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Unless noted, all daily Masses are at St. John Nepomucene in Pisek
July 26, 2020 – Seventeenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
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 – Pisek
Before Sunday Mass – Pisek & Lankin
Morning Prayer – Weekdays at 6:30 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 or call parish secretary, Sue (284-6060).
FUTURE MASS SCHEDULE
August 2020
Lankin – 5:00 pm – Saturday Bechyne – 8:30 am – Sunday Pisek – 10:30 am – Sunday
September 2020
Bechyne – 5:00 pm – Saturday Lankin – 8:30 am – Sunday Pisek – 10:30 am – Sunday
THIS WEEKEND’S MASS INTENTIONS 07/25 – Saturday – Bechyne – CONFESSION – 4:00 pm – MASS – 5:00 pm – † Joe & † Caroline Karas
– Joe & Debbie Karas 07/26 – Sunday – Lankin – ADORATION – 7:00 am/MASS – 8:30 am – (L) Jeff Whalen – Glenn & Nancy Lefor 07/26 – Sunday – Pisek – MASS – 10:30 am – pro populo (for the people)
MASS INTENTIONS – (July 27 – August 2) 07/27 – Monday – NO DAILY MASS – PRIVATE MASS – Fr. Lefor’s Intention 07/28 – Tuesday – 5:00 pm – † Aloys Lutovsky – Ray & Linda Lutovsky 07/29 – Wednesday – 7:30 am – Russell & Vicky Denault 50
th Anniversary – Lorraine Zikmund
07/30 – Thursday – 7:00 am – † Joe Zikmund – Mike & Karen Splonskowski 07/31 – Friday – Pisek – ADORATION – 6:30 am – MASS – 7:30 am – Larry & Gayle Coles 50
th Anniversary
08/01 – Saturday – Lankin – CONFESSION – 4:00 pm – MASS – 5:00 pm – † Mary Rita Swartz – Barbara Greicar 08/02 – Sunday – Bechyne – MASS – 8:30 am – (L) Tycen Restad – Pat & Karen Restad 08/02 – Sunday – Pisek – MASS – 10:30 am – pro populo (for the people)
PRAYER LIST Please pray for the members of our Tri-parishes who are sick or hurt:
Pam Jallo, Joann Ryba, Polly Dusek, Ron Nord, Paul Greicar, Norman Kaste, Lorraine Zikmund, Elinor Grabanski, Ron Dvorak, Robert Gemmill, John Beneda, Hadler Ellingson, Charles Waechter
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.
ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE, Pisek ST. JOSEPH, Lankin ~ STs. PETER & PAUL, Bechyne
Pastor – Rev. Jason Lefor Email: [email protected] – Cell: 701-520-0369
PO Box 27 – 167 Newton Ave – Pisek, ND 58273 Telephone: 701-284-6060 [email protected]
www.plbtriparish.org
www.facebook.com/NepomuceneOfPisek
Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for July
Our Families: We pray that today's families may be
accompanied with love, respect and guidance.
07/26/20 07/27/20 07/28/20 07/29/20 07/30/20 07/31/20 08/01/20
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Seventeenth Ordinary
Saints Joachim &
Anne
Zachariah Zikmund
Saint
Constantine
Marge Kovarik
Blessed
Stanley
Rother
Lucy Bina
Saint Martha
A – Josh & Lindsey Jelinek Lyle Jelinek
Saint Olaf of
Sweden
*Fr. Lefor
hosts RPR from
Minto, 9-11am
Saint Ignatius
of Loyola
Michelle Carter Dennis Beneda A – Joe & Debbie Karas
Saint
Alphonsus
Liguori
Mike Hodek
(Learn more about the saints by clicking on the hyperlinks above or on the Tri-Parish Facebook Page)
WEEKLY BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, EVENTS & SAINT of the DAY CALENDAR
St. John’s Stewardship Report
Total Budgeted 2020 Sunday Collection $54,080.00
Budget to Date 30,160.00
Actual Sunday Collection to Date 27,642.45
Excess/(Shortfall) (2,697.55)
Weekly Budget $1,040.00
Past week (Total 59 Households Registered)
8 Households Gave past Week 525.00
Online Giving
Loose Plate 240.00
Total 765.00
Past Week’s +Excess/(Shortfall) (275.00)
S.S. PETER & PAUL LITURGY HELPERS
August 2 – 8:30 am
Usher James M. Shirek & Jimmie Kovarik
Clean Susie Aune & Mollie Shirek
ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE, Pisek
ST. JOSEPH, Lankin ~ STs. PETER & PAUL, Bechyne
Pastor – Rev. Jason Lefor
Email: [email protected] – Cell: 701-520-0369
PO Box 27 – 167 Newton Ave – Pisek, ND 58273
Telephone: 701-284-6167 ~ Office
www.plbtriparish.org
PRAYER TO SAINT ANNE & SAINT JOACHIM (Grandparent Prayer) (Feast – July 26)
Good Saint Ann and Saint Joachim, parents of Mary and grandparents to Jesus, be with me and all grandparents that we may be wise and loving, may share our time and stories and sense of humor, and may enjoy and not spoil too much the grandchildren who are close to our hearts, for they are the sign of God's life to us.
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, be with our grandchildren and all other grandchildren that they may love and respect their grandparents and all older people, may remember to call, visit or write, and grow in wisdom, age and grace before God. Amen.
PRAYER TO SAINT MARTHA (Feast – July 29)
O blessed St. Martha, your faith led Jesus to proclaim, "I am the resurrection and the life"; and faith let you see beyond his humanity when you cried out, "Lord I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God." With firm hope you said, I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him, and Jesus called your brother Lazarus back from the dead. With pure love for Jesus you welcomed him into your home. Friend and servant of our Savior, I too am "troubled about many things."
(Pause for silent prayer.)
Pray for me that I may grow in faith, hope and love, and that Jesus, who sat at your table, will hear me and grant me a place at the banquet of eternal life. Amen.
OTHER NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
What is your new life in Christ worth to you?
Do you love His words more than gold and silver, as we sing in today’s Psalm? Would you, like the characters in the Gospel today, sell all that you have in order to possess the kingdom He promises to us? If God were to grant any wish, would you follow Solomon’s example in today’s First Reading—asking not for a long life or riches, but for wisdom to know God’s ways and to desire His will?
The background for today’s Gospel, as it has been for the past several weeks, is the rejection of Jesus’ preaching by Israel. The kingdom of heaven has come into their midst, yet many cannot see that Jesus is the fulfillment of God’s promises, a gift of divine compassion given that they—and we—might live.
We too must ever discover the kingdom anew, to find it as a treasure—a pearl of great price. By comparison with the kingdom, we must count all else as rubbish (see Philippians 3:8). And we must be willing to give up all that we have—all our priorities and plans—in order to gain it.
Jesus’ Gospel discloses what Paul, in today’s Epistle, calls the purpose of God’s plan (see Ephesians 1:4). That purpose is that Jesus would be the firstborn of many brothers.
His words give understanding to the simple, the childlike. As Solomon does today, we must humble ourselves before God, giving ourselves to His service. Let our prayer be for an understanding heart, one that desires only to do His will.
We are called to love God, to delight in His law, and to forsake every false way. And we are to conform ourselves daily ever more closely to the image of His Son.
If we do this, we can approach His altar as a pleasing sacrifice, confident that all things work for the good—that we whom He has justified will also one day be glorified.
St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology ~ Sunday Bible Reflections with Dr. Scott Hahn ~ www.salvationhistory.com
REFLECTION ON TODAY'S LITURGY
Youth invited to March for Life
Youth in grades 9-12 from the Diocese of Fargo are invited to a pilgrimage to the annual March for Life in Washington D.C. 2021. The trip will begin in Fargo on Jan. 25 and return Jan. 31. Father Greg Haman will be the spiritual director. In addition to participating in the March for Life and Mass for Life at the Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, youth will also see the sights in D.C., Emmitsburg, Md, and Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The cost for the 7-day pilgrimage is $800 and includes air and ground transportation, lodging, meals, and tour fees. Spaces go fast, so register today! To obtain a registration form visit https: www.fargodiocese.org/march-for-life
Don’t Forget Check out the Tri-Parish website and St. John’s Facebook page for Fr. Lefor’s daily Morning and Evening prayers as well as daily Scripture Reflections. The audio file links are also available on Facebook and the full mp3 files are on the website.
Tithing & Donations Please remember to send in your weekly tithing to St. John's for all three parishes by using your regular weekly envelopes. Thank you! Mail to: St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church PO Box 27 Pisek, ND 58273
Here are a few options to view Mass online or on TV
Sunday Mass – Cathedral of St. Mary – Fargo https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0-KTuzbnUVsw-vJtxTPwg
Live at 10am Sunday May also be viewed later.
EWTN Daily Mass - 7am, 11am, 6pm, 11pm Sunday Mass – Local Stations Midco Channel 74 10:30am – WDAY Channel 6, Fargo Polar Channel 121 10:30am – WDAZ Channel 8, Grand Forks DirecTV Channel 370 Dish Network Channel 261
Real Presence Radio – Are you excited about
what Real Presence Radio is doing with media in the new evangelization and have experience or education in communications or media? Real Presence Radio is now accepting applications for the full-time position of Director of Programming. Be a part of this faith filled effort to draw souls to Christ through radio and digital media! For a job description or to apply please email [email protected] or call 877-795-0122.
Catechist Retreat: Friday, August 7, Lake
Metigoshe Ministries or Friday, August 28, Maryvale, Valley City Fr. Andrew Jasinski will direct a retreat with a series of talks reflecting on the presence of Christ in this time of fear and uncertainly. These retreats are primarily for those involved in catechesis, however, all are welcome. The day will begin at 9:00am and end at 4:00pm. Deadline to register for the Lake Metigoshe retreat is Friday, July 31, and for the Valley City retreat, Wednesday, Aug 19. Please register on-line at www.fargodiocese.org/catretreat. Any questions please contact at: [email protected] or 701-356-7909.