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

Twenty-sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time — September 29, 2019

Familiaris Consortio (cont.)

#13. In a deservedly famous page, Tertullian has well expressed the greatness of this conjugal life in Christ and its

beauty: “How can I ever express the happiness of the marriage that is joined together by the Church, strengthened

by an offering, sealed by a blessing, announced by angels and ratified by the Father? . . . How wonderful the bond

between two believers, with a single hope, a single desire, a single observance, and a single service! They are both

brethren and both fellow servants; there is no separation between them in spirit or flesh; in fact, they are truly two

in one flesh, and where the flesh is one, one is the spirit.”

“Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue.” Its easy to overlook the poor,

the suffering, and the forgotten who live in distant states or foreign nations . . . out of sight, out of mind

as they say. But what’s our excuse when they are right here in our midst? What if they are a neighbor, a

fellow parishioner, a member of our family? What’s excuse do we now have to offer? None really, ex-

cept our indifference, our self-absorption, and our lack of charity. Like the rich man, who knew Lazarus by name and liter-

ally had to walk over or around this starving man to get to his palace for his sumptuous meals, we are often oblivious to

the suffering members of the Church right in our midst. We may offer excuses for not coming to their aid, but learn from

the fate of the rich man . . . those excuses end when we stand before the judgment seat of Jesus. Be Christlike to those

carrying heavy crosses. It will bring relief to them and the hope of eternal reward for you from our loving Savior.

Defending life . . . our Christian duty: This past week, we entered into the 40 Days for Life (Sept.

25th-Nov. 4th), a time to pray, fast, and advocate for the cause of human life, which is under con-

stant attack in our culture of death. The centerpiece of the 40 Days for Life is to keep a focused, 40-

day, non-stop, round the clock prayer vigil outside of an abortion clinic. With this in mind, please

mark your calendars for Friday, October 25th, when we will travel to Fargo to pray outside the last

abortion clinic in North Dakota. We will leave after the 7:30 a.m. Mass at Saint Mary’s and we should return home at

about 10:30 p.m. Our prayers are for the closure of this last abortion mill; North Dakota could be the first state with-

out an abortion clinic. What a great day and a great honor that will be! Imagine a state where no children are torn

apart in the womb and women don’t have to live with the crushing guilt of abortion. What Catholic would not desire

this goal? It will come, but only through much prayer. God hears the cry of the unborn, and so do we. We will never

stop praying for them until each one of them is welcomed as a precious gift from God.

Helping people, changing lives: This weekend, we will be taking up a collection on behalf of Catholic

Charities North Dakota. This amazing charity does so much beautiful work in assisting families adopt

special needs children; providing protective guardianships for adults with intellectual disabilities; as-

sisting women in crisis pregnancies; working with families who want to adopt a child(ren); and offering counseling ser-

vices to people in their various needs. They do so much good work and even better, its local, which means that even peo-

ple we know and love have been or are being served in their needs by Catholic Charities of North Dakota. By your dona-

tion, please help them continue doing their work in the name of Jesus Christ for the benefit of His holy people.

On the lighter side: Going over the parish’s records, the parish business manager found a suspicious receipt from a local

hardware store, signed on the charge account by a man name Fred Christian. The business manager wasn’t aware of any-

one by that name in the parish so she called the hardware store. “I’m sorry”, she told the manager, “But there are no

Christians at Saint John’s Parish.”

MASS & ADORATION SCHEDULE

Monday, September 30th

7:30 AM SM—Communion Service

Tuesday, October 1st

7:30 AM SM—+Louise Krebs by Richard Stagl

Wednesday, October 2nd

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

+Ed & +Maggie Schorsch by Bob & Sandy Kilber

Thursday, October 3rd

7:30 AM SM—Living & Deceased family of +John & +Antonia Brusich

by family

Friday, October 4th

7:30 AM SM—Saint Mary’s Altar Guild

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

7:00 PM SE— Saint Elizabeth Christian Mothers

Saturday, October 5th

8:30 AM SM—+Jeanie Celli by Classmates of ’60 & ’61

5:00 PM SM– +Tina Rixen by Ray Ficek & Rixen Family

Sunday, October 6th

8:30 AM SE– +Rose Lefor by Bob Lefor

10:30 AM SM— Pro Populo

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, Thresiamma (Fr. Biju’s mom)

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

Mary Hanson, Aggie Wandler, Ken Stagl, Charlotte Krebs, Harvey Herber-

holz, Archie Jalbert, Benny Benz, Joan Binstock, Joe Wandler, Sylvia Kop-

pinger, Leona Gordon, Cecelia Jung, Donnella Koppinger, Marilyn Jeske,

Willie Emmil, Frances Heick

Our Deceased Loved Ones +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

Maershbecker, +Darwin Schaefer, +James Gatzke, +Ed Koppinger,

+Eleanor Keck, +Ardelle Kovar, +Eugenia Stagl, +Nick Lenhardt, +Mike

Urlacher, +Keith Herold Collection Report St. Elizabeth’s September 22, 2019

Adult Youth

$ 240.00 Envelopes $ 19.00

$ 25.00 Loose Plate $

$ 284.00 Total $

$ 1915.84 Monthly Total $

Collection Report St. Mary’s September 21 & 22, 2019

Adult Youth

$ 2157.00 Envelopes $ 25.00

$ 78.00 Loose Plate $

$ 2260.00 Total

$ 6475.00 Monthly Total

St. Mary’s Liturgical Ministers October 5th & 6th 2019

MINISTRY Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 10:30AM

Lector Lori F. John E.

Mass Servers Katie S./Molly W. Brock E./Matthew B.

Eucharistic Ministers Leonard G./Toni J. Dianne B./Kent M.

Gifts Molly R. Elliott Ehlis Family

Rosary Leader Maureen G. Susan S.

Greeters Scott Schmidt Family Victor & Lynn D.

Homebound Minister Toni J. Toni J.

Saint Elizabeth’s Liturgical Ministers October 6th, 2019

Lector Deran

Mass Server Nathan

Eucharistic Ministers Trish & Arlene

Gifts Cindy S. & Jessica S.

Greeters Greg & Marsha

Ushers Deran & Lenny

Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wilton invites you to

OCTOBERFEST, October 6, 2019. Dinner served from

11:00—1:30, followed by BINGO, Chinese Auction, Kids

Games,& Pumpkin Walk. ALL are welcome!

There are 3 window air conditioner units available to

someone who can use them. They are located in the

rectory garage. Contact Fr. Gary to look at them or pick

them up!

A point to ponder

God’s plan is always the best. Sometimes the pro-

cess is painful and hard. But don’t forget that when God

is silent, He is busy working things out for your good.

Saint of the Week, Saint Vincent DePaul (1581-1660)

Feast day: September 27

Patron of: charities; horses; hospitals; leprosy; prisoners; Saint Vincent de Paul Societies; and volunteers

Saint Vincent de Paul was born to a poor peasant family in the French village of Pouy on April 24,

1581. His first formal education was from the Franciscans, who also modeled for him loving service to

the poor. Saint Vincent did so well as a student that he was hired to tutor the children of nearby wealthy

families. He saved his wages and used them to pay for his formal studies at the prestigious University of Toulouse, where

he studied theology and also received his calling to the priesthood. He remained in Toulouse for some time in pastoral

ministry and once, while on a ship traveling from Marseilles to Narbonne, he was captured by marauders, brought to Tu-

nis, and there was sold as a slave. Two years later, he managed to escape to France, where he resumed his pastoral min-

istry, with a renewed zeal for serving the poor and forgotten, due to his experience as a slave and the many hardships it

entailed.

Saint Vincent’s bishop sent him to Avignon and then to Rome for advanced studies. Because of his eloquence and

intelligence, upon completion of his studies, he became chaplain at the royal court of the Count of Goigny, a prestigious

position for a cleric. One of the pastoral duties that he most enjoyed was distributing alms to the poor, which soon be-

came his passion.

From that point forward, he asked his bishop for permission to spend all of his time and efforts in serving the

poor and forgotten. He established hospitals for the poor; he founded orphanages; he ministered to convicts; he ran-

somed galley slaves from North Africa; and he founded two religious orders to assist him in his ministry: The Daughters of

Charity, who served the poor, and the Congregation of the Mission, who formed priests to go into areas of France where

there were not many priests, especially in poor rural areas.

Saint Vincent de Paul spent his entire life serving the poor and people often referred to him as the “The Apostle of

Charity” and the “Father of the Poor”. He was buried in a pauper’s grave, but in 1712, his body was exhumed for his be-

atification process and prepared for reburial in the chapel of the motherhouse of the Daughters of Charity in Paris. The

body had decomposed, but his heart was and remains incorrupt until this day. His spiritual legacy lives on as well, espe-

cially in the Saint Vincent de Paul Societies, whom by his holy example continue to serve the poor and forgotten. They live

out daily his exhortation, “It is our duty to prefer the service to the poor to everything else.”

You don’t have to suffer alone: Are you or someone you know experiencing the heaviness and pain of being di-

vorced, separated, or widowed? Well, know that you don’t have to cope with these difficult life issues alone. Our dio-

cese has a program called BE (Beginning Experience) for individuals going through these painful experiences of life.

It’s a weekend retreat (Friday evening until Sunday afternoon) at Assumption Abbey in Richardton. There is a $75 fee,

but know that the parish will gladly cover this cost for you because we want to assist you along the path of healing.

For more information, call toll free at 866.610.8877. God bless you and may the peace of the Holy Spirit bring you

peace of mind and heart.

Thank you for your efforts: I hope you enjoyed the recent Saint Mary’s Newsletter, which

gives a nice summary of the life of our parish in the past year. Thank you first and foremost to

Sue Schmitt, for all of her hard work and efforts in formulating and editing the newsletter;

thank you to Julie Dinius for her assistance in editing and in copying the newsletter; and thank

you to the volunteers who spent two days folding the 1,400 newsletters and preparing them

to be mailed: Diane (Erv) Binstock; Maureen Gardner; Emily Madler; Marlene Schafer; Marjean Schultz; Martina

Stagl; and Fr. Gary Benz. I hope we can get more volunteers next year. It was actually fun folding and preparing the

newsletter for mailing. We had time for laughter, sharing memories, and I think we solved all of the world’s prob-

lems, except for one: how to fill that empty cookie jar in the parish rectory. What can we do, what can we do?

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