Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

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1 Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 St. Joseph Campus: 1310 Mainstreet, Hopkins St. John Campus (Parish Office): 6 Interlachen Road, Hopkins Phone: (952) Website: Fax: (952) CONTACTS Parish Office... (952) St. Joseph s Social Hall... (952) CELEBRATION OF MASSES St. Joseph Campus Saturday... 4:30pm Sunday... 8:30am Tue & Thu... 7:00am Morning Prayer & Rosary Mon, Wed, & Fri... 7:00am St. John the Evangelist Campus Sunday.. 10:30am & 1:00pm (Hispanic) Wed, Fri & Sat... 8:00am SACRAMENTAL LIFE Eucharistic Adoration Chapel: Perpetual Adoration open 24 hours at St. Joseph Campus Baptism: Second Sunday of the Month Contact the office 2 months prior to Baptism to schedule the required preparation conference. Matrimony: Contact priest 12 months in advance of desired date. Reconciliation (Private): St. Joseph s Campus Saturday... 3:30pm St. John s Campus Saturday... 8:30-9:30am Sunday... 12:30pm Anointing: Contact Fr. Jim Liekhus....(952) Communion or BeFriender visit: Contact Mary Fran Karanikolas... (952) Parish Registration Contact the Parish Office at... (952) Bulletin Deadline Tuesdays at 12:00pm except for holidays (week of the bulletin publication.) to: mkrawczak@stgabrielhopkins.org

2 Parish Staff Pastor: Fr. James Liekhus Deacons: Deacon Darrel Branch Deacon Francis Tangney (952) Business Administrator Beth Schorle Director of Worship & Music: Katie Schafer Office Manager: Martha Krawczak Pastoral Minister: Mary Fran Karanikolas Director of Youth Formation Cindy Novak Pre-School Coordinator Kathleen Esh (952) Director of Maintenance Tony Jaroscak Custodian Ricardo Torres Pastoral Council Chair: Cathy Carlson (612) Notre Dame Academy Excelsior Blvd Mtka MN Ginger Vance. Principal (952) Download Our New Parish App Parish News LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR OCTOBER 3/4 4:30 Mass at St. Joseph Campus Sacristan: K. Totall Lectors: K. Sissel, B. Kok Servers: Alex J. Extraordinary Ministers: A.J. Ames, C. Carlson, K. Crane, S. Herda, B. Johnson, J. Jelinek, C. Murphy, Usher: M. Hottman 8:30 Mass at St. Joseph Campus Sacristan: K. Kopesky Lectors: R. Crane, A. Cramer Servers: Hattie H. Growing Disciples The readings for this Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time have many layers and many things to teach us about discipleship. We humans are very much inclined to look outward at others behavior first and make judgements. The disciples are no different from us. They run to Jesus and complain that someone is trying to do something that they should be doing instead. They judge the person as not one of us. They try to let the other know that they should stop what they are doing. For the disciples, it is all about correcting the others behavior. How often do we look at someone else and judge them and try to stop their behavior because we know more than they do? Jesus seems to quickly put an end to this thinking of ours. Just because the person is not one of us does not mean they are wrong. Are they doing good work in Jesus s name? Maybe we have to widen our thinking and widen our circle of who is a disciple? Jesus states: For whoever is not against us is for us. Moses is trying to point out a similar message to Joshua in the first reading. Would that all the people of the Lord were prophets! Moses would like the Lord to bestow his spirit on all the people. In the second part of this Gospel reading, Jesus turns our attention from an outward, looking at others to an inward looking at ourselves. Is our own house in order? How am I doing at being the type of disciple that Jesus Extraordinary Ministers: P. Bell, R. Bisson, Jr., B. Carlson, D. Carlson, S. Clark B. Clemen, J. Clemen Usher: P. Ames 10:30 Mass at St. John Campus Sacristan: M.K. Rottach Lectors: B. Martinka, V. Vonhoff Servers: Elizabeth O., Katie O., Evelyn C. Extraordinary Ministers: B. Davies, K. Davies, M. Dickinson, B. Hunke, B. McBride, D. Noll, M. Noll, P. Orton, J. Povdin, A. Pravinata, M.K. Rottach wants me to be. Are my personal actions leading myself and others to sin and move away from God or are my personal actions leading myself and others toward God? Jesus challenges us to look at our own behavior rather than the behavior of others. The Gospel goes on to talk about getting rid of anything that stands in the way of our discipleship. Of course the cutting off of limbs is not meant to be taken literally! Jesus is trying to strongly drive home the point that anything that is getting in the way of our discipleship needs to be excised. We may need to perform metaphorical surgery to get rid of some habit, to abandon some pleasure, or to cut out something that has become very dear to us in order to be fully obedient to the will of God in our lives. Our conscience will usually give us a clue as to what this work is for us. This is not something that anyone else can do for us; we must do the work ourselves. We must recognize that the work needs to be done and ask the Holy Spirit s help to give us the strength we need for the task. The rooting out may be as painful as a surgery and the recovery may be a long process of starts and stops. Why would we want to even do this? It sounds as painful as a root canal! What is in it for us to become disciples of Jesus? Jesus states in John 10:10. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. Jesus promises (Continued on page 4) 2

3 Parish News Please pray for those in nursing homes, the families of the sick, caregivers, the military and their families, and for the following: The Sick: Fred Anderson, Arlene Beers, Kathleen Bianco, Nancy Bishop, Anne & Ron Bisson, Elizabeth Block-Kloss, Dr. Dennis Clifford, Mark Clifford, Colleen Dickinson, Marie Edquist, Helen Eisel, Adrian Vela Garay, Fr. Ralph Goman, Lu Gragert, Dianne Hummel, Dorene Johnson, Luke Julien, Evelyn Kerber, Sue Kobe, Barb Kok, Teresa Lucken, Barbara Mackintosh, Rose McGonagle, Pat Malinowski, Deborah Marrone, Tali Montoya, Fred Mulvany, Sandy Muschenheim, Alice Paulsrud, Elsie June Phillips, Bob (Whimpy) Quinn, Bernie Reid, Joshua Reid, Sharon Reid, Gary Roux, Mardie Rydell, Kathleen & Robert Sawyer, Jean Schwappach, Loraine Schwinn, Mary Seurer, Jeanne Sheck, Sandy Sperrazza, Doris Stacey, Gil & Bev Stifter, Jim & Ranee Sulfridge, Dario Vizcarra Tapia, Geri VanLith, Mrs. John Vilipski, Elias Youngblom, and Regis Yunker. Dear Parishioners, Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink will surely not lose his reward. This is what Jesus tells us in this gospel. That is a comforting thought. Even the slightest good deed done for him or for his Kingdom will not go unrewarded - even if it's only giving a glass of water to someone who is thirsty. That is the generosity of our Lord. He lavishes His blessings on everyone who will allow Him. Sadly, like St. John in this weekend s gospel, we are less generous than our Lord. Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow us. St. John had received the authority to drive out demons, but that wasn t good enough for him. He wanted to have the authority, and nobody else. He did not rejoice that people were being freed from their demonic possessions; he was envious that someone else was doing it instead of him. This exchange between St. John and Jesus seems like a small one, but it gives us a glimpse into the very heart of God. God is pure goodness, pure generosity. There is no evil, no selfishness or envy in the heart of God. It is His nature to shine with goodness, to spread goodness; He is always surrounding us with signs of His love. This generosity of God will probably surprise us on the day of our judgment. When we think of that day, we may tend to focus on the negative. We may tend to think of God pulling out a list of our sins, our shortcomings, and our stubborn, selfish actions. And it is true, in the light of Christ's gaze, we will see our sins more clearly than ever. But Jesus points out that the Judgment will also have another part to it. Even if someone gives just a glass of water to a thirsty neighbor in Christ's name, he will not lose his reward - think about what that means. Every act of forgiveness, every donation to a worthy cause, every penny put in the collection basket, every piece of clothing given to the poor, every kind letter or phone call or visit to someone who was sick, in prison, or alone, every prayer offered up for those in need, every word of comfort, instruction, and guidance, every single action that we perform in our Christian efforts to love God and neighbor is noticed, it is remembered, and it is delighted in by our Lord Jesus Christ. And he is storing up rewards for them all in heaven. This can provide us with some consolation when it seems like our efforts are having no effect. I gave food to my neighbor, but it won t last, he ll just be hungry again. I preach the truth with love the best that I can, but what good does it do? Nobody seems to be listening. I m being patient with my coworker and responding to hate with love, but it s still the same thing every day. What does it matter? Anyone who gives you even a cup of water to drink will surely not lose his reward. Our Lord is with us, seeing those good deeds that we do and storing up the reward He longs to give us in heaven. Let us show our love for the Lord by giving Him those acts of love and generosity in which He delights, and marvel at how He will outdo us with the love and care that He will show us in return. Fr. Liekhus 3

4 Parish News MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, September 27 8:30am Sharon Schaefer 10:30am Deacon Murphy 1:00pm People of the Parish Tuesday, September 29 7:00am Ramon Alba & Manuel Fuentes Wednesday, September 30 8:00am Nicholas Johnson Thursday, October 1 7:00am Janie McNamara Friday, October 2 8:00am Barbara Quast Saturday, October 3 8:00am James Mashek 4:30pm Carl & Ruby Berg Sunday, October 4 8:30am Eileen & Nicholas Koster 10:30am Lisa Moen Edgeton 1:00pm People of the Parish Sharing our gifts with God and His Church St Gabriel the Archangel's Sunday Giving 9/20 Gifts $9,854 Gifts-electronic $10,026 YTD for the 12 weeks ended 9/20 $175,961 Prior Fiscal YTD $181,100 FY16 Annual Fiscal Budget $951,000 Sunday, September 27 6:00pm Small Group Community Room, St. John Campus Conference Room, St. John Campus Monday, September 28 9:30am Small Group Community Room, St. John campus 5:00pm Legion of Mary Library, St. Joseph campus 5:30pm Loaves & Fishes 6:00pm Catechist Training for children s Ministry Music room, St. John campus 6:30pm Cub Scout Pack 254 6:45pm Small Group Lower Elevator Lobby, St. Joseph Campus 7:00pm Bible Study Community room, St. John campus 7:00pm Boy Scouts Mainstreet Elevator Lobby, St. Joseph campus Upper Elevator Foyer, St. Joseph campus 7:30pm AA Café, St. John campus Tuesday, September 29 9:00am Bible Study 9:30am Small Group 5:30pm Loaves & Fishes 7:00pm Holy Spirit Prayer Group Library, St. Joseph campus 7:30pm Small Group Wednesday, September 30 6:00pm Small Group Community Room, St. John campus Thursday, October 1 Rummage sale 9:30am Rummage Sale 6:30pm Weekly Calendar Choir Practice Church, St. John campus Friday, October 2 Rummage sale 8:30am Small Group 9:30am Rummage Sale 5:30pm RCIA 7:00pm Sports Night West Metro Young Adults Gym, St. John campus Saturday, October 3 Rummage sale 9:30am Rummage Sale 11:00am Hispanic Youth Bible Study Leo s Den St. John campus 4:00pm Preschool FF, St. Joseph campus 4:00pm Super Nursery (6mos 5yrs) FF, St. Joseph campus 11:00am Hispanic Youth Bible Study Leo s Den St. John campus 7:00pm Hispanic Community Prayer Group Community room, St. John campus Sunday, October 4 8:00am Nursery Auxiliary Rm., St. Joseph campus 8:00am Preschool Kathleen s Office, St. Joseph campus 10:30am Sunday School Preschool Rm, St. John campus 9:30am Hospitality Sunday 10:15am Children s Ministry Music Rm, Café, Gym, St. John campus 10:15am Hispanic Children s Ministry 10:30am Preschool Sunday School Preschool Rm, St. John campus 11:30am Hospitality Sunday Community Room, St. John campus 6:00pm Small Group Community Room, St. John campus (Continued from page 2) that after we take a good look at what we need to change, and the work is underway, we as disciples of Jesus will be more whole, more alive, and in less distress than before we began the process. Reflection Questions: Write on a slip of paper something that is getting in the way of full discipleship to God s will in your life. You do not have to share this with others. Putting it in writing makes it real. Spend time this week thinking and praying about what you have written. Who have we labeled as the in group or the not one of us group? What stops us from wanting to be full disciples of Jesus? What does an abundant life in Christ look like? 4

5 Parish News Nursery Coordinator We are currently looking to add a part-time Nursery Coordinator to our Children s Ministry team. This person will oversee and provide safe, secure, nurturing, clean quality care and supervision of children (birth through Kindergarten) so parents are able to participate more fully in Mass or serve in the Children s Ministry programs. The ideal candidate will project a personal lifestyle with Christian values and have training and/or experience in working with young children. References and background check required. For a complete job description visit careers.archspm.org. Qualified candidates should a letter of interest to St Gabriel the Archangel; cnovak@stgabrielhopkins.org. FALL RUMMAGE SALE October 1: from 9:30am 8:00pm, October 2: from 9:30am 5:00pm, October 3 : from 9:30am 12:00pm We will be accepting rummage sale items from Saturday, September 26 through Wednesday NOON on September 30 at St. Joseph campus. We take everything except: TV sets, large stereo sets, consoles, computers, carpeting, microwaves, appliances, baby car seats (not allowed to sell them), old tires and wheels, large windows, box springs and mattresses, water beds, toxic chemicals/paint and hide-a-beds. Furniture must be in good condition. Pick up is available Monday through Wednesday morning. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS!! There are a variety of jobs for all to do, especially sorting and pricing. There are even sit down jobs for those who cannot stand for a long time. Men are needed to work with the hardware and furniture areas. Another opportunity to volunteer, especially men, is for set up on Friday, September 25 and teardown at 12:00pm on Saturday, October 3. Food donations are always very much appreciated from Saturday until Friday. It takes a lot of food to feed all the people needed to run the sale. If you have questions or if you need items picked up, please call Suzanne at (952) or Janet at (952) or during the week (at St. Joseph campus) of the sale, call social hall (952) Eucharistic Adoration Thank you for your response to our recent requests for adorers to commit to an hour to adore Our Lord! We still need adorers for: Tuesday, 10:00pm, SUNDAY PRE-SCHOOL NEWS SUNDAY PRE-SCHOOL SESSIONS OFFERED AT ALL THREE MASSES! They begin the first weekend in October! The children are hoping YOU will join them in the fun! To make our time together complete, we need more Adults who are Virtus Trained and have had a Background Check. Sessions are during the 4:30pm, 8:30am and 10:30am Masses. You will Friday, 2:00am Saturday, 1:00am, 2:00am, 3:00am and 11:00am Sit in the presence of God. Hear His voice. For information or to register to adore Our Lord, please call Barb at (952) , Luis at (612) , or Roberta at (952) or at rowheels@hotmail.com. be asked to arrive 15 minutes before and leave when the children have been picked up. Let me know NOW if you enjoy being with young ones, like crafts, games and sharing the joy of knowing Jesus, Mary, Joseph and being a Catholic! Please ask any questions by ing me at KEsh@stgabrielhopkins.org or just write YES and add your phone number! You may sign up to be a weekly or monthly aide or even a sub! Hurry! Kathleen Esh BeFriender Ministry By our baptism each one of us is called to minister. Is God calling you to BeFriender Ministry? We begin our Calling Forth process next weekend, October 3/4. You will have an opportunity to sign up to learn more about this rewarding ministry or to suggest someone that possesses the qualities of 5 a BeFriender Minister. Next weekend after all Masses, BeFriender ministers will be available to answer questions that you may have about BeFriender Ministry. Sign-up cards will be available at the church entrances or from a BeFriender for you to fill out for yourself or someone in the parish you would like to invite to learn more about BeFriender Ministry.

6 Youth Formation, School & Parish News FAITH FORMATION NEWS Classes start NEXT WEEK (October 3/4 and October 7) REGISTER NOW! All students planning on receiving the sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Eucharist, and Confirmation this year MUST be registered, including all students attending a Catholic school. PRESCHOOL Ages 3-K; preschool is offered at the Saturday 4:30pm Mass, Sunday 8:30am and 10:30am Masses. Indicate your choice on the registration form. CHILDREN S MINISTRY Grades 1-4; Sundays, 10:15-11:35am. Exciting new format! MIDDLE SCHOOL MINISTRY Grades 5-8; Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15pm. HIGH SCHOOL MINISTRY Grades 9-12; Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15pm. FIRST RECONCILIATION/FIRST EUCHARIST Grade 2 or older; 6 Sunday evenings. CONFIRMATION Grade 10 and older; 6 Sunday evenings. Registration forms are available at the back of the church, in the main office, on the website to download and print OR register right online (look for the tab on the Ministries page of the website). Class schedules are also available at the back of the church or online. JOIN A MINISTRY TEAM FOR FAITH FORMATION! We are looking for adults and teens who want to take the next step in their own discipleship journey by serving others in our community. If you have a passion for children or youth, love being Catholic, and want to humbly offer your time and presence in order to pass along the faith, join one of our teams. You don t have to be an expert in theology or have a background in teaching. If you enjoy being part of a team, especially a team that accomplishes amazing things, then this ministry is for you! Contact Cindy to learn more, cnovak@stgabrielhopkins.org or (952) Here are some special ministry openings we currently have: CHILDREN S MINISTRY CRAFT/ACTIVITY LEADER This team member should enjoy arts, crafts, and working with children. Be a part of planning weekly crafts and activities to go with our lessons. Demonstrate them and assist the children in completing them. CHILDREN S MINISTRY GAME LEADER This team member will help plan weekly physical games for the children that support our lessons. The Game Leader will direct the games, supervise use of any equipment, and encourage enthusiastic participation from all! CHILDREN S MINISTRY MUSIC TEAM These team members will help lead songs and prayers each week. The music will be children s praise and worship and Bible camp songs. The team will help teach songs and accompanying movement to the songs and will encourage participation from the children. Ability to play an instrument is a plus but not required. CHILDREN S MINISTRY SMALL GROUP LEADER the main requirements for these team members are that they love children and can keep smiling for an hour and twenty minutes! They will supervise a small group of 1 st - 4 th graders, teaching a short 20 minute lesson each week (plans and materials are provided). (Children s Ministry takes place Sundays, 10:15-11:35am, St. John campus.) NURSERY AT ST. JOSEPH AND ST. JOHN Beginning in October, there will be a nursery service offered during all Masses at St. Gabriel. We are currently setting up a room at each campus for a nursery and are looking for a few things. Donations are being accepted for the following: Full-sized rocking chair or rocker/glider (2-4 needed) Toys appropriate for infant age 4 (in good shape and clean); toy food and dishes are things are also needed Board books and other children s story books Wall hangings and pictures (of interest to children!); room decals also appreciated Call Cindy to arrange a drop off time for any donations ( ). We also need ADULTS and TEEN volunteers who can love and care for children during one Mass time each weekend; consistent help is a plus, but we can work with your availability too! CHILDREN S LITURGY OF THE WORD (CLOW) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Help our children break open the Sunday readings in an age-appropriate manner. Serve in this ministry at the Saturday 4:30pm Mass or Sunday 8:30am Mass at St. Joseph. We still need at least 5 people in order to offer this ministry each week. You can attend the Mass you serve at (you will be with the children during the readings and come back for the rest of the Mass at the Offertory) OR you could be a CLOW leader at one of these Masses, and then attend a different Mass for your weekend worship experience. This is a wonderful opportunity to take the next step in your discipleship journey. St. Gabriel children need YOU! Training and support are provided. Call Cindy to get started ( ). 6

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8 SAN GABRIEL ARCANGEL Confesiones, domingos 12:30pm Santa Misa, domingos 1:00pm Pastor: Rev. Padre James Liekhus (Padre Jim) XXVI Domingo Ordinario B 27 de septiembre del 2015 NUESTRO DIOS PRÓDIGO Nos toca volver a aprender una y otra vez cuán pródigo es nuestro Dios. Es como si Dios no pudiera decir no. Por supuesto, que estamos de acuerdo cuando Dios es pródigo conmigo rico en misericordia y perdón, generoso con su gracia. Pero cuando se trata del otro el enemigo, el pecador, el hereje, el excluído? Pues entonces queremos que Dios sea tan tacaño con esa persona como yo soy. Moisés y Josué también querían un mundo así de conveniente. Se preguntaban cómo es que el espíritu de Dios se había posado sobre los dos que no se aparecieron a la reunión la Iglesia de hoy. Y los apóstoles en el Evangelio se quejaron porque habían unos haciendo milagros que en definitiva no eran seguidores de Jesús. La extensa y libre generosidad de Dios los confundió a todos. Que así sea, dice Jesús. Por su parte, ustedes que guían a otros, continúen siendo dignos de su vocación. Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. Comienza Programa de Formacion en la Fe para ninos, jovenes y adultos (Catequesis)- Domingo 4 de Octubre a las 10:00am. Clase de bautismo: Sabado 10 de Octubre de 4:00-6:00pm (Conference room). Favor de Registrarse despues de Misa. LAS LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura El espíritu se posó sobre Moisés y los ancianos, y también sobre Eldad y Medad. No se puede limitar al espíritu (Números 11:25-29). Salmo Los mandamientos del Señor alegran el corazón (Salmo 19 [18]). Segunda lectura Ustedes que se han hecho ricos rehusando pagar los salarios y con otras obras injustas, ahora se les va a condenar (Santiago 5:1-6). Evangelio Cualquiera que esté haciendo el bien en nombre de Cristo está con él. Aleja de ti todo lo que te impida el desarrollo espiritual (Marcos 9:38-43, 45, 47-48). LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Zac 8:1-8; Sal 102 (101):16-21, 29, 22-23; Lc 9:46-50 Martes: Dn 7:9-10, o Ap 12:7-12a; Sal 138 (137):1-5; Jn 1:47-51 BAUTISMOS Bautismo: sábado 3 de octubre15 11:00am Por favor NO niños en la clase. Registración después de la Misa. Miércoles: Neh 2:1-8; Sal 137 (136):1-6; Lc 9:57-62 Jueves: Neh 8:1-4a, 5-6, 7b-12; Sal 19 (18):8-11; Lc 10:1-12 Viernes: Bar 1:15-22; Sal 79 (78):1b-5, 8-9; Mt 18:1-5, 10 Sábado: Bar 4:5-12, 27-29; Sal 69 (68):33-37; Lc 10:17-24 Domingo: Gn 2:18-24; Sal 128 (127):1-6; Heb 2:9-11; Mc 10:2-16 [2-12] TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE Jesús dice a sus discípulos: Les aseguro que no quedará sin recompensa el que les dé de beber un vaso de agua por el hecho de que ustedes pertenecen a Cristo (Marcos 9:41). De esta manera Jesús muestra ser un buen judío. Existe una vieja tradición hebrea que relata que Dios premia no sólo a sus santos, los profetas, sino también a los discípulos del santo, y a quienes ayudan y alimentan a los profetas o sus discípulos. Así mismo, Dios abre las puertas de su generosidad con los santos y quienes de una manera u otra están relacionados con dicho profeta. Nuestro Dios es un Dios generoso, por tal motivo, ama a quien da con alegría. Los cristianos somos receptores de la generosidad del Dios de Israel, ya que éste no nos negó a su propio Hijo. Desde el principio del cristianismo la generosidad de tiempo, talento y dinero han sido la señal palpable de nuestro amor fraterno. Jesús promete que esta generosidad será premiada en esta vida y en la vida eterna. Seamos generosos. Fray Gilberto Cavazos-Glz, OFM, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co. GRUPO DE ORACION Sábados 7:00pm Catequesis de Padres de familia Bienvenid@s a la Santa Misa SÓLO JESÚS Debemos orar sin cansarnos, porque la salvación de la humanidad no depende del éxito material sino sólo de Jesús.