Bulletin For March 3, 2019
Bulletin For March 3, 2019
Bulletin For March 3, 2019
Mary’s Catholic Church
P.O. Box 70 [email protected] Office: (406) 654-1446
Malta, MT 59538 Fr. Cory Sticha - Pastor Fax: (406) 654-1467
March 3, 2019 www.SaintMarysMalta.org
Mass Schedule
3/4: Malta 8:30 AM: Repose of the soul of Barb Hould r/b John & Terry McKeon
3/5: Malta 8:30 AM: Tom Golik r/b Lana Fortin
3/6: Malta 5:30 PM: Repose of the soul of Jerry Hould r/b John & Terry McKeon
3/7: HiLine 10:00 AM: Repose of the soul of Doris Nicholson r/b The Howell's
3/8: Malta 8:30 AM: Tom Golik r/b Lana Fortin
3/9: Malta 4:00 PM: Repose of the soul of Mary Knudsen r/b Helen DePuydt
3/10: Dodson 8:30 AM: Repose of the soul of Ilene Pekovitch r/b Helen DePuydt
Malta 10:00 AM: For the Parishioners
Saco 12:00 PM: Repose of the soul of Tina Marks r/b Helen DePuydt
Knights of Columbus # 2124 Parish Council of Catholic Women
Meets First Tuesday of the month Meets Second Sunday of the Month
Weekly Eucharistic Adoration
Every Friday from 9 to 10 AM (following daily Mass)
Confessions: Saturdays Noon 1p.m., 1/2 Baptism: Normally celebrated at weekend
hour before daily Mass (Tues., Weds., and Masses. Parental sessions are required.
Fri.) or by appointment Marriages: Six month couple preparation
Anointing of the Sick: Please contact Fr. period required. Please meet with Fr. Cory
Cory as soon as possible for anointing. before scheduling marriage date.
Please Pray For
Tom Lankford, Barb Darrah, Terri Cole; Tom Golik, Susan Hofer, Joyce Wright, Bob Bushman,
Bonnie Lankford, Joyce Donavan, Lindsey Lankford and their newborn child, Marian Holman,
Joyce Boos, Leona Keinenberger, Makayla WilkeHofeldt, Michael Fred Ereaux, C.J. Bishop,
Bruce Hould, Bobby Ereaux, Janeen Brookie, Linda Berg, Myrtle Hould, Jeanie Engebretson,
John Murray, Terry Stiles, Payton Kill Eagle, Mary Kelly, Roberta Pospisil, and those from our
area serving in the military.
For the repose of the souls of Jack Munsinger, Doris Nicholson, the Poor Souls in Purgatory,
and for comfort and peace for their families.
Anyone who needs to have prayers said for someone can call Dianne Salsbery at 6541443 or 6544675;
Jean Niebur at 6542822. Names will be listed in the bulletin for one month unless specified.
Everyday Stewardship
I was traveling recently and watched as a actively working to be sure that we can see
wife led her blind husband onto the plane clearly, what will we be able to offer
by her arm. She lovingly helped him into someone we care about when they come to
his seat and made sure he was comfortable. us with their blindness? Can you lead
She placed their bags above in the bin and someone to Christ if you aren't living a life
then sat next to him. They were ready for with him yourself? Can you share with
the flight. As I sat in my seat just a few another truth if you aren't concerned with
rows away, I wondered what he would do knowing the truth yourself?
if she ever left his side. Life is not always easy. Without faith,
Sometimes those we love in our life can be hope, and love, the road can be too hard to
blind, and we need to be their eyes. They travel. We are not created to be alone.
aren't physically blind, but they are unable Instead, we are created to be traveling
to see the truth about their life, situation, or companions. However, the blind cannot
needs. We need to lend them our sight and lead the blind. May the Light of Christ
insight, or they will remain in their world dispel your darkness and give you sight so
of darkness. that when the call comes, you might lend
an arm to lead the blind.
Jesus asked his disciples, "Can a blind
person guide a blind person?" If we aren't Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
Pope Francis' Universal Intention Catholic Quotes
For March: Evangelization: That "None of us is alone in this world. Each of
Christian communities, especially those us is a vital piece of the great mosaic." St.
who are persecuted, feel that they are close John Paul II
to Christ and have their rights respected.
Mass Intentions Please consider having Masses celebrated
for family and friends on special occasions
Mass Intentions: As Catholics, we have a
and anniversaries, as well as those who are
long tradition of having Masses celebrated
in need of prayers. Masses are also
for those we offer up in prayer. The Mass is
encouraged in memory of those loved ones
the ultimate form of prayer, and each Mass
who have died, especially on the
is celebrated for an intention. We ask $10.00
anniversaries of their deaths. Please contact
per mass intention.
Fr. Cory for more information.
Drinking the Spirit
“Drinking the Spirit” is a great opportunity Catholic faith. Please plan on joining us,
for us to gather as adult Catholics to grow spread the word, and bring a friend!
in our Catholic faith and as a community. On Tuesday, March 12 at 7 PM, plan to
Each month we will have a different join us at the GN Lodge Room (note
Catholic topic with a presenter. Questions change of venue!) for our next Drinking
and discussions are encouraged. We are the Spirit session. Deacon Ed from
each responsible for our own "beverages" Glasgow will be returning to discuss the
and food. This should be a relaxing and diaconate. Should be an interesting topic of
enjoyable way of learning about the discussion!
Word of Life from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops
“Heavenly Father, thank you for the
precious gift of life. Give us love for all
people, especially the most vulnerable, and
help us bear witness to the truth that every
life is worth living.”
USCCB Secretariat of ProLife Activities
“Every Life is Worth Living” Prayer
www.usccb.org/worthliving
Stations of the Cross
Join us during Lent to walk with Our Lord as we reflect on His Passion and Death.
Malta: 7 PM on Fridays
Dodson: 6 PM on Mondays (with soup supper to follow)
New to the Parish?
Welcome! We’re glad you will 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 may bring it by
the parish office or send it to us.
Name:_________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________
Phone number:__________________________________________________________
Email address:__________________________________________________________
You may also use this form for a change of address.
Thanks!
Trivia at Blue Ridge Brewing
Think you're a trivia expert? St. Mary's St. Mary's Parish is sponsoring this evening
Parish and Blue Ridge Brewing is giving of trivia, music, and fun. $5 will buy into
you the chance to prove it! Know a lot two rounds of trivia, with Blue Ridge
about popular music from many eras and Brewing gift certificates available to win in
styles? Show us! each round.
Join us on Thursday, March 7th at 6:00 Bring your friends and
PM at Blue Ridge Brewing, 320 S 1st St plan for an evening of
E (next to the car wash). trivia fun!
Live The Liturgy
How quick are we to point out the faults of speak reveals the true thoughts of our
others? It is so easy to see what others are minds and intention of our hearts. We fool
doing wrong and much harder to see no one but ourselves. Rather than being
ourselves for who we are. Many want to defensive, critical, and exclusive, does it
see themselves as one of the privileged and not make more sense to help each other and
the saved and are quick to condemn those work together for the kingdom of God? We
who choose to do things differently. We can may have to leave something behind, but in
be so hypocritical while at the same time turn, we'll gain much more.
proclaiming to be so spiritual. What we
Parish Council
Regina Webb (Malta) Cliff Merriman (KofC) Leona Kienenberger (Dodson)
Charlie Mears (Malta) Wilma Mavencamp (PCCW)
Shawn Bleth (Malta) Tom DePuydt (Saco)
Gospel Meditation
Emails. Carpools. Shopping lists. Home emotional needs of our spouse. Perhaps, in
repairs. It can seem like we move so the process, we find fault with those around
quickly from one thing to the next. Our us. In the words of Jesus, "remove the
news comes in sound bites and headlines. wooden beam from your own eye first."
How often do we take time for silence, for So how do we know? How can we notice
prayer, for reflection, for wisdom? Jesus the hidden faults in our lives? "A good tree
warns us of stumbling through life without does not bear rotten fruit, nor does a rotten
an adequate sense of where we're going. tree bear good fruit. For every tree is
"Can a blind person guide a blind person? known by its own fruit. A good person out
Will not both fall into a pit?" This Sunday's of the store of goodness in his heart
Gospel isn't about fumbling along but produces good, but an evil person out of
offers a selfcheck on our own motivations. store of evil produces evil." Do you notice
"Why do you notice the splinter in your certain relationships that have become
brother's eye, but do not perceive the strained, or situations where you know you
wooden beam in your own?" Without don't act your best? Perhaps this is an area
adequate selfreflection, it's easy to become where you are acting out of sin, rather than
blind to our own faults. We go through virtue. The truth is, all of us are a mixture
life's motions as our bad habits linger or of light and dark, vice and virtue. We can't
even increase. We may become pretend we're perfect! But we also need to
increasingly impatient, we may avoid take time to pause and prayerfully examine
important tasks, we may neglect the the fruit we're bearing.
2019 Care and Share Begins!
“Therefore, my that will benefit the more than 38,000
beloved brethren, Catholics and innumerable others
be steadfast, throughout the 94,500 square miles of our
immovable, diocese. Please prayerfully consider saying
always abounding in the work of the Lord, “yes” to supporting this year’s Appeal,
knowing that your toil is not in vain when when you receive your appeal packet later
it is done in the Lord.” The 2019 Care and this week, knowing that your generosity
Share Appeal begins this weekend offering will serve to strengthen our Church and
Catholics throughout the diocese the faith by helping those who struggle to
opportunity to Care and Share in the know “your toil is not in vain”.
support of critical ministries of our Church
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
HAPPENINGS
“Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them;
for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs.” Luke 18:16