1919 North 2nd Street, Bismarck, ND 58501-1735email: info@corpuschristibismarck.comwebsite: www.corpuschristibismarck.comfacebook: www.facebook.com/CorpusBismarck

Parish Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600Parish Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255-3104Parish Fax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4616

WEEKLY LITURGY SCHEDULESaturday (Vigil of Sunday) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:00 p.m.Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:30 & 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.Spanish Mass (3rd Sunday) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:00 p.m.Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:10 p.m.Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:10 & 5:30 p.m.Wednesday-Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 a.m. & 12:10 p.m.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATIONTuesdays (12:45-3:15 p.m.); Thursdays (7:00 p.m.)

Rev. Paul D. Becker, Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 203)Rev. Raphael Obotama, Parochial Vicar 255-4600 (ext. 211)Rev. Terry Wipf, Parochial Vicar . . . . . . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 218) Tracy Kraft, Parish Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 212)

PASTORAL MINISTERS Cindy Anderst, Pastoral Care . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 205)Jennifer Braun, Music Ministry . . . . . . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 209)Mariah Conner, Faith Formation . . . . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 219)Mary Janusz, Pastoral Care . . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 220)Patrick Hall, Confirmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (call office)Sr. Ivo Schoch, Outreach Ministry . . . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 208)Rachel Krueger, Youth Coordinator . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 210)

DEACONS: Michael Fix, Lonnie Grabowska, Rex McDowall

PARISH SUPPORT STAFFLoretta Arntz, Bookkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600 (ext. 201) Jane Bosch, Kitchen Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600Viola Bullert, Janitress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600Niel Heinze, Maintenance Technician . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600Bridget Johnson, Administrative Secretary . . . . . . 255-4600Colleen Reinhardt, Receptionist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255-4600

MISSION STATEMENTAs disciples of Jesus, we live our faith through Word, Sacrament, and Service.

CHURCH OF CORPUS CHRISTI

PARISH BULLETIN DEADLINE: Articles must be received by noon on Wednesdays (typed format).

PRAYER TREE: 255-4600

JULY 23, 2017SACRAMENTS

Reconciliation - Saturdays at 3:00 p.m., Weekdays: 15 minutes prior to Mass or please call the pastor at 255-4600 for an appointment. If you are homebound and unable to come to the Church and need a priest to come to your home for confession, please call 255-4600 to set this up.

Baptism - The Baptism Preparation Program and Baptism Schedule are by arrangement. Please call the parish office at 255-4600 to register prior to your delivery date and the program director will return your call. Parents must be registered at Corpus Christi or have permission from their parish.

Marriage - Couples planning to be married should call the parish office at 255-4600 at least 9 months in advance. Completion of required paperwork and taking the FOCCUS premarital inventory is also needed this early. August FOCCUS will be on August 17.

Natural Family Planning Classes are offered by the Bismarck Diocese. The methods offered are Billings Ovulation Method, Creighton Model Fertility Care System, Marquette Model and Sympto-Thermal Methods. If you have questions about NFP please contact the Diocese of Bismarck at 222-3035 or www.bismarckdiocese.com/nfp. Persons wishing to learn more about the Catholic faith may call Tracy Kraft at 255-4600.

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JULY 23, 2017

CONTRIBUTIONS (GENERAL FUND) - (2,247 households)Adult Envelopes (355) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,030.95Youth Envelopes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 201.90TOTAL RECEIVED (July 9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,232.85 1st Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $19,193 .17 Electronic Contributions (144) . . . . . . . . . $13,994 .81

2nd Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,232 .85 3rd Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0 Electronic Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0 Spanish Mass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0 4th Sunday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0

We appreciate your generosity which is part of being faithful stewards of Corpus Christi.

Weekly Mass Intentions

Monday, July 24- VNick Kuntz (12:10 p .m .)Tuesday, July 25- Phyllis Lentz (12:10 p .m .)

VAngeline Miller (5:30 p .m .)Wednesday, July 26- VStacy Miller (7:00 a .m .)

VEd Lacher (12:10 p .m .)Thursday, July 27- VTheodore Zander (7:00 a .m .)

VJoe Schaff (12:10 p .m .)Friday, July 28- VPatricia Heisler (7:00 a .m .)

Phyllis Lentz (12:10 p .m .) Saturday, July 29- VRaymond Wehrman (4:00 p .m .)

Sunday, July 30- VRaymond Wehrman (8:30 a .m .)VRider Cupido (10:45 a .m .)

Marriage Moments: “For we do not know how to pray as we ought.” (Romans 8:26) Praying together is one of the most intimate (and scary) deeds a couple can do. Revealing our innermost thoughts and feelings can be a risk. Parenting Pointers: Solomon asked God for an understanding heart. Surely this is the attitude we want to take toward our own children. Yet children test us. They do dumb, crazy, and selfish things. They need to be corrected and disciplined. An understanding heart does not mean ignoring bad behavior but rather loving our child through it. (Susan Vogt....www.SusanVogt.net)

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION. Tuesdays 12:45-3:15 p.m. (private, quiet time, incense free) with the chaplet of Divine Mercy at 3:00 p.m. All are welcome to spend time in Jesus’ awesome Eucharistic presence. Eucharistic Adoration (Benediction, rosary and the Chaplet of Divine Mercy) is also available Thursdays with Father Terry from 7:00-8:00 p.m.

God, the gardener. Humanity is comprised of both good and evil which, like the wheat and weeds,

must grow together until the harvest. Just as the servants in today’s reading pointed out the bad seed, we too quickly judge the worth of others without considering God’s mercy. Our self-righteousness highlights other’s failings and blinds us to the fact that even on our best days “there remains an uprooted small corner of evil” in our own hearts. Take warning today! Leave the final judgment between good and evil to the Divine Gardener who will do the final sifting at His harvest. What we call wheat may well be weeds and visa-versa.

It’s no puzzle to Him. When we cannot piece together the puzzle of our own lives, remember the

best view of a puzzle is from above. (Amethyst Snow-Rivers)

WEEKDAY MASSESMonday: 12:10 p.m. (Fr. Terry)Tuesday: 12:10 p.m. (Fr. Paul); 5:30 p.m. (Fr. Terry)Wednesday: 7:00 a.m. (Fr. Raphael); 12:10 p.m. (Fr. Terry)Thursday: 7:00 a.m. (Fr. Raphael); 12:10 p.m. (Fr. Paul)Friday: 7:00 a.m. (Fr. Raphael); 12:10 p.m. (Fr. Paul)

CHILDREN, WE LIKE HAVING YOU HERE!!

Relax! God put the wiggle in children; don’t feel you have to suppress it in Church. All are welcome! It matters that children learn that worship is what we do as a commuity of faith, that everyone is welcome, that their worship matters. When we teach children that their worship and presence matters, we teach them that they are enough, right here and right now, as members of Corpus Christi. It matters that children learn that they are an integral part of this church, that their prayers, their songs, and even their badly (or perfectly timed depending on who you ask) cries and whines are a joyful noise because it means that they are present. Please know that your family - with all its noise, struggle, commotion, and joy - are not simply tolerated, you are a vital part of the Church of Corpus Christi. As Jesus said, “Let the children come to me.”

August Spanish MassSunday, August 27, 1:00 p.m.

CHURCH OF CORPUS CHRISTI BISMARCK, NDWhat’s Going on Here This Week

Tues. 7/25 Quilting, 9:00 a.m., Community Room Eucharistic Adoration, 12:45-3:15 p.m., Chapel

Thurs. 7/27 Toastmasters, 6:30 a.m., Community Room Eucharistic Adoration, 7:00 p.m., Chapel

Sun. 7/30 Children’s Liturgy, 10:45 a.m., Community Room

FOOD PANTRY NEEDS FOR JULY:

Cereal and Pasta

After Abortion: God Offers Forgiveness, Healing, and Hope. There are prayer booklets for men and women downstairs on the book rack that address the hidden effects of abortion. If you or someone you know might benefit from this infomation, please feel free to take one.

Stewardship Opportunities:

We are in need of a deacon assistant who would be willing to arrive 20 minutes early to help prepare the sacred vessels for one of our weekend masses each month. Please call the office and talk to Tracy Kraft at 701-255-4600.

ELECTRONIC GIVINGCorpus Christi offers the option of Electronic Contributions as a simple way to contribute. This would allow you the freedom from worry or concern whether you are out of town, on

vacation or wondering how to budget your contributions. Please stop by the office to fill out the form.

Address/Phone ChangesIf you have moved and changed your mailing address or phone number, please contact the office so we can update our records.

Middle School Youth Ministry Activities

AUGUST 4 - BOYS NIGHT: Bonfire on the Beach

6:00-9:30 p.m. Kimball Recreation Area (South of Bismarck)

AUGUST 12 - GIRLS NIGHT:Starlight Slumber Party

6:00-9:30 p.m. Sleepy Hollow Park

For more information, please call Rachel at 255-4600.

Sounds of Silence (SOS). After a suicide there are people that understand. The Sound of Silence Support Group meets at the Serenity Center for Loss and Healing at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway. The summer schedule will be July 18 and August 15 at 7:00 p.m. The facilitators are Brenda Bergen and Kathleen Dwyer. On these days, there will be “Open Sessions”. If you have questions please call Brenda at 426-1021.

There will be a NET Retreat on Wednesday, September 27 at Corpus Christi for all youth grades 6-8. We need 3 host homes for our NET Retreat Team for Wednesday, September 27. Please contact Rachel Krueger in the parish office at 255-4600 if you are willing to help out and be a host family.

Vocation Views: Good and evil together in the world. Pray that good may grow and take root in you like a mustard seed that, when full-grown, is the largest of plants. What are you doing to nurture good in our world? (Matthew 13:24-43)Stewardship Thoughts: Jesus taught about the dangers of clutching to material possesions and pointed to the real treasures available to us in life.

Fall Faith Formation Class Registration will be starting soon.

Check your mailboxes for our mailing on the fall schedule and registration

forms. If you have questions, call Mariah at 255-4600. PLEASE CHECK OUT YOUR WEBSITE

www.corpuschristibismarck.com

You can listen to the homilies under the “Homily Podcast” tab.

You can check out our Parish Bulletin, Mass Schedule, Youth Ministry, etc.

Welcome! Thank you for choosing to worship with us today and we hope you will return often. If you do not belong to a parish, please consider choosing Corpus Christi as your church home. You may call the parish office at 255-4600 to register.

Can you help? The blank spaces mean we need more help in that ministry.Please come to the ushers room and sign in on the schedule to help. Thank You.

The Holy Father Speaks... During His Angelus address on Sunday to the pilgrims and tourists who braved the heat in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis recalled the Gospel reading of the day, the famous parable of the sower. The Pope explained that the sower is Jesus, but the parable itself, concerns us, as it speakes of the soil and not the sower. The Holy Father noted that Jesus performs, so to speak, a “spiritual radiography” of our heart, which is the ground upon which the seed of the Word falls. Our heart is like the soil, it can be good when the Word bears fruit, but it can also be hard, and waterproof. In between these forms of soil, there are two types of land. The first is a stony ground where the seed cannot put down deep roots. This is the superficial heart that welcomes the Lord, wants to pray, love and testify, but does not persevere. Then there is the thorny ground, full of rocks that suffocate the good plants. This form of soil was the world seduced by wealth and greed. The rocks were the vices that inhabit a person’s heart. With the Lord’s help, we can reclaim the land in the form of confession and prayer that removes the stones and thorns and purifies our hearts.

IT TAKES BOTH RAIN AND SUNSHINE TO MAKE A RAINBOW.

Date: Jul 29-30 July 29, 2017 July 30, 2017 July 30, 2017 July 30, 20174:00 PM 8:30 AM 10:45 AM 6:30 PM

Hospitality 1 1 Helen Werlinger 1 Bonnie Kisch 12 2 Dana Rudnick 2 Donna Howe 23 3 Jim Rudnick 3 34 4 Brian Steffl 4 4 5 5 Heather Steffl 5 5 6 6 6 6

Ushers 1 Ron Hopfauf* 1 Dave Schmitz 1 Don Hruby 1 Doug Kostuck

2 Larry Thelen 2 Linda Schmitz 2 Daryl Wanner 23 Helen Berger 3 Jim Volk 3 Kevin Willis 34 4 Jerome Werlinger 4 Nancy Willis 45 5 5 5 6 6 67 7 7

Lectors 1 Sandy-Wald Clooten 1 Dominic Volesky 1 Joyal Meyer 1 Pat Herbel2 2 2 Steve Braus 2 Todd VanOrman

Servers 1 Irie Townsend 1 Brandon Grossman 1 1 Mikayla Brackin

2 2 Jackson Uhler 2 2 Zachary Brackin

Eucharistic Min BODY OF CHRIST BODY OF CHRIST BODY OF CHRIST BODY OF CHRISTR-1 Marsha Lembke R-1 Amy McKay R-1 Pamela Vetter R-1 Mary Reiser2 Bob Clooten 2 Mike Uhler 2 Elizabeth Schatz 2 Cheryl Nieuwsma3 Erv Barta 3 Donna Schauer 3 Cathy Schatz 34 Phyllis Lentz 4 Bobbi Mitzel 4 Morgan Wanner 45 Matt Kraft 5 Dominic Volesky 5 William Knudson 5 6 6 6 Kathy Knudson 67 7 7 Phyllis Lentz 7 Father Raphael8 8 8 89 Father Paul 9 Father Raphael 9 Father Paul

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1 Kim Wetzel 1 Irene Goetz 1 Leann Binde 1 Pat Herbel2 Vicki Wetzel 2 Jim Janusz 2 Kyle Schatz 2 Jane Greer3 Steven Mittelsteadt 3 Al Wangler 3 Anthony Silvernagel 3 Jim Luptak4 Cora Buchholz 4 Emerita Loeb 4 Marsha Wanner 45 5 5 56 6 6 67 Deacon 7 Deacon 7 Deacon 7 Deacon8 8 8 89 9 9

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OPENING THE WORDHave you ever wondered how you might get more out of Sunday Mass? A key is reading and reflecting briefly on the scripture readings before coming to Mass. An easy way to do this is to listen to a short 4-5 minute reflection entitled “Opening the Word” on FORMED. A new reflection is posted each week for the Sunday scriptures.FORMED is a dynamic Catholic website that the Church of Corpus Christi has a subscription for. To sign in, go to www.formed.org and type in the parish code which can be obtained by calling the parish office or from flyers outside the parish office. You will need this code the first time you enter this site. After creating your own user name and password, you can then listen to the “Opening the Word” each week before coming to Sunday Mass. If you have questions about this or need help with registering on FORMED, please contact Cindy Anderst in the parish office by calling 255-4600.

Funeral Pre-PlanningThinking about pre-planning a funeral leaves most people a little uneasy. However, pre-planning can give you peace of mind as you will know you have helped your family at a very difficult time. It also allows an opportunity to express preferences at this time of a final good-bye. This removes the burden of family members having to guess about your wishes. Our Pastoral Care Associate, Cindy Anderst, is available with information and to answer any questions that you might have about this process. You can call her at the parish office at 255-4600. Pre-planning a funeral can be one of the last and greatest gifts you can give to your family.

THIRST 2017 MEN’S CONFERENCESEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Gentlemen, don’t forget to register for the THIRST 2017 Men’s Conference on Saturday, September 23. This FREE event will be hosted at the new Lumen Vitae University Center at the University of Mary. Get ready to hear impactful presentations by Tim Staples from Catholic Answers and our own Msgr. Tom Richter from Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Come and enjoy a day to spiritually “recharge” - with time for confessions, Eucharistic Adoration, a Vigil Mass with Bishop Kagan, and holy conversation with other men. Dads, plan to bring your sons of high-school age and older along with you, as this event happens only every 3 years. Register and see the event schedule online now at www.bismarckdiocese.com/thirst 2017. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, please contact Keven Wanner at 701-204-7187 or email thirst@bismarckdiocese.com. Spread the word!!

LOTUS (Looking Onward to Understanding and Serenity) is a group for men, women and young adults who have experienced a death. The LOTUS Summer Support Group will meet on the 4th Tuesday of each month: July 25 and August 22 for men and women at 1:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Parkway.

Invest just five minutes a day, and your faith will deepen and grow—a day at a time.©2017 TrueQuest Communications. TakeFiveForFaith.com; mail@takefiveforfaith.com. All rights reserved. Art may be subject to additional copyright. Noncommercial reprints permitted with the following credit: Reprinted with permission from TakeFiveForFaith.com. Scripture citations from the New American Bible Revised Edition. For more information about TAKE FIVE and our regular contributors, go to PrepareTheWord.com. Free daily email and app available online at TakeFiveForFaith.com/subscribe.

Sunday, July 23, 2017 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary timeGet on board with God“We believe in God . . . the Almighty,” we pray at Mass every Sunday: We believe God to be all-powerful—to think anything less would mean God isn’t God. If we look at the world around us, though, we see bad things happening to just about everyone. Where is the Almighty in all that? The church’s answer has always been that “God grants his creatures . . . the dignity of acting on their own,” as the Catechism of the Catholic Church says. That dignity can go two ways: either working with God to help bring about the reign of God, or not. How can you show your cooperation?

Today’s readings: Wisdom 12:13, 16-19; Romans 8:26-27; Matthew 13:24-43 (106). “He who sows good seed is the Son of Man, the field is the world, the good seed the children of the Kingdom.”

mOnday, July 24 memOrial Of Sharbel makhlŪf, prieStDon’t be a closet ChristianSaint Sharbel Makhlūf, the Hermit of Lebanon, dedicated himself to imitating Christ at an early age. He entered the Maronite monastery of St. Maro and was eventually granted permission to live as a hermit. Many sought his counsel over the years, but it wasn’t until his body was discovered incorrupt long after his death in 1898 that hundreds of miracles were attrib-uted to him. He became a sign to 20th-century Christians of the liberating power of simple living. We 21st-century Christians may not be prepared to reduce our possessions to a tunic and leaf-filled mattress, but we could begin to loosen the bonds of materialism by giving away the contents of a closet or two.

Today’s readings: Exodus 14:5-18; Matthew 12:38-42 (395). “The scribes and Pharisees said to him, ‘Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.’ ”

tueSday, July 25 feaSt Of JameS, apOStleName your faithJames has lots of nicknames. Besides “apostle,” he is “the Greater” to distinguish him from the other, younger apostle named James. He was “son of Zebedee,” which identified his fishing roots. He and his brother were the “sons of thunder,” reflecting a familial temper trait. He is also “the Martyr,” being the first apostle to suf-fer such a fate. The shrine in his name in Santiago de Compostela refers to his supposed missionary work in Spain. These names indi-cate that he was larger than life and multifaceted. What nickname would you want to be remembered by?

Today’s readings: 2 Corinthians 4:7-15; Matthew 20:20-28 (605). “She said, ‘Declare that these two sons of mine will sit at your right hand and your left in your Kingdom.’ ”

WedneSday, July 26 memOrial Of JOachim and anne, parentS Of the bleSSed Virgin mary Be a modelRemember when you first realized that you were becoming your mother? Or turning out to be just like your father? Kids do tend

to grow up to be like their parents. Just like Mary’s parents, Joachim and Anne, were the good ground from which the seed of goodness grew, we can be the good soil from which our children spring and produce much fruit. So it might be better for us to invest our energy in self-control, rather than kid-control. The goal, remember, is not well-behaved kids but well-behaved adults.

Today’s readings: Exodus 16:1-5; 9-15; Matthew 13:1-9 (397). “Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

thurSday, July 27Be differentThe routine nature of daily life can cause our hearts to grow dull. And when we’re feeling dull, it’s hard to hear what God has to tell us. Yet it doesn’t take much to shake things up and get a new perspective. Just break out of a rou-tine and do something different—take a new route to work, rearrange your furniture, clean out a junk drawer, or call an old friend you’ve been thinking about. God often talks to us in

moments of surprise. So get out of your rut and you might even get a fresh message from God.

Today’s readings: Exodus 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; Matthew 13:10-17 (398). “For this people’s heart has grown dull, and their ears are hard of hearing.”

friday, July 28Jesus is close at handWhere does God “live”? Where do you go to find God? Jesus de-clared he was the new temple, the new dwelling place of God in cre-ation. So wherever Jesus is, God is present, too. In his Body, which is the church, in the sacraments, especially the Eucharist, in love of and service to others, and in countless other ways—in these places, God lives. Think of all the places you can encounter Jesus in your life, all the temples great and small where you feel the presence of God.

Today’s readings: Exodus 20:1-17; Matthew 13:18-23 (399). “But the seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold.”

Saturday, July 29 memOrial Of marthaFriendliness is GodlinessEven the savior of the world needed a place where he could put his feet up and let his hair down. The home of Martha, her sister Mary, and their brother Lazarus was just such a place for Jesus. They were his good friends, people with whom he likely shared laughs and good times and perhaps on occasion a good cup of wine. When Lazarus died, Jesus without hesitation put his own life at risk by raising him. Friendship is fundamental to the spiritual life and to our well-being, yet too often we let friendships wither from neglect. Who counts you among their closest friends? If the list is short or nonexistent, it’s time to reassess your priorities.

Today’s readings: Exodus 24:3-8; Matthew 13:24-30 (400). “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and anyone who lives and believes in me will never die.”

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