SINGLE PARENTS GROUP: Next meeting is Saturday, October 13, 10 a.m. - 12 noon. Please come and join us! We are planning a group outing to a local pumpkin patch and apple orchard for the whole family. Free childcare provided. Please call Jacqui at (651) 633-4188.

ATTENTION, all parents with children, ages 3 through kindergarten: We are currently taking registration for Sunday School classes at 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. All classes begin today(!), September 23. Registration Forms are in the kiosks in St. Paul Plaza.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE to share your faith with the children of St. John's Sunday School, we need volunteers now. All training is provided. Please call Jodi Hunt at (651) 633-1540, ext. 1255. Thank you.

7^th GRADE FAITH FORMATION students and families are invited to the Faith Formation Mass & Potluck on Wednesday, September 26. Mass at 6:00 p.m.; potluck follows in St. Joseph Hall. If you haven't made reservations yet for the 7^th Grade Retreat on Saturday, September 29, please call Libby at (651) 633-8333, ext. 1218.

8^th GRADE FAITH FORMATION: Wednesday, September 26, is the 8^th Grade Retreat, 5:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. in the Youth Room. Pizza dinner, 4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Please plan to attend; $5 donation appreciated. Call Libby  to RSVP for the retreat at (651) 633-8333, ext. 1218. 

CONFIRMATION (for grades 9 - 12) begins today(!), Sunday, September 23, with a brief entrance interviews  between 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Regular classes begin Sunday, September  30, from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

CIRCLE OF WOMEN: We invite women of all ages to  our next gathering on Thursday, September 27, 9:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. in Room 206. Cathy & Tom Plantenberg will be our guest speakers, and they will share with us their "Bridge to Forgiveness." Cathy & Tom break the stigma of mental illness and weave a soulful story of forgiveness around the loss of Cathy's sister to a mental condition. Childcare is available; call Shannon in advance at (763) 780-4449 to register your children. Call Carrie at (763) 780-5160 with any questions. Bring a friend and receive a chance to win a fabulous gift card. See you there!

WHY BE CATHOLIC? This series on DVD by Patrick Madrid covers many topics on Catholic apologetics. Meeting now, 6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m., in St. Joseph Hall every Thursday. For details, visit www.sjbmen.org or call (651) 633-5166. Open to all men who thirst for the Truth.

GETTING MARRIED:

- Heather Schmidt & Charles Schuchard on
Saturday, September 29, in St. John's Church.

-  Jessica Marshik & Brian Finke on Saturday,  October 6, in St. John's Church.

ST. JOHN'S YOUTH CHOIRS have begun rehearsals! If you have children who love to sing, consider it a privilege to sing with one of our three talented choirs:

¯ Junior Choir (2^nd - 5^th graders) rehearses
Wednesday afternoons from 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

¯ Middle Choir (6^th - 8^th graders) rehearses Tuesday  mornings from 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. OR Tuesday  evenings from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

¯ Senior Choir (9^th - 12^th graders) rehearses Tuesday  evenings from 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

For more information, please contact Mary Anne Bennek at (651) 633-8333, ext. 1220, or mabennek@comcast.net.