St. John the Evangelist Sacred Heart - Oakwood · 2020. 5. 24. · The Mass is about divine love....
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The Mass is about divine love. It is both the outpouring of love proceeding from the heart of our heavenly Father through the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, and transmitted by the Holy Spirit, as well as the response of perfect love given back to the Father by Christ on our behalf. Through the Mass, we are caught up in the divine romance of God. Each of us was conceived in the mind of the Father from all eternity. We were given form in the Heart of God the Son and imbued with the essence of love by the Holy Spirit. We are made in the image and likeness of the Most Holy Trinity and through the Trinity do we come into being deliberately and with divine purpose. What is our divine purpose? To glorify the Most Holy Trinity forever. God is love and His love is greater than everything; it embraces everything, it subjugates everything, it passes through everything. His love is infinite. Souls, who are the image of the Trinity, are so attractive to Him that He loves them with infinite passion, with the passion of a God. This is why the Father gave His own Son in order to save us, so that the reflection of the Trinity borne by each person should return to the Trinity. God founded the Church for the glory of the Most Holy Trinity. The reason the Word became flesh and offered Himself on the Cross was to glorify the Lord by giving Him holy souls and giving back to heaven, to the Godhead, what is divine in souls: a breath of the Most High, an image of the Trinity, an immortal reflection of God Himself. Souls are of such great value because they proceed from the Trinity. Their purpose, our purpose, is to return to the Trinity and glorify Him eternally. The Mass embodies this divine purpose because it is the greatest act of worship by the Church. Our worship is directed to the Father, through Christ the Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. The Mass is never about glorifying ourselves. Jesus draws us into Himself, because He is inseparably joined to His Body, the Church, and offers to the Father the supreme and perfect act of love – His bloody Death and glorious Resurrection - for our salvation. His saving action glorifies the Trinity. It’s sad that most Catholics have no clue what is going on at Mass. Many find it boring because they don’t understand what is really happening on a spiritual level. They are ignorant of the immense love that is present for them. We are in a society that cultivates an appetite for entertainment and immediate gratification. Fortunately, the Mass will never satisfy on that selfish level. Over the next few bulletin articles I will go more in depth about what is taking place in our worship at Mass. Hopefully, this will help people give themselves more completely to God. May God be praised and may you be blessed! 10,000 Rosaries for Grafton! Pray, Pray, Pray! Within one year’s time, we hope that at least 10,000 Rosaries have been offered to the Lord for the conversion of Grafton and for the end of Coronavirus. God wants to shower grace upon us and the Rosary opens the door for that. Pastor: Fr. Jeff Eppler Fr. Jeff’s Cell phone - 1-314-750-8937 The Parish Office - 352-1648 Emails: Father Jeff at [email protected] DeeDee at [email protected] Bulletin - find it at stjohnsgrafton.com Reconciliation/Confessions Will be held on Thursdays & Fridays at 6:00-6:45 p.m. or by appointment. Reconciliation will take place in Classroom #1 located just off the Gathering Space & across from the women’s bathroom. The Bell Tower will be ringing at noon and 6:00 pm, the traditional time for praying the Angelus. The tune of the bells at this time is the Angelus Tune. The Angelus V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary. R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit. Hail Mary… V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord. R. Be it done unto me according to thy word. Hail Mary… V. And the Word was made flesh. R. And dwelt among us. Hail Mary… V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ. Let us pray: Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord. thy grace into our hearts, that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ thy Son, was made known by the message of an angel, may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory of his Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord. Adoration Times Tuesday 6 pm - 10 pm Wednesday 10 am - 10 pm Thursday 6 pm - 10 pm Please consider attending Adoration in the Church during the listed times. “So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?” Jesus said this to his followers in Gethsemane. Matthew 26:40 St. John the Evangelist Sacred Heart - Oakwood May 24, 2020 1515 Western Ave. The Ascension of the Lord Grafton, ND 58237
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The Mass is about divine love. It is both the outpouring of love proceeding from the heart of our heavenly Father through the gift of His Son, Jesus Christ, and transmitted by the Holy Spirit, as well as the response of perfect love given back to the Father by Christ on our behalf. Through the Mass, we are
caught up in the divine romance of God. Each of us was conceived in the mind of the Father from all eternity. We were given form in the Heart of God the Son and imbued with the essence of love by the Holy Spirit. We are made in the image and likeness of the Most Holy Trinity and through the Trinity do we come into being deliberately and with divine purpose. What is our divine purpose? To glorify the Most Holy Trinity forever. God is love and His love is greater than everything; it embraces everything, it subjugates everything, it passes through everything. His love is infinite. Souls, who are the image of the Trinity, are so attractive to Him that He loves them with infinite passion, with the passion of a God. This is why the Father gave His own Son in order to save us, so that the reflection of the Trinity borne by each person should return to the Trinity. God founded the Church for the glory of the Most Holy Trinity. The reason the Word became flesh and offered Himself on the Cross was to glorify the Lord by giving Him holy souls and giving back to heaven, to the Godhead, what is divine in souls: a breath of the Most High, an image of the Trinity, an immortal reflection of God Himself. Souls are of such great value because they proceed from the Trinity. Their purpose, our purpose, is to return to the Trinity and glorify Him eternally. The Mass embodies this divine purpose because it is the greatest act of worship by the Church. Our worship is directed to the Father, through Christ the Son, in the power of the Holy Spirit. The Mass is never about glorifying ourselves. Jesus draws us into Himself, because He is inseparably joined to His Body, the Church, and offers to the Father the supreme and perfect act of love – His bloody Death and glorious Resurrection - for our salvation. His saving action glorifies the Trinity. It’s sad that most Catholics have no clue what is going on at Mass. Many find it boring because they don’t understand what is really happening on a spiritual level. They are ignorant of the immense love that is present for them. We are in a society that cultivates an appetite for entertainment and immediate gratification. Fortunately, the Mass will never satisfy on that selfish level. Over the next few bulletin articles I will go more in depth about what is taking place in our worship at Mass. Hopefully, this will help people give themselves more completely to God. May God be praised and may you be blessed!
10,000 Rosaries for Grafton! Pray, Pray, Pray! Within one year’s time, we hope that at least 10,000 Rosaries have been offered to the Lord for the conversion of Grafton and for the end of Coronavirus. God wants to shower grace upon us and the Rosary opens the door for that.
Pastor: Fr. Jeff Eppler
Fr. Jeff’s Cell phone - 1-314-750-8937
The Parish Office - 352-1648
Emails: Father Jeff at [email protected] DeeDee at [email protected]
Bulletin - find it at stjohnsgrafton.com Reconciliation/ConfessionsWill be held on Thursdays & Fridays at 6:00-6:45 p.m. or by appointment. Reconciliation will take place in Classroom #1 located just off the Gathering Space & across from the women’s bathroom.
The Bell Tower will be ringing at noon and 6:00 pm, the traditional time for praying the Angelus. The tune of the bells at
this time is the Angelus Tune.
The Angelus V. The Angel of the Lord declared unto
Mary. R. And she conceived of the Holy Spirit.
Hail Mary… V. Behold the handmaid of the Lord.
R. Be it done unto me according to thyword.
Hail Mary… V. And the Word was made flesh.
R. And dwelt among us. Hail Mary…
V. Pray for us, O holy Mother of God. R. That we may be made worthy
of the promises of Christ. Let us pray:
Pour forth, we beseech thee, O Lord. thy grace into our hearts,
that we, to whom the Incarnation of Christ thy Son,
was made known by the message of an angel,
may by his Passion and Cross be brought to the glory
of his Resurrection. Through the same Christ our Lord.
Adoration Times Tuesday 6 pm - 10 pm Wednesday 10 am - 10 pm Thursday 6 pm - 10 pm
Please consider attending Adoration in the Church during the listed times.
“So you could not keep watch with me for one hour?” Jesus said this to his followers in Gethsemane. Matthew 26:40
St. John the Evangelist Sacred Heart - Oakwood May 24, 2020 1515 Western Ave. The Ascension of the Lord Grafton, ND 58237
Eucharist & Intentions Saturday, May 23 5:00 pm - Delores Burianek +Sunday, May 24 7:30 am Oakwood - Louis Collette & All Veterans + 9:30 am - Parishioners 11:30 am - Spanish MassMonday, May 25 No MassTuesday, May 26 5:15 pm - Larry Durand +Wednesday, May 27 9:00 am - June French +Thursday, May 28 5:15 pm - Adelaide Dvorak + Confession 6:00-6:45 pmFriday, May 29 5:15 pm - Frank & Elinor Nelson Misialek + Confession 6:00-6:45 pmSaturday, May 30 5:00 pm - Lynn Ebert +Sunday, May 31 7:30 am Oakwood - June French + 9:30 am - Nettie French + 11:30 am - Spanish Mass - Parishioners
Our Sympathy to the family ofMichelle Collette Donarski
Please Pray for the Sick: Rae Desautel, Tory Jacobsen, Jeff Collette, Isaak Suda, Mary Lou Guzzo, Alyce Stendahl, Steve Dolan, Les Aasand, Steve Walters, Jane Zidon, Ed Boura, Vivian Collette Secrist, Gene Hagen, Clifford Bailly, Graham Baker, Chris Loveless, Linda Loveless, JoAnne Sevigny, Ken Jarolimek, Frances Schuster, Aldo Rodriguez, Barb Foerster-Estad, Daryle MacDonald, Marvin French, Kevin Bailly, Brian Fehr, Frances Boulduc, Paul Lunski, Bonnie Shannon, Judy Wolter, Robert Carroll, Richard Anderson, 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, Emma Basting, John Campbell, Jennifer Osowski, Roger Amiot, Kevin Hoenke, Adly Galle Jaehning, Kathy Ruzicka
Thankyouto alltheVeteranswhohaveserved.
Senior Graduates - We will be honoring you at Mass this Sunday, May 24th. Fr. Jeff will give you a special blessing to empower you to keep your Faith first and foremost in your life. We apologize that we are unable to honor you with a brunch, but do to covid19 restrictions we are not able to do so.
Congratulations on your Graduation! Parishioners: Please keep these Seniors in your prayers. 9:30 Mass - Senior Graduates: Logan Dusek Gracie Gellner Jayden LaHaise Jayden Lee Janessa Martinez Tony Mayer
Chloe Nord Carter Parsons Kobee Pastorek Liam Perez
Lisa Schmuck Bella Suda
11:30 Mass - Senior Graduates: Hermelinda Dimas Gerardo Galvan
Sabas Galvan Adrian Garcia Aracely Garcia Evalizet Garza Jaqueline Garza Bryan Gonzalez Samantha Gonzalez Adrian Ibarra Aldo Lopez Alondra Martinez Isarely Rodriguez Jaqueline Trevino
Most of you know, I will be leaving Grafton on Monday, June 1st. My new address will be: Aspen Park 2450 South 27th Ave. #205 Grand Forks, ND 58201 My phone and email stay the same: 701-213-1618 [email protected]. I will still be substituting for priests throughout the area (at Grafton – Oakwood July 19 & 26). Thank you for your love & support. It’s been an honor to live and serve at St. John’s and at Sacred Heart, Oakwood. As a going away gift to at least some of you, I’ll give the first 30 (1 per family) a copy of “Don’t you Dare Forgive. Unless…” (102 pages, with large print & short chapters.) Easter and Divine Mercy Sunday emphasize the mercy and forgiveness of Jesus: “Father forgive them, they know not what they do,” and our call to be merciful as our Father is. We all have experienced betrayal & hurt, and sometimes hold grudges. This is a book about healing, without pretending there was no injustice or wrong. After you’ve read the book, please pass it on. If you don’t get a copy, ask a friend who did, or give me a call. (# above). -- Fr. Bernie Schneider
STEWARDSHIP Let us honor God with our first fruits rather than the leftovers
St. John the Evangelist Given May 10, 2020 - $6,349.75
God’s Gift total Given as of May 14, 2020 $71,479.98
Sacred Heart - Oakwood Given May 10, 2020 - $225.00
God’s Gift total Given as of May 14, 2020 - $6,397.00
Memorial Agnes Lessard $20 Unrestricted Agnes Lessard $50 Haiti School
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