Fifth Sunday in Lent

April 2, 2006
Text Box: Religious Education Lola Higgins, Director All Faith Formation Classes will be held as scheduled this week. Grades 2–8 will attend the parish Lenten Communal Penance Service. Classes will meet in their classrooms and go over to the service at 6:55 pm. Children should be picked up at 8:00 pm. Parents are encouraged to attend the service with their children. Grade 1 will have a regular class. Confirmation Class —next class is Sunday, April 9th Both classes will meet at 7:00 pm. Spring Break will take place from Monday April 10– Sunday April 16th. Sunday School classes will NOT be held on April 16th, Easter Sunday. There are only 5 more classes for Faith Formation. Spring is in the air. Please have your child attend classes until the end of the year, May 10th. Text Box: Hopkins Catholic Youth Ministry Robyn Magalska, Director This Sunday, April 2nd, we have our Youth Evangelization Initiative series. Small group gatherings take place from 7:15–8:30 pm in Leo’s Den. The gatherings will also include fellowship, games, and food! All 7th–12th graders are welcome. Sunday, April 9th–We will be attending the Timberwolves game. For more information, please see rest of bulletin. On April 23rd, we will have our Sunday Gathering from 7:15–8:30pm in Leo’s Den. All 7th–12th Graders and friends are welcome! We will have an Easter Celebration with an egg hunt, prizes, food and fun! Please join us. On Saturday, April 29th there will be an opportunity to serve others who have had strokes. Students are encouraged to help with Strokewise in a Day. The event will take place at the Ridgedale Library. Students have the option to meet at St. John’s for transportation at 8 am and return there at 1 pm, or they can meet on their own at the Library at 8:30 am and serve until 12:30 pm. There is limited space so you must sign up in advance to help with this service project by contacting the youth office.

Timberwolves Outing

Sunday, April 9th at 1 pm

Support our

Parish Youth Mission Trip!

All parishioners of all ages are invited to the outing on Sunday, April 9th.  We will depart by bus (optional) from St. John’s at 1 pm and return at 5:30 pm.  The cost is $24 for a ticket and $10 of that cost will go directly toward our mission trip!  Permission slips are required for all participants under 18.

 Friends and family are welcome.  Join us for this fun way to support your parish youth mission trip!  You may contact Hopkins Catholic Youth Ministry at 935-5536 ext. 6 or robyn_magalska@yahoo.com to register or for more information.

Loaves and Fishes

Monday, April 17

• Sign-up at the kiosk to help prepare the meal at Holy Rosary at 3 p.m. or to set-up, serve or clean-up meal.

• CLEAN UP HELP IS NEEDED FROM 6 TO 7 PM .

• Please bring cupcakes for the meal to St. John’s church kitchen by noon on Monday.

• Monetary donations may be sent to St. John’s Parish Office, attention: Loaves and Fishes. For information contact: Deacon Darrel and Chris Branch at 952-929-8695.

• Holy Rosary information: 2424 18th Ave. S., Minneapolis 55404, 612-724-8929.

Easter Memorial Flowers

Remember your loved ones, living and deceased. Memorial envelopes are available after Masses. Donations will be used for Easter flowers. Names received before Mon., April 3 will be on a printed listing distributed at Easter. 

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength.

—St. Francis de Sales

Area Churches Lenten Communal Penances

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Apr. 6

Thurs.

7:00 pm

Our Lady of Grace

April 10

Mon.

7:00 pm

St. John the Evangelist

Apr. 5

Wed.

7:00 pm

St. Joseph Church

Apr. 10

Mon.

7:00 pm