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We will be offering a COVID-responsive VBS this year for 4 year-olds through those completing 4th grade this spring. Volunteers from Grade 5 - adults are needed to make this a success! Click the link above for all of the details and to register. Registration closes June 1.

If you have questions regarding the unaudited operational report, please contact the Parish Trustees, any Finance Council member or our Parish Administrator.

Over the next several weeks, we will continue to outline specific goals that the Councils and Commissions have developed to support our vision statements.

This week, we look at the goals established by the Parish Pastoral Council.

Three Vision Statements have emerged during the work of the past several months. These Vision Statements will drive our strategic planning efforts for the next five years.

Over the last several months, the Parish Pastoral Council, Finance Council, Worship Commission, Pastoral Care Commission and a team of other parishioners have been involved in creating a five year plan for our parish's future. We gathered input from commissions and committees, and we asked parishioners for feedback using the Vision Wall in the narthex.

Over the course of several weeks we will outline specific goals that the councils and commissions have developed to support these vision statements. You can also find this information archived online at www.strichards.com/vision2025.

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Take 10 minutes to add your perspective to broaden our understanding of the spiritual needs and engagement of all our parishioners. The survey is available through March 1 in several languages, including en Español, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

To help us assess our ministries, select "Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis" and "Saint Richard, Richfield" when prompted for your diocese and parish.

What are your 3 wishes for our parish to be vibrant in 2025?
As our very successful three year Capital Campaign draws to a close, it is time to re-focus our attention towards intentional planning for the next several years and the future of our parish community. To that end, we began a strategic planning process this spring with some listening sessions involving a cross-section of the parish.

Because we would like to hear everyone’s voice, over three weekends (June 1-16) you have the opportunity to add your insights to this question on our “Vision Board” in the narthex or here on our website. Please join us in visioning the future of our great parish!

On Sunday, February 26, the Archbishop will be with us to celebrate the 11:00am Mass. That morning will also be our annual Mardi Gras Pancake Breakfast. Get out our Spirit Wear and join in the celebration! Don't have your own Spirit Wear? It will be on sale the two weekends before the breakfast!

The Parish Pastoral Council, Finance Council and Facilities Commission met with our campaign consultants, the Steier Group, on December 16, 2016, to learn the results of the planning study.

We are pleased to report that on August 19, the newly formed Saint Richard's Pastoral Council met to begin addressing and defining our new parish structure. The new members of the Pastoral Council are...