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This Week’s Live-Stream 401 Broadway | Parish Office 701.754.2860 | stphilipnerinapoleon.org Birthday Blessings Available: Fr. Neil Pfeifer, Pastor 701.208.1124 | Emily Piatz, Secretary | Deacons Allen & Gary Holy Thursday,  Mar. 28—Stephanie Holt , Easter Sunday at  Mar. 28—Jerry Kuhn 10:30 am  Mar. 29—Kynlie Vetter  Mar. 29—Drew Weigel Incense will be  Mar. 30—David Becker used on Holy  Mar. 30—Isaac Gross Thursday, Ho-  Mar. 30—Roberta Johs ly Saturday, &

 Mar. 31—Cheri Glatt Easter Sunday. K of C Palm Sunday Breakfast From Your Pastor,  Mar. 31—Ann Piatz Sunday, March 28th | Serving: 9 AM—Noon I would like to invite each of you to join us  Mar. 31—Melissa Piatz Menu: Biscuits & Gravy; Ham & Scrambled Eggs  Apr. 1—Edna Feist in person, if you can, FREE-WILL OFFERING  Apr. 1—Colton Kleppe as we celebrate and Easter.  Apr. 1—Jace Kleppe From the Hosannas of  Apr. 2—Bob Hammond Be Reconciled Day #2 Palm Sunday through  Apr. 3—Alicia Becker It’s time to come home to Jesus! the despair of Good  Apr. 3—Jamison Fettig On Palm Sunday, you will receive a blessed palm  If it’s been a few weeks… Friday to the glorious  Apr. 3—Kaitlyn Weigel as part of the Roman Catholic celebration of the  If it’s been a few months… Resurrection of our Lord on Easter. It is Lenten season. The palm is a sacramental that you  If it’s been a few years… time to come together may display in your home as a blessing. Because  If you can’t remember how long… as Christians, as Cath- the palm has been blessed, it must be handled with …Be Reconciled to God & His Church olics, and as family. care and reverence. You should NOT throw palms Confessions -Wed., Mar. 31 Easter is always a sign into the garbage. The only proper way to discard a of rebirth. Jesus over- By His blessed palm is to burn it. The church gathers 2:00 PM— 8:00 PM comes death and of- Wounds palms to burn them usually after to pre- fers us new life. The We were pare them for Ash Wednesday ashes we receive on Senior Class of 2021 earth is awakened from our foreheads to begin the Lenten season. the slumber of winter to healed! LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS the growth and blos- Wed., Mar. 31 | 8 PM in the Church! soming of spring. This Please Remember To Return Good Friday is a... year, we have hope Your St. Gianna Home Triduum Schedule that we will soon be Baby Bottles To The Par- emerging from the iso- ish By Good Friday. Holy Thurs. - Apr. 1 | 7 pm Mass | lation of the pandemic Thank you for your 9 pm - Midnight—Reposition in the Social Hall to establish a newer, giving toward this cause. Good Fri. - Apr. 2 | 3 pm | Liturgy of the better “normal”. It is a time to rejoice! God Make checks payable to Lord’s Passion | Chaplet of Divine Mercy loves us and has St. Philip Neri Holy Sat. - Apr. 3 | 8:30 pm Easter Vigil blessed us abundantly. There is a sign-up sheet on the table in the entryway for the spots that are still open!!

Mon., Mar. 29 (Confession: 6:15pm - 6:50pm) Holy Week Thur. 7PM Fri. 3PM Sat. 8:30PM Sun. 8AM Sun. 10:30AM • Everyone who participated in the Par- 10:30 AM † Christine Weigel Funeral Mass Sacristan Janet Dewald Coleen Piatz Wendy Haegele Wanda Wald Carol B. ish St. Joseph Celebration. 7:00 PM † Darlene McClure by Rose Horner • Barb Braun, Angie Gerhardt & Viola Becker Family Rosary Anita Fettig Jackie Weigel Anita Fettig *Eucharistic Adoration: 7:30pm - 9:30pm for baking the bread for the St. Joseph Cele- Lector Annette S. Annette S. Danny Schmidt bration. Thank you to the St. Joseph Com- Tues., Mar. 30 (NO Confessions) Anita Fettig (need 7 more) Christina Gross *”The Search” video series: 6:30am - 7:30am mittee led by Jane Schneider, Sue Wald, & Usher/ Cheri G., & Steph H. Barb S./ Deb H. & Alvina P./ 9:15 AM **(AL) NO MASS (Chrism Mass in Fargo) Lila Wirt for preparing & planning the Gift Bearer Terry S. Family (No Gifts) Cheri G., & Deb B. 7:00 PM NO MASS (Chrism Mass in Fargo) event, & the ladies who assisted them. *Eucharistic Adoration: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Jada S., Aliyah Logan F., Dal- Aurelia K. Logan F., Dalton Hunter S., Claire • Victor Wald for the entertainment during *RCIA: 8:00 PM—NO CLASS Altar S., Claire P., ton F., Gracyn F., Gracyn F., P., Khloee G., (1 the meal with his accordion. Server Blaise B., Payton F., Blaise B., or 2 Moch’s) Wed., Mar. 31 (Confession: 7:15am - 7:50am & H., Khloee G. 2:00pm - 8:00pm) Payton H. Holy Week Eucharistic 8:00 AM † Ray Hilzendeger by Jim & Mary Adoration, & Confessions Eucharistic Adoration: Regular times sus- Hilzendeger Special Good Friday Collection Pictures from Parish Events... pended starting on Holy Thursday and re- 9:15 AM **(CC) † Fr. Ben Bachmeier A whole generation in the Holy Land *Jr. & Sr. High Bible Study: NO MEETING knows nothing but war as a constant suming on . *7-12 CCD: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM culture in their homeland. The Christian Confessions: No regular confession times Living Stations by Class of 2021: 8:00 PM community lives in fear, uncertainty & on Thursday, Friday, & Saturday *Eucharistic Adoration: 7:30pm - 9:30pm anguish about the present & future. The Franciscans provide schools, PRAISE - N - WORSHIP NO ADORATION Thursday through Sunday maintain & restore the Holy Land Holy Hour Thurs., Apr. 1 (No Confessions) Shrines, parishes & chapels entrusted 7 PM, April 9th in the church 7:00 PM † Jerome Schwartzenberger by Martin to their care - Bethlehem, Nazareth, *Note: Date Change as 1st Friday & Maggie Leier the Holy Sepulcher - & welcome hun- falls on Good Friday Fri., Apr. 2 (No Confessions) dreds of thousands of pilgrims. Minis- tering to the people & pilgrims has Altar Server Appreciation 2021 Our Sympathies & Condolences go out to 3:00 PM Good Friday Service been the work of the Franciscans in the *“No Greater Love” video series: 6:15pm - 7:15pm the family of: Christine Weigel Holy Land since the 13th century. The 10-28-1938 to 3-24-2021 Saturday, Apr. 3 (No Confessions) primary means of support for this work May her soul, through the mercy 8:30 PM † Art Schloss by Rick & Maria Regner is the annual Good Friday Collection. of God, rest in peace! Please respond generously to our Sunday, Apr. 4 (Confession: 7:30am - 7:50am & brothers & sisters in the Holy Land who 9:45am - 10:20am) (10:30 Mass is Live-Streamed) “Pilate again said to them, ‘Then what are so desperately in need of support. shall I do with the man whom you call 8:00 AM † Ann Sperle by Chris & Krista Gross St. Joseph Feast *K-6 CCD: NO CCD Easter Sunday the King of the Jews?’ And they cried March 19, 2021 out again, ‘Crucify him.’”– Mark 15:12-13 10:30 AM † Our Living & Deceased Parishioners Daily Rosary 20 Minutes Before Each Mass Jesus told us “whatever you do for the Facebook Live: “St. Philip Neri Catholic Church” least of my brothers, you do for me.” Eve- YouTube Live: “St. Philip Neri Napoleon” Diocese of Fargo ry day we are presented opportunities to FORMED: Stphilipneri.formed.org help someone. Every day we have the op- **NO GUESTS at Care Center (CC) or Assisted God’s Gift Appeal 2021 portunity to see the face of Jesus in others Living (AL) Masses due to Covid restrictions*** and be the face of Jesus to others. Every Last Sunday’s Collection: May we be generous as our God is generous to us! day we pass by someone in need. Pray Adults: $3,692.00 Children: $93.43 for the strength and courage to be the an- Online giving is possible: stphilipnerinapoleon.org Diocesan Goal: $3,354,712 St. Philip Neri Goal: $47,475 swer to someone’s prayer. Click on ‘donate' tab on the right side of the page! Parish Participation: 52% Amount Pledged: $57,262.28 2021 Holy Week Schedule for St. Philip Neri Catholic Church

Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday April 1st - 7:00 PM April 2nd - 3:00 PM April 3rd - 8:30 PM

Passion & Death (no 7 p.m. Mass) Institution of the Priesthood Mass of the Lord’s Supper of our Lord Easter Vigil - This Mass is the greatest Adoration of the Blessed The Christian faithful gather to re- and most noble of all solemnities Sacrament call devoutly the death of the Lord There is to be only one celebration in each church on this night and it is arranged in such a way that This Service includes: after the Blessing of the Fire and Easter Proclama- The Easter Triduum of the Passion  Liturgy of the Word tion (which constitutes the first part of this Vigil), and Resurrection of Christ is the cul-  Veneration of the Cross the Holy Church meditates on the wonders the mination of the entire liturgical year. Lord God as done for His people form the begin-  Holy Communion Through the liturgy of the Triduum, ning, trusting in His word and promise (the sec- the Church is intimately united with There are three methods of venera- ond part, that is, the liturgy of the Word) until, as Christ and shares in his passage form tion: a profound bow, genuflection, or day approaches, with new members reborn in death to life. The Mass of the Lord’s kissing of the corpus/cross. Baptism (the third part), the Church is called to Supper is fittingly the first liturgical This is the one day out of the year, the table the Lord as prepared for his people, the action of the Easter Triduum. that Jesus is not present in the taber- memorial of His Death and Resurrection until He Following the Mass of the Lord’s nacle. Therefore, when we come to comes again (the fourth part). (Incense used) Supper, the Faithful are invited to church, this is the only day we do not Easter Vigil fulfills your Sunday Obligation continue adoration before the genuflect when we enter the church. Blessed Sacrament in the Garden set Just a reminder, Good Friday is a day up in the Holy Family Hall of fast and abstinence. That is a day Easter Sunday Solemn Adoration ends at Midnight when we don’t eat between meals, and Mass of the Resurrection of our Lord the meals should be no bigger than a (Incense used) April 4th meal combined. Mass at 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM (Incense used) 2021 Holy Week Events

Chrism Mass Bishop John Folda to lead Tuesday March 30th - 11 AM Stations of the Cross St. Mary’s Cathedral Good Friday, April 2nd - 10 AM All are welcome to attend this special Mass where Bishop Folda In front of the abortion facility, will bless the oils used for the Sacraments throughout the Diocese 512 1st Ave N, Fargo of Fargo. The priests also renew their commitment to Christ and His Church. Everyone is encouraged to make time There WILL BE NO on this day to pray and intercede for 7:00 PM Daily Mass the unborn, their mothers, and those at St. Philip Neri who promote abortion.

Holy Week Confession Schedule There will be normal confessions before Monday & Wednesday daily Mass but NOT before Holy Living Stations Thursday, Good Friday or Holy Saturday Mass (There is no daily Mass on Tuesday). Additionally, a 2nd Be Reconciled day has been added to Wednesday evening. See full confession schedule below. of the Cross Monday Wednesday Put on by the Seniors Reminder: March 31st Wednesday March 29th No Adoration 7:15 a.m. - 7:50 a.m. Thursday March 31st @ 8 PM 6:15 p.m. - 6:50 p.m. 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. through Sunday Holy Week Special Collections Please be generous!

Holy Thursday Good Friday April 1st April 2nd St. Gianna’s Maternity Home Holy Land With our Lenten almsgiving going to St. Gianna’s Maternity home & CRS The Holy Land, Christ’s homeland, is our spiritual home as well. This col- - Rice Bowl operation. We have decided to offer up our Ash Wednesday lection supports the work of the Franciscans who serve the people there; collection for Rice Bowls and Holy Thursday Collection for St Gianna’s. pilgrims, native Christians, and the poor of every faith who are in need.