Growing Through Loss   

Perpetual Adoration   

SERIES CONTINUES Tuesday, October 12, with "Why Am I Feeling the Way I Do?" Confusion, sadness, fatigue, and inability to focus are common grief experiences. This session will present some ideas to help cope with the "out of control" feelings of grief. Speaker is Elaine Moore, M.A., licensed psychologist and therapist with Northwest Youth and Family Services. The program is from 6:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 171 Elm Street, Lino Lakes. Small support groups follow the speaker, and registration is taken at each session. Childcare is available free of charge. For more information, or if you have any questions, please call Sue Amos Palmer, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1298.

THANKS TO ALL who signed up for a regular weekly adoration hour with Our Lord or as substitutes!

ADORERS NEEDED FOR THE FOLLOWING HOURS:
W Tuesday,    7 PM - 8 PM
W Wednesday, 12 Midnight - 1 AM
W Thursday,    7 PM - 8 PM

Other hours are available, too. Please call Dorothy at (651) 636-1660 or Jerry at (651) 636-2054 to sign up for your hour.

"A quiet hour or prayer before the Lord is a gift which can bring peace and growth in faith." -Monsignor Kenneth Velo

Youth Ministry Round Up   

Women, Love & Marriage

JUNIOR HIGH HAYRIDE & bonfire for any 7th - 8th graders of St. John's parish on Friday, October 15, at Bunker Hill Farms; cost is $10. Call Libby for details and permission slips, (651) 633-1540, ext. 1218.

YOUTH MASS FOR TEENS in grades 8 - 12 will be in St. John's Chapel on Saturday, October 16, at 6:30 p.m. Following Mass, there will be snacks in the Youth Room and a hot topic: "Be Radical, Be Catholic!" Bring a friend or two. Call Libby if you have any questions, (651) 633-1540, ext. 1218.

CIRCLE OF WOMEN invites you to a morning with guest speaker, Paula Becker, on Thursday, October 14, 9:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., in Room 206. Her topic is "Our Calling: Unconditional Love." Call Carrie with questions, (763) 780-5160. Childcare available; suggested donation is $3. Please call Rita to register your child(ren), (651) 639-0291.

GETTING MARRIED:

Y Kari Jungmann & Brian Henning in St. John's Church  on Saturday, October 16, at 11:00 a.m.

Y Pam Kulsrud & Brent Hagen in St. John's Church on  Saturday, October 16, at 2:00 p.m.

Y Mary Jann & Patrick Krekelberg in St. John's Church  on Friday, October 22, at 7:30 p.m.

Y Megan Halverson & Eric Clark in St. John's Church  on  Saturday, October 23, at 2:00 p.m.

The bulletin deadline is 12:00 noon on Thursday, 10 days before the Sunday publication date. Space is very limited; NO inserts.


Deadline for the December Forerunner is Friday, Oct. 29.

Open Doors is...

Make My Quilt!

a social group for divorced, widowed, and single men and women -- meets the second Tuesday of each month from 7:30 - 9:00 PM in Room 210 for socializing and snacks. The door is open -- you're always welcome! Call Anne Marie, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1237. Upcoming Events:

October 12 - Monthly Planning Meeting - from 7:30 to 9:00 PM at St. John's in Room 210. Bring ideas for upcoming events; volunteers needed to coordinate activities.

October 23 - Movie Night - Join the group for a 7:00 PM movie night at the Wynnsong Theaters in Mounds View!  Plans are to stop at Jake's after the movie. Call Mary Kay for details at (612) 782-3872 by Saturday, October 16.

October 28 - Restaurant of the Month - Meet at Pop Restaurant at 6:30 PM; 2859 Johnston Street NE, Mpls. RSVP by Monday, October 25, to Sharon at (651) 633-2083.

Oct. 30 - Haunted Hayride and Bon Fire - Cost is $13.25 plus tax; includes hayride, haunted house & bonfire. Food, etc. extra. Carpool from St. John's parking lot at 5:30 PM to Pinehaven Farm in Wyoming, MN. RSVP by Friday, October 15, to Deb at (651) 639-8210.   

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If you, or someone you know, would like to be added to our mailing list, or if you would like to receive an invitation to
visit our new web site, please call Jan at (651) 780-2142.

Everyone interested in quilting is invited to our meeting on Thursday, October 14, at 1:00 p.m. in Rooms LL108 & LL109. Join us; quilting is fun for people of all ages!

Silvertones Express   

NEXT SILVERTONES MEETING is on Wednesday, October 20, beginning with lunch in St. John's school cafeteria with the 1st and 2nd graders at 11:30 a.m. Regular monthly meeting follows lunch in the Senior Lounge. The deadline to register for lunch is Friday, October 15. Please call Tom or Judy Quayle to register at (651) 633-8333, ext. 1229.

SILVERTONES ARE SPONSORING a trip to the Plymouth Playhouse to see The Lovely Liebowitz Sisters, a musical comedy revue based on the Andrews Sisters, on Thursday, November 4. Lunch & transportation is included in the trip; cost is $35 for Silvertones members and $40 for non-members. Bus will leave St. John's at 10:45 a.m. and return around 4:00 p.m. Registration forms are located in the St. Paul Plaza kiosks and should be returned to St. John's no later than Monday, October 25. Limited seating!

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