Do you feel called to give a gift to the parish? The following items are not things the parish needs, so the parish has not bought them; however, they would be very useful in helping in its ability to minister to the People of God and give fitting worship to our Lord. If you are a visitor and would like to make such a gift, or a parishioner and would like to make such a gift in addition to your normal financial stewardship, you can contact Fr. Liekhus or give the gift anonymously. Or, if you would like to provide these items in another way, such as constructing a confessional prie dieu, please contact Fr. Liekhus.

This list also includes tasks with which the parish could use help, such as adopting a garden. If you would like to volunteer in some way, contact Fr. Liekhus.

Check back often; more things are sure to be added!

Sponsor a student

It is our belief that a Catholic education should be available to all, regardless of one's ability to pay. It costs over $5000 to educate each child in the school. For the school year 2009-2010, our school families qualified for $36,000 in financial aid. We do our very best at St. John's to give this aid to all who need it. This fund needs to be replenished every year, which we try to do via fundraisers by our Men's and Women's Clubs and our school, and generous supporters of Catholic education like you. Every donation helps, and goes directly towards tuition assistance. If we collect more than we need for the current school year, we save it for the next school year.
Thank you, Sheila Doran, in memory of Tom Doran
Thank you to our generous grandparents at our Grandparents Day Mass
Thank you to our anonymous donors

Adopt a Garden - 3 hours/week

The parish has a garden in the St. Francis Courtyard that could use some regular TLC, as well as some planters at the entrances.
Thank you, Mary Kay Rottach, for adopting the Interlachen Road garden!

Vestment Hangers - $11.50 each

Because of the wide neck on liturgical vestments, they need a hanger larger than a standard clothes hanger. Our vestments currently hang on standard hangers, and they sometimes end up on the floor. They also can become misshapened over time because they do not drape properly. We have sixteen vestments and zero sixteen vestment hangers.
Donated! Thank you, John and Kay Case..

Pyx - $14.95 each

We have a number of parishioners who are homebound and unable to attend Mass on Sunday. Fr. Liekhus and our volunteers carry the Eucharist to them in a pyx, pictured to the left. There are times when a volunteer comes to retrieve a pyx to bring communion to the homebound, but they are all being used, so we could use a couple more to make sure there is always one available.

Order for the Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist; People's edition - $6.95 each

We expose the Holy Eucharist for adoration every Wednesday after the morning Mass, but the people only have laminated cards with the songs to use. We could use about 15; we currently have none.
ISBN 978-0-8146-2200-1

Order for the Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist; Presider's edition - $39.95

We expose the Holy Eucharist for adoration every Wednesday after the morning Mass, but Fr. Liekhus uses a small book of prayers that isn't meant for liturgical use.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults- $26.95

This book is used to celebrate the various rites of Christian initiation of adults. These include the rites of Acceptance, Sending, Baptism, and Confirmation. The parish does not own this book. We currently type up the various rites, and put them in a white three-ring binder.
Donated! Thank you, Bill and Kay Davies.

Pastoral Care of the Sick- $32.00

This book is used to celebrate the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick, among other things. The parish does not own this book. Fr. Liekhus has his own personal copy, which he keeps in his car and retrieves whenever someone asks to be anointed after Mass.
Donated! Thank you, Bill and Kay Davies.

Chrome Holy Water Sprinkler- $64.50

An important part of the Rite of Christian Burial is sprinkling the gravesite. We do not have a sprinkler that holds water in the handle, so Fr. Liekhus uses a holy water bottle. This is functional, but it is not ideal for sprinkling.
Donated! Thank you, Gary and Bridget Kanowitz, Ted and Kathy Colvin.

Spanish Language Sacramentary- $72.95

The sacramentary that we use for the Hispanic Mass is held together by scotch tape, and not very effectively.
Donated! Thank you, members of the Hispanic community.

Small Cruets- $96.80

We don't have a set of matching cruets for daily Mass because accidents happen, and cruets have broken. This set is crystal and much more durable then the mismatched cruets we currently have.
Donated! Thank you Maryanne Remington, in memory of Milan Remington and Michelle Garcia.

Standing Lectern - $99.95

We do not use servers at our daily Masses, which presents a problem regarding the Sacramentary. Fr. Liekhus either holds the book in one hand, which doesn't allow him to extend his hands as he should, or he puts it on the altar, which is not a proper use of the altar. This lectern would be used to hold the book in front of the presider's chair. It would also be used to hold the lectionary for the lector when Mass is celebrated in the side chapel.
Donated! Thank you, in memory of Margaret McDonald

Three Kings Figures - $237.50

What's Christmas without Epiphany? Our nativity set is lacking the three kings.

No Track Luna Holder - $325.00

The luna is the metal piece with a glass window that holds the Blessed Sacrament for Solemn Exposition, and fits into the monstrance. When the luna is kept in the tabernacle, it is customary to put it in a holder, so that the Blessed Sacrament is not exposed in the tabernacle. The parish does not own a luna holder that can be used for this purpose.
Item #1002

White Chasuble - Size Medium - $425.00

The parish owns one set of vestments which are used for every Mass, daily and Sunday. It would be fitting to have nicer, better quality vestments for Sunday Masses and solemnities. The chasuble is the vestment that the priest or bishop wears.
Donated! Thank you to Al and Patricia Kempf.

Matching White Dalmatic - Size Medium - $549.00

The parish owns one set of vestments which are used for every Mass, daily and Sunday. It would be fitting to have nicer, better quality vestments for Sunday Masses and solemnities. The dalmatic is the vestment the deacon wears. The difference is the dalmatic has sleeves (not pictured).
Donated! Thank you to Al and Patricia Kempf.

Red Chasuble - Size Medium - $425.00

The parish owns one set of vestments which are used for every Mass, daily and Sunday. It would be fitting to have nicer, better quality vestments for Sunday Masses and solemnities. The chasuble is the vestment that the priest or bishop wears.

Matching Red Dalmatic - Size Medium - $549.00

The parish owns one set of vestments which are used for every Mass, daily and Sunday. It would be fitting to have nicer, better quality vestments for Sunday Masses and solemnities. The dalmatic is the vestment the deacon wears. The difference is the dalmatic has sleeves.

Green Chasuble - Size Medium - $425.00

The parish owns one set of vestments which are used for every Mass, daily and Sunday. It would be fitting to have nicer, better quality vestments for Sunday Masses and solemnities. The chasuble is the vestment that the priest or bishop wears.

Matching Green Dalmatic - Size Medium - $549.00

The parish owns one set of vestments which are used for every Mass, daily and Sunday. It would be fitting to have nicer, better quality vestments for Sunday Masses and solemnities. The dalmatic is the vestment the deacon wears. The difference is the dalmatic has sleeves.

Purple Chasuble - Size Medium - $425.00

The parish owns one set of vestments which are used for every Mass, daily and Sunday. It would be fitting to have nicer, better quality vestments for Sunday Masses and solemnities. The chasuble is the vestment that the priest or bishop wears.

Matching Purple Dalmatic - Size Medium - $549.00

The parish owns one set of vestments which are used for every Mass, daily and Sunday. It would be fitting to have nicer, better quality vestments for Sunday Masses and solemnities. The dalmatic is the vestment the deacon wears. The difference is the dalmatic has sleeves.

Confessional Prie Dieu - $595.00

The parish celebrates communcal penance services in Advent and Lent. We are only able to use one confessional with a screen, so all the other priests are at stations that are face-to-face. The faithful have the right to have their confessions heard behind a screen. The parish currently owns no confessional prie dieus.

Ambry - $1020.00

The ambry is the place where holy oils are normally stored. We don't currently have an ambry, so we keep our holy oils in the tabernacle, which should be reserved for the Eucharist. This ambry would be set into the wall, so only the door would be visible, flush with the wall.

Parish Rectory Mortgage - $366,699

The parish mortgaged the rectory to help fund re-opening our school in 2004.

Cathedral of St. Paul Debt - $13,000,000

$13 Million still remains to be raised to complete payment on the $30 Million emergency restoration of the Cathedral’s copper dome and roof in 2000-02. The work was necessary to preserve this Beaux Arts landmark which is still the highest point in Saint Paul in more ways than one!