The 2025 contribution statements are available now.  Look for them by the library at the back of church.  If you need your statement emailed to you, please contact the parish office (info@stgregorynb.org, 651-674-4056).

Please complete the online survey by this Sunday, February 1.   It should take only about 5 to 10 minutes of your time.  Here is the link to the online survey:  https://forms.gle/aZ71iZ7FymtSUNsy9.  Paper copies may be found in the narthex.  Results will be reported back to the parish after analysis by the Parish Leadership Team.

Saturday Hospitality: Volunteers wanted
We are seeking people who would like to host our Saturday Hospitality on one or two dates through 2026.  The available dates are:  March 14, June 12, August 8, September 12, November 14, and December 12.  Please contact Joleen Pierce or Mary Determan for more information or sign up on the sheet in the narthex.  The next Saturday Hospitality is February 14.

Place your old palms in the basket in the narthex before Wednesday, February 11.  The children of KIC will burn them at class on February 11 to make the ashes that will be blessed and used on Ash Wednesday, which is February 18

Lenten Women’s Book Club:
Women of the parish are invited to join us as we read and discuss “Gaze Upon Jesus” edited by Kelly Wahlquist. In this six week study we will experience Christ’s passion, death and Resurrection through the eyes of women of the

Bible deepening our relationship with Jesus, contemplating our gifts, and empowering us to follow the Lord. You can sign up for either a Wednesday morning session beginning Feb. 18 or a Thursday evening session beginning Feb. 19. Sign up sheets are in the narthex or contact Teresa Peterson, Claire Kind, or the parish office. Please purchase your own book available at www.catholicvineyard.com and other sources.

Reclaiming Sundays:
“Invitation and Prayer”, January’s video:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY-tONOKBvA&t=1s
The “Reclaiming Sunday” initiative for February is “Low-Tech Sundays and Prayer.” We like it when others give us their undivided attention. Model that for your household by stowing phones for dinner and Sundays. If conversation doesn’t come easily at first for your dinner table, give someone the floor to speak about their interests. If you are going to allow screens on Sundays, set the parameters (e.g. 30-minute limit, not before Mass or after 7 p.m.). Find activities that you can do together that do not involve screens.

This is the last week to see this papal exhibit.  Experience interesting historical perspectives, artistic items with old-world craftsmanship, and papal artifacts what show the humanity behind the leaders with Vatical Unveiled, the largest collection of papal artifacts outside of Rome.  Visit archspm.org/vaticanunveiled/ to learn more!

All widows and widowers in the Archdiocese are welcome to share in this communal meal in token of Christian fellowship.  This annual dinner will take place at the Church of St. Peter in Forest Lake on Saturday, February 14, from 10:00am to 1:00pm.  The cost is $16 per person.  Please RSVP by February 2^nd by contacting Kathy Rubio at 651-982-2229 or krubio@stpeterfl.org.

Come join our small group, The Holy Face of Jesus, on the second and fourth Thursday evenings of February and March, as we journey together exploring the 5 senses of Jesus throughout His most sorrowful Passion.   As an homage to the suffering that our Lord endured, we will recite The Holy Face of Jesus Chaplet, pondering His experience of Touch, Hearing, Sight, Smell, and Taste.  Chaplet materials will be provided. Please contact June Cierzan, Shannon Geier, or the Parish Office for more information or to sign up.

The Presentation is already foreshadowing the Cross. The offering Mary makes at the Presentation in the Temple becomes manifested and reaches its fulfillment at Calvary.  https://app.formed.org/app/videos/3279962/

Friday Fun Night:
The next Friday Fun Night for Grades 6-8 will be Friday, February 6, 6:00-9:30pm in the Parish Hall.  Please RSVP to Liz by Wednesday, February 4.

Lifeline Mass at NET Center – Saturday, February 7, 6:00pm:
The next Lifeline Mass for 6th through 12th graders will be Saturday, February 7 at 6:00pm at the NET Ministries Center in St. Paul.  Please let Liz know if you have interested kids.  Transportation will be provided.  RSVP and permission forms are required by February 5th.

Practices will be February 25 through March 18 on KIC nights for the youth Living Stations of the Cross.  Children in grades 4 through 12 are welcome to join and there are many good roles still left.  Contact Liz Long (liz@stgregorynb.org) if your child is interested in performing.   Don’t hesitate to request parts if there is a role for which you are particularly interested.  The performances will be Wednesday, March 25 (for KIC families and students) and Friday, March 27 at 5:00pm (open to all).

This Spring social and fundraiser will be held on February 7, 6:00pm at St. Bridget of Sweden in Lindstrom.  Enjoy a meal, fellowship, and a chance to win with a raffle and silent auction.  Free will offering is requested for the meal comprised of soups, salads, breads, and desserts.  Online bidding begins January 30 at 32auctions.com/options2026

Please join us on Saturday, March 14, from 9:00am to 12:00pm at Sacred Heart for a Lenten Retreat on the Holy Face of Jesus Devotion.   Materials and refreshments will be provided.  While there is no set fee, a free-will offering is greatly appreciated.  This retreat will be led by Janae (Opatz) Bower who, as many of you know, grew up in the Sacred Heart parish and now leads pilgrimages and retreats across the country.  To RSVP, contact Sandy Pelant at 612-245-8986 (call or text) or email at sandypelant2012@gmail.com.

Fr. Matt and members of the Catholic Watchmen group will be attending the 2026 Archdiocesan Men’s Conference (including Mass with Archbishop Hebda) at Fr. Matt’s previous parish of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Hastings on Saturday, March 21st.  Pre-registration is required, so reach out to Fr. Matt (fathermatt@stgregorynb.org) if interested.  Participants can leave from St. Gregory’s at 6:30am with a return around 1:30pm.