SUNDAY, March 27, 2016 | SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD Parish Office

Phone: 651-777-8116 Fax: 651-777-8743 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Website: www.presentationofmary.org

1725 Kennard Street • Maplewood, Minnesota 55109 Parish Staff

Pastor Fr. Benny Mekkatt CFIC 651-842-6013 [email protected] Deacon Deacon Michael Martin 651-842-6014 Director of Administration and Finance Steve Blessing 651-842-6017 Director of Faith Formation/ Pastoral Minister S. Kathleen Rademacher, OSB 651-842-6018 Director of Stewardship Kay Mottaz 651-842-6022 Director of Music Rebecca Kaup 651-842-6026 Receptionist/Secretary Mary Heymans 651-842-6010 Administrative Assistants Meghan Bothwell 651-842-6019 Karen Simons 651-842-6020 Youth Minister Jessica Nelson 651-842-6025

Presentation School

1695 Kennard Street Maplewood, MN 55109 Phone (K-8): 651-777-5877 Fax (K-8): 651-777-8283 Phone (PreK): 651-770-3093 Fax (PreK): 651-779-2307

Principal Peter Noll 651-842-6032 Fr. Benny and the Presentation Staff School Secretary Linda Prazak 651-842-6030 wish you all a Blessed and Happy Easter! Preschool Director

Erin Hinds 651-842-6070 Schedule Confessions Saturday: 5:00 pm Saturday: 3:30 pm—4:30 pm Sunday: 8:30 am and 10:30 am Tues-Thurs: 7:30 am—7:50 am Mon-Thurs: 8:00 am, Fri: 8:45 am or by appointment

Adoration Morning Prayer/ Tues-Thurs: 7:00 am—8:00 am (C) Mon-Thurs: 7:30 am Thursday: 8:30 am—8:30 pm (SFC) Mass Intentions From the Pastor 28-Mon: “He is risen, Alleluia, Alleluia – He is risen indeed, Alleluia, Alleluia!” 8:00 am † Beverly Freye 29-Tues: A traditional Easter greeting in the Western church is the exclamation, “He is 8:00 am † Rev. Ambrose Mahon risen, alleluia, alleluia!” and the response is, “He is risen indeed, alleluia, 30-Wed: alleluia!” is risen! “Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is 8:00 am Spiritual Renewal of your victory? O death, where is your sting?” (1 Cor 15:54-55) Easter is the Presentation Parish greatest and the most important feast in the Church. We celebrate it with 31-Thurs: pride and jubilation for three reasons:

8:00 am † Barbara Focht a. The resurrection of Christ is the basis of our Christian faith. It is the 1-Fri: greatest of the miracles, and it proves that Jesus is God. That is why St. 8:45 am First Communicants Paul writes: “If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain; and their Families and your faith is in vain.” (1 Cor 15:14) All the basic doctrines of 2-Sat: Christianity are founded on the truth of the resurrection. 9:00 am Persecuted Christians 5:00 pm † Shirley Sandercock b. Easter is the guarantee of our own resurrection. Jesus assured Martha † Dorothy Pennertz at the tomb of Lazarus: “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever † Catherine Zabrok believes in me will live even though he dies.” (John 11:25-26) 3-Sun: 8:30 am Parishioners c. Easter is the feast which gives us hope and encouragement in this 10:30 am † Sam & Louise Damico world of pain, sorrows, and tears. As the risen Jesus said to the women † Harry Munson, Jr. on their way from the tomb, so he says to us on this Easter day—the same message of hope and comfort, “Do not be afraid.”

Infant Baptism: Easter gives us the assurance that is not the end. It reminds us Contact the Parish Office. that every Good Friday in our lives will have an Easter Sunday, and that Jesus A preparation session is required. will let us share the power of His resurrection. Each time we continue to Session may be taken prior to hope—even when our hope seems unanswered—we share in the power of the birth of the child. Jesus’ resurrection. In short, the message of Easter is that nothing can destroy us—pain, sin, rejection, death—because Christ has conquered all Marriage: these, and we too can conquer them if we put our faith in Him. Begin arrangements with the priest or deacon at least It’s been a great blessing to see a good response to the three nights Lenten 1 year in advance. reflection series on “Heroic Catholicism.” I am quite sure that everyone who attended the series has benefited a lot from it to renew and reboot your Anointing of the Sick: spiritual life. Walking through the passion, death, and , This sacrament is available to now we enter into the Easter season—a season to begin our lives with anyone who is seriously ill or renewed spirit and enthusiasm. In a couple of days, Wednesday, March 30th, suffering from a prolonged illness. 7:00-9:30 pm, we are having another great event here at Presentation: a Please call the Parish Office for once-in-a-lifetime chance to listen to a dynamic and motivating Catholic arrangements. speaker, Chris Stefanick. I, once again, earnestly and humbly encourage you not to miss this great moment and to invite your family members and First Communion, neighbors to come along with you to attend this life changing event: Reboot! First Confessions, Live! I know and I believe that you will do it, because you love this family of Confirmation, Adult Baptism: Presentation and we are resurrection people. Please call the Parish Office at 651-777-8116. Wish you your family a Blessed and Happy Easter!

New Parishioners: -Fr. Benny Anyone wishing to register as a member of the parish Don’t Miss REBOOT! LIVE! may call the Parish Office at Wednesday, March 30, 2016, 7:00 pm 651-777-8116. If you move, or Tickets: $19.00 change your phone number, please call the Parish Office A life-changing event for parish and and let us know your new address. family age 12-adult. Reserve your tickets at www.presentationofmary.org or http:// Prayer Line: reallifecatholic.com/reboot-live-participants/.

Jo Kusz 651-771-7438 It’s time to start living the Life you were made for! FFF: Family-centered Faith Formation Thank You Special Easter blessings to the children who, waving their A special thank you to palms, joined the “Jesus Parade” () last Sunday. all the musicians who

The children are taught that Easter, and not nor shared their ministry their birthdays (!), is the greatest feast of the whole year. and talents during the Jesus rises from the dead so we can leave our empty tombs of sin and live Liturgies. as Easter people. Now he walks with us on our journeys of faith and MERCY. Best wishes to all for a blessed and mercy-filled Easter…all 50 days of it. In Spring Fest Raffle Tickets the early Church, those 50 days were like one long Sunday where the Spring Festival raffle tickets are disciples of Jesus celebrated his presence among them as well as their own available in the Kennard Street Baptismal call to be his intentional disciples. ALLELUIA, HE IS RISEN! entrance; please stop by and pick up

FFF sessions will be held on April 3rd, 17th, and 24th. There is no FFF session your envelope. If you do not find on April 10th as that is the day our Faith Community joyfully celebrates the your envelope, please contact the First Communion of 22 young parishioners. Come and rejoice with them and Parish Office, and a set of tickets will their families. be made available to you. - S. Kathy Remember to turn in your raffle tickets by Sunday, May 15. The Two Feet of Social Concerns Justice: Mercy is an issue of justice. It is JUST to work for systemic change in Stewardship the political arena so that the cries of the poor might be heard. Injustice is In the second reading contagious, as is MERCY. said that LOVE is the foundation of today, St. Paul reminds true justice. Love is MERCY in action. ALL are invited to the Social Justice the Colossians that they Meet-up which, on April 10th (7:00 to 8:30 pm), will be held here at have been raised with Presentation in Kenney Hall. The topic for discussion will be “HOT TOPICS of Christ, exhorting them to the 2016 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.” Your opinions are valued and may be the “think about the things above rather source of positive action on the part of those who hear them. than the things of earth.” We, too, Charity: Easter blessings to all who opened their hearts and wallets in order have been raised with Christ. Let us to “Easter” our brothers and sisters living in poverty. Those donors are rejoice and be glad! agents of God’s MERCY. A mom with 3 young children asked for quarters for laundry and for food. Their electricity was shut off and, as a result, the little Operation Rice Bowl food they had spoiled. Thus one can see the plight of parents whose little We prayed, fasted, ones also suffer as a result of their families being poor. Quarters for laundry and gave alms—and are urgently needed for families living in apartments who need to pay for now we celebrate! each load of laundry. Perhaps a special little “bank” in your home could hold Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice the quarters you randomly put in, and then gather them up and bring them Bowl ends in our own hearts, where for families in need of them. Jesus reigns forever. Let us rejoice Thank You, Parishioners ... in our risen Lord—and in the lives we’ve changed this in … For the following donations which have enabled us to beautify and Colombia, Laos, Rwanda, Honduras, decorate our church during the Easter season: Madagascar, and all over the world! Donor(s) In Memory of If you haven’t already turned in your Tom & Sue Dacko Joan Dacko; Bernadine Ronich; Wilfred Wolszon CRS Rice Bowl, you may do so at the George & Mary Fontaine George Fontaine & Herb Merth Families Parish Center. Oscar & Lillian Frydenlund Harold Frydenlund Beatrice Grabowski George Grabowski GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets Don Heinn Lois Heinn Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm in Jeri Mahre Bill Mahre; Frances Derdoski; Madeline Mahre the Parish Center lower level. For S. Mary Jo Mike/Judi Berger Bill & Agnes Mike more information, please call Maxine Monno Ray Monno Colleen at 651-295-9853.

More donations will be listed in next week’s bulletin.

H.E.O. Update

Thank you for your donations to area food shelves. 37 pounds went to Salvation Army, Maplewood, on March 21. March 28—Marge Bjerkness, Merrick Community Services, Maplewood

Thank you for your generosity! May God bless you! Presentation School News Parish Spring Festival May 13-15  Easter Break (no school) is March 21-28. Classic Car Show

 Presentation School registration for the If you have a classic car to show off, bring it to the 2016-17 school year is underway. Families are Festival on Sunday from 11:00 am—2:00 pm. asked to return completed materials by Tuesday, Pre-registration needed; cost is $10. Contact Jim March 29th. Heymans (651-353-3866).

 Presentation School Drama Club presents the Silent Auction production Not Another Shakespeare Show by Michael We need your items in new or extra good and usable Paslawski on April 8 at 7:00 pm and April 9 at 6:30 pm condition, i.e., furniture, sets of dishes, collectables, in the School Gymnasium. Admission is $6 (adults) and tools, jewelry, paintings, antiques, and much more. $3 (children). Save $1 when you donate a canned food Please tag your donations “Silent Auction.” Please item. NO large exercise equipment, appliances, TVs, or computers.  Parent-Teacher Conferences are April 28, 3:30-7:30 pm. Treasures From Grannie’s Attic  No School on April 15 and 29 for Staff Development. We need your used but very usable items, i.e., Preschool News dishes, pictures, small appliances, household items, etc. NO clothing or Christmas decorations. The full day preschool children had two great Cupcake and Pie Donations weeks of learning about community helpers. A-M cupcakes for Cupcake Walk; N-Z pies for chicken We focused our interest areas around people dinner. Too busy to bake? Let Maplewood Bakery do we see in our neighborhood like construction the work for you! See flyer/order form in future workers, dentists, teachers, police officers, bulletin; order by May 4th. garbage collectors, and many, many more. Theme Baskets

- Ms. Jessie Make a theme basket full of goodies, or donate items or gift cards and we will create the basket for 55 Club Lunch you. Opportunities after Mass in April and May to pick up baskets and supplies at the Kennard Street When: Tuesday, April 19 entrance. Where: Moose Lodge Banquet Room Family Night 1946 English Street, Maplewood, MN Friday Night—6:00-9:00 pm. Dancing, food, and

Time: 11:45-12:00 check-in; 12:05 lunch games in School Gym. Followed by entertainment and socializing Bingo

Cost: $8.00 per person (all you can eat buffet style) Saturday Night—7:30-9:30 pm. Door prizes will be

Menu: Mostaccioli, salad, spumoni ice cream awarded throughout the night. Play 5 games of High Stakes Bingo following regular bingo. Half of the Entertainment: Eleanor Ostman, author money collected will be paid out to winners. RSVP: 651-842-6055 by April 15 Pre-registration needed. Food, drinks, and pull tabs available during all games. Middle and High School Youth Kitten Ball Tournament The Youth Core Team invites you to join your peers on: Saturday at Raymond Field; create or join a team by

Friday, April 1, at 7:00 pm signing up online. All Flyers and Registration Forms can be found at the Events: Things to Bring: Kennard Street entrance, Parish Office, or online at Pizza and fun activity (games) Recreational clothes www.presentationofmary.org. Talk Positive attitude Adoration, Praise, and Worship An appetite Sweet Mary’s Bakery Prayerful spirit Meeting Place: A Friend Sweet Mary's Cookie Booth would love your help with Presentation’s Parish Center Cost: Free! donations for ingredients. Please drop your dona- tions at the Parish Office (make sure to clearly label Questions: for the Parish Festival). Donations are needed by Email: [email protected] May 4th: or call Jessica Nelson at 651-842-6025  Cash/checks for ingredients

March Bridge Winners:  12-oz. Rice Krispies

1st Place—Evelyn Jablonski/Barb Hearley—4450  light brown sugar 2nd Place—Diane Bruton/Harriet Hazzard—3690  semi-sweet chocolate chips (any brand) 3rd Place—Pat Kressin/Rita Casura—3210  10-oz. bags of fresh mini marshmallows Mass Readings (Week of March 28) Stewardship of Treasure 28-Mon: Acts 2: 14, 22-33; Ps 16: 1-2a, 5, 7-11; Due to the early printing of the bulletin, Mt 28: 8-15 Stewardship of Treasure numbers will not be 29-Tues: Acts 2: 36-41; Ps 33: 4-5, 18-20, 22; available until next week. Jn 20: 11-18 30-Wed: Acts 3: 1-10; Ps 105: 1-4, 6-9; Lk 24: 13-35 Parish Calendar 31-Thurs: Acts 3: 11-26; Ps 8: 2ab, 5-9; Lk 24: 35-48 27-Sun: Easter Sunday 1-Fri: Acts 4: 1-12; Ps 118: 1-2, 4, 22-27a; Jn 21: 1-14 8:30 am Easter Sunday Mass (C) / 10:00 am Divine Mercy Chaplet (C) 2-Sat: Acts 4: 13-21; Ps 118: 1, 14-15b, 16-21; 10:30 am Easter Sunday Mass (C) Mk 16: 9-15 28-Mon: 6:00 pm Brownie Troop 56466 (MR) 3-Sun: Acts 5: 12-16; Ps 118: 2-4, 13-15, 22-24; 7:00 pm Boy Scout Troop 461 (G) Rv 1: 9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; Jn 20: 19-31 7:00 pm Women’s 500 Card Club (KH) 29-Tues: 6:00 pm Spring Festival Core Team (CR) Homebound Communion Ministers 7:00 pm Presmen Basketball (G) April 3rd Deb & Mike Braun 30-Wed: 9:00 am Reboot! Live! Meeting (KH) Carl Ostling 7:00 pm Reboot! Live! (C) Tim & Barb Kleiter—MCC 31-Thurs: 8:30 am Adoration (SFC) Mary Ann Leo—Iowa Hi-rise 2:30 pm Rosary Ramsey Care Center 6:30 pm Girl Scout Troop 56864 (KH) Altar Servers Schedule 7:00 pm GA (MR/KR/FR) Saturday, April 2—5:00 pm 1-Fri: 8:45 am All-School Mass (C) Bobbie Taylor, Logan Jones, Elena Cherry 10:30 am Ramsey CC Communion Service Sunday, April 3—8:30 am 5:00 pm Girl Scout Troop 55582 (MR) Ellie, Jacob, and Bridget Luczak 7:00 pm Youth Night (PC/CR/SFC) Sunday, April 3—10:30 am 2-Sat: 9:00 am 1st-Saturday Mass (C) Maddie and Macy Weinmann, Laval Lowe 9:00 am 55 Club Craft Sale (G) 10:30 am Drama Club Tech Rehearsal (KH) Divine Mercy Sunday 3-Sun: 9:45 am Faith Formation (S) Presentation will host a special celebration of Divine 12:00 pm RCIA Program (CR) Mercy Sunday on April 3. 2:00 pm Divine Mercy Confess’n/Ador’n (C) 3:00 pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy (C) 2:00 pm Confessions and Adoration of the Key to Meeting Places: Blessed Sacrament Parish Center: AR-Assisi, CR-Conference Room, FR-Fireplace Room, KR-Kircher Room, MR- Modesta Room, PC-Parish Center, SFC-St. Francis Chapel; 3:00 pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy and Benediction Other Areas: C-Church, BR-Band Room, FFC-Faith Formation Center, FL-Faculty Lounge, G-Gym,

KH-Kenney Hall, KRS-Kindergarten Rooms in School, MRS-Mary’s Room in School, PS-Preschool, Divine Mercy Novena and Chaplet are available at all the R-Rectory, RF-Raymond Field, S-School, WR-Wold Resource Church entrances. Spring Craft Sale Saturday, April 2, 2016 Presentation School Gym 9:00 am—3:00 pm FREE Admission

Jewelry; needlework; handmade items; woodcraft; purses; doll clothes; books; soaps/lotions; towels; edibles; items for everyone, including pets! Great Mother’s Day gifts! Baked goods will be for sale, too!

Sponsored by the 55 Club For more info, contact Pam Dupre at 651-785-8985. Save the Date! Vacation School: June 27-July 1  9:00 am-noon

Plan now to join us for a fun-filled week of Bible stories, crafts, and games! More details coming soon!