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Thank you for your support so far of Catholic Charities Sunday! We have reached over $60,000 in donations, more than a 1/3 of the way to our goal of $150,000, but we still need a lot more help. If you believe in offering hope and healing through counseling and pregnancy, parenting, and adoption services to women, men, and children in please give online at www.CatholicCharitiesND.org/donate or mail your gift to: Catholic Charities North Dakota, 5201 Bishops Blvd Ste B, Fargo ND 58104. Your support gives strength to our communities across North Dakota.

Spirit of Life is looking for a musician to play for weekend Masses, Saturday at 5 P.M. and Sunday at 9 and 11 A.M. and 6 P.M. Click title above for more information.

Mary Ann Kuharski from Pro Life Across America is coming to the University of Mary! Join us at 8 PM in the Lower Living Room of the Lumen Vitae University Center to hear a talk by Mary Ann. The event is free and open to the public.

The Diocese of Bismarck is offering a Mass for God’s Children at several locations throughout the diocese. Spirit of Life will host the first on November 5 at 5:30 p.m. with a supper to follow. Bishop Kagan will be the celebrant for this Mass only. Other locations are St. John the Apostle, Minot, on November 12 at 7 p.m. St. Wenceslaus, Dickinson on November 21 at 6:30 p.m. MST. St. Joseph, Williston, on December 16 at 7 p.m. The parish pastors will be the celebrants for these Masses. Registration is not required, but those wishing to have their child’s name or family listed in the Mass program or a memorial flower placed at the Blessed Mary statue should go online to the diocese website at www.bismarckdiocese.com/godschildren or contact Tara Brooke at 701-204-7209 or tbrooke@bismarckdiocese.com. This special Mass is for all children who God has called to His arms directly from the womb or from the care of his or her parents before reaching adulthood. Often, families who have lost a child in the womb do not have the opportunity to grieve their loss with their faith community, and families who have otherwise lost a child yearn for further opportunities to remember, grieve, and pray for them. Parents and siblings, along with family members and friends, are invited to attend the Mass in remembrance of their child(ren).

Click the title to find a listing of the fall suppers, festivals and dinners around the diocese.

The retreat leader, Joe Heschmeyer, previously a litigator in Washington D.C. and then a seminarian for the Archdiocese of Kansas City (where he studied alongside Fr. Brandon Wolf in St. Louis and then Rome, Italy) now works as a religious instructor at the Holy Family School of Faith, a group of lay faithful who help others to grow in friendship with Jesus and intentional friendship with others, will discuss Catholic Hot Topics, Staying True to the Faith in a the Modern World. The parish mission is free of charge. Childcare will be provided with pre-registration. Call the parish office at 663-1660 to register, or register online at www.myspiritoflife.com.

Husbands and Wives, the Office of Family Ministry is offering a retreat opportunity that you want to be part of. Take a weekend for you and your spouse to enjoy silence together in prayer while Fr. William Ruelle, along with Deacon Dan and Tara Brooke lead you through “Marriage and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. The retreat is scheduled November 15-17, 2019 at the Richardton Abbey. The cost for the retreat is $200/couple. To register please go to www.bismarckdiocese.com/marriageretreat. For questions please contact Tara Brooke at 701-204-7209.

Children’s Holy Hour Oct. 4 Everyone is welcome to take part in the Annual World Wide Children’s Holy Hour on Friday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck. Bishop David Kagan will be presiding. This is open to children of all ages, whether attending Catholic school, religious education, or home school. For teachers or administrators planning to bring large groups of students, contact Deacon Doug Helbing or Shirlein Vetter so that appropriate accommodations can be made. Contact Doug at 701-400-0233 or doughelbing@gmail.com or Shirlein at 701-391-1172 or Shirlein@bis.midco.net.

The Benedictine Sisters of Annunciation Monastery invite single women who are interested in learning more about religious life to spend a Come and See vocation discernment weekend at the monastery, October 5 (1 p.m.) - October 6 (1 p.m.). For more information, visit https://www.annunciationmonastery.org/events/happenings.html/article/2019/09/05/come-see-vocation-weekend-for-women-oct-5-6 or contact Sister Gerard Wald at: gerwald@umary.edu or 701.425.9734.

Since our beginning in 1923, for over 95 years Catholic Charities North Dakota has been dedicated to facilitating adoptions of children into loving, stable, and nurturing families. The Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoption Services (PPAS) program helps birth parents make the right decision for their child, and helps adoptive parents make the right choice for their family. There are three types of adoption: open, semi-open, and closed. No matter what type of adoption you may choose, we can help you work through the process! Adults Adopting Special Kids (AASK) is North Dakota's program providing adoption services to children in foster care and the families who adopt them. The program is a collaborative effort of Catholic Charities North Dakota and PATH North Dakota. Children in the AASK program are in need of a loving, permanent family to call their own. All the kids have been in foster care. They are unique with special concerns - they may be older, of a minority race, in a sibling group to be placed together, or may have physical, emotional or psychological needs. They are special kids looking for a home of their own!

The Bismarck-Mandan Serra Club is holding their annual religious vocations benefit breakfast on Sunday, Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at St. Mary’s Academy (formerly St. Mary’s Central High School) at 1025 North 2nd Street. Menu includes pancakes, sausage and eggs. There will also be a bake sale. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children (age 10 and under) and free for children under age 3. The Serra Club of Bismarck and Mandan has been supporting religious vocations for more than 50 years.

Dakota Hope Clinic in Minot will welcome noted debater, pro-life advocate, and renowned Catholic apologist Trent Horn as keynote speaker for its 2019 annual fundraising banquet. The banquet is Monday, Sept. 16 at the State Fair Event Center in Minot. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required; for information or to register, call 701-852-4675 or click on the Partner With Us tab at www.dakotahopeclinic.org.

Dakota Hope Clinic of Minot offers individual and group sessions for women who seek peace and healing after a past abortion experience. The eight-week group session will begin Monday, Sept. 23 from 6-8 p.m. For more information or to register, call Dakota Hope at 701-852-4675, click on the Partner With Us tab at www.dakotahope.org, or send a confidential text to 978-705-3421. Pre-registration is required and the location will be disclosed only to those who register for the group session. All services at Dakota Hope Clinic are 100% free and confidential.

St. Paul’s Newman Center on the campus of NDSU in Fargo, known as bisonCatholic, reaches young adults through vital campus ministry. Come be a part of this exciting ministry for the church by joining bisonCatholic at their fall banquets in Bismarck on Thursday, Oct. 3 at the University of Mary and in Dickinson at the Ramada by Wyndham Grand Dakota Hotel on Thursday, Oct. 10. The keynote speaker for Bismarck is John Leyendecker, Director of Mission at Holy Family School of Faith Institute, and, in Dickinson, David Richman, NDSU Men’s Head Basketball Coach and convert, will be speaking. Registration is free and can be found online at www.bisonCatholic.org or by calling the Newman Center at 701-235-0142.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit is holding their annual Friends of the Poor 5K Walk/Run on Sunday, Oct. 6 beginning at 1 p.m. at Sertoma Park in Bismarck. Cathedral of the Holy Spirit's St. Vincent de Paul Conference helps the poor and those in crisis situations. The society is funded entirely by donations from the community and run by volunteers. To register for the event, go to www.fopwalk.org. You may either register ahead of time by clicking "Get Tickets" or register and pay at the event.

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 2019-20 are: Dec. 12-15; 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 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.

The Church of St. Therese, the Little Flower, in Minot is hosting a pilgrimage to Eastern Europe including attendance at the Passion Play. A limited number of spots are available for this 11 day trip visiting the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and Germany including the cities of Prague, Budapest, Vienna, Munich and Oberrammergau, the site of the Passion Play. Dates for the trip are June 17 - 27, 2020 with departures from both Minot and Bismarck (min. 14 people needed for each gateway). Due to limited availability of the tickets to the Passion Play, which is held only every 10 years, spots on the trip are first come, first served and require receipt of registration and down payment of $800 per person. The total cost of the trip including airfare, accommodations, first class tickets to the Passion Play, most meals, taxes and surcharges is $4,899. Fr. Fred Harvey will serve as our spiritual director for the pilgrimage. Contact Linda at the Little Flower Parish office at 838-1520 or by email LittleFlowerFinance@srt.com as soon as possible for more information or to register.

Do you have children with aggressive behavior? BisMan Parents/Caregivers of Kids with Aggression Issues may be a group for you to find comfort in. You can find us on Facebook. We have informal, supportive and welcoming monthly chat sessions with no judgment. Meetings are held typically the 2nd Sunday of the month from 2:30-5:45 pm at Bismarck Veterans Memorial Library. Childcare is provided with advanced notice. For more information, join the Facebook group or call Cathy at 701-426-0553 or Carl at 701-214-3921.

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.