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Mary’s Catholic Church
P.O. Box 70 Office: (406) 654-1446
Malta, MT 59538 Fax: (406) 654-1467
office@SaintMarysMalta.org www.SaintMarysMalta.org
November 3, 2019 Fr. Cory Sticha - Pastor
Mass Schedule and Intentions
11/4: No Mass
11/5: No Mass
11/6: Malta 8:30 AM:
Benjamin Riggs r/b The Howells
11/7: HiLine 10:00 AM:
Sheridan & Carmen Fish r/b Bruce & Darlene Cummings
11/8: Malta 8:30 AM:
Poor Souls in Purgatory r/b Lana Fortin
11/9: Malta 11:00 AM (Latin):
Repose of Pat & Pansy Menge r/b Charlie & Crystal Mears & Family
Malta 4:00 PM:
Joyce Wright r/b Delmar LaBrie
11/10: Dodson 8:30 AM:
Repose of Roger Simonson r/b Helen DePuydt
Malta 10:00 AM:
For the Parishioners
Saco 12:00 PM:
Repose of James "Buck" Taylor r/b Helen DePuydt
Weekly Eucharistic Adoration
Every Friday from 9 to 10 AM (following daily Mass)
Traditional Latin Mass
Every Saturday at 11 AM at St. Mary's
Knights of Columbus # Parish Council of Catholic
2124 Women
Meets First Tuesday of the month Meets Second Sunday of the Month
Daily Scripture Readings
11/3 — ThirtyFirst Sunday in Ordinary Time
(National Vocation Awareness Week) (Daylight Saving Time Ends)
Wisdom 11:2212:2; Psalm 145:12, 811, 1314; 2 Thessalonians 1:112:2;
Luke 19:110
11/4 — St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop
Romans 11:2936; Psalm 69:3031, 3334, 36; Luke 14:1214
11/5 — Tuesday of the ThirtyFirst Week in Ordinary Time
Romans 12:516; Psalm 131:13; Luke 14:1524
11/6 — Wednesday of the ThirtyFirst Week in Ordinary Time
Romans 13:810; Psalm 112:12, 45, 9; Luke 14:2533
11/7 — Thursday of the ThirtyFirst Week in Ordinary Time
Romans 14:712; Psalm 27:1, 4, 1314; Luke 15:110
11/8 — Friday of the ThirtyFirst Week in Ordinary Time
Romans 15:1421; Psalm 98:14; Luke 16:18
11/9 — The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Ezekiel 47:12, 89, 12; Psalm 46:23, 56, 89; 1 Corinthians 3:911, 16
17; John 2:1322
11/10 — ThirtySecond Sunday in Ordinary Time
2 Maccabees 7:12, 914; Psalm 17:1, 56, 8, 15; 2 Thessalonians 2:163:5;
Luke 20:2738 or 20:27, 3438
Sacraments
Confessions: Saturdays Noon Baptism: Normally celebrated at
1p.m., 1/2 hour before daily Mass weekend Masses. Parental sessions
(Tues., Weds., and Fri.) or by are required.
appointment Marriages: Six month couple
Anointing of the Sick: Please preparation period required. Please
contact Fr. Cory as soon as possible meet with Fr. Cory before scheduling
for anointing. marriage date.
Live The Liturgy
Imagine God coming to you at this wide that we sometimes have a
very moment saying, “Today I must difficulty accepting just how
stay at your house!” How do you unconditional and free it really is. We
react when you hear those words? may find ourselves thinking that
God must stay at your house. There there must be some folks who don’t
is no time to clean or organize things deserve it or aren’t worthy. All are
or make any preparations. There is worthy. The book of Wisdom tells us,
no time to backtrack and catch up on “But you have mercy on all and you
things that may have slipped by overlook people’s sins that they may
during the week. God is coming and repent.” There is no way around it:
doesn’t care how things look! God God must offer mercy. We are lost
just wants to spend time with you. and we desperately need it.
God’s mercy is very wide. It is so
Thank You!
Special thanks to Rocky Mummy and Thank you to the anonymous
Logan Rummel for donating their parishioners who gave generously for
time and materal to fill in the the new lawn tractor and equipment!
potholes in the alley beside St. It will make mowing the lawn and
Mary's Church! clearing the walks much easier!
Collections Totals For 10/27
Monthly
10/27 Needed Online
Malta: $1076.50 $2721.00 $445.00
Dodson: $271.00 $441.31 $0.00
Saco: $194.00 $441.31 $225.00
Parish Council
Regina Webb (Malta) Cliff Merriman (KofC) Tom DePuydt (Saco)
Charlie Mears (Malta) Wilma Mavencamp Leona Kienenberger
Shawn Bleth (Malta) (PCCW) (Dodson)
Mass Intentions Please consider having Masses
celebrated for family and friends on
As Catholics, we have a long tradition special occasions and anniversaries,
of having Masses celebrated for those as well as those who are in need of
we offer up in prayer. The Mass is the prayers. Masses are also encouraged
ultimate form of prayer, and each in memory of those loved ones who
Mass is celebrated for an intention. have died, especially on the
We ask $10.00 per mass intention. anniversaries of their deaths. Please
contact Fr. Cory for more
information.
Catholic Quotes Pope Francis' Intention
We make a living by what we get. For November: Universal: That a
We make a life by what we give. spirit of dialogue, encounter, and
Winston Churchill reconciliation emerge in the Near
East, where diverse religious
communities share their lives
together.
Goal Remaining Past Due
Malta: $24,326.76 $14,860.76 $69,159.37
Dodson: $3,497.83 $1,057.83 $0.00
Saco: $2,726.41 $2,561.41 $0.00
Please Pray For
Dale McNamara, Marion Holman, Roland Marney, Jaden Keeling, Wanda
Brown, Kenny Parisian, Arena Niebur, Scott Waters, Jack Lind, Noel
Emond, Kelly Kussie, Barb Darrah and family, Joyce Wright, Joyce
Donavan, and those from our area serving in the military.
For the repose of the souls of Bob Darrah, Judy Messerly, Linda Berg, Bob
Bushman, Terry Stiles, Jack Munsinger, 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.
Ask Fr. Cory
As I promised last week, I've Another obligation which I have
published the budget reports for the been holding back on paying is
July 2018June 2019 fiscal year. At reimbursement from the mission
first glance, they don't look too bad. parishes of Sacred Heart and St.
After all, St. Mary's is the only parish Francis to St. Mary's. Generally, the
that had more expenses than income, mission parishes are responsible for
and even that wasn't by too much. their immediate expenses: gas, water,
The lines that show the greater sewer, electricity, etc.
concern are the "Outstanding However, these are not the only
Expenses". While all three parishes expenses Sacred Heart and St.
are able to take care of the dayto Francis have. The missions receive
day expenses, such as electricity, supplies from St. Mary's, especially
water, sewer, etc., there are expenses for those consumables required for
that haven't been met that are no less Mass, as well as office services and
an obligation to our parishes. the time and travel of a priest. These
One of these obligations is the need supplies and services are an expense
of Catholic parishes to support their to St. Mary's that the parish should
diocese. Most parishioners are not have to shoulder on its own. The
familiar with Care and Share, the missions are required to help offset a
appeal from Bishop Warfel to portion St. Mary's expenses in these
parishers of the Diocese of Great areas.
FallsBillings. On top of Care and In the current financial situation of
Share, however, is an assessment to the parishes, none of these
each parish for a portion of their outstanding expenses could be met.
income. This assessment is called the This is why I raised my concern last
Cathedraticum, and currently sits at week about the financial status of the
about 9% of parish income. parishes, and what that means for the
Because of concern for the financial future. It's my prayer and hope that
status of the parishes, I was negligent each of us (myself included!) will
in paying this Cathedraticum. This take time to consider the importance
money is still owed to the diocese by of these parishes in our lives and
the three parishes, and will need to communities, and judge our financial
be paid sooner rather than later. contributions accordingly.
Finance Report for July 2018-June 2019 Fiscal Year
St. Mary’s: St. Francis:
Income: $108,614 Income: $11,266
Expenses: $117,188 Expenses: $1,998
Outstanding Expenses: Outstanding Expenses:
Cathedraticum to diocese (approx. Cathedraticum to diocese (approx.
9% of income) 9% of income)
Sacred Heart: Reimbursement to St. Mary’s for
Income: $16,319 altar supplies, priest and office
Expenses: $3,182 expenses (10% of St. Mary's altar
Outstanding Expenses: supplies, office, and priest expenses)
Cathedraticum to diocese (approx.
9% of income)
Reimbursement to St. Mary’s for
altar supplies, priest and office
expenses (10% of St. Mary's altar
supplies, office, and priest expenses)
Presence: The Mystery of the Eucharist
We will be having Adult Study on the Contact Crystal Mears at 6541988
"Presence, The Mystery of the or 6547307. There are study guides
Eucharist" Starting at noon on for $5.00 each.
November 5th. There will be 7
sessions.
Everyday Stewardship
The Enthusiastic Steward would not normally do.
Have you ever been at a concert and Following Jesus Christ is not easy in
rushed the stage to get closer to your this world of ours. Trying to do it
favorite act? Has your favorite sports without feeling any enthusiasm
team won a championship, and you makes it doubly difficult.
just wanted to celebrate for hours? Enthusiasm is something that can be
For those of us who are parents, have grown, but we must be the ones who
you ever gone to great lengths to get foster it. When we see the fruits of
the perfect photo at a first our stewardship, enthusiasm grows.
Communion, graduation, or some When we spend time in prayer and
other ceremony in which your child in God’s Word getting to know Jesus
was involved? better, enthusiasm grows. When we
When moments in our life are filled work to make Jesus the most
with enthusiasm, we can find important person in our life,
ourselves overwhelmed and doing enthusiasm grows. If we find
things we might not normally do. I ourselves too often with our feet on
bet Zacchaeus didn’t have a regular the ground and growing in apathy,
habit of climbing trees. However, he perhaps it is time to do what it takes
climbed one so he could see Jesus to bring on that desire to climb a
more clearly. His enthusiasm led him tree.
up a tree, an action he probably — Tracy Earl Welliver
Gospel Meditation
Christ loves us first. So much of the the very least, kind, generous, and
Christian life is as simple as that. just people. “Good” people. But
Today’s Gospel is a prime example! those aren’t the people Jesus chooses
“Now a man there named Zacchaeus, to share a meal with. Christ loves us
who was a chief tax collector and first. He chooses Zacchaeus even
also a wealthy man … was seeking to before the man makes a public
see who Jesus was.” We may have profession of his repentance.
gotten used to the story of “The Son of Man has come to seek
Zacchaeus, this short, seemingly and to save what was lost.” We may
innocent man who climbs a sycamore not be tax collectors and extortionists
tree in his desperate desire to see — I hope not! — but we all have
Jesus. But this colorful, children’s elements of our lives that are lost. We
Bible illustration isn’t what the have wounds from childhood,
gathering crowd would have seen. unresolved anxieties or attachments,
They would have seen the white daily fears. No matter how “put
collar criminal. Tax collectors were together” we are, we all have our lost
notorious for extortion. They were moments. Some days, it may feel like
collaborators with the oppressive we can’t see over the ways they
Roman overlords, overcharging for crowd our inner life. Today’s Gospel
taxes and skimming a cut off the top. invites us to do something a little
And how does Jesus respond to this strange. Don’t let your flaws,
man? failures, or hangups prevent you
“Come down quickly,” Jesus says, from seeing Jesus. Take a deep
“for today I must stay at your house.” breath. Go climb a tree, because
If you had been there, would you Jesus is passing by. And he wants to
have believed it? No doubt there stay in your heart today.
were other disciples in the city or, at
Please send bulletin announcements to frcory@SaintMarysMalta.org by
Thursday evening. Thanks!
Word of Life from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops
“God never stops offering each of us
his mercy, ‘a concrete reality with
which he reveals his love’ (MV 6).”
USCCB Secretariat of ProLife
Activities Reflection: Moved by
Mercy
(Excerpt from Misericordiae vultus,
© 2015, Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
Used with permission. All rights
reserved.)
Weekly Reflection from Priests for Life
Disposable Children? inconvenience. It has nominally
"The socalled right to abortion has accorded mothers unfettered
pitted mothers against their children dominion over the independent lives
and women against men. It has sown of their physically dependent sons
violence and discord at the heart of and daughters...The right to life does
the most intimate human not depend, and must not be
relationships...It has portrayed the declared to be contingent, on the
greatest of gifts a child as a pleasure of anyone else, not even a
competitor, an intrusion, and an parent or a sovereign." – Mother
Teresa 1994
Trivia at Blue Ridge Brewing
Think you're a trivia expert? St. St. Mary's Parish is sponsoring this
Mary's Parish and Blue Ridge evening of trivia, music, and fun. $5
Brewing is giving you the chance to will buy into two rounds of trivia,
prove it! Know a lot about popular with Blue Ridge Brewing gift
music from many eras and styles? certificates available to win in each
Show us! round.
Join us on Thursday, November 7th Bring your
at 6:00 PM at Blue Ridge Brewing, friends and plan
320 S 1st St E (next to the car wash). for an evening
of trivia fun!