April 1, 2018
Gym Masses
Presider: 9am - Fr. Jim DeBruycker 7am and 11am - Fr. James Cassidy
Alleluia! Alleluia!... Our Highest Praise is raised today on this Easter Sunday! Thank you gospel singer Robert Robin- son, the SJA choir directed by Anna Vagle, our band-leaders, George Pastors 2 Cents From: Fr. Jim DeBruycker
Maurer and Tommy Barbarella, A parishioner recently gave me a Certificate of Appointment as the Assistant Chaplain in Chief trombonist, Jim TenBensel, singers of Flagellatum Unicum, the society for self-flagellating Catholics. The admonition of appointment and instrumentalists, Dik Hedlund, states: “You have shown by your example the merits of perpetual self-flagellation; mental and Jordan Hedlund, Peter Johnson, emotional beatings are even more efficacious than physical blows for subjugating the urges Steve Kremer, Rachael Kroog, Cyril thrust upon us by the Evil One.” Paul, Christina Pawlowski, Fred Vagle and Lee Vague. Your joyful noise has I earned this honor by repeating the epitaph, “Lord, I am not worthy” at Mass and not believing added great joy and hope to this celebra- when the paper towel manufacturer says, “Giant Roll: now 8 = 12”. I admit that basically at heart tion of Easter Sunday at St. Joan of Arc. I am a Lutheran. With Luther I believe in the total depravity of man. Why else would someone try to make me believe 8 = 12? Family Mass One of my great pet peeves is people who change the word “wretch” in Amazing Grace to He is risen! Alleluia! Join us today at 9 or “someone like me.” John Newton, who wrote the lyrics to Amazing Grace, knew what a wretch 11am in the church for our joyful Easter he had been. Brutalized as a youngster, he passed that ‘gift’ on to the crew of his ship and his Sunday celebration when Jesus and the cargo of slaves, whom he abused and murdered in every conceivable way. The ‘amazing grace’ HOBT animals return for a resurrection is that he broke out of incredible evil to see the beauty of who he was and could be. dance and Farmer Rick brings his baby animals to celebrate new life! Newton spent the rest of his life in service to the very people he had once abused and he worked to end slavery in Britain and its colonies. He discovered the ‘original blessing’ through Saving Seats: Out of courtesy to others conversion and God’s grace. attending Mass, please don't save multi- ple seats. Thank you. I believe the Easter experience lies in our ability to change. We can become that person we and God want us to be. I guess I really don’t believe in the total depravity of humanity rather that a speck of God’s original grace still resides in our soul, waiting to be activated. But I also believe it is not overly self-flagellating to occasionally say, “Lord, I am not worthy of such a great gift”. Maybe I should say, “I can hardly believe I am worthy”. It is nice to know that even the pope has to admit to this in humility.
So, I will continue to champion the self-flagellating Catholics, continue to not believe that 8 = 12, and continue to celebrate the victory of Jesus Christ in the Cross.
Happy Easter from this wretch to someone like you.
Weekend Masses are Celebrated at: 5 pm Saturday and 7:45 am Sunday in the Church 9 am and 11 am Sunday in the Gym Family Masses at 9:45 am and 11:45 am in the Church
Visit: www.stjoan.com 4537 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419 612.823.8205 Fax: 612.825.7028 Highlights This Week at SJA Looking Ahead…
FFI check the bulletin, the SJA website or call the Parish Center. Sunday 9 and 11 am Gym Masses:
The Upper Room is located in the Parish Center; Hospitality Hall, in April 8: Fr. Cassidy will preside and speak. the Church basement; the Arc, across 45th Street, 4457 3rd Ave. April 15: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. Pre-mass: Parishioner Glen Monday, April 2 Kelley will share his resurrection story! The Parish Center Offices will be closed April 22: Presider: Fr. Cassidy. Earth Sunday. Our amazing Tuesday, April 3 celebration lifts up the glory of God's creation in readings, music 8am Mass in the old gym entryway and visuals.
Thursday, April 5 April 29: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. Pre-mass: Ellie Krug, writer, 8am Mass in the old gym entryway former attorney and transgender person, will share her story with Parish Council, 5:30pm in the Upper Room us.
May 6: Presider: Fr. Cassidy. Pre-mass: Sun Yung Shin, Minne- sota author and poet and editor of A Good Time for the Truth: Race in Minnesota, will speak.
May 13: Presider: Fr. Cassidy. Children and Youth Sunday and Mother's Day.
May 20: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. Pentecost. We will proclaim the story of Pentecost in many languages, and we will celebrate the presence of the Holy Spirit in each of us and in the world.
For a video of past speakers and presentations go to Scripture Readings: www.saintjoanofarc.org/speaker-archive.
Sun, April 1: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Colossians 3:1-4; John 20:1-9
Mon, April 2: Acts of the Apostles 2:14,22-23; Matthew 28:8-15 Tue, April 3: Acts of the Apostles 2:36-41; John 20:11-18 Gluten-free Communion is available upon request. Please see Wed, April 4: Acts of the Apostles 3:1-10; Luke 24:13-35 any of the Sunday sacristans in the gym before Mass. Thu, April 5: Acts of the Apostles 3:11-26; Luke 24:35-48 Fri, April 6: Acts of the Apostles 4:1-12; John 21:1-14 SignUpGenius for Eucharistic Ministers is available online. It Sat, April 7: Acts of the Apostles 4:13-21; Mark 16:9-15 is simple, user friendly and a reminder is sent 3 days before your Sun, April 8: Acts 4:32-35; John 5:1-6; John 20:19-31 scheduled volunteer day. FFI contact Marcia at [email protected].
Prayer Corner: Please remember in your prayers those who are in need of healing:
Chuck Abramson, T.J. Anderson, Bob Arndorter, Arlene Axelson, Dennis Barta, Harold Bergh, Elaine Boehm, Bill Brazil, Lorraine Bryant, Pam Burd, George C., Dayna Cell, Joe Chouinard, Dennis & Alice Coleman, Fr. Walter Cuenin, Baby Monty D., Meg & Nick Daoust, Timothy Dellentash, Bob Dietl, Colleen Dooley, Henry Dougherty, Eric, Kris Erickson, Henry F., John & Margaret Frees, Kathleen Giefer, John Grantham, Heidi Gregorich, Tom Griep, Louise Hall, Angie Hancock, Michael Hanf, Brent Harapat, Jim Hare, Jim Hinton, Ethan Hoeschen, Megan Hoffman, Jan Horner, Kathy Horner, Neysa Housley, Jody Hughes, Kirk Ingram, Jen, Ceil Jaisle, Roz Jarrett, Dan Jay, Kathy Johnson, Marjorie & Scott Johnson, Paul Jonsson, Molly K., Lois Kalis, Jean Karol, Maria Karpinski, Brian Keenan, Glen Kelley, Chuck & Kathy Kennedy, Donna Klaers, Lois Kolis, Liam, Luke, Amy Lainus, Iva Lang, Melva Larson, Darlene Lawson, Dorothy Lawson, Dick Leahy, Gary Lindstrom, Eileen Lund, Pat & Jack Lyon, Malia, Kamran M., Kyle M., Edna Manns, Kaye Mason, Dawn McCelland, Rick Meland, Chuck Meiers, Marie Moilanen, Alice & Kimberly Morales, George Moudry, Nate, Randy Naae, Steve Nathe, Pat Nelson, Rita Nelson, Ben Newman, Craig Nordby, Ken Olsen, Dick Olson, Paul Olvera, Colette Ott, Pam Paul, Mike Perry, Bill Peterka, Joelle Pink, Dick Pirola, Dona Pope, Tom Pribyl, Nancy Rattray, Jerry Rau, Doris Rausch, Carol Reiland, Jean Rieck, Scott Rivard, Donald & Susan Roufs, Bea Ruckavina, Pat Russell, Sara, Mary S., Conrad Sampair, Kay Samuelson, Dana Sell, Sam Slagerman, Joan Speltz, Julian Sprunck, Jeff Stearns, David Sylvester, Laurita Tabako, Irene Taddiken, Matthew Tennant, Echo Thoren, June Tweddle, Duscan Tye, Carin Vagle, Leroy Vague, Lottie Virnig, Al & Virginia VonHoff, Floyd Ward, Marlys Weber, Bennett Wentworth, Mary White, Dave Wilkie, Jim & Jerry Wohnoutka, Jim Wolfe, Ann Woolsey, Nico Zenner, Annemaire & Ava Zubrzycki
Prayer Corner Requests: To keep prayer requests current, names will be included in the bulletin for four weeks and then removed. To add a name or to renew your request, please call Nancy Becker at 612.823.8205 ext. 223.
A Book of Prayer is located in our Gym vestibule. If you have a family member or friend who is ill or who has recently died, please write their names in our Book of Prayer before Mass so we may include them in prayers during our Sunday Masses. Parish Life
Choir will not meet this Thursday! Thank you for all you have given Nominations Sought for New SJA Parish Council Members: to our Holy Week services! Next rehearsal for Earth Sunday will be Nominations are open for new members to join the Parish Coun- Thursday, April 12 at 7pm in the Welcome Center. If you are interest- cil. As an advisory Council to the Pastor, the Council is a visioning ed in singing for our beautiful Earth Sunday masses on April 22 join and planning body which listens to the community, aids in identify- two rehearsals. FFI contact Anna Vagle at 612.823.8205 ext. 235. ing needs and concerns, and helps to develop the Parish Strate- gic Plan. We are in need of parishioners who exhibit enthusiasm Easter Eggs: Please bring your decorated, hard-boiled about the future direction of the Parish and are willing to listen, Easter eggs for Mobile Loaves Twin Cities to the table in speak honestly, and work toward consensus. Candidates should the church vestibule today. Your eggs will go out on the be registered members of SJA for at least two years. Council truck tonight. Thank you! members are expected to regularly attend a two-hour Council meeting once a month, on the first Thursday, and to serve as Music and Spring and Growing! The SJA Concert Series presents a liaison with an assigned ministry. We invite you to nominate the Urban Farmer's Almanac on Sunday, April 29 at 7pm in our yourself or someone else by Friday, April 20, by completing a gym. Dan Chouinard hosts a musical variety show about living a nomination form, available in the back of the gym or church and greener, healthier life in the city. Special guest singer, Peter Mayer in the Parish Center. Send or bring your completed forms to the and house band, Lush Country (Prudence Johnson, Gary Rue, Parish Center attention: Dennis Heaney. Nominees will be asked Gary Raynor, Pete Johnson, Joe Savage, and Richard Kriehn) join to attend a Night of Information about the work of the Council on guests, Star Tribune writer Beth Dooley, Ruhel Islam of Gandhi Thursday, May 3, at 7pm in Hospitality Hall. A formal Night of Mahal Restaurant and Urban Farm and so much more. Plan ahead Discernment and election will be held on Thursday, May 10 at for this wonderful, uplifting concert to take us into spring! Tickets 7pm in Hospitality Hall with the commissioning of new Council are on sale at www.stjoan.com. General seating $25, Student $10. members taking place at masses on May 19 and 20. If you have questions about the Council or the discernment process, contact EcoSpirits and Earth Day: On Sunday, April 22, our any of the current Parish Council members listed on the SJA web- mass will include the beautiful celebration of Earth Sun- site or Dennis Heaney at [email protected] or by calling the day in music, readings and visuals. Following the mass, Parish Center, ext. 234. stop by our EcoSpirits table to learn more about: Our zero waste efforts New Member Dinner - Wednesday, April 25: Welcome new The Faith and Clean Energy Campaign members! If you’ve registered as a member since January, you Brewing a Better Forest: Minneapolis residents can sign up to and your family are invited to this informal dinner hosted by staff water an assigned tree several times this summer, and receive and volunteers at 6pm in Hospitality Hall. Did you register this a coupon towards a coffee or a beer at a local establishment! past year but were unable to attend a previous dinner? Join us at this one! RSVP to the Parish Center by April 22. A Discussion of the Work of Sun Yung Shin: Sun Yung Shin is our speaker on Sunday, May 6 in the gym liturgies and after the 11am Bridging Needs Your Stuff: Bridging is a local nonprofit that has mass. She is a Minnesota poet and editor of A Good Time for the provided donated furniture and household goods Truth: Race in MN. We will meet on Thursday, May 3 at 7pm in the to nearly 90,000 households in need since 1987 Parish Center to read some of her writing together, as well as some - and has reduced landfill space by 10 million selections from James Baldwin, who has deeply influenced her work. pounds each year. Many SJAers volunteer at Please join us! Bridging and the organization has been the recipient of multiple Justice Grants from our Outreach Fund. Your donated goods are Soup Supper: Wednesday, March 21, was very successful and needed and will go to such good use. For guidelines, go to loads of fun for all with confirmands/sponsors and wonderful volun- www.bridging.org or call 952.888.1105. Thank you! teers for this last evening. Our wonderful neighbors, Steve & Gail
Arnold, at Great Harvest Bread Co on 43rd & Upton Ave S were very Summary of contributions for the week and fiscal year. Includes supportive during our Lenten Soup Suppers and we thank them for plate, envelopes and estimated Sustaining Member payments. their continued support of this great evening each Wednesday during Lent. Please show your appreciation by supporting this local, family Week of March 25, 2018 owned business. Free-will donation from March 14 of $535.93 will Actual $43,041 Budget $37,495 benefit our friends at Sabathani Community Center Food Shelf. The Prior Year Actual $37,568 Free Will donation from March 21 of $633.49 will benefit Southside YTD (July 1 – March 25, 2018) Family School’s annual Civil Rights Trip! Actual $1,482,641 Budget $1,512,024 Prior Year Actual $1,502,905 Parking: Please be considerate of our neighbors and their property. Do not block driveways or park in their Thank You For Your Continued Support! “on-street” handicapped areas. Thank You! Pastoral Ministries Who Is Dayani Cristal? On Monday, April 9 at 6:30pm in the wel- come center, our SJA elcome the Stranger ministry FFI on Pastoral Ministries contact Sherri Stella at (including our delegation to the U.S./Mexico border) 612.823.8205 ext. 231 or [email protected] welcomes you to a screening of this powerful and timely documentary about how the life of one migrant Mental Health Ministry: Please join us on Monday, April 9, becomes testimony to the tragic results of U.S. immi- 5:45 - 8pm at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, as John Moe gration policy. Join us for the film, with discussion and presents, The Hilarious World of Depression. John Moe is treats to follow. an author, comedian, and radio personality. The evening begins with a light supper. All are welcome. FFI, please Great Ways to Make a Difference: Three incredible local organi- contact Sherri Stella at the Parish Center. zations that provide housing and supportive services to so many in
our community will be with us in April. Come and meet them! Did you Know? Mental Health Connect (MHC) is looking for an Catholic Charities Higher Ground: Volunteers needed to ambassador to serve as a liaison between our congregation and serve dinner to the homeless at this St. Paul shelter. Daily MHC. The role of an ambassador includes program planning, opportunities, 7 - 9pm. For details, contact Adam Kourajian at presentations, and the ability to connect individuals and families [email protected] or visit www.friendsofdorothyday.org or to resources in our community. This new initiative seeks to 320.260.5936 . FFI stop by tables after mass on April 8. improve the physical and mental well-being of individuals and Simpson Housing Services: On Sunday, April 15, following families living with mental illness. This is a volunteer position the 11am mass in the Parish Center, Simpson staff will be that involves 1-2 hours a week. Training is provided. FFI about with us to share the story of their work and invite you to con- this position, contact Sherri Stella at the Parish Center. sider being a mentor to a young person who would be greatly
impacted by your time and commitment. The Parish Visitor Ministry offers confidential listening, prayer, Avenues for Homeless Youth: On Sunday, April 29, learn communion, and support in times of life challenges or transi- about efforts to serve the more than 6000 youth who are tions. Through phone calls and visits, this quiet support is avail- homeless in MN every night. Avenues has many volunteer able to parishioners who cannot join us for worship or would like opportunities, including the opportunity to become a host in an additional long or short term parish connection in the home, the GLBT or ConneQT Host Home Program. hospital, rehab or care center. FFI contact Sherri Stella at the Parish Center or Carolyn Dobis at 651.485.2868. A Discussion of White Privilege: On Wednesday, April 18 at
7pm in the Welcome Center, join our Antiracism core team and Prayer Shawl Ministry: To each is given a manifestation of the Mike Rios of Catholic Charities' Office for Social Justice for a Spirit for the common good. 1 Cor 12:7. Have you been given powerful discussion of the impact of white privilege on all of us the gift of knitting or crocheting? Would you be interested in and our community. All are welcome to come and engage with sharing your talent with our community? We are looking to start us on the journey to becoming an antiracist church. a new Prayer Shawl Ministry and would welcome your time and talent. FFI please contact Sherri Stella at the Parish Center. A Screening of "Big Pharma": The SJA chapter of Health Care for All MN invites you to this film on Monday, April Peace and Justice 30 at 7pm in the Parish Center. It details the impact of the pharmaceutical companies on drug prices, and the impact FFI on Peace & Justice programs contact Julie Madden at on the lives of real people. Discussion to follow with refreshments 612.823.8205 ext 228 or [email protected]. included. FFI go to https:fixithealthcare.com.
Happy Easter, SJA! Today we celebrate life restored, renewed Outreach Fund News and Invitation: Thank you to all our donors and reclaimed from death and darkness. Easter joy to the SJA Outreach Fund. You are making it possible for us to calls us back to our true selves as the family of God expand our work in the community, with powerful support to our and followers of Jesus. We give thanks for all the peo- many partner organizations as well as our SJA CARE Committee ple who carry our peace and justice ministries forward, which provides emergency financial assistance to neighbors at risk co-creating God's vision of love in our world. You are the hands of losing housing or utilities. And if you are an SJAer volunteering and feet and heart of Christ and we wish you every blessing. for a great project or organization, please apply for a Justice
Grant. These grants let us partner with you and amplify your work Ecumenical Prayer for Unfinished Work: To mark the 50th for a better world. The next deadline is May 1. FFI/for an applica- anniversary of the assassination of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther tion, contact Julie Madden. King, Jr., the Black Catholic Leadership Initiative, the MN Council of Churches, the MN Evangelical Network and the local Black SJA Housing Ministry: On Saturday, May 5, SJA will field a team Catholic Leadership Initiative invite you to a prayer service of volunteers to join our partners at Urban Homeworks in rehab- on Tuesday, April 3 at the Basilica at 7pm. Our SJA Antiracism bing a local home or apartment building that will provide beautiful Core Team will be in attendance and we know it will be a powerful and affordable housing to a low-income family. No experience evening calling us all to the unfinished work that Dr. King lifted up. necessary! FFI/to volunteer, please contact Julie Madden. Faith Formation and Adult Learning
We form the faith of our community through participation in prayer, liturgy, sacraments, education, community and works of justice.
Families: Early registration for the 2018/19 Faith Formation year Pre-schoolS(Ages 4-Kindergarten) FFI contact Olivia Brown will begin next Sunday, April 8. Sign up for Nursery, Pre/K, Elemen- at [email protected] or 612.823.8205 ext. 230T tary and Youth Ministry Sunday programming. Register early and save! Paper copies will be available in the Parish Center or register S online at stjoan.com. Annual registration needed for all classes. Grade School (Grades 1-6) FFI contact Marie Bissonnette at 612.823.8205 ext. 229 or [email protected]
Join the SJA Children’s Choir! The choir, directed by Seth Boyd, is open to all in grades 3 - 7. Rehearsals start with two Choir Youth MinistryS(Grades 7-12) FFI contact Rose Aspholm Camps on Saturday, April 14 & 21 (11am - 4pm in the Arc), then at 612.823.8205 ext. 241 or [email protected]. on Sunday, April 29 (12:45 - 2pm in the Egan room). The Choir Pine Ridge Delegation August 2018: We still have limited space has three exciting springtime performances: available! 9-12th grade teens, parents, and other interested adults Earth Day Celebration, April 22 at the Gym Masses are invited to join the Youth Ministry program for an amazing week Following God’s Call, May 6 at the Family Masses of service, cultural learning, and community building. Trip dates: Children and Youth Sunday, May 13 at the Gym Masses Aug. 11 - 17 or Aug. 18 - 24. FFI on the SJA website, go to Youth Make friends, learn about music, give back to your church family Ministry Mission Trip, or contact Rose at [email protected]. and be a voice of Springtime. Sign up after Family Mass or contact Gabrielle at [email protected]. Adult Learning:FFI contact Cynthia Bailey Manns at Good Stewards: Throughout the faith formation year, our children 612.823.8205 ext. 226 or [email protected].
have brought in their envelopes each The Dream Continues: All are welcome to A Worship week to Family Mass for Heifer Interna- Service Honoring Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at tional to help families move from poverty the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis on Tuesday, toward a sustainable lifestyle. Today at April 3 at 7pm. Please join us for a hope-filled commu- the Family Masses, we’ll reveal which nity worship gathering convened by Minnesota's animals their donations bought. What will it be this year...? Christian faith community.
Feed Your Family and Your Neighbors! Join the Clare Housing SJA Under40(ish), Sunday, April 8, gather at 12:30pm in the Supper Club and prepare a meal each month for the residents at welcome center. one of their care homes. Clare Housing provides affordable hous- ing, supporting services, and compassionate care to around 200 Addiction Resources Meeting, Reflections on the 12 Steps, people living with HIV/AIDS, including 20 families. Share a meal Monday, April 9, 7 pm in the Parish Center. and make a difference! FFI contact Gabrielle, [email protected]. Parish Book Club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of a month at New to SJA? Meet a Mentor Family! Your mentor family will join 6:30pm in the Parish Center. Everyone is welcome anytime! you for coffee and cookies after a Family Mass to share with you April 11: The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead the ways their family found a home at SJA. FFI contact Gabrielle May 9: America's Original Sin: Racism, White Privilege, and at [email protected]. the Bridge to a New America by Jim Wallis
Camp St. Joan: France, July 16 - 19. We are excited to offer 2nd Monday Dialogues with SAGES: Enjoy coffee and dialogue early bird registration. If you register by June 1, the price will be with presenter, Jon Tevlin, recently retired metro col- $70/individual and $135/family. If you want to join the planning umnist for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. His discus- committee, contact Brooke Barnard at [email protected]. sion, Despite All Odds I Survived a Career in Journal- ism, should be fun and lively! Join us on Monday, April Nursery: FFI contact Michelle Dehn, Nursery Director at 9, 1:30 - 3pm in the gathering space. Everyone is welcome! [email protected] or 612.823.8205 ext. 240. Women’s Event, Friday, May 11 at 5:30 pm in Hospitality Hall. Our Nursery, located in the lower level of the Parish Center, is The Women of St. Joan of Arc (WSJA) are hosting their annual open for the 9 & 11am Sunday Masses. The Nursery is wonderful celebratory event, Women's Music to Feed the Soul, with pre- community of families and volunteers that allows parents to enjoy senter/entertainer, Krista Okins. The evening includes dinner and Mass and meet other families in the parish. Drop-ins welcome. opportunities to meet and visit with new and old friends. Suggested The Nursery is closed today, Easter Sunday. donation $15. Watch future bulletins for registration information.