My dear friends in Christ, We had a great Lenten Mission in our parish on Disciples on a Mission of-fered by Tony and Chris from Casting Nets Ministries. I loved this mission because it focused on becoming true and faithful disciples of Jesus. When Jesus ascended into heaven, the only

commissioning he offered his disciples was this: Go and make disciples. A disciple is one who picks up the entire life style of the master. He is not one who just picks the head of the master and ignores the living ways of God. When Jesus offered his disciples no com-fort, no inheritance, but just opposition, rejection and challenges, they still decided to follow him. They walked with him, learned to think like him, approach life like him and live it totally for God. Trusting God to-tally for living your life is the radical call to discipleship. We all pick up a few things from Jesus and we are con-vinced that we follow Jesus. We could also be regular mass attendees and attend a Bible Study now and then and go to few retreats. Does that mean we have all become disciples of Jesus? I don’t think so. What else makes you and I as good disciples of Jesus? It is our radical freedom to say yes to Jesus’ call. It is our readiness to be in all the way. It is not a half-hearted yes where I follow the ways of Jesus whenever it is convenient and decide to have my own ways when it is inconvenient. For an example, I don’t want to reach out to someone whom I don’t like much. Or I don’t want to offer something to God or to the poor from my needs rather from my surplus. Another area of our discipleship is that I don’t feel the need to come out of a habitual sin that I commit regularly. In all such simple things, if our following Jesus is only selective and convenient then we are not all the way in. We have only jumped the half well. Is there anything such as jumping half of the well? You will fall into the well. During this Lent, let us think of our discipleship much more seriously. Am I whole heartedly offering myself to God? Do I trust the Lord in everything I do and accept the call to be a disciple sincerely or half-heartedly? If yes, then let us become faithful disciples and change the style of our Christian life radically. Let the Lord bless you in this journey of discipleship. Your brother in Christ,

Fr. Xavier Ilango

March 25, 2018 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Parish Office .......................................... 773-0877 Fr. Xavier Ilango, Pastor Fr. Matt Schmitz, Associate Pastor Bishop Emeritus Victor Balke, In Residence Deacon Steve Thomas, Adult Faith Formation Deacon Mark LeTexier, Pastoral Associate

Sacred Heart School Offices and Staff High School Office ............................................ 773-0230 Elementary School Office ................................. 773-1579 Msgr. Mike Foltz, Superintendent Carl Adolphson, President Jodi Vanderheiden, Principal Cordell Fontaine, Advancement Director Emails:(firstnameinitial)(lastname)@sacredheartegf.net Example: xilango@sacredheartegf.net

Eucharistic Liturgies Weekend: Sat. 5:30 pm, Sun 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30 am Weekdays: Monday-Friday 7:15 am

Sacraments Reconciliation: Fridays 6:45 am, Saturday 4:30 pm or by appointment Baptisms: Please visit our website at www.sacredheartegf.net/parish. Submit the Pre-baptismal questionnaire under the Forms & Links tab. Marriages: Please contact Fr. Ilango at least six months prior to the wedding.

Eucharistic Adoration at Sacred Heart Church 8:00 am-9:00 pm Tuesdays. Contact Daniel Ewens at 218-773-0877 for more information.

Newcomers Welcome to the Parish! Contact the Parish Office to register, either by phone (773-0877), online at www.sacredheartegf.net/parish, or a personal visit.

VICTIM ASSISTANCE If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual misconduct on the part of a priest, deacon, or individual representing the Diocese of Crookston, its par-ishes, or its schools, please contact Cindy Hulst, LSW, the diocesan Victim’s Assistance Coordinator at 218-281-7895 (24-hr confidential no.)

Diocese of Crookston

200 3rd St NW East Grand Forks, MN 56721 www.sacredheartegf.net

Sacred Heart CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

Mission Statement Walking together as missionary disciples of Jesus,

we, the members of Sacred Heart Parish, desire to be a witnessing community

of compassion and love, through our worship of God and service to others.

Stewardship in and out of our Parish

Sacrificial Giving

Sunday, March 11th, 2018

Adult .................................. $5520.50 Plate ..................................... $495.37 Youth ...................................... $32.00 EZ Envelopes .................... $1979.00 Building….…………………….….$235.00 WeShare............................... $537.00 Charitable Giving…………………$10.00

Total ................................. $8271.87

Scrip Sales………………………$6045.00 Scrip Profit…………………...……$325.77

ASL (American Sign Language) Training: There is an opportunity for those who would like to learn sign language. A class is being offered and meets Saturdays at 10:00 in the Library at Sacred Heart.

Please enter through door #1. Please call the Parish Office at 218-773-0877 or contact Samantha via e-mail, Samantharuther@gmail.com

SAVE THE DATE: AUGUST 12th, 2018 We will be celebrating Sacred Heart’s 125 Anniversary starting with a mass with Bishop Hoeppner at 10:00 am. There will only be one mass this Sunday morning.

Marriages and Banns Please join us in praying for all newly married couples and those preparing for the Sacrament of Matrimony:

Brent Steenerson and Stephanie Stewart —- Exchange of Vows at 2pm on June 2nd, 2018 Jared Sorlein & Taylor Koberinski — Exchange of Vows at 3pm on May 18th, 2018 Lane Kelley & Taryn Simmons — Exchange of Vows at 6pm on May 11th, 2018

A reminder that 5% of your purchases goes towards your commitment dollars for those having children attending Sacred Heart.

There’re back!!! $25 Gift Certificates available for Pizza Ranch

E a s t e r F l o w e r s You are invited to give a donation/memorial to be used to beautify our church environment this Easter season. If you would like to contribute to this fund in memory or honor of someone, please complete this form and return it to the Parish Office or place it in a marked envelope in the Sunday collection.

Donor Name _________________________________ Phone # ____________

Donation in Memory of ____________________________________________

OR

Donation in Honor of ______________________________________________

We will acknowledge these donations in the bulletin at the end of Easter season.

Youth/Adult FaITH formation

Bible Study Monday Nights at The Ember (3rd Street, Downtown GF) Grades 6-12, 7 pm This is open to all youth (guys & girls) – drop ins are wel-come, no need to pre-register!

Steubenville North Youth Conference

July 27-29 – St Paul MN

John Paul II Camp Session 1: July 8-12 session 2: July 15-19 Camper registration,

Staff applications, and service team

applications are available on-line on the Diocese of

Crookston website.

Religious Education & Events — Important dates to remember…………

May 2nd, - First Communion Retreat May 5th/6th weekend: First Communion weekend for all students (all masses)

“Children’s choir rehearsal will resume Wednesday, March 7th at 3:20 in the Church after school, and continue through March. All kids of the Parish between grades 3-6 are welcome and encouraged to join in singing. The children will sing at the 9 AM Mass on Easter Sunday morning. “

Strengthen your bond with Jesus during Lent and beyond!

As we continue on our Lenten journey, many of us hope to draw closer to Jesus; to go above and beyond what we know to further our faith journey. There are many ways we can aspire to strengthen our bond with Jesus; inviting a spiritual mentor/director to help you stay the course throughout Lent(and beyond) is a great way to start!

What is spiritual mentorship/direction? It is confidentially talking with someone for an hour each month about YOUR faith journey; discussing your challenges and blessings which affect you spiritually. It’s learning to be aware of God’s voice and allowing his presence to guide your life above all else.

If you are interested, please call the parish office at 218-773-0877 and ask to speak with Deacon Steve Thomas to be connected with a spiritual mentor/director.

2018 Worldwide Fertility Care Week: March 18-24 Married couples struggling with Infertility and looking for a Christ centered approach! See online sites: Popepaulvi.com CreightonModel.com Naprotechnology.com For local support and/or questions regarding issue or online sites: Contact Jen at 218.791.5142

Sacred Heart School News

Eagle Sports Update *As of Monday, March 19th, 2018

The boys basketball season ended after a very tough battle against Fertile-Beltrami. Down 22-7 the boys fought back and went into halftime down 24-28. The boys lost 59-65. We are incredibly proud of these guys! Never quit! Sacred Heart finishes with a 23-5 win/loss record and continues to make the Sacred Heart community proud! The players for All-Conference have been selected: SR Jack Gerber (3x All-Conference, 1x Honorable Mention) SR Jordan Tomkinson (2x All-Conference) JR Brenden Bethke (2x All-Conference, 1x Honorable Mention) JR Evan Sczepanski (1x All-Conference, 1x Honorable Mention) JR Oscar Ortiz (1x Honorable Mention) The girls basketball team finished their season losing a close game to BGMR .The Eagles fought hard and never gave up, they were led by Ivy Edwards and Maddi Mitzel who each scored 15 points. Coach Remer would like to thank all the players on the team; “every member of our team whether they played in games or not was the reason we had such a successful season and we will be back stronger than ever next year! We will miss senior Katelyn Rudolph next season. Also, a big thank you to all the students who came to cheer us on this season we appreciate your support!”

Lithia Ford presents the Sacred Heart Car Raffle! Grand Prize: 2017 Ford Focus S, valued at $18,745. Drawing Date: April 14th, 2018 (need not be present to win!)

Cash Prizes! 1st Prize—$500

2nd Prize — $250 3rd Prize — $100

Tickets: $20 per ticket Tickets are available at Sacred Heart Church & School, Lithia Ford of Grand Forks. Winner is responsible for registration, title & taxes. Must be 18 years old to purchase a raffle ticket. Tickets purchased do not constitute a charitable donation.

Sacred Heart School News

Ministers for March 31 / April 1 Calendar for the Week

Holy Week Sunday March 25 Masses 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30 am Children’s Liturgy 10:30 am Monday March 26 6:30 pm Chrism Mass Cathedral Tuesday March 27 7:15 am Mass Church 7:45 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Church 3:30 pm 6-Week Educational Grief Support Social Hall 6:30 pm RCIA Library Wednesday March 28 7:15 am Mass Church 10:00 am Mass Good Sam 3:20 pm Children’s Choir Church 4:30 pm Festival of Tables Committee Meeting Social Hall 7:00 pm Mass Church Thursday March 29 6:30 pm Walking with God Bible Study Social Hall 7:00 pm Mass Church Friday March 30—Good Friday 3:00 pm Mass Church Church Office Closed

Saturday March 31 5:30 pm Mass Church 8:30 pm Easter Vigil Church

Mass Intentions

Monday March 26 7:15 am NO MASS

Tuesday March 27 7:15 am † Romaine Guntzburger

Wednesday March 28 7:15 am Olivia Guzman 10:00 am † Guy Flom Good Sam Thursday March 29 7:00 pm † Joan Dudgeon Friday March 30 3:00 pm Good Friday Service Saturday March 31 8:30 pm † Mike Kane Fisher Sunday April 1 7:30 am † Dan Stoltman 8:00 am † Ronald Olson Tabor 9:00 am † Peter Trenton 10:00 am † Bernice Senger Fisher 10:30 am For Our Parish Family

7:30 AM SUNDAY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION *denotes captain Len Vonasek* Cristina Campos Joyce Stoltman Volunteer Volunteer

LECTORS/COMMENTATOR Scott Gaddie Volunteer Volunteer

ALTAR SERVERS Volunteer Volunteer Volunteer

HOSPITALITY MINISTERS/GREETERS AND USHERS Mike & Carrie Zavoral, Craig Croaker, Volunteer

SACRISTAN GIFT BEARERS Joan Enright Volunteer

9:00 AM SUNDAY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION *denotes captain Brian Breidenbach* Tom Wald Elaine Grenier Wayne Pietruszewski Brenda Kovar Gwen Nihart-Cwikla Shirlene Breidenbach

LECTORS/COMMENTATOR Ed Zimprich Carrie Zimprich Volunteer

ALTAR SERVERS [Team 1 B] Grace Loeslie Zoe Cwikla Volunteer

SACRISTAN GIFT BEARERS Brian Breidenbach Cwikla Family/Downs Family/

Paintner Family

HOSPITALITY MINISTERS/GREETERS AND USHERS Greg & Stacy Paintner, Heather & Joel Downs Family, Shirlene Breidenbach, Duane & Brenda Kovar, Cwikla Family

10:30 AM SUNDAY MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION *denotes captain Jim Remer* Jessica Guzman Colleen Ovnan LeAnne Holte Jim Meisel Volunteer Volunteer

LECTORS/COMMENTATOR Joel Myerchin Elaine Werness Bob Suszka

ALTAR SERVERS [Team 1 B] Jake Satterlund Isabella Effhauser Volunteer

HOSPITALITY MINISTERS/GREETERS AND USHERS Matt & Sarah Effhauser, Michael & Karlene Dieken, Jim & Mary Hvidston, Larry Ricord

SACRISTAN GIFT BEARERS Rick Werness Rachel & Larry Dauksavage Family

Sunday Hospital Visitor Brian Breidenbach

Other

SACRED HEART WOMEN’S MINISTRY PRESENTS OUR ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF TABLES

DATE: SATURDAY, APRIL 21

st, 2018 PLACE: SACRED HEART SOCIAL HALL TIME: 9:30 am. THEME: “HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW” COST: $ 15.00 per person TABLE SET-UP: Friday, APRIL 20TH, 4 pm. to 6 pm. We are excited to once again host the Festival of Tables! We hope you are able to join us again this year. We look forward to seeing your creativity come to life as you decorate your tables for your guests. As you know, we usually choose a theme that gives the committee some direction. You are welcome to use the same theme or come up with one of your own. Your choice. Whatever your choice, we know from previous years that you will make it fun and entertaining for all who join us on April 21st. We would appreciate an R.S.P.V. re: your intentions by APRIL 2ND. Here is what to include: Hostess Name: Hostess e-mail or telephone # The theme of your table; The number of guests; (just a reminder, the round tables are suitable for 8 to 10 guests). A 2 – 3 sentence description of your theme; (Any longer and we have trouble fitting them all in our program.) Please respond to either Emily Vonasek (emilyvonasek@gmail.com) 218-791-3743 or Jean Dempsey (shs57jean@gra.midco.net) 773-1298 If you have never hosted a table or been a guest at a table, we ask that you consider doing so this year. Most people who join us will tell you that it is a fun morning and moves along quickly. You can enjoy a delicious brunch, tour the decorated tables, visit with friends, and have an opportunity to bid on auction items (only costs $1.00 to bid on an item – and we usually only have 10 items for the bidding process). PLEASE CONSIDER JOINING US ON APRIL 21st!