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Bishop Samuel Aquila blesses
chapel in Newman House
Sept. 13, 2011
On Saturday, Sept. 10, Bishop Samuel Aquila blessed the
new chapel at the Newman House and celebrated Mass there. The Newman
House is a Catholic house for female students on the University of North
Dakota, Grand Forks, campus. The addition of the beautiful, intimate
chapel near the entrance to the large, brick home has been something
residents have been praying for and preparing for over the past three
years.
Through their labor and financial
donations, those who worked on and supported the chapel project were
“really preparing the way for Jesus” and helping the house to become “a
worthy dwelling place for Jesus to enter,” Melissa Sobotta, Newman House
Director, said.
“It was like this huge grace,”
Sobotta said before the blessing and Mass. “I woke up this morning and
thought, ‘Jesus is coming!’”
During his homily, Bishop Aquila spoke particularly to
the residents of the house. “Know who you encounter when you enter the
chapel. Know who is truly present . . . It is Jesus who will help you
become holy women, who will build you up, and that is a great counter
sign to the culture of today.” Learn more about the
Newman
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The HHS contraceptive mandate and the threat to
religious freedom
An
action alert from the North Dakota Catholic Conference provides background
and explains how you can send comments to the U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services.
For additional information, see the nationwide
bulletin insert from the United States Conference of Catholic.
Pilgrims experience the history of faith in the diocese
| Pilgrims recently returned from the Prairie Pilgrimage motorcoach tour
of Catholic churches and sites in the northwest section of the Diocese
of Fargo. The group, led by Father James Meyer, Bill and Geri Harbeke
and Cherylynn Fausel, learned about the history of the diocese and
enjoyed wonderful meals at their host locations.
To
see more photos from some of the various stops on the tour,
click here. These photographs and
information provide a glimpse of their time together.
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Cardinal Muench Seminary sale information
Sept. 12, 2011
The sale information packet for
Cardinal Muench Seminary can be found at this
link. A map of the property can be
found here.
Anyone interested in the facilities and
property should contact the Diocesan Properties Office at (701) 356-7930.
New chapel is dedicated to
prayer for an end to abortion
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The Visitation Chapel has
been established in the Gibb Office Building, 502 1st Ave. N,
Fargo, as a sacred space dedicated to prayer for an end to
abortion. Every Wednesday, an 8 a.m. Mass is celebrated at the chapel,
followed by Eucharistic Adoration at 8:30 a.m., which
continues until 3:45 p.m. when Benediction takes place. The Chaplet
of Divine Mercy is recited at the Hour of Mercy, 3 p.m. Other
prayer in the Chapel is intended for private devotion. Persons are
needed to pray before the Blessed Sacrament on an hourly basis from 8:30
a.m. to 4 p.m. To sign up for your hour of prayer or for more
information, please contact Rachelle at (701) 356-7910 or via email at
pray@fargodiocese.org.
Priests are also able to
sign up to offer Mass on Wednesdays at 8 a.m., or Benediction at 3:45
p.m. To schedule a date, please contact Rachelle at the number and email
address above.
Read the
New Earth story
about the
chapel.
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Bishop
Samuel Aquila announces changes for parishes and Catholic schools
May 10, 2011
In a pastoral letter issued today, Most Rev.
Samuel J. Aquila, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Fargo, announced several
changes for parishes and Catholic schools in the metro area of Fargo, West
Fargo, Horace and Kindred and the diocese as a whole. Read the full pastoral letter
here.
More about the parish, seminary and
school review
Do you know someone starting college in the fall?
Register them on the College Connection for Catholics
 The
College Connection for
Catholics program,
conducted
by the U.S.A. Council of Serra
International, is
helping Catholic high
school graduates locate and connect with
the Catholic campus ministry,
Newman Center or nearest Catholic Church when
they arrive on college campuses. For more
information or to register a
graduate, go to:
www.collegeconnectionforcatholics.com.
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