St. Joseph's Parish - Killdeer, ND

05/10/2026

6th Sunday of Easter - 8:30 am Mass

06/26/2025

Note that on July 13 the 8:30am Mass is moved to 10:00 at the Dukart Angus Ranch. There will be no 8:30 Mass at the church on Sunday, July 13.

All are invited to the annual Town and Country Celebration on Sunday, July 13. The event will be held at the Dukart Angus Ranch near Manning, N.D. The day will begin with a blessing of land, animals and equipment at 10 a.m. mountain time (11 a.m. central) followed with Mass celebrated by Bishop Kagan. Lunch will follow Mass. The event is hosted by Derrick and Angie Dukart, Doug and Sandy Dukart, with Fr. Joseph Evinger and the parishioners of the churches of St. Joseph in Killdeer, St. Paul in Halliday and St. Joseph in Twin Buttes. Register at bismarckdiocese.com/townandcountry or call Amanda at 701-204-7205. Registration is required for an accurate meal count.

04/22/2025

01/20/2025

Anne Rosealita Evinger, 74, Halliday, died on Friday, January 17, 2025 at CHI St. Alexius Dickinson after a year of declining health. Anne’s Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, Dickinson, with Fr. Joseph Evinger as celebrant. In...

09/16/2024

Take the opportunity to stand up for the unborn at the N.D. March for Life on Friday, Oct. 11. The day begins with Mass celebrated by Bishop Kagan at 10:45 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, followed by a march to the N.D. capitol building steps and a rally. The rally is set to begin at 12:30 p.m. The event is a joint planning effort with the Bismarck Diocese, University of Mary and other entities which created the North Dakota Pro-Life Committee. The North Dakota March for Life is an annual event in October to coincide with Respect Life Month. Bishop Kagan will lead a holy hour on the eve of the N.D. March for Life on Thursday, Oct. 10 beginning at 6 p.m. in the main body of the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit. The public is invited to attend. Find more information here: https://bismarckdiocese.com/ndmfl

03/22/2024

Holy Week and Easter Schedule:
Palm Sunday - 8:30am
Holy Thursday - 7:00pm
Good Friday - 6:00pm
Easter Vigil - 8:00pm
Easter Day - 8:30am

02/09/2024

February 14th - Ash Wednesday
Mass 7:00pm

01/14/2024

On this Lordsday
8:30 Mass will be as usual.
Use prudence and wise judgment.

12/01/2023

Christ's Birthday Mass
Schedule:
Christmas Eve - 5:30pm
During the Night - 12:00am
During the Day - 8:30am

10/17/2023

For Those Who Wish to Receive Confirmation
from Fr. Joseph Evinger

Bishop David Kagan is scheduled to come to St. Joseph’s in Killdeer on November 26, next month to give the sacrament of Confirmation to those who are ready.

Who can receive the sacrament of Confirmation? Those who have not yet been confirmed, who have reached the use of reason (age 7-8), and who are ready. I would like children to be confirmed before their sophomore year assuming the person wants to receive this sacrament.

Parents, if you see in your child a longing to live a Christian life, even if the child is 8, I would highly recommend you present your child for confirmation. In the culture that we live the sooner a child receives the grace of this sacrament the better.

Confirmation is necessary for the completion of baptismal grace. For many years now, some have thought that this sacrament is graduation in the Catholic faith and, therefore, often waited till even late high school to offer this grace to their children. It’s quite the opposite. This sacrament like baptism is the beginning stage of living a Christian life and provides the necessary grace, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit needed to live as a follower, servant, and friend of Christ to the fullest (See Catechism 1285-1321). The sooner this sacrament is received the better.

I have decided, as the Church requires, that in order for someone to be confirmed one must know the bare minimum of what it means to be a Catholic Christian. I have provided a study guide on our parish website (Click on Sacraments, then Confirmation). I know every child can memorize the answers to these questions. There will be an examination written or oral to see the readiness of each child. These examinations will need to be completed by the week of November 12th. Parents, please help your children as is necessary.

On our website stjosephkilldeer.com/confirmation there is an online form to submit if you would like your child to be confirmed.

Each child needs a Sponsor, a good Catholic Christian man or woman, not a part time practicing Catholic, but a Catholic who meets the minimum requirements laid out on the Sponsor Form on the website.

Also, each child is asked to choose a saint whom they look to as a role model (not a family member or movie star, but a canonized saint). This saint name will be given to the person upon receiving confirmation by the Bishop or his delegate. If you have any questions contact Fr. Joseph, Katlyn Steffen our director of religious education, or Darci Schettler.

10/06/2023

If you have received text/email messages from someone claiming to be "Fr. Joseph Evinger" asking for money or gift cards or whatever, it's a SCAM. Don't respond, and don't give ANY MONEY. Fr. Joseph Evinger will never ask you for money via text or email. This happened to at least two parishioners today.