December 1st 2019

218 1st St SE Minot, ND 58701 701-838-1026 Stleosminot.org Church.stleos@midconetwork.com

Office Hours Monday– Friday 09:00am-4:00pm Monday– Friday 12:00PM-1:00PM

( Closed for lunch)

Prayer Chain # 701-838-3413

STAFF

Pastor Fr. Justin Waltz Parochial Vicar Fr. Gregory Crane PIR Fr. Jadyn Nelson Deacon Lloyd Krueger Business Mngr. Sarah Massey DRE Beverly Brintnell Maintenance George Bohl Choir William Schilling Custodian Jack Gelting

MASS SCHEDULE

Tuesday –Friday 12:15pm Saturday 04:00pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am,11:00am

CONFESSIONS

Tuesday –Friday 11:45am Saturday 2:00pm-3:30pm Sunday After all Masses

December 1st 2019

Ministry Schedule for December 7th

Mass Intentions

Tues. December 3rd 2019 12:15pm +Betty Schweyen

Wed. December 4th 2019 12:15pm +Kathy Grina

Thur. December 5th 2019 12:15pm +Kelly Klein

Fri. December 6th 2019 12:15pm Mikhal Gureneberg

Sat. December 7th 2019 4:00pm Mark Grueneberg

Sun. December 8th 2019 08:00am St. Leo’s, St. Mary’s & St. Philomena Parishioners

Sun. December 8th 2019 09:30am St. Vincent de Paul Group

Sun. December 8th 2019 11:00am Jason and Beverly Brintnell

Saturday 4:00PM Sunday 8:00AM Sunday 9:30AM Sunday 11:00AM

Lectors Teri Black

Nicole Wald

Holy Name Travis Prochaska

Jose Tarango

Floyd Roll

Val Cunningham

Eucharistic Ministers Joan Audet

Barb Boschert

Shane Zaback

Barb Sredwick

Jackie Thomas

David Arneson

Holy Name Grace Fisher

Jean Feist

Jose Tarango

Tammy Larson

Lori Wittmayer

Floyd Roll

Ken Roll

Marilyn Roll

Ushers Dan Ganje

Julie Petras

Holy Name Travis Prochaska

Chris Alexander

Randy Larson

Jack Gelting

Joe Cunningham

Noah Cunningham

Set Up/ Sacristan Teri Black Holy Name Janel Sullivan Lori Wittmayer

VESTMENT WASHING We are looking for volunteers to

take the altar server vestments

home and wash them before

the first Mass in the new

church.

If you’re willing to help wash

them please call the Parish of-

fice. 701-838-1026

IMMEDIATE MINISTRY

OPENINGS

Reader: 1st Weeekend 4PM

Reader: 2nd Weekend 4PM

Sacristan: 2nd Weekend 4PM

Reader: 3rd Weekend 8AM

Call Sarah if you’d like to join any

of these ministries.

701-838-1026

OH COME LET US ADORE HIM For the first time ever, a Nativity scene will shine next to the State

Christmas tree in the North Dakota State Capitol Memorial Hall. The

public is invited to a blessing and lighting of the Nativity scene in an

ecumenical celebration at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5. It is sponsored

by North Dakota Catholic Daughters.

ADVENT RETREAT All are welcome to join the Oblates of Annunciation Monastery for an

Advent retreat at Annunciation Monastery, Bismarck, on Sun., Dec. 1. Presenter, Sister Thomas Welder, will lead discussion on the theme, Advent:

An Invitation to Wake up—for Surely LOVE is Coming. The retreat begins at 10

a.m., followed by Eucharistic Liturgy at 11 a.m., and a light lunch. The after-

noon session will resume from 1-3 p.m. There is no fee to attend. Oblates are

women and men of varied faith backgrounds who associate themselves with

a monastery and live according to the Rule of St. Benedict as their state in life

permits. Oblates are supported through relationships with the sisters,

other oblates, monthly meetings/reading materials. For more infor-

mation, contact Sister Patricia Schap, oblate director, or Sister Rose-

mary DeGracia, assistant oblate director, at 701-255-1520. All are wel-

come.

BISHOP RYAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL NEWS

LOT-0-DOUGH CALENDARS are available for purchase for $25 each. Over $15,000 in cash prizes will

be given away with over 300 chances to win. Drawings are held at Bishop

Ryan from January thru June. Calendars are available from Bishop Ryan

parents, in the Bishop Ryan admin office, after the weekend Masses and

in the parish offices of OLG, LF & SJ. Calendars make excellent Christmas

gifts.

BISHOP RYAN “FAMILY NIGHT OUT” AT BUFFALO WINGS &

RINGS: Head to Buffalo Wings & Rings for lunch or dinner on Wednesday, Decem-

ber 4th, and BWR will donate 25% of your ticket to Bishop Ryan Catholic

School. Remember to show the event flyer or let your waiter or waitress

know you're there for Bishop Ryan, and don’t forget your scrip! (Good on

dine-in and phoned-in to-go orders; not eligible on online orders.)

YOU’RE INVITED TO CELEBRATE THE SOUNDS OF THE SEA-

SON AT BISHOP RYAN! Everyone is welcome to share in some Christmas cheer and music at the

annual Bishop Ryan Christmas Concerts. Mark your calendars for the fol-

lowing events:

Saturday, December 7th: BR Strings & Choirs Christmas Concert at St.

Therese, Church of the Little Flower, 7:00pm

Monday, December 16th: BR Bands Christmas Concert at MSU’s Ann Ni-

cole Nelson Hall, 7:30pm

Tuesday, December 17th: BR Elementary Christmas Program at Bishop

Ryan, 7:00pm

DONATIONS FOR THE ANNUAL BISHOP RYAN SANTA SHOP: Each year, Bishop Ryan hosts our Santa Shop as a fundraiser benefiting a

local charity. This year, we’re looking for donations of new or gently-used

gift items that you may find as you're cleaning out closets over the holiday

weekend or during your Black Friday shopping! We're especially interest-

ed in new and gently used gift items (No clothing, please!) for men, boys,

and older siblings. Any new or gently-used gifts items will be accepted;

please drop them off in the office at Bishop Ryan before December 5th.

Thank you!

BUSINESS OWNERS/MANAGERS As you plan your employee Christmas gifts, remember that you can pur-

chase gift cards from the Bishop Ryan Scrip program. We carry gift cards

for 70 local businesses, along with hundreds available that can be spe-

cial ordered for local or on-line purchasing. Place your order for cards ear-

ly, so you’ll have them on time for your gift giving. Using Scrip benefits

Bishop Ryan Catholic School & families. For more info or to place your

Christmas order, call Elaine at 838-3355

LET’S TALK ABOUT AUTO-

MATIC WITHDRAWAL Since the summer in North Dako-

ta is so short, we spend more of

our time away, going to different

parishes closest to our current

location, and since our Winter is

so terrible there are often times

where we are unable to make it to

Mass. However, just because our

circumstances can change, the

costs of running a large parish do

not. Our collections are the only

way we pay our heat, our water,

and our very small staff. We could

not be more appreciative of the

efforts our parishioners have put

into the pledge for our Church

Restoration, but those funds are

strictly for our Restoration and not

for our day to day parish costs.

Please consider signing up for

Automatic withdrawal so you nev-

er miss an opportunity to give.

There are Auto Withdrawal forms

on each white table, and a printa-

ble form our Website.

When you use automatic with-

drawal our church does not incur

a credit card processing fee. It

gives you the freedom to choose

the option of donating, once or

twice month, or even once a quar-

ter or once a year, and it frees up

your time so you’re not writing

checks during Mass or trying to

run to the bank after getting all of

your children settled in the car.

Please consider using Automatic

Withdrawal.

CONFIRMATION

Confirmation Mass for

Sophomores will be on

Sunday, March 29th @ 2

pm. Rehearsal/ Confes-

sion on Saturday, March

28th at 1:30PM

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL Today as we celebrate Christ

the King, may we open the

door of our heart so wide

that we may listen to the

voice of Jesus calling us to

help build His kingdom here

on earth.

Last year through your gifts,

the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to help

build the kingdom of God by assisting 376 house-

holds in Minot. One third of those we helped

were homeless. Thank You!

To volunteer call SVDP at 833-1269. Donations

can be accepted at facebook.com/

svdpminot

To volunteer call SVDP at 833-1269. Donations

can be accepted at facebook.com/

svdpminot

The Society of St Vincent de Paul is grateful to

participate in the TWICE BLESSED campaign of

the St Joseph's Community Health Foundation.

From now until the end of December all donations

made to SVdP through TWICE BLESSED are eligi-

ble to be matched, so your gift during this holiday

season can have double the impact. To donate

online or to download a printable form, please go

to svdpminot.org and click on the "Twice Blessed

Donation" button. Thank you!

STEWARDSHIP “At an hour you do not expect, the Son of Man will

come,” says today’s Gospel. Good stewards know

that they are accountable to God for all they have

and are and strive to live in readiness for His

coming.

Stewardship Thought: While earning your daily

bread, be sure to share a slice with those less for-

tunate.

VOCATION VIEWS The Church needs shepherds. Pray that the bish-

ops will lead us well and rely on the power of God.

(2 Samuel 5: 1-3)

STEWARDSHIP SIGN UP We’d like to ask our Parishioners that are cur-

rently signed up for a Ministry to remain on your

same schedule. We will start Stewardship sign

up AFTER we are back upstairs in the new

church.

If you are unable to remain in your current min-

istry slot please call Sarah at the parish office,

otherwise please hold out a little longer!!

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EPISODE 5: A FARE-

WELL TO BISHOP

VETTER

FR. NELSON HAS MASS INTENTION OPENINGS FOR THE

MONTH OF DECEMBER. CALL

SARAH IF YOU’D LIKE TO SCHED-ULE INTENTIONS. 701-838-1026