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I am already missing Garrison Keillor. He seemed to be one of the only commentators on everyday American life who still saw religion as a force to be reckoned with. He also had an almost medieval way of marking the calendar. Many of his Lake Woebegone monologues use a scripture reading from the shared lectionary as a starting point, be it Good Shepherd Sunday, All Hallows Eve (i.e. Halloween), Reformation Day, or even today’s reading of the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin and the Prodigal Son. Growing up Catholic before Vatican II was really a time dominated and marked by feast days. Of course, there was the negative implication that if you missed a holy day, off to hell you would go, but at the same time there were teaching moments within the celebrations. Before the slasher movies of the 60’s and 70’s, every Catholic school child knew the exquisite tortures of Sts. Agatha, Agnes Barbara, Decla, Sebastian and even St. Lawrence’s famous quip - “turn me over I’m done”, all done for the faith. We knew that Mary - (the Feast of the Immaculate Conception) was given the gift of being born without original sin so that when God asked her to be the mother of Jesus she could give an unequivocal yes on behalf of all humanity. We knew her ascension into heaven (the feast of the Assumption) was a prototype of our own resurrection. All Hallows Eve and All Saints were celebrations of that Resurrection possibility, even as All Souls reminded us of our connection with the dead and our continued need for forgiveness. I know its almost expected as Catholic clergy to apologize for a Catholic’s biblical illiteracy, especially in pre-Vatican times, but since then that is due more to our laziness than church practice. But even without a stress on reading the Bible, we hear it each Sunday at mass, and I still have my Bible history text from 5th grade that pretty much covers all the biblical stories that are not too ‘hot’ to repeat in decent company - Bathsheba et al. I am not pleading for a return to the 50’s, 40’s or 30’s, but I do sometimes find it amusing how we are calling people back to a more simple life; how we admire native peoples who live close to the earth when we do not even attempt to rehabilitate our own celebrations connected to the seasons. I sometimes think that what our ultra-conservative confreres are attempting to recapture with all their rules, is that sense of the holiness of all things, of a mystical year. Sadly they mainly scare people. The question is, “How do we make the world seem it’s an inch away from God?” (By the way, the readings are telling us to forgive radically from the heart, and God thinks we are valuable.)

Presider: Fr. Jim DeBruycker "We Welcome You Wherever You Are On Your Journey!...There's no place like home!" Enter, rejoice and come in to this place we call home. After the long, hot summer we are all together again and will be welcomed with a special pre-mass presentation by some of our SJA staff members and musicians. The Sunday Morning Registration and Information Office is located in the Parish Center. In the office you may register to become a SJA parishioner, get program information, sign up for a program, and register to volunteer. The office is open after both of our Sunday morning liturgies. Parking: Be considerate of our neigh-bors and their property. Please don’t block driveways or park in their on-street handicapped areas. Thank you!

Sun, Sept. 11: Exodus 32:7-11,13-14; 1 Tim 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-32 Mon, Sept. 12: 1 Corinthians 11:17-26,33; Luke 7:1-10 Tue, Sept. 13: 1 Corinthians 12:12-14,27-31a; Luke 7:11-17 Wed, Sept. 14: Numbers 21:4b-9; Philippians 2:6-11; John 3:13-17 Thu, Sept. 15: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; John 19:25-27 Fri, Sept. 16: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20; Luke 8:1-3 Sat, Sept. 17: 1 Corinthians 15:35-37,42-49; Luke 8:4-15 Sun, Sept. 18: Amos 8:4-7; 1 Timothy 2:1-8; Luke 16:1-13

Tuesday and Thursday morning 8 am Mass is celebrated in the Church with Fr. DeBruycker.

FFI check the bulletin, the SJA website or call the Parish Center. The Upper Room is located in the Parish Center; Hospitality Hall, in the Church basement; the Arc is across 45th Street, 4457 3rd Ave.

Monday, September 12

SAGES 2nd Monday Dialogue, 1 pm in the Upper Room

Prayer Service for Peace, 7 pm in the Church

Tuesday, September 14

8 am Mass in the Church

Thursday, September 16

8 am Mass in the Church

Choir, 7 pm in the Church

Sunday, September 18

Family Masses and Faith Formation Classes Begin for Pre-K - 6th Grade

Amy, Anne, Morma Amaris, Zach Arlein, Ben, Ray B., Kathy Bachler, Sally Backstrom, Louisa Bailey, Jeanie Ball, Dennis Barta, Phyllis Berninger, Joe Betz, Thomas Betz, Elaine Boehm, Pam Burd, George C., Dayna Cell, Dick Clemens, Malia Cole, Dolores Cufaude, Betty Culver, Barb D.,

Manfred D., Roger D., Dan, Dean, Dick, Rosemarie Dakota, Megan Daoust, Diabra Decker, Colleen Dooley, Bob Duffy, Anne Duvalley, Jerry Eveslage, John & Margaret Frees, Greta, Peter & Kathleen Giefer, Jacqui Gardner, Martin Gomes, Ralph Gotto, Tom Griep, Tom H., Scott Hagebak,

Angie Hancock, Brent Harapat, Jamel Harris, Mary Havstad, Bernhard Hering, Betty Hinker, Jim & Pat Hinton, Megan Hoffman, Mary Hoody, Ethan Hoeschen, Kathy Horner, Kirk Ingram, Judy, Cecilia Jaisle, Dan & Tom Jay, Marjorie Johnson, Scott Johnson, Paul Jonsson, Kevin, Jean Karol,

Maria Karpinski, Glen Kelley, Erika Kraus, Fred Kroog, Paul L., Amy Lainus, Lakhan Lal Garhewal, Ivy Lang, Melva Larson, Rachel Larson, Dick Leahy, Gary Lindstrom, Pat Lyon, Malia, Margaret, Kyle M., Chuck MacDonald, Gavin & Jo Nachtigall, Thomas Madryga, Katherine Malaga, Anthony Marino, Harvey May, May family, Anne McCraken, Mary Jo McMahon, Katherine & Lauren McManus, Chuck Meiers, Mike, Jerre Miller, Tony Molek & family,

Nate, Nicholas, Craig Norby, Millie Nortley, Tom O’Brien, Rita Olk, Ken Olsen, Dale Olson, Dick Olson, Paul Olvera, Pam, Rick Pattison, Joan Penrose, Bill Peterka, Tammy Petersen, Ted Pouliot, C. Popp, Nikki Poynter, Gretchen Prohofsky, Kyler & Caroline Queen, Bob Quinn, Lynn & Natalie Roloff, Renee Roufs, Helen Russett, Steven, Kate S., Conrad Sampair, Kay Sanders, Lorna Schulz, Dana Sell, Mac Shapland, Aileen Sheppard, Mike Sipe,

Sam Slagerman, Sandy Strousd, Ted, Teddy, Tim, Trisha, Tom, Irene Taddiken, Marge Tax, Jane Tax, Matthew Tennant, Gregory Thomas, Mary Eve Thomas, Echo Thoren, Tolle Family, John Trueman, Carin Vagle, Leroy Vague, Dick Voss, Clint Ward, Darlene Wheeler, Ian Wiek,

Kay Winters, Phil Wixsten, Patricia Wood, Ann Woolsey, Jim & Jerry Wohnoutka, Maureen Wolf, Tara Zozel, Annemarie & Ava Zubrzyck

Prayer Corner Requests: To keep prayer requests current, names will be included in the bulletin for four weeks and then removed. To add a name or to renew your request, please call Nancy Becker at 612.823.8205 ext. 223.

A Book of Prayer is located in our Gym vestibule. If you have a family member or friend who is ill or who has recently died, please write their names in our Book of Prayer before Mass so we may include them in prayers during our Sunday Masses.

Sunday 9 and 11 am Gym Masses:

September 18: Presider: Fr. Cassidy. Pre-Mass Speaker: Cynthia Bailey Manns, our new Adult Education Director.

September 25: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. We celebrate the Feast of St. Francis with a special presentation on Francis' life and the teachings on the environment from Pope Francis. The choir will sing and bring everybody "Down to Earth" where we are called to live fully and alive! (Blessing of the Animals that day, too)

October 2: Presider: Fr. Cassidy. Pre-Mass Speaker: Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, executive director of Protect MN, will speak on com-munity and interfaith efforts to end gun violence.

October 9: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. Pre-Mass Speaker: Long-time community leader Barbara Satin will speak about her journey as a transgender woman of faith. MN OutFront will present the workshop Trans 101 on Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 7 pm at SJA.

October 16: Presider: Fr. Cassidy. Pre-Mass Speaker: Vincent Smiles returns to SJA.

SignUpGenius for Eucharistic Ministers is available online. It is simple, user friendly and a reminder is sent 3 days before your scheduled volunteer day. FFI contact Marcia at [email protected]. Gluten-free Communion is available upon request. Please see

any of the Sunday sacristans in the Gym before Mass.

Choir Begins This Thursday! Are you wanting to be a part of the vital and exciting ministry of music here at St. Joan of Arc? If you can carry a tune and have a love of music...join the SJA choir as we begin our new season this Thursday,

Sept. 15 at 7 pm in the Church. FFI call Anna Vagle at the Parish Center. “Make a Joyful Noise!"

Shared Ministry: See & Rejoice! God calls all people to ministry and entrusts us with gifts and talents to be shared and expressed through our works. Your Shared Ministry electives need to be renewed each year. Registration is also available on-line at www.stjoan.com. Completed registration forms can be mailed to the Parish Center, returned in the vestibules’ collection boxes or Mass collection baskets. Thank you for your volunteer commitment!

Don't Miss Cabaret! Cabaret tickets for Friday and Saturday (October 7 and 8) are going fast! A limited number for each show will be available in the Gym entry Sunday morning or by calling Mark at 612.810.2912. The Cabaret Sunday Show (October 9) $30 general admission tickets are also available in the Gym entry this morning or on the SJA Website (www.stjoan.com).

Prayer Service for Peace: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated Sept. 9 as a National Day of Prayer for Peace in our Communities. In response to Archbishop Hebda's request, St. Joan of Arc will hold a Prayer Service on Monday, Sept. 12 at 7 pm in the Church.

Happy Hour: You are invited to the next SJA Happy Hour on

Tuesday, September 20, 5 - 7 pm at Jensen's Supper Club, 3840 Rahn Road, in Eagan. This month's hosts are Maureen Cannon, Jim and Peg Weyrens. We look

forward to seeing you there.

Campus Clean–Up will be on Saturday, Sept. 24, 9 am - Noon. If you’re interested in being part of this great ministry, please call the Parish Center to sign up. There will be 3 hours of cleaning followed by the traditional Oktoberfest lunch and raffle. With 150 volunteers providing some elbow grease, we will save the Mainte-nance team 450 hours of cleaning and fixing here at SJA! Any NEW gifts or services you have to donate for the raffle may be dropped off at the Parish Center by Sept. 17.

Blessing of the Animals! Come all feathered and furry friends

and receive the blessing of St. Francis on Sunday, September 25 at 3 pm in the Memorial Garden. Join Fr. Debruckyer and the Prayer Partners for this very special time with our animal family. Treats for all to

follow!!

Summary of contributions for the week and fiscal year. Includes plate, envelopes and estimated Sustaining Member payments.

Week of September 4, 2016 Actual $35,168 Budget $37,009 Prior Year Actual $30,526

YTD (July 1 – September 4) Actual $320,980 Budget $344,583 Prior Year Actual $293,781

Thank You!

Catholic Tutor Corps: Next Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 17 and 18, a parishioner representative from the Catholic Tutor Corps will be at a table after our services with information on becoming a reading or math tutor to students in grades 1 - 8 at local Catholic schools. What a difference you can make.

SJA LGBTQ Group Welcomes You! Our new book club meets on Monday, Sept. 19 in the Parish Center and there will be a potluck coming soon. Please contact Julie Madden at the Parish Center for more info on these events. Great food, great conversation, great people - what could be better?

Winter is Coming! Warm Hands Warm Hearts is coming, too! Our

beloved annual collection of new coats and mittens for 500 children will begin the weekend of Oct. 1 - 2. Make plans to pick up a card and purchase a coat - and thank you to the incredible volunteers and donors who make this program happen!

A Great Opportunity for SJA Edina and North Minneapolis Residents: New Community Solar Gardens are coming online in your communities, and households are encouraged to subscribe! CSGs make solar affordable, allowing Xcel Energy customers to subscribe to the electricity that is generated and get a credit on their bill. Email [email protected] to learn more.

Food Shelf Donations Are Needed: You are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items with you when you come to Mass on Sunday and place them in our food shelf bins, located in the entrances to our Church and Parish Center. Your food offerings are donated to the Foodshelf at Sabathani Community Center each week. Thank you for your willingness to help those in need.

Mobile Loaves and Fishes needs toiletry size soap, toothpaste toothbrushes, shampoo, lotion, socks, hats and mittens for the winter. Please place your donations in the collection hamper across from the food shelf bin in the Parish Center entrance. FFI contact [email protected].

FFI on Pastoral Ministries contact Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at 612.823.8205 ext 231 or via email: [email protected].

Mental Health Ministry: Join us Monday, September 12, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church for Promises, the second of three presentations in What Does Success Look Like for a Person With Special Needs Within Our Families, Communities and Schools? Widely recognized educational consultant, author, teacher and advocate, Jennifer Sommerness returns to share how to create successful service delivery models of support, with an emphasis on how to create inclusive communities and schools through the use of person-centered thinking and plan-ning. The final session in the series will be Practices, presented October 10 at SJA. Each evening a light meal will be served at 5:45 pm followed by Jennifer’s presentation, 6:30 – 8 pm. 1.8 hours CEU’s available for students and professionals. Free-will offering accepted. FFI about Jennifer’s work, go to https://jennifersommerness.com.

BeFriender Ministers offer confidential listening and support during difficult times. To find out more contact Carolyn Dobis at 651.485.2868 or Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center.

Parish Visitor Ministers are available to parish-ioners that cannot join us for worship or would like a long or short term additional parish connection in the home, hospital, rehab or care center. FFI con-tact Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center.

TRUST, Inc. Grief Support: Brenda DeMotte opens the Fall series Thursday, Sept. 22 with a presentation on the Overview of Grief. Host site: Our Lady of Peace Church, 5426 12th Ave So. Registration and refreshments 6:15 pm; speaker presenta-tion 6:30 pm; facilitated small groups 7 - 8 pm. Schedules are available on the bulletin boards and in the Parish Center. FFI contact Coalition Coordinator, Norine Larson, 952.925.2437 or Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center.

FFI on Peace & Justice programs contact Julie Madden at 612.823.8205 ext 228 or [email protected].

Housing Ministry: We're Back in the Swing (of Hammers!) On Saturday, Oct. 1, we invite you to join a team of SJAers rehabbing a home that will become beautiful and affordable housing for a low-income family. Tools, supplies and staffing provided by our wonderful partner Urban Homeworks. No experience necessary. This is holy, hands-on work and we welcome you! FFI/to volunteer, contact Julie Madden.

Human Rights Issues on the U.S./Mexico Border: Every Church a Peace Church is a network of Christians committed to nonviolence and justice. We will host their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 19 (potluck at 6:30 pm, program at 7 pm) with presenter Kathleen Ganley. She will speak on her experiences leading multiple delegations at the U.S./Mexico border, and will address the cost and the impact of our border policies.

Coming Together to Overcome Culture Clash: The local chap-

ter of Call to Action is hosting a Muslim-Christian conversation on Saturday, Sept. 24, 9 am - 12:30 pm at St. Francis Cabrini Church. Learn more about the Islamic faith and our role as Christians in building a community that will not be bystanders

to bigotry. Register by email (space is limited to [email protected]. No charge - a free will offering will be taken.

Iraqi Stories in Film: Join us in the Parish Center Upper Room on Sunday, Sept. 25, following the 11 am Mass, for several documentary short films and a conversation with the directors. These films are brought to us by the Iraqi American Reconciliation Project (recipient of SJA Justice Grant funds) and will give us a fascinating glimpse into the lives of local Iraqis. Tasty refresh-ments will be provided as well.

We Stand in Solidarity: Our SJA EcoSpirits and Pine Ridge dele-gates stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux and their opposition to an oil pipeline across tribal land in North Dakota. Pick up a flyer today with information on what you can do to help, or go to www.standingrock.org.

A Climate Justice Encounter: On Monday, Oct. 3, join our SJA

EcoSpirits and ISAIAH core team for an encounter with Karen Monahan of the Sierra Club. Pope Francis has cast care for creation in a new light, as a work of mercy. Let us join together to save our world.

SJA Outreach Fund: This Is the Good News! We are proud to partner with Protect MN through our Justice Grants (with funding from the SJA Outreach Fund). On Sunday, Oct. 2, we will wel-come Rev. Nancy Nord Bence, executive director of Protect MN, who will speak on the role of faith communities in ending gun violence. Thank you to our SJA Outreach Fund donors who make these partnerships possible!

Do You Have a Healthcare Story to Share? Our SJA Conversa-

tions on Healthcare brings parishioners together to work on achieving quality, affordable care for all. If you have experienced a healthcare related financial crisis or bankruptcy, if you have paid rising drug costs or struggled with access to healthcare, would you

share that with our group either in person or in writing? Your journey can help shape future policy, and we seek your input. FFI, please contact Julie Madden at the Parish Center.

We form the faith of our community through participation in prayer, liturgy, sacraments, education, community and works of justice.

Get Ready for Family Mass! Family Masses start up again on September 18 at 9:45 and 11:45 am in the Church. Join us! Adoption Book Club: On Oct. 1 at 10 am, come to Turtle Bread

(Chicago Ave in Mpls) to chat about Sherrie Eldridge’s non-fiction book, Twenty Things Adopted Kids Wish Their Adoptive Parents Knew. Anyone interested in adoption is welcome to what is always a lively discus-

sion. Please join us! FFI contact Gabrielle at [email protected]. Baptism: To have your child baptized at St. Joan’s you must be a registered member and participate in a 90-minute Baptism preparation class. FFI and to register call JP at the Parish Center.

: FFI contact Michelle Dehn, Nursery Director at

[email protected] or 612.823.8205 ext. 240.

Our Nursery, located in the lower level of the Parish Center, is open for the 9 & 11 am Sunday Masses. The Nursery is a wonderful community of families and volunteers that allows parents to enjoy Mass and meet other families in the Parish. Drop-ins welcome!

: (Ages 4-Kindergarten) FFI contact Therese

Pendleton at 612.823.8205 ext. 230 or [email protected].

: (Grades 1-6) FFI contact Marie Bissonnette

at 612.823.8205 ext. 229 or [email protected].

First Sacraments - Hold the Dates: Registration Meetings for parents and their children preparing for First Sacraments (each is prepared for separately) First Reconciliation, Sunday Nov. 6, at 12:30 pm in the Gym First Communion, Sunday March 12, at 12:30 pm in the Gym Please check the website at www.stjoan.com under the Sacra-ments tab for details or contact Marie at the Parish Center.

Schedule: Today: Open House Sunday, Sept. 18: Classes begin

: (Grades 7-12) FFI contact Donelle

Poling at 612.823.8205 ext. 241 or [email protected] or Kelley Deshler at [email protected].

Youth Ministry Small Group Leaders Needed: We are seeking adults and young adults to help lead small group discussions on the 2nd and 3rd Sundays of the month. Come be a part of this fun, rewarding ministry! Training and support provided. FFI contact Donelle.

Youth Ministry 2016-17, 7th - 12th Grade, Orientation: We will begin our year on Sept. 25, 5:45 - 8 pm, in the Church. All regis-tered youth in grades 7 - 12 and their parents are invited to this evening of information and orientation for the upcoming Youth Ministry program that starts on Oct. 9. Check-in at 5:45 pm in the school hallway, program at 6 pm in Church. Come meet your small group leader, learn about MICAH service opportunities this year and meet your peer ministry team! Dinner will be served. FFI contact Donelle.

: FFI contact Cynthia Bailey Manns at

612.823.8205 ext. 226 or [email protected].

Parish Book Club meets on the 2nd Wednesday of a month at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center to discuss our experiences with great stories. Everyone is welcome anytime! Here’s what to read next: September 14: Giants in the Earth by O.E. Rolvaag October 12: The Long Loneliness by Dorothy Day

2nd Monday Dialogue with SAGES: Enjoy coffee and dialogue on Monday, September 12, 1:30 - 3 pm in Hospitality Hall with presenters Melissa Brechon and Ken Behringer. Their talk is Libraries Transform. Everyone is welcome!

Is This Your Year? Our RCIA program is structured in such a way that invites you to make small commitments until you are sure you want to proceed. FFI call Fr. Jim DeBruycker or Cynthia Bailey Manns.

SJA VIRTUS Classes: Register Now! All adult volunteers who

have regular or unsupervised interac-tion with minors or vulnerable adults must complete one VIRTUS classroom session. To secure your space at one

of the St. Joan of Arc Virtus classroom sessions, we encourage you to register now, as sessions fill quickly. On-line pre-registration is required at www.virtus.org. Upcoming classroom sessions at SJA are:

Wednesday, September 14, 6 pm Thursday, September 29, 6 pm Sunday, October 2, 2 pm

To verify the status of your safe environment volunteer credentials or to register for a one-time classroom session, login to your exist-ing Virtus account, or create an account, at www.virtus.org. Please note: If you have an existing Virtus on-line account but have forgotten your login information, follow the prompt “Need login information?” Please do not create a duplicate account which will not include your archived records of previous credentialing activity. FFI, contact your SJA staff supervisor.

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