- February 10, 2019 -

PARISH OFFICE 1825 South 3rd Street Bismarck, ND 58504 p: (701) 223-3606 fax: 223-5783 e: ascension@midconetwork.com w: ascensionbismarck.org

OFFICE HOURS Hours (Mon.-Fri.) 8:30 am-4:00 pm

EUCHARISTIC LITURGIES Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am Tue.-Fri. 8:00 am Holy Days 8:00 am & 7:00 pm

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Tues.-Fri. Before 8:00 am Mass Saturday 3:30-4:30 pm

PASTORAL STAFF Rev. Msgr. Jim Braaten Pastor Ray Grabar Deacon (Retired) Tony Finneman Deacon Doyle Schulz Deacon John Paul Martin Deacon Beth Kathol Business Mgr. Julie Ternes Music & Liturgy Jan Sitter Bookkeeper Jessica Mattson Faith Formation Julie Luger & Rita Ritter Secretaries Bob Urlacher Maintenance

NEWCOMERS Welcome to the Parish! Contact the Parish Office or go online to register.

OUR MISSION As a people of God, of Ascension Catholic Parish, we are united by Baptism and committed to meeting the needs of our faith community. In union with the whole Church, we will build the Kingdom of God by proclaiming the Good News, worshipping God, creating community, and promoting social justice.

BAPTISMS Contact the parish office three months in advance to schedule.

WEDDINGS Call the Pastor nine months prior to the wedding date to make arrangements.

ASCENSION CATHOLIC CHURCH

WORLD MARRIAGE WEEK The upcoming observances of National Marriage Week (Feb. 7-14) and World Marriage Day (Sunday, Feb. 10) are an opportunity to focus on building a culture of life and love that begins with supporting and promoting marriage and the family.

PRAYER FOR MARRIED COUPLES Almighty and eternal God,

You blessed the union of married couples so that they might reflect the union of Christ

with his Church: look with kindness on them.

Renew their marriage covenant, increase your love in them,

and strengthen their bond of peace so that, with their children,

they may always rejoice in the gift of your blessing. We ask this through Christ our Lord.

Amen

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 February 15-17 in Mandan and March 22-24 in Fargo. For more information, visit ndwwme.org or contact Rob and Angie at 701-347-1993.

LADIES OF ASCENSION The Ladies of Ascension will meet on Wednesday morning, February 13th at 8:30 am in the Community Room. Sister Kathleen Atkinson from Ministry on the Margins will be our guest speaker. If any of you would be willing to donate bars of soap for the Ministry, please bring them to the meeting. Remember all of our ladies of the parish are members of the Ladies of Ascension; we welcome those that are available on Wednesday morning to come and listen to Sister Kathleen, as well as share ideas that our group can work on for the benefit of Ascension.

FREE RIDES TO MASS If you or your loved ones need a ride to Mass, Ascension Parish offers free transportation through Bis-Man Transit. To take advantage of this service, please contact the Parish Office at 223-3606.

KNOW YOUR FAITH TRIVIA QUESTION OF THE WEEK Answer to last week’s question: Charles Carroll of Maryland was the only Catholic to sign which document? A. Magna Carta B. Constitution C. Declaration of Independence D. Bill of Rights Look for the answer to the following question in next week’s bulletin: Who is the patron saint of florists? A. St. Anne B. St. Dorothy C. St. Theresa D. St. Bakhita

CONFIRMATION RETREAT FOR GRADES 7 AND 8 The retreat for Faith Formation Grades 7 and 8 will be held on Wednesday, February 13th from 6:00 to 9:00 pm. The boys retreat will be at Ascension; while, the girls will be at Annunciation Monastery. Parents are responsible for transportation. The retreat will be led by the University of Mary Ministry Team. If your child is not in faith formation and would like to attend this retreat, please contact Jessica Mattson at jmattson@ascensionbismarck.org.

FAITH FORMATION PARISH NEWS

ASCENSION CATHOLIC CHURCH

5:00 pm 8:00am 9:30am 11:00am

Extraordinary Minister of

Holy Communion

Sahlenia Braun—Plate** Josh Hager—Plate** Renee Jangula—Plate Ken Johnson—Plate Tammie Johnson—Cup Sharon Finneman—Cup Carol Preskey—Cup

Ellen Klein—Plate Michelle Schmidt—Plate** Mark Weigel—Plate** Pete Baumgartner—Cup

Jean Kraft—Plate Mark Malm—Plate** Sharon Malm—Plate** Kristie Schumacher—Plate

LaRae Nelson—Cup Deb Salwei—Cup Alice Ternes—Cup

Sue Mock—Plate Howell Flowers—Plate Grady Martin—Plate** Julie Ness—Plate** Daniel Cahoon—Cup Hannah Cahoon—Cup Shirley Schafer—Cup

Hospitality Bernie Ficek** Char Ficek Kendall Preskey Conni Schafer

Larry Slabik** Kelvin Kosse Dorothy Kosse Greg Power

Alex Schon** Troy Schon Joe Schon Deb Schon

John Bryan** VOLUNTEER Levi Bitz Gregg Kathol

Lector Chuck Wolfgram Val Kolbinger Brent Freese Bev Charles

Altar Server Morgan Celley Jenny Celley

Elias Johnson Milla Weigel

Matthew Volk Katie Volk

Erica Haberlock Drew Haberlock

Video/Audio Operator

Nancy Hoselton Lauren Weigel Edmund Peliska Dave Charles

LITURGICAL MINISTERS: FEBRUARY 16TH AND 17TH, SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

The flowers near the altar

have been donated

by Luella Keller

in memory of her husband,

Leo Keller.

EVANGELIZATION WITHOUT COMPLICATION The University of Mary Catholic Studies will present the annual St. Hildegard Lecture on Monday, February 11th at 10:00 am at the University of Mary Founders Hall. The guest lecturer will be Msgr. Tom Richter, and his topic will be “Evangelization Without Complication”. The event is free and open to the public.

“COME AND SEE” DISCERNMENT RETREAT This retreat will be held at Annunciation Monastery the weekend of February 16-17. Meet the sisters, experience the rich monastic life of prayer, community and service. For more information about this free overnight retreat, call/text Sister Gerard at 425-9734 or email gerwald@umary.edu.

CURSILLO 2019 You are invited to attend Cursillo 2019. Cursillo is a three-day encounter with Christ, self and others, based on the person and teachings of Jesus Christ. The mens weekend will begin Thursday evening, February 28th and conclude Sunday afternoon, March 3rd, at Trinity High School in Dickinson. The womens weekend will be held from Thursday evening, March 14th, concluding on Sunday afternoon, March 17th, also at Trinity. For more info and an application form, contact Jeremy Kadrmas at 701-290-8405. Information and an application may also be found at bismarckdiocese.com/next-cursillo.

COMMUNITY NEWS LIGHT OF CHRIST CATHOLIC SCHOOL JOB POSTINGS • Maintenance Specialist (start May 1st)

• PT Elementary School Counselor (2019-2020 school year)

• PT Assistant Custodian at Cathedral (start right away)

• Assistant Cooks—Acad/SMCHS (2019-2020 school year)

• Assistant Custodians—Acad/SMCHS (start May 20)

• Bus Drivers (start right away)

• Summer Program Aides for Kids Club (May 20-Aug 2)

• Head Cheer Coach—SMCHS (Fall 2019)

For more information and to apply, go to www.lightofchristschools.org/employment.

2019—New Beginning for the Christian Steward For the last three weeks we have shared stewardship opportunities for you to take advantage of to become closer to the Lord. Please continue to use these opportunities throughout the year.

Give more—Good stewards realize that everything they have is entrusted to them as a gift to be shared. There is no better place to begin than sharing with the community that gathers around the Lord’s table at Mass. Consider what you are giving to your parish and local diocese and commit to an even greater contribution as circumstances allow.

Make a difference in your parish community—Believe it or not your parish community can use your talents. Offering your talents to your faith community is one of the most effective ways to feel useful and connected to others, and it is a potentially life-changing New Year’s resolution.

John W. Bitz Mildred Schall Marjorie Bitz Jerry Feist Larry Sackman Don Hopfauf

Mary Ellen Jesse Michelle Niska Viola Bitz Richelle Knudson Dennis Barnhardt

PRAY FOR ...

PRAYER LINE Call the Parish Office at 223-3606 or Pauline Mueller at 226-9471. The Prayer Line is a group of parishioners who pray for requested intentions. The names of those requests are not made public. Names of people listed in the bulletin have given permission to use their name.

STEWARDSHIP CORNER

WEEK COLLECTIONS BUDGET

February 3, 2019

$11,366.34 $13,794.00

Fiscal Year to Date

$444,391.55 $441,408.00

Monday, February 11 8:00 am Communion Service Tuesday, February 12 8:00 am Deacon John Paul Martin by Linda Charbonneau Wednesday, February 13 8:00 am Ladies of Ascension Thursday, February 14 8:00 am †Al Bortke by Linda Bortke Friday, February 15 8:00 am †William Feist by Isabel Feist Saturday, February 16 5:00 pm George and Leona Kuntz by Dennis and Rita Mastel Sunday, February 17 8:00 am People of the Parish 9:30 am †Don and Joe Masseth by Family 11:00 am Deacon John Paul Martin by Gregg and Beth Kathol and family

MASS INTENTIONS

Sunday: Is 6:1-2a, 3-8/Ps 138:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 7-8/ 1 Cor 15:1-11/Lk 5:1-11 Monday: Gn 1:1-19/Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 and 12, 24 and 35c/Mk 6:53-56 Tuesday: Gn 1:20—2:4a/Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Mk 7:1-13

Wednesday: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Ps 104:1-2a,27-28, 29bc-30/Mk 7:14-23 Thursday: Gn 2:18-25/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5/Mk 7:24-30 Friday: Gn 3:1-8/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7/Mk 7:31-37 Saturday: Gn 3:9-24/Ps 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6, 12-13/ Mk 8:1-10 Sunday: Jer 17:5-8/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4, 6/1 Cor 15:12, 16-20/Lk 6:17, 20-26

READINGS OF THE WEEK

ASCENSION CATHOLIC CHURCH

FINANCIAL BLESSINGS

Monday, February 11 8:30 am Eucharistic Adoration Tuesday, February 12 5:45 pm Adult Faith Formation 7:00 pm KC Meeting 7:00 pm RCIA Wednesday, February 13 8:30 am Ladies of Ascension 4, 5:30, 7:00 pm All Faith Formation sessions

WEEKLY SCHEDULE

Knights of Columbus – Council 7602

PANCAKES AND WAFFLES

Please join us on Sunday, February 17th after all Sunday Masses from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Breakfast Includes: Build your own Pancakes and Waffles, Sausage, Eggs, Coffee and Juice

Location: Church of the Ascension Community Room 1911 S. 3rd Street, Bismarck

Price: Free-Will Offering