Bulletin Announcements

Volunteers are needed for Christian Life Camp (over-night camp) at St. Anthony Church in Mandaree July 8-12. Adult counselors must be 18 years old, and will supervise campers and help out where needed. Junior counselors must be 16 years old, and will help the team as needed, such as clean up, lead/play games, work with crafts. Adult over-night counselors will supervise lodges at night. If interested and need more information, contact Bobbi Shegrud at 701-720-3998.

St. Paul’s Newman Center at NDSU has an opening for a FT Campus Minister. The Campus Minister has responsibilities that encompass the spiritual, educational and social needs of the Newman Center. The Campus Minister is accountable to the Pastor of St. Paul’s Newman Center and collaborates with all the staff at weekly staff meetings and all other Newman Center related activity. Duties include oversite of the Peer Ministry program and Student Advisory Board, liturgical planning, event planning, Religious Education and execution of a media plan. Preferable candidate will be proficient in MS Office, graphic design and web design, and have the ability to be part of a team. Compensation depending on experience. Send cover letter, resume and a list of three references to: frcheney@bisonCatholic.org – for more information call 701-235-0142 or visit www.bisonCatholic.org Apply immediately, position open until filled.

Summer is here and if your kids are saying, "I'm bored, there's nothing to do," send them to a fun-filled week at Trinity Youth Camp. "Who Do You Say That I Am?" is the theme this summer and campers are invited to explore how words and actions can show others who Christ is today. Register 4th-8th graders now for a great Catholic camping experience at one of three locations throughout the state. More information and registration can be found at trinityyouthcampnd.com. Dates and locations for 2019 are: June 19-23 at Red Willow, Binford; July 10-14 at Pelican Lake, Bottineau; July 17-21 at Camp of the Cross, Garrison; and July 24-28 at Pelican Lake, Bottineau.

The University of Mary presents a teaching and exposition of Sacred Relics on Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. at the Lumen Vitae University Center. Father Carlos Martins of the Companions of the Cross will be here with a very special Vatican collection of over 150 relics, some as old as 2000 years. Among the treasures will be relics of St. Maria Goretti, St. Therese of Lisieux (the “Little Flower"), St. Francis of Assisi, St. Anthony of Padua, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Faustina Kowalska. In addition, there will also be present a portion of the veil of Our Lady, as well as one of the largest remaining pieces of the True Cross in the world. Those in attendance will be able to examine and venerate each relic. In the Church’s history many miracles and healings have been worked in the presence of relics, and many have been healed through this ministry. Please do not miss this opportunity. You are encouraged to bring your articles of devotion (such as rosaries, holy cards, etc.) and pictures of ill friends/family members which you will be able to touch to the reliquaries as a means of intercession.

Couples who have experienced pregnancy or infant loss are invited to the Max’s Mission dinner on Wednesday, June 19 at the Bismarck Municipal Country Club. Max’s Mission was created to comfort those who have lost a child due to miscarriage, still birth or infant death. Dinner is free, but registration is required at bismarckdiocese.com/mmdinner. Social begins at 5:30 p.m. At 6 p.m., there will be a blessing with opening prayer followed by supper. The guest speaker begins at 6:45 p.m. Featured guest, Heidi Indahl, is a speaker and author in the miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant loss spectrum. She is the mother of seven living children and three miscarried children, and two stillbirth baby girls. She will offer us healing, hope, and fellowship.

Give a gift to your marriage by allowing Deacon James Keating to lead you through a spiritual and joyful retreat experience. This retreat will remind us that we are brought together in Christ to help each other get to heaven. The goal of the weekend is to remind us of our call to be saints in the making…TOGETHER! The retreat will be held at the Assumption Abbey August 16-18, 2019. The cost is $200/couple and registration is mandatory. Deacon Keating is the director of Theological Formation at the Institute for Priestly Formation. He is sure to be a gift to the married couples of the Diocese of Bismarck. For more information or to register go to the diocese website at: bismarckdiocese.com/marriageretreat or call Tara Brooke at 204-7209

The 5th Annual Seminarian Scholarship Golf Tournament hosted by the Catholic Foundation of the Bismarck Diocese will be held Monday, June 24 at the Prairie West Golf Course in Mandan. Check in and lunch begins at noon with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. A steak dinner will be served following the tournament. There will be four major hole-in-one prizes, as well as a gun raffle, other hole prizes and door prizes. Offered, once again, will be Bishop Kagan’s scholarship for Catholic education raffle for $1,000 toward K-12 tuition at any of the diocesan Catholic schools. Register online by June 21 at catholicfoundationdob.com/golf2019 or call Matt at 701-204-7206.

The Organ Masterclass Camp, Aug. 5-9, will feature Dr. Everett teaching students on beautiful pipe organs throughout the Bismarck/Mandan area. The camp is open to young pianists and organists, ages 10-18, who are already comfortable reading music and playing both hands together. There will be a beginner's session 2-3:30 p.m., and an intermediate session 3:30-5 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and the week will culminate in a recital Friday afternoon. The camp fee is $50 and registration is open until July 15. Contact Lillian Bielinski, at lillianbielinski@gmail.com or 913-645-9511 with any questions. Click on the title above or the link on the right side of the page under Documents to download/print the registration form.

The Diocese of Bismarck has an opening for a part-time cook at the Emmaus Place, a facility for retired priests in Bismarck, working weekdays, approximately 15 hours per week. Meal preparation, serving of meals, clean-up and team meal planning are the primary responsibilities of the position. If you are interested in joining a fun team and serving the retired priests at Emmaus Place, please submit a cover letter, resume, three references and a diocesan application for employment to Denise Jordan at djordan@bismarckdiocese.com or PO Box 1575, Bismarck, ND 58502.

Everyone’s invited to the annual Town and Country Celebration on Sunday, July 7. This year’s event will differ from the typical farm setting and be held at the Neset Consulting Corporate Office in Tioga. The day will begin with a blessing of land and equipment at 11:30 a.m. with Mass following celebrated by Bishop Kagan. All are invited to lunch after Mass. The event is hosted by Kathleen Neset, along with Fr. Corey Nelson and the parishioners of the Churches of St. Thomas the Apostle in Tioga, St. Michael in Ray and St. James in Powers Lake. The Neset office is located at 6844 State Hwy 40 in Tioga.

The Serra Club of North Central North Dakota will once again present the Big Smoke BBQ cook off on Monday, July 8 at St. John the Apostle Church, Minot. The event features the cooking talents of priests and deacons from across the diocese. The public is invited to enjoy food, fun, games and silent auction.

A Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Kagan at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at Our Lady of Grace in Minot in celebration of their 60th jubilee. A supper and program will follow at the Knights of Columbus clubrooms in north Minot. A limited number of meal tickets are available through the parish office for $12 each. For inquiries, call 852-3002.

The diocese is sponsoring a marriage retreat titled “Marriage as Moral Healing and Joyful Giving” on Aug. 16-18 at Richardton Abbey. Guest speaker is Deacon James Keating, Ph.D., is the director of Theological Formation at the Institute for Priestly Formation, Omaha, and the director of the Permanent Diaconate Program for the Omaha Archdiocese. He is married to Marianne for 31 years and has four children. He is the author of 15 books including, “Spousal Prayer” and “The Heart of the Diaconate.” Cost is $200 per couple. Register to attend at bismarckdiocese.com/marriageretreat. For more information, contact Tara at the Office of Family Ministry at 701-204-7209 or tbrooke@bismarckdiocese.com.

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. 15-17 in Medora and March 6-8, 2020 in Fargo. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information, visit ndwwme.org or contact Rob and Angie at 701-347-1998.

Sanford Health Bismarck has openings for two volunteers to serve as Eucharistic ministers. Responsibilities would be to distribute the sacrament of Holy Communion to Catholic patients in the hospital. The two available days are Wednesday and Friday. Distribution is between the hours of 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. Rounds typically take 2 – 2.5 hours. Volunteers are required to complete volunteer training at Sanford. To find out more details contact Rev. Gary Heaton, chaplain at Sanford health . He can be reached at 701-323-6255 during the day M-F, or at gary.heaton@sanfordhealth.org.