I CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS! Teens will be selling "I celebrate Christmas!" buttons for $2 after all Masses next weekend to benefit their trip to World Youth Day in Australia 2008. Be proud of your faith and support our teens at the same time!

CHRISTMAS BAKE SALE: The Silvertones are sponsoring a bake sale the weekend of December 9/10. Donations and workers are needed to help make this event a success. You do not need to be a Silvertone to volunteer or donate! If you can work, please call Mary LaVaque at (651) 633-6086. Please bring your donations when you attend Mass that weekend. We will make a contribution to St. Joseph's Home for Children with our proceeds.


JUNIOR HIGH FAITH FORMATION: Wednesday, November 29, is the 8th Grade Retreat with NET Ministries,    4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Youth Room.  Pizza will be served from 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 pm.  Seventh Graders will meet at the normal session time in the Art Room (across the hall from the Youth Room).

GUYS' DODGEBALL and pizza on Friday, December 1,  7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. in the Youth Room. RSVP and $5 to Brad by Friday morning, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1218.

WINTERBLAST registration forms are due Friday, December 1. No late registrations will be accepted! Sixth - 8th graders: Don't miss out on this awesome night of faith and fun. Adult chaperones are still needed. Call Libby for  details or to volunteer, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1218.

TONY MELENDEZ IN CONCERT for 8th - 12th graders: Saturday, December 2, join us for a Lifeline Youth Mass and concert with Tony Melendez. Born without arms, this talented and faith filled musician plays guitar with his feet! Ticket price is $10; space is limited. Call Brad for details, (651) 633-8333, ext. 1218.

MEN'S FELLOWSHIP OF ST. JOHN'S meets every Thursday, 6:30 a.m. - 7:30 a.m., in St. Joseph Hall. Visit our website at www.sjbmen.org, or call (612) 799-5618. We are faithful to all the teachings of Christ and His Church.


HILL-MURRAY HIGH SCHOOL performs a musical classic, A Christmas Carol, from December 1 - December 18. There will be a Free Senior Citizens' Preview on Thursday, November 30, at 7:00 p.m. Hill-Murray is located at 2625 Larpenteur Avenue East in Maplewood. Please call for show times and tickets, (651) 748-2457.

THE CATHEDRAL YOUNG ADULTS welcome everyone to partake in their many events. Call (651) 291-4488 for more information, or e-mail your request for a newsletter on the many social, spiritual, and justice activities sponsored by the Cathedral Young Adults (CYA): cya@cathedralsaintpaul.org.

A CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR MARRIED COUPLES: Give each other a gift of romance and excitement with a Catholic Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. For more information, please call (612) 840-7630.

ARCHDIOCESAN MEN'S MORNING is on Saturday, December 2, 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m., at the Church of St. Michael in St. Michael (11300 Frankfort Parkway). The theme is Coming to the House of the Father. For more information, please call (651) 291-4488.

THE WORLD APOSTOLATE of Fatima is sponsoring an All Night Vigil of prayer for peace and reparation at the Church of St. John in St. Paul at 977 East 5th Street, beginning Friday, December 1, at 8:00 p.m., and ending with Mass at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 2. For more information, please call Dorothy at (651) 776-5764.

You may already be a Winner!
(No, this is not a letter from Ed McMahon.)

If you brought socks or underwear for the homeless, you are a winner! If you got family members to do the same, you are a winner! If you heard the cry of the poor and responded, you are a winner!
And by the looks of things, St. John's has a lot of winners! The blue containers have been overflowing.  Because of you, homeless men and women will experience God's love this Christmas Season and throughout the coming year.
This is the last weekend that we will be collecting men's socks, thermal underwear, boxer shorts, t-shirts, and women's underwear (only new, please). If you haven't already brought something, this is your last chance to be A WINNER!


 sponsored by the St. Vincent de Paul Society

Sunday Walking - 3:30 PM @ Central Park, Roseville: Meet in Lexington Avenue parking lot, south of County Road C. Over 45 singles group invites adults to walk, talk & meet new friends. Every Sunday (weather permitting); call Bob at (651) 690-4162.

500 Game Nights - 1st & 3rd 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.

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