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Dear Padre June 14, 2020

Why have many Christian religions been divided over the question of Christ’s Body and Blood?

Today’s Gospel indicates that even before the Last Supper, Jesus’ teaching about His Real Presence was met with skepticism. When Jesus said, “The bread that I will give is My flesh for the life of the world,” the reaction was, “How can this man give us [His] flesh to eat?” (John 6:51–52). When Jesus continued, “Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood remains in me and I in him,” his hearers shrugged: “This saying is hard; who can accept it?” (John 6:56, 60). John’s inclusion of this incident in his Gospel indicates that some of his contemporaries also denied Christ’s Real Presence. Since then, some Christians have broken away from the Catholic Church because they could not accept the reality of Christ’s Eucharistic Presence. Some contend that Christ was speaking metaphorically—that the bread and wine merely symbolize the spirit of Jesus. Others say that Christ is present only as a result of the faith of the community and doesn’t remain after the worship service. The Catholic Church teaches that when Jesus pronounced, “This is My body...this is My blood,” He meant exactly what He said. For Jews of Jesus’ time, “body” meant the person, and “blood” was the source of life identifiable with the person. Jesus was saying over the bread and wine, “This is My very self.” Church teaching couldn’t be more clear: in the Eucharist “the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really, and substantially contained” (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1374). —Fr. Oscar Lukefahr, CM

Pastor

Rev. Dennis Schafer

Cell: (701) 301-0609 Office: (701) 597-3228

Email: dschafer @bismarckdiocese.com

Tri-Parish Office

421 Court Street

Flasher ND, 58535

Phone/ Fax: (701) 597-3228

Summer Office Hours Mon-Thurs 8:30 am-3:30 pm CT

Tri-Parish Administrative Assistant,

Director of Religious Education V. Noel Wax

Email: stlwrnce@westriv.com Volunteer PREP Coordinator

~St. Theresa~ Ann Hertz Sacristans

~ St. Lawrence ~ Rose Hintz

Norleen Schafer

Maintenance

~ St. Theresa ~

Ralph & Iola Ruscheinsky

~ St. Lawrence ~ Chris Senff

Housekeeping ~St. Gertrude & St. Lawrence~

Melodie Hartman

Welcome Visitors! If you are new to our parish please contact the Parish Office to register.

Reconciliation: Before each Mass or by appointment anytime.

At St. Lawrence every Saturday from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CT

Baptism: Class required for the first child.

Please contact the Pastor to schedule.

Marriage: Arrangements must be made with the Pastor at least 9 months prior

to the wedding.

He fed them with the finest wheat and satisfied them with honey from the rock.

Entrance Antiphon

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ

June 14, 2020

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ

June 14, 2020

Remember in Prayer Marilyn Roth, John Clarys,

Dan Roth, John Schafer, John Jochim, Mildred Dressler,

George Kraft, Marlyn Bonogofsky, Pat Hauge, Raymond Hintz,

Mary Ann Koch , Barbara Reis , Isabelle Schmidt

To place a name on the Prayer List, please call Darlene Friesz at

701-390-3308 or the parish office.

Community

Elgin

601 East St. North Elgin, ND 584-3338

Clinic

Trinity Carpentry Contact John Clarys

102 Oliver Ave

Center ND

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On a hill near Cape Town, South Africa, just below the famed Table Mountain, a gun is fired every day at noon. The hill is known as Signal Hill. The firing of the gun once served a beautiful purpose. It signaled that a ship, on its way to or from India, had arrived in the harbor with a cargo of goods, and was in need of supplies of food and fresh water. A beautiful exchange resulted. There was receiving and giving. But that was a long time ago. The purpose no longer exists. Yet the gun is still fired dutifully every day. However, the firing is now little more than an empty ritual. Once it had a beautiful meaning. Now the meaning has gone out of it. Most of the local people ignore it. Visitors are told, “If you hear a loud bang at mid-day, don't worry. It's only the gun going off.” However, the ritual still has one thing going for it. Most people know the story behind it. If that story were to be lost, then the ritual would become poorer still. The Eucharist celebrates a wonderful event - the Gift which Jesus made of his life on our behalf. Every time we celebrate the Eucharist, we tell that story again. But like anything that is repeated over and over again, there is a danger that it may become just a ritual. On this feast day we remember that Christ loves us – present tense. The rituals we undertake are not just a memorial. Rather, we faithfully believe that Christ is present to us, today, now, always! We are privileged to take part in His giving of himself. And we receive, not just a memorial token, but the real and true Body of Christ. Let us live in His presence, act in love for one another, and know that we receive and represent the Living God in all we do.

In Him we live,

SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK

SUN June 14: Deu 8:2-3, 14-16; Ps 147:12-15, 19-20; 1 Cor 16-17; Jn 6:51-58 Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ

Mon June 15: 1 Kgs 21:1-16; Ps 5:2-7; Mt 5:38-42 St. Alice, Religious

Tue June 16: 1 Kgs 21:17-29; Ps 51:3-6; Mt 5:43-48 St. John Francis Regis, Priest

Wed June 17: 1 Kgs 18:20-39; Ps 16:1-5, 8, 11; Mt 5:17-19 St. Albert Chmielowski, Religious

Thr June 18: Sirach 48:1-14; Ps 97:1-7; Mt 6:7-15 St. Marina, Virgin

Fri June 19: Deu 7:6-11; Ps 103:1-4; 1 Jn 4:4-16; Mt 11:25-30 Most Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sat June 20: 2 Chr 24:47-25; Ps 89:29-34; Lk 2:41-51 Immaculate Heart of Mary

SUN June 21: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-38; rm 5:5:12-15; Mt 10:26-33 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time

usccb.org has all the daily Scripture readings (click on calendar)

Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the Living Heart of each of our parishes.

- Pope Paul VI

St. Lawrence Deacon & Martyr Catholic Church 421 Court Street Flasher, ND

St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church Carson, ND

St Gertrude the Great Catholic Church Raleigh, ND

Mass Schedule

St. Lawrence T 5:30 pm CT W, Th, F 8:00 am CT Sun 9:00 am CT

St. Theresa Wednesday 5:30 pm MT Sunday 10:30 am MT

St. Gertrude Thursday 5:30 pm CT Saturday 7:30 pm CT

Eucharistic Adoration

St. Lawrence -Tues 4:30 pm CT

St. Theresa - Wed 4:30 pm MT

St. Gertrude - Thur 4:30 pm CT

Reconciliation: Before each Mass or by appointment anytime.

At St. Lawrence every Saturday from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CT

Come into my heart, O Dearest Jesus.

I hunger for the bread of God, the flesh of Jesus Christ ... I long to drink of His blood, the gift of unending love.

--St. Ignatius of Antioch

Lectio Divina 1 Cor 10:16-17

Mass Intentions

Sun {June 14} +Hilda Fitterer

by Miles & Brenda Miller

Tue {June 16} +Mae Breiner by Jim Breiner

Wed {June 17} +Mavis Branvik

by Jordan & Kalindi Branvik

Thur {June 18}

+Carole Deichert, +Fanny & +Martin Deichert

by Max Deichert

Fri {June 19} +Don Ripplinger

by Farley & Cindy Ternes

Sun {June 21} For the People

A Tweet from Our Bishop David D. Kagan

"Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end.

Amen." Make a complete profession of Faith, make the Sign of the Cross!

Liturgical Ministries June 21, 2020

Readers: V. Noel Wax Ushers: Mark Hintz John Hoff

Music: BLJC & Guitar

Rosary: V. Noel Wax

Counters: Nancy Fleck Norleen Schafer

Week of 06-06-2020 $404.00 Fiscal Year 2019-2020 $ 24,910.06

Children’s Offering $ 2.00

Children’s Charity $ 0.00

Weekly Budget Goal $ 509.85

Participation Rate 7/32 (22%)

Week of 06-07-2020 $ 1,875.00

Fiscal Year 2019-2020 $ 74,499.50

Children’s Offering $ 15.00

Children’s Charity $ 0.00

Weekly Budget Goal $ 1,480.25

Participation Rate 21/98 (21.4%)

Week of 06-07-2020 $561.00

Fiscal Year 2019-2020 $ 37,033.79

Children’s Offering $0.00

Children’s Charity $ 0.00

Weekly Budget Goal $ 887.55

Participation Rate 11/79 (14%)

Leander Hoff 06-15 Olivia Erhardt 06-16 Joyce F. Miller 06-16

Kari Schaff 06-17

Jesus

the Bread of Life

As Catholics we believe in the

Real Presence of our

Lord Jesus Christ, body, blood, soul & divinity,

in the sacrament of the Eucharist.

It is not just a symbol.

McKenna Ruscheinsky (7) 06-15 Beverly Diehl 06-19

Ernie & Hilda Hinderer 06-14 Andrew & Jessica Deichert 06-15

Mass Intentions

Sat {June 13} +JoAnn Bachmeier

by Pete Deichert

Thur{ June 18} +Ted Riehl

by Bob & Brenda Ternes

Sat {June 20} +Mike Leintz

by Roy & Arlene Riehl

Question for Prayer this Week

How will I spend time with the Real Presence of Christ this week?

Prayer is time to be in God’s Real Presence.

Tess Kraft 06-17 Coleen Volk 06-18 Miles Miller 06-20

Heart of Jesus, King and Center of all hearts, have mercy on us.

Complete ministry schedules and bulletins are on our website: www.catholic3nd.com. Copies of the

ministry schedule are available at the front of the church starting the 2nd Sunday of the month.

St. Peter Julian Eymard on the Solemnity of Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi is the most solemn feast of the Church. The Church is the Bride of our Lord in all His risen glory, not of Jesus Christ at His birth or His death; when these last two mysteries took place the Church was not yet in existence. Of course she follows her divine Bridegroom to the Crib and accompanies Him in His sufferings, but of these mysteries she has only the remembrance and grace. But Jesus Christ lives with His Church in His Sacrament. People who have never set foot inside one of her churches think she is widowed. They look upon her as a corpse, and upon her temples as places where only death and suffering are spoken of. But today the very ones who never attend her solemn festivals will see her in all her wealth and beauty, in a natural attractiveness which God, her Bridegroom, will enhance with His presence.

Let us pray to the Lord Who gives Himself in the Eucharist, that this sacrament may

bring us salvation and peace.

Lord Jesus Christ, You gave us the Eucharist as the memorial of Your

suffering and death. May our worship of Your Body and Blood help us to

experience the salvation You won for us and the peace of the Kingdom where You live with the Father and the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Liturgical Ministries June 21, 2020

Reader: Kris Jensen Ushers: Ray Hintz Ralph Ruscheinsky

Rosary: Joanie Bahm

Counters: Ann Hertz Jean Woodbury

Liturgical Ministries June 20, 2020

Reader: Kelly Hetzel Ushers: PJ Deichert Gerard Kraft . Rosary: Kelly Hetzel

Music: V. Noel Wax

Mass Intentions

Sun {June 14} For The People

Wed {June 17} +Dorothy Woodbury

by David & heather Muggli Sun {June 21}

+Ray & +Mike Leingang by Nell Leingang

Even though the dispensation is still in effect … if you want to come to Mass, but are still worried (that’s okay) about crowds ...

Daily Mass is for you! There is lots of social distance and you can be with Jesus again!

(there are morning and afternoon Masses; see the front page)

Those Who Have Gone Before Us Please pray for our Beloved Dead

and those who have no one to pray for them.

+Aiden Martin 06-01-18 +Alvin P. Miller 06-02-16 +Timothy Koch 06-03-11

+Francis N. Schmidt 06-03-17 +Dale Kraft 06-03-18

+David Hersch 06-06-04 +Robert E. Slavick 06-07-16

+Ann Zins 06-07-17 +Jacob Hartman 06-08-06 +Michael Miller 06-10-09 +Kayla Lawson 06-11-03

+Nick Kuntz 06-15-08 +Cordelia Loeb 06-20-01

+Isabella A. Nagel 06-20-02 +Betty Roesler 06-20-10 +Erland Wang 06-21-07 +Joe Hintz, Jr. 06-23-10 +Isidor Miller 06-24-07

+Norman Fleck 06-27-11 +Frances Kopp 06-27-17

The month of June is dedicated to

the Sacred Heart of Jesus

GOD’S BLESSINGS

Rev. Mark Aune Rev. Christian Smith

on your ordinations

Let us keep them, Bishop Kagan, Fr. Dennis,

and all our priests and seminarians in our prayers.

We thank You, our Father, for the life and knowledge which You have made known to us

through Jesus, Your servant; to You be the glory forever. Even as this broken bread was

scattered over the hills and was gathered together and became one, so let Your Church

be gathered together from the ends of the earth unto Your Kingdom, for Yours is the glory and

the power through Jesus Christ forever. ~The Didache (an ancient cathechism)

God’s Blessings on your First Communion

Jace Bercier Kinley Eckroth

Cason Fuchs Brayden Hatzenbuhler

Braelyn Hellman Michaela Kuntz

Autumn Landeis Aubree Meyer Harper Meyer Mason Muggli Laila Murphy Colton Schaff

Eli Stevens Clint Strommen

Khloe Vetter Carlee Weinberger Hope Weinhandl

Weston Woodbury

Congratulations!

Thank You! The diocese reported that the

donations for St. Lawrence were up 27% in the last three months

over last year.

The Flasher Food Pantry

will be distributing on

THURSDAY JUNE 18th from

3-6 pm at kitchen of St.

Lawrence. Please call 701

-426-7553 or 701-260-3746

if you need to pickup at a

different time.

All Father’s Day Envelopes are Mass Intentions so please make

checks out to St. Lawrence because that is where the account is kept.

1st Communion at St. Lawrence

is on June 14, 2020