I hope you like our new meeting room! Pop in and check it out. 

Maybe you could hold a practice meeting while you’re in there. Go around the table and tell us who you are and what you like most about the parish. Next, discuss things using words like “actionable” and “bandwidth” and “synergy.” Then take a vote about whether we should take a vote. Somebody should suggest that we run an idea up the flagpole. Then think outside the box and there will be a paradigm shift. It will be a win-win situation as a motion to adjourn is adopted. 

But not everything that happens in that room has to be a typical meeting like that. There will be socials, prayer and study gatherings, and youth functions too. Maybe we should call it something more than a meeting room. A room naming committee should be convened to meet and surface some ideas. 

Sincerely, though, I am so appreciative and pleased. Thank you! It’s nice that people can come here and see that we have nice, uplifting, well-kept, loved, and blessed spaces. It shows that we care. 

It would be nice, too, if the success of our new meeting room would inspire us to even more. Some of our bathrooms could use some upgrades. There also has been talk for a while about renovations in the Adoration chapel and in the sanctuary. Beautiful design and architecture is one way we can communicate grace, wonder, and God’s glory. 

May all who come to St. Vincent de Paul experience a sense of the sacred. May they see that this is a unique place set apart for prayer to lift our minds and spirits to God. Thanks for all that you do to care for our parish home – and to make it a place to which others love to come. 

Fr. Dennis Zehren
Pastor

For more information and to register, click here. 

Archbishop Hebda is asking each parish to begin or rejuvenate a small group ministry, because small groups are an important way that we can help us, our family, and our friends to know, love and follow Jesus more closely and to live more joyful, full Christian lives.

Beginning Monday, September 25th through Monday, November 6 there is going to be a 7 week series at our parish to help people understand how they might help Archbishop fulfill his dream, including determining if they might have the gifts to ultimately lead a small group, and to receive the tools to do so.

Not everyone who goes through the formation series will end up leading a group. But even those who do not become small group leaders can play an important role in the ongoing ministry of small groups by supporting leaders and by having caught the vision of the good news of small groups. 

Our Archbishop is inviting us to be bold--let's ask the Holy Spirit for the boldness we need to rise to his invitation!

Registration is required. Click here for more information for this training series.

The Catechism in a Year podcast will be available starting January 1st. This 365 day podcast will explain all the teachings of the Catholic Church, in a prayerful, engaging, and approachable way with Fr. Mike Schmitz. Learn more here.