Faith Formation Family News March 18, 2014 CONTENTS: * “The Little Ones” Cartoon * 1. Faith Formation Sessions This Coming Sunday, March 23 2. Events at St. Gabriel’s Perpetual Adoration at St. Gabriel’s (Starts this Wednesday, March 19) Archdiocesan Men’s Conference (This Saturday, March 22) Adoration Chapel FAMILY Time (Next Wednesday, March 26) 3. Pope Francis’ 10 Most Quotable Quotes 4. Two Prayers this Week – St. Patrick’s Breastplate Prayer to St. Joseph for Assistance 5. Articles for Parents from At Home with Our Faith Who is Responsible for This? 6. Cyber Safety for Our Children (Another Resource for Parents) 7. Rediscover:Faith Why is character important? How does what I do impact my character? 8. News from The Catholic Spirit 9. The Serenity Prayer Explained: A One-Minute Meditation 10. Videos With a Message Victims of Bullying Speak Out What War Can Do to a Child in One Year Rachel Serenades the Pope with High School Musical Songs The Stations of the Cross – All Things New The Woman at the Well And at the end of this email . Morning Glory Clouds (Only in Australia) 1. FAITH FORMATION THIS SUNDAY, MARCH 23 SUNDAY MORNING PRESCHOOL During the 10:30am Mass at the St. John’s Campus, for 3 & 4 year-olds and kindergartners. SUNDAY EVENING FAITH FORMATION Sessions are from 6:00 to 7:30pm in the School at the St. John’s campus. No Session for 1st Year Confirmation this Sunday evening. Because last week we had a longer session to watch the movie THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, 1YC will have this week off. 2nd Year Confirmation has their CONFIRMATION SENDING CEREMONY this Sunday morning, during the 10:30am Mass. Please come to offer your prayerful support to our 2YC candidates in preparation for their April 5 Confirmation at the Basilica. And come congratulate them after Mass at the Donut Sunday reception in the Community Room. [No evening session for 2YC this week.] Faith Formation Calendar for the upcoming weeks: March 23 Sessions continue 30 NO SESSION – Spring Break April 6 Sessions resume 2. EVENTS AT ST. GABRIEL’S PERPETUAL EUCHARISTIC ADORATION BEGIN S THIS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 (The Feast of St. Joseph) 12:00 Noon – Mass in Church (St. Joseph campus) Followed by a Procession of the Holy Eucharist to the Adoration Chapel, & Refreshments for all in the Rectory Living Room. St. Gabriel’s Adoration Chapel is located at the St. Joseph campus, in the Rectory building (between the Church and School buildings) where the Parish Office used to be. It is open from 6am to 9pm every day. You can come anytime within those hours, or you can sign up to come for a specific hour once a week. [Those who sign up for night time hours will be given key cards to enter securely.] Come encounter the peace and power of Christ. Jesus is waiting for you! For more information or to register to adore our Lord, call Barb at (952) 933-8423 or Roberta at (952) 9351774 or email Roberta at [email protected]. 2014 ARCHDIOCESAN MEN'S CONFERENCE This Saturday, March 22, from 8:00am - 12:00 Noon. University of St. Thomas- Anderson Fieldhouse Featuring: •Dr. Douglas Bushman, Augustine Institute - Keynote: Set a Steady Course •Brian Bonin - Testimonial: How the Holy Spirit Changed a Guy Who Lived for Hockey to a Man Who Lives for the Lord •Plus: Mass with Bishop Lee Piche, fellowship and food Cost: $20 To register: https://events.archspm.org/MFL-Mens-Conference-2014 Adoration Chapel FAMILY TIME. Next Wednesday evening, March 26. Children are encouraged to bring their parents and/or grandparents to FAMILY TIME in the St. Joseph's Campus Adoration Chapel, next Wednesday, March 26 from 7:15 - 7:45 pm for verbal Prayers and Stories. (This is NOT Silent Adoration). Two adults will lead the time with the children but parents/grandparents are asked to stay. Future dates are: Thursday, April 3 and Monday, April 7th. RSVP will help in planning seating, but otherwise, just come! Contact Kathleen Esh-952-933-7610 or [email protected] 3. Pope Francis' 10 Most Quotable Quotes Of The Year In his formal documents, many speeches and unscripted morning homilies the past year, Pope Francis has given the church a bounty of memorable sound bites. Here, according to Carol Glatz at Catholic News Service, is a look at what could be the top 10 most quotable quotes. -- "Brothers and sisters, good evening. You all know that the duty of the conclave was to give a bishop to Rome. It seems that my brother cardinals have gone almost to the ends of the earth to get him... but here we are." (First words as pope: March 13, 2013) -- "The Lord never tires of forgiving. It is we who tire of asking for forgiveness." (First Angelus as pope, March 17, 2013) -- "This is precisely the reason for the dissatisfaction of some, who end up sad -- sad priests -- in some sense becoming collectors of antiques or novelties, instead of being shepherds living with 'the odor of the sheep.' This I ask you: Be shepherds, with the 'odor of the sheep,' make it real, as shepherds among your flock, fishers of men." (Chrism Mass, March 28, 2013). -- "Ask yourselves this question: How often is Jesus inside and knocking at the door to be let out, to come out? And we do not let him out because of our own need for security, because so often we are locked into ephemeral structures that serve solely to make us slaves and not free children of God." (Pentecost vigil, May 18, 2013). -- "Men and women are sacrificed to the idols of profit and consumption: it is the 'culture of waste.' If a computer breaks it is a tragedy, but poverty, the needs and dramas of so many people end up being considered normal. ... When the stock market drops 10 points in some cities, it constitutes a tragedy. Someone who dies is not news, but lowering income by 10 points is a tragedy! In this way people are thrown aside as if they were trash." (General audience, June 5, 2013). -- "Faith is not a light which scatters all our darkness, but a lamp which guides our steps in the night and suffices for the journey. To those who suffer, God does not provide arguments which explain everything; rather, his response is that of an accompanying presence, a history of goodness which touches every story of suffering and opens up a ray of light." ("Lumen Fidei," June 29, 2013). -- "If someone is gay and is searching for the Lord and has good will, then who am I to judge him? ... The problem is not having this tendency, no, we must be brothers and sisters to one another. The problem is in making a lobby of this tendency: a lobby of misers, a lobby of politicians, a lobby of masons, so many lobbies." (News conference during flight from Brazil to Rome, July 28, 2013). -- "An evangelizer must never look like someone who has just come back from a funeral." ("Evangelii Gaudium," Nov. 24, 2013). -- "Gossip can also kill, because it kills the reputation of the person! It is so terrible to gossip! At first it may seem like a nice thing, even amusing, like enjoying a candy. But in the end, it fills the heart with bitterness, and even poisons us." (Angelus, Feb. 16, 2014). -- "The perfect family doesn't exist, nor is there a perfect husband or a perfect wife, and let's not talk about the perfect mother-in-law! It's just us sinners." A healthy family life requires frequent use of three phrases: "May I? Thank you, and I'm sorry" and "never, never, never end the day without making peace." (Meeting with engaged couples, Feb. 14, 2014). PRAYERS OF THE WEEK 4. St. Patrick’s Breastplate Christ be with me, Christ within me. Christ behind me, Christ before me. Christ beside me, Christ to win me. Christ to comfort me and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me. Christ in quiet, Christ in danger. Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend or stranger. Amen. St. Patrick (390 – 461 A.D.). Feast day is March 17. Prayer to St. Joseph for Assistance O glorious St. Joseph, you were chosen by God to be the foster father of Jesus, the most pure spouse of Mary ever Virgin, and the head of the holy family. You have been chosen by Christ's Vicar as the heavenly patron and protector of the Church founded by Christ. Therefore it is with great confidence that I implore your powerful assistance for the whole Church on earth. Protect in a special manner, with true fatherly love, the Pope and all bishops and priests in communion with the See of Peter. Be the protector of all who labor for souls amid the trials and tribulations of this life, and grant that all peoples of the world may follow Christ and the Church He founded. Dear St. Joseph, accept the offering of myself which I now make to you. I dedicate myself to your service, that you may ever be my father, my protector, and my guide in the way of salvation. Obtain for me great purity of heart and a fervent love for the spiritual life. May all my actions, after your example, be directed to the greater glory of God, in union with the divine Heart of Jesus, the immaculate heart of Mary, and your own paternal heart. Finally, pray for me that I may share in the peace and joy of your holy death.