Parish Office……………701-775-9318
Hours: ….Mon—Friday 8:00 am—4:00 pm
E-mail………[email protected]
Web Site:………………stmarysgfnd.com
775-7067
Holy Family/St Marys School…775-9886
Religious Ed……………………775-2842
Prayer Chain………………….772-3770
Parish Staff�
Pastor Rev. James Gross
Liturgy Coordinator Virginia Wilson
Business Manager Ellen Rose
Office Manager Vicki Schreiner
Office Assistant Laurel Ann Dukart
CCD Director Don Palmiscno
ECC/Preschool Director Ashley Morris
Music Ministry Alyce Stokke
Parish Nurse Virginia Esslinger
Bldgs & Grounds Mtnc CJ Rose
Pastoral Council Chair Person
Dana Hillebrand
**St. Mary’s Lay Directors**
Russ Prochko and Steve Zidon
Weekend Liturgies
Saturday 5:30 PM
Sunday 8:30 & 10:30 AM
Weekday Liturgies
Monday — NO Mass
Tuesday - 12:10 PM
Wednesday—12:10 PM
Thursday & Friday - 8:00 AM
Reconciliation
6-6:45 PM Wednesdays (when RE classes)
9:30 AM TO 10:30 AM Saturdays:
Half hour before Saturday 5:30 PM &
Sunday 8:30 AM weekend Masses or by
appointment.
Baptism - Contact parish office.
Marriage — Contact parish office 6
months in advance.
Dear Brothers and Sisters:
Christ the Lord is risen as
he promised! Alleluia!
The Church celebrates Divine
Mercy Sunday today. Pope St.
John Paul II ushered in this ob-
servance in the Liturgical Year in
part because of the abundant
mercy the Risen Jesus showed
to his Apostles as he appeared
to them. This devotion, first re-
vealed to a Polish sister, St.
Faustina Kowalska, in the early
20
th
century, is continuing to
have a huge impact throughout
the Body of Christ. I heartily en-
courage you to make time for
praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy as a family. One great resource
that I like to recommend is thedivinemercy.org. Jesus, we trust in you!
As a reminder, I am livestreaming Sunday Mass at approximately 9:00
AM every Sunday morning, and I invite you to keep following our web-
site and parish Facebook page through the course of this suspension.
I’m also available for the Sacrament of Confession from 12:30-1 PM
weekdays, 9:30-10:30 AM and 5-6 PM on Saturdays, and 8-9 AM Sun-
days.
God Bless You!
Father James Gross
(Receiving prayers and blessings and Easter treats on Easter “Drive
Thru” Sunday” at St. Mary’s by Father Gross.)
2nd Sunday of Easter
April 19th, 2020
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Liturgical Assistants:�
All services cancelled due to
the Bishops mandate
concerning Mass, church
gatherings and etc.
Saturday, April 4th @ 5:30 PM
Altar Servers:
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Comm:
Lector:
Sacristan:
Sunday, April 5th at 8:30 AM
Altar Servers:
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Comm:
Lector:
Sacristan:
Sunday, April 5th at 10:30 AM
Altar Servers:
Extraordinary Ministers of Holy
Comm:
Lector:
Sacristan:
St. Mary’s News�
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Note: Please return the Women’s Pregnancy Center’s “Baby Bottles”
by ….. Monday, June 1st.
Thank you to all who donated to this good cause. Remember in your
prayers the young mothers and babies that come to th Pregnancy
Center for help, support and direction.
“The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no one
claimed that any of his possessions was his own...” � ACTS 4:32�
All that we are and all that we have is a gift from God! Think of your
family, your friends, your talents, your abilities and your money � these
are all gifts from God! We aren’t really owners of anything, we are
merely “stewards” of the gifts God has blessed us with.�
�
Thank you again to all our parishioners who have made
their gift to the 2020 God’s Gift Appeal. St. Mary’s is at
65% of our goal of $66,589.00. It is important that if you
have not yet made a gift or pledge, please fill out a commit-
ment card located in the back of the church. Please partici-
pate in the support of our diocesan church.
St. Mary’s Church will
remain open at the
normal hours for pray-
er before the Blessed
Sacrament:
Monday—Friday - 8 AM to 4 PM
Saturday - 9 AM to 7 PM
Sunday—7:30 AM to 1 PM
CONFESSIONS
Tuesday through Friday
12:30 to 1:00 PM
Saturdays 9:30 to 10:30 AM
5:00 to 6:00 PM
Sundays 8:00 to 9:00 AM
Anytime by appointment.
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St. Mary’s welcomed our newest members through the sacrament of
Baptism. Keep those little ones and their parents in your prayers.
May God bless them!
NAME PARENTS BAPTIZED
Louis Lawrence Bernhard Mallory & Nicolas Bernhard 01/25/2020
Korben Bryan Kvasager Sarah Evenson & 01/19/2020
Jared Kvasager
Selena Laylani Anderson Vasariah Robles 02/01/2020
Dillon Anderson
Jude Alexander Nygord Molly & Dan Nygord 02/02/2020
Corinne Joy Samson Abby & Scott Samson 02/09/2020
Kora Jane Julien Rose & Enrique Julien 03/28/2020
Lincoln Palmer Dahlgren Dani Hunter & 04/12/2020
Caleb Dahlgren
Monday, April 20th: NO MASS
Tuesday, April 21st:
12:10 P.M. † Mary Eileen Pietron
by St. Mary’s Staff
Wednesday, April 22nd:
10:00 A.M. NO MASS
At Parkwood Place)
12:10 P.M † Cathy Stoltz
by Jane Schjeldahl
Thursday, April 23rd:
8:00 A.M. † Aurelia Byzewski
by Becky & Gary
Rivard
Friday, April 24th :
8::00 A.M. † Gerry Ruder
by Pete & Margaret
Peters
Saturday, April 25th:
5:30 P.M. ** Special Intention—Ellen
by Vicki
Sunday, April 26th:
8:30 A.M. † Don Herbeck
by Herbeck Family
Family
10:30 A.M. For the Parishioners
NEWS & NOTES�
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Sacrificial Giving
Received April 11th & April 12th
Envelopes……………………….$3,767.00
WeShare…………………………$5,388.00
Loose.......................................$000.00
Children……………………………………$.00
Total……………………………… .$9,155.00
Weekly Collection budget
$ 6,913.46
Our advertiser for this week is
“Fert - L - Lawn”
Check them out for your needs and also
the other advertisers on the back of the
bulletin. Thank you for your support.
St. Mary’s Parish Family sends condolences and prayers to�
�� Jeanette Stoffel and family on the recent death of her son, John
Stoffel. May he rest in peace with the Lord. �
�� Also remember the family and friends of Bruce A Karlstad the son�
in�law of Helen Daucsavage, and other family members from St.
Mary’s. May he be blessed with the Lord.�
Note: Father Gross will be offering the listed Mass intentions when
he celebrates his daily private Mass. Please add them to your pray-
er intentions when you are praying the Mass from your TV and or in-
clude them in your private prayer time.
NOTE: “Every year the collection on Good Friday supports the holy
sites and Christian communities of the Holy Land. In light of the
COVID-19 outbreak, Pope Francis authorized moving the Collection
for the Holy Land to Sunday, September 13, the Sunday nearest the
Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. And so, you will be invited to
support the Holy Land collection in the fall. Please keep the Chris-
tians of the Holy Land in your prayers.” �
Smiler: A guy named Joe found himself in dire trouble. His business
had gone bust, and he was in serious financial trouble. He was so des-
perate that he decided to ask God for help. He began to pray, “God,
please help me. I’ve lost my business, and if I don’t get some money,
I’m going to lose my house as well. Please let me win the lotto.” Lotto
night came, but somebody else won it.�
Joe again prayed, “God, please let me win the lotto! I’ve lost my busi-
ness and house, and I’m going to lose my car as well.” Lotto night
came, but Joe still had no luck. �
Once again, he prayed, “My God, why have you forsaken me? I’ve lost
my business, house, and car. My wife and children are starving. I don’t
often ask you for help, and I’ve always been a good servant to you.
Please just let me win the lotto this one time so I can get my life back in
order.” Suddenly, there was a blinding flash of light as the heavens
opened. Joe was confronted by the voice of God himself. “Joe, meet me
halfway on this. Buy a ticket!”
Grand Forks Area Catholic Women� Due to the COVID-19 outbreak,
there WILL NOT be a Magnificat Morning in April.
“For you will surely have a
future, and your hope will
not be cut off.”
Proverbs 23:18
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“Every new day is another chance to change your life.”�
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“Prayer is not asking. Prayer is put-
ting oneself in the hands of God, at
his disposition and listening to his
voice in the depths of our hearts.”
St. Mother Teresa
Give Yourself Completely: The early days of the first Christian com-
munity were not easy by any measurement. Jesus had been executed,
and his disciples had to be discreet so as not to meet a similar fate. Je-
sus was now risen, but the truth of his resurrection was not accepted by
all. However, the depiction of that early community in Acts 2:42�47
would lead someone to believe it was the opposite situation. We are
told of community life where people lean on each other and share great
joy. They ate and prayed together, and many wonders and signs were
occurring to lift the community and bear witness to the power of Jesus
Christ. They were disciples living out their faith, and it was their strong
sense of stewardship that made all this possible in the face of threaten-
ing Roman and Jewish powers.�
Today, we find the Church in a new turmoil. Increasing secularism,
abuse scandals, and a lack of true fidelity place us once again in a time
that is not easy. A friend of mine likes to say that any challenge of sin
we encounter in the Church has its origin in a lack or misunderstanding
of the stewardship way of life. We create our burdens by not using our
gifts wisely and by turning inward selfishly.�
Could we use the story in Acts of the early Church to help us today? If
we begin with the decision to give of ourselves completely to God and
His people, will we become agents of change? There is only one way to
find out. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS�
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Thank you to all of St. Mary’s Parish family that have continued
to provide support and prayers to St. Mary’s Church. May God
bless you for your generosity. Your kindness is much appreciat-
ed as we continue with the challenge we are facing as a church,
our families and our nation. Be strong and safe. �
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Readings for the week
of April 19, 2020�
Sunday: Acts 2:42�47/Ps 118:2
�4, 13�15, 22�24 [1]/1 Pt 1:3�9/
Jn 20:19�31�
Monday: Acts 4:23�31/Ps 2:1�
3, 4�7a, 7b�9 [cf. 11d]/Jn 3:1�8�
Tuesday: Acts 4:32�37/Ps
93:1ab, 1cd�2, 5 [1a]/Jn 3:7b�
15�
Wednesday: Acts 5:17�26/Ps
34:2�3, 4�5, 6�7, 8�9 [7a]/Jn
3:16�21�
Thursday: Acts 5:27�33/Ps
34:2 and 9, 17�18, 19�20 [7a]/
Jn 3:31�36�
Friday: Acts 5:34�42/Ps 27:1,
4, 13�14 [cf. 4abc]/Jn 6:1�15�
Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b�14/Ps 89:2
�3, 6�7, 16�17 [2]/Mk 16:15�20�
Next Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22�
33/Ps 16:1�2, 5, 7�8, 9�10, 11
[11a]/1 Pt 1:17�21/Lk 24:13�35
St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus is sponsoring the Father Dan Mrnar-
evic Scholarship. They will award 2 $250 scholarships to students
who will be attending a Catholic School in Grand Forks/East Grand
Forks and are a registered member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
This scholarship is open to any boy or girl ages 6 – 17. Applications
can be picked up in St. Mary’s Office or contacting Don Palmiscno at
701-772-6933. The applications must be submitted by April 30.
2020 Easter Environment Offering�
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St. Mary’s announces the
marriage banns for ...
Thomas Amundson and
Alyssa Camrud who will be
married at St. Mary’s on
April 25th.
Keep them
and their
families in
your prayers.
Pray….that we take time in
silent daily prayer to talk
and listen to God.�
Easter 2020 will be remembered in a
special way. Through struggle and changes
that we have been dealing with we can
become stronger in our faith walk, and
through it all
“ALLELUIA, CHRIST IS RISEN”.
We know that we are not alone in this walk,
Jesus is with us.
Donations were received in memory/honor of the following:
Dianne Anderson In memory of John & Ida Gefroh;
Jack & Kevin Anderson
Anonymous For St. Mary’s Easter environment
Vicki & David Schreiner In memory of Emma Hovelsrud,
Jean Elken, Cecelia & Jack
Schreiner; Steve Austreng,
Vince Kosmatka & Daniel
Kosmatka
Dale & Marianne Rivard In memory of Agraphine Rivard
Tony & Joan Scheett In memory of Ed, Rose & Conrad
Scheett; & Deacon Al & Helen
Schmisek
Lisa Lewis In memory of Leila Lewis &
Robert Lewis
Mr & Mrs James E. Marcotte In memory of Our Folks
Terry & Kathy Daucsavage In memory of Leonard Daucsavage,
John Daucsavage, Bennie
McDermott & Margaret
McDermott
We thank those who donated to the environment of St. Mary’s and we
will see these flowers and all when we once again can come together in
joy and thankfulness of celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass!
God was talking to one of his
angels and said, “Do you
know what I have just done?
I’ve just created a 24�hour pe-
riod of alternating light and
darkness on Earth. Isn’t that
great?”�
The angel said, “Yes, but what
will you do now?”�
God said, “I think I’ll call it a
day.”
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