Meetings
The Social Concerns Committee meets one Sunday quarterly after the 10:30am Mass (11:45am) in the Parish Center. Please see the Bulletin or Calendar for this month's meeting date or call the parish office. All are welcome!
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Mass Schedule
Saturday 5:00pm
Sunday 8:00am & 10:30am
Monday-Friday 8:00am
Thursday 8:00am & 5:30pm
Masses in Latin:
*Ordinary Form (Novus Ordo)
8:00am First Saturday (except April 2 due to Parish Mission at 9:00am)
*Traditional (Tridentine)
1:00pm First & Third Sunday
(except April 3 Missa Cantata sung Latin Mass at Noon)
Cancellations: see Calendar
Sacraments & Prayer
Reconciliation: Saturday 4:00pm
Rosary: Saturday 4:30pm
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament: Every Friday 8:30am-Noon and First Fridays 8:30am until Benediction @ 8:00pm
Stations of the Cross: Friday 7:00pm outside on Prayer Walk or indoors for the winter
Cancellations: see Calendar
Bulletin
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Social Concerns
edited: Monday March 28, 2011 11:27am CDT
Sunday January 18, 2009 2:51am CST
Mission Statement
Our mission is to infuse the social justice teachings of Scripture and Tradition within all the St. Benedict community's prayer, study, worship, and outreach--with an emphasis on assisting all our members in bringing God's justice and love into their daily lives.
edited: Thursday August 13, 2009 12:25pm CDT
Contact
If you are interested in learning more about the social concerns committee, please join us at our next meeting or e-mail Dick Larson at or Jim Mischler-Philbin at
edited: Tuesday January 18, 2011 2:59pm CST
Dinners at CHUM
Once a month, St. Ben's coordinates, sponsors, and serves a dinner at Churches United in Ministry (the second Tuesday each month).
Please call the office if you would like to coordinate, donate food, or volunteer to cook and/or serve one month. We would love to have you, your family, or your parish group help serve the needy of Duluth.
edited: Tuesday January 18, 2011 3:01pm CST
Soup Kitchen Wednesdays
The Social Concerns Committee has arranged to prepare and serve lunch in the Damiano Center soup kitchen the 5th Wednesdays of the month.
All St. Benedict's parishioners are encouraged to volunteer. We prepare and serve lunch from 8:30-1:30pm. If you are interested in serving a full or partial shift, contact John and Jolane Sundstrom at 724-6030 or
Dates in 2011............... March 30, June 29, August 31, and November 30
Wednesday May 12, 2010 2:52pm CDT
Food Shelf
Every first Sunday of the month is Food Shelf Sunday. You may bring donations to the Food Shelf box in the Gathering Space. Volunteers will bring your food to the Duluth CHUM Emergency Food Shelf. You may bring donations any time the church is open, too!
Thank you for sharing your resources with others!
edited: Wednesday May 12, 2010 2:58pm CDT
Links
JustFaith website: http://www.justfaith.org/
U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishop's web page on faithful citizenship: http://www.faithfulcitizenship.org/
CHUM Congregational News (Churches United in Ministry monthly newsletter): http://s15553.50belowcommerce.com/monthlycongregationalnew.htm
Register to receive CHUM e-mailings:
http://visitor.constantcontact.com/manage/optin/ea?v=001QCEETLfRg3aZ6mdg_L2z8A%3D%3D
edited: Wednesday May 12, 2010 2:57pm CDT
12 Months for Life 2009
We created the Pro-Life subcommittee to organize " 12 Months for Life" at St. Benedict's. 12 Months for Life focuses on what different parish groups are doing to help the pro-life movement. Here are the upcoming months for 2009, which group is having an event, and the contact for the group.
***April: Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll fundaraising campaign for people with developmental disabilities (Chuck Stoetzel)
***May: Carnation Sale for Birthright (Meg Kearns)
***June: The choir prayed a rosary a day for life (Sandra Eller)
***July: Social Concerns Pro-Life Subcommittee held an Office Supply Drive for the Lake Superior Life Care Center (Theresa Ganser)
***August: Prayer Shawl Ministry is donating a two Prayer Shawl baby afghans to the Lake Superior Life Care Center (Wanda Birnbaum)
***September: Pastoral Council (John Specht)
***October: Respect Life Month (Fr. Eric)
***November: Religious Ed – Youth Group - The Edge program high school students will pray a rosary for life together on November 18 and can take a rosary to pray for life at home (Nic Davidson)
***December: Religious Ed – K-5 & Pre-school will collect items for the Bethany Crisis Nursery for their Advent project (Colleen McDonald)
Come to a Social Concerns meeting or contact or Jim Mischler-Philbin at for more information and to join the Pro-Life Subcommittee!
edited: Wednesday May 12, 2010 2:53pm CDT
JustFaith
"JustFaith" is a thirty-week program focused on understanding and addressing the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable people in our world. The program included weekly meetings, regular readings, retreats, and immersion experiences. JustFaith began in September 2008 at St. Benedict's and ended May 11th, 2009. Please contact Sharon Lohman at 721-3960 or for more information.