Saint Maurice Catholic Church

March 8, 2020

Second Sunday of Lent Saint Maurice Catholic Church

5313 165 Ave SE, P O. Box 272

Kindred, ND 58051

www.stmaurices.org

Pastor: Very Rev. James Goodwin

Parish Office: 701-428-3094

Email: james.goodwin@fargodiocese.org

Father Goodwin Emergency Number: 701-640-5638

Deacon Clarence Vetter: cell 701-212-0733

Email: Clarence.vetter@fargodiocese.org

Secretary:

Bev Lindsey 701-261-0648

Email: bevlinds@aol.com

Office hours: Friday 10-1:00

Bulletin deadline: Wednesday 9:00 a.m.

Finance/Parish Council Members

Lay Director: Miranda Muscha 701-428-9996

Lay Director: Mike Bjertness 701-212-6928

Len Splichal 701-367-8438

Greg Moffet 701-428-3774

Amanda Hagen 701-640-8772

Ben Mauch 701-428-9837

Mike Bjertness 701-212-6928

We, the people of St. Maurice, are the people of God called to continue the work of salva-tion that Jesus began. Our purpose is to bring a deeper union with God through the an-nouncing of the Gospel in word and action.

Mon. Mar. 9 No Mass

Tue. Mar. 10 8:00 p.m. † Diane Forde

Wed. Mar. 11 8:00 a.m. Grant Allex

Thur. Mar. 12 8:00 a.m. Parishioners

Fri. Mar. 13 8:00 a.m. Families of St. Maurice

Sat. Mar. 14 5:00 p.m. Parishioners

Sun. Mar. 15 9:00 a.m. Emerick Miller

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 4:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

Please keep in your prayers:

Lindsey/Nosbusch families, Tina Jassek, Doris Riemann, Rochelle Betsch, Jeff Kub, Audrey Casper-son, Parish family, friends, those with unspoken needs.

Mass Schedule and Intentions

God’s Gift Appeal. Please bring the personal-ized commitment card you received in the mail to Mass as we join to-gether to support our Catholic Church. Our par-ish goal this year has been set at $17,229. As of Feb 27 Saint Maurice’s has pledged $1,080 toward that goal.

Schedule of Events Stewardship March 1, 2020

Adults……………..… ........ $645.00 Plate……………………………..151.00 Child………………………………...0.00

Ministry Schedule

Stewardship Moment

Mar. 8: Religion Class grades 1-6

Mar. 11: Confirmation class p.m.

Stations 7:00 p.m.

Mar. 13: Mass 8:00 a.m.

Adoration 8:30 a.m.

Covered in Prayer 9:00 a.m.

Mar. 15: Religion Class grades 1-6

Caramel Rolls

Mar. 18: Confirmation class 3:15 p.m.

Stations 7:00 p.m.

Capital Campaign update

Saint Maurice has had 34 families pledge or give $59,720to-wards the Capital Campaign;. If you have not returned your pledge card, we ask that you do so soon. The bank wants to have the Capital Campaign card signed, allowing Saint Mau-rice’s to use the ACH withdrawal. Please keep this in mind when filling out your card for ACH automatic withdrawal.

March 15: Third Sunday of Lent

Hospitality Ministers: Ernie and Yvonne Wegener Family Lector: Mike Bjertness Eucharistic Ministers: Josh Pankow Senior Server: Brianna Fuxa Altar Servers: Mackenzie Fuxa, Braya Mauch Money Counters: Desiree Fuxa, Len Splichal

“Go forth from the land of your kinsfolk and from your father’s house to a land that I will show you.” Genesis 12:1

God calls all of us to leave behind our old ways and to follow Him, placing our complete trust in Him. Some of the old ways that we may have to struggle to leave behind might be materialism, selfishness and greed. Yet God promises to show us a new land and a better way to live. Remember what St. Teresa of Calcutta said, “God does not call us to be successful, God calls us to be faithful.”

The Kindred Area Ministerium will be putting together 30 Easter Food Bas-kets. Saint Maurice is providing 30 cans of green beans and 30 large packages of jello. There is a basket in the Gathering Space for your donations. Please have to the church by March 29.

Saint Maurice will do the annual Time and Talent Sur-

vey on March 15. Please prayerfully consider what

areas you can help your parish family.

God’s Gift to Us:

Time –Talent-Treasure

Our return to God:

Our Stewardship of…

...TIME: Volunteering to serve

...TALENT: using God’s gifts well

...TREASURE: sharing the goods of the earth

Caramel Roll Sunday

Date : March 14/15

Free Will offering : $2.50 suggested Come for caramel

rolls, coffee and

conversation. Or

take some home!!

Religious Education News

Outside Our Parish

You can make a difference in the life of a mom and her child this month by donating to the Valley’s Largest Baby Shower! The Women’s Care Center (formerly First Choice Clinic) and Life 97.9 encourage you to pur-chase gift cards from Walmart, Target, or Amazon, then send them or drop them off at the Women’s Care Center, 103 University Dr. N, Fargo ND 58102! Women’s Care Center also has an Amazon Wish list, https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/15OWNI4TFN05S?ref_=wl_share! For further details go to Life979.com. Thank you for supporting moms and babies through the Valley’s Largest Baby Shower!

Lenten Adult Education: WHAT CATHOLICS REALLY BELIEVE Dispelling the Mis-

understandings of Historic Christianity with Scripture and Tradition by Dr. Ray

Guarendi and Rev. Kevin Fete. Tuesday evenings during Lent at 7:00 p.m. This

is a Video series with each session lasting about an hour.

Stations of the Cross will be on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 p.m.

Grades 7-12 are asked to attend stations in place of their regular class time.

Rejoice! On Laetare Sunday, March 22, St. Edward's Church in Drayton, ND, is hosting a classical piano perfor-mance by Jay Hershberger, professor of piano at Concordia, The performance will feature Chopin and Schu-bert. It will begin at 2pm with dessert buffet and beverages to follow. There will be gluten-free desserts avail-able too. A free-will offering will be taken to help with cost of major repairs to their geothermal system.

St. Benedict's Church of Wild Rice (11743 38th St. S, Horace) will host Lenten Suppers on Fridays, March 13, 20 and 27, beginning at 5:30 p.m. with Stations of the Cross to follow at 7:00 p.m. Dinner includes pike perch fish, baked mac and cheese, coleslaw, dinner roll, dessert, coffee and lemonade. Free-will offering. Skip the cooking and come to enjoy a delicious supper hosted by the St. Ben’s Men’s Group! All are welcome!

Join St. Benedict’s Church of Wild Rice for Breakfast & a Silent Auction on Sunday, March 29, 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. hosted by the Men’s Group and Social Justice Committee. Proceeds to benefit St. Benedict’s chari-table concerns.

Friday, March 20, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church Fish Fry (210 5 Ave W, West Fargo). Fr. Gary Luiten will once again be the Chef of the Evening, using his secret recipe! Free Will Offering. You are also welcome to stay for Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m.

Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Fargo (Kathy Loney) is looking for young adults, male and female, to help plan and present a gender specific retreat this summer. The retreat is for stu-dents ages 13-17. The theme has not been decided yet; young adults would be helping to decide and then de-sign the retreat with talks to fit the theme. You would also choose and participate in indoor and outdoor games for this age. The paid position includes several meetings and the actual retreat and evaluation. For more information or to say ‘yes’ to this challenge, contact Kathy Loney at 701-356-7902 or email her a Kathy.loney@fargodiocese.org no later than Friday, March 20.

Job Opportunities

Sacrament of the Sick: You are encouraged to seek the Sacrament of the Sick if you are suffer ing from a ser ious

illness or are going to be admitted to the hospital for surgery. Please contact the office if you would like to be anointed,

or be added to our prayer corner.

HIPA rules do not allow hospitals to acknowledge if you are a patient. It is up to you or your family to contact us if you

would a visit from Father Goodwin.

Sacrament for Baptism: Contact Father Goodwin for preparation class. This can be done pr ior to bir th of the

child. Check with the Parish office to schedule the Baptism.

Sacrament of Marriage: Contact Father Goodwin at least one year in advance.

Did you know that St. Maurice’s now offers automatic giving via an ACH transaction? This convenient form of giving is a safe and easy way to support our parish. The transaction is initiated at your bank, so all you need to do to take advantage of this service is to complete an ACH form, which can be found outside Bev’s office. Additionally, if you have already signed up to give via ACH, but would like to change your monthly contribution, please update the same form. If you have any questions regarding completing the form, please feel free to contact Len Splichal, Paul Corcoran or Miranda Muscha. Once complete, the ACH form can be turned in to Len, Paul, Miranda, or Bev. As a reminder, it is important to keep your bank information confi-dential and, therefore, please make sure to place your form in a sealed envelope.

St. Catherine’s Elementary School in Valley City, ND is seeking a full-time 1st/2nd grade combina-tion classroom elementary school teacher beginning the 2020-2021 school year. Applicant must hold or be able to obtain a ND Educator’s Professional License in elementary education. Applicant is required to submit a cover letter, resume, current transcripts and contact information for three pro-fessional references to: jenny.faure@k12.nd.us

Application deadline is March 13, 2020.

Real Presence Radio is now accepting applications for a full-time Administrative Assistant to the Programming Director. A qualified candidate should demonstrate self-management and time man-agement skills and have excellent oral and written communication skills. Tasks include to assist in lining up daily guests for local program Real Presence Live through making phone calls and sending emails, writing talking points and promotional material for program segments, and management of programming calendar. Degree or experience in communications or business administration is pre-ferred but not required. For more information, please contact Brandon at: 877-795-0122.