St. Mary s, St. Michael s & St. Agnes

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1 , & Administration Pastor...Fr. Greg Staudinger Business Mngr...Renee Riehl & Parish Office Phone/Fax ~ Parish Office Phone ~ Church Available Mon-Fri 9am - 1pm Director of Religious Education Mandy O Connor ~ ~moconnor@stmarycolumbus.org Parish Websites: Questions: inquiry@stmarycolumbus.org Father s Cellphone N. 4th St. ~ Columbus S. Woodard St ~ Absarokee - 1 Word Ave N ~ Red Lodge P.O. Box 956 Columbus, MT the church must have open doors so that all might enter. New to the Parish? We would like to extend a warm welcome! Please Fill out a registration card at the back of the bulletin put it in the collection plate, and we will get you registration and welcome materials. ***If you are moving out of the Parish or need to update your address information please contact the office.*** And we must go out of those doors and proclaim the Gospel. ~Pope Francis 19TH//20TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME August 12th & 13th // August 19th & 20th, 2017

2 What s Going on in the Parish... & God made YOU! God is for YOU! God is always with YOU! God will always love YOU! God made you for a reason! Religious Ed starts September 17! Time to start thinking about signing up for the RE program this year! Please see Mandy after mass on Sunday September 3 to sign up your child/children or to volunteer. There is now online registration as well, just go the website and click the Relig Ed link. Please consider spending time with our youth as we guide them on their journey to learning and building their relationship with God. All potential teachers/ aides/volunteers will need to go through the Safe and Sacred training as required by the Diocese. 2

3 What s Going on in the Parish... If you have an announcement for the end of Mass please it to stagnesrl@gmail.com. Once your announcement is approved it will be put on the list to be read by the Lector at the end of Mass. Thank You! A Special Thank you to Patti Jam who has been keeping our gardens at looking so beautiful all summer! The South patio is a beautiful place to sit and enjoy the nice weather. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION ROUNDUP!!! Time to start thinking about signing up for the RE program this year! Please see Mandy after mass on Sunday August 27 to sign up your child/children or to volunteer. There is now online registration as well, just go the website and click the CCD link. Please consider spending time with our youth as we guide them on their journey to learning and building their relationship with God. All potential teachers/ aides/volunteers will need to go through the Safe and Sacred training as required by the Diocese. NO MASS ON THE 17TH!!! All If you would like a refresher or have questions for the ministry in which you serve please see Mary or Paul Cook after Mass. They will be happy to help in any way. RCIA Informational Meeting!!! If you are interested in joining the Catholic Church, learning more about the Catholic Faith, or would just like to come and ask questions, Paul Cook and Mandy O Connor will be having a meeting after Mass on August 13th downstairs. Please join us for this planning session. Religious Ed and Youth Group are moving to Sundays after mass. Thank you everyone for participating in the survey!! Religious Education starts September 17!! Be looking for information on the Religious Education Kick-Off party September THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED WITH LUNCH IN THE SUN! Thank you to everyone who donated money or food, and to everyone who made sandwiches. The Lunch in the Sun program went very well. A very very big thank you to Mary Ann Mathes and Deb Hogan for heading up the weeks and making sure that everything went smoothly. Friday Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament There is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday afternoons from 3-4pm start with the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm. We have free wifi available at the password is peach00

4 August 13th Ministry Schedules August 20th Mass 10:30am Woods, Sharon Lector 2 Gallagher, Diane Cup 1 Bryngelson, Mary Cup 2 Kane, Shirley Cup 3 Debats, David Cup 4 Luoma, Cynthia Ciborium Martens, Kim Plate Niemann, Ted Fitzgergald, Kate Stampel, Grace Hospitality Koch, Gerald Hospitality Koch, Betty Money Counters Buller, Tom August 13th Mass Lector 2 Cup 1 Cup 2 Cup 3 Cup 4 Ciborium Plate Hospitality Hospitality Money Counters August 20th 10:30am Serrat, Kathy Somerfeld, Anthony Morgan, Ed Dukart, Linda Dukart, Marvin Olds, Lucille Schilz, CarolAnn Serrat, Ed Binando, Bailey Binando, Brooke Lefebvre, Joe & Mary Stoeker, Jesse Kosorok, Birgit & Mike Mass Cross Bearer Gift Bearer Usher Usher 8:00am Scott Olson Pat Heard Mary Blankenship Jeanne Harsha Katy O Connor Katy Matovich Smith Family Kyliegh Riehl Jordan Stepper Joe Acciani Boyd Bernard Mass 8:00am Jesse Beach Kevin Kovanda Kathy Grotbo Ben Kovanda Cross Bearer George Worden Marla McGowan Gift Bearer Beach Family Gavin O Connor Hannah Beach Usher David Kane Usher John Marjerison August 12th August 19th Mass 5:00pm Mass 5:00pm Alan Livingston Dave Culbertson Jamie Garvin Arlene Livingston Barb Nusbaum Sean Culbertson 2 Rahn Brooks Peggy Joki Rick Westrum Carolyn Smith Bob Smith

5 Parish Calendar and Schedule of Events ALL PARISHES August -20th Youth Group Mustang Game for all parishes September -17th Relgious Ed starts at all parishes I am the Lorax. I speak for the trees. So use My Parish App, you will find it has all your thneeds! Youth Group Activity for August-We are going to the Mustangs game on August 20 at 1pm!! This is for all kids from 6th grade to 12th grade and all parishes. There will be a signup sheet at the back of the church at or you can call/text/ Mandy by August 17. We will meet up at 11am at It will cost $5 per kid. Fellow 4th Dayers...the next set of weekends will be this Fall 2017: Men s Weekend, Nov. 2-5 and the Women s Weekend, Nov at St. Anthony s in Laurel. Make a friend, be a friend, and bring that friend to Jesus. For more information contact: Lucy Melugin at ; lucile53@gmail.com. Application deadline is Oct. 2nd. Applications are also available online at: bigskycumchristo. org/billings 3 Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sunday Tuesday Tuesday Wednesday St. Michaels Thursday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Sunday Masses for the Week of August 13th 15th 15th 16th 17th 17th 18th 19th 20th 20th +Mark Morehouse By Greg-Pat Hodges +Bob Harsha By St. Marys Parish +Pam Patterson By St. Marys Parish +Nickalus Smith By Parish For the Sick by Parish +Sharon Olson By Parish For the Parish By Parish +Wayne Harhsa By Harry & Jeanne Harsha +Sharon Coffman By Susan Pearson-Hank Prussing Masses for the Week of August 20th 22nd 22nd 23rd 24th 24th 25th 26th 27th 27th Bulletin Deadline Monday, 9am bulletin@stmarycolumbus.org Visit our Website: +Jeanne Kennedy By s Parish +James Farrell By the Powell Family For the Parish By Parish +Mark Morehouse By Greg-Pat Hodges For the Poor by Parish +Bob Harsha By Fr. Greg For the Sick By Parish +Sharon Olson By St.Mary s Parish +Sharon Coffman By Robert & June Lazure KJCR Radio Station CHECK OUT WHAT S ON THE AIR 1240 AM & 97.5 FM

6 What Every Catholic Needs To Know About Putting God First Leisa Anslinger OSV Newsweekly God Instruction No. 9; Eucharist and Reconciliation For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night he was handed over, took bread, and, after he had given thanks, broke it and said, This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me. In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until he comes (1 Cor 11:23-26). What better way to really put God first than to remain in Christ through regular and active participation in the Eucharist and in the Sacrament of Penance? While we might sometimes think to ourselves, How do I put God first whom I cannot see or hear, when there is so much around me that cries out for my attention that I can see and hear? Yet when we take just a few moments to reflect on it, we realize we can see and hear God s presence and voice with clarity every time we participation in the Mass and in reconciliation. We also remember that the sacraments celebrate our communion with Christ and with each other. As members of Christ s body, we bear responsibility for drawing others to Our Lord, to evangelize. Pope John Paul II, in his apostolic letter Novo Millennio Ineunte, said this: To make the Church the home and the school of communion: that is the great challenge facing us in the millennium which is now beginning, if we wish to be faithful to God s plan and respond to the world s deepest yearnings. A spirituality of communion indicates above all the heart s contemplation of the mystery of the Trinity dwelling in us, and whose light we must also be able to see shining on the face of the brothers and sisters around us. A spirituality of communion also means an ability to think of our brothers and sisters in faith within the profound unity of the Mystical Body, and therefore as those who are a part of me. This makes us able to share their joys and sufferings, to sense their desires and attend to their needs, to offer them deep and genuine friendship (No. 43). There is much in our society that tries to convince us that we do not need community in our lives. Yet we know that the Christian life is lived within the community of faith. Community places demands upon us, and we might prefer to be singularly focused on our lives as individuals or within our family at home. Yet we also recognize that being a lone ranger is not the Christian way. Being a part of a community that knows each other as those who are a part of me will give us the support, the call to be accountable and the sense of belonging that we need in order to prioritize our lives with God at the center. How will you take a step toward more authentic participation in Mass, in the life of your parish, in the Sacrament of Penance? How might you draw others to Christ through the body of Christ, the Church? Instruction No. 10: Learn from the saints We recognize the saints as people who kept God first in their lives, often in the midst of the threat of bodily torture, imprisonment, persecution and trials beyond what most of us can imagine. We know that their resolve was not always without struggle. Still they found the grace to put God at the center of their lives and to order their thoughts, actions, decisions and relationships accordingly. As St. Teresa of Ávila prayed, Let us make our way together, Lord; wherever you go I must go: and through whatever you pass, there too I will pass ( The Way of Perfection, No. 26). The saints who have gone before us lived as those whom Jesus describes as blessed in his Sermon on the Mount. They met the very real and challenging demands of life by placing their trust in God, and keeping God first before all else. They, like the scribe whom Jesus encountered, understood and embraced Jesus path and found themselves not far from the kingdom of God in this life, and we believe they now enjoy God s presence for eternity. 4

7 Parish Altar Society Groups & Adult Faith Divine Mercy & The Writings of Sister Faustina Group at ~ Group at ~ The Divine Mercy Study Group meets in the Church Hall at 10am on Thursdays for study of the diary of Sister Faustina. Everyone is welcome to attend. Youth Group Adventure & Adoration We will be meeting through the summer. Watch the bulletin for special events. This is a really fun group of kids. So come join the fun and bring a friend. Grades 5th-12th We won t be meeting for the summer, but please join us again next Fall. Knights of Columbus ~ Fr. Michael Kelly Round Table Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, alternating between and St. Michael s. All men in the parish are invited to join us to help build the Church. Questions - call Jason O Connor , Ken Joki Ultreya ~ on the last Wednesday of the month at 6:30pm. Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults If you are interested in joining the Church. Please see Fr. Greg or Mandy O Connor to inquire about our program. Gift Shop Please contact Jeanne Harsha if you would be interested in purchasing some coffee. Current coffee price is $10 per bag, 5 lb. bags available by order only at $48 per bag LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIA We are so fortunate to have our Lighthouse Catholic Media available to give us good, edifying Catholic talks on all the subjects we need. Marriage and family, The Church, The Sacraments and for our Teens we have No Imitations, saying yes to authentic love by Chris Stefanick. Feel free to browse the new CD s! 57 ~ PCCW ~ Catholic Women ~ ~ Next PCCW meeting is the second Sunday of the month. ~ The mission of the Altar Society is to build and support our parish and community spiritually, emotionally and financially. ~ Reminder Project Hope Food Bank Donations every First Sunday in the basket in the back of the church ~ New items for the display case downstairs, talk to Jeanne Harsha to purchase and order. Centering Prayer Centering Prayer is a silent prayer allowing the Peace of Christ to be experienced, the still, small Voice to be heard. Be still and know that I Am Psalm 46:10 Centering Prayer meets at Church at 7:30am Wednesday mornings. All are invited to join in this powerful prayer. Call or Cynthia with any questions: , cynthiamarble@gmail.com

8 Finance Council John Patterson Jason O Conner Scott Olson Diane Signoracci Tom Osborne Joe Cobas Mark Brajcich Stewardship ~ All people are God s stewards, because everything that exists belongs to God Parish Council Susan Morse...Secretary Pat Heard Katy Matovich Kurt Riehl...Chairperson Pat Ross... Rosie Reynolds...Chairperson Andrea Stampfel Marni Ferster Mary Ann Brooks... Mary Cook...Chairperson Cynthia Marble...Vice Chairperson Stewardship from the Gospel August 13, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Stewardship Thought: He said, Come. Peter got out of the boat and began to walk on the water toward Jesus. - MATTHEW 14:29 When you hear Jesus calling, do you responded immediately and trust that He knows what He s doing? If so, you are walking on water! When we say yes to Jesus, we feel the power of his presence in our lives. We can feel the freedom it gives us! Listen how Jesus is calling you to live the extraordinary life He has in mind for you. August 5th & 6th *Needed for collection to make Weekly Budget ~... $1, Collection... $3, Surplusl... $2, *Needed for collection to make Weekly Budget ~... $1, Collection... $2, Surplusl~... -$1, Weekly Contributions *Needed for collection to make s Weekly Budget~... $2, Collection... $5, Surplusl~... -$2, Completely in My Care Meditation: May 1, [1938]. This evening, Jesus said to me, My daughter, do you need anything? I answered, O my Love, when I have You I have everything. And the Lord answered, If souls would put themselves completely in My care, I Myself would undertake the task of sanctifying them, and I would lavish even greater graces on them. There are souls who thwart My efforts, but I have not given up on them; as often as they turn to Me, I hurry to their aid, shielding them with My mercy, and I give them the first place in My compassionate Heart (Diary, 1682). My Prayer Response: Lord Jesus, I desire to put myself completely in Your care. Please undertake the task of sanctifying me. Without Your grace, I can do nothing! But with Your grace, I can do anything, because then all things are possible: In Him I have strength for everything through Him who empowers me (Phil 4:13).

9 Regretfully we must inform you that the fall Retrouvaille Weekend in Kalispell has been cancelled due to a very low number of registrations. A decision has been made by the Retrouvaille Board to hold one Weekend a year in Great Falls, at the Ursuline Centre. We will send out bulletin announcements for the February 2-4, 2018, Weekend beginning in November. We greatly appreciate your support. Church bulletins are the number one way we reach people in need of the Retrouvaille ministry. Sacraments First Communion & Confirmation ~ Please Contact Mandy O Connor for more information or the parish office RCIA ~ How to join the Catholic faith ~ Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process of faith sharing and liturgical celebrations for those who are seeking full initiation into the Catholic faith. Please contact Fr. Greg for More information. Mass Intentions ~ Please call the parish office Please call the parish office Reconciliation ~ Please see Mass Schedule or by appointment Marriage ~ Please contact Fr. Greg 6 months prior to the proposed date of marriage. Baptism ~ Please contact Fr. Greg for an Appointment. A 4-day workshop on Inner Healing and Deliverance Ministry is planned in Great Falls at the Poor Clares Monastary, taught by Jan and Jack Reagor. The purpose is to add prayer team members to the GF prayer team. We bless people experiencing forms of spiritual distress, and houses with paranormal activity. Attendees include priests, nuns, deacons and laity who must submit a letter of recommendation from the Bishop or their pastor authorizing attendance. Go to and click on the Workshop button to find the registration form. Please send with the letter of recommendation to Jan Reagor, c/o Reverend Lou Krauth, th Ave. No., Gt. Falls, Mt For questions please call

10 Fr. Greg Staudinger ~ Pastor Mass Schedule 10 Churches Tuesday (Red Lodge) ~...First Tuesday at 6:30pm..Mass - 8:30am (Columbus) ~...Confession - 4:30pm First Tuesday 9am Nursing Home...Mass - 5:30pm Wednesday (Columbus) ~...Mass - 9:00am Thursday (Red Lodge) ~...Mass - 8:30am (Absarokee) ~...Confession - 5:30pm...Mass - 6:30pm Friday (Columbus) ~...Mass - 9:00am Saturday (Absarokee) ~...Mass - 5:00pm Sunday (Columbus) ~...Mass - 8:00am (Red Lodge) ~...Mass - 10:30am (First Tuesday of the Month at the Nursing Home in Columbus at 9am) First Tuesday of the Month at at 6:30pm Facilities Manager Scott Olson Contact Information: Cellphone: cmtolsons@gmail.com Marriage Tribunal Advocates Please call: Rosie Reynolds or Mary Pfennig Like us on Facebook: & Red Lodge Find our Parish Apps on MyParishApp ARE YOU NEW TO OUR PARISH Please take a moment to fill out this form below and return it to the office or put in the offering basket and we will contact you about registering. Full Name Address Home Phone Cell Would you like to receive envelopes? Yes No