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 Deacon Chuck Kramer Weekend Liturgies Saturday . …….......……...5:00 pm 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 Holy Hour/Eucharistic Adoration Fridays after Mass…until 9:00 am Bulletin submission deadline:

Please send all submissions by Tuesday noon! Heritage Missals provided to St. John by

ThompsonLarson Funeral Home.

January 21, 2018 The 3rd 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 Ms. Joan Boulé ......Parish Bookkeeper Mrs. Frances Lovelace .Bulletin Editor Mrs. Hannah Crane ...…...Stewardship Coordinator Mrs. Irene Pitner ...……..Housekeeper Mr. Richard Johnson ……...Custodian Mr. James Picard …….....Maintenance Mrs. Michele Welsh …....Maintenance

Pastoral Council Bob Nyre Karen Schultz Penny Chole Tam Black Nancy Meyer Michelle Martinson Collin Crane Miranda Hager

Finance Council Gregg Magnuson……...Trustee Ed Hausauer…………..Trustee Mike Mueller Jim Hatlelid Leah Kasper Veronica Meyer Leisa Harmon Joan Boulé………....(Ex-officio)

Stewardship Team Kim Albert…………….....Chair Gary Lucy. Kevin Mosser Dale Plessas Lori Burbach Tanya Steckler Jackie Plessas Denise Landsiedel Susan Bjorgen Hannah Crane……………Staff

Young Empowering Stewards Youth Group

PARISH INFORMATION January 21, 2018 3rd 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 Available for purchase in the office during parish office hours: Mon.-Fri., 9:00 am - 3:00 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 - 3:00 pm Knights of Columbus Council #1150; Dan Heald, (340-4869).Meet First Tuesdays: 5:30 pm.

Phone number/address changes With many using cellphones instead of land lines, it is difficult to contact parish members. Please help us update our parish phone num-bers and addresses. Contact Darcie in the parish office, 839-7076.

Name___________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________ City____________________________________________________ Telephone_______________________________________________ Cell____________________________________________________

Eucharistic Adoration Mission on our Web Site The inspiring talks from Msgr. Thomas Richter’s mission, which focused on the beauty and power of Eucharistic Adoration, are all on Page 1 of our parish web site — www.stjohnminot.com .

New additions to our Parish website: www.stjohnminot.com Vatican You Tube Channel - is located under Useful Links (http://www.stjohnminot.com/useful-links) Youth Pages: - is located under Ministries (http://www.stjohnminot.com/youth-pages)

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HOSPITALITY January 21, 2018 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

THANK YOU! Thompson Larson Funeral Home

for years of providing our St. John’s Sunday missals.

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Please support our sponsoring parishioners & vendors. They make the bulletin possible. OUR SPONSOR OF THE WEEK

ALLSTATE Kim Albert Agency

Parishioner 701-852-1460

St. John’s (Excellent) Cookbooks Pick them up in the gathering space for a free-will donation. Excellent all-occasion gifts!

Lot-O-Dough Calendar Winners Jan. 8 – 14 $25 – Loren Vannett, Kirstin Brunner, Savannah Brint-nell, Jeannie Vigstol, Lance Mohl, Roger Plemel, Tom Vennes, all Minot; Cordel Gervais, MN; Ryan Hat-lelid, MA; Heather Nielsen, IL. $100 – Ethan Feist, $200 – Brad Oothoudt, both of Minot. Congratulations to all the winners! It’s not too late to buy a calendar/ticket and get in on the remaining drawings, which continue through the month of June. Tickets are still available for $25 at Bishop Ryan or after Mass at the Scrip table and in the parish office.

St. Valentine’s Parish Potluck - Feb 10 SAVE THE DATE: St. John Parish potluck for our St. Valentine's. Saturday, February 10, after 5 p.m. Mass. More info as we get closer to the date. Questions? Marilyn Waller, Parish meals and events coordinator, 340-7555. All are invited.

Knights’ Free Throw Championship – Jan 21 For boys and girls ages 9-14 will be this Sunday, January 21, at 3:00 pm at Bishop Ryan Catholic School. It is necessary for each participant to have a birth certificate to prove their age. Contact is Mark Vickerman, 240-3988 or 839-7959.

BRCS Carnival – Jan 26/27/28 Supporting Catholic Education, this year’s events showcase traditional favorites and exciting changes. Friday: Midway Games, Market Street and Fast Fred-dy’s Food Court, 5-10 p.m.; Bingo, 6-10 p.m. Saturday: Midway Games, Market Street and Fast Freddy’s Food Court, 2-9 p.m., Bingo 3-9 p.m., Ger-man Night Dinner, 5-8 p.m. (adults $12, students $6). Sunday: The Big Lion Pancake Brunch, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (adults $10, students $5) and Midway Games, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., Bingo noon -3 p.m. The Carnival wraps up on Sunday at 3p.m. with our Grand Prize Raffle Draw-ings with 21 cash prizes between $250 and $5,000. Fun for the whole family.

Our Lady of Grace Food Pantry No one should go hungry here, but many will without out help. The Food Pantry is cur-rently low on basic food items: canned meat and fish, vegetables, baby food, cereal, pea-

nut butter, jelly, soups, pasta, baking mix, dry beans, etc. Baskets are by all the entrance doors.

Scrip Gift Cards: Remember to use Scrip to pay for all your purchases & gift-giving. About 90 local businesses participate in the Scrip Pro-gram. When you use Scrip gift cards, Bishop Ryan earns rebates from the businesses, which is shared with BR families for their tuition. Scrip is available at Bishop Ryan and after the weekend Masses and in the Parish offices.

Needed. Contact Peggy Montgomery after any Mass or call 839-4019.

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PRAYER

January 21, 2018 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gift of Prayer

Please renew prayer requests each month. To add or remove names, call

Darcie, 839-7076. Baby Aacen Huck Jeanne Karhoff Judy Luther Lisa Schriock JoNell Hatlelid For all our youth Darlene Aleyamma Kayanickupuram Ann Carr Charles Coleman Thompson Teresa Monley Mark Kasper Lauren Kettell The unemployed Garth Fritel Larry Alexander Mya Lambert Special Intention Rhonda Willenbring Dennis Aberle Aubrey Joy The homeless and hungry John Birkholtz Ricky Weinand Larry Halden Jodi Johnson Karen Woiwode In thanksgiving Serena Zietz Dwight Schmitt Special Intention Sally Mosser Vincent Degele Toni Evans Caesar (Lou) Carini Fallen-away Catholics Lisa Haskins Troy Kendall Paul Horn Those in mourning All the caregivers Rachel Ritzke The sick and homebound Special Intention +Lisa Hoganson Joan Boulé and family

St. John’s Prayer Line Call one of our Prayer Line leaders, Gladys Weeks, 839-5582; Jan Gemar, 852-6754; Donna Wachinski, 839-1374 or Rose Klein, 722-3974, to pass on your

special prayer requests to 60 + members.

Mass Intentions Sat-Jan 20 5:00 pm +Ernest Podolski Sun-Jan 21 8:00 am +Everett Ahmann 10:30 am The People Mon-Jan 22 Tue-Jan 23 7:00 pm +Daryl & +Lorry Kramer Wed-Jan 24 7:00 am +Colleen Schultz Thur-Jan 25 7:00 am +Duane Selfors Fri-Jan 26 7:00 am +Eugene Schell Sat-Jan 27 5:00 pm +Diane Schempp Sun-Jan 28 8:00 am +Patricia Dostert 10:30 am The People

Living Stewardship There is a certain urgency in today’s Gospel as Jesus calls His first disciples –Andrew and Simon, James and John. Each one follows Jesus immediately, unhesitatingly abandoning nets and boats and father and fellow-workers. To what is Jesus calling me – at this moment, in these circumstances? What will I need to abandon in order to follow Him?

Pray for Our Military We pray for our troops and their families, for their many sacrifices, and for their safety. Every Friday, red, white and blue candles burn in St. John’s for all our mili-tary and veterans.

Vocation Views

Just as the first apostles were called by the Lord to become fishers of men, during this Catholic Schools Week (Jan 29-Feb 2) we remember that the role of

our schools is to challenge young men and women to follow Christ. (Mk 1:17)

Pray for Priests and Religious We pray daily for Pope Francis, our Bishops, Priests, Nuns, Brothers and for all those discernment.

The Carmelite Sisters of Hague, ND The Sisters will pray for your intentions. Mail re-quests to: The Carmelite Monastery, 2051 91st. SE, Hague, ND, 58542; www.carmeloftheholyface.com or leave a message on the prayer line, 701-336-7907.

Word of Life For public servants: May God grant them the humility, wisdom, courage to defend all human life; We pray to The Lord ...

January 22 Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children

For unborn children in danger of abortion: May they be given the chance to live the life God has planned for them; We pray to the Lord:

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FORMATION

January 21, 2018 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Food for the Poor Outreach Priest—Feb 3/4 Delivering Food, Shelter and Hope

to the Poorest of the Poor Father Robert N. Sherry, outreach priest for Cross Catholic Outreach, will visit our parish on the weekend of February 3/4. He will describe to us the need and the effect one can make in the lives of the poor. Father Sherry grew up in Holy Angels Parish in Au-rora, IL. He attended St. Meinrad Seminary in Indiana and St. Paul Seminary in Minnesota. Ordained in 1966 as a priest for the Diocese of Rockford, he earned a Masters in Religious Education in 1975 from Loyola University in Chicago and a Doctor of Ministry in 1985 from St. Mary of the Lake University in Illinois. Founder and pastor of the Church of Holy Apostles in McHenry, IL between 1989 and 2012, he described his parish as a “family of compassionate people shar-ing God’s love” resulting in a remarkable outreach to the St. Vincent DePaul Society, Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen. Fr. Sherry is excited to spread that compassion and love still farther with Cross Catholic Outreach. We are pleased to welcome him here on February 3 and 4.

34th World Youth Day – Jan 22-27, 2019 (WYD) will be in Panama City, Panama, Jan. 22–27, 2019. The Bismarck Diocese will coordinate a trip for those 18 or older, Register by March 30, 2018.

SCRIP Gift Cards: A large variety of Scrip gift cards are available after all the weekend Masses, along with Lot-O-Dough Calendars. These all make excellent gifts anytime for everyone on your list. Lot-o-Dough Calendars ($25 each) offer more than 300 chances to win cash in the weekly drawings, from 1 Jan. through 30 June. Win more than once.

FORMED-Catholic Faith on Demand For your FREE subscription to FORMED: 1. Go to formed.org 2. Click on Register 3. Create your FREE account by entering our par-ish code - FNN8CC - and your email address.

Bishop Ryan Catholic School News Registration for Little Lions Preschool at Bishop Ryan is now open! For 2018-19, spots still available in our half-day classes (morning or afternoon) starting in Au-gust. To register, children must be bath-room-trained and three-years-old by July 31, 2018, for the two-day and three-day half-day classes, or four-years-old by Ju-ly 31, 2018, for the five-day half-day and full-day classes. Our curriculum includes lots of learn-ing, music and physical education classes, library time, and faith, friends and fun! Classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis; waitlists are kept for classes that are currently full. For more information, please call Jaimie at (701) 838-3355.

Kindergarten Open House: BRCS will host our an-nual Kindergarten Open House on January 30th, a special night for 2018-19 kindergartners to visit the school while their parents learn more about what Bishop Ryan offers, the registration process and what to expect during the Kindergarten year. Free childcare provided. More details or to RSVP, call Jaimie, .

Thirst Women’s Conference—Sept 22 Ladies, mark your calendars for the THIRST 2018 Women’s Conference spon-sored by the Diocese of Bismarck and held at

the Bismarck Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Treat yourself to a wonderful day of uplifting presentations, confession, Eucharistic adoration, mu-sic, Vigil Mass with Bishop Kagan and support and conversation with your sisters in the Lord. Conference website and online registration coming soon. And remember, registration is FREE! Conference sponsorships available!

Vocation Views Just as the first apostles were called by the Lord to become fishers of men, during Catholic Schools Week (Jan 29-Feb 2), we remember that the role of our schools is to challenge young men and women to fol-low Christ. (Mk 1:17)

OLG Knights of Columbus Dinner – Feb 11 Our Lady of Grace KC Council #4894, with Parish Youth, is hosting a roast beef dinner with all the trim-mings Sunday, Feb. 11, from 11 am to 3 pm in our parish dining room. Proceeds to Bishop Ryan Catho-lic School. Please come and support our Knights and Bishop Ryan Catholic School.

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EVENTS January 21, 2018 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Upcoming Parish Events Sun-Jan 21 Reconciliation……...…......9:30-10:15 am Sun-Jan 21 KC #1150…..Breakfast after both Masses Wed-Jan 24 Religious Education classes…...4 & 6 pm Thur-Jan 25 Trinity Homes Mass………….…….2 pm Fri-Jan 26 Eucharistic Adoration……..……until 9 am *Fri-Jan 26 Bishop Ryan School Carnival.....5-10 pm Sat-Jan 27 Building & Grounds………...……….9 am North Hill MarketPlace Foods Sat-Jan 27 Reconciliation………..……..3:45-4:45 pm Sat-Jan 27 Holy Mass…………………...…..…...5 pm *Sat-Jan 27 Bishop Ryan School Carnival…...2-9 pm Sun-Jan 28 Reconciliation…..….…......9:30-10:15 am Sun-Jan 28 Sunday Masses…….…..8 am & 10:30 am *Sun-Jan 28 Bishop Ryan Carnival……...9 am-3 pm *For Carnival details see page 5. Sat-Feb 10 St. John’s St. Valentine's Potluck…...6 pm

St. John the Apostle A Stewardship Parish

The most vibrant stewardship parishes are those in which parishioners know that they are welcome, which fosters a sense

of ownership and personal involvement in living stewardship in the parish family.

Mass Ministers for Saturday, Jan. 27 5:00 p.m.

Lector - Michelle Erickson. Ministers of Communion - Deacon Chuck Kramer, Kathleen Haider, Bob Nyre, Terrance & Susan Bjorgen, Rod & Michelle Martinson. Altar Servers - Emma Brandt, Shay Green, Arwen LaVallie. Ushers - Duane Block, Monica Perry, Jim Hatlelid, Jim Redding. Greeters - Ken & Monica Perry, Gary & Jan Gemar. Gift Bearers - Sacristan - Clarine Sandstrom.

Mass Ministers for Sunday, Jan. 28 8:00 a.m.

Lector - Ves Schuster. Ministers of Communion - Bertha Wald, Kim Albert, Melessa Bosch, Gregg & Barb Magnuson, Dan Lester, Fred Hansen. Altar Servers - Abbie McKay, Brett McKay. Ushers - Al Marsden, Dan Vander Vorste, Richard Aberle, Russell Behm. Greeters - Al & Sharon Marsden, Dan & Roxanne Vander Vorste. Gift Bearers - Al & Sharon Marsden. Sacristans - Don & Bertha Wald.

10:30 a.m. Lector - Kevin Mosser. Ministers of Communion - Randy & Nancy Meyer, Mary Joy, Mike LaBonte, Kathy Wald, John Karhoff, Colleen Kobes. Altar Servers - Kennedy Hawk, Kiara Mosser. Ushers - Mike Elm, Steve Wald, Alan Waller, Volunteer. Greeters - Alan & Marilyn Waller, Pat & Teresa Monley. Gift Bearers - Pat & Teresa Monley. Sacristan - Marilyn Waller. If you are unable to meet your scheduled commitment,

please find a substitute!

Knights of Columbus Breakfast—Jan 21 St. John’s KC #1150 breakfast Jan. 21, 8:30 a.m. to noon to support Dakota Hope Clinic and Respect Life. Menu: pancakes, ham, eggs, cof-fee, milk, juice. Free-will donation. All invited.

SEARCH for Christian Maturity— March 2-4 Bismarck Diocese-sponsored weekends in the Bad-lands for youth ages 15 and older, full of faith, fun and friendships as youth minister to youth, sharing Jesus and changing lives. Register two weeks before. http://searchinmedora.wixsite.com/search. Cost-$75. A scholarship is available for those in need. Fr. Keith Streifel is the spiritual director.

St. Valentine’s Parish Potluck - Feb 10 SAVE THE DATE: St. John Parish potluck for our St. Valentine's. Saturday, February 10, after 5 p.m. Mass. More info as we get closer to the date. Questions? Marilyn Waller, Parish meals and events coordinator, 340-7555. All are invited.

Stanley Women’s Retreat—Mar 3 Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Catholic Church

Featured Speaker - Tim Mosser 8:30 am—4 pm; registration 8:30 am; Mass 9 am

Cost $20, includes morning muffin and lunch.