-8:30 pm, Church Undercroft Summer Organ Concert Series This evening’s presentation will examine the characteristics of We will be holding a 3-part summer Celtic spirituality, from ancient times to the present, with special concert series on the 39-rank Casavant emphasis on the topics of soul friend and thin places. Ed Sellner organ in our church. There will be receptions will describe those qualities that many people today, of all sorts following each performance. Free to the of backgrounds and religious affiliations, find especially public. Families are welcome! appealing, such as the Celtic emphasis on nature, women’s  July 18, 7 pm: Chuck Lenz leadership and gifts, kinship with animals, and the eternal value  August 1, 7 pm: Christopher Stroh of friendships. Discussion among participants will be a lively part of the evening.  August 29, 7 pm: Michelle Plombon and Joe Haus (split recital) Ed Sellner, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of theology, Saint Catherine University where For more information: Visit he has taught graduate and undergraduate morecommunity.org/organ-series or contact courses for 35 years, as well as administered Lucas at [email protected] or pastoral ministry, spiritual direction and 651-227-7669 x 306. master’s degree programs. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he is author of numerous books on Celtic spirituality and other topics. Ed is a popular speaker Hansel & Gretel by St. Mark's nationally and internationally, a retreat director and spiritual Children's Community Theater guide, trained in Jungian psychology. His book, Celtic Saints and July 19-20, 7:00 PM, St. Mark’s Animal Stories: A Spiritual Kinship with be published this fall by School gym Paulist Press, and a memoir, Our Dog Red: A Small Token of This musical features 1st-8th grade Remembrance, next year. children from the St. Mark's For more information: Visit morecommunity.org/adult-faith- community. Admission: $5 for adults, formation or contact Brian at [email protected] $3 for children kindergarten to grade or 651-227-7669 x 311. 8, children under 5 are free. Concessions are available for purchase at the performances. Community & Opportunities

Libera Boys Choir STM Young Adults July 26, 7:30 PM, Cathedral of St. Paul The London-based boys choir "Libera" will be performing at the Cathedral Seven Pillars of Catholic of St. Paul again this summer. Their music encompasses a wide range of Social Teaching genres, from classical and chant, to ambient and popular styles of music. 7:30 pm, Parish Library For tickets: Visit www.ticketsource.us/uslibera All are welcome! 3 dates left: July 10: Care for God’s Creation Rachel's Vineyard Retreat July 17: Solidarity August 2-4, 2019, Prior Lake, MN July 31: Rights and Responsibilities I Called to the Lord in My Distress and He Answered Me YA Night - St. Paul Saints If you or someone you love is grieving the loss of a child to abortion, come Wednesday, July 24, CHS Field and experience the healing mercy of Jesus Christ on our weekend retreat. Young Adults Group is planning The next Rachel’s Vineyard Twin Cities' retreat is August 2-4, 2019. a night out to watch the St. Paul For more information: Contact Nancy at [email protected], call Saints! More details to come! 763-250-9313, or see www.rvineyardmn.org.

Community Updates

Ignatian Volunteer Corps Wedding Banns IVC is offering an opportunity for semi-retired or retired men and women to share their skills, wisdom and life experience in direct service Hansol Na and to those who are poor. In return for a commitment of 1- 2 days a week Christopher Madden with a local service site, the IVC provides guidance for personal July 26, 2019 reflection and prayerful conversation with other IVC volunteers monthly. Together, we hope to see God in all things and grow in our faith. For additional information: please call Kathleen Groh at Care for Creation (651)777-0991 or e-mail [email protected] or visit www.ivcusa.org. Excerpt from Laudato Si 160. What is the purpose of our life in STM Free Store this world? Why are we here? What is Have you read about the STM Free Store here and wondered just what the goal of our work and all our efforts? it is? As our name indicates, it is a store that provides gently used What need does the earth have of us? It clothing, shoes, sheets & towels, dishes and other household items for is no longer enough, then, simply to free to people or families in need of some extra help. It operates from state that we should be concerned for 1-3 PM, 1st and 3rd Saturdays, year round, in the STM School basement. future generations. We need to see that We rely on donations to stock our store and volunteers to organize and what is at stake is our own dignity. staff it. Donations can be dropped off in the designated bins when you Leaving an inhabitable planet to future come to Mass, or from noon-1PM at the store on 1st and 3rd Saturdays generations is, first and foremost, up to of the month. us. The issue is one which dramatically For volunteer opportunities: affects us, for it has to do with the Visit www.morecommunity.org/free-store, email us at ultimate meaning of our earthly sojourn. [email protected], or call Mary (612-432-2422) or Mary Beth (708- 805-0151). Calendar Mass Intentions

Saturday, July 6 Saturday, July 6 Free Store Drop-Off 12-1 pm School Basement Mass 4:30 pm  Natalie M. McCann Free Store Open 1-3 pm School Basement Reconciliation 3:30-4 pm Church Sunday, July 7 Mass 4:30 pm Church Mass 8 am STM Community Mass 10:30 am  Janet McGowan King Sunday, July 7 Mass 8 am Church Tuesday, July 8 Mass 10:30 am Church Mass 7:15 am  Veronica & William Fallon

Tuesday, July 8 Wednesday, July 9 Mass 7:15 am Church Mass 7:15 am  Robert Laurence Carley Jr. Centering Prayer 5:30 pm Church Thursday, July 10 Wednesday, July 9 Mass 7:15 am  Rose Joos Mass 7:15 am Church Celtic Spirituality 7:00 pm Church Undercroft Friday, July 11 Young Adults Night 7:30 pm Parish Library Mass 7:15 am  Charlotte Medinger 8th Inning 7:30 pm Parking Lot Saturday, July 12 Thursday, July 10 Mass 4:30 pm  Roxanne Wilcox Mass 7:15 am Church Sunday, July 13 Friday, July 11 Mass 8 am STM Community Mass 7:15 am Church Mass 10:30 am  John Kelly Eucharistic Adoration 7:45 am-12 pm Church Farmers’ Market 1:15-5 pm Parking Lot Saturday, July 12 Reconciliation 3:30-4 pm Church Upcoming Visit from Sisters of Charity Mass 4:30 pm Church of Nazareth Hospitality after mass 5:30 pm Church July 20-21 Weekend Sunday, July 13 The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCNs) will be Mass 8 am Church here July 20-21, 2019, to share SCN Family stories Donuts after mass 9 am Church with our parish. Patsy O'Toole, SCN Associate, will Mass 10:30 am Church speak at all the masses that weekend on behalf Donuts after mass 11:30 am Church of the SCN ministries. The Sisters of Charity of Nazareth founded in Nelson Liturgy Schedule County Kentucky in 1812, through their ministries Baptisms: First Sundays of the month during 10:30 am of healthcare, education, and social service carry the Mass or at 9 am by appointment (no baptisms offered message of Christ's love for those in need through- during Lent or Advent). out the world. Learn more about the ministries of their congregation at scnfamily.org. Centering Prayer: Tuesday, 5:30-6:15 pm. They will speak to us about the works of their sisters Eucharistic Adoration: First Friday of the Month, flowing and invite us to be part of the SCN Family by partici- from 7:15 am Mass, concluding at noon with Midday pating through our prayers and financial assistance. Prayer and Benediction. A special collection will be taken up to support the Mass: Saturday, 4:30 pm, Sunday, 8 & 10:30 am. sisters in their ministry to the victimized, oppressed Tuesday-Friday, 7:15 am; during the school year, an 8:30 am and marginalized internationally. We know that, as Mass is also celebrated on most Wednesdays. always, you will be as generous as you can. Reconciliation: Saturday, 3:30-4 pm or by appointment. Contacts

Staff Contacts Offices PARISH CENTER TEL: 651-227-7669 Parish Center & Church 1079 Summit Avenue Fr. Warren Sazama, S.J. - Pastor, x 312 St. Paul, MN 55105-3004 [email protected] 8 am-4 pm, Monday & Friday Fr. R.J. Fichtinger, S.J.- Associate Pastor TEL 651-227-7669 (Nicole Johnson) [email protected] FAX 651-227-0847 Carol Arend - Pastoral Care/Weddings, x 305 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.morecommunity.org Deacon Tom Dzik, x 317 Saint Thomas More School [email protected] 1065 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105-3004 Anzley Harmon - Director of Communications, x 302 8:30 am-12:30 pm, Monday-Thursday (Summer Hours) [email protected] TEL 651-224-4836 (Carol Ney) Brian Hefer - Faith Formation/Justice & Service, x 311 FAX 651-224-0097 [email protected] [email protected] https://school.morecommunity.org/ Nicole Johnson - Office Manager/Pastor’s Admin. Asst., x 301 [email protected] Our Wider Catholic Community Tom Kohler - Facility & Maintenance Director, x 308 Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis [email protected] 777 Forest Street Pat Lofton - School Principal, 651-224-4836, x 303 Saint Paul, MN 55106-3857 [email protected] TEL 651-291-4400 http://www.archspm.org/ Eli Pollock - Youth Choir Director, 651-224-4836 [email protected] Midwest Jesuits http://jesuitsmidwest.org/ Mary Ann Sexton - Adult Choir Director [email protected] Society of Jesus Lucas Tomlinson - Liturgy, Music & Worship, x 306 http://www.jesuits.org/index [email protected] United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Elizabeth Thimmesh - School Admissions & Dev. Director http://www.usccb.org/ 651-224-4836, x 302 [email protected] Vatican Quick Contacts http://w2.vatican.va/content/vatican/en.html General Questions- [email protected] x 301

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