02/23/24 | 2nd Sunday of Lent

Mass & Confession Times

Mass Times

• Monday - Friday: 12:00pm (MC)
• Tuesday & Thursday: 7:30am (EC)
• Wednesday: 5:30pm (EC)
• Saturday: 8:00am, 5:00pm (MC)
• Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am (live streamed), 12:00pm, 5:30pm (MC)

MC - Main Church

EC - Emmaus Chapel

Confession Times

• Monday - Friday: 11:15-11:45am
• Wednesday: 6:00-6:30pm
• Saturday: 8:30-9:00am 
• All Confessions in Emmaus Chapel

Funerals:

• Carol Bickman – Tuesday, February 27 at 10:00 am / Visitation at 9:00 am
• James Paskett – Friday, March 1 at 10:00 am / Visitation at 9:00 am

Liturgical Minister Trainings

Help Others Encounter Christ in the Eucharist at Mass!

Our parish continues to have great needs for Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors, Altar Servers, Ushers, Sacristans, and Greeters at all of our Masses. Take a step out of your comfort zone and go beyond attending Mass—get involved and help others encounter Christ more fully. We welcome all with a true desire to minister.

We have several training sessions listed below—you only need to attend one, please RSVP to [email protected] so we know you’re coming. If none of the dates listed work for you, just let us know and we’ll help you get started with a training by appointment. Visit sjn.org/liturgy for more info and full list of ministries. All trainings will take place in Main Church.

Eucharistic Minister Training:

Sat. February 24 at 8:45am

Sat. March 9 at 8:45am

Fri. March 8 following 12pm Daily Mass (~12:35pm)

Wed. March 20 at 4:30pm

Usher or Greeter Training:

Sat. February 24 at 10am

Before or After Any Weekend Mass You Attend!

Lector Training:

Sat. March 9 at 10am

Altar Server Training:

Sat. March 9 at 11am

Sacristan Training:

By appointment, please email [email protected] or call 651-209-8584. We have needs for sacristans at ALL of our weekend masses.

We are excited to announce that we are traveling to the National Eucharistic Congress with All Saints in Lakeville and other south metro parishes! We will travel via motorcoach to Indianapolis to spend 5 days with 60,000 other Catholics at Lucas Oil Stadium (home of the Indianapolis Colts) for the first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years. There will be beautifully reverent Masses throughout the weekend in multiple languages, powerful Impact Sessions each morning tailored to your state in life, other breakout sessions, a huge expo hall with booths for all things Catholic, Eucharistic Adoration, Eucharistic Processions, Confessions, and Revival Sessions each evening for all 60,000 to encounter Christ in a powerful way. Speakers include Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sister Miriam James Heidland, Bishop Cozzens, Montse Alvarado, Bishop Robert Barron, Sister Bethany Madonna, Chris Stefanick, and many more! St. John Neumann has 10 spots reserved—contact [email protected] for pricing info and to reserve your spot! 

Questions or looking to minister for Liturgy or Music?

Liturgy contact: [email protected]

Music contact: [email protected]

Questions or looking to minister for Faith Formation?

Faith Formation contact: [email protected]

Join the St. John Neumann Team and help us raise $5k for CRS.

There are two ways to participate.

• On February 10/11, please pick up a Rice Bowl at the table in the Gathering Space, follow the instructions, and bring it back on April 6/7. (Recommended to families with young children).
• Join the SJN team and give online at http://tinyurl.com/SJN-RICEBOWL-2024 ~ preferred method.

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) 2024 Rice Bowl Fundraiser

February 10/11 to April 6/7

CRS Rice Bowl is the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services, the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. Through CRS Rice Bowl, faith communities in every diocese throughout the United States put their faith into action through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Learn about how our sisters and brothers across the globe overcome hardships like hunger and malnutrition and how, through Lenten alms, we can make the world a better place for all. 

St John Neumann is delighted to support the Rebuilding Catholic Community - 2024 Spring Speaker Series 

Featuring, among others, Bishop Joseph Williams and writer/speaker Leah Libresco (author of Building the Benedict Option). The talks are on Thursdays at 7 pm, Feb 15-March 7. The talks are free, open to the public, and include a reception. For more information and to register, please visit catholicsocialthought.org. 

The Center has also recently released a new publication, The Catholic Citizen. Go to https://www.catholicsocialthought.org/the-catholic-citizen

Blankets 4 Babes Ministry

We will have a Fabric and Sewing materials Drive on February 17 to 25.

B4B needs new materials to continue making blanket bundles for mother-babies in need and Crisis pregnancy agencies. Items needed are flannel, kid-friendly cotton, batting, fleece, thread & yarn, or JOANN Fabrics gift cards. Only new fabrics, please. Thank you!

Please place donations in the box located in the Gathering Space. 

If you have any questions, contact [email protected].

The Blankets 4 Babes and Pro-Life Ministries would like to thank the generous members of St. John Neumann. We received many useful items, including 3 Strollers, 150 clothing items/outfits, diapers, wipes, toys, and more. These items are all important for the growth and well-being of babies. Once again, thank you all for your support! We couldn’t do this without you! 

Please pick up a donation envelope and additional information at the CCHD table and return it to the Lenten Alms Box in the gathering space. Please write checks to SJN with CCHD in the memo. Thank you!

*This ministry is one of the Lenten corporal works of mercy: Fasting, Prayer & Almsgiving.  

The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops, working to carry out the mission of Jesus Christ “... to bring glad tidings to the poor ... liberty to captives ... sight to the blind, and let the oppressed go free.” (Luke 4:18)

The belief that those directly affected by unjust systems and structures have the best insight into knowing how to change them is central to CCHD. CCHD works to break the cycle of poverty by helping low-income people participate in decisions that affect their lives, families, and communities. CCHD offers a hand-up, not a handout.

The Open Door Food Donation

Bring food donations to SJN before all Masses on the weekend of

 February 23/24.

Please double-bag your paper grocery bags and check for expiration dates. Thanks!

Thank you! 

“I AM” Prayer Ministry Training, May 6-10, 2024. 

Contact [email protected] for more details

Parish Health Ministry will be sponsoring an annual Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, March 14 from 1:00 to 7 pm. For whole blood donors, please do not donate after Thursday, January 17, which is 56 days prior to our blood drive. You can register at www.redcrossbloodorg, enter sponsor code SJN, and choose your donation time.  

Other Upcoming Events/News!

Women’s Saturday Morning Coffee - March 2^nd

Restore: Continuing Our Lenten Journey

Join us as we continue our Lenten journey from week 3 through Holy Week with video presentations by Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT, author of the Lenten Journal Restore.

Topics will include the roots of sin, almsgiving, forgiveness, and sacrifice. We trust that the light of Christ will bring us through the desert into the joy of new life. Social 8:30 a.m. Presentation 9 a.m. SJN Social Hall.

In 1921, Maria Kowaska left home and traveled to Krakow to become a nun. Various convents rejected her because she had only three years of schooling and had no money to purchase her habit and contribute to the convent. After a year of working, she was accepted to the Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy and took the name of Faustina. Life was not easy for Sr. Faustina–she endured ridicule by her fellow nuns. However, her spiritual life changed dramatically when our Lord Jesus Himself started appearing and speaking to her. He named her “His Secretary” and told her to write down everything. She continued to receive words from Our Lord that were recorded in her diary. Sister Faustina was diagnosed with “Consumption” (likely Tuberculosis) and for years steadily grew sicker while continuing her diary recording. Sister Faustina died in 1938.

Upon the election of Pope Saint John Paul II, the diary was presented to the Holy See and the Divine Mercy devotion were declared authentic and “in keeping with Church Teaching.” In 2000, Pope Saint John Paul II declared Sister Maria Faustina Kowalska a Saint and began strongly promoting the Divine Mercy message and devotion.

St. Faustina Kowalska, pray for us! Pope St. John Paul II, pray for us!

Meal Cost

1. Adult Meal costs $18 : includes Walleye, Potato and coleslaw
2. Kids meal (Ages 8 and under) costs $5 : includes Mac and Cheese and Animal Crackers