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2019 Middle School Youth Rally 

Mark your calendars for the 2019 Middle School Youth Rally. This year, the rally will be held at Fosston High School on Sunday, April 28th, 2019. Tentatively, we are looking at a 11-7 pm timeframe for the youth rally. The theme for this year’s rally is entitled Follow Me and will focus around the idea of becoming a lifelong disciple of Jesus Christ. Dusty Njaa and his band will lead us in worship throughout the day. The cost will be $50.00. More information, including announcement of keynote speaker as well as a media pack will be mailed out to parishes within the next couple of weeks.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
We here at Sacred Heart are ready for a wonderful year of RE!
Registration forms are available Sacred Heart
Religious Education

Upcoming Events:

• March 20– regular classes for all grades, Soup Supper starting at 6p & stations at 6:30p. Class 7-8:15p
• March 27– regular classes for all grades, Soup Supper starting at 6p & stations at 6:30p. Class 7-8:15p

Youth Ministry

• Youth Ministry Committee will meet on March 20 at 4:30. We will meet while we prepare the soup supper. 
   
• Mark your calendars! Sunday, April 28 is the Middle School Youth Rally for grades 6-8. Our very own Dusty Njaa will be the music leader. More details (including times) to come. 
   
• Service team and staff members needed! St. JPII Camp is looking for leaders to help the camp run smoothly. Service team members must be entering their junior or senior year in high school and be under 18 at the start of the camp, while staff members must be college-aged. Volunteer to help others while furthering your own faith journey! More information can be found here. 

• March 20- Meal 6:00 Class 6:30-7:45p
• March 27– NO class– Lenten Services 
• April 3- Meal 6:00 Class 6:30-7:45p

Here are some stories of our youth as they have continued their faith journey beyond their Confirmation

• Rachel Hambrook: We invite you to give your support to Rachel as she gives herself to a year with NET Ministry and its retreats with young people around the United States.  You may give your support to her on-line by clicking here. (Just list her as the person that you are supporting).  You can also pick up a NET ministry envelope at the church entrances and do the same via mail.  Rachel and all NET team members are expected to raise between $6,000 and $7,000 towards  the expenses for their year of ministry.  Thank you for your support. 
• Maddie Jerome: Check out this awesome YouTube video of one of our very own, Maddie, daughter of Tom and Sheri Jerome. She shares how she has continued her faith journey beyond confirmation at college. Maddie is sharing from the Newman Center at UND. May God bless her and all our young adults as they grow in their faith beyond highschool.
  Click here to view.
• Amy Johnson, Chapter Leader, Florida State University:

FORMED Your Catholic Faith on Demand

Formed.org SPOTLIGHT

• 12 video Series: The Bible and the Virgin Mary Episode 2: Handmaid of the Lord
  In this session, we’re going to continue in the same thread, but zoom in on the story of the Annunciation in the Gospel of Luke. We’re also going to learn about an important tool for Scripture study called ‘typology.’
  
  

  WATCH MORE LESSONS: A Biblical Introduction to Mary Handmaid of the Lord Wedding at Cana, Garden in Eden The New Eve The Ark of the New Covenant

  Born of a Virgin The Promised Mother Mother Crowned in Glory Full of Grace All Holy The Assumption Always a Mother

   
   
  To register click on this link below:

ROSEAUCATHOLIC.FORMED.org
You will be brought to the Sacred Heart Formed page where you enter your name, email address, password, confirm Terms of Service Agreement and Create an account.

If you have a smart phone or mobile device and you want to get an app for FORMED visit app.formed.org
From there you select the type of system you have (Android or IOS) for your device. For a short video on how to download the app click here:  https://vimeo.com/246817147

“Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to words of knowledge.” 
-Proverbs 23:12
(READ PROVERBS 23:9–12)

On a recent trip to New York City, my wife and I wanted to brave a snowy evening and hire a taxi for a three-mile ride from our hotel to a Cuban restaurant. After entering the details into the taxi service’s app, I gulped hard when the screen revealed the price for our short jaunt: $1,547.26. After recovering from the shock, I realized I had mistakenly requested a ride to our home—several hundred miles away!
If you’re working with the wrong information, you’re going to end up with disastrous results. Always. This is why Proverbs encourages us to “apply [our] heart to instruction and [our] ears to words of knowledge”—God’s wisdom (Proverbs 23:12). If we instead seek advice from those who are foolish, those who pretend to know more than they do and who have turned their back on God, we’ll be in trouble. They “scorn . . . prudent words” and can lead us astray with unhelpful, misguided, or even deceptive advice (v. 9).

Instead, we can bend our “ears to words of knowledge” (v. 12). We can open our heart and receive God’s liberating instruction, words of clarity and hope. When we listen to those who know the deep ways of God, they help us receive and follow divine wisdom. And God’s wisdom will never lead us astray but always encourages and leads us toward life and wholeness. By Winn Collier

REFLECT & PRAY
A fool’s wisdom always leads to a dead end, but God’s wisdom always opens up new horizons.

God, bend my ears and heart toward wisdom. Help me be open to Your truth and push away every kind of foolishness.

Equipping the Family, Safeguarding Children The family home is to be a safe haven.

Here's a short video clip to watch!

The inappropriate use of technology in the home deprives it of this role, and is the greatest threat to the sanctity of marriages and families today. Pornography and other online threats are often one click away, and parents can feel overwhelmed with not knowing how to best protect their children in our fast-paced digital world. This weekend we are taking a bold step to help families by celebrating Safe Haven Sunday. This awareness day will provide access to practical resources that any caring adult can use to protect themselves and our young people from online risks. Please join us with your prayers and presence as we prepare for this unique event. 

Take a step to create a safe haven in your home by joining The Equipped 7-Day Challenge: A Digital Crash Course by texting SECURE to 66866 to receive 7 days of emailed digital tips!

Covenant Eyes: Porn thrives on shame and secrets. Our Internet Accountability service is designed to help you overcome porn by monitoring your activity and sending a Report to a trusted friend who holds you accountable for your online choices. Accountability is changing! We monitor your devices by keeping a record of all internet browsing and blocking the bad stuff. We send an Accountability report to your trusted friend which contains a list of sites you visit with a rate based on their content. We also offer conversations to help you break free through the power of relationships.

Watch this short video clip: click here

We invite you to try a FREE 30 trail with Covenant Eyes by visiting our website Covenant Eyes.

Do you look around during Mass and wonder where all the people are? Would you like to learn how to guide your loved ones back to church? The Diocese is encouraging you to attend a “Shepherding Them Home” prayershop being hosted by Sacred Heart Church, Roseau on Saturday, April 6^th, 10:30 am to 4:30 pm.  This prayershop (talked about by Dn. Mark Krejci in the OND newspaper) is for the entire northern region and the costs are covered by the Diocese of Crookston and an OSV grant. Lunch will be provided. For material and meal purposes RSVP to Sacred Heart 218-463-2441 by March 30^th. 

“He said to the gardener, ‘For three years now I have come in search of fruit on this fig tree but have found none.’” (Luke 13:7)

Tempered With Humility

The reign of God is like a mustard seed that someone took and
sowed in the garden; it grew and became a tree, and the birds
of the air made nests in its branches. (Lk. 13:19b)

• Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 - The call of Moses
• 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 - Against overconfidence
• Luke 13:1-9 - Calls to penance; parables of the Reign of God

Adults: What important work could bear fruit in
your life right now if you have more confidence in
God's loving care?
Kids: What great work would you like to do as you
grow older? What can you do to begin now?