"The mystery of community is precisely that it embraces all people, whatever their individual differences may be, and allows them to live together as brothers and sisters of Christ and sons and daughters of his heavenly Father."

—Henri Nouwen

Donation Closet

February Collection: Listening House

Last year, over 4,873 sought support through Listening House.

Guests are typically folks experiencing homelessness, deep poverty, and/or isolation. Many experience multiple barriers to maintaining housing such as chronic physical and mental health conditions, and substance abuse disorder. 

To learn more and to see a full list of items needed, visit the Social Justice and Caring Committee page. Thank you for your generosity.

Puzzle and Game Exchange—February 22/23

Join in the fun at the Annual Puzzle and Game Exchange! Following all Masses on February 22/23, the puzzles and games will be displayed and ready to find a new home.

This fun, FREE event is sponsored by the Women’s Club. 

HEADS-UP! Spring is Coming.

St. Pascal’s Women’s Club Plant Sale Fundraiser

Our online store for Gertens spring plants and plant cards IS OPEN! Go to gertensfundraising.com and enter the Women’s Club store number 447.

Over 80 fantastic items are available: Gertens plant cards, patio containers, hanging flower baskets, bedding flowers, vegetables, and perennials. Order from the comfort of your home (and in your pajamas if you like).

Sale ends on Monday, March 31. Pick up your orders after all Masses on May 10 & 11. Just in time for Mother’s Day!

This is a major fundraiser for the St. Pascal’s Women’s Club—please support us. If you have any questions, contact the parish office (651.774.1585).

Monthly Food Distribution

St. Pascal Baylon Church & Merrick Community Services

Monday, February 24 from 3:30-5:00 PM (or until gone).

Come to the Flandrau parking lot/Door 4. No parish membership or residency requirements!

Want to join the volunteer crew? Contact Kim Roering in the parish office.

Mardi Gras Dinner and Care Card-Making Event

Saturday, March 1, after the 4:30 PM Mass in Brioschi Hall

FREE, but donations are welcome. Suggested donation is:

$10 for Adults (12+)   l   $5 for Children (6-11)   l   $30 for a family/household.

Save the date and plan to join us for this fun, discipleship and community-building service project! All ages welcome. We’ll share a dinner, make or write Care Cards and enjoy some Mardi Gras fun! No experience necessary! Bring the whole family, perhaps wear the Mardi Gras colors of purple, green, and gold, and be ready for fun and prizes!  See the flyer.

Reservations are required. RSVP below or call the parish office. Questions? Contact Barb Uschold Anderson (651.432.4959).

Feeling Hungry for Fish Fry? 

The First Friday of Lent is three weeks away!

St. Pascal’s Men’s Club is hosting their famous Lenten Fish Fry beginning March 7 at 4:30 PM and every Friday in Lent through April 11. Yum!

St. Pascal’s Women’s Book Club Annual Author’s Night—with Kao Kalia Yang

Monday, March 10 at 6:30 PM (Social) / 7:00 PM (Discussion)

We’ll meet in Brioschi Hall for a social and discussion of Where Rivers Part. It is a beautiful memoir about a Hmong family’s epic journey to safety told from the perspective of the author’s incredible mother, who survived and helped her family escape from a riverside village in Laos.

Ms. Yang is an award-winning author raised in the parish’s backyard. “I grew up poor on the East Side of St. Paul,” Yang said. “I came here as a refugee kid.” She attended Harding High School and credits her ninth grade English teacher, Mrs. Gallatin, with recognizing and encouraging her talents. Free, but reservations are appreciated! Email Toni Baker or call the parish office to RSVP.

Have you ever considered joining St. Pascal’s Women’s Book Club? This Author’s Night would be a great time to do it! We meet on the 2nd Monday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Staff Lounge. You can come as often as your schedule allows.

On April 7 (note date change), we will discuss Dinners with Ruth by Nina Totenberg.

Community Update Event for The Aragon

Tuesday, March 11 from 6:30-7:30 PM

You are invited to attend a community update event in Brioschi Hall to learn about The Aragon—the affordable apartment building planned for construction on the site of Ryan Field at 470 White Bear Avenue by Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative.

Saint Paul Councilwoman, Cheniqua Johnson, and Beacon staff members will be at the meeting to share information. If you have questions about The Aragon, please email Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaborative.

For more information and helpful FAQs, see the flyer.