Twenty–first Sunday in Ordinary Time AUGUST 23, 2015

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 ...................... St. Joseph’s Social Hall ...

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 .. 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:

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

LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR AUGUST 29/30

4:30 Mass at St. Joseph Campus Sacristan: K. Totall Lectors: C. Murphy, A. Tangney Servers: Elizabeth M. Extraordinary Ministers: A.J. Ames, R. Bechir, C. Carlson, S. Herda, J. Jelinek, D. Specken, J. Specken Usher: M. Hottman Greeters: L. Galuszka, A. Kuehn, M. Roberts 8:30 Mass at St. Joseph Campus Sacristan: P. Weinbender Lectors: B. Clemen, J. Burke Servers: Alex J. Extraordinary Ministers: S. Herda, B. Lauzon,

H. Lodermeier, T. Milles, J. Underdahl, M. Underdahl, P. Weinbender Usher: D. & D. Nelson Greeters: P. O’Gorman, D. Hemker, B. Johnson 10:30 Mass at St. John Campus Sacristan: F. & B. Tautin Lectors: S. Goergen, B. Tangney Servers: Henry D., J. Kraemer, P. McBride Extraordinary Ministers: Dec. D. Branch, B. McBride, D. Noll, M. Noll, P. Orton, A. Pravinata, M.K. Rottach, B. Tangney, B. Tautin, F. Tautin Greeters: Deinema Family, S. Loeffler

Pastor: Fr. James Liekhus

frjliekhus@stgabrielhopkins.org Deacons:

Deacon Darrel Branch dbranch@stgabrielhopkins.org

Deacon Francis Tangney (952) 935-8530

ftangney@stgabrielhopkins.org 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

Director of Youth Formation Cindy Novak

cnovak@stgabrielhopkins.org Pre-School Coordinator

Kathleen Esh (952) 933-7610

kesh@stgabrielhopkins.org Director of Maintenance

Tony Jaroscak ajaroscak@stgabrielhopkins.org

Custodian Ricardo Torres

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Small Groups are coming to St. Gabriel’s! As you have been hearing from Father Liekhus in his homilies this sum-mer, our parish is going to be forming Small Groups this fall. Our parish wide sign-up for Small Groups will be after the Masses on August 22-23 and 29-20. The groups will meet once a week for 11 weeks beginning the week of September 13. The format will be based on the prior Sunday’s readings, and we will use Father’s homily and a reflection with questions to guide our discussion and sharing. Preparation time is minimal. We had a pilot group in the spring. It was a wonderful expe-rience. As an option, we would also like to offer the current St. Gabriel minis-

tries and groups the chance to form their own Small Groups if they would like. This will be a chance for you to share your faith and deepen your friendships within your current minis-tries. You can select someone within the group to facilitate, and we will have facilitator training. Group size would ideally be six–eight people. If you would like a mom’s small group or young adult small group, think about contacting a few friends to join you. If you don’t have six–eight people, we can add the names you have to the sign up sheet for other moms and young adults to fill the group. Please call Karen Fish at (952) 239-1949 or Janet Clemen at (952) 935-5151 for more information or to sign up current ministry groups.

August 23, 2015 - 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time “IF IT DOES NOT PLEASE YOU TO SERVE THE LORD, DECIDE TODAY WHOM YOU WILL SERVE…AS FOR ME AND MY HOUSEHOLD, WE WILL SERVE THE LORD.” (JOSHUA 24:15)

When we commit to serve the Lord, we must be willing to become a partner in the work of the Lord. A partner is a person who invests their time, talent and treasure. If we say we serve God, we must actually do something and not merely talk about it! If you are not already participating in our 2015 Stewardship efforts to grow in discipleship and become a partner in the work of the Lord, Talent Directories and forms are available on the parish website stgabrielhopkins.org or in the back of the church.

Dear Parishioners, This weekend, we conclude our meditation on John chapter six, the bread of life discourse. Finally, at the end, Jesus’ listeners find themselves in a situation that we have all been in. The Lord has put the difficult truth before them, and now they have a difficult choice. None of them understand what Jesus means when he says they must “eat his flesh and drink his blood in order to have eternal life.” So now they must make a choice; they must choose whether they will follow him despite their confusion and uncertainty, trusting in him because he is the Lord, or else return to their old way of life. This is a choice we all have to make. Who will we follow? Who will we love? So that we can make this choice, our Lord has given us a free will. He wants us to freely choose to love Him, to praise and worship Him, to submit to His will. But in order for us to be able to freely choose Him, we must also be free to reject Him. Knowing full well what He was doing, He created each one of us with the ability to reject Him, our Creator, to choose our own will over His and to praise and worship other things instead of Him. We usually think of our will as something inside of us, the decisions that we make internally, in our minds and in our hearts. “ ‘What do I want to do,’ that is my will.” That’s a part of it, but those decisions must have an outward expression. We choose with our actions, not with our thoughts or feelings. If we do not act on what we have chosen, they are simply wishes—desires that have no bearing on reality. So we strive to choose God every day of our lives, not just in our thoughts, but with our actions as well. For example, if upon examining our lives we recognize a pattern of sin and we say to ourselves, “I want to be free of this”, that’s great, but what’s the plan? Is that a wish, or a choice? What are we doing to reflect that desire, that choice we have made to reject sin? Do we avoid its near occasion? Do we change our habits so as to root out the sin from our lives? Or let’s say we believe prayer is an important thing in our lives and we would like to foster that relationship with our Lord. That’s great, so what’s the plan? What time have we set aside for that prayer? What does that relationship that we desire with our Lord look like? If we can find no time, what are the things we are putting ahead of that time alone with our Lord? When Joshua gathers the Israelites around him in our first reading, he puts it right out there: choose now and be done with it. Worship the Lord or worship some other god, but make your decision and live by it. We are faced with that choice every day. Who will we serve? And how will we demonstrate that choice with the way we live our lives? It is a hard thing. Being a faithful follower of Jesus is very difficult. But God knows that we are weak. He knows that we are earthen vessels, and so He is patient and He is merciful. It is never too late to begin growing in holiness, and He is eager to forgive when we come to Him with a contrite heart. Let us ask Him for forgiveness, and take the next step forward in our call to holiness. –Fr. Liekhus

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

Fred Anderson, Arlene Beers, Kathleen Bianco, Nancy Bishop, Anne & Ron Bisson, Elizabeth Block-Kloss, Herb Branch, Dr. Dennis Clifford, Mark Clifford, Colleen Dickinson, Marie Edquist, Helen Eisel, Adrian Vela Garay, Fr. Ralph Goman, Lu Gragert, Joan Gruidl, Dianne Hummel, Dorene Johnson, Luke Julien, Rick Kalbrener, Evelyn Kerber, Sue Kobe, Barb Kok, Teresa Lucken, Barbara Mackintosh, Rose McGonagle, Pat Malinowski, Deborah Marrone, Tali Montoya, Fred Mulvany, Alice Paulsrud, Elsie June Phillips, Bob (Whimpy) Quinn, Mary Rasmussen, Bernie Reid, Joshua Reid, Sharon Reid, Gary Roux, Kathleen & Robert Sawyer, Jean Schwappach, Loraine Schwinn, Jeanne Sheck, Sandy Sperrazza, Doris Stacey, Gil & Bev Stifter, Jim & Ranee Sulfridge, Dario Vizcarra Tapia, Geri VanLith, Mrs. John Vilipski, Elias Youngblom, and Regis Yunker.

MASS INTENTIONS Sunday, August 23 8:30am †Omer Holschuh

10:30am †Jerry Galush 1:00pm People of the Parish Tuesday, August 25 7:00am Janie McNamara Wednesday, August 26

8:00am †Francis & Idell Jasper Thursday, August 27 7:00am Tim & Tracy Turner Friday, August 28

8:00am †Barbara Quast Saturday, August 29

8:00am Tony & Terri Kirchner 4:30pm †John C. & Martha L. Krawczak Sunday, August 30 8:30am †Vincent Peter Favorite 10:30am †Diane Schmerler 1:00pm People of the Parish

Sunday, August 23 9:30am Information Meeting re:

Children’s Ministry Social Hall, St. Joseph campus

10:30am Hispanic Adult Faith Formation Leo’s Den, St. John campus

11:30am Information Meeting re: Children’s Ministry

Community Room, St. John campus 2:00pm Hispanic Faith Formation

Registration Leo’s Den, St. John campus

Monday, August 24 5:00pm Legion of Mary

Library, St. Joseph campus 5:30pm Loaves & Fishes

Social Hall, St. Joseph campus 6:30pm Information Meeting re: Children’s Ministry

Community Room, St. John campus 7:00pm Boy Scouts

Leo’s Den, St. John campus 7:30pm AA

Café,. St. John campus Tuesday, August 25 5:30pm Loaves & Fishes

Social Hall, St. Joseph campus 7:00pm Holy Spirit Prayer Group

Library, St. Joseph campus

Wednesday, August 26 9:30am Mother’s Group

Pre-School Room, St. John campus 6:00pm Middle School Information

Meeting Community Room, St. John campus

7:30pm Information Meeting re: High School & Confirmation

Community Room, St. John campus Thursday, August 27 7:00pm Divine Mercy Study Group

Faith Formation Office, St. Joseph campus Friday, August 28 Parish Office Closed Saturday, August 29 10:00am Small Group Facilitator Training

Community Room, St. John campus 12:00pm Hispanic NFP Class

Leo’s Den, St. John campus 7:00pm Hispanic Community Prayer Group

Community Room, St. John campus Sunday, August 30

2:00pm Hispanic Faith Formation Registration

Leo’s Den, St. John campus

Sharing our gifts with God and His Church

St Gabriel the Archangel's Sunday Giving

8/16 Gifts $11,760 Gifts-electronic $1,070 YTD for the 7 weeks ended 8/16 $108,216 Prior Fiscal YTD $103,658

FY16 Annual Fiscal Budget $951,000

Fast * Easy * Convenient

Each month our parish receives a steady and predictable stream of income from those donors who have made the commitment to give to God first by hav-ing a designated contribution automatically transferred to St Gabriel through our Online Giving Program. If you would like to learn more about this easy, safe and secure way of giving, check out our website at StGabrielHopkins.org and click on the ONLINE GIVING tab then MAKE A DONATION button or contact the parish office.

St. Gabriel now offers a mobile version of our online giving page to make it easy for you to give anytime from your smart phone. Simply scan the image you see here using your phone’s QR code reader.

Everyone at times has difficulties and needs a caring companion who will listen, empathize and be a reminder of a caring faith community. BeFriender ministry is not a ministry of “doing” but of “being.” BeFrienders provide care through a listening presence to anyone experiencing grief, loss, transition or other cares. To request a visit, contact Mary Fran Karanikolas, Pastoral Minister at (952) 935-5536.

Eucharistic Adoration

“Seek the Lord while he may be found... my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways, says the Lord.” Isaiah 55:6-9 How do we come to know the thoughts of our Lord? It is only when we turn off the noise of the world that we can hear the whisper of God. In the midst of our sorrow, pain, and confusion,

God longs to console us. Please come to the Adoration Chapel to feel His touch.

Adoration of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist will change your life. Guaranteed. There is no better investment of one hour of your week.

We still need adorers for: Fr ay 2:00am,

Saturday, 1:00am, 2:00pm and 3:00am Sit in the presence of God. Hear His voice.

For information or to register to adore Our Lord, please call Barb at

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SILENT AUCTION ITEMS NEEDED! Donations are needed for the Fall Festival Silent Auction. We’re looking for new or homemade items with a value of $25.00 or more. This is a chance to use your creativity! Some ideas… Theme Baskets such as Food or Wine, Game Night, Bathroom or Kitchen themes; Homemade

Afghans, Quilts; Wood Creations, etc. Donations can be brought to the parish office at St. John campus Monday through Thursday from 8:30am to 4:00pm or to the 13th Avenue entrance at St. Joseph campus before or after the weekend Masses. Need a pick-up? Call Mary at (952) 938-5739. RAFFLE TICKETS CONGRATULATIONS! Our 3rd Sellers drawing winners are Mildred Wesley, Gerald and Susan Techam, George and Evelyn Kerber. One more week left and counting down to our wonderful Fall Festival. We’ll have all weekend to celebrate, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Keep selling chances to win in the Raffle on September 13 at 4:30pm under the big tent! Reminder: Any and ALL unsold raffle tickets must be returned to the parish office by Sunday, September 7 or better yet—bring them with you and hand them in at the raffle booth in the Social Hall. FALL FESTIVAL BAKE SHOP NEWS

It’s almost that time of year again. The Fall Festival Bake Shop is looking for lots of goodies this year. We will be located in the rectory garage this year in back of the church at the St. Joseph campus along with the Country Store. Favorite bake shop items are cookies, brownies, your favorite breads to make, Rice Krispie bars, kolaches (an absolute must!! They go very fast), cupcakes, candies, anything chocolate are also best sellers at the Bake Shop. You can bring the items to the rectory garage all day Saturday or Sunday morning (Again, it is located behind the church at St. Joseph campus) or drop them off in the Social Hall and we’ll pick them up. If you would like to volunteer to help us out either Saturday or Sunday, please call Claudia at (952) 945-0457. Thanks! DONATIONS FOR THE COUNTRY STORE Please bring donations for the Country Store to St. Joseph campus Social Hall on Friday, September 11 and Saturday, September 12 from 9:30am to 3:30pm.

Donation ideas include: Housewares Jams, Jellies, Preserves Fresh Produce House Plants Gently Used Treasures Books, Games, Small Toys

Any Questions: Please call Marlene (952) 938-7865 or Bette (952) 935-6863.

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Have you sent in your Raffle Tickets yet? Please put them

in the collection basket at Mass, bring them to the parish office or bring them to the festival.

We still need volunteers and food donations at St. John campus and St. Joseph campus.

To volunteer please call Romine Bechir at (952) 988-0955.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word (CLOW) Children’s Liturgy of the Word is an opportunity for children ages 6–10 to hear the Sunday readings in age-appropriate language (proclaimed from the Children’s Lectionary) and then participate in a homily and discussion geared toward their understanding. Led by trained adult and teen leaders, CLOW offers these younger members of the community fuller participation in our Sunday Masses. Children simply are dismissed into a separate area during the readings, homily, and Prayers of the Faithful for CLOW and then return to the assembly during the Presentation of Gifts to rejoin their families for the remainder of Mass. This ministry will be starting up again in October and will run most weekends through the end of April. CLOW will be offered at the 4:30pm Saturday Mass and the 8:30am Sunday Mass at St. Joseph’s campus. Many adults and teens are needed (with enough volunteers, you would be scheduled approximately once a month or less). Training will take place Saturday, September 19, 3:00pm in the Social Hall at St. Joseph. Contact Cindy Novak for more information or to volunteer (952) 540-4762 or cnovak@stgabrielhopkins.org)).

Catechists Needed! St. Gabriel’s Faith Formation program is looking for faith-filled, joyful, enthusiastic, and Spirit-ed adults and teens to help pass on our wonderful Catholic faith to the children and youth of the parish. Training, materials, lesson plans, and on-going support are all provided. Don’t wait until the last minute—sign-on now! Teachers are needed at all levels: Preschool (ages 3–Kindergarten): Sundays during the 10:30am Mass, St. John campus Children’s Ministry (1st–4th grades): Sundays, 10:15–11:35am, St. John campus Middle School Ministry (5th – 8th grades): Wednesdays, 6:00-7:15pm, St. John campus High School Ministry (9th – 12th grades): Wednesdays, 6:00- 7:15pm, St. John campus Confirmation (10th grade): Sundays, 6:00–7:30pm (six sessions w/parents and/or sponsors, St. John campus) Contact Cindy Novak to get your choice of age level: (952) 540-4762 or cnovak@stgabrielhopkins.org.

Information Meetings for Faith Formation Get ready for the year ahead with Faith Formation Ministries! Come to one of the following information sessions to hear about programs, times, schedules, materials, and so much more. Children’s Ministry (Grades 1–4) Sunday, August 23, 9:30am, Social

Hall at St. Joseph Sunday, August 23, 11:30am,

Community Room at St. John Monday, August 24, 6:30pm,

Community Room at St. John Middle School Ministry (Grades 5–8) Wednesday, August 26, 6:00pm,

Community Room at St. John High School Ministry/Confirmation (Grades 9–12) Wednesday, August 26, 7:30pm,

Community Room at St. John

Registration for Faith Formation Registration forms for Faith Formation will be available beginning the weekend of August 22–23. You can pick a form up at church, at one of the information meetings, from the office, or download it from the website. Return the form by September 14 to receive a $10.00 discount. Contact Cindy Novak with any questions (952 ) 540-4762, cnovak@stgabrielhopkins.org)).

SR. HIGH YOUTH EVENT: Archdiocesan Youth Day (AYD) Youth in grades 9–12 are invited to an awesome event just for you that will take place Saturday, October 24 from noon–10:00pm at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. It’s a big venue for a BIG day of speakers, music, opportunities for Reconciliation, activities and service projects, Eucharistic Adoration, dinner, Mass, and MORE. Add hundreds of youth from around the Archdiocese and you’ll witness your faith in a whole new way! Don’t miss out. Sign up by September 25 by turning in your permission form and money (the cost is only $15.00) OR by contacting Cindy Novak (952) 540-4762, cnovak@stgabrielhopkins.org)). We also need a few adult chaperones (you must have a background check on file and Virtus training); contact Cindy to help out.

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952-935-5536 www.stgabrielhopkins.org XXI Domingo Ordinario “B” 23 de agosto del 2015

GUARDANDO NUESTROS COMPROMISOS En la obra musical El violinista en el tejado, el esposo, Tevye, cuyo matrimonio había sido planificado por otros muchos años atrás, quiere saber si su esposa de veras lo ama. ¿Fue su matrimonio solamente un arreglo, un contrato? Después de tantos años, ¿llegó su mujer a quererlo? ¿Lo quiere todavía? Necesitamos saber si nuestros compromisos son duraderos. Necesitamos que nos lo recuerden y reafirmen. En la primera lectura, Josué, el sucesor de Moisés, necesitaba saber si el pueblo iba a mantenerse fiel a su alianza con el Señor. Josué iba a llevarlos a una nueva vida –una vida estable. ¿Serían fieles? Jesús, habiéndose identificado como la fuente de vida de sus discípulos, necesitaba saber. ¿Ustedes van a irse también o van a quedarse? Pocas veces vemos a Jesús tan vulnerable. Pedro y los apóstoles escogieron quedarse. ¿Qué vamos a hacer nosotros? Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co.

LAS LECTURAS DE HOY Primera lectura — Josué urge a los israelitas a que sirvan a Dios o a los otros dioses (Josué 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b). Salmo — Haz la prueba y verás qué bueno es el Señor (Salmo 34 [33]). Segunda lectura — Pablo reflexiona cómo los esposos y esposas deberán darse amor y reverencia mutua (Efesios 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]). Evangelio — Después de hablar de dar su carne a comer, muchos de los discípulos de Jesús se alejaron. Los Doce escogieron permanecer con él: “Maestro, ¿a quién acudiremos?” (Juan 6:60-69).

LECTURAS DE LA SEMANA Lunes: Ap 21:9b-14; Sal 145 (144):10-13, 17-18; Jn 1:45-51 Martes: 1 Tes 2:1-8; Sal 139 (138):1-6; Mt 23:23-26 Miércoles: 1 Tes 2:9-13; Sal 139 (138):7-12ab; Mt 23:27-32 Jueves: 1 Tes 3:7-13; Sal 90 (89):3-5a, 12-14, 17; Mt 24:42-51 Viernes: 1 Tes 4:1-8; Sal 97 (96):1, 2b, 5-6, 10-12; Mt 25:1-13 Sábado: 1 Tes 4:9-11; Sal 98 (97):1, 7-9; Mc 6:17-29 Domingo: Dt 4:1-2, 6-8; Sal 15 (14):2-5; Stgo 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; Mc 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Registracion para los Grupos pequenos (small groups) Domingos 23 y 30 de Agosto despues de Misa. Registracion para el Programa de Formacion en la Fe para ninos, jovenes y Adultos-Catequesis Ciclo 2015/2016 Domingos 23,30 de Agosto y Domingo 6 de Septiembre despues de Misa. Favor de traer copia de Certificado de Bautismo. Clase de Planificacion Natural de la Familia: Sabado 29 de Agosto a las 12:00pm-2:00pm. Leo's Dan. Entrenamiento para Catequistas- Sabado 5 de Septiembre 10:00am -12:00 pm

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