Around the Diocese & Community 

Links:
Marriage Encounter 
Retrouvaille - For Troubled Marriages

The 2018 Catholic Services Appeal 
The 18 Collective Ministries of the Archdiocese, serving the poor, the marginalized, and the needy, participate in and are supported by your generosity.  Together, we are strengthening our Catholic family and this Archdiocese.

Learn more about CSAF

Home for the Summer 
“Home for the Summer” is a Catholic summer household experience for women who are interested in discerning their vocation while living in community for 8 weeks.  This summer program is for women who are college age up to 27. Applications are NOW being taken. Please seewww.10000vocations.org for more information.

Annual Prayer Service for Life - March for Life
Tuesday, January 22, 10:30 a.m., State Capital, St. Paul

Please join us at the Cathedral of Saint Paul for the Annual Prayer Service for Life, followed by MCCL’s March for Life at the State Capitol. This prayer service commemorates the millions of lives lost to abortion and the many women and men wounded by abortion’s aftermath. All are invited and welcome. Please consider carpooling or utilizing buses as parking and street access are limited. For more information, please contact the Office of Marriage, Family and Life at 651-291-4488.

Natural Family Planning (NFP) classes beginning soon

Classes teach couples the Church approved methods on how to achieve or postpone pregnancy while embracing the beauty of God’s gift of sexuality. The Sympto-Thermal Method will be taught by the Couple to Couple League on January 25 and 27 (live and online). Register at [www.ccli.org]www.ccli.org. The Ovulation Method is taught by the Twin Cities FertilityCare Center on January 23 at the Church of St. Michael, Stillwater. Register online at www.tcnfp.org. For a complete list of classes offered throughout the Archdiocese, visit www.archspm.org/family or call 651-291-4489.

Called and Gifted™ Workshop 
Saturday, January 26, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., All Saints Church, Lakeville

Explore the ancient teaching of the Church on how the gifts (or charisms) of the Holy Spirit work in our life and in the life of your parish. During this one-day workshop, you will learn the signs and characteristics of the most common charisms of the Holy Spirit. Cost: $80 per person. Includes: materials, refreshments, and follow-up personal discernment guidance. Register at archspm.org/called-gifted. Questions? Contact Patrick Conley at 651-357-1340, pconley@cathedralsaintpaul.org or Mary Kay Bungert at 952-469-6465 or mbungert@allsaintschurch.com.  

Totus Tuus Team Members – Is God calling YOU to help? Please print and post the flyer.

The Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis is in need of college age men and women committed to their Catholic faith who feel called to share it with the youth from local parishes around the Archdiocese. 

• The position is a temporary 2 month commitment (May 28 – July 27) which includes one week of training and one week break for the 4^th of July
• Each team member will receive $2,520 for their work

For additional information, contact Nancy Schulte Palacheck 651-291-4489. Application deadline: Friday, February 8, 2019.To apply visit the Laity Page at www.archspm.org or type Totus Tuus into the search engine. 

Newly Married Retreat 
Saturday, February 2, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Church of St. Charles Borromeo

Couples married 0-7 years are invited to attend the 2019 Newly Married Retreat. The Saturday retreat includes dynamic speakers, breakout sessions, the opportunity for reconciliation and the renewal of wedding vows. All are invited to the parish Mass at St. Charles Borromeo at 8 a.m. Cost is $40 per couple and includes continental breakfast and catered lunch. Registration deadline is Monday, January 28. Register online at www.archspm.org/nmr. For more information call the Office of Marriage, Family and Life at 651-291-4488.

NET Lifeline Mass with Archbishop Hebda & Father David Blume
Vocations Focus – “The Call of a Lifetime”
Saturday, February 2, 6-9 p.m. at NET Ministries 110 Crusader Ave. W.,  West St. Paul

For 8- 12^th graders in Minnesota!  NET Ministries celebrates Net Lifeline with a focus on Vocations. Archbishop Hebda will celebrate the Lifeline Mass. Doors open at 5:15 p.m.  Father David Blume, Director of Vocations will team up with great priests, dynamic sisters and brothers and seminarians who are specially called to be witnesses of hope to a world in desperate need of the Good News! It’s a Call of a Lifetime! Save the date. Bring a friend. Expect great things. The event will conclude at 9:30 p.m. 

South Metro Meal Pack, February 4-9

Join All Saints - Lakeville, St. John Neumann, St. John the Baptist - Savage, and St. Thomas Becket in partnership with Feed My Starving Children and other south metro churches in the sixth Annual South Metro Mobile Pack!  You can support their efforts to feed 2 million starving children bydonating to this event, signing up for a volunteer shift (bring your friends, neighbors, coworkers, teams!), and praying for those involved in making, packing, and receiving these meals.  Find more information here: www.southmetromealpack.org.

Cor Jesu 
Friday, February 8, 8 p.m., St. Mary’s Chapel at The Saint Paul Seminary, 2260 Summit Avenue, St. Paul

Eucharistic adoration, confession, praise & worship music and fellowship with young adults, college-age and older. Archbishop Hebda will preside. Parking is waived on South Campus surface lots at the University of St. Thomas. For more information, call the Office of Vocations at 651-962-6890 or see our Facebook page “Cor Jesu.”

Holy Hour for Vocations
Tuesday, February 12, 7–8 p.m., Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul

All people of the Archdiocese are invited to participate in the Holy Hours for Vocations, a new program sponsored by the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. This year’s seminarian posters show the calendar of the Holy Hours for Vocations that will be taking place at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. Each month, the Holy Hour for Vocations will take place at another parish in the Archdiocese. Come spend an hour with Jesus each month to pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood, consecrated life and diaconate. For more information, please contact the Office of Vocations at 651-962-6890 or visit 10000vocations.org.

Investment Conference -
Presented by the Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota

February 13, 7:15–10:15 a.m. at University of St. Thomas – St. Paul Campus
Woulfe Alumni Hall – Anderson Student Center, 2115 Summit Ave, St. Paul.

For anyone interested in giving and investing with a Catholic heart. You’ll learn how CCF stewards more than $350 million charitable dollars on behalf of its many donors to meet the needs of our local community. And you’ll gain perspective on the 2019 economic outlook from nationally recognized economist Jim Paulsen. Event is free. Breakfast is provided. Register by Feb. 4 at ccf-mn.org/events/investment-conference.

Vianney Visit
February 14 – 16, St. John Vianney College Seminary, St. Paul

Vianney Visit provides high school sophomores through college age men (ages 16 – 24) the opportunity to take a closer look and experience college seminary. Attend Mass, prayer and spiritual conferences with SJV priests and hear testimonies from SJV seminarians. There is no charge for the event. All meals are provided. Please contact Father David Blume, Director of Vocations, at 651-962-6890 or stpaulvocations@10000vocations.org to let him know of your interest in the Vianney Visit. To register, please call 651-962-6825 or online at https://semssp.org/registration-sjv/.

Agape Dinner for Widows and Widowers
February 16, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m., Church of St. Peter, Forest Lake

Join Bishop Andrew Cozzens for an Agape Dinner (communal meal) in token of Christian fellowship for widows and widowers. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by Mass and a presentation by His Excellency at 10:00 a.m. The cost is $10 and includes dinner following the presentation. To register, mail your payment to the Church of St. Peter, 1250 South Shore Drive, Forest Lake, MN 55025. Registration deadline is February 8. Questions call Cindy Casey 651-249-8807 or the parish office at 651-982-2229.

Catholics at the Capitol 2019 – Coming Together for Life & Dignity
February 19, St. Paul RiverCentre and State Capital, St. Paul

Join Minnesota’s bishops and thousands of Catholics from across Minnesota on Tuesday, February 19 for a day of prayer, inspiration, education, and advocacy. Hear from incredible witnesses to the faith including actor Jim Caviezel, Archbishop Charles Chaput music missionary Danielle Rose, and emcee Gloria Purvis of EWTN and Black Catholics United for Life. Registration closes Sunday, February 3 at 11:59 p.m. Space is limited so get your tickets today at www.CatholicsAtTheCapitol.org!

NW Metro Mobile Pack for Feed My Starving Children — Feb. 20-24

6 p.m. at Egan Company Warehouse , 11611 Business Park Blvd., Champlin. A group of local NW Metro churches (St. Joseph Catholic Community, New Hope and Plymouth, St. Joseph the Worker, Maple Grove and St. Vincent de Paul, Brooklyn Park) will be hosting our 4th annual Mobile Pack for Feed My Starving Children. Goal is to pack 1 million meals in 5 days. Donations are appreciated. http://give.fmsc.org/northwest.

WINE: Catholic Women’s Conference
Saturday, March 2, 2019, St. Vincent de Paul Church, Brooklyn Park

WINE: Women In the New Evangelization invites you to the 5^th annual WINE: Catholic Women’s Conference with an optional evening gathering on Friday. The Saturday conference runs from 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. The day includes inspirational talks by Catholic singer and storyteller ValLimar Jansen; Catholic evangelist, author, and retreat leader, Kathleen Beckman; and St. Paul’s own Bible teacher, author and singer, Elizabeth Kelly. You are invited to come at 8 a.m. for Mass celebrated by Bishop Andrew Cozzens. Register today at the early bird price of $55 or register for the Friday Social Gathering & Saturday Conference for $100. For more information and to register, visit WINEconference.org.