, & Roman Catholic Church Administration Pastor...Fr. Navil Rodrigues Parish Office...Renee Riehl Parish Office Phone ~406-322-5541 Office hours Tue-Fri 8am-5pm Director of Religious Education Mandy O Connor ~ 406-322-5541 406-446-1237 ~moconnor@stmarycolumbus.org Parish Websites: www.mystmary.com www.mystmichaels.com Questions: inquiry@stmarycolumbus.org Father s Cellphone - 406-977-8135 navilrodrigues@yahoo.co.in - 240 N. 4th St. ~ Columbus - 307 S. Woodard St ~ Absarokee P.O. Box 956 Columbus, MT 59019 Diocese of Great Falls-Billings PO Box 1399 Great Falls, MT 59403 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 26TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME September 29th & 30th, 2018
In the Parish ~ Potluck ~ will have a pot luck dinner after Mass on Saturday October 13th ~Divine Mercy~ Bible Study Please join us downstairs at St. Mary s on Monday mornings at 8:30am - 10:30am. ~ Youth Group Meals ~ Please consider donating or making a meal Wednesday nights for our Youth groups at We will be eating as a group at 6pm. Please contact Mandy if you can help out. ~ Want to Deepen Your Faith? ~ If anyone is interested in joining a Walk Towards Eternity Daring to Walk the Walk Bible study by Jeff Cavins, please contact Mandy to see if we can get enough people to start a group. ~Adoration~ Join us on Friday after Mass at 9:30am Bulletin Deadline Monday, 12pm The next webinar is coming up on Tuesday, October 23rd at 12:00 noon: Saying No, to Say Yes ~ Cum Cristo Renewal Weekend ~ October 12-14, 2018, at Sacred Heart Church/School, Glendive, MT. All men and women who have experienced a Cum Christo, Cursillo or Journey weekend are invited. Applications/Info. are available at www.bigskycumchristo.org (click on Glendive). Questions Contact: Deb Grabow at 701-870-2632 or dlg@westriv.com. Join us for the deepening and renewing of your relationship with the Lord. ~LIGHTHOUSE 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! Email: bulletin@stmarycolumbus.org
Craft Fair Registration Attention all Crafters: St. Agnes Parish in Red Lodge is holding their Craft Fair on Saturday October 20,2018 in the Church Hall at 1 North Word Avenue. It will run from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Space/Tables may be reserved by calling Betty at 446-2465. You may leave her a message with your number on her voice mail, by mail 50 Aspen Place Red Lodge MT 59068 or email Betty at stagnescraftfair@ gmail.com Deadline to reserve your space is October 13, 2018. October Parish Calendar 7th - Casting Crown Concert - 6th -12th Grade 13th - Deadline for a table at St. Agnes Craft Fair 20th - St. Agnes Craft Fair 28th - Harvest Dinner October Birthday s and Anniversaries 12th - Dorothy Bryce - Birthday 31st - Arlene Livingston - Birthday Masses for the Week of September 30th Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday St. Mary Saturday Sunday 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th Polly Roselein By the Parish Austin Rodrigues By the Parish +Benito Valenzuela By the Parish Frater Ignatius By Barb Evans +Kathleen Nutter By Olivia Sartori Frater Ignatius By Barb Evans
~Youth Group~ Adventure & Adoration 6th - 12th Grades ~ Youth Ministry ~ New schedules are out for October thru December, pick up yours today at the back of the church. We love to see kids serving! Youth Group is Wednesday night at 6pm. Please join us for dinner and class. If you can t make it at 6 no worries come when you can, grab some dinner and join your group. ~ Parish Family Night ~ Family Night is coming back! The first for this year will be on Oct 31 with a Halloween Carnival for all the parish to come and enjoy! ~ Class Schedules ~ Religious Education schedules will be posted on the bulletin boards at the entrances to the church. Check in and see what the kids will be learning this year! We have a collection of old RE books and confirmation banners downstairs at St. Mary s and the backroom at. If your child has gone thru any RE classes, please come pick up their books. These are wonderful resources for your children! Anything left after Oct 15 will be disposed. Want to join the Church? If you are interested in joining the Rite of Christian Initiation. Please see Fr. Navil or Mandy O Connor to inquire about our program. Mandy O Connor moconnor@stmarycolumbus.org cell 406-860-8318 Sacraments First Communion & Confirmation ~ Please Contact Mandy O Connor for more information 406-860-8318 or the parish office. 406-322-5541 Mass Intentions ~ Please call the parish office 446-1237 St. Agnes Reconciliation ~ Please see Mass Schedule or by appointment 322-5541 Marriage ~ Please contact the parish office 6 months prior to the proposed date of marriage. Baptism ~ Please contact the parish office for an Appointment.
Stewardship ~ All people are God s stewards, because everything that exists belongs to God ~ BELIEVING IS SEEING ~ I love watching replays of great sports highlights. Sometimes you see something so extraordinary that you tell others they have to see it to believe it. The one-handed catch, the in-the-park home run, and the photo finish are all examples of these types of moments. They are amazing feats that boggle the mind. I wonder how many people in biblical times saw Jesus perform miracles and told others they wouldn t have believed it unless they saw it with their own eyes. Of course, we believe the stories of his miracles, and we didn t see them in person. We do believe them, don t we? There is no television program that features replays of the actual miracles Jesus performed 2,000 years ago. However, there are miracles every day for the world to see. Many of those come about by allowing God to work through us. People are waiting to be healed and fed, and mountains are waiting to be moved. There might not be a replay for these miracles either. However, people will be amazed by the power of God. Jesus said we could do these things if we had faith. Blessed are those who believe but who have not seen. Furthermore, blessed are those who perform great works with God so that others may see. Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS 4lpi.com/blog Mary s October 7th 8:00am Lector 1 Eucharistic Min Eucharistic Min Sacristan Cross Bearer Greeter Gift Bearer Altar Server Altar Server Usher Usher Michael s October 6th Lector 1 Eucharistic Min Eucharistic Min Greeter Greeter Altar Server Ministry Schedule Weekend of October 7th Curt Jacobs Pat Heard Alice Binstock Pat Heard Jack Putsche Boyd Bernard Kramer Family Cash Kramer Jefferson Jacobs George Wordon Jack Putche 5:00pm Diane Signoracci S. Gary Borland Janet McDonald Stampfel Family Sean Culbertson ~ Finances & Councils ~ Weekly Contribution September 16th *Needed for collection to make our Weekly Budget for Expense. ~ $1,886.00 Collection~...$842.00 Shortfall~...-$1,044.00 *Needed for collection to make our Weekly Budget for Expense. ~ $1,429.00 Collection~...$851.00 Shortfall~...$578.00 Finance Council John Patterson...Chair...445-2332 Tom Osborne...Chair...328-9020 Parish Council Kurt Riehl...Chair...860-9547 Rosie Reynolds...Chair...328-4798
~Gospel Reflection~ Our Gospel passage and the Second Reading from the letter of St. James urge us to examine our lives for anything that is keeping us from loving God above all else. Jesus says, If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. St. James warns, Come now, you rich, weep and wail over your impending miseries. Your wealth has rotted away, your clothes have become moth-eaten, your gold and silver have corroded, and that corrosion will be a testimony against you. The urgency of our need to detach from all that is not God is clear. When we hold onto possessions too tightly, they come to possess us. The stuff can easily become the focus of our energy and attention. Attachment to material things slowly and steadily corrupts. The spiritual discipline of tithing or stewardship of treasure can help us with this. Tithing leads us to let go of unhealthy attachment to material things and leads us to attach instead to God, relying on Him as our true source of security and happiness. We come to understand that all that we have is a gift from our loving Father and we use it to bless others and glorify Him. Amazingly, we actually enjoy material gifts, and all other gifts, moreas a result because we realize where they really came from and are using them as God intended. What wonderful freedom there is in living this way! Copyright 2018 Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Inc. ~40 Days for Life~ Sept. 26 Nov. 4 The 10th Billings 40 Days for Life campaign is fast approaching. Help us witness to the sanctity of every human life by scheduling an hour per week (if possible) to be a peaceful, prayerful presence in front of Planned Parenthood s abortion clinic in Billings Heights, which draws girls and young women from all over eastern Montana as well as from Wyoming and the Dakotas. We need at least two people praying at all times from 6 am to 8 pm in front of this facility during the 40 days of the campaign. For more information or to sign up for a prayer shift in front of the abortion clinic, contact Amy (855-3737 or 962-3260) or Alvina (860-5553 or 259-3168). Remember Christ s words, Whatsoever you do for the least of these little ones, you do for Me. Do something beautiful for Jesus by standing and praying for the least of His little ones! LIFE CHAIN on Respect Life Sunday (Oct. 7th) Join pro-life people in the Billings area on Sunday, Oct. 7th at 2 pm for our 11th annual Life Chain an international movement that consists of a peaceful, prayerful, public witness of pro-life people standing for 90 minutes, praying for our nation and for an increased respect for the inherent dignity of ALL human life, from the moment of conception. Meet at City Brew at King Ave. & 24th St. W. Rain, snow, or shine, we ll see you there! For more information, call Amy (962-3260 or 855-3737)
In the Area & Diocese ~Abuse Survivors Meeting~ All known survivors of abuse are invited to attend an informal meeting with Bishop Michael Warfel to discuss and address questions related to the sexual abuse of minors in the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings. Listed below are the parishes he will visit and survivors are welcome to attend in their geographical area. These discussions are not for any other purpose or to respond to other areas of concern. All sessions will begin at 7:00 pm and will be held to no more than 1 ½ hours: October 18, 2018, St Ann Cathedral, Great Falls October 19, 2018, Immaculate Conception Church, Fort Benton October 21, 2018, St Pius X Church, Billings October 22, 2018 St Dennis Church, Crow Agency October 23, 2018 St Labre Church, Ashland October 24, 2018 Sacred Heart Church, Miles City October 28, 2018 St Jude Thaddeus Church, Havre October 29 2018 St Paul Mission Church, Hays November 6, 2018 St Matthew Church, Sidney November 7, 2018 Immaculate Conception Church, Wolf Point ~World Wide Marriage Encounter~ Married couples Consider doing something great for yourselves and your marriage. A Marriage Encounter weekend involves 15 20 couples. A series of presentations are given by a team of Catholic couples and a priest. The focus of the weekend is the couple, not group sessions. Upcoming Marriage Encounter Dates: Sept. 28-30, 2018 in Helena, MT; Nov. 2-4, 2018 in U-Cross, WY; Jan. 25-27, 2019 in Billings, MT. Contact information Paul & Tracy McElvery at 307-689-2820 or visit: www.wwme.org. Follow Him 2018 Matthew 16:24 ~Culture of Life Conference~ For many people today, events in their lives can be a source of great pain and pose great challenges. Some of these challenges are so great that people begin to wonder whether they can go on living while in the midst of their struggles - Bishop Michael Warfel. Plan to join the next Culture of Life Conference: Heal-ing a Wounded Heart October 26th and 27th at St. Bernard Church. Presenters include Archbishop Samuel Aquila who will discuss Pope Paul VI s Encyclical Humanae Vitae, Sr. Nancy Kehoe who will address Mental Health concerns and Dr. Neal Sorensen who will speak about End of Life is-sues. The presenters for the conference have a wealth of experience and will surely help all to become more knowledgeable and more inspired to work to-ward building a culture that affirms life. Bishop Michael Warfel. Call 406-318-0321 today for registration information. 2018 Great Falls Diocesan Conference Will be held at Sacred Heart Catholic School, Miles City, October 12th & 13th. Theme: ALL ROADS OF MERCY LEAD to the BREAK ING OF BREAD. Keynote Speaker: Val Limar Jansen. The two day conference will begin with the Madonna Luncheon on Friday and end with the conference banquet on Saturday evening. The $90 fee includes both the luncheon and banquet plus all presentations by Val Limar Jansen.
Parish Groups and Faith Study ~Knights of Columbus ~ Fr. Michael Kelly Council #16834 ~ 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. Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month. All men in the parish are invited to join. If you are interested in being part of the council or have any questions please - call Jason O Connor 860-8317. Knight of the Month: John Spizziri Knight Family of the Month: Joki Family ~ 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. ~Divine Mercy~ Bible Study We are meeting downstairs at every Monday morning from 8:30am to 10:30pm. All are welcome to join us. ~Gift Shop~ Please contact Jeanne Harsha if you would be interested in purchasing some coffee. Current coffee price are $10 per bag, 5 lb. bags available by order only at $48 per bag Mass Schedule 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 - 6:00pm Friday (Columbus) ~...Mass & Adoration - 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 St. Agnes at 6:30pm www.mystmary.com www.mystmichaels.com 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 Email Would you like to receive envelopes? Yes No