Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

St. Joseph Campus: 1310 Mainstreet, Hopkins St. John Campus (Parish Office): 6 Interlachen Road, Hopkins 55343 Phone: (952) 935-5536 Website: www.stgabrielhopkins.org Fax: (952) 938-2724

CONTACTS Parish Office ...................... (952) 935-5536 St. Joseph’s Social Hall ... (952) 938-8968

CELEBRATION OF MASSES St. Joseph Campus Saturday ................................. 4:30pm Sunday ..................................... 8:30am Tue & Thu ................................. 7:00am Morning Prayer & Rosary Mon, Wed, & Fri .................... 7:00am

St. John the Evangelist Campus Sunday .. 10:30am & 1:00pm (Hispanic) Wed, Fri & Sat ....................... 8:00am

SACRAMENTAL LIFE Eucharistic Adoration Chapel: Perpetual Adoration open 24 hours at St. Joseph Campus Baptism: Second Sunday of the Month Contact the office 2 months prior to Baptism to schedule the required preparation conference. Matrimony: Contact priest 12 months in advance of desired date. Reconciliation (Private): St. Joseph’s Campus Saturday ............................... 3:30pm St. John’s Campus Saturday ......................... 8:30-9:30am Sunday .................................. 12:30pm

Anointing: Contact Fr. Jim Liekhus . ................................... (952) 935-5536 Communion or BeFriender visit: Contact Mary Fran Karanikolas ............................... (952) 935-5536 Parish Registration Contact the Parish Office at ............................... (952) 935-5536 Bulletin Deadline Tuesdays at 12:00pm except for holidays (week of the bulletin publication.) email to: mkrawczak@stgabrielhopkins.org

BeFrienders have served our community for 21 years providing a listening presence to those in need. We are happy to present to you our BeFrienders commissioned for 2014–15.

In June we welcomed five new BeFrienders who completed 6-months of training: left to right front row—Mary Ann Scott and Rhonda Pantilla; back row left to right—Diane Hemker, Amy Ames, and Peter Ames. We are grateful for them and also their leaders who trained them, Mary Beckering, Susan Ward, and Pat Bell.

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LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR SEPTEMBER 27/28

4:30 Mass at St. Joseph’s Campus Sacristan: K. Totall Lectors: J. Specken, M. Rasmussen Servers: Alex J. Extraordinary Ministers: Dec. F. Tangney, R. Bechir, B. Johnson, M. Krawczak, D. Specken, J. Specken, A. Tangney Usher: M. Hottman 8:30 Mass at St. Joseph’s Campus Sacristan: P. Hirl Lectors: B. Martinka, M. Beckering

Servers: Jeff W. Extraordinary Ministers: M. Beckering, P. Bell, B. Clemens, J. Clemens, B. Lauzon, D. Hirl, P. Hirl Usher: R. Yunker 10:30 Mass at St. John’s Campus Sacristan: G. & M. Sicheneder Lectors: G. DeLander, S. Goergen Servers: Matthew M., John Meyer, Zuri P. Extraordinary Ministers: D. Branch, S. Behnken, J. Benson, K. Cambre, G. DeLander, M. Dickinson, J. Donovan, R. Fox, J. Greene, T. Greene, B. Hunke

Pastor: Fr. James Liekhus

frjliekhus@stgabrielhopkins.org Deacons:

Deacon Darrel Branch Deacon Francis Tangney

(952) 935-8530 Business Administrator

Beth Schorle bschorle@stgabrielhopkins.org Director of Worship & Music:

Katie Schafer kschafer@stgabrielhopkins.org

Office Manager: Martha Krawczak

mkrawczak@stgabrielhopkins.org Pastoral Minister:

Mary Fran Karanikolas mfkaranikolas@stgabrielhopkins.org

Faith Formation Director: Chuck Romportl

cromportl@stgabrielhopkins.org Pre-School Coordinator (St. Joseph campus):

Kathleen Esh (952) 933-7610

Pre-School Coordinator (St. John campus) Jenni Stankevitz (952) 938-2773

Director of Maintenance Tony Jaroscak

ajaroscak@stgabrielhopkins.org Custodian

Ricardo Torres rtorres@stgabrielhopkins.org

Pastoral Council Chair: Cathy Carlson

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Notre Dame Academy www.nda-mn.org 13505 Excelsior Blvd

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email: principal@nda-mn.org

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FALL RUMMAGE SALE October 2: from 9:30am–8:00pm October 3: from 9:30am–5:00pm October 4: from 9:30am–12:00pm

We will be accepting rummage sale items from Saturday, September 27 through Wednesday NOON on October 1. We take everything except: TV sets, large stereo sets, consoles, computers, carpeting, microwaves, appliances, baby car seats (not allowed to sell them), old tires and wheels, large windows, box springs and mattresses, water beds, toxic chemicals/paint and hide-a-beds. Furniture must be in good condition. Pick up is available Monday through Wednesday morning. WE ARE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS!!

· There are a variety of jobs for all to do, especially sorting and pricing. · There are even sit down jobs for those who cannot stand for a long time. · Men are needed to work with the hardware and furniture areas. · Another opportunity to volunteer, especially men, is for set up on Friday,

September 26 and teardown at 12:00pm on Saturday, October 4. · Food donations are always very much appreciated from Saturday until

Friday. It takes a lot of food to feed all the people needed to run the sale.

If you have questions or if you need items picked up, please call Suzanne at (952) 938-2401 or Janet at (952) 935-5151 or during the week of the sale call the social hall (952) 938-8968.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY ST. JOHN'S CAMPUS Our study this fall will be on the Book of Psalms part of the Little Rock Scripture series. There are two sessions starting Monday, October 6 at 7:00pm or Tuesday, October 7 at 9:00am. Both meet in classroom 105 in the St John's school building. The study lasts seven weeks. There is a charge of $15.00 for materials. Please call the parish office to register. Please call Pat Anderson at (952) 938-6827 with any questions.

St. Gabriel’s Book Club Meets this Monday evening. Join us in St. Gabriel’s parish library (St. Joseph’s Campus) this Monday, September 22 at 7:00pm as we discuss The WOW Factor: Bringing the Catholic Faith to Life, by William O’Malley. All are invited. Questions call Jeanne at (952) 938-5240.

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Dear Parishioners, This weekend, we hear the parable of the workers in the vineyard. The way we feel about the parable probably depends on the ones with whom we identify. A landowner hires workers at the beginning of the day, agreeing to pay them for a full day’s work, and then continues to hire workers as time passes to work for the remainder of the day. When it comes time to pay them, the landowner is generous and pays them all for a full day’s work, whether they worked the whole day or just the final hour. If we identify with those who come late in the day, this parable gives us great comfort. Even though we may have wasted time in our lives, not always laboring for God the way that we should have, being idle and doing what we felt like doing instead of doing God’s will, He will still be generous with us. If we come to our senses, stop being idle and work for God’s kingdom with whatever time we have left, God will be generous with us. If we identify with those who worked from the beginning, this parable should still be good news to us. It shows us that God is just and does not withhold the rewards that come from our work. It is not as though the landowner took from the wage of those who worked all day and gave part of it to those who worked less so that they would all be the same. That would be unjust. Rather, out of his superabundance, he was able to give those who worked all day their just wage, and also be generous and give to the others the full daily wage. The point of the parable is to express God’s generosity; if we interpret it to mean that we will all be the same in heaven, we have read too much into it. When James and John approach Jesus and say, “Command that we will sit on your right and on your left in your kingdom,” meaning, command that we have the places of honor above the others; Jesus does not say that no such position exists, but rather that that was for his heavenly Father to determine. There are differences in heaven. Our capacity to receive God’s love increases with our holiness. It is true that those in heaven are equal in their dignity because they are all children of God, and they are equal in their destiny in that they are with God in heaven for eternity. But because of the life that Blessed Teresa of Calcutta lived and the love that she gave throughout her life, she is capable of experiencing a greater intimacy and bond with God than the scoundrel who repents on his deathbed. Speaking metaphorically, her soul has expanded to the size of an ocean because of her holiness, whereas the soul of the repentant scoundrel is the size of a thimble because of his lack of love throughout his life. Both will be full of God’s love in heaven and so will want for nothing, but the one can hold much more than the other. That is why we should never aim for the minimum, for just good enough. Knowing that we can start working late in the day and still receive the daily wage should not convince us to be idle all day. The time to work is always now. If we have managed to root out mortal sins from our lives, then we need to start working on the venial sins. If we have managed to be just in our dealings with others, then it is time to start working on being generous. There is always more work to be done, more progress that we could make in our pursuit of holiness. It is not a superfluous effort that would just get us into heaven by a large margin when a small one would have done just as well. Rather, it is a way for us to grow in our capacity to receive the love of God. God will treat us justly, but He will also treat us with generosity. Let us make ourselves capable of receiving all that He has to give. –Fr. Liekhus

Please pray for those who mourn, those in nursing homes, the families of the sick, caregivers, the military and their families, and for the following:

Arlene Beers, Art Bell, Anne and Ron Bisson, Al Brazil, Marie Edquist, Helen Eisel, Jean Feltl, Baard Flesche, Bonnie Galush, Rosemary and John Harrington, Dee Holschuh, Mike Hruska, Dianne Hummel, Dorene Johnson, Kevin Kemper, Pat Kempf, Justin Keyes, Susan Kobe, Angus Mackintosh, Barb Mackintosh, Rose McGonagle, Dolores Millerbernd, Marty Noll, Dick Olson, Alice Paulsrud, Algartha Peterson, Elsie June Phillips, Bernie Reid, Joshua Reid, Sharon Reid, Maryanne Remington, Kathleen and Robert Sawyer, Sharon Schaefer, Diane Schmerler, Jean Schwappach, Sandy Sperrazza, Gil and Bev Stifter, Linda Swierczek, and Regis Yunker.

The Deceased: Please pray for the repose of the soul of Pam Ebnet and pray for her family and friends who mourn her.

Pastoral Care Ministry: If you are admitted to the hospital,

please call the parish office so that the priest can offer you the sacrament of the sick and we can visit you if you would like. The hospitals do not call us, so we depend on you or your family and friends to call us at (952)

935-5536. —Mary Fran Karanikolas, Pastoral Minister

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MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, September 21 8:30am John & Myra Underdahl 10:30am †Josephine Doyle 1:00pm People of the Parish Tuesday, September 23 7:00am †Ramon Alba & †Astrella Rosso Wednesday, September 24

8:00am †Dorothy Kilian Thursday, September 25 7:00am †Norville Schuette Friday, September 26

8:00am †Paul Moyers Saturday, September 27

8:00am †Dorothy Kilian 4:30pm †Deacon Jim Murphy Sunday, September 28 8:30am †Mary Jen Baltes 10:30am †Flo Graham 1:00pm People of the Parish

Parish News

Sunday, September 21 9:30am Donut Sunday J-SH 10:30am Hispanic Faith Formation E-LD E-SCHOOL 11:30am Hospitality Sunday E-CR Monday, September 22 5:30pm Loaves & Fishes J-SH 7:00pm Book Club J-LB 7:00pm Boy Scouts E-LD

7:30pm AA E-CAFE Tuesday, September 23 5:30pm Loaves & Fishes J-SH 6:30pm Bell Choir Rehearsal J-CH 7:00pm Holy Spirit Prayer Group J-LB 7:00pm Sacristan Meeting E-CR Wednesday, September 24 7:00pm Pastoral Council E-CONF 7:00pm Catechist Formation Session E-School Thursday, September 25 6:30pm Fall Festival Wrap-up Dinner J-SH 6:30pm Choir Practice E-CH 7:00pm Divine Mercy Study Grp. J-CH 7:00pm Hispanic Comm. Mtg. E-CR

Friday, September 26 7:00pm West Metro Young Adults J-grassy area of 13th Ave S parking Lot Saturday, September 27 12:00pm Quincenera E-CH

7:30pm Hispanic Prayer Group E-CR Sunday, September 28 8:00am Hispanic Healing Retreat E-CR E-GYM E-CAFE

10:30am Hispanic Faith Formation E-LD E-SCHOOL 6:00pm Faith Formation Family Dinner E-CR

J = St. Joseph Campus J-CH– Church • J-SH-Social Hall

• J-AC-Adoration Chapel • J-SC-School Cafeteria

J-SB-School Building • J-LB-Library J-AU-Auxiliary Room • J-FF-Faith Formation Office

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E-CAFE Cafeteria • E-G Gym • E-Chapel-Chapel • E-School-School

E-SMR-School Meeting Room E-CONF-Conference Room

WOMEN’S CLUB NEWS Ladies: Opportunity for Time & Talent at St. Gabriel the Archangel

Sanctuary/Altar Care St. John and St. Joseph Campus A representative from each campus to organize/schedule volunteers.

Annual Craft Sale Chairperson November 8 & 9

Thank you to Bette Willie and Marlene Dvorak for co-chairing the annual St. Gabriel the Archangel Craft Sale for many years. Your sharing of time and talent made this parish/community event a fun and welcoming beginning to the Christmas Season.

Weekly Calendar

INFERTILITY DOES AFFECT YOU: Family Members and Friends may be experiencing this struggle and come to you for support. Do you know what to say? Do you have a basic understanding of all that is involved? Can you explain the Catholic teachings regarding options for conceiving? And if you are experiencing Infertility now, do you have questions? Are you looking for support? All are invited to an overview of many aspects of infertility on Wednesday, October 8, 7:00pm in the social hall at St. Joseph campus of St. Gabriel the Archangel parish on 1310 Mainstreet, Hopkins. Panel of speakers include, Fr. Floeder to speak on infertility and Catholic teachings, a Doctor explaining Natural Family Planning, a talk on the adoption option and Deacon Branch and his wife Chris, who lead a monthly support group for those traveling the infertility journey. A full evening of caring and sharing, understanding and education, so all become more informed.

Attention: Sacristans at Both Campuses There will be a meeting with Father on September 23 at 7:00pm in St. John campus community room. Please come with any questions/suggestions you may have. Thank you for you faithful service.

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Parish News

"Conversations with Friends" - Visit and Support Detained Immigrants: We're looking for Spanish speakers interested in joining other detention center visitors to spend an hour face-to-face on Sunday nights visiting, listening to and supporting men who are likely to be deported within the week, month or months. Many have no visitors. It's an opportunity to live the Gospel by accompanying those who are currently experiencing a very difficult time. Two-part training will be offered: Monday, September 22 (Edina Library Meeting Room) and Monday, September 29 (Edina Library Conference Room), 6:30 – 8:00pm. For more information, please contact parishioner Steve Kraemer at (952) 927-4656.

PREVENTIVE HEALTH EVENT Life-Line Screening is pleased to offer a preventive health event at the Church of St. Gabriel the Archangel (St. Joseph Campus, Social Hall) on Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Life Line Screening is a provider of community-based preventive health screenings that are affordable, non-invasive and painless. Five screenings will be offered that scan for potential health problems related to: blocked arteries which is a leading cause of stroke; abdominal aortic aneurysms which can lead to a ruptured aorta; hardening of the arteries in the legs which is a strong predictor of heart disease; atrial fibrillation or irregular heart beat which is closely tied to stroke risk; and a bone density screening, for men and women, used to assess the risk of osteoporosis. Register for a Wellness Package which includes four vascular tests and osteoporosis screening from $149.00 ($139.00 with our member discount). All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. In order to register for this event and to receive a $10.00 discount off any package priced above $129.00, please call 1-888-653-6441 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners.

Fall Festival News:

SILENT AUCTION THANK YOU

Our Silent Auction was a great success! Thanks to all of you who contributed so generously with your donations and to all of you who placed bids. I thank the St. Gabriel Council of Catholic Women for their contributions and my co-workers for their hard work! Together we made a darn good team! God bless all! Mary Rasmussen

ST. CLARE GUILD The St. Clare Guild will meet at 1:00pm on Wednesday, September 24

at the home of Pat Anderson, 14601 Atrium Way, Apt. 313, Mtka. We sew the baby baptism gowns for both campuses. Simple hand sewing and conversation. New members are always welcome. If you have any questions contact Pat at (952) 938-6827.

St. Gabriel’s Gardens

Grow Flowers of gratitude in the soil of prayer.

Verbena Woods

Thank you to all who are tending to the planters and gardens on our

campuses. Your special touch brings beauty for all to enjoy!

September 21, 2014 - 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time “So the last will be first and the first last” - Matthew 20:16

You’ve heard the saying “it’s not where you start but how you finish.” This certainly applies to this Bible passage. We have a responsibility not only for our own lives, but for the lives of others as well. We are called to generously share our gifts with others, not hoard them for our own use. Through our gratitude and generosity we help each other get

to Heaven! Thank you for answering God’s call to generously share the gifts given you with others. Your stewardship pledge enables St. Gabriel to provide rich ministries and celebrate with worship and music.

2014 Stewardship Campaign Results Envelope Electronic

Participation 295 78

Pledges 394,602 155,344

Received 248,862 85,913

(information current as of 9.10.14)

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Faith Formation & School News

ST. GABRIEL’S CATECHIST FORMATION – this Wednesday Grade Level Planning is this Wednesday, September 17, from 7:00 to 9:00pm at St. John Campus – in the school classrooms. This session is for all catechists, plus those who are thinking about it, and anyone else who wants to find out about the Ministry of Catechesis. We still have a need for a few more catechists or assistants. Please contact Chuck Romportl at (952) 540-4762 or cromportl@stgabrielhopkins.org.

FAITH FORMATION FAMILY DINNER Next Sunday, September 28 at 6:00pm in the community room (St. John’s Campus). Please register prior to that. You can find the registration forms at the Church entrances or here: http://storage.cloversites.com/stgabrielthearchangelcatholicchurch/documents/Registration%20Form%202014-15.pdf

OCTOBER 5 is When We Start! SIGN UP NOW! Sunday Pre-School is the place to be! Our big room is better than before and ready for the children ages 3 and up through and including Kindergarten! Register them now for the Program. We meet for fun learning during the 10:30am Mass at St. John campus. Registration forms are at the both campuses or call the Faith Formation Office at (952) 540-4762. Please let us know you are coming so supplies will be ordered and ready! Kathleen & Jenni

NOTRE DAME ACADEMY SCHOOL NEWS The first three weeks of school at Notre Dame Academy have been unbelievable! It's not too late to register your children for our PreK - 8th grade program for this school year. Parishioners and parents are welcomed to attend the Partnering with the Principal meeting on Tuesday, September 23 from 6:30 - 7:30p.m. This is an informal conversation on school related topics. I hope to see you there.

What’s happening at School? Parishioners: Notre Dame Academy is your school and we thank you for all of your generous support. We welcome you to stay up to date on the latest happenings at school by signing up for the NDA email newsletter, the weekly school insight. It's sent every Friday with photos, information and updates from teachers. To subscribe, simply email your name toinsight@nda-mn.org and let us know that you're a parishioner. We will never share or sell your email address and you can unsubscribe at any time.

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952-935-5536 www.stgabrielhopkins.org XXV Domingo Ordinario “A” 21 de septiembre del 2014

BUSCAR AL SEÑOR En la primera lectura de hoy, Isaías nos insta a “buscar al Señor” que está “cerca” y puede “encontrarse” (Isaías 55:6). Entonces Isaías dice que los caminos de Dios se elevan por encima de nuestros cami-nos, “así como el cielo está muy alto por encima de la tie-rra” (Isaías 55:9). Buscamos, no porque Dios está escondi-do, sino porque nuestras tendencias son tan diferentes a los caminos de Dios que nos perdemos. ¿Cómo es que los caminos de Dios están por encima de nuestros caminos? El ejemplo que Isaías nos da es que el ca-mino de Dios es ser “generoso en perdonar” (Isaías 55:7). ¿Y cómo es nuestro camino? Nosotros tratamos de ser “justos”. Tú me ofendes, entonces yo te ofendo también. Entonces, por supuesto, tú. . . Y así sucesivamente. En el Evangelio de hoy, Jesús nos dice que Dios no es “justo” de esa manera. Al contrario, Dios es tan generoso que no podemos ni siquiera entenderlo. ¿Pagar el mismo salario por una hora que por todo un día? ¡No es justo! “Busca al Señor” y encontrarás a un Dios que me llama a ser, no justo, sino más generoso de lo que nos podemos imaginar. "Conversaciones con amigos" - Visite y apoye a los inmi-grantes detenidos: Estamos buscando personas que hablen español, in-teresados en unirse a otros visitantes del centro de de-tención para pasar una hora cara-a-cara los domingos por las noches visitando, escuchando y apoyando a hom-bres quienes es probable que sean deportados después de una semana, un mes, o algunos meses. Muchos no tienen ningún visitante. Es una oportunidad de vivir el evangelio al acompañar a aquellos que actualmente están experimentando un tiempo muy difícil. Se ofrecerá entrenamiento de dos partes: el lunes 22 de septiembre (en la "Meeting Room" de la biblioteca Edina), y el lunes 29 de septiembre (en la "Conference Room" de la bibli-oteca Edina), 6:30 - 8:00pm de la noche. Para más infor-mación, por favor llame al parroquiano Steve Kraemer al (952) 927-4656.

Inscripciones para Catequesis Ciclo 2014/2015

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