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	Circle of Women… Circle of Women will take a holiday break beginning December 21 through January 4, 2001. Circle of Women will resume on Thursday, January 11. Betty Beier will speak on her personal journey, "Healing from Cancer Through Nature and Spirituality." Faith Formation… SEEKERS: ADULT THEOLOGICAL BOOK CLUB HEAR YE! HEAR YE! CANCELLATION! The SEEKERS book club meeting for December is CANCELLED! At our January meeting, Cletus Wessels, the author of our selected book, will join us for our discussion session. He will not present a lecture, so you do need to read the book: The Holy Web by Cletus Wessels, O.P. Explore your faith and join us on Thursday, January 11, 7-8:30 p.m. in the Parish Center (812 1st Ave). Questions? Call Mary Ann Zervas at 651-633-1540. You may call Dorothy Kunze 651-633-1205 for info on obtaining the books. Seniors… SILVERTONES MEETING Join us on December 20--our last meeting with Deacon Joe for a few months. Please be there, held in the parish center. After the meeting we will have lunch in the Old Country Buffet. Please make reservations in the parish office--651-633-8333. CASINO TRIP January 16--TREASURE ISLAND--$6.00 with $5.00 returned at the casino. Please sign up by January 13. Watch for brochures in church or the parish center. OLD LOG THEATER February 22, 2001-- "A Bed Full of Foreigners" at the Old Log Theater. Watch for more information.


	Music Notes… During Advent we will be learning a new hymn, Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates, from the red Worship Hymnal #363. The text is based on Psalm 24 and the tune is about 200 years old, and sounds very much like something Handel (composer of Messiah) would have written, though the composer is unknown. We hope to use this hymn again next fall when we process through the new "gates" at the back of church, as we inaugurate and bless our new parish center. CHRISTMAS LITURGIES-- This year we welcome Ralph Schwartz and the Northshore Brass Quintet and Tympani for our 5:00, 7:00 and 11:00 pm liturgies. All Masses will be preceded by 30 minutes of festive prelude music. We are most fortunate to have with us this prestigious group of Twin City musicians. Christmas Day Masses will feature parishioner Harry Reiner on the trumpet. The 10:00 a.m. will feature St. John's Handbell Choir. Liturgy News… THANK YOU! Thanks, Mike Mezzenga--for standing our Advent Birch Trees in the church. If anyone would like to help Mike stand our Christmas trees, Mike will be working on Friday, December 22nd at 6:30 pm. ALLERGIES ANYONE? Just a reminder, that our Incense Free Masses on the weekends only are on Saturdays at 4:30 and Sundays at 6:15 pm. GREENING OF SAINT JOHN'S CHURCH Everyone is invited to help GREEN our church interior this Friday evening, Dec. 22nd beginning at 6:30 pm. The labor intensive work will be done on this day, while the finishing touches won't take place until December 24th after the 9:30 final Mass of Advent. Supper will follow for all workers on the 22nd. Please join us as we prepare our House of Worship for the Twelve Days of Christmas! Social Justice… FOOD SHELF HELP WANTED We are in need of a couple of volunteers to help out with our food shelf on Monday, Wednesday & Friday mornings from 10:00--noon. We have a particular need for Mondays. It involves receiving calls requesting food and assisting clients who come to pick up food. NO HEAVY LIFTING. If you can give us a morning a week or just one or two a month it would be great! You can make Deacon Joe Kenney's day by calling 651-633-8333.


	CHRISTMAS FLOWER MEMORIALS If you would like to remember someone during the Christmas Season, we invite you to donate, in their name, to the Christmas plant, wreath & tree fund. To do so, please complete the form below & send it with $15 to the parish center or drop in the Sunday collection. In Memory Of:___________________________________ ________________________________________________ From:___________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Amount Enclosed _______________

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