Living Our Baptism Promises

 

In today’s second reading, St. Paul offers the community at Corinth a spirituality of giving. He urges them to give and helps them understand that through their generosity, they will in turn be recipients of a spiritual abundance. They will receive from those who are the beneficiaries of their own giving; a reciprocal gift that amounts to an equality of giving through the generosity of Christ. A good reflection this week would be on how Christian stewards, through their generosity, enjoy a spiritual abundance through Christ Jesus.

 

Block Party Volunteer Training

If you signed up to volunteer for this year’s Block Party, be sure to check out the dates and times below and plan to attend one of these short training sessions. These sessions will offer in-depth knowledge of your volunteer position, provide tips to help make your time as a volunteer go smoothly, and give you general Block Party information that will come in handy during your volunteer shift.

Volunteer Training Dates:


Tuesday, July 7 5:00 and 7:00 p.m.

For all training sessions, plan to meet in the school gymnasium. For more information, contact the Church of St. John at 507-288-7372, or check out the Block Party website.

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Saturday, July 11!!!

BANDS

Similar to previous years, this years event will feature 13 unique bands performing on two stages beginning at noon on July 11th. This year’s headliner is Cracker - a rock band that mixes influences of classic country, psychedelia, punk and folk into their own style of "Americana" rock. Other bands filling out the this year’s acclaimed lineup include Twin Cities indie-rock sensation Cloud Cult special guests Meat Puppets as well as Jeremy Messersmith; Chris Koza; Greycoats; Six Mile Grove; Vertigo USA; The Dexateens; Alison Scott; Shoeless Revolution; Máirtín de Cógáin Project; Annie Lawler and Wheel House. This lineup is sure to have something for everyone!

KIDS ENTERTAINMENT

Childrens’ activities will start at 1 p.m. Activities include entertainment by the St. Paul-based Rince na Chroi Irish Dancers; Máirtín de Cógáin a Storyteller;returning magician Star Michaelina; face painting; balloon animals and still more to come!!!

TICKETS

Tickets will be available at a reduced price of just $15 each from Monday, June 8, through Friday, July 3, and will be sold at City Market, Culinary Market, Premier Banks Rochester, Andy's Liquor, St. John’s Parish Center and on the Block Party website. Tickets the week of the event and at the gate will be sold for $25 each.  Children under the age of 10 receive free admission.

For more information check the Block Party website.


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