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2357 Bayless Place • Saint Paul, MN 55114 Weekly Masses:
651.644.4502 Saturday 4:30 & Sunday 8:15 & 10:00
Fax 651.647.1445 • www.stceciliaspm.org Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:45
WELCOME To join the parish,
please call the office at 651.644.4502,
or talk to one of the hospitality
ministers who greets you.
PARISH OFFICE HOURS The parish office is open
Monday-Thursday
9:00am to 4:00pm.
Church of Saint Cecilia
Parish Staff
Fr. John M. Hofstede Pastor
651.644.4502 x 14
[email protected]
Marge Virnig Pastoral Associate
651.644.4502 x 12
[email protected]
Linda Whiteneck Parish Administrative Assistant
651.644.4502 x 10
[email protected]
Jeanne Dold Music Coordinator/Choir Director
651.644.4502 x 15
[email protected]
Theresa O’Toole Catechetical Ministry Coordinator
651.644.4502 x 13
[email protected]
Barb Falardeau Communications Coordinator
651.644.4502 x 11
[email protected]
Rose Ryan Maintenance Coordinator
651.644.4502
Trustees Dick McCarthy 651.644.2831
Mary Ellen Ryan 651.746.9227
Karen Goetzinger
The Lamb is the lamp of the City of God.
+Remembering those who have served our nation.
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Book: Beth C.
Lectors: Eileen S./Justin M.
Host: Brad C.
Cup: Marilee G./John P.
Sacristan: Pat K.
The Church of Saint Cecilia
Stewardship-Fiscal Year
July 1, 2018-June 30, 2019
Contributions Update: May’s Budgeted Revenue $24,264
Amount Received To Date $20,109
Remaining to Achieve Budget $4,155
Year to Date Financial Information as of
March 31, 2019: Anticipated Revenues $270,044
Actual Revenues $283,569
Building Fund Contributions $12,333
Total Income $295,902
Budgeted Expenses $293,205
Actual Expenses $272,474
Principal Payments on Debt $11,021
Total Expenditures $283,495
Revenues Over Expenses $12,407
Debt Outstanding $74,210
Alms Box Balance as of May 19 $910.82
Liturgical Ministers Saturday, June 1, 4:30 pm
Cross: Scott S.
Book: Leo S.
Candle: Lectors: Mary V./Julie S.
Host: Stephanie K.
Cup: Alice S./Teri D.
Hospitality: Stephanie K.
Sacristan: Bob S.
Sunday, June 2, 10:00 am
Cross: Jack S.
Book: Larry C.
Candle: Liam W./Aaron S.
Lector: Jack D./Miriam G.
Host: Ken S.
Cup: Rosie F./Mary M.
Cup: Maureen R./Monica R.
Hospitality: Tom C.
Sacristan: Mary Pat Z.
Sixth Sunday of Easter May 26, 2019
Sunday, June 2, 8:15 am
Bulletin Deadline: Wednesdays at
9 : 0 0 a m . E m a i l i n f o t o
[email protected] .
Catholic Services Appeal Foundation
From the Most Reverend
Bernard A. Hebda
Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Each year the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation (CSAF) has its annual appeal in
early February. This year, the appeal was being launched just as we were hit by back-to-
back weather events that severely affected Church attendance in many parts of the
Archdiocese. As a result, the 2019 appeal got off to a challenging start, with the number
of donors down by 4,300 and pledges down by $800,000. That significant shortfall puts
a number of our key Archdiocesan ministries at risk.
I write today to ask for your help to realize CSAF’s goal and, more importantly, to allow
us together as a Church to share the Easter mystery of the Risen Christ with others
through the various ministries that CSAF funds. CSAF funding is critical to the life of
this local Church by providing funding to the ministries that no one parish can support
on their own.
While CSAF provides an important source of income for our schools, and Catholic
Charities, and crucially funds the expenses related to room and board for our
seminarians, I wanted to highlight, in particular, one key ministry that depends on
CSAF: hospital ministry. The Catholic Services Appeal Foundation funds the cost of
priests serving as hospital chaplains who are available at all times of the day and night to
minister to the sick and dying and to celebrate the Sacrament of the Anointing of the
Sick. It’s at such crucial life moments that support for the Catholic Services Appeal
directly enables the compassion of the Risen Christ to be shared with those most in need.
I hope that you will join me in working together to bring this year’s Appeal to a
successful conclusion.
Editor’s Note: Pledge envelopes are available in the back of church (checks payable to
Catholic Services Appeal Foundation) and may be returned to the regular collection
basket during Mass or sent to the parish office. Thank you for your support.
Confirmation—May 19th at the Cathedral of Saint Paul
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Sixth Sunday of Easter May 26, 2019
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Hymn Numbers: 858 (4:30), 3 (8:15 &
10:00), 271, 1078, 699, 950, 641
Mon Holiday/Office Closed
Tue 7:00 Choir
Wed 10:30 Nursing Home Service
Sat 10:30 Racial Reconciliation
5:30 Habitat Ice Cream
Social
Sun 11:00 Habitat Ice Cream
Social
PARISH CALENDAR
COMMUNITY NEWS
Prayer Ministry: If you have an
intention you wish prayed for, please call
Sheila Boos at 612.810.5035 or complete
the form on our website.
FAITH FORMATION
Congratulations Graduates!
Iris C.
St. Paul Central High School
Enya L.
Highland Park High School
Jessie M.
Roseville Area High School
Ethan H.
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Jake M.
Iowa State University
Annalese Z.
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Foreign Language Speakers Needed If you speak a foreign language and would
like to be part of our 10:00am liturgy on
Pentecost Sunday, June 9th, please contact
Marge Virnig at [email protected]
for more information.
Mulch Needed We’re in need of dark brown mulch.
Please consider picking up a bag when
you’re at a garden center or elsewhere
and dropping it off here at the parish (on
either side of the church steps). Note:
Cub Foods has dark brown mulch for
$2.50 per bag.
Helpers Needed We have some projects coming up;
possibly working on our boulevards and/
or arranging our gardens. If interested in
lending a hand or for more information,
please contact Barb Falardeau at
[email protected] .
Library Book Sale Results The good news is we made over $500 on
our last “Buck A Book Sale” which
ended up being the “Buy One, Get One”,
which was finalized with a “Bag of
Books for a Dollar.” A great big thank
you to everyone who helped, who
donated and who bought someone’s used
treasures. A special thank you to
Michael Raimondi for his help in getting
the remaining books to a wonderful
cause—this year they went to Books for
Africa and to North Heights Lutheran
Church who distributes and ships books
to our military folks away from home.
And once again, we’re coming to you,
asking what books don’t we have, what
should we have, and any other ideas you
might have for us. Leave any of us a
note or email with your suggestions.
Again thanks one and all. The Library
Team; Art Zannoni, Mary Pat Zwack,
Ann Kjorstad, and Geri Jwanouskos.
St. Cecilia Apparel After an unexpected delay at the printers,
the shirts and sweatshirts have finally
arrived. Apparel can be picked up in the
link. Thank you for showing your St.
Cecilia pride!
Save the date!
St. Cecilia
Parish Assembly
& Potluck
Sunday, June 9th
11:00am
Please bring a dish to share at the
potluck according to your last name:
A-G bring a salad
H-O bring a dessert
P-Z bring a hot dish
New parishioners are invited to attend
as our guests.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Ice Cream Social
June 1st & 2nd Join us next weekend
following 4:30pm and
10:00am Masses for our
Habitat for Humanity ice
cream social fundraiser. Our parish will
join the Tres Iglesias group of St. Cecilia,
St. Frances Cabrini and Prospect Park
United Methodist Church the week of July
22nd-26th in a new home construction at
433 Maryland Avenue W., St. Paul near
Como Lake. Our funding portion for this
year’s build is $3,000 and we welcome
you to make a donation payable to St.
Cecilia with a notation of “Habitat.”
Volunteer Registration for July 22-26
Laborers: Register through the Twin Cities
Habitat for Humanity website:
https://tchabitat.volunteerhub.com/lp/
tresiglesias/
Food Preparers: Register through the St.
Frances Cabrini website: https://
www.cabrinimn.org/habitat/
Both links are also posted on our St.
Cecilia website: www.stceciliaspm.org
under the Outreach/Habitat for Humanity
tab. For more information contact Ken
Scherber 651.341.5602.
Registration Materials Ready Next fall we are offering Catechesis of
the Good Shepherd Sunday school for
children ages 3-5 during 10:00am Mass.
On three Wednesday evenings a month
we will have faith formation for the
whole family. We will offer First
Eucharist preparation, but Confirmation
preparation will not take place until the
following year in 2020-2021. Family
envelopes are ready to go and will be
available in the link throughout the
month of May. Extra forms are also
located in the box if you need them.
Please return forms by June 30th. Hope
to see each and every one of you next
fall!
