SAINT MARY’S & SAINT ELIZABETH’S CATHOLIC CHURCHES

Phone: 701-579-4312

FATHER GARY BENZ-PASTOR

frgarybenz@yahoo.com; Cell Phone 701-509-9504; Rectory 701-579-4874

VICTOR DVORAK –DEACON

www.stmaryschurchnewengland.com

Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time — November 10, 2019

“That the dead will rise, even Moses made known . . .”

During the D-Day invasion of Normandy, a soldier was making his way out of the watercraft

when suddenly a shell exploded. Miraculously, he survived the explosion, but some of his buddies died.

As he looked upon their lifeless bodies, for the first time he understood the horror of war and the hor-

ror of death. After the war, he came back to his Catholic Faith because with the death of his buddies,

he was now aware that one day he would also have to walk through the valley of death. Death can

come at any time for each one of us. Are we prepared? We may ask ourselves how deep is my faith in

life after death? The answer to this question changes how we live today, because deep down, we want

to experience the resurrection of our own body and soul. A familiarity with our mortality makes us yearn for eternity.

A job well done: Thank you to everyone who made our 2019 Saint Mary’s Fall Festival a great success. I

have heard so many positive comments from people about the great meals, the great prizes for kids at

the midway, the great selection of silent auction items, the wonderful baked goods and coffee at the Can-

dy Booth, the tasty burgers at the Hamburger Booth, and the opportunities for a little gambling, especial-

ly the BINGO (another Catholic gift to the world). It was so well received that I was told, “You should do this next week.”

Well, before you faint, you have another year to worry about preparing for the next Saint Mary’s Fall Festival. Until then,

pat yourself on the back for a job well done! Make sure you praise our young people for their contribution as well.

Whether they worked at the games, bused and cleared tables, or washed dishes, they were a great help; we couldn’t

have done it without them. Again, thank you for a successful SM Fall Festival and now relax for a while . . . you deserve it!

Familiaris Consortio (cont.)

The Family, a Communion of Persons

15. In matrimony and in the family, a complex of interpersonal relationships is set up---married life, fatherhood and

motherhood, filiation and fraternity---through which each human person is introduced into the human family and into

the family of God which is the Church.

Christian marriage and the Christian family build up the Church: for in the family the human person is not only brought

into being and progressively introduced by means of education into the human community, but by means of the rebirth

of Baptism and education in the Faith the child is also introduced into God’s family, which is the Church.

The human family, disunited by sin, is reconstituted in its unity by the redemptive power of the death and resurrection

of Jesus Christ. Christian marriage, by participating in the salvific efficacy of this event, constitutes the natural setting in

which the human person is introduced into the great family of the Church.

Gone for a spell: I will be away from our parishes from Sunday afternoon until Wednesday evening. I will

be going to my old parishes of Queen of the Most Holy Rosary of Stanley and Saint Ann’s of Berthold, vis-

iting families who have lost loved ones since I left there a little over two years ago. I will return by Wednes-

day evening for a 7:00 p.m. Mass at Saint Mary’s. I will be going into Norwegian country, so if you need

some lutefisk, cod soaked in lye, let me know; I’ll bring some back home with me. It has a “unique” smell, a

combination of old sneaker/musty locker room/cow manure, but otherwise the Norwegians claim it is pretty tasty.

Plan to attend: Join us for the 90th anniversary of St. Elizabeths church. Mass, Sunday, November 17th at 6:00 pm, with

supper and fellowship to follow in the community room at St. Elizabeths. Our parish will also observe the 117th year of

our parish family.

MASS & ADORATION SCHEDULE

Monday, November 11th

7:30 AM SM—Communion Service

Tuesday, November 12th

7:30 AM SM—Communion Service

Wednesday, November 13th

7:00 PM SM—Rosary, Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions

+Deceased Family of Dean & Mary Fitterer by Dean & Mary

Thursday, November 14th

7:30 AM SM—+Vernon Mayer by Victor & Dianne Binstock

Friday, November 15th

7:30 AM SM—+Adam Krebs & +Kyle Krebs by Gene & Judy Krebs

12-3:00 PM SM—Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Saturday, November 16th

8:30 AM SM—+Maggie Schorsch by Anton & Em Krebs & Art Krebs

5:00 PM SM—+Luella Emmil by Family

Sunday, November 17th

10:30 AM SM— Pro Populo

6:00 PM SE– +Dale Reindel by Elvera Reindel & Family

Please Keep in Your Prayers: Theresa Tarpo, Todd Leach; Duane Dobitz, JoAnn Urlacher, Zane Sabo, Richard Jambor, Brad Novak, Josie Steier, Katie Stolz, Katie Kautzman, Hazel Jacobs, Amber Urlacher, Savannah Benz, Bonnie Benz, Lily Serr, Anise Masterson, Dan Frank, Chuck Brusich, Nate Hernandez, Andy Prokop, Henley Johnson, Duane Grundhauser, Pete Schaefer, Alice Candrian, Marilyn Jacobs, Leo Heck, Ross Thomas, Arlene Rohr, Brenda Barton, Elven Kaufman, Suzette Printz, Linda Reisenauer, Russ Lefor, Cindy Martin, Howard Schiwal, Theresa Decker, Alyssa Binstock, Yvonne Fettig, Kim Kuhn, Don Miller, Bonnie (Krebs) Dick, Dorothy Kohl, Colleen Churchill

Assisted Living and Nursing Home Residents: Gilbert & Ruth Buzalsky,

Mary Hanson, Aggie Wandler, Charlotte Krebs, Harvey Herberholz, Archie

Jalbert, Joan Binstock, Joe Wandler, Sylvia Koppinger, Leona Gordon, Don-

nella Koppinger, Marilyn Jeske, Willie Emmil, Frances Heick

Our Deceased Loved Ones +Cecelia Jung, +Benedict Benz, +Kenneth

Stagl, +Florentine Bohlman, +Josie Heidt, +Dale Schoeder, +Ed Pechtl,

+Magdalen Schorsch, +Dale Reindel, +Adam Schulz, + George Koffler,

+Edwin Lefor, +Louise Krebs, +Regina Gentz, +Tina Rixen, +Rose Krebs

(SE), +Herbert Emmil, +Joan Madler, + Leroy Kilwein, +Harold Maershbeck-

er, +Darwin Schaefer, +James Gatzke, +Ed Koppinger, +Eleanor Keck,

+Ardelle Kovar, +Eugenia Stagl, +Nick Lenhardt, +Mike Urlacher, +Keith

Herold

Collection Report St. Elizabeth’s November 3rd, 2019

Adult Youth

$ 130.00 Envelopes $ 6.00

$ 6.00 Loose Plate $

$ 142.00 Total $

$ 142.00 Monthly Total $

Collection Report St. Mary’s November 2nd & 3rd, 2019

Adult Youth

$ 2419.77 Envelopes $ 40.00

$ 242.00 Loose Plate $

$ 2701.77 Total

$ 2701.77 Monthly Total Building Fund $25

St. Mary’s Liturgical Ministers November 16th & 17th, 2019

MINISTRY Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 10:30AM

Lector Lori F. Jon W.

Mass Servers Maddie R./Molly R. Mark F./Will S.

Eucharistic Ministers Leonard G./Toni J. Jim K./Pauly K.

Gifts Marc Wolf Family Elliott Ehlis Family

Rosary Leader Martina S. Maureen G.

Greeters Connie J. Family Scott S. Family

Homebound Minister Martina S. Martina S.

Saint Elizabeth’s Liturgical Ministers November 17th, 2019

Lector Marsha

Mass Server Bailey

Eucharistic Ministers Deran & Trish

Gifts Lenny & Delinda

Greeters Dorita & Darrell

Ushers Arlen & Greg K.

*FACE of New England is looking for volunteers to be

part of the ‘Christmas in New England’ Living Nativity.

Contact Nancy Belland for more information.

*BINGO and the holidays . . . what a great combina-

tion: Mark your calendars for our annual Turkey BIN-

GO, a fundraiser for youth activities throughout the

year. It will take place on Sunday, November 24th at

Saint Mary’s of New England, in the Faith & Family

Room of the parish life center. It begins at 6:30 p.m. and

should be complete by 8:00 p.m. The prizes you can win

are some of the elements of the traditional Thanksgiv-

ing meal: turkey; hams; pies; etc. We hope to see you

there and thank you for supporting our youth.

A point to ponder: We get no deeper into Christ than we

allow Him to get into us.

On the lighter side:

First commandment of BINGO: Thou shalt not sit in thy

neighbor’s lucky seat.

Saint of the Week, Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850-1917)

Patron of: immigrants and hospital administrators

Feast day: November 13th

Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini was born as Maria Francesca Cabrini on July 15th, 1850, in the Ital-

ian village of Sant’Angelo Lodigiano. She was born two months premature and would live most of her

life in a fragile and delicate state of health.

From a young age, Saint Frances had a pious nature and loved her time at the Catholic school

run by the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. She admired the sisters and their dedication to the educa-

tion and well being of children, especially their concern for the children’s growth in the spiritual life. She was so inspired

by the sisters’ example that she herself went into the field of education, receiving her teaching certificate.

After some time teaching, Saint Frances believed God was calling her to the religious life, so she applied for ad-

mission to the religious congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart. But sadly, she was turned away because of

her poor health. A priest asked her to teach at an orphanage of which he was the administrator, the House of Providence

Orphanage in Cadagono, Italy. She taught here for six years and other women, inspired by her holiness and concern for

the spiritual well being of young people, soon formed the nucleus of a religious community, with Saint Frances as their

superior. In 1877, she became Mother Cabrini of the newly founded Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart and with her

vows, she also added Xavier to her name in honor of Saint Francis Xavier, the great Jesuit missionary to the Far East.

The Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart cared for poor children in both schools and hospitals and in the first

five years of their foundation, the order had founded seven orphanages, a Catholic school which offered a free education,

and a nursery. Mother Cabrini wanted to extend her mission to China, but Pope Leo XIII urged her to go to the United

States, to care for the flood of Italian immigrants arriving on American shores. His advice was simple and direct, “Not the

East, but to the West.”

On March 31, 1889, Mother Cabrini and her sisters arrived in New York City and she was all ready to begin her

ministry. But, the Irish bishop, Archbishop Michael Corrigan, did not have the convent or building for an orphanage which

she had been promised, so he told Mother Cabrini and her sisters to go back to Italy. He underestimated her feisty Italian

temperament; she refused to leave. So, he found them housing with the Sisters of Charity. Some time later, Mother

Cabrini received permission to found an orphanage in what is now West Park, New York; it is now known as Saint Cabrini

Home.

Filled with a deep trust in God and endowed with wonderful administrative abilities, Mother Cabrini founded sixty

-seven institutions, including orphanages, schools, and hospitals, all within a span of thirty-five years. She was dedicated

to the poor, the sick, the uneducated, the abandoned, and to her fellow Italian immigrants. Her institutions were spread

out all over the United States (New York, Illinois, Colorado, etc.) and in time to Central and Latin America as well. Mother

Cabrini was resourceful indeed, but above all, she was prayerful. Anyone who met her went away convinced that they

had met a soul in union with the Lord.

In 1909, Mother Cabrini became a naturalized citizen of the United States and eight years later, just before Christ-

mas, she passed away at Columbus Hospital of Chicago, which she had founded. Her body was originally placed at the

Cabrini Home, but was exhumed in 1931 as part of her canonization process. Her head is preserved in Rome at the chapel

of the congregation’s international motherhouse. One of her arms is at the national shrine in Chicago and the rest of her

body rests at a shrine in New York. She is the first American to be canonized a saint and her life reminds all Americans of

how much good that naturalized citizens can contribute to the spiritual and temporal well being of our nation.

Mark your calendars: Just right around the corner is the annual Saint Elizabeth’s of Lefor Church Dinner

and Raffle, on Sunday, December 1st. Morning Mass that day at Saint Mary’s will be at 8:30 a.m. and at

10:30 at Saint Elizabeth’s. That day, enjoy a brunch of farmer’s hats and sausage patties (free will offer-

ing). There is also a raffle, a live auction, and BINGO (of course, we are Catholic). We will see you there

and look for Fr. Gary . . . he will be busy counting all of his BINGO earnings, but still say hello.

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701-579-4221

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St. Mary’s

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Located in the Lower

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