33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - Holy Family Catholic Church

November 15, 2015
The Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Welcome to Holy Family Church. We have a handicap accessible restroom
to the left of the Sanctuary, by the elevator, and downstairs accessed from
the Narthex. Please silence all cell phones.
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PROCESSIONAL HYMN
Collegeville Hymnal
626
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
INTROIT (9:00)
Church of the
Holy Family
5900 West Lake Street
Saint Louis Park, MN 55416
www.hfcmn.org
952.929.0113
[email protected]
Reverend Joseph Johnson, Pastor
Reverend George Welzbacher
Deacon Jim Meyer
Mass Times:
Sunday
9:00 AM & 11:00 AM
Saturday
5:00 PM
Weekdays
8:00 AM
Weekday Rosary
7:30 AM
Confessions:
Sunday
8:00 AM to 8:50 AM
Saturday
3:30 PM to 4:50 PM
Tuesday through Friday
7:30 AM
Dicit Dominus
Dicit Dominus: Ego cogito cogitationes pacis, et non afflictionis: invocabitis me, et
ego exaudiam vos: et reducam captivitatem vestram de cunctis locis.
Ps. Benedixisti Domine terram tuam: avertisti captivitatem Iacob.
The Lord says: “I am pondering thoughts of peace and not of affliction; you shall
call upon me, and I will hear you; and I will bring you back from all the lands
where you are held captive.” ℣. O Lord, you have blessed your land; you have put
an end to Jacob’s captivity.
Jer 29:11, 12, 14; Ps 85
GREETING
Celebrant:
℟:
Celebrant:
℟:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
The Lord be with you.
And with your spirit.
PENITENTIAL ACT
Deacon:
℟:
Deacon:
℟:
Deacon:
℟:
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
GLORIA
Mass Setting II - Lumen Christi Missal, p. 844
THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
Lumen Christi Missal — Page 677
FIRST READING
RESPONSORIAL PSALM
Daniel 12:1-3
Lumen Christi Missal
Psalm 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11
Cantor, then all; thereafter: all
James Grogan, Principal
5925 West Lake Street
Saint Louis Park, MN 55416
www.hfamn.org
952.925.9193
A Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade
Catholic School dedicated to excellence in
education and fidelity to the Magisterium of
the Roman Catholic Church
SECOND READING
Hebrews 10:11-14, 18
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
T. Marier
THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST
OFFERTORY HYMN
Collegeville Hymnal
What Wondrous Love Is This?
530
OFFERTORY MOTET (9:00)
O crux ave
GOSPEL
Deacon: The Lord be with you.
℟: And with your spirit.
Deacon: A reading from the Holy Gospel
according to Mark.
℟: Glory to you, O Lord.
Anonymous
O Cross! All hail! Sole hope, abide with us now in Thy suffering.
New grace in pious hearts implant, and pardon to the guilty
Mark 13:24-32 grant!
At the conclusion of the Gospel:
Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord.
℟: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.
HOMILY
NICENE CREED
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation, he came down from
heaven,
(All bow while saying:)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
UNIVERSAL PRAYER
℟: Lord, hear our prayer.
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OFFERTORY MOTET (11:00)
De profundis
W. A. Mozart
Out of the deep have I called unto thee, O Lord: Lord, hear my
voice. O let thine ears consider well the voice of my complaint. If
thou, Lord, wilt be extreme to mark what is done amiss: O Lord,
who may abide it? For there is mercy with thee: therefore shalt
thou be feared. I look for the Lord; my soul doth wait for him: in
his word is my trust. My soul fleeth unto the Lord: before the
morning watch, I say, before the morning watch. O Israel, trust
in the Lord, for with the Lord there is mercy: and with him is
plenteous redemption. And he shall redeem Israel from all his
sins. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy
Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be,
world without end. Amen.
Ps 130
De profundis
OFFERTORY CHANT (9:00)
De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine: Domine exaudi orationem
meam: de profundis clamavi ad te, Domine.
Out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord; Lord, hear my
prayer; out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord. Ps 130:1, 2
INVITATION TO PRAYER
Celebrant:
Pray brethren, that my sacrifice and yours may
be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
May the Lord accept the sacrifice at your hands
for the praise and glory of his name, for our good
and the good of all his holy Church.
℟:
SANCTUS
Mass Setting II - Lumen Christi Missal, p. 8845
MYSTERY OF FAITH
GREAT AMEN
SIGN OF PEACE
HOLY FAMILY CALENDAR
Sunday, November 15 :
33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Celebrant: The Peace of the Lord be with you always.
8:00 AM Confessions
℟:
And with your spirit.
9:00 AM Mass
AGNUS DEI Mass Setting II - Lumen Christi Missal, p. 845 11:00 AM Mass
12:30 PM West Metro Young Adults
Father Wilkins Room
HOLY COMMUNION
Monday, November 16 :
SAINT MARGARET OF SCOTLAND;
We invite actively practicing Catholics who are properly
8:00 AM Mass
SAINT GERTRUDE, VIRGIN
disposed to come forward to receive Holy Communion. Our
8:30 AM Exercise Class
Moorman Hall
brothers and sisters of other faiths are invited to approach with
3:00 PM Widows and Widowers Holy Hour Adoration Chapel
arms crossed over the chest to receive a blessing. At Holy Family
6:00 PM HFA Soccer Party
Moorman Hall
we receive the combination of the Body and Blood of Christ on
6:30 PM Natural Family Planning
Father Wilkins Room
the tongue. If you prefer to receive just the Body of Christ in your
Tuesday, November 17 :
SAINT ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY,
hand, please have your hands clearly out before you approach.
7:30 AM Confessions
RELIGIOUS
8:00 AM Mass
COMMUNION ANTIPHON
Amen dico vobis
8:30 AM Weekly Scripture Study
Father Wilkins Room
Amen dico vobis, quidquid orantes petitis, credite quia accipietis, 10:30 AM Goodtimers 500 Club
Father Wilkins Room
et fiet vobis.
6:30 PM Young Adults: Theology on Tap Champps (Minnetonka)
Amen I say to you, whatever you ask in your prayers, believe that
7:00 PM Neocatechumenal Way
Moorman Hall
you shall receive it, and it shall be granted unto you. Mk 11:24
Wednesday, November 18 : DEDICATION OF THE BASILICA OF
7:30 AM Confessions
SAINTS PETER & PAUL; SAINT ROSE
COMMUNION MOTET (9:00)
8:00
AM
Mass
PHILIPPINE DUSCHESNE, VIRGIN
Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness
J. Crüger
8:30 AM Wednesday Donuts
Moorman Hall
9:00
AM
Children’s
Eucharistic
Adoration
Adoration
Chapel
COMMUNION MOTET (11:00)
9:30 AM Prayer Shawl Ministry Meeting
Saint Joseph Room
Ten Blake Songs: The Lamb; The Divine Image
11:45 AM Exercise Class
Moorman Hall
R. Vaughan Williams
3:30 PM Youth Choir Rehearsals
Moorman Hall
6:30 PM Religious Education
HFA
Little Sisters of the Poor
SECOND COLLECTION
7:00 PM Confirmation
Moorman Hall
The Little Sisters of the Poor visits Holy Family Church this
Thursday, November 19
weekend, giving us the opportunity to share in their ministry to
7:30 AM Confessions
100 needy elderly at their Holy Family Residence in St. Paul. For
8:00 AM Mass
over 132 years the Little Sisters have been generously supported
8:30 AM Exercise Class
Father Wilkins Room
by the parish communities of the Minneapolis & St. Paul
7:00
PM
Adult
Choir
Rehearsal
Moorman Hall
Archdiocese. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
7:00 PM RCIA
HFA
7:00 PM Neocatechumenal Way
Church
7:00 PM Natural Family Planning (Billings) Fr. Wilkins Room
CLOSING HYMN
Collegeville Hymnal
568
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name
Friday, November 20
7:30 AM Confessions
8:00 AM Mass
8:30 AM Divine Mercy Chaplet and Benediction
Saturday, November 21 :
3:30 PM Confessions
4:45 PM Benediction
5:00 PM Mass
PRESENTATION OF THE
BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
Sunday, November 22 :
CHRIST THE KING
Donut Sunday
8:00 AM Confessions
9:00 AM Mass
11:00 AM Mass
3:00 PM Concert in honor of Saint Cecilia
Church
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Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal © 2010,
International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc. (I.C.E.L.).
All rights reserved.
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For this week’s daily readings, please visit
www.usccb.org/bible/readings.
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MASS INTENTIONS
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Nov.
16th
17th
18th
19th
20th
21st
22nd
22nd
Ardes Adamek †
Paul McHale †
Jorge & Mary Garcia
Marge Nelson
Bonnivere Vos
Elsie Sanchez †
Anthony Fahnlander
For the Parish
DIRECTORY
9:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m.
INTERCESSIONS
Please pray for those of our community who are ill, have loved
ones who are ill, or who have suffered the loss of a loved one.
Mary Chalmers, mother of Nick Chalmers
Patricia Cronick
Carol Donlon
John Flesher
Jack Gausman
Paul Karpinko
Angela Kearby
Mike Klobe
Ralph Koenig
Connie Looft
Janet Marxen, daughter of Virginia Thiel
Irene McCulloch, mother of Michelle Lanz
Floyd Nerheim
Victor Novak, son of Florence Novak
Frank Reed, brother of Pat Menke
Anne Ringquist
Eileen Schaefer, mother of Donna Jacobs
Bob Spinharney
Father George Welzbacher
Donna Williams
SUNDAY STEWARDSHIP
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR NOVEMBER 7-8, 2015
Member Envelopes
Online Giving
Plate
Total Contributions
$
$
$
$
14,351.00
6,368.60
3,153.31
23,872.91
SECOND COLLECTION:
The Care Fund
$
976.14
Next week’s Second Collection will benefit the Care Fund.
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General Staff
Paul Karpinko
Bobbi Hanson
Linda Vos
Trever Bergman
952.929.0113
Parish Business Administrator
ext. 16
Office Manager & Event Coordinator ext. 10
Accountant
ext. 11
Facilities Manager
ext. 20
Liturgy and Pastoral Staff
Deacon Jim Meyer Sacramental Preparation
Sharon Pero
Liturgy & Pastoral Ministry
Scott Turkington Director of Sacred Music
Nick Chalmers
Associate of Sacred Music
Faith Formation Staff
John Hartnett
Director of Faith Formation
Elizabeth Brown Confirmation Coordinator
Apostolates
Pastoral Council
Perpetual Adoration
Prayer Chain (9a-9p)
Altar & Rosary Society
Knights of Columbus
Home Educators (HFHE)
ext.
ext.
ext.
ext.
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13
12
24
952.925.9193
ext. 19
Lee Flesher
[email protected]
Mike Zwack
952.929.6083
Dona Marek
952.926.3130
Alyssa Bormes [email protected]
Ryan Skoug
612.284.1666
Erin Arlinghaus
[email protected]
Natural Family Planning:
Billings Ovulation Method Lorena Dillon
Sympto-Thermal Method Callie Doran
612.396.4019
612.721.3791
If you or someone you know is in need of
emergency assistance, please contact:
STEP - Emergency Program
952.925.4899
SEEKING HEALING
If you have been abused or victimized by someone representing
the Archdiocese of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, we want to hear
from you. Any and all abuse should be reported to the
appropriate civil authorities. We are here to offer you help and
healing. We will also help you make a formal complaint of abuse
to this Archdiocese or assist you in contacting another
archdiocese/diocese/eparchy. Please call our Victim/Survivor
Help line at 651.291.4497. The Archdiocese partners with
Canvas health an independent and professional local care
provider to offer assistance or referrals for assistance.
Learn more at: SafeCatholicsSPM.org
HERE AT HOLY FAMILY
CONCERT IN HONOR OF SAINT CECILIA
CHURCH SECURITY ALERT
On Sunday, November 22 at 3:00 pm in the
church, all of our parish's musical forces will
combine to give honor to the Patroness of
Sacred Music, St. Cecilia. The three
combined choirs of adults and youth will
offer a wide variety of Sacred Music
and will feature two debuts: the newly
formed St. Cecilia Academy for Strings,
and Atsuko Schlough, organist.
Featuring works by Hovhaness, Harris,
Palestrina, Vaughan Williams, Vivaldi,
Bach, Mozart, Mendelssohn, Viadana,
Marenzio, & Fauré. Free admission!
A free-will offering will be taken.
The past few months have seen a startling rise in the number of
church burglaries—including the theft of an entire tabernacle with
consecrated hosts in St. Paul and the robberies of four churches in
St. Louis Park alone. The police department has asked us to be
extra alert and to take every possible security precaution.
Starting immediately, the main church will be locked whenever
the parish office is closed, including on Saturday mornings and
Sunday afternoons, unless there are events scheduled for the
church. We already have security cameras but are also installing
an alarm system. The adoration chapel will continue to be open
24/7 but we will implement a number-coded lock for access
between 10pm and 6am. Almost every other adoration chapel in
the archdiocese already has this security protocol in place. All
regularly scheduled nighttime adorers will receive the code. Other
parishioners who desire nighttime adoration may request the code
from the parish office.
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APPEAL FOR ADORERS
It is our goal at Holy Family to have
at least two adorers present at each
hour on the adoration schedule,
so that every adorer can have
a partner for scheduling
back-up and safety during
nighttime hours. Please
contact Mike Zwack, our
Perpetual Adoration
coordinator, if you are willing
to make an hour’s (or greater)
commitment each week, and for
information on the other times
available: 612.710.5007.
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BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE
November is a special time to remember our deceased loved ones.
Throughout the month of November, the “Book of
Remembrance” will be in the front of Church with the names of
those who have been buried from Holy Family this past year. You
are invited to add the names of your deceased loved ones.
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WORKBOOK FOR LECTORS
Attention lectors: the 2016 Workbook for Lectors is now
available. Please pick up your copy in the sacristy after any
weekend Mass.
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HOLY FAMILY TRAVELING VOCATION CHALICE
We are delighted to introduce the Traveling Vocation Chalice
program at Holy Family. This program provides a special kit
which families or individuals take home to pray for vocations for
Currently, the times of our greatest need are:
one week. Those that sign up for the kit will be notified of an
 Mondays from 1-2pm & 2-3pm;
upcoming date and Mass time, after which they can receive the kit
in the sacristy. The kit includes a small tabernacle containing a
 Wednesdays from 12-1pm
chalice that has been used for Mass. It also explains the program
 Thursdays from 2-3pm
and has suggested prayers and DVDs on religious life. The family
 Fridays from 1-2pm
or individual gathers daily around the chalice, and may choose
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one of the vocation prayers followed by any other prayers of their
LENT 2016 HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE
choosing. The kit is returned to the parish at the end of the week
Registration ends November 30th - Sign up now!
and passed on to the next family. Grandchildren, extended family,
Fr. Joseph will lead a pilgrimage to the Holy Land next
and friends are also invited to join in prayer. We ask the families
year: February 21—March 4, 2016. The itinerary will
to write a few short comments in the memory book about their
experience. The following families are scheduled to take Holy
cover all the major Biblical sites plus some special visits
arranged by friends of Fr. Joseph. Pope Francis has declared Family's Traveling Chalice home and pray for vocations for one
the coming year as an extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy. week. If your family is interested in signing up to have the
What better way to enter into it than by traveling to the land Traveling Chalice, please email [email protected].
11/15: Terrence Royce family 11/22: Jeff Mitchell family
where Jesus, the Lord of Mercy, lived and died to save us?
11/29: Jim Reinhardt family
The cost of the trip is $3,369 plus taxes, etc. For more
information, please contact the Holy Family parish office
for a full brochure, or to register directly, contact
Consolidated Travel at 1.800.554.4556.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
SQUIRES CIRCLE: HIRE A SQUIRE
The Pope Pius XII Columbian Squires Circle of Holy Family is
holding their annual "Hire a Squire" fundraiser. This is our
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BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS
have any jobs (raking, winterizing, garage cleaning, etc.) suitable
If you have a parish-related or archdiocesan event or announcement you’d like
for young men ages 10 to 18, please call Greg at 952-300-1354 to
included in the Holy Family weekend bulletin, please submit the item to
schedule your job.
[email protected] at least two weeks in advance.
Thank you!
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HERE AT HOLY FAMILY
FAITH FORMATION: NEOCATECHUMENAL WAY
HOLY FAMILY ACADEMY
EARLY CHILDHOOD SYMPOSIUM: REPORT
We have started a series of talks in our parish that can help us
understand and appreciate better the good news of Christianity.
This series of catecheses is brought to the parish by a team of
missionary catechists from the Neocatechumenal Way. This series
of talks is for all who would like to rediscover the gift of
Christianity, and those whose faith is weak or who have no faith
at all. We encourage you to pass this invitation along to the
people you know, especially those who are suffering or doubting
God’s love. These catecheses take place at 7pm every Tuesday
and Thursday in the Church or in Moorman Hall. The meetings
last about 1 hour, they are FREE of charge and require no work
other than to COME and LISTEN. Free child care is available.
The first Early Childhood Education Symposium was held on
October 29th at 6:30 P.M. in Kattar Hall. Seventeen people
attended and were treated to a lively discussion led by the Holy
Family Academy early childhood staff. Highlights included a
focus on various strategies and curriculum currently in use, the
role of the parent in supporting the efforts of the teachers, and the
ways in which young children learn at this stage of development.
All of the participants left with a better understanding of what
we’re trying to accomplish here at HFA and how their input and
collaborative efforts can help us reach our lofty goals.
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GREAT BOOKS LIST UPDATE
At a recent luncheon for Father Johnson’s reading contest
winners, a parent was reminiscing about the hours and hours she
spent reading to her children (so many that she could read some of
The school year has begun, the parish festival is behind us, and
Sugar Plum Days is right around the corner. The Altar & Rosary the books upside down). Father Johnson commented that he at
Society will be setting up a gift gallery in Moorman Hall for this one time had been the (literal) poster boy for the local library
because he had regularly checked out and read 14 books every 14
event. We are looking for new or gently used items that can be
days. A good goal for all of us to aspire to is to try to read a large
given as gifts, to family, friends, and loved ones. Donations can
portion of the “1,000 great books”. These are books that have
be dropped off in the back of the church, as well as in Moorman
Hall. Drop-off boxes will be provided. We will be picking up the values (and literary standards) that live up to classical
expectations. Young adult novels (even if they are not morally
donations on Tuesdays and Wednesdays after Mass, and on
Sundays after both Masses. Please hold larger donations, such as inappropriate) are written with much lower vocabulary levels
and themes than the classics. Our students are starting to make
furniture, Christmas trees, Nativity sets, and the like until the
week before. Please don't hesitate to contact Michelle Westerly at great progress toward this goal, but one of the things holding
some of them back is that our library is missing some of those
[email protected] with any questions you may have. Pickthousand great books. Any help you could give us with donations
up of light items can also be arranged, if you live nearby. Please
of books that ARE ON (or should be ON) the reading list that is
help us make this year's gift gallery fantastic!
posted on our website would be greatly appreciated. Cash
There will also be a Dollar Store along with the Gift Gallery at
donations would also be accepted: we can probably buy the book
Sugar Plum Days this year. Please bring your gently used items
from November 30th to December 4th to either the Father Wilkins at a savings with our Barnes and Noble discount.
http://www.hfamn.org/sites/default/files/files/booklist3.pdf
Room, or put them in the designated boxes at the doors of the
church. Helpers will be greatly needed from Nov. 30th to Dec.
4th to help price and set up the Gift Gallery and for sorting and
preparing the room, especially Wed-Fri. Please call Kathy Rennie
at 952.884.3414 or email at [email protected].
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SUGAR PLUM DAYS
PRO-LIFE CORNER
IN AND AROUND THE ARCHDIOCESE
BERLIN, November 6, 2015 (LifeSiteNews) – After Germany
passed a law Friday which permits assisted suicide for “altruistic”
WEST METRO YOUNG ADULTS: THEOLOGY ON TAP
motives but not for “business” ones, at least one German “assisted
Join West Metro Young Adults for our final Theology on Tap
suicide association” has signaled it will challenge the legislation.
th
event this Tuesday, November 17 , at Champps in Minnetonka! The law allows someone to assist a suicide on an “individual basis
Social hour begins at 6:30pm, and the speaker’s presentation at
out of altruistic motives,” but “criminalizes commercial
7:30. This week’s speaker is Luke Spehar, a local Catholic folk
euthanasia,” with assisting a suicide for “business” reasons an
musician. Luke recently released his third album, All is Gift,
offence punishable by up to three years in prison, according to
co-produced by Grammy Award winning artist Ben Harper. He
Reuters and AP reports. Legislators voted 360-233 for the bill –
joins us to play a little of his music and tell us how he got where the first assisted suicide legislation the German Parliament has
he is today, and why he firmly believes that All is Gift.
ever passed – after considering four options. Two of these would
1641 Plymouth Road, Minnetonka, MN 55305
have legalized it completely, and one banned it entirely, Reuters
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reports. Supported by Chancellor Angela Merkel, the bill has
VIANNEY VISIT - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19
drawn criticism from both sides of the issue, and former Justice
The Vianney Visit is a chance for young men (high school
Minister Brigitte Zypries predicted it will be appealed at the
sophomores through college; ages 16-22) to see what life at a
Constitutional Court. According to AP, Zypries said the
College Seminary is all about. During your visit, you'll attend
distinction between “altruistic” and “business” motives “will open
classes at the University of St. Thomas. The visit starts on
an era of great legal uncertainty.” She added, “When does a
Thursday evening, 11/19, and includes Mass, daily prayer and
hanging out with our current seminarians through Saturday, 11/21 doctor behave in a business fashion? That is unclear.” Alex
Schadenberg, director of the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition,
at 11 a.m. Vianney Visits are free, but space is limited. Register
says from what he’s seen of the legislation, it is almost identical
today by calling the Vocation Office at 651-962-6890. Vianney
to the Swiss law, which also allows assisted suicide for “basically
Visits are held at Saint John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul, MN.
altruistic reasons.”
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VOCATIONS
A LETTER FROM DEACON PAUL HAVERSTOCK
Dear Friends at Holy Family,
Greetings from Rome! On October 1st (the feast of the Little Flower) Cardinal Dolan ordained me a deacon in St. Peter’s Basilica,
along with 38 of my classmates. The next day Fr. Joseph Johnson said Mass, and I served as deacon and preached for the first time. It
is absolutely wonderful to be ordained! Thank you all for your prayers and support. I am especially grateful for the spiritual bouquet
you sent me, as well as the very generous gift of money from the Altar and Rosary Society. Please continue to pray for me, especially
that I would be a holy and
faithful minister of God. My
prayers are with you all.
Gratefully yours in Christ,
Deacon Paul Haverstock
Left: Cardinal Dolan ordains Paul
Haverstock a deacon on October 1st
Above: Deacon Paul greets Pope Francis after
assisting at the closing Mass of the Synod
Right: Deacon Paul distributes Holy
Communion in St. Peter’s Basilica at his
ordination Mass
Please continue praying for Deacon Paul Haverstock and his classmates as they prepare
for their ordination to the Holy Priesthood at the Cathedral of Saint Paul on May 28th.
We look forward to hosting his First Mass here at Holy Family the following day to
celebrate Corpus Christi. We are also delighted that he was chosen to proclaim the
Gospel for Pope Francis at the Closing Mass of the Synod of Bishops in St. Peter's
Basilica on October 25th. You can even watch Deacon Paul serving at that Mass on YouTube!
Please pray for our other seminarians, especially Nicholas Hagen from our parish (like Deacon Paul, studying for our archdiocese at
the Pontifical North American College in Rome) and our teaching parish seminarian Tyler Mattson (studying at the St. Paul Seminary
for the Diocese of Sioux Falls).
Please pray for the 31 high school ladies who participated in the "Nun Run" this past summer—may they be open to the Holy Spirit
showing them their vocation and respond with generous and joyful hearts!
Please pray for the members of our parish in religious orders or who live as consecrated virgins. May this Year of Consecrated Life be
a time of grace for them and a time for us to recall with gratitude their sacrifices!
Please pray for the permanent deacons from our parish or who serve our parish so generously in various ways!
Please pray for the 65 young men from all over the archdiocese who attended the recent Operation Andrew dinner with Bishop
Cozzens--especially for the nine attendees from Holy Family or who attend daily Mass here!
Archdiocesan Prayer for Vocations
O God, we earnestly beseech You to bless this Archdiocese with many Priests,
Deacons, Brothers, and Sisters who will love You with their whole strength and
gladly spend their entire lives to serve Your Church and to make You known and
loved. Bless our families; bless our children. Choose from our homes those who
are needed for Your work. Mary, Queen of the Clergy, pray for us; pray for our
Priests, Deacons and Religious. Obtain for us many more.
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