Events

February 6, 2012

Mass

8:00am - 8:30am

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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

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Youth Ministry & Education

Sunday School began September 25, 2011

Sunday School is offered to children who are 3 years old (by September 1st) through the 5th grade. Classes begin in September and run through May.

Preschool classes meet during the 10:30 mass on Sunday mornings. We use the I am Special curriculum for the preschool students.

Kindergarten through 5th grade classes meet from 9:00-10:15 on Sunday mornings. The Kindergarten-5th grade classes use the Faith First curriculum by RCL.

For more information please contact the Director of Religious Education, PreK-5th Grade.

Family Faith Formation

We had a pilot group of families begin Family Faith Formation in 2009/2010. Fortunately, we have been able to continue this pilot program for the 2010/2011 and 2011/2012 school years. The classes meet once a month, usually the first Saturday of the month at 10:00am.

Please contact Director of Religious Education, PreK-5th Grade Colleen McDonald for more information.

Sacramental Preparation

Sacramental preparation classes for First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion are offered on Tuesday evenings for 2nd graders or older students who have not yet received them.

Students must have completed a year of Sunday School before beginning Sacramental preparation classes.

For more information please contact the Director of Religious Education, PreK-5th Grade.

For information on Confirmation, see below.

St. Ben's Youth Web Site

St. Ben's Youth Web Site

Audio Lessons

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Knock yourself out!

Morality:
Chapter 1 - Basics of Catholic Morality
Chapter 2 - Moral Acts, Passions and Conscience
Chapter 3 - Virtues and Sin
Chapter 4 - Law, Grace, and the Church
Chapter 5 - The First Three Commandments - Loving God Above All
Chapter 6 - The Fourth Commandment - Loving the Family
Chapter 7 - The Fifth Commandment - Love and Respect Life
Chapter 8 - The Sixth and Ninth Commandments - Respect Sexuality
Chapter 9 - The Seventh and Tenth Commandments - Live Justly
Chapter 10 - The Eighth Commandment - Speak and Live the Truth

Lectionary:

October24,2010 Mass Readings
May 16, 2010 Mass Reading Training
December 5, 2010 Lectionary

2011-2012

October 19 Deep Training Audio
October 19 Deep Training Outline
October 19 Edge Training
October 19 Edge Outline
October 26 Deep DL Training
October 26 Deep Outline
October 26 Edge DL Training
October 26 Edge Outline
November 2 Deep DL Training
November 2 Deep Outline
November 2 Edge DL Training
November 2 Edge Outline
November 9 Edge DL Training
November 9 Edge DL Outline.doc
November 13th Mass Readings
November 9 Deep Outline.doc
November 9 Deep DL Training
November 16 DL Training
November 16 Deep DL Outline
November 30 Edge DL Training
November 30 Edge Outline
"How Many Kings" Song
November 30 Deep Outline
November 30 Deep Training.mp3
Make-upLessonDeep11/30
December 7 Deep DL Training Outline.doc
December 7Deep DL Training Audio
Deep Make Up Lesson 12/7
January 18 Edge DL Training
January 18 Edge Lesson Outline.doc
January 18,Deep DL Training Audio
January 18 DEEP DL Outline
February 8 Edge Outline
February 8 Edge Audio Lesson
February 8 Deep Audio Lesson
February 8 Deep Lesson Outline

Various Talks
Spirit of the Liturgy

DL Trainings:
The Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Commandments
The Fourth and Fifth Commandments
Final DL Training2010
One More Thing
Confirmation Talks:
Mens Talk by Nic
Womens Talk by Jacelyn

Deep/Edge/Confirmation Calendar

Deep/Edge/Youth Calendar

The Edge

Teen Faith Formation at St. Ben's is divided into four programs, the first of which is the EDGE. The Edge is for youth in grades 6-8 and is a collaborative program involving three parishes: St. Benedict's, Cathedral, and St. John's. The program revolves around three subjects of study, each encompassing a year of classes: Sacraments and Commandments, Jesus and the Beatitudes, and Creed and Morality. The EDGE also incorporates social nights, issue nights, and service nights to complement the educational aspect of the program.

REGISTRATION: Please CLICK HERE to register.

Required Text: Bible
For more information, please contact the Youth Minister

The Deep

The second part of our Faith Formation program is "Confirmation Prep" which involves youth in grades 9-11. The purpose of "Confirmation Prep" is to more completely form youth in the Catholic faith so that they may receive the Sacrament of Confirmation if they should choose to do so. This three year program is centered on the four pillars of the Catholic Church with each year focusing on certain aspects: Sacraments and Liturgy, Commandments/Morality and Virtues, and Creed and Prayer. Classes will delve deep into the Bible and Catechism as well as look into the history of the Church and explore certain topics in an apologetic nature.

REGISTRATION: Please CLICK HERE to register.

Required Texts: Bible and Catechism.
For more information, please contact the Youth Minister.

Confirmation

Confirmation is the third part of Youth Faith Formation at St. Ben's. This is for youth who have successfully completed all three years of Confirmation Prep and satisfied all the diocesan requirements for the Sacrament of Confirmation:

-Participation at every Sunday Mass and regular reception of the Sacrament of Reconciliation are CENTRAL requirements.

-Attendance at one overnight Confirmation Retreat is required.

-15 Hours of service through Faith in Action i.e. helping the elderly, volunteering at a soup kitchen, serving at Mass, etc.

-Regular attendance and respectful participation in Confirmation Prep classes.

Each candidate must exhibit readiness and proper disposition in order to be recommended for the Sacrament of Confirmation. Primary indicators of this will be Mass participation, class participation, class notes, tests, essays, and an individual interview with our pastor. Confirmation consists of about 5 classes, usually taking place in April and May, ending with the Sacrament of Confirmation at the end of May.

For more information, please contact the Youth Minister.

Get to know our new Youth Minister!

Our former youth minister, Nic Davidson, and his wife Jacelyn moved to the island of Dominica this summer for Jacelyn to attend medical school at Ross University.
We had a fun going away party for the Davidsons on Sunday, June 26 after the 10:30am Mass. Food, a magic show, sharing of memories, and fellowship were enjoyed all in thanks for Nic and Jacelyn’s four years of service to St. Benedict’s! Please keep them in your prayers.
If you are interested in supporting Nic and Jacelyn's mission work, please contact Colleen McDonald, Director of Religious Education, PreK-5th Grade.

Our new youth minister is Jenny Boran!
“Hello! My name is Jenny Boran and I will be serving St Ben's parish as the new youth minister. I am originally from Brainerd and have been involved in diocesan youth ministry activities since I was a teenager. I graduated from the College of Saint Benedict in 2010, where I studied the environment, spent some time studying abroad in South Africa, and growing in fondness for one of my favorite saints, St. Benedict. I’ve called a lovely retreat center/camp located up in the mountains of Georgia home for the past year, where I have been serving as a missionary with the Life Teen movement. I enjoy hiking, skiing, drinking coffee, traveling, playing cards, and talking about God. With two of my passions being the outdoors and ministry, I am very excited to make Duluth my new home and look forward to serving your parish.”

Youth Rallies, Retreats, & Summer Camps

Besides having Vacation Bible School and Totus Tuus, our youth are invited to other events. The diocese provides two camps for older students and rallies and retreats throughout the school year.

Camp Survive is for students who have completed 6th, 7th, or 8th grade that year. This camp fills up fast, so register ASAP!

Discipleship Week (D-Week) is for students who have completed 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade that year.

The Gathering are gatherings for high school students that happen a few times during the school year. See our youth minister for details.

For more information on these camps and to see other diocesan events for youth, see the diocesan website or contact our Youth Minister.

Vacation Bible School

Summer 2011
St. Ben's joined St. Joseph's and St. John's AT ST. JOHN'S for VBS this Monday-Friday, June 20-24 from 8:30am-12:00pm.
"Hometown Nazareth: Where Jesus was a Kid"
At this year's VBS, they explored where Jesus was raised and heard about his childhood.

Thank you to the many ADULT VOLUNTEERS! Please contact Director of Religious Education, PreK-5th Grade Colleen if you want to help volunteer, including helping prepare, set-up, work at, or clean-up VBS next summer. We will also need craft items. Contact Colleen!


Summer 2010
St. John's and St. Joseph's joined us last year at St. Ben's to bring you "Joseph's Journey from Prison to Palace" which followed Joseph (from the Old Testament) in Egypt! VBS was held June 21-25 last year.

Summer 2009
Thank you to the 59 campers and many volunteers for participating! For a summary of what we did, see the June 21 & 28, 2009 bulletins (links on left).

2007 theme: Avalanche Ranch
2008 theme: Fiesta!
2009 theme: Kids 4 Jesus (K4J) Summertime Blast at St. Ben's

For more information or to volunteer for 2011, please contact the Director of Religious Education, PreK-5th Grade.

Totus Tuus

Totus Tuus, literally "Totally Yours," is an event hosted at different parishes through the Diocese of Duluth. A team of young-adult Catholics put on a week of fun and catechesis for 1st graders through 12th graders. The elementary students meet during the day and the middle and high school students gather at night.

Totus Tuus was hosted by St. John's this year for both St. John's and St. Benedict's parishes, July 19th-24th.

Here is 2009's information:

Grades as of Fall 2009:
Grades 1-6: Monday-Friday 9:00am-2:30pm
Grades 7-12: Sunday-Thursday 7:30-9:45pm

Registration was mailed to St. Ben's religious education program families. Send registration to St. John's Church or call St. John's at 724-6332 to request a registration packet.

For more details, please contact the St. Ben's Youth Minister Nic Davidson at 724-4828 or the St. John's DRE Leah Kilsdonk at 724-6332.

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