Unless noted, all daily Masses are at St. John Nepomucene in Pisek

March 15, 2020 – Third Sunday in Lent

Reconciliation – ½ hour before daily Mass; 1 hour before 5:00

p.m. Vigil Mass on Saturday; after 10:30 a.m. Sunday Mass upon request; or, by appointment.

Adoration – 7:00 a.m. on each Friday – Pisek

Before Sunday Mass – Pisek & Lankin

Morning Prayer – Weekdays at 7:00 a.m. Evening Prayer – Weekdays at 5:00 p.m.

Baptism – Please call 2 to 3 weeks prior to date requested for

baptism.

Wedding – Contact pastor 6 months to 1 year in advance of

anticipated date.

New to Parish – Please register at the parish office or call parish secretary, Sue (284-6060).

FUTURE MASS SCHEDULE

April 2020 Lankin – 5:00 pm – Saturday Bechyne – 8:30 am – Sunday Pisek – 10:30 am – Sunday

May 2020 Bechyne – 5:00 pm – Saturday

Lankin – 8:30 am – Sunday Pisek – 10:30 am – Sunday

THIS WEEKEND’S MASS INTENTIONS 03/14 – Saturday – Bechyne – CONFESSION – 4:00 pm – MASS – 5:00 pm – † Ione Desautel – Debby & Joe Karas 03/15 – Sunday – Lankin – ADORATION – 7:00 am – MASS – 8:30 am – Special Intention of White Family – White Family

03/15 – Sunday – Pisek– MASS – 10:30 am – Tri-Parish Members

MASS INTENTIONS – (March 16 – March 22) 03/16 – Monday – NO DAILY MASS 03/17 – Tuesday – 5:00 pm – † Betty Denault – Lorraine Zikmund 03/18 – Wednesday – 8:00 am – † Alexander & † Aileen Jelinek – Leland Jelinek 03/19 – Thursday – 8:00 am – † Jim Kikiede – Kevin & Julie Zikmund 03/20 – Friday – ADORATION – 7:00 am – MASS – 8:00 am – † Joe Zikmund – Scott & Mary Salwei 03/21 – Saturday – Bechyne – CONFESSION – 4:00 pm – MASS – 5:00 pm – † Keith Knudson – His family 03/22 – Sunday – Lankin – ADORATION – 7:00 am – MASS – 8:30 am – † Rose Lefor – Glenn & Nancy Lefor

03/22 – Sunday – Pisek– MASS – 10:30 am – Tri-Parish Members

PRAYER LIST Please pray for the following members of our Tri-parishes who are sick or hurt:

Elaine Swartz, Elinor Grabanski, Ron Dvorak, Robert Gemmill, Heidi Gustafson, John Beneda, Hadler Ellingson, Charles Waechter

If you would like a name added to the prayer list, please contact the Parish Office. After 4 weeks names will be removed unless resubmitted. Thank you.

ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE, Pisek ST. JOSEPH, Lankin ~ STs. PETER & PAUL, Bechyne

Pastor – Rev. Jason Lefor Email: jason.lefor@fargodiocese.org – Cell: 701-520-0369

PO Box 27 – 167 Newton Ave – Pisek, ND 58273 Telephone: 701-284-6060 stjohnne@polarcomm.com

www.plbtriparish.org

www.facebook.com/NepomuceneOfPisek

Faith Formation Schedule 03/15/20 K-3 & 6 – Pisek – 9:00 am 03/18/20 7-8 – Pisek – 4:30 pm 03/18/20 5 & 9-12 – Pisek – 6:00 pm 03/22/20 K-3 & 6 – Pisek – 9:00 am 03/25/20 7-8 – Pisek – 4:30 pm 03/25/20 5 & 9-12 – Pisek – 6:00 pm 03/29/20 NO FAITH FORMATION

ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE

LITURGY HELPERS March 22 – 10:30 am

Usher Joe & Ashley Miller

Read Allen Zidon

ST. JOSEPH

LITURGY HELPERS March 22 – 8:30 am

Usher Rodney & Paulette Bosh

Read Judy Bosh

Clean Rodney & Paulette Bosh

S.S. PETER & PAUL

LITURGY HELPERS March 21 – 5:00 pm

Usher Cameron Bina & Joe Bata

Read Tara

Serve Kaleb & Connor

Clean Linda Kadlec & Marge Kovarik

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for March

Catholics in China: We pray that the Church in China may persevere in its faithfulness to the Gospel and grow in unity.

St. John’s Stewardship Report

Total Budgeted Sunday Collection for 2020 $54,080.00

Budget to Date 10,400.00

Actual Sunday Collection to Date 8,557.45

Excess/(Shortfall) (1,842.55)

Weekly Budget $1,040.00

Past week (Total 59 Households Registered)

7 Households Gave past Week 265.00

Online Giving 0.00

Loose Plate 129.00

Total 394.00

Past Week’s +Excess/(Shortfall) (646.00)

hanks

ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE, Pisek

ST. JOSEPH, Lankin ~ STs. PETER & PAUL, Bechyne

Pastor – Rev. Jason Lefor

Email: jason.lefor@fargodiocese.org – Cell: 701-520-0369

PO Box 27 – 167 Newton Ave – Pisek, ND 58273

Telephone: 701-284-6167 ~ Office

stjohnne@polarcomm.com

www.plbtriparish.org

Good Samaritan (Park River) Star Committee Book and Donut Sale March 25, 2 - 4 pm in the Chapel Area of Good Samaritan. Free-Will Lunch Served.

03/15/20 03/16/20 03/17/20 03/18/20 03/19/20 03/20/20 03/21/20

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Third Lent

Saint Louise de

Marillac

*K- 4 & 6 FF-9 am

Jodi Beneda Debbie Karas

Saint

Abban

Dvorak Alicia Bata

Saint

Patrick

Saint Cyril of

Jerusalem

*Gr 7-8 FF-

4:30 pm

*Gr 5 & 10-12

FF-6 pm

Terry Knudson

Saint Joseph,

Husband of

Mary

*Pisek – Finance

Council Meeting –

6:30 pm

Blessed

John of

Parma

*Pisek – Men’s

Group – 6 am

*Pisek –

Stations – 6pm

Blessed Maria

Candida of the

Eucharist

*Pisek – II

Confirmation

Parent/ Sponsor

Meeting – 10 am

(Learn more about the saints by clicking on the hyperlinks above or on the Tri-Parish Facebook Page)

OTHER NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

WEEKLY BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, EVENTS & SAINT of the DAY CALENDAR

Though they have seen His mighty deeds, in their thirst they grumble and put God to the test in today’s First Reading—a crisis point recalled also in today’s Psalm.

Jesus is thirsty, too, in today’s Gospel. He thirsts for souls (see John 19:28). He longs to give the Samaritan woman the living waters that well up to eternal life.

These waters couldn’t be drawn from the well of Jacob, father of the Israelites and the Samaritans, but Jesus was something greater than Jacob (see Luke 11:31–32).

The Samaritans were Israelites who escaped exile when Assyria conquered the Northern Kingdom eight centuries before Christ (see 2 Kings 17:6, 24–41). They were despised for intermarrying with non-Israelites and worshipping at Mount Gerazim, not Jerusalem.

But Jesus tells the woman that the “hour” of true worship is coming, when all will worship God in Spirit and truth.

Jesus’ “hour” is the “appointed time” that Paul speaks of in today’s Epistle. It is the hour when the Rock of our salvation was struck on the Cross. Struck by the soldier’s lance, living waters flowed out from our Rock (see John 19:34–37).

These waters are the Holy Spirit (see John 7:38–39), the gift of God (see Hebrews 6:4).

By the living waters the ancient enmities of Samaritans and Jews have been washed away, the dividing wall between Israel and the nations is broken down (see Ephesians 2:12–14, 18). Since His hour, all may drink of the Spirit in Baptism (see 1 Corinthians 12:13).

In this Eucharist, the Lord now is in our midst—as He was at the Rock of Horeb and at the well of Jacob.

In the “today” of our Liturgy, He calls us to believe: “I am He,” come to pour out the love of God into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. How can we continue to worship as if we don’t understand? How can our hearts remain hardened?

St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology ~ Sunday Bible Reflections with Dr. Scott Hahn ~ www.salvationhistory.com

REFLECTION ON TODAY'S LITURGY

Lenten Penance Service Pisek – 03/22/20 ~ 12 Noon

Several priests will be available for confession + you get to enjoy some spaghetti too!

Benefit Dinner for John & Heidi Gustafson at Lankin Legion Sunday, April 5, from 4:30 - 7 pm. Serving Roast Beef, Gravy,

Garlic Mashed & Baked Potatoes, Green Beans, Rolls, and various Desserts. If unable to attend, donations can be mailed to: John/Heidi Gustafson, c/o 1st United Bank, PO Box 150, Park River, ND 58270. Heidi has been battling leukemia since lst fall. She has been taking treatments in Fargo. Proceeds will go towards medical bills and expenses due to loss of income.

SUICIDE – The Ripple Effect: When: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 ~ Doors open at 6:00 PM ~ Presentation @ 6:30pm with film to follow. Where: Strand Theater, 618 Hill Ave Grafton. Who should attend: Adults and Teens who are accompanied by parent/adult ~ FREE Popcorn and Pop/Water for all Participants ~ This is a FREE MOVIE. Speakers from local organizations will discuss services available. F5, a support agency in ND will also present prior to the movie. Sponsored by Walsh

County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Unity Medical Center, and Walsh County Social Services.

Potluck Supper & Fellowship Bechyne – 03/14/20 ~ After Mass

Finance Council Meeting Pisek – 03/19/20 ~ 6:30 pm

Men’s Prayer Breakfast Pisek – 03/20/20 – 6:00 am

Confirmation Parent/Sponsor Meeting

Pisek – March 21 – 10:00 am

Spring Church Cleaning Pisek – March 28 – 9:00 am

If unable to attend, a list of things to do will be in the back of the church and you can help out another time. Please cross

off and initial what you did.

Stations of the Cross Stations – 6:00 pm

Soup & Sandwich Supper to follow 03/20/20 Pisek 03/27/20 Lankin 04/03/20 Bechyne

Benefit Spaghetti Feed

for Robert Gemmill March 22 ~ Pisek – 11:30am-2pm

by KCs & Altar Society

One week left to register for the REDEEMED Women’s Conference! Sunday, March 22 marks your last chance to register for this exciting event. After that, registration will close.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet in Fargo on March 27-28 together with women from across our region. We will have the chance to encounter Christ deeply, aided by the stirring music of The Vigil Project during Eucharistic adoration; to be refreshed through powerful keynotes by Helen Alvaré, Dr. James Link, and others; and to grow in friendship as Trusted Sisters in Christ.

Visit www.fargodiocese.org/redeemedwomen to find all the details and get registered now.

St. Patrick’s Day Celebration & Fundraiser St. Patrick’s Crystal ~ Sunday, March 15 ~ 11:30 am – 1:30pm

Serving: Corn Beef Brisket, Barbecued Brisket, along with many other Irish dishes. FREE WILL OFFERING to benefit the work done to the Bell Tower. Raffle tickets available at the door to win $250, $150 and $100 Scheel's gift cards. Also register for door prizes.