St. John’s Fall Dinner Sunday, October 13th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Turkey, Ham and all the fixings with Homemade Pies for Dessert! Men, Women, Kids - We need everyone involved for this event to be a success. If you haven’t already done so, please sign-up to help or donate items needed for the dinner, and remember the Country Store and the Mini-Raffle need items also! Altar Server Training: For all current servers and any new ones who would like to be an altar server, there will be training with Fr. Jeff immediately following the Mass at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 6. Any child who is baptized, 6 years old and up, and is able to behave and follow instructions is eligible to become a server. Also, altar serving is not limited only to children and teenagers, adults are welcomed too. October is the month of the Rosary and this Monday is the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. This feast commemorates the battle of Lepanto, which took place on October 7, 1571, wherein the Turkish Armada invading Europe was defeated by a much smaller fleet of Catholics, comprised of Spain, Genoa and the Papal States. Pope St. Pius V called upon all of Europe to pray the Rosary and plead with Our Lady for victory. She answered their prayers. The Catholic force soundly defeated the Muslim invaders and preserved Christendom. This miraculous triumph broke the back of the Muslim domination of the Mediterranean, and with subsequent victories in Spain, halted Islam’s advance into Europe, thus preserving the Catholic Faith. We still need to call upon Mary’s powerful intercession. The forces of evil are waging an all-out assault upon Christianity today. Hatred of Christians seems to be the only socially tolerable prejudice in our modern culture. This shouldn’t be surprising since a quarter of our nation’s population has become atheist. Abortion, infanticide, homosexual acts, transgenderism, contraception, fornication, pornography and so many other sins are now considered to be good by those rebelling against God. For many, it is far more acceptable to save a turtle than to save an unborn baby. Even within the Church, 70% of Catholics don’t believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. And, sadly, those who hold fast to traditional Christian morals are falsely labeled as bigots, racists and homophobes. So, what does all this mean? It means we are at war on a spiritual and moral level, whether we want to be or not. We have a real enemy, the devil, and an awful lot of people serve him. Regrettably, many Catholics are led by the demon when they reject what Christ teaches through His Church. We need to invoke the Blessed Virgin Mary, who crushes the head of the serpent, and ask her to prevail over this influx of evil. Happily, many parishioners are answering Our Lady’s call to arms. A few thousand Rosaries for Grafton have already been prayed. Absolutely awesome! Let us keep fighting the good fight of faith and never give up! Tenacity is the key to our spiritual success. Jesus said, “The one who perseveres to the end will be saved” (Mk 13:13). Well, then, onward Christian soldiers! To Victory through Jesus and Mary! May God be praised and may you be blessed! Mission Statement To walk by Faith, to be known by Love and to be a Beacon of Light in our community. We are asking that you pray 3 Hail Marys after each Mass for people to come back to their Catholic Faith. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eucharist Schedule Saturday:5:00 pm - St. John’s, Grafton Sunday: 7:30 am - Sacred Heart, Oakwood 9:30 am - St. John’s, Grafton Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45 pm - St. John’s Sunday: 7:10 am - Sacred Heart, Oakwood 9:00 - 9:15 am - St. John’s ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parish Office: 352-1648 Fr. Jeff’s Cell phone - 1-314-750-8937 Parish Kitchen: 352-0499 Pastor: Fr. Jeff Eppler Retired Priest in Residence: Fr. Bernard Schneider Deacon/Pastoral Minister/Faith Formation Director: Rev. Mr. Michael Grzadzielewski Parish Secretary: DeeDee Vogsland Environmental Services: David Demester, Paul Bina ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parish Lay Directors: Paul Houdek, Mary (John) Dusek Pastoral Council: Jeff Blanchard, Leanne Campbell, Kelly Dokken, Paul Dolan, Brittany Dusek, Ernie Dusek, Sandra Irmen, Lee Lessard, Denise Moe, Sean Osowski, Micky Schumacher, Al Szklarski, Marta Balderas - Hispanic Ministry Liaison. Finance Council: Matt Beneda, Mary (John) Dusek, Paul Houdek, JoAnn Lizakowski, Kathy Maus, Donny Suda, Stacey Van Bruggen Baptism Prep Classes - On the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Gathering Space. Call 352-1648 to register. Training for Eucharistic Ministers of Communion - on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:15 pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FORMED: Youth and Adult Faith Formation at formed.org Parish Access code:PNWMV2 Bulletin - find it at stjohnsgrafton.com Emails: Father Jeff at [email protected]DeeDee at [email protected]Need a ride to church: Call Frank Janousek at 520-1730 or Jim Kosmatka at 360-2061 Bulletin Deadline - Wednesday 4:00 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Sacred Heart - Oakwood October 6, 2019 1515 Western Ave. 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Grafton, ND 58237 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Sunday, October 6th, 1:00-3:00 pm. Please join us for some or all of this time of prayer. The 2nd collection will be going to our Helping Hands Fund. It supports the poor at the door in Grafton and the surrounding area.
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St. John’s Fall DinnerSunday, October 13th, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Turkey, Ham and all the fixings with Homemade Pies for Dessert!Men, Women, Kids - We need everyone involved for
this event to be a success.If you haven’t already done so, please sign-up to help or donate items needed for the dinner, and remember the
Country Store and the Mini-Raffle need items also!
Altar Server Training: For all current servers and any new ones who would like to be an altar server, there will be training with Fr. Jeff immediately following the Mass at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 6. Any child who is baptized, 6 years old and up, and is able to behave and follow instructions is eligible to become a server. Also, altar serving is not limited only to children and teenagers, adults are welcomed too.
October is the month of the Rosary and this Monday is the Feast of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary. This feast commemorates the battle of Lepanto, which took place on October 7, 1571, wherein the Turkish Armada invading Europe was defeated by a much smaller fleet of Catholics, comprised of Spain, Genoa
and the Papal States. Pope St. Pius V called upon all of Europe to pray the Rosary and plead with Our Lady for victory. She answered their prayers. The Catholic force soundly defeated the Muslim invaders and preserved Christendom. This miraculous triumph broke the back of the Muslim domination of the Mediterranean, and with subsequent victories in Spain, halted Islam’s advance into Europe, thus preserving the Catholic Faith. We still need to call upon Mary’s powerful intercession. The forces of evil are waging an all-out assault upon Christianity today. Hatred of Christians seems to be the only socially tolerable prejudice in our modern culture. This shouldn’t be surprising since a quarter of our nation’s population has become atheist. Abortion, infanticide, homosexual acts, transgenderism, contraception, fornication, pornography and so many other sins are now considered to be good by those rebelling against God. For many, it is far more acceptable to save a turtle than to save an unborn baby. Even within the Church, 70% of Catholics don’t believe in the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. And, sadly, those who hold fast to traditional Christian morals are falsely labeled as bigots, racists and homophobes. So, what does all this mean? It means we are at war on a spiritual and moral level, whether we want to be or not. We have a real enemy, the devil, and an awful lot of people serve him. Regrettably, many Catholics are led by the demon when they reject what Christ teaches through His Church. We need to invoke the Blessed Virgin Mary, who crushes the head of the serpent, and ask her to prevail over this influx of evil. Happily, many parishioners are answering Our Lady’s call to arms. A few thousand Rosaries for Grafton have already been prayed. Absolutely awesome! Let us keep fighting the good fight of faith and never give up! Tenacity is the key to our spiritual success. Jesus said, “The one who perseveres to the end will be saved” (Mk 13:13). Well, then, onward Christian soldiers! To Victory through Jesus and Mary! May God be praised and may you be blessed!
Mission Statement To walk by Faith, to be known by Love and to be a Beacon of Light in our community.
We are asking that you pray 3 Hail Marys after each Mass for people to come back to their Catholic Faith. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eucharist Schedule Saturday:5:00 pm - St. John’s, Grafton Sunday: 7:30 am - Sacred Heart, Oakwood 9:30 am - St. John’s, Grafton Reconciliation Saturday: 4:00 - 4:45 pm - St. John’s Sunday: 7:10 am - Sacred Heart, Oakwood 9:00 - 9:15 am - St. John’s
Pastor: Fr. Jeff Eppler Retired Priest in Residence: Fr. Bernard Schneider Deacon/Pastoral Minister/Faith Formation Director: Rev. Mr. Michael Grzadzielewski Parish Secretary: DeeDee Vogsland Environmental Services: David Demester, Paul Bina
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Parish Lay Directors: Paul Houdek, Mary (John) Dusek
Pastoral Council: Jeff Blanchard, Leanne Campbell, Kelly Dokken, Paul Dolan, Brittany Dusek, Ernie Dusek, Sandra Irmen, Lee Lessard, Denise Moe, Sean Osowski, Micky Schumacher, Al Szklarski, Marta Balderas - Hispanic Ministry Liaison.
Finance Council: Matt Beneda, Mary (John) Dusek, Paul Houdek, JoAnn Lizakowski, Kathy Maus, Donny Suda, Stacey Van Bruggen Baptism Prep Classes - On the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 pm in the Gathering Space. Call 352-1648 to register. Training for Eucharistic Ministers of Communion - on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 6:15 pm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~FORMED: Youth and Adult Faith Formation at formed.org Parish Access code:PNWMV2 Bulletin - find it at stjohnsgrafton.comEmails: Father Jeff at [email protected] DeeDee at [email protected] Need a ride to church: Call Frank Janousek at 520-1730 or Jim Kosmatka at 360-2061 Bulletin Deadline - Wednesday 4:00 p.m.
St. John the EvangelistSacred Heart - Oakwood
October 6, 2019 1515 Western Ave.27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Grafton, ND 58237
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament - Sunday, October 6th, 1:00-3:00 pm. Please join us for some or all of this time of prayer. The 2nd collection will be going to our Helping Hands Fund. It supports the poor at the door in Grafton and the surrounding area.
STEWARDSHIP Let us honor God with our first fruits rather than the leftovers September 29, 2019 $5,489.50Given in 2019 Goal for 2019 $260,210.42 $385,000.00$ 66,063.00 God’s Gift (Pledged 67,881.00) $ 82,942.00
Eucharist & Intentions Saturday, October 5 5:00 p.m. - Maurice B. Collette +Sunday, October 6 7:30 a.m. Oakwood - Parishioners 9:30 a.m. - Barbara Donelon +Monday, October 7 No MassTuesday, October 8 5:15 p.m. - Joanne & Allan Babinski Wednesday, October 9 10:15 a.m. Sunset - Edward Gourde +Thursday, October 10 9:00 a.m. - Alphonse & Olivine Houdek + 1:45 p.m. LSTC - Farmers for HarvestFriday, October 11 9:00 a.m. - Frances Schuster (health)Saturday, October 12 5:00 p.m. - Paul Suda +Sunday, October 13 7:30 a.m. Oakwood - Alma Collette + 9:30 a.m. - Parishioners
Please pray for all those in silent need of God’s Grace and those who are in mourning.
Please Pray for the Sick: Elizabeth Betty Sheppard, Graham Baker, Chris Loveless, Linda Loveless, Glen Lerud, JoAnne Sevigny, Ken Jarolimek, Frances Schuster, Aldo Rodr iguez , Barb Es tad-Foers te r, Dary le MacDonald, Marvin French, Kevin Bailly, Brian Fehr, Larry & Shirley Durand, Glenn Schneider, Francis Boulduc, Paul Lunski, Bonnie Shannon, Judy Wolter, Michelle Such, Robert Carroll, Jon Hills, Richard Anderson, Mike Callahan, Judy Jiskra, Suzanne Burns, Jodi McCarthy, Diane Lee, Hope Reis, Patrice & Thea Katz, Brad Schuster, Hiladore Osowski, Ron Nowacki, Monica Rudnik, Chad Demers, Jeanne Silewski, Ray Capp, JoAnn & Roger Mattson, Ryan Suda, Emma Basting, John Campbell, Theresa Moen, Jennifer Osowski, Michelle Collette Donarski, Roger Amiot, Kevin Hoenke, Adly Galle Jaehning, Kathy Ruzicka Note: Please let us know when any of the names can be removed from the prayer list.
Prayers for Family Members in the Military and Law Enforcement: LTC. Ryan Reichert serving in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia
Ministry October 12 October 13 October 19 October 20
OctoberEucharisticMinisters
Proclaimers Brian VanBruggen Patricia Dusek Carol Bina Kevin Frederickson
AltarServers
Matt HouskaChris Fehr
Katie LeClercLaila MillerJoshua Blanchard
Chris FehrMatt Houska
Sydney SudaTony BalderasEthan Lund
Greeters Doug & Susan KirkebyDelores Novak
Griselda MorenoJanelle WoinarowiczLuke Holt
Judy KeeleySheila TrontvetJesse Forster
Jon Jelinek FamilyKay Wilebski
MoneyCounters
LaRae OsowskiSheila Trontvet
Judy KeeleyLunette Kliniske
Sacred Heart - Oakwood Sunday: October 13, 2019
Proclaimer: Ed Altar Server: Kayden & Zachary Swanson October Cleaning: Group 3
Collection: Sept. 29 $ 437.00 Year to Date $24,072.41 God’s Gift Goal $ 7,816.00 Pledged Amt. $ 7,400.00 Amount Given $ 7,150.00
Lay Directors: Ed Sevigny, Lori Cyr Pastoral/Finance Council: Susan Suda, Cindy Collette, Mark Gourde, Lee Osowski, Bobby Osowski
5:00 pm Paten: Patricia Kram, Mary Bailly Chalice: Betty Feltman, Carol Bina, Kay Wilebski, Frank Janousek9:30 am Paten: Jim Dusek, Debbie Aasand, Kelly Lessard Chalice: Greg Campbell, Jim Schieffer, Dean Woinarowicz, Robin Suda
Stewardship Moment - “For God did not give us a spirit of cowardice but rather of power and love and self-control.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Many of us compartmentalize our Faith, we bring it out only when we attend Mass or when we attend a parish event. Being a good steward requires discipline and striving to put God first in everything, all the time. The next time you are at a neighborhood party, at work or out shopping, would your actions signal to others that you are a good and faithful servant of our Lord?
Weekly Prayer of the Faithful Petitions - That our actions and words reflect our love for God every day.
Fatima Public Square Rosary Crusade will be at St. John’s on Saturday, Oct. 12th at 12:00 noon. This rosary Rally will be held in conjunction with thousands of other rallies held all across our country in honor of Our Blessed Mother and to commemorate her appearance at Fatima and to pray that our country will recognize and appreciate Christian values.
LIFE CHAIN: On Sunday, October 6, many thousands of Christians will stand on over 2000 miles of sidewalks and roads in over 1000 places throughout the United States praying for an end to abortion. In Walsh County, there will be Life Chains in both Park River and in Grafton. Signs with prayers and silent hymns on the back will be offered beginning at 2pm; at 3 pm there will be refreshments. Come share this time of prayer, even if only for 15 minutes. In Park River, all are invited to come to St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with the Life Chain on Hwy 17 opposite the church. In Grafton, participants in the Life Chain will gather at the Evangelical Free Church, then standing along Hwy 17 near the church.
Haiti Trip - If you are interested in going to Haiti, please letthe parish office know by Tuesday, October 8th. Thank you.
St. John Memorials Dorothy Bittner $30 Cemetery Fund
9,000 Rosaries for Grafton! Pray, Pray, Pray! We have prayed 4,150 rosaries so far!
St. John’s Fall Dinner Sunday, October 13th 11:00 am - 2:00 pm Turkey & Ham with all the trimmings! Please sign up if you are able to help. Lots of kitchen help would be great! We, also, need items for the Mini-Raffle and the Country Store. Call the parish office if you have questions. 352-1648. Please drop off all food items in the Parish Center Kitchen by 3:00 p.m. on Sunday,
October 6th. Thank You!
Bishop Folda has asked the faithful of the Diocese of Fargo to participate in a Traveling Diocesan Rosary Congress from October 6-13, 2019. Along with many other Dioceses across our nation, we will spend a week in intensified prayer for the pressing needs of our time. This prayer will include the celebration of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, extended hours of Eucharistic Adoration, expanded hours of Confession, and praying the Rosary.The Rosary Congress will begin at St. Mary’s Cathedral with the annual Walk with Christ for Life. It will then move from deanery to deanery each day, with various parishes hosting it. A printable poster and the schedule of events for the week can be found at http://www.fargodiocese.org/rosarycongress . A summarized schedule of hosting parishes is below: Sunday, Oct. 6 Fargo, Cathedral of St. Mary Monday, Oct. 7 Devils Lake, St. Joseph Tuesday, Oct. 8 Harvey, St. Cecelia Wednesday, Oct. 9 Wahpeton, St. Johns and LaMoure, Holy Rosary Thursday, Oct. 10 Rugby, Little Flower and Langdon, St. Alphonsus Friday, Oct. 11 Napoleon, St. Philip Neri Saturday, Oct. 12 Grand Forks, St. Michael Sunday, Oct. 13 Fargo, Cathedral of St. Mary
Bell Tower - We have collected $2,320.00 to date for the bell tower project.That is just about 1/2 of our goal!! Thank you for your support. Please drop your donations or memorials at the parish off ice if you would like to help.
UPCOMING DATES AT ST. JOHN’S: Deadline to Drop off Food for the Fall Dinner is 3 pm on Sun., Oct.6th Faith Formation Wednesday, October 9th Baptismal Prep. Class Thursday, October 10, 7:00 pm St. John’s Fall Dinner Sunday, October 13th Faith Formation Wednesday, October 16th Finance Council Meeting Thursday, October 17, 7:00 pm Faith Formation Wednesday, October 23 Pastoral Council Thursday, October 24, 7:00 pm Memory Night Friday, November 8th
Fall Dinners are coming:St. Mary’s Fall Dinner, Bazaar & Fundraiser, Park River Sunday, October 6, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm St. Boniface Church in Walhalla, Annual Fall Supper Sunday, October 6, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm St. Michael’s in Grand Forks, Fall Dinner Sunday, October 6, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm St. John the Evangelist (that’s us folks!) Sunday, October 13, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. St. Alphonsus in Langdon, Fall Supper Sunday, October 13, 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Grafton Lutheran’s Fall Dinner, Sunday, October 20, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm. First Lutheran Church in Hoople, Fall Supper, Wednesday, October 25, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm. St. Anne’s in GF, Autumn Extravaganza Saturday, October 26, 10:30 am - 1:00 pm St. Rosa of Lima in Argyle, Fall Festival Sunday, October 27, 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm. Minto Sacred Heart Church, Fall Dinner Sunday, November 3, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm.
