Sunday by Sunday edited by Michael E. Novak

STOLEN THUNDER By the time the Gospels were written, James and John, sons of Zebedee (sons of “thunder”) were revered leaders of the Christian community. It is a common device of the evangelists to place the failings of the early Christians on the shoulders of their leaders to illustrate a point about discipleship, and perhaps to comfort them with the fact that Jesus chose common, flawed humans to spread the Good News. It must have seemed doubly odd that these two, already honored and revered, were chastised by Jesus when they requested positions of honor. Jesus, as it were, stole their thunder, and in the Gospel he likewise steals the thunder of the others who get indignant at James and John. Today’s readings from Isaiah and Hebrews, along with Jesus as portrayed in Mark, steal the thunder of the places of honor they had attained by reminding us that it is in the humility of service that we come to know the reign of God in our midst.

SERVANT CHRIST, SERVANT CHURCH In Matthew’s Gospel, it is the mother of James and John who makes the request of Jesus (Mark omits this scene). It is “only natural” for mothers to want to see their sons “get ahead in the world,” just as it is for us as individuals to seek those positions of honor and power. But again it is the lesson of Jesus, along with the lessons of Isaiah and Hebrews, that reminds us that we need to examine constantly our “only natural” ways of living to make sure that we are living as Christ, the head of the church. When Isaiah writes of the Suffering Servant, it can be seen as a prophecy of Jesus; but it is also a prophecy of the ongoing presence of Jesus, the church. When the author of Hebrews writes of the weakness known by Christ the great High Priest, it is also about the need for weakness on the part of the Body of Christ, the church. In this way the scriptures today show all of us, the baptized, the church, how we must continue to be the Servant Christ for the life of the world. Copyright © 2005, World Library Publications. All rights reserved.

St. Therese Little Flower Parish Rectory: 776-6388

Parish Office: 776-6388

www.littleflowerrugby.org Eucharistic Liturgies

Saturday Vigil 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Weekdays as scheduled on back page

(Mass of the day in the church will be

canceled when a funeral Mass is scheduled) Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 9 - 10:30 a.m. & 6:30 - 7:15 p.m.

Sunday 7:00 - 7:45 a.m. Eucharistic Adoration

Mondays 5:30 p.m. - Midnight

Tuesdays 7:30 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Thursdays 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

If funeral is scheduled begins at 1:00 p.m.

St. Mary Parish, Knox Eucharistic Liturgy

Sunday 9:00 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Sunday 7:30 - 8:15 a.m.

Infant Baptism

Please contact priest before birth or selecting

baptismal sponsors.

Marriage Preparation

Prior to setting a wedding date, at least six

months in advance, please arrange a first

meeting with one of our priests.

New Parishioners

Please register at the parish office 9:00 a.m.

- 4:00 p.m. or contact the parish office.

Communion to the Sick and Homebound

Parish ministers bring the Holy Eucharist to

the homebound and the hospitalized. Please

call the parish office to arrange for visitation.

Anointing of the Sick

Please contact a priest when hospitalized or

preparing for surgery or significant medical

procedure.

THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME OCTOBER 21, 2018 THE HISTORIAN VOL. 33 NO. 42

THE PARISHES OF

St. Therese the Little Flower 218 3RD STREET SE, RUGBY, ND

58368

St. Mary

Sunday, October 21 Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time

World Mission Sunday

CDA Sunday

St. Mary’s Mass at 8:30 AM

No St. Mary’s Religious Ed class

No LF Religious Ed class

No Domestic Church class Monday, October 22 Eucharistic Adoration 5:30 PM - midnight

SM Mass/Parish Council mtg 7:00 PM Tuesday, October 23 Eucharistic Adoration 7:30 AM - 11:00 PM Wednesday, October 24 LF 7-12 grade Rel Ed Early Out 1:15 - 3:15

40 Days for Life Prayer Vigil 6:00 - 9:00 PM

RCIA Class 7:00 PM Thursday, October 25 Eucharistic Adoration 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Saint Vincent de Paul meeting 7:00 PM Friday, October 26 “ Mass and a Movie” Daily Mass at 9:00 AM;

The movie Samson and Delilah following

Mass in Dorothy’s Room

Hour of Eucharistic Adoration in Reparation

for abuse within the church 5:30 - 6:30 PM

Saturday, October 27 CYO Amazing Race 5:00 - 9:00 PM Sunday, October 28 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

CDA Pornography Awareness Week

St. Mary’s Mass at 9:00 AM

St. Mary’s Religious Ed Class

LF Religious Ed Class 9:15 AM

LF Parent Confirmation meeting 9:30 AM

Coins for Kids Collection - LFS Tuition

Assistance

Donuts and Dates following both Masses

Today is World Mission Sunday. We celebrate this day by remembering the revitalizing mission at the heart of our Christian faith—to bring the Gospel to all! The collection today for the Society of the Propagation of the Faith ensures the work and service of the Mission Church, as it supports priests, religious and lay leaders who offer the Lord’s mercy and concrete help to the most vulnerable communities in the Pope’s missions. Thank you for your generosity. Today we celebrate Catholic Daughters of the Americas Sunday. Consider joining the CDA and be a part of this wonderful gift from God. As a member you will work with other Catholic women who share like values and together share your talents and gifts. The current membership theme is “CDA: BOGO! Bring one; Gain one!” Our membership enriches our spiritual, social, and missionary life through our Circle of Love Program. Visit our website at www.catholicdaughters.org. and if you are interested in joining or have any questions please call Dorice Duchscherer at 776-6231. Members will be at the doors passing out CDA brochures after the Masses this weekend. There will be no Sunday School or Building the Domestic Church classes on October 21 due to the Teacher’s Convention school break. All are invited to join the peaceful and prayerful 40 Days-For-Life Prayer Vigil Wednesdays through October 31. We meet by the Guardian of Life Statue on the east side of the church from 6:00 – 9:00 PM. Contact Kathy Heilman at 771-2710 with any questions. The 7-12th grade Religious Education students will have their first Early-Out of the 2018-2019 year Wednesday, October 24. In keeping with this year’s Religious Education theme of “Finding Jesus at Home” students will participate in service at the Haaland Estates to be “Jesus’ hands on earth.” The after school program will begin at 1:15 in the RHS commons area with an after school snack before walking to the Haaland Estates to participate in an “Arts for Life” project with residents or help with the fall clean-up of planters and courtyard work. The Early-Out will end with students returning to RHS for pick-up or practice. In the Gospel today Jesus tells his disciples: “Anyone among you who aspires to greatness must serve the rest; whoever wants to rank first among you must serve the needs of all.” The St. Therese Conference of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul will be meeting Thursday, October 25 at 7:00 PM in Dorothy’s Room. An Hour of Eucharistic Adoration in Reparation for abuse in the church will be held on Friday, October 26 from 5:30 - 6:30 PM. All are encouraged to gather together to pray for the healing of abused victims, the cleansing of our church, sorrow for the sins committed and an end to the deceit and abuse. We all need to open our hearts to a deeper level of compassion and understanding; our Lord suffered and died for our sins, now we need to pray and sacrifice for His Church. Resources will be available at the front entrance of the church to use for this important time of reflection and prayer. Little Flower CYO: Parish Youth in 7-12th grades are welcome to join the Annual CYO Amazing Race Saturday, October 27 from 5-10 PM. Every year our teens Race through Rugby to collect items needed for a particular service. There are clues to find, with a “Ghoul” or two and a lot of laughs. This year we are working to serve by “Finding Jesus at Home.” Our teens will be racing for non-perishable food items for our local Pierce County Food Pantry. There will be supper and prizes for the team that collects the most food items and pumpkin carving after the race. Please support our CYO teens when they knock on your door, as they continue to actively strive to be “Christ’s Hands on Earth.” Parent permission slips and details have been sent home. Contact Rebecca Leier at 776-6388 with any questions. Pumpkins are needed for the Little Flower Teen Ministry. Please leave any donated pumpkins in the Religious Education Office before October 27th. 3rd Grade Parents: Family preparation for Confirmation will begin on October 28 with parent meeting 1 of 2. Parents of Confirmation students will meet at 9:30 in the large dining room. Please make plans to attend and to receive the materials needed to prepare for the sacrament of Confirmation with your child. If you have questions call Rebecca Leier at 776-6388.

Treasures from Our Tradition As election campaigns move into high gear, sometimes the phrase “the Catholic vote” is heard. It’s an interesting concept, since Catholics started out in this country as a very fragile group: fewer than forty thousand of us at the time of the first census in 1790, and only about 2 percent of the population by 1830. It was a priestless church for all intents and purposes, lay-led clusters of Catholics waiting patiently for the occasional visit of a priest, sustained by gathering when they could on Sunday for devotional prayer like litanies and the rosary. They tried to hold on to their ancestral faith as best they could. Archbishop Jean-Louis Cheverus told one family in Maine to “every day say your prayers on your knees with affection, and every Sunday gather to hear the Gospel, to pray in common, and to quiz the children on the catechism.” Inevitably, some became Protestant, but many more stayed Catholic from generation to generation, with very little encouragement or sacramental ministry from the clergy. Archbishop John Carroll, the first American bishop, tried to make Church law flexible: shortening the length of the fast before Communion, easing the Lenten fast, and even relaxing the rule of Sabbath rest at harvest time. Catholicism in England had been quietly sustained in this way for two centuries, and the first American Catholics carried on as had their ancestors, providing a fertile soil for the unprecedented success and phenomenal growth of the Church in our country. —Rev. James Field, Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co

Donuts & Dates! Join the students of Little Flower School for coffee, juice, and donuts in the small dining room following both Masses on Sunday, October 28. This will be a great opportunity for fellowship and to secure your dates for the "PRAY 365" calendar for 2019. Little Flower School PTO is seeking items for their annual Dine and Bid event scheduled for November 16 at the Rugby Eagles Club. We welcome any NEW items; crafts, gift baskets, sports team items, decorations, children's items, etc. Please consider joining our efforts to help make this our most successful auction yet! Be sure to check out our Facebook page; Little Flower Catholic School to see a listing of our auction items. If you would like your donation included on that list, please have donations to the school no later than October 26. Theresa's chicken will be served from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. The auction will be from 6:30 - 8:00 PM. Thank you for contributing and supporting Little Flower School! Thank you for your generous support to the United States Catholic Church Relief Agencies 2018 Disaster Appeal last weekend. A total of $1253.55 (Little Flower $1172.55 and St. Mary $81.00) will be used to provide shelter, medical care and aid and long-term rebuilding and recovery efforts for the victims of natural disasters. October is Respect Life Month! Families are welcome to take home our “Respect Life” traveling tote. The tote contains a beautiful picture book about the world of the unborn and four touch-of-life fetal models depicting the four stages in an unborn baby’s development. The tote also contains our traveling Holy Family icon and other religious articles with suggestions for creating a sacred prayer space in the home. Prayers for the unborn and for families are also included. All parishioners are welcome to check out the “Respect Life” traveling tote and take it to their home for a week. It can be found in the Religious Education/Parish Library from October - January. For more information contact Sr. Jean Louise at 776-6258 or Rebecca Leier 776-6388. Local Church Fall Suppers First Lutheran , Rugby October 21 serving ham and meatballs from 4:00 - 7:00 PM Valle Lutheran, Rolette, October 28 serving roast pork from 4:00 - 7:00 PM St. Cecilia’s, Harvey, October 28 serving turkey from 5:00 - 7:00 PM Mission Blueprint. St. Andrews, Westhope and St. Mark’s, Bottineau are hosting Glen Gauer founder of Mission Blueprint for a 3-day conference. The “That They May Know” conference will explore our relationship with God. Glen’s humor mixed with passion and music is a moving account on how much the Father loves us. Come and experience what the Father has in store for you. St. Andrew’s, Westhope; October 26-27, Friday and Saturday 7:00 - 8:00 PM and Sunday, October 28 following the 9:00 AM Mass. St. Mark’s, Bottineau; Sunday October 28 following the 11:00 AM Mass, October 29-30, Monday and Tuesday 7:00 - 8:00 PM.

Priests: 776-6388 Rev. Thomas Graner, Pastor pastor@littleflowerrugby.org Rev. Prabhakar Marneni Parochial Vicar Prabhakar.Marneni@fargodiocese.org Deacons Arlen Blessum acblessum@hotmail.com Richard Lagasse Richard.Lagasse@fargodiocese.org Parish Secretary Debbie Millang lfparish@gondtc.com 776-6388 Bookkeeper Linda Schneider & Heidi Voeller lfpfinance@gondtc.com 776-6388 Religious Education Rebecca Leier stlfreled@gmail.com 776-6388 Catholic Youth Organization Rebecca Leier 542-3325 Knights of Columbus Randy Malo, Grand Knight Christian Mothers Kathy Voeller, President Catholic Daughters Dorice Duchscherer, Regent Parish Music Ministry Glenda Mack, Director 776-5179 Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Deb Black, President 681-0192

St Mary’s Catholic Church 129 Morgan St., Knox, ND Religious Education Lisa Volk volk@gondtc.com Parish Council Chris Brossart St. Mary’s Ladies Society Stacy Follman Parish Music Ministry Susan Hoffert

Little Flower School www.little-flower.k12.nd.us 776-6258 Principal Kim Anderson kim.anderson@k12.nd.us 776-6258 Secretary Rita Mitzel lfs@gondtc.com PTO Co-Presidents Karla Deplazes & Renae Arnston Parish/School Custodian Harold Volk Convent: 776-6866 Sr. Jean Louise Schafer ndfranciscan@yahoo.com Church/School Kitchen 776-6388

Anderson Funeral Homes

Bartsch Electric

Berube Crop Insurance

Black Thunder Woodworks

Brad’s Auto Repair & Towing

Bremer Bank

C & H Repair

Daryl’s Refrigeration, LLC

Deplazes Redi-Mix & Construction

Envision

Farmers Union Insurance

H. E. Everson

Harper Oil

Hi-Way MVP Store

Integrity Appraisals

i design

Knights of Columbus Insurance

KZZJ AM 1450 and KKWZ 95.3 FM

Leevers Foods

M. J. McGuire Co.

Mack Law Offices, P.C.

Merchants Bank

Mike Swanson Construction

Niewoehner Funeral Home

Northern Equipment, Inc.

Precision Auto Body & Glass

Ramsey Bank

Rugby Eagles

Rugby Hardware Hank

Rugby Insurance Agency

Rugby Veterinary Service, PC

St. Michel Furniture

Schaan Crop Insurance

Schneider Aerial, Inc.

Voeller Crop Insurance

Monday, October 22 Eph 2:1-10; Lk 12:13-21 Saint John Paul II 5:00 PM (LF) † Bruce Baumann by Myrna Baumann and family

7:00 PM (SM) † LaVerne Mitzel by St. Mary’s Ladies Society Tuesday, October 23 Eph 2:12-22; Lk 12:35-38 Saint John of Capistrano

7:00 AM (LF) † Al Graner by Bob and Rita Graber

9:00 AM (HE) Rosary & Communion Service Wednesday, October 24 Eph 3:2-12; Lk 12:39-48 Saint Anthony Mary Claret 10:00 AM (HOSP) † Alice Brossart by Gladys Hartl

5:00 PM (LF) † Eusabius Burgard by Barbara Burgard and family Thursday, October 25 Eph 3:14-21; Lk 12:49-53 7:00 AM (LF) † Margaret C. Brossart by Walt and Angie Busch

9:00 AM (HE) † Elna Mack by Ann Mack Friday, October 26 Eph 4:1-6; Lk 12:54-59

9:00 AM (LF) † August Bachmeier by Richard and Arlene Schmaltz Saturday, October 27 Eph 4:7-16; Lk 13:1-9

8:00 AM (LF) Mary Ebach by Theresa O’Connell

5:00 PM (LF) 100th Birthday Blessings to Marie Axtman by her family Sunday, October 28 Jer 31:7-9; Heb 5:1-6; Mk 10:46-52 Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

8:00 AM (LF) † Steve and Mary Fritel and the deceased friends and family of Jerry and

Kathy Blessum

9:00 AM (SM) † John and Roberta Michels and daughter Barbie by Louise Knudson

10:30 AM (LF) Mass for the Parish The broadcast of the 8:00 AM Sunday Mass on KZZJ is sponsored by Jerry and Kathy Blessum in memory of Steve and Mary Fritel and their deceased friends and family. Stewardship Moment: “For the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45) If you held a mirror up to your life, would it reflect God’s love and mercy? If you are struggling with this, try changing your attitude from “I want more” to “thank you God for everything you have given me, I have enough to share”. This change in perspective will bring you joy through service to others.

St. Mary Altar Servers Ushers Eucharist Gifts Church Care Sacristan/Reader

9:00 AM Sunday

Isaac Volk Marisa Bohl

Tim Sattler Bob Mitzel

Phil Volk Frances Schneider

Gary Hoffart Al Follman Family

Armstrong Family

Diane Fritel Wanda Follman

STEWARDSHIP OFFERING OCTOBER 13/14

Little Flower Parish Week Year to Date

Budgeted $10,175.00 $417,175.00

Little Flower Parish $9,232.35 $348,996.60

Increase/Decrease (+ or -) -942.65 -$68,178.40

50 Cents a Day Charity $60.00 $1,695.50

Children’s Donation $26.00 $912.84

St. Mary’s $504.50 $21,276.74

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SERVING OUR PARISHES OCTOBER 27/28

St. Therese Altar Servers Lector Eucharist Minister Family Offertory

5:00 PM Saturday

Volunteer Opportunity

Kathleen Heilman Joyce Teigen (Homes) Chuck Teigen (Church)

8:00 AM Sunday

Andrew Duchscher Jaden Wald

Sarah Shively Myrna Muffenbier (Hosp) Deb Black (HE)

Rose Schneibel (Homes)

10:30 AM Sunday

Mykell Heidlebaugh Alyson Mundahl

Carter Teigen

Vernice Brossart Brian Blessum Sue Blessum

Angie Busch

Kevin and Jody Kirchofner

Little Flower Parish

Year to Date

Goal $53,328

Pledged $45,515

St. Mary’s

Goal $4,959

Pledged $4,048

2018 GOD’S GIFT APPEAL CAMPAIGN