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Prayer Service with Distribution of Ashes

Given the weather conditions on Ash Wednesday, Archbishop Hebda has allowed this year for the Distribution of Ashes to take place through Sunday, Feb. 26.

All are welcome to participate in the following Prayer Services at Holy Name of Jesus with the Distribution of Ashes:

Friday, Feb. 24, at 9 a.m. (with HNOJ School)
Saturday, Feb. 25, following the 5 p.m. Mass
Sunday, Feb. 26, at 9:50 a.m

Feb. 22-23 Winter Storm Announcement (Updated)

HNOJ School is closed Feb. 22-23 due to the winter storm. All school activities, clubs and sports are also canceled. There is no School Aged Care (SAC).

Our church office is closed Feb. 22-23, but all of our Ash Wednesday Masses will be available. Our church staff will be working from home due to the winter weather. If you need to reach any of the staff, here is the staff directory link. Thank you.

We will have daily Mass at 8 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 23, but the office remains closed. There will be no Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in the Adoration Chapel during this time and the Gospels of Lent Bible Study will be canceled for this week.

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Sunday Night Volunteers Needed

We are looking for three or so volunteers to help move some tables and chairs on a handful of Sunday nights from 5-5:30 p.m., right before Mass. This set-up is for youth ministry nights at HNOJ. The job is just a little too much for one maintenance guy to do on his own, so we need some help to make it happen.

Please sign up here.

Thank you!

Volunteers

Advent at Holy Name of Jesus

Advent Masses
Nov. 27, Dec. 4, 11 and 18
8:30 and 10:30 a.m.; 5:30 p.m.
(Saturday Mass at 5 p.m.)

Advent Confessions
Saturdays 8:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7-8 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 14, 6-8 p.m. (multiple priests)
Wednesday, Dec. 21, 7-8 p.m.

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Masses for this Holy Day of Obligation are as follows:
Thursday, Dec. 8, at 6:30 a.m., 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m. (School Mass) and 6 p.m.

Please note the updated Adoration times on Dec. 8. Adoration will be from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. to accommodate our multiple Masses that day.

We will be using incense at the 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses during the season of Advent. For those with sensitivities, you may wish to consider joining us at our 5 p.m. (Saturday) or 8:30 a.m. Mass where we will refrain from using any incense.

See our Advent and Christmas page here.

Thank You to our Graduating Ushers

This is the time of year for high school graduations! We want to personally recognize the following sixteen teen ushers who are graduating last week or this week from high school and will head off to college or missionary work later this summer:

Name                                      High School                           College that they will attend
Liam Carney                           Providence Academy             High Point University (High Point, NC)
Danny Couri                           Wayzata High School              Iowa State University
Jimmy Fafinski                        Providence Academy              Miami of Ohio
Chris Festin                            Providence Academy              Washington University (St. Louis)
Nick Fogle                               Orono High School                 Denison University (Granville, OH)
Luke Fredin                             Benilde-St. Margaret’s            Iowa State University
Ryan Keller                             Providence Academy              NET Ministries
Emma Kelly                             Providence Academy              University of Chicago
Ryan Long                               Benilde-St. Margaret’s            University of Southern California
Liv Nelson                               Wayzata High School              Drake University
Halli Nelson                            Benilde-St. Margaret’s            College of St. Benedict
Kevin Reed                              Wayzata High School              Creighton University
Sam Swearingen                     Orono High School                 Carthage College (Kenosha, WI)
Jake Vanyo                              Orono High School                 Creighton University
Henry Wehmann                     Providence Academy              Ohio State University
William Wehmann                  Providence Academy              Penn State University

Thank you for your years of faithful service to Holy Name and its Mass liturgies. Good luck to you as you embark upon your new adventures! We wish you continued happiness and success, and please know that you are always welcome back to Holy Name and our Usher Ministry when you return to town! ~ David L. Biek, Head Usher

Communion Outreach

The Eucharist is at the core of our celebration each Mass. The sacramental signs become the Body and Blood of Jesus we receive. At the Last Supper, sharing His Body and Blood with the disciples, Jesus said, "Do this in memory of Me" and so we do, through Holy Communion. The Eucharist not only brings us into communion with God, but with others as well.

For many, the bond of the Eucharist is felt and celebrated at Mass. But some members of the HNOJ community are not able to physically attend Mass. For this reason, HNOJ’s Communion Outreach team has dedicated volunteers who go out into the community to visit and bring the Eucharist to those who cannot get to Church due to their circumstances.

At Holy Name of Jesus it is our joy and honor to be able to provide this ministry through our Communion Outreach Team. If you or someone you know is homebound in our parish area and would like Communion brought to them, please contact the parish office at 763-745-3492. This ministry will be led by Steve Hayes and Maureen Laird-Hayes.

Adoration Hours Three Days Per Week

Our Adoration hours are currently Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and we hope to have at least two registered adorers for each hour. We hope this step will eventually get us back to perpetual adoration, but we need your help! If you feel called to come and adore our Eucharistic Lord, signing up for an hour is easy! You can sign up by:

Creating an account online at https://hnoj.weadorehim.com/
Or you can call Holy Name of Jesus at 763-475-3491
Or you can email Fr. Wratkowski directly

Thank you!

Share Your Photos and Short Videos

Do you take photos while you're at HNOJ that ought to be shared? Send them to us!

We love seeing photos and video taken by parishioners. It gives us a unique perspective on what you experience. It's especially helpful to have more photos and videos to use in our marketing materials such as social media, publications, our website and more.

In particular, the Stewardship Commission would like images or short videos that show your ministry!

Please make sure that all submitted photos and videos that depict people have the person(s) permission to share with HNOJ, and that they understand that HNOJ may publish these photos and videos in upcoming marketing materials, on our website, social media channels or any other medium.

Email photos and videos to photos@hnoj.org. Please call Sarah Reid at 763-746-8194 with questions.

Spam Texts

A few parishioners have received text or email messages from people pretending to be Fr. Steve. These messages states pretty generically that he would like your help. When a person responds, they receive a reply requesting donations in the form of gift cards. Please know that text messages are fake and should not be responded to. Fr. Steve will never text or email you for gift cards.

In all cases, we have found that the contact information was "skimmed" from our website. This is a very common practice among spammers and is seen in businesses of all types. To help reduce the possibility of emails being copied from the website, icons with links to the email are used instead. This is not effective with phone numbers as a desktop would not be able to call out.

HNOJ takes security and the confidentiality of your data very seriously. We have multiple systems in place to help keep us all as safe as possible. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Michelle Hudlow, Director of IT at mhudlow@hnoj.org or 763-233-0250.

From the Archdiocese: Data Breech Notice

February 16, 2019

The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis learned Thursday night that hackers outside of the United States compromised an Image-I-Nation Technologies (INT) database that contained personal information on some employees and volunteers in the Archdiocese. INT, a vendor used by the company that conducts our background checks advised that it is sending notifications to all persons whose information may have been accessed. We are sending this notice so that if you receive a letter from INT, you know that it is authentic. We will continue to follow up with INT and our vendor about this problem.

For more information on the data breach and how you may be affected, please contact Image-I-Nation at: 1-877-296-9970.

For other questions, please contact Joe Kueppers, Chancellor for Civil Affairs, Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis at: 651-291-4405.

https://www.archspm.org/data-breach-notice/

May News

Agreement to Resolve the Bankruptcy of the Archdiocese

On May 31, 2018, it was announced that an agreement has been reached to resolve the bankruptcy of the Archdiocese. The Most Reverend Bernard A. Hebda, Archbishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, forwarded a letter regarding the resolution of the bankruptcy and also a Q & A sheet. Both documents will be available in the gathering space this weekend.