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Sacred Heart School and Parish is seeking a Development/Stewardship Director. This position is responsible for executing the development plan, promoting volunteerism, and facilitating financial growth for the School and Parish. Full job description can be found at: www.sacredheartegf.net/employment. Application deadline is July 21, 2017. Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, reference list and letters of recommendation to: Carl Adolphson, School President, 200 3rd ST NW, East Grand Forks, MN 56721 or cadolphson@sacredheartegf.net

Gentlemen, don’t forget to register for the THIRST 2017 Men’s Conference on Saturday, Sept. 23. This FREE event will be hosted at the new Lumen Vitae University Center at the University of Mary. Get ready to hear impactful presentations by Tim Staples from Catholic Answers and our own Msgr. Tom Richter from Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. Come and enjoy a day to spiritually “recharge” – with time for confessions, Eucharistic adoration, a Vigil Mass with Bishop Kagan, and holy conversation with other men. Dads, plan to bring your sons of high-school age and older along with you, as this event happens only every 3 years. Register and find the event schedule online now at www.bismarckdiocese.com/thirst2017. Sponsorship opportunities are available. For more information, please contact Keven Wanner at 701-204-7187 or thirst@bismarckdiocese.com. Spread the word! Click title above to get a Thirst 2017 logo.

Middle School youth (grades 6-8) are invited to participate in Holy Fire, a national middle school youth rally held in Chicago on Saturday, October 21. This one-day rally will give middle schoolers the chance to hear national Catholic speakers and musicians and to gather with thousands of other Catholic teens from across the country to celebrate and grow in their faith together. The Diocesan-coordinated trip will take place October 20-22, 2017. The cost for the trip is $275. For more information visit www.bismarckdiocese.com/holyfire or contact Carrie Davis at cdavis@bismarckdiocese.com or (701) 204-7208.

High School youth and young adults age 18-20 are invited to participate in the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), November 15-19, 2017 in Indianapolis. NCYC is an exciting opportunity for Catholic youth to come together to pray, learn and grow in their faith. Youth will have the opportunity to experience liturgy, presentations and workshops, concerts, prayer experiences, service, and more with over 20,000 other Catholic teens from across the country. The cost for this event is only $500! For more information visit www.bismarckdiocese.com/ncyc or contact Carrie Davis at cdavis@bismarckdiocese.com or (701) 204-7208.

The Diocese of Bismarck is sponsoring a bus to Fargo to see Matt Maher in concert on Saturday, August 12.  We will be leaving Bismarck at approximately 3:00 PM and will return to Bismarck after the concert (approximately 1:00 AM). To get more information and to register visit bismarckdiocese.com/mattmaher. Very limited tickets and seating available.

Celebrate the Town and Country Mass on Sunday, July 9 at the farm of Scott and Magen Miller farm near Mott. Host parishes are St. Vincent De Paul, Mott, St. John the Baptist, New Leipzig and St. Henry, Regent along with Fr. Charles Zins and Fr. Stephen Folorunso. Blessing of animals and machinery begins at 11:30 a.m. MDT followed by Mass with Bishop Kagan at noon. A free lunch and entertainment by diocesan seminarians will follow. From Mott, drive 2.5 miles south from the 4-way stop sign in Mott. Stay on the highway, let it curve you west, once you find 93rd Ave. turn south for 6.5 miles. The farm is on the east side of the road. Please register at www.bismarckdiocese.com/townandcountry or call 204-7185. Registration is required for an accurate meal count.

Little Flower Catholic Elementary School in Rugby, ND is seeking a teacher for Grades 3 & 4 combination classroom. Please contact: Jorgen Knutson, Principal at: 701-278-0861 or Fr. Tom Graner, Pastor at: 701-771-9881. Position open until filled.

JPII Catholic Schools, Fargo ND is seeking to fill the following positions for Fall 2017: · Elementary School Counselor ·  Library Media Specialist (PT) · Resource Teacher (PT) · Elementary Teacher ·  After School Program Coordinator (PT) ·  After School Program Worker (PT) ·  Para-Professional (PT). For more information please call 701-893-3231 or visit  http://www.jp2schools.org/central-office/careers/

Tour honors 100th Anniversary of apparitions

Badlands Choice Clinic is training sonographers, and we need your help. We are currently seeking pregnant women, primarily in their first and second trimester, to assist us as ultrasound models. Catch a sneak peak of your babe, and help our RNs learn at the same time. All scans are read by our Doc, and sent to your Doc. All models will receive a mother's layette in gratitude for their time! Call 701-483-9353 to schedule an appointment or email us at badlandschoiceclinic@gmail.com.

Saint Bernard Mission School, located in Fort Yates, North Dakota, has openings for a Kindergarten Teacher and a 5-6 Grade Teacher. If interested, please call St. Peter’s Catholic Rectory in Fort Yates at 701-854-3473 for more information.

Spirit of Life in Mandan will be hosting an Iconography Workshop, July 17-21. Instructor Nicholas Markell teaches Byzantine iconography from a Catholic perspective using the ancient method of egg-tempera painting and 24 Kt. gold leafing. Each participant will be given instruction to complete the icon of Christ Pantocrator. Workshop fee is $395, all icon supplies and lunch will be provided throughout the week. The workshop experience spans five days in a reflective atmosphere of studio time, prayer and instruction. Call 663-1660 to register!

Deacons Luger and Dosch to be ordained May 31

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd enriches children’s hands-on learning

Event offers getaway for diocesan seminarians and priests.

Local woman gifts relative with funeral Mass.

Keep our focus gazing up and out, and not totally inward on ourselves.

Cheating through doping involves an attempt to step outside these rules and suppositions, and play a different game.

It is simply a reminder to live our lives of prayer, penance, and union with God.

There are a few things that do not and should not change in our daily lives simply because the summer season has arrived.