Tuesday, September 6
Mass  11:45 AM Presbyterian Homes
Word/Comm.   2:15 PM New Brighton Care Ctr.

Thursday, September 8
Word/Comm. 11:45 AM Benedictine Health Ctr.
Word/Comm.   7:00 PM St. Anthony
Word/Comm.   7:15 PM Trevilla

SJB FOOD SHELF: M-W-F, 10-12, St. Joseph Hall.

MINNESOTA DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Crisis Hotline is  1-866-223-1111 (toll free).

BEFRIENDERS meet on Wednesday, September 7, at 7:00 p.m. in Room 208. Welcome back!

MASS OF THANKSGIVING & REMEMBRANCE to honor all our law enforcement and emergency personnel on Saturday, September 10, at 10:00 a.m. at the St. Paul Cathedral; Archbishop Harry J. Flynn presiding.

THE GROWING THROUGH LOSS SERIES begins Tuesday, September 13, with Grief: A Response to Loss.  Grief is experienced physically, emotionally, and spiritually.  Your experiences with loss are both unique and common.  This session helps define grief and guides you on your journey through it.  Speaker is Judy Young, grief counselor with Allina Hospice.  The program is from 6:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. at Abiding Savior Lutheran Church, 8211 Red Oak Drive, Mounds View. Small support groups follow the speaker, and registration is taken at each session.  Childcare is available free of charge.  For details, call Sue Amos Palmer, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1210.

NEEDED: Two nursing home ministers for Trevilla for the 2^nd Thursday of the month. The service is at 7:15 p.m., and we need two people who are willing to lead the Word/Communion Service. Training provided; call Anne Marie if you are interested, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1237. This is a very blessed ministry in which to be involved.   

THE SOCIAL MISSION ministries at St. John's will be changing and growing in the coming months. You, the parishioners, will have many opportunities to be a part of  this, and we are really excited about moving forward in our response to the Social Teaching of the Catholic Church. Please pray for the parish and for openness in hearts and minds to where this might lead us. A group of parishioners who make up the Social Mission Advisory Board have been working on this and have done incredible research for us. As the days unfold, we want to be a parish that has really given our best work in responding to the needs in our world. We are a blessed people...

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

BOTTLE BONANZA RETURNS! Start saving those jars and bottles for the return of Bottle Bonanza, last year's wildly popular, new Fallfest game. Bottles need to be clean, with a lid intact. Fill them with goodies ranging from candy, $, small toys, toiletries; anything that would be of interest (no junk, please) to people of all ages. There will be a prize given to the individual/family who brings in the most bottles (filled). For more information, please call Mary Anne Bennek at (651) 633-8333, ext. 1220.

THE KIDS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN! Please consider donating the following items: 2-liter plastic soda bottles (full) for Ring-a-Pop, jump ropes, water bottles, sunglasses, kites, pinwheels, spinner wands, travel games, small binoculars, paddleball games, sip cups, decks of cards, silly putty, hats/caps/visors, Frisbees, books, address books, diaries, puzzles, scrapbooks, photo albums, coloring books, dominos, notebooks, etc. Call Jeanne if you can help, (651) 633-4270 or (651) 726-0300. Thanks!