Anaconda Catholic Community Holy Family Church & St. Peter Church Pastor: Fr. Dougald McCallum Holy Family Church, the Parish Office, and the Hunthausen Center are located at 217 W. Pennsylvania Ave., Anaconda, MT 59711 St. Peter Church is located at 401 Alder St. Phone: 406-563-8406 Email: anacondacatholic@qwestoffice.net Website: www.anacondacatholiccommunity.com Office Hours: Monday Thursday 9 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-4 p.m.; Fridays 9 a.m. 12 p.m. First Sunday of Lent March 10, 2019
Mass & Devotions Schedule Saturday: Sunday: 5 p.m. at Holy Family 8:30 a.m. at St. Peter s 10 a.m. at Holy Family Tues., March 12: 12 p.m. at Holy Family Wed., March 13: 12 p.m. at Holy Family Thurs., March 14: 12 p.m. at Holy Family Sat. March 16: St. Patrick s Day Mass at 9 a.m. at Holy Family (We will pray the rosary at 11:30 a.m. prior to the 12 p.m. Mass.) Novena to our Mother of Perpetual Help Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. in the Chapel. Wednesdays 10 a.m. 3 p.m. Holy Family Chapel Breath of the Spirit Prayer Group Meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Holy Family Chapel STEWARDSHIP OF TREASURE Demonstrating Our Gratitude for the Many Blessings We Receive from God Offerings received for the weekend of February 23 & 24, 2019: Offertory: $4,850.00 Loose: $ 342.00 Total: $5,192.00 National Collections: $.00 Holy Days: $.00 Offertory goal for Feb. 2019: $22,200 For the month of February, we received $18,936. Offerings received for the weekend of March 2 & 3, 2019: Offertory: $5,665.00 Loose: $ 346.00 Total: $6,011.00 National Collections: $50.00 Holy Days: $110.00 Offertory goal for March 2019: $25,750 As of March 3, 2019, we have received $6,121. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS GIVING! with fellow parishioners, every 1st Saturday of the month (April 6) at 4:15 p.m. at Holy Family, and every 1 st Sunday of the month (April 7) at 8 a.m. at St. Peter s Church. The Sacrament of Reconciliation is offered each Saturday from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. in the Chapel of Holy Family Church. Nursing Home Ministry Schedule Sunday, March 10: Brent & Janice Henrichs Sunday, March 17: Bill Matesich & Diana Waite Funeral Luncheon Chairs for March: Carole Preskar & Stan Blaz Altar Linen for March: Geri Casey The Living Word Prayer Group in Butte will sponsor a Lenten course entitled Following Jesus The 5-week course will be held at St. John the Evangelist Church at 1500 Majors in the parish office building at 7 p.m. on Wednesdays from March 13 April 10 th. Five speakers of various backgrounds will speak. Please call Sue Walsh at 593-1218 if you have questions. All are welcome.
Mass Intentions for this Week: Saturday, March 9 Souls in Purgatory, Darlene Riesland Sunday, March 10 8:30: Helen Lovell 10 a.m.: Charlotte Converse Tuesday, March 12 Pete & Agnes Maricich Family, Joe Verlanic Wednesday, March 13 Ann Torney, Mary Ellen Boyer Thursday, March 14 Vonnie Haeffner Saturday, March 16 J Da Lemm, C Lemm Sunday, March 17 8:30 a.m.: Jean Sheehan 10 a.m.: Helen Lovell Ministers for Mass Schedule Greeters Lectors Precious Body Precious Blood Saturday, March 16, 5 p.m. at Holy Family V.Carosone K.Bleile A.D.McCarthy B.B.Matesich Altar Servers: Matthew L.Cook L.Peterson R.Valentini K.Valentini G.Vuckovich S.Verlanic G.Wenger S.Matesich B.Killoy Sunday, March 17, 8:30 a.m. at St. Peter A.B.Kelly P.Tracy B.J.Lemm Altar Server: Jorgen J.Tracy R.Salle J.Lemm G. Wilhelm Sunday, March 17, 10 a.m. at Holy Family A.P.Downey B.M.VanMeel L.Stetzner C.Miller Altar Server: John Children s Liturgy: Erin Nicholes T.VanMeel JM Downey MC Radonich P.Klanecky D.Byrne R.Johnson A.See Reminders & Coming Events Tuesday, March 12 The Bible and the Virgin Mary scripture study, 10 a.m. 12 noon, Lounge Rosary at 11:30 a.m. Stations of the Cross, 5:15 p.m., Holy Family Soup & Bread, 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 Eucharistic Adoration, 10-11:30, 12:30-3pm Rosary at 11:30 a.m., Holy Family Mass at New Horizons, 1 p.m. R.E. K-5, 3:30-5 p.m. Middle School Youth Group, 6-7 p.m. Youth Groups Meal, 7-7:30 p.m. High School Youth Group, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14 Rosary at 11:30 a.m. Breath of the Spirit Prayer Group, 6 pm Acts of the Apostles Class, 7 p.m., Lounge Saturday March 16 St. Patrick s Day Mass, 9 a.m. at Holy Family Attention Women: You still have time to register for the Catholic Journey Weekend! This 3-day journey weekend is designed to provide you with a rich and beautiful experience of Catholic prayer and spirituality from a lay perspective. The weekend begins Thursday evening and ends mid-afternoon on Sunday. Everyone spends the entire weekend at the host facility. The weekend will be held at St. Ann s in Butte: Women s on March 21-24, 2019. All are welcome to attend, even if you have already made a Cursillo or a Journey. Please contact: Barb Killoy 563-8070, 563-8006, 560-1546 (Application forms for the weekend are also available in the parish office.)
Religious Education and Youth Groups Food Schedule for Wednesday, March 13, 2019 R.E. Snacks: Fruit & Drink: Paige Johnson Protein Snack: Teri Krakowka R.E. Muffins (2 Dozen, Please): Colleen Duncan, Bobbie Frank, Theresa Johnson Youth Group Meal (30 students): Main Course: Monique Miller Dessert: Sue Montgomery Kitchen Help: Kathy Puccinelli Lenten Soup and Bread Suppers 5:45 p.m. in the Hunthausen Center March 12 th : The Zeier Family Soup & Bread March 19 th : Gerri Marchion Soup/Chili Mary Lynn McKenna Bread March 26 th : Geri & Tim Casey Soup & Bread Leslie Peterson Bread April 2 nd : Barb & Jim Killoy Soup & Bread Lenore Manning Soup April 9 th : Open for Volunteers John Palakovich - Bread This year we ll have Stations of the Cross at Holy Family at 5:15 p.m. with Soup & Bread at 5:45 p.m. (Mass will be held at 12 noon on Tuesdays) Thank you to all who signed-up to make soup and bread! Project Care Drivers Needed Project Care is needing volunteers to transport people for example, to the bus station in Butte. Women who volunteer will be paired with a male volunteer when transporting men, and men will be paired with a female volunteer when transporting a woman. And, it will always be ideal to have two people transporting someone. If you can help with this ministry, please contact Deanna in the parish office at 563-8406. Report from the Finance Council At the meeting on February 19, 2019, the Finance Council voted to provide financial assistance to the following local organizations: $1,000 to the Anaconda Thrift Center $500 to Discovery House This assistance is in keeping with our budget for charitable giving. SCAM ALERT! If you receive an email from Fr. McCallum, it may not be valid please do not open it or respond to it. The sender has created a bogus email address that looks similar to: rev.father@gmail.com or fr.mccallumanacondacatholic@gmail. com. A picture of Father may even appear in the email. The sender usually states that they need a favor and to please respond by email as soon as possible Similar emails and phone texts appearing to have been sent by priests have been received throughout the diocese.
Women's Lenten Retreat Who is a God like you who removes guilt and pardons sin?... You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins. Micah 7:18-19 Saturday, April 6, 2019 Hunthausen Center at Holy Family 9 AM to 4 PM with sign-in and coffee from 8:30 9 a.m. Enjoy a day of Scripture, reflection, music, prayer, confession and fellowship with wonderful women of God who want to grow in their faith, just like you do. To register: call Patrice Downey @ 533-5757 or email patricelynn@hotmail.com Retreat ladies from Butte will be bringing a potluck lunch. There is no fee for the retreat; although, free will offerings are accepted. Win a Cruise! Raffle tickets sold by the local Knights of Columbus #882 Grand prize is a gift certificate to Freedom Travel valued at $3,500 plus $1,000 in cash. Tickets can be purchased by contacting Frank Allen at 406-560-5412 or any KC member. Only 500 tickets will be sold. Donation: $20 per ticket Drawing will be held on August 12, 2019. Fr. Michael Drury Catholic Italy Pilgrimage Rome, Vatican City, Orvieto, Assisi, Loreto, Montesilvano, Lanciano, San Giovanni Rotondo, Subiaco September 30 October 10, 2019 $4,249 from Missoula For information and reservations, contact: Fr. Michael Drury at 406-391-3905 or email: frmdrury2@yahoo.com