WLOPEFM QFJBPJBP Church of Saint Michael Saturday: 4:30PM God's sons and daughters in Sunday: 8:00AM, 10:30AM Tuesday: 6:30PM Chapel Farmington, Minnesota Wednesday: 8:30AM Chapel Thursday: 8:30AM Chapel Our Mission Friday: 8:30AM Chapel To be a welcoming Catholic community CLKCBPPFLKLK centered in the Eucharist, inving all to live the Saturday: 3:15-4:15PM Gospel and grow in faith. AKLFKQFKD LC QEB SF@HF@H If you or a family member needs to October 20, 2019—World Mission Sunday receive the Sacrament of Anoinng please call the parish office, 651-463-3360. B>MQFPJJ Bapsm class aendance is required. Bapsm I is offered the 3rd Thursday of the month at 7pm. Bapsm II is offered the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:30pm. Group Bapsm is held the 2nd Sunday of the month at 12:00noon. (Schedule can vary) Email [email protected] or call 651-463-5257. M>QOFJLKVLKV Please contact the Parish Office. Allow at least 9 months to prepare for the Sacrament of Marriage. HLJB?LRKA ER@E>OFPQFPQ If you or someone you know is homebound and would like to receive Holy Communion, please contact Jennifer Schneider 651-463-5224. PO>VBO LFKBFKB Email your prayer requests to: [email protected] or call 651-463-5224 P>OFPE OCCF@B HLROPROP Monday through Friday 8:00am-4:00pm Phone—651-463-3360 [email protected] BRIIBQFK DB>AIFKBFKB Monday noon for the following Sunday bullen, submit to: info@stmichael- farmington.org 22120 Denmark Avenue—Farmington MN 55024—www.stmichael-farmington.org ▪ October 20, 2019 2 From the Pastor THAT CHRIST MAY DWELL IN YOUR 4:30 PM Mass and to bless our sanctuary crucifix. Admiedly, HEARTS BY FAITH the blessing comes with the crucifix having already adorned our sacred space for quite some me. I am looking forward to I have been blessed with many graces over the last few weeks. at last giving a fing honor to all those who labored so lovingly As I’ve noted in conversaon with numerous people, I never on that project. I have not ceased to be inspired each me I would have crammed so closely together my sister’s wedding walk into the church and behold the Crucified One depicted so with a pilgrimage to Italy; yet, this is how God decided to devoutly—in His perfect act of obedience to the Father for our arrange things, and so went those days filled with equal parts salvaon. There will be an opportunity for some social me joy, wonder, and exhauson. All one can say is “Praised be Jesus and refreshments following the Mass. I am not sure, but I think Christ!”. I thank everyone who entrusted their prayer intenons it is rare that a bishop has ever visited one of our Saturday to me and all our pilgrims. We remembered them at every Mass evening Masses—so please consider coming! and in our private prayers in all the holy places. Thank you also for your prayers for us along our way, and thank you for Faithfully, remembering my sister and brother-in-law in your prayers as they began their married life together! Fr. Benjamin Lile It was a great joy to return home and have Deacon Shawn Polman preach his first weekend of Masses at St. Michael’s (and not just because I didn’t have to prepare a homily). I will connue to reflect on the simple yet profound point that he made—that consciousness of our own weakness leads to gratude, which then leads us to Mass, which is the perfect act of true thanksgiving. This is where the deepest happiness is to be found in life: when we abandon the faguing roune of self-reliance and acknowledge that we belong to another and rely upon Him for everything. Then going to Mass no longer feels like a burden. Then we seek out his mercy in the confessional with confidence (even if there is sll a bit of human anxiety). Then we will want to come to adore him in the Eucharist. Then we will have an overabundance of His Love in our hearts to share with those who are poor in any number of ways. A few days a er we le Rome, Pope Francis celebrated a Mass in St. Peter’s Square in which several holy souls were declared to be among the Communion of Saints. Most well-known among them was John Henry Cardinal Newman, the great Anglican convert to the Catholic Faith in 19th century England, named a Cardinal late in his life by Pope Leo XIII. Newman is a great hero of mine, as you well know. His life and legacy is worth studying. A special privilege of our pilgrimage was to celebrate Mass on our final day in Rome (October 9) in St. John Henry Newman’s tular church of San Giorgio in Velabro, which was just a couple blocks away from our hotel. For those who don’t know, every Cardinal of the Catholic Church is assigned a church in the city of Rome. Historically, the cardinals of the Church were the clergy of Rome itself, surrounding the Bishop of Rome, the Pope. This tradion allows the Cardinals around the world to symbolically connue that role. BLESSING OF THE CRUCIFIX I am excited to let you know that Bishop Andrew Cozzens will be with us next Saturday evening, October 26, to celebrate the ▪ 29thth Sunday in Ordinary Time 3 Mission and Pastoral Care Jennifer Schneider, Director of Pastoral Care and Mission 651-463-5224, [email protected] EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP - RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS Where Is the Evidence? The US Bishops’ pastoral leer, Mission Statement “Stewardship: A Disciple’s Response,” sees a life of stewardship as the fruit that comes from an authenc life with Jesus. Faith in We empower those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy, Jesus is the minimum requirement that begins this journey from sexual health concerns and relaonal poverty to transform discipleship to stewardship living. There are those who believe in their lives through life coaching, praccal assistance, Jesus but do not know him. It becomes very hard to contemplate responding to the call of someone you do not know. educaon outreach, and community partnerships. The last sentence of Luke 18:8 should give a reason to pause and Pregnancy Choices offers cerfied coaching in a confidenal, reflect. Jesus says to his disciples, “But when the Son of Man supporve environment for those experiencing an unplanned comes, will he find faith on Earth?” We can easily respond pregnancy and sexual health concerns. Coaching empowers affirmavely to the queson, but if we want to look at the Earth clients to direct the conversaon and arculate what they ourselves without being able to see into people’s hearts, where need. Clients have the me and space to consider their is the evidence of the faith that Jesus seeks? When we look at situaon from different perspecves. All medical, personal our world, do we see evidence of large amounts of faithful support services, and resources are offered at no cost to our people living in a way that faith would lead them to live? clients. Our stewardship way of life is evidence of our faith. It is hard to Each day at Pregnancy Choices moms walk through their argue that one truly has faith if they do not seek to live as Jesus doors that are o en experiencing difficult challenges in their calls us. An unfortunate cycle is then created when those who day to day lives. Next week, Pregnancy Choices will be not believe do not see any reason to have faith. Our stewardship represented at all masses with a Baby Bole and Clothing/ is not only evidence, but it is our tesmony and witness to faith. Diaper Drive. You will have the opportunity to support them If Jesus returned today, what would he see? Where is your financially by filling a baby bole with change, cash or a check evidence? Has your witness brought others to him? or leave a donaon in the receptacle located by their display in the gathering space. — Tracy Earl Welliver ©LPi Clothing sizes newborn through 24 months, diapers sizes 4, 5, 6 and baby wipes will also be collected. The funds and items collected will go to support the life-affirming services provided by Pregnancy Choices. We at the Church of St. Michael’s are happy to partner with Pregnancy Choices so that they have the resources to connue their mission. Please prayerfully consider how you might help. In His Joy, Jennifer Pilgrimage Mary October/November Schedule October 20 Connie Fifarek October 27 Robin Grundmann November 3 Sara Miller November 10 Available ▪ October 20, 2019 4 Faith Formation Laura Shupe, Director of Children/Adult Faith Formation 651-463-5237, [email protected] Ed Overell, Director of Youth Faith Formation/Ministry 651-463-5223, [email protected] Do You Know?! What is the assembly of cardinals that elects a new pope called? Last week: Name the vestment that a priest wears over his shoulders and around his hands at Benedicon. Humeral Veil Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) This process is for those interested in joining the Catholic Church from other faiths and for adults who were bapzed Catholic but need to complete their sacraments of iniaon (Confirmaon and/or Eucharist). Sessions are on Sundays at 9:15AM and the next session will be held on October 27. For more informaon, please contact Laura Shupe. Mommy, Me and God This group meets on Tuesdays from 10-11:30AM in the Frassa Room (former nursery).