March 25, 2018 • Palm Sunday of the Passion of our Lord W Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Mass Schedule The Passion of Jesus will be proclaimed. Weekdays............................. 6:45 a.m. Procession, blessing and distribution of Saturday ................................... 8 a.m. palms augment our liturgy. Sunday Liturgy • March 24, 5 p.m. Saturday .................................... 5 p.m. • March 25, 8:30 a.m.,10:30 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Sunday ... 8:30 & 10:30 a.m.,.5:30 p.m. Holy Thursday – March 29 Adoration Chapel Hours Presentation of the holy oils, community foot washing and the lighting of our watchfire are highlights of this Eucharistic celebration. Open 24 hours / 7 days a week For more information contact Frank • 7 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper Renshaw at 763-745-3484 (Nursery Available) What happens at a Watchfire? Starting with the lighting of the fire at the Parish Office Hours end of the Holy Thursday liturgy and ending with the Easter Vigil, a Monday-Friday ...... 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. watchfire is tended by volunteer groups who pray, sing, watch and wait together. Sign-up sheets with two-hour intervals will be in the Good Samaritan Center. Anointing/Emergency (after hours) . Good Friday – March 30 Please call 763-233-0259 for assistance The church will be open all day for prayer and reflection. The following Nursery activities are offered. Please feel free to come and go as your schedule Available on Sundays at 8:30/10:30 a.m. allows. • 1 p.m. Passion music and meditation • 2:30 p.m. Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary • 3 p.m. Stations of the Cross • 7 p.m. Solemn Liturgy – Celebration of the Lord’s Passion with Adoration of the Cross (Nursery Available) The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night – March 31 Holy Saturday continues our waiting until the Easter Vigil, when we celebrate Jesus’ passage from death to life. RCIA elect and candidates become full members during this liturgy, followed by a celebration reception. Bring bells to the Easter Vigil to ring during the Gloria. Note: This Mass is about two and a half hours long. • 8 p.m. Easter Vigil Liturgy Easter Sunday – April 1 • 8:30 a.m. Two concurring Masses: Main Church and Good Samaritan Center • 10:30 a.m. Two concurring Masses: Main Church and Good Samaritan Center • No 5:30 p.m. Mass 155 County Road 24 ● Wayzata, MN 55391 ● 763-473-7901 ● Fax: 763-745-3488 ● www.hnoj.org $W W ! " # Spring is in the air! Our maintenance staff will soon be busy getting the Fall Festival planning is beginning. We are looking for cemetery in good order for the individuals to shadow the chairs and take on being summer season ahead. You can chairs next year, a sponsorship chair and other areas of help them out by removing evergreen assistance. Also, the 2018 Fall Festival will celebrate wreaths and any other winter an all school reunion. We would love to have a decorations from graves by April 7, if subcommittee to take on this important aspect of the you are physically able to do so. festival. After that date, they will remove and The school is blessed to be part of an CSCOE (Catholic dispose of winter decorations. School Center of Excellence) initiative that will include Thank you! an alumni/donor database and tracking system and training. However, we need someone to assist with data entry over the summer months to make this W program successful. It will amount to approximately 10 -15 hours per week of volunteer time. Or…do you have a college student who will be home and looking for Mark your calendar for Sunday, April 8. Youth traveling to some experience in alumni databases/research/ the Casa Santa Ana orphanage (a home in the Nuestros marketing? This would be a perfect opportunity. Pequeños Hermanos system of orphanages) will be If you are willing and/or able to help with ANY of the serving up tacos after the 5:30 p.m. Mass. Proceeds above, please email Martha Laurent, HNOJ School from the NPH fundraisers directly benefit Casa Santa Principal, at [email protected]. Ana. More information on this annual NPH service trip can be found at www.hnoj.org/nph. Stay tuned for more opportunities to support “Our Little Brothers and Sisters!” For more information, contact Karen Richelsen at Holy Name of Jesus just launched our own app for iPhone 612-730-7669 or [email protected]. and Android smart phones. This will allow us to better communicate with you throughout the week and keep you updated with relevant The Senior Committee has planned the following events. parish news or Mark your calendars and plan to join us for some fun and updates. It is a great fellowship. Contact Karen Hayes at 763-476-8921. resource for parishioners by Every Monday is Bible Study at 10 a.m. with Chris Kostelc providing daily Mass Wednesday, April 18: Tour Len Bush's Rose Garden from readings, Catholic 10 – 11 a.m. Lunch to follow at Robert’s (Medina Ballroom). news and prayers, Tour is free, lunch is at your expense. Len Bush’s Rose convenient prayer Garden is located at Highway 101 and Highway 55 in and Confession Plymouth. Please sign up at the front desk. reminders, our bulletins and more. Wednesday, May 16: Attend “Guys and Dolls” play at the OLD LOG Theater, 1 to 3 p.m. Cost of tickets is $25. We hope for our new app to be a tool for fostering stronger parish life at Holy We will car pool from HNOJ. Please sign up at the Name of Jesus. Download it today – just text APP to 88202, front desk. or look for MyParish in the App Store or Google Play. 2 ( ( Sunday, March 25 PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD Continued from March newsletter www.hnoj.org/bulletins) Easter Basket Drop Off in the Good Samaritan Center Each Lent we are invited to cut something out of our lives to After All Masses make more room for God. One way to fill that space back in is 8:30 a.m. Sunday School with reading a good spiritual book. At HNOJ we asked our 9:00 a.m. Elementary Faith Formation staff what books they would recommend others read this 10:30 a.m. Sunday School Lent. Think of it as a virtual library of great books. Each suggestion includes the title, author, why that staff member Monday, March 26 recommends that book, and where you can acquire that title. 4:30 p.m. TTC (Formerly TOPS) Some books are even free. Consider reading a good Catholic 5:30 p.m. Men's Community Bible Study - book to bring you closer to God this Lent. As Matthew Kelly Leader Meeting says, “We are the books we read.” 6:30 p.m. Lector Rehearsal The Confessions, St. Augustine 7:00 p.m. The Basics 7:00 p.m. HN Knitters Doctor of the Church and wild child, St. Augustine’s 7:00 p.m. Men's Community Bible Study autobiography gives an intimate and personal 7:30 p.m. Music Rehearsal glimpse into the life of one of the most influential saints of all time. Not exactly light reading but Tuesday, March 27 approachable and worth the extra brain power. 10:00 a.m. Women's Bible Study - KH $14.95 - Ignatius Press -Kory LaCroix 6:30 p.m. RCIA Meeting 7:00 p.m. Praise Choir Practice 7:30 p.m. LIFFT Wednesday, March 28 No Faith Formation 9:15 a.m. MOPS Leadership W %% &' 10:00 a.m. Women's Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Adult Choir Rehearsal The road to healing is full of challenges for those grieving the loss of a loved one. If you or someone you know is traveling Thursday, March 29 this road, the West Suburban Grief Coalition is there to offer HOLY THURSDAY support. From March through May, the meetings will be from No School 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Mt. Olivet Lutheran Church of Plymouth, 10:00 a.m. Book Club located at 12235 Old Rockford Road, Plymouth. More information can be found at westsuburbangriefmn.org. 5:00 p.m. RCIA Potluck 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord's Supper, Nursery Upcoming meetings and topic: Available March 29: “Journey Following Husband’s Death,” Friday, March 30 Jane Evers GOOD FRIDAY April 5: “Hope After Loss,” Mary Christopherson Parish and School Closed April 12: “Self Care & Exercise During Grief,” 1:00 p.m. Meditation Grace Wagnild 2:20 p.m. Rosary April 19: “Creative & Meaningful Ways to Honor Your Loved 3:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross One,” Steve Sims & Judy Tills 7:00 p.m. Liturgy of the Lord's Passion, Nursery Available Scripture of the Week Saturday, March 31 HOLY SATURDAY “Jesus gave a loud cry and 8:30 a.m. RCIA Easter Vigil Rehearsal breathed His last.” 10:30 a.m. Brass Rehearsal for Easter (Mk 15:37) 8:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Liturgy at 8:00 PM 9:30 p.m. RCIA Reception After Mass Sunday, April 1 We were all there when they crucified our Lord. EASTER SUNDAY - There will be two concurring We may not have been in the crowd, but we were Liturgies at each 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses in the heart of Jesus. And no 5:30 p.m. Lifeteen Mass His death was not just for all of us, it was for each of us.