Bulletin Announcements

Is your heart thirsting for God? Ladies, the Bismarck Diocese has planned a day just for you at the THIRST 2018 Women’s Conference. It’s Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Bismarck Event Center. Don’t miss this day of inspirational presentations, confessions, Eucharistic adoration, music, a Vigil Mass with Bishop Kagan. Registration is free. For a full schedule and registration, go to bismarckdiocese.com/thirst2018.

Save the date for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul 4th annual 5K Walk-Run on Sunday, September 30 at Sertoma Park. Go to svdpbismarck.org to register to walk at the event or to make a donation. Come enjoy the beautiful fall foliage at Sertoma Park...and help to raise funds for those in need! The Society would like to thank all sponsors for their support, especially GOLD sponsors ($500+): Dakota Eye Institute and NISC.

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 2018-19 are: Oct. 12-14; Nov. 30-Dec. 2; Jan. 11-13; March 8-10; and April 26-28. More information can be found at www.bismarckdiocese.com/search1.

The USCCB is initiating a “Novena for the Legal Protection of Human Life”. We would like to promote participation in this nine-week novena. Participants will receive information about the Roe v. Wade decision as well as weekly updates and reminders from the USSCCB to promote prayer and fasting. Cardinal Dolan has encouraged all people “of good will” to participate in this novena effort of prayer and education. You can register for this event at www.usccb.org/pray. The novena begins Friday, August 3 and concludes on Friday, September 28.

Ladies, mark your calendars for the THIRST 2018 Women’s Conference sponsored by the Diocese of Bismarck and held at the Bismarck Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Treat yourself to a wonderful day of uplifting presentations, confessions, Eucharistic adoration, music, and a Vigil Mass with Bishop Kagan. And remember, registration is FREE! Visit bismarckdiocese.com/thirst2018 for more information and registration. Click the title above to get the PDF of the poster.

The diocese is sponsoring a retreat for couples wanting to grow in holiness while growing closer to one another. The retreat weekend is Sept. 14-16 at the Assumption Abbey in Richardton. Enjoy silence together in prayer while Fr. William Ruelle leads you through “Marriage and the Spiritual Exercise of St. Ignatius of Loyola.” Register at bismarckdiocese.com/marriageretreat. Cost is $200/couple. Contact Tara Brooke at tbrooke@bismarckdiocese.com or 701-204-7209 with questions.

Dakota Hope Clinic, a life-affirming pregnancy help center in Minot, is holding their 5th Anniversary Fundraising Banquet on Monday, Sept. 17 at the State Fair Center. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The keynote speaker is abortion survivor Melissa Ohden. For information on attending the banquet, call 701-852-4675 or reserve your seat online at www.dakotahope.org.

The St. Mary’s Central High School reunion and picnic events set for the weekend of Aug. 17-18 are free and open to all Saints alumni, friends and family. All are welcome for an open house, tours to the new high school and Saturday evening Mass at SMCHS followed by a family-style picnic. There is no cost to attend, but for planning purposes, register and look for more details at smchs.org/reunions.

St. Martin’s Catholic Church in Center will be holding their annual fall dinner Sunday, Sept. 30 at the Betty Hagel Memorial Civic Center in Center from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Ham, meatballs, mashed potatoes, corn and dessert will be served. A free will offering will be taken. There will also be a cakewalk, craft and produce table and a raffle.

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 Nov. 9-11 in Medora and Feb. 15-17 in Mandan. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information, visit ndwwme.org or contact Rob and Angie at 701-347-1998.