St. John the Apostle Catholic Church

2600 Central Avenue West Minot, North Dakota 58701

Parish Office……………...839-7076 839-7062 Website…….www.stjohnminot.com Email…….....stjohnchurch@srt.com Fr. David A. Richter, Pastor Chuck Kramer, Deacon

Weekend Liturgies Saturday…….......……….....5:00 pm Neocatechumenal Mass…....7:30 pm 1st & 3rd Saturdays - January 2 & 16 Sunday….….....8:00 am & 10:30 am

Weekday Liturgies Tuesday...…..........................5:15 pm Tuesdays, Neocatechumenal Liturgy of The Word……………..6:30 pm Wednesday…………….…...7:00 am Thursday…………………...7:00 am Friday…………………........7:00 am

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Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday…..………......4:40-5:10 pm Wednesday-Friday…....6:25-6:55 am Saturday…………..…..3:45-4:50 pm Sunday……………....9:30-10:20 am

January 3, 2021 The Epiphany of The Lord

ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Our Stewardship Mission as a Faith Community We are Catholics committed to hospitality, prayer, faith formation

and service to the Church and to those in need. We strive to practice stewardship as an expression of our baptismal call

to follow Jesus and to imitate His way of Life.

Ignatius Pew Missals provided by ThompsonLarson Funeral Home.

THANK YOU!

Next deadline: Jan 4 for Jan 10

“A Family Committed to Hospitality,

Prayer and Worship Program” Jan 17

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Parish Staff Fr. David A. Richter, Pastor Deacon Chuck & Nancy Kramer Mrs. Darcie Haider ....Parish Secretary Mrs. Monica Perry………..Director of Religious Education Mr. Lucas DeMers..Business Manager Mrs. Frances Lovelace..Bulletin Editor Mr. Richard Johnson ……...Custodian Mr. James Picard …….....Maintenance Pastoral Council Michelle Erickson Casey Erickson Jen Neshem Roger Neshem Laurie Schmaltz Gregory Zeece Russell Behm Stewardship Sub-Committee Tanya Steckler Denise Landsiedel Trina Holter

Finance Council Gregg Magnuson…………......Trustee Ed Hausauer…………...……..Trustee Leisa Harmon Preston Phillips Jessica Phillips Paul Lucy Mary Joy Karin Will

Adoration Chapel Coordinator needed

Dakota Hope Clinic Mrs. Margaret Schempp...Ambassador 837-9662 Prayer and Praise……...839-7076

PARISH INFORMATION January 3, 2021 Feast of The Epiphany

Sacraments /Faith Formation

Marriage Please contact the parish office, (839-7076), at least nine months in advance. Call to schedule an ap-pointment with the pastor.

Baptisms Please contact the parish office, (839-7076).

Religious Education Director: Mrs. Monica Perry, (839-7076). RE classes are Wednesdays: 4:00 and 6:00 pm.

Listen to a Homily Listen To A Homily on our

St. John Parish Website, www.stjohnminot.com.

It is under Liturgy/Sacraments

Parish Holy Hour First Fridays; 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Coffee & Donuts and Welcome Newcomers

Until further notice, St. John's will not be doing coffee and donuts after each Mass on the 2nd Sunday of the month due to COVID-19.

Religious Articles Articles are available for purchase in the parish office: Mon.-Thur., 9 am – 3 pm; Friday, 9:00 am - noon

SCRIP … to support Catholic education in Minot is sold in the parish office: Mon.-Thur., 9 am –3 pm; Friday, 9:00 am - noon. (Not after the weekend Masses for the present.)

Knights of Columbus#1150 Meet on First Tuesdays: 7:30 pm. Dan Heald, (340-4869).

KCs led Scriptural Rosary Third Wednesdays - 6:00 pm.

Parish Contact New and current parishioners, please note addresses, phone numbers, changes. Please contact Darcie, 839-7076.

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Eucharistic Adoration Eucharistic Adoration is in the Mary, Mother of God Chapel. Wednesday hours are: 5:00 am to noon and 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Thursday hours are:

5:00 am to 10:00 am. Adorers are welcome in the church

or Chapel during office hours, 9 am-3 pm, Mon-Fri.

Prayer & Praise Ministers of this new St. John’s

Ministry of Prayer and Praise daily commit their heart, mind and time to praying the prayers in the minis-try’s booklet, beginning on page 3 and concluding on page 15, or

more, if they so choose, for the in-tention of our parish family and all

the families in it. If interested in joining this min-istry, call the office, 839-7076.

Our Holy Mass Televised www.stjohnminot.com 1 Daily Mass & 1 Weekend Mass Masses live-streamed vary each week. Check our Parish Website (above) for which Mass each week. https://bismarckdiocese.com Bismarck Daily Mass…….6:45 am Sundays televised KFYR Channel 4 ………......10 am EWTN Channel 74……...….11 am

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HOSPITALITY January 3, 2021 Feast of The Epiphany

St. John the Apostle A Stewardship Parish

The most vibrant stewardship parishes are those in which parishioners know that they are wel-

come, which fosters a sense of ownership and personal involvement in living stewardship in the parish family.

St. John’s Prayer Line More than 60 St. John Prayer Line members will pray for your special intentions. Please call one of our Prayer Line leaders: Gladys Weeks, 839-5582; Donna Wachinski, 839-1374; Rose Klein, 722-3974 or Carol Weber, 839-6415; with prayer requests.

Upcoming Parish Events Sat-Jan 2 Reconciliation……....................3:45-4:45 pm Sat-Jan 2 Neocatechumenal Mass…………….7:30 pm Sun-Jan 3 Reconciliation……...…...…...9:30-10:15 am Tue-Jan 5 Neocatechumenal Liturgy of The Word.....6:30 pm Tue-Jan 5 KC Council #1150……………..…...7:30 pm Wed-Jan 6 Eucharistic Adoration……….….5 am-noon Wed-Jan 6 Eucharistic Adoration………..……..5-8 pm Wed-Jan 6 Religious Education……...……... 4 & 6 pm Thur-Jan 7 Eucharistic Adoration………….….5-10 am Sat-Jan 9 Reconciliation……....................3:45-4:45 pm Sun-Jan 10 Reconciliation……...…..…...9:30-10:15 am

Sat-Jan 16 Parish Commitment Weekend Sun-Jan 17 Parish Commitment Weekend

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Thank you to our sponsors. They make our bulletin possible.

Praising The Lord in Song More singers are always welcome and needed.

Practice is before each Mass. Peggy, 839-4109. A substitute accompanist is needed to fill in for any of our weekend Masses when our accompa-nists are unavailable. Many hymns are recorded so knowing them all is not necessary. This is a paid position. Call Peggy Montgomery, Music Coordinator, 839-4019, or see her at any weekend Mass to help out.

Our Lady of Grace Food Pantry Please remember all those in our area who do not have enough to eat. Staples are always in great need: canned meats, fish,

vegetables, fruits and juices; pasta, cooked and dry cereal, mac & cheese, dry beans, peanut butter and jelly, flour, sugar, cocoa, spices ...

If your family needs a staple, so do these families. To feed the hungry is a Corporal Work of Mercy.

Ushers Needed Every Weekend! If you can take up the collection, turn off lights and lock doors after Mass, you are needed to be an ush-er. Training is provided. Contact Darcie, 839-7076.

Wearing a Mask in Church Thank you for continuing to wear your masks to

Church. Fr. Richter and staff at St. John the Apostle appreciate your cooperation in trying to protect our

Parish Family. This is not a requirement; just a strong recom-

mendation to protect all our Parish Family.

Money Counters Needed We need 1 or 2 people to fill in on a money count-ing team for January, February, March and April. For the four months, you would only count three times. Please call the office, 839-7076, for details.

Vocation Views - Epiphany God’s glory continues to shine in our world. Where do I need to carry the light of Christ? Consider being a light for the world as a Church minister. (Isaiah 60:1-6)

Special Memorial Trees Two specially decorated memorial trees stand in our Gathering Space this Season.

A Baptism Tree holds the names of all those who were baptized in St. John’s during 2020. A Memorial Tree is adorned with the names of all those whose funerals were held in St. John’s in 2020.

Stewardship Thought As we begin this new year, let us take time to plan and make stewardship of time and talent a part of our life-style and stewardship of treasure a part of our budget.

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PRAYER January 3, 2021 Feast of The Epiphany

Gift of Prayer Please renew your prayer requests each month.

To add or remove names, call Darcie, 839-7076. Special Intention Tracy Christen Paul Walter Dax Birkholtz Garth Fritel For the homeless and hungry Troy Kendall Serena Zietz Darvin Schlag Colleen Kobes Debbie Martin Special Intention Lauren Kettel Dorinne Thompson Rhonda Weyer Victor and Mary Richter Return of all Fallen-away Catholics Rich Foss Elias Schiele In Thanksgiving Debbie Bossert Gary Crowdus An increase in religious vocations Bill Lukach Shirley Murphy Chase Jones For all who mourn Marty Haskins For the Poor Souls in Purgatory Vicki Frank Craig Lozensky Bernadette MacDougal Wayne Feldner Katherine Lafontaine Paul Horn Mary Wood Nancy Larson Sharon Schestler Special Intention for my Grandpa Ken Schmidt Cindy Kramer Maureen Jerry and Jean Schaefer For all those who mourn For our Parish Family

Mass Intentions Sat-Jan 2 5:00 pm +Diane Schempp 7:30 pm For purification and heal- ing of The Church and members Sun-Jan 3 8:00 am +Florence Ternes 10:30 am The People Mon-Jan 4 Tue-Jan 5 5:15 pm +Doug Picotte Wed-Jan 6 7:00 am +Kay Kondos Thurs-Jan 7 7:00 am +Marjorie Ann Davy Fri-Jan 8 7:00 am Deceased Members of the Nick & Clara Schuster fam. Sat-Jan 9 5:00 pm +Verne Nyre and +Josh Nyre Sun-Jan 10 8:00 am The People 10:30 am +Allan & +Betty Hoff

Pray Always for Our Priests and Religious We pray daily for Pope Francis, for our Bishops, Priests, Deacons, Brothers, Nuns, those in dis-cernment, and for religious vocations.

Happy Anniversary Jan 3 Mark & Michelle Kramer Jan 4 Ed & Betty Hausauer Jan 6 Winston & Tamala Black Jan 7 Jon & Sharon Schestler

Pray for Our Military We pray daily for our troops and their families who have, and continue to sacrifice so much for us. We burn red, white and blue candles for them and all veterans every Friday in St. John’s.

Pray for Caregivers We pray daily for all caregivers: for all in-home caregivers, doctors, nurses and all medical personnel, and all our first responders and law enforcement.

Living Stewardship The three wise men who came from the East to pay homage to the infant Jesus brought Him rich gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh as part of their worship. What gifts have I brought to this celebration to offer to the newborn Savior?

Online Giving Opportunity Online Giving is a great opportunity to go paperless; you will not have to worry about forgetting your enve-lope or writing a check! St. John’s has day-to-day costs that do not get paid without your faithful contributions. Online giving has the option to give a one-time do-nation. You can also set up a reoccurring gift for week-ly, monthly, or annually. Please consider using online giving, which is easy and user friendly. To sign-up for online giving: a link is under “important links” on our website: https://stjohnminot.com/ or please contact Luke at the parish office 701-839-7076.

Corazon Weekend For more information about Corazon, the marriage experience recently shared on the God’s Share Video, contact Father Richter or the parish office, 839-7076, or call 701-204-7209.

Worldwide Marriage Encounter A Marriage Encounter Weekend is a private weekend away from the distractions of daily

life for couples in good marriages. Give your marriage this gift. For more information, visit ndwwme.org or contact Rob and Angie at 701-347-1998.

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FORMATION January 3, 2021 Feast of The Epiphany

Lot-O-Dough Calendars: Available for purchase for $25 each. Great birthday gifts! Weekly drawings are held January thru June with more than $15,000 given away in drawings. Calendars are available in our parish office and at Bishop Ryan during office hours.

Bishop Ryan is Looking for Substitute Teachers to Add to our Team: Substitute teach-ers must hold a current substitute teaching license to qualify. Interested teachers can get more information and find out how our health plan works to keep teach-ers and students safe and healthy by contacting Principals Tanya Steckler (tsteckler@brhs.com) or Chase Lee (clee@brhs.com) at (701) 838-3355 for more information.

Scrip gift cards are available in the parish office and at Bishop Ryan. Using Scrip helps support Bishop Ryan Catholic School and families for their tuition. Scrip is available for Amazon orders, groceries, gas, dining out, household supplies, clothing, furniture, ve-hicles, tires & accessories, eye care, bikes, and more.

Our Family UPCs for BRCS Bishop Ryan Catholic School is still collecting Our Family UPCs. Drop them in the Campbell’s Soup basket near the parish office or take them to Ryan. (Campbell’s no longer takes its UPCs or labels.)

Monthly Prayer Mee!ng - Jan 12 Everyone is invited to join together to pray at

Dakota Hope Clinic – 2nd Tuesday of each month at 12:09 – 12:46 in the Dakota Room. Participate in person or on Zoom. Call 857-3175 to ask for the Zoom link to be sent to you by email.

Spiritual Communion My Jesus I believe that You are Truly present in the

Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and

desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You

sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself

wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You.

Amen.

The Catechesis of the Good Shepard We are planning to offer The Catechesis of the Good Shepard, and we are looking for individuals interested/willing to be trained in this program. We also need individuals interested/willing to help in other ways - carpenters, seamstresses, people to cut pieces of paper and people to paint figures. We will have a short presentation on The Catechesis of the Good Shepard and would like to know how many peo-ple would like to attend. If you are interested or have any questions please contact Monica at 839-7076. The date and time for the presentation has not been deter-mined yet; it will be scheduled for sometime in the be-ginning of the new year. Thank you. Monica, DRE

Twice Blessed - St. Joseph's Foundation Thank you. St. Joseph’s Community Health Founda-tion matched donations to: Dakota Hope Clinic, Bishop Ryan Catholic School, St. Vincent de Paul, the Men’s Winter Refuge, Domestic Violence Crisis Center, the Minot Area Homeless Coalition, Second Story, Dakota Boys Ranch, OLG Food Pantry and many more. sjchfnd.com/twice-blessed/.

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Drawing each Sunday in February (7, 14, 21, & 28) for Gift Cards.

1 - $100 Grocery Gift Card 2 - $50 Gas Gift Cards 2 - $50 Restaurant Gift Cards Tickets – 1 - $5 or 6 - $25 ~ Jerry Clark, 701-721-1467, for details.

Hope & Reassurance "You are not what has happened to you. You are not what you have accomplished. You are not even who you are today or who you have become so far. You are who and what you are still capable of becoming." ~ Matthew Kelly

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EVENTS

January 3, 2021 Feast of The Epiphany

St. Vincent de Paul Today we celebrate the feast of the Epiphany, where the Magi find the newborn king and offer Him gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.

In the spirit of the Magi, please consider a gift to St. Vincent de Paul so that comfort and

peace might once again be given to a newborn child. 833-1269

Fr. Henry Schneider Book “Riding Elephants And Other Adventures with Fr. Schneider.” Copies are for sale in the parish office for $15 each. Please stop in the office; make checks payable to Bishop Ryan Catholic School. (As told by Alumni and Friends of Bishop Ryan School.)

Good people of St. John Parish Greetings to you! I have some important news to share with all of you about our good Deacon Chuck Kramer and his wife, Nancy. Due to Nancy’s health and the effects of corona virus on business, Deacon Chuck asked Bishop Kagan if he could retire from active min-istry as a deacon. Our good bishop accepted his request and granted him retirement effective Nov. 16, 2020. This gives Chuck and Nancy more freedom to do what may be necessary for their well-being; however, Chuck is still an ordained Deacon of the Church but with re-duced obligation and faculty for ministry. He can still deacon at Mass, distribute communion, take commun-ion to the sick and shut-in and proclaim the Gospel. He will no longer be available for leading sacramental ser-vices such as baptisms, funerals, and weddings. Chuck and Nancy will continue to be active and involved at our parish but in a slightly different way. Speaking for myself, and I believe all of you, I am filled with bountiful gratitude for what they have done and all that they will continue to do for love of God and love of us. Thank you, Chuck and Nancy!

~ Fr. David Richter

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE Nov 8 – 17, 2021 Tour Leader Fr. David Richter

Traveling with Catholics of the Holy Land $3,550.00 per person; first payment due by Feb.1, 2021. A Catholic religious pilgrimage including daily Mass, scripture readings, meditation and the rosary. Some of the places we’ll visit: Cana, Nazareth, Mary’s Well, Mt. Tabor, Church of the Transfiguration, Baptism site on the River Jordan, Jerusalem, Churches of the Visita-tion and Nativity, Bethlehem, Mount of Olives, the Garden of Gethsemane, Stations of the Cross on Via Dolorosa, Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Mass at the Room of the Last Supper, and many more. Please call the office, 701-839-7076, and talk with Father or Luke. The Holy Land Pilgrimage was planned for February but moved to a later date in November due to the Coro-navirus. If you signed up for the original date and have questions, please call the church office, 701-839-7076.

“A Family Committed to Hospitality, Prayer and Worship Program” - Jan 17

Over the next few weeks, you will be hearing about the upcoming “A Family Committed to Hospitality, Prayer, and Worship Program” at St. John the Apos-tle Church. This Program is very important as we move forward with the mission and vision of St. John’s. We, as a parish family, have changed so many lives in our community! In order to continue our mission and ministries, we encourage all parishioners to spend time in prayer and discussion with your family, reflecting on the needs of the parish and your current giving level. We look forward to seeing all of our parishioners at Mass, especially during our Commitment Weekend on January 17. If you have any questions about “A Family Com-mitted to Hospitality, Prayer, and Worship Program,” please feel free to contact the office at 839-7076.

Saints of the Week

Christmas Cards for 2021 The Minot volunteers wrote more than 3500 Christmas cards and stuffed them with candy canes for the retire-ment, nursing homes and military in our area. More than 35 volunteers wrote cards in their own homes; five drivers delivered the cards to the different sites in Minot. They now need Christmas cards for next year so please bring any extra cards you may have to the parish office. Thank you.

TIME, TALENT, TREASURE January 3, 2021 Feast of The Epiphany

November 2020 INCOME/EXPENSE STATEMENT FISCAL YEAR 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2021

INCOME NOVEMBER ACTUAL YTD ACTUAL YTD BUDGET Collections $38,322.19 $193,715.54 $220,416.70 Donations/Bequest 0.00 0.00 17,264.45 Other Income 150.85 2,557.50 6,408.39 Religious Education 250.00 4,800.00 3,125.00 TOTAL INCOME $38,723.04 $201,073.04 $247,214.54

EXPENSES NOVEMBER ACTUAL YTD ACTUAL YTD BUDGET Salaries & Benefits 14,730.39 75,401.02 82,969.85 Rectory Expenses 704.25 3,050.48 4,825.05 Misc Ministries 5,231.29 11,598.31 20,568.35 Office Expense/Utilities 8,849.74 32,160.48 41,043.15 Donations/Outreach/Charities 3,599.83 17,641.37 20,500.00 BRCS Support 13,433.00 67,165.04 67,165.04 Religious Education 0.00 1,780.09 3,729.15 TOTAL EXPENSES $46,548.50 $208,796.79 $240,800.59

NOVEMBER: NET INCOME: $38,723.04 (Income) - $46,548.50 (Expenses) = NET LOSS $-7,825.46 December Anticipated Income: $49,319.33 December Anticipated Expenses: $47,224.51

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