St.

Marys Catholic Church

December 07, 2014

www.SaintMarysMalta.org

P.O. Box 70
Malta, MT 59538
Email: office@saintmarysMalta.org

Fr. Cory Sticha-Pastor

Office:
(406) 654-1446
RE Center : (406) 654-1311
Fax:
(406) 654-1467

Mass Schedule: Dec. 08Dec. 14, 2014

M.
Tu.
W.
Th.
F.
Sa.
Su.

Dec . 08:
Dec. 09:
Dec. 10:
Dec. 11:
Dec. 12:
Dec. 13:
Dec. 14:

Malta 5:30 PM:

Malta- 8:30 AM:
Malta- 8:30 AM:
Hi Line -10:00 AM:
Malta 8:30 AM:
Malta 5:30 PM:
Dodson- 8:30 AM:
Malta 10:00 AM:
Saco 12:15 PM:

For the Poor Souls in Pur gator y r /b The Ulr ichs

For the r epose of the soul of J im Golik KCs #2124
For Fr . Cor y r /b The Ulr ichs
For Fr ed Behr ings BD r /b The Maynar d LaFonds
For the r epose of the soul of J im Golik r /b The Maynar d LaFonds
For the r epose of the soul of Don Kuzmaul r /b Maynar d LaFonds
For the r epose of the souls of the J ohn Bur kes r /b Wink Coles
For Skyanne Schipman, New Bor n r /b KCs #2124
For Br enda Welch r /b Helen Depuydt

Saturday, December 13- 5:30 PM

Lectors:
Michael Fr ed Er eaux
Music:
Volunteer s
Altar Servers: Don Nevr ivy
EHMCS:
Anne Boothe & Lor na Schumacher
Sacristant:
Don Nevr ivy
Hospitality: Volunteer s Needed
Gift Bearers: Volunteer s Needed

Sunday December 1410:00 AM

Margaret Hanson
Volunteer s
Camryn Mears & Cody Schipman
Dar lene Fr oman, J ill Hould & J er r y Depute
Jerry Depute
The Mears Family
The Mears Family

________________________________________________________________________________________

Sacred Heart Ministries

Lector: Wendy
EHMCS: Bonnie & Don
Gift Bearers: Ryan Lankfor ds
Church Cleaning: Patty Dolphay & Bonnie
Wiedderick

Lay Ministers, please come early and greet.

Email Addresses at St. Marys

(just like the parish website):
Parish office: office@SaintMar ysMalta.or g
Fr. Cory: fr cor y@SaintMar ysMalta.or g
Lana: lana@SaintMar ysMalta.or g
Brenda: br enda@SaintMar ysMalta.or g

FYI
Our youth are selling Catholic

Quotes by Pope Francis on the

Sanctity of Life

Clothing - Keep Christ in Christmas signs,

Christmas Cards and Mystic Monk Coffee at the
Bohns GalleryFront Street , Malta., all the Late
Night Openings.
Please stop in and check out what they have to offer.
Proceeds will be going to fund the

World Youth Day Trip to Poland in 2016.

For further information :
Brenda301-0936 or
Brenda@saintmarysmalta.org

The victims of this [throwaway] culture are precisely the

weakest and most fragile human beings the unborn, the
poorest, the sick and elderly, the seriously handicapped, etc.
who are in danger of being thrown away, expelled from a
system that must be efficient at all costs.
It is necessary to raise awareness and form the lay faithful,
in whatever state, especially those engaged in the field of politics, so that they may think in accord with the Gospel and the
social doctrine of the church and act consistently by dialoguing
and collaborating with those who, in sincerity and intellectual
honesty, share if not the faith at least a similar vision of
mankind and society and its ethical consequences.

Speech to a delegation from the Dignitatis

Retirement Fund for Religious:

Scriptures Readings

Please give generously to those that have given a

lifetime on December 14, 2014.

12/0812/15/2014

www.retiredreligious.org

Dec. 08 Gn 3: 9-15, 20, Ps 9:8 1-4, Eph 1: 3-6,

11-12, Lk 1: 26-38
Dec. 09Is 40: 1-11, Ps 96: 1-3, 10ac, 11-13, Mt
18: 12-14

New to the Parish?

Welcome! Were glad youll 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
can also bring it by the parish office or send it to us.
Name:
Address:
Phone number:
Email address:
Current parishioners: you can use this form to notify
us of any change of address or phone number.
Thanks!

Dec. 10 - Is 40: 25-31, Ps 103: 1-4, 8, 10, Mt 11:

28-30
Dec. 11Is 41: 14-20, Ps 145: 1, 9-13b, Mt 11: 11
-15
Dec. 12 Zec 2: 14-17, (Ps) Jdt 13: 18bc, 19, Lk 1:
26-38
Dec. 13 Sir 48: 1-4, 9-11, Ps 80: 2-3, 15-16, 1819, Mt 17: 9a, 10-13
Dec. 14 Is 61: 1-2a, 10-11, (Ps) Lk 1:46-50, 5354, 1Thes 5: 16-24, Jn 1:6-8, 19-28

Pope Francis Prayer intentions for

December

Christmas, hope for humanity. That the bir th

of the Redeemer may bring peace and hope to all
people of good will.
Parents. That parents may be true evangelizers,
passing on to their children the precious gift of
faith.

Religious Education Schedule

Please keep in your prayers:

Bud Mavencamp & Family, RCIA Classes &
Participants, Gary Schlieve, Celya Salsbery, Darlene
Simms, Gloria Cooms, Sandy Lett, Mike Matthews,
Jory & Skyanne Schipman, Julie Howell & Family,
Kuzmaul Family, Golik Family, Laura McKeon,
Mark Newby, , Eli Murray, Doug Goodheart, Linda
Berg, Terry McKeon, Nate Simon, Kenny Ulrich,
Gerry Williams, those from our local area serving in
the military, and the Poor Souls in Purgatory.
Anyone who needs to have prayers said for someone
can call: Brenda Rummel at 301-0936; Jean Niebur at
654-2822. Names will be listed in the bulletin for
one month unless specified.

Every Sunday
8:45-9:45 AM, Pre K 5
Every Wednesday,
6:00 PMMeal
6:30 PM, ClassMiddle l & High School
For more information or questions about religious
education, please contact
Brenda Rummel301-0936 or
Brenda@saintmarysmalta.org

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

AM to 4 PM
Join us on 1st Friday, Jan. 2, 2015

Can you not spend one hour with me?

(Mt 26:40)

World Youth Day

will be held in Krakow, Poland. The dates are July
19, through August 1, 2016.
Cost of this pilgrimage is $3,800.00 leaving from
Great Falls, MT.
Mandy Bell from Glasgow is organizing the trip for
the Diocese of Great FallsBillings. Please consider joining this pilgrimage .

Albertson Stamps
For cookware
Please donate to the KCs for

Further information is available at;

diocesegfb.org.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter!

Lasagna Pans.
Thank you for your generosity.
Facebook.com/SaintMarysMalta

Twitter: @SaintMarysMalta

Carroll College Parish

Care and Share 2013/ 2014

Scholarship Applications

(Received by Diocese as of Sept. 2, 2014)

are available by contacting the St. Marys Parish

office ; office@saintmarysmalta.org or by calling
654-1446.

Goal
$ 24,401.00
$ 3,996.00
$ 1,680.00

Malta:
Dodson:
Saco:

Parish Scholarships are awarded to students active

in a Catholic Parish within the Diocese of Helena
and the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, in memory
of the deceased priest of the diocese.

Remaining
$ 12, 956.36
$ 1, 527.00
$ 445.89

Thank you for your support of

Care and Share!

This $1000.00 scholarship is applicable toward fulltime tuition at Carrol College for the upcoming
year. Only one newly accepted student per parish
may receive the scholarship each year.
The recipient will be chosen by St. Marys Parish.

Collection Totals For Last Week

Applications must be returned to St. Marys by

February 1, 2015.

Confessions: Satur days 4 - 5 p.m., 1/2 hour before

daily Mass (Mon.- Fri.) or by appointment
Anointing of the Sick: Please contact Fr . Cor y as
soon as possible for anointing.

Collected

Needed

Malta:

943.25

$ 2, 721.58

Dodson:

148.00

441.31

Saco:

NA

192.31

Parental sessions are required.

Marriages: Six month couple pr epar ation per iod

required. Please contact Fr. Cory before scheduling
marriage date.

Baptism: Normally celebrated at Sunday Mass.

To reserve the Parish Basement or other St. Marys

facility, please contact Fr. Cory or Lana at the Parish
Office (email office@SaintMarysMalta.org).

Any announcements for next Sundays bulletin need

to be in by 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday

Stewardship Thoughts
Advent Preparation
December 7, 2014 - 2nd Sunday of Advent

The word Advent derives from the Latin word

meaning coming. The Lord is coming. We may re"Prepare the way of the Lord..." - Mark 1:3
flect that every year at this time we celebrate his
We are all called to live a holy life. We are all called to coming , so that in a sense we can lose the feeling
of expectancy and joyful anticipation, because at
invite others to live holy lives. Living a stewardship
the end of the season, everything seems to return to
lifestyle, being grateful and generous with our gifts,
pretty much the same routine. If that is the case,
does just that - it puts us on the path to holiness and it
then our preparation may have been lacking and we
invites others to be holy, too.
have therefore been robbed of much of the true
meaning of this season.
judy@catholicfoundationmt.org

Job Opening:
The Diocese of Great Falls-Billings seeks a Major Gifts
Officer. Successful candidate must exhibit excellent
skills in building positive donor relationships and successful fundraising track record. At least five years of
nonprofit fundraising experience preferred. Candidate
must be a fully initiated, practicing Catholic in good
standing. Bachelor's degree required; Master's preferred. Salary commensurate with experience; benefits
package included. Full-time position with location flexible within the Diocese. To view the full job description, visit www.diocesegfb.org. To apply, send cover
letter, rsum and three professional references to
vicargeneral@diocesegfb.org. Application deadline is
December 1st.

During Advent we recall the history of God's people and reflect on how the prophecies and promises
of the Old Testament were fulfilled. This gives us a
background for the present. Today we can reflect
on the past track record of God and so begin to understand what it means to us now for the sake of
what is to come, in our own future and that of our
world.
www.catholic.org

Catholic Womens No Host Luncheon

Every second Friday of the month
1:00 PM at the Great Northern
Dining Room.

Next Luncheon January 09, 2015

All Catholic Women Welcome

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. We ask $10.00 per
mass 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!

RCIA Program2014-2015
Program Dates : Every Tuesday Evening
@ 7:00 PM - Religious Education Center

Diocese of Great FallsBillings

Symbolon The Catholic Faith Explainedis the program that will be used this year.

Pilgrimage to Participate

www.symboloncatholic.orgplease visit this site for

more information about knowing and living our faith.

in the World Meeting

For more information please contact

Of Families and Anticipated Papal Visit

Brenda Rummel @Brenda@saintmarysmalta.org

September 22-27, 2015

or 301-0936

Philadelphia, PA
World Meeting of Families Package Includes:
Round trip airfare from either Great Falls or Billings
Airport (including airport taxes & fuel surcharges,
subject to change). Hotel for 5 nights at Best Western Plus, Bensalem, PA (or similar) + Breakfast daily
at the hotel. Luxury Motor Coach Transportation +
sight-seeing in Historic Philadelphia as well as to
various Shrine. Assistance of a Canterbury

Knights of Columbus
KC Meetings : Every Second Tuesday Evening
6:30 PM Rosary

Christmas Church Decoration Sunday Dec. 21st

Please help.

Pilgrimages & Tours

Rep. while in Philadelphia.
Per Person Cost: $1495
Not included are the following:
WMF Conference feeAnything not listed above.
For further information: 800-653-0017
Canterbury Pilgrimages & Tours, Inc.

PCCW
Dec. 13-Sat.Church cleaningsign up sheet in the
back of the church for groups, families and individuals.

www.canterburytours.com /

Dec.17-Wed.PCCW Christmas Party @ Ton

canterburytours@live.com

Zeiglers-please bring a friend & 2 dozen cookies

from each band.
Dec. 21SunChurch Decoration for Christmas
Sock Drive for For t Belknap Youthbasket in back
of church for donations.
Your donation of your time and your talents are
appreciated.