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Support for mothers, fathers and their little ones during pregnancy and beyond is essential to bringing about a culture of life! During October, we are collecting items to be distributed by the Women's Life Care Center. Donations can be dropped off in the crib located in the Gathering Space. See the Respect Life page for more information.

October is Respect Life Month and we have a variety of events and opportunities planned as we pray and work to bring about a greater respect for life from conception to natural death. The USCCB has developed materials for Respect Life Month based upon the year of St. Joseph. Check out all the events here!

Join us for our annual Mass of Anointing on September 28, 10:30 AM. This is a wonderful way to experience the healing presence of the Lord! Questions? Contact Deacon Eric Cooley, Director of Pastoral Care, at 651-288-3268. Please register by clicking the image.

Sneak preview: We have SO MUCH going on at Saint John's right now and coming up this fall, that Father Tom is giving us all a break at Masses this weekend. Because of this, the information in this email is even more important!

As many of you have heard, our Minnesota bishops have announced that, effective July 1, the dispensation from Sunday Mass is lifted. Here at Saint John’s, we are so excited to welcome even more of our parishioners back to weekly Mass!

Coming off of Gov. Walz's latest executive order and Archdiocesan guidance, Saint John's updates pandemic protocols and procedures, effective May 28.

Ad Orientem simply means “to the East” and refers to the priest facing the same direction as the people during the Mass—towards the Lord. I first experienced praying the Mass this way as a lay person in a small chapel near New Ulm several years ago...

Christian Services needs your help to collect supplies for summer fun bags, which will be compiled for less fortunate youth right here in Little Canada at our next Discipleship Sunday on May 23.

Don't miss this annual tradition for the kids, socially safe and outdoors this year!

"How greatly today's world needs God's mercy! In every continent, from the depths of human suffering, a cry for mercy seems to rise up." — Saint Pope John Paul the Great. Join us at 3 PM in the church on Sunday, April 11 for our Divine Mercy Celebration.

Per Vatican and Archdiocesan guidance, this year we will be doing a sprinkling of the ashes on the head for Ash Wednesday. Sprinkling ashes, rather than marking foreheads, is the customary practice at the Vatican and in Italy. This got us thinking about the history of this Lenten tradition, and we’ve got a few resources to share here.

You might notice a slight change in Mass beginning on Ash Wednesday. Learn what and why here.

Catholics at the Capitol is back, and the need for Minnesota Catholics to speak up for life and dignity is greater now than ever. The big day is April 15, but registration is open now

Expanding on this week's bulletin article, I wanted to share this prayer to Saint Joseph (in the year of Saint Joseph), that's seldom been known to fail. Tradition holds that, upon finishing the ninth day of this morning prayer, if you receive roses or smell the scent of roses on that ninth day, the answer to your prayer is affirmative.

Saint John's School students share a message of hope and happiness as they celebrate this annual tradition of Catholic Education.

On February 6 & 7, we will be conducting our “Soup-er” Bowl Food Challenge for the poor. The challenge? To beat our monthly record of bags donated. This year we are looking to collect 120 bags or more. Let’s “soup-er” size the donation for February! Bags will be handed out this weekend at the doors with a list of items most needed.

Over the past several years, parish staff has been working to audit and digitize our records. One of the exciting features of our new software is the ability to offer a public online cemetery database and map.

Even in the midst of a pandemic, the parishioners of Saint John's continue to show their generosity to those in need. For 2020, we were forced to move our annual giving tree program to a completely online format. Nevertheless, as a parish, we raised almost $9,000 to help out at Christmas! Thank you!

9 Days for Life is a novena for the protection of human life. Each day’s intention is accompanied by a short reflection and suggested actions to help build a culture of life. The novena runs from January 21-29

Twenty-five years ago, Pope St. John Paul II wrote that the Gospel of life is at the heart of Jesus’ saving message to the world (Evangelium vitae 1). We offer this respect life reflection reprinted from the USCCB as we approach the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision on January 22.