November 1 Bulletin

Church Cleaning
Nov 6 Joey & Kadee Irmen
Nov 13 Troy & Connie Hafner
Nov 20 David & Anne Richter

Parish Collection Teams
Nov 1 Deb Miller & Stephanie Polries
Nov 8 Bev Hafner & Cindy Tweed
Nov 15 Connie Hafner & Codie Larson
Nov 22 Luke Kutz & Jon Polries

Lectors EMHC
Nov 1 Lector-Jon Polries EMHC-Deb Miller
Nov 8 Lector-Angela Kutz EMHC-Shelly Kurtz
Nov 15 Lector-Donna Stringer EMHC-Karen Neumiller
Nov 22 Lector-Jon Polries EMHC-Luke Kutz

Stewardship Moment: ”Whoever exalts himself will be humbled; but whoever humbles himself will be exalted.” - Matthew 23:12 The world celebrates people in the spotlight and those who have the most of everything. We think celebrity, money and possessions are the key to happiness. Yet, our world is filled with more loneliness, anxiety, and depression than ever before. The lives of the saints show that the key to a happy life are relationships. Relationships with God and each other. Trust is the foundation of any good relationship and humility is the seed of trust.

There will be an All Souls Mass on Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 pm at Sacred Heart Church.
Kensal Mass Schedule: Starting SAT., NOV. 7TH – Mass at St. John’s in Kensal is back to 4:00 pm through the winter months until the time change in the spring.

National Vocation Awareness Week: November 1-7 is the annual week-long celebration in the Catholic Church in the United States dedicated to promoting vocations to the priesthood, diaconate, married and consecrated life. It’s a time to renew our prayers and encourage and support those in our families, our parish, and our diocese who are considering one of these particular vocations.

Women’s Silent Retreat for Beginners: Nov. 19-22, 2026. If you have never been on a silent retreat, are curious as to what it is about, or want to deepen your understanding of the Spiritual Exercises, this retreat is for you. Father Andrew Jasinski will be the retreat master. Find all details by visiting www.fargodiocese.org/womens-retreat .

 Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for November: Let us pray for the proper use of wealth, that not succumbing to the temptation of selfishness, it may always be put at the service the common good and solidarity of those who have less.

October 25 Bulletin

Church Cleaning
Oct 30 Brent & Shelly Kurtz
Nov 6 Joey & Kadee Irmen
Nov 13 Troy & Connie Hafner

Parish Collection Teams
Oct 25 Kristen Beckley & Donna Stringer
Nov 1 Deb Miller & Stephanie Polries
Nov 8 Bev Hafner & Cindy Tweed

Lectors EMHC
Oct 25 Lector-Donna Stringer EMHC-Kristen Beckley
Nov 1 Lector-Jon Polries EMHC-Deb Miller
Nov 8 Lector-Angela Kutz EMHC-Shelly Kurtz

Stewardship Moment: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with
all your soul, and with all your mind.” – Matthew 22:37 Do you put other “gods” before
God? Is your love of money, power, status, comfort or some personal possession greater
than your love for God? Do you recognize that everything you have and that everything
you are is a gift from God? Putting God first in everything helps keep us from becoming
a slave to our possessions and to our pride.

Religious Education Reconciliation Service for grades 7 and 8 will be held on
Wednesday, Oct. 28th at 6:30 pm.

Looking Ahead: There will be an All Souls Mass on Monday, Nov. 2 at 5:30 pm at
Sacred Heart Church.

Kensal Mass Schedule: Starting SAT., NOV. 7TH – Mass at St. John’s in Kensal is
back to 4:00 pm through the winter months until the time change in the spring.
• Confessions will be from 3:30-3:50 pm
• Mass at 4:00 pm

Young Adult Rome Pilgrimage: May 15-17, 2027. The Diocese of Fargo is organizing
a pilgrimage for Young Adults, ages 19-30, to Rome & Assisi, May 17-25, 2027. The
pilgrimage will include all the major basilicas of Rome, papal audience, Mass in St.
Peter's Basilica, Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Catacombs, overnight trip to Assisi
and much more! Pilgrims must either live, work or go to school in the Diocese of
Fargo. Cost: $1520 does NOT include plane ticket. More information and Registration:
www.fargodiocese.org/youngadultpilgrimage

 Heavenly Wisdom by Venerable Fulton Sheen: “Each instinct and passion of man is amoral; it is only the abuse of these passions that makes them wrong. There is nothing wrong about hunger, but there is something wrong about gluttony; there is no sin in thirst, but there is a sin in drunkenness; there is nothing wrong with a man who seeks economic security, but there is something wrong with a man who is avaricious; there is nothing to be despised in knowledge, but there is something to be condemned in pride; there is nothing wrong with the flesh, but there is something wrong in the abuse of the flesh.”