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Fr. Larry Richards - Be A Man: Save the Date
A gifted and captivating speaker, preacher, and author, Fr. Larry Richards will be at St. Thomas Academy on Thursday, June 16, at 5pm. Fr. Larry will challenge and inspire you to become the man God created you to be. For ALL men and boys 13+. Register at cadets.com/larry.
CEAP Meals on Wheels delivers hot, nutritious, lunch-time meals for 450 seniors and individuals in 9 cities who are not able to prepare meals or leave their homes. Our Meals on Wheels neighbors are active participants in a collective effort to grow a more equitable, healthy, and joyful community through access to food, while enjoying the comfort and safety of their own homes.
Volunteers help make this program about #MoreThanAMeal. When our drivers deliver meals, you’re also delivering independence, safety checks, and friendship; ultimately, you’re delivering a difference. We need you to help CEAP ensure that we can meet the increased need for our Meals on Wheels program by volunteering as a driver! Shifts are available Monday-Friday with each shift beginning at 10:30 am and ending around 12:30, depending on the length of the route. Visit www.ceap.org/get-involved/ to fill out our volunteer interest form, or contact Jason at Jason.wittak@ceap.com or (763) 450-3679 for more information.
GRIEF to GRACE MN is a 5-day overnight RETREAT for healing the wounds of ABUSE. It is for anyone who has suffered degradation or violation as a child, adolescent, or adult, covering the areas of physical, emotional, sexual, or spiritual abuse and neglect or abandonment.
Participants are engaged in group activities, trauma-informed therapies, journaling, and discussions; and enter an intimate and powerful journey through the passion of Christ to overcome the pain and grief of past abuse. It is facilitated by lay, clerical and mental health professionals.
UPCOMING RETREATS 2022: MAY 20-25 and August 24-29
Registration is limited Please contact Diane at 612-440-7247 or diane@grieftogracemn.org or https://grieftogracemn.org
St. Joseph Business Guild Seeks Members
The mission of the St. Joseph Business Guild is to support Catholic families by connecting Catholic business owners to workers and customers..
Membership is open to men and women of all occupations in our archdiocese. We have over 435 members from 85 parishes.
Business Owners - No need to attend meetings. Membership includes a listing in our online business directory which currently includes over 165 Catholic owned businesses.
We’ll post your jobs and promote you through our network so that other Catholics can find you and connect for business.
Entrepreneurs and Individual Members - Use our Guild Member Database to find contacts and mentors to grow your business or directly contact business owners for jobs.
Contact Roger Vasko at roger@sjbusinessguild.com for more information or apply at sjbusinessguild.com
Are you curious about religious life?
Single women ages 18-45 are invited to learn more about the School Sisters of Notre Dame through a casual, online “Joyful and Alive Conversation” Tuesday, June 7 at 8 p.m. ET.* Bring your questions and experience God’s blessings of being “joyful and alive!” Register by June 6 at ssnd.org/events/6-7-22.
Visit this new website for the Maple Grove and discover a great community resource.
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Around the Diocese
In Shadowed Easters: Holding Our Stories Lovingly
May 23, 6:30-8 p.m. CDT via Zoom
Join other survivors in mutual support and love for conversations of kindness in these days of springtime. Ronald Patrick Raab, C.S.C. will lead this presentation for Victim/Survivors and those who care for them. For more information contact Paula Kaempffer, Outreach Coordinator for Restorative Justice and Abuse Prevention for the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, kaempfferp@archspm.org to register.
Archdiocesan Synod: Pentecost Vigil Mass
Saturday, June 4, 7 p.m., Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul
Be part of this historic gathering of our local Church, joining Archbishop Hebda, Bishop Williams and more than 500 Synod Members from across the Archdiocese who are meeting June 3-5 for the Synod Assembly. Come to worship alongside your parish's Synod representatives, clergy, religious and lay faithful, calling upon the Holy Spirit to guide those participating in the Synod Assembly - the final step in our three-year Synod journey. Learn more about the Synod at archspm.org/synod.
Archdiocesan Marriage Day
June 11, 10 a.m., Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul
Celebrate the beautiful mystery of the mutual self-gift between a man and a woman in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. Those celebrating their silver and golden anniversaries in the 2022 calendar year will be honored in a special way. To submit your request for a special certificate, please contact the Office of Marriage, Family and Life at mfl@archspm.org or 651-291-4488. Deadline for requests is May 30.
17th Annual Northeast Eucharistic Procession
June 12, 3-5 p.m., The Catholic Churches of Northeast Minneapolis
Join us as we take Jesus to the streets and venerate his Eucharistic Presence! The procession will begin at 3 p.m. at Holy Cross Church and will conclude at All Saints Parish with Benediction. A reception will follow at St. Maron Catholic Church. Park at Holy Cross, where the procession will begin, and ride the shuttle bus back there after the end of the procession. The shuttle buses will run between the parking lots of St. Maron and Holy Cross Churches
Rural Life Sunday
June 26, 1:30 p.m. Mass, Jack and Debby Lorenz Family Farm
Join Archbishop Hebda at this celebration of rural life. Mass will be followed by lunch, music, children’s activities, games and the chance to see the farm animals. All are welcome.
LOCAL EVENTS
All Saints Music Festival
May 20, Little Log House Pioneer Village, Hastings
The 2022 music festival features the popular headliner band Gear Daddies, with opener Chris Kroeze. The All Saints Music Festival is a collaborative party thrown by five Archdiocesan parishes to promote our various ministries and to celebrate our rural heritage. Come support these parishes and enjoy the show! Tickets are on sale now at allsaintsmusicfestival.com.
Giving Insights: Building Intercultural Church
May 24, 6-8:30 p.m., Basilica of St. Mary
Why are intercultural competencies vital for the new evangelization? Bishop Joseph Williams will moderate a panel discussion featuring the USCCB Executive Director of the Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Church, Mar Muñoz-Visosos, M.T.S. Sponsored by the Catholic Community Foundation, this event is free and open to the public. Bring a friend! For more information and to register visit https://www.ccf-mn.org/events/forums/spiritual/
Roe v. Wade – Overturned?! What Happens Now?
May 25, 6:30-8:15 p.m., St. Odilia, Shoreview
Nearly 50 years after Roe, the Court is reconsidering the decision. Join Teresa Collett, J.D., professor at the University of St. Thomas School of Law and director of UST’s Prolife Center, and Angela Franey, Executive Director of Abria Pregnancy Resources, as they discuss the possible outcomes of the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health case. The event is free to attend.
Presbyteral Ordination
May 28, 10-11:30 a.m., Cathedral of Saint Paul, St. Paul
Archdiocesan seminarians completing Theology IV will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Priesthood. The general public is welcome to attend this joyous celebration!
Memorial Day Masses
May 30, 10 a.m., four locations
The Catholic Cemeteries will once again commemorate Memorial Day with four outdoor Masses. Cemeteries with Masses are: Calvary in St. Paul, Gethsemane in New Hope, Resurrection in Mendota Heights, and St. Mary’s in Minneapolis. Visit our website for more information at catholic-cemeteries.org.
Prenatal Partners for Life Annual Benefit Dinner
June 9, 6 p.m., Saint Paul Hotel, St. Paul
Join Master of Ceremonies Matt Birk and musician Luke Spehar at the Prenatal Partners for Life (PPFL) annual benefit dinner. PPFL offers hope and support for families facing an adverse diagnosis of their child. Thousands of families and children have been directly helped or counseled worldwide. To purchase tickets, table sponsorships, and for further details, please visit prenatalpartnersforlife.org, or call Mary Kellett at 763.772.3868. Please RSVP by May 30.
Archbishop Flynn Catechetical Institute Applications Available for the 2022 Class of St. Michael the Archangel!
This September, the Archbishop Flynn Catechetical Institute will offer the two-year Pillars Program in person at The Church of the Epiphany in Coon Rapids and at various CI Satellite Sites, where students will participate in the small group dynamic and gather together to watch the lectures via live stream on Monday evenings from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Taught by some of the best instructors in the Twin Cities, the CI: Pillars Program follows the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and will make sense of all things Catholic, deepen your faith, and layout the roadmap to heaven. For more information, visit semssp.org/ci or call 651.962.5072.
MESSAGES FROM THE ARCHDIOCESE
Helping Priests Who’ve Helped Us – brochure
Did you know there' s a home for retired priests of the Archdiocese? There is and you have an opportunity to share your gratitude by supporting the men who've ministered to you and your family for many decades.
The Leo C. Byrne Residence offers 29 individual apartments for priests who have reached retirement age, most of whom continue to actively serve parishes and organizations around the Archdiocese.
The GRATITUDE Capital Campaign Renovation Project (coordinated by the Catholic Community Foundation) will fund work required to bring the entire Byrne Residence to a level of security and efficiency suitable for the safety and well- being of each resident priest.
We ask for your support of this much needed renovation.
Make your check payable to: CCF / Byrne Residence
Mail to:
CCF / Byrne Residence Renovation Fund
Court West Suite 500
2610 University Ave W
St. Paul, MN 55114
To donate online, visit the CCF website: www.CCF-MN.org/ByrneResidence
Helping Ukraine – fact sheet
Because the situation in Ukraine is so fluid, one of the fastest and best ways to contribute is directly to Catholic Relief Services (CRS), which has teams on the ground. Funds directed to Ukraine will go there. Please go to archspm.org/helping-ukraine to donate and to see the CRS Emergency Factsheet for more information about relief efforts already underway. And please pray for our sisters and brothers in need and for peace.
Pope’s monthly prayer intention – For Faith-Filled Young People 
Month of May
We pray for all young people, called to live life to the fullest; may they see in Mary’s life the way to listen, the depth of discernment, the courage that faith generates, and the dedication to service.
Stay in the Know: Get The Catholic Spirit — for free!
Be in-the-know with news from your Catholic community and the Church around the world. Get The Catholic Spirit, the award-winning newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, in your home. Free subscriptions for parishioners are available via each parish. Contact your parish office to be added to the mailing list. Or purchase an annual subscription for yourself or a friend at TheCatholicSpirit.com.
ONGOING ARCHDIOCESAN PROGRAMMING
Restorative Justice Groups
These groups are held monthly from 6:30-8 p.m. via Zoom and are open to all victim/survivors.- Victim/Survivor Support Group for those Abused by Clergy as Adults — First Mondays
- Men’s Healing/Discussion Circle — First Mondays
- Support Group for Relatives or Friends of Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse — Second Mondays
- Victim/Survivor Support Group —Third Mondays
- Survivor Peace Circle —Third Tuesdays
Natural Family Planning (NFP)
Classes teach couples the Church-approved methods on how to achieve or postpone pregnancy while embracing the beauty of God’s gift of sexuality. For a complete list of classes offered throughout the Archdiocese, visit archspm.org/family or call 651.291.4489.