burial, may 7 at 1pm st mark’s, conway dorothy m narlock · a-roger & lois kovarik saint...
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MASS INTENTIONS
May 3, 2020 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
Reconciliation – by appointment.
Baptism – Please call Fr Lefor .
Wedding – Please call Fr Lefor
Funeral – Please call Fr Lefor. Bishop Folda has placed
restrictions on funerals.
New to Parish – Please register at the parish office or call parish secretary, Sue (284-6060).
Fr. Lefor will pray these intentions during Mass this coming week. 05/03 – Sunday – Pro Populo (for the people) – Private Mass 05/04 – Monday – Fr. Lefor's Intention – Private Mass 05/05 – Tuesday – Special Intention – K. – Private Mass 05/06 – Wednesday – † Marge Praska – Harry Schildberger – Private Mass 05/07 – Thursday – † Aloys Lutovsky – Ray & Linda Lutovsky – Private Mass 05/08 – Friday – SpeciaI Intention of White Family – White Family – 7am – St. John’s – With People 05/09 – Saturday – † Mildred Jallo – Linda & Families – 5pm – St. John’s – Live-stream – With People 05/10 – Sunday – Pro Populo (for the people) – 9am – St John’s – With People
PRAYER LIST Please pray for the following members of our Tri-parishes who are sick or hurt: Paul Greicar, Norman Kaste, Lorraine Zikmund, Elaine Swartz, Elinor Grabanski, Ron Dvorak, Robert Gemmill, Heidi Gustafson, John Beneda, Hadler Ellingson, Charles Waechter If you would like a name added to the prayer list, please contact the Parish Office. After 4 weeks names will be removed unless resubmitted. Thank you.
ST. JOHN NEPOMUCENE, Pisek ST. JOSEPH, Lankin ~ STs. PETER & PAUL, Bechyne
Pastor – Rev. Jason Lefor Email: [email protected] – Cell: 701-520-0369
PO Box 27 – 167 Newton Ave – Pisek, ND 58273 Telephone: 701-284-6060 [email protected]
www.plbtriparish.org
www.facebook.com/NepomuceneOfPisek
Burial, May 7 at 1pm St Mark’s, Conway Dorothy M Narlock
Pray for the repose of her soul.
Holy Father’s Prayer Intentions for May
For Deacons: We pray that deacons, faithful in their service
to the Word and the poor, may be an invigorating symbol for the entire Church.
05/03/20 05/04/20 05/05/20 05/06/20 05/07/20 05/08/20 05/09/20
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Fourth - Easter Saints Philip and
James
Saint
Florian
A-Roger & Lois Kovarik
Saint Hilary
of Arles
Saints Marian
and James
A-Janet & Damian Dvorak
Saint Rose
Venerini Fr. Lefor on RPR
Ronald Dvorak Bill McKee
Saint Peter of Tarentaise
Saint George
Preca Monica Bina
WEEKLY BIRTHDAY, ANNIVERSARY, EVENTS & SAINT of the DAY CALENDAR
St. John’s Stewardship Report
Total Budgeted Sunday Collection for 2020 $54,080.00
Budget to Date 17,680.00
Actual Sunday Collection to Date 14,278.45
Excess/(Shortfall) (3,401.55)
Weekly Budget $1,040.00
Past week (Total 59 Households Registered)
2 Households Gave past Week 50.00
Online Giving
Loose Plate
Total 50.00
Past Week’s +Excess/(Shortfall) (990.00)
Easter’s empty tomb is a call to conversion.
By this tomb, we should know for certain that God has made Jesus both Lord and Messiah, as Peter preaches in today’s First Reading.
He is the “Lord,” the divine Son that David foresaw at God’s right hand (see Psalm 3; 110:1; 132:10–11; and Acts 2:34). And He is the Messiah that God had promised to shepherd the scattered flock of the house of Israel (see Ezekiel 34:11–14, 23; 37:24).
As we hear in today’s Gospel, Jesus is that Good Shepherd, sent to a people who were like sheep without a shepherd (see Mark 6:34; Numbers 27:16–17). He calls not only to the children of Israel, but to all those far off from Him—to whomever the Lord wishes to hear His voice.
The call of the Good Shepherd leads to the restful waters of Baptism, to the anointing oil of Confirmation, and to the table and overflowing cup of the Eucharist, as we sing in today’s Psalm.
Again on this Sunday in Easter, we hear His voice calling us His own. He should awaken in us the response of those who heard Peter’s preaching. “What are we to do?” they cried.
We have been baptized. But each of us goes astray like sheep, as we hear in today’s Epistle. We still need daily to repent, to seek forgiveness of our sins, to separate ourselves further from this corrupt generation.
We are called to follow in the footsteps of the Shepherd of our souls. By His suffering He bore our sins in His body to free us from sin. But His suffering is also an example for us. From Him we should learn patience in our afflictions, to hand ourselves over to the will of God.
Jesus has gone ahead, driven us through the dark valley of evil and death. His Cross has become the narrow gate through which we must pass to reach His empty tomb—the verdant pastures of life abundant.
St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology ~ Sunday Bible Reflections with Dr. Scott Hahn ~ www.salvationhistory.com
REFLECTION ON TODAY'S LITURGY
Prayer of his Holiness Pope Francis to
Mary for the Month of May:
O Mary,
You shine continuously on our journey
as a sign of salvation and hope. We entrust ourselves
to you, Health of the Sick, who, at the foot of the
cross, were united with Jesus’ suffering, and
persevered in your faith.
“Protectress of the Roman people”, you know our
needs, and we know that you will provide, so that, as
at Cana in Galilee, joy and celebration may return
after this time of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves
to the will of the Father and to do what Jesus tells us.
For he took upon himself our suffering, and burdened
himself with our sorrows to bring us, through the
cross, to the joy of the Resurrection.
Amen.
We fly to your protection,
O Holy Mother of God;
Do not despise our petitions in our necessities,
but deliver us always
from every danger,
O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.
Don’t forget to check out the Tri-Parish website
and St. John’s Facebook page for Fr. Lefor’s daily
Morning and Evening prayers as well as daily
Scripture Reflections. The audio files are uploaded
to Soundcloud for Facebook users and the full mp4
files are on the website. There is also a link below
and on the website for the parish YouTube page
where Fr. Lefor will live stream Sunday Mass
every Saturday at 5pm.
Tithing & Donations Please remember to send in your weekly tithing
to St. John's for all three parishes by using your regular weekly envelopes. Thank you!
Mail to: St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church PO Box 27 Pisek, ND 58273
Here are a few options to view Mass online or on TV:
Daily & Sunday Mass - Cathedral of St. Mary – Fargo
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK0-KTuzbnUVsw-vJtxTPwg
Live at 7am Monday-Saturday & 9am Sunday May also be viewed later
EWTN Daily Mass - 7am, 11am, 6pm, 11pm
Midco Channel 74 Polar Channel 121 Directv Channel 370 Dish Network Channel 261
Sunday Masses – Local Stations
10:30am – WDAY Channel 6, Fargo
NOVENA TO SAINT ISIDORE THE FARMER (Pray May 6-14 ~ Feast: May 15)
[Repeat the following prayer for 9 days in a row.]
St. Isidore,
you lived a humble life working the land.
You attended Holy Mass each morning
which jeopardized the employment
that allowed your family to eat.
The Lord repaid your love
by sending his angels to plow the fields
while you were at Church.
Dear Isidore,
ask Our Lord Jesus
to place deep faith in our hearts
and water it each day with your prayers
that we may progress in holiness as you did.
Pray that as our heart grows in love and humility
we may be a living sign of Jesus
to those around us.
As a farmer who used his hands
to bring forth nourishing food
please ask Jesus to bless us with a bountiful harvest.
Pray that our hands and bodies will remain strong
that we may farm the land God has given us.
Ask Jesus to care for our gardens
as he tends our hearts.
Pray that weeds will be kept far from our fields
and likewise give us an aversion to sin.
Humbly we ask that you carry the petitions
we hold in our heart
to our most loving and generous Lord. Amen.
Say 1 Our Father...
Say 1 Hail Mary...
Say 1 Glory Be...
Fr. Lefor has been scheduled to host Real Presence
Radio on May 7 & 29 from 9-11am. He will also be on at these times: May 12 from 11:10-11:30am; May 15, from 1-3pm for Spring Live Drive; May 21 from 9-9:30am for Mass; and May 27 from 9-9:30am for Mass.
REGINA COELI
Queen of heaven, rejoice. Alleluia. For He whom thou didst deserve to bear, Alleluia. Hath risen as He said, Alleluia. Pray for us to God, Alleluia.
V. Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, Alleluia. R. Because Our Lord is truly risen, Alleluia.
Let us pray
O God, who by the resurrection of Thy Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ, hast vouchsafed to make glad the whole world, great, we beseech Thee, that, through the intercession of the Virgin Mary, His Mother, we may attain the joys of eternal life.
Through the same Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Real Presence Radio is holding their annual Spring Feed
My Sheep fundraising event on May 12 - 15. Tune in to hear amazing stories of renewal of faith, returning to and growing your faith. We will also be sharing wonderful stories about some of the incredible priests and parishes in our dioceses, hear from some of our supporters about how Real Presence Radio has made a difference in their lives and…..daily contests! You can support the Real Presence Radio fundraising event in two ways: • Call 877-795-0122 – 7AM – 7PM CST - May 12-15 • Donate online at www.realpresenceradio.com