CONTACT US Are We Willing to Be Taught by God? If We Are, Then We Will Begin to See St

AUGUST 7/8, 2021 LIVE THE LITURGY - INSPIRATION FOR THE WEEK CONTACT US Are we willing to be taught by God? If we are, then we will begin to see St. Helena Catholic Church things and make judgments using a Divine lens. Often, we perceive 421 2nd St N, PO Box 796 things with purely human eyes and reference points. When we do this, Ellendale, ND 58436 reality can lose its Divine spark and we miss what God is trying to say. 701-349-3297 When using human eyes exclusively, Jesus is at best perceived simply as a prophet who has some wise things to say. The human element has St. Patrick Catholic Church a difﬁcult time seeing Jesus’ divinity and recognizing him as the Bread of Life that comes down from heaven. We can easily get stuck on Je- 207 Monroe St N sus’ human associations and overlook the marvelous wonders God Fullerton, ND 58441 wants us to see. If we really allow ourselves to be taught by God, we will

then come to see the truth about Jesus and the abundant everlasting Fr. Patrick Parks life God offers. Jesus becomes the key that unlocks all of our relation- Cell Phone: 701-261-4816 or ships: with God, others, ourselves, and creation. He, as the true and last- [email protected] ing bread from heaven, shows us the gifts of faith, hope, and love that God bestows on us. Through this divine lens we see that all life sparkles and glows with God’s love.

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Fr Daniel Maria Klimek There is an inspired book that right now is renewing the Church. The book is IN SINU JESU: When Heart Speaks to Heart, by an anonymous Benedictine monk who resides in Ireland and who, during hours in adoration, started hearing the voice of Jesus speaking to him: what, in mystical theology, is called an interior locution, the grace of hearing a supernatural In another passage, Jesus voice. IN SINU JESU has received explains that there is nothing ST. HELENA PARISH the Imprimatur, showing that it is more important that we can do Mass Schedule free of moral and doctrinal error, and than the time we give Him: Saturday (vigil) 5pm, St. also the support of prominent Church Helena leaders like His Eminence Raymond “Nothing in your life is more Sunday 8:30am (1st, 3rd, 5th Leo Cardinal Burke, who is often important than the time you Sundays) considered the face of Catholic spend in adoration before My 10:30am (2nd, 4th Sundays) orthodoxy. Eucharistic Face. Your energy Tue–Fri 8:00am and your capacity to do other I remember I was first given a copy Confession Schedule things efficiently and in due of IN SINU JESU while visiting a Saturday 3:30-4:30pm order will grow in proportion to professor and his wife, who have Sunday Before 8:30 am mass the time you consecrate to Me become good friends, at their home (1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays) alone.” Tuesday 7:00-8:00pm in Steubenville. I got back to the friary Tues–Fri Before 8:00 am daily late, around midnight, and was expecting to walk into the chapel to If the valuable lessons Mass | By appointment, call contained in this book can parish office pray night prayer and then head to sleep. Instead, I opened IN SINU renew the Church through the JESU and the power, beauty, and renewal of the priesthood, then this book can also renew the spiritual depth of this work touched me so profoundly that I stayed in the hearts and minds of all who read it and put into practice chapel until about 4:00 AM, praying and adoring the Eucharistic Lord in the simple methods our Lord the tabernacle. I couldn’t leave. It gives us in this phenomenal caught me by surprise. What IN SINU book.. Fr Parks JESU truly inspires in the soul is the adoration lifestyle. The voice of Jesus, speaking through the text, desires to bring priests and religious back to the intimacy of Eucharistic adoration—to a life of deeper spirituality with Him, ST. PATRICK PARISH the Beloved—from which abundant Mass Schedule graces flow into our lives and our ministries. Here’s one passage of Sunday 10:30am Jesus speaking about the power of (1st, 3rd, 5th Sundays) being in his presence, in adoration: 8:30 am (2nd, 4th Sundays) Thursday 9:00am “Time spent in My presence is not time Confession Schedule wasted. It is the ground and support of Sundays after 10:30 am Mass every word spoken by My priests in the By appointment - call parish exercise of their ministry; it is the secret of office a priestly action that is supernaturally fruitful, bearing fruit that will last.”

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8/3—Adoration/Confession, 7-8pm, St. Helena’s Youth March for Life Pilgrim- 8/14—St. Helena volunteers at Community Food Bank 10– noon ageThe Respect Life Ofﬁce will be 8/28— St Helena volunteers at Community Food Bank 10-noon leading its annual Youth Pilgrim- age to the 2022 March for Life in Washington, D.C. All youth in grades 9-12 are invited to participate. The pilgrimage will begin in Fargo on Jan. 17 and return on Jan. 22, 2222. Pilgrims will also Community Food Pantry Volunteers needed for August 14 and participate in the Mass for Life at 28. St. Helena’s is asked to provide 4 volunteers for each day. 10:00— the Basilica of the Immaculate Noon. Please help if you can. Thank you! Conception and see the sights of Washington, D.C., Emmitsburg, MD, and Gettysburg, PA. The cost QUESTION: What do these pictures have in common????? of the pilgrimage will be $800. There will be a limit of 26 partici- pants for this pilgrimage. If inter- ested, please contact Fr. Parks

You guessed it! They are all OLD just like our photographs in the community center hallway. A parishioner had a great idea to remedy the situation. She said everyone should simply bring in a recent picture to replace the old one. Great idea!! So, I will pray a rosary for each of the ﬁrst 40 families to update their pictures. God bless!

PETITION : Fargo diocese web site! Bishop’s Folda’s 60th Birthday: Save Hyde. Save lives. All are invited to join St. Mary’s Taxpayer dollars should NOT pay Cathedral Parish in celebrating for abortion. The majority of Bishop Folda’s 60th Birthday on Americans agree with this - both Sunday, August 8th. A pulled Democrats and Republicans. pork and hot dog lunch will be For 45 years, the Hyde served by the KCs after the 10:00 amendment and similar law am Mass. The celebration will be have protected taxpayers from held in the Sacred Heart Circle being forced to pay for elective in front of St. Mary’s Cathedral, abortion. 619 7th St N, Fargo TIME TALENT TREASURE 4A 4B PRAYER & WORSHIP

ST HELENA MINISTRY SCHEDULE WEEKLY MASS INTENTIONS Tue. Aug 10th Aug 14/15th (5:00pm) (8:30 am) 8:00 am †John Carruth Usher Volunteer Bill Carruth Collection Bob Radtke Wed. Aug 11th Lector Volunteer Michele Thorpe 8:00 am (St. H)†Donald Asselin EMHC Volunteer Lana Norton 10:00am (BLC—E)†John Carruth Gift Bearers Volunteer Paul Wald Fam Thu. Aug 12th Altar Servers Madeline T, Macy N Tiahna W, Carly K (St. H) †Sylvester &† Marie 8:00 am St. Helena Breakfast Servers Radermacher Aug 15 9:00am (St. P) †George Rodlund Aug 29 Knights of Columbus Fri. Aug 13th 8:00 am † Mark Flaherty WEEKLY GIVING Sat. Aug 14th 5:00 pm Deb Hagen Sunday July 31/Aug 1st Sun. Aug 15th Adult $818.00 8:30 am (St. H) †Eddie Dummer Children $1.00 10:30 am (St. P) For all Parishioners Plate $28.00 Total $927.00 Thank you for your generosity!

ST. PATRICK MINISTRY SCHEDULE Sunday Aug 15th (10:30 am) Lector Ruby Advertiser of the Week Gift Carriers Alan and Ruby Family Dental Care Thank your for supporting our bulletin! Altar Servers Madi and Owen For the Month of August Breakfast Server Collection Counters Denny and Ruby Church Cleaners Geri and Faye Altar Society Meeting None Please Pray ...for all who are sick, elderly or alone

God’s Gift Appeal 2021 Joanne Brokaw, Loretta Dingwall, Linda Steadfast in Faith, Joyful in Hope Siro, Cindy Kelly Heupel, Edna Report as of 7/23/2021 Scherman, Val Hunt, Carla Engelstad, Susan Lacina. St. Helena’s: 39% participate $9,947.00 57% goal If you or someone you know would like to be St. Patrick’s: 45% participation, $11,725: 211% of goal, added to, or removed from this list please call the parish ofﬁce. Thank you for your support! Participate in Weekly Mass or the Rosary on the radio MERKEL CPA CERTIFIED PUBLIC Real Presence Radio ACCOUNTANT & CONSULTANT AM 1280/Fargo or AM 1370/Grand Forks Sunday Mass 7am Michael & Lisa Carlsen 121 1st St N Tax • Bookkeeping Daily Rosary 8:30pm Lamb Radio Ellendale, ND 58436 Payroll • Audit FM 88.9/Aberdeen - Sunday Mass (Sacred “Trusted Throughout the Region” Heart Parish, Aberdeen) 9:30am Morning Prayers including Rosary 6am Ellendale, ND (701) 349-3266 (701) 349-3244 (701) 349-1040

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