You are invited to our Pre-Planning Seminar entitled "Get Your Affairs in Order:  The 4 things your family will thank you for" on Sunday, November 24, at 2:00 p.m. in the Our Lady of Grace dining room.  Professionals from a funeral home, the North Dakota Catholic Conference, the Diocese of Bismarck, and an attorney will be present to talk about the gift of pre-planning.  Refreshments will be provided.

Pre-planning involves:
1)   Having a valid/updated Will in place.
2)  Having an Advanced Catholic Medical Directive, a Healthcare Power of Attorney, and a Durable Power of Attorney in place.
3)  Accomplishing Legacy planning:  gifts to your parish and your favorite charities.
4)  Giving yourself a beautiful gift:  pre-planning your own funeral Mass.

There is no cost and no need to register.  Please join us on Nov. 24 at 2:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 8 Children in Preschool, Kindergarten, and grade 1 will be singing during 10:30 a.m. Mass 

Children's Christmas Program: Sunday, December 15

Children in Kindergarten through 5th grade are invited to participate in our annual Children's Christmas Program. Please sign up on the bulletin board in the classroom hallway or contact Christine in the Faith Formation office. Rehearsals are two Saturdays from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Dec. 7 and Dec. 14. The performance is Sunday, December 15, after the 10:30 a.m. Mass (so approximately 11:45 a.m.) in the parish dining room. All are invited to the performance! We usually have a special visitor there, too, with a treat for all the children.

Children Grades 2 and older are invited to sing along with the choir for the Christmas Eve Mass

Please sign up on the bulletin board in the classroom hallway or contact Tanya in the Faith Formation office. Rehearsals are two Wednesdays from 5:00 to 5:30 p.m.: Dec. 4 and Dec. 11, in the choir area of the church.

Stewardship Form:  We encourage you to get involved in your parish

On our new Stewardship Form, there are many ways that you may use your gifts to help others and to grow in your faith.  Please check it out by clicking here and consider how you may get involved.  

There is still time to give to our Vibrant Vision campaign

Thank you to all who have pledged and donated to our Vibrant Vision campaign which will help us respond to the needs of our vibrant, growing parish and our local community through improvements to our parish facilities and food pantry.  Please click the image above, or go to this link for information.  To make your gift, go to the campaign page by clicking the Pledge Now button below, then watch the video and review the information, if you'd like, before scrolling down to the second Pledge Now button.  Thank you!

Training in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is available

If you are interested in becoming a trained catechist or aide for our Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program – which is the hands-on, Montessori-style Faith Formation program we use with preschool, kindergarten, and first grade students – please talk with Christine in our Faith Formation office.  We will be offering Level 1 formation at Our Lady of Grace beginning next summer.