Fr. Neil Pfeifer, Pastor neil.pfeifer@fargodiocese.org

Cell: 701-208-1124

stphilipnerinapoleon.org 754-2860

Fr. Pfeifer’s Website: mybrotherjesus.com

St. Philip Neri Catholic Church A Discipleship Parish

Confessions: 1/2 hr before eve-ry Mass, 1 hour before Saturday Mass, OR by appointment.

A Message of “FOLLOW ME AND I WILL MAKE YOU FISHERS OF MEN.” - MARK 1:17

Weddings: Contact Fr. Pfeifer at least 6 months prior.

Baptisms: Contact Fr. Pfeifer before Godparents are chosen.

St. Philip Neri Prayer Chain - Contact Janet Christmann Bitz at 754-2295 or janetbitz14@gmail.com

CCD - Grades K-6 on Sundays at 11:00 AM and Grades 7-12 on Wednesdays at 7:30-8:45 PM.

Jesus said, “Follow me.” This is a call to all Christians! The call is in the here and now, in our present circumstances, not when we think we are “ready” or have everything in order.

Good stewardship of our God-given gifts means that things aren’t always going to go according to our schedule and that God has a much better plan in store for each of us.

John 1:35-42 “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.”

Mark 1:17

We are created by God, in His image and like-

ness. Our Catholic faith believes and teaches that

life begins and must be protected from conception

until natural death. Sadly, since the Supreme

Court decision of Roe v. Wade, abortion is legal

at all stages of pregnancy. Sunday, January 22nd,

is the 45th anniversary of that dreadful decision.

Sixty million innocent lives have been lost to

abortion. Let us give thanks to God for His pre-

cious gift of life and pray for the conversion of

hearts to respect all life.

Psalm 139:13-14 You created my inmost being; You knit me to-gether in my mother’s womb. I praise you be-

cause I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

Prayer for Respect of Life - O Lord, our God, Father Almighty, with great love you have created me. You accept and cherish all beings, the little no less than the great. You love Your creation from the newly conceived to the elderly and frail. Please give to me, and to all people, Your very own love, acceptance, and gratitude for those to whom You have given life. Raise up men and women to defend life and to proclaim the sanctity of all that You have created. Use me to help as You see fit. Please raise up in government and society, leaders who will protect life and stand with us. We unite ourselves with the prayers of Mary Immaculate, Your mother. We pray through Christ the Lord Amen.

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

January 18-25 Theme: "Your Right Hand, O Lord, Glorious in Power" which is from Exodus 15:6. Please continue to pray with urgency that there will be one faith, one baptism, one Eucharist, and one Lord of all like our Lord desired us to be one at the Last Supper. Fraction and Division is opposite to the love that our Lord desired.

O God, your right hand is glorious in power. Extend your hand to help us discover new ways that unite your people in the Body of Christ, the Church. May the strength of your hand take away all misunderstanding and prejudice that hinder our calling to be one in body and spirit. Draw us together in the bond of peace, of faith and charity that we may be one in Je-sus Christ our Lord who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, One God forever and ever. Amen

January 21, 2018 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Stewardship of Treasure This Week: $2,998.62

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place from 6 AM Thursday until midnight Friday.

Parish Announcements St. Philip Neri Catholic Church

Rosary 25 minutes before all weekend & daily masses.

Sacristan Dawn Becker

Rosary Liz Moch

Lectors T. Schwartzenberger,

Rick Regner

Ushers/Gift

Bearers Kyle Haas Family

Servers Noah Becker,

Jada Schwartzenberger, Charmaine Haas

EMHC David Becker, Paul Haegele,

Barb Silbernagel

Sacristan Janet Dewald

Rosary Mitch Leier

Lectors Anita Fettig,

Nick Breidenbach

Ushers/ Gift

Bearers

N. Breidenbach Family; Justin Piatz Family

Servers

Jacob Bitz, Riley Dewald,

Blaise Bitz, Elodie Kuhn, Claire Piatz

EMHC Kelly Breidenbach,

Cheri Glatt, Annette Schumacher

Saturday, Jan. 27th

Sunday, Jan. 28th

Mon., Jan 22 .……….….7 PM +Adam Mosset by Tony & +Rita Wangler & Family

Tue., Jan 23.……..…......7 PM +Alfred Gross by Wilma Gross & Family

Wed., Jan 24 .…………..8 AM +Pete Horner by Isadore Gross

Thurs., Jan 25 …...….....8 AM +Denise Vetter by Richard Aberle

Fri., Jan 26 .………...….8 AM +Carolyn Sperle by Nick & Kelly Breidenbach Family

Sat., Jan 27……..……....5 PM +Tommy Schumacher by Deacon Gary & Jeanne Schumacher

Sun., Jan 28 …………..10 AM Our Parishioners

Sun., Jan 28 Care Center 8:45 AM +Paul & +Christine Hartze by Laure Turner

Helper: Phyllis Johnson

Bible study 1/29 after the Monday evening Mass in social hall.

A Time of Prayerful Remembrance & Intercession - St. Philip Neri will be offering a Time of Prayerful Remembrance and Interces-sion as our nation marks the 45th Anniversary of the Roe v. Wade abortion decision on Sun., Jan. 21st at 3 PM. This is a time for our parish to gather in prayer and intercession on behalf of our nation, seeking forgiveness and healing in God's merciful love. The hidden wounds of abortion affect each of us either directly or indirectly. The holy hour will include the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Eucharistic Ado-ration, and a time for quiet personal prayer.

Day of Fasting and Prayer - The US Bishops have asked that we make Mon., Jan. 22nd a day of prayer and fasting for the sanctity of human life.

2017 Tax info will be mailed out next week to par ishioners. If you don’t receive yours by the end of January, call the office at 754-2860.

(“Catholic Netflix”). Your families can enjoy great movies, audio presentations , eBooks, Bible Studies and more. 1. Go to FORMED.ORG. 2. Login or register (if first-time user). En-ter the parish code T2TKH2. Enjoy! Check out the new app!

SAVE THE DATES...Feb. 2 – Candle Mass, Feb. 3rd/4th - Blessing of Throats, Feb. 9th – Giving Hearts Day- a 24 hour online fundrais-ing event for many charities, February 14th – Ash Wednesday/Lenten Baby Bottle Project, March 21st – St. Joseph Community Party

KC Meeting will take place following Mass at 7:45 PM on Mon-day, Jan. 22nd in the social hall. All Knights and men who are 18 years of age and older are welcome to join us.

Cemetery Breakfast Fundraiser – The Knights of Columbus will be serving a hot and hearty breakfast of eggs, sausage, pan-cakes, and drinks after Mass on Sun., Jan. 28. Proceeds will benefit the cemetery to replace the statue that is cracking and possi-bly purchasing more property on the back-side for new rows of burial plots.

All 3rd grade students and parents - Retreat for students and parents on the Eucharist on Saturday, February 10th from 9 AM to noon with rolls, coffee, and juice served.

2nd grade students will be making their fir st confession on Tues-day Jan. 23rd. Their parents are encouraged to go to confession with them. Please keep these students in your prayers: Brynlee Dewald, Mason Feist, Alexa Haas, Felecia Haas, Reagen Kuhn, James Moch, Michael Moch, Lauren Piatz, and Ximena Salazar. A special thank you to Shane Weigel for preparing our 2nd graders for the sacrament.

Peter’s Pence Collection this weekend suppor ts the char itable works of Pope Francis including victims of war, oppression, and nat-ural disasters. Take this opportunity to help Pope Francis and be a witness of charity to our suffering brothers and sisters. If you are not receiving envelopes from the parish, you are not registered.

Right now, pilgrims from the Diocese of Fargo are in DC attending the March for Life. Please keep them in your prayers. Jan. 22nd, 1973 is the infamous day when the U.S. Supreme Court made the Roe. Vs. Wade decision that legalized abortion. That was 45 years ago and mil-lions of innocent lives have been lost! We are fighting for a culture of life and making progress through prayer, education, and vigilance to change hearts and minds. Monday Jan. 22nd is a day of prayer and fasting. Please pray that Roe v. Wade will one day be overturned.

Wonderful News! Thank you to our new adorers! The St. Philip Adoration Committee would like to thank all who inquired about ad-oration last weekend at our parish. We are happy to announce that we have: 10 new adorers who signed up for a new time slot, 4 others who have opted to take a second time slot, and 1 new sub.

Baptism – St. Philip Neri Parish would like to welcome the newest member Brecken James Fettig, son of Brady and Amber, who is be-ing washed in the waters of baptism this weekend. May God shower blessings upon Brecken, his parents, godparents, and grandparents.

The 34th World Youth Day (WYD) - Panama City, Panama, Jan. 22-27, 2019. The event will be hosted during the winter to avoid the country’s rainy season, which occurs in July and August—the tradi-tional dates for WYD. Fargo Diocese is coordinating a pilgrimage for youth age 18 and older. Contact Kathy Loney in the Diocesan Youth Office at (701) 356-7902 or email Kathy.loney@fargodiocese.org.

Blessing of Candles – On Friday, Feb. 2nd, we cele-brate the feast of the Presentation of the Child Jesus in the Temple. This feast takes place 40 days after Christ-mas. Traditionally, the church blesses many of the can-dles that are used for various liturgies during the year. If you would like any of your candles blessed that day, please bring them to Mass that morning with you.

Used palms will be collected in the entrance and burned to make ashes for Ash Wednesday which is Feb. 14th this year.

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