e-Bulletin
Week of July 31 - August 6, 2022
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... to Love, to Serve, to be Hope ...
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LAST MINUTE HELP
THIS WEEKEND
Once again, we don't have anyone signed up for Hospitality this weekend.
We know summers are difficult to plan ahead of time, but if you are thinking about going to Mass this weekend, why not try something new and help out with hospitality or just help out once more.
If you are able to help out, please sign up ASAP on our SignUpGenius or call Peg Sweeney at 612.810.1832. Thank you!
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HOLY HAPPY HOUR
JULY 31
Join us on THIS WEEKEND, Sunday, July 31 after the 11:00 am Mass at North 20 Brewing in Rosemount for a Happy Hour!
You can purchase food there, so just come and hang out with us.
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CALENDAR
Saturday, July 30:
Sunday, July 31:
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9:00 am Mass, Fr. Kevin LIVESTREAMED
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11:00 am Mass, Fr. Kevin Deacon Mickey preaches
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Holy Happy Hour, 12:00 pm offsite
Monday, August 1:
- Visitation for Richard Kelm, 10:00 am
- Funeral Mass for Richard Kelm, 12:00 pm
- Baptism Preparation, 6:15 pm - 7:15 pm
Tuesday, August 2:
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AA meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, August 3:
Thursday, August 4:
- Lawn Mowing Crew 1
- Word Communion Service, 10:00 am
- Council Meeting, 5:45 pm - 8:00 pm
- Al-Anon meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Friday, August 5:
Saturday, August 6:
- Food Shelf
- 5:00 pm Mass, Fr. Paul Feela
Sunday, August 7:
- Food Shelf
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9:00 am Mass, Fr. Tim LIVESTREAMED
- 11:00 am Mass, Fr. Tim
- Baptism 12:15 pm
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FAITH FORMATION REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN |
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NEXT OUTDOOR MASS
AUGUST 14
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RCIA
AN INVITATION TO LEARN MORE THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH AND/OR HOW TO BECOME CATHOLIC
- Do you have questions about the Church after worshiping with us online?
- Wondering about the role of God in your life, about Jesus, Pope Francis, the Catholic Church today?
- Wanting to know more about the Catholic faith of someone you love?
- Thinking about being baptized? Already baptized but want to find out about becoming Catholic?
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Do you have a child seven years old or older who isn’t baptized? Do you have a young person baptized in another tradition but seeking 1st Eucharist and Confirmation in the Catholic Church?
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·Did you never complete your initiation into the church? Did you miss 1st Eucharist or Confirmation?
- Are you or a friend or loved one looking for a faith community which can nurture growth in faith?
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process by which people ages 7 to 107 become Catholic Christians. But before making this decision we spend time exploring our own faith and the faith of this community. Then the process is tailored to the needs and background of the person.
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ADOPT A GARDEN
We have 24 gardens to choose from and only 11 are taken.
Which means there are still
13 gardens
waiting for some care!
Sign-up in the commons.
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IN MEMORIAM
Richard William Kelm, loving husband, father, grandpa, brother, son and friend to so many left this world tragically at his family home in Eagan on July 10, at the age of 60. He was born on the East Side of St. Paul April 13, 1962 to his loving mother Barb and his father Ron.
He grew up there with his two brothers Terry and Tim where they became and remained best friends. Rich met the love of his life Carol in 1985. They married soon after and raised 3 amazing children Ryan (Melissa), Breanna (Shawn) and Haley.
He loved spending time with his family including grandsons Tristan and Nolan-always looking forward to our Sunday dinners together. We will miss him deeply. He made a difference in the lives of all who were lucky enough to know him and has left his family and friends with countless stories that we will cherish forever.
Memorial service will be this Monday, August 1st at 12:00 pm visitation two hours prior here at St. Thomas Becket Catholic Church.
In lieu of flowers please make a donation to a charity close to your heart.
May God grant eternal rest
and give comfort to the family at their time of loss.
Amen.
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CALLING ALL SOON-TO-BE 8th GRADE GIRLS!
AUGUST 10
Please join us for 8th Grade Night at Visitation School!
Wednesday, August 10 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
This is a fun evening for girls who will be in 8th grade during the 2022-23 school year. The night will include lawn games, a prize-filled scavenger hunt and a shaved ice truck! It is a great chance to meet future Upper School classmates and get excited for ninth grade. All students are encouraged to bring a friend.
We can't wait to see you there!
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MEN'S SILENT RETREAT
SEPTEMBER 1-4
Men’s Silent Retreat
Looking for a peaceful getaway? Let God meet you at a beautiful retreat location in Lake Elmo, MN. Join us for a men's silent retreat at the Demontreville Jesuit Retreat House September 1st - 4th. The retreat begins on Thursday evening and ends Sunday evening. Free will donations are accepted. For more information, call Demontreville at 651-777-1311 or check out our website www.demontrevilleretreat.com . Other retreat days are also available.
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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
July 31, 2022
18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
What makes us feel secure? Many people look to tangible forms of security that will safeguard their livelihood and prepare for their future. We tend to associate security with things: the accumulation of goods and possessions, retirement funds, savings accounts, and substantial incomes. While acquiring these promises a life with less anxiety and worry, we actually find ourselves more preoccupied and consumed with their growth and preservation. We worry more! We can easily become quasi-hoarders, consumed with obtaining more tangible crutches. Our minds and hearts are always restless, and we never seem to be at peace.
Why do we so easily give our self-worth, value, and sense of security over to things? God certainly does not deny us the pursuit of a productive and enjoyable life but where do we draw the line? A sense of well-being and happiness can easily get deferred to sometime “in the future” while we continue to wrestle with the toils of today. There is no guarantee that there will be an earthly tomorrow and all of the frenzy we bring to securing our state in life will be for naught. When we are called from this world, will we even know where to begin to look for the tranquility and repose our souls so desperately need?
We cannot be hoarders, pursuers of vanity, or greedy. They just don’t work as they are too dependent on things that can fall apart. Rather than always feeling the need for more, we need to learn how to be grateful for what we have. By learning to look inward we can learn how to live lives of faithful service to others. “Happiness can only be achieved by looking inward and learning to enjoy whatever life has, and this requires transforming greed into gratitude (St. John Chrysostom).” We all need to be good stewards of what has been entrusted to our care. Grateful hearts recognize the true source of what we have and realize that our true treasure lies not in what matters to us but to God.
©LPi
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EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP
RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
What We Store in the Barn
I once knew a godly woman who had truly tasted the bitterness of this earthly life. This woman knew pain. She knew sacrifice. She knew hard labor and loss, including the death of a cherished child. She worked each day at a low-paying job, waiting patiently for her 65th birthday, when she could retire and devote herself full-time to her grandchildren. She crossed off the dwindling days on her calendar like a first grader waiting for Christmas.
Ninety-eight days before she was set to retire, she died suddenly. Her name was erased from the schedule at work and penciled over with that of her replacement hire.
All things are vanity.
I think we all know someone like this, don’t we? If the details aren’t exactly the same, the outline of the story is: someone labors “with wisdom and knowledge and skill,” in the words of Ecclesiastes. And what profit comes to him? Sorrow and grief all his days. The proverbial barn filled with harvest and left to rot.
But I’ll let you in on a secret: this isn’t a sad story. I’ve only told you part of it.
This woman heard, daily, the voice of God, and against it she never hardened her heart, whatever news it brought her. This woman loved as hard as she worked. Every action was a form of evangelization. To talk to her was to feel the embrace of Christ.
As much as she waited for that retirement that never came, it was never the harvest in her barn.
This is what it means to be a true steward: to seek what is above.
— 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:
Eccl 1:2; 2:21-23/Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14, 17 [1]/Col 3:1-5, 9-11/Lk 12:13-21
Monday:
Jer 28:1-17/Ps 119:29, 43, 79, 80, 95, 102/Mt 14:13-21
Tuesday:
Jer 30:1-2, 12-15, 18-22/Ps 102:16-18, 19-21, 29 and 22-23/Mt 14:22-36 or Mt 15:1-2, 10-14
Wednesday:
Jer 31:1-7/Jer 31:10, 11-12ab, 13/Mt 15:21-28
Thursday:
Jer 31:31-34/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19/Mt 16:13-23
Friday:
Na 2:1, 3; 3:1-3, 6-7/Dt 32:35cd-36ab, 39abcd, 41/Mt 16:24-28
Saturday:
Dn 7:9-10, 13-14/Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9/2 Pt 1:16-19/Lk 9:28b-36
Next Sunday:
Wis 18:6-9/Ps 33:1, 12, 18-19, 20-22 [12b]/Heb 11:1-2, 8-19 or 11:1-2, 8-12/Lk 12:32-48 or 12:35-40
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