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Minot’s pregnancy help clinic invites you to their annual Dakota Hope fundraising banquet on Monday, Sept. 21 at the North Dakota State Fair Event Center. New this year, a second banquet night will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the Mountrail County South Complex in Stanley. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. in Minot and 6 p.m. in Stanley. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. for both venues. One of the youngest speakers on reproductive issues, Rebekah Hagen, will be the guest speaker for both evenings. Please RSVP by Sept. 7 to your table host or register at dakotahope.org. Live-streaming of the Sept. 21 banquet is available for those who wish to participate from home. Upon registration at www.dakotahope.org, a link well be sent to access the event. For more information, call 701-852-4675.

From September 23 through November 1, you’re invited to join other Christians for 40 Days for Life – 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion. You’re also invited to stand and peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil on the N.D. Capitol grounds at 6th Street and Boulevard Ave. from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Help spread the word about this important community outreach. For more information or to volunteer, go to www.40daysforlife.com/bismarck or contact: Diane Huck at 701-527-3265.

Dakota Hope Clinic, the pregnancy help clinic in Minot, is offering tours to church youth groups on the first Wednesday of each month during the school year. During the tour, students will have the opportunity to rotate through different learning stations. Each station will be approximately 15 minutes in length. Church leaders will obtain permission slips from parents of the students who would like to attend. Parents are encouraged to attend with their students. Tours will be from 6-7:30 p.m. unless a youth group needs a specific time, arrangements can be made. Different levels of tours will be offered so that student groups that have already been on the tour, will have different presentations. Call Dakota Hope Clinic at 701-852-4675 to schedule a free tour.

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 Sept. 25-27 in Windom, Minn. and Nov. 13-15 in Medora. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information, visit ndwwme.org or contact Rob and Angie at Applications@ndwwme.org or 701-347-1998.

Dakota Hope Clinic of Minot offers small group sessions for women and men who seek peace and healing after a past abortion experience. The seven-week group session will begin Monday, Sept. 28 from 6-8 p.m. Anyone interested can call Dakota Hope at 701-852-4675 and ask for Shelly, go to www.dakotahope.org and click on events or send a confidential text to 978-705-3421 for more information or to register. Pre-registration is required and the location will be disclosed upon registration. Sessions are free and confidential.

The Real Presence Radio network serves almost 1,000 parishes throughout 10 dioceses. Tune in to Real Presence Radio Oct. 6-9 from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. to hear more about these incredible parishes, inspirational stories of faith and hope, and your chance to win one of the daily drawings including books, gift cards, RPR gear and a few surprises.

Catholic Daughter Sunday is celebrated on the third Sunday in October—on Oct. 18 this year. Spirituality and service is the heart and soul foundation of the Catholic Daughters of the Americas providing spirituality and shared activities under the support of a vibrant national organization. Members donate to charities, administer scholarship programs and strive to be helping hands. They embrace the principle of faith working through love in the promotion of justice equality and the advancement of human rights and human dignity for all. Catholic Daughters worship together, pray together and help each other be the best Catholic women they can possibly be. For more information, go to the N.D. CDA website at, northdakotacatholicdaughters.org or on Facebook at ND Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

Iconic structure completed in 1945.

New this year, a second banquet night will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at the Mountrail County South Complex in Stanley.

The use of services offered by the Mother Teresa Outreach at Spirit of Life Church has nearly tripled in most categories according to June 2020.

Some find a secondary vocation as a lay Carmelite.

Seminarian Nick Vetter is ordained before returning to Rome.

The Bismarck Diocese has 22 seminarians studying for the priesthood this academic year at four seminaries across the nation and abroad.

Safety protocols and a five-level system has also been put in place to ease students back while balancing health, safety and optimum learning.

There exist five “rules” or facts that we should keep in mind between now and the election.

he negative norm, which requires that one should never harm, exploit or destroy human life in the pursuit of laudable research goals, can only be fulfilled in one way: by refusing to violate the norm.

To approach God in Holy Communion my heart, soul, and mind must be ready.

Be consoled and strengthened every time you meditate on the Cross.

JPII Catholic Schools is looking to hire the following positions for the 2020-2021 school year: Science Teacher – Shanley High School; Substitute Teachers – All locations; Assistant Cook – Trinity Elementary; Little Deacons Para – Holy Spirit Elementary; After School Workers – All locations; Custodian – Holy Spirit Elementary; Evening Custodian – Shanley High School/Sullivan Middle School. For more information on these positions or how to apply visit https://www.jp2schools.org/central-office/careers/ or call 701-893-3231.

The Diocese of Bismarck has a job opening for a full-time Account Tech in the Fiscal Office. The individual in this position will perform business/accounts payable/accounts receivable/accounting related functions for the offices of Fiscal Management and Properties Administration (finance). The position provides these services and responsibilities as well as backup for administrative duties as needed. Due to the sensitive nature of the workings of the finance office, confidentiality is an essential requirement of the position. Must be fully supportive of and have an overall knowledge and understanding of the Catholic Church teaching and project a faith filled presence required. Education and Experience: Preferred but not required, a bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Bus. Admin. and/or one to three years’ experience of progressive experience in bookkeeping/accounting (with preference in the areas of payroll, public accounting, auditing, tax and not-for-profit accounting). Compensation will be competitive, includes a benefits package and will be commensurate with experience of candidate. All offers of employment are pending a clear background check and reference check. Please submit cover letter, resume, three references and diocesan application for employment to Denise Jordan, PO Box 1575, Bismarck, ND 58502 or djordan@bismarckdiocese.com. Application can be found at www.bismarckdiocese.com under About then Job Openings.