Vocation Views God calls us to proclaim the

Good News. How do you share that Good New? Pray for

The grace to be a faith-filled witness of God’s love.

(Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11)

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November Happenings BAPTISMS

Ryli Kuntz Carly G. Beckler Kace D. Deesing Bennett Beechie

NEW PARISHIONERS

Loretta Fettig Toby Lunstad

Chandra Fredricks Jeremy Braun

Lucy Fredricks Margret Berger

John Christianson

WEDDINGS Richard & Martha Rogers

FUNERALS

Leonard Beckler Dick Tokach

Scott Bonagofsky Linda Haff

Holy Day of Obligation Monday, December 8th, is the Solemnity of the Immaculate

Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This Holy Day of Obligation is observed in the United States, and holds special

importance as Mary of the Immaculate Conception is the Patroness of the United States.

There will be Mass at 7:00 and 9:00 am to celebrate this Solemnity.

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Youth Group

Ben Savageau, Youth Director

This fall we are trying a new format for our youth in grades 8-12. Grades 8 & 9 and Youth Group 10-12 will be combined and will meet every

Wednesday at 7 pm to begin with and will be engaging in ac-tivities and service projects throughout the year, so the sched-ule will eventually vary accordingly. The dates for youth to attend “The Rock” at St. Mary’s High School are: December 10th, February 25th, and April 15th.

Care Center Christmas Project Spirit of Life Youth Group is announcing their and are asking parishioners to help purchase gifts for the residents at the Man-dan Care Center. Take a cross from the tree in the Gathering Space, purchase and wrap a gift. Please attach the cross to the gift and return it to the church no later than Dec. 14. The Youth Group will be delivering the gifts on Wed., Dec. 17.

Thanksgiving Celebration/Soup Kitchen We are grateful to the many Soup Kitchen Ministry team members and Spirit of Life community volunteers for a job well done making our Thanksgiving Celebration successful! It was a generous expression of love and giving. About 350 peo-ple gathered not only for a wonderful meal of turkey, dress-ing, and all the trimmings, but for fellowship, prayer and to give thanks for our many blessings.

Special appreciation to Mary Lou Miller for organizing this event and the numerous volunteers and pie makers! We would also like to give special thanks to Dakota Community Bank, Challenger Industries and those from our community who gave donations that made this meal possible. Thanksgiv-ing blessings to everyone!

“THE ROCK” DECEMBER 10th FOR TEENS

“The Rock” will be held on December 10th at St. Mary’s High School gym. The speaker is Tim Mosser from Catholic Coach on Real Presence Radio. The topic: “Jesus is Real (Not weird!). The theme for the night is “Extreme Fan”. Dress up; Prizes for best costume. (Grand prize is $50 gift card to Scheels). Doors open at 6:30 pm. The event begins at 7:00 pm and will in-clude volleyball, the talk, confessions and adoration and is open to all high school students.

Parish Mission The parish mission with Mary Sharon Moore scheduled for December 1st through the 3rd has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date.

Because of your generosity, 444 adults, 440 children, and 24 seniors were fed through the Spirit of Life Food Pantry in October. 23 people were assisted in other areas. TIME: Adoration, saying the Rosary, praying for others in need, help with funerals, assisting homebound, funeral lunches, hospital or nursing home visits, soup kitchen TALENT: Parish committees, office help, music SERVICE: Altar Server, Eucharistic Minister, Hospitality, Ushers, Music, Educational Ministries TOTAL NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN OCTOBER: 601 TOTAL NUMBER OF HOURS CONTRIBUTED IN OCTOBER: 1295.75 STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT: Disciples who embrace steward-ship as a way of life find that they experience an intense joy that comes from putting God first in their lives.

Weekly Contributions November 8 & 9 ........................................... $7,026.38 November 15 & 16 ...................................... $6,956.65 November 22 & 23 ..................................... $7,527.31 Thanksgiving Day .................................................. $847 November 29 & 30 .................................... $10,523.25 Automatic Deposit Donations Oct ............ $3,564.00

Building on Our Spirit Capital Campaign** Amount Received in November ............................... $865 Automatic Deposit Donations October ................. $440

**Contributions made to the building fund will be used for building maintenance.

Thank you for your generosity and continued support of this important ministry

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Lord Hear Our Prayers… Please pray for the following parishioners who are struggling with illnesses:

Helen Bullinger, Rachel Wald, Richard Schulz, Mark Franck, Rosemary Meyhoff, Eunice Miller, Gordon Polanchek, Nancy Miller, Clarence Fleck, Michael Taylor, Nick Tomac, Brad Schmidt, Jerry Frank, Jaxon Emter, Caroline Zins, Dan Buchholz, Josh Prust, Korey Boehm, Heather Carson, Al Mehring, Nichalos Kreitel, Leona Kastrow, Jerry Feist, Lori Renner, Max Moran, Margaret Lipp, Kristi, Veronica Beckler, Anthony Frank, Francis Flynn, Dennis & Pam Hatzenbuehler, Alvina Affolter, and Douglas Krick.

Care & Share Angel Tree Spirit of Life is again participating in the Com-munity Care & Share Angel Tree program. Our Angel Tree can be found in the gathering space and has ornaments on it with the name, age, and clothing size of a child in need. After choosing an ornament off the tree, fill in your name on the sheet beside the corresponding name. Please return your gift with the ornament securely attached by Thursday, December 11, 2014, and remember this child and family in prayer during the holiday season. Thank you for your generosity.

Christmas Choir Christmas choir rehearsals will be starting in a few weeks. Please contact Nancy Darling in the office if you are interested in singing in the choir.

Business of the Month

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Position Opening St. Hildegard Parish-Menoken & Sacred Heart Parish-Wilton is seeking a qualified applicant for the Business Manager position. Qualifications: A Catholic in good standing; exten-sive computer usage with good knowledge of bookkeeping and Microsoft Office software, and you must successfully complete the Diocese of Bismarck background check. This is a full time position . For more information contact Fr. Frank @ 701-848-6290 or 701-673-3177. To apply send a cover letter and resume to Fr. Frank Schuster, St. Hildegard Par-ish, 17200 Highway 10, Menoken, ND 58558-9604 or email to sthildegard@bektel.com.

Holiday Bake Sale Christ the King School PTO will be holding their annual Holi-day Bake Sale while serving breakfast, in the Parish Life Center, 505 10th Ave. NW, Mandan, on Sunday, December 7th from 8:30-12:30 pm. Breakfast will feature a “Made to Order Omelet station as well as scrambled eggs, sausage, potato patties, cinnamon rolls, caramel rolls, and a bever-age. Also special guest, Santa Claus! Join us for breakfast, say Hi to Santa and check out the large selection of Holiday Treats priced to sell!

Christmas at Mary The University of Mary Department of Music presents Christmas at Mary, on Sunday December 7th at 3:00 pm in Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel at U of Mary. The con-cert features Concert Choir, Vocal Jazz, and the Gabrieli Brass performing a wide array of Christmas music. It is free and open to the public.

St. Mary’s Advent Supper & Rosary A soup and bread supper will be served on Friday, Decem-ber 12th, at 6:00 pm, in the Multipurpose Space for a free-will offering. Pray The Joyful Mysteries with reflections from the music of Danielle Rose at 7 pm in the church.

Bismarck Catholic Daughter's will hold a Christmas Cookie and Candy Walk on Sat., Dec. 13th, at St. Anne's Church basement, 13th and Braman Ave. Use the SW door. Sale runs 9:00 am to 6:00 pm with no early sales. For more information call Rita 1-701-321-1211.

You Are Invited to attend Bismarck-Mandan's chamber ensemble, Inspirare', as they present "Christmas Grace" on Thursday, December 11, at 7:00 pm. The concert will be held at St. Mary's Catho-lic Church, Bismarck with a reception following. $10 Gen-eral Admission; $8 Seniors/Students. This nine member vocal chamber ensemble includes local Catholic parishion-ers, Vicky Boechler, Wayne Jundt & Neal Prichard."

St. Anthony Parish potluck St. Anthony’s Parish potluck dinner will be served after mass December 14, 2014. Non-perishable food and paper products will be collected for the Spirit of Life food pantry. Please leave your donations in the box in the entry of the church. There will be a giving tree set up at the back of the church. The tags on the tree will be from the Abused Adult Resource Center.

Church of Saint Martin Huff, North Dakota December 14th 9am Mass

Mass Intention………………………… ........................ Carola Sirucek Reader ..................................................................................... Dave Wille Eucharist Ministers ........... Jeff Miller & Kayla Roethlisberger Server ................................................................................. Kendra Miller Collections Nov. 16th ................$225 Envelopes; $106 Loose Collections Nov. 23rd ................... $450 Envelopes; Loose $0 Collections Nov. 30th .................... $365 Envelopes; $2 Loose

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Jesus Invites You Jesus asked ,”Could you not keep watch for one hour?”

(Mark 14:37) You are invited to watch one hour with Jesus in Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament chapel. Hours available are 24/7. Consider partnering with friends or family to commit to covering an open hour every week with flexibility. If you hear Jesus asking YOU to keep watch with him and would like to answer that call, contact Deb @ 663-1660 or deb@myspiritoflife.com .

Sunday Breakfast A Sunday breakfast, sponsored by the Knights of Columbus of Spirit of Life will be served on Sunday, December 14th, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm at Spirit of Life Church. Serving Sausage, pancakes, eggs, juice and coffee. Suggested dona-tion is $6.

Announcement Deadline If you would like an announcement posted in our weekly bulletin, you must have the information to us no later than 10:00 am the Monday before your requested weekend. Re-quests can be sent to office@myspiritoflife.com .

St. Martin Advent Food Drive St. Martin’s parish will be having a food drive each week dur-ing Advent. Please help the Spirit of Life food Pantry, and the people in our community. There will be a containers in the back of the church to collect donations of, baby items: dia-pers, wipes, baby soap, baby lotion, paper products, dry goods: pasta, rice, flour, sugar, cereal and canned foods.

Church of Saint Anthony Saint Anthony, North Dakota December 14th 11am Mass

Mass Intention ........................................................ †Margaret Gangl Reader .................................................................................. Steve Tomac Eucharist Ministers ...................................................... Patty Berger ......................................................... Jen Bonogofsky & Dennis Gustin Sacristan ............................................................................ Peggy Gustin Servers ........................................................................ Jada Bonogofsky ................................................................ Jameson & Medora Ellingson Gift Bearers ...................................................... Justin Berger Family Prayers ..................................................................... Al or Peggy Gustin Collections ……………………….$630 Envelopes ;$100.05 Loose * St. Anthony Church will be having coffee and baked goods

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Parish Office 801 1st Street SE • Mandan, ND 58554 Phone ...................................................................................... 701-663-1660 Hours ............................................. Monday-Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm ............................................. Staff attends Mass from 9:00 to 9:40 am Website ............................................................. www.myspiritoflife.com Prayer Chain Call the parish office at 701-663-1660 for Prayer Line. Hospitalized or Homebound Call Mari Jo of Outreach Ministry at 663-1660.

Parish Staff Pastor Msgr. Chad Gion .................................................... frgion@gmail.com Associate Pastor Fr. Chris Kadrmas ............................... fr_chris_kadrmas@yahoo.com Deacons Dcn. Gary Mizeur ............................................................ 701-751-1112 Liturgical Music Director Nancy Darling ......................................... nancy@myspiritoflife.com Head Sacristan Mitch Saville ............. mitch@myspiritoflife.com/701-226-5955 Director of Religious Education Deb Rath ........................................................ deb@myspiritoflife.com Youth Director Ben Savageau ............................................... ben@myspiritoflife.com Outreach Ministry Mari Jo Sigl .............................................. marijo@myspiritoflife.com Jackie Binstock ....................................... Jackie@myspiritoflife.com Sheila Scholl ............................................. sheila@myspiritoflife.com Finance/Business Administrator Cheryl Hansen ........................................ cheryl@myspiritoflife.com Parish Secretary Sandy Marcellais .................................... office@myspiritoflife.com Magen Buchholz ................................... magen@myspiritoflife.com Cindy Markel ............................................ cindy@myspiritoflife.com Maintenance .......................................... Tom Stastny & Tim O’Keefe Trustees ........................................... Pat Lengenfelder & Karen Rohr

Eucharistic Liturgies Weekend ................................... Saturday 9:00 am and 5:00 pm .....................................Sunday 9:00 am, 11:00 am and 6:00 pm Weekday .................................................................. Monday 8:00 am .............................................. Tuesday-Friday 7:00 am & 9:00 am .......................... Mass in Extraordinary Form, Friday 5:30 pm

Please refer to the inside of the bulletin for possible changes in Mass times.

Perpetual Adoration Adoration occurs every day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Everyone is welcome to stop in any time the church is open from 8 am – 4:30 pm, Monday – Friday, and Sunday morn-ings from 8 am – noon. We can still use a second adorer on several hours. Anyone interested in signing up for an hour a week should call the office at 663-1660.

Sacraments Reconciliation: Saturday 8:40-8:55 am & 3:30-4:30 pm Sunday: 8:00-8:30 am. Tuesday thru Friday: 6:40-6:55 am & 8:40 am-8:55 am or you may call for an appointment.

Baptism: Contact the parish office at 701-663-1660. Baptism are scheduled for the 1st and 3rd weekend of every month.

Marriage Preparation: Contact the parish office at least 12 months, but no less than 6 months, prior to wedding date. See parish website for Wedding Ceremony Guidelines.

Weekly Schedule of Events Mon. 12/8 OFFICE CLOSED/ Holy Day of Obligation Tues. 12/9 7:00 pm ESL(English as a Second Language) RCIA Wed. 12/10 9:45 am Birthday Brunch 7:00 pm Teen Night Religious Ed (Grades 5-12) The Rock @ SMCHS Thurs. 12/11 11:30 am Soup Kitchen 6:00 pm Finance Council Meeting 6:30 pm Parish Council Meeting Sat. 12/12 8:30 am AA Meeting

Readings for the Week of December 7, 2014 Sunday: Is 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Pt 3:8-14/Mk 1:1-8 Monday: Gn 3:9-15, 20/Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Is 40:1-11/Mt 18:12-14 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31/Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20/Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47 Saturday: Sir 48:1-4, 9-11/Mt 17:9a, 10-13 Next Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11/1 Thes 5:16-24/Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 ©Liturgical Publications Inc

Mass Intentions Mon. 12/8 8:00 am †Mary Werner Tues. 12/9 7:00 am †Alexander Gabrysh 9:00 am Wed. 12/10 7:00 am 9:00 am James & Tonya Link & Family Thurs. 12/11 7:00 am 9:00 am †Harland “Red” Lanz Fri. 12/12 7:00 am 9:00 am Sat. 12/13 9:00 am 5:00 pm †Stanley Helbling Sun. 12/14 9:00 am Pro populo 11:00am †Dick Tokach 6:00 pm †Anton Fleck

Mass Schedule Monday, 12/8 7:00 am Feast Day Mass/Holy Day of Obligation 8:00 am Feast Day Mass/Holy Day of Obligation Tuesday 12/9—Friday 12/12 7:00 am Mass 7:30 am Morning Prayer 9:00 am Mass Friday, 12/12 5:30 pm Tridentine Mass (Traditional Latin Mass) Saturday, 12/13 9:00 am Mass 5:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Day Sunday, 12/14 9:00 am Mass of the Lord’s Day 10:30 am Rosary 11:00 am Mass of the Lord’s Day 6:00 pm Mass of the Lord’s Day