Events and Programs

Prayer Shawl Group

Come and join our Prayer Shawl Group during this Lenten season. We will begin meeting every Wednesday, February 17 through March 24, from 6:00-7:00 pm in the Gathering Room. Your care and love of knitting will be combined into a prayerful ministry that reaches out to our Pastoral Care residents throughout the city in need of comfort. Many blessings of prayer are knitted into every shawl. You may also knit at home between gatherings or if you are unable to join the group gathering. Call Mary Brady at 612-332-7471 ext. 254. Mark your calendars now! Please join us!

A Taste of Risen Christ — Mardi Gras Style
Saturday, February 13, 5:00 – 7:00 pm (Fleming Hall at St. Olaf)

Tickets will be sold after Masses beginning January 23. Cost for the program of food, music and hospitality is $30 per person. Hearty hors d’ouerves include ethnic foods (including Vietnamese, Mexican and African) reflecting the many cultures of Risen Christ Catholic School students. For more information contact Joan Miltenberger at 612-767-6211 or jmiltenberger@SaintOlaf.org.

Valentine’s Day Social ~ Sunday, February 14
5:00 – 7:00 pm in Fleming Hall

Sloppy joes, chips & cookies
Free will offering
Bingo with Fr. Mark for prizes!
Mingle and visit! Join the fun.

Faith & Work Breakfast Series ~ February 18

Mary Louise Klas continues the series with a talk entitled “Anger: Cause or Effect? Power and Control in the Work Place”. For more information, CLICK HERE.

Mid Winter Concert ~ February 20, 7:30 pm
Free admission

St. Olaf welcomes two graduate conductors studying at the University of Minnesota to perform great musical works in our sanctuary. Minnesota Chorale, with Graduate Conductor, Christopher Owen, and Organist, Dr. Lynn Trapp performs Mass in F Minor, Opus 159 by Joseph Rheinberger and Motets by G. P. da Palestrina: Tu es Petrus, Exsultate Deo, Pater Noster. Minnesota Oratorio Society, with Graduate Conductor, Hyun Jung Ji, and Organist, Helen Jensen performs Hymns to St. Cecilia by H. Purcell and Five Mystical Songs by R. Vaughan Williams.

Book Signing ~ February 20 & 21

Get Out of the Boat! Discover the Meaning to Your Life by Deacon Thom Winninger. Following all Masses Saturday and Sunday at St. Patrick’s Guild in the St. Olaf complex. Proceeds from the book signing will be donated to a St. Olaf cause.

February 21 ~ Take Five table in the Gathering Room after all Masses

Information and Advocacy to End Homelessness. Stop by the TAKE FIVE table in the Gathering Room after Mass today to learn how you can use your civic voice to end homelessness and poverty for our neighborhoods in need!

EXODUS: A Journey to God
Following noon Mass on: Wednesday, February 24, March 3, 10, 24

Exodus is a going forth. The biblical book of Exodus tells the story of the going forth of the Israelites from the land of Egypt into freedom slavery to Pharaoh. It tells the going forth from a life of slavery to a life of freedom as God’s people. But moving ahead is not always easy. The journey sometimes lacks comforts of the former life and requires sacrifice and a greater trust and reliance on God. Each of us is also on a journey as disciples of Jesus Christ, and the reliance on God is equally important for us. During Lent, Fr. Mark Pavlik will present reflections on Wednesdays, following the noon Mass in the church on February 24, March 3, March 10, and March 24. The reflections will focus on the Exodus story and what we, as followers of Christ, can learn about our own journey and be strengthened as we go forth to live the Gospel in our daily lives.

It would be helpful for you to read the corresponding scripture passages prior to the reflection:
February 24 – Let my People Go: Gaining Freedom to Serve God (Exodus 5:1-19)
March 3 – Journeying Toward Freedom – Challenges on the Way (Exodus 13:17 – 14:15)
March 10 – Achieving the Freedom for which We Were Created (Exodus 14:16-31)
March 24 – The Sabbath – Freedom to Serve God (Exodus 32: 1-9; 31: 21-24)

Holy Land Pilgrimage to Israel ~ June 13-23, 2010

Join Fr. Mark Pavlik along with Jeff & Emily Cavins and walk where Jesus walked! This ten-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land is great for families with travel age children, for singles and married couples. The Bible will come alive for you & your family like never before while you walk in the footsteps of Jesus, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Peter. Hosts Jeff & Emily Cavins will accompany Fr. Mark to help you experience the land of the Bible. Hear on-site teachings from Jeff, experience daily Mass, visit holy sites as well as enjoy a float in the Dead Sea, swim at the Sea of Galilee, even experience digging at an archaeological site! For more information, CLICK HERE. Brochures are also available at the parish. If you are interested in joining the pilgrimage, download a REGISTRATION FORM.

Pilgrimage to France ~ September 27 to October 4, 2010

Join a Pilgrimage group to France with the Pilgrimage Choir of the Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis. Singers, non-singers, all travelers welcome. Masses at Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris; Cathedral of Chartres, Mont-St. Michel, Lisieux, Lourdes; Visit Normandy, Versailles. See complete itinerary and information at the blogspot: http://pilgrimagechoir.blogspot.com. Since 1999 the Pilgrimage Choir has traveled abroad. Come with us once again!

You are invited to the TUESDAY CLUB at the League of Catholic Women

Each second and fourth Tuesday of the month, the League of Catholic Women invite seniors living in and near downtown Minneapolis to social, bingo and lunch at 207 South 9th Street, one block from St. Olaf Church. Since 1974 the League members have offered this outreach and hospitality for seniors. The program includes 10:00 social; 10:30 – 11:30 bingo; 11:30 – 12:30 lunch – and it is free of charge. The League also reimburses Metro Mobility Ride expenses! If you live near downtown and would enjoy a place to meet others and have a home-cooked meal, come to the Tuesday Club. For more information contact Mary Murray at 952-920-3028.

CLICK HERE for a calendar of upcoming St. Olaf events and programs.