Church Office: 223-1549 • Website: www.stannesbismarck.org • Fax: 250-9214

Daily Mass Schedule Tuesday 12:10pm Wednesday—Friday 8:00am Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 4:30pm Sunday 8:00am, 9:30am, 11:15am Office Hours Monday—Friday from 9am-4:30pm

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time • June 21, 2020

CHURCH OF SAINT ANNE 1321 Braman Avenue, Bismarck, ND 58501

Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesday—Friday 7:30am—7:50am Saturday 3:00—4:00pm Anytime by appointment Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Eucharistic Adoration is currently suspended, however, you may pray in front of the Blessed Sacrament from 7am-7pm in the church

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Readings for the week of June 21, 2020 Sunday: Jer 20:10-13/Ps 69:8-10, 14, 17, 33-35 [14c]/Rom 5:12-15/Mt 10:26-33 Monday: 2 Kgs 17:5-8, 13-15a, 18/Ps 60:3, 4-5, 12-13 [7b]/Mt 7:1-5 Tuesday: 2 Kgs 19:9b-11, 14-21, 31-35a, 36/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 10-11 [cf. 9d]/Mt 7:6, 12-14 Wednesday: Vigil: Jer 1:4-10/Ps 71:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 15, 17 [6b]/1 Pt 1:8

-12/Lk 1:5-17 Day: Is 49:1-6/Ps 139:1-3, 13-14, 14-15 [14a]/Acts

13:22-26/Lk 1:57-66, 80 Thursday: 2 Kgs 24:8-17/Ps 79:1b-2, 3-5, 8, 9 [9]/Mt 7:21-29 Friday: 2 Kgs 25:1-12/Ps 137:1-2, 3, 4-5, 6 [6ab]/Mt 8:1-4 Saturday: Lam 2:2, 10-14, 18-19/Ps 74:1b-2, 3-5, 6-7, 20-21 [19b]/Mt 8:5-17 Next Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:8-11, 14-16a/Ps 89:2-3, 16-17, 18-19 [2a]/Rom 6:3-4, 8-11/Mt 10:37-42

Saint Anne Parish is committed to the protection of our children, young people and vulnerable adults. The awareness of child abuse in society demands we take responsibility to make ourselves aware of its cause and take steps toward its prevention. Safe Environment information is accessible from St. Anne’s Website under the Home tab or from the Diocese of Bismarck’s Website.

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CONTRIBUTIONS June 6 & 7 Collections 13,086.00

Building 135.00

Needy 105.00

Automatic Regular 12,105.00

Automatic Building 125.00

Automatic Needy 120.00

June 13 & 14 Collections 10,864.01

Building 115.00

Needy 145.00

ACH Weekly 1,885.00

Schedule of Mass Intentions *You may join in the celebration of the Mass via our link on our website if you are unable to physically join us within the congregation. The link will be posted daily by 9:30am.

Sunday, June 21 {12th Sunday in Ordinary Time; Father’s Day} 8:00am Mass—Bede & Rose Frank & Family 9:30am Mass—Kelsey Rusch 11:15am Mass—Pro Populo

Monday, June 22 {St. Paulinus of Nola; St. John Fisher; St. Thomas More} No Mass

Tuesday, June 23 12:10pm Mass—Philomena Gregory

Wednesday, June 24 {The Nativity of St. John the Baptist} 7:30am Confessions 8:00am Mass—+Gary Wanner

Thursday, June 25 7:30am Confessions 8:00am Mass—+Donald & Catherine Franchuk

Friday, June 26 7:30am Confessions 8:00am Mass—Alexander Meyer

Saturday, June 27 {St. Cyril of Alexandria} 4:30pm Mass—Pro Populo

Sunday, June 28 {13th Sunday in Ordinary Time} 8:00am Mass—+Lisa Marie Kraft 9:30am Mass—+Floyd Christianson 11:15am Mass—Owen Trout

*The Mass intentions that had been scheduled for Monday and Saturday mornings and the Wednesday and Thursday morning nursing home mornings will be offered in private by one of the priests on that day.

Monday, June 22 Bede & Rose Frank Family

Wednesday, June 24 Baptist Home Intention +Bill Forster

Thursday, June 25 Missouri Slope Intention +Leonard Schneibel

Saturday, June 27 +Tony & Mark Frank Family

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS July 9th, Regular Council Meeting – Parish Hall 7:00PM July 21st, Officers Meeting – Parish Hall 7:00PM Knight and Family of the Month: Gregory Morford Dennis Wanner Family If any knight has not been receiving our council emails or would like to make sure we contact them personally regarding specific council activities please let me know. In Striving, Steven Jacob (701)-426-8425 and sjaob739@gmail.com

There are many things of which we can be afraid: being rebuked, rejection, anger, being challenged, having to defend ourselves, standing alone, insecurity, failure, and even death. For some, identifying and overcoming their fears is a daunting task. Regardless of how much they may want to break the cycle of fear, they find that they remain close friends with old and dysfunctional behavioral habits and norms. Maybe what they really fear is change. There are many who gravitate to the familiar and comfortable and find safety and security in doing so, even if they remain mired in mediocrity. Human beings have to learn that there is life beyond the “what has always been” and that happiness and depth are possible when old structures and systems have to be left behind. Can you leave the near and dear, the comfortable and familiar, the safe and secure, and discover new opportunities? The sheer thought of doing so can bring on feelings of apprehension, intense anger, resentment, defensiveness, reluctance, resistance, and even apathy. If we have to be responsible for making the change, cowardice can creep in. If someone else is to blame for making the change, any number of possible negative reactions are possible. In the end, only one thing is required and that is God. If I can rely on and deepen my relationship with God, especially in the Eucharist along with a community of believers, then little else is of great concern. We have to figure out what is really important. It is not always what we think. The Gospel calls us to stretch ourselves and try new things, not to remain stuck and stagnant in familiar ways. We are asked to live life more deliberately, radically, and intentionally. We are asked to leave the familiar behind and learn to live with changing, and often limiting, human structures. We cannot get too caught up in the physical, ideological, or structural systems we are used to. The Holy Spirit always leads and guides us. If we trust this, we will find ourselves doing things we never thought we could do. Always seek the path to joy and love. They keep us from falling victim to our fears and from seeking the nostalgic crutches we think we need to achieve a sense of well-being and happiness.

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An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus,

I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things,

and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment

receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart.

I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.

Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

GOSPEL MEDITATION

From everyone at the Church of Saint Anne, we want to wish all fathers a

blessed Father’s Day! God our Father, you made the family a community of love. Bless our fathers as they follow your Son, Jesus. Let their faith, hope, and love shine in our families, and show us the way to you. Strengthen our fathers as they serve our families and communities. May their example reflect your

protective care for all of us. We also pray for fathers who have died, that you may bring them into the fullness of your love. May we, the sons and daughters of these men, always honor them with gratitude and hold them in prayer. Amen.

“Life with Christ is a

wonderful adventure!”

~St. John Paul II

CLERGY & STAFF

Parish Office 1321 Braman Avenue, Bismarck ND 58501 Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 am - 4:30 pm Phone………………………………………………………………..701.223.1549 Fax…………………………………………………………………….701.250.9214 Website …..…………………………………...www.stannesbismarck.org

Clergy and Parish Staff Pastor Fr. Wayne Sattler……………….………...frsattler@stannesbismarck.org

Deacons Deacon Joe Krupinsky, Deacon Wayne Jundt, Deacon Jerry Volk, Deacon John Bachmeier

Manager of Business & Operations/Marthas & Marys Coord. Melanie Korczak..………………..…....mkorczak@stannesbismarck.org

Administrative Assistant/Director of Outreach/Scheduling of Ministries Sara Keller…………….……………….…......skeller@stannesbismarck.org

Director of Religious Education Holly Keller…………..….………..………....hkeller@stannesbismarck.org Days: Monday - Thursday

Director of Music Anne Storick………….……...…………....astorick@stannesbismarck.org

Assistant to the Director of Music Krista Goettle

Church Custodian Doug Zander

Please contact the parish office for the Sacrament of Baptism, Sacrament of Matrimony, or for

becoming a member of the Church of Saint Anne.

PARISH BULLETIN DEADLINE: Announcements must be received by noon on Monday. Send information to Holly Keller at the Church of St. Anne office or

email to hkeller@stannesbismarck.org.

In today’s Gospel reading, Jesus commands us not to fear. He urges us to go forward into the world with courage instead of hiding away from the possible “what if’s” that might arise from spreading His message to the world. In our society today, it can be very frightening to go against the secular cultural norms because we have seen how Christians who have defended their faith have been persecuted. Given all that is happening not just in our country but in our world, we may be very tempted to lock our door and stay at home where we feel safest from all the hatred and persecution. It just so happens that we celebrate two very special saints this week who can offer us a great example of going forward into the world courageously: Saints John Fisher and Thomas More. Both men were martyrs who were involved in the very complicated events concerning King Henry VIII and the split of the English from the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century.

St. John Fisher was an English Catholic cardinal. As a young priest, he was a tutor to the boy Henry VIII. When Henry first expressed his desire to divorce his wife Catherine, St. John Fisher admonished him and supported Catherine while preaching of the indissolubility of marriage. St. John Fisher was very much like St. John the Baptist (whose birth we also celebrate

this week) because St. John the Baptist also refused to recognize the marriage between King Herod Antipas and Herodias because she was Herod’s brother’s wife. Also like St. John the Baptist, St. John Fisher refused to compromise the truth of Jesus’ teaching on marriage in order to avoid offending Henry, and he was imprisoned and beheaded. His death occurred the day before the vigil of the feast of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist.

St. Thomas More was a layer and a statesman, as well as a husband and father. He and his first wife had four children, and after his wife died, he remarried and gained a stepdaughter as well as two foster children. He was the secretary and personal adviser to King Henry VIII. During the upheaval in England surrounding Henry’s second marriage, he was made lord chancellor. But, he did not support Henry’s second marriage. Like St. John Fisher, St. Thomas

More refused to sign a letter to the pope that expressed support of Henry’s annulment, and he staunchly refused to take the oath of supremacy of the Crown in the Church of England. For his refusal to sacrifice his faith, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and then beheaded. Let us ask for St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More to intercede for us, and may we receive the gift of staunch courage to defend truth and God’s message of hope and salvation to the world.

TAKE COURAGE FROM THE SAINTS

The Memorare Remember, O Most Gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that anyone who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, or sought thine intercession was left unaided. Inspired by this confidence, I fly unto thee, O Virgin of virgins, my Mother, to thee do I come, before thee I stand, sinful and sorrowful. O Mother of the Word Incarnate, despise not my petitions, but in thy mercy hear and answer me. Amen.

Bishop Kagan has asked us to pray the Memorare during this time, asking for our Blessed Mother to intercede for us.

MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

St. Mary’s Parish in Bismarck has a part-time position (20 to 30 hours per week) for a Director of Music and Marriage Preparation Coordinator. Individuals must have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, be proficient in the use of the organ/keyboard, and have a knowledge and appreciation of the Church’s liturgical tradition. The responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and implementing the liturgical music program for Sunday Masses and other parish liturgies. Additionally, the individual will serve as the Marriage Preparation Coordinator to assist and accompany couples preparing for the Sacrament of Marriage, which entails meeting with engaged couples and assisting couples in planning their wedding liturgy. Interested applicants may submit a cover letter, resume, and three references to Olivia Richter, Business Manager, 806 E. Broadway Ave., Bismarck, ND 58501, or olivia@stmarysparishfamily.net. Please contact Olivia at (701) 223-5562 with any questions. Career Opportunity—The Knights of Columbus is seeking a Field Agent for a career opportunity representing their insurance program. We offer a complete benefits package with this full-time position. In order to qualify, one must be eligible for membership in the Knights of Columbus. For more information, please contact Pat Dolan, General Agent (701)730-5203. Note from the Rosary Maker’s Group—WORLD MISSION ROSARIES are on the rosary table for your use. This PEACE rosary was designed and initiated by the Venerable Fulton J. Sheen in 1951. Its purpose is to be used to pray for PEACE; the type of which is needed to overcome this pandemic and other current conditions in our country.

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Over the past few weeks, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque’s name has come up several times in the writings about the month of June’s devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. St. Margaret Mary Alacoque is one of the better known saints who had a deep devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, but there are so many other saints who shared this great devotion as well. Throughout the centuries, many saints have found that same consolation in Jesus’ Sacred Heart and spent their life trying to promote this great devotion within the Church and the world. If you have discovered a desire to grow in your own devotion to His Sacred Heart, consider researching the lives and paths to the devotion by some of these saints as well. St. Lutardis of Aywieres was born in the twelfth century and didn’t really have a great start in religious life. She ended up in a Benedictine monastery because her dowry was lost, and religious life seemed like a fair alternative in order for her to remain her dignity. However, her desire to be in the monastery grew over time, and she became a very devout member of the community. In fact, she began to receive visions of Jesus and His pierced heart. In one vision, Jesus asked her, “What, then, do you want?” She responded, “I want Thy Heart.” Jesus said, “You want My Heart? Well, I, too, want your heart.” She said to Jesus, “Take it, dear Lord. But take it in such a way that the love of Your Heart may be so mingled and united with my own heart that I may possess my heart in Thee, and that it may always remain there secure in Your protection.” St. Gertrude the Great entered a monastic community at an early age, and by the time she was twenty-five, she began receiving visions. She wrote down her visions in order to help others understand and grow in their devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She composed the following prayer that is a favorite prayer of many people today: “O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary. O my adorable and loving Savior, consume my heart with the burning fire with which Yours is aflamed. Pour down on my soul those graces which flow from Your love. Let my heart be united with Yours. Let my will be conformed to Yours in all things. May Your Will be the rule of all my desires and actions.” St. Veronica Giuliani was a Poor Clare nun, and from the beginning of her life in the religious community, she sought to honor Jesus’ sacred Passion; one of the ways she did so was by choosing the name Veronica because of its association with Jesus’ Passion. Amidst her life of quiet work in the convent, she received the gift of the stigmata, or bearing the physical wounds of Christ on her own body. Veronica said, “O sinners...all men and all women, come to Jesus’ heart; come to be cleansed by his most precious blood...He awaits you with open arms to embrace you.” St. Michael Garicoits grew up during the French Revolution, and his family secretly sheltered priests during that time of persecution. Because of all he witnessed, he felt a desire to become a priest. As a priest, he felt inspired to start his own religious congregation dedicated to Jesus’ Sacred Heart, and through the grace of God, the congregation still exists today and works to evangelize the world through the education of children and world missions. St. Peter Julian Eymard was a priest who sought to promote a greater devotion to the Holy Eucharist, and this was fueled by his deep devotion to the Sacred Heart. He wrote a series of reflections on the Sacred Heart, and the heart of his message was: “Devotion to the Sacred Heart has a twofold object: it honors first with adoration and public worship the Heart of flesh of Jesus Christ, and secondly the infinite love with which this Heart has burned for us since its creation, and with which it is still consumed in the Sacrament of our altars.”

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