WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE St. Anthony St. Anthony Catholic Church 9385 BIA Route 12 McKenzie Bay Saturday 4:00PM PO Box 760 Mandaree, ND 58757 St. Anthony-NT Saturday 7:30 PM New Town, ND 58763 [email protected] St. Anthony-NT Sunday 8:30AM [email protected] 759-3412 Office St. Anthony-M Sunday 11:00AM 627-4423 Office

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ALL FOR THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD MASS TIME The Glory of God is the human person fully alive! And the life of the Weekend Schedule (See Header) human person is the vision of God. ~St. WEEKDAY SCHEDULE No Daily Mass Monday St. Anthony NT Tues 6:00PM BACK TO SCHOOL NEW TOWN PIE SOCIAL St. Anthony NT Wed 7:00AM The annual pie social for teachers, August 13 beginning at 3:00pm. St. Anthony M Wed 7:30PM Hosted this year by UCC. Welcome all teachers back to school. Have St. Anthony NT Thu 9:00AM a great school year!!!! St. Anthony NT Fri 9:00AM THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED MARY EUCHARISTIC ADORATION IT IS A HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION St. Anthony NT Tues 5:00PM St. Anthony New Town Tuesday August 14th @6:00pm Come as you are, invite Jesus into your heart, St. Anthony New Town Wednesday August 15th @7:00am and He will do the rest. St. Anthony Mandaree Wednesday August 15th @7:30pm See attachment for more information on the Assumption. RECEIVE THE SACRAMENTS Anointing of the Sick: is a healing sacrament for young and old, when seriously, chronically, ST. ANTHONY NT or terminally ill and prior to surgery. Please call FALL DINNER the parish office, 701~627~4423. Baptisms: Please call the parish office for more SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 30 information, 701~627~4423. 4:00 -7:00 pm Holy Orders: For more information about vocations in the Diocese of Bismarck, contact: Fr. Joshua Waltz Vocation Director 701~471~5758 [email protected] or [email protected] Matrimony: Please contact the parish priests 9 OPPORTUNITIES TO SHARE GOD’S BLESSINGS! months ahead of the proposed date. 1. E-giving! You can now give a single donation or sign up for Penance: 15 minutes before Mass or by ongoing donations through On Line Giving . appointment. 2. Consider stock gifts. There may be tax advantages to you in contributing appreciated stock. 3. Don’t cancel life insurance you don’t need! By naming St. Anthony as beneficiary, you’ll provide lasting financial support and possibly qualify THE BEST CATHOLIC CONTENT for tax benefits as well. All in one place. Use the parish code: C8VX2 4. Will mineral acres to St. Anthony. Unlimited access to the best e-books, talks and videos in the Church today. These are for SA-NT CCD-2018-2019 personal and family use or may be shared in Adults are needed to serve as Catechists small groups and bible studies. in our Faith Formation program! If you would like to share the beauty of our FOR THE WEEK Catholic faith with children or teens and St. Jane Frances de Chantal (1572-1641), Patron of help them become a lifelong friend and Loss of Parents, Feast Day August 12. “There is of Jesus Christ. We can use teachers, substitute teachers, and no danger if our prayer is without words or others willing to provide a Wednesday evening snack. If interested reflection because the good success of prayer please contact Bobbi @701~720~3998. depends neither on words nor on study. It SA-NT CCD REGISTRATION 2018-2019 depends upon the simple raising of our minds to Registration will take place on Wednesday, September 5th from God, and the more simple and stripped of feeling 5:30~7:30pm. You will receive a tentative yearly schedule and list of it is, the surer it is.” St. Jane Frances de Chantal prayers we ask you to help your child learn.

LIGHTHOUSE CD OF THE WEEK ~ SAY YES TO CHRIST: Internationally renowned speaker and theologian Dr. Scott Hahn teaches the importance of giving our complete “yes” to Jesus Christ and fully recognizing him as King of Kings, and Lord over all. Dr. Hahn delves into Scripture to show that by dedicating ourselves to the Lord, he can accomplish more in us and through us than we ever could on our own. This talk is filled with wisdom for all who want to grow closer to God.

THIRST 2018 WOMEN’S CONFERENCE SEPT 22: Ladies, mark your calendars for the THIRST 2018 Women’s Conference sponsored by the Diocese of Bismarck and held at the Bismarck Event Center on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018. Treat yourself to a wonderful day of uplifting presentations, confessions, Eucharistic adoration, music, a Vigil Mass with Bishop Kagan, and of course – support and conversation with your sisters in the Lord. PURE FREEDOM A NIGHT FULL OF PURPOSE: The Bismarck Diocese Office of Family Ministry will be hosting Pure Freedom: A Night Full of Purpose for fathers (or grandfathers, uncles, and other special men) and daughters (junior high and above). This dinner event will feature guest speaker Sarah Swafford who is the founder of Emotional Virtue Ministries. She will help fathers and their daughters be able to open up and discuss the difficult topic of chastity together. The evening will take place on Friday, September 28 at 5:30 PM at the Ramkota Hotel in Bismarck. Fathers and daughters are asked to dress up and make a nice evening out of it. The cost is $50/father-daughter and $10 each additional daughter. Please register at www.bismarckdiocese.com/pure. If you have questions, contact Tara Brooke at 701~204~7209. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKENDS: Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend is a private weekend away from the distractions of daily life for couples in good marriages. Give your marriage this gift. The next available weekend in this area is Nov. 9~11 in Medora. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information, visit ndwwme.org or contact Rob and Angie at 701~347~1998 NOT MARRIED IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH? Please call the parish 701~627~4423 to make an appointment, to discuss the Church’s teaching on marriage and the possibility of getting married in the Church. This also applies to those who want to learn more about seeking an annulment. FACING AN UNPLANNED PREGNANCY?: Catholic Charities is here to help! We offer free and confidential in- home education and support for mothers and their families. Pregnancy Support Coordinators help connect moms to resources, reach individualized goals and receive education on topics such as stress management, labor and delivery. If you are in need or know someone who might need help, please call Catholic Charities at 701~ 852~2854. AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS: Help and hope for families and friends of alcoholics. What can you do, when someone close to you drinks too much? You might be surprised what you can learn in an Al-Anon meeting. For meeting information call ~888~4AL~ANON or 1~888~425~2666) or visit al-anon.org. Financial Offerings NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time St. Anthony St. Anthony The Diocese of Bismarck is blessed with 5 08-05-2018 New Town Mandaree different methods of natural family planning, tailored to the individual couple Envelopes $ 771.00 $ 225.00 to help avoid or achieve a pregnancy, by Parish Income Loose $ 431.00 $ 873.50 helping pinpoint the natural window of Applied to Expenses Donation Blankets $ 700.00 fertility. To learn more or sign up for a Total $1,202.00 $1,798.50 class, please visit bismarckdiocese.com/ Diocesan Collections OnLi Don Cath Char $ 20.00 nfp or call Tara at 701~204~7209. Fiscal YTD Total $10,282.72 $11,325.60 YTD Need Week 6 $9,252.00 $14,640.00 REAL PRESENCE RADIO Financial C☺rner: The monthly and YTD totals do not include special Local Catholic Radio Station Listen online to Real Presence Radio station collections such as God’s Share since that money is forwarded to the 104.1 MHz FM Diocese. “YTD Need” is based on slightly increased 2015-16 total expenses (less fundraiser expenses) and calculated on a weekly basis (SA- MARRIAGE RETREAT The diocese is sponsoring a retreat for NT $1542/wk, SA-M $2440/wk). Thank you for your continued time, couples wanting to grow in holiness while talent, and finances that you share with your parishes. growing closer to one another. The retreat Financial Offerings 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time weekend is set for September 14~16 at St. Anthony St. Anthony the Assumption Abbey in Richardton. 07-29-2018 New Town Mandaree Enjoy silence together in prayer while Fr. Envelopes $ 640.00 $ 60.00 William Ruelle leads you through “Marriage and the Spiritual Exercise of St. Loose $ 405.00 $ 2,083.00 Ignatius of Loyola.” Register at Parish Stole Fees $ 20.00 $ 30.00 bismarckdiocese.com/marriageretreat. Income Donation Carnival $ 30.00 Cost is $200/couple. Contact Tara Applied to Vigil Candles $ 73.35 Brooke at [email protected] Expenses Donation VH Cem $ 1,000.00 or 701~204~7209 with questions. Donation $ 100.00 $ - CARMEL OF THE Total $2,238.35 $2,203.00 HOLY FACE OF JESUS Fiscal YTD Total $ 83,096.72 $ 126,647.10 The Carmelite Sisters will PRAY for your YTD Need Week 5 $7,710.00 $12,200.00 intentions! You may mail your prayer Financial C☺rner: The monthly and YTD totals do not include requests to the following address: special collections such as God’s Share since that money is Carmelite , 2051 91st St. SE, forwarded to the Diocese. “YTD Need” is based on slightly Hague, ND 58542 or prayer intentions may also be left on their prayer line: increased 2015-16 total expenses (less fundraiser expenses) and 701~336~7907. calculated on a weekly basis (SA-NT $1542/wk, SA-M $2440/wk). Thank you for your continued time, talent, and If you have information to be included in the bulletin, please contact Fr. Roger Synek at 627-4423 or Bobbi Shegrud @720-3998, (texting available) [email protected] The deadline is Thursday at noon each week.