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Presider: Fr. James Cassidy Pre-Mass Speaker: Pat Dawson, pa-rishioner and Parish Council member, co-led a recent series of listening ses-sions with parishioners of SJA, and he will share insights from that process with us this morning. Thank you, Pat, for being with us and for all your work. St. Joan of Arc is blessed with wonderful and dedicated musicians who lead our sung prayer each Sunday. Today Christina Pawlowski and Steve Kremer will offer two solos during our Gym Masses. Thank you all!
Join us at 9:45 or 11:45 am in the Church as Fr. Jim DeBruycker talks about the Gospel.
In today’s reading it would almost seem that Jesus could use a Dale Carnegie Course. He is being praised by his community but when someone brings up his origins he attacks them by insulting their faithfulness. Of course they over react and threaten to kill him. Either by the crowd’s fear, or a miracle, he walks right through the angry crowd to safety. It’s hard to ex-plain why this had to happen. Perhaps it’s Luke’s attempt to get us ready for what is about to happen. Last week’s Gospel, which introduces today's story, begins with Luke’s prologue. He tells us he is writing this for us –Theophilus - which means lover of God. He says that from the very start of Jesus’ ministry there was a problem; something in human nature stands against the message. Of course, this puts Jesus in the same boat as all the great prophets; his message is being rejected. This Sunday’s readings begin with the anointing of Jeremiah as a prophet. He is told about his status as prophet, the hardship of his calling, but also the promise of protection. God says to Jeremiah that “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you …” so don’t worry, Jeremiah, God will not forsake you. It is not easy to be a prophet, but you have the promise of God’s presence. Today we also have the famous reading from 1st Corinthians. It tells us the purpose of all these proclamations. The world as we know it will someday end. But what will not end and what will be enhanced is our love for one another because that cannot die. Advice: Go for what lasts.
Parish Survey: Saint Joan of Arc is conducting a parish-wide survey and we invite all adult parishioners to provide us with your feedback by completing the survey. Just go to the SJA website (saintjoanofarc.org) and click the survey link. If you cannot complete the survey online, paper copies are available in the Parish Center, the Gym vestibule, and the back of the Church. If you would like a copy mailed to your home, please call the Parish Center. Whether the survey is taken online or via a paper copy, all responses will be anonymous. The last time we conducted a survey like this was in 2011. Our goal is to collect as many responses as possible to help us plan for the future of our parish. Thank you and we hope to receive your response soon!
Sun, Jan. 31: Jer 1:4-5,17-19; 1 Cor 12:31-13:13; Luke 4:21-30 Mon, Feb. 1: 2 Samuel 15:13-14,30;16:5-13; Mark 5:1-20 Tue, Feb. 2: Malachi 3:1-4; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Wed, Feb. 3: 2 Samuel 24:2,9-17; Mark 6:1-6 Thu, Feb. 4: 1 Kings 2:1-4,10-12;Mark 6:7-13 Fri, Feb. 5: Sirach 47:2-11; Mark 6:14-20 Sat, Feb. 6: 1 Kings 3:4-13; Mark 6:30-34 Sun, Feb. 7: Isaiah 6:1-2a,3-8; 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Luke 5:1-11
Tuesday and Thursday morning 8 am Mass is celebrated in the Church with Fr. DeBruycker.
FFI check the bulletin, the SJA website or call the Parish Center. The Upper Room is located in the Parish Center; Hospitality Hall is in the Church basement; the Arc is the brick building across the street (corner of 45th and 3rd)
Sunday, January 31
Sister Parish Delegation Orientation, after Masses in the Upper Room
Tuesday, February 2
8 am Mass in the Church
Speak Out on ISIS at 7 pm in Hospitality Hall
Thursday, February 4
8 am Mass in the Church
Parish Council, 5 pm in the Upper Room
Choir, 7 pm in the Church
Sunday, February 7
#SJA<40 Brunch, after the 11 am Mass at Turtle Bread
Detention Center Vigil, 1 pm at the Adult Detention Center in St. Paul, bus leaves SJA at 12:30.
Amy, Arlene, Pat B., Ray B., Sally Backstrom, Lois Ballard, Dennis Barta, Linda Baule, Alex Briner, Sara Brock, Anthony Brixius, Desmond Bryant, Tim Burd, Don Burke, James Cates, George C., Dayna Cell, Corinne, Dolores Cufaude, Denise, Desirae, Barb D., John D., Roger D., Megan Daoust, Dave Dease, Chris & Larry Dease, Colleen Dooley, Florence Duchscher, John & Margaret Frees, Greta, Ralph Gotto, Molly Gormley, Kathy Grauer,
Tom Griep, Tom H., Linda Haeg, Jamel Harris, Pippa Hempe, Bernhard Hering, Betty Hinker, Jim & Pat Hinton, Mary Hoody, Kathy Horner, Jody Hughes, Kirk Ingram, Judy, Joe, Dan & Tom Jay, Thomas John, Eva Johnson, Paul Jonsson, Glen Kelley, Liam, Paul L., Amy Lainus,
Jim Lappen, Melinda Larsen, Rachel Larson, Gary Lindstrom, Eileen Lund, Kyle M., Jim Mars, Marie Marschel, Katherine & Lauren McManus, Jackie Mead, Chuck Meiers, Dorothy Mongoven, Sid Monroe, Gene Muelken, Nate, David E. Nelson, Craig Norby, Mary Noviske, David Novitske,
Olivia, Doris Oakes, Sr. Dolores Oaks, Dick Olson, Paul Olvera, Pam, LuAnne Palmer, Rick Pattison, Jay Pearson, Joan Penrose, Bill Peterka, Dick & Mary Pirola, Nikki Poynter, Herb Rorke, Helen Russett, Steven, Tyler S., Pat Sable, Conrad Sampair, Marianne & Dick Seekamp,
Mary Margaret Schmidt, Nancy Schneider, Aileen Sheppard, Sam Slagerman, Emily Slotness, Jeff Stearns, Tom, Irene Taddiken, Marge Tax, James Tax, Matthew Tenant, Mary Eve Thomas, Gregory Thomas, Echo Thoren, Tim, Madison Travers, Carin Vagle, Fred Vagle, Leroy Vague,
Darlene Wheeler, Carol Whitlow, Ian Wiek, Phil Wixsten, Jim & Jerry Wohnoutka, Ervin Wolf, Zoe, Ava & Annemaire Zubrzycki
A Book of Prayer is located in our Gym vestibule. If you have a family member or friend who is ill, or who has recently died, please write their names in our Book of Prayer before Mass so we may include them in prayers during our Sunday Masses.
Prayer Corner Requests: To keep prayer requests current, names will be included in the bulletin for four weeks and then removed. To renew your request, please call Nancy Becker at 612.823.8205 ext. 223.
Sunday 9 and 11 am Gym Masses:
February 7: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. Pre-Mass Speaker is pediatrician Dr. Stephen Nelson, speaking on Race, Racism and Medicine and sharing his work to decrease racial health care disparities.
February 14: Presider: Fr. Cassidy will preside and speak on Mercy? The SJA choir sings. Support our adult confirmation candidates at their Rite of Election.
February 21: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. Pre-Mass Speaker: Sr. Simone Campbell – lawyer, executive director of NETWORK (the national Catholic social justice lobby), powerful advocate for peace and economic justice, and leader of “Nuns on the Bus”! We are thrilled to welcome her to SJA.
February 28: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker speak on Mercy...offered. Musicians, Carin Vagle, Tim Frantzich and Dean Magraw with the Sofia Project, singing the Beatitudes in Jesus' original language.
SignUpGenius for Eucharistic Ministers is available online. It is simple, user friendly and a reminder is sent 3 days before your scheduled volunteer day. FFI contact Marcia at [email protected]. Gluten-free Communion is available upon request. Please see
any of the Sunday sacristans in the Gym before Mass.
Choir will rehearse this Thursday, Feb. 4 at 7 pm in the Church. Preparation for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week. Plan to join the prayer vigil at the Detention Center on Sunday, Feb. 7. 12:30 bus from the SJA parking lot. LENT is Coming! It is not too early to mark your calendar for the start of our Lenten journey together. Wednesday, Feb. 10 Ash Wednesday 8 am Mass in the Church with distribution of ashes Noon Mass in the Church with distribution of ashes 5 pm Church open for private prayer and meditation 5 pm Soup Supper in Hospitality Hall! 6:15 pm Sing-a-long with Steve Kremer in the Church 7 pm Ash Wednesday Prayer Service in the Gym with distribution of ashes. Save your six Wednesdays from Feb. 10 to March 16 to
join the community for soup supper and participate in our wonderful Lenten Wednesday offerings at 6:30 pm.
Singles 50+ 2nd Sunday Supper: Join us on Feb. 14 in Hospi-tality Hall, 5 pm, Social Hour, 6 pm, Beef Stroganoff Dinner, 7 pm, acoustic guitar player Jan Stroup will play and sing folk, blues and jazz music. Cost is $10. Come alone or bring a friend! FFI call Karen at 952.884.5165. Mercy Shared: A Family Service Evening: On Wednesday, March 9, bring family and friends to the Gym anytime between 6:30 and 8 pm for an evening of service projects benefitting local non-profits. Stations include making • Birthday bags for Sabathani with "green slime" • Hygiene kits for Mobile Loaves & Fishes • Fleece blankets for Harbor Light • Placemats & bookmarks for Walker Methodist • Dog toys for Coco’s Heart Dog Rescue (we’ll have dogs there!) • Letters for Veterans • Easter banners for families Everyone is welcome; there will be meaningful service opportuni-ties for all ages. Come when you can, and leave when you like. Don’t forget Soup Supper! FFI ask Gabrielle, [email protected]. Concert Series - Forever Everly: Sunday, April 17 at 7 pm
a concert of great duets immortalized by the Everly Brothers with Paul and Tim Frantzich, Boyd and
Aimee Lee, Mary Jane Alm and more! Tickets are on sale at www.stjoan.com. Sunday ticket sales resume on March 6. New to SJA? Meet a Mentor Family! Do you love SJA but find it hard to connect with other parish families? Would you like to be part of the many exciting SJA ministries, but don’t know how to get started? Sign up with a mentor family! Your mentor family will join you for coffee and cookies after a Family Mass to share with you the ways their family found a home at SJA. FFI contact Gabrielle at [email protected].
Summary of contributions for the week and fiscal year. Includes plate, envelopes and estimated Sustaining Member payments.
Week of January 17: Actual $28,060 Budget $26,752 Prior Year Actual $26,545
YTD (July 1 – Jan. 17): Actual $1,105,530 Budget $1,097,216 Prior Year Actual $1,075,992
Thank You!
Sister Parish: Will You Go to Guatemala? Today, following each Mass, join our Sister Parish committee in the Parish Center for more info on our 21 year Sister Parish relationship and an invitation to join an upcoming delegation to Tierra Nueva Dos in Guatemala. It is
a life changing trip - come and learn more!
Wisdom Ways Calendar Available: We have partnered with Wis-dom Ways Center for Spirituality on several events this past year and are constantly amazed at their work. The upcoming schedule is available at the Gym entrances this morning - please pick one up.
Precinct Caucus Training: On Thursday, Feb. 25, at 6:30 pm in
the Parish Center, join Jeremy Schroeder of Com-mon Cause for a practical, non-partisan training to participate in your precinct caucus on March 1. Get in on the ground floor of democracy in action!
Catholic Charities Opportunity Center Needs Your Books: Your books are desperately needed by this community resource center for adults experiencing homelessness at 740 17th St. E. (at Chicago Ave.). Drop-off between 8 am - 1 pm Monday through Saturday. FFI call parishioner Ted Pouliot at 952.884.5785. Please do not drop off books at SJA, and thank you very much.
Shoes for the Homeless: Calvary Church in Minneapolis has a foot ministry, in which volunteers wash and groom the feet of homeless guests and give them a fresh pair of shoes. We are accepting donations of gently used shoes for this ministry. Only sturdy shoes and winter boots in good condition please. FFI contact Gabrielle at [email protected].
Join the SJA Children’s Choir! If you are in grades 3-7, we want you to be part of our SJA Children’s Choir! The choir will have four exciting performances this Spring: April 17: Earth Day in the Gym Masses; April 24: Earth Day in the Family Masses; May 8: Children & Youth Sunday in the Gym Masses; May 14: Concert at Walker Methodist. Make friends while making music! Rehearsals will be in the Egan Room, 12:45 - 2 pm. on Feb. 21, 28, March 6, 13, 20, April 3, 10 & May 1. Don’t miss the fun. Sign up with Gabrielle at [email protected].
FFI on Pastoral Ministries contact Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at 612.823.8205 ext 231 or via email: [email protected].
Mental Health Ministry: Monday, Feb. 8 in Hospitality Hall. Mental Health Connect - How it works: the Value of a Navigator and Certified Peer Specialist. Mental Health Connect staff, Kris-tina Swanberg and Liz Timm will discuss their work in guiding and supporting people in the search to locate the appropriate mental health resources. Designed for people living with mental illness, family, friends and professionals. Light supper 5:45 pm; program 6:30 - 8 pm. All are welcome. 1.5 hours CEU's availa-ble. Free will offering accepted. FFI contact Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center. Recommended Reading: What You Should Know about Men-tal Illness in the Family. Copies available from the display rack in the Parish library. BeFriender Ministry: SJA BeFrienders offer a confidential lis-
tening companionship in difficult times. FFI contact Carolyn Dobis, 651.485.2868 or Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center.
SJA/TRUST Grief Support: On Thursday, Jan. 28 at St. Thom-as the Apostle Church, 2914 W. 44th St, Mark Scannell will present on Gratitude - A New Look at the Serenity Prayer. Reg-istration and refreshments 6:15 pm; program 6:30 pm; facilitated small groups 7 - 8 pm. Come for all or part of the evening. All are welcome. FFI contact coordinator, Norine Larson, 952.925.2437 or Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center. TRUST, Inc. Seminar: Called to Care II: A Forum for Those Touched by Memory Loss. Saturday, Feb. 6, 10 am - 3 pm at Mayflower UCC Church, 106 E. Diamond Lake Road. Designed for: caregivers, clergy, parish nurses, senior services, care teams; care receivers are welcome. Meet others touched by memory loss, find support and resources, share stories, be en-couraged and inspired. Registration requested. Brochures avail-able in the Parish Center. Cost: free for caregivers and care receivers, $10 for all others. Make checks out to TRUST and send to 9 W. Rustic Lodge Ave., Mpls, MN 55419. FFI call Nancy Biele, 612.827.6159 or go to [email protected].
FFI on Peace & Justice programs contact Julie Madden at 612.823.8205 ext 228 or [email protected].
A Speak Out on ISIS: On Tuesday, Feb. 2 at 7 pm in Hospitali-ty Hall, our SJA WAMM/Peacemakers will host a community conversation to share what you are thinking and how you are feeling about terrorism in our world, what you are afraid of and how you think we can move forward. This is a time to come to-gether and voice what is concerning you. Please join us.
ISAIAH Encounters: Please join us! SJA is a member congrega-tion of ISAIAH, working with more than 100 metro-area faith com-munities for racial and economic justice in Minnesota. We are taking to heart Pope Francis' call to encounter those in our com-munity who are impacted by injustice and working for change. 2 great encounters coming up: This Monday, Feb. 1, in the Parish Center, join us for our
Encounter with Working Families and learn more about pro-posed Earned Sick and Safe Time for Minneapolis workers. This is a step toward recognizing the dignity of work in our community and we can help make it happen.
On Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 7 pm at Mayflower United Church of Christ, we will co-host an Encounter with the Leaders of Black Lives Matter. What are your questions about this move-ment? What is being asked of allies? What is being proposed for the future? Come and be a part of this crucial dialogue.
SJA Housing Ministry in Full Swing for 2016! On Saturday, Feb. 6, you are invited to join our SJA Housing Ministry Team with Urban Homeworks, our treasured partner organization. Our SJA teams spend the day rehabbing a home in Minneapolis that will provide a beautiful and affordable rental or home ownership op-tion to a low income family. No experience necessary - meet great people and do great work! FFI/to volunteer, contact Julie Madden at the Parish Center. Please Join Our Detention Center Prayer Vigil: On Sunday,
Feb. 7, we invite you to join our annual prayer vigil outside the Adult Detention Center in St. Paul, where we will pray and sing (joined by the SJA choir) for those who are awaiting deportation and for all those impacted by our lack of
humane and comprehensive immigration policy. The bus will leave SJA at 12:30 pm, we will vigil at 1 pm and we will return to SJA by 2 pm. Contact Julie Madden to reserve a seat on the bus, and to join this powerful witness. This Is Our Treasure: On Tuesday, Feb. 16 at 7 pm in the Church, SJA Peace and Justice Ministries Director Julie Madden will present on Catholic Social Teaching and our SJA ministries, for the RCIA candidates and anyone else who could use a power-ful shot of inspiration! These teachings are the foundation of our work for justice, and we are proud to lift them up. Sr. Simone Campbell at SJA! We are thrilled to host Sr. Simone
Campbell, executive director of the Catholic so-cial justice lobby NETWORK and leader of Nuns on the Bus, as our guest speaker on Sunday, Feb. 21 at our Gym liturgies, and she will follow up with a presentation at 1:30 pm in the Church.
One of our nation's - and our Church's - most prophetic and en-gaging leaders, Sr. Simone is a powerful advocate for the poor on issues of healthcare, economic policy and immigration reform. Make plans to spend time with her at St. Joan of Arc!
We form the faith of our community through participation in prayer, liturgy, sacraments, education, community and works of justice.
Our Family Lent Program Is Back! Join us as we partner with In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre to create a unique production of Jesus’ last days to be presented before the Family Masses on Palm Sunday. Come for Soup Supper and stay for evenings of fun and learning for all ages! Five nights during Lent (Feb. 17, 24, March 2, 15 & 19, with two performances on March 20) participants will make masks, rehearse for the play and reflect on Lent guided by In the Heart of the Beast artists. $10 fee/person or $25/family. To register contact Gabrielle at [email protected].
The Mercy Tree: On Feb. 21 at 4 pm, come to the Church for a sacramental Reconciliation Service designed for families in which we create a Mercy Tree together. Prepare for Lent as a family with prayer, music and song!
Way of the Cross: On Feb. 28 at 9 and 11 am in the Church, come experience Way of the Cross, a telling of Jesus’ Passion in story, prayer and song. We invite all parents to join their children for this special Lenten presentation, which will be repeated on March 16 at 6:30 pm.
Camp St. Joan 2016 Italy! Save the dates: July 18 - 21. Registra-tion begins Feb. 1. If you would like to join the Camp Planning Committee please contact Therese at 612.823.8205 ext. 230 or [email protected].
: FFI contact Jennifer Gessner, at 612.823.8205 ext.
240, or [email protected].
Our Nursery, located in the lower level of the Parish Center, is open for the 9 & 11 am Sunday Masses. The Nursery is a wonderful community of families and volunteers that allows parents to enjoy Mass and meet other families in the Parish. Drop-ins welcome!
: (Ages 4-Kindergarten) FFI contact Therese
Pendleton at 612.823.8205 ext. 230 or [email protected].
: (Grades 1-6) FFI contact Marie Bissonnette
at 612.823.8205 ext. 229 or [email protected].
Class Schedule: January 31 and February 7: Regular classes February 14: No classes, President’s Weekend
Upcoming: First Communion registration and information meet-ing will be on March 13 at 12:30 pm in the Gym. If your child was not baptized at SJA, a copy of their baptismal certificate is required. FFI contact Marie at [email protected].
: (Grades 7-12) FFI contact Donelle
Poling at 612.823.8205 ext. 241 or [email protected] or Kelley Deshler at [email protected].
Buck Hill Overnight Lock-In: Join us Feb. 5, 10 pm - 5 am at Buck Hill for a night of skiing, snowboarding, tubing, indoor games and music! Cost is $45 and includes lift ticket, rentals, lessons, and tubing! Friends are welcome! Permission slip can be found online. FFI contact Kelley Deshler, [email protected] or 612.823.8205 x254.
Slopefest (grades 7-12): Join us for a weekend full of fun, faith, friends, skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing. Friday, Feb. 12 - 15. $275 for skiers and snowboarders. We will be hitting the slopes of Giants Ridge in Biwabik and staying at YMCA Camp Warren. Pick up a permission slip in the Parish Center. FFI contact Donelle at [email protected]. Must register by Feb. 7.
: FFI contact Dennis Heaney at
612.823.8205 ext. 234 or [email protected].
Parish Book Club: We meet monthly on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm in the Parish Center to discuss our experience with great stories. Everyone is welcome, anytime! Here is what to read next: Feb. 9 A Separate Peace by John Knowles.
The SJA Annual Men’s Retreat: Please join the men of St. Joan of Arc for Finding Support in an Often Puzzling World on Saturday, Feb. 6, 9 am - 1:30 pm, in the Arc (45th & 3rd Ave., across from the Church). $15 includes lunch, RSVP to the Parish Center.
2nd Monday Dialogue with SAGES: Enjoy coffee and dialogue with presenter Lynne Warfel, MPR broadcaster and host of Flicks in Five. The topic is Movie Music and Academy Awards. Monday, Feb. 8, 1:30-3 pm, in Hospitality Hall.
Join the Women of SJA for an educational event on the topic of refugees on Feb. 13, 9 am - Noon, in Hospitality Hall. Loan Huynh, an immigration attorney and member of the board of directors of the Advocates for Human Rights, will be our speaker. Suggested $5 free will
offering. RSVP by Feb. 9 to the Parish Center or www.stjoan.com.
#SJA<40 First Sunday Brunch: Sunday, Feb. 7, after the 11 am Mass
at Turtle Bread on Chicago Ave. Educational Seminar: Are you still here? Advice for main-
taining a healthy and interesting long-term relationship? Hear about how real couples have lived happily mostly after and take part in clinically-developed activities geared toward stok-ing your interest in your partner. Thursday, Feb. 11 at 7 pm in the Parish Center Upper Room.
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