Wednesday, May 30, 2012
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity - June 3rd
It's Trinity Sunday this weekend! Former MHT parishioners will be hosting Coffee & Donuts at Our Lady of Grace on Sunday morning following the 7:30 am and 9:30 am Masses. The refreshments will be served on the patio outside of the Commons. In case of rain, it will be in Cassidy Hall. A freewill offering will be accepted.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Priest Reassignments
It's that time of year!
Fr. Duffner at Holy Family is being reassigned. Fr. Joseph Johnson will become the pastor at Holy Family. Currently he is the rector at the Cathedral of St. Paul; was the pastor at Church of St. Vincent dePaul (2004-2011); Assistant Chancellor at the Archdiocese (2004-2006); and Parochial Vicar at St. Olaf (1998-2001). This information can be verified on his Facebook page and also on his Linkedin page. His Facebook page has comments from some of his followers which might be helpful for those who may be interested in re-considering the local St. Louis Park church in their church search.
Fr. Duffner's assignment has not been announced yet pending notification of the current pastor and faith community at that church.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Sunday Mass plans ?
Anyone have a plan on where they will be attending tomorrow? We are starting to visit the neighborhood churches and would love to run into a familiar face.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Summer Youth Programs
WHAT ARE YOUR KIDS DOING THIS SUMMER??
SUMMER STRETCH: This is a fellowship and service program for incoming 6-9th graders. Thousands of youth around Minnesota partner with other youth groups in their community to do service projects, have lunch and take part in fun outings together.
Last summer, Most Holy Trinity teamed up with Wooddale Lutheran and five other local churches for a non-denominational Summer Stretch program. I attended almost every event and activity and can speak very highly of this group's program, it's partner churches, its leaders and also the kids who participated. It was a fabulous program.
I did bring this to the attention of Our Lady of Grace at that time and with the hopes that they would consider a Summer Stretch program of their own for summer 2012. Fr. Bob had asked his youth ministers to attend the orientation program held last winter to investigate the parameters of "Summer Stretch" and how it works. There are about 75 participating churches in the Twin Cities Metro and many of them are Catholic. I have been following the OLG bulletins and haven't seen anything about summer programming except for VBS during the week of June 18-22 and a mission trip to Belize during the last week of June.
Jean Olson from Wooddale Lutheran has extended an invitation to participate in Summer Stretch again and has invited all past participants and friends. I will definitely be enrolling Owen. The group meets every Thursday during the summer. It's a half day of service work and a half-day of recreation. The dates for this summer's program have already been published and they are:
Thurs. June 28, 9am-5pm
Thurs. July 5 , 9am-5pm
Thurs. July 12, 9am-5pm
Thurs. July 19, 9am-5pm
Thurs. July 26, 9am-5pm
Thurs. Aug. 2, time TBA – Valleyfair Day
The main meeting location is Wooddale Lutheran. (Last year it was Shepherd of the Hills.) The cost for all events, lunches, transportation, etc. is $150. This is a good value even if your youth is unable to attend every Thursday. They assume that most kids won’t be able to attend every single event and factor that into the cost. A non-refundable $50 deposit is due April 29 to register and the balance will be due June 28 at our first event. Scholarships are available if needed.
The registration deadline is April 29th. More info and registration forms can be downloaded from the Wooddale website: http://wooddalelutheran.com/2012/04/07/summer-stretch-info/
SUMMER STRETCH: This is a fellowship and service program for incoming 6-9th graders. Thousands of youth around Minnesota partner with other youth groups in their community to do service projects, have lunch and take part in fun outings together.
Last summer, Most Holy Trinity teamed up with Wooddale Lutheran and five other local churches for a non-denominational Summer Stretch program. I attended almost every event and activity and can speak very highly of this group's program, it's partner churches, its leaders and also the kids who participated. It was a fabulous program.
I did bring this to the attention of Our Lady of Grace at that time and with the hopes that they would consider a Summer Stretch program of their own for summer 2012. Fr. Bob had asked his youth ministers to attend the orientation program held last winter to investigate the parameters of "Summer Stretch" and how it works. There are about 75 participating churches in the Twin Cities Metro and many of them are Catholic. I have been following the OLG bulletins and haven't seen anything about summer programming except for VBS during the week of June 18-22 and a mission trip to Belize during the last week of June.
Jean Olson from Wooddale Lutheran has extended an invitation to participate in Summer Stretch again and has invited all past participants and friends. I will definitely be enrolling Owen. The group meets every Thursday during the summer. It's a half day of service work and a half-day of recreation. The dates for this summer's program have already been published and they are:
Thurs. June 28, 9am-5pm
Thurs. July 5 , 9am-5pm
Thurs. July 12, 9am-5pm
Thurs. July 19, 9am-5pm
Thurs. July 26, 9am-5pm
Thurs. Aug. 2, time TBA – Valleyfair Day
The main meeting location is Wooddale Lutheran. (Last year it was Shepherd of the Hills.) The cost for all events, lunches, transportation, etc. is $150. This is a good value even if your youth is unable to attend every Thursday. They assume that most kids won’t be able to attend every single event and factor that into the cost. A non-refundable $50 deposit is due April 29 to register and the balance will be due June 28 at our first event. Scholarships are available if needed.
The registration deadline is April 29th. More info and registration forms can be downloaded from the Wooddale website: http://wooddalelutheran.com/2012/04/07/summer-stretch-info/
Your Easter Experience?
WHERE DID EVERYONE GO AND WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE?
ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE: We went to the Easter Vigil. Former MHTer Terry Ruttger has been a parishioner at STA for several years and she invited us to go with her. Ellen Reicho was also along. We did cross paths with former MHTers Dick and Mary Enz.
The worship space at STA was very different from what we were used to. There were no pews and the sturdy wooden chairs were arranged in a 360 (like an oval or circle). I liked being able to see the faces of everyone present as opposed to only seeing the backs of heads as in a traditional church. I also like how the presider and altar servers were among the people. The logistics of the lectors, the choir and the altar seemed strange but I think this is something that takes a little time to get used to as will the layout, dynamics and culture of any church.
The music selection was traditional "Easter" music and the choir did a very nice performance. There was a drum and some percussion that gave the music a little bit of a contemporary sound. Mary Enz sings with the choir even though they are not registered parishioners at this time. She said she likes their sound and that they have a very good leader. It looked like there were about 20-25 members in the choir.
The liturgy was good. Very similar to MHT's Easter Vigil with the bonfire at the entrance, everyone lighting candles, moving from darkness to light and several readings. There were three baptisms and they have a large font that the candidates walk into. Fr Harry Tasto gave a good sermon and he personally greeted us after Mass. He seems like a very friendly, warm and welcoming pastor. There was a wine and cheese reception after Mass in the gathering space. Fr. Harry donned a sports jacket and mingled with the congregation. He seemed very comfortable around parishioners and looked as though he was having an enjoyable time. He was still standing around chatting when we left.
I liked the Gathering Space. It forced everyone to walk through the reception before leaving. Even though a few people introduced themselves to us and chatted for awhile, I still felt like an outsider. It takes time and involvement to feel like you belong, no matter which church is chosen.
ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE: We went to the Easter Vigil. Former MHTer Terry Ruttger has been a parishioner at STA for several years and she invited us to go with her. Ellen Reicho was also along. We did cross paths with former MHTers Dick and Mary Enz.
The worship space at STA was very different from what we were used to. There were no pews and the sturdy wooden chairs were arranged in a 360 (like an oval or circle). I liked being able to see the faces of everyone present as opposed to only seeing the backs of heads as in a traditional church. I also like how the presider and altar servers were among the people. The logistics of the lectors, the choir and the altar seemed strange but I think this is something that takes a little time to get used to as will the layout, dynamics and culture of any church.
The music selection was traditional "Easter" music and the choir did a very nice performance. There was a drum and some percussion that gave the music a little bit of a contemporary sound. Mary Enz sings with the choir even though they are not registered parishioners at this time. She said she likes their sound and that they have a very good leader. It looked like there were about 20-25 members in the choir.
The liturgy was good. Very similar to MHT's Easter Vigil with the bonfire at the entrance, everyone lighting candles, moving from darkness to light and several readings. There were three baptisms and they have a large font that the candidates walk into. Fr Harry Tasto gave a good sermon and he personally greeted us after Mass. He seems like a very friendly, warm and welcoming pastor. There was a wine and cheese reception after Mass in the gathering space. Fr. Harry donned a sports jacket and mingled with the congregation. He seemed very comfortable around parishioners and looked as though he was having an enjoyable time. He was still standing around chatting when we left.
I liked the Gathering Space. It forced everyone to walk through the reception before leaving. Even though a few people introduced themselves to us and chatted for awhile, I still felt like an outsider. It takes time and involvement to feel like you belong, no matter which church is chosen.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Church Spreadsheet
Thanks Ann for inviting me to be able to post to this great resource. I hope you don't come to regret that decision. Ha!
I have a spreadsheet I put together for my family to keep track of church times of local churches since we are a bit more like "Roaming Catholics" lately rather than "Roman Catholics" (and since the kids' schedules aren't always predictable). I thought I would share that resource with the group since it should help everyone. I put it together about 6 months ago so please let me know if any times are inaccurate. I took the information you posted on this blog about church websites and locations and started adding them to the spreadsheet using hyperlinks (just click on the name of the church and you are taken to the church website; just click on the church location and you will be taken to a Google Map of the location). I have only done those you have blogged about so far. Hopefully I will have time to fill in the rest later.
Please let me know if there are any churches anyone would like me to add or if there are any ideas on how to improve the spreadsheet (for example we could put fish fries in here). Thanks again for setting this up.
I have a spreadsheet I put together for my family to keep track of church times of local churches since we are a bit more like "Roaming Catholics" lately rather than "Roman Catholics" (and since the kids' schedules aren't always predictable). I thought I would share that resource with the group since it should help everyone. I put it together about 6 months ago so please let me know if any times are inaccurate. I took the information you posted on this blog about church websites and locations and started adding them to the spreadsheet using hyperlinks (just click on the name of the church and you are taken to the church website; just click on the church location and you will be taken to a Google Map of the location). I have only done those you have blogged about so far. Hopefully I will have time to fill in the rest later.
Please let me know if there are any churches anyone would like me to add or if there are any ideas on how to improve the spreadsheet (for example we could put fish fries in here). Thanks again for setting this up.
St. Margaret Mary
www.smm-gv.org/
Saturday: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: *10:00 a.m.*Children's Liturgy of the Word
Wed-Fri: 8:00 a.m.
2323 Zenith Ave. N.
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Saturday: 4:30 p.m.
Sunday: *10:00 a.m.*Children's Liturgy of the Word
Wed-Fri: 8:00 a.m.
2323 Zenith Ave. N.
Golden Valley, MN 55422
Sunday, January 29, 2012
St. Edwards -- Bloomington
New home of Fr. Brian and Deacon Jim
http://www.stedwardschurch.org
Saturday, 5:00pm
Sunday, 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00am;
9401 Nesbitt Avenue South
Bloomington, MN 55437
St. John's the Evangelist /St. Joseph of Hopkins
http://www.stjohnshopkins.org/
http://www.stjosephhopkins.org/
Sat. 4:30 p.m. - St. Joseph's
Sun. 8:30 a.m. - St. Joseph's
Sun. 10:30 a.m. - St. John's
Sun. 3:00 p.m. - St. John's (Hispanic)
http://www.stjosephhopkins.org/
Sat. 4:30 p.m. - St. Joseph's
Sun. 8:30 a.m. - St. Joseph's
Sun. 10:30 a.m. - St. John's
Sun. 3:00 p.m. - St. John's (Hispanic)
Christ the King
http://ctkmpls.org/
Sunday Mass: 9:30 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m.
5029 Zenith Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55410
Sunday Mass: 9:30 a.m.
Saturday Vigil Mass: 4:30 p.m.
5029 Zenith Ave S Minneapolis, MN 55410
St. Thomas the Apostle
http://sta-mpls.org/
2914 W. 44th Street Minneapolis, MN 55410
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday : 5:00pm
Sunday : 9:00/11:00am
2914 W. 44th Street Minneapolis, MN 55410
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday : 5:00pm
Sunday : 9:00/11:00am
Basilica of St. Mary
The Basilica of Saint Mary is located on the corner of Hennepin and N 17th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
http://www.mary.org/Saturday
5:00pm Mass of Anticipation, visiting choirs, cantor and organ
Sunday
7:30am Eucharist, cantor and organ
9:30am* Eucharist, cantor/organ
11:30am Eucharist, piano/guitar/vocalists or choir
4:30pm Eucharist, piano/guitar/percussion/vocalists
6:30pm Eucharist, piano/guitar/vocalists
Basilica Parking
Parking is available on the West side of the church in the parking lot under the freeway. There is no charge for this parking lot during weekends, but there is $4.25 charge during weekdays, and $2.00 charge after 5:00pm Monday—Friday. There is also parking on North 17th Street which is free at all times.Parking is also available in the MCTC parking ramp East of the church. Parking costs $5.00, but is free 2:00pm Saturday—Sunday night.
Our Lady of Grace
http://www.olgparish.org/
Weekends: Saturday 8:00 AM and 5:15 PM
Sunday 7:30*, 9:30* and 11:30* AM * Nursery Available
Sunday 6:00 PM Youth Mass
Welcome to Church Search
It was suggested that we pool our efforts in our search for a new church. All are welcome to post information about local churches as we all look for a new spiritual home. I know our searches won't really start until faith formation concludes in April, but I wanted to get out the information on the churches. It is easier to have all the mass schedules and church locations in one place.
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