Graceful Journey: A Workshop about Making End of Life Decisions
Discussions about significant and sensitive issues such as dying can sometimes be emotional and even daunting. Yet, when a person’s wishes and preferences are known before there is a medical crisis, it can lessen anxiety, pain, conflict and guilt for family members.
Join us at St. Stan’s to learn and practice how to start having these discussions with our families and how to complete a healthcare directive.
Pat Tommet, an Advance Care Planning Facilitator, retired nurse, and member of St. Stan’s Church will conduct these workshops. Topics covered will include:
- Experiences with death and making healthcare decisions for other
- Envisioning your own end-of-life journey (wishes, hopes and concerns)
- Common treatment choices that often need to be made
- Barriers to starting the discussion with family and strategies for overcoming these barriers
- Selecting a healthcare agent
- Preparing a healthcare directive
This two-part Evening Workshop on Advance Care Planning will be offered:
- Monday, October 7: Starting the Discussion – 7:00 to 8:30 PM
- Monday, November 4: Completing a Healthcare Directive – 7:00 to 8:30 PM
This two-part Morning Workshop on Advance Care Planning will be offered:
- Tuesday, October 8: Starting the Discussion – 10:00 to 11:30 AM
- Tuesday, November 5: Completing a Health Care Directive – 10:00 to 11:30 PM
Pre-registration is preferred. Please contact Kirsten Frederick at kirsten@ststans.org or 651-224-7998 to indicate your preference. You may also register at the door.
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The Graceful Journey Project is a program of the Minnesota Council of Churches www.mnchurches.org in partnership with Twin Cities Medical Society Honoring Choices www.honoringchoices.com with support from the Bush Foundation.
Graceful Journey: A Workshop about Making End of Life Decisions
Discussions about significant and sensitive issues such as dying can sometimes be emotional and even daunting. Yet, when a person’s wishes and preferences are known before there is a medical crisis, it can lessen anxiety, pain, conflict and guilt for family members.
Join us at St. Stan’s to learn and practice how to start having these discussions with our families and how to complete a healthcare directive.
Pat Tommet, an Advance Care Planning Facilitator, retired nurse, and member of St. Stan’s Church will conduct these workshops. Topics covered will include:
- Experiences with death and making healthcare decisions for other
- Envisioning your own end-of-life journey (wishes, hopes and concerns)
- Common treatment choices that often need to be made
- Barriers to starting the discussion with family and strategies for overcoming these barriers
- Selecting a healthcare agent
- Preparing a healthcare directive
This two-part Evening Workshop on Advance Care Planning will be offered:
- Monday, October 7: Starting the Discussion – 7:00 to 8:30 PM
- Monday, November 4: Completing a Healthcare Directive – 7:00 to 8:30 PM
This two-part Morning Workshop on Advance Care Planning will be offered:
- Tuesday, October 8: Starting the Discussion – 10:00 to 11:30 AM
- Tuesday, November 5: Completing a Health Care Directive – 10:00 to 11:30 PM
Pre-registration is preferred. Please contact Kirsten Frederick at kirsten@ststans.org or 651-224-7998 to indicate your preference. You may also register at the door.
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The Graceful Journey Project is a program of the Minnesota Council of Churches www.mnchurches.org in partnership with Twin Cities Medical Society Honoring Choices www.honoringchoices.com with support from the Bush Foundation.
Catholic Social Teaching tells us that our faith is profoundly social. We cannot be called truly “Catholic” unless we hear and heed the Church’s call to serve those in need and work for justice and peace.
Learn more when St. Thomas More Catholic Community’s Justice & Service Commission presents “Catholic Social Teaching: A Key to Catholic Identity.”
7:00-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, November 7, 2013
St. Thomas More School Auditorium
Isaiah organizer and inspirational speaker Matt Gladue will present.
For more information, email Mary Vitcenda, mev1972@hotmail.com or Arline Datu, zbeans@aol.com.
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Social Justice Meet-Up
“Navigating the Politics of Charity AND Justice: Challenges facing our parish social justice committees.”
Looking for a place to gather with other social justice-minded individuals to:
- Re-energize
- Learn
- Share ideas
- Re-group
- Find support in your work for social justice?
Then the Social Justice Meet-Up is just for you.
Join Us!
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 14
Time: 7- 8:30 p.m.
Where: St. Stanislaus Church (map)
398 Superior Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
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Marty Roers & Angela Butel
Community Education and Leadership Team
651-647-2584 I marty.roers@cctwincities.org
651-647-2583 I angela.butel@cctwincities.org
Learn more about February and March Meet Ups.
Read the latest editions of SEEDS online!
The Impact of Pornography on Children, Youth & Culture
Wednesday, May 7, 2014 from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Lumen Christi Catholic Community
2055 Bohland Ave
St Paul, MN 55116
Learn about what children & teenagers are currently exposed to in the media, how you can help them navigate a pornified culture, and how the impact of pornography has escalated through the reach of technology.
Presented by Cordelia Anderson, national speaker and educator on sexual violence prevention, with over 35 years of experience…
Preregistration is preferred to know the number of attendees. There is no fee.
Link to Registration
…..Anti Human Trafficking Working Group of the Justice Commission of the Sisters of St.Joseph of Carondelet and Consociates
Is your life affected by someone else’s drinking? To help them, you have to help yourself first. Al-Anon, help for families and friends of alcoholics. Mondays, 11:30am-12:30pm in the St. Stan’s library.
Call Sandra at 651-454-1817 for information.
11th Day Prayer for Peace
…….a Ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of of Carondolet
This is our ninth year of gathering monthly on the 11th of the month in hope and peace for all living beings and for Earth. Each gathering has a different justice theme including immigration, care of earth, dismantling racism, St. Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Project, immigration, etc.
FREE and open to the public.
WHERE: Presentation of Our Lady Chapel, 1890 Randolph Ave., Saint Paul
WHEN: 6:30 – 7:15 pm, each month except August
Knitting group continues during the summer months. We will meet in the parish library on August 16 from 9:30 to11:00am. We knit (and crochet) for Project Noel and other local charities. We donated 100 hats, mittens and baby blankets in the past year. Call Carolyn for more information at 651-483-9107. New members welcome!
Is your life affected by someone else’s drinking? To help them, you have to help yourself first. Al-Anon, help for families and friends of alcoholics. Mondays, 11:30am-12:30pm in the St. Stan’s library.
Call Sandra at 651-454-1817 for information.
Is your life affected by someone else’s drinking? To help them, you have to help yourself first. Al-Anon, help for families and friends of alcoholics. Mondays, 11:30am-12:30pm in the St. Stan’s library.
Call Sandra at 651-454-1817 for information.
Is your life affected by someone else’s drinking? To help them, you have to help yourself first. Al-Anon, help for families and friends of alcoholics. Mondays, 11:30am-12:30pm in the St. Stan’s library.
Call Sandra at 651-454-1817 for information.
Registration for children ages 3-6th grade and youth group, 7-12th grades, will be held on September 6-7 and September 13-14th before and after the weekend masses in the parish center.
Please join us for our annual Fall Festival, on Sunday, September 7 from 11am-5pm. The event will feature bingo, wheel of fortune, mini golf, Miss Ringy Dingy the clown, kid store and games, live music, beer and hotdogs, live Vikings game showing, child slide, white elephant garage sale, variety booth, silent auction, jar bar, bakery, and our famous turkey dinner with all the trimmings!
If you are interested in joining the volunteer team that coordinates the Fall Festival, please contact committee chair Tim Lucas at 651-336-7072. We have a number of openings this year. Jobs big and small are available!
We also need donations for our various booths. Please help us with the following:
• White Elephant Garage Sale-gently used items
• Variety Booth-new prizes for adults and children
• Jar Bar-new packaged candy or other goodies
• Bakery Goods-sweets, jams and other treats
• Silent Auction-gift cards and themed baskets
• Child Store-books, games and other child toys
• Cash to purchase gifts is appreciated too!
Please bring your items to mass starting August 9.
Thank you for all of your contributions! This is our largest fundraiser all year and the proceeds go right back into our programs!
The St. Stan’s Library will be open after the 10:00 mass on the first Sunday of every month. Parishioners can check out, return, or donate books at this time. The library is located in the Parish Center, across the street from the church.
Registration for children ages 3-6th grade and youth group, 7-12th grades, will be held on September 6-7 and September 13-14th before and after the weekend masses in the parish center.
Is your life affected by someone else’s drinking? To help them, you have to help yourself first. Al-Anon, help for families and friends of alcoholics. Mondays, 11:30am-12:30pm in the St. Stan’s library.
Call Sandra at 651-454-1817 for information.
11th Day Prayer for Peace
…….a Ministry of the Sisters of St. Joseph of of Carondolet
This is our ninth year of gathering monthly on the 11th of the month in hope and peace for all living beings and for Earth. Each gathering has a different justice theme including immigration, care of earth, dismantling racism, St. Paul-Nagasaki Sister City Project, immigration, etc.
FREE and open to the public.
WHERE: Presentation of Our Lady Chapel, 1890 Randolph Ave., Saint Paul
WHEN: 6:30 – 7:15 pm, each month except August
Join us for an introductory workshop to centering prayer on Saturday, September 13 from 9:30am-2:30pm. The cost for the workshop is $25.00(scholarships available). A light lunch will be provided.
Please pre-register by contacting Lindsay Lopez at lindsay@ststans.org or 651-292-1913.
