St. Richard's Catholic Church

We are not able to store unclaimed plants, so please make arrangements for someone else to pick up your plants if you ordered on but are unable to be here this weekend. Thank you for your support!

There will be a collection box in the narthex starting next weekend (December 1 & 2) for unused gloves, mittens and scarves.

Starting November 17, we will meet Saturdays, 10:00am—12:00noon, for six consecutive weeks (including Thanksgiving weekend). Contact parishioner Lynn Deines for details.

If you ordered a poinsettia or cyclamen from our Faith Formation program last month, they will be available for pick-up before and after all Masses next weekend, December 1 & 2. We are not able to store unclaimed plants, so please make arrangements for someone else to pick up your plants if you are unable to be here. Thank you for your support!

Our parish volunteers who serve monthly at the St. Stephen’s site, traditionally collect and distribute gloves, mittens, and scarves to Loaves & Fishes guests in December. There will be a collection box in the narthex starting next weekend (December 1 & 2) If you have any questions, or would like to join us in serving a meal, please contact Kathy via klenarz@icloud.com.

Due to a significant price increase, we have had to make some changes to our Sunday bus service. The bus will now run on the first and third Sunday of each month. This service will now be provided by Septran Transportation and, unfortunately, their bus is not handicap accessible. The route and pick up schedule will remain the same, and it will still be free to ride. A suggested $5 donation would be appreciated to help us offset the increased costs.

The new bus schedule can be found here.

Focused Large Group Topic

This month's selection is "A Hunger for Wholeness - Soul Space and Transcendence" By Ilia Delio

Every Monday & Tuesday except holidays

Every Monday & Tuesday except holidays

Inviting all women and men who want to help with fun, small maintenance projects at the church on Wednesday mornings. Lend A Hand members will enjoy fun projects, long breaks (with great cookies) and improved working conditions! You can drop in to join us just once when you have free time, or come each week.

12:15pm every Wednesday except holidays.

In the chapel at 8:00am every Thursday & Friday (except holidays).

8:00am Mass, followed by Eucharistic Adoration until 4:45pm Closing Prayer. 7:30pm Ecumenical Taizé closes the day.

Every Thursday & Friday except holidays.

This holy day of obligation falls on Saturday this year, so there will only be one Mass for the solemnity—at 8:00am on December 8—and the 5:00pm Mass will be for the regular Second Sunday of Advent. If you prefer to attend an anticipatory Mass for the solemnity on Friday, December 7, St. Peter’s Church in Richfield will have a 6:30pm Mass and St. Bonaventure in Bloomington will have a 7:00pm Mass.

Starting November 17, we will meet Saturdays, 10:00am—12:00noon, for six consecutive weeks (including Thanksgiving weekend). Contact parishioner Lynn Deines for details.

Learning Centers Parent & Child

Focused Large Group Topic

Every Monday & Tuesday except holidays

Every Monday & Tuesday except holidays

Inviting all women and men who want to help with fun, small maintenance projects at the church on Wednesday mornings. Lend A Hand members will enjoy fun projects, long breaks (with great cookies) and improved working conditions! You can drop in to join us just once when you have free time, or come each week.

12:15pm every Wednesday except holidays.

In the chapel at 8:00am every Thursday & Friday (except holidays).

Every Thursday & Friday except holidays.

This weekend (December 15 & 16), our Confirmation candidates will making Christmas candies and cookies that will be available for sale after all weekend Masses. Proceeds will benefit youth who plan to go on the Side by Side Ministries’ Coastal Bend Texas Youth Mission Trip in June of 2019. Don’t have time to bake? Grab a package to share at home, work, or when visiting friends and relatives! Thank you for supporting our youth.

This weekend (December 15 & 16), our Confirmation candidates will making Christmas candies and cookies that will be available for sale after all weekend Masses. Proceeds will benefit youth who plan to go on the Side by Side Ministries’ Coastal Bend Texas Youth Mission Trip in June of 2019. Don’t have time to bake? Grab a package to share at home, work, or when visiting friends and relatives! Thank you for supporting our youth.

The bus now picks up parishioners at designated locations on the first and third Sunday of each month. A suggested $5 donation is appreciated to help us offset the increased costs of this service. For more information, contact Jolaine Liupakka in the parish office.

The bus schedule can be found here.

Do you have a favorite Christmas song that reflects your cultural heritage? Please share a little of your culture’s Christmas music with us at 2:00pm. You can teach your song to our choir and we will sing it with you, or you can teach it to everyone at the potluck! To sign up or learn more, please contact Betsy Sullivan via bsullivan@strichards.com or 612-869-2426, extension 114.

Every Monday & Tuesday except holidays

We will resume our work on January 2.

On the third Wednesday of each month, a fun group serves a meal for Loaves & Fishes at St. Stephen’s Church in Minneapolis. There are two shifts: food prep from 2:00—4:00pm or food service from 5:00—6:00pm, followed by clean-up. Talk to Kathy Lenarz ( klenarz@icloud.com) or Rosemary Rockwell to learn more! Their phone numbers are in the parish directory.

12:15pm every Wednesday except holidays.

In the chapel at 8:00am every Thursday & Friday (except holidays).

Immediately following the 8:00am Mass, Fr. Mark will be available in the Reconciliation Room to celebrate the sacrament one-on-one.

Every Thursday & Friday except holidays.

Starting November 17, we will meet Saturdays, 10:00am—12:00noon, for six consecutive weeks (including Thanksgiving weekend). Contact parishioner Lynn Deines for details.

NO SESSION – CHRISTMAS Break

As mentioned in recent bulletins, there has been a significant increase in the cost of a having a bus pick up parishioners for 9:00am Mass on the weekend, so we have had to change our service to the first and third weekend of each month. The wonderful news is that we will also be able to have our bus pick up on Christmas Day, thanks to a generous donation from Jo and Pete Penconcello! That bus will pick people up on Tuesday, December 25, at the same times that it stops on the normal Sunday route (for details, call the office at 612- 869-2426). Thanks, Jo and Pete, for helping us spread the Christmas joy!

The bus schedule can be found here.

We will resume our work on January 2.

12:15pm every Wednesday except holidays.

In the chapel at 8:00am every Thursday & Friday (except holidays).

Every Thursday & Friday except holidays.

NO SESSION – NEW YEAR Break

Every Monday & Tuesday except holidays