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July 2024 Serra Calendar (PDF)

2024 Newly Formatted Collections Information (PDF)

2025 Newly Formatted Collections Information (PDF)

CALENDAR AT A GLANCE

July 18 ♦ Coordinator’s Toolbox: Inviting, Forming and Supporting Catechists — a Gathering for Faith Formation Leaders: Join us for a day to learn about the tools needed for a “coordinator’s toolbox” when it comes to finding and keeping catechists. We will meet at Sacred Heart in Freeport on Thursday, July 18, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Lunch is included; please register to attend by Monday, July 15: https://forms.gle/XMwwFw1jJ9bB7xR79.

July 25 ♦ Humanae Vitae Mass and Award Reception: This event will be held at St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Cloud. We will celebrate the 56th anniversary of Humanae Vitae with Mass at 7 p.m. with Bishop Emeritus Donald Kettler presiding. A reception will follow with the presentation of the 2024 Humanae Vitae Award to Father Greg Paffel. For more details and the flyer, visit https://stcdio.org/event/2024-humanae-vitae-mass-and-award-reception/.

Fr. Tom Knoblach ♦ Vicar for Clergy/Vicar for Health Care Ethics ♦ (320) 251-2340

Safe Environment Compliance

It’s hard to believe it’s been over 20 years of this commitment to provide protection and assurance of safety and respect in the ministries of the Church. Our thanks go to Linda Kaiser, who has been such a remarkably dedicated coordinator for the diocesan Safe Environment program, and all those who have had a part in developing and implementing this essential work.

With the passage of time, the sense of importance of this work can fade, and timely attention to updating background checks and training becomes more challenging.

This is an appeal to support not only Linda and our diocese but also the credibility and reputation of the entire Church by your prompt and diligent response to the required compliance for Safe Environment standards, both personally and for the parishes and institutions you serve. All questions on when, how, and why can be directed to Linda, whose polite and prompt help is a great treasure for us all. Thank you for your cooperation.

Personnel Board

Our deepest thanks to Father Tim Baltes, who recently completed 13 years of service coordinating the work of the Priest Personnel Board for the diocese. Endless phone calls, creative and imaginative planning, insightful matching of gifts to needs, and the occasional return to the drawing board when all was presumed finished are among his many achievements in this role.

The next work of the Personnel Board will be assigning mentors to our two newly ordained and warmly welcomed priests, Fathers Daniel Ruprecht and Kevin Soenneker; visits this summer with the ACC leadership and pastors who are completing a year or so of their new assignments; and continuing to collaborate with the Diocesan Planning Council on the work that will be coordinated by PartnersEdge in the coming months. We look forward especially to the Aug. 9 assembly with all the priests for input into our common future in the diocese.

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Upcoming events for clergy

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August 5-9 – Summer Retreat: The retreat will begin the evening of Monday, Aug. 5, through noon on Friday. Aug. 9, at Saint John’s Abbey, Collegeville. A separate registration with RSVP will follow for this event.

August 9 – ACCs 2.0 Clergy Day for Priests: This is a day for clergy to talk about planning for the future with the Area Catholic Communities. A separate registration with RSVP will follow for this event.

October 6-9 – Clergy Conference for Priests and Deacons, is with Father Timothy Gallagher at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria. A separate registration with RSVP will follow for this event.

January 5-9 – Priests Retreat, is with Father Dennis McManus at Christ the King Retreat Center in Buffalo. A separate registration with RSVP will follow for this event.

NOTES FROM THE DIOCESAN OFFICES

Catholic Education Ministries ♦ (320) 251-0111

Faith Formation

February 2, 2025 - Festival of Families: The Festival of Families is a day-long event (Sunday) for families to celebrate, learn, pray and grow in faith together. More information to come, but please share this date with your families.

Faith Formation gatherings for 2024-2025

July 18 – Sacred Heart, Freeport
Oct. 10 – St. Mary, Alexandria
Nov. 14 – Immaculate Conception, Rice
Dec. 19 – TBD
March 20 – St. Francis Xavier, Sartell
May 15 – TBD
June 19 – Christ the King, Browerville

Catechist Gatherings for 2024

(Offered for any catechist or faith formation leader throughout the diocese, regardless of parish or ACC.)

Aug. 21 – Sacred Heart, Freeport, hosting
Aug. 28 – Isanti ACC hosting
Sept. 4 – Harvest of Hope ACC hosting
Sept. 11 – Holy Saints ACC hosting

** Or other dates as requested.

Attention New Faith Formation Leaders: If you are new to your position, Christine Pinto, director of faith formation for the Diocese of St. Cloud, would like to meet with you to get to know each other and to learn about the resources and opportunities available through the diocese. Contact Christine at Christine.Pinto@gw.stcdio.org

Ministry with Youth and Young Adults

Youth and Young Adult gatherings for 2024-2025

We have scheduled gatherings for those in ACCs who work with youth and young adults:

Aug. 26, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – St. Mary in Melrose
Sept. 30, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Mary of the Visitation in Becker
Oct. 21, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Sts. Peter and Paul in Richmond
Nov. 25, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – CM TEC Center in Belle Prairie
April 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. – Sacred Heart in Sauk Rapids

For more information, please visit: https://stcdio.org/series/24-25-youth-ministry-leader-meetings/

Oct. 27 – Diocesan High School Youth Day (for grades 9-12): This event will be held from 11:30 a.m.-7:45 p.m. at Lake Geneva Christian Center near Alexandria. The High School Youth Day includes prayer, recreation, Mass, awesome food and lots of fun. Our featured speaker is PJ Anderson (https://pjandersonmusic.com/about). Watch the event site: https://stcdio.org/event/2024-high-school-youth-day/ for details and registration materials.

Jan. 25 – Winter Spectacular Middle School Lock-in 2025: (for grades 6-8)

Middle school students are invited to the annual winter spectacular. Youth will gather at Sacred Heart in Sauk Rapids for Mass and food and then move to the St. Cloud YMCA for continued fun until 6 a.m. on Sunday, January 26. More details and registration materials will be posted as they become available at https://stcdio.org/event/25-middle-school-winter-spectacular-lock-in/ and should be ready in late November.

March 28-30 – Castaway High School Retreat 2025: Promotional materials for the annual high school Castaway Retreat will be made available in late October. Parish/ACC electronic enrollments will also be available in late October and will have a December deadline. Parish/ACC leaders will have planning meetings beginning in January. Those dates and locations are:

Jan. 6, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at St. Mary, Alexandria
Feb. 10, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Centre for Christ, Sauk Centre
March 10, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. - St. Mary Help of Christian, St. Augusta
March 23, 1-4 p.m. at Seven Dolors, Albany

More information will be made available as it is prepared. Please visit: https://stcdio.org/event/2025-castaway-retreat/ to learn more as it develops.

New Youth and/or Young Adult Leaders

If you are new to working with youth and/or young adults in your ACC or if you have a specific need in these areas, Kent Schmitz, director of youth and young adults for the diocese, would like to meet with you and learn more about your ministry and ministry needs. Feel free to reach out at (320) 251-0111 ext. 4, or Kent.Schmitz@gw.stcdio.org

Catholic Schools

Aug. 19 – “The Best is Yet to Come: Telling a Faithful, Optimistic Story for Your School and Students”: The Catholic Schools Center of Excellence is sponsoring a day of empowerment with Dr. Ron Fussell, associate chair of education and director of Catholic School of Leadership of Creighton University, at St. Mary's in Alexandria. Attendees will be equipped with the tools and inspiration to craft compelling narratives of hope and resilience within their educational communities. For more information, visit https://stcdio.org/event/the-best-is-yet-to-come-telling-a-faithful-optimistic-story-for-your-school-and-students/. Contact Sara Michaelson with questions at Sara.Michaelson@gw.stcdio.org.

Deacon Richard Scheierl ♦ (320) 203-0554

God bless you on your birthday

July 4 – Deacon Jerome Schwarzbauer

July 5 – Deacon Bruce Maltzen

July 8 – Deacon Bert Bliss

July 17 – Deacon Phil Henneman

July 18 – Deacon Joe Hilber

July 21 – Deacon Steve Pareja

July 22 – Deacon Stan Hennen

Congratulations: Deacon Robert Craven and Deacon Kelly Marthaler who were ordained June 8.

Note: Deacon Rick Scheierl will be taking a course in Spanish Immersion at the Mexican American Catholic College, in San Antonio, Texas, this July. Please keep him in your prayers during his studies.

Prayer Requests

Deacon Jeff Fromm’s sister-in-law, who had a stroke.
Deacon Steve Pareja, who had a heart attack on March 28.
Deacon Stan Hennen, who had back surgery on April 16.
Deacon Dave Lindmeier, who received radiation treatments due to his cancer diagnosis.
Deacon Richard Quistorff, who had a total left knee replacement surgery on May 3.
Deacon Vern Schmitz, who is recovering from a stroke.
For a diaconate candidate, Julio Tena Soria, who has been off work due to a foot injury.
For all the applicants who are applying for the diaconate formation program.
For all those who are ill and needing prayers.

2024 Diaconate events:

July 24 – Celebrating the Parents of Religious Vocations, Seven Dolors, Albany
Aug. 20 – Diaconate Informational Evening, St Ann, Wadena
Oct. 15 – Mass for Diaconate Formation, St. Mary’s Cathedral, St. Cloud
Oct. 6-9 –Clergy Conference, Arrowwood, Alexandria
Oct. 25-27 – MEG Retreat, Camp Onamia

Bailey Ziegler ♦ (320) 258-7655

Department of Labor Overtime Rule Changes

Please be aware of the new Department of Labor overtime rules that go into effect July 1.

Effective July 1, 2024, the salary threshold will increase to the equivalent of an annual salary of $43,888 and increase to $58,656 on Jan. 1, 2025. The July 1 increase updates the present annual salary threshold of $35,568 based on the methodology used by the prior administration in the 2019 overtime rule update. On Jan. 1, 2025, the rule’s new methodology takes effect, resulting in the additional increase. In addition, the rule will adjust the threshold for highly compensated employees. Starting July 1, 2027, salary thresholds will update every three years, by applying up-to-date wage data to determine new salary levels.

• Department of Labor Exemption Factsheets

• Department of Labor webinar

Pastors and those parish/school employees responsible for HR functions, please email Bailey for a link to the DOL webinar we hosted in June if you missed it and would like to view it.

Janet Dusek ♦ (320) 251-4721

Natural Family Planning Instruction for July and August 2024

A First Instruction in the Billings Method will be offered in:

• Alexandria: Monday, July 15, and Aug. 19 at 6:30 p.m.

• Little Falls: Tuesday, July 2, and Aug. 6 at 7:30 p.m.

• Long Prairie: Monday, July 22, and Aug. 26 at 7 p.m.

• Rice: Monday, July 1, and Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m.

• Sauk Centre: Thursday, July 18, and Aug. 15 at 6:30 p.m.

• St. Cloud: Monday, July 22, and Thursday, Aug. 22 at 6:30 p.m.

• St. Michael: Tuesday, July 2, and Aug. 6 at 6 p.m.

• Wadena: Friday, July 26, and Aug. 23 at 5:30 p.m.

For more information visit https://stcdio.org/natural-family-planning/ . To register for a class, contact Sheila Reineke at sheila.reineke@gw.stcdio.org or (320) 258-7609.

July 21-27 – Natural Family Planning Awareness Week

This year’s theme from the USCCB is, “Love Beyond Measure: Natural Family Planning…supporting God’s gifts of love and life in marriage.” Resources can be found at usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/national-nfp-awareness-week. Parishes can find specific resources by clicking these links:

NFP Week Posters: https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/natural-family-planning/awareness-week/posters
Liturgy and Prayers: https://www.usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/liturgy-and-prayer
Articles: https://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/marriage-and-family/natural-family-planning/awareness-week/articles
Church Teachings: https://www.usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/church-teaching
Media Kit (social media graphics and web banners): https://www.usccb.org/topics/natural-family-planning/media-kit

Please provide your parishioners this opportunity to learn about NFP and God's plan for married love. If you would like an NFP Week display table, an NFP Witness Couple, or additional information contact Sheila Reineke at (320) 258-7609 or sheila.reineke@gw.stcdio.org

Aug. 9-11 – Retrouvaille weekend: Retrouvaille is a lifeline for troubled marriages. Couples learn the tools to rediscover each other and heal their marriage. 100% confidential. Held at a location in the Twin Cities. Contact TCRRegistration@tcr-mn.org with questions. For more information or to register, visit http://www.helpourmarriage.org.

Upcoming Events

Sep. 14 – Engaged Couples Retreat, St. Cloud
Sept. 21 – Sponsor Couple Training, St. Cloud
Oct. 5 – 2nd Marriage Course, St. Cloud
Oct. 12-13 – Worldwide Marriage Encounter, Alexandria
Oct. 18-20 – Beginning Experience, Central MN
Oct. 24 – Mass of Hope and Healing, Melrose

Elizabeth Brown ♦ (320) 251-1100

The Missionary Appeals are well underway throughout about half of the parishes in the diocese. These appeals occur every other year in our parishes though some parishes do schedule every year. These appeals represent mission congregations and orders, mission dioceses and lay mission groups and organizations who are actively working in mission throughout the world.

The distribution of funds to the National Office and then globally for the Catholic Relief Service Collection and Rice Bowl Collection will be done July 1. Local Rice Bowl grants have been given as requested and we are at nearly $30,000 distributed locally for food programming.

The Mission Office is a great place to find all your gift ideas for weddings, graduations, new house, employee appreciation, birthdays…. And everything is fair trade!

Brenda Kresky ♦ (320) 251-2340

Pastoral Visits with Bishop Neary

On June 19, we welcomed the ACC teams from Disciples of the Mission, Five Star, Holy Saints and Sherburne Area. Summaries, PowerPoints and handouts are available online on the diocesan website at https://stcdio.org/planning/area-catholic-community/area-catholic-communities-acc-pastoral-visit-summaries/. On July 24 we look forward to welcoming the ACC teams from MAAA, Mary Mother of the Church, and Cross Rock for our last pastoral visit with Bishop Neary. A summary from all of the visits will be shared at the clergy day on Aug. 9 and will also be available on the diocesan website.

The goals of the visits are threefold:

To build bridges for a thriving mission across parishes in an ACC
To develop ACCs as learning communities through listening and dialogue
To offer radical hospitality to nurture relationships between Bishop Neary, the diocesan pastoral team and ACC pastoral leadership

This effort is a collaboration between the Diocese of St. Cloud and Bridge Builders for a Thriving Mission Initiative.

Data Collection Initiatives

A HUGE thank you to the parish secretaries, bookkeepers, business administrators, and anyone else who made the extra effort to complete the two data collection tasks (data for PartnersEdge and the Minnesota Catholic Economic Footprint Study).

This data will help provide insights in member behavior, preferences and needs. It will allow us to draw meaningful conclusions that will yield positive outcomes to achieve our mission and ministries. The current reality report will be shared with the clergy in August.

Linda Kaiser ♦ (320) 251-2340

The audit year for 23-24 ended on June 30. The next step is to complete the audit for the USCCB to show the compliance of the iocese with the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. I appreciate all the people that were contacted to complete training or update the school or parish database.

The new children and youth curriculum is available July 1 at www.virtusonline.org. Each parish and school should have an account. If the parish or school does not know the account, please contact the Office of Safe Environment. The expectation is that all children and youth training will be completed by January 31, 2025. Please plan this in the faith formation program or school curriculum before this date.

Kateri Mancini ♦ (320) 229-6020

Aug. 18 – Rural Life Celebration: The annual Rural Life Celebration will begin at 1:30 p.m. with outdoor Mass with Bishop Patrick hosted by St. Mary of Mount Carmel Parish in Long Prairie, in collaboration with the Five Star ACC. The event will take place on the Nathan and Samantha Middendorf farm in Long Prairie at 17655 Co. Rd. 36, Long Prairie. The event, which raises funds for the Rural Life Fund, will include the presentation of the Catholic Century Farm Awards and Catholic Rural Business Award.

Posters were distributed at June deanery meetings or have been mailed. For additional copies or copies in Spanish, please contact Kateri.Mancini@ccstcloud.org or the Communications Office. You can also find information about the event online at: https://stcdio.org/event/2024-rural-life-celebration/ .

Download the poster at https://stcdio.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-Rural-Life-Celebration-poster-FINAL-update.pdf

Catholic Century Farm Award deadline EXTENDED to July 15

If you have parishioners in your ACC who are century farm families, please encourage them to apply for the Catholic Century Farm Award. We have extended the deadline to July 15. Please share this announcement at your parishes this weekend or reach out personally to any farms in your area that you believe may be century farms. Farm Award application forms can be found online at https://www.ccstcloud.org/services/social-concerns.

More information and a sample announcement can be found below. Contact Kateri.Mancini@gw.stcdio.org or JoAnn.Braegelman@gw.stcdio.org with questions or for a mailed copy of the form for the awards.

Catholic Century Farm Award application (downloadable PDF): https://stcdio.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Diocesan-FarmAward-Application-Fillable-24.pdf

Important Changes

A reminder that the Office of Social Concerns will be transitioning from Catholic Charities to the diocesan umbrella, beginning July 1. We look forward to continuing to serve our parishes and their communities in close collaboration with Bishop Patrick and his staff, as well as remaining as a bridge to Catholic Charities services, so please don’t hesitate to reach out with your questions as we strive to serve our communities together.

Our new email addresses are:

Kateri, director: Kateri.Mancini@gw.stcdio.org

JoAnn, Rural Life coordinator: JoAnn.Braegelman@gw.stcdio.org

Luke, Rural Life coordinator: Luke.Preussler@gw.stcdio.org

Intern (beginning in August): socialconcernsintern@gw.stcdio.org

You can read the full communication about Social Concerns’ transition here: https://thecentralminnesotacatholic.org/transition-social-concerns/

Anna Kampa ♦ (320) 258-7654

2024 Bishop’s Annual Appeal: Thank you to all of you for your support of this year’s appeal.

As of Monday, June 24, the Bishop’s Annual Appeal for 2024 has raised total cash and pledges of $1,104,808 toward our goal of $1,450,000 (78.91%). This was made possible through the generous donations of 6,237 people throughout the 16 counties of our diocese.

If you would like to know your parish’s/ACC’s progress for this year’s appeal, please contact Anna Kampa at anna.kampa@gw.stcdio.org.
The remaining solicitation letters for 2024 are tentatively scheduled for August 19 and November 18.
Moving forward, the Appeal launch will be standardized to the 2nd and 3rd weekends in February. In 2025, Announcement Weekend is February 8-9 and Commitment Weekend is February 15-16.

Appeal Main Videos

English: https://youtu.be/lRAGKm8k-5A

Spanish: https://youtu.be/LYYlridmwCE

All four of the breakout videos are also now available.

Please pray for the success of the Bishop's Annual Appeal and its ongoing support of diocesan ministries.

Oct. 17 – Stewardship Day: The Stewardship Advisory Council has scheduled Stewardship Day for Oct. 17. Our speaker is Bernie Evans, professor emeritus from Saint John’s University, where he served as associate dean for faculty in the School of Theology and taught courses on Christian social ethics, environmental theology, and ministry in rural communities. His presentation will draw from his book “Stewardship: Living a Biblical Call.” Please contact Anna Kampa if there is any topic or information your parish/ACC would find helpful: anna.kampa@gw.stcdio.org or (320) 258-7654.

Our office is in the process of contacting parishes/ACCs to learn names and contact information for individuals in parishes/ACCs who would serve as contacts to receive information about stewardship. If you would like to contact Anna about this information, please call (320) 258-7654.

The stewardship webpage is at: https://stcdio.org/stewardship/.

Fr. Virgil Helmin ♦ (320) 251-6557

+Prayer For Healing After Separation Or Divorce+

https://www.ecatholic2000.com/pray/prayer51.shtml

The Beginning Experience 50th Annual International Ministry Convention will be held at Saint John’s University July 12-14, with Father Virgil Helmin presenting an Annulment Workshop. For registration: https://beginningexperience.org/2024-international-convention-registration-july-12-14/

Tribunal forms are located on the diocesan website under the Tribunal page:

https://stcdio.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/formal_petition6_2016-10.doc

https://stcdio.org/wp- content/uploads/2013/04/petition_lackofcanform_06_2016-5.pdf

https://stcdio.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/previous_bond-6_20164.pdf

A petitioner can fill out the necessary forms found on our diocesan website under the Tribunal office at: www.stcdio.org/tribunal/annulments/annulment-forms/.

Any person (regardless of religious status) that has been divorced, and seeking remarriage in the Catholic church will need to complete the annulment process.

The documents required are the same for each annulment process and are:

1. baptismal certificates for both principals

2. marriage certificate (copies, not originals)

3. divorce decree (signed by the Judge) (copies, not originals)

For the formal annulment process, the petitioner can submit the completed form — Formal Petition (PDF) or Formal Petition (DOC) and appear in person for a scheduled appointment, or complete a narrative (see the guideline on the Tribunal webpage #2, A-H) or participate in a telephone interview with the Tribunal Office. https://stcdio.org/tribunal/annulments/

In the formal process, hearing the witnesses will no longer be in person at the Tribunal. The witnesses will be contacted by phone and the petitioner will assure the availability of the witnesses for a phone interview at a time designated by the Tribunal.

If you are uncertain about the annulment process or have any other questions, and to set-up an individual appointment you can contact the Tribunal Office at (320) 251-6557 or email vhelmin@gw.stcdio.org, mcrane@gw.stcdio.org or kmollner@gw.stcdio.org.

Fr. Doug Liebsch ♦ (320) 251-5001

Congratulations:

Father Daniel Ruprecht and Father Kevin Soenneker
Deacon Nathaniel Daubner and Deacon Joseph VanDenheuvel

The diocese is blessed to have these new priests and deacons serving the Diocese of St. Cloud.

Totut Tuus Schedule: Totus Tuus schedule for this summer can be found at

https://stcdio.org/vocations/totus-tuus/parish /.

Vocations Events:

July 24 – Parents of diocesan priests, religious fathers, brothers and sisters: Seven Dolors in Albany with 5:30 p.m. Mass, social and dinner to follow.
Aug. 17 – Paschal Challenge: Sauk Centre for boys in grades 7-12. Register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2024PaschalChallenge

Sr. Jeanne Wiest, O.P. ♦ (320) 255-9068

Aug. 9-10 – Summer Workshop for Music Directors and Singers: “Tune My Heart” is a diocesan workshop at St. Francis Xavier Church in Sartell for all musicians in the diocese. Steven Warner, musician and composer (and good friend of Bishop Patrick) is coming to share his gifts with us. On Friday, Aug. 9, parish music directors/coordinators will gather for a light dinner, instruction and Vespers. On Saturday, Aug. 10, all singers and musicians are invited to a day-long workshop, ending with singing for the 4 p.m. Mass with Bishop Patrick presiding. Registration can be found at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/STCDIOTuneMyHeart and must be completed by Aug. 1. Additional flyers can be downloaded using this link: https://stcdio.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/tune-my-heart-workshop-FINAL-scaled.jpg

New Revisions

The revised version of “Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharistic Mystery Outside Mass” is to be implemented on Dec. 1. The Office of Worship will present a workshop at the Clergy Conference on its implementation. Publishers are already taking orders for the new translation of “Holy Communion and Worship of the Eucharist Outside Mass.” Your order will be shipped as soon as Aug. 1.

Liturgy Training Publications (Chicago) https://ltp.org/products/details/COMRE/holy-communion-and-worship-of-the-eucharistic-mystery-outside-mass
Liturgical Press (Collegeville) https://litpress.org/Products/8921/Holy-Communion-and-Worship-of-the-Eucharistic-Mystery-outside-Mass
Catholic Book (Totowa, NJ) https://catholicbookpublishing.com/products/rite-of-holy-communion-worship-of-eucharist-outside-mass-brown
Magnificat (Yonkers, NY) https://bookstore.magnificat.net/holy-communion-and-worship-of-the-eucharistic-mystery-outside-mass.html

The “Order of Christian Initiation of Adults” may start Dec. 1 and must be implemented by March 5, 2025. Publishers will release the new books beginning Nov. 1. The Office of Worship and the Office of Faith Formation are working to develop and schedule workshops explaining the new OCIA.

Mark your calendars for 2025

March 9 – Rite of Election
April 10 – Chrism Mass

Barbara Sutton ♦ Bridge-Builders for a Thriving Mission

Lay Pastoral Caregivers

Fourteen people completed the lay pastoral caregiver training program in April, a collaborative effort between Bridge-Builders for a Thriving Mission, Office of Lay Leadership and Parish Nursing in the Diocese of St. Cloud. This training prepares laypeople for compassionate listening in various forms of ministry.

Our next training will be Oct. 18-19 and December 13-14, at the Abbey Guesthouse in Collegeville. The cost for this training is provided by the Bridge-Builders for a Thriving Mission Initiative (no cost to participant/s). To read more about the program and register, visit https://www.thrivingmission.org/post/congrats-lay-pastoral-caregivers

July 31-Aug.2 – Befriending Our Belovedness: A Retreat for Lay Ecclesial Minsters: At the third annual retreat for lay ecclesial ministers, we will explore the stories we tell ourselves and others. Facilitators Diane Millis and Barbara Sutton, along with some special guests, will guide us in storytelling, soulful conversations and artistic practices, sacred movement, nature exploration and poetry reading. Read more about it and register at https://www.thrivingmission.org/post/lay-ecclesial-ministry-retreat.