“Seek the Lord in All that You Do!” · 2020-03-19 · Submit resume: Fr. Raul Perez-Cobo;...

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STAFF

Rev. Raúl Pérez-Cobo, Pastor

[email protected], ext. 106

Deacon Dean Roberts

[email protected]

Sr. Lucy Pérez-Calixto,

Guadalupe Minister


Dennis Ouderkirk,

Administrative Secretary


Devan Hirning, Coordinator of

Religious Education


Swede Stelzer, Parish

Management Coordinator


Anthony Schefter,

Bulletin/Web/Sign Editor


Dean Bloch and Yesenia

Mendoza, Custodians

Bob Seigel and Kim Bloch,

Trustees

Mr. Andrew Hilliker, Saint

Joseph’s School Principal

[email protected]

Phone (218) 233-0553

PASTORAL COUNCIL

Danielle Holmes

Sharon Jorschumb

Shari Lee

Sr. Lucy Perez-Calixto

Deacon Dean Roberts

Kelli Simonson

Traci Steffen

Francisco Valenzuela

FINANCE COUNCIL

Kim Bloch – Trustee

Ann Henne

Carol Nygaard

Bob Seigel – Trustee

VICTIM ASSISTANCE

If you or someone you know has

been the victim of sexual mis-

conduct on the part of a priest,

deacon, or individual representing

the Diocese of Crookston, its

parishes, or its schools, your first

call should be to law enforce-

ment. In addition, the diocesan

Victim Assistance Coordinator is

available at (218) 281-7895 (24-

hour confidential number).

mailto:[email protected]


THIS WEEK

Saturday 21st

4 pm, Reconciliation 5 pm, Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Lent (PRIVATE) - Roman and Martha Vos ††

Sunday 22nd

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT 10 am, Mass (PRIVATE) – Arlene O’Rourke †

Monday 23rd

ST. TURIBIUS OF MOGROVEJO, BISHOP 8 am, Mass (PRIVATE) – Elias Hoffart †

Tuesday 24th

8 am, Mass (PRIVATE) – James Schmitt † 8:30 am – 8 pm, Adoration

Wednesday 25th THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD 5:30 pm, Mass (PRIVATE) – Leonard Palmer †

Thursday 26th

6 am – 7 pm, Adoration 8 am, Mass (PRIVATE) – David Land †

Friday 27th NO MASS

Saturday 28th

4 pm, Reconciliation 5 pm, Mass for the Fifth Sunday of Lent (PRIVATE) – Ken, Pat, and Randy Vos †††

Sunday 29th

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT 10 am, Mass (PRIVATE) – Pat & Karen Schreiner

CONFESSION SCHEDULE

AT ST. FRANCIS

SATURDAY 4 PM, OR BY APPOINTMENT Confessions are held in the back sacristy. There is a sign next to the entrance.

AT ST. JOSEPH’S

MONDAY 5 -6 PM TUESDAY NOON – 1 PM WEDNESDAY NOON – 1 PM THURSDAY NOON – 1 PM FRIDAY 5 – 6 PM SATURDAY 4 PM SUNDAY 5:30 PM

Confessions are located in the south entrance in the family room. There is a sign on the door.

STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE

Contributions received the week of

March 14 - 15 (Week #37)

Envelopes (38) $3,709.00

ACH (28) $ 4,123.50

Youth/Children $ 11.12

Loose Collection $ 106.00

Total $ 7,949.62

March Total $ 21,280.37

Monthly Budget Goal $ 30,466.00

% of Monthly Budget Goal 69.8%

PARISH NEWS

CORONAVIRUS CANCELLATIONS For the duration of the coronavirus outbreak and until further notice, the following

activities will be cancelled or suspended:

• All Sunday and Weekday Masses. Father will continue to offer Mass in private for

the parish's intentions.

• The Health Fair on March 22.

• Friday Stations of the Cross in Spanish and English.

• Friday evening Fish Fry’s.

• Thursday at 6 pm Holy Hour.

• Great Adventure Bible Study.

• Wednesday Evening Soup Suppers.

• Senior Cards get-togethers on the first and third Wednesdays.

• The end-of-the month Mail-Out Bulletin.

• In addition, the parish office will run on a limited schedule from 8:30 am - 1 pm,

Monday through Friday. Outside these hours, you may call the parish office number

at (218) 233-4780 and follow the recorded instructions if you have a pastoral

emergency or need to see Father. Father remains available for confessions and

Anointing of the Sick, by appointment.

• The church will remain open for private prayer, and Eucharistic Adoration on

Tuesdays and Thursdays will NOT be suspended. We need our prayer warriors now

more than ever! If you do not feel able to attend your scheduled hour, please call

the office. If you would like to sign up for an hour of Adoration, call the office.

If you would like to receive email updates, including the electronic version of the

bulletin, please visit our website (https://stfrancismhd.org) and enter your email

address at the link on the home page.

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SALAD BAR LUNCHEON: SAVE THE DATE! This year’s salad bar luncheon will be Thursday, April 30, from 11 am

to 1 pm. Now is the time to start thinking about how to volunteer

and/or what salad you would like to make! Plan to help us make this

year’s luncheon a huge success! We will once again be back in our

own dining room. The chair this year is Rebecca Smith with assistance

from Florence Verworn. Rebecca will be calling those who helped last year to see if

they will assist this year. If you have questions or would like to help, please contact

Rebecca at (218) 790-7424 or email: [email protected].

Saint Vincent de Paul Society

In today’s Gospel, Jesus gives sight to

the blind man. Through grace we are

also transformed from not seeing to

seeing and then Jesus sends us to help

others see and to believe. Your gift to

the Society of St. Vincent de Paul

brings joy, peace, forgiveness,

mercy and kindness to the hurting

hearts of the poor. Call (218) 284-

6238 to help.

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HOW TO KEEP HOLY

THE LORD’S DAY

Here are some things you can do on

your own to worship the Lord:

• Watch Mass on television. In Fargo-

Moorhead, Mass is aired on WDAY

channel 6 at 10:30 am Sunday.

• Watch Mass on our website,

https://www.stfrancismhd.org. Daily

and Sunday Mass from Bishop

Barron’s chapel are celebrated at

7:15 am central time and are

streamed throughout the day. Press

“f” to make the video fullscreen.

• Make a Spiritual Communion instead

of receiving Holy Communion at

Mass:

• Read and meditate on Scripture,

especially the Mass readings for the

day (find them at

http://www.usccb.org).

• Pray the Rosary (for instructions,

visit https://www.stfrancismhd.org/

rosary-promises).

• Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy (for

instructions, visit

https://www.stfrancismhd.org/

the-chaplet-of-divine-mercy-promises).

• If you have a breviary, pray the

Liturgy of the Hours.

• Adore in front of the Blessed

Sacrament. The church building will

remain open for private prayer.

• Pray the Litany of Trust (see next page).

Position Opening Parish: St. Francis de Sales, Moorhead/St. John the Baptist, Georgetown

Job Title: Liturgy and Music Coordinator

Type of Job: Full time, salaried with benefits, 12 months, Exempt Position

Responsibilities and Tasks: Music ministry (recruit and direct adult choir, encourage development

of other groups: children’s choir, high school choir, etc.; recruit, train and schedule cantors and

musicians for all liturgies and prayer services). Liturgies (prepare and implement Sunday, Holy

Day, Triduum, Easter and Christmas celebrations and for each season of the year, compose

liturgical aids when necessary, assist couples in planning marriage ceremonies, funeral planning

with families, serve as baptismal coordinator, recruit and train all volunteer coordinators for

ushers/greeters, communion ministers, altar servers, lectors sacristans and coordinate training

for all liturgical ministers). Worship Space (Recruit individual to chair and members to advise and

assist in art and environment, see to upkeep of liturgical vessels and worship space and maintain

the liturgical supplies: wine, candles, baptismal gowns, etc.) Other (have a working knowledge of

Conciliar and Post-Conciliar documents of Vatican II and the Catechism of the Roman Catholic

Church. Serve as a resource person to other staff planning liturgical services).

Submit resume: Fr. Raul Perez-Cobo; email: [email protected] or D.L. “Swede” Stelzer, Parish

Admin. Coordinator; email: [email protected]; or mail letter of interest with resume to either

at the parish office for full job description: 601 15th Ave. N. Moorhead, MN. 56560

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AROUND FARGO/MOORHEAD & THE DIOCESE

Catholic Daughters Scholarships

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas are sponsoring a scholarship

contest for confirmed high school seniors who are members of St.

Francis or a neighboring parish. There will be 2 - $250 scholarships

awarded by drawing. Deadline for application is April 5. Applications are

available in the parish office or in the counseling office at Moorhead

High. For more details call Kathy Holland at (701) 367-9716.

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St. John Paul II Youth Camp

Saint John Paul II Camp is for youth entering grades 7-9 who have a

desire to deepen their faith, live in that faith and share their faith with

others. Throughout the camp, youth will be encouraged and

mentored as they engage in prayer, worship, leadership

development, spiritual reflection and service. The five-day experience

is designed to encourage and equip youth for discipleship. Dates:

Sunday, July 5 – Thursday, July 9 AND Sunday, July 12 – Thursday,

July 16. Cost: $325 per camper OR $300 per camper for two or more

members of the same family. (A confirmation email will be sent to the e-mail address

provided during registration. Spots are not held for registrants until the deposit payment has

been received.) Visit www.crookston.org/jp2camp for more information and to register.

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Nurse or Sonographer Needed

Women’s Care Center has an opening for a part-time or full-time nurse

or sonographer. Seeking special people committed to our mission, who

are personable with excellent communication skills. Will train. Please

forward your resume to [email protected] or call (701) 532-1928 for

further details or questions.

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Teams of Our Lady – A Gift to Your Marriage Have you been looking for a way to grow in holiness in your marriage,

meet other like-minded Catholic couples, and have a special “date

night” once a month? Teams of Our Lady is an international marriage

movement begun in the 1940’s in France and is growing in the United

States. The Fargo-Moorhead sector of Teams of Our lady is celebrating

its 13th year and now has eleven teams of five to seven couples each

and we are inviting other Catholic couples to come and check out

Teams of Our Lady by attending one of our two information meetings

to see if it might be something your marriage might be enriched by. Team Couple

Matthew and Laura Devick will present a 45 minute information session with time for

questions on the following dates: • Sunday, March 29, at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church at 2 pm., in Room

206.

• Sunday, May 3, at Nativity Catholic Church at 2 pm, in the Bethlehem Room.

Mark your calendar and plan to attend one of these two meetings and check out

Teams of Our Lady!

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Young Adults Needed

The Department of Youth and Young Adult Ministry for the Diocese of Fargo (Kathy

Loney) is looking for young adults, men and women, to help plan and present a gender

specific retreat this summer. The retreat is for students ages 13-17. The theme has not

been decided yet and young adults would be helping to decide and then design the

retreat with talks to fit the theme. You would also choose and participate in indoor and

outdoor games for this age. The paid position includes several meetings and the actual

retreat and evaluation. For more information or to say “yes” to this challenge, please call

Kathy Loney at (701) 356-7902 or email her at [email protected] for more

information no later than Friday, March 20.

More Cancellations The Middle School Extravaganza (Rally)

is cancelled. This event for students in

grades 6-8 was to happen on Saturday,

April 18, 2020 in Wimbledon, ND.

Because of the Coronavirus Pandemic

we will not be having this event this

spring.

The SEARCH weekend for April 17-

19, 2020 has been cancelled. Again

because of the Coronavirus Pandemic

we will not be having this last weekend

of Search for this school year. Stay

tuned for next school year’s SEARCH

weekends.

Blessed Sacrament has postponed

its Fish Fry on Friday, March 20. When

this virus is gone, we will have a

Celebratory Fish Fry. Date to be

determined!

All events at the Presentation

Prayer Center are CANCELED until at

least April 15, as a precautionary

measure to make sure we do our part

to keep the people of the Red River

Valley healthy!

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April is Donate Life Month

Unsure about donating a kidney for

transplant? Don't let misinformation

keep you from saving lives! April is

National Donate Life Month. In an effort

to bring attention to the importance of

kidney organ donations, a panel and

discussion to talk about and share

information on living kidney donations

will take place on Monday, April 20

beginning at 6:30 pm in The Gathering

Place at St. Joseph’s Church,

Moorhead, MN. Parishioners who have

donated a kidney and their recipients

will share their personal stories about

their kidney donation, how they

became a kidney organ donor and

recipient match, myths about donating

and receiving a kidney, why one should

consider donating a kidney, and the

donor and recipient operation before,

during, and after the transplant. For

more information, contact the parish

office at St. Joseph’s Church, (218)

235-5066.



[email protected]

Eric Glatt Grand Knight 218.303.6934

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