The Epiphany of the Lord January 8, 2017 SUNDAY LITURGIES SATURDAY, Jan 7 SUNDAY, Jan 8 4:00 PM +Dean Ahmann 8:30 AM +Leo Aberle 10:30 AM For Parishioners WEEKDAY LITURGIES MONDAY, Jan 9 7:15 AM Mass 9:00 AM Word/Communion Service Tanya 5:30 PM Santo Rosario TUESDAY, Jan 10 7:00 PM Living & Deceased Members of Catholic Daughters WEDNESDAY, Jan 11 9:00 AM +Michael O Shea THURSDAY, Jan 12 9:00 AM +Lillian Schmidt FRIDAY, Jan 13 9:00 AM +Daniel Hager SUNDAY LITURGIES SATURDAY, Jan 14 4:00 PM +Pauline Eberle SUNDAY, Jan 15 8:30 AM For Parishioners 10:30 AM +Norma Kuhn 3:00 PM Spanish Mass My dear sisters and brothers, This coming Wednesday you are invited to come to one or both of our Faith Formation Masses. Once a year we are offering the children in Faith Formation the opportunity to take part in a Mass. It is meant to give them a chance to participate on a deeper level than simply attending the Mass. If the Mass times work for you, please come join us this Wednesday at 4:10 pm or 5:40 pm. Just to give you an advanced notice, we are planning to have a special Mass at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, January 31, to pray for baptized Catholics who are inactive in the practice of their faith. We often struggle to know how to help these people, often from our own families, to see the importance of attending Mass and receiving the Sacraments. One thing we can all do is pray for them. Please mark your calendar for this special Mass. Have a blessed week! Love, Fr Bruce VOCATION VIEWS Look about you! Can you see the glory of God? Open your heart to receive the gifts God is offering you. (Isaiah 60:1-6) ROSARY LEADER JANUARY 15: Jeff Case "All kings shall pay him homage, all nations shall serve him. Psalm 72:11 Liturgical Ministers 2 nd Sunday in Ordinary Time January 14-15, 2017 4:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:30 AM Altar Server Altar Server Altar Server Nwaigwe, Nnenna Heberlie, Martin Loza, Ana Nwaigwe, Christine Kuntz, Sam O Connor, Sean Nwaugwe, Michael Commentator Commentator Commentator Beeter, Kathy Clemens, Marietta Fisher, Marlys Eucharistic Minister Eucharistic Minister Eucharistic Minister Mongeon, LaVone Sitter, Carol Ahern, Betty Johnson, Sharon Smith, Les Franks, Monique Foltz, Marley Swensrud, Virginia Himmerick, Marian Kraft, Kim Vetter, Anthony Hunt, Mark Louser, Larry Volk, Cindy Kapfer, Sharon Mathura, Randall Koble, Mohn Miller, Ed Mohn, Julia Lector Lector Lector Mongeon, Bob Niess, Leonard Fisher, Jay Usher Captain Usher Captain Usher Captain Feldner, Rochelle Bittner, Ken Schan, Joe Usher/Greeter Usher/Greeter Usher/Greeter Mehring, Connie Gullingsrud, Mary Jane Lundeen, Jarid Ortiz, Rico Head, Houston Lundeen, Jaxon Ortiz, Rosa Vetter, Julie Thompson, Tyler Gift Bearers: January 14-15 4:00 pm: Harrison & Marley Foltz 8:30 am: Val Lavik, Verona Ferderer, Cris Woiwode 10:30 am: Mark & Kim Hunt Please submit articles for our bulletin by 2:00 pm on Tuesday. Thank you!
STEWARDSHIP OF TIME, TALENT AND TREASURE Did you know that several very special people make it possible in our parish to have childcare available every Sunday during the 10:30 am Mass? This childcare happens downstairs at the end of the dining room. Simonne Paul is the coordinator. Mothers help with the childcare, doing it once every two months. Youth from our parish also help out. Without their willingness to give of their time and talent to make childcare available, this ministry would not be happening. Young families have mentioned how much they appreciate that our parish has this available. Several have mentioned that it made a difference to them when they were trying to decide which parish to join here in Minot. Thank you to Simonne and to all who work to make childcare available in our parish during the Sunday, 10:30 am Mass! Thank you for saying yes to God s call to be involved in our parish in a very special ministry! Adult... $14,662.00 Loose... $826.00 Children... $82.75 Offering Cards... 9 Stewardship Thought: As Catholics, we are not to focus on ourselves but are called by our baptism to reach out and share our time, talent and treasure with our brothers and sisters. Terry Ahern Jeff Balentine Barbara Bost Becky Briggs Ramona Ehli Benedict Feist Marge Hogoboom Theresa Krebs Faith Malsom Robert Nickols Roxanne Reiter Lisa Schriock Donna Stratton Eric Wald Marcella Wolf LIFT THESE PEOPLE TO OUR LORD IN PRAYER To add or remove names from our Prayer list, please call our Parish Office at 839-6834. Alvin Ahmann Penny Bertsch Pam Breding Glen & Esther Dove Cheryl Eshenko Richard & Diane Heidt Len Korgel Judy Luther Vernon Mersch Mort Pierson Frank & Ramona Schaan Kevin Snodgrass Cindy Volk Lee Wieland FELLOWSHIP SERVERS: January 15 8:30: David Woiwode 10:30: Jean Hennessy, Kristin McKibbin We extend our best wishes to Nathan Beckman & Jorden Brown, who committed themselves to each other in marriage. HELP IS NEEDED THIS SUNDAY, JANUARY 8, after the 10:30 am Mass (about 11:45 am), to put the Christmas Decorations away in our church. It will take about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. If you are able to help, your help will be greatly appreciated. CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS will meet on Tuesday, January 10, at 7:30 pm in our parish dining room. The meeting will follow the 7:00 pm Mass. Coffee and dessert will be served during the meeting. Everyone is encourgaed to attend. New prospectve members are welcome to attend and learn more about this women's world wide Catholic organization and the work and service that Catholic Daughters provide. Our local court is comprised of all four Catholic parishes in Minot and the surrounding area. Any Catholic woman 18 years of age or older is welcome to become a member. PASTORAL CARE MEETING on Wednesday, January 11, at 9:30 am in the parish dining room. THE CODE OF PASTORAL CONDUCT is posted on the bulletin board attached to the brick wall in the north entrance of our church. THE OUR LADY OF GRACE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MONTHLY MEETING will be held on Monday, January 9, starting with the rosary at 6:30 pm in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel and followed by the meeting starting at 7:00 pm. All members are welcome! PLEASE CHECK OUT Our Lady of Grace website olgminot.weconnect.com and our Facebook page ourladyofgraceminot to get more information about our parish. Cindy Volk, who designed and made the costumes for our three wise men, asked that three ladies, Loretta Schmaltz, Donna Baker and Paulette Streitz, receive a special thank you for their help with all the hand stitching of sleeves and hems, sewing on snaps, hooks and eyes. It was a great help and allowed Cindy to continue sewing and making the turbans. Their work is greatly appreciated!
Next Week s Gospel: 1:29-34 Gospel Reflection: John the Baptist had the great honor of preparing the way for Jesus. Through John's preaching and baptizing, the people's hearts were ready for the coming of the Lamb of God. John had spent his entire life listening to God's word. When Jesus, the Messiah, finally came, God helped John to recognize Him. Discussion Points for Gospel: Very often we get so busy and noisy that God's voice is completely drowned out. We are not always prepared to recognize Jesus in our daily lives. What will you do to become a better listener? MUSIC DIRECTOR NEEDED Tim Baumann, a parishioner and director of the International Music Camp at the Peace Gardens, has offered to direct our choirs when he is available. We are very grateful for his generosity in sharing his gifts of time and talent with us as we search for a music director. We ask all parishioners for your help to find a person to be our music director by asking people you think might be interested and by giving us the name of anyone you know who might be interested so we can contact them. Thank you for your help! If you would be interested in being a music director for our parish, please contact Deacon Steve at 839-6834 or admin@olgminot.org. THANK YOU! The Pastoral Care Committee would like to thank everyone who made a contribution to the Advent Caring Tree. Your kind generosity helped us give $2,070 to Domestic Violence Unit, $1,695 to Trinity/St. Joe s Mental Health Unit, $645 to God s Child Project, $1,610 to Camp ReCreation, and $1,030 to Fort Yates Indian Mission. May God reward you richly for your donations to these worthy causes. Blessed New Year to you and your loved ones! A KEY PRIORITY of the pro-life movement must be to expose the corruption of the abortion industry. Making abortion legal never made it safe; keeping it legal can never keep it safe. You can t practice vice virtuously. If you are willing to take a baby s life, you will be willing to do many other kinds of evil as well. SPIRITUAL ADOPTION UPDATE: 4 WEEKS SINCE CONCEPTION Your spiritually-adopted baby has been quite active over the past month. Already your baby is 10,000 times bigger than at conception. Your baby developed the foundations of his brain, spinal cord, and nervous system by the 20th day. His heart began to beat on the 21st day and is pumping blood through its own circulatory system. His arm and leg buds have appeared and muscles are forming. His mother has probably only recently realized that she is pregnant. She may be very scared and upset, and wondering what she should do. Pray that the Lord of life might move her heart to give her baby the most precious gift of all - the gift of life. On behalf of both of them, thank you for your prayers. QUESTONS? Please contact Tanya at 839-6834 or education1@olgminot.org or text 701-219-3194. WILL YOU PRAY FOR OUR CHILDREN AND VOLUNTEERS? This week we are praying for the third grade students who attend class at 5:30 pm on Wednesdays. Faith Formation students in grades 3, 4 and 5 will SING DURING THE 10:30 AM EPIPHANY MASS on Sunday, January 8. They have been practicing in class and will have a full group rehearsal (for all Sunday and Wednesday gr. 3-5 students) at 10:05 am January 8 in the nursery. They will then sit together during the Mass and sing after communion. Thank you, parents, for encouraging them. Thanks, also, to Linda Glueckert for directing them and to Mary Hillerud, our accompanist. There are two YES, LORD! REHEARSALS this month, January 11 and 25, from 6:30 to 7:15 pm in the choir area. We will be singing at the February 15 Faith Formation Volunteers Appreciation Dinner. This musical group is open to everyone in grades 6-12. We welcome new members at any time. A special thanks goes to Kathy Borgen, Linda Glueckert, Terrie Schoch and Ed Ridl for helping with this group! Our annual SAFE ENVIRONMENT INSTRUCTION will be taking place soon. Parents, please watch for letters in the mail regarding this training required by the Diocese.
OUR LADY'S YOUTH GROUP (gr. 6-8) will also meet twice this month on January 11 and 25 from 7:15 to 8:30 pm. All Yes, Lord! members are welcome to stay after rehearsal for OLYG, too! If you haven't attended OLYG yet this year, begin your new year by joining. You will learn, have fun and get to know new friends. OLYG members will also help with serving the February 15 Faith Formation Volunteers Appreciation Dinner. You're invited to our annual FAMILY FAITH NIGHT AMAZING RACE on Wednesday, February 1. The afternoon begins with our 4:00 pm Faith Formation classes. Then, rather than attending the 5:00 pm Dare to be a Disciple program or 5:30 pm classes, students and their families are invited to participate in Family Faith Night. There are two groups for this celebration, the first is from 5:00-6:30 pm, and the second is from 5:30-7:00 pm. Please choose the one that works best for you. Children in CGS through grade 5, together with their families, will eat a free meal in the dining room and then get instructions for completing the annual Amazing Race amongst our special visitors this year -- the Roamin' Catholics! Don't miss this fun time of learning about our faith, having the chance to win prizes, and spending time with other parish families. Thank you in advance to the Altar Society members who will be helping provide this meal for our families. This is a family event; so at least one parent or grandparent must accompany each family of children. We'll see you there! Faith Formation students in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, Kindergarten and grade 1 will SING DURING THE 10:30 AM MASS ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12. They will be practicing in class and will have a full group rehearsal (for all Sunday and Wednesday CGS and grades K-1 students) at 10:05 am February 12 in the nursery. They will then sit together during the Mass and sing after communion. Parents, please make a special effort to bring them to the full group rehearsal and encourage them as they praise God in song during the Mass. This is a wonderful opportunity for your children to experience sharing their gifts with others. Parents, if you can help by sitting with the children during February 18 Mass, please contact Tanya to volunteer. FAITH FORMATION & YOUTH CALENDAR That Wednesday Night Thing (high school youth group) meets every Wednesday at 6:30 pm in the kitchen/youth room. Sun., 1/8: 9:20 am CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes; 10:05 am full group rehearsal for gr. 3-5 Epiphany singing, then sit together during the 10:30 am Mass and sing following communion; 10:30 am Preschool during Mass; 1:30 pm Confirmation/High School Faith Formation class Wed., 1/11: 4:00 pm CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes including Mass during class; 5:00 pm Dare to be a Disciple; 5:30 pm CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes including Mass during class; 6:30 pm Yes, Lord! Rehearsal; 7:15 pm Our Lady's Youth Group Sun., 1/15: NO CLASSES (school break) Wed., 1/18: 4:00 pm CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes including CGS & gr. K-1 singing practice; 5:00 pm Dare to be a Disciple; 5:30 pm CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes including CGS & gr. K-1 singing practice; 7:00 pm Faith Formation gr. 6-8 classes Sun., 1/22: 9:20 am CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes including CGS & gr. K-1 singing practice and gr. 2 Safe Environment presentations; 10:30 am Preschool during Mass Wed., 1/25: 4:00 pm CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes including CGS & gr. K-1 singing practice and gr. 2 Safe Environment presentations; 5:00 pm Dare to be a Disciple; 5:30 pm CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes including CGS & gr. K-1 singing practice and gr. 2 Safe Environment presentations; 6:30 pm Yes, Lord! Rehearsal; 7:15 pm Our Lady's Youth Group Sun., 1/29: 9:20 am CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes including CGS & gr. K-1 singing practice; 10:30 am Preschool during Mass Wed., 2/1: 4:00 pm CGS and Faith Formation gr. K-5 classes; Family Faith Night (2 groups) - Group 1 is 5:00-6:30 pm and Group 2 is 5:30-7:00 pm, please choose the group that works best for your family CURRENT PRESCHOOL OPENINGS: The Bishop Ryan Little Lions Preschool Program has openings in our five-day half-day Kindergarten Readiness classes. These classes meet every BRCS school day 8:00 am- 11:00 am or 12:00 pm-3:00 pm and continue through the end of the 2016-17 school year. To register for these classes, students must have turned four by July 31, 2016. If you would like more information or to register, contact Jaimie Brunner at (701) 838-3355.
REMEMBER TO PURCHASE YOUR LOT-O-DOUGH CALENDARs. Drawings begin in January. Calendars for $25 are available in the parish offices and the business office at Bishop Ryan. Drawings take place from January through June. USE SCRIP GIFT CARDS for all your purchases of gas, groceries, household items, dining out, building and remodeling, car care, furniture and gifts. Scrip is available in the parish offices and business office at Bishop Ryan. ST. LEO S KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS BLOOD DRIVE will be Monday, January 16, from 1:00-6:00 pm at the KC Hall (2601 N. Broadway). For an appointment, contact Jim Olson at 701-837-6200. IN MARRIAGE, communication is more than just talking. At some point, did you stop sharing about the things that were important to you? Did your spouse? Improving a marriage takes time and a conscious effort to learn about your spouse. Growing closer in a marriage does not happen automatically. Retrouvaille is a marriage program dedicated to helping couples grow closer and develop a stronger bond. You give your heart and soul to everything you do, between your work and your family. Are you giving your heart and soul to your marriage? Sometimes the distance between a husband and a wife can seem so wide that it cannot be repaired. Retrouvaille is a marriage program designed to bring couples closer together. For information about the upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend on January 13-16, 2017, please contact Tara Brooke @ 701-204-7209 or visit our website: HelpOurMarriage.com This Week in our Parish Sunday, Jan 8 Faith Formation Classes 9:20-10:20 am Classrooms Rehearsal Gr 3-5 Epiphany singing 10:00 am Nursery Pre-School Faith Formation Class 10:30-11:30 am Classrooms Confirmation Class 1:30-4:30 pm Dining Room Bible Study (E. Bosch) 3:00-5:00 pm Classroom 2-3 Monday, Jan 9 Bible Study (E. Bosch) 9:30-11:30 am Classroom 2-3 Buildings & Grounds Committee Meeting 6:30 pm Parish Office Knights of Columbus Meeting 7:00 pm Dining Room Tuesday, Jan 10 Bible Study (E. Bosch) 7:00-9:00 pm Classroom 2-3 Catholic Daughters Meeting 7:30 pm Dining Room Parish Council Meeting 7:30 pm Parish Office Wednesday, Jan 11 Faith Formation Classes Gr K-5 4:00 & 5:30 pm Classrooms/DR/Church Dare to be a Disciple 5:00 pm Classrooms/DR/Church High School Youth Group 6:30-9:00 pm Youth Room Yes, Lord rehearsal 6:30-7:15 pm Main Church High School Youth Group 6:30-9:00 pm Youth Room 10:30 am Choir Practice 7:15 pm Main Church Our Lady s Youth Group (Gr 6-8) 7:15-8:30 pm Dining Room Thursday, Jan 12 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 9:30 am 12:00 Midnight Blessed Sacrament Chapel RCIA 7:00-8:30 pm Classrooms 2-3 8:30 am Choir Practice 7:00 pm Main Church Friday, Jan 13 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 12:01-7:30 am Blessed Sacrament Chapel Finance Council Meeting 12:00 Noon Classroom 1 Saturday, Jan 14 Men s Group 7:15-8:45 am Dining Room Rosary for Peace 9:00 am Blessed Sacrament Chapel Sunday, Jan 15 No Faith Formation Classes Bible Study (E. Bosch) 3:00-5:00 pm Classroom 2-3 Spanish Mass followed by fellowship 3:00-5:00 pm Main Church/Dining Room The Breaking Bread missalettes and our bulletins are provided by Thompson Larson Funeral Home. Thank you!