ST. MARK’S BOTTINEAU & ST. ANDREW’S WESTHOPE

PARISH OFFICE: (701) 228-3164 RECTORY: (701) 228-5164 stsmanda@utma.com

322 Sinclair St. • Bottineau, ND • 58318 - www.stmark-standrew.org

January 7-8, The Epiphany of the Lord

PARISH STAFF

Fr Michael Hickin, Pastor

Ursula Palmer, Secretary

Cathy Miller, Custodian

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Valerie Heth, DRE

St. Andrew’s Parish

Ursula Palmer, DRE

St. Mark’s Parish

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 5:30 pm, Bottineau

Sunday 9:00 am, Westhope

And 11:00 am, Bottineau

CONFESSIONS

Saturday, 4:30 pm, Bottineau

Sunday, 8:30 am, Westhope

Or by Appointment

OFFICE HOURS

Tue 12:30pm-5:00pm

Wed 9:00am-3:30pm

Thurs 12:30pm-5:00pm

Fri 9:00am-5:00pm

PARISH NEWS AND EVENTS

UPCOMING EVENTS St. Andrew’s— K-6 Religious Ed.—Jan 8-22-29 St. Mark’s— Religious Ed Classes K-6—Jan 11-18-25 January 10—Parish Council meeting 7pm BISHOP JOHN FOLDA WILL BE VISITING BOTH OUR PARISHES ON FEBRUARY 4-5, 2017

STEWARDSHIP MOMENTS “Then they opened their treasures and offered Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” – Matthew 2:11 The image of the Magi kneeling before the infant Jesus and opening their treasure chests for Him is an image that we should all try to follow all year long. In grati-tude for all that we have been given, we are called to generously share all of our gifts, not just the ones we pick and choose. God wants us to be the most generous with that one thing that means the most to us.

ST. MARK’S PARISHIONERS PLEASE DO NOT FORGET

TO SIGN UP FOR A MINISTRY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

THE SHEET IS OUT

AT THE CHURCH ENTRANCE. IT IS REALLY APPRECIATED!

Report For December 31, 2016

St Andrew’s: Ad env $ 5251 Pl $ 12 and Ch $

St Mark’s: Ad env $ 6291.10 Pl $ 244 and Ch $ 30

Roof $ 5000

Home Communion Any St. Mark parishioners desir-

ing Holy Communion at home,

call Claudia Trebas (228-2339) by

Monday eve to be put on the list.

To add or remove a name, please contact Deb Wyman at 245-6538

or the parish office.

PARISHIONERS, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS: Military personnel &

their families, Cindy Volk, Donna Stratton, Wayne Barbot, Kenadi

Zappone, Bridget Herpel, Jerry Burns, Glen Brandjord, Eloise Hal-

vorson, Dakota, Lloyd McKeown, a special private intention.

Sat, January 7, 5:30 p.m. St. Mark’s

(The Moncera family)

Sun, January 8, 9 a.m. St. Andrew’s

(Parishioners)

Sun, 11 a.m. St. Mark’s

(† Andrew Cote)

Tue, January 10, 12 p.m. St. Mark’s

(† Rachel Hillerud)

Wed, January 11, 12 p.m. St. Mark’s

(Hillerud family)

Thurs, January 12, 9 a.m. St. Andrew’s

(† Louise Deschamp)

Fri, January 13, 11:00 a.m. Good Samaritan

(† Tom & Priscilla Fischer )

Sat, January 14, 5:30 p.m. St. Mark’s

(† Dale Haberman)

Sun, January 15, 9 a.m. St. Andrew’s

(Parishioners)

Sun, 11 a.m. St. Mark’s

(† Robert Halstead)

The Epiphany of the Lord

O God, who by the leading of a star Manifested your only Son To the peoples of the earth: Lead us, who know you now by faith, To your presence, Where we may see your glory face to face. Amen.

Mass Intention Request

A Mass intention is requested for :

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From:

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Suggested offering is $10.00 per Mass intention

St. Mark’s Ministries for January 14-15 DATE EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS READER GIFT BEARERS USHERS GREETERS COUNTERS

Satr. Bread: Morris Holen Jr Bobbi Aus / Carla Eisenzimmer

Vickie Gangl Mitch Schmidt family Merle Allard / Brad Trebas

Mona Johnson

Sun. Bread: Priscilla Sturdevant Kathy McGhan / Wayne Barbot

Susan Haberman Mike Nero family Mike Haberman / Mike Nero

LaVonne Janzen Karen Sollin / Hellen Christianson

Cleaning person for St. Mark’s. One day per week for the church/social hall and twice a month at the rectory. If interested, please contact the parish office. Thank you.

Clearing the Sidewalks at St. Mark’s. Thank you to the person who has been clearing the sidewalks at St. Mark’s. Hugely appreciated!

THE KNIGHTS OF CO-LUMBUS– TODAY, JANUARY 8, IS THE ANNUAL FREE THROW competition at 1pm at the Bot-

tineau HS Gym for boys and girls ages 10-14. Don’t miss out on this event. It will be fun! “Climate Survey”—This week, we have distributed the Climate Survey to those present at weekend Mass-es. Please cross off your name once you’ve filled out and turned in the survey. That way you won’t receive one in the mail. Surveys will be available in the churches next week-end as well, Jan 14-15. The following week, we will do a mailing to those per-sons whose names are not yet crossed off the list. The next two weekends, we will follow up with reminders. At the end of the month we will close our collection of the surveys and begin tabulating the results. We hope this will give us an honest sense of who we are and how we feel as a community. Your participation will be greatly appreciated.

St. Mark’s Parish Council Meeting Tues, Jan 10, 7 pm.

From the Pastor’s Pen

“Epiphany” is a Greek word meaning “manifestation” or a “showing forth”. Some people speak of an epiphany as a moment when ‘the lightbulb’ goes on inside the head. It’s an expe-rience of seeing things in a new light.

The Church’s Feast of the Epiphany celebrates God showing himself to the Gentiles. In Bethlehem, the Magi (outsider, non-Israelites) came to know the mystery of Christ.

The basic message is that Christianity, the arrival of the Savior of the world, is good news to the whole human race. The Epiphany celebrates Christ’s appearance on the world’s stage. Jesus came for everyone. But really, it only happens one meeting at a time. This Sunday we recognize the meeting be-tween this Infant Savior and three representatives from the ends of the Earth.

How did these men find him? Interesting. They followed a star.

The Bethlehem star stands for God’s choice to speak through the created things of earth and sky. Like the Magi, we have found Jesus. What has led us to where we’re at in our Faith? What’s been your Bethlehem Star?

When Jesus is revealed to us, we respond, like the Magi, by offering him gifts. What moves you to give to Jesus what’s most valuable to you? Maybe that’s your star.

The Church also associates two other biblical scenes with the Epiphany. In the Baptism of Jesus, Our Lord ‘goes public’; he leaves his hidden life and is manifest to the people. In the Wedding Feast at Cana, we celebrate the showing forth of Jesus’ glory, his first miracle.

Did you know how poinsettias got associated with Christmas?

Poinsettias are native to Mexico. They were named after America's first ambassador to Mexi-co, Joel Poinsett. He brought the plants to Ameri-

ca in 1828. The Mexicans considered the plants symbolic of the Star of Bethlehem, thus associating the poinsettia with Christmas.

9 Days for Life. See the 99 second video about how to get involved in a nationwide Novena: http://www.usccb.org/about/pro-life-activities/january-roe-events/nine-days-of-prayer-penance-and-pilgrimage.cfm .

Anne McGuire, assistant for the U.S. Bishops Pro-

Life Activities, writes: “I'll never forget briefly getting to

know a friend's son, who was in seminary. Something

about his gaze struck me more than anything else: it

lacked any trace of trying to obtain something from me.

Instead of focusing on achieving personal objectives,

he simply befriended me for my own sake. It wasn’t a

romantic situation, so as I tried to process why I felt so

deeply moved, I suddenly realized: I had experienced

the gaze of Christ.

“That's what being pro-life is about. Cardinal

O'Malley of Boston, former chair of the bishops’ Pro-

Life Committee, once noted, "we discover our worth

when we discover our true identity found in the un-

changeable, permanent fact that we are created in

God's image and likeness and called to an eternal des-

tiny with him."

“Being pro-life means taking a stand against

what Pope Francis calls the ‘throwaway culture,’ which

looks out for its own gains, casting people aside as

though their lives are not worth living. It means seeing

people as Christ sees and loving them as he loves.

For more information, stay tuned, or go to 9daysforlife.com.

St. Andrew’s Ministries

DATE EUCHARISTIC

MINISTERS READER GIFT BEARERS ALTAR SERVERS COUNTERS USHERS

Sun. Jan 15 Nancy Erickson / John Wyman

Paulette Martin Lenny Artz family Katie & Addie Wag-ner

Roger Heth / Mark Radzwill

Linda Ellingson & Paul Klokstad