During this Jubilee Year of Hope, several special Jubilee Masses have been celebrated at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck. The next Jubilee Mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, December 16 at 5:30 PM. A Mass in celebration of the closing of the Jubilee Year will take place on Sunday, December 28 at 11:30 AM. Consider making a pilgrimage and attending one or both special Masses. Groups wanting to make a pilgrimage should contact the Cathedral parish office at 701-223-1033. For more information, go to cathedralparish.com/jubilee-2025.
Oblate Advent Day of Reflection at Annunciation Monastery. “Silence, Solitude and Prayer” by Claudia Dietrich, OblSB, Sunday, December 7, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Eucharistic Liturgy at 11 a.m., lunch and refreshments provided. No cost. All are welcome. For more information, or for additional reading
Resources, contact Sister Rosemary at: [email protected].
Who are we? The Saint Serra Vocations Apostolate of Bismarck-Mandan are lay Catholic men and women of all ages. (It’s a worldwide apostolate that started in 1935) We pray for, encourage and foster religious vocations in our diocese while growing in personal holiness. How? Click/tap title above for more information.
Search for Christian Maturity is a weekend retreat experience which provides youth an opportunity to think, talk, question and dive deeper into their faith. The weekends are for any high school or college age person at least 15 years old. The program is both rooted in the Catholic faith and open to young people of any denomination or creed. Search weekends are held five times throughout the year at the Badlands Ministries Camp just south of Medora. Cost for the weekend is $75. Partial scholarships are available. Weekends for the 2025-26 season are: Nov. 14-16; Jan. 16-18; Mar. 6-8; and Apr. 17-19. Find more information at bismarckdiocese.com/search1.
If you or someone you know feels called to become an NFP instructor for the Bismarck Diocese, we’d love to hear from you. The process includes a background check and other questions, to determine the applicant’s suitability. Following a screening process, the applicant may be able to obtain certification to teach a USCCB approved method of NFP through the method’s specific training. Please contact Amanda or Katie at the Bismarck Diocese at 701-222-3035.
Catholic business professionals are invited to join the Catholic Breakfast Club for coffee at Classic Rock Coffee in Mandan each month on the first Saturday of the month. For more information, contact John at [email protected].