SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK

SUN Oct 6: Hab 1:2-36, 2:2-4; Ps 95:1-9; 2 Tim 1:6-14; Lk 16:1-13 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Mon Oct 7: Jon 1:1-2:2; Jon 2:3-5; Lk 10:25-37 Mary, Our Lady of the Rosary

Tue Oct 8: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1-8; Lk 10:38-42 St. Keyne, Virgin & Hermit

Wed Oct 9: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-10; Lk 11:1-4 Sts. Denis, Bishop, and Companions, Martyrs

Thur Oct 10: Mal 3:13-20; Ps 1:1-6; Lk 11:5-13 Sts. Victor and Companions, Martyrs

Fri Oct 11: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-16 Lk 11:15-26 St. John XXIII, Pope

Sat Oct 12: JL 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-12; Lk 11:27-28 St. Cosmas of Maiuma, Bishop

SUN Oct 13: 2 Kg 5:14-17 Ps 98: 1-4; 2 Tim 2:8-13; Lk 17:11-19 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

Welcome Visitors! If you are new to our parish

please contact the Parish Office to register.

Reconciliation: Before each Mass or by appointment anytime.

At St. Lawrence every Saturday from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CT

Marriage: Arrangements must be made with the Pastor at least 9 months prior

to the wedding. Baptism:

Class required for the first child. Please contact the Pastor

to schedule.

Remember in Prayer Marilyn Roth, John Clarys, Amber Wibstad, Dan Roth,

Karen Reisenauer, John Schafer, Nick Reisenauer, Doris Hartman,

Eileen Paul, Ray Leingang, John Jochim, Pat Hauge,

Enid Steinkuehler, Duane Voigt, Blaise & Mary Ann Koch,

Kelly Breidenbach, Jodi Kim , Soren Sanderson,

Sheyanna Jevne , Marlyn Bonogofsky

To place a name on the Prayer List, please call Darlene Friesz at

701-390-3308 or the parish office.

Dear Padre October 6, 2019

My parish has become so multicultural, I hardly recognize it anymore!

This is happening across the United States. Immigrant populations are joining parishes, bringing their culture and values with them. Years ago, Catholics strongly identified with a particular culture: Irish, Polish, Italian, for example. They built churches and sometimes found their own priests. They supported their own schools, teaching and praying in their own language. These ethnic parishes gave security to people in a new land. However, people died, went to war, or left the neighborhood, changing the parish population. But the parish didn’t die. Newcomers arrived, people who didn’t share the same background or language. Catholic means “universal.” It can never be identified exclusively with one particular parish church. A parish isn’t a country club with an unspoken charter written by those who have been there the longest. One may have loyalty to a parish, but this should be rooted in love of the gospel. When people experience change, they seek security. In parishes, however, security can lead to possessiveness. But the parish, as it exists, isn’t meant to threaten newcomers with its norms and customs. A word of encouragement from you, a long-standing parishioner, can help overcome these tensions. You’re encouraged to welcome these people and let them know that we all practice a faith that’s Catholic—in the fullest sense of the word. —The Redemptorists

A Tweet from our Bishop David D. Kagan

To live our faith as did Our Blessed Lady is what pleases Almighty God.

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 6, 2019, 2019

IF TODAY YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, HARDEN NOT YOUR HEART.

Psalm 98

Lectio Divina (praying with the Bible)

John 6:52-59

Pastor

Rev. Dennis Schafer

Cell: (701) 301-0609 Office: (701) 597-3228

Email: dschafer @bismarckdiocese.com

Parish Office

421 Court Street

Flasher ND, 58535

Phone/ Fax: (701) 597-3228

Office Hours Mon-Thurs 7:30 am-3:30 pm CT

Parish Administrative Assistant,

Director of Religious Education V. Noel Wax

Email: stlwrnce@westriv.com Sacristan Rose Hintz

Maintenance

~ St. Theresa ~

Ralph & Iola Ruscheinsky

~ St. Lawrence ~ Chris Senff

Deadline for Bulletin Items is Tuesday at 3 pm.

Complete ministry schedules and bulletins are on our website: www.catholic3nd.com

Paper copies of the ministry schedule for liturgical ministers are available at the front of the church

starting the second Sunday of the month.

Trinity Carpentry Contact John Clarys

102 Oliver Ave

Center ND

jdclarys@westriv.com

Duric Hoff Custom Spraying Phone: 701-391-8716

EXPERIENCE YOU CAN TRUST

Have the ability to apply: Liquid Fertilizer Pre & Post Burn down In Crop Herbicides, Fungicides & Insecticides

Rep. Brad Doll P:597-3535

F:597-3537 117 N. Main PO Box 77

Bammer’s Gutters

Allan Bahm

6502 47th Ave, SW Flasher ND 58535

(c) 701-471-3294 1-877-597-3249

(fax) 701-597-3250

When you were born, you were crying and everyone

around you was smiling. Live your life so at the end, you're the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying

COUNTRY EMBROIDERY

6750 43rd Ave Flasher, ND 58535

www.bulldogcountryembroidery.com

701-597-3689

Allan & Nancy Malm

Community

Elgin

601 East St. North Elgin, ND 584-3338

Clinic

Raleigh Grain Co Inc. .

. 701-597-3571

360 Railway St Raleigh, ND

Elgin Dental

Clinic

Dr. John Sanderson DDS

306 N. Main St. Elgin ND 58580

1-701-584-2580

For all your

SEED CORN SOYBEANS

& ALFALFA contact:

Florian Zins

597-3661

PJ Deichert-Owner 211 MAIN ST. N

Flasher ND 58535 (701) 597-3694

Your local Auto Parts Deal-

PJ’S FARM SUPPLY INC.

T R U C K I N G

rcvolk@westriv.com

Father, Your love for us surpasses all our hopes and desires. Forgive our failings, keep us in Your peace and lead us in the

way of salvation. We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your Son, who lives and

reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.

Forever, Always, I Trust Him

The Catholic Church wrote the Bible and has: 1. determined which books were inspired from among

scores of pretenders. 2. preserved and propagated its contents in all times and places.

3. guarded its authentic interpretations and, to this day,

4. keeps it close to the heart of its theology and worship.

The Eucharist is the bread that gives strength... It is at once the most eloquent proof of His love and the most powerful means of

fostering His love in us. He gives Himself every day so that our hearts as burning coals may set afire the hearts of the faithful.

~St. Damien of Molokai

Pope Francis has designated the

Third Sunday in Ordinary Time as

“Sunday of the Word of God” to celebrate God’s gift

of the Bible.

St. Lawrence Catholic Church 421 Court Street Flasher, ND

St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church

Carson, ND

St Gertrude Catholic Church Raleigh, ND

Mass Schedule

St. Lawrence T 5:30 pm CT W, Th, F 7:00 am CT Sun 9:00 am CT

St. Theresa Wednesday 5:30 pm MT Sunday 10:30 am MT

St. Gertrude Thursday 5:30 pm CT Saturday 7:30 pm CT

Eucharistic Adoration St. Lawrence -Tues 4:30 pm CT

St. Theresa - Wed 4:30 pm MT

St. Gertrude - Thur 4:30 pm CT

Reconciliation: Before each Mass or by Appointment anytime.

At St. Lawrence every Saturday from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm CT

Make our hearts like unto Yours.

Christ's flock is made up of sheep that not only listen to their Shepherd, but are also able to recognize His voice, to follow Him, faithfully and with full awareness, on the

pastures of eternal life. -St. Pope John XXIII

A Prayer Before Reading the Bible Father, anoint me with your Holy Spirit,

so that, as I read Your eternal word, Your word may penetrate my whole being and

transform me. Grant me the blessing to be a faithful disciple in

believing the Word of God and that I may be a light shining upon

all who are in darkness. Amen.

Basic Instruction Before Leaving Earth

The funeral for +Bishop Kinney was at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5 at the Cathedral

of St. Mary in St. Cloud, MN

Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (Our Lady of Victory)

On October 7, 1517, Christian forces met the Muslim Ottoman Empire’s fleet at the Battle of Lepanto, near

Italy. Pope Pius V asked all of Europe to pray the Rosary for

victory. The battle lasted 5 hours before the Christians won.

The Best!

{Fellowship Oct 27}

Jennifer Zingg Stacey Woodbury Heather Muggli

Bernea Hertz

Mass Intentions

Sun {Oct 06} +Margaret Hoff

by the Hoff Family

Tue {Oct 08} +Delores Bianco by Marian Kraft

Wed {Oct 09) + Don Ripplinger

by LeRoy & Marina Bares

Thurs {Oct 10} Needs of Nicole Adkins &

Amy Keller by Marian Kraft

Fri {Oct 11} +Burnetta Barth

by the Barth Family

Sun {Oct 13} for the People

Liturgical Ministries October 13, 2019

Readers: Jeannie Fitterer EME: Debbie Hintz Bob Hintz

Servers: Olivia Erhardt Grace Jochim

Gifts: Jackie Becker Family

Ushers: Mike Fleck John Hoff

Music: V Noel Wax

Rosary: Lee Fitterer

Counters: Nancy Fleck Jody Stegmiller

Mass Intentions

Sun {Oct 06} for the People

Wed {Oct 09} All Mothers of “Angels” by Allan & Joanie Bahm

Sun {Oct 13} +JoAnn Bachmeier

by Dave & Bernadette Weigel and Johnny Miller

Liturgical Ministries October 13, 2019

Reader: Ann Hertz EME: Kris Jensen Kevin Jensen

Servers: Kamryn Zenker Kaitlyn Hauge

Gifts: Allan Bahm Family

Ushers: Hannah Hertz Reed Hertz

Rosary: Ann Hertz

Counters: Kathy Hoff Mary Nehl

Week of 09-29-19 $ 307.00 Fiscal Year 2019-2020 $ 6,070.72

Children’s Offering $ 0.00

Children’s Charity $ 6.00

Weekly Budget Goal $ 463.50

Participation Rate 7/32 (22%)

Week of 09-22919 $1,536.52

Fiscal Year 2019-2020 $ 15,724.32

Children’s Offering $ 4.00

Children’s Charity $ 8.52

Weekly Budget Goal $ 1,345.65

Participation Rate 26/98 (25.8%)

Week of 09-29-19 $1,370.00

Fiscal Year 2019-2020 $ 9,136.00

Children’s Offering $ 9.00

Children’s Charity $ 30.00

Weekly Budget Goal $ 806.85

Participation Rate 29/79 (36.7%)

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 6, 2019

When Southern author and poet Laverne W. Hall was asked her definition of Faith, she couched it in the following narrative. Summer sun and a lack of rain had left the fields parched and brown. As they tended their wilting crops, the townspeople worriedly searched the sky for any sign of relief. Days turned into arid weeks and still no rain came. The ministers of the local churches announced that there would be a special service to pray for rain on the following Saturday. They requested that everyone bring an object of Faith for inspiration. At the appointed hour, everyone turned out en masse, filling the town square with anxious faces and hopeful hearts. The ministers were touched to see the variety of objects clutched in prayerful hands; prayer books, Bibles, crosses, rosaries, etc. Just as the hour of prayer was concluding, and as if by some Divine cue, a soft rain began to fall. Cheers swept the crowd as they held their treasured objects high in gratitude and praise. From the middle of the crowd, one faith symbol seemed to overshadow all the others; a small nine-year-old child had brought an umbrella! Without speaking a word, the child enunciated that quality of authentic Faith which expresses itself in commitment. By bringing the umbrella, the child affirmed the fact that Faith is more than intellectual assent to a set of revealed truths or theological doctrines.

Faith in Him brings new life,

Mass Intentions

Sat {Oct 5} +Nicklaus Feist

by Francis & Rosalia Fergel

Thurs {Oct 10} +Carrie Weinhandl

by Gerard & Tess Kraft

Sat {Oct 12} +Lyla Schreiner

Liturgical Ministries October 12, 2019

Reader: Gerard Kraft EME: Judy Zins Florian Zins

Servers: Braeden Fergel Jerred Fergel . . Gifts: Don Miller Family . Ushers: Miles Miller * Roy Riehl . Rosary: Gerard Kraft

Music: Leona Koch

St. Therese, lover of peace, pray for us.

May the Angels lead him into Paradise!

+Bishop John F. Kinney September 27, 2019

Prayer is open-heart surgery.

Bailey & Tayla Stewart 10-06 Dan & Jackie Stewart 10-10

October is dedicated to the

Holy Rosary

Oktoberfest St. Theresa

October 13, 2019

Meal 11:00 am—1 pm MT Bingo: 1-3 pm MT

Local Fall Suppers

St. Anthony Church St. Anthony, ND October 6, 2019

12 noon– 2:30 pm

Sacred Heart Church Wilton, ND

October 6, 2019 11 am - 1:30 pm CT

St. Theresa Church Carson, ND

Oktoberfest October 13, 2019

11:00 am—1 pm MT

Carson Community Cemetery

is in need of donations to help with mowing

and maintenance. Make the donations

payable to Carson Community

Cemetery and send them to

Ralph Ruscheinsky PO Box 303, Carson,

ND, 58539

Joy Hatzenbuhler 10-09 Carlee Weinberger (8) 10-10

Jolene Jochim 10-12

Jake Muggli (11) 10-06 Adley Meyer (5) 10-06 Amber Zingg (2) 10-13

{NO Fellowship OCT 13 } Enjoy our Oktoberfest!

Those Who Have Gone Before Us Please pray for our Beloved Dead

and those who have no one to pray for them.

+Gertrude Kohl 10-03-00 +Margaret Hoff 10-03-03

+Anne Miller 10-03-07 +Raymond P. Hoff 10-12-14

+Ann Hintz 10-14-09 +Paul R. Gustin 10-14-17

+Clara Rose Braun 10-18-12 +Tony Muggli 10-25-00

+Regina Himmelspach 10-25-02 Thank you to all who made a donation to replace the portable mike at St. Lawrence.

We have enough money to cover the

cost and will be ordering it soon.

Brandon & Courtney Meyer 10-08 Darrick & Chassie Frank 10-11

Flasher Area Blood Drive

Flasher Public School Monday October 14, 2019

10:00 am - 2:30 pm CT

Sponsored by FPS

Student Council and FCCLA

October is Respect Life Month