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Vocation Views Mary was called to be open to the
extraordinary. What do you need to say “let it be” in response to God’s call
to you? Trust that the Lord is with you and will guide you always.
(Luke 1:26-38)
Thank You for Supporting Religious Communities
“We certainly call you friends be-cause of the way you care for our re-
tired members,” writes a religious brother. Your gift to last week’s col-lection for the Retirement Fund for Religious benefits some 35,000 sen-
ior sisters, brothers, and religious order priests. May God bless you for
your generosity!
Christmas Mass Times
Spirit of Life Christmas Eve @ 5 pm & 10 pm
Christmas Day @ 10 am
St. Anthony Christmas Eve @ 10 pm
St. Martin Christmas Day @ 10 am
St. Joseph’s Christmas Eve @ 4 pm & 10 pm
Christmas Day @ 10:30 am
Christ the King
Christmas Eve @ 4:30 pm & 10 pm Christmas Day @ 8:30 am
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PA RIS H N EWS & E VE NTS
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Youth Group Ben Savageau, Youth Director
Grades 8-12 will meet every Wednesday at 7 pm to begin with
and will be engaging in activities and service projects through-out the year, so the schedule will vary accordingly. The dates for youth to attend “The Rock” at St. Mary’s High School are: February 25th, and April 15th.
Announcement Deadline If you would like an announcement posted in our weekly bul-letin, you must have the information to us no later than 10:00 am the Monday before your requested weekend. Requests can be sent to [email protected] .
A Message from the Diocese: ANNULMENTS (Declarations of Nullity) The Tribunal of the Diocese of Bismarck assists Bishop David D. Kagan D.D., P.A., J.C.L., in his ministry to serve the people of our diocese. As a part of this ministry, the Office of Canonical Services is pleased to announce the implementation of an ex-panded service to this area. By way of video conferencing our tribunal staff is now available on a weekly basis to assist di-vorced Catholic and non-Catholic persons who may be seek-ing clarity and/or an explanation about the annulment proc-ess. GoToMeeting is a confidential and secure way to conduct online collaborative, face to face interviews and meetings be-tween a tribunal auditor and anyone interested in the annul-ment process. An interview is recommended in order to be-gin the process. The purpose of the meeting would be to get a general overview of the basis for an annulment and to obtain the paperwork necessary to get the process started.
Our secure and confidential sites are located at the Church of St. Wenceslaus, Dickinson; Church of Our Lady of Grace, Minot; and Church of St. Joseph, Williston.
If you have any questions or wish to schedule an appointment, please call 701-204-7203 or toll free at 1-877-405-7435.
Jesus Invites You Jesus asked ,”Could you not keep watch for one hour?” (Mark 14:37) You are invited to watch one hour with Jesus in Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament chapel. Hours available are 24/7. Consider partnering with friends or family to commit to covering an open hour every week with flexibility. If you hear Jesus asking YOU to keep watch with him and would like to answer that call, contact Deb @ 663-1660 or [email protected] .
Care Center Christmas Project Thanks to your generosity, the Care Center Christmas Project was a huge success! The Youth Group delivered your gifts to the Care Center and were able to meet the needs of many resi-dents, and make them feel loved during this Christmas season.
Pray the Rosary Please join us every Sunday between the morning Masses at 10:30 am to pray the Rosary in the main church.
Because of your generosity, 710 adults, 583 children, and 46 seniors were fed through the Spirit of Life Food Pantry in November. 14 people were assisted in other areas. TIME: Adoration, saying the Rosary, praying for others in need, help with funerals, assisting homebound, funeral lunches, hospital or nursing home visits, soup kitchen TALENT: Parish committees, office help, music SERVICE: Altar Server, Eucharistic Minister, Hospitality, Ushers, Music, Educational Ministries TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN NOVEMBER: 461 TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS CONTRIBUTED IN NOVEMBER: 1688.75 STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT: Stewardship opens an avenue of thought that allows us to give without always questioning what we will get in return.
Weekly Contributions November 22 & 23 ..................................... $7,527.31 Thanksgiving Day ............................................ $847.00 November 29 & 30 .................................... $10,523.25 December 6 & 7 ............................................ $9,264.53 December 13 & 14.. No report due to early print
Building on Our Spirit Capital Campaign** Amount Received in December ......................... $320.00
**Contributions made to the building fund will be used for building maintenance.
Thank you for your generosity and continued support of this important ministry
ST E WA RD SHIP A W A Y O F L I F E
Lord Hear Our Prayers… Please pray for the following parishioners who are struggling with illnesses:
Helen Bullinger, Rachel Wald, Richard Schulz, Mark Franck, Rosemary Meyhoff, Eunice Miller, Gordon Polanchek, Nancy Miller, Clarence Fleck, Michael Taylor, Nick Tomac, Brad Schmidt, Jerry Frank, Jaxon Emter, Caroline Zins, Dan Buchholz, Josh Prust, Korey Boehm, Heather Carson, Al Mehring, Nichalos Kreitel, Leona Kastrow, Jerry Feist, Lori Renner, Max Moran, Kristi, Veronica Beckler, Anthony Frank, Francis Flynn, Dennis & Pam Hatzenbuehler, Alvina Affolter, Douglas Krick, Hailey Haider, and Britt Neibauer.
Memorial Poinsettias We will once again be ordering Poinsettias for the Christmas season. If you wish to purchase a poinsettia in memory of a loved one, please fill out the form that is found in the back of the church and return it to the church office prior to Christmas. The cost is $15 per poinsettia.
Containers From Funeral Food Donations! We have accumulated quite an assortment of bowls, cake pans and dishes from people who have brought food for our funer-als. We greatly appreciate your generosity and wiliness to help with this important ministry, however we would like to clean them out of the kitchen area. Please stop by the kitchen and check the shelf in the back area marked “funeral dishes” for any container that may belong to you. Thank you.
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Position Opening St. Hildegard Parish-Menoken & Sacred Heart Parish-Wilton are seeking a qualified applicant for the Business Manager position. Qualifications: A Catholic in good standing; exten-sive computer usage with good knowledge of bookkeeping and Microsoft Office software, and you must successfully complete the Diocese of Bismarck background check. This is a full time position . For more information contact Fr. Frank @ 701-848-6290 or 701-673-3177. To apply send a cover letter and resume to Fr. Frank Schuster, St. Hildegard Par-ish, 17200 Highway 10, Menoken, ND 58558-9604 or email to [email protected].
ATTN Veterans’ Families A new PTSD Veterans' Families Support Group has formed in Bismarck especially for families of veterans who are deal-ing with PTSD. This new group meets every third Thursday of the month at the AmVets Club, 2402 Railroad Ave., Bis-marck, ND. A light dinner is available to the attendees at no charge. The meeting starts at 7:00 pm and runs until ap-proximately 8:30 pm. For more information, contact Ruby Dannenfelzer, 701-255-2410.
Free Pediatric Screening Is your child on track with his/her development? St. Alexius Medical Center’s Pediatric Therapy Services offers FREE screens for ages birth to 13 years for speech, occupational and physical development. Please call 701-530-8200 with any questions or to set up an appointment.
Same-Sex Attraction If you are struggling with same-sex attraction and want con-fidential Catholic help, call Courage: 701-356-7960, or email: [email protected]
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend The next WWME in Bismarck is Jan. 9-11, 2015. Early regis-tration is highly recommended. For more information visit our website at: ndwwme.org or contact Ryan and Kate Bleth at [email protected] or 701-347-1998.
Help For Hurting Marriages Retrouvaille is an intense weekend experience for couples in a hurting marriage. There will be a Retrouvaille weekend held January 23-25, 2015 in Bismarck with 6 aftercare ses-sions provided. Registration is limited. All participants must pre-register with a $100 nonrefundable deposit, and the location of the weekend is given at that time. For informa-tion or to register go to retrouvaille.org or bismarckdio-cese.com, or call Joyce at the Diocese of Bismarck at 701-204-7209.
Church of Saint Martin Huff, North Dakota December 25th 10 am Mass Mass Intention .................................. †William & †Adeline Miller Reader ................................................................................Lenore Kuntz Eucharist Ministers ......................Leona Heinert & June Schatz Servers............................................................................... Kendra Miller
December 28th 9am Mass Mass Intention .......... Special Intention for The Bauer Family Reader ....................................................................................... Jeff Miller Eucharist Ministers ...................... John Boehm & Lenore Kuntz Server ................................................................................. Kendra Miller Collections Dec. 7th........................ $705 Envelopes, $23 Loose ............................................................................... $50 Cemetery Fund Collections Dec. 14th ................... No Report due to early print
AREA NEWS & EVENTS
Church of Saint Anthony Saint Anthony, North Dakota December 24th 10 pm Mass Mass Intention ..................................... †Eugene & †Marie Graner Reader ............................................................................. Aaron Steckler Eucharist Ministers ..................................................... Scott Ressler .................................................................. Judy Friesz & Shawn Berger Sacristan ........................................................................... Angie Renner Servers ............................................................................... Stran Ressler .......................................................................... Tyler & Jake Rebenitsch Gift Bearers ..................................................... Randy Berger Family Prayers ............................................................................................ Hymns
December 28th 11am Mass Mass Intention ........................................................ †Raymond Knoll Reader ......................................................................... George Leingang Eucharist Ministers ..................................................... Justin Berger ............................................................. Chad Ellingson & Patty Berger Sacristan ............................................. George or Rhonda Leingang Servers ..................................................... Mya Miller & Joe Leingang Gift Bearers ............................................... George Leingang Family Prayers ................................................................ Bill Schlosser Famliy Collections Dec. 7th…………$385 Envelopes, $208.95 Loose Collections Dec. 14th…………….No Report due to early print
* St. Anthony Church will be having coffee and baked goods after their Mass, the second Sunday of the month
Business of the Month
Weekly Schedule of Events Tues. 12/23 7:00 pm ESL Wed. 12/24 OFFICE CLOSES AT NOON Thurs. 12/25 OFFICE CLOSED Thurs. 12/25 No Soup Kitchen Sat. 12/27 8:30 am AA Meeting
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Parish Office 801 1st Street SE • Mandan, ND 58554 Phone ...................................................................................... 701-663-1660 Hours ............................................. Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm ............................................. Staff attends Mass from 9:00 to 9:40 am Website ............................................................. www.myspiritoflife.com Prayer Chain Call the parish office at 701-663-1660 for Prayer Line. Hospitalized or Homebound Call Mari Jo of Outreach Ministry at 663-1660.
Parish Staff Pastor Msgr. Chad Gion .................................................... [email protected] Associate Pastor Fr. Chris Kadrmas ............................... [email protected] Deacons Dcn. Gary Mizeur ............................................................ 701-751-1112 Liturgical Music Director Nancy Darling ......................................... [email protected] Head Sacristan Mitch Saville ............. [email protected]/701-226-5955 Director of Religious Education Deb Rath ........................................................ [email protected] Youth Director Ben Savageau ............................................... [email protected] Outreach Ministry Mari Jo Sigl .............................................. [email protected] Jackie Binstock ....................................... [email protected] Sheila Scholl ............................................. [email protected] Finance/Business Administrator Cheryl Hansen ........................................ [email protected] Parish Secretary Sandy Marcellais .................................... [email protected] Magen Buchholz ................................... [email protected] Cindy Markel ............................................ [email protected] Maintenance .......................................... Tom Stastny & Tim O’Keefe Trustees ........................................... Pat Lengenfelder & Karen Rohr
Eucharistic Liturgies Weekend ................................... Saturday 9:00 am and 5:00 pm .....................................Sunday 9:00 am, 11:00 am and 6:00 pm Weekday .................................................................. Monday 8:00 am .............................................. Tuesday-Friday 7:00 am & 9:00 am .......................... Mass in Extraordinary Form, Friday 5:30 pm
Please refer to the inside of the bulletin for possible changes in Mass times.
Perpetual Adoration Adoration occurs every day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Everyone is welcome to stop in any time the church is open from 8 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday, and Sunday morn-ings from 8 am – noon. We can still use a second adorer on several hours. Anyone interested in signing up for an hour a week should call the office at 663-1660.
Sacraments Reconciliation: Saturday 8:40-8:55 am & 3:30-4:30 pm Sunday: 8:00-8:30 am. Tuesday thru Friday: 6:40-6:55 am & 8:40 am-8:55 am or you may call for an appointment.
Baptism: Contact the parish office at 701-663-1660. Baptism are scheduled for the 1st and 3rd weekend of every month.
Marriage Preparation: Contact the parish office at least 12 months, but no less than 6 months, prior to wedding date. See parish website for Wedding Ceremony Guidelines.
Readings for the Week of December 21, 2014 Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/ Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38 Monday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/Lk 1:46-56 Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Lk 1:57-66 Wednesday: Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/ Lk 1:67-79 Thursday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25 Midnight: Is 9:1-6/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14 Friday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Mt 10:17-22 Saturday: 1 Jn 1:1-4/Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Next Sunday: Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3 or Sir 3:2-6, 12-14/ Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19 or Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40
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Mass Intentions Mon. 12/22 8:00 am †Henry & †Pauline Hoffman Tues. 12/23 7:00 am 9:00 am Ashley Glass Wed. 12/24 10:00 pm †Adam P.Eckroth Thurs. 12/25 10:00 am †Rose Edinger Fri. 12/26 7:00 am 9:00 am James & Tonya Link and Family Sat. 12/27 9:00 am Ixcan Ministries Benefactors 5:00 pm Mark Koch Sun. 12/28 9:00 am †Dick Tokach 11:00am Pro populo 6:00 pm †Linda Haff
Mass Schedule Monday, 12/22 8:00 am Mass Tuesday 12/23 7:00 am Mass 7:30 am Morning Prayer 9:00 am Mass Wednesday 12/24 (Christmas Eve) 5:00 pm Mass 10:00 pm Mass Thursday 12/25 (Christmas Day) 10:00 am Mass Friday, 12/26 7:00 am Mass 7:30 am Morning Prayer 9:00 am Mass 5:30 pm Tridentine Mass (Traditional Latin Mass) Saturday, 12/27 9:00 am Mass 5:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Day Sunday, 12/28 9:00 am Mass of the Lord’s Day 10:30 am Rosary 11:00 am Mass of the Lord’s Day 6:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Day
