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Pastoral Ministry & Outreach
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Nursing Home Schedule
Tuesday, October 26
Word/Comm. 11:45 AM Presbyterian Homes
Room Visits New Brighton Care Center
Thursday, October 28
Mass 2:00 PM St. Anthony
Room Visits 7:00 PM BHC at Innsbruck
Word/Comm. 7:15 PM Trevilla
ST. JOHN'S FOOD SHELF: M-W-F, 10-12, St. Joseph Hall.
LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATES FORUM at Christ the King Lutheran Church today, Sunday, October 24, at 4:00 p.m. (1900 7th Street NW in New Brighton).
FATHER TIM VAKOC suffered a brain injury and other wounds in a roadside bombing in Iraq. A fundraiser is planned for Monday, October 25, to help pay for rehabilitative care. Please send donations to: Chaplain H. Tim Vakoc Family Assistance Fund, 5149 Abercrombie Drive, Edina, MN 55439. Funds will be deposited into an account already established at Bank of America. May God reward you!
HOPE FOR WELLNESS group meets at 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month at St. Joseph's in Lino Lakes. The topic for October 26 is "Finding Balance in Life." Call (651) 483-2228 or (763) 786-9665 for more information.
DO YOU NEED A WARM COAT? St. John's St. Vincent de Paul Society, along with area churches in the Social Concerns Network, is collecting CLEAN, usable winter coats, scarves, mittens, and NEW HATS to be distributed to those in need on Saturday, October 30, at the New Brighton Family Service Center. Please leave your donations outside St. John's Coat Room by the Food Shelf Bin in St. Paul Plaza. Over 2,500 coats have been donated in the past five years! Call Carole for details at (651) 639-9103. Thank you.
18TH ANNUAL WRAP CAMPAIGN: White Ribbon Against Pornography Week is October 31 - November 7. The Archdiocese supports the national effort of fostering morality in the media, and everyone is encouraged to wear a white ribbon signifying concern about pornography and violence. The goal is to raise awareness of the damage done to our families and society by the proliferation of pornography. Please call (651) 291-4488 for more information.
REMEMBER: Sign up the weekend of November 6/7 to volunteer with hosting our guests from Families Moving Forward. They are coming on Sunday, November 28, and they will be here until Sunday morning, December 5.
CATHOLIC ELDERCARE'S new RiverVillage East in Northeast Minneapolis is an assisted living and memory care residence for seniors. For a tour, application, or more information, please call Sue Shasky at (612) 605-2515.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
"Give us, O God, leaders whose hearts are large enough to match the breadth of our own souls, and give us souls strong enough to follow leaders of vision and wisdom."
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WANTED: Birthright volunteers for the Coon Rapids and St. Paul offices. "A volunteer opportunity with no pay, but great benefits!" You are needed for two hours, only 1 - 2 times per month, to help parents make alternative choices to abortion. Training is Saturday, November 13, 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 14, 11:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Call Judy Quayle for more information, (651) 633-0459.
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SERIES CONTINUES Tuesday, October 26, with "The Grieving Family." Speaker is Janice Winchester Nadeau, licensed psychologist and marriage & family therapist. She will talk about family systems and what the loss of a member means to the whole family. She will identify ways to come through grief as a healthy family. 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, please call Sue Amos Palmer at (651) 633-8333, ext. 1298.
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PLEASE PRAY FOR...
Those in our community who are ill:
Beau Anderson, John Battmer, Donald
Beaubien, Yvonne Beseler, Marcelline Beseler, William Bleise,
Marcella Boomer, John Bona, Karen Bona, Shawn Brewer, Marlin
Carlson, Wayne Carlson, Carole Casura, Barbara Compton, Louis
Czech, Lenore Dougherty, Grace Dymanyk, Britta Erickson, Joe
Fellner, Linda Franklin, Lloyd Hall, Bonnie Hayes, Dorothy
Holmers, Bernice Hopkins, Anna Horbatuck, Fr. Michael Joncas,
Br. Joseph Katzmarek, Tim Keohen, Esther Knapp, Elsbeth &
Alfred Kovash, Linda Leier, Herb Loscheider, Julie Martinez,
Nancy Mehrer, Ann & Lance Moe, Jean Moriarity, Ray Nelson,
Irma Petersen, Mary Peterson, Raymond J. Pouliot, Lisa Sage,
Rita Schermann, Cynthia Schwall, Frances Sventek, Richard St. Germain, Sr.; Bob Sorem, Judith Tschida, Jackie Varhol, Frances Vonacek, Eric Wagner, Donna Waldoch, Elmer Wawers, Helen Winger, Mildred Werner, Catherine Wisner, Linda Zappa
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