St. James Parish, Jacobs Prairie, MN

	Lector	Intentions	Servers
April 23, 9am		Margie Goebel
April 26, 9am	Joan Willenbring	Carl Mueller	Alexandra Heinen
April 27, 8pm	Leo Pohl	For the Parishioners	Craig Heinen Mitch Heinen
	Gift Bearers	Communion Ministers	Ushers
April 26, 8pm	John and Irma Heinen	Richard Huberty, Mike Willenbring, Clarence Dingmann	John Heinen, Tom Mayers
April 27, 9am	Ralph and Linda Leither	Ralph Leither, Linda Leither, Barbara Gregory	Louis and Jane Schaefer

Ministry Lists

Mark Your Calendar:

First Communion: April 27, 2008

Welcoming Sunday, May 4 (see info. below)

Graduation Mass/Social on May 18, 2008 at the 9:00am Mass.

St. James Bazaar: June 7, 2008

Quilts

Pork Chop Feed: Aug. 9, 2008

Events

From the Pastor:

Baptized in Christ: We welcome into our parish Bryce Robert, son of Ryan Holthaus and Amanda Schaefer, who was baptized here at St. James this past Sunday, April 13, 2008.

On behalf of St. James Parish, we want to congratulate our two newly confirmands, Louis Schaefer and Brianne Dingmann, who received the sacrament of Confirmation this past Tuesday evening at St. Boniface Parish in Cold Spring from Bishop Sowada. May they continue to grow in their faith and their love for Jesus.

In the gospel this weekend, we hear Jesus saying “I am the way and the truth and the life.” It is a challenge that each one of us faces, whether or not we will choose to follow Jesus, in the good times of life, and also the difficult times in our lives. Jesus is a gentleman; he does not force anyone to follow Him. He simply invites us to. We have a free will to choose whether or not we will accept his invitation to follow Him with our whole mind, heart and soul.

The National Collection for Catholic Home Missions Appeal will be taken next weekend, April 26/27, 2008.

The Knights of Columbus Annual Tootsie Roll Drive for the developmentally disabled citizens will be held next weekend, April 26^th and 27^th outside local churches and at other locations.

Father Julius

Religious Education: Next class will meet April 23. Practice for First Communion Mass is April 23^rd. All 9^th and 10^th graders are required to participate in the First communion Mass on April 27^th.

German Fest: Work Sign up sheets are located in the back of church. Chairpeople should sign up on their activity for the shifts they will be present for. We will need a minimum of 114 persons signed up for this event to run smoothly. Together we will have another successful year. Posters will be available next week. Donations for the Silent auction can be made to Ann Jonas (685-4158 or ajonas@csbsju.edu). Quilt pictures are available to look at in the back of church and on the website.

Dear Parishioners,

St. James Parish is a community of loving, caring and giving people. In the past few years our parish has grown. Unfortunately, not everyone has had the opportunity to meet our new parishioners that have joined our parish in the time that Fr. Julius has been pastor of St. James. To remedy this, we are planning a Welcoming Sunday for every parishioner of St. James to come and visit with the newer parishioners.

This event will take place on Sunday, May 4, 2008, at 10:00 am (after Mass) in the church basement. A lunch of Sloppy Joes, chips, baked beans, bars, and juice/coffee will be served. In order to have enough food on hand, we will need you to RSVP if you are coming to this wonderful event. Please RSVP to Rose Mueller at 685-8982 by Thursday, May 1, 2008. We hope to see you all there! Any questions, call Rose.

*Looking for something to do? *

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

Casa Guadalupe’s 10^th yr. celebration, bilingual mass and community reception, April 20, 2:00 pm St. Boniface Church, Cold Spring.

Mission Rally: Freeport community center, April 22, 9:30 am

Severe Weather Awareness Week April 21-25: Tornado Drill Day, Thurs. April 24, 1:45 and 6:55, know where your shelters are at home and at work.

37^th Swanycake and sausage supper: April 27, St. Anthony Parish, Saint Anthony

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

April 13, 2008 Bulletins April 27, 2008