WELCOME TO OUR FAITH COMMUNITY

MAY 6TH, 2019

Mon May 6 8:00am

St. Francis Paul+ & Albert+ Erfman & all deceased

Veterans

Tue May 7 5:15pm St. Francis Thomas Norberg+

Wed May 8 10:00am Sturgis Regional Senior Care Paul+ & Albert+ Erfman & all deceased

Veterans

Thu May 9 5:00pm

St. Mary Rhett Fox+

Fri May 10 8:00am

St. Francis Paul+ & Albert+ Erfman & all deceased

Veterans

Sat May 11 8:00am St. Martin’s Chapel Linda Harwood

Sat May 11 5:00pm St. Francis First Communion Students

Sun May12 8:30am St. Francis People of the Parishes

10:30am

St. Mary Ida Tryon+

Lord’s Day Mass

Daily Readings May 6th 2019

LOCATION Contact

1049 Howard Street Rectory/Office: 605.720.3579

Sturgis, SD 57785-1999 Center/Hall: 605.720.3996

Pastoral Emergencies: 605.206.1431

Email: stfrancis@rushmore.com

Web: saintfranciscatholicchurch.com

Facebook: facebook.com/ SaintFrancisSturgis

facebook.com/ stmarystaroftheseacatholicchurch

Sunday: 3rd Sunday of Easter Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41 Rv 5:11-14 Jn 21:1-19 or 21:1-14 Monday: Easter Weekday Acts 6:8-15 Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Easter Weekday Acts 7:51--8:1a Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: Easter Weekday Acts 8:1b-8 Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Easter Weekday Acts 8:26-40 Jn 6:44-51 Friday: St. Damien de Veuster, Priest Acts 9:1-20 Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: Easter Weekday Acts 9:31-42 Jn 6:60-69 Next Sunday: 4th Sunday of Easter; Mother's Day World Day of Prayer for Vocations Acts 13:14, 43-52 Jn 10:27-30

A Safe Environment for Children and Young People The Catholic Diocese of Rapid City is firmly committed to

creating and maintaining the safest possible environment for

our children and young people. To report allegations of sexual

abuse by church personnel, contact the Victim Assistance

Coordinator, Barbara Scherr. To insure her independence in

outreach to victims, she can be contacted at 605-209-3418 . �

Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 8:00am– 4:00pm

PPPPASTORAL STAFFASTORAL STAFFASTORAL STAFFASTORAL STAFF

Rev. Timothy Castor Parish Priest

Michael Keffeler Facility Manager

Kim Wilkins Secretary

Ronda Snyder Bookkeeper

Machell Sauer Director of Religious Education

Karoline Neill Director of Youth Group

Lori & Michael Rodenz Safe Environment Coordinator

Daily Mass Schedule & Intentions

EXPOSITION & ADORATION St. Mary Star of the Sea: Every Thursday immediately following 5:00pm Mass St. Francis of Assisi: First Friday immediately following 12:00pm Mass with Divine Mercy Chaplet with Benediction starting at 3:40pm

PENANCE & RECONCILLIATION St. Francis of Assisi: Every Saturday 3:30-4:30pm St Mary Star of the Sea: Every Thursday and Sunday

following Mass

MINISTRY SCHEDULE ST. FRANCIS

THIS WEEK

St. Francis: General Fund: $2993.71 Candles: $50.00 Inordertomeetourbudget,weneedonaverage$3461eachweekinplateandenvelopcontributions.Thankyouforyourcontinuedgenerosity!�

BAPTISMS: A class for both parents is required before the baptism of a child. Call the parish office.

MARRIAGES: Registered, practicing members, call the pastor at least six months in advance to make arrangements.

PARISH REGISTRATION: Forms are available in the vestibule or contact the parish office or go to formsite.com

BULLETIN NOTICES: Tuesdays by noon

FINANCIAL UPDATE: APR 27TH & 28TH FINANCIAL UPDATE: APR 27TH & 28TH FINANCIAL UPDATE: APR 27TH & 28TH FINANCIAL UPDATE: APR 27TH & 28TH

MINISTRY SCHEDULE ST. MARY

FINANCIAL UPDATE : NO REPORT THIS WEEFINANCIAL UPDATE : NO REPORT THIS WEEFINANCIAL UPDATE : NO REPORT THIS WEEFINANCIAL UPDATE : NO REPORT THIS WEEKKKK

St. Mary Building: $ Children's:$ General:$

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Schedule of May Meetings Knights of Columbus: May 15th 6:30pm St. Vincent de Paul: May 21st 7:00pm Schedule of Weekly meetings: St Mary Vocations Prayer Group: Friday mornings at 9am

Liturgical Ministers Beginning in May please check your email for the Ministry Schedule. We are using a program called Ministry Scheduler Pro and will email the schedule directly to you. This program has the option to find re-placements and also to set reminders for when you are serving the Church. There will still be a paper copy availa-ble to those that wish to have them as well. If you have any questions you may contact Sharon Williams or the office.

Schedule of May Meetings St. Francis Holy Family Circle: May 6th 3:30pm Knights of Columbus: May 7th 7:00pm Knights Hall St Vincent de Paul: May 7th 7:00pm Cemetery Board: May 9th 6:00pm Gather Room St. Francis Circle: May 10th 2:00pm Pastoral Council: May 14th 6:00pm St Theresa Circle: May 20th 6:30 at the home of Margaret Hunt Schedule of Weekly meetings: St Francis Sundays 4:30pm: Renew Group in Gather Room Mondays 5:00pm: Fatima Prayer Group in the Main Church Monday 6:30pm: ENDOW (Education on the Nature and Dignity of Women) First Grade classroom Tuesday 4:00pm: Black Hills Shepherds Rosary makers: K- Classroom.

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Congratulations to Our First Communion Class. These young people have studied hard all year and will be making their First Communion on Saturday May 11th. Reception to Follow in Parish Hall.

Callie Bestgen, Lucia Marich, Miriam Kruse, Ely Ewalt, Deacon Wilkins, Tory Bestgen, Dylan Hammerstrom,

Ashlyn Boyer, Lilith Presley

First Communion Class of St. Mary Star of the Sea

Kasey Dobesh, Bruno Harms, Tabor Deranleau, William Erk

Prayers & Pastoral Needs Our deceased: Bobby Jones, Julia Shyne, Martin Bachand, Our ill and homebound: Jim and Eileen Goroski Linda Harwood (Names will remain on this list for four weeks. Call the office to request prayers.) Our deployed military listed below and all our military: Heath Miller, Luke Erfman (Names of deployed will remain on this list for one year.) Prayer Ministry for the Dying: To request prayers call 605.569.1012. or visit SpiritualHospice.com Communion to the Homebound: If you would like to receive Communion while confined to your home, please contact Betty Wooledge at 490-8310

Pastoral Council Members St. Francis : Helen Lindquist, Andrew Snyder, Jeannie Blair, Kerrie Applegate, Chad Harwood, Terry Anderson, Abe Usera, Charles Gray St Mary : John Erk, Ken Wetz, Joel Brunner, Tim McCann, Cindy Orwick, Bev

Receipts $30

Thank you for giving!

Following Mass on May 5th there will be donuts

in the St Francis of Assisi Parish Hall.

Proceeds go to St. Vincent de Paul

The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius There will be a silent, directed 8-day Igna-tian Retreat at the Sioux Spiritual Center near Plainview, from May 17-26. If you are interested in making this retreat, please visit our website at www.siouxspiritualcenter.org, or call 605-985-5906.

JUMPSTART: An Opportunity to Discover Your Mission! At a crossroads in life? Dissatisfied with your current job? Have a desire to serve and make a difference in the world but not sure how? Searching for a deeper purpose in life? The Office of Stewardship is proud to partner with the Sioux Spiritual Center to offer you a day and half retreat on Saturday evening June 1 -Sunday, June 2, designed to assist you in discovering your strongest natural and spiritual gifts, your ideal motivational environment and the quirky bits of your personality that help you know what God made you for. Dr. Carole Brown, Director of the Sioux Spiritual Center will lead this insightful retreat and brings many years of experience and wisdom to all who participate. Cost is only $70 and includes a night’s stay, meals and all necessary materials. Please register before May 24 at: catholicwayoflife.flywheelsites.com/events/jumpstart/Space is limited! Or contact the Office of Stewardship at: 605-716-5214 ext. 235.

2019 Ambassador’s for Christ. If you enjoyed last year’s Summit 2018 conference hosted by the Office of Stewardship, please consider joining us for one of three Ambassador’s for Christ events this summer. Ambassador’s for Christ will equip and inspire you to gently invite others to grow in their faith. It will provide you with everything you need to know about this year’s Summit 2019: Our Story. Created. Captured. Rescued so that you can share this information with other parishioners. Consider being a part of the team that helped make last year’s event the largest ever hosted at Terra Sancta. These half-day events will be held on Saturday morning, July 13 in Sturgis, on the evening of August 14 in Winner and on the evening of August 21 in Timber Lake. Pick the one that works for you! For more information and/or to register for this event, please visit: catholicwayoflife.flywheelsites.com/events/ambassadors-for-christ/

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Western S.D. Catholic Foundation Open House

Thursday, May 23 from 1-6 p.m. there will be an open house at the new offices of the Western South Da-kota Catholic Foundation, 10 E. Mall St. Suite B., Rapid City. (It is in the Berendse & Sons Painting Office Building) Tony Berendse, Board Pres-ident and Tim Henderson, Executive Director ask you to join them in this celebration and to thank Bishop Rob-ert Gruss and Priests, Parishes, Dioc-esan and Parish Staffs and especially the WSDCF sponsors and donors for all their support during the past 27 years. Please RSVP by Thursday, May 16. Call 605-721-6843 or email jpotter@wsdcf.org.

Pregnancy Help Pregnant? We can help! Birthright is a free and confidential pregnancy support service. We offer pregnancy tests, emotional support, and a guide to local resources. Donations of baby care products, clothing, diapers, and maternity wear are always welcome! Looking for a volunteer opportunity? For more information, please contact us! Call: Office, 605-343-1732, Jean Verch, 605.209.2964, Kate Gordon, at 605-484-7669Visit: birthright.org, 2002 5th St., Rapid City, SD 57701

To all our wonderful CCD teachers: Thank you all for your heartfelt dedica-tion to all our kids. You did an Awesome Job!. Thanks also to Michael Keffeler for putting up with all our messes each week. Have a great summer!! ~Machell Sauer

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Sturgis Brown High School's baccalaureate service is scheduled for Wednesday, May 15 at 7:00 pm at the Sturgis Community Center. All graduating seniors as well as their families and friends are welcome to attend. Seniors, please wear your cap and gown to the service.