St.

Marys Catholic Church

December 16, 2012 P.O. Box 70 Malta, MT 59538 Email: smp1435@hotmail.com www.SaintMarysMalta.org Fr. Cory StichaAdministrator Office: (406) 654-1446 RE Center: (406) 654-1311 Fax: (406)654-1467

Mass Schedule and Intentions

Dec. 17: Malta - 5:30 PM: For Mary Sue Davis r/b Anne & Nancy Dec. 18: Malta - 10:00 AM: Bessie LaBrie funeral Dec. 19: Malta - 10:00 AM: Ida Hammar funeral Dec. 20: Hi-Line - 10:00 AM: For Mae & Gay LaFond r/b Maynard & Mary LaFond Malta (Holy Hour) - 7:00 PM: For Mary Sue Davis r/b Anne & Nancy Dec. 21: Malta - 8:30 AM: For 2 special intentions r/b Gary & Julie Howell Dec. 22: Malta - 5:30 PM: For the parishioners Dec. 23: Dodson - 8:30 AM: For the repose of the soul of Debbi Durocher r/b Wanda Durocher Malta - 10:00 AM: For the healing of Noel Emond r/b Lester & Marilyn Metz Saco - 12:15 PM: For priests intention Confessions: Saturdays 4 - 5 p.m., 1/2 hour before daily Mass (Mon.- Fri.) or by appointment Baptism: Normally celebrated at Sunday Mass. Parental sessions are required. Marriages: Six month couple preparation period required. Please Contact Fr. Cory before scheduling marriage date.

St. Marys Ministers

Saturday, December 22 - 5:30 PM Mass Lectors: Willie Doll & Madaline Itcaina Servers: Sidney Meeks & Jillian OBrien Hospitality: Linda & Bruce Hould Music: Cathy Salsbery EMHCs: Anne Boothe & Julie Howell Gift Bearers: Sacristan: Brenda Rummel Sunday, December 23 - 10:00 AM Mass Lectors: Margaret Handson & Dianne Salsbery Servers: Taylor Eggebrecht & Parker Mortenson Hospitality: Ken & Lana Ulrich Music: Adult Choir EMHCs: Diane Liebel, Jim & Mary Brady Gift Bearers: Lana Ulrich Sacristan: Diane Liebel

Collection Totals for Last Week

Malta: Dodson: Saco: Collected $2,258.50 $390.00 $165.00 Needed $2,758.26 $440.37 $183.05

Care & Share for 2012

(Includes remainder of 2011 assessment) Malta/WW: Dodson: Saco: Income $26,582.00 $4,165.00 $860.00 Assessment $37,668.32 $4,824.22 $1,613.43

Sacred Heart Ministers

December 23, 2012 Lector: Terri EMHCs: Wink & Wendy Gift Bearers: Wanda Durocher Church Cleaning for December: Patty Dolphay & Bonnie Wiedderick

Any announcements for next Sundays bulletin need to be in by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday.

Ministers: Please come early to serve as greeters!

Holy Fathers Prayer Intentions for December 2012

(Each month, Pope Benedict chooses two prayer intentions, one for the concerns of the whole church and one for missionaries. We are invited to join the Holy Father in praying for these intentions.) General Intention: That migrants throughout the world may be welcomed with generosity and authentic love, especially by Christian communities. Missionary Intention: Christ, light for all humanity. That Christ may reveal himself to all humanity with the light that shines forth from Bethlehem and is reflected in the face of his Church.

Please keep in your prayers:

Repose of the soul of Bessie LaBrie, Rich Nordquist, Joann Evans, Loretta Patrick, Lila Raymond, Sherman Doucette, Andrew Scott, Skip Erickson, Kathleen Jorgenson, Vera Mendelson, Noel Emond, Jack Munsinger, James Cantos, Jeanie Engebretson, Dawn Jones, Gloria Coombs, Larry Holmes, repose of the soul of Debbie Painter, Dave ONeil, Stella Faydo, Mae & Gay LaFond, Kathy (Hould) Iannacchione, Connie Wilkes, Gordon Cook, Don Kuszmaul, Repose of the soul of Marge Sundstead, those from our local area serving in the military, & the Poor Souls. Anyone who needs to have prayers said for someone can call: Allie Ereaux at 654-1012; Jean Niebur at 654-2822; or Doris Nicholson at 654-2692. Names will be listed in the bulletin for one month unless specified.

Christmas Schedule
Christmas Eve: 5:30 PM in Malta Christmas: 12:00 AM (Midnight) in Malta 9:00 AM in Dodson 11:00 AM in Saco Note: Saturday, Dec. 22 and Sunday, Dec. 23 will be normal weekend schedule.

Faithful Citizenship Quote

"No appeal to policy, procedure, majority will or pluralism ever excuses a public official from defending life to the greatest extent possible. As is true of leaders in all walks of life, no political leader can evade accountability for his or her exercise of power (Evangelium Vitae, 73-4). Those who justify their inaction on the grounds that abortion is the law of the land need to recognize that there is a higher law, the law of God. No human law can validly contradict the Commandment: 'Thou shalt not kill'" (US Bishops, Living the Gospel of Life, 1998, n. 32).

Penance Service
The Advent Penance Service will be held this Tuesday, December 18 at 7 PM at St. Marys in Malta. Please join us for this opportunity to receive Gods forgiveness in the Sacrament of Confession!

Knights of Columbus

Jan. 8 - Meeting Jan. 13 - Coffee and Rolls Jan. 13 - Knights encouraged to attend Scriptural Rosary in memory of the unborn

Care Cups
Please donate coffee cups/mugs to the church basement for use in providing Care Cups. These cups are used in the patient rooms at our hospital as a reminder that we care about them and are praying for them. Madeline Itcaina fills these cups with goodies and distributes them to the Phillips County Hospital with our help. Thank You!

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Starts at 9:00 AM Benediction at 6:00 PM Join us on January 4th!

Can you not spend one hour with me?

(Mt 26:40)
New to the Parish? Please fill out this form and drop it into the collection basket, or bring it to the Church Office during the week. You may also use this to give us a new address or phone number. Name: Address: Telephone:

Scriptural Rosary
Will be held on January 13, 2013 at 5:00 PM at St. Marys Church.

Retrouvaille: A Lifeline for Marriage

You Can Help Your Marriage - Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. This program has helped 10s of 1000s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. The next weekend will be held March 8-10, 2013. For confidential information or to register call 800-470-2230 or 406-761-4830 or email montana@retrouvaille.org. Retrouvaille is NOT just for couples whose marriage is on the verge of divorce or considered irrevocably broken. Perhaps you would like to rekindle the love of those early years or improve your communication. Visit our Montana website for emotionally moving personal testimonials. www.retrouvaillemt.org. You also can visit the International website for additional information http://www.retrouvaille.org/

Stewardship and Development

Stewardship Thought: In St. Lukes Gospel, crowds seeking moral direction ask John the Baptist, What should we do? Being in full union with God, John directs them to share their clothing and food with the needy, and warns tax collectors and soldiers to be true to their positions. The prophet Zephaniah and St. Paul rejoice in the coming of the Lord. During this joyful season of Advent, faithful stewards are encouraged to follow John the Baptists proclamations as a model of charity and fairness for those who are less fortunate. Development Thought: With interest rates on fixed investments being so low, have you considered converting a current investment into a Charitable Gift Annuity with our parish? Your gift will be a blessing to our parish, while also locking in a very nice lifetime rate of return for you, generally between 4% to 9%. A Charitable Gift Annuity also offers great tax benefits, including the generous 40% Montana Endowment Tax Credit. You can even arrange for the income to be a Christmas gift for someone else! To learn more, contact Father, or Judy at the diocesan Office of Stewardship and Development, 800-3329998. A blessed Advent to all!

Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Watching your figure over the holidays so that you dont get out of shape? Keep your marriage fit and trim, too! A few hours at the gym or a weekend with your loved one? A Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend can help with communication tools and time spent-just the two of you! 2013 weekend dates: Billings, January 25-27, 2013 ~ Casper, February 810, 2013 ~ Laramie, April 5-7, 2013. For more information or to apply contact Chris and Angie Stokes at (406)647-3687 or angillions@bresnan.net. Check out our website at www.wwmesection9.org

Free Class On Fertility Awareness!

Are you having trouble reading your cycles during pre-menopause? Do you have questions about what is normal leading up to the menopause? Do you want to put a little space between children? Are you having trouble achieving a pregnancy? Come to an Introduction to the Creighton Method of Fertility Awareness at St Vincent Mansfield Center 7pm on Monday, January 7, 2013 (or anytime by appointment). Come to see if this is the method for you! Register with Daphne Sutton, FCP (406)7941582 or thru St Vincent (406)237-3348 To reserve the Parish Basement or other St. Marys facility, please contact Fr. Cory or Lana at the Parish Office.

Mass Intentions
As Catholics, we have a long tradition of having Masses celebrated for those we wish to offer up in prayer. The Mass is the ultimate form of prayer, and each Mass is celebrated for an intention. Please consider having Masses celebrated for family and friends on special occasions and anniversaries, as well as those who are in need of prayers. Masses are also encouraged in memory of those loved ones who have died, especially on the anniversaries of their deaths. Contact Fr. Cory for more information!

Job Opening in the Diocese

The Diocese of Great Falls-Billings is looking to fill the following position: Human Resource Director. Please refer to our diocesan website at www.dioceseofgfb.org, or contact Rev. Jay Peterson, Vicar General at vicargeneral@dioceseofgfb.org for details.

Sacred Heart PCCW Meeting

1st Sunday of each month immediately after Mass.

Merry Christmas everyone..

We need 4 people to volunteer to bring 2 doz cookies or bars for the Christmas pageant. Please call me if you are interested in that. Mary Lundstrom is again heading up the kitchen for serving the social right after the program is finished. We would like a couple of parents to volunteer to help her. Also, if everyone could see if Jerry needs help putting away chairs etc after the program.please help.thanks ******************************************************* Just a thought. We all have so many activities in our lives that staying for a social seems just like one more activity added to our already long list. Lets be an inclusive family and visit with new comers or visitors to our event. As well as wish those we see daily/weekly a blessed Christmas. Our children build their personalities following our actions/examples (much more than our words)taking the time to visit with family and friends is an awesome gift for us to give our children.

We will be having a short social Right after the program.

Thanks to the ladies of the PCCW for graciously working with us and resetting the date for the social of soup and making Christmas trays.

The date for the chiristmas Pageant will be Wednesday Dec 19th at 6:00 In the church basement. We will have a cookies and juice social.

We will have P-5 class on the 19th. The P-5th grade students will be out of class by 4:30 they should be back here by 5:30 on Wed the 19th to costume up!!!!!! 6th graders to 12th grade will have class on the 12th but NOT the 19th. They should be at the church basement as close to 5:30 as they can on the 19th.
Gods abundant blessings~~~~~~Dianne 654-1443

We Pray Together
Prayer for the New Evangelization
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. But how can they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how can they believe in him of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone to preach? And how can people preach unless they are sent? Romans 10: 13-15 Heavenly Father, Pour forth your Holy Spirit to inspire me with these words from Holy Scripture. Stir in my soul the desire to renew my faith and deepen my relationship with your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ so that I might truly believe in and live the Good News. Open my heart to hear the Gospel and grant me the confidence to proclaim the Good News to others. Pour out your Spirit, so that I might be strengthened to go forth and witness to the Gospel in my everyday life through my words and actions. In moments of hesitation, remind me: If not me, then who will proclaim the Gospel? If not now, then when will the Gospel be proclaimed? If not the truth of the Gospel, then what shall I proclaim? God, our Father, I pray that through the Holy Spirit I might hear the call of the New Evangelization to deepen my faith, grow in confidence to proclaim the Gospel and boldly witness to the saving grace of your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Prayer for Religious Liberty

O GOD OUR CREATOR, from your provident hand we have received our right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. You have called us as your people and given us the right and the duty to worship you, the only true God, and your Son, Jesus Christ. Through the power and working of your Holy Spirit, you call us to live out our faith in the midst of the world, bringing the light and the saving truth of the Gospel to every corner of society. We ask you to bless us in our vigilance for the gift of religious liberty. Give us the strength of mind and heart to readily defend our freedoms when they are threatened; give us courage in making our voices heard on behalf of the rights of your Church and the freedom of conscience of all people of faith. Grant, we pray, O heavenly Father, a clear and united voice to all your sons and daughters gathered in your Church in this decisive hour in the history of our nation, so that, with every trial withstood and every danger overcome for the sake of our children, our grandchildren, and all who come after us this great land will always be one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

A Family Prayer for the Year of Faith

O God our Father, in Jesus you call all Christian families and homes to be signs of living faith. By the light of the Holy Spirit, lead us to be thankful for the gift of faith, and by that gift may we grow in our relationship with Jesus, your Son, and be confident witnesses to Christian hope and joy to all we meet. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Schedule of Devotions
Mother of Perpetual Help: Before Tuesday Mass. Rosary: Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Hi-line Center - After Thursday 10 a.m. Mass Follow us on Facebook and Twier!

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