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Week of 8/20/17 $1,166.07 Year to Date $22,763.08 Children’s Offerings $0.00 Children’s Loose $12.00 Weekly Budget goal $437.50 Week of 8/20/17 $1,014.01 Year to Date $38,015.83 Children’s Offerings $1.00 Children’s Loose $27.51 Weekly Budget goal $1,045.00 Week of 8/20/17 $583.00 Year to Date $30,550.72 Children’s Offerings $14.00 Children’s Loose $16.00 Weekly Budget goal $760.50 Weekly Calendar Tuesday 8/29: No Adoration/Mass Saturday 9/2: Mass 7:30 pm CT Mass Intentions T {Aug 29} — S {Sep 02} +Helen Zahn By: Francis & Rosalia Fergel Liturgical Ministry Sep 02 Reader: Kelly Hetzel Servers: Emilee Fergel Jerred Fergel EME: Pauline Hartman Judy Zins Gifts: Roy & Arlene Riehl Ushers: PJ Deichert Miles Miller Rosary: Gerard Kraft Weekly Calendar Monday 8/28: Word & Communion Tuesday 8/29: Word & Communion Wednesday 8/30: Word & Communion Thursday 8/31: Word & Communion Friday 9/01: Mass 7:30 am CT Sunday 9/03: Mass 9:00 am CT Mass Intentions M {Aug 28} Word & Communion T {Aug 29} Word & Communion W {Aug 30} Word & Communion Th {Aug 31} Word & Communion Fr {Sep 01} +Ardys Schafer By: John Schafer Sun {Sep 03} +Ray Miller By: Ted & Rose Riehl Liturgical Ministry Sep 03 Reader: Jackie Becker Servers: Jeremiah Jochim Isaac Jochim EME: Wayne Schafer Norleen Schafer Gifts: Mark Jochim Family Ushers: Caleb Becker Mark Hintz Rosary: MaryAnn Koch Music: Noel Wax Counters: Jolene Jochim Pam Hoff Weekly Calendar Wednesday 8/30: No Adoration/Mass Sunday 9/03: Mass 10:30 am MT Mass Intentions W {Aug 30} — S {Sep 03} For the People Liturgical Ministry Sep 03 Reader: Annette Zeller Servers: Taylor Zenker Gabe Jensen EME: Joel Klein Riley Hertz Gifts: Steve Nehl Family Ushers: Daniel Hertz Virgil Hertz Rosary: Ann Hertz Counters: Kathy Hoff Mary Nehl Scripture readings for 8/27 21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 22:19-23/ Psalm 138:1-2. 2-3, 6, 8/ Ro- mans 11:33-36/ Mat 16:13-20 ……………………………………………… 28 Mon 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8b-10/ Mat 23:13-22 29 Tue 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8/ Mark 6:17-29 30 Wed 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13/ Mat 23:27-32 31 Thu 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13/ Mat 24:42-51 01 Fri 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8/ Mat 25:1-13 02 Sat 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11/ Mat 25:14-30 ……………………………………………… 22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jeremiah 20:7-9/ Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9/ Ephesians 1:17-18/ Mat 16:21-27 From the Pastor’s Desk 21 st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2017 There is a beautiful story about the pencil. The pencil maker took the pencil aside, just before putting it into the box. "There are five things you need to know," he told the pencil, “before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be. One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone's hand. Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil. Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make. Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside. And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write.” The same applies to each one of us too. When we find an answer to Je- sus’ question (“Who do you say that I am?”), we will be able to make ourselves useful to our contemporaries. We have to undergo the process that the pencil undergoes. One: We will be able to do many great things, but only if we allow our- selves to be held in God's hand, and allow other human beings access to the many gifts we possess. Two: We will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but we'll need it to become a stronger person. Three: We will be able to correct any mistakes we might make. Four: The most important part of us will always be what's on the inside. And Five: On every surface we walk through, we must leave our mark. No matter what the situation, we must continue to do our duties to the best of our abilities. God wants to use us to make a difference in the world. It may not seem like a big thing, but whatever He asks us to do will make a difference. How do you see yourself responding to His question: “Who do you say that I am?” In Him we have new life, Anti-Catholicism and Abortion You do not have to be Catholic (or even religious) to know that medical and scientific evidence confirms that what grows in a mother's womb is a new, distinct human being. Moreover, every- one can understand that each human being----without discrimina- tion----merits dignity and respect. At the very least, respecting human life must exclude the deliberate and direct destruction of life---- and that is exactly what abortion is. However, the fact is that no institution has stood up against the abortion industry more than the Catholic Church. The Church has consistently and will continue to teach that abortion is evil, wheth- er its words are popular or unpopular, politically correct or incor- rect, because the "values" of different cultures may change from time to time, but the truth does not change. Pro-abortionists disparage Catholicism because it is the bulwark against abortion, just as the communists vilified Catholicism be- cause it was a bulwark against communism. Bernard Nathanson, a renowned and reformed abortionist, admit- ted that demonizing the Catholic Church was a specific tactic of the pro-abortion movement. He stated, "We systematically vilified the Catholic Church and its 'socially backward ideas' .......We fed the media such lies as 'we all know that opposition to abortion comes from the hierarchy and not from most Catholics'.....and that Catholics in favor of abortion are enlightened and forward look- ing". What is even more disturbing about Nathanson's statement is that the pro-abortion propaganda fed to the mainstream media is un- critically accepted by it. Part Time Cook @ Diocese of Bismarck The Diocese of Bismarck has an opening for an experienced part-time cook. This position would be responsible for plan- ning, preparation, serving and clean-up of the evening meal (dinner) two days a week (Tuesday and Thursday preferable) and occasional special events. Anticipate 2-6 average attend- ance at each meal. 10-20 hours per week. If you enjoy planning and preparing meals, this may be the perfect position for you. Five plus years experience is pre- ferred. Application deadline is September 6, 2017. Please send cover letter, resume and three references to Denise Jordan, PO Box 1575, Bismarck, ND 58502, or [email protected]. Fr. Dennis will be attending a Fall Clergy Confer- ence August 28th-31st. All mass intentions dur- ing that week will be offered at the Conference. Please keep Fr. Dennis and all Priests in your prayers. Mass Intentions to be offered @ the Conference: Christian Mothers By: Christian Mothers +Edna Ozchuck By: Marly & Jean Botzel +Francis Schmidt By: John & Kathy Jochim A Prayer for Trusting God’s Timing Dear Father, I come before you asking forgiveness today. Many days my spirit tires of the routine. How easily the best routine transforms into the monot- onous mundane without Your presence to guide me. To think that my own manipulation of events could sway Your hand to move my direc- tion! Oh the futility of my soul and fragility of my heart. I beg for Your forgiveness and ask for Your fortitude. Would You give me the strength to trust Your plan? As timing of the stone David slung at Go- liath, and the accuracy with which it struck his head, with the confi- dence of one who has slayed lions and bears with You, I humbly re- quest: Would You unveil the perfect moment to take action? Until that moment of Your prompting, may I trust You– the One worth trusting forever. Amen. Moses was leading the Hebrews to the Red Sea and the Egyptians were coming fast. Moses turned to his PR agent. “Where are all those boats I told you to get?!” The PR man said, “What boats? You never mentioned boats to me.” “Just great” said Moses, “what am I supposed to do, lift my staff and part the waters??” The PR man answered: “if you can pull that one off, I can get you a whole section in the Bible.” Catholic Home Mission Appeal Will happen the weekend of September 2nd-3rd. Your generosity is supporting our neighbors here at home, strengthening our Church throughout the Unite States and struggling faith communities across the country.
Transcript of From the Pastor’s Desk · need to know," he told the pencil, “before I send you out into the...
Week of 8/20/17 $1,166.07
Year to Date $22,763.08
Children’s Offerings $0.00
Children’s Loose $12.00
Weekly Budget goal $437.50
Week of 8/20/17 $1,014.01
Year to Date $38,015.83
Children’s Offerings $1.00
Children’s Loose $27.51
Weekly Budget goal $1,045.00
Week of 8/20/17 $583.00
Year to Date $30,550.72
Children’s Offerings $14.00
Children’s Loose $16.00
Weekly Budget goal $760.50
Weekly Calendar
Tuesday 8/29: No Adoration/Mass
Saturday 9/2: Mass 7:30 pm CT
Mass Intentions T {Aug 29}
— S {Sep 02}
+Helen Zahn By: Francis & Rosalia
Fergel
Liturgical Ministry Sep 02
Reader: Kelly Hetzel Servers: Emilee Fergel
Jerred Fergel EME: Pauline Hartman
Judy Zins Gifts: Roy & Arlene
Riehl Ushers: PJ Deichert
Miles Miller Rosary: Gerard Kraft
Weekly Calendar Monday 8/28:
Word & Communion
Tuesday 8/29: Word & Communion
Wednesday 8/30:
Word & Communion
Thursday 8/31: Word & Communion
Friday 9/01:
Mass 7:30 am CT
Sunday 9/03: Mass 9:00 am CT
Mass Intentions M {Aug 28}
Word & Communion T {Aug 29}
Word & Communion
W {Aug 30}
Word & Communion
Th {Aug 31} Word & Communion
Fr {Sep 01}
+Ardys Schafer By: John Schafer
Sun {Sep 03} +Ray Miller
By: Ted & Rose Riehl
Liturgical Ministry Sep 03
Reader: Jackie Becker
Servers: Jeremiah Jochim Isaac Jochim
EME: Wayne Schafer Norleen Schafer
Gifts: Mark Jochim Family
Ushers: Caleb Becker Mark Hintz
Rosary: MaryAnn Koch
Music: Noel Wax Counters: Jolene Jochim
Pam Hoff
Weekly Calendar Wednesday 8/30:
No Adoration/Mass
Sunday 9/03: Mass 10:30 am MT
Mass Intentions W {Aug 30}
—
S {Sep 03} For the People
Liturgical Ministry Sep 03
Reader: Annette Zeller
Servers: Taylor Zenker Gabe Jensen
EME: Joel Klein Riley Hertz
Gifts: Steve Nehl Family
Ushers: Daniel Hertz Virgil Hertz
Rosary: Ann Hertz
Counters: Kathy Hoff Mary Nehl
Scripture readings for 8/27
21st SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Isaiah 22:19-23/ Psalm 138:1-2. 2-3, 6, 8/ Ro-mans 11:33-36/ Mat 16:13-20
………………………………………………
28 Mon 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5, 8b-10/ Mat 23:13-22
29 Tue 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8/ Mark 6:17-29
30 Wed 1 Thessalonians 2:9-13/ Mat 23:27-32
31 Thu 1 Thessalonians 3:7-13/ Mat 24:42-51
01 Fri 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8/ Mat 25:1-13
02 Sat 1 Thessalonians 4:9-11/ Mat 25:14-30 ………………………………………………
22nd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Jeremiah 20:7-9/ Psalm 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9/ Ephesians 1:17-18/ Mat 16:21-27
From the Pastor’s Desk 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 27, 2017
There is a beautiful story about the pencil. The pencil maker took the pencil aside, just before putting it into the box. "There are five things you need to know," he told the pencil, “before I send you out into the world. Always remember them and never forget, and you will become the best pencil you can be. One: You will be able to do many great things, but only if you allow yourself to be held in someone's hand. Two: You will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, but you'll need it to become a better pencil. Three: You will be able to correct any mistakes you might make. Four: The most important part of you will always be what's inside. And Five: On every surface you are used on, you must leave your mark. No matter what the condition, you must continue to write.”
The same applies to each one of us too. When we find an answer to Je-sus’ question (“Who do you say that I am?”), we will be able to make ourselves useful to our contemporaries. We have to undergo the process that the pencil undergoes. One: We will be able to do many great things, but only if we allow our-selves to be held in God's hand, and allow other human beings access to the many gifts we possess. Two: We will experience a painful sharpening from time to time, by going through various problems in life, but we'll need it to become a stronger person. Three: We will be able to correct any mistakes we might make. Four: The most important part of us will always be what's on the inside. And Five: On every surface we walk through, we must leave our mark. No matter what the situation, we must continue to do our duties to the best of our abilities.
God wants to use us to make a difference in the world. It may not seem like a big thing, but whatever He asks us to do will make a difference. How do you see yourself responding to His question: “Who do you say that I am?”
In Him we have new life,
Anti-Catholicism and Abortion
You do not have to be Catholic (or even religious) to know that medical and scientific evidence confirms that what grows in a mother's womb is a new, distinct human being. Moreover, every-one can understand that each human being----without discrimina-tion----merits dignity and respect. At the very least, respecting human life must exclude the deliberate and direct destruction of life---- and that is exactly what abortion is.
However, the fact is that no institution has stood up against the abortion industry more than the Catholic Church. The Church has consistently and will continue to teach that abortion is evil, wheth-er its words are popular or unpopular, politically correct or incor-rect, because the "values" of different cultures may change from time to time, but the truth does not change.
Pro-abortionists disparage Catholicism because it is the bulwark against abortion, just as the communists vilified Catholicism be-cause it was a bulwark against communism.
Bernard Nathanson, a renowned and reformed abortionist, admit-ted that demonizing the Catholic Church was a specific tactic of the pro-abortion movement. He stated, "We systematically vilified the Catholic Church and its 'socially backward ideas'.......We fed the media such lies as 'we all know that opposition to abortion comes from the hierarchy and not from most Catholics'.....and that Catholics in favor of abortion are enlightened and forward look-ing".
What is even more disturbing about Nathanson's statement is that
the pro-abortion propaganda fed to the mainstream media is un-
critically accepted by it.
Part Time Cook @ Diocese of Bismarck The Diocese of Bismarck has an opening for an experienced
part-time cook. This position would be responsible for plan-ning, preparation, serving and clean-up of the evening meal
(dinner) two days a week (Tuesday and Thursday preferable) and occasional special events. Anticipate 2-6 average attend-
ance at each meal. 10-20 hours per week. If you enjoy planning and preparing meals, this may be the perfect position for you. Five plus years experience is pre-
ferred.
Application deadline is September 6, 2017. Please send cover letter, resume and three references to Denise Jordan, PO Box
1575, Bismarck, ND 58502, or [email protected].
Fr. Dennis will be attending a Fall Clergy Confer-ence August 28th-31st. All mass intentions dur-ing that week will be offered at the Conference.
Please keep Fr. Dennis and all Priests in your prayers.
Mass Intentions to be offered @ the Conference:
Christian Mothers By: Christian Mothers +Edna Ozchuck By: Marly & Jean Botzel
+Francis Schmidt By: John & Kathy Jochim
A Prayer for Trusting God’s Timing
Dear Father, I come before you asking forgiveness today. Many days my spirit tires of the routine. How easily the best routine transforms into the monot-onous mundane without Your presence to guide me. To think that my own manipulation of events could sway Your hand to move my direc-tion! Oh the futility of my soul and fragility of my heart. I beg for Your
forgiveness and ask for Your fortitude. Would You give me the strength to trust Your plan? As timing of the stone David slung at Go-liath, and the accuracy with which it struck his head, with the confi-dence of one who has slayed lions and bears with You, I humbly re-
quest: Would You unveil the perfect moment to take action? Until that moment of Your prompting, may I trust You– the One worth trusting
forever. Amen.
Moses was leading the Hebrews to the
Red Sea and the Egyptians were
coming fast. Moses turned to his PR
agent. “Where are all those boats I
told you to get?!”
The PR man said, “What boats? You
never mentioned boats to me.”
“Just great” said Moses, “what am I
supposed to do, lift my staff and part
the waters??”
The PR man answered: “if you can pull
that one off, I can get you a whole
section in the Bible.”
Catholic Home Mission Appeal Will happen the weekend of September 2nd-3rd. Your generosity is supporting our neighbors here at home, strengthening our Church throughout the Unite States and struggling faith communities across the country.
August 27, 2017
I am a huge fan of Pope Francis. However, I know
some people feel his mes-sages to be against
Church teachings. How can the people criticize
the pope when we believe our Lord has put Pope
Francis in the Chair of St. Peter?
Spoiler alert: I’m a big fan of Pope Francis, too! I be-lieve he’s doing much to bring people back to the Church. If you look closely at the pope’s message, I think you’ll find the difference is not one of content but of emphasis. Pope Francis has not changed any Church teaching, but he is shining the spotlight on some areas in particular. Pope Francis has put a great deal of emphasis on mercy, simplicity, the poor, and immigrants. These things have always been part of the Catholic Church. Our pope has decided that today these things need to be brought to the forefront. As Catholics, we are free to say things like, “I wish the pope would put more emphasis on doctrine,” or, “I wish he would talk more about what we need to do to be saved.” There’s even nothing wrong in saying, “I liked Pope Benedict better.” But, because Francis is in Peter’s chair, we must always first ask ourselves, “What is Jesus saying to me through the messages of Pope Francis?”
Fr. Patrick Keyes, CSsR [email protected]
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Proverbs 30:5
Pastor
Rev. Dennis Schafer
Office: (701) 597-3228 Cell: (701) 301-7311
Email: [email protected]
Parish Office
421 Court Street Flasher ND, 58535
Phone/ Fax: (701) 597-3228
Monday-Thursday 8am-4pm
Maintenance
Ralph & Iola Ruscheinsky ~ St. Theresa
Chris Senff ~ St. Lawrence
Parish Secretary
Riley J Hertz Email: [email protected]
Email: [email protected]
Remember in Prayer Rosalia Fergel , Paul Gustin , Ray Leingang, Theresa Deichert, Mar-ilyn Roth, Amy Loeb, Doris Hart-
man , Francis Fergel, Robert Keck & Nick Reisenauer
Names on the prayer list are kept for one month. Contact the parish office to add a name to the list.
Prayer Chain: to place a name on the Prayer Chain, please call Darlene Friesz at 701-390-3308.
Please pray for those who protect us. "Lord, hold our troops in your loving hands. Protect them as they protect us. Bless them and their families for the selfless acts they per-form for us in our time of need. Amen.”
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If you are new to our par-ish, please contact the Par-
ish Office to register.
Reconciliation: before each Mass or by ap-
pointment anytime. At St. Law-rence every Saturday from
3:00 pm—4:00 pm CT Marriage:
Arrangements must be made with the Pastor at least 9
months prior to the wedding. Baptism:
Class required for the first child. Please contact the Pastor
for baptisms.
EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES
(Rosary 25 min. before all Masses)
St. Theresa: Happy Birthday, Allan Bahm! (08/270 Happy Birthday, Gus Jensen! (08/31)
St. Lawrence: Happy Birthday, Lawrence Hoff! (08/28) Happy Birthday, Victoria Richter! (0831)
Happy Birthday, Jessica Deichert! (09/02) St. Gertrude:
Happy Birthday, Mike & Sharon Leintz! (08/28) Happy Anniversary, Don & Andrea Miller! (09/02)
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