The Little French Church Sunday Masses
7:00 AM
9:15 AM
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
9:15 AM
11:00 AM
12:30 PM
Saturday Vigil Mass
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
The Little French Church 
Our 2018–2019 Organ Recital Series has now ended. The new season will start in September 2019. Please check back for an updated schedule. To view the 2018–2019 schedule click HERE. For more about our recitals, music program and music at Sunday 11 am masses, visit the Music page of our website or “like” our music department Facebook page HERE.
Please consider a gift to The Father Paul Morrissey, S.M. In Memory Of John Nasseff Endowment Fund. Your donation will provide support to all aspects of Saint Louis Church, including preservation and annual operations. Please click HERE for more information.
We are very blessed at St. Louis Church to provide our parishioners and friends with soothing air conditioning during the hot summer months. As you know that comes with a cost similar to air conditioning your own home only much larger. There will be a second collection to help out with this added summertime expense this weekend at all of the Masses. Thank you in advance for your generous help.
Do you plan to spend weekends out of town this summer? Have you ever misplaced your church envelopes when it is time to leave for Mass? Consider Electronic Giving. There is no fee associated or minimum amount required to use this method of giving. Funds can be deducted from a savings or checking account and St. Louis receives 100% of your intended donation. It is easy to sign up for and easy to cancel or change. Please call the parish office to learn more about EFT-Electronic Funds Transfer, 651-224-3379.
We recently received the proof for our parish directory and the final copies will soon be printed and distributed to those parishioners who had their photo taken. Thank you for your patience in this process.
A Capitol security officer patrolling the Andersen Parking Ramp that is used by St. Louis Church noted that several vehicles were parked in the disability parking stalls on the lowest level of the ramp. In an effort to avoid costly citations, please remember the disability/accessible stalls throughout the entire ramp are enforced 24 hours a day/7 days a week. Additionally, stalls that have a sign indicating “FMD Parking” are also enforced 24/7. You are welcomed to use the non-accessible spaces in the Andersen Parking Ramp for weekend Masses at St. Louis Church. Thank you.
Membership is open to single Catholics, 21 years of age or older, who are free to marry in the Catholic Church. We also see those who have two or more years of post-secondary education. Admittance to CSAC is contingent upon the completion of a membership application and payment of annual dues of $30. To read more about the Catholic Single Adults Club or to join, go to: www.caci.org/cac/tccac.html.
We welcome into the Catholic Church Raelynn Marie Line who was baptized at St. Louis Church on Sunday, June 9th. Raelynn is the daughter of Cante Eaglefeather and Samantha Line.
We congratulate and welcome the following young men and women in our parish who this past spring received the sacrament of Confirmation. Lillian Graner, Tim Frazier, Margaret Michalak and Paul Plasch.
Discover the plan that will transform your work, your marriage, your family, your community…your life! This fall, The Archbishop Flynn Catechetical Institute will begin another two-year course at Mary, Mother of the Church in Burnsville. Taught by some of the best instructors in the Twin Cities, such as Bishop Andrew Cozzens, Jeff Cavins, Deacon Joe Michalak, Fr. John Klockeman, Dr. Todd Flanders, Christina Smith, Liz Kelly, and more. The Program follows the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church and will make sense of all things Catholic, deepen your faith and lay out the roadmap to heaven. Classes are divided into four eleven-week modules and meet on Monday evenings, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., with two Saturday morning formative sessions per module. Applications are now being accepted through July 1, 2019 for the class beginning in September. For more information and an application call (651) 962-5072 or visit HERE
Wednesday, June 19th, 6:30–8 pm, St. Ambrose, 4125 Woodbury Drive, Woodbury. Parents with a gifted child or children are tasked with raising the “whole child” positioning him or her to thrive across their lifespan. Considerations in each material, intellectual, spiritual, physical, character and virtuous development can seem daunting. As a parent, how do you navigate this growth? Dr. Janette Boazman, a specialist in the needs of gifted learners with 30 years of experience in Catholic education, will answer this question in a Catholic Schools Center of Excellence hosted event. There is no cost for the session. No registration required. Visit cscoe-mn.org for more info.
Saturday, June 22nd, 4:30–9 pm, Maternity of Mary Church, St. Paul. Men are invited to attend the Eucharistic Procession. The evening includes Corpus Christi Mass, Men’s Procession and barbecue at Como Park. Cost is FREE ($20 suggested donation). Questions? Contact Enzo Randazzo at randazzov@archspm.org or 651-291-4483.
Sunday, June 23rd, 1:30 pm, Dick and Mary Jo Hruby Family Farm, New Prague. Mark your calendars for this year’s Archdiocesan Rural Life Sunday celebration hosted by Dick and Mary Jo Hruby (31695 171st Ave., New Prague). The celebration begins with Sunday Mass at 1:30 pm with Fr. Charles Lachowitzer presiding. Following Mass there will be lucnh, music, and family-fun activities including hay wagon rides and a chance to see the farm animals. Join the parishioners from the New Prague Area Catholic Community and others from throughout the Archdiocese to pray, remember, and celebrate all the good things God has given us in our rural way of life. All are welcome! For more details, including a map and directions, visit archspm.org/events. Questions? Contact the Office of Parish and Clergy Services at 651-290-1647.
Free Rendezvous at the Sibley Historic Site. Fun for the whole family. Sunday, June 23rd, 5–7 pm. Co-sponsored by our advertiser the French-American Heritage Foundation. Find more details HERE.
Tuesday, June 25th, 6:30 pm, Hyland Hills Chalet in Bloomington. Women of all ages are invited to the Women, WINE and Wisdom event, “If I lie about my weight on my driver’s license, is that a mortal sin?” Pairing great wit—and a bit of wisdom—Elizabeth Westhoff (Press Secretary to Raymond Cardinal Burke) and Kelly Wahlquist (Founder of WINE), will grapple with the questions women have been asking in the mirror for a long time! The evening also includes fabulous appetizers, sweets, treats, and a lot of laughs. Join us for our social hour at 6:30 pm, followed by a talk at 7 pm. Invite your friends and register today! For more information, please visit our website at CatholicVineyard.com. Register online: junewine2019.eventbrite.com.
Father Tollefson will be leading a group from St. Hubert to visit the Holy Land and Jordan from October 20th to November 1st, 2019. Please visit www.magitravelinec.com for more information.
We are in need of Altar Servers. If you are in the third grade or higher and are interested in serving at the weekend Masses, please contact the parish office at 651-224-3379 to set up training.
Those who are interested in ushering for a Mass, please see the ushers in the back of the Church at least 15 minutes before the start of Mass. You may also contact Brendan Cohen at 651-336-4640. Appropriate dress is encouraged.
The Catholic Services Appeal Foundation is an independent non-profit focused solely on supporting 20 designated outreach ministries and nothing else. Partnering with these ministries, you help those in need. If you have not yet given your gift in support of the 20 Collective Ministries of this Archdiocese to the Catholic Services Appeal, please prayerfully consider God’s gifts in your life and consider making a pledge. Every gift is important and helps strengthen our Catholic family and this Archdiocese. Thanks to the generosity of the parishioners and friends of St. Louis Church, we have surpassed our goal of $43,601.00 for the Catholic Services Appeal. As of May 6th, 2019, the total pledged and collected equals $50,791.30 from 151 donors. Merci!
Are you receiving The Catholic Spirit? If not, would you like to? We have a limited number of free annual subscriptions to The Catholic Spirit available to our parishioners. The Catholic Spirit is the official newspaper of the Archdiocese. It is an excellent way to keep up on Catholic news, issue analysis, and reflections on Catholic living. There is no cost to receive the paper when you subscribe through the parish office, 651-224-3379.
Every second Sunday of the month, approximately 20 enthusiastic and dedicated members of our parish come together to prep and serve meals for about 175–200 needy people in the community. It is a humbling and uplifting service project for all team members involved plus a wonderful way to meet new friends from our parish. Besides serving the dinner guests, team members have the privilege to share fellowship with those they serve. If you’d like to join the team, please contact RoseMary Januschka for further information at rmjanuschka@gmail.com or 651-769-4119.
Each month, the Holy Hour for Vocations will take place at a different parish in the Archdiocese. Come spend an hour with Jesus each month to pray for an increase in vocations to the priesthood, consecrated life and diaconate. www.1000vocations.org
If you or someone you know is in need of prayers, please call or email the parish office and we will add their names to our list of intentions: markmstlouis@comcast.net or call 651-224-3379.
For those wishing to reserve a Mass Intention, there are envelopes in the vestibule of the church and the chapel. The stipend is $10 per Mass.
The ringing of the Bells can also be reserved using the Bell envelopes in the vestibule of the church. The offering for the bells is $25.
Adoration extends its influence far beyond the individual adorers, touching their homes and families and reaching out to the parish community and beyond. (Pope Paul VI)
St. Louis offers Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at 11 am, immediately before the 12:10 pm Wednesday Mass.
St. Louis Church is very much in need of Eucharistic Ministers to help out at all of the weekend Masses. If you would be willing to volunteer an hour of your time while you are at Sunday Mass it would be most appreciated. As our faith teaches us, we are called to serve. Being a Eucharistic Minister does not require that you be a reader at Mass. Please call or email the parish office at 651-224- 3379 or markmstlouis@comcast.net.
Ample free parking is available for weekend Masses (as well as those which fall on “bank” holidays) just steps from St. Louis Church in the Andersen Human Services Building parking ramp across 10th Street. Enter through the “Contract” entrance from Minnesota Street. You can descend to street level either through the stairway at the corner of 10th and Minnesota, or by the elevators located in the opposite (northwest) corner of each level. Ascending back to your parking level can only be done via the elevator. If the barrier is down at the exit, approach slowly and the gate will open. Note that the church also has a small parking lot off 10th Street, and parking is allowed right next to the church on 10th Street during weekday masses.
Did you lose your reading glasses or sunglasses? Forgot your Bible or prayer book? Gloves or mittens, some jewelry or keys? We may have them. Our lost and found box has a number of things we’ve found in the church or the chapel. If you think we may have something of yours feel free to visit the sacristy after any of the Masses.
If you have changed your address, telephone number or email address, or you wish to receive or discontinue contribution envelopes, please call the parish office to update your records and preferences at 651-224-3379. Note that if you’ve been a member for a few years we may not have an email address on file for you yet.
You can set up weekly donations, mass and bell sponsorship, music program sponsorship, or donate to our Foundation for the Future campaign through the Online Giving section of our website. Thank you for supporting St. Louis Church!
Check out our current calendar for ongoing events.
View or download this week’s bulletin:
June 16, 2019
