Tuesday, October 10
Mass    New Brighton Care Ctr.
Word/Communion  Presbyterian Homes

Thursday, October 12
Word/Communion  Benedictine Health Ctr.
Word/Communion  St. Anthony
Word/Communion    Trevilla

Pastoral Ministry News

TODAY, at the 9:30 a.m. Mass, we will bless the Healing Quilts made by our parish quilters. After Mass, come to The Plaza, offer a prayer, and tie a knot in a quilt.

ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, at 1:00 p.m., we will have a Healing Mass for anyone in need of healing and hope. Our priests will anoint you, and we will have hospitality afterwards. The Mass is in the Chapel.

WE NEED SOME HELP in the Nursing Home Ministry at Alterra. On the 2^nd Friday of the month, at 10:00 a.m., one of our parishioners leads a Word/Communion Service. We could use another person to help from time to time. Alterra is a home for those living with Alzheimer's.  If interested, call Anne Marie, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1237.

Social Mission News

SIGN UP for Families Moving Forward will be next weekend after all Masses. Our guests will be with us, November 26 - December 3. If you want to sign up now, call Anne Marie at (651) 633-8333, ext. 1237.

WOULD YOU LIKE to participate in conversations with candidates running for state office about values that will transform the dominant culture of isolation, despair, fear, and scarcity, and replace it with a vision of community, hope, justice, and shared abundance for all God's people?  Then plan on attending ISAIAH's Faith in Democracy: Renewing the Promise gathering here at  St. John's on Sunday October 15,  2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. We will imagine new possibilities and explore how we can partner together to realize the options. At least 20 candidates will be coming. Let's fill the hall with faithful citizens!

A BIG THANK YOU to Cary Becker, Carole Beggs, Sharon Hansen, and Katie Stennes for organizing the wonderful weekend highlighting Food for the Poor and our  sister relationship with the people of Bull Bay, Jamaica.  The parish response was overwhelming. We hope each year to have a group of pilgrims from St. John's to meet the folks and see the life Fr. Paul explained to us. Please keep them and this ministry in your prayers.

WE ARE SERVING Feed My Starving Children on Friday, October 27, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. To help: (763) 572-8430.

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:

a social group for divorced, widowed, and single men and women. Meets the second Tuesday of each month from 7:00 - 8:30 PM for socializing and snacks. The door is open; you're always welcome! Call Anne Marie for information, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1237. Upcoming Events:

Sunday Walking - 4:00 PM @ Central Park, Roseville: Meet in Lexington Avenue parking lot, south of County Road C. Over 40 singles group invites adults to walk, talk & meet more friends. Opportunity to eat at local restaurants after walking. Every Sunday (weather permitting); call Bob at (651) 690-4162.

500 Game Nights - 1^st & 3^rd Thursdays of each month from 7:00 - 9:00 PM in Room 210; meet at fireplace area near the main entrance. Call Carol, (763) 572-0346.