e-Bulletin
Week of May 19-25, 2024
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... to Love, to Serve, to be Hope ...
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OUTDOOR MASS
MAY 19
SUNDAY, MAY 19th, 11:00 am
PENTECOST SUNDAY – WEAR RED!
MINISTRY APPRECIATION WEEKEND!
Our first outdoor Mass of the year will be on Sunday, May 19, at 11:00 am on the south lawn.
It will be followed by grilled burgers and hotdogs. Bring chairs and blankets.
SPRING MULCHING
Wear jeans with your red and join us in spreading mulch after the Outdoor Mass and Picnic. Wheelbarrows and rakes are also needed.
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CALENDAR
Saturday, May 18:
- Ministry Appreciation Weekend
- Adopt-A-Highway, 8:30 am - 10:30 am
- Individual Reconciliation, 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- 5:00 pm Mass, Fr. Tim
Sunday, May 19: Pentecost WEAR RED
Deacon Mickey preaches
Mass Intention for Bennett Kotok
- 11:00 am OUTDOOR Mass, Fr. Kevin
- Burger Cook-out, 12:00 pm
- Spring Mulching after cook-out, around 1:00 pm
- Take down Pentecost - 12:00 pm
Monday, May 20:
Tuesday, May 21:
- Friends in Faith, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
- Prison Ministry card writing, 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
- AA meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Wednesday, May 22:
Thursday, May 23:
- Lawn Mowing CREW 4
- Mass, 10:00 am - 10:30 am
- Confirmation: Caring for Creation, 6pm - 7:30pm
- Al-Anon meeting, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Friday, May 24:
Saturday, May 25:
- Individual Reconciliation, 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
- 5:00 pm Mass, Fr. Tim
Sunday, May 26:
Deacon Mickey preaches
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ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY
MAY 18
Join us!
on Saturday, May 18, 2024
starting at 8:30 am
CLICK HERE to sign up.
Adopt-A-Highway CleanUp Project. To move our mission beyond our parish doors, the Sustainability Committee has secured the adoption of Cliff Road, between Pilot Knob and Lexington, from Dakota County for the Catholic Community of St. Thomas Becket. Saturday, May 18 is the next scheduled clean up of our stretch of road.
We will meet outside the front of the church at 8:30am to gather supplies and then move out to different zones along the road. Expect to spend two to three hours between safety briefing and clean up efforts.
Minimum age to participate is 12. Anyone under 18 must be accompanied by an adult, or have an adult available to sign waiver. Bring your own gloves, grabbers, sunscreen, and hats. Please bring a safety vest if you have one. The county will provide bags and some safety vests. Participants should wear long pants and closed-toe shoes.
Questions?
Please contact Michelle Sharp at michelle.m.sharp@gmail.com
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MINISTRY APPRECIATION WEEKEND
This Appreciation note is for ALL of YOU, please read.
For many years the word volunteer has been used for those who help out when a need arises for someone to step up and help, I am using a different word.
Thank You to all of you members of St. Thomas Becket for how you have been ministers. A minister is one who gives aid or service. I appreciate all those who serve in the ministries of our community of STB, all those who minister to their families, neighbors and friends, and those who reach out to the local and international community sharing their gifts.
Thank You to all those who share in our worship, through your presence, your prayer, participating in person or through our livestream Masses.
I appreciate all that you do for STB by living out our Mission Statement: To Love, To Serve, To Be Hope. Jesus reminds us he came to serve, not to be served.
You have kept that message alive by how you have ministered to others and been the presence of Jesus.
With deep Gratitude,
Fr. Tim
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God of Easter and Spring, you roll the stone from the tomb
and allow the miracle of resurrection that rises from the earth each spring
in tulips, lilies, grass, and leaves to bless our color-starved eyes.
We ask you to bless the deep miracles of the many ministries that you call forth
from the people of St. Thomas Becket who in countless ways seek the love of God
and find it in the generosity of ministers who become the instruments of
God’s kingdom here and now. Amen.
By Maureen O’Connor
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WRITE A BIRTHDAY CARD
MAY 21
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Do you enjoy encouraging others through special
occasion cards or short notes?
Most inmates do not regularly receive mail and many of their birthdays are not acknowledged. Receiving mail brings great joy to a prisoner, and to be
acknowledged on a day that is special to them can restore hope.
Please join us at St. Thomas Becket from 4:30-6:00 on Tuesday, May 21st.
Please come any amount of time and write as many cards as you wish.
Thank you for considering.
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50th ANNIVERSARY OF
ORDINATION AS A PRIEST
JUNE 1
Celebrating Fr. Kevin
Come celebrate Fr. Kevin Clinton’s 50th Anniversary of Ordination as a Priest on June 1st at the 5:00 pm Mass.
Fr. Kevin was Ordained June 2nd, 1974, and has been our weekend Priest/Presider for almost 2 years.
There will be a simple reception after the Mass.
He has said there is no expectation of anniversary gifts - your presence is gift enough.
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SHE REALLY IS RETIRING
JUNE 2
- JACKIE GRAHAM will be retiring on June 9.
Jackie Graham has ministered in the Archdiocese for 36 years in Liturgy, RCIA and other areas. She has been a member of the staff at St. Thomas Becket for almost 12 years as Liturgical Coordinator & RCIA.
We will celebrate her retirement, and most importantly her years of service to the church, on June 2 at the 9 & 11am Masses. A reception will take place after both Masses.
We invite all to join in expressing our gratitude to Jackie.
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CLAMSHELLS AGAIN NEEDED for our Giving Garden!
Our garden is in full swing and growing rapidly. The greenhouse plastic has been off for a couple weeks, and we have already taken three harvests to The Open Door Food Pantry. The photo is of our harvest on May 13th.
We are getting low on the clamshell containers we use to package our organic produce for our food insecure neighbors. There is once again a bin in the Commons for drop-offs:
- We are in need of all sizes of clamshells.
- We can only use clamshells which have the lid attached to the base. Two piece containers do not work.
- Please WASH your clamshells out before dropping them off.
- No need to peel off the labels - our fluorescent STB Giving Garden labels show up well when placed right on top of the original labels.
Saving and donating your clamshells is a great way to help out our neighbors in need, while giving the plastic at least one more function before it is recycled (hopefully). Thanks in advance for your help!
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ATTN GRADUATES 2024
BY JUNE 3
We will have a special Mass to Celebrate all our STB 2024 Graduates
SUNDAY, JUNE 16, 2024 at 11:00 am Mass
To all our STB High School and College graduates, please CLICK HERE and fill out the form and send us your photo (WALLET size). Please write your name on the back of your photo. Deadline: Monday, June 3, 2024.
Mail your photo to: 4455 South Robert Tr, Eagan, MN 55123 or email it to Monica at monical@stbeagan.org
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GARDENERS, CAN YOU HELP?
We are renovating the area around our church sign at our main entrance of Hwy. 3.
If you are dividing your plants and have any of the following to donate, it would be appreciated.
If you just want to purchase and donate any of the plants, we will be glad to receive them.
1. Stella d' Oro daylilies (standard amber-yellow)
2. Autumn Joy upright Sedum
3. Blue fescue grass
4. Fountain grass (Hameln variety if able; not self-seeding)
5. Feather reed grass (Karl Foerster variety if able; not self-seeding)
6. Yucca (such as "Adam's Needle" with a tall stalk)
7. Astilbe
If you can donate, please leave the plants next to the water hose against the east wall near the North (Main) Entrance of the church.
For more information contact Kathy Haug at kmhaug2013@icloud.com.
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CHANGE TO PARISH OFFICE HOURS
Beginning Friday, May 24,
and continuing through Friday, August 30,
the parish office will be open Monday – Thursday
from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
and will be CLOSED on FRIDAYS.
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BETTY SAUTER CELEBRATION OF LIFE
Former long-time parishioner, Betty Sauter, age 80, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2023. Survived by husband, Gerald.
Celebration of life 11:30 am Sunday, May 19th, 2024, at Eagan Community Center, 1501 Central Parkway, visitation beginning at 11:00 AM. Luncheon to follow service.
May God grant eternal rest
and give comfort to the family at their time of loss. Amen.
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RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION
MAY 26
Sarah and Emma Labarere will be initiated into the Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist on Sunday, May 26th, at the 9:00 Mass.
They have been a part of our community for a long time and we welcome them with joy to the table of the Lord.
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LAWN MOWING CREW
Join the Lawn Mowing Crew
We are looking for 4 more volunteers to help keep our STB grounds looking beautiful. This would be a 2-2.5 hr. commitment once a month to work with a team of four on our parish grounds. Duties would vary between operating the push mower where the rider cannot go, trimming with power trimmers or blowing the grounds clean after mowing.
Any adult 18 or over is eligible to sign up.
Anyone interested can email or text Steve Matlon directly at
651-398-2317 or matlonfam@comcast.net.
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ADOPT-A-GARDEN
We invite families or individuals to “adopt” a garden plot on our beautiful property.
You are asked to maintain your area for a one-month period, or for the entire growing season. Most gardens involve a few hours of work twice-a-month, and can be done on your own schedule.
Please SIGN-UP ONLINE.
If you need help Signing up, please call the Parish office at
651-683-9808 and we will be happy to assist you.
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DAKOTA WOODLANDS
Now Serving at Dakota Woodlands 3 times per Month!
We have expanded our partnership with Dakota Woodlands Family Shelter in Eagan
and will now be providing volunteers to cook and serve dinner 3 times each month, the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Wednesdays,
from 3:30 pm-6:00 pm.
CLICK HERE to Sign up
Teens are welcome to volunteer, but please no more than two, under-18 volunteers per shift.
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SUSTAINABLE EAGAN ACADEMY
Looking for a way to deepen your understanding of sustainability issues and to help impact the local environment? This program is designed for people of all backgrounds. It offers monthly sessions on diverse topics related to environmental sustainability.
LAST DATE: May 28: Water Quality and Conservation
The Sustainable Eagan Academy is open to all community members of high school age and older.
The monthly sessions runs 60 – 90 minutes starting at 7:00 pm at Eagan City Hall. Register for the free sessions now or secure your spot at least a week in advance for each session.
Go to the Sustainable Eagan Academy website to register:
https://cityofeagan.com/sustainableeaganacademy
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SAVE THE DATE
SEPTEMBER 7
St. Thomas Becket's
13th Annual Bogey's Best Ball Golf Tournament
Saturday, September 7, 2024
More details to come!
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FAITHFUL SHEPHERD CATHOLIC SCHOOL |
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR:
General Schedules page HERE
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STB VIRTUAL PRAYER WALL
Let's pray for each other!
When you get to this page, double click on the brick wall to post your prayer or a prayer request, or click on the "+" on the lower right of the wall.
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GOSPEL MEDITATION
ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE
May 19, 2024
Pentecost Sunday
When I was twenty-two years of age in August of 2000, I experienced World Youth Day in Rome. As for many of my generation, the event was life-changing for me. Surrounded by joyful, hope-filled young people from seemingly every nation and tongue, we were gathered around the Pope, sharing a common Faith and love. The Pope spoke to us of our shared family bond in the Church and invited us to give our lives in service to others. Now twenty-four years later, my life as a priest, like that of so many others from those special days, continues on that same path of love and unity — despite my many weaknesses. What makes that continuation possible?
This week’s feast gives the answer: the Holy Spirit. The gift of God — His very life — the third person of the Trinity, is the Spirit who animates the entire Church and each member of it. He makes us one-in-love in a way that utterly exceeds human capacity. For example, he makes the apostles speak with tongues of fire, and everyone hears them in his own native tongue. The Holy Spirit is the means by which Jesus establishes a new family, one that crosses all possible boundaries of time, space, and culture. The Holy Spirit never tires in enthusing us for mission.
Aren’t we longing to experience the Holy Spirit in a fresh way? Today we celebrate this untiring flame, once ignited on earth and burning still. So, we humbly cry out: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in us the fire of your love!
— Father John Muir
©LPi
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EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP
You Don’t Have What It Takes — but You Will
Those of us in ministry love this saying: God doesn’t call the equipped. He equips the called.
We all know that sort of queasy feeling we get in the pit of our stomachs when it becomes clear what we’re supposed to do, in any situation. It’s that feeling of: Oh, no. Not me. Not now. I can’t.
We’ve all got our list of reasons why not, don’t we? We do it for everything, from big life problems to small everyday choices. I’m not going to invite my neighbor to church because I don’t want to come across as pushy. I’m not going to make amends with my cousin because she’ll just walk all over me again. I’m not going to say a Rosary tonight because I’m tired and it’ll just stress me out.
However, even if we all put our lists of “reasons why we can’t” together, I don’t think any of us have reasons quite as valid as the apostles. Their job was to convert the nations — and here they are, a bunch of fishermen who haven’t been out of Judea, who speak only their own languages. Were they supposed to preach the Gospel via a particularly compelling game of charades?
But even that big, giant, stop-you-dead-in-your tracks Reason Why We Can’t was nothing, because God had a plan. He didn’t call a bunch of equipped men. He called them, and He equipped them. Cue the tongues of fire!
God doesn’t call us to do His will because we have what it takes. He calls us because He’s ready to give us what it takes. Being a good steward is to answer the call of Christ knowing he will provide.
— Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
©LPi
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PRAYERS FOR THE SICK
Please hold these parishioners in your prayers:
Robert Carraher
Roger Urban
If you have someone you would like added to our confidential Prayer Line call Bonnie Berquist at 651-450-1043 or email her at Bonnie_B_02@msn.com.
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READINGS
Sunday:
Vigil: Gn 11:1-9 or Ex 19:3-8a, 16-20b or Ez 37:1-14 or Jl 3:1-5/
Ps 104:
1-2, 24, 35, 27-28, 29, 30 (see 30)/Rom 8:22-27/Jn 7:37-39
Day: Acts 2:1-11/Ps 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34 (see 30)/1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13
or Gal 5:16-25/Jn 20:19-23 or Jn 15:26-27; 16:12-15
Monday:
Gn 3:9-15, 20 or Acts 1:12-14/Ps 87:1-2, 3 and 5, 6-7/Jn 19:25-34
Tuesday:
Jas 4:1-10/Ps 55:7-8, 9-10a, 10b-11a, 23/Mk 9:30-37
Wednesday:
Jas 4:13-17/Ps 49:2-3, 6-7, 8-10, 11/Mk 9:38-40
Thursday:
Jas 5:1-6/Ps 49:14-15ab, 15cd-16, 17-18, 19-20/Mk 9:41-50
Friday:
Jas 5:9-12/Ps 103:1-2, 3-4, 8-9, 11-12/Mk 10:1-12
Saturday:
Jas 5:13-20/Ps 141:1-2, 3 and 8/Mk 10:13-16
Next Sunday:
Dt 4:32-34, 39-40/Ps 33:4-5, 6, 9, 18-19, 20, 22 (12b)/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20
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The Catholic Community of Saint Thomas Becket is dedicated to protecting children and vulnerable adults. Your cooperation and support strengthens our parish’s commitment to keeping children and vulnerable adults safe in our community. Volunteers serving with minors and vulnerable adults must complete requirements before engaging in ministry. For more information contact:
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