St. Joseph Catholic Community Leadership along with the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis continue the discernment, strategies and implementation of the valuable feedback received from thousands of local participants during Synod 2022.
Archbishop Hebda released his first pastoral letter in November 2022 containing a renewed vision that will guide our archdiocese into a strong future. Here from Archbishop Hebda, read the pastoral letter and find out more about the Synod 2022 process:
www.archspm.org/synod.
Supported by Fr. Michael and parish director, Dean Rademacher, "twelve" parishioners and staff from St. Joseph's completed a seven-week School of Discipleship program from the Archbishop Flynn Catechetical Institute at the Saint Paul Seminary, February 7 to March 21, 2023. They learned how to become activated disciples and how to implement Archbishop Hebda’s Pastoral Letter, entitled You Will Be My Witnesses: Gathered and Sent from the Upper Room. Our parish representatives are:
Parishioner | Staff / Council Member |
Gene Bakke | Deacon Bob Bramwell |
Brigid Bechtold | John Comer (Parish & Finance Council) |
Denny Branca | Cole Epping (Youth Faith Formation Director) |
Dwight Ettel | Dean Rademacher (Parish Director) |
Joel Loecken | Fr. Michael Reding (Pastor) |
Rikki Mortl | George Wilson (Parish Council) |
Tim Preimesberger |
We invite you to participate in the St. Joseph's Small Group Leader Formation Series
(the information below is also available in the Documents section for download)
Participation in the series does not commit you to lead a small group. Upon the formation’s conclusion, there will be a mutual discernment, that will include the pastor, on whether each participant will lead a small group starting in Winter 2024 and what type of small group they might feel comfortable leading.
Furthermore, the formation will help discern other supporting leadership roles within the small group, such as hospitality or music ministry, as possible alternatives to being “the leader.”
We expect that different types of small groups will emerge. Examples include (but are not limited to): small groups among family, friends and neighbors as well as parish/pastoral groups among youth, marriage prep, OCIA, young adults, widows, etc.).
If you have questions, please contact the Synod Evangelization Team Lead.