St.

Mary’s Catholic Church

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.
February 4, 2018 — 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Fr. Cory Sticha-Pastor
Name:______________________________________________________________________________
P.O. Box 70 www.SaintMarysMalta.org Office: (406) 654-1446
Address:____________________________________________________________________________ Malta, MT 59538 RE Center: (406) 654-1311
Phone number:_______________________________________________________________________ office@SaintMarysMalta.org Fax: (406) 654-1467

Email address:_______________________________________________________________________ MASS SCHEDULE

You may also use this for a change of address. 2/5: Malta - 5:30 PM: Darlene Froman & Family r/b Darlene Froman
2/6: Malta - 8:30 AM: Repose of the soul of Don Nevrivy r/b John & Terry McKeon
Thanks! 2/7: Malta - 8:30 AM: Repose of the soul of Bill Starkey r/b KofC Council 2124
2/8: Hi-Line - 10:00 AM: Repose of the soul of Don Nevrivy r/b The Ulrich’s
Women’s Monthly Lunch 2/9: Malta - 8:30 AM: NO MASS (Funeral)
2/10: Malta - 5:30 PM: Repose of the soul of Byron Ereaux r/b Mary & Maynard LaFond
ATTENTION LADIES OF THE PARISH: We will again be getting together once a month for lunch on 2/11: Dodson - 8:30 AM: Repose of the soul of Gay LaFond r/b Helen DePuydt
the second Friday of every month, at 11:30 at the GN. Please mark your calendars and join us for a good Malta - 10:00 AM: For all parishioners
meal and great fellowship! Saco - 12:00 PM: Healing of Tracy DePuydt r/b Helen DePuydt

Pope’s Universal Intention

For February: Say “No” to Corruption. That those who have material, political, or spiritual power may Knights of Columbus # 2124 Parish Council of Catholic Women
resist any lure of corruption. Next Meeting: Next Meeting:
First Tuesday of the month Second Sunday of the Month
Send Us Your Announcements! February 6, 2018 February 11, 2018 @ 9:15 AM
Please contact Fr. Cory at frcory@SaintMarysMalta.org if you have any bulletin announcements!

Confessions: Saturdays 4 - 5 p.m., 1/2 hour before Mass Intentions: As Catholics, we have a long Weekly Eucharistic Adoration
daily Mass (Tues., Weds., and Fri.) or by tradition of having Masses celebrated for those we
1st Friday of the Month: 9 AM to 4 PM (Sign-up in the back of the church or just show up!)
appointment offer up in prayer. The Mass is the ultimate form of
prayer, and each Mass is celebrated for an Other Fridays: 9 to 10 AM
Anointing of the Sick: Please contact Fr. Cory as
intention. We ask $10.00 per mass intention.
soon as possible for anointing.
Please consider having Masses celebrated for
Baptism: Normally celebrated at weekend Masses.
family and friends on special occasions and
Parental sessions are required. Collections Totals For 1/21 2017 Care and Share
anniversaries, as well as those who are in need of
Marriages: Six month couple preparation period prayers. Masses are also encouraged in memory of 1/21 Needed Goal Remaining Past Due
required. Please contact Fr. Cory before scheduling those loved ones who have died, especially on the Malta: $3526.50 $2721.00 Malta: $22,210.00 $12,071.00 $59,244.37
marriage date. anniversaries of their deaths. Please contact Fr. Dodson: $297.10 $441.31 Dodson: $2,849.00 $0.00 $5,029.79
Cory for more information. Saco: $134.38 $441.31 Saco: $1,911.00 $0.00 $0.00
 Stewardship and Development Thoughts from Judy Held Scripture Readings — 2/4/2018-2/11/2018
President, Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana
2/4 — Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Stewardship Thought: “Rising very early before dawn, he left and went off to a deserted place, where he Job 4:1-4, 6-7; Psalm 147:1-6; 1 Corinthians 9:16-19, 22-23; Mark 1:29-39
prayed…He told them, ‘Let us go on to the nearby villages that I may preach there also. For this purpose
2/5 — St. Agatha, Virgin & Martyr
have I come.’” - Mark 1:35, 38
1 Kings 8:1-7, 9-13; Psalm 132:6-10; Mark 6:53-56
In today’s Gospel reading we see a perfect example of stewardship. Jesus gives His time to do all that
2/6 — St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs
God wishes - healing the sick and preaching. But before He begins, Jesus makes time to be alone with
1 kings 8:22-23, 27-30; Psalm 84:3-5, 10-11; Mark 7:1-13
God in prayer. It is through prayer, spending time with God, that we find the strength to do what He
wishes us to do. Be sure to find time every day to be with God. 2/7 — Wednesday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time
1 Kings 10:1-10; Psalm 37:5-6, 30-31, 39-40; Mark 7:14-23
Considering Becoming Catholic? 2/8 — Thursday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time; St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita,
If you have considered entering the Catholic Church, now’s the time! We are seeking those in the Malta, Virgin
Dodson, and Saco areas who are interested in becoming Catholic. Whether you’ve never been baptized, or 1 Kings 11:4-13; Psalm 106:3-4, 35-37, 40; Mark 7:24-30
are currently a member of another Christian denomination, we want to hear from you! Contact Tom 2/9 — Friday of the 5th Week in Ordinary Time
DePuydt in Saco at 674-5560, Leona Kienenberger in Dodson at 383-4459, or Brenda Rummel in Malta 1 Kings 11:29-32, 12:19; Psalm 81:10-15; Mark 7:31-37
at 301-0936.
2/10 — St. Scholastica, Virgin
A Night at the Races 1 Kings 12:26-32, 13:33-34; Psalm 106:6-7, 19-22; Mark 8:1-10
Friday, February 9, 2018 — No-host social at 5:00 PM; Meal at 6:00 PM 2/11 — Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Join us for a fun night of action-packed, heart pounding horse racing! The evening begins with a social Leviticus 13:1-2, 44-46; Psalm 32:1-2, 5, 11; 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:1; Mark 1:40-45
hour, followed by a delicious roast beef dinner with dessert. Wager on actual horse races. Enter for door
prizes and 50/50 drawings throughout the night. Saturday Evening Mass Proposal — Take 2
Tickets are $25, and can be purchased at First State Bank, First Security Bank, and Independence Bank. Thank you to everyone who gave input on the Mass proposal regarding Sunday evening Mass. While
Advanced purchases are necessary, so please purchase before the night of the event. Horse ownership for there was some support for the proposal, there was also understandable opposition. For this reason, the
each race can be purchased for $20 per horse. proposal will not go forward.

For more information, contact Brenda at 406-301-0936. Instead, I am putting forward an alternate proposal regarding Saturday evening Mass. 5:30 PM on Satur-
day generally conflicts with many activities in our community, such as school sports, dinners, fundraisers,
and other events. In order to reduce the number of conflicts, the proposal is to move Saturday evening
Please Pray For Mass to 4:00 PM, with Confessions moving to 11:00 AM to Noon. This would begin on the 1st Saturday
Bobby Ereaux, Janeen Brookie, LaVonne Compton, Gerry Williams, Gloria Coombs, Linda Berg, of Lent, February 17th.
Myrtle Hould, Jeanie Engebretson, John Murray, Terry Stiles, Payton Kill Eagle, Mary Kelly, Roberta
Once again, I ask that feedback be written, whether by letter or email, to ensure that everyone’s input be
Pospisil, Karen Boos and those from our local area serving in the military.
taken into consideration. I also ask that it be received by the end of day this Sunday, February 4th.
For the repose of the souls of Christina Marks, Ileen Pekovitch, Kenny Ulrich, Patricia Davis, Don
Nevrivy, Bill Starkey, Nancy Soennichesen, the Poor Souls in Purgatory, and for comfort and peace for Parish Council
their families. Regina Webb (Malta) Cliff Merriman (KofC) Tom DePuydt (Saco)
Anyone who needs to have prayers said for someone can call: Dianne Salsbery at 654-1443 or 654-4675; Charlie Mears (Malta) Wilma Mavencamp (PCCW) Leona Kienenberger (Dodson)
Jean Niebur at 654-2822. Names will be listed in the bulletin for one month unless specified. Shawn Bleth (Malta)
 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
Dates to remember:
February 5th: “Forgiven” This is the next
Adult Study Group. It’s held on Monday
evenings at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited to
join the group.
February 9th: “A Nite At The Races”
Parish fundraiser. A Roast Beef Dinner and
a fun night of horse races. Buy your ticket
and own a horse. Tickets need to be pur-
chased on or before February 7th.
February 13th: “Painless Stewardship
Planning” This is the second of the monthly
Webinar Series put on by the Diocesan
Stewardship Council. The Webinars are
Live at 12:00 p.m the second Tuesday of
each month. They will be available to view
the following day. Watch the bulletin for
links for each webinar.
February 13th: : Drinking the Spirit; 7:00
p.m. at the Tin Cup. The guest speaker is
Eric Nanneman, who is seminarian and will
be who is doing his Pastoral year for semi-
nary. Come and meet Eric and hear his sto-
ry of discernment and events leading him to
the priesthood.
February 14th: Ash Wednesday Mass.
This is the first day of the Lenten Season in
the Church. Mass time is 6:00 p.m. with a
meatless potluck to follow. Everyone is in-
vited. The RE classes are cancelled, alt-
hough we expect the youth to attend Mass in
place of the RE lessons.
February 23rd: K of C Fish Fry. The
Knights will be holding their annual Lenten
Fish Fry’s starting on Friday Feb. 23rd. The
meals start at 5:30 PM. Cost is $10 for
adults and $6 for kids.
BEST LENTEN PRACTICES
• The entire season of Lent is a penitential season. The
liturgical color for Lent is purple (just like Advent) to
show that it is a special time of penance. Taking up addi-
tional practices, such as alms giving, self-imposed fast-
ing outside of the obligatory times, and spiritual read-
ing, stations of the cross, a daily rosary, serving the poor,
etc., all enhance the penitential and spiritual aspect of
Lent.
• Make the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) an
important part of your Lenten penitential practice.
• Attend Mass on Ash Wednesday. While it is not a Ho-
ly Day of Obligation, all are encouraged to attend to re-
ceive ashes on the forehead.
• Attend Mass on Holy Thursday to commemorate the
institution of the Eucharist, called the “Mass of the
Lord’s Supper.”
• If possible, try to clear your schedule in order to partici-
pate in the traditional Veneration of the Cross service
on Good Friday.
• Attend the Easter Vigil at sundown on Holy Saturday
to welcome the Easter Sunday feast.
• On Easter Sunday and throughout the Easter season,
fully celebrate the joy of Christ’s Resurrection and the
conquering of sin and death he merited for us.
“The observance of Lent is the very badge of the Chris-
tian warfare. By it we prove ourselves not to be enemies
of Christ. By it we avert the scourges of divine justice. By
it we gain strength against the princes of darkness, for it
shields us with heavenly help. Should mankind grow re-
miss in their observance of Lent, it would be a detriment
to God’s glory, a disgrace to the Catholic religion, and a
danger to Christian souls. Neither can it be doubted that
such negligence would become the source of misery to
the world, of public calamity, and of private woe.” –
Pope Benedict XIV
 PCCW Update
Dear all - just a quick update:

We'd like to thank Toni and Mary for being such awesome leaders the last 2+
years. Diane Liebel will be a CoChair for 2018 assisted by Anne Boothe (until May and
then we'd like a new volunteer until year end), Sue Poulton and Janice Reichelt have
volunteered to be CoChairs for 2019 and 2020 and we have two younger members
slated for 2021 and 2022. Anne Boothe agreed to continue as Secretary and Stacy
French will continue as Treasurer. YAY, we're so excited to be ready for the future!!

Some new volunteer assignments include: Julie Snellman, Sue Poulton & Colleen
Murray will take on the Sharing Cups Ministry, Colleen Murray and Toni Ziegler will
handle the Cookie Trays & Christmas Party in December, Brenda Rummel will work
with Margaret Hanson on the Sacrament and New Baby Gift Ministry and Janice
Reichelt will coordinate the Spring Cleaning before Easter and serve as the General
Chairwoman for the Harvest Dinner. Wilma Mavencamp will continue to serve as our
liaison to the regional DCCW.

We reauthorized our cleaning contract with Diane Liebel and everyone was encouraged
to submit their $20 fee if they hadn't already. We approved bills including our DCCW
dues and made a $100 donation to the Scholarship Fund. Our Treasurer reported the
Harvest Dinner generated $3000 this fall - this is down considerable from previous
years but still noted as very successful.

A new project led by the KC's is to replace the long banquet tables with lighter (easier to
handle) round ones along with new chairs - there will be a breakfast on February 11th
after Mass with funds to assist that effort. We've also received word that the elevator is
slated to be repaired :) All were invited and encouraged to attend the Nite at the Races
set for January 9th.

We are going to hold our next meetings before Mass (just to try it) - so PLEASE join us
at 9:15AM on February 11th. It's a wonderful way to share your talents and be part of
the fellowship of the Parish Council of Catholic Women (PCCW.)

Thank you and God Bless.