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Liturgical Ministers for April 22/23, 2017

For issues, please contact Marc Stockert: 763-323-7032, mstockert@stkdcc.org.

Saturday, April 22 - 4:30 pm Mass

Altar Server(s): Gambino

Lector(s): Elizabeth R.*

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Janice Connelly, Jenine Rumreich, Deacon Randy

Ushers: Barrett Trimble, John Wittek?, Henry R.?

Greeter(s): Jantunen

Hospitality: Rumreich

Scrip: Carol Janutnen

Sound: Luke Rumreich

Sunday, April 23 (1^st Communion) - 9:00 am Mass

Altar Server(s): Stuedemann

Lector: Youth - Ellie DeBono, Will Stuedemann

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Cindy McKay, Maria Norman, Deacon Randy

Ushers: #4 - Richard Cich, Mike Jackson, Bob Miller, Rola family

Greeter(s): Sandi Van Scoy, Joyce Cich

Sound: Gary Van Scoy

CLOW: N/A - 1^st Communion

Hospitality: ?

Scrip: Anne Madison, Sheila Schumacher

Sunday, April 23 - 11:00 am Mass

Altar Server(s): Potts

Lector: Vivian Jeffrey

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion: Pat Kunkel, Nicole Kunkel, need 1 sub

Ushers: Mark Kempenich, Tom Gerlach

Greeter(s): need 1-2 subs

Hospitality: Capps family

Sunday, April 23

Money Counters: Team 3 - Christy Hager, Allie McDonald, Lisa & Tom Rolfes

Week of April 23

Cleaning: Team 2

Jesus loves all children

in such a tender way,

You're especially dear to Him

this First Communion Day.

Blessings Today & Always.

We would also thank the parents & families for

Helping to prepare the children for this very

special day.

Ms. Maria, Ms. Cindy & Ms. Mary

God Bless and Love, April 23,2017 9:00 am Mass!

Scavenger Hunt

8th to 12th graders.

Friday, April 21:

Registration deadline was April 19. There will be cars for those who registered in time

April Food Drive

Our April Food Drive will be the 4^th weekend of April, rather than the 3^rd weekend since the 3^rd weekend is Easter. Bring your non-perishable food items and persona care and household items to the April 22/23 masses. If you wish to make a monetary donation, checks should be made payable to the Franciscan Brothers of Peace.

It's Not Ch_ _ ch Unless U R There!

We need all hands on deck here at St. Katharine Drexel parish and we have many wonderful opportunities for everyone to get involved. The Shared Ministry Fair is coming on May 20 - 21 and you will have the chance to see and talk with coordinators of the various areas. Whether it be helping with our liturgies and music, faith formation and youth activities,social concerns and parish outreach or helping to build our community and develop and administer our parish there is a place for all of us. To help you decide which areas are best suited to you and your family's time and talent, we are compiling a Shared Ministry booklet which will be distributed to every family before the Shared Ministry Fair. This booklet will explain what each ministry does, where and when it meets and who is coordinating that area.( Note: If you are the head of a ministry here and have not received a form to fill out explaining your area let Marc Stockert know as soon as possible.)

All parishioners - young and old and those in-between - will be able to sign up either at the Fair or when we pass out the sign up sheets at the Masses on June 3 & 4.

As Mom always says, " Many Hands Make Light Work!"

Thanks, Mom, For Life!

Kids of all ages plan on honoring Mom's place in your life by purchasing for her a flower for Mother's Day. Here at St. Katharine Drexel we will have beautiful orchid corsages and fresh long lasting long stemmed carnations. Back by popular demand will be three different potted plants: mini rose bushes, blooming begonias and African violets. For your convenience, they will be available in the church entrance, for a reasonable price before and after all the masses on May 13th & 14th -Mother's Day weekend. Proceeds will go to the Respect Life Cause so donations are gladly welcomed. Make your mom, grandma, god-mother or whoever fills that role for you feel extra special!

Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive

The SKD KC's will be doing a fundraiser the last weekend in April for non-profit organizations that assist children with in-tellectual disabilities and their families. Last year our council members collected just over $2000, with over $900 going to Arc Greater Twin Cities and the same amount to Down Syndrome Association of Minnesota. There was nearly another $200 that was given to the State KC Council to assist putting on their Special Olympics Fall Bowling Classic for these special girls and boys throughout the state.

You may see some of our members outside of Coborn's and Casey's handing out Tootsie Rolls that weekend. Any donations we receive for the candy treats are greatly appreciated. If you don't get to Casey's or Coborn's that final weekend in April and would like to help us with our fundraiser, we will be outside of SKD after Masses on Saturday and Sunday, the 29th and 30th. If you see us, please take a Tootsie Roll or two and if you have some change, please help us raise money for this great cause. Thank you.

Special invitiation to 5^th graders! Facilitators Mike McNeil, Tina Joens and Yvonne Larson invite all families with 5, 6, 7 and 8^th graders to participate in the May 3rd EDGE session. Our Theme is "Hospitality with prayer and games." This is our last session of the 2016-2017 school year so youth going into 8^th grade are invited to come and see.

EDGE for Middle Schooler's begins at 5:30 pm with pizza and runs to 7:00 pm.

Hello, SKD,

We are starting to plan for our annual trip to St. Mary's Mission in Red Lake, MN. The dates are June 19-23, 2017. You can stay the entire week or the days that work out for you. The children are happy to have us for as long as we can stay. We will be working with kids in the school grades K-6 as well as the elderly in the nursing home. We will learn about the Ojibwe tribe and celebrate mass with Fr. Jerry. Please seriously think about coming on this trip to connect with our sister parish. It is a life changing experience. Thank you.

Please contact either Deacon Randy 763 400 7203 Randy @sjtw.net or Vivian Jeffrey 612 741 4422 vwjeffrey@msn.com for further information.

Kate's Sisters

All sisters ages 18-118 are welcome to gather for fun. Meetings are the first Thursday of every month 7-9PM October thru May.

Ideas are always welcome.

May 4th - Book review - A Man Called Ove by Fredrick Backman

All sisters ages 18-118 are welcome to this warm, fun, and sometimes crazy group. The meetings are the first Thursday of every month October thru May. Here is what we have planned so far. Ideas are always welcome.

Contact Anita Kucala akucala@comcast.net for more information and ask to be added to Kate's Sisters Facebook page for updates and invites.

Using Scrip is Easy . . . and it Helps SKD

All of us do some shopping. Why not do it with Scrip cards? Many of the places we shop have scrip cards available. There are even hotels, airlines, cruises and car rental cards available for your travels. You can order your cards at the Scrip Table after our 4:30 mass and between our 9:00 and 11:00 masses. Cards are ordered each week and are available for pick up the following weekend. Shopping with scrip does not cost you anything extra. You simply pay the face value for the scrip card. SKD purchases he cards at a discount and that is how the parish can generate a little extra revenue to support our ministries. We do stock cards for some local merchants - Coborn's, County Market, Cub, Bill's and Green Valley Nursery. You can also set up an online account and get electronic scrip cards instantly or reload scrip cards you purchased earlier. If you have any questions or want to know more about how you can use scrip and benefit the parish, stop by the Scrip Table in the hospitality room.

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