STB Bulletin - week of 8/8- 8/14

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Week of August 8 - 14, 2021

... to Love, to Serve, to be Hope ...

CALENDAR

Saturday, August 7: Food Shelf Weekend

Zenner/Strom Wedding, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
5:00 pm Fr. Mike Erlander

Sunday, August 8: Food Shelf Weekend

Baptism beginning 10:30 am
9:00 am MASS, Fr. Tim Wozniak

Monday, August 9:

No Event Scheduled

Tuesday, August 10:

Word Communion Service / Inver Glen, 10:00am
Spirit of Justice Ministry , 6:00pm - 9:00pm
AA meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Wednesday, August 11:

No Event Scheduled

Thursday, August 12:

Lawn Mowing Crew Team 1
Mass, 10:00 am - 11:00 am
Parish Leadership Council, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Al-Anon meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Friday, August 13:

No Event Scheduled

Saturday, August 14:

5:00 pm Mass, Fr. Tim

Sunday, August 15:

9:00 am MASS, Fr. Mike Erlander

COMMUNION ON THE TONGUE

As some restrictions are relaxed (at least for the time being), a practice that was problematic in the past is being observed. This practice is that of communion on the tongue. While technically it is allowed – think about it.

Once one person has received communion on the tongue, the bacteria in that person’s mouth will be on every host that the communion minister gives thereafter. The minister does not have time to stop the communion procession and leave to sanitize their hands before continuing.

So, please know that your hands are holy enough to receive the host. Jesus Christ made your body holy when he took on a human body in the Incarnation. Please receive the host in your hands to protect others.

SYNOD UPDATE

New update every week!

Are you someone who would like to see change but do not think you have a voice or a place to be heard?

The Synod small group process may be just what you are looking for.

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ATTN FAITH FORMATION & SACRAMENT PARENTS!

Registration for Faith Formation classes and Sacramental Preparation for Pre/K – Grade 12 is now open!

CLICK HERE and get the early bird discount when you register by August 19!!

LAST OUTDOOR MASS

THIS SUMMER

AUGUST 15

The next outdoor Mass will be held Sunday, August 15th at 9:00 a.m., The Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

We will also have a pancake and sausage picnic brunch after this Mass. The Mass is outdoors on our back lawn.

All are welcome!

Bring your own lawn chair or blanket for your comfort, but chairs will be available as needed.

MASS COORDINATORS NEEDED

One of the many ministries necessary to our weekend worship is that of Mass Coordinator. Now that we are becoming fully open, the need is especially urgent.

The Mass Coordinator comes early to prepare what is needed for liturgy and leaves a little later after tidying up and making sure that the worship space is ready for the next mass. They also organize the collection and the gifts procession.

New Mass Coordinators train with our experienced Mass Coordinators before being their own. This is also a good ministry for couples or friends to do together.

All Masses could use more Mass Coordinators. They are usually scheduled for a month at a time, but scheduling can also be flexible.

Contact Jackie Graham at 651-452-8775 or jackieg@stbeagan.org for more information.

RED PINE SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE

7/30-8/27

To Love, to Serve and to Be Hope

Saint Thomas Becket will be holding a school supply drive for our friends @ Red Pine Elementary in Eagan from Friday July 30^th through Friday August 27^th.

Donations can be dropped off at STB before Mass or anytime the church is open. Bins will be placed by the entrance. Suggested items to donate are listed below.

If you have any questions feel free to contact Molly Gantz at mmgantz@comcast.net or Kate Gantz (teacher @ Red Pine) at kate.gantz@district196.org.

Thank you for supporting our community’s children. You do make a difference!

Items to donate:

Crayons (24 count)
Colored pencils (12 count)
Folders – 2 pocket folders (sturdy/laminated are ideal)
Glue sticks
Glue bottles (school glue)
Markers – (both broad and thin tip)
Scissors – (both children’s for primary students & adult’s for intermediate students)
Dry Erase/White board markers
Spiral Notebooks – Wide Rule
Composition Books – Wide Rule
School Boxes
Student headphones (no earbuds)

SAVE THE DATE

SEPTEMER 11

10th Annual Bogey's Best Ball Golf Tournament

September 11, 201

CLICK HERE to REGISTER

WOMEN DEACONS

Pope Francis has created a new commission to study the possibility of women as deacons. They will begin meeting this Fall. Now is the moment for Catholic communities to discern pastoral needs and the call of the Holy Spirit.

Join Discerning Deacons for a virtual Liturgy of the Word on the Feast of St. Phoebe on September 3rd at 6:00 pm CT.

Go to www.DiscerningDeacons.org for more information and to register for prayer service: https://discerningdeacons.org/feast-of-st-phoebe-2021/

DOROTHY DAY HIGHER GROUND

AN OPPORTUNTIY TO LOVE, TO SERVE, TO BE HOPE

There is a huge need for volunteers at Dorothy Day Higher Ground, especially Thursday to Sunday evenings. Serve once or as it fits into your schedule!

For I was Hungry…

Ready to start joyfully serving others?

Consider Christ’s command to “feed the hungry” and volunteer to serve an evening meal to the homeless at the Dorothy Day (Higher Ground) Homeless Shelter in St. Paul, serving those in a transition program known as Pay for-Stay. Two to four volunteers are needed nightly from 7-9pm to serve the evening meal. This is a very flexible program and only involves serving the meal and clean up; no food preparation or financial commitment is required. Also, volunteers may select a personally convenient date through an online portal; there is no required, regular volunteer commitment. You can create your own team or sign up as an individual. The Higher Ground program is an excellent volunteer/work of mercy opportunity for you, your family, and friends.

Learn more or sign up to volunteer at www.friendsofdorothyday.org.

ADOPT-A-GARDEN

This annual project invites families and individuals to “adopt” areas for regular growing and weeding on our beautiful property.

You would be asked to maintain your area for a the entire growing season. Most gardens involve a few hours of work twice-a-month, and can be done on your own schedule.

Thank you for volunteering your time! SIGN-UP HERE

MASS GREETERS

We are always in need of some help with greeters for all of our Masses.

This is a good ministry for men, women, couples and families.

Sign-up HERE.

PREPARING

FOR OUR FALL FESTIVAL

SEPTEMBER 18

Make sure to SAVE THE DATE:

Saturday, September 18, 2021,

starting with an INDOOR Mass at 3:00 pm.

We’ll have a silent auction, petting zoo, giant slide, food, beer/wine, games and live music.

SILENT AUCTION

To get ready and while you are out traveling this summer, please also look for unique and interesting items for the Silent Auction as well as bottles of wine for the wine toss. Thank You!

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.

STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE

GOSPEL MEDITATION

The lens through which we view life makes a difference. It also determines who we choose to learn from and what we allow to shape our thoughts and feelings. For many, life is simply what it appears to be, a given that either through evolution or some other means just came to be. There is no apparent rhyme or reason to things and things can be dissected and understood only in terms of what they empirically present. To the person using this lens, a tree is a tree and a flower is a flower. Their composition and existence can be understood only to the extent that current human knowledge allows. Through this lens, what gives life purpose and meaning? This lens has an essentially unknown beginning and definite end. Once those are accepted, the middle becomes some kind of pursuit of happiness, with values and principles being things that are self-created and found acceptable.

But there is a Divine lens that also exists and deserves mention. It is found when one stumbles upon faith and begins to see things differently. This lens is of God and reveals a Divine Energy and Life that flows through and in all things. Faith then shows us that all that lives come from this one Source of Love. This is the only true lens that can give human beings the purpose and meaning they desperately need. From this perspective, all of life is much more than what is immediately apparent! It now tells and reveals a story about God generous, creative, and unconditional love! The unfolding of the human story is the unfolding of God’s story. What meaning our lives have when they are viewed as a part of God’s love affair with humanity! We are indeed special.

The lens of our faith asks us to learn from Jesus Christ. Jesus, as the real Bread of Life, shows us our eternal destiny and completes and frames our lives. It is only in allowing ourselves to be taught by Jesus, that faith, hope, and love take on much greater importance. All the relationships in our lives are now structured and ordered using God’s primary commandment of love. Jesus, then, is not just some man who lived at some point in history. Jesus is the incarnate Son of God who shows us the way, the truth, and the life. Using this lens changes things up a great deal. Looking at the creation that surrounds you and the special unique people you love, what is God trying to teach you about His love for you and the eternal life He wants you to have?

©LPi

RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS

What’s Your Hearth Cake?

“Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.” I’ve been to a lot of meetings in my years of work in the Church, and you can take my word for it: the ones with snacks just seem to go better.

I don’t know what it is exactly. Maybe it’s just that people are in a more agreeable mood if you show up with donuts. Or maybe it’s about the very real sense of community and camaraderie that is created at a table where people are engaging in that most human of tasks — eating — beside one another. I think a big part of it comes down to the simple fact that we’re all just nicer people when we’re fed.

This rings true spiritually, too. We simply must remain fed if we, in turn, are to feed others. Think of a time when you have neglected your relationship with God — when you haven’t fed yourself with whatever it is that you need to remain committed to the journey of a Christian life. Is it Mass attendance? Is it prayer or Scripture reading? Is it time with your small group, or conversation with a trusted friend who knows your soul? What sustains your ability to be a good disciple, a good steward? What inspires you to give more freely, to love more abundantly?

Whatever it is, that’s your hearth cake. That’s your jug of water. Don’t neglect it. The Angel of the Lord is nudging you in your sleep: “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”

— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

©LPi