Young adult night at the Benedictine Spirituality Center

Who: YOU
What: Discussion & fellowship with young adults, hosted by the Benedictine Sisters
Where: Spirituality Center 104 Chapel Lane, St Joseph, MN‎ 56374
When: Monday, April 26, 7 – 9 p.m.
please rsvp to saintcloudtot@gmail.com if you plan to attend.

SJU Maple Syrup Fest

Saturdays, March 27 and April 10
If you haven't been a part of this welcoming of spring (and even if you have), treat yourself to a Minnesota tradition in St. John's "sugarbush."
Join us for what has become our most popular event of the year! Sap collecting, syrup cooking, horse-drawn rides, demonstrations, and hot maple syrup sundaes await the whole family during this fun-filled event! More information coming this spring!

Pay it Forward

Who: You!
What: Youth Supporting Youth-MN
When: Friday March 19 from 5-8:30pm
Where: East Side Boys and Girls Club, 4 blocks from St. Aug's
Why: Not only is this a fun event including kid's artwork, theater, dancing, drumming a silent auction of artwork and snacks, but proceeds collected at the door or on silent auction items go directly to supporting the Boys & Girl's Club of St. Cloud and the Child's International Fund in Haiti.
How: Please plan to support this Lenten project and the youth who supported it.
$1 suggested donation at the door.
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Ski Trip to Itasca State Park

8th Annual ITASCA STATE PARK trip - Jan 29-31
When: Jan 29 – 31 2010
Where: Itasca State Park (map)
Contact: Jen Messing at 612-518-5490 612-518-5490 or jenmessing@usfamily.net
http://www.frassatisocietymn.org/calendar-of-events.html
Costs: for gas, lodging, food and park permits we ask for $80 from each person Extras: XC ski rental is $24, snowshoes are $6
RSVP’s: Beds will be held with a $45 down payment by Dec. 28. After Jan. 1 all unreserved beds will not be held for us! It’s the time of year when we start talking about our annual winter migration north! If you haven’t been there yet, we whole-heartedly invite you to join us! You can look forward to breathing in the sweet smelling air, listening to the wind blow through the pines and cozying up in the freshly renovated hostel with some true Frassati camaraderie! With the Mississippi Headwaters Hostel as our rendezvous point, we typically snowshoe or cross country ski on the pine-surrounded trails & open lakes, enjoy family-style meals, play cards or games and take lots of naps by the fireplace. Please consider making your down payment by Monday, Dec. 21. We must pay half the cost of renting the whole hostel by Jan. 1 and would appreciate any help we can get! Make your checks out to “Frassati Society of MN” and send them to Mary Stoick at 1723 Wordsworth Ave, St Paul MN 55116.

Ice fishing tourney this weekend--GREAT cause!

If you're like most native Minnesotans and enjoy sitting out of the ice (or even if you don't--you can support it without fishing!), you may already know about the ice fishing tournament taking place this weekend, January 23rd at Pearl Lake.
The 1st Annual Stoked Sports Apparel Ice Fishing TOURNAMENT

15% of all processed benefit Hands Across the World's (ESL) Learning Center.
There is a $15 entry fee (included in the raffle)
Event: 12pm-3pm
Fishing: 1-3

Drawing at 3pm at the Pearl Lake Lodge in Marty, MN

*Cash Prizes: 1st place-$250, 2nd: $150, 3rd, $75
*Free Family Clinics
*Great Raffle Prizes: Diamond pendant, Otter Ice Shlter, Best Buy Gift packages, Ice Augers, CPS, Scheels Gift Package, AT & T gift package

For more information, contact 320-209-8801

Christmas Open House December 13: 2-4pm

You're Invited!!!

As many of you know, the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls have begun a new ministry this year called the Franciscan Community Volunteers. Please visit our website for more information on this new program(http://www.fslf.org/franciscan_volunteers.html).

In the meantime, please know that you're invited to a Christmas open house on December 13 from 2-4pm to celebrate the season and the many people who have made this new program possible.

Join us for cookies, cider, conversation and a tour of the volunteer house.

1600 11th Ave So.
St. Cloud, MN 56301

Fair Trade Cafe': "Not just a cup, a just cup"

Looking for a good book or a reason to explore the new library in St. Cloud? Be sure to stop in and support the Fair Trade Cafe'.

For more info on Fair Trade Products see:

http://www.crsfairtrade.org/

Going through Minneapolis on your way home some weekend? You're invited to the Basilica of St. Mary's Sunday night live for young adults

The Basilica of Saint Mary is pleased to announce a great line-up of topics for the 2009-2010 year of Sunday Night Live.Sunday Night Live, a social and discussion group for young adults in their 20s and 30s, is held once a month after 6:30 PM Mass. Come hear dynamic speakers and share in engaging conversation about contemporary issues related to faith and life. Sunday Night Live takes place once a month at Joe's Garage, located at 1610 Harmon Place, on the north side of Loring Park.We hope you will join us for many of the presentations below!

September 13, 2009 The Top Ten Misconceptions About the Catholic Church

October 11, 2009 Financial Stewardship: What Is It and Why Does It Concern Me?

November 8, 2009 The Saints and Sacred Art: Beauty Engenders Beauty

December 13, 2009 Mission: How Do I Love My Global "Neighbor" Whom I've Never Met?January 10, 2010 Interfaith Panel Discussion: Bring Questions Surrounding Judaism and Christianity

February 14, 2010 God is Love, Love Is From God: Spend Part of Valentine's Day with Us

March 14, 2010 Reconciliation and Confession: It's Been ??? Since My Last Confession...
April 11, 2010 Ecological Stewardship: Why Do Catholics Have to Care about the Environment?May 16, 2010 Women of Faith: Learn About Some of the "She-roes" from Scripture!

June 6, 2010 Living Simply, Meditation and Centering Prayer: Where Do I Start?

Questions about Sunday Night Live? Contact Kelli Kester, Coordinator of Learing for Youth and Young Adults.Many other social, service and educations events are available for young adults. Log onto MyBasilica and subscribe to the monthly e-newsletter.

Why Catholic?

Are you a 'cradle Catholic' who feels that they missed a few key classes during your religious ed. days; Or, perhaps someone 'flirting' with Catholicism for the first time with lots of unanswered questions?

Local Why Catholic Group @ St. Mary's Cathedral in St. Cloud--sign up now.

Why Catholic? is an adult formation process solidly based on Sacred Scripture, the Catechism of the Catholic Church, and updated to include citations from the newly published United States Catholic Catechism for Adults.

Call the Cathedral parish office at 320-251-1840 for information on joining a small parish-based Why Catholic? discussion group, or for more general information, visit the Why Catholic? program web site.

Mark your Calendars!

Didn't sign up for the Ride for the Kids?

Get ready for Rock climbing on the North Shore : Sept. 11 – 13!!! Our first Frassati rock climbing adventure since 2004, we will have the privilege of being led on the beautiful climbs of Shovel Point in Tettegouche State Park by a couple who managed Vertical Endeavors in St. Paul . Beginners and experts alike will love the versatility these climbs have to offer. Gear and training provided by our fearless leaders! (http://www.verticalendeavors.com/vestpaulnew/index.html )!

You may want to take note that on Saturday, Sept.12, Christopher West will be doing a daylong “Introduction to John Paul II’s Theology of the Body” at St. Scholastica in Duluth! Feel free to combine your activities… Tettegouche is a little over an hour from Duluth, so it’s very do-able to camp with us if you like! To register, go to http://www.dioceseduluth.org/index.php?PageID=400&QryParentID=230.