Second Sunday of Lent February 21, 2016

—The Rosary is prayed ½ hour prior to Daily & Weekend Masses.

Sunday February 21 Gn 15:5-12, 17-18/Phil 3:17-4:1/Lk 9:28b-36

8:30 AM +Tony & +Betty Friesz 10:30 AM Our Parish Family

Monday February 22 1 Pt 5:1-4/Mt 16:13-19

8:00 AM Communion Service

Tuesday February 23 Is 1:10, 16-20/Mt 23:1-12

8:00 AM +Pat Zueger 8:30 AM Eucharistic Adoration until 6:00 PM

Wednesday February 24 Jon 3:1-10/Lk 11:29-32

8:00 AM +Adolf Fitterer; +Elizabeth Leingang

Thursday February 25 Jer 17:5-10/Lk 16L19-31

9:00 AM +Rose Marie Porsborg 10:00 AM Eucharistic Adoration until 1:00 PM

Friday February 26

Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a/Mt 21:33-43, 45-46

8:00 AM +Kenneth “Bud” Miller

Saturday February 27 Mi 7:14-15, 18-20/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

3:00 PM Confessions 4:00 PM +Les Hollingsworth

Sunday February 28 Ex 3:1-8a, 13-15/1 Cor 10:1-6, 10-12/Lk 13:1-9

8:30 AM Our Parish Family 10:30 AM +Bernadine Ziegler; +Keith Ziegler

�e family and friends of the listed intentions are urged to attend Mass and receive Holy Communion on that day; this is a reason the Intentions are published.

All Military members & their families, Benjamin Wanner & All seminarians. Paula Riehl, Gerald Gronvold, Liz Zachmei-er, Vernon Miller, Sally Klein, Hugh Gustafson, Charles Dop-

pler, Ray Hoffman,Tiffany Bartole, Pat Vandal, Flint Ternes, Ellis Shipp, Gene Hatzenbehler, Paulette Henke, LaDonna Schoengarth,

Brenda Heid, Lyle S., Ann Doll, Peter Hellman, Dorothy Cook, Diane Braun, Randy Davis, Susan Morrison, Elissa Ackermann, Pat & Joe

Klein, Aria Schaner, Myron Kopp, Maggie Schafer, Ed Schaner, Chuck Zachmeier, Bill Kuntz, Markus Franck, Ray Reidinger, Frances

Geiger, Bev Geiser, James Geiger, Jim Fleck, Veronica Beckler, Albert & Betty Kostelecky, Lane Staiger, Margie Duppong, Lillie

Randa, Kaylyn Bauer, Tom Froelich, DeLores Frohnauer, Tillie Kopp, Robert Geiger, Stephena Wuitschick, Kurt Wetzel, Dorismae Johnson, Myrna Anderson, Ludmilla Ferderer, Shirley Manifold, Donna Olson,

Alice Olzweski, Timothy Wuitschick, Mary Masseth, Hilda & Steven Bachmeier, Grace Johnson, Loretta Olson, Della McFall

This week I would like to share with you the Holy Father’s message for all of us during this Lenten season: 1. Mary, the image of a Church which evangelizes because she is evangelized After receiving the Good News told to her by the Archangel Gabriel, Mary, in her Magnificat, prophetically sings of the mercy whereby God chose her. The Virgin of Nazareth, betrothed to Joseph, thus becomes the perfect icon of the Church which evangelizes, for she was, and continues to be, evangelized by the Holy Spirit, who made her virginal womb fruitful. In the prophetic tradition, mercy is strictly related – even on the etymological level – to the maternal womb and to a generous, faithful and compassionate goodness shown within marriage and family relationships. 2. God’s covenant with humanity: a history of mercy The mystery of divine mercy is revealed in the history of the covenant between God and his people Israel. God shows himself ever rich in mercy, ever ready to treat his people with deep tenderness and compassion, especially at those tragic moments when infidelity ruptures the bond of the covenant, which then needs to be ratified more firmly in justice and truth. Here is a true love story, in which God plays the role of the betrayed father and husband, while Israel plays the unfaithful child and bride. These domestic images – as in the case of Hosea (cf. Hos 1-2) – show to what extent God wishes to bind himself to his people. 3. The works of mercy God’s mercy transforms human hearts; it enables us, through the experience of a faithful love, to become merciful in turn. In an ever new miracle, divine mer-cy shines forth in our lives, inspiring each of us to love our neighbor and to devote ourselves to what the Church’s tradition calls the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. These works remind us that faith finds expression in concrete everyday actions meant to help our neighbors in body and spirit: by feeding, visiting, comforting and instructing them. On such things will we be judged. For this reason, I expressed my hope that “the Christian people may reflect on the corporal and spiritual works of mercy; this will be a way to reawaken our conscience, too often grown dull in the face of poverty, and to enter more deeply into the heart of the Gospel where the poor have a special experience of God’s mercy” (ibid., 15). For in the poor, the flesh of Christ “becomes visible in the flesh of the tortured, the crushed, the scourged, the malnourished, and the exiled… to be acknowledged, touched, and cared for by us” (ibid.). It is the unprecedented and scandalous mystery of the extension in time of the suffering of the Innocent Lamb, the burning bush of gratuitous love. Before this love, we can, like Moses, take off our sandals (cf. Ex 3:5), especially when the poor are our brothers or sisters in Christ who are suffering for their faith. From the Vatican, 4 October 2015 Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi To read the full message from our Holy Father, click on the link on our website (www.stjosephmandan.com)

God Bless,

Fr. Campbell

The Weekly Article from

Father Shane Campbell

Beat the Winter Blues St. Joseph School PTO Raffle Winners

February 12: Scott Sheldon $50 February 13: Paul Mar tin $75

February 14: Cather ine Mosbrucker $100 February 15: Angeline Berger $50

February 16: Jeff Seifer t $50 February 17: Jackie Meier $50 February 18: Lor i Lockner $50

Thank you for your support of the raffle! Congratulations to our winners!

Youth Ministry Fundraiser

March 5th & 6th, & March 12 & 13 the Church of St. Joseph Youth Group will be selling beautiful imported hand-made rosaries, as well as a large variety of Catholic medals, crucifix necklaces, bracelets and other faith inspired necklaces in the Gathering Space after each Mass. There will also be an assortment of First Communion and Confirmation gifts available as well. The

Youth Group is raising funds to attend the Steubenville Conference in St. Paul, MN in July. Thank you so much for your support of the youth program at the Church of St. Joseph!

Feb 27 4:00 PM

Feb 28 8:30 AM

Feb 28 10:30 AM

Weekend of February 6 & 7 Weekend of February 13 & 14 Weekend of February 20 & 21 Weekend of February 27 & 28 FEBRUARY TOTALS

Adult $ 8,467 $ 12,626 $ $ $ 21,093

Children $ 30 $ 22 $ $ $ 52

Plate $ 568 $ 461 $ $ $ 1,029

Thursday $ 35 $ 2,623 (Ash Wednesday) $ $ $ 2,658

Automatic Withdrawal $ 2,130 $ N/A $ 3,071 $ N/A $ 2,130

Total $ 11,230 $ 15,732 $ $ $ 26,962

Contributions — Thank you for your gift of treasure!

Feb 21-23:.�Lenten Retreat at Ascension Church of the Ascension in Bismarck will be holding a Lenten Retreat entitled, “The Family: The Home of Love, Truth, and Mercy” with Dr. David Fleischacker, Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Mary. Each evening will have a special focus: Sunday at 3:30 p.m. - “Pope Francis and a home of love;” Monday at 7 p.m. - “Pope Benedict and a home of truth;” Tuesday at 7 p.m. - “Saint John Paul II and a home of mercy.”

Feb 27:.�A Simple Lenten Retreat for Women 8:30am-3pm, St. Mary’s Central High School. Fr. Basil offers his perspective on “The End of the World” as a monk at Assumption Abbey in Richardton and currently as the pastor of St. Peter Church and St. Bernard Mis-sion School in Fort Yates on the Standing Rock Reservation. The day includes Mass, breakfast and lunch, two talks, a question and an-swer period, confession, and Eucharistic Adoration. Registration by mail is $25 if sent by Feb. 19 or $30 after that date. Student registra-tion is $15. Mail registrations to: 708 1st Avenue NW, Mandan, ND 58554. For questions call Meikel Englehardt 391-2805 or Patti Arm-strong 471-9633.

Liturgy Assignments for Next Week — Thank you for your gifts of time & talent! Eucharistic Ministers Lector Gifts Ushers Servers Piano Singers

Church of St. Joseph Youth Ministry

Feb24: Lenten Bible Study 5:00pm—6:15pm, Cafeteria

March2:Lenten Bible Study 5pm—6pm; Senior High School

Youth Group 6pm—6:50pm

March9:Lenten Bible Study 5pm—6pm; Middle School Youth

Group 6pm—6:50pm

Neighborhood Happenings

Upcoming Classes for Natural Family Planning

The BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD of NFP Couples who would like to take individual instruction for the Billings Ovulation Method may contact Shawna Helbling at 701-527-2060 or smhelbling@gmail.com. BILLINGS OVULATION METHOD of NFP CLASS will be offered Satur-day, February 27 at the Church of St. Anne, Bismarck. Class will be held from 9:00 am until 12:00 pm. For questions and to register, please e-mail or call Abbey Nagel: nagel.abbey@gmail.com; 701-527-0041.

Save the Date! October 28—30, 2016 THIRST 2016 Diocese of Bismarck

Register at bismarckdiocese.com

CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH SEEKS BUSINESS MANAGER: Business Manager Position open at St. Joseph Parish beginning April 1, 2016. This position will support the Pastor by overseeing the daily administration and financial management of the church. This position requires strong relational skills, organiza-tional skills, communication skills, confidentiality, and Catholic values. Interested persons can send a resume to: Church of St. Joseph, Attn: Fr. Campbell, 108 3rd Street NE, Mandan ND 58554 by March 1st to apply.

EARLY YEARS LEARNING CENTER SEEKS CAREGIVERS: Early Years Learning Center (Daycare) is looking to fill 3 Part-Time

Positions. Hours are 3-6 Monday-Friday. Great for high school and college age students! Weekends off! Early Years Learning Center at St. Joseph has 1 full-time temporary positions (8 hour shifts) open for the months of June, July, and August. One position is working with pre-school age children and the other, school age children. Great for retired, college and high school stu-dents! Weekends off! We are also hiring substitute childcare providers throughout the year! If you are interested in either of these positions, please contact Heather Swanson, Daycare Director, at 701-663-0032

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Upcoming Area Fish Fry Dinners

Knights of Columbus Ascension's Lenten Fish Fries: Time: 5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. each Friday during Lent Location: Ascension’s Education Building Cost: is $8.50 for adults and $5 for those 12 & under with a Family Meal Deal at $23

Knights of Columbus Christ the King & Spirit of Life: Christ the King will host Fish Fry on March 11th from 5:30-7:00PM. Spirit of Life will host Fish Fry on Feb. 26, March 4th and March 18th from 5:00-7:00PM. Meal includes deep-fried fish and shrimp along with potatoes, coleslaw, mac & cheese and dessert. Pricing will be $9.00 for Adults and $4.00 for children grades K-6 with a $35 maximum per family

Corpus Christi Fish Fry There will be a fish fry every Friday during Lent at the Church of Corpus Christi in Bismarck. The meal is served from 5 to 7 p.m. and features baked and fried fish, French fries, fried shrimp, noodles, applesauce, coleslaw, bread, coffee, lemonade, milk, and homemade desserts. All proceeds from the fish fry events support youth participating in the Steubenville Youth Conference, youth retreats, and other youth ministry events. Prices are $8 for adults, $4 for children, $25 for a family.

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