Daily Mass Tuesday -Friday 12:10 PM. Weekend Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM 10:30 AM. Reconciliation Saturday 3:00-4:00 PM or by appointment

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1 Daily Mass Tuesday -Friday 12:10 PM Weekend Masses Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM 10:30 AM Reconciliation Saturday 3:00-4:00 PM or by appointment Fr. Robert D. Grosch Pastor Fr. Bob 14 Hospital/Jail Min. Fr. John Houlihan 20 R.C.I.A. Sr. Jeanne Tranel 16 Dir. of Lit. & Music Jan Wood 13 Dir. of Religious Ed & S.P.Y. Jessica Grima 22 Marriage Prep. Fr. Robert Grosch 14 Stephen Ministry Doris Choriki 12 Parish Ofice Barbara Depner 10 Bookkeeping Deborah Ligget 18 Maintenance Sup. Rosie Schuff Annulments BJ Sletta N. 31st St. Billings, MT (406) Lenten Events Ash Wed. Masses March 1 st 8:30 AM 12:10 PM 6:00 PM Rite of Election March 5, :00 PM Stations of the Cross & Soup Luncheon/Supper Friday March 3 6:00 PM Soup Supper Friday March 10 6:00 PM Soup Supper Monday March 13 10:30 AM Soup Lunch Wed. March 22 5:00 PM Soup Supper Friday March 31 6:00 PM Soup Supper Friday April 7 6:00 PM Soup Supper Lenten Penance Services Wed. March 5 Mary Queen of Peace Wed. March 22 St. Bernards Tue. March 28 St. Patrick CoCathedral Thur. March 30 St. Thomas WestSide Masses Chrism Mass April 6 6:00 PM Holy Thurs. 7:00 PM Good Friday 12:10PM Easter Vigil 8:00 PM Easter Sunday 8:00AM 10:30 AM

2 MEETINGS, EVENTS AND CLASSES Adoration Chapel at St. Vincent Hospital Chapel Kathleen Simpson Cathedral Choir Thursday 5PM Baptism Next class To be announced Call the ofice to register or for more information. Bible Study Thursday 12 with Jessica Grima Tuesday night beginning 2/21/2017 6:307:30 Parish Hall gathering area Centering Prayer Sat. 9:00am, Parish Center Basement Council of Catholic Women Catholic Daughters of America 2nd Tuesday KC Hall Cum Christo Ultreya Tuesdays 7:00pm Church Hall Financial Counseling Bill Belinski at ext.10. There is no cost. FOOD BANK SUNDAY 1st Sunday of Each month KJCR Billings Catholic Radio 1240 AM & 97.5 FM Kateri AA Thurs. 8pm & Sat. noon in the Church Hall Knights of Columbus Grand Knight: Jared Keller Deputy Grand Knight: Josh Twichel Parish Council 1st Sunday of the month after 10:30 Mass Parish Nurse Ministry Blood pressure checks on 1st Saturday of the month a half hour before and after 5:00 Mass and on 1st Sunday of the month after morning Masses. Call if you would like a visit from the Parish Nurse during or after your hospitalization. R.C.I.A. Contact the Ofice Stephens Ministry 1St Saturday 12 Youth Room Bulletin deadline is Monday 10:00AM to stpatbulletin@gmail.com Ofice Hours Mon.Fri. 8:304:00 Closed 121pm Tue. 12:10 pm + Chuck & Marynell Heringer by The Heringer family Wed. 12:10 pm + John Kenny by Pat & Marge Kenny Thurs.12:10 pm + Robert Zirpoli Sr. By Bo & Lynda Zirpoli Fri. 12:10pm + Veronica Billman by Billman Family Sat. 5:00pm + Ken Smith by Bob & Lynda Zirpoli Sun. 8:00 am + Zoe Kilbourne by Kilbourne Children 10:30am St. Patrick Parishioners In the event of a funeral, the Mass of intention will be rescheduled. February 28 To March 5 Readings for the Week of February 26, 2017 Sunday: Is 49:1415/Ps 62:23, 69/1 Cor 4:15/Mt 6:2434 Monday: Sir 17:2024/Ps 32:12, 57/Mk 10:1727 Tuesday: Sir 35:112/Ps 50:58, 14, 23/Mk 10:2831 Wednesday: Jl 2:1218/Ps 51:36ab, 1214, 17/2 Cor 5:20 6:2/Mt 6:16, 1618 Thursday: Dt 30:1520/Ps 1:14, 6/Lk 9:2225 Friday: Is 58:19a/Ps 51:36ab, 1819/Mt 9:1415 Saturday: Is 58:9b14/Ps 86:16/Lk 5:2732 Next Sunday: Gn 2:79; 3:17/Ps 51:36, 1213, 17/Rom 5:12 19 or 5:12, 1719/Mt 4:111 February 26, th Sunday in Ordinary Time No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon (material wealth). Matthew 6:24 For many people, God and money run neck and neck as their first priority. Making money and spending money becomes the center of their life and they actually become a slave to money. The solution is: Become more generous. Giving money to Church and charity frees us from slavery to money and from making money a god before God. 2 Stewardship Report February Envelope & loose check contributions $ 7, Loose cash $ EFT 15th $ 5, Total weekly collection $ 12, Weekly collection OVER $ 3, Black & Indian Mission $ Catholic Relief Services $ Annual Parish Budget Contributions $ 480, Contributions needed weekly $ 9, Contrib. needed to date (34th week) $ 313, Total contributions $ 321, Contribution OVER $ 7, Care & Share Assessment $ 61, Remaining Care & Share $ 3, Electronic Care & Share Pledged $

3 8th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME "Can any of you by worrying add a single moment to your lifespan?" No, indeed we can't. But evidence does suggest that worrying can subtract time from our life span! Clearly, we are not meant to worry. It's not healthy and it's not useful. But for many of us, it's quite dificult not to be anxious and concerned about matters that are important to us. So what is the secret to letting go of this unnecessary anxiety? Jesus gives us an answer in today's Gospel. "Seek irst the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you besides." In other words, our focus should be on being faithful followers of God. When we put our trust in the providence of the One who "clothes the grass of the ield," and stop trying to rely on our own (meager) powers, then things will be taken care of: "Your heavenly Father knows that you need them all." Part of the secret here, of course, is coming to accept God's will for us, even when it doesn't perfectly match what we may have been envisioning. There is a kind of surrender involved that puts God's plan irst. Instead of getting worked up that things aren't going our way, this kind of reliance upon God enables us to relax and accept the way things are going. The great spiritual writer, JeanPierre de Caussade, put in well in his work, Abandonment to Divine Providence, when he said, "To escape the distress caused by regret for the past or fear about the future, this is the rule to follow: leave the past to the ininite mercy of God, the future to His good Providence, give the present wholly to His love by being faithful to His grace." God takes care of the birds, the lowers, even the grass! He will also take care of us. Question of the Week Question for Children: What do you worry about? What can you do to stop worrying and rely on God? Question for Youth: Do you serve two masters? If so, what can you do to stop and serve only God? Question for Adults: Who really is the master of your life? SPY Religious Education March 1st ALL K12th graders can come to SPY and 5:00 PM so we can go to Ash Wednesday Service Stations of the Cross with Soup Supper to follow.. Safe and Sacred will conclude this week with the 78th graders and 912th graders. Please let me know if you have any questions on anything. Be Blessed, Jessica From Jan Worry How often have we asked ourselves, Where has the day gone? Unfortunately, half of the day may have been spent commiserating about yesterday and the other half wasted on worrying or being anxious about tomorrow. The question at the end of the day should be, How did I actually live today? Worry is from an AngloSaxon word to strangle or to choke." As if literally cutting off the air supply that allows us to breathe emotionally and spiritually. We feel at the mercy ofwhether it be exhaustion, public opinion, the need to please, the need to impress, or fear or embarrassment or potential failure. We are exhausted, pulled in many directions, not really available for people we love. Life that is fueled by a need to be needed, or a need to prove value is too consuming, leaving no time for rejuvenation, prayer, delight, or the quiet work of the Spirit. It is in the rest, the refueling, that we refocus on essential matters, and which allows us to let go, to be present, even in the busy, the demands, and the lists. Rest in God, alone, my soul. Liturgical Ministers March 4 March 5 March 5 5:00 pm 8:00 am 10:30 am Sacristan Lorie/Tom John/Connie Michelle Min Co Lorie Joan Keefer Dave Sletta Host 2 Jeannine N. Bertha H. Thomas J. PB 2 Anna Drager Diane T. Paullette T. PB 3 Heidi M Duane Crants Nolan T PB 4 John Nielsen Mark Smith Erica Thelan PB 5 Tom L. Mike L. Trenna N. Lector 1 Mary Sauser Donna A. Cassie M. Lector 2 Mark Freitag Mike M. Ben Botts Peons Jordan Veronica Servers Isaac Elbert Al Elbert Lillian Smith Karissa Keller Barbara Twichel Andy G. 3 LENT February 27, :007:30 PM Conference Room Contact the ofice for more information Baptism Class for parents of infants To be determined. Please call the Parish Office to register

4 February 28March 5 Marjorie Ficek 28 Robert Flanagan 28 Tyler Gray 28 Shawn Heringer 28 Susan McCormick 28 Shawne Medeiros 28 Pat Kapptie 2 Angela Keller 1 Paullette Thelen 1 Audrey Bermes 2 Lois Giovanini 2 Donna Petriccione 3 Rachel Ransier 3 William Barta 4 Kathy Fox 4 Richard Labbe 4 Nan Jahner 4 Bradley Hess 5 If you don t see your birthday here, we don t have it in the ofice. Please let us know if we miss you! Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl Lent begins next week, and this year Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl is relecting on what it means to encounter Lent. Pope Francis has asked Catholics the world over to use this Lent as a time to encounter our neighbors and God in a new way. Learn more at Download their app to get daily relections to help you build a culture of #encounter: We will be have the rice bowls in the back of the church for you to take home and spent the Lent season. Make it a family activity illing it to the brim and return it to the church April 89th. Tuesday February 28, 2017 March 1st BEST LENT EVER 2017 Sign up for Best Lent Ever, a FREE, video-based program featuring internationally acclaimed speaker and New York Times bestselling author Matthew Kelly. From Ash Wed. to Easter Sunday, Matthew will help you identify what stands between you and happiness... and what to do about it. Are you ready for your best Lent ever? Join Dynamic Catholic for Best Lent Ever at Best Lent Ever.com. Little Black Lent book will be in the back of the church for you to pick up. If you have palms from last year you can bring them to the office or you may burn at home and spread in your garden. Just a reminder about Station of the Cross & Soup Supper or Luncheon. This year we are trying something new and have offered one morning and one wed. evening for you. The bus will pick up Monday morning, March 13th for Stations and Soup lunch. Call the office See front page for more information on times of Lent Masses and Friday January 5, 2017 WHY DO WE DO THAT? CATHOLIC TRADITIONS EXPLAINED Question: Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations are linked to Ash Wednesday, Lent, fast, and abstinence. What are the connections between these events? Answer: Ash Wednesday is the beginning of the forty days known as Lent. The recommended practices of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving become the focus of Lenten activity and ritual. Each of these spiritual practices is aimed at personal discipline as well as concern for the other, especially the poor or alienated. Relying on God's providence and care, no matter how dificult life becomes, is crucial to Lenten spirituality. Fasting was initially stricter, permitting only one simple meal a day without meat, ish, or other delicacies. Such things were not even allowed in the house. So in order to prepare for this in an age of no refrigeration, people gathered to consume whatever was not allowed during Lent. This led to parties or celebrations originally referred to as Carnival, literally meaning "goodbye to meat," or Mardi Gras, literally meaning "Fat Tuesday." The eating and celebrating ended on the Tuesday just before Ash Wednesday. 4

5 Bible Study Thursday 12 PM Conference Room Tuesday Evening Beginning 2/21/2017 6:307:30 Parish Hall Gathering area All are welcomed to come and share insights on the study of the Acts of the Apostles. Billings Central Catholic School will be presenting SYMPATHY JONES, the New Secret Agent Musical This is the story of a young secretary who dreams of becoming a super secret agent and inds herself in the midst of an evil plot to take over the government. When: Friday March 7:30 PM When: Saturday March 2 PM & 7:30 PM WHERE: Losekamp Hall Rocky Mountain Collage Campus COST: $12 for adults and $8 for students. TICKETS: Can be purchased at the door. Sisters in Faith: Catholic Weekend for Women March 31 & April What if you could have been a witness to the last days of Jesus' life walking with Him as He entered Jerusalem, observing His cruciixion, and embracing Him on Easter? Join us for the 5 th Annual Sisters in Faith Catholic Weekend for Women with guest speaker Kelly Wahlquist, founder of W.I.N.E., Women In the New Evangelization. Her talk, A Walk in Her Sandals shares this journey through the eyes of the women who encountered Christ. Visit the schedule or to buy tickets. MEN S BREAKFAST Be Conformed to Christ! Join Al Kresta, host of the nationally syndicated talk show Kresta in the Afternoon, for Billings Catholic Radio's 4th annual Men's Breakfast on March 10, In his talk, Be Conformed to Christ, Al will shine the spotlight on ways that the world forms us and how, many times, we adopt values and practices contrary to the spirit of the Gospel. This talk will feature ways we can turn to Christ instead. Breakfast begins at 6 AM in the Missouri Ballroom at the Radisson Hotel, Billings. Tickets are available at withkresta or by calling George Friesen Scholarship is now available in the ofice or the school website. Scholarship applicants must be parishioners of St. Patrick CoCathedral and registered through the Billings Catholic School System to attend St. Francis Primary, Intermediate, Upper, or Central High School for the school year. Financial need and students who are active in St. Patrick CoCathedral Parish will be the primary consideration for applicant selection. Instructions are listed on the back side of the application for additional information which needs to be supplied with the application. All scholarship applicants must sign, date and return the application, along with the indicated additional information, to the parish ofice, by April 15, Knights of Columbus Council 1259 invites you to join us for our annual Lenten Fish Fry. The best baked or fried cod, baked salmon, clam chowder, macaroni, tater tots, salad, and brownies and ice cream for dessert. Starting March 3rd and on each Friday during Lent, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM in the lower level of the Columbia Club, 2216 Grand Avenue. This fundraiser helps us support our local church youth groups and Yellowstone Valley Special Olympics. NURSE S CORNER Beneits of Physical Activity: Regular physical activity is one of the most important things you can do for your health. It can help: Control your weight Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease Strength your bones & muscles Reduce your risk for type 2 diabetes Improve your mental health & mood Reduce your risk of some cancers Increase your chances of living longer Improve your ability to do daily activates & prevents falls, if you are an older adult. If you have not been regularly exercising start slowly. For example, you can put yourself at risk if all of a sudden you do a vigorous intensity aerobic activity, like shoveling snow.

6 Everyday Stewardship We often say in the Church that stewardship is about the three Ts, time, talent, and treasure, but really, stewardship is about the big "E," which is everything. We are made up of more than just our time, talent, and treasure, and the gifts that come from God are overwhelming. All that we have, from the obvious to the not so obvious, is a gift from God. We are called to cultivate them all and offer them back to God with increase. But that also means holding nothing back. That requires a stepping out in faith. Our trust then cannot be in the gifts God gives, since we have hopefully given them all over to God. Only in God can we place our trust. Our homes, our 401 (k)s, our family, and our bodies all belong to God. With nothing left, we have nothing and no one else to put our trust in but God. If you ind yourself unable to place all of your trust in God, perhaps you are still holding something back. Is your comfort found in something other than God? It is pretty common for Christians to hide something away while saying they are all in. But of course, nothing is hidden from God. Pray about it and ask God to grant the strength to surrender all to him. We are asked to trust in God, but really, true trust is a fruit that comes about when we have had the courage to surrender it all. Trust is just a word if we continue to serve two masters. The great thing is that not only will God not turn away from us, God will also help us turn toward him. You may be asked to surrender it all, but you are never alone. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Liturgical Publications Inc Always Our Children Support Group Always Our Children is a faithbased support group for parents, families and friends of gays and lesbians. The next monthly meeting is Thursday, March 2 at 7:00pm in the St. Pius X Parish Center. Prayer, sharing and refreshments are part of the evening. For more information, contact Shelly at Please call our Advertiser of the Week CCW 2017 Collage Scholarship for Catholic Senior Girl The ive vicariates of the Great FallsBillings Diocesan Council of Catholic Women are once again awarding a $ Scholarship, one in each Vicariate, to a high school graduating senior women. One additional scholarship will be awarded to a nontraditional catholic women who is currently enrolled or ill be enrolled in the fall of 2017 at a collage, university, or a vocationaltechnical school. Applications ae available in the church ofice. Contact Social Security Retirement Beneits Workshop presented by David Baier with from SSA. March 7, :307ish St. Patrick CoCathedral Conference Room Call our ofice to register@ If you register please create your own pin and password protected my Social Security account at and use it to obtain your Social Security Statement in advance of the class. There is a lot of SSA retirement planning information on the Social Security website, in the Retirement Beneits section and especially in the Retirement Planner area at There are several different calculators to help in planning your retirement. Topics will be determined by your questions and may include: Social Security website calculators at to help your planning with emphasis on the SSA online Retirement Estimator Creating your own my Social Security account Learn your Full Retirement Age & why you should care How is your SSA retirement amount determined? Should you take reduced beneits or wait? Can you work while receiving SSA retirement? Family beneits with emphasis on if your child or spouse might receive beneits on your record Survivor beneits ATTENTION ALL LITURGICAL MINISTERS AND MUSICIANS! Saturday, March 18 9:00 am ~ 3:00 pm St. Bernard s Church PRESENTATION on Eucharistic Celebration by Right Rev. Jeremy Driscoll, Abbot of Mount Angel Abbey Mount Angel, OR More upcoming dates: March 1 Ash Wednesday 8:30, noon, 6:00 pm March 3 Lent Soup Supper 6:00 pm March 5 Rite of Election 3:00 pm Men s Choir Concert (St. John s University) 7:00 pm March 6 Combined Choirs Concert 7:00 pm (MSU Chorale Montanans, Billings Senior Concert Choir, Billings Central Concert Choir) 6 ATTENTION ENGAGED COUPLES!!! The next Catholic Engaged Encounter weekend is April 79, 2017 in Great Falls. Sign up now!! Information and registration is available Call: Brenda& Bill Chain at or Terry & Dave for more information A Wedding is a Day: A Marriage is a Lifetime!

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