St.

Marys Catholic Church

March 31, 2013 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

Apr. 1: Malta - 10:00 AM: Glen Williamson Funeral Apr. 2: Malta - 8:30 AM: For priests intention Apr. 3: Malta - 8:30 AM: For the Poor Souls in Purgatory r/b Les and Marilyn Metz Apr. 4: Hi-Line - 10:00 AM: For priests intention Malta - 7:00 PM: Confirmation Apr. 5: Malta - 8:30 AM: For the Poor Souls in Purgatory r/b Les and Marilyn Metz Apr. 6: Malta - 5:30 PM: For the repose of the soul of Fr. Emmett Hoffman Apr. 7: Dodson - 8:30 AM: For priests intention Malta - 10:00 AM: For the parishioners Saco - 12:15 PM: For Bill Marks r/b Helen DePuydt

St. Marys Ministers

Saturday, April 6 - 5:30 PM Lectors: Servers: Music: EMHCs: Gift Bearers: Sacristan: Mary Brady & Wilma Mavencamp Colt French Cathy Salsbery Bob Darrah & Linda Manoukian Mark French Family Don Nevrivy Sunday, April 7 - 10:00 AM Ken & Lana Ulrich Jillian OBrien & Devyn Salsbery Kari Hould Jim & Mary Brady, & Jerry Depute Denny Salsbery Family Jerry Depute

Sacred Heart Ministers

April 7, 2013 Lector: Patti EMHCs: Leona & Wendy Gift Bearers: Ken Wieddericks Church Cleaning for April: Terri Cole Ministers: Please come early to serve as greeters! Any announcements for next Sundays bulletin need to be in by 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. To reserve the Parish Basement or other St. Marys facility, please contact Fr. Cory or Lana at the Parish Office.

St. Marys PCCW Raffle

Reminder from Joyce Wright: Please turn in your PCCW Raffle tickets, as the Parish Potluck Dinner is next weekend!

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

9 AM to 6 PM Join us on April 5th!

Scriptural Rosary
Will be held on April 14, 2013 at 5:00 PM at St. Marys Church.

Can you not spend one hour with me? (Mt 26:40)

Holy Fathers Prayer Intentions for April 2013

General Intention: Liturgy, Source of Life. That the public, prayerful celebration of faith may give life to the faithful. Missionary Intention: Mission Churches. That mission churches may be signs and instruments of hope and resurrection.

Please keep in your prayers:

Loretta Patrick, Jack Munsinger, Jeanie Engebretson, Kathy (Hould) Iannacchione, Don Kuszmaul, Loretta Bebee, repose of the soul of Frank Bebee, Marilyn Metz, Jerry Hickey, Scotty Moore, 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: Madaline Itcaina at 654-2584; Jean Niebur at 654-2822; or Doris Nicholson at 654-2692. Names will be listed in the bulletin for one month unless specified.

Care and Share 2013

We have received our 2013 goals for Care and Share: Malta/Whitewater: Dodson: Saco: $23,789.36 $3,920.51 $1,244.11

Four Wheeler Raffle Drawing

Knights of Columbus Council 2124 is once again raffling off the winners choice of a Honda Rancher 4 wheeler or a Yamaha Golf Cart. Tickets are available now at $20 each, with only 500 tickets sold, so get yours today! Contact a KofC member to buy your tickets or for more information.

This years Care and Share appeal will begin on the weekend of April 6-7. You will be receiving information from the diocese, including envelopes for your contributions, within the next couple weeks. Thank you for your support of Care and Share!

Collection Totals for Last Week

Malta: Dodson: Saco: Whitewater: Collected $2,021.50 $419.00 $185.00 $3.00 Needed $2,758.26 $440.37 $183.05

Alleluia!
During the past six weeks, our parish community has prayed, fasted and given alms with a special focus on the poorest members of our global community. Our lives were touched by stories from Burkina Faso, East Timor, Lesotho, Dominican Republic, Pakistan and the United States. Through our Lenten prayers and donations, we have touched the lives of millions of people served by Catholic Relief Services, our representative to the poorest communities in the world. Please return your Rice Bowl to the parish office or in the back of the church by April 14. Thank you for your generosity.

Knights of Columbus

Apr. 9 - Knights fun night, 6 PM Burgers, fries and games All Knights - come one, come all! Bring yourself and favorite game April 14 - Coffee and rolls April 19, 20 - State convention in Libby April 14 or 23 - Rally for Life

Sacred Heart PCCW

Chapter 58 of Isaiah tells us to "not turn our back on our own" and our little church community of Sacred Heart in Dodson responded to that on Sunday! We had a fund raiser for a sick parishioner and the final sum was astounding! Thank you Sacred Heart for giving from your heart. May God give you every blessing possible! Yours in Christ, Terri and Leona, Co-Presidents

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!

St. Marys PCCW

April 7 - Pot Luck (in place of Spring Fling). Raffle tickets now available!

Stewardship and Development

We are recreated to a new life in Christ through the Easter miracle and our Baptism in the Lord. His death and Resurrection open the way to eternal salvation for all who seek it. As faithful stewards, we stand in awe of this tremendous gift and exclaim, The Lord has risen. Alleluia! Let the remainder of 2013 be an opportunity for you to express your deep faith, love and commitment to our Risen Lord through the kind of stewardship activities that He is calling you to. Christ needs each of us to continue his work here on earth for Him, with the help of the Holy Spirit. Will you offer Him your gifts of service, energy, and ability or your gifts of charitable donations so that you may ensure the life-giving and faith-building ministries in our parish and throughout our diocese?

Parish Choir Announcement

Dear Parishioners of St. Mary's Church, If you have not yet heard, Kay has passed on the reins of St. Mary's Choir to us. Dan will be the new choir director and Kerri will be the organist. As you have seen, the organ is now in the choir loft. I believe that this is a great opportunity to encourage family and friends to join. Singing from the back of the church is great fun. It decreases much of the anxiety people rarely get when singing. Also we would like to invite any junior high and high school students to the choir. This year, we are taking a different approach to rehearsals. We are having weekly rehearsals for a couple of months prior to our first scheduled mass of the season. The choir will develop a basic repertoire of music and master different pieces with three or four part harmony. We will be making free rehearsal CD's so that the choir can listen to their respective parts in the car. Our goal is to have a full repertoire of songs prepared so that we can focus on a few songs at a time and need fewer rehearsals. The rehearsals will be on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM and last for about an hour. The first rehearsal will be Wednesday April 10 at 7:00 PM. For students, there will be a separate rehearsal. For more information or to sign up please contact Dan at 845-264-7577 or e-mail Kerri at kacornish@hotmail.com. God Bless! -- Dan and Kerri Morton

Faithful Citizenship Quote

"The Church must speak out in today's context on fundamental rights, the right to justice, the right to peace, but above all and in the first place, the right to life. If the Church did not speak, did not proclaim the truth, it would be abandoning its duty; it would be unfaithful to society, to the good of society. Therefore, its precise duty is the very liberty to intervene with word, and also with example -- the example of promoting human life, of intervening for the salvation of mankind." -- Bishop Elio Sgreccia, Vice-President of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Vatican City

Confirmation This Thursday

Bishop Michael Warfel will be in Malta this Thursday, April 4, at 7:00 PM to celebrate Confirmation and First Eucharist for 10 children from Malta and Dodson: Malta: Arena Niebur, Dally Niebur, Jared Eggebrecht, Kennedy Koss, Brylee French, and Camryn Mears Dodson: Dwight Werk, Lindsey Messerly, Tryten Stiffarm, Corbain Lone Bear. Corbain will also receive Baptism before Confirmation. Please join us for this celebration, and congratulations to those receiving the Sacraments!

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!

Confessions: Saturdays 4 - 5 p.m., 1/2 hour before daily Mass (Mon.- Fri.) or by appointment Anointing of the Sick: Please contact Fr. Cory as soon as possible for anointing. 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.

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