e-Bulletin
Week of August 21-27, 2022
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... to Love, to Serve, to be Hope ...
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IT'S TIME FOR A NEW DIRECTORY!
SEPTEMBER 20-24 & OCTOBER 18-22
Church Directory Photography
Schedule your appointment today!
PHOTOGRAPHY DATES:
Tuesday—Saturday
September 20-24, 2022
October 18-22, 2022
HOURS
Weekdays 2:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Saturdays 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
ONLINE SCHEDULING
(right column under “Photography appointment Scheduling login”)
Church Code: mn255
Password: photos
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VOLUNTEER
We need 1 or 2 Host/Hostesses to help greet parishioners, check them in and help them fill out a form.
It is also a nice time to connect with friends and meet new people.
Adults and teens are welcome to help out or a parent with a younger child.
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CALENDAR
Saturday, August 20:
- Missionary Raju Pilla
- 5:00 pm Mass, Fr. Tim
Sunday, August 21:
- Missionary Raju Pilla
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9:00 am Mass, Fr. Kevin LIVESTREAMED
- 11:00 am Mass, Fr. Tim
Monday, August 22:
Tuesday, August 23:
- AA meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, August 24:
Thursday, August 25:
- Lawn Mowing Crew 3
- Mass, 10:00 am
- Al-Anon meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Friday, August 26:
Saturday, August 27:
- Visitation for Nancy Schultz
- Funeral for Nancy Schultz 11:00 am-12:00 pm
- Luncheon after Funeral Mass
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5:00 pm Mass, Fr. Tim - Deacon Mickey preaches
Sunday, August 28:
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MISSION APPEAL
AUGUST 20/21
This weekend, at all Masses, Rev. Raju Pilla will be speaking about the works and the needs of the Latin Archdiocese of Trivandrum in India. Trivandrum has about 270,000 Catholics. 90% of the people are traditional fishermen who depend on fishing for their livelihood and 10% are farm workers who are recent converts from low caste Hindus. Unemployment and poverty are most rampant in this community. The Archdiocese depends on outside assistance to support its clergy, seminarians, catechists and to continue its developmental programs. However, during this pandemic lockdown the situation is very pitiful as the fishermen are restricted from fishing which is their livelihood. With income halted from fishing, our people are struggling to support themselves. Recent Cyclone “Tauktae” that swept through the coastal villages in May 2021, destroyed hundreds of homes. We are looking for emergency assistance for food, medicine, and housing.
There are a couple of ways to donate, a second collection, if giving by check make it out to STB in the memo write “Missionary”, you can also go to the parish website and click on the “Donate” button which will take you to Missionary.
Your sacrifice for the mission is deeply appreciated.
Wishing you a restful summer and looking forward to visiting with you.
Rev. Raju B. Pilla
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11th ANNUAL BOGEY'S BEST BALL TOURNAMENT
SEPTEMBER 10
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Saturday, September 10, 2022! Sign up by August 31.
Our 11th Annual Bogey’s Best Ball golf tournament is being held Saturday, September 11th, and all are welcome! The scramble starts at 8:00 AM, followed up with our awards banquet (we are skipping the Buffet this year). Since we are not eating afterward as a group, the rate for the round with a cart is $65.00.
No matter what your skill level is, we would love to have you join us! Every year we have a little more fun than the year before, and we would love for you and your friends to be a part of this year’s outing.
Everyone needs to be registered by August 31, so please sign up below now.
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BLESSING BAG DONATIONS NEEDED
BY SEPTEMBER 6
We will be assembling Blessing Bags for the homeless at Mass on September 11 & 12, and we need your help collecting items to go into the bags.
We will be collecting by first letter of your last name:
- A – E: Thick, unisex socks
- F – J: Toothpaste (regular or travel size – we already have toothbrushes)
- K – O: Handkerchiefs (fabric)
- P – S: Beef sticks or beef jerky, individual servings, no cheese/refrigeration
- T – Z: Purse-size Vaseline
Please drop off your items in the Commons by Tuesday, September 6.
We hope to assemble a total of 160 bags.
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FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
2022-23 Faith Formation / Sacraments Registration
is Open Volunteers wanted!
Online registration is now open for the upcoming year for all our child and youth programs, including sacramental preparation. Go to www.stbeagan.org and click on the header that says Learning and Spirituality.
In addition, we have many opportunities for adults and teens to give of their time and talents as Catechists, and Small Group Leaders. You do not have to have a child in the program to serve! Please contact the Faith Formation staff, we can’t wait to meet you!
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RED PINE SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE
by AUGUST 27
To Love, to Serve and to Be Hope
Saint Thomas Becket will be holding a school supply drive for our friends at Red Pine Elementary in Eagan from Friday July 30th through Friday August 27th.
Donations can be dropped off at STB before Mass or anytime the church is open. Bins will be placed by the entrance.
Thank you for supporting our community’s children.
You do make a difference!
Suggested items to donate are listed below:
- 24 count crayons
- Colored, washable markers – both broad line and thin line
- Colored pencils
- Dry erase markers
- Highlighter markers
- Folders – 2 pocket
- Glue sticks
- Glue bottles
- School box 8”x5”
- Pencils
- Scissors (children size AND adult sizes for our intermediate students – grades 3 – 5)
- Spiral notebooks – wide lined or wide ruled
- Composition notebooks – wide lined or wide ruled
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COFFEE SALES ARE BACK!
Summer is ending and things are returning to normal. So it is time to start buying some San Lucas coffee after the first full weekend of the month.
We will be selling it after Masses the weekend of September 3/4.
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ALTAR SERVERS NEEDED
SEPTEMBER 10
ALTAR SERVERS ARE NEEDED FOR ALL OF OUR SUNDAY MASSES
WHO: Anyone in the 5th grade on up. Men, women, girls and boys. Sibling or parent/child teams or adult individuals.
WHEN: Server training will be on Saturday, September 10th at 10:00 a.m. in the church. If that time is not possible, other arrangements can be made.
WHAT DOES A SERVER DO? It starts with lighting the candles for mass, continues with carrying the cross or prayer basket in procession, holding the book for the presider and helping to set the altar at the Preparation of the Table and Gifts. After mass the server snuffs the candles and helps the coordinator put things away.
New servers will partner with experienced servers for the first two times they serve. Monthly schedules will be made according to the server’s availability.
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FULL TIME ELEMENTARY TEACHER
Our parish school, Faithful Shepherd, has immediate opening for full-time elementary classroom teacher.
If you, or someone you know, would be interested in this opportunity, please contact the Principal, Catherine Butel, at cbutel@fscsmn.org.
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BLESSING OF BACKPACKS AND DEVICES
SEPTEMBER 10/11
In celebration of the new school year all students are invited to bring their school back packs and/or electronic devices to Mass on September 10 and 11. At the end of ass you will be invited to bring them forward and the whole church will bless them.
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OPPORTUNITY FOR STUDENTS
SEPTEMBER 4-9
St. Thomas Becket has an opportunity for students to stuff hymnals and straighten hymnal racks during the week of September 4 – 9.
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LOVE THE LITURGY?
SEPTEMBER 15
Consider joining the Liturgy Committee!
We prepare the main liturgical seasons: Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter.
We study the readings, the signs of the times and the heartfelt needs of our parishioners and look for a focus for these seasons that can bring worshipers closer to Jesus Christ. Then we collaborate on the music and environment that support that focus and look for actions that can embody the prayer of the assembly.
We meet on the third Thursday of the months before the major seasons from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. Our next meeting is September 15.
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RAIN GARDEN RAMBLINGS
Overflowing Abundance
Have you had a chance to visit the STB rain garden? It is peaking right now in blossoms and fruit. Bees make a constant hum. You may see a butterfly. It is a thriving wet meadow ecosystem.
Pause and admire the pure white of Boneset, the startling magenta of Purple Coneflower, the soothing lavender of Purple Giant Hyssop, the cheerful yellow of Cut-leaved Coneflower.
Look carefully. Our garden is not only for pollinators. We have made sure to provide for our bird kin too. There are dogwood berries and pin cherries tucked in amongst the flowers for late summer and fall migration food.
It is a living meditation. Blessed.
“Give, and it will be given to you…good measure—pressed down,
shaken together, and running over. “ Luke 6:38
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FALL EVENT AT STB!
SEPTEMBER 25
A Fall Event at St Thomas Becket Featuring:
Author & Professor Dr. Angela Senander
Sunday, September 25, 2022
10:15am – 11:30am
The Catholic Church and Public Life by Dr. Angela Senander, PhD
A 100-page read that invites reflection and study to help understand differences in perception and judgement of the many “stumbling blocks” (scandals) for the Church and the individual Catholic, both in the internal life of the Church and in its mission to the world. This book is clearly written making it accessible not only to the theological community but for all interested Catholics. Charles Curran, Professor of Human Values – Elizabeth Scurlock University
Read Dr. Senander’s book by September 25 and then join the group as Angela facilitates the listening and discussion. She has recently been an associate professor of theology at Merrimack College in the Archdiocese of Boston. Her writings on faith, church, and public life have appeared in: Prophetic Witness, Catholic Women’s Strategies for Reform, New Theology Review, and America.
Books are available for $10 at STB and located on the table outside the parish office door. Please leave payment in the silver drop box on the wall near the table. Checks to St Thomas Becket.
Questions or concerns call or email Mary McDonald at the parish office marym@stbeagan.org – (651) 683-9808 Ext. 108
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LOAVES AND FISHES
Loaves and Fishes (free drive-thru meals to anyone in need) is beginning tomorrow at Faith Covenant Church (12921 Nicollet Avenue South Burnsville).
Meals will be distributed weekly on Wednesdays, from 5:30-6:30pm.
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WE NEED YOU
to help with donuts, coffee, lemonade and cookies.
Please SIGN UP HERE with your family, friends, by yourself. All Are Welcome!
Curious what you would be doing?
You would help set up half an hour before Mass and come back to the kitchen after communion to put out the drinks and donuts.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR:
General Schedules page HERE
By Ministry:
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Where to find schedule links:
Go to www.stbeagan.org and look under HELPFUL LINKS, there you will find “schedules”, click on it and you will be able to find the link to the signup. |
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STB VIRTUAL PRAYER WALL
Let's pray for each other!
When you get to this page, double click on the brick wall to post your prayer or a prayer request, or click on the "+" on the lower right of the wall.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
August 21, 2022
21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
The serious disciple knows the necessity and value of discipline. Thinking of discipline as something punitive in nature, we underscore its place in our spiritual lives. Discipline is really about a radical trust in God and his guidance. “When you are conducted by a guide who takes you through an unknown country at night across fields where there are no tracks, by his own skill, asking no advice from anyone, giving no inkling of his plans, what choice do you have but to give yourself completely to his guidance? If you are convinced that he is a good guide, you must have faith in him and abandon yourself to his care (Jean-Pierre de Caussade).”
If someone wants to be physically fit, they readily find a competent trainer who sets them on a rigorous schedule. Determined to reach their goals, they sacrifice personal pleasure and trust in his guidance. Why should it be any different with God? In order to remain true to the way Jesus places before us, we have to listen, learn, and be willing to change. Falling in love with God and maintaining that relationship requires an investment of time, energy, and hard work. Putting personal preferences aside in pursuit of the Gospel and giving proper attention to our spiritual lives is challenging work. At first, “all discipline seems a cause not for joy but for pain, yet later it brings the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who are trained by it (Hebrews).”
“What God does is essentially good. It does not need to be reformed or controlled…If you would live according to the Gospels, give yourself completely and simply to the action of God (Jean-Pierre de Caussade).” Submission to the holy will of God is not a submission to a set of pre-ordained set of circumstances. Rather, it is an abandonment and trust in God’s creative, life-giving, and salvific power. God brings light out of darkness and life out of death. Nurturing this bond of trust and seeking God in all things creates an intimate and particular relationship and bond between our Creator and us. When He comes, there will be no issue with us recognizing Him or Him recognizing us. We will have met before.
©LPi
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EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP
RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
Chancing the Narrow Gate
From doctors to counselors, anthropologists to schoolteachers, it seems like everyone has their own parenting style to peddle, guaranteeing it will result in a happy and well-adjusted kid.
You’ve got “gentle parenting,” predicated on respect for the child’s feelings and needs. You’ve got “attachment parenting,” based on the belief that kids need time to adjust to being outside of the womb. You’ve got “free-range parenting,” where self-sufficiency reigns supreme.
But of all the parenting approaches I’ve come across, I’ve never encountered a philosophy that rejects discipline altogether. There are lots of conflicting opinions on how best to administer that discipline, but I’ve never heard any parent or parenting “expert” worth their salt say that a mother or father should completely ignore misbehavior that threatens the well-being of the child himself.
Discipline is in our human DNA. Consider for a moment what the world would look like if it came to be filled with people who had never been taught to reflect on their life challenges. People who bristled at the suggestion of personal growth.
And yet we become this way with God. Even the most “devout” among us shy away from occasions of divine constructive criticism. We avoid confession and forego daily examinations of conscience. We keep things superficial in our prayer life, avoiding depth of heart and real intimacy with God, afraid of what He will speak to us.
But when we do this, we rob ourselves of an opportunity to rely on God’s fatherly strength, to rest in His mercy, to fill ourselves up with His goodness. We’re putting up our hands, saying: “No thanks, Father, I’m good. You can keep your discipline. You can keep your grace.”
When we do this, we are making a beeline for the “narrow gate,” sure of our own strength and ability to pass through it. All I can say is this, proceed at your own peril. Are you so sure of yourself?
— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
©LPi
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Please hold these parishioners in your prayers:
Lisa LaFrance
Mary Cloutier
Judy Schmidt
If you have someone you would like added to our confidential Prayer Line call Bonnie Berquist at 651-450-1043 or email her at Bonnie_B_02@msn.com.
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READINGS
Sunday:
Is 66:18-21/Ps 117:1, 2/Heb 12:5-7, 11-13/Lk 13:22-30
Monday:
2 Thes 1:1-5, 11-12/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 4-5/Mt 23:13-22
Tuesday:
2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13/Mt 23:23-26
Wednesday:
Rv 21:9b-14/Ps 145:10-11, 12-13, 17-18/Jn 1:45-51
Thursday:
1 Cor 1:1-9/Ps 145:2-3, 4-5, 6-7/Mt 24:42-51
Friday:
1 Cor 1:17-25/Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 10-11/Mt 25:1-13
Saturday:
1 Cor 1:26-31/Ps 33:12-13, 18-19, 20-21/Mt 25:14-30
Next Sunday:
Sir 3:17-18, 20, 28-29/Ps 68:4-5, 6-7, 10-11/Heb 12:18-19, 22-24a/Lk 14:1, 7-14
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The Catholic Community of Saint Thomas Becket is dedicated to protecting children and vulnerable adults. Your cooperation and support strengthens our parish’s commitment to keeping children and vulnerable adults safe in our community. Volunteers serving with minors and vulnerable adults must complete requirements before engaging in ministry. For more information contact:
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