St. John the Apostle Catholic Church

2600 Central Avenue West Minot, North Dakota 58701

Parish Office .................. 839-7076 839-7062 Website ..... www.stjohnminot.com Email ........ stjohnchurch@srt.com Fr. David A. Richter, Pastor Chuck Kramer, Deacon

Weekend Liturgies Saturday . …….......……...5:00 pm Neocatechumenal Mass….7:30 pm First & Third Saturdays Sunday….….…8:00 am; 10:30 am

Weekday Liturgies Tuesday ................ ….......7:00 pm Every Third Tuesday….....7:00 am Wednesday ....... ...............7:00 am Thursday ....................... ...7:00 am Friday .... ….......................7:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesday-Friday....6:30-6:50 am Saturday…………....3:45-4:45 pm Sunday…………....9:30-10:15 am

Eucharistic Adoration Wednesdays…………..5 am-2 pm 5 pm-10 pm Thursdays……………5 am-10 am

. Bulletin submissions due Mondays

TUESDAY MASSES 5:15 PM STARTING DEC 3

THANK YOU! Ignatius Pew Missals provided by ThompsonLarson Funeral Home.

November 17, 2019 Thirty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time

ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Our Stewardship Mission as a Faith Community We are Catholics committed to hospitality, prayer, faith formation

and service to the Church and to those in need. We strive to practice stewardship as an expression of our baptismal call to follow Jesus

and to imitate His way of Life.

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Parish Staff Fr. David A. Richter, Pastor Deacon Chuck & Nancy Kramer Mrs. Darcie Haider ....Parish Secretary Mrs. Monica Perry………..Director of Religious Education Mr. Lucas DeMers..Business Manager Mr. Zachary Wald……....Stewardship, Liturgy and Youth Ministry Director Mrs. Frances Lovelace..Bulletin Editor Mr. Richard Johnson ……...Custodian Mr. James Picard …….....Maintenance

Pastoral Council Nancy Meyer Michelle Martinson Michelle Erickson Jennifer Neshem Roger Neshem Casey Erickson Laurie Schmaltz Gregory Zeece Russell Behm

Finance Council Gregg Magnuson………….......Trustee Ed Hausauer…………………..Trustee Leisa Harmon Preston Phillips Jessica Phillips Paul Lucy Mary Joy Karin Will

Stewardship Team Kim Albert…………...…….......Chair Gary Lucy Lori Burbach Tanya Steckler Denise Landsiedel Brock Nagel Baylie Nagel Trina Holter

Adoration Chapel Clarine Sandstrom.............Coordinator Sign up at 839-7076 or online: www.stjohnminot.com. Mrs. Margaret Schempp...Ambassador Dakota Hope Clinic

PARISH INFORMATION November 17, 2019 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sacraments /Faith Formation

Marriage Please contact the parish office, (839-7076), at least nine months in advance. Call to schedule an ap-pointment with the pastor. Baptisms Please contact the parish office, (839-7076). Religious Education Director: Mrs. Monica Perry, (839-7076). RE classes are Wednesdays: 4:00 and 6:00 pm.

Listen to a Homily Listen To A Homily on our

St. John Parish Website, www.stjohnminot.com.

It is under Liturgy/Sacraments

Coffee & Donuts and Welcome Newcomers

Second Sunday of the Month, after both Masses. Religious Articles Articles are available for purchase in the parish office: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 am - 4:00 pm.

SCRIP … to support Catholic education in Minot is sold in the gathering space after the weekend Masses and in the parish office: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. Knights of Columbus Council #1150; Dan Heald, (340-4869). Meet First Tuesdays: 7:30 pm.

Parish Contact New and current parishioners, ad-dresses, phone numbers, changes. Please contact Darcie, 839-7076.

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Eucharistic Adoration Chapel Wednesday adorer schedule:

5:00 am – 2:00 pm 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm Thursday 5:00 am - 10:00 am All are encouraged to participate in Adoration. A schedule is posted outside the Chapel. Sign in upon arrival and sign out

when leaving. A “Record of Adorers” and “Favors” binder, adoration read-ing and reflection materials are all available for your prayerful experience. To commit to an hour of adoration, contact Clarine, 839-7076, or sign up online on the parish website: www.stjohnminot.com.

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Parish Holy Hour St. John’s All Parish Holy Hour

5 — 6 pm, the First Friday of every month.

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HOSPITALITY November 17, 2019 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

St. John the Apostle A Stewardship Parish

The most vibrant stewardship parishes are those in which parishioners know that they are wel-

come, which fosters a sense of ownership and personal involvement in living stewardship in the parish family.

OUR SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

(Parishioner) Please support our sponsoring parishioners and vendors. They make our bulletin possible.

St. John’s Prayer Line More than 60 St. John Prayer Line members will pray for your special intentions. Please call one of our Prayer Line leaders: Gladys Weeks, 839-5582; Jan Gemar, 852-6754; Donna Wachinski, 839-1374, or Rose Klein, 722-3974, with your special requests.

Military and Veterans Wall of Honor St. John’s Honoring Those Who Serve ministry invites all current active duty, veterans and military family members who may no longer be in St. John’s par-ish to let us know who you/they are so that all may be included on our Wall of Honor in the gathering space.

Please call Darcie, 839-7076, with the name and branch of service.

Holy Communion Ministers Needed You are needed to bring Holy Communion to

the homebound. To help in this ministry, please call ~Margaret Kendall, 839-3953.

Stewardship Thought We are born taking; we must learn to give. It is our responsibility to teach our young people the message of stewardship through the example we set for them.

6th Annual Festival of Trees - Nov 23 Fundraiser to benefit Dakota Hope Clinic.

Saturday in the ND State Fair Event Center Free family event public tree viewing 10 am-2 pm Buy a raffle ticket to win a tree or other items. (Need not be present to win) Live Auc-

tion Doors open at 5 pm; Auction - 6:30 pm. Admis-sion in advance-$10; $15 at the door.

Each ticket holder has a chance to win a $500 or $250 VISA gift card!

Fundraiser includes: Silent Auction; Photo Booth; Raffle to Win a Tree or other items; Food; Refresh-ments; Holiday Music; Live Auction of Decorated Christmas Trees. Tickets at Dakota Hope Clinic; Scheel’s; Caribbean Color; Gideon’s Trumpet; and online dakotahope.org - partner with us tab.

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE February 1 – 12, 2021

Tour Leader Fr. David Richter This is a Catholic religious pilgrimage including daily Mass, scripture readings, meditation and the rosary. We need to know how many may be interested. Please call the parish office, 839-7076, and talk with Fr. David or Darcie.

Advent Retreat in Watford City – Dec 7 Everyone is invited to Epiphany Catholic Church’s advent retreat in Watford City, ND with guest speaker, Judy Hehr, Dec.7-8. On Dec. 7, Judy will speakto cou-ples on the scripture verse 1 Corinthians 13:4, LOVE being a decision, at 5 pm. Confession and adoration to follow, and fellowship and food in the parish hall. Sun-day Dec. 8 begins with Mass at 10:45, followed with brunch. Judy will give her final talk to share her testi-mony. Judy cannot be explained, she must be experi-enced. This event is free to the public. For more infor-mation, please visit www.wcepiphany.com.

Women's session available It is never too late to be who God created you to be! Women’s Workshop with Judy Hehr, Dec 7 from 10-

2:30, with adoration and confession to follow. Register by Nov 22 at wcepiphany.com and find out more infor-

mation on the retreat. Cost is $50, lunch included. Space is limited! Please mail a check to Shelly Norbeck PO Box 1978, Watford City ND 58854.

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PRAYER November 17, 2019 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gift of Prayer

Please renew your prayer requests each month. To add or remove names, call Darcie, 839-7076.

Dennis Bertsch Tracy Christen Paul Walter Dax Birkholtz Garth Fritel Lisa Haskins Troy Kendall Serena Zietz Darvin Schlag Rhonda Willenbring Audrey Sidener Colleen Kobes Debbie Martin Lauren Kettel Special Intention Steve Harrington Return of all Fallen-away Catholics Mary Richter In Thanksgiving Rich Foss Rhonda Weyer Dorinne Thompson Pat Novak Elias Schiele Shirley Murphy For the Poor Souls in Purgatory Bob Lukach Bill Lukach Jerry Sorenson Jr. Doris Gilles Jan Gemar Bill Bliven, Jr. Wayne Schempp Craig Lozensky

Mass Intentions Sat-Nov 16 5:00 pm +John & +Dorothy Marter 7:30 pm For the purification and healing of the Church and members Sun-Nov 17 8:00 am The People 10:30 am +Pius & +Tillie Wentz Mon-Nov 18 Tue-Nov 19 7:00 AM Communion Service Wed-Nov 20 7:00 am Communion Service Thur-Nov 21 7:00 am Communion Service Fri-Nov 22 7:00 am Communion Service

While Fr. Richter is on retreat, Masses will be offered for: Theodore Schweyen, +Lyle O. Sundin, +Allan & +Betty Hoff and +Paul & +Peggy Feist

Sat-Nov 23 5:00 pm +Cindy Rubbelke Sun-Nov 24 8:00 am The People 10:30 am +Marlene Mosser

Pray Daily for Our Priests and Religious We pray daily for Pope Francis, for all of our Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Brothers, Nuns and

those in discernment, and for more religious vocations.

Nov 16 Arnold & Carol Weber Nov 18 Adam & Irene Koble Nov 21 Donald & Annette Schafer

Carmelite Sisters in SD Their new address is: Carmelite Monastery, P.O. Box 67, Alexandria, SD, 57311. Leave

a request on their prayer line, (605) 239-4382.

Neo-Catechumenal Way - Nov 16/17 The St. John’s Neo-Catechumenal Way community catechists, Daniel, Alexa, and the seminarians will be in Minot. Please join us Nov. 16 at 7:30 pm in St. John’s as we celebrate Holy Mass and Nov. 17 begin-ning at noon at Northern Plains Inn (1515 22nd Ave SW, Minot-3rd floor conference room-enter through door A) when we will have a convivence - morning prayer, a time of scripture reading and reflection and time for community sharing, followed by a potluck meal. Please bring a dish to share with everyone. ~ Kathleen Henjum, 701-340-9538.

UMary Annual Prayer Day - Nov 20 Fr. Michael Schmitz will be the keynote speaker on Wednesday, Nov 20, at the Annual Day of Prayer at the University of Mary, 7500 University Dr. in Bis-

marck. It begins with Mass at 10 am. All are invited.

Donna Mae Zimmer Memorial Mass

November 13, 2019 ——

Rest in Peace Donna Marion Lochthowe

November 1, 2019

Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord And Let Perpetual Light Shine Upon Them.

Trinity Homes Service - Nov 26 The Thanksgiving Service at Trinity Homes

will be Tuesday, November 26, at 2 pm. ~ Gladys Weeks.

Remembering Our Dearly Departed The Memorial Book for everyone to enter the names of our deceased loved ones to be included in our November Masses will be in the north hallway during the month of November.

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FORMATION November 17, 2019 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Bishop Ryan Catholic School News \

Donations for the Annual Bishop Ryan Santa Shop: Each year, Bishop Ryan hosts our Santa Shop as a fundraiser benefiting a local charity. This year, we’re looking for donations of new or gently used gift items that you may find as you're cleaning out closets over the holiday weekend or during your Black Friday shop-ping! We're especially interested in new and gently used gift items for men, boys and older siblings (No clothing, please!). Any new or gently used gifts items will be accepted. Please drop them off in the office at Bishop Ryan before December 5. Thank you! Lot-0-Dough Calendars are available for purchase for $25 each. Over $15,000 in cash prizes will be given away with over 300 chances to win. Drawings are held at Bishop Ryan from January thru June. Purchase cal-endars from Bishop Ryan parents, in the Bishop Ryan admin office, after the weekend Masses and in the par-ish offices. Calendars make excellent Christmas gifts! Business Owners/Managers As you plan your employee Christmas gifts, remember that you can pur-chase gift cards from the Bishop Ryan Scrip program. We carry gift cards for 70 local businesses, along with hundreds available that can be special ordered for local or on-line purchasing. Place your order for cards early, so you’ll have them on time for your gift giving. Using Scrip benefits Bishop Ryan Catholic School & fami-lies. For more information or to place your Christmas order, call Elaine at 838-3355.

SEARCH for Christian Maturity – Dec 12-15 A weekend retreat experience sponsored by the Cath-olic Diocese of Bismarck for anyone of at least 15 years old) in the Badlands Ministries Camp near Medora. SEARCH weekends are of, for and by youth.

The next SEARCH weekend is Dec. 12-15, 2019. For 2020: Jan. 16-19; March 5-8; April 16-19.

(Early Registration Recommended!) Registration and more information are online at:

www.bismarckdiocese.com/search1.

RCIA Class - Nov. 21 Classes for RCIA (the Rite of Christian Initiation) begin will be on Thursdays at 7:00 pm. The next class is Nov 21. Classes (about 20) are primarily for those who are not members of the Catholic Church but interested in entering the Church, and will be geared towards pre-paring them to receive the sacraments of initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist). RCIA is also open to those unsure about wanting to enter the Church and would like to learn more about what the Church teaches. Any Catholics who would like to learn more about their faith are welcome to at-tend, as well. Questions? Or for more information, please contact Fr. Richter at the Parish office (839-7076).

~ Zachary Wald, Director of Stewardship, Liturgy, and Youth Ministry.

Accompanist/Singers Needed!!! A substitute accompanist is needed for the 10:30 Sunday morning Mass!

This is a paid position. Please call Peggy Montgomery, 839-4019, or see her after any weekend Mass if you play the Clavinova, guitar, etc. Practice is 30 minutes before each Mass. New singers are always welcome, also. Please join us!

“He who sings, prays twice!”

CP Holiday Train – Dec 15 Join CP to celebrate the holidays with musical

guests, Meghan Patrick *Tanika Charles *Kelly Prescott. Dec 16 – 6:30 pm,

Main Street Railroad Crossing. Your cash or healthy food donations

support local families in need. Food Donations - Our Lady of Grace Food Pantry; Monetary Donations - Homeless Coalition.

Dakota Hope Year-end Donations For a limited time, your year-end donations to Dakota Hope will be DOUBLED by St. Joseph’s Community Health Foundation (SJCHF). Between now and Dec. 31, 2019, donations sent to the Foundation and marked for Dakota Hope Clinic will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000. To take advantage of the Twice Blessed opportunity, write checks to SJCHF dated between Nov 15-Dec 31,2019, and specify (in the memo) the gift to benefit Dakota Hope. Send the check to St. Joseph’s Community Health Foundation at 308 2nd Ave SW, Minot, ND 58701. To donate online click on the partner with us tab at www.dakotahope.org and look for the Twice Blessed link. A 5% service charge will be assessed to donations given online. Call Dakota Hope, 701-852-4675, for more details.

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EVENTS

November 17, 2019 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Upcoming Parish Events Sat-Nov 16 Neocatechumenal Way Mass……..7:30 pm Sun-Nov 17 Reconciliation/Confession...9:30-10:15 am Sun-Nov 17 Knights of Columbus Council #1150 Breakfast after both Masses Sun-Nov 17 Angel Tree Planning and Setup....11:30 am Sun-Nov 17 Neocatechumenal Way…………,,….Noon Convivence, Northern Plains Inn Tue-Fri, Nov 19-22, No Mass; ….Communion Services Tue-Nov 19 Neocatechumenal Liturgy of The Word…...........8 pm Wed-Nov 20 Eucharistic Adoration...............5 am-2 pm Wed-Nov 20 Bulletin submissions for Dec 1..due noon Wed-Nov 20 Religious Education Classes......4 & 6 pm Wed-Nov 20 Eucharistic Adoration…….....5 pm-10 pm Wed-Nov 20 KCs #1150 lead a Scriptural Rosary..6 pm Wed-Nov 20 High School Youth Group……....7:30 pm Thur-Nov 21 Eucharistic Adoration……….......5-10 am Thur-Nov 21 Blanket Ministry……………...…….9 am Thur-Nov 21 RCIA…………………………...…...7 pm Sat-Nov 23 Reconciliation/Confession…..3:45-4:45 pm Sun-Nov 24 Reconciliation/Confession..9:30-10:15 am

Within My Reach Relationships Course Relationships Class 9:30 – 11:30 am

Within My Reach, a relationship skills and decision -making program for individuals seeking more enrich-ing relationships with the people that matter in their

lives meets Mondays - Nov. 18, 25, & Dec. 7 Course and Materials, childcare, and light lunch

after class are free of charge Dakota Hope Clinic Conference Room

315 Main St. S, Suite 206, Minot; childcare i-Suite 205 Pre-registration is Required

ND 58701 www.dakotahope.org

Upcoming Bulletin Submissions: For Dec. 1 - - - - - due Wednesday, Nov. 20.

For Dec. 8- - - - - due Sunday, Dec. 1. Please submit all meeting notices and other informa-

tion for these bulletins by noon on the due dates, so we can send on the printer’s deadlines. Thank you!

Angel Tree Planning & Setup - Nov 17 We will meet after 10:30 Mass Sunday, Nov

17, to continue organizing the Angel Tree project to have the tree ready the weekend

before Thanksgiving. We will need people to help at the tree before and after Masses on the

weekends, organizing and writing up tags for the tree (we always need 100's of tags!), and also sorting/ de-livering our collected treasures. All help is greatly ap-

preciated! Please call Darcie in the office, 839-7076 or call/ text Teressa Brock at 720-6354.

Vocation Views Be humble and allow God

to do great things through you. (Luke 18: 9-14)

Knights of Columbus Breakfast - Nov 17 Everyone is invited to our St. Francis of Assisi gathering space after both Masses Nov. 17 to experience our KC Council #1150’s great cooks and enjoy good conversation with our

fellow parishioners - and welcome our new members. Serving pancakes, ham, and eggs. A free will donation will help support Special Olympics and Home on the Range. Your KCs look forward to seeing you there!

RCIA Class - Nov 21 7 pm. All are welcome to come learn about our Faith.

RPR Annual Fundraising Banquet- Nov 18 Real Presence Radio invites you to attend the annu-al fundraising banquet in Bismarck Monday, Nov 18! This year's keynote speaker is Johnnette Benkovic-Williams, host of EWTN’s “Women of Grace.” Sponsor the event at the $250, $500, $1,000, $5,000 or higher levels, host a table of 8, or join us as a guest! Registration and more information at:

yourCatholicradiostation.com/banquet or call (877) 795-0122 or

email jessica@yourcatholicradiostation.com.

MAHC – Nov 30 Minot Area Homeless Coalition Fundraiser

Where: The Grand, 1505 N. Broadway, 2-6 pm. What: Hors d’ oeuvres, Cash Bar, Travel Raffles Silent Auction: Children’s Packages, Quilts; Gift Certificates, Holiday Baskets, Local Art, much more. Celebrity Memorabilia: Robert Downey, Jr.; Chris Pratt; Jonathan Franks; Mariska Hargitay; Gabriel Iglesias; “Fluffy”. Contact the MAHC, Inc. at 701-852-6300.

TIME, TALENT, TREASURE November 17, 2019 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Beginning Dec. 3, Tuesday Mass will be at 5:15 p.m.

Pray for Our Military We pray daily for our troops and their families who sacrifice much for us. Red, white and blue

candles burn in St. John’s every Friday for them.

Living Stewardship Today’s readings paint a somewhat

frightening picture of the end of time. But the Gospel ends with the assurance to faith-ful stewards that those who persevere will

be saved.

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