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THE NIGHTINGALE Winter 2020 Feature Article "Why Come Back to Mass?" By Father Eilen Saint Spotlight: Bl. Carlo Acutis Family Conflict and the Holidays We're Debt Free, What's Next? Learn all about the amazing life Check out our 4 simple steps for After 20 long years, our parish of Carlo Acutis who was dealing with family conflict is finally debt free! So, what's beatified this past October! this Christmas Season! next for our community? Page 4 Page 6 Page 9 MARK YOUR CALENDAR Dec 13 PARISH PENANCE SERVICE Join us for Reconciliation at 3:00pm. SACRAMENTS SCHEDULE Dec 13, EMPOWER: "THE VERTICAL LINE" 14, 16 Featuring special guest Laura Kelly Fanucci. PUBLIC MASSES Saturday 5:00 PM Dec 24 CHRISTMAS MASSES Sunday 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM Dec 25 Dec 24: 4:00pm & 11:00pm, Dec 25: 10:00am. Wednesday 9:00 AM Thursday 8:00 AM Dec 30 FAMILY DAY SKI TRIP Friday 9:00 AM 9:00am-4:00pm. For all youth and their families. LIVE STREAM OF MASSES Dec 31 MARY, MOTHER OF GOD MASSES Sunday 9:00 AM Jan 1 Dec 31 at 6:00pm & Jan 1 at 9:00am. Wednesday 9:00 AM Friday 9:00 AM Jan 5 CATECHIST TOOLBOX SESSION SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Open to Catechists, small group leaders, and more! Saturday 3:30-4:30 PM Jan 10, EMPOWER: "MOST POWERFUL LOVE STORY" Tuesday 5:30-6:00 PM Wednesday 6:00-7:00 PM 11, 13 Featuring speaker Deacon George Stahl. Friday 8:00-8:45 AM Jan 18 SPARK EVENT: FUN DAY AT ST. PATRICK Also available by appointment For formation students in 1st - 5th grade. ADORATION HOURS Sunday 6:00 PM - Friday 9:00 AM Jan 22 MARCH FOR LIFE For all high school youth and their families. Due to the uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, our Sacraments Schedule is subject to change. Feb 15 FAMILY DAY SKI TRIP Visit our website to learn more! 9:00am-4:00pm. For all youth and their families. CONTACT US PARISH ADDRESS JOIN OUR TEAM 19921 Nightingale Street NW Are you interested in writing for Oak Grove, MN 55011 the Nightingale? We're looking for OFFICE HOURS parishioners who would like to contribute Monday-Friday 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM to our quarterly magazine! Help us brainstorm article topics, write engaging CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE Phone: (763) 753-2011 articles, offer suggestions about the Email: [email protected] layout, and more. We'd love to hear from Website: www.st-patricks.org a wide range of "experts" within our parish (teachers, business leaders, health care workers, parents, FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA college students, etc). All volunteers will work closely with our Communications Coordinator, Maria Furness. Check out @st_patricks_mn for weekly updates, reminders, If you're interested in joining our team or want more videos, and behind the scenes information, email [email protected] or call the parish of Community Life! office at 763-753-2011! 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS P A G E "Survey Says..." P A G E "Blessed Carlo Acutis: A Saint for 03 "Pray for Us" 04 Millennials (and the Rest of Us)" Continued on Page 10 P A G E P A G E "Top 10 Catholic YouTube Channels" "Conflict: Turning Sorrow into Joy" 05 "Handling Money God's Way" 06 P A G E P A G E FEATURE ARTICLE "The Epiphany: Our Search for God" 07 "Why Come Back to Mass?" 08 "Together, We Are Stronger" P A G E P A G E "BIG Debt is Gone; BIG Vision Ahead" "The Preborn Loss Ministry" 09 10 FEATURE ARTICLE "WHY COME BACK TO MASS?" "It doesn’t matter if you’ve been away from Mass since the pandemic began last March, or if you’ve been away for years. All baptized Catholics should ask why they go or don’t go to Mass, because the only answer that matters is whether I'm becoming the best version of myself." - Father Eilen READ MORE ON PAGE 7 2 "SURVEY SAYS..." of our faith, parishioner interviews, volunteer opportunities, and how the Church is relevant to life today. You also gave us a whole list of great ideas for future articles that we can't wait to write! Magazine Cost - Over 20 people asked about the cost and delivery of the magazine. Great question! LPI, our bulletin printer, prints our magazines for FREE. In all, we spend roughly $400 on each issue of the magazine for postage and mailing. Mailing out the magazine is especially helpful during COVID so we can reach parishioners who may not regularly attend Mass. Some people Welcome to the Winter 2020 edition and share in our St. Patrick community, expressed interest in saving the parish of the Nightingale! It’s hard to believe no matter where they are on their faith money by having the magazine emailed that this is the 14th edition of our parish journey. With that in mind, some of to them or available for pick up at church. magazine. When we first dreamed up our articles may speak directly to your Thank you for thinking of us! If this this project back in the fall of 2018, we spiritual needs, and some will not. That’s option appeals to you, email mfurness@ had no idea how long it would last or if okay too. Each article is written with a st-patricks.org or call the parish office to it would even be successful. Now, we are particular person in mind. Our hope is opt out of mailing, and indicate if you’re committed to creating four high-quality to invite everyone into the conversation, interested in our email or pick up option. issues of the magazine a year. Over time because every single person is a valued we have made improvements to the member of the Body of Christ. Readership Demographics - While delivery, format, and contents of our the majority of our readers seem to be magazine. But one thing has remained The Nightingale is meant to serve the women in their 60's who regularly attend the same—our goal to inspire and needs of our parish—but what are those Mass, we do our best to write articles engage the people of the parish, and needs? We recently sent out a survey to for people at a wide range of ages and beyond. gain insight into that very question and stages. Don't worry men, that includes we learned a lot! Over 240 people shared you too! This magazine, first and foremost, is their feedback with us about everything meant to bring Jesus to the people of from their article ideas, to questions Thank you to all of our wonderful our St. Patrick community. Each one about the magazine’s cost. Sorting readers, especially those who shared of us has an individual and unique through the results was informative and their incredibly helpful feedback with us! relationship with Christ, and we want our enlightening. It is a true blessing to journey to Heaven magazine to reflect that diversity. Some with you, our beloved parishioners. of our readers have deep and consistent Here’s what we learned: prayer lives, and others haven’t prayed Maria Furness, Communications in months. Our needs are different and Article Topics - The most popular Coordinator that’s okay. This magazine is intended magazine articles people want to read to invite everyone to encounter Jesus about include parish news, the basics ORA PRO NOBIS - "PRAY FOR US" Please remember those of our parish who are ill and have asked for our prayers, especially: Carol Beckman, Jerry Bisek, Pat Bourbeau, Dan Bratland, Winnie Conger, Kathy Coval, Danielle DeBiaso, Julie Dooley, Marie Ann Downs, Judy Gapp, Matt Gilderhus, Chet Hapka, Little Leo Jaeger, Mike King, Shirley Kopet, Kathy Johnson, Jerry Jones, Lucas Kramer, Jack Kuhn, Brad LeTourneau, Shirley Lockwood, Joseph & Patricia Merchlewicz, Susie Mogdans, Sam Morgan, Andie Oldham, Gayle Perra, Emily Perrin, Sean Pritchard, Blake Rebelein, Mary Rohr, Ron Schleicher, Lee Schoon, Doug Stein, Vern Suchla, Kelly Winczewski, those that are homebound, those suffering with Covid-19, those on our prayer chain, those written in our Book of Intentions, and all those serving in the military. Need additional prayer? Please contact Cathy at 763-753-2011. 3 "BLESSED CARLO ACUTIS: A SAINT FOR MILLENNIALS (AND THE REST OF US)" Recently, I’ve been super attracted to the generous, and a natural jokester. Having his life, he was able to clearly know and lives of young saints, particularly a few a gift for computer programming and serve God—and be originally himself— amazing teenage saints. The feistiness of a love for computer games, he had by ministering to his friends whose St. Philomena in the face of the creepy incredible wisdom and self-control parents were divorcing, buying sleeping and barbaric Diocletian; the purity and with only allowing himself this activity bags and bringing hot beverages to the depth of faith of St. Dominic Savio; the for one hour a week. “What’s the use homeless, and eventually offering his sincere forgiveness of St. Maria Goretti of winning 1,000 battles if you can’t suffering for the Holy Father at the time, to her attacker before (and after) she beat your own passions?” His computer Pope Benedict XVI. died; and most recently, the amazing joy programming skills combined with his and zeal of a young boy who was just love for the Eucharist led him to start In September of 2006, Carlo started declared a “Blessed” this past October collecting information on Eucharistic feeling sick.
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