This week, all registered parishioners should have received two pieces of mail – the first from Archbishop Hebda and the second from Fr. Dvorak and Fr. Liekhus. These are announcements of important progress being made in Richfield.

Fr. Liekhus and Fr. Dvorak have also created this video message for you.

In the last week of 2020, several parishioners stepped up to help narrow our income shortfall! We ended December $55,126 behind budget in year-to-date contributions.

It has been a pleasure to share with you this season of Advent and Christmas. I joined the staff as Parish Administrator in early December and have witnessed the spirit of Joy, Peace, Hope and Love in your worship that are the results of your relationship with Jesus Christ.

I have enjoyed meeting some of you and look forward to the time when we will all meet in person...[read more]

It has been a difficult year for many of us financially, but we have trust in the abundant generosity of our parish family to see us through!

As of 12/28, contributions are $75,337 behind where we need to be to end calendar year 2020 on budget.

Fr. Liekhus will celebrate Mass at Assumption at 9am on January 1.

Please contact Maria at the Assumption office to reserve a seat: Maria@assumptionrichfield.org

Pat has passed to Eternal Life with the Resurrected Christ. Mass of Christian Burial will be held here at the church on Saturday, January 2.

Dorothea has passed to Eternal Life with the Resurrected Christ. Private burial will memorial Mass at a later date.

This extended period of isolation brought about by the ongoing pandemic has taken a toll on all of our mental and spiritual health. Take some time to explore these issues with psychologist, Fr. Matthew Malek, in this video presentation shared with us by our friends from St. Joseph in New Hope.

Long-time parishioner Ellen Rudolphi has passed to Eternal Life with the Resurrected Christ. Private Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at her son, Fr. Tim Rudolphi's, parish.

On the Third Sunday of Advent, it is our tradition to have a celebration of Christmas and Advent traditions from the various countries of origin represented in our parish community. In 2020, that ADVENTure went online!

Connie has passed to Eternal Life with the Resurrected Christ. Private burial at Fort Snelling December 16.

If you would like to make a gift to the seasonal environment fund in memory of a loved one who has died or in honor of someone still living, you may do so using our secure online giving portal (Vanco), which is linked to our website at www.strichards.com/giving.

Dedications received by 12/21 will be acknowledged in a Christmas season bulletin.

We are pleased to announce the hiring of a new parish administrator, Beth Schorle! We will have some overlap in December before Sheryl Rose retires, with Beth and Sheryl working together to help ensure continuity in our lay ecclesial leadership. Watch for a future bulletin announcement with Beth S’s personal introduction to our parish family!

Don has passed to Eternal Life with the Resurrected Christ. Mass of Christian Burial on December 10.

Current contribution status, relative to budget. We are experiencing on ongoing budget shortfall since the pandemic began. Click the thumbnail image to view details.

In recent years, the Third Sunday in Advent has meant ADVENTure, an event that brought the parish together to celebrate our ancestral origins by sharing Advent and Christmas traditions, playing games, and performing works of service. This year, because of COVID-19, we are going virtual!

We need your help creating short videos and photos so that the Faith Formation team can create a video collage to be shared with our parish! Send videos (mp3 or mp4 format) and photos (jpg or gif preferred) to Susie Osacho via sosacho@strichards.com, by Thursday, December 10.

Our annual opportunity has arrived for giving useful gifts to guests at the Loaves and Fishes site that parishioners serve once per month. Ideal gifts are new hats, gloves, blankets, hoodies, socks, boots and coats in men’s sizes. You may drop off your donation when you come for weekend Mass through December 20.

The ancient office of Compline derives its name form a Latin word meaning 'completion' (completorium). It is above all a service of quietness and reflection before rest at the end of the day. It is most effective when the ending is indeed an ending, without additions, conversation or noise. If there is an address, or business to be done, it should come first. If the service is in church, those present depart in silence; if at home they go quietly to bed.

Even though our group has not been able to gather physically at the church for several months, we have been meeting on Zoom to continue having regular discussions. Newcomers are welcome!

Our next selection is Pope John XXIII, by Thomas Cahill. We will discuss the book on January 24.

Our finance council meets monthly to review our budget status. We have been able to reduce some expenses from the budget, however, that has not been enough to offset the sharp reduction in giving since the pandemic began.

If you have questions about this YTD summary, please feel free to contact any council member.