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January 29, 2012 |
Volume 65, No. 5 |
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Welcome! We thank you for worshipping with us today; we hope you will return
often. If you are new to our faith or community and want to join our parish, please call our
office at 974-3569. |
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ST. MARY’S CHURCH ST. MARY’S PARISH Finance Committee (7:15) and Pastoral Council (8:00) will meet this Thursday, February 2nd, in the Parish Office. FIRST FRIDAY
will be February 3; come, join us for adoration after Mass, 8:00–10:00 a.m., or
with the monks after Vespers, 7:30–9:30 p.m. Spend some time praying with the
Lord! CHRISTIAN MOTHERS MEETING on Sunday, Feb. 5th, 1:30 p.m. We will show videos from the Centennial. Lunch: Colleen Miller &Dennise Miller. Entertainment: Lorraine Rebel & Judy Roll RELIGIOUS EDUCATION BINGO will be on Sunday, Feb. 12th, starting at 2:00 p.m. THE AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY will meet on Wednesday, February 1 at 7:00 P.M. in the Legion Clubroom. Lunch Committee: Eva Messer and Kathy Schorsch. CARING HEARTS extends its deepest to all who collected or donated food during the holiday season. Thanks to your kindness, we were able to provide generous food baskets to many families in our communities. May God bless you all! CHURCH FAIR 2012: There are dish towels to be embroidered for the Church Fair along with embroidery thread and transfers to be picked up at the Parish office. Thank you! THANK YOU to the Monks, Harvey & Geri Baer and Sue Jesperson for the beautiful decorations in Church for Christmas and for all their work and care in setting it up & taking down. Thank you for your kindness & hard work. The Church was beautiful. HYMNBOARDS: to better gauge the feeling in the Parish over possibly mounting hymn boards in church, the Parish Council will include a poll in the Parish Council election on January 28-29, asking whether you are in favor of having hymn boards in Church or not. GIFT BEARERS for FEBRUARY 5th: Leo & Colleen Miller FEBRUARY GREETERS: Saturday: Elaine & Destiny Schank Sunday: Marc & Joyce Erhardt FEBRUARY USHERS:
Saturday: Cary Lacher (Chair), Dwight & Elaine Schank, Ron Hoff ST. STEPHEN’S CHURCH FEBRUARY USHERS: John Haas & Russell Kuhn ST. THOMAS CHURCH FEBRUARY USHERS: Alfred Dassinger & Cliff Weiler FIRST FRIDAY
is February 3; come, join us for adoration in the evening, starting at 7:00
p.m. Spend some time praying with the Lord! ALL THREE PARISHES PLEASE PRAY for our infirm members: Gary Goetz, Anacleta Hartman, Dallas Hauck, Francis Hecker, Martha Hutchins, Rose Kitzan, Todd Miller, Russ Paulson, Jim Sperle and Betty Steckler. NOTE ON SUNDAY VISITORS: for the past several months, the Sunday Visitors have frequently come late, so that on a given week we have had none, two, or one sets to put out. Rather than this sort of feast-and-famine confusion, we took to placing the papers out the week following the date of issue. We don’t see the situation changing in the future. We hope this does not cause problems for you. 2011 RECORD OF GIVING: If anyone would like a 2011 print out of your personal giving, please call St. Mary’s Parish Office, 974-3569. The IRS states we have to send them out for one time donations of $250 or more so those are the only ones that are sent automatically. POTATOES FOR SALE: Contact Bro. Louie at the Assumption Abbey, 974-3315. STEWARDSHIP:
Moses told the people, “A prophet like me will the
Lord, your God, raise up for you among your own kinsmen.” God still provides among His people he
gifts and talents necessary to continue the work of His Church. What gifts are yours to share? VOCATION VIEWS: The reign of God is now. Are you willing to drop what you are doing to follow Jesus’ call? Believe that God will give you what you need. (Mark 1:14-20) PASTOR’S
REFLECTIONS: The Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time is: “Grant us, Lord our God, that we may honor
you with all our mind, and love everyone in truth of
heart.” When this prayer was written, over 1500 years ago, it was
used in an Empire that used violence as entertainment,
and sex as a part of festivals. Sound familiar? Pope Gelasius
wrote it to remind us where we stand: our minds should be used to honor God, to worship
him. Our hearts should be used to love everyone in truth. |
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To contact our congressional delegation regarding the Health
Care rules: Senator Kent Conrad Senator John Hoeven Bismarck,
ND: US Federal Building / 220 East Rosser Avenue, Room 312 / Bismarck, ND
58501 Representative Rick Berg Bismarck:
220 E Rosser Ave. / 328 Federal Building / Bismarck, ND 58501 |
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