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Dear Padre June 21, 2020
Why does the Church oppose stem-cell research, especially when it has the
potential to cure illnesses like Parkinson’s disease?
Stem cells are unspecialized cells with the ability to divide and produce a variety of more specialized cells. Scientists hope that one day they can be coaxed into specific kinds of cells that can cure disease or repair diseased organs. In a 2008 statement, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops said there are two kinds of stem cells. Adult stem cells come from umbilical-cord blood, adult tissue, and placenta that can be obtained with no harm to the donor or ethical problems. Embryonic stem cells, on the other hand, are obtained by destroying embryonic human beings in the first days of development. Since harvesting these cells involves the deliberate killing of humans, obtaining or using this kind of cell is immoral. This is why the Church has opposed extending federally funded stem-cell research beyond currently existing cell lines. Although stem-cell research may hold therapeutic potential, it’s never permissible to sacrifice a person. “The same ethic that justifies taking some lives to help the patient with Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease today can be used to sacrifice that very patient tomorrow, if his or her survival is viewed as disadvantageous to other human beings considered more deserving or productive,” the bishops said. Catholics should support more research on adult stem cells, which show great promise, and resist efforts to expand research using embryonic cells. ~From Sexuality and Morality: Answers for Modern Catholics, © 2014,
Charles E. Bouchard, OP (Liguori Publications)
Pastor
Rev. Dennis Schafer
Cell: (701) 301-0609 Office: (701) 597-3228
Email: dschafer @bismarckdiocese.com
Tri-Parish Office
421 Court Street
Flasher ND, 58535
Phone/ Fax: (701) 597-3228
Summer Office Hours Mon-Thurs 8:30 am-3:30 pm CT
Tri-Parish Administrative Assistant,
Director of Religious Education V. Noel Wax
Email: [email protected] Volunteer PREP Coordinator
~St. Theresa~ Ann Hertz Sacristans
~ St. Lawrence ~ Rose Hintz
Norleen Schafer
Maintenance
~ St. Theresa ~
Ralph & Iola Ruscheinsky
~ St. Lawrence ~ Chris Senff
Housekeeping ~St. Gertrude & St. Lawrence~
Melodie Hartman
Welcome Visitors! If you are new to our parish please contact the Parish Office to register.
Reconciliation: Before each Mass or by appointment anytime.
At St. Lawrence every Saturday from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CT
Baptism: Class required for the first child.
Please contact the Pastor to schedule.
Marriage: Arrangements must be made with the Pastor at least 9 months prior
to the wedding.
The Lord is the strength of His people. a saving refuge for the one He has anointed.
Save Your people Lord, and bless Your heritage. Entrance Antiphon
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time June 21, 2020
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
June 21, 2020
Remember in Prayer Marilyn Roth, John Clarys,
Dan Roth, John Schafer, John Jochim, Mildred Dressler,
George Kraft, Marlyn Bonogofsky, Pat Hauge, Raymond Hintz,
Mary Ann Koch , Barbara Reis , Isabelle Schmidt
To place a name on the Prayer List, please call Darlene Friesz at
701-390-3308 or the parish office.
Community
Elgin
601 East St. North Elgin, ND 584-3338
Clinic
Trinity Carpentry Contact John Clarys
102 Oliver Ave
Center ND
Duric Hoff Custom Spraying Phone: 701-391-8716
EXPERIENCE YOU CAN TRUST
Have the ability to apply:
Liquid Fertilizer
Pre & Post Burn down
Rep. Brad Doll P:597-3535
F:597-3537 117 N. Main PO Box 77
Bammer’s Gutters
Allan Bahm
6502 47th Ave, SW Flasher ND 58535
(c) 701-471-3294 1-877-597-3249
(fax) 701-597-3250
Raleigh Grain Co Inc. .
. 701-597-3571
360 Railway St Raleigh, ND
Elgin Dental Clinic
Dr. John Sanderson
DDS 306 N. Main St.
PJ Deichert-Owner 211 MAIN ST. N
Flasher ND 58535 (701) 597-3694
Your local Auto Parts Dealer
PJ’S FARM SUPPLY INC.
T R U C K I N G
For all your
Seed Corn
soybeans &
alfalfa contact: Florian
Zins
597-3661
Bahm Rentals, LLC
St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) is famous as a theologian, reformer of the Carmelite Order, and spiritual advisor to the great Spanish mystic, St. John of the Cross (1542-1591). But Teresa's ministry was not well received in her community. Her sisters had grown lax in Faith and practice, and when she called for reform their response was to throw her out of convents that she herself had established. On one occasion, she was turned out at night in the middle of a rainstorm. Dressed only in her coarse wool habit, she climbed into a donkey cart and was riding along when the wheel of the cart hit a ditch and the cart turned over, dumping Teresa into the mud. She sat there, in mud-soaked wool, looked up to Heaven, and said, "Lord, if this is the way you treat your friends, it's no wonder that you don't have many!" But frustrated as she was, Teresa clung to God. In one of her meditations on the Disciplines of the Holy Spirit, Teresa talks about how we must not be deceived by the appearance that evil triumphs over good. She wrote, "God uses the Devil as a sharpening-stone for Christians." Teresa not only taught this lesson, she lived by it. She never gave up on God, even when her sisters opposed her by going to priests and bishops to make trouble for her. She kept right on teaching what she knew to be the truth. And eventually, she won out. Her desire was to be faithful, and God prospered her efforts. Today, she is known as a Doctor of the Church -- an exemplary teacher and thinker -- while the nuns who treated her so badly remain dead and unknown. And the Carmelite convents of Teresa's reform continue to this very day. Teresa understood what the prophet Jeremiah was talking about in the first reading and what Jesus was teaching in today's Gospel lesson. We must be bold in our prayer of faith, asking God to give us the strength to weather the difficulties of life. In our perseverance we can be an example and help others to seek God’s help and blessing in their lives, too. Be not afraid, God is with us always! Peace,
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK
SUN June 21: Jer 20:10-13; Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-38; Rom 5:5:12- 15; Mt 10:26-33 Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Mon June 22: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15, 18; Ps 60:3-5, 12-13; Mt 7:1-5 Sts. John Fisher, Bishop and Thomas Moore, Martyrs
Tue June 23: 2 Kgs 19:9-21, 31-36; Ps 48:2-4; Mt 7:12-14 St. Libert, Bishop
Wed June 24: Isa 49:1-6; Ps 139:13-15; Acts 13:22-36; Lk 1:57-610 Nativity of St. John the Baptist
Thr June 25: 2 Kgs 24:8-17; Ps 79:1-9; Mt 7:21-39 St. William of Vercelli, Religious
Fri June 26: 2 Kgs 25:1-12; Ps 137:1-6; Mt 8:1-4 St. Josemaria Escriva, Priest
Sat June 27: Lam 2:10-14, 18-19; Ps 74:1-7; Mt 8:5-17 St. Cyril of Alexander, Bishop
SUN June 28: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16; Ps 89:2-3, 16-19; Rom 6:3-4, 8-11; Mt 10:37-42 Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary time
usccb.org has all the daily Scripture readings (click on calendar)
Either we learn to find the Lord in the ordinary everyday life
or else we shall never find Him. ~St. Josemaria Escriva
St. Lawrence Deacon & Martyr Catholic Church 421 Court Street Flasher, ND
St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church Carson, ND
St Gertrude the Great Catholic Church Raleigh, ND
Mass Schedule
St. Lawrence T 5:30 pm CT W, Th, F 8:00 am CT Sun 9:00 am CT
St. Theresa Wednesday 5:30 pm MT Sunday 10:30 am MT
St. Gertrude Thursday 5:30 pm CT Saturday 7:30 pm CT
Eucharistic Adoration
St. Lawrence -Tues 4:30 pm CT
St. Theresa - Wed 4:30 pm MT
St. Gertrude - Thur 4:30 pm CT
Reconciliation: Before each Mass or by appointment anytime.
At St. Lawrence every Saturday from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CT
Jesus, help me be not afraid.
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal.
~St. Thomas Moore
Lectio Divina Isaiah 49:13-15
Mass Intentions
Sun {June 21} For the People
Tue {June 23} Vocations
by Franciscan Sisters of Dillingen Wed {June 24}
Descendants of +John & +Magdalen Jochim
by Joel & Bobbie Ackerman
Thur {June 25}
+Ted Riehl by Joseph Wax Family
Fri {June 26} +Mike Leintz
by Eugene & Jackie Miller
Sun {June 28} +Mae Breiner by Jim Breiner
A Tweet from Our Bishop David D. Kagan
Solemnity of Corpus Christi: may we become more like Him Whom we receive, knowing
that as we do so, He is consuming us with His loving mercy.
Liturgical Ministries June 28, 2020
Readers: Jackie Becker Ushers: Luke Hintz Lee Fitterer
Music: V. Noel Wax
Rosary: Jeannie Fitterer
Counters: Tina Hetzel Kristin Schafer
Week of 06-13-2020 $693.00 Fiscal Year 2019-2020 $ 25,603.06
Children’s Offering $ 2.00
Children’s Charity $ 0.00
Weekly Budget Goal $ 509.85
Participation Rate 8/32 (25%)
Week of 06-14-2020 $ 894.00
Fiscal Year 2019-2020 $ 75,393.50
Children’s Offering $ 1.00
Children’s Charity $ 0.00
Weekly Budget Goal $ 1,480.25
Participation Rate 20/98 (20.4%)
Week of 06-14-2020 $616.00
Fiscal Year 2019-2020 $ 37,649.79
Children’s Offering $6.00
Children’s Charity $ 0.00
Weekly Budget Goal $ 887.55
Participation Rate 11/79 (14%)
Leonard Gerhardt 06-25
Trinity Stewart (9) 06-23 Peter E. Reis (9) 06-26
Matthew & Tana Schafer 06-26 Joe & Heather Fleck 06-27
Mass Intentions
Sat {June 20} +Mike Leintz
by Roy & Arlene Riehl
Thur{ June 25} +Ann Zins
by Florian & Judy Zins
Sat {June 27} +Carole Deichert
by Dan & Jackie Stewart
Question for Prayer this Week
How will I spend some peaceful time with Jesus this week?
Prayer is time to be at peace.
Heart of Jesus, our peace and reconciliation, have mercy on us.
O God, come to my assistance!
O Lord, make haste to help me.
Complete ministry schedules and bulletins are on our website: www.catholic3nd.com. Copies of the
ministry schedule are available at the front of the church starting the 2nd Sunday of the month.
Let us pray that we may grow in the love of God.
Father, guide and protector of Your people, grant us an unfailing respect of Your name, and keep us
always in Your love. Amen.
Liturgical Ministries June 28, 2020
Reader: Mary Nehl Ushers: Steve Nehl Beau Ruscheinsky
Rosary: Ann Hertz
Counters: Clair Hauge Jackie Stewart
Liturgical Ministries June 27, 2020
Reader: Jerred Fergel Ushers: Francis Fergel Richard Fergel . Rosary: Max Deichert Kelly Hetzel
Music: You
Mass Intentions
Sun {June 21} +Ray & +Mike Leingang
by Nell Leingang
Wed {June 24} +Court Browning
by Danny & Rita Bodin Sun {June 28}
For The People
Even though the dispensation is still in effect … if you want to come to Mass, but are still worried (that’s okay) about crowds ...
Daily Mass is for you! There is lots of social distance and you can be with Jesus again!
(there are morning and afternoon Masses; see the front page)
Those Who Have Gone Before Us Please pray for our Beloved Dead
and those who have no one to pray for them.
+Aiden Martin 06-01-18 +Alvin P. Miller 06-02-16 +Timothy Koch 06-03-11
+Francis N. Schmidt 06-03-17 +Dale Kraft 06-03-18
+David Hersch 06-06-04 +Robert E. Slavick 06-07-16
+Ann Zins 06-07-17 +Jacob Hartman 06-08-06 +Michael Miller 06-10-09 +Kayla Lawson 06-11-03
+Nick Kuntz 06-15-08 +Cordelia Loeb 06-20-01
+Isabella A. Nagel 06-20-02 +Betty Roesler 06-20-10 +Erland Wang 06-21-07 +Joe Hintz, Jr. 06-23-10 +Isidor Miller 06-24-07
+Norman Fleck 06-27-11 +Frances Kopp 06-27-17
The month of June is dedicated to
the Sacred Heart of Jesus
The Flasher Area
Food Pantry will be distributing on
THURSDAY JUNE 18th
from 3-6 pm at kitchen of
St. Lawrence.
Please call 701-426-7553
or 701-260-3746 if you
need to pickup at a
different time.
All Father’s Day Envelopes are Mass Intentions so please
make checks out to St. Lawrence because that is where the account is kept.
Cross Catholic Outreach
Fr. Alan Bowen will make a presentation at
each parish this weekend.
Please consider how generous you can be to
help our poorer brothers and sisters in
the Lord.
When did God as “Father” become
common? Jesus called Him Father, but was
that common? Referring to God as “Father” took place in
Old Testament times, but it was rather
unusual prior to the coming of Jesus, who
regularly referred to his heavenly Father,
e.g., John 1:14, 18.
In the Old Testament, God is referred to as
the father of the nation of Israel several
times, (Deut. 32:6, Is. 63:16, Mal. 1:6). He is
also referred to the father of certain people
more than a dozen times, (e.g., 2 Sam.
7:14, Ps. 89:26). And at other times, the im-
agery of “fatherhood” is present even
though the word Father is not used,
(Ex. 4:22-23, Mal. 3:17). In coming to redeem
the world (see John 3:16-17), Jesus invites us
into an intimate relationship with His heav-
enly Father in which we can call Him “Abba”
or “Daddy,” (e.g. Mark 14:36, Rom. 8:15, Gal
4:6)
. ~Tom Nash, Catholic Apologist (teacher)
Father Dennis on Vacation
Father will be on vacation after Mass on June 28th until
the afternoon of July 2nd. There will be no Mass Tuesday and Wednesday. Father will celebrate 1st Friday Mass on
July 3rd at 7:30 am CT.
If you believe in peace it is possible. If it is possible it is a duty.
~St. Paul VI
St. Lawrence Highway Sign Dedication
Monday June 22, 2020 at 1:00 pm
The sign is donated in Loving Memory of
+Ellen Gerhardt by the
William Gerhardt Family
Produced by the Flasher Public School
Welding Class supervised by Randy Schafer
Landscaping donated by Chris Senff
