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

April 15, 2018 – Third Sunday of Easter

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 7:00 a.m. before each 8:30 a.m. Sunday Mass

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 (284-6163) or call parish secretary, Louise (284-6167)

FUTURE MASS SCHEDULE

Fifth Easter Sat. Apr. 28 – Lankin – 5:00 p.m.

Sun. Apr. 29 – Bechyne – 8:30 a.m. Sun. Apr. 29 – Pisek – 10:30 a.m.

Sixth Easter

Sat. May 5 – Pisek – 5:00 p.m. Sun. May 6 – Lankin – 8:30 a.m.

Sun. May 6 – Bechyne – 10:30 a.m.

Ascension of the Lord Sat. May 12 – Bechyne – 5:00 p.m.

Sun. May 13 – Pisek – 8:30 a.m. Sun. May 13 – Lankin – 10:30 a.m.

THIS WEEKEND’S MASS INTENTIONS 04/14-Saturday – Pisek – CONFESSION – 4:00 p.m. – MASS – 5:00 p.m. – Family Birthdays & Anniversaries – Mom/Grandma 04/15-Sunday – Lankin – ADORATION – 7:00 a.m. – MASS – 8:30 a.m. – Tri-Parish Members 04/15-Sunday – Bechyne – MASS – 10:30 a.m. – † Paul Hodny – Dee Hodny MASS INTENTIONS (April 16 – April 22) 04/16-Monday – NO MASS 04/17-Tuesday – 5:00 p.m. – † Joseph & † Lucy Zikmund – Tim & Jackie Zikmund 04/18-Wednesday – 8:00 a.m. – † Billy Houska – Paul O’Toole Family 04/19-Thursday – 8:00 a.m. – † Rev. Jack Costentino 04/20-Friday – ADORATION – 7:00 a.m. – MASS – 8:00 a.m. – † Clair Greicar – His Family 04/21-Saturday – Bechyne – CONFESSION – 4:00 p.m. – MASS – 5:00 p.m. – † Kalmer Jallo – Albin & Pam Jallo 04/22-Sunday – Pisek – ADORATION – 7:00 a.m. – MASS – 8:30 a.m. – † Alexander & † Aileen Jelinek – Francis & Bonnie Jelinek

04/22-Sunday – Lankin – MASS – 10:30 a.m. – Tri-Parish Members

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

ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE

LITURGY HELPERS April 22 – 8:30 am

Ushers Allen & Joy Zidon

Read Allen Zidon

EMHC N/A

Clean Bonnie Jelinek + Volunteer for April

ST. JOSEPH LITURGY HELPERS

April 22 – 10:30 am

Usher Dennis Brodina & Albert Hodny

Read Kristi Brintnell

Clean Francis & Marilyn Praska

S.S. PETER & PAUL LITURGY HELPERS

April 21 – 5:00 pm

Usher John Shirek & Jerry Tom Hodny

Read Albin

Serve Britton & Luke

EMHC N/A

Clean Amber B., Pam J., Amy G.

Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for April

Universal: For Those who have Responsibility in Economic Matters That economists may have the courage to reject any economy of exclusion and know how to open new paths.

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

Ron Dvorak, Andy Sobolik, Matthew Kilpatrick, Linda Knudson, Keith Knudson,

Mildred Jallo, Barbara Jarolimek, Dorothy Karas

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.

Faith Formation (See www.plbtriparish.org for full schedule)

04/18/18 – 4:30-6:00 pm – Pisek – Gr. 5 – 8 04/18/18 – 6:00-7:45 pm – Pisek – Gr 9 – 12 04/21/18 – 10:00 am – Pisek – Sacraments Meeting 04/25/18 – 4:00 – 9:00 pm – Pisek – Sacraments Retreat 04/28/18 – St. John’s – Grafton – Confirmation & First Eucharist 04/29/18 – Bechyne – 8:30 & Pisek – 10:30 – Honor

Confirmation & First Eucharist students

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

OTHER NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

04/15/18 04/16/18 04/17/18 04/18/18 04/19/18 04/20/18 04/21/18

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Third Sunday of Easter

Bl. Caesar de Bus A – John & Erika Miller A – Dennis & Karen Brodina

St.

Bernadette

Soubirous

St. Benedict

Joseph Labre Linda Knudson

Bl. James Oldo

*Gr 5-8 – 4:30-6:00 pm *Gr 9-12 – 6:00-7:45 pm Damian Dvorak Courtney Shirek

St. Gianna

Beretta Molla *Parish Council Meeting – Pisek – 6:00 pm

St. Conrad of

Parzham Rodney Bosh

St. Anselm *Pisek – 10:00 am – Sacraments Meeting – parents/ Sponsor/Child

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

REFLECTION ON TODAY'S LITURGY Jesus in today’s Gospel teaches His apostles how to interpret the Scriptures.

He tells them that all the Scriptures of what we now call the Old Testament refer to Him. He says that all the promises found in the Old Testament have been fulfilled in His passion, death, and resurrection. And He tells them that these Scriptures foretell the mission of the Church—to preach forgiveness of sins to all the nations, beginning at Jersusalem.

In today’s First Reading and Epistle, we see the beginnings of that mission. And we see the apostles interpreting the Scriptures as Jesus taught them to.

God has brought to fulfillment what He announced beforehand in all the prophets, Peter preaches. His sermon is shot through with Old Testament images. He evokes Moses and the exodus, in which God revealed himself as the ancestral God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (see Exodus 3:6,15). He identifies Jesus as Isaiah’s suffering servant who has been glorified (see Isaiah 52:13).

John, too describes Jesus in Old Testament terms. Alluding to how Israel’s priests offered blood sacrifices to atone for the people’s sins (see Leviticus 16; Hebrews 9–10), he says that Jesus intercedes for us before God (see Romans 8:34), and that His blood is a sacrificial expiation for the sins of the world (see 1 John 1:7).

Notice that in all three readings, the Scriptures are interpreted to serve and advance the Church’s mission—to reveal the truth about Jesus, to bring people to repentance, the wiping away of sins, and the perfection of their love for God.

This is how we, too, should hear the Scriptures. Not to know more “about” Jesus, but to truly know Him personally, and to know His plan for our lives.

In the Scriptures, the light of His face shines upon us, as we sing in today’s Psalm. We know the wonders He has done throughout history. And we have the confidence to call to Him, and to know that He hears and answers.

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

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

Mowing – St. John’s is taking bids for the mowing & trimming of the cemetery, ditches, fence line and all of the

Church – Parish house grounds from spring to fall of 2018. Please submit written bids to Barbara Greicar at PO Box 1, Pisek, ND 58273 by Wednesday, April 18, as all bids will be opened and awarded at the Council meeting on April 19.

National Day of Prayer – The Western Ministerium will be sponsoring the National Day of Prayer which will

be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Thursday, May 3, 2018, from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm. Guest speaker will be Rebecca Chyle on “Impacts of Imprisonment”. A free will offering lunch will be served by St. Mary’s with all the offering to go toward Prison Ministry. Add this to your calendar and plan to attend.

Parish Council

St. John’s Parish Council will be meeting on Thursday, April 19 at 6:00 p.m. Please attend as this is a very important meeting.

Catholic Home Missions April 28 & 29

This collection helps to strengthen our churches here in the dioceses across the United States. Your donation helps to provide Catechesis, seminarian education, lay ministry training as well as many other programs. This year’s collection will be the weekend of April 28 & 29. Please return your gift by then.

Altar Society

St. John’s Altar Society will meet Sunday, April 22, after the 8:30 a.m. Mass. Please plan to stay after and attend.

A Beginning Experience Weekend will be held June 22 - 24, 2018, at Hankinson Retreat Center.

"Beginning Experience" is a support program offered by the Catholic Church and open to divorced, widowed, and

separated persons of all Faiths, or no Faith. For more information, or to register, contact Matt Tedrick (701-541-6095) or

Marlene Wilde (218-998-4300), wild@prtel.com, and/or the website www.beginningexperience-easternnd.org

Honor Students – Each of our Tri-Parishes will be honoring their Faith Formation student that will receive the

Sacraments of Confirmation & Holy Eucharist following their Masses the weekend of April 28 & 29. St. John’s will be

having a potluck lunch. Plan to support your parish student with your prayers and presence.

Pisek Fire Department Spring Breakfast

Pisek American Legion ~ Sunday, April 22 – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Pancakes, Sausage, Eggs, Juice & Coffee

Free Will Donation