August 3 Bulletin

Church Cleaning
Aug 8 Brent & Shelly Kurtz
Aug 15 Joey & Kadee Irmen
Aug 22 Troy & Connie Hafner

Parish Collection Teams
Aug 3 Bev Hafner & Cindy Tweed
Aug 10 Connie Hafner & Codie Larson
Aug 17 Luke Kutz & Jon Polries

Lectors EMHC
Aug 3 Lector-Cindy Tweed; EMHC- Donna Stringer
Aug 10 Lector-Kadee Irmen; EMHC- Shelly Kurtz
Aug 17 Lector-Jon Polries; EMHC- Luke Kutz

Stewardship Moment: “Take care to guard against all greed, for though one may be rich, one’s life does not consist of possessions.” Luke 12:15 The Gospel message is contrary to modern culture that continually tries to convince us that our joy comes from the material things we possess. That the more we acquire, the happier we will be. Jesus shows us that our true joy comes from our “invisible” gifts like love, mercy, and forgiveness. True joy comes from “emptying” ourselves, giving of ourselves rather than always taking. We are called not to hoard but to share. True joy comes from living a grateful and generous lifestyle; become more “God-centered” and less “self-centered.”

69th Annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of the Prairies – August 17, 2025 – Carmel of Mary Monastery, 17765 78th St. SE, Wahpeton. For more information, call 701-640-6152 or the Monastery at 701-642-2360. * 2:00 Guest Speaker: Fr. Luke Meyer * 3:00 Rosary * 5:00 Holy Mass with Bishop Folda * 6:00 Picnic

I will be on vacation from Mon., Aug. 4th through Tues., Aug. 12th. Weekday Masses, confession and adoration are cancelled during this time. Please pray that I have a safe journey, and I will be remembering you in all of my Masses. Please welcome Fr. William Slattery, the chaplain for Shanley High School, next weekend, Aug. 9-10, who will be celebrating the weekend Masses while I am on vacation. Thank you!
~ Fr. Leier

Heavenly Wisdom by Venerable Fulton Sheen: “Modern prophets say that our economics have failed us. No! It is not our economics which have failed; it is man who has failed-man who has forgotten God. Hence no manner of economic or political readjustment can possibly save our civilization; we can be saved only by a renovation of the inner man, only by a purging of our hearts and souls; for only by seeking first the Kingdom of God and His Justice will all these other things be added unto us.” 

Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for August: Let us pray that societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political, religious, or ideological reasons.