Parish Office

Phone: 651-777-8116 Fax: 651-777-8743

Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Website: www.presentationofmary.org

Parish Staff

Parochial Administrator Fr. T.J. McKenzie 651-842-6013 pastor@presentationofmary.org Deacon Deacon Mike Powers Parish Business Administrator Sue Reinart 651-842-6017 Director of Family Faith Formation and Youth Ministries Jessica Nelson 651-842-6018 jnelson@presentationofmary.org Parish Life Coordinator Kay Mottaz 651-842-6022 Music Director Patrice Finstad 651-842-6026 Accountant Brittany Halverson 651-842-6019 Funeral and Wedding Coordinator Karen Simons 651-842-6020 Receptionist/Secretary 651-842-6010

Presentation School

1695 Kennard Street Maplewood, MN 55109

Phone (K-8): 651-777-5877 Fax (K-8): 651-777-8283

Phone (PreK): 651-770-3093 Fax (PreK): 651-779-2307

Principal Nikki Giel 651-842-6032 School Secretary Linda Prazak 651-842-6030 Preschool Interim Director Michelle Hoemann 651-842-6070

SUNDAY, May 20, 2018 | PENTECOST SUNDAY

1725 Kennard Street • Maplewood, Minnesota 55109

Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:00 pm

Sunday: 8:30 am and 10:30 am Tues-Thurs: 8:00 am, Fri: 8:45 am

(Rosary half-hour prior to Mass)

Adoration Mon-Fri: 9:00 am-midnight (DMC)

Confessions Saturday: 4:00 pm-4:45 pm

Tues-Thurs: 7:30 am-7:50 am or by appointment

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From the Pastor

21-Mon: 8:00 am [No Mass nor Serv.] 22-Tues: 8:00 am † Rena Townsend 23-Wed: 8:00 am † Deceased Members of the Sachi Family 24-Thurs: 8:00 am † Edith O’Donnell 25-Fri: 8:45 am † Alice Knutson 26-Sat: 5:00 pm For the People 27-Sun: 8:30 am † Shirley Sandercock 10:30 am † Leo & Loretta Hinnenkamp

Mass Intentions

Infant Baptism: Contact the Parish Office.

A preparation session is required. Session may be taken prior to

the birth of the child.

Marriage: Begin arrangements with

the priest or deacon at least 6 months in advance.

Anointing of the Sick:

This sacrament is available to anyone who is seriously ill or

suffering from a prolonged illness. Please call the Parish Office for

arrangements.

First Communion, First Reconciliation,

Confirmation, Adult Baptism: Please call the Parish Office

at 651-777-8116.

New Parishioners: Anyone wishing to register as a member of the parish

may call the Parish Office at 651-777-8116. If you move, or

change your phone number, please call the Parish Office

and let us know your new address.

Prayer Line: Jo Kusz 651-771-7438

As I mentioned during announcements at the end of the Masses this past weekend, the parish council and I came to a consensus after reviewing the Mass survey results and a broader discussion, that we will be combining the two Sunday morning Masses starting the weekend of 5/26-27th to one 9:30am Mass. Summer Mass attendance is always smaller than normal, and we really see an overall need to creating a worship experience that unites and gathers people together to worship together. Having a fuller Church is a positive for everyone involved since you are able to see more people, worship as one community, and hear others singing songs. Other parishes change their Mass times during the summer because of smaller crowds, so we are not unique in doing this. The parish council and I will evaluate how this went at the end of the summer to see what we should do moving forward. I appreciate your flexibility and patience as we try this out. To kickoff this desire to have a great sense of community, the parish council will be hosting a social activity after the 9:30am Mass on May 27th. This will be more involved than just our typical coffee and donuts Sunday. Once again, starting on May 26-27th, we continue to have the 5:00pm Saturday evening Mass along with a 9:30am Sunday morning Mass. Pax et bonum, - Fr. T.J.

Spring Festival Raffle Winners

Congratulations to our 2018 Spring Festival Raffle Winners! $4,000 – Rick Bidwell $2,000 – Jeanne Berns $1,000 – Vivian Forsberg $500 – Darlene Loipersbeck $250 – Ken Williams $250 – Cathy Salchow Twins Tickets – Nicole Newborg St. Paul Hotel – Carol Henkes Dinner Once a Month – Joanne Cunnien 2 VIP tickets CSCOE 2018 Mass – Jim Heymans

Winners of the reserved upper parking lot spot are: 5:00 pm Mass Joyce and Matt McCabe 8:30 am Mass Deacon Mike and Marge Powers 10:30 am Mass Deacon Mike and Marge Powers

Winners for the Theme Basket Drawings: Twin Tickets: Nicole Newborg, St. Paul Hotel: Carol Henkes, Dinner of the Month: Joanne Cunnien, 2 VIP Tickets CSCOE: Jim Heymans. The Theme Basket Committee with great gratitude and appreciation, would like to thank those who made a basket, donated a cash donation, came to bid on baskets, or assisted during the Spring Festival. Also special thanks to all who donated their time to work at the booth. This booth raised approximately $3,333.00! Please see the Parish website for a listing of all our generous establishment donations!

St. Paul reminds us today that all of our gifts have their source in the Holy Spirit and that those gifts are given “for

the common good.” What gifts are mine to share?

Stewardship

Adoration: A Special Invitation from Jesus...

Because Jesus loves you infinitely, unlimited is the joy you bring to His Sacred Heart when you come to spend an hour with Him in the Blessed Sacrament. In an apparition to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, Jesus spoke these moving words:

There is a VERY URGENT NEED to cover the

following adoration hours as follows:

Tuesday, 10:00 p.m., Thursday, 12:00 Noon Fridays, 5:00 p.m., 9:00 p.m., 10:00 p.m., 11:00 p.m.

Please consider taking an hour. Contact Barb Kleiter at 651-774-1172 or email timkandbarbk@comcast.net

H.E.O. Update

Thank you for your donations to area food shelves. 65 pounds went to Merrick Comm. Services, on May 14.

May 21—Dee & Leo Mudek, Maplewood.

Thank you for your generosity! May God bless you!

Online Giving

Angel Program

A brochure and pledge card for the Angel Program for Tuition Assistance can be found at the end of your pew or at the Kennard Street entrance. Please give generously to this important program. Your contribution is a great way to show your support for Catholic education at Presentation!

Attention: Children!

Your sharing of non-perishable food items and/or money in the baskets on the altar at weekend Masses is a beautiful thing! Please help us continue this most generous tradition by bringing those items in and putting them into those baskets at Mass every weekend. Parents, it is heartwarming to see the kiddos skipping up with their items as they learn at an early age to share God’s gifts with the needy in our community. Thanks in advance for promoting this!

Pastoral Care

PASTORAL VISITS: Because of the Right to Privacy laws, Presentation Church is not notified of parishioners who are in the hospital, homebound, or have entered a health care facility. We must hear from you, a family member, or a friend if you wish to be visited by our pastor or pastoral minister. Call our Parish Office, and our receptionist will pass on the information.

GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS meets Thursday evenings at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center lower level. For more information, please call Colleen at 651-295-9853.

Social Concerns

Live Simply, So that Others May Simply Live. Do you long for a stress free life? Maybe we all need to free our lives from too much stuff. I pasted a saying that came in a fortune cookie on a book I have called “Enough: Discovering Joy Through Simplicity and Generosity” . The fortune read “That which you cannot give away, you don’t possess; it possesses you.” We often worry about the future instead of living today fully. In Matthew 6:26 Jesus says, “Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?” Pope Francis makes many references in the “Joy of the Gospel” about our faith life and caring for the poor. In Paragraph 187 he states. “Each individual Christian and every community is called to be an instrument of God for the liberation and promotion of the poor, and for enabling them to fully be a part of society. This demands that we be docile and attentive to the cry of the poor and to come to their aid.” Mother Theresa said “God gives us things to share. God doesn’t give us things to hold.” Remember: Love isn’t love until you give it away. “Never stop doing little things for others. Sometimes, those little things occupy the biggest part of their heart.”

Our parish offers Online Giving so that you have the option to manage your contributions online or with your offering envelopes. This service is safe, secure, and convenient for you and for our parish staff. Sign up for Online Giving by visiting our parish website at www.presentationofmary.org and selecting the Online Giving link, or simply use this convenient QR code on your phone for easy sign-up.

"I have a burning thirst to be honored by men in the Blessed Sacrament." "Come to Me - I Wait for You in This Sacrament of Love"

Presentation School News

Therese Canton is retiring! After a very full career of teaching physical education and coaching (36 years), I will be retiring after the end of the school year. I appreciate all that Presentation has done for me and my family. A special thank you to Nikki Giel for handling the school so well this year. Nikki has great enthusiasm and the ability to

network in a positive way. There are many wonderful and caring people that I’ve had a chance to be around. Mostly, I will miss the sheer delight when I watch an excited child learn a new physical skill with friends. I have been a witness to so many fabulous moments! I hope all of you children and those of you who are young at heart will enjoy healthful physical activities for a lifetime and recognize your body as a spiritual gift from God that can be used as a tool to serve others. I hope you will all devote the time to play!

-T. Canton

¨ Our Middle School students enjoyed a day out of the building. They went to Park Square Theatre and saw a production of Anne Frank’s life. Grades 5-8 have all been studying the time period of World War II and this production is a culmination of their hard work and understanding of that time period. After the production they walked to St. Mary’s Church and joined Fr. Benny for a picnic lunch. What a wonderful day!

¨ There is NO SCHOOL Monday May 21st. Our teachers

have a staff development day; please pray for them as they help to keep the students focused during these last few weeks of school.

55 Club Lunch

When: Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Where: American Legion Post #39 2678 7th Ave. E., North St. Paul, MN

Time: 11:45-12:00 check-in; 12:05 lunch Followed by entertainment and socializing

Cost: $9 per person (all you can eat; buffet style)

Menu: Burger and hot dog bar

Entertainment: Games and prizes

RSVP: John at 651-925-7239 by May 18

Baby-Bottle Drive

The Respect Life Committee is hosting a Baby Bottle Drive for Options for Women East (located at 891 White Bear Avenue) here at Presentation Church starting next

weekend through June 16/17. Please pick up a bottle and show your support by filling it up with cash, checks, or change. Then drop it off at Church in the large Baby Bottle in the Kennard Street entrance. You may also make a donation with a credit card at their website: www.ofwepartners.com.

The money collected will go to help support the many services provided by Options for Women East, including: free pregnancy tests; free ultrasounds; free STI tests; education classes; maternity/baby supplies; counseling, support, and referrals; and prenatal services.

We appreciate your prayers and support in helping us reach out to women in our community who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy and need someone to give them HOPE, HELP, and the HAND of friendship.

Panther Pride Auction Update and Alumni Achievement Award

The 2018 Auction Steering Committee continues to thank everyone who makes this annual fundraiser a continued success. We are pleased to announce that the new location of the 11th Annual Panther Pride Auction and

Benefit will be the Maplewood Community Center. The location is not the only thing to change—we have shifted the date as well! Save the date for Saturday, December 1st. “Luck Be a Panther Tonight” is our theme, and you can BET it will be a great time! We hope to see you there!

The Auction Steering Committee is again collecting nomina-tions for the Alumni Achievement Award. Please see the nomination form on our website for details. We have many accomplished alumni out there—help us to recognize them!

We are already accepting donations for the 2018 Auction; please contact the school office if you would like to donate an item or experience!

Rest in Peace

Please remember in your prayers

Jesse Rodriguez & Nathan Prins

who died recently. Our sympathy to their family and friends.

Preschool News

Stem project! Who new index’s cards could be so much fun! Future engineers.

- Ms. Damlo

Mass Readings (Week of May 14)

Homebound Communion Ministers

21-Mon: 1 Pt 1:3-9/Ps 111:1-2, 5-6, 9 & 10c Mk 10:17-27

22-Tues: 1 Pt 1:10-16/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 Mk 10:28-31 23-Wed: 1 Pt 1:18-25/Ps 147:12-13, 14-15, 19-20 Mk 10:32-45 24-Thurs: Zep 3:14-18a /Is 12:2-3, 4bcd, 5-6 Lk 1:39-56 25-Fri: 1 Pt 4:7-13/Ps 96:10, 11-12, 13 Mk 11:11-26 Sunday 26-Sat: 27-Sun: Ex 24:3-8/Ps 116:/Heb 9:11-15 Mk 14:12-16, 22-26

Parish Calendar

20-Sun: 21-Mon: 3:20 pm Girl Scout Troop 56466 (KH) 6:00 pm Girl Scout Troop 53655 (MR) 7:00 pm Womens 500 Card Club (KH) 22-Tues: 11:45 am 55 Club Luncheon (Off site) 6:30 pm High School Bible Study (JPII) 7:00 pm Baptism Class (AR) 7:00 pm Presmen Basketball (G) 7:00 pm Admin/Finance Meeting (MR) 23-Wed: 6:00 pm Girl Scout Troop 57450 (KH) 24-Thur: 7:00 pm Gamblers Anonymous (FR/KR/MR) 25-Fri: 10:30 am Ramsey CC Communion Service 5:15 pm Girl Scout Troop 55582 (KH) 26--Sat: 5:00 pm Mass (C) 27-Sun: 9:30 am Mass Begins (C)

May 20 Deb & Mike Braun, Christine Jacobson RoseLyn Worrel—MCC Mary Ann Leo—Iowa Hi-rise May 27 Ellen LaScotte, Roger Goerke Tom Bieter— MCC Doug & Joanne Cunnnien—Iowa Hi-rise

Altar Servers Schedule

Saturday, May 26—5:00 pm Joey Bertini, Nichole Bertini, Logan Jones

Sunday, May 27—9:30 am Madison Barott, Connor Barott, Abbey O’Brien

Key to Meeting Places: Parish Center: AR-Assisi, CR-Conference Room, FR-Fireplace Room, KR-Kircher Room, MR-Modesta Room, PC-Parish Center, DMC-Divine Mercy Chapel; Other Areas: C-Church, BR-Band Room, JPII-JPII Youth Room, FL-Faculty Lounge, G-Gym, KH-Kenney Hall, KRS-Kindergarten Rooms in School, MRS-Mary’s Room in School, PS-Preschool, R-Rectory, RF-Raymond Field, S-School, WR-Wold Resource

Stewardship of Treasure Mass Attendance May 12/13: 558

May Bridge Winners:

1st Place - Anne Carlson & Annette Mackenroth – 4,000 2nd Place – Marueen Delsing & Jeanne Lombardi – 3,860

3rd Place – Pat Kressin & Rita Casure – 3,180

Year End Bridge Winners

1st Place - Anne Carlson & Annette Mackenroth – 27,570 2nd Place – Diane Bruton & Harriet hazard – 27,460

3rd Place - Marueen Delsing & Jeanne Lombardi – 27,450

Vacation Bible School

Summer is almost here! For many of us with young children, this can only mean one thing: Vacation Bible School! Children ages 4 (by 9/1/18) through the completion of 5th grade are invited to participate. Grades 6-8 are welcome as assistants, and grades 9-12 are welcome as leaders! Our theme this year is “Shipwrecked: Rescued by Jesus.” Registrations and program details can be found at all of the entrances to the church, along with the school office, preschool office, and parish center. See you there!

Blood Drive Save the Date

Mark your calendar for the Red Cross Blood Drive

Saturday, June 23rd 8:00 am—1:00 pm in the School Gym

Call Barb Swanson at 651-779-6051 to make an appointment.

Sunday Contributions for May 13, 2018

Weekly Year-to-date

Sunday Offertory $9,620 $474,275

Electronic Contributions $1,684 $164,931

Total Contributions $11,304 $639,206

Weekly budget $14,500 $679,740

Variance ($3,196) ($40,534)

Renew Fund Balance $ 60,744 (as of May 13, 2018)

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