Community Life
Please email or call the contact person to offer your services
or to request additional information about the opportunity that interests you.
Archives Committee
Description: This committee has the important job of preserving the history of St. John's Parish by collecting, organizing, and storing various artifacts. Contact: Jay Hunstiger (651) 633-8333 ext. 1212
Arts & Environment Committee
Description: Plan and execute the interior environment of the church.
Contact: Jay Hunstiger (651) 633-8333 ext. 1212
Cemetery Committee
Description: Members meet twice a year to review overall operations, recommend pricing for cemetery plots, and update policies and brochures. Contact: Alan Foley (651) 633-8333 ext. 1215
Council of Catholic Women
Description: A spiritual and service organization devoted to Our Blessed Mother and the Holy Rosary. The group meets the third Monday of the month at 7 PM. For more information, please contact the parish office (651) 633-8333
Circle of Women
Description: Women of all ages are invited to come to the Circle and share their stories and lives so that we can journey together with God. We encourage and support one another through prayer, inspirational and informative speakers, worship, small group gatherings and social outreach. Contact: Carrie Pomeroy, (763) 780-5160
Facilities Committee
Description: Assist the pastor in enhancing and maintaining St. John's physical plant.
Contact: Alan Foley (651) 633-8333 ext. 1215
Fall Festival Committee
Description: Help organize the Parish's largest annual fundraiser, which is held the third weekend in September. Subcommittee members are also needed. Weekend workers are recruited in late August and early September. Commitments range from minimal to moderate, but everyone needed! Contact: Alan Foley (651) 633-8333 ext. 1215
Funeral Luncheon Committee
Description: Help provide luncheons after funerals by preparing and serving food, working at the luncheon, or by donating food.
Contact: Terri Blasiak (651) 633-8333 ext. 1219
Garden and Indoor Plant Club
Description: Care for indoor plants in the building year round, and help plant and care for outdoor gardens during the warm weather.
Contact the parish office (651) 633-8333 for more information.
Hospitality After Mass
Description: Coffee ministers are needed to provide refreshments after all weekend Masses, holy days, and holidays. Trained leaders make coffee and oversee each Mass time. Contact: Patty Abraham (651) 633-8333 ext. 1272
Knights of Columbus
Description: An organization committed to unity as a Catholic lay organization, charity to those in need, and fraternity with fellow knights. For more information, please contact the parish office (651) 633-8333
Legion of Mary
Description: The Legion of Mary is an association of practicing Catholic Men and women who; with the sanction of the church under the powerful leadership of Mary Immaculate, Mediatrix of all Graces, have formed themselves into a legion for service, inproclaiming the beautiful truths of the Catholic faith, to promote teh Church's work and to wage warfare against the evil powers in the world.
Contact: Deacon Gary Schneider (651) 633-8333 ext. 1217
Lenten Soup Suppers
Description: Held on Lenten Fridays, the supper is prepared and served by ministry groups or individual families. Freewill offering is given to charity. Contact: Patty Abraham (651) 633-8333 ext.1272
Library Committee
Description: Volunteers are needed to collect and catalog materialsfor the parish library as well as assist visitors to the library on Sundays after Mass. Training provided. Contact: Fr. Michael Johnson (651) 633-8333 ext. 1214
Little Flowers
Description: Are you interested in seeing your daughter grow in Mercy? Courage? Joy? Then the Little Flowers Girls' Club maybe what you're looking for! We have a club for any girl in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade who like to have fun while learning about God and the Saints. Little Flowers meet opnce a onth throughout the schoolyear. At small group meetings there is a discussion about a virtue, a saint, a bible verse and girsl work toward earning a flower petal. Mothers play an active role in the Little Flowers group.
For more information, please contact the parish office (651) 633-8333
Men's Fellowship
Description: A group of men who desire to be obedient to the will of God and answer His call for our lives. The group gathers on Thursday mornings in Christ's presence to discuss our lives in the light of our Catholic faith and to share our faith and experiences through friendship, prayer, study and fraternity. Contact: Fr. Michael Johnson (651) 633-8333 ext. 1214
Parish Photographers
Description: Parishioners, trained in the policies of the parish, take photos at parish events for use in the bulletin and on the parish website. Contact: Bonnie Haik (651) 633-8333 ext. 1210
Quilters Group
Description: Make quilts for donation to charitable organizations. Require no previous skills or experience. Gather on the second Thursday and the fourth Friday of each month; open to everyone!
Contact: Fr. Michael Johnson (651) 633-8333 ext. 1214
Senior Spirits
Description: Senior Spirit is a group of seniors who meet regularly for prayer and community building.
For more information, please contact Mary Hartz (651) 633-8333 ext. 1229.
Shepherd's Little Flocks
Description: the pastor appoints flock leaders to help engage parishioners and assit them to grow in their Catholic faith as well as grow spiritually nad to provide a sense of community. For more information, please contact the parish office (651) 633-8333
Tithing Committee
Description: To be a visible sign of the Catholic Church's commitment to the social mission of charity and justice through parish tithing. For more information, please contact the parish office (651) 633-8333
Turkey, Italian, and SJB Feast Day Dinners
Description: These large parish-wide dinners are held once a year, and workers are recruited before each event by announcement.
Contact: Deacon Rod Palmer (651) 633-8333 ext.1298
Welcome Desk
Description: Staff the Reception Desk in St. Paul Plaza. Duties: answering phones, greeting and directing guests. Regulars and subs needed; will train. Contact: Teri Shea (651) 633-8333 ext. 1237
Welcome Committee
Description: Welcome new parishioners during Newcomer Registration the first Sunday of each month.For more information, please contact the parish office (651) 633-8333
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