THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME NOVEMBER 12, 2017 CATHEDRAL OF SAINT PAUL NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE APOSTLE PAUL 239 Selby Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 651.228.1766 www.cathedralsaintpaul.org Rev. John L. Ubel, Rector Rev. Andrew Jaspers, Part-time Parochial Vicar Deacons Phil Stewart & Nao Kao Yang ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop Most Reverend Andrew H. Cozzens, Auxiliary Bishop
LITURGY GUIDE FOR THE THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OPENING HYMN WACHET AUF 371 Wake, O Wake, and Sleep No Longer INTROIT (8:00) Ps. 88:3 & 2 Intret oratio Gregorian Missal, Mode III Intret orátio mea in conspéctu tuo: inclína aurem tuam ad precem meam Dómine. Ps. Dómine Deus salútis meæ: in die clamávi, et nocte coram te. Let my prayer enter into your presence; incline you ear to my supplication, O Lord.. O Lord, God of my salvation, day and night have I cried before you. GREETING Roman Missal Celebrant: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Celebrant: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (or similar greeting) And with your spirit. PENITENTIAL ACT I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do, And striking the breast thrice, all say: through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault; therefore I ask blessed Mary ever-virgin, all the Angels and Saints, and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord our God. KYRIE Missa XI././. GLORIA Congregational Mass, John Lee THE LITURGY OF THE WORD FIRST READING 963 Wisdom 6:12-16 RESPONSORIAL PSALM Richard Proulx Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 The Grail, 1963. SECOND READING 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Te Deum, adapt. GOSPEL Matthew 25:1-13
At the conclusion of the Gospel: Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION Roman Missal HOMILY PROFESSION OF FAITH Please Stand I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. AGNUS DEI 256 A Community Mass, Richard Proulx I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, Cantor: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, 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: Third time: Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, 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 THE LITURGY OF THE EUCHARIST PREPARATION HYMN (when announced) SHARPTHORNE 624 What Does the Lord Require ORATE, FRATRES Roman Missal Celebrant: Pray brothers and sisters, 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 A Community Mass, Richard Proulx ECCE AGNUS DEI Roman Missal HOLY COMMUNION All Catholics who have prepared themselves to receive Holy Communion are invited to come forward. Our brothers and sisters of other faiths are invited to approach with arms crossed over the chest to signal their desire to receive a blessing. COMMUNIO Mt 25:4-6 Quinque prudentes virgines Gregorian Missal, Mode V Quinque prudéntes vírgines accepérunt óleum in vasis suis cum lampádibus: média autem nocte clamor factus est: Ecce sponsus venit: exíte óbviam Christo Dómino. The five wise virgins took oil in flasks with their lamps; at midnight there was a cry: Behold, the bridegroom is here; come out to meet Christ the Lord. COMMUNION ANTIPHON Micah 5:4c-5a; 1 Chronicles 29:10b-18 Canticle of David By Flowing Waters Paul F. Ford CLOSING HYMN SLANE 568 Lord of All Hopefulness COPYRIGHT ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: The English translation and Chants of The Roman Missal 2010 ICEL Corporation. Psalm text 1963, The Grail. All rights reserved. Responsorial Psalm by Richard Proulx 1975; Congregational Mass by John Lee 1970, 2010; A Community Mass by Richard Proulx 1971, 2010 all by GIA Publications, Inc. By Flowing Waters by Paul F. Ford 1999 The Liturgical Press. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Reported under OneLicense No. 4676
Page 4 CATHEDRAL CAMPUS Monday - Friday Saturday - Sunday Offices, Monday - Friday CATHEDRAL HOURS 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. SUNDAY MASS Anticipatory (Saturday) 5:15 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m., 10:00 a.m., Noon, & 5:00 p.m. DAILY MASS Monday - Friday Saturday 7:30 a.m. & 5:15 p.m. 8:00 a.m. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday - Friday 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Saturday 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Tuesday Wednesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ROSARY Sundays at 11:15 a.m. in the Cana Chapel and at 6:00 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Weekdays at 4:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin OFFICE HOURS (RECTORY AT 239 SELBY AVENUE) Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. WELCOME CENTER HOURS Saturday Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. GUIDED TOURS Offered Tuesday-Friday at 1:00 p.m. (except on holy days and national holidays). Meet in the center aisle. MUSEUM HOURS Call the Cathedral at 651.228.1766 for hours of operation. VIRTUAL TOURS Visit www.stpaulcathedraltour.com for a mobile app tour and to virtually walk through the Cathedral. RADIO BROADCAST The 10:00 a.m. Sunday Mass is recorded and aired on Relevant Radio 1330 AM every Sunday morning at 11:00 a.m. Listen online at www.relevantradio.com. SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL CAMPUS Twin Cities Hmong Catholic Community Located at 651 Virginia Street, Saint Paul Sunday Mass (Hmong and English) SUNDAY STEWARDSHIP 9:00 a.m. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR OCTOBER 29, 2017 Sunday Envelopes $ 5,495.00 Member EFT/Credit Card (Est.) $ 1,271.00 Plate $ 6,695.00 Total Sunday Contributions $ 13,461.00 Saint Vincent de Paul Campus $ 920.00 MONTH OF THE HOLY SOULS THE MEANING OF PURGATORY Since perhaps as early as the 16 th century, Catholic piety has linked particular months with popular devotions, such as May as the month of Mary, or June as the month of the Sacred Heart. November has traditionally been called the month of the Holy Souls, a phrase that I believe merits (pun intended) some serious attention in these pages. The basis for the practice of praying for the dead is as ancient as it is misunderstood, and I hope to clarify, not confuse, the situation in these next weeks. The doctrine of the Communion of Saints, especially highlighted this month, is a significant tenet of our faith. For me certainly, one of the most comforting. It links us on earth, both with those in heaven and those in purgatory, namely those who are expiating their sins on the way to heaven. The Communion of Saints reveals a perennial link of charity among these three groups and reminds us that the Church includes so much more than us on earth. Deo gratias for that! It is a divinely revealed truth that sins carry with them punishments which, on account of God s justice, must be expiated in some way. Saint Augustine wrote: Every sin, whether small or great, must be punished, either by man himself doing penance, or by God chastising him. (Exposition on Psalm 58, 1,13) Our sins affect not only our souls, but produce effects in the world around us. Enter Purgatory, the name given to the final purification of the elect, those who are counted among the saved, but who undergo a purification after death, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of God. Purgatory is a state of cleansing (from Lat. purgare, to make clean) from the temporal punishment due for sins whose guilt has been forgiven, but in which satisfaction for the effects of those sins is still being offered. Think of the sins as being like nails removed from a wooden 2x4. The nail holes remain (i.e. the effects) from the sin whose guilt has already been removed. Following our earthly lives, there exists a period of purgation by which the effects from our sins are expiated (to smooth out the holes) allowing a soul to be in a state most pleasing to God sine macula et ruga, without stain or wrinkle. It is the need for this purification that has given rise to prayers and works that may result in receiving an indulgence. The basis for the granting of indulgences, whereby some temporal punishment for sin is removed, may be found in the Church s treasury of merit, consisting both of the superabundant merits of Christ, as well as the prayers and merits of the saints. The Catechism clarifies that the treasury of the Church is the infinite value, which can never be exhausted, which Christ s merits have before God. They were offered so that the whole of mankind could be set free from sin and attain communion with the Father. (Catechism of the Catholic Church CCC # 1476). An Indulgence is a remission (a taking away ) of the temporal punishment due to sin, and with the help of the Church, may be obtained by a member of the faithful who fulfills certain specific conditions. Contrary to what some think, an indulgence is not a prayer, act of charity or almsgiving that removes guilt itself, but some (or all) of the temporal punishment due to sin, after the guilt has been expiated. The connection with the Church is critical, as the treasury of the merits of Christ and the saints is freely opened to those who desire forgiveness (cf. Matt. 28:18). Each time you go to confession, prior to granting absolution, the priest assigns a penance, a prayer or work that helps to make up for the effects of sin. Such penances help configure us to Christ, who alone expiated our sins once for all. (CCC, #1460). Luther believed that the
practice of indulgences damaged Christian spirituality. He questioned whether they could free the penitents from penalties imposed by God and expressed serious concern about some preaching regarding indulgences. Thesis #27: They preach only human doctrines who say that as soon as the money clinks into the money chest, the soul flies out of purgatory. The Church gives the name Purgatory to what is described as a final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of those who definitively separate themselves from God. The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent (cf. CCC # 1031). The Council of Florence (1439 A.D.) was held 44 years before Luther s birth. It taught: Also, if truly penitent people die in the love of God before they have made satisfaction for acts and omissions by worthy fruits of repentance, their souls are cleansed after death by cleansing pains Purgatory is a state of cleansing. On January 12, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI spoke at his Wednesday Audience about purgatory in the context of the life of St. Catherine of Genoa (b. 1447 A.D.). While she did not receive a specific vision of purgatory, her writings certainly highlight it in an original way. The pope said: In particular, we find an image typical of Dionysius the Areopagite: the thread of gold that links the human heart to God himself. When God purified man, he bound him with the finest golden thread, that is, his love, and draws him toward himself with such strong affection that man is as it were overcome and won over and completely beside himself. I love the gentle image of the gold thread, symbolic of God s drawing souls towards himself, even as they are being purified. We are wrapped in God s mantle of love and the Lord never tires of drawing us to himself, so that we might enjoy eternal happiness in His presence. (Next Week: Suffrages for the Deceased) It should come as no surprise that it is expensive to heat the Cathedral. Your assistance with periodic collections to alleviate the costs of heating the building has been tremendously helpful. Our first collection will take place next weekend. Envelopes are available in the pews. I sincerely thank you in advance for your help. I woke suddenly last Sunday at 2:15 a.m., immediately realizing I goofed! Perhaps I was having bad dream! While Lucas Cranach the Younger had painted nearly identical earlier versions, the crucifixion scene on last week s bulletin (1571 A.D.) was in fact painted after Luther s death, and then placed in his residence. Luther would indeed have gazed upon similar images, just not that exact one. Mea culpa! But even the artist goofed, as I noticed some misspelled Latin words. An English translation of the poem on last week s cover may be found on the tables by the entrances. It is the work of parishioner Kathleen Kirsch, a doctoral candidate in Classics at Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. I struggled mightily with this poem her translation is smooth and readable. Bravo! Our Cathedral Choir is participating in a Choir exchange with the Cathedral of Saint Joseph the Workman in La Crosse, WI over the next two weeks. Today, I ll be present as our choir sings in La Crosse, and next Sunday, Brian Luckner will conduct the combined Cathedral choirs here at the 10:00 a.m. Mass. Sincerely in Christ, Fr. John L. Ubel, Rector CATHEDRAL CALENDAR Sunday, November 12 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel Monday, November 13 Tuesday, November 14 Wednesday, November 15 4:00 p.m. St. Thomas Choristers - Choir Room 4:00 p.m. Ss. Cecilia and Gregory Choristers - Towers 4:00 p.m. Catechesis of the Good Shepherd - Assembly Room 6:00 p.m. Knights of Columbus Monthly Meeting - Ryan Room 6:30 p.m. CYA - Spiritual Talk - Hayden Hall 6:30 p.m. Faith & Life - Lower Level of Cathedral 7:00 p.m. Cathedral Choir Rehearsal - Towers Thursday, November 16 7:00 p.m. RCIA - Hayden Hall 8:15 p.m. RCIA Rite Rehearsal - Main Church Friday, November 17 1:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Cenacle - Ryan Room 3:00 p.m. Divine Mercy Chant - Cana Chapel 7:00 p.m. CYA Indoor Sports Night - St. Agnes School Saturday, November 18 7:00 a.m. That Man Is You! (TMIY!) - Ryan Room 4:00 p.m. CWA Giving Tree - Saint Peter s Square 5:15 p.m. CYA Sock Drive - Saint Peter s Square 6:15 p.m. Christmas Wreath Pick-up - Hayden Hall Sunday, November 19 - Coffee Donut Sunday Coffee & Donuts after 8:00 and 10:00 a.m. Masses - Hayden Hall After all Masses: CWA Giving Tree & CYA Sock Drive in Saint Peter s Square Christmas Wreath Pick-up - Hayden Hall 9:00 a.m. Calix Society Breakfast Meeting - Assembly Room 11:00 a.m. Lending Library - Hayden Hall 11:15 a.m. Rosary for Life - Cana Chapel 11:30 a.m. Calix Society Officer Meeting - Assembly Room 6:00 p.m. Rosary for Life - Blessed Virgin Mary Chapel CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to these young people from the Cathedral who received the Gifts of the Holy Spirit through the sacrament of Confirmation on November 5. Natalie Paul Diekmann Micaela Michael Hricinak Joseph Paul Leonzal Pierce Patrick Leonzal Julio John Paul II Ortiz Jonah Simon Peter Petric Susanna Joan of Arc Petric Annabella Catherine of Siena Sczublewski Page 5
Page 6 MASS INTENTIONS Saturday - Sunday, November 11-12 5:15 p.m. Julieta Alvarado-Rieppel 8:00 a.m. Edith Kardos 9:00 a.m. Saint Vincent de Paul ~ For the People 10:00 a.m. Cathedral Parish ~ For the People 12:00 p.m. Ernesto Riodique 5:00 p.m. Vincent Alfieri Monday, November 13 7:30 a.m. Alexander & Joseph Kleve 5:15 p.m. Linda St. Ores Tuesday, November 14 7:30 a.m. Ben Ciccone 5:15 p.m. Joan M. Schram Wednesday, November 15 7:30 a.m. Kingsley Nwaiwu 5:15 p.m. Jean Costello Thursday, November 16 7:30 a.m. Cathedral Benefactors 5:15 p.m. Innocent Bakala Friday, November 17 7:30 a.m. Lorenzo Hernandez 5:15 p.m. Joshua Ciccone Saturday, November 18 8:00 a.m. Carla Gaines MASS READINGS Readings for the Week of November 12, 2017 Sunday: Wis 6:12-16/Ps 63:2-8/1 Thes 4:13-18/ Mt 25:1-13 Monday: Wis 1:1-7/Ps 139:1b-10/Lk 17:1-6 Tuesday: Wis 2:23-3:9/Ps 34:2-3, 16-19/Lk 17:7-10 Wednesday: Wis 6:1-11/Ps /Ps 82:3-4, 6-7/Lk 17:11-19 Thursday: Wis 7:22b - 8:1/Ps 119:89-91, 130, 135, 175/ Lk 17:20-25 Friday: Wis 13:1-9/Ps 19:2-5ab/Lk 17:26-37 Saturday: Wis 18:14-16; 19:6-9/Ps 105:2-3, 36-37, 42-43/Lk 18:1-8 Saturday: Dedication: Acts 28:11-16, 30-31/Ps 98:1-6/ Mt 14:22-33 Next Sunday: Prv 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31/Ps 128:1-5/ 1 Thes 5:1-6/Mt 25:14-30 or 25:14-15, 19-21 Observances for the Week of November 12, 2017 Sunday: 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Monday: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin Tuesday: 32nd Tuesday in Ordinary Time Wednesday: St. Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Thursday: St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude, Virgin Friday: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious Saturday: Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss. Peter and Paul, Apostles; St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin Next Sunday: 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Liturgical Publications Inc CATHEDRAL NEWS CYA - ANNUAL SOCK DRIVE Catholic Charities Higher Ground Center has a need for new, crew sport (over the ankle) and thermal socks. To support the Center, the Cathedral Young Adults will host a sock drive in front of St. Peter s Chapel on November 11-12, and November 18-19. Donations will be taken after each Sunday Mass and the Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Anticipatory Masses. THE GIVING TREE - SAINT PETER S SQUARE The Cathedral parish has a rich tradition for giving at Christmas. The Giving Tree will be available in Saint Peter s Square after all Masses this weekend November 11-12 and November 18-19. The ornaments contain gift wishes for two different communities: Bethel Healthcare Community, an older adult community located within the parish boundaries and More School, which works with refugee and immigrant families with English skills and other basic needs. The Women s Association facilitates this project with the help of our parish family. Please stop by the Giving Tree Table and select an ornament or two. Volunteers are needed for the Giving Tree to pass out ornaments before and after Mass, and to collect and sort all the gifts when returned to the Cathedral on December 2-3. For more information on how you can help, please call Angela Schmall at 651.263.0036. SAINT GERTRUDE THE GREAT FEAST DAY, NOVEMBER 16 Saint Gertrude was a German Benedictine nun in the 13th century. She was an excellent theologian and a great mystic. In one of her visions, the Lord Jesus told her that many souls each day would be released from purgatory if she continued to offer her prayers for their souls. Her Feast Day is November 16. Saint Gertrude s prayer for the release of souls in purgatory is available at the Selby entrances. PRAY THE ROSARY AT PLANNED PARENTHOOD, NOVEMBER 18 All are welcome to join the Knights of Columbus to pray the Rosary at the Planned Parenthood on University and Vandalia in St. Paul. We meet at 11:00 a.m. on the third Saturday of each month. Please join our efforts to build up a Culture of Life. For more details, call Al Rohweder at 651.779.6171. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHRISTMAS WREATH DELIVERY Thank you, to those who purchased Wreaths or Christmas items. Wreath orders can be picked-up during weekend Masses November 18-19 on the lower level of the Church, following each Mass on Saturday and Sunday. Proceeds from these sales go to benefit Abria Pregnancy Resources. Abria offers a safe, non-judgmental and supportive environment for Twin Cities women and couples facing an unexpected pregnancy. FUEL COLLECTION NEXT WEEK, NOVEMBER 19 Soon enough the colder weather will arrive. Once each month through February we take a special collection to defray the heating costs associated with this building. We want to keep it at a comfortable temperature. Next week we will take up a second collection for this purpose Registered parishioners have envelopes for this collection in their packets. There are also special envelopes available in the pews.
Page 7 VOICES FROM THE ARCHIVES America was the future... Archbishop John Ireland s 1905 letter to the priests and faithful of the Diocese set out a general plan for what he always called the New Cathedral of Saint Paul. But at the end of the letter, he was very specific, naming the patron saints of Minnesota immigrants. Driven from Ireland by the Great Famine, the Ireland family knew what it meant to be immigrants the long voyage, the struggle to settle and begin a new life. The eldest son, ten-year old John Ireland, already matured beyond his years, turned away from Erin s isle without regret and without nostalgia... he sensed that America offered him freedom and dignity and a fair chance to try his manhood. America was the future. Ireland expected that immigrants like him, would have similar feelings, would accept the gifts of their new country, assimilate and participate in its social and political processes. But that was a long time coming. Somewhat reluctantly Ireland saw the growth of national churches: German immigrant Catholics drove the 1856 formation of Assumption Parish. The Church of St. Louis for the French and the Church of St. Stanislaus for Bohemian and Polish immigrants were all active by 1872. Italians were sent to the basement of the Cathedral for Sunday Mass until the immigration scene shifted in 1880 with millions of Italians arriving more than 80% of them Catholic. American bishops called them the Italian problem. Leo XIII moved to solve the problem by sending Mother Francesca Cabrini to minister to them. From 1889 when she arrived in New York until her death in Chicago in 1917, she founded 67 schools, hospitals and orphanages. She sailed second-class around the ocean 25 times, rode burros through Central and South America and travelled by rail from New York to Seattle to New Orleans. Her instruction was clear: work hard, learn the language, become a citizen. She set the example when she became an American citizen in 1909, the first American citizen canonized. Mother Cabrini is imaged in the Cathedral in the window of the beatitudes: Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for justice. She is honored with the dedication of one of the Cathedral bells: I was a stranger and you welcomed me. Excerpts from John Ireland and the American Catholic Church, by Marvin O Connell. Note: December 22, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Mother Cabrini, Mother of Immigrants. Her feast day is November 13. ACSP. THINKING ABOUT VOLUNTEERING? Our Cathedral is filled with people who share their gifts with the parish in a wide variety of ways. In our ongoing effort to ensure the safety of every person who enters our doors, we encourage all adults considering volunteering at the Cathedral to attend a Safe Environment training session entitled Protecting God s Children for Adults. More information and a list of open sessions can be found online at www.virtusonline.org or by contacting Patrick Conley at either (pconley@cathedralsaintpaul.org; 651.357.1340). RITES BAPTISM We welcome those who have been newly baptized. Please pray for them as they continue to grow in Christ. Jacob Matthew Turner William John Palmer MARRIAGE Please join us in praying for all couples preparing for the sacrament of Matrimony. Brian John Milton Carolyn Ferrer Ocampo FUNERAL Please remember in your prayers those who are in grief because of the loss of a loved one. SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION BAPTISM The sacrament of Baptism is celebrated for our parishioners on Sundays after the Noon Mass. Parents must attend a preparation class. To inquire, call Gail Wood at 651.357.1325. MATRIMONY To be married at the Cathedral of Saint Paul, one or both persons of the engaged couple must be an active, registered Cathedral parishioner for six months prior to requesting a wedding date. For more information about wedding policies, call Gail Wood at 651.357.1325. BULLETIN SCHEDULE FOR NOVEMBER Please note that bulletin deadlines are early during particular seasons to accommodate the print company of the bulletins. Tuesday, November 14, 2017 November 26 Bulletin Items Due Note: Bulletin submissions should be sent to bulletineditor@cathedralsaintpaul.org CHRISTMAS TREE SALE The Nativity Men s Club is sponsoring it s annual Christmas Tree Lot starting Friday November 24 and running through Saturday December 23. Come see us soon for the best selection of the always popular fraser fir, balsam, spruce and other quality Christmas trees. We re located one block west of Fairview between Wellesley and Stanford. Contact Tree Lot Chairman Pat Bollom at 612.599.8096 or pat@sdata.us with any questions.