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St. Lawrence Church, Flasher, will host it's annual Mardi Gras celebration on Sunday, Feb. 15, starting at 11 a.m. with a German-style meal of cream chicken, German sausage, kase nip (cheese buttons), kraut nip, German potato salad, coleslaw, kuchen and blachinda. Meal price is $15 for adults, $10 for children ages 6-12, and free for children age 5 and under. There will also be bingo, a silent auction, kids' games, 50/50 drawing, and raffle drawings with 62 prizes. The Mardi Gras celebration will be held in the event room of the Branded Bar & Grill, Flasher. Mass at St. Lawrence Church will be held at 10:30 a.m. that day.

The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck is hosting an adult faith formation Lenten series entitled “Return” by Fr. John Burns. It will take place on Mondays, Feb. 16 to March 30 at 7 p.m. in the Cathedral Cafeteria. Reorient your mind and heart during Lent so you can more fully experience the joy of Easter—Christ’s victory over sin and death. In this beautiful guided journal for prayer and meditation, Fr. John Burns—author of the bestselling and award-winning book “Adore”—invites you to strip away your confusion, attachments and sin so you can return to the Lord and undergo real and lasting conversion. Journals are $10 and are payable by cash or by check made out to the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. You may bring payment to the first meeting on Feb. 16 or you can drop it off at the Cathedral parish office. Please register at cathedralparish.com/adult-faith-formation.

“The Mathematics of a Benedictine Lent—additions and subtractions” directed by Oblate Colleen Ressler Sunday, March 8 – 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eucharistic Liturgy at 11 a.m., lunch provided (in silence) No cost. All are welcome. For more information, contact Sister Rosemary at 701-255-1520.

In recognition of the sacrament of marriage, the Most Reverend David D. Kagan invites married and engaged couples to attend the Mass in Celebration of Marriage with a special blessing of married couples on Monday, Feb. 9 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Bismarck. All are invited to a reception following Mass, hosted by the Knights of Columbus. *Click on the title above to view/print/download a PDF of the flyer.

The men's Cursillo will be held March 5-8 with the theme of "Remain in Him," 1 Jn 3:21-24. The women's Cursillo will be held March 19-22 with the theme "For I Know the Plans I Have For You," Jeremiah 29-11. These weekends are a time of faith, renewal, and Christian community. For more information and to register for a weekend visit our website at bismarckcursillo.com, or you can contact Paul Kenney at 701-471-9560 or Melody Haider at 701-400-9941.

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 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.

The mission of Worldwide Marriage Encounter is to proclaim the value of Marriage and Holy Orders in the Church and in the world. Experience a Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend and discover the beauty of your relationship. Early registration is highly recommended. For more information visit ndwwme.org or contact Rob and Angie at [email protected] or 701-347-1998.

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].

Men and women, young and old, strengthen and grow in your faith for your families with five short videos produced by the Knights of Columbus called the “Mission of The Family”. The videos can be found on the Knights of Columbus website for free! Here is the link to find “The Mission of The Family” videos: https://www.kofc.org/en/campaigns/into-the-breach.html The five videos are each less than 14 minutes in length.

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For those who want to watch the Mass from home but have no access to the internet or prefer to watch on television, BEK TV is broadcasting the Mass from the Cathedral on Sundays at 8 a.m. CT. These LIVE broadcasts can be viewed on the television channels listed below. Click on the title above for the full list of available channels.

Come pray the rosary for the unborn at Spirit of Life in Mandan every Monday from 5 to 6:20 p.m. All 15 decades are prayed, stay for all or as much as you able. All are welcome.