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Fallfest 2003
"A Harvest of Memories"
September 19, 20 & 21
Registration forms for all events in the Parish Office or call 651-633-8333.
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Sunday: The Event that started it all!!
BOOYA (Serving at 11:00, take out at 1:00)
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For many of the past 70 years, parishioners donated all the secret ingredients for our world famous Booya.
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Friday:
Timeless Hollywood
A Gala Dinner Event
5:30 - 11:00 p.m.
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With today's busy schedules, we ask you to keep the tradition alive by making a financial donation. Thanks in advance for your generosity!
NOTE: Please pick up your raffle tickets in St. Paul Plaza; they will not be mailed!
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Saturday:
3rd Annual Family Golf Tournament
at "The Bridges" Golf Course
Tee times start at 9:00 a.m.
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JUSTFAITH What is the responsibility of the Catholic toward the poor? How do we become people who care for and act on behalf of the poor and the vulnerable? This fall, a program called JustFaith will be offered in our parish. This program is designed to empower and transform participants so that they can become voices for the voiceless and agents of God's good news to the poor. Be ready for a demanding, challenging 30 weeks, from mid-September to mid-May! For more information, talk to current JustFaith participants after each Mass today, or call the Parish Office and someone will contact you.
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Street Dance featuring:
The Rockin' Hollywoods
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.
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Connections: August 24, 2003 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time
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Many of Jesus' disciples returned to their former way of life and no longer accompanied him…
Simon Peter answered Jesus, "Master, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."
-John 6:60-69
THAT DAMN SQUIRREL…
At one point during the Civil War, President Lincoln's cabinet was confronted with the uncovering of a Washington spy ring providing key information to the Confederacy. Not only was the President concerned about the security issues involved, he was also deeply distressed at the disloyalty and subterfuge of so many he thought were Union supporters.
After all the evidence was presented, The Secretary of War turned to Lincoln and asked for orders. Lincoln, who had said nothing during the meeting, was visibly disturbed. He expressed his feeling with a story about the dilemma faced by an old farmer who had a massive shade tree towering over his house. The majestic-looking tree, perfect in every part, had stood for many years. One morning while at work in his garden, the farmer saw a squirrel run up the tree into a tree hole. The farmer went to investigate, fearing the worst. Sure enough, he discovered that the stately tree, so prized for its grandeur and beauty, was hollow from top to bottom. Only a rim of solid wood remained, barely enough to support the tree's weight.
What was the farmer to do? If he cut the tree down, it would do considerable damage with its great length and spreading branches. If he let it remain, a storm or strong wind could topple it, crushing his house and killing everyone inside.
What should the farmer do? Turning away, he cursed, "I wish I had never seen that squirrel."
CONNECTIONS As John recounts his Gospel, Jesus' words are too difficult for many to hear. While they - and we - know that Jesus' call to conversion of life and reconciliation are of God, we sometimes wish we had never heard them; we would prefer that Jesus had left us alone in our happy ignorance and comfortable obtuseness. The Gospel of Jesus can be hard to absorb: Jesus' demand that his disciples must be forgiving and merciful runs counter to what human convention dictates; Gospel justice and compassion can make us uncomfortable and uneasy. Many people can't "endure this kind of talk," not because they don't understand Jesus, but because they understand him all too well. To be worthy of the name of Christ demands the constant, focused, and honest faith articulated by Simon Peter: "You, Lord, have the words of eternal life."
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