Vocation Views The Lord looks into the heart. What does he see? We are given the gift of sight and insight. Look into the

heart with love. (Samuel 16:6-13 & John 9:1-49)

Women's Simple Lenten Retreat

Spirit of Life will be hosting a women’s Lenten retreat on Saturday,

April 5th from 9am-3pm. The topic will be “ The Foundations of Holi-

ness : Littleness, Eucharist, and De-tachment from the World”. Father Joshua Waltz will be the speaker.

Mass Starts at 9am. Retreat also in-cludes Confessions and Adoration. Breakfast and lunch are provided.

Registration by Mar. 31 is $25, after is $30. Send your check, name & phone

number to: A Simple Lenten Retreat

1145 S Highland Acres Rd Bismarck, ND 58501

Pray the Rosary Please join us in praying the rosary at 10:30 am on Sundays, between the 9 and 11 am Masses. Let us pray for an

increase in vocations to the priest-hood and religious life, and for an end

to abortion.

Openings for Mass Intentions

There are still several openings for 2014 Mass Intentions at the Mission Churches. There are about 20 open-

ings at St. Anthony’s Church in St. Anthony and 37 openings at St. Mar-

tin’s Church in Huff.

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PA RIS H N EWS & E VE NTS Lord Hear Our Prayers… Please pray for the following parishioners who are struggling with illnesses:

Lance Prange, Jessica Hanson, Doris Brown, Clem Stein, Leona Haas, Wayne Lang, Bill Tescher, Toni Snider, Kristi Sorbo, Adam Francisco, Jerry Feist, Jeannette Doll, Jerry Lee, Kelvin Kopp, Rachal Wald, Bernard Kraft, Hannah Miller, Brian O’Harra, Shirley Banyai, Ella & Duane Kitzman, Helen Bullinger, Rachel Wald, Brandon Kuhn, Richard Schulz, John Swallow, Mark Franck, Rose-mary Meyhoff, Eunice Miller , Gordon Polanchek, Lenore Keller, Daniel Kundert, Nancy Miller, Clarence Fleck, Joell Snider, Deb Suchy, Reggie Trieb, Bob Kinsella, and Lillian Hegel.

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TEEN NIGHT Calling all Teens

FRESHMAN to SENIOR: You are invited to join us for Teen Night,

Every other Weds. night at 6:30 pm.

April 2 – WILL NOT MEET

April 11 – 13 Search Weekend April 16 – 6:30 pm in the Teen Room

Did You Know? We are in week four in our examination of conscience in preparation for the parish Reconciliation Service on April 7th. Using the set of questions from the article Lord, Make Us One! from the booklet The Word Among Us, this week we focus upon “Whatever is pure…Have I guarded my mind and my eyes against lust? Have I acted impurely, either with someone else or with myself? Am I treating my husband or wife with honor and respect?” (Reprinted with permission of The Word Among Us, 7115 Guilford Dr #100, Frederick, MD 21704 Lent 2014, www.wau.org, 1-800-775-9673.)

Confirmation 2015 Confirmation for youth at Spirit of Life is scheduled during their sophomore year of high school. Preparation begins in July following the freshman year with attendance of the Cor Christi Institute at the University of Mary, July 21-25, 2014. The Cor Christi Institute faculty of priests and instructors cover more thoroughly the needed educational material in one week than we can cover in the whole year, and provide students with a living encounter with the foundational teach-ings and practices of the Catholic faith. Letters will be sent out based on our computer information, however, if you do not receive a letter, please call the office and request the needed registration materials. The registration deadline for Cor Christi is June 4, 2014. For more information call Deb at 663-1660.

The Passion of The Christ at Spirit of Life The film, The Passion of The Christ will be shown in the Spirit of Life Activity Center on Monday, April 14th at 7pm. Refreshments will be available. This film is being presented by the Spirit of Life Knights of Columbus.

LENTEN REMINDER The Parish Pantry is in dire need of baby items such as dia-pers, wipes, lotion, etc. as well as toiletries; such as shampoo, bar soap, toilet paper, etc. Please deposit these and like items in the large boxes in the greeting space of the church.

SPEND MORE TIME WITH JESUS THIS LENT As Lent arrives and we contemplate how God is calling us to a deeper relationship with Him, please consider spending time with Him in adoration. Several of you have been so faithful in your weekly commitment at the Perpetual Adoration Chapel at Spirit of Life. There are some time slots that we have been filling on a week to week basis. Some people have formed small groups of 2-4 people to cover an hour between them. That means a commitment of only an hour every other week or even once a month. The toughest hours to fill – yet the most peaceful – are the midnight through 4 AM times. Per-haps you could form a prayer group to cover one of those hours one day a week. Please make it a priority for this Lent to spend more time in adoration. To schedule individually or as a group on an open hour, call Spirit of Life @ 663-1660.

Because of your generosity, 248 adults and 233 children were fed through the Spirit of Life Food Pantry in February. 48 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 MEALS SERVED AT SOUP KITCHEN IN FEBRUARY: 471 TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN FEBRUARY: 134 TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS CONTRIBUTED IN FEBRUARY: 827.5 STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT: Jesus reminds us that material things, even something as basic as water, can never satisfy us for long. When we build our lives around material posses-sions we always want more. True satisfaction only comes when we follow Jesus.

Weekly Contributions Mar. 1 & 2 ..................................................... $10,059.77 Mar. 8 & 9 ....................................................... $9,964.26 Mar. 15 & 16 ................................................. $8,639.64 Mar. 22 & 23………………………………...….$9,234.44 Automatic Deposit Donations Feb. ......... $3,569.00

Building on Our Spirit Capital Campaign Amount Received in March .....................................$1,867

Contributions made to the building fund will be used for building maintenance.

Thank you for your generosity and continued support of this important ministry

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A REA A NN OUN C EM EN TS Hard As Nails: The Journey to JOY Hard as Nails Ministries will be coming

back to Bismarck for its second annual

Invitation Community Event. The topic

this year is “The Journey to JOY: Jesus

First, Others Second and Yourself

Third.” The event is taking place on

Sunday, April 6th from 8-9:30PM at St.

Mary’s Central High School Gymna-

sium. This family friendly event will

feature live music and an entertaining gospel message from

Justin Fatica, the executive director of Hard as Nails Ministries.

Tickets are $10 with children age 12 and under are FREE. To buy ticket ahead of time contact:

Sid Schmidt, 701-471-6088, sschmidt92@bis.midco.net or

Magen Dinga, 701-220-2611 magen.dinga@gmail.com.

Tickets will also be sold at the door.

Special Olympics Mandan Benefit Breakfast The Knights of Columbus #6186 will be sponsoring a bene-fit breakfast, at Christ the King Parish Life Center, on Sun-day, March 30. Serving begins at 8am and ends at 12:30 pm. They will be serving lean sausage, ham, pancakes, fruit, milk, juice and coffee. Cost is $4 for adults and $3 for chil-dren, 5 and under are free. There will also be a silent auction in addition to breakfast.

Simple Lenten Retreat for Men Saturday, April 12 at Spirit of Life Catholic Church in Man-dan, beginning at 8 a.m. and ending at 1 p.m. The retreat begins with Mass and three speakers are featured for the morning: Monsignor Tom Richter (rector at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit), Fr. Kregg Hochhalter (chaplain and dean of students at Trinity High School), and Dr. James Link (Link Psychological Services). In addition to Mass and the morn-ing’s speakers, there will be an opportunity for private prayer time in Eucharistic Adoration. A light breakfast will be provided following Mass and the retreat will end with lunch. Retreat registration fee is $25. Please pre-register by sending your name, email address, phone number, and retreat fee to:

Mike Bichler 140 Telstar Drive

Bismarck, ND 58503. Questions – please contact Mike at mnbichler6@gmail.com or 701.471.0985 or Scott at skschneider@bis.midco.net or

701.426.8620.

Authentic Mexican Food Bismarck Catholic Daughter's will offer authentic Mexican food by former restaurant owner Celia Sattler. She will offer beef and breakfast burritos, salsa, rice and beans. We will take pre-orders only. Call the following to place your fresh order: Virginia @ 223-0373, Rosie @ 471-6058 and Virginia @ 258-5379. We will give you the details, sizes and prices then. For more information call Rita @ 1-701-321-1211

Church of Saint Martin Huff, North Dakota April 6th , 9 am Mass

Mass Intention .................................. †William & †Adeline Miller Reader ............................................................................... Kendra Miller Eucharist Ministers ..................... John Boehm & Katrina Miller Server ................................................................................. Kendra Miller Collections Mar 23rd ..................... $330 Envelopes; $18 Loose

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Spirit of Life KC Lenten Fish Fry The Spirit of Life Knights of Columbus will be hosting a Lenten Fish Fry on Friday April 11th from 5-7:30 pm. They will be serving deep fried fish, jumbo shrimp, mashed potatoes, gravy, coleslaw and buns. There will be a children’s option of macaroni & cheese. Adults:$8; Children K-6:$5

Bulletin Announcement Deadline If you would like an announcement posted in our weekly bul-letin, you must have the information to us no later than 10am the Monday before your requested weekend. Requests can be sent to office@myspiritoflife.com Have a blessed Lenten season!

Mailing address for Msgr. Gion CHAPLAIN BASIC OFFICER LEADERSHIP COURSE (CLASS #14-001) CH(1LT) CHAD GION USACHCS 101000 LEE ROAD FT JACKSON SC 29207-7090

Infant car seat needed! If anyone has an infant car seat available to donate, please call the parish office at 663-1660.

Natural Family Planning Classes There will be a Natural Family Planning class series offered in the Billings Ovulation Method on April 3rd, May 1st, and June 5th from 7-8 pm at Corpus Christi Church. To register, please contact Jill Gruman at 391-0416 or jillgruman@gmail.com.

Church of Saint Anthony Saint Anthony, North Dakota April 6th , 11 am Mass

Mass Intention ..................................... †Eugene & †Marie Graner Reader .................................................................................. Steve Tomac Eucharist Ministers ......................................................... Judy Freisz ……………...……………….……………..…….….Shawn & Justin Berger Sacristan ........................................................................... Angie Renner Servers ................................................................ Dane & Tyrell Clarys Gift Bearers ..................................................... Randy Berger Family Prayers ..................................................................... Christian Mothers Collections Mar 23rd ............... $228 Envelopes; $36.50 Loose

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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 .................................................... frgion@gmail.com Associate Pastor Fr. Chris Kadrmas ............................... fr_chris_kadrmas@yahoo.com Deacons Dcn. Jerry Volk ................................................................. 701-590-0488 Dcn. Gary Mizeur ............................................................ 701-751-1112 Liturgical Music Director Nancy Darling ......................................... nancy@myspiritoflife.com Director of Religious Education Deb Rath ........................................................ deb@myspiritoflife.com Outreach Ministry Mari Jo Sigl .............................................. marijo@myspiritoflife.com Sheila Scholl ............................................. sheila@myspiritoflife.com Finance/Business Administrator Cheryl Hansen ........................................ cheryl@myspiritoflife.com Parish Secretary Sandy Marcellais .................................... office@myspiritoflife.com Magen Dinga .......................................... magen@myspiritoflife.com 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. Bap-tism 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.

Parish website: www.myspiritoflife.com

Mass Schedule Monday, 3/31 8:00 am Communion Service Tuesday 4/1 and Wednesday 4/2 7:00 am Communion Service 7:30 am Morning Prayer 9:00 am Mass Thursday 4/3 and Friday 4/4 7:00 am Mass 7:30 am Morning Prayer 9:00 am Mass Friday, 4/4 5:30 pm Tridentine Mass (Traditional Latin Mass) Saturday, 4/5 9:00 am Mass 5:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Day Sunday, 4/6 9:00 am Mass of the Lord’s Day 11:00 am Mass of the Lord’s Day 6:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Day

Weekly Schedule of Events Mon. 3/31 6:00 pm LTMTP (1) Tues. 4/1 7:00 pm RCIA LTMTP (2B) Weds. 4/2 6:30 pm Teen Night 7:00 pm Religious Ed (grades 5-9) Thurs. 4/3 7:00 pm KC Meeting Fri. 4/4 5:30 pm Stations of the Cross Sat. 4/5 8:30 am AA Meeting 9:00 am Simple Lenten Retreat for Women

Mass Intentions Mon. 3/31 8:00 am Tues. 4/1 7:00 am 9:00 am †Henry & †Pauline Hoffman Wed. 4/2 7:00 am 9:00 am Thurs. 4/3 7:00 am 9:00 am Fri. 4/4 7:00 am 9:00 am Sat. 4/5 9:00 am 5:00 pm †Beata Moses Sun. 4/6 9:00 am †Harbey & †Gerald Leingang 11:00am † Ann Cermak 6:00 pm †Wesley Moore

Readings for the Week of March 30, 2014 Sunday: 1 Sm 16:1b, 6-7, 10-13a/Eph 5:8-14/Jn 9:1-41 or 9:1, 6-9, 13-17, 34-38 Monday: Is 65:17-21/Jn 4:43-54 Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Jn 5:1-16 Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Jn 5:17-30 Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Jn 5:31-47 Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30 Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Jn 7:40-53 Next Sunday: Ez 37:12-14/Rom 8:8-11/Jn 11:1-45 or 11:3-7, 17, 20-27, 33b-45 ©Liturgical Publications Inc