May 10, 2020

Visit: www.stjoan.com 4537 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55419 612.823.8205 Fax: 612.825.7028

Pastor’s 2 Cents From: Fr. Jim DeBruycker

Happy Mother’s Day! Probably one of, if not the strangest, Mother’s Day of all time. If you listen to the news, many of you are suffering from over-exposure to your children but if you talk to others, most talk about the blessings and the gift it is to spend so much ‘quality’ time with their children. And if you talk to many grandparents, they talk about the devastation of not being able to be with their grandkids. For many people, they are wondering what this kind of quarantining talk is about; they have never worked so hard nor- and let’s face it- in dangerous situations. If you are a medical caregiver of any sort you are concerned, and if you are a cashier or any essential worker, it is a fearful time for yourself and your family. We are beginning to think about how to safely open up again and provide services. The Archdiocese has sent out a number of rules for open-ing up concerning masks, safe distances, sanitation stations and occupancy loads, but not the logistics of how to do it. (Please notice in the bulletin that JP Fitzgibbons has started up a face mask sewing group.) I do hope the Archdiocese is paying attention to and remembering their own rhetoric which has been emphasizing the safety of those gather-ing to pray, not all the rules around the rubrics. It reminds me of the old question put to the rabbi, “Is it okay to rescue your donkey if it falls in a well on Sabbath?” Protection of life aces all legal concerns More than that has been the diminishment of the potency of the community gathered in recent years. The presence of Christ in the communi-ty gathered itself is as important as the consecration of the Eucharist and real presence. As we discuss how to regather, it is important to find ways for the community to interact with each other; sometimes coffee can be sacramental…ask a Scandinavian. Hopefully you have noticed on the web, be it our website or Facebook, that the staff is reaching out to you. Cynthia has regular reflections, and newsletters are sent to the youth from Brennan and Rose and to the .Family Mass crowd from Gabriel. We have different staff members presenting pre-mass reflections on their life in the pandemic and recently the Musicians have their ‘corner’ where they present music and observations on life. Hopefully we will get together soon until then pray for each other and that our medical researchers produce a couple of miracles. Have the best Mother’s day you can!

No Gathering for Masses through May 17. Check our website for video. No meetings or gatherings through May 17.

Parish Center will be open 9:00am - 3:00pm Monday thru Friday

Food Shelf Donations Are Needed: We will continue to accept non-perishable food items. They can be dropped off Monday thru Friday, 9am - 3pm in the bins in the Parish Center entry. Your food offerings are donated to the Foodshelf at Sabathani Community Center each week. Thank you for your willingness to help those in need. SJA Housing Ministry: "Getting Our House (and Senate!) in Order". This pandemic is exac-erbating the crisis of affordable housing, and we have the power to help shape our state's re-sponse! Join our Monday, May 11 Zoom call at 4pm with our partners from Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative. Meet fabulous fellow SJAers, get a brief housing legislative update, and take action together. RSVP to Julie Madden jmadden@stjoan.com for the link, and thank you for joining us to make a difference in this critical time.

Scripture Readings:

Sun, May 10: Acts 6:1-7; 1 Pet 2:4-9; John 14:1-12 Mon, May 11: Acts 14:5-18; John 14:21-26 Tue, May 12: Acts 14:19-28; John 14:2-31a Wed, May 13: Acts 15:1-6; John 15:1-8 Thu, May 14: Acts 1:1-17,20-26; John 15:9-17 Fri, May 15: Acts 15:22-33; John 15:12-17 Sat, May 16: Acts 16:1-10; John 15:18-21 Sun, May 17: Acts 8:5-8,14-17; 1 Pet 3:15-18; John 14:15-21

Looking Ahead…

Chuck Abramson, Cheryl Adams, Steve AhlmanArlene Alexson, Ann Allen, Carol Anderson, Molly McLaughlin Antila, Dennis Barta, Dave Benson, Phyllis Berninger, Elaine Boehm, Marcia Boehnlein, Patty Brennan, Brent, Lorraine Bryant, Jonathan Bulthuis, Pam Burd, Betty Byrne, Catharine C.,

George C., David Carroll, Jim Cassidy, Dayna Cell, Mary Cermak, Pat Clancy, Bob Corrick, Steve Cross, Culver family, Megan Daoust, Elizabeth Davidson, Larry Dease, Jim DeBruycker, Colleen Dooley, Rosemary Drees, Ava Dunlay, Kathie DuRocher, Henry F., Patricia Forster,

John & Margaret Frees, Michelle Fries, Kate Gilbert, Heidi Gregorich, Ron Guillfoile, Kate H., Mary Hale-Haniff, Claire Hayes, Isaiah Henry, Brad Hinker, Jim Hinton, Megan Hoffman, Jan Horner, Kathy Horner, Kathy Itzin, Jeanine, John K., Tom Keating, Glen Kelley, Chuck Kennedy,

John Kingston, Sage Kirscht, Larry Kitts, Dan Kleber, Steve Kremer, Helen LaFavor, Amy Lainus, Melva Larson, Darlene Lawson, Margaret Lulic, Alex M., Maureen, Dawn McCelland, Joaquin Mendez, Kate Meyer, Bob Miller, Rita Miller, Bev Moran, Paige More, Royce Morrissette, Terry Muelken,

Ted Mueller, Annie Mutuura Kamau, Nate, Randy Naae, Rita Nelson, Craig Nordby, Dick Olson, Paul Olvera, Mike O’Rourke, Colette Ott, Jacques Parent, Pam Paul, Alice Pirola, Rita, Wendy R., Carol Reiland, Jack Riebel, Jean Rieck, Gina Romani, Donald & Susan Roufs, Dorothy Rowe,

Pat Russell, Sri, Ottavio Savina, Don Schafer, Dale Schmidkee, Carter Schmidt, Phil Schmidt, Colleen Schroeder,Betty Scully, Gary Sheppard, Paul Skrip, Sam Slagerman, Harold Sonnek, Teddy Sparrman, Joan Speltz, Ross Spriggs, Doug Stahlke, Vivian Steblay, Carson Stier,

Nancy Stockhaus, Rick Streng, Joleen Strosahl, Beth Swanson, Gabe T, Grayson Taylor, Matthew Tennant, Troy, Echo Thoren, Glo Tonskemper, Al Traynham, Carin Vagle, Leroy Vague, Dave Velasco, Barbara Verthein, Floyd Ward, Pam Washington, Marlys Weber, Lee Weinberger,

Bennett Wentworth, Mary White, Ambassador Ross Wilson, Jim & Jerry Wohnoutka, Jim Wolfe, Morley Woodruff, Michele Wylie, Denise Wyttenbach, Sarah Yoder, Curt Youngren, Dave Youngren, Annemaire & Ava Zubrzycki, Bridget Zvirin

Prayer Corner Requests: To keep prayer requests current, names will be included in the bulletin for four weeks and then removed. To add a name or to renew your request, please call the Parish Center at 612.823.8205.

Prayer Corner: Please remember in your prayers those who are in need of healing:

Our Liturgies through April and including today’s will be available through the St. Joan of Arc website. Celebrate virtually with Fr. DeBruycker , Fr. Cassidy and the SJA community .

Watch online at www.stjoan.com.

Families, tune in to the video liturgies designed for families!

Summary of contributions for the week and fiscal year. Includes plate, envelopes and estimated Sustaining Member payments.

Week of April 27– May3, 2020 Actual $34,166 Budget $27,374 Prior Year Actual $27,877

Year to Date (July 1 – May 3, 2020) Actual $1,855,896 Budget $1,763,669 Prior Year Actual $1,768,680

THANK YOU for your continued generosity!!

New: Mask Ministry! Do you like to sew and want to help make masks for those who need them? Do you need masks? Do you want to help make masks but don’t have supplies or do you have supplies but know that you’re really not a mask-maker? If the answer to any of the above questions is ‘Yes’ then there is a new

ministry just waiting for you. We’d like to make sure that every SJA parishioner has access to CDC approved masks. We’d like to donate masks to organizations associated with St. Joan’s as well. To find out how you might participate, email JP at jfitzgibbons@stjoan.com or call him at the Parish Center at 612.823.8205. Let’s see if together apart we might play part in stopping the spread of this dangerous virus so that we might safely gather together soon!

Help parishioners in need! If you are able to help members in our community with things like picking up & delivering groceries and such, please contact Sherri Stella at 612.823.8205 ext. 231 or sstella@stjoan.com.

SJA Responds: As we collectively navigate this crisis, we are called as God's people to walk the path of both charity and justice. Charity demands that we witness and respond to the immediate needs of those who suffer. Justice demands we respond to the systemic needs we face together, creating an economy and a de-mocracy that serves everyone, not just a few. Your contributions to our SJA Outreach Fund have made it possible for us to double the budget of the CARE Committee for at least the immediate future, to provide emergency financial assistance for housing and utilities to households in need. If you are an SJA parishioner in need of this assistance, please call 612.554.4128 and leave a message for our volunteers. Contact Julie Madden with any questions. We want to be of help to you. To join with us in addressing systemic inequities, please contact Julie Madden and get connected to our SJA justice ministries, including our ISAIAH core team, our Housing Ministry team, our Welcome the Stranger ministry and more. Thank you for your faithful commitment to love of neighbor. You are a blessing.

MH Monday Event: Moving from Anxiety to Optimal Wellbeing featuring L. Read Sulik, MD, CEO & CMO of Praestan Health. This is a Livestream Presentation on Youtube, May 11 @ 6:30pm. The link to the presentation is: https://youtu.be/hgVo4ULiEC8

WAITING…BREATHING…LIVING

Inhale to the count of three through your nose – allowing your abdomen to expand. Exhale to the count of six through your mouth – allowing your abdomen to contract.

Inhale…Exhale Inhale…Exhale Be Here Now.

The shift between 60 degree sunny weather to 30 degree snowy weather continues to remind us that we are not in charge and how quickly things change moment by moment. And we are still waiting. Hopefully our journey together through Rev. Holly W. Whitcomb’s book, Seven Spiritual Gifts of Waiting, is helping us discern – How do I respond to waiting? and What am I waiting for now?, as well as explore the possible gifts of active waiting. Patience – calls us to change our mindsets to engage waiting as an opportunity to continually trust in God’s time and pray for strength, clarity, and peace. Waiting teaches us to live in small increments.

How am I waiting for God? and How is God waiting for me?

Loss of Control – teaches us to depend on one another, allows us to surrender to grief, teaches us resilience, reminds us God is in control. Waiting offers us a chance to let go.

What do I need to let go of in my current waiting? Living in the Present – invites us to relinquish worry, teaches us to be faithful in small things. Waiting teaches us to dwell fully where we are. Be Here Now.

What can I find to appreciate in the “now” while I’m waiting?

Compassion – reminds us we are not alone, teaches us to receive, allows us to be seen for who we really are, helps us gather strength from others, offers us hope. Waiting offers us many opportunities for giving and receiving compassion – being “with” others and ourselves.

How am I experiencing compassion for others as I wait? and How am I engaging in self-compassion?

Gratitude – turns obstacles into opportunities, moves us beyond entitlement, opens our eyes to the blessings of small things. Wait-ing teaches us to appreciate those pieces of our lives that have gracefully fallen into place.

I am grateful for…

Humility – leads us to love rather than achievement, to honor others, to live without judgment, to honest assessment. Waiting is a spiritual opening to recognize our powerlessness.

What is my current waiting teaching me about humility?

Trust in God – an opportunity to let go of fear, an invitation to trust in love and to pray, faith. Waiting teaches us to live in trust. How can I use my waiting to practice trusting God’s love?

We are not alone. God is with us. We are with each other.

Peace Be With You…

Cynthia Bailey Manns, Adult Learning Director