The Catholic Churches of Emmons County , North Dakota

Dear Parishioners,

As I get older, I am becoming more and more aware that things tend to wear out with time.  I certainly feel some aches and pains that I never used to feel!  This also is the case with buildings and equipment.  Over time, even with regular maintenance, things just wear out and need to be replaced.

At St. Mary’s in Hague, I announced last month that the parish’s riding mower needed to be replaced.  The cost after the trade-in of the old mower was $9,900.  With the funds currently in our account we were able to pay for and obtain the new mower.  However, we would certainly like to replenish those funds in order to be prepared for the next needed project/expense.  I would kindly ask our St. Mary’s parishioners to please make a donation to our “mower fund” for this purpose.

At Sts. Peter & Paul’s in Strasburg, it is possible that you may have noticed it feeling a bit stuffy in the church or that the air conditioner doesn’t seem to be keeping things as cool as it used to.  The reason for that is that two of our six air-conditioning units have reached the end of their functional lives and are not able to be repaired.  The cost to replace both units will be $9,000.  We hope to replace these two non-functioning units as soon as possible.  However, we must be aware that all the units were installed in 2003 and the average life-span of each unit is 15-20 years.  So, we will need to plan to replace the other four units in the near future.  I would kindly ask our Sts. Peter & Paul parishioners to please be generous and make a donation to our “air-conditioner fund”.

Please join us in celebrating the Solemnity of Sts. Peter & Paul on Tuesday, June 29th.  Mass at Sts. Peter & Paul at 5:30pm followed by a parish picnic!

Have a Blessed Week!

Fr. Shannon   

During this time of pandemic, here are some additional resources for prayer:

• Sunday on EWTN (BEK cable channel 600): Rosary 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.  Mass 7:00 a.m., 6:00 p.m. and 11:00pm.  Chaplet of Divine Mercy 2:00 p.m.
• Real Presence Radio (FM 91.7 KPHA): Sunday Mass at 7:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Sunday Family Rosary at 8:30 p.m.  Daily Mass is broadcast at 9:00 p.m.  Chaplet of Divine Mercy is said every day at 3:00 p.m.
• BEK Television broadcasts live the Sunday Mass at 10:30 a.m. from St. Anthony in Linton.
• Fr. Jason Signalness is videoing and streaming Mass from his parish at Stanley, ND.  You can access this at: https://holyrosarystanley.com
• Consult the Dioceses of Bismarck's Website at: bismarckdiocese.com. for more resources and information.