Joke from an E-mail sent to me by L. Dugar: I had a power outage at my house this morning and my PC, laptop, TV, DVD, iPad and my new surround sound music system were all shut down. Then I discovered that my iPhone battery was flat. To top it off, it was snowing and icy so I couldn’t go for a walk, bike or run. The garage door opener needs electricity so I couldn’t go anywhere in the car. I went into the kitchen to make coffee and then I remembered that this also needed power, so I sat and talked with my wife for a few hours. She seems like a nice person. Actually, if the truth be told, I connect with more people now because of electronic devices than I did before. I admit most of them are superficial but some of them have turned into cherished friendships. I think the question the author of the joke is asking is: What do I value? What am I doing all day long? Was that important? We hear a lot about stress today and/or burn out. Some people will spend their whole lives in what are considered stressful jobs and never tire, when at the same time, another person gets depressed and shuts down. I think I’ve told the story a million times about an especially tragic night in the emergency room when the medical staff was pushed to the limit. A few weeks later at a Critical Incident Debriefing the EMTs and police who were at the scene of the tragedy were still in almost a post-traumatic stress emotional state. After they left, and only the medical staff was left, an ER nurse sheepishly said, “You know I kind of had a good time.” We agreed. When you are under stress doing what you love and doing it well, it’s not destructive, it’s completion. You may be tired as “you know what” but you have the satisfaction of having used all your skills and done your best. It doesn’t get much better than that. All the injured who could be saved were saved, the best medical care was given them and as swiftly as possible they were connected with their loved ones. When we are exhausted and disgruntled, have lost interest or burned out it usually means our actions have become so separated from our values that they have lost meaning – danger Will Robinson. That is when, like the man in the joke, we have to start speaking to those old relationships which formed us in the first place. Jesus did this when he said, “Come follow me.” And Samuel heard God calling in the night.

Presider: Fr. James Cassidy On this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend, we welcome singer/actors T Mychael Rambo and Thomasina Petrus, who join the SJA Choir to challenge us with the words of Dr. King and 400 Catholic theologians. They join Gwen Matthews, Tonia Hughes, Yolande Bruce, Cameron Wright, Brittany Delaney and host of others for the annual MLK concert, Marching to a Better World, all hosted by our own Dan Chouinard tonight at 7 pm in the Gym. Doors open at 6:15. Bring the whole family. Tickets are on sale this morning in the Gym vestibule.

“We have found the Messiah!” Fr. Jim DeBruycker speaks about the gospel. All are welcome to our family-friendly liturgies in the Church!

Sun, Jan. 18: Sam 3:3b-10,19; 1 Cor 6:13c-15a,17-20; Jn 1:35-42 Mon, Jan. 19: Hebrews 5:1-10; Mark 2:18-22 Tue, Jan. 20: Hebrews 6:10-20; Mark 2:23-28 Wed, Jan. 21: Hebrews 7:1-3,15-17; Mark 3:1-6 Thu, Jan. 22: Hebrews 7:25-8:6; Mark 3:7-12 Fri, Jan. 23: Hebrews 8:6-13; Mark 3:13-19 Sat, Jan. 24: Hebrews 9:2-3,6-7,8-9; Mark 3:20-21

Sun, Jan. 25: Jonah 3:1-5,10, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20

Tuesday and Thursday morning 8 am Mass is celebrated in the Church

9 and 11 am Gym Masses:

Sunday, January 25: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. Pre-Mass Speak-er: Dr. Ed Ehlinger, MN Commissioner of Health.

Sunday, February 8: Presider: Fr. DeBruycker. Pre-Mass Speak-ers: Parishioners – Charlotte Kinzley, John Song and Damien Poling - whose work with those on the margins in our community is discipleship in action.

Sunday, February 15: Presider: Fr. Cassidy. Pre-Mass Speaker: R.T. Rybak on his hope for the city and his work with Generation Next.

Wednesday, February 18: Ash Wednesday services at 8 am and Noon in the Church and at 7 pm in the Gym.

FFI check the bulletin, the SJA website or call the Parish Center. The Upper Room is located in the Parish Center; Hospitality Hall is in the Church basement.

Today

Concert Series: Marching to a Better World, 7 pm in the Gym

Monday, January 19

The Parish Center Offices are Closed for the MLK Holiday

Tuesday, January 20

Mass, 8 am in the Church

Thursday, January 22

Mass, 8 am in the Church

Choir, 7 pm in the Church

#SJA<40 Financial Planning Now, 6 pm in the Upper Room

Sunday, January 25

Conversations on Health Care, 12:45 pm in the Church

Bud B., Dennis Barta, Jean Besch-Patsch, Phyllis Berninger, Charlie Bloss, Betty Bonnert, Sara Brock, Don Burke, Dorothy Casserly, Dayna Cell, Miles Chambers, Millicent Clark, John D., Megan Daoust, Dale Dolata, Lois Doyle, Marie Doyle, Paul Doyle, Jill Finley, John & Margaret Frees,

Jim Gorman, Bryen Granlund, Tom Griep, Tom H., Pat Haliday, Betty Hinker, Jim & Pat Hinton, Megan Hoffman, Mary Hoody, Jody Hughes, Isaac, Dan Jay, Tom Jay, Tex Jones, Paul Jonsson, Glen Kelley, Stacy Kenyon, Cole Kitchel, Diane Krcma family, Lynne, Kirk L, Amy Lainus, John Lasota,

Kathy Lindeen, Gary Lindstrom, Liz Loney, Chantilly Lynch, Kari, Kyle M., Marie Marschel, Rose McGonagle, Katherine & Lauren McManus, Kayla McMullan, Jackie Mead, Chuck Meiers, Shell Meehl, Bob Mefford, Kelley Meyer, Mike M., Sharon Miller, Dorothy Mongoven, Jason Monroe, Pamela Morgan, Gene Muelken, Greg Murphy, Pat Murphy, Nick, Charlie Nelson, Craig Norby, David Novitske, Heidi Nyberg, Olivia, Doris Oakes,

Sr. Dolores Oaks, Matt Olk, Stacey Olk, Paul Olvera, Bill P., Rick Pattison, Patricia Pavlik, Joan Penrose, Linda Petri, John Pirola, Liz Pojar, Nikki Poynter, Tom Privette, Catherine Pususta, Herb Ranweiler, Helen Russett, Herb Rorke, Sheila Rossebo, Pat Sable, Conrad Sampair,

Marianne Seekamp, Sam Slagerman, Emily Slotness, Philip Sosin, John Spalding, Julian Sprunck, Sandy Stroud, Irene Taddiken, Helen Tierney, Matthew Tenant, Mary Eve Thomas, Echo Thoren, Madison Travers, Carin Vagle, Sandy VanWyk, Mimi Villaume, Patricia Vorst, Ben Weston,

Darlene Wheeler, Carol Whitlow, Dan Williams, Jim & Jerry Wohnoutka, Jane Young, Kathleen Ziegler, Ava & Annemaire Zubrzycki

A Book of Prayer is located in our Gym vestibule. If you have a family member or friend who is ill, or who has recently died, please write their names in our Book of Prayer before Mass so we may include them in prayers during our Sunday Masses.

Prayer Corner Requests: To keep prayer requests current, names will be included in the bulletin for four weeks and then removed. To renew your request, please call Nancy Becker at 612.823.8205 ext. 223.

Attention 5 pm Mass Eucharistic Ministers/Sacristans: The 2015 Calendar is ready for sign-up in the Church Sacristy. SignUpGenius for Eucharistic Ministers is available on line. It's simple, user friendly and a reminder is sent 3 days before your scheduled volunteer day. FFI contact Marcia at mkurtz@stjoan.com. Gluten-free Communion is available upon request. Please see any of the Sunday sacristans in the Gym before Mass. For Family Mass please see Gabrielle.

Choir will rehearse for Ash Wednesday and Lent this Thursday, January 22 at 7 pm in the Church. This is an excellent time for members to join who wish to be a part of our Easter celebration. FFI contact Anna Vagle at the Parish Center.

Concert Series: Come celebrate the MLK Holiday with our

annual MLK concert, tonight at 7 pm, Marching to a Better World. Dan Chouinard hosts some of your favorite singers on the 50th anniversary of the Selma marches of 1965. A rockin' combo

and the SJA choir will help bring it all together. Tickets for the whole family on sale today after the Gym Masses.

New Member Dinner Wednesday, January 28: Welcome new members! If you’ve registered as a member since October, you and your family are invited to this informal dinner hosted by staff and volunteers at 6 pm in Hospitality Hall. Did you register this past year and were unable to attend a previous dinner? Join us at this one! RSVP to the Parish Center by Jan. 26, 612.823.8205.

Mobile Loaves and Fishes Breakfast Coming Up! Begin your Valentine's Day celebration with delicious homemade pancakes here in Hospitality Hall, 8 am - 11 am. This is a fundraiser for the Mobile Loaves and Fishes food outreach ministry (and SJA Sustaining Partner) and will include a silent auction. To volunteer, donate items or RSVP, email MLF.mpls@gmail.com. SJA CARE Fund at Work: This month, our CARE Fund volun-

teers were able to help a young man who had paid his rent but, due to an illness that reduced his hours of employment this month, could not

afford the bus card he needed to get to work. We made it possible for him to hold things together - and your support of our SJA Out-reach Fund gives us the opportunity to care for our neighbors in significant and empowering ways. Thank you so much. The Sunday Morning Registration and Information Office is located in the Parish Center. In the office you may register to become a SJA parishioner; get program information; sign up for a program; and register to volunteer. The office is open after both of our Sunday morning liturgies.

Food Shelf Donations Are Needed: You are encouraged to bring non-perishable food items with you when you come to Mass on Sunday and place them in our food shelf bins, located in the entrances to our Church and Parish Center. Your food offerings are donated to the Foodshelf at Sabathani Community Center each week. Thank you for your willingness to help those in need.

Sturdy Shoes Needed for Homeless: Thank you for your dona-tions throughout the past year! Calvary’s Warm Meal Ministry program continues to need gently used shoes for the homeless. Sturdy walking or tennis shoes are best. Men’s styles most need-ed; women’s, teen’s styles and boots for outdoor work appreciated as well. Please drop your donations directly at Calvary, 2608 Blaisdell Av S or bring them to SJA’s Parish Center. FFI contact Mary McDonough at mmcdonough@stjoan.com.

Mobile Loaves and Fishes needs toiletry size soap, toothpaste toothbrushes, shampoo, lotion, socks, hats and mittens for the winter. Please place your donations in the collection hamper next to the food shelf bin. FFI contact mlf.mpls@gmail.com or 612.615.4348.

Volunteers Needed to launder linens once a month or every other month. Simply pick up the linens after the 11 am Mass, launder and return by the following Sunday. FFI or to volunteer call Miriam at 651.699.4945.

Meals on Wheels Volunteers are needed to deliver hot meals and warm smiles to elderly or disabled homebound people. Drivers are always needed to help with this valuable program. Time commitment is approximately one hour during the noon hour when called to help. FFI call 612.822.6040.

An Interfaith Peace Vigil Against War: Wednesdays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm, at the Lake Street/Marshall Avenue Bridge. Join us!

Parking: Please be considerate of our neighbors and their property. Do not block driveways or park in their “on-street” handicapped areas.

Summary of contributions for the week and fiscal year. Includes plate, envelopes and estimated Sustaining Member payments.

Jan. 5 - Jan. 11: Actual $41,195 Budget $32,231 Prior Year Actual $34,112

YTD (July 1 - Jan. 11): Actual $1,061,786 Budget $1,073,577 Prior Year Actual $1,045,148

The Bottom Line: Contributions last week were $8,964 above budget. Year-to-date contributions were $11,791 below budget or 1%. There has been an adjustment for late arriving Christmas gifts. In general we are above last year which is great. Thank you for your generous support of the programs and mission of SJA. ~Steve Meyer, Finance Director

FFI on Pastoral Ministries contact Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at 612.823.8205 ext 231 or via email: mkelly@stjoan.com.

Mental Health Ministry: Monday, Feb. 9 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4100 Lyndale Av. So. Carolyn Denton, MA, LN from Part-ners In Resilience will speak on Mindfulness as a method and meditative practice to assist in living a well-balanced, low stress life. Light supper 5:45 pm; program 6:45 - 8:15 pm. All are wel-come. 1.5 hours CEU available for professionals. FFI contact Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center.

BeFriender Ministry: Need someone to talk to? BeFrienders are great confidential, listening companions. To find out more, call Carolyn Dobis, 651.485.2868 or Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center.

SJA/TRUST Grief Support: Thursday, Jan. 22 Cathy Paulsen, Grief Therapist, will speak on The Journey of Grieving: An Emo-tional Roller Coaster at St. Thomas the Apostle Church, 2914 W. 44th St, Mpls. 6:15 pm, registration and refreshments; 6:30 pm, speaker; 7 - 8 pm, facilitated small groups. All are welcome. FFI contact Norine Larson, 951.925.2437 or Mary Ann Kelly-Wright at the Parish Center. Memory Loss Caregivers Support Group: Family and friends that have a loved one experiencing memory loss are welcome to attend this newly formed support group. Held the 1st Thursday of each month, 10 am at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 4100 Lyndale Av. So. Come as often as you are able; facilitators are trained through the Alzheimer's Association. Coordinated through Lyndblomstem, supported by TRUST, Inc., member churches. FFI call Beth Peltzer at 651.353.9556.

FFI on Peace & Justice programs contact Julie Madden at 612.823.8205 ext 228 or jmadden@stjoan.com.

Bringing the Dream to Fruition: We know that today's MLK liturgy and tonight's concert will inspire you to ask "What's next, and how do I get involved?" Here are some options: Martin Luther King and the Nonviolent Jesus: This Monday,

Jan. 19, at 6:30 pm in Hospitality Hall, we will host Every Church A Peace Church. This is a network of people of faith committed to living the nonviolence of Jesus. The presenter will be Mel Reeves, a longtime human rights activist in the struggle against war and racism. 6:30 potluck; 7pm program.

Why #BlackLivesMatter Matters to Us: On Tuesday, Jan. 20, our SJA ISAIAH core team will host a short video and

discussion on urgent questions of racial justice and our opportunity to move our nation forward. Please join us at 7 pm in the Arc (formerly Grace House, across 45th St. from the SJA parking lot).

Legislative Session Starts: Prophet Voices Will Be Present! ISAIAH (our ecumenical coalition of more than 100 metro area churches working on issues of economic and racial justice) will host a legislative training and action on Saturday, Jan. 24, 9:30 am - 2 pm at Christ

Lutheran Church in St. Paul. We will carry out the vision of our Prophetic Voters campaign as we urge our legislators to work for human dignity and the common good.

Movies at SJA: Global stories of humanity's hope for peace and solidarity. Our SJA WAMM/Peacemakers will host a screening of The

Ghosts of Jeju on Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 pm in Hospitality Hall. This moving film depicts the resistance led by South Koreans and a legion of international peacemakers and

environmental protectors to a U.S. military base being constructed on a beautiful island in South Korea. FFI, go to www.theghostsofjeju.net. Sunday, Feb. 15, following the 11:00 Mass, join our Sister

Parish committee in the Parish Center for Recycled Life, a short film and Academy Award nominee that tells the story

of the incredible people who have lived and worked in the largest toxic landfill in Central America, recycling the city's trash. Discussion to follow, refreshments included! FFI, go to http://recycledlifedoc.com/

A Prayer from SJA for Those Awaiting Deportation: On Sunday, Feb. 1 we will board a bus to St. Paul's Adult Detention Center, where we will host our annual vigil for undocumented people awaiting deportation. This brief and beautiful vigil reminds

those in detention that they are not forgotten, and lifts up our commitment to immigration reform that respects the rights of workers and keeps families together in dignity. To reserve a seat on the bus, contact Julie Madden at the Parish Center. We will return to SJA by 2 pm.

Towards Health Care for All: Next Sunday, Jan. 25, our pre-Mass speaker is Dr. Ed Ehlinger, Commissioner of the MN Department of Health and champion of health care reform that provides affordable, quality care for all. Following the 11:00 Mass, at 12:45 pm, our SJA Conversations on Health Care network will host a discussion in the Church - we invite you to be part of the discussion and part of the solution! LGBTQ Caregiver Support Group Kick-Off Brunch: In

December, SJA awarded a Justice Grant to the Wilder Foundation for this new support group, which will kick off on Feb. 1, 10:30 am

- 12:30 pm at The Local. This new resource will be a great help to caregivers and we are proud to support it. RSVP at https://lgbtqcaregiverbrunch.eventbrite.com (and brunch is free!) FFI contact Xay Yang at xay.yang@wilder.org or 651.280.2456.

We form the faith of our community through participation in prayer, liturgy, sacraments, education, community and works of justice.

New to SJA? Meet a Mentor Family! Do you love SJA but find it hard to connect with other parish families? Sign up with a mentor family! Your mentor family will join you for coffee and cookies after a Family Mass to share with you the ways their family found a home at SJA. FFI contact Gabrielle at gdane@stjoan.com.

: FFI contact Jennifer Gessner, at 612.823.8205 ext.

240, or jgessner@stjoan.com.

Our Nursery, located in the lower level of the Parish Center, is open for the 9 and 11 am Sunday Masses. The Nursery Cooperative is a wonderful community of families and volunteers that allows parents to enjoy Mass and meet other young families in the Parish.

Drop-ins are welcome!

: (Ages 4-Kindergarten) FFI contact Therese

Pendleton at 612.823.8205 ext. 230 or tpendleton@stjoan.com.

: (Grades 1-6) FFI contact Marie Bissonnette

at 612.823.8205 ext. 229 or mbissonnette@stjoan.com.

Grades 1 - 6 Schedule Today: No class MLK Holiday - regular Family Mass schedule - voluntary banner making in room 103 Jan. 25: Regular class and Family Masses

Kids: Celebrate Your Gifts! On Feb. 21, at 10 am in the Church, we will have a talent show for all children in grades 1 - 6, followed by a potluck lunch in Hospitality Hall. Each presentation may be up to three minutes. There will be a run-through on Feb. 14. Reg-ister after Family Mass or contact Gabrielle at gdane@stjoan.com. The first 25 acts to sign up will be in the show!

: (Grades 7-12) FFI contact Donelle

Poling at 612.823.8205 ext. 241 or dpoling@stjoan.com.

Slopefest (grades 7-12): Join us for a weekend full of fun, faith, friends, skiing and snowboarding. Friday, Feb. 13 - 16. $250 for skiers/snowboarders, + $10/day to rent skis, $20/day to rent snowboards. We will be hitting the slopes of Spirit Mountain in Duluth, staying at YMCA Camp Miller. Pick up permission slip in the Parish Center. FFI contact Donelle at dpoling@stjoan.com. Must register by Feb. 6.

Buck Hill Lock-in: Join us for an evening of skiing, snowboarding, tubing, indoor games, music and fun! Feb. 6. Bus leaves SJA at 9:30 pm and returns at 5:15 am! Cost is $45 and includes rental, lift ticket and tub-ing! Grades 7th - 12th. Adult leadership needed. FFI contact Donelle at dpoling@stjoan.com.

: FFI contact Julie McConaha at

612.823.8205 ext 226 or jmcconaha@stjoan.com.

Women's Voices Calling Our Church to Life! All women are invited to experience our friend Catherine Michaud, CSJ, Ph.D sharing voices of women of our past, in our Church today and how we will be calling the Church of tomorrow. Join us for breakfast Saturday, Feb. 7, 9 am - noon in Hospitality Hall. RSVP to the Parish Center by Feb. $5 free-will offering suggested.

Come to the Tree of Life! SJA Annual Men's Retreat is a growing group of men of all ages using their connection with SJA to broad-en their network and spiritual perspective. This is YOUR time! Saturday, Jan. 31, 9 am - 12:30 pm in Hospitality Hall and the Church. $15 free-will offering requested; lunch included. RSVP to the Parish Center by Jan 28.

RCIA and All: Everyone is invited to learn more about our faith. Talks take place on Tuesdays at 7 pm in the Upper Room: Jan. 20: Additional Sacraments with Fr. Jim DeBruycker Feb. 3: Catholic Social Teaching with Julie Madden

Financial Planning Now: Money and Meaning Security and

independence are the financial goals for adults of all ages! #SJA<40 hosts Joe Mahon, Economist and Analyst from Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, who will share the basics

with emphasis on the deeper societal and spiritual meanings of money on Thursday, Jan. 22, 6 pm - 7:30 pm in the Parish Center. RSVP at SJAUnderForty@stjoan.com.

Open Knit & Craft: Join fellow SJAers and work on your creative projects, whatever they may be: Jan. 20: 6 - 8:30 pm Jan. 21: 6 - 8:30 pm

Islam, The Middle East, and How We Got Here: Gather for an in-depth talk with our friend Dr. Odeh Muhawesh and leave with a clearer understanding of what's behind this eternal conflict and the who, what and why of what we hear in daily news reports. Dr. Muhawesh is a globally-recognized business leader, theologian, Saint Thomas educator and past pre-Mass speaker. Bring your questions! Wednesday, Feb. 11, 6:30 - 8:30 pm in the Church.

Scripture Matters Welcomes You! Join avid readers and stud-iers of our faith in SJA's Scripture Matters. Want to be involved but can't get here? Join our email list, and receive weekly notes on our work. New selection of study beings Tuesday, January 27 at 7 pm in Hospitality Hall.

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