e-Bulletin
Week of August 14-20, 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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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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CALENDAR
Saturday, August 13:
Sunday, August 14:
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9:00 am OUTDOOR Mass, Fr. Tim, Deacon Mickey preaches LIVESTREAMED
- 10:00 am Pancake brunch
- 11:00 am Mass, Fr. Tim
Monday, August 15:
Tuesday, August 16:
- AA meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, August 17:
Thursday, August 18:
- Lawn Mowing Crew 3
- Mass, 10:00 am
- Prayer Shawl ministry, 6:30 pm - 7:30pm
- Al-Anon meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Friday, August 19:
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
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MISSION APPEAL
AUGUST 20/21
Next 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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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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THIS SUNDAY OUTDOOR MASS
AUGUST 14
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THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION
OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
AUGUST 15
This year the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, August 15th, falls on a Monday. Therefore, while it is still a holy day, it is non-obligatory.
We will not be celebrating mass at STB that Monday.
The following surrounding parishes will celebrate mass that day:
- St. Joseph’s in Rosemount, 8:30 a.m., their usual daily Mass
- St. John Neumann in Eagan, Noon, their usual daily Mass
- Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville, 9:00, their usual daily Mass.
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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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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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CHOOSING COMMUNITY
Parishioner Daniel Wochnick is Choosing Community
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FLOOD VICTIMS IN KENTUCKY
Support Flood Victims in Kentucky
Catastrophic flooding in Kentucky has caused tremendous damage, loss of life and left many displaced. We have received some inquires on how to offer help.
If you would like to offer direct support for our neighbors in Kentucky, donations are being accepted by Catholic Charities USA who are providing direct support to victims.
Donations can be mailed to: Catholic Charities USA, 2050 Ballenger Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314. Online donations are accepted via the link below
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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
August 14, 2022
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time
An inward transformation occurs in a person who decides to follow Jesus Christ. Things change. They see the world differently, understand their journey more deeply and profoundly, have their sights fixed on eternity and union with God and hold themselves to higher standards and virtues. It requires a conscious choice to be a Christian, and this choice must be renewed at least daily. While the basic premise of Jesus’ message may appear heartwarming and straightforward: love of God, neighbor, and self, the implications of doing so are challenging. The true disciple is called to live radically, and often finds themselves at odds with the world or even with those in their own homes.
Holding ourselves to higher standards comes with a price. We have to leave other things behind. It is difficult to be people of faith, hope, and love in a world often fixated with its own fulfillment and self-absorption. Justice, temperance, prudence, and fortitude require sacrifice if they are to be lived with integrity. God’s ways are not ours. This becomes crystal clear to those who have enough courage to stand against the tide. Putting love into action requires that we challenge accepted modes of doing business and fight complacency. This is what makes the saints stand out as witnesses. They are simply sinners, just like us, who persevere.
People do not want to be told that they’re sailing their ships in the wrong direction. Clinging to their insistence and need to be correct, they can become defensive when challenged. This can happen even with those closest to us. As much as the Gospel calls us to unity, it also can easily create division. When we love seriously, we encounter more than feelings of warmth and acceptance. “What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like (St. Augustine).” Love also has the courage and honesty to tell people what they may not want to hear but need to, and model, without wavering, a life of humble, loving, and faithful service. Don’t lose heart! There are many examples of faith before us and around us. If Jesus endured the voices of opposition, so too can we. There is no need to apologize for speaking the truth.
©LPi
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EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP
RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS
A Steward’s Growing Pains
Have you ever written a check or seen the charge on the credit card machine that had far too many zeros on it for your comfort?
The brakes finally give up on the car you were hoping to nurse through the season. The water heater dies on the coldest week of the year. A medical procedure wasn’t totally covered by insurance. We’ve all been here in this place, being asked to part with a not-so-small sum of money for a not-so-fun reason.
It’s a little easier to bear when you’re forking over dollar signs for a fun vacation or even a worthy cause like your child’s education. But when it’s something you weren’t expecting, something negative, that uneasiness in the pit of your stomach can quickly become despair.
The next time this happens to you, embrace it. Celebrate it. Wrap your arms around it and welcome it as a growing pain.
We are often asked, in life, to give more than we wish. Our loved ones demand greater patience than we think we have. Our prayer life is stalling, and we feel God isn’t holding up His end of the communication bargain. The daily grind seems to be grinding us down. We feel that uneasiness in the pit of our stomach, just as we do when we part with money we thought belonged solely to us.
That place of uncertainty propels us in life, in stewardship, in relationship. All forward motion comes from that feeling. Put out your hands and let yourself be thrust into the pit — He will stoop to take you out from the mud. Spread your arms on your cross — joy is waiting for you.
— 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:
Jer 38:4-6, 8-10/Ps 40:2, 3, 4, 18 [14b]/Heb 12:1-4/Lk 12:49-53
Monday:
Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56
Tuesday:
Ez 28:1-10/Dt 32:26-27ab, 27cd-28, 30, 35cd-36ab/Mt 19:23-30
Wednesday:
Ez 34:1-11/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6/Mt 20:1-16
Thursday:
Ez 36:23-28/Ps 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19/Mt 22:1-14
Friday:
Ez 37:1-14/Ps 107:2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Mt 22:34-40
Saturday:
Ez 43:1-7ab/Ps 85:9ab and 10, 11-12, 13-14/Mt 23:1-12
Next Sunday:
Is 66:18-21/Ps 117:1, 2/Heb 12:5-7, 11-13/Lk 13:22-30
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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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