Bulletin Announcements

Beginning Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at 7 p.m., Spirit of Life Church will hold a monthly service called XLT. XLT, short for eXaLT, is an hour of prayer that includes praise and worship music, the sacrament of Reconciliation, and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. Fellowship, snacks and refreshments will be offered in the Outreach Center following adoration. All are welcome!

Are you comfortable talking or teaching about sexual health? Are you confident in giving clear guidance that is evidence-based, and relevant to everyone? If not, the Ascend Sexual Risk Avoidance course is for you! This Specialist Certification is being brought to North Dakota for the second time by Dakota Hope Clinic. The program will be held at the Grand Hotel in Minot on March 10-11, 2020. The program has been approved for 12.5 nursing contact hours, 10.5 social work contact hours, and 2 education credits through Minot State University. Click title above for more information.

The Diocese of Bismarck is seeking a full-time Director of Family Ministry. Responsibilities of this position include the support of marriage preparation and marriage and family ministry, administer diocesan social justice activities by fostering an awareness of and education for priests/parishes for referral within the diocese to social services or other agencies. Click on the title above for more information and a full job description.

On the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, the public is invited to a Right to Life rosary procession and Mass on Wednesday, Jan. 22 in Bismarck. The 4th Degree Knights of Columbus will lead a rosary processing from the doors of CHI St. Alexius to St. Mary’s Church beginning at 6:30 p.m. Bishop Kagan will celebrate Mass at St. Mary’s Church at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served following Mass.

Mark your calendar for a marriage retreat at St. Joseph's Church in Williston, Feb. 28-29. Matt and Mindy Dalton, renowned co-founders of Marriage Missionaries will be coming to Williston to share their knowledge and passion for God's glorious designs for marriage. Whether your marriage is thriving, feels weathered or hopeless, all couples are invited to attend this retreat to get the tools you need to live marriage according to God's designs. More details to follow in next month’s issue of the Dakota Catholic Action. For more information on the retreat leaders, Matt and Mindy Dalton, go to marriagemissionaries.org.

Search for Christian Maturity is a weekend retreat experience sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck. The weekends are for anyone of high school or college age (at least 15 years old). Search weekends are held at the Badlands Ministries Camp just south of Medora. Upcoming weekends for 2020 are: Jan. 16-19; March 5-8; and April 16-19. More information can be found at www.bismarckdiocese.com/search1.

A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is a private weekend away from the distractions of daily life for couples in good marriages. Give your marriage this gift. The next available weekends in this area are Feb. 7-9 in Buffalo, Minn. and March 6-8 in Fargo. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information, visit ndwwme.org or contact Rob and Angie at 701-347-1998.

Area women are invited to the 13th Annual Women’s Simple Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 14 at the Church of St. Joseph in Mandan. Guest speaker is Fr. Craig Vasek, chaplain of athletics at the University of Mary. The day begins with morning Mass and includes a talk on healing and forgiveness and a guided healing exercise, confession, adoration and the rosary. A light breakfast and lunch (taco bar) will be served. Registration details to follow.

The Extraordinary Form of the Mass, sometimes referred to as the traditional Latin Mass, is offered at Christ the King in Mandan every fourth Sunday of the month at 11:30 a.m. and on the first Friday of each month at the Church of St. Joseph in Killdeer at 7:30 a.m. mountain time. All are welcome to attend.

Come pray the rosary for the unborn at Spirit of Life in Mandan every Monday from 5 to 6:20 p.m. All 15 decades are prayed, stay for all or as much as you able. All are welcome.