Friends of Saint Bonaventure
Our community at Saint Bonaventure enjoys several fraternal relationships.
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Aquinas Twin Cities
A Catholic, classical, & scholastic family-friendly K-12 homeschool program, which encourages students to behold, wonder, and contemplate what is best in our culture, that which is beautiful, good, and true, to cultivate wisdom and virtue through the liberal arts (skills for the free man) and sciences (knowledge), so as to draw out (educate) what is best in our students, and to allow them to fulfill their purpose. Learn more at: aquinaslearning.com. |
Corpus Christi
Home Educators’ Cooperative An association of Christian home educators. Our mission is to cooperatively support families in Catholic home education by providing opportunities for our children to build relationships, for parents to share information and experience, and for Jesus Christ to minister to us through liturgy and the Sacraments. |
Couples for Christ
A movement intended for the renewal and strengthening of Christian family life. Members have committed themselves to the Lord and one another so that they may grow in maturity as men and women of God and fulfill their primary vocation of raising families under the lordship of Jesus Christ and for the service of the Kingdom of God. Learn more at: couplesforchristusa.org. |
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Knights of Columbus
Marian Council #3827 Knights of Columbus is a Catholic-based Fraternal Organization engaged in leading spiritual, athletic, and philanthropic activities for parishes, schools, and charities in south Minneapolis, Bloomington, and Richfield. Membership in the Knights of Columbus is for men over the age of 18 who are practicing Catholics. Learn more at: kofcbloomington.com. |
Secular Franciscan Order -
St. John XXIII, OFS, Fraternity “The rule and life of the Secular Franciscan is to observe the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ by following the example of St. Francis of Assisi, who made Christ the inspiration and the center of his life with God and people.” The Order is open to lay men and women, married or single, and secular clergy. Spiritual Advisor: Fr. Steve McMichael, OFM Conv. Learn more at: queenofpeaceregion.org/bloomington-st-john-xxiii-fraternity When: 2nd Sunday of each Month (except May), 1-3:30 p.m. |
Serra Club of Twin Cities Airport
Serra Club meets regularly at Saint Bonaventure to promote vocations. Meetings begin with Mass, followed by a light lunch and a speaker. When: 3rd Friday of each Month, 12-2 p.m.
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Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP)
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international voluntary organization in the Catholic Church, founded in 1833 for the sanctification of its members by personal service of the poor. Saint Bonaventure has had a SVdP conference for over 50 years, offering a variety of outreach programs to address local needs through personal relationships with and service to people in need:
When: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 1:10 p.m.
4th Sunday of each month, 11 a.m.
Contact: 612-323-7391
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is an international voluntary organization in the Catholic Church, founded in 1833 for the sanctification of its members by personal service of the poor. Saint Bonaventure has had a SVdP conference for over 50 years, offering a variety of outreach programs to address local needs through personal relationships with and service to people in need:
- A Drive-Thru Food Shelf for Bloomington/Richfield Residents operates out of the Activities Building on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. -1 p.m. and Thursdays from 2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
- Home Visits provide an opportunity for people to share their struggles and find solutions for urgent needs.
- Next Step Program mentors walk alongside those seeking a way out of poverty.
- Thrift Store on Lake Street sells a full range of donated items to raise money needed to aid our neighbors in need.
When: 2nd Tuesday of each month, 1:10 p.m.
4th Sunday of each month, 11 a.m.
Contact: 612-323-7391