Faith Formation&
FIRST EUCHARIST PARENT MEETING
Please attend one of the following sessions:
Tuesday, February 20--9:30 -10:30 a.m. (Parish Center)
Tuesday, February 20--6:30-7:30 p.m. (School Cafeteria)
Thursday, February 22--7:00-8:00 p.m. (School Cafeteria)
GROUP FIRST EUCHARIST
Practice:  Thursday, April 19 @ 6:00 p.m.
Group First Eucharist: Sunday, April 22 @ 1:30 p.m.
(Bring your child directly to the cafeteria)
FAMILY FIRST EUCHARIST
NOTE CORRECTION: Practice: Thursday, April 19 @7:30 p.m.
Family First Eucharist:  Saturday, April 21 or Sunday, April 22 at the 4:30, 7:30, 9:30 or 11:30 Mass.  (20 per Mass)
If you have questions please call the Faith Formation Office @ 651-633-1540.

SEEKERS:  ADULT THEOLOGICAL BOOK CLUB
There will be no meeting in March.  For our April 5 meeting, we have selected a novel:  The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver.  The book is available at the Ramsey County library or at your favorite book store.  Explore your faith, expand your vision.  Read the selection for April and join us at our next meeting:  Thursday, April 5, 7:00--8:30 p.m. in the Parish Center.  Questions?  Call Mary Ann Zervas at 651-633-1540.

Circle of Women&
Sondra Weinzierl will be our guest speaker on Thursday, February 22.  Sondra is a Registered Nurse and Training Consultant who has spent the last 20 years working with adults to improve the quality of their lives at work and at home.  As owner of Weinzierl Education Associates, Sondra provides approximately 200 seminars a year on topics such as Stress Management, Dealing with Difficult People, Communication Skills and Conflict Resolution.  She will speak to us on the topic, "How Attitudes Affect Our Lives."
Circle of Women invites ALL women of ALL ages to join from 9:15--11:25 a.m. in the parish center, lower level. Childcare is available during the Circle of Women, register your child by calling our Children's Program  Coordinator, Kari Gill @763-785-6947.

Little Lights Preschool&
St. John's Little Lights preschool is currently taking     registrations for the 2001-02 school year.  Parishioners will continue to have priority placement until February 20, at which time we will take outside registrations.  For more information or registration forms, please call the parish center 651-633-8333.

Parish Council&
On Thursday, January 4, 2001 the Parish Pastoral Council of St. John the Baptist Church took a stand on solicitation leaflets.  A resolution was unanimously passed that there shall be no solicitation on St. John's property without prior approval of the Parish Council.  This include    politician's presence at St. John's functions.  They will be allowed to attend, greet parishioners, and introduce themselves, but not ask for votes or monetary  contributions.
At the February 1, 2001 meeting of the Parish Council it was reported that City Hall approved the posting of the 'no solicitation' signs in strategic positions--according to city statutes and standards--after the new building is completed.
That same evening the council also approved a committee for Perpetual Adoration, and the need for a facilities  coordinator was established to organize the use of the new meeting room and social space.

Liturgy News&
POINSETTIA PLANTS

If you donated to our Christmas flowers and would like to take a poinsettia home, they will be available for pick up on Monday, February 26.  After Monday we will need to dispose of them in preparation for Ash Wednesday.

KNEELERS FROM THE OLD CHURCH
There are a number of wrought iron kneelers from the old church for which we have no need. They will be on      display in the narthex and offered for sale to anyone who may wish to preserve a piece of St. John's history,  perhaps for home devotional area. Donations will be used for the Liturgy department.