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Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need. Amid mental and physical suffering may they find consolation in your healing presence. Show your mercy as you close wounds, cure illness,  make broken bodies whole and free downcast spirits. May these special people find lasting health and deliverance, and so join us to thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this through the Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen. 

Please pray for the following:
David Shafer, Butch Steer, Kelman Kvien & Steve Pulczinski

KNEELING AT MASS
from now on we will be kneeling after the Lamb of God and throughout the Communion rite except when going forward to receive Holy Communion.
 

WHAT IS EUCHARISTIC ADORATION?

• Adore and pray to our Lord present in the Sacrament
• Pour out your heart to Christ and adore Him
• Sit quietly and just “be” in the presence of Jesus
• Ask forgiveness and intercede for others
• Pray the Psalms or the Liturgy of the Hours
• Meditate using scripture
• Read the life of a saint and pray with him or her
• Pray the rosary 

And remember, the Eucharist is Jesus truly present, in his body, blood, soul and divinity! 
 

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Receiving Holy Communion -- Receiving holy Communion is nothing like grabbing something off the shelf in a store or clicking “buy now” through an app. Instead, it is a heart-to-heart encounter. With his whole heart, Our Lord and our God seeks to dwell with us, and with our whole heart, we welcome him. 
 
Becoming Eucharistic is not merely about receiving the Eucharist. It is also about preparing to receive our Eucharistic Lord. Taking the time to pray before receiving him matters. Going to confession to clear out the “rubbish” matters. Asking Mary to show us the grace to receive her Son, perhaps through praying the Rosary, matters. And asking for the intercession and guidance of the angels and the saints to love Christ as they love him — that matters, too. 
 
Amazon has hooked me on ease, but the Lord wants me to prepare to meet him with my whole self. You and I slowly become Eucharistic by preparing well to receive the Eucharist.
— Leonard J. DeLorenzo, Ph.D., works in the McGrath Institute for Church Life and teaches theology at the University of Notre Dame.—

“The Eucharist, as a mystery to be ‘lived,’ meets each of us as we are, and makes our concrete existence the place where we experience daily the radical newness of the Christian life. The eucharistic sacrifice nourishes and increases within us all that we have already received at Baptism, with its call to holiness, and this must be clearly evident from the way individual Christians live their lives. Day by day we become ‘a worship pleasing to God’ by living our lives as a vocation. Beginning with the liturgical assembly, the sacrament of the Eucharist itself commits us, in our daily lives, to doing everything for God’s glory.” –Pope Benedict XVI

Reverence at Mass
a little reminder…

Several have noted a growing lack of reverence at times when gathering in the churches before Mass and unnecessary conversation, even during Mass. This should not be happening. The attention should be given to the Lord and not on us. We have this one hour to listen, thank and praise God: let us not interfere with others who come to pray and prepare for Mass. 

Please use self-discipline and save conversations till after Mass, outside of the Church, or elsewhere in the Church away from the pews where people are preparing for Mass. Let’s use this time before Mass to look over the readings and do our personal prayers.
-Thanks, Fr. John

If you or someone you know has been the victim of sexual misconduct on the part of a priest, deacon, or individual representing the Diocese of Crookston, its parishes, or its schools, your first call should be to law enforecement. In addition, the diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator is available at a 24-hour, confidnetial number #218-281-7895

Ministries

If interested in becoming a Catholic, please contact Fr. John #218-463-2441.
For more information on becoming a Catholic, see FORMED.org videos. 

“He said to them, ‘The harvest is abundant, but the laborers are few…” -Luke 10:2
As Catholics we are all called to serve. Each of us has been given “charisms” otherwise known as gifts from the Holy Spirit to help build God’s Church. Our charisms can only be used for good. We know that we are using them in the right ministry when we are filled with joy and we want to share stories about our charitable works. Discern how God is calling you to use your charisms. Say “yes” to what God is calling you to do and then do it! Share your joy and invite others to do the same.
 
Accepting the Christian Message
Jesus said to the disciples, “Whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and say, ‘Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’” -Luke 10:10-11

• Adults: where do you see the message of Christian faith being rejected in the world today? What is your response to that?
• Children: what can you do when you are generous with others, and they do not want what you give them?

POPE'S PRAYER INTENTION FOR June:
for family
We pray for Christian families around the world; may they embody and experience unconditional love and advance in holiness in their daily lives. 

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.

Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; And do thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls. Amen.

We ask the archangel Michael’s intercession for help against Satan’s attacks on family and community in our world.

FORMED Your Catholic Faith on Demand

Formed.org SPOTLIGHT

• John Paul II in America: Uniting a Continent– Driven by conviction to unite the Americas under the patronage of Our Lady Guadalupe, he traveled form Argentina all the way to Alaska, shaping a generation and changing history along the way.
• FORMED Now! Catholic Spirituality & Baseball– Drs. Tim Gray & Michael Barber discuss how these seemingly opposite topics relate to one another.
• Walking through the Valley of the Shadow of Death by Adkm. Jeremiah Denton he recalls how, through the power of prayer, he withstood extreme torture rather than betray God or the U.S.A.

FORMED.ORG

Mark you Calendars for Vacation Bible School
Splash Canyon:
God’s Promise on Life’s Wild Ride
July 31st Family Kickoff
Dates: August 1, 2, and 3rd 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Ages: 4yrs old to 6th grade
Volunteers Needed: contact Tracy at the Church
(snacks, youth leaders, (gr. 7-12 helpers), volunteers, music, skits, etc..)
Signup sheets in Church entrance!!!

SACRED HEART
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Director of RE Tracy #218-242-4053

Class Dates
K-6 6:00-7:10 pm / 7-11 6:00-6:30 pm (meal) 6:30-8:00 pm (class)

New Altar Servers
We are very excited to have 7 new Altar Servers who have completed all their training and will be serving for Fr. John and Sacred Heart.
New Altar Servers: Oliver Jack, Lauren Brateng, Evan Brateng, Lincoln Kvien, Logan Erdmann, Hank Kvien and Eli Haugen
 

CONGRATULATIONS
to our youth that made their First Communion on Sunday!
Eli Haugen, Logan Erdmann, Evan Brateng, Oliver Jack and Hank Kvien
 

ST. PHILIP'S

Theryn Bridon is preparing to be an altar server for our parish.

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ST. MARY'S

CONGRATULATIONS!!! 
Congratulations to Delyla Carpenter for your commitment to offer herself as an altar server for our parish!

Cogratulations to Alexi Berger for making her First Communion at St. Mary's! 


CONFIRMATION STUDENTS
Confirmation will be held on October 24th
Raegan Mahs & Katerina Nubson
 

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SAFE ENVIRONMENT TRAINING
The protection of children and oung people is of highest priority for the Church. Here in the Diocese of Crookston, our Safe Environment Policy and Code of Conduct for Church Leaders continues to give direction to our continuing efforts and work. It makes clear and unequivolcal our enduring commitment to the safety of our children, the vulneralbe, and all our young peopl.
Annual Safe Environment Certification is necessary for every adult (age 18 or over) clergy, visiting clergy, employee, independent contractor, and volunteer in the Diocese of Crookston who has the potential for contact with children or vulnerable adults.
You can be certified or be recertified: HERE

Children's Liturgy of the Word