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Bevcomm will air Masses from past weekends on Channel 6 Sundays at 8:30 am and 11:30 am and Wednesday at 4:00 pm for those who are homebound.

Women of the parish, you are invited to join us on an 8-week journey with Jesus. We will be reading “Jesus Approaches” by Elizabeth Kelly and learning about the beautiful gift and responsibility of being women living the Gospel. Elizabeth will walk us through 8 stories of women in the Gospel and their personal encounter and journey with Jesus. Our study will meet on Tuesday evenings, beginning Sept. 24th – Nov. 12th, 7-8:30 pm in the Parish Activities Center. If you would like to join the study, please contact Amber Dudley at dudley946@gmail.com. To order your materials, click the title of this article. The cost of the study is $49+shipping & tax. It includes your book, supplemental materials, and access to the recordings of Liz’s lectures. If the cost of the study is a burden, please contact Laura Schoenecker, 952-758-5131 or Laura.Schoenecker@npcatholic.org. We want to make this available to all interested in joining us.

Saint Wenceslaus Catholic Church will be hosting the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Fatima October 4th & 5th, 2019. During the 24 hours the Fatima statue is in the church there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. We need four (4) people for every hour to spend time in adoration and prayer before Jesus. This will begin at 9:00 am October 4th (after 8:00 am Mass) and end at 8:00 am Saturday. Benediction and Mass to follow. We must not leave Jesus Exposed in the Blessed Sacrament alone at any time. Click the title of this article to sign up. Please call Ann Soderlund at 612.669.4014 with any questions! Location: St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church

The Grand Adventure - A six-part series on grandparenting. Two separate times are being offered. Click the title for complete details.

There are many people that may need a pastoral visit (hospitalized, homebound , nursing home, tragedy, illness or injury, financial concerns, mental health issues, and others). We would love to help! We are not always in the know about people in need; HIPPA Laws and people "being afraid to ask for help" can prevent us from being our church community presence to those in need. Please, if you or someone you know might be in need of a visit or phone call, let us know.

If you had your photo taken by Lifetouch or submitted a photo for the directory, you may pick up your directory at the St. Wenceslaus Parish Office (old rectory). Office hours are 8:30 am to 4:00 pm weekdays. If you wish to purchase a directory, they are being sold for $15, also in the Parish Office.

Click the title to be linked to the letter from the Archbishop regarding an agreement that has been reached for the resolution of the bankruptcy claims and also a Q & A sheet regarding the settlement.

Mickey Redfearn is assisting and preaching the homily at the 8:30 am and 10:30 am Masses this weekend as a newly ordained Deacon for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. There will be coffee and donuts served after the Sunday Masses as a community reception for Deacon Redfearn. We are grateful and proud to host this special event in the New Prague Area Catholic Community and congratulate Mickey, his wife Michelle, and their children on answering this special call. In addition to his diaconal duties, Mickey works and ministers at the Church of St. Bonaventure in Bloomington.

Fr. Kevin and his prairie were featured in an article in the The Catholic Spirit. Click the title to view the full article.

The rain stopped on Sunday, September 25th long enough for our new parking lot to be dedicated.

SWS teachers receiving special training in STEM have created a special interactive map of the St. Wenceslaus Church and School Site.

St. John the Evangelist was founded 150 years ago. A special mass honoring the life of that community was held in October. Bishop Andrew Cozzens celebrated mass.