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!
First and foremost, we hope you join us! Our weekly Mass schedule remains the same as pre-pandemic: 4:30 P.M. Saturdays, and 8:30 and 10:30 A.M. Sundays. Our contemporary ensemble provides music at the 10:30 A.M. Mass throughout the summer. We also will continue to expand our event offerings, including Movie Nights and Youth Group at 6:30 P.M. the first Wednesday of every month, Taste of Summer at 6:30 P.M. July 21, ad orientem Mass the first Friday of each month this summer, and looking ahead to the return of Discipleship Sundays and our annual Fall Festival the weekend of September 25-26. Please contact Laura in the Parish Office if you'd like more information about how you can get involved.
Other items of note:
Although the general dispensation will no longer be available, the Church has always recognized that certain circumstances can excuse a person from the requirement to observe the Sunday obligation. Persons are excused from the obligation to attend Mass on Sundays or Holy Days under the following circumstances:
With all of this in mind, please consider posting on social media about your own return-to-Mass worship experiences using the hashtag #backtomassmn, and don't forget to follow us on Facebook.