St. James Parish, Jacobs Prairie, MN

	Lector	Intentions	Servers
April 2, 9am		George LeClair
April 4, 9am		Living and Deceased members of the St. James Parish
April 5, 8pm	Rose Mueller	For the Parishioners	Savannah Simon
April 6, 9am	Terri Steven	Louise Scherer	Ben Dingmann, Louis Schaefer
	Gift Bearers	Communion Ministers	Ushers
April 5, 8pm	Allen and Marcy Backes	*Adoration: Joanne Dingmann Rose Mueller, Mike Willenbring, Cheryl Johannes	Joe Mertes, David Heinen
April 6, 9am	Tom Jonas Family	LaVerne Heinen, MaryJane Jonas, Barbara Gregory	Fritz Schmitz Tom Jonas

Ministry Lists

Mark Your Calendar:

Confirmation: April 15, 2008 at (St. Boniface)

First Communion: April 27, 2008

St. James Bazaar: June 7, 2008

Quilts

Pork Chop Feed: Aug. 9, 2008

Events

From the Pastor:

I want to again thank all of you who helped in any way to make our Holy week services and our Easter Sunday mass celebrations so festive and faith filled. In the weeks that follow Easter Sunday we will all be challenged like the Apostle Thomas to believe in the risen Jesus even without seeing him. We do experience Jesus love for us though in many different ways in our lives. Maybe most of all when we become convinced that our lives on this earth are not the end of the story. Jesus has promised us a life after this, where we will never know sadness and pain and suffering again. That can give us all a reason to rejoice.

Father Julius

Religious Education Program: Next Class April 2.

Bazaar News: Last years Silent Auction was a huge success thanks to Ann Jonas and Erin Lonergan. Have something you would like to donate, just let them know. Also, the Country Pantry/store will again be in need of your homemade items. Still looking for someone to help co-chair the meal as well as someone to chair the children’s games, call Karen at 250-3297 or Kim at 685-7096

A HUGE THANK YOU to all the faithful Quilters! Quilt auction will take place at the June 7^th festival and will feature a John Deere Quilt and an International Quilt.

*Looking for something to do? *

(Complete information can be found on the bulletin board in back of church.)

Jesus with an Accent: Voices in U.S. Hispanic Theology, speaker Miguel Diaz Ph.D. Saint John’s Univ. Emmaus Hall, Fri. April 4.

It’s a Floral Affair, Spring Benefit for Birthline: Sunday April 6, 11-2, Brunch, Floral Style Show, Silent Auction

Knights of Columbus Breakfast: April 6, 8:30-12 noon

St. John’s Prep Discovery Day: Fri, April 4, St. Johns Prep school, students grades 6-11

Spring Retreat at St. Joseph's Waite Park April 12, 2008 in our Parish Center at 105-6th Ave. N. Waite Park (church basement). All Christian Women are invited. Registration starts at 11am. Short demos follow on palm braiding, making a greeting card, etc. Lunch and a presentation "Humor & Forgiveness" by Sr. Joyce Iten in the afternoon. We will finish at 4:30pm with a Rosary and celebration of the Eucharist by Fr. Bernie Gruenes. Registration forms can be found at St. Joseph's or St. Michael's, call the parish office at 251-5231 or Mary Thyen 252-9531. $5 Registration fee covers all to St. Ann Christian Women at 106-7th Ave. N. Waite Park, MN 56387.

Minnesota’s only full season Catholic camp, Catholic Youth Camp is celebrating its 61^st summer! Sign up and have fun for a week of canoeing, fishing, doing arts and crafts and archery, swimming and much more.

Marriage Encounter: April 12-13, St. Francis Center in Little Falls, 320-252-3220.

Spaghetti Supper Benefit: for the Ken and Kim Schutz family, April 19, Great Blue Heron

**Have an announcement for the bulletin? Contact Karen at 250-3297 or karenschlangen@yahoo.com **

March 23, 2008 Bulletins April 6, 2008