St. Mary s Catholic Church

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1 St. Mary s Catholic Church March 02, Fr. Cory Sticha-Administrator P.O. Box 70 Malta, MT office@saintmarysmalta.org Office: (406) RE Center: (406) Fax: (406) Saturday, Mar. 08-5:30 PM Mass Schedule and Intentions Mar. 03: Malta - 5:30 PM: For fallen away Catholic s at St. Mary s r/b The Gary Howell s Mar. 04: Malta - 8:30 AM: For the repose of the soul of Fr. Coady r/b The KC Council # 2124 Mar. 05: Dodson 5:30 PM: For Gerry Williams r/b The Doug Durocher s Mar. 05: Malta - 7:00 PM: For repose of souls of family members The Gary Howell s Mar. 06 : Hi-Line-10:00 AM: For the Poor Souls in Purgatory r/b The Lester Metz s Mar. 07: Malta 8:30 PM: For repose of the soul of Walter Campbell, Jr. r/b The Ken Ulrich s Mar. 08: Malta: - 5:30 PM: For the Fish Family r/b The Billy Froman s Mar. 09: Dodson- 8:30 AM: For the repose of the soul of Joe Applehans r/b Wanda Durocher Malta 10:00 AM: For the repose of the soul of Romie Losleben r/b KC s Council #2124 Saco 12:15 PM: For the repose of the soul of Glenn Williamson r/b KC s Council #2124 St. Mary s Ministers Sunday, Mar :00 AM Lectors: Ken Ulrich Meghan Johnson Music: Volunteers Volunteers EMHC S: Bob Darrah & Vicki Eggebretch Kathy & Scott King & Diane Liebel Altar Servers: Don Nevrivy Parker & Pierce Mortenson Sacristant: Jerry Depute Diane Liebel Hospitality: Brian Eggebrecht Family Marty Johnson Family Gift Bearers: Brian Eggebrecht Family Marty Johnson Family Sacred Heart Ministers Lector: Iris EMHCS: Wendy & Wink Gift Bearers: Fetter Family Church Cleaning for March Connie Wilkes Kathleen Hughes Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9 AM to 4 PM Join us on 1st Friday, March 7, 2014 Can you not spend one hour with me? (Mt 26:40) New Addresses at St. Mary s (just like the parish website): Parish office: office@saintmarysmalta.org Fr. Cory: frcory@saintmarysmalta.org Lana: lana@saintmarysmalta.org Brenda: brenda@saintmarysmalta.org Scriptural Rosary Will be held on March 09, 2014 after 10:00AM Mass at St. Mary s Church.

2 Pro Life Message: The Alan Guttmacher Institute, which favors the "freedom to terminate unwanted pregnancies" (Mission statement), indicates that "about 14,000 women have abortions each year because they became pregnant after rape or incest." At the same time, it indicates that in 1996, "1.37 million abortions took place." In other words, some 99% of all the abortions that occur have nothing to do with rape or incest, according to "pro-choice" sources. (Source: Website of the Alan Guttmacher Institute) call the National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing at WE-CARE. Daily Readings, Mar.02 Is 49: 14-15, Ps 62:2-3,6-9,1 Cor. 4:1-5, Mt 6: Mar. 03 1Pt 1: 3-9, Ps 111: 1-5-6,9-10, 15,Mk. 10: Mar Pt 1:10-16, Ps. 98: 1-4 Mk 10: Mar. 05 Jl 2: 12-18, Ps 51: 3-6b,12-14,17, 2 Cor.5:20-6:2 Mt 6: 1-6,16-18 Mar. 06 Dt 30: 15-20, Ps 1: 1-4, 6, Lk 9: Mar. 7 Is 58: 1-9a, Ps 51:3-6a 18-19, Mt 9:14-15 Mar. 8 Is 58:9b-14, Ps 86: 1-6, Mt 9: Collection Totals for Last Week Collected Needed Malta: $ $2, Dodson: $ $ Saco: $ $ Care and Share 2013 (Received by Diocese as of January 31, 2014) Goal Remaining Malta/Whitewater: $23, $5, Dodson: $3, $2, Saco: $1, Thank you for your support of Care and Share! New to the Parish? Welcome! We re glad you ll be joining us! If you would like to register with the parish, please fill out this form and drop it in the collection basket. You can also bring it by the parish office or send it to us. Name: Address: Phone number: address: Current parishioners: you can use this form to notify us of any change of address or phone number. Thanks! WEBINAR March 11: New Media and the New Evangelization 12:00 Noon 1:00 p.m. Father Cory Sticha of St. Mary s Parish in Malta will share the why and the how of using digital media to evangelize, teaching us that anyone can do it! He will give us a glimpse of how easily we can share our Catholic faith through podcasts, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, etc. It is not only an option for the New Evangelization, but a necessity to be able to reach people where they are. Even if you still think a tweet is only the sound a bird makes, you should tune in to this webinar!

3 Pope Francis Prayer Intentions for March Universal Respect for Women. That all cultures may respect the rights and dignity of women. For Evangelization Vocations. That many young people may accept the Lord s invitation to consecrate their lives to proclaiming the Gospel. Virtus Class For all Search participants not previously Virtus qualified. Virtus Class will be held March 8, 2014, 10:00 AM, Religious Education Center. This class will be open to anyone who would like to volunteer at Saint Mary s. For more information, & to sign up please contact Lana Ulrich or lana@saintmarysmalta.org Care & Share 2014 March 1 & 2 (8 th Sunday in Ordinary Time) The 2014 Care and Share annual campaign officially begins this weekend, March 1 and 2. Parishioners will be receiving a letter from Bishop Warfel in the coming week, asking for your kind and thoughtful support this year. As Catholics, we are not just a part of our local parish, but members of our greater Catholic family, the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings. Our Bishop, Michael Warfel, appointed by the Pope, depends on the generosity of parishioners through Care and Share each year so that he may fund those ministries and services that he believes are a benefit to all of us as Catholics. Thank you, in advance for your generous support this year! Search 2014 Search dates are March For more information please contact : Cathy Salsbery at or Kelly Murray There will a sign up sheet in the back of the church for those who would like to contribute food and snacks for the Search. Thank you. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! Facebook.com/SaintMarysMalta

4 Please keep in your prayers: Please pray for, Mark Newby, Sissy Adams, Jacob French, Gary Schlieve, April, Madeline Itcaina s granddaughter, Brooklyn Moog, Dale McNamara & Family, Willis McKeon, Doris Nicholson, Deacon Mel Rutherford, Terry Stiles, Kenny Ulrich, Gerry Williams, those from our local area serving in the military, and the Poor Souls in Purgatory. Anyone who needs to have prayers said for someone can call: Brenda Rummel at ; Jean Niebur at Names will be listed in the bulletin for one month unless specified. Spring Bling Sock Hop Please leave your New auction items in the church basement in the KC s room off the kitchen. Thank You for Your participation Bible Study Offered by Daniel & Kerri Morton at their residence Every Thursday at 7:00 PM Contact: Daniel Morton at Confessions: Saturdays 4-5 p.m., 1/2 hour before daily Mass (Mon.- Fri.) or by appointment Anointing of the Sick: Please contact Fr. Cory as soon as possible for anointing. Baptism: Normally celebrated at Sunday Mass. Parental sessions are required. Marriages: Six month couple preparation period required. Please contact Fr. Cory before scheduling marriage date. Mass Intentions As Catholics, we have a long tradition of having Masses celebrated for those we wish to offer up in prayer. The Mass is the ultimate form of prayer, and each Mass is celebrated for an intention. Please consider having Masses celebrated for family and friends on special occasions and anniversaries, as well as those who are in need of prayers. Masses are also encouraged in memory of those loved ones who have died, especially on the anniversaries of their deaths. Contact Fr. Cory for more information! To reserve the Parish Basement or other St. Mary s facility, please contact Fr. Cory or Lana at the Parish Office ( office@saintmarysmalta.org). Any announcements for next Sunday s bulletin need to be in by 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday

5 Operation Rice Bowl For Lent For Life Our parish will be participating in the CRS Rice Bowl as a way to encounter Jesus through others, especially the most vulnerable in our world. Thank you for helping those in need and for deepening your families Lenten experience via this help. Black & Indian Collection Parishioners in our diocese donated a bit more than $10,000 to Black and Indian Missions in 2013, yet received $70,000 in funding from them to help in that is quite an impressive return! Those funds are put to work helping with our Catholic ministry in parishes on the Ft. Peck, Ft. Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations. The funds help to subsidize Priests, Sisters, Lay Ministers, and all the associated expenses. The annual collection for Black and Indian Missions is the weekend of March 8 & 9. Please support this positive ministry." RCIA -New Class Schedule Books Being Used : Catholicism for Dummies + UCCB Catechism for Adults. Presentations by Daniel Morton and David Gordon Every 7:00 PM at the Religious Ed. Center. February 18,25, March 4, 11,18 25, 2014 For specifics about each meeting please contact Daniel Morton at or David Gordon at gord1346@vandals.uidaho.edu Preparation For Lent Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Season of Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter Sunday, through which we attain redemption. Why we receive the ashes :Following the example of the Nine vites, who did penance in sackcloth and ashes, our foreheads are marked with ashes to humble our hearts and reminds us that life passes away on Earth. We remember this when we are told "Remember, Man is dust, and unto dust you shall return." Ashes are a symbol of penance made sacramental by the blessing of the Church, and they help us develop a spirit of humility and sacrifice. The distribution of ashes comes from a ceremony of ages past. Christians who had committed grave faults performed public penance. On Ash Wednesday, the Bishop blessed the hair shirts which they were to wear during the forty days of penance, and sprinkled over them ashes made from the palms from the previous year. Then, while the faithful recited the Seven Penitential Psalms, the penitents were turned out of the church because of their sins -- just as Adam, the first man, was turned out of Paradise because of his disobedience. The penitents did not enter the church again until Maundy Thursday after having won reconciliation by the toil of forty days' penance and sacramental absolution. Later, all Christians, whether public or secret penitents, came to receive ashes out of devotion. In earlier times, the distribution of ashes was followed by a penitential procession. Rite of Election: First Sunday of Lent, March 9,2014. Easter Vigil April 19, 2014

6 PCCW Invites You to Join Them Our next meeting is following Sunday Mass on March 9 please join us We actually consider all women of St. Mary s members, but you can officially join by paying an annual membership fee of $20. There is a special envelope in your parish packet for this purpose. Great news this $20 fee includes the cleaning fee we historically asked band members to pay to offset the weekly cost of basic cleaning of the main floor of the church and bathrooms. If you d like more information please contact our Co-Chairpersons: Margaret Hanson ( ) or Wilma Mavencamp ( ). Knights of Columbus Council # 2124 March 9-2nd and 3rd Degree in Havre on 1st Degree in Malta upon request. March 09-Coffee and rolls, help requested. Next meeting, March 11 at 6 pm. Supper provided. April State Convention in Helena. May 1 4th Degree meeting on March 14, possibly the first fish fry. Please Volunteer for Activities Sock Hop Spring Bling Friday, April 25, Pot Luck, Baskets, Silent Auction, Entertainment and a Bar. Please bring a pair of sock for your admission to this event. PLANNING AHEAD There will be a Sock drive for the communities of Hayes & Lodgepole to assist them in keeping warm as the weather turns cold. Please be sure to drop the socks of by October of Thank you in advance for loving your neighbor. DCCW $300 college scholarship will be awarded to a 2014 high school graduating senior women. One additional scholarship will be awarded to a nontraditional Catholic woman student who is enrolled or will be enrolling at college, university or vocational - technical school. Please contact Wilma or maven100@itstriangle.com Knights of Columbus Council # 2124 Life is a Gift From God The Knights have begun a new project and we need your help. This project concerns celebrating the newly born of Saint Mary s. If you know of a new birth, please let us know the following: 1. Date of birth 2. Names of parents and siblings (if any). 3. An address. This project extends to family and friends who have spiritual ties with Saint Mary s Church. Information may be dropped in the offering baskets or sent to: K of C, PO Box 1492, Malta, MT or 7mfe7195@mtintouch.net