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 ....... ...….............5:15 pm Wednesday ....... ...............7:00 am Thursday ....................... ...7:00 am Friday .... ….......................7:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday…………….4:40-5:10 pm 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

. Submissions due noon Mondays

ALL TUESDAY MASSES 5:15 PM

Ignatius Pew Missals provided by ThompsonLarson Funeral Home.

THANK YOU!

January 19, 2020 The Second 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 January 19, 2020 Second 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 January 19, 2020 The 2nd 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.

SPONSOR OF THE WEEK Jewelry, rosaries, books and more www.parishstore.com

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.

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.

Calling All Men: If you are retired or have a flexible work schedule, we would appreci-ate your help with funeral lunches. Each shift is usually 2 - 3 hours. If you're available and willing to help, please call the parish office, 839-7076, and put your name on the list of volunteers. We look forward to your participation in our parish hospi-tality. Thank you.

Parish Office Job Openings at Little Flower Church

The parish has immediate openings for two individuals to fill secretarial and bookkeeping positions. Both are part-time positions, up to 30 hours/week, include bene-fits and require individuals who are active in their faith, have good communication, time management and organizational skills, prior office experience, and a strong knowledge of computer programs. The secretarial position will include receptionist du-ties, communicating with the publications staff, prepa-rations of the church for weekend liturgies, maintain-ing sacramental, membership and offertory records, and a variety of duties that come up during the year in support of the pastor and parish ministries. Bookkeeping position includes accounts payable, man-aging bank accounts, generating financial reports, working closely with the Parish Finance Council, help-ing prepare the annual budget and other administrative duties as need to support the pastor. Ideally, the two individuals would cross train &share common duties. For more detail, to drop off a résumé or fill out an ap-plication, please contact Linda, Little Flower Parish Office, 838-1520, Monday-Wednesday before 3 pm.

Accompanists Singers Needed!!!

We need a substitute accompanist or accompanists for all the weekend Masses! This is a paid position. 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 needed, also. Please come and share your time and God-given talent with us as we praise The Lord in song.

Make a joyful Noise Unto The Lord!

SPECIAL THANKS!!! In appreciation to those who stayed after 10:30 Mass Sunday, Jan 12, to take down the decorations:

Margaret Schempp, Luke Demers, Andrew Keeley, Margaret Kendall, Peggy Montgomery, Jan Picotte,

Barb Schaan and Frances Lovelace. All the decorations were taken down and safely packed away in three hours. Volunteering for the Lord.

Appliances, Shower Chair A parish member has a dishwasher, microwave and a shower chair that are no longer needed. The applianc-es are bisque in color. Anyone interested, please call the parish office, 839-7076. The parishioner asks that the recipient make a donation to St. John’s.

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PRAYER January 19, 2020 The 2nd Sunday in Ordianry 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 Jerry Sorenson Jr. Bob Lukach Bill Lukach Jan Gemar An increase in religious vocations Craig Lozensky For the Poor Souls in Purgatory Chase Jones For good jobs for the Unemployed Gary Crowdus Margie Zietlow For all who suffer in body, mind or spirit

Mass Intentions Sat-Jan 18 5:00 pm +Ernest Podolski 7:30 pm For purification & healing of the Church & members Sun-Jan 19 8:00 am +Everett Ahmann 10:30 am The People Mon-Jan 20 Tue-Jan 21 5:15 PM +Donna Zimmer Wed-Jan 22 7:00 am Special Intention Thur-Jan 23 7:00 am +Maynard Sandberg Fri- Jan 24 7:00 am +Curtis Luchsinger Sat-Jan 25 5:00 pm +Nancy Olson Sun-Jan 26 8:00 am The People 10:30 am +Tony & +Ann Nitsch

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.

ANNIVERSARIES Jan 23 Joel & Kristi Hanson

Beloved in our days for help in finding lost articles,

Military and Veterans Wall of Honor We invite all current active duty, veterans and military family members who may no longer be in St. John’s parish to let us know who you are so you may be in-cluded on our Wall of Honor in the gathering space. Please give your name and branch of service to Darcie, 839-7076. This is an ongoing project of St. John’s Honoring Those Who Serve ministry .

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 on Fridays for them.

Right to Life Mass - Jan 22 in Bismarck Everyone is invited to a Right to Life rosary proces-sion and Mass in Bismarck on Wednesday, Jan 22, the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision. The 4th Degree Knights of Columbus will lead a ro-sary processing from the doors of CHI St. Alexius to St. Mary’s Church, beginning at 6:30 pm. Bishop David D. Kagan will celebrate Mass at St. Mary’s Church at 7 pm. Refreshments will be served following the Mass. All are welcome to participate.. Word of Life

May every expectant mother Encounter loving support as she awaits the birth of her child; We pray to the Lord:

Word of Life - Jan 22 For the legal protection of unborn children and for loving support for their mothers Before and after their births; We pray to The Lord:

SEARCH for Christian Maturity – Jan 16-19 A weekend retreat experience sponsored by the Cath-olic Diocese of Bismarck for anyone of at least 15 years of age, in the Badlands Ministries Camp near Medora. SEARCH weekends are of, for and by youth with adult advisors. A scholarship is available for those who may need it.

The next SEARCH weekends are: March 5-8 and April 16-19, 2020.

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

www.bismarckdiocese.com/search1.

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FORMATION January 19, 2020 The 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Bishop Ryan Catholic School News \

Lot-0-Dough Calendar Winners Jan 6 - 12 $25 - Randy Brunner, Randy Jundt, Mike Vannatta, Tom Warsocki, Karen Feist, Nick Thom, Ogo Udekwe, all Minot; Steve Axtman from Rugby; Marshall Selfors from Bottineau, Gisella Diaker from TX.

$100 - Connie Wetzler, $200 - Kenley Brunner, both from Minot.

A Special Invitation for Parish Families with a Stu-dent Entering Kindergarten Next Fall: Preparing for Kindergarten is exciting; we’d like to show you why Kindergarten is so special at BR, including all the ben-efits of choosing Catholic education! Our Kindergarten Sneak Peek isThursday, Jan. 23, at 1:30 pm for par-ents and kindergartners-to-be. Visit the school and see what makes Bishop Ryan so unique. For more infor-mation or to RSVP by Jan 20, email Jaimie Brunner at jbrunner@brhs.com or call (701) 838-3355, ext. 3. Preschool Registration for Little Lions Preschool and Kindergarten Readiness Classes are now open for the 2020-2021 school year! Great things are going on with Little Lions: lots of classroom learning, music and physical education class, library time, and celebrating our faith, friends and fun for preschool students who are bathroom-trained and who will be three years old by July 31, 2020, For more information, please call Jaimie Brunner at (701) 838-3355 or email jbrun-ner@brhs.com. Spots are limited and classes are filled on a first-come, first-served basis, so don’t miss out! Summer Care for your elementary-aged children Parents: a great option to keep your kids busy and safe over the summer 2020 break, Bishop Ryan’s LLAF Summer Care & Camp features lots of fun activities (Themes of the week! Outdoor activities and playtime! Art and creativity!) and great weekly field trips to plac-es like Roosevelt Zoo, the Air Museum, the Taube, Lucy’s Amusement Park and Fort Stevenson State Park. LLAF Summer Care & Camp helps parents keep the fun in summer! The program is available on a full-time (every weekday) or part-time basis (Tuesdays and Wednesdays) from June 1-August 14, 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. (No LLAF Summer Program July 3 Independence Day holiday.) This opportunity is open to all elemen-tary students, no matter if they attend Bishop Ryan or not. For details & registration information, call (701) 838-3355 or visit www.bishopryan.com/summerllaf.

A Family Committed to Hospitality, Prayer, and Worship - Jan 19

Our “A Family Committed to Hospitality, Prayer, and Worship” Program Commitment Sunday is this weekend at all Masses. We encourage all parishioners to complete and turn in your Commitment Cards to the church. The Com-mitment Card contains information on how to plan your increased offertory gift to the church, and asks for your commitment over the next year. If you have any questions regarding this program, or how to give electronically, please contact the parish office, 839-7076.

Stewardship Thought Christian stewardship trains us to become aware

that God is the ultimate giver of the gifts we have. Our gift to God should be

“from the top” – not what may be left over.

Living Stewardship Today’s responsorial Psalm is the theme song of the good steward: “Here am I, Lord: I come to do your will.”

May I, too, stand ready to offer myself and my gifts in the service of God.

Online Giving Sign-Up, Jan. 25 & 26 After each Mass during the weekend of Jan. 25 and 26, two St. John employees, Zach Wald and Luke DeMers, will be in the Parish Hall helping people who need as-sistance in signing up for online giving.

This is a great opportunity to go paperless; you will not have to worry about forgetting your envelope or writ-ing a check!

St. John’s has day-to-day costs that do not get paid without your faithful contributions.

Online giving has options to set up a reoccurring gift for weekly, monthly, or annually. Please consider using online giving, which is easy and user friendly.

Zach and Luke will answer any questions you may have about how online giving works.

If you would like to sign up for online giving, but do not need assistance, you can find an online

giving link under “important links” on our website: https://stjohnminot.com/

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EVENTS

January 19, 2020 The 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Upcoming Parish Events Sun-Jan 19 Reconciliation/Confession....9:30-10:15 am Sun-Jan 19 KC #1150…….Breakfast after both Masses Tue-Jan 21 Finance Council.…………….……5:50 pm Tue-Jan 21 Neocatechumenal Liturgy of the Word6 pm Tue-Jan 21 Parish Council………………………..7 pm Wed-Jan 22 Eucharistic Adoration……..…..5 am-2 pm Wed-Jan 22 Eucharistic Adoration……..……..5-10 pm Wed-Jan 22 Religious Ed classes…….……....4 & 6 pm Wed-Jan 22 Middle School Youth Group……...5-6 pm Thur-Jan 23 Eucharistic Adoration………..…..5-10 am Thur-Jan 23 Trinity Homes Communion Svce…...2 pm Thur-Jan 23 RCIA……………..……….….…......7 pm Sat-Jan 25 Reconciliation/Confession…...3:45-4:45 pm Sun-Jan 26 Reconciliation/Confession....9:30-10:15 am

Discover Peace after Abortion - March 2020 If you or your partner have experienced an abor-tion, either recently or in your past and have feelings of regret or grief, Dakota Hope Clinic in Minot is here for you.

Join Discover Peace, a 7-week small group where you can find healing surrounded by those who have been in similar situations.

Go to www.dakotahope.org or call Dakota Hope at 701-852-4675 for more information. The next group starts in March, 2020; it is 100 % free and confidential.

Children’s Offerings After the 10:30 Mass, once a month, Father will

draw an envelope from the children’s offering basket, either a child’s envelope or their parents’.

Father will then arrange to go and bless their home.

Marriage Encounter Weekends Plan now to give your marriage the gift of a Marriage Encounter weekend - away from the distractions of everyday life. The Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekends are for couples in a good marriage. Discuss with each other weekend topics including exploring personality styles, communicating our feelings, dealing with the busy world around us, learning how to im-prove our listening skills, understanding God's plan. Next weekends in this area are Feb. 7-9 in Buffalo, Minn. and March 6-8 in Fargo. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information, visit ndwwme.org or contact Rob and Angie at 701-347-1998.

St. John’s KC Breakfast - Jan 19 Please join us in fellowship for breakfast on Sunday, Jan 19, as your St. John’s Knights of Columbus Council 1150 serves a breakfast of

pancakes, ham and eggs in St. John’s Parish Hall from 9 am-noon. A free-will donation will help support the Dakota Hope Clinic and Respect Life. Your Knights of Columbus look forward to seeing you there!

KC’s Blood Drive - Jan 28 KC Club Conference Room

2:00 to 6:00 pm, Tuesday, Jan 28 Sign up - Jim, (701) 837-6200 or

bloodhero.com, sponsor code H1933 For more information or to donate:

Vitalant.org (877) 258-4825 Be a Hero—Save a Life!

KC’s Free Throw Contest – Feb 2 The annual Knights of Columbus Free Throw Contest will be held Sunday, Feb. 2, at Bishop Ryan Catholic School. Doors will open at noon with registration to follow; competition begins

at 12:30 pm. Competition is open to all boys and girls ages 9-14 with age determined as of January 1, 2020 (proof of age is REQUIRED at time of registration.) Short awards ceremony to be held at the end of the competition. Any questions, please contact Brian Rodgers at brodgers@brhs.com. ~ Brian Rodgers, High School Religion Teacher, Head Cross Country and Track Coach

Lot-o-Dough Calendars Still available for purchase for $25 each after the

weekend Masses, in the parish offices of SJ, OLG, LF and the Bishop Ryan admin office. More than $15,000 in cash prizes; more than 300 chances to win. Weekly drawings are held at Bishop Ryan, January thru June.

The positive effects of Confession "Reconciliation" - "to bring back together, to restore." 3:45-4:45 pm Saturdays 9:30-10:15 am Sundays

We are at peace with God again!

TIME, TALENT, TREASURE January 19 , 2020 The Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Statement of Activities Correction

Back in September 2019, contribution statements were sent in the mail. Included with the statements were a State-ment of Activities from 2018-2019 and a Budget for 2019-2020. The Statement of Activities (SOA) shows the parish’s income and expenses. In reviewing the SOA for 2018-2019, an error was found after the statement was sent in the mail.

*The SOA reflects either a net gain or loss for a given year or period of time.

After each fiscal year, it is appropriate to review our accounts in the accounting system and archive accounts that we do not use and/or create new accounts to help read financial statements and account better for income/expenses.

A few accounts were added and a few were archived.

If an account is archived in our accounting system, then those records will not show for income or expenses in the SOA unless it is specified to show the archived accounts. It was not specified for one income account ($3,428.64) and one expense account ($9,207.79) when the SOA Financial Statement was completed. This week, you received a brochure in the mail about a new program starting at St. John’s: “A Family Committed to Hospitality, Prayer, and Worship Program.” The correct Statement of Activities for the fiscal year 2018-2019 is found in the brochure. A new, standard SOA and Budget have been constructed and you will see this format from now on for future statements.

If you have any questions please contact Luke DeMers, Parish Business Manager, at 701-839-7076.

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