Happy Snowy Thursday! Today is the Feast Day of St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious.
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary is the Patron Saint of:
Bakers
Catholic Charities
Secular Franciscan Order
Catholic Charities
Secular Franciscan Order
To listen or read more about St. Elizabeth visit this website.
Picture Directory Update:
The photographer will be back mid-January to take pictures. (We had to cancel prior days due to the storm). We will post sign up information once it is completed.
Help us clean the church for Advent and Christmas!
Saturday, November 19th!
Many hands make light work
If you have some time to spare, join us at 9:00 am or whenever you can make it. We have lots to do and need many people to help. Men, women, children, young adults.....all are welcome.
Here are some of the tasks (areas) we'd like to complete:
- Main Altar
- Sacristies
- Vacuum carpets
- Clean light fixtures
- Pews
- Choir Loft
- Holy Water Stands
- Window Ledges
- Baseboards
- Confessionals
Thank you!
Sunday, November 20th is the
Solemnity of Christ the King.
Scout Troup 1 will be serving cinnamon rolls and coffee in the basement after Mass and selling pre-packaged rolls at the entrances for those who do not want to stay.
November 20th is also Bridge Builders Sunday.
St. Michael's School students will be hosting the 9:00 am Mass in honor of the donors of the Bridge Builders Endowment fund. There will be a special "Christ the King" craft for children in the church basement after the 9:00 am Mass.
Read about Bridge Builders Endowment Fund 23rd Annual Tree of Lights on page 3 of the bulletin.
Missed the Bulletin . . .
Congratulations to Ovide & Verna Marcotte on their 74th Wedding Anniversary (Nov. 16th)!
Current Weekly Sunday Giving numbers were not published due to an early deadline.
Weekly "Snaps"
St. Michael's is such a vibrant parish with so many activities. We are so fortunate to have amazing people who are so willing to lend a helping hand. I captured the following pictures on Wednesday.
Yesterday we had a crew in helping us prepare the Advent Mailing. They answered the "call to help" with less than a day's notice. Thank you to: Wilma Smith, Patricia Berg, Tammy Gulberg, Carol Herman, Ted Woolever, Rita Myers, Patti Hughes, Sandy Krom and Patti Mortrud (sorry if I missed someone)!
After taking the picture of our "mailing crew" I noticed Tom Ferguson working on the church steps and sidewalks to make them safe for all of us!
Thank you Tom!
Yesterday afternoon I noticed my co-worker had proudly displayed a sign on the front of her cubicle. (Took me most of the day to notice!!) Well turns out she won the "People's Choice Award" at St. Mary's Chili Cook-Off last weekend! Great job Jackie.
Closing time, I captured Fr. Courtright and Fr. Grossman having a chat in the office! SMILE for FLOCKNOTE.
Soon after the priests left, St. Michael's Youth Coordinator, Matthew Samson came in with some baked goods he was bringing to the Youth Group class. He. Baked. All. Day. What a dedicated Youth Coordinator! He gave us a sample and they were delicious. Mmm Mmm Good! He said the topic last night was Guardian Angels. The treats will make it extra special.
PS. At the end of this email I included a link to November Youth News.
Earlier in the week we had Lon Gulberg working on the Donor Tree for the Pastoral Center Campaign. He started applying the "engraved leaves" on the tree. He spent over 5 hours working on the tree that day! He still has more work to do, however it looks great! Thank you Lon!
Below is a picture of some of the donations for the upcoming Gala. Stay tuned for some nice pictures of the individual items for the Silent Auction! We are so thankful for the donors.
Speaking of St. Michael's Annual Gala...have you purchased your ticket yet? It's a MUST attend event you won't want to miss! Purchase your tickets below.
PS: We also have St. Michael's Church and School Raffle tickets. $20.00 each. These are available at the Pastoral Center or after Masses on the weekends. Check out the cash prizes on page 2 of the bulletin.
St. Michael's Youth Group
is partnering with Texas Roadhouse in Grand Forks
Last chance to order delicious Texas Roadhouse Rolls and Cinnamon Butter is Friday (Nov. 18th).
Are you cooking for Thanksgiving?
Looking for some delicious rolls to serve with your meal? We can help!
We are offering frozen dinner rolls by the dozen, delicious cinnamon butter and gift cards if one is interested. Order by November 18th. Proceeds support St. Michael's Youth Group!
