ST. LEO THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH JANUARY 12, 2020 “THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD”

PO Box 421 — 102 W Broadway St Lewistown, Montana 59457

406-538-9306 www.stleoscatholicchurch.org www.facebook.com/stleoparish

Office Hours Tuesday — Thursday:

9:00am—1:00pm and 1:30pm—5:30pm

CLOSED ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY

Mass Schedule

* In the event of a funeral or wedding Mass, the daily Mass will be canceled.

Saturday Vigil

Sunday

Holy Family (Winifred)

Tuesday

Wednesday

1st Wed.

2nd Wed.

Thursday

Friday

1st Saturday

5:00pm

9:00am

11:30am

5:15pm

8:00am (every)

10:30am (Hospital)

10:30am (Villa)

8:00am

8:00am

9:00am (Latin)

Sacramental Preparation Baptism: Please call Fr. Samuel.

Marriage: Planning and preparation 6 months in advance.

Sacrament of the Sick: Please call the parish office.

Emergency anointing only: 366-3064.

Eucharistic Adoration After Friday Morning Mass: 8:30am-9:30am 1st Thursday of the Month: 8:30am-5:30pm 1st Sunday of the Month: 10:00am-2:00pm

Rosary 30 minutes before each weekend Mass

Wednesday: 1:30pm

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesday in the side chapel: 5:00pm

Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday: 5:45pm-6:30pm

After every daily Mass Saturday: 3:30pm-4:30pm or upon request

Religious Education Wednesdays

Kindergarten — Junior High: 4:00pm-5:20pm High School Youth Group: 7:00pm-8:30pm

Youth Choir: 6:00pm-7:00pm

2nd Tuesday Dinner: 6:00pm

Meeting: 7:00pm

Lewistown has a Catholic radio station! Tune into St. Joseph Radio, KSJR 105.5,

for some good Catholic content!

Parish Staff Pastor — Rev. Samuel Spiering

email: stleopriest@gmail.com

Director of R.E. — Shawna Sandau email: saintleodre@gmail.com

Office Manager — Amanda Schrauth

email: saintleoscatholicchurch@gmail.com

Bookkeeper — Jodi DeMars email: saintleosbookie@gmail.com

Maintenance — Janet Peters & Jesse Greenberg

Parish Council Kerby Durbin, Jessica Jackson, Julie Reesor,

Mack Jones, and Matt Moen Parish Council meets January, April/May, and September.

Finance Council Shirley Barrick, Gary Barta, Alan Aldrich,

Jodi Ruckman, and Neal Tucek Finance Council meets January, April/May, and October.

Let’s keep in touch! Get important updates & Parish Announcements.

Text: @LeoGreat to 81010

Parish Announcements

January 18 (5:00pm) January 19 (9:00am)

Karen Phillips Coordinator Shirley Barrick

Lance Eller Cross Bearer Kendall Barta

Tarah Eller Altar Server Sam Fulbright, Trace Martin

Catherine Murray Lector Bridgett Johnson

Scott Petersen, Ron Hrubes Communion Mack and Lori Jones, Zane Fulbright

Krumwiede Family Hospitality McQuinn Family

Liturgical Ministers for the following weekend:

Youth Corner

January 5, 2020

Contributions: $4,856.50

Weekly Average: $5,207.40

2019 Care & Share Assessment: $50,670

Contributions: $35,688

Balance Owed: $14,982

Contribution and Gratitude Report

Baptism of the Lord Saturday, January 11

4:30pm Rosary

5:00pm Mass — † Clifford Foreman † by Kitty Foreman

6:00pm Ethnic Dinner — Soups and Stews

Sunday, January 12

8:30am Rosary

9:00am Mass — People of St. Leo’s

11:30am Holy Family Mass — † Dick Wilson † by Chris Luby Brown

3:00-4:30pm Life of Christ (East Classroom)

Monday, January 13 — Saint Hilary of Poitiers

Tuesday, January 14

5:00pm Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

5:15pm Mass — for the Intentions of James T. Maxwell by his loving family

5:45-6:30pm Confessions

6:00pm Knights of Columbus

Wednesday, January 15

8:00am Mass — † John and Alice Janicek † by their family

1:30pm Rosary

4:00-5:20pm Religious Education and Junior High Youth Group

7:00-8:30pm High School Youth Group

Thursday, January 16

8:00am Mass — † Emil Gruna † by Suzanne Gruna

8:45am Come & See (East Classroom)

Friday, January 17 — Saint Antony

8:00am NO Mass

8:30-9:30am NO Eucharistic Adoration

Saturday, January 18

3:30-4:30pm Confessions

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Saturday, January 18

4:30pm Rosary

5:00pm Mass — the Intentions of Henry Woods and his family

Sunday, January 19

8:30am Rosary

9:00am Mass — People of St. Leo’s

10:00am Parish Breakfast

11:30am Holy Family Mass — for the Intentions of my Family by Jackie DeMars

12:30-1:30pm Eucharistic Adoration at Holy Family

3:00-4:30pm Life of Christ (East Classroom)

January 11 — January 19

The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for January 2020

Evangelization: Promotion of World Peace — We pray that Christians, followers of other religions, and all people of goodwill may promote peace and justice in the world.

Bible Verse of the Week Each week in religious education classes,

our students are memorizing one Bible verse. This past week’s verse was from Matthew 25:20.

I am with you always.

Teen Choir and Dinner — next practice Jan. 15th.

Get Your Breakfast! Join your church family for our monthly

parish breakfast. Come, eat, and chat after the 9:00am Mass on Sunday, January 19th.

Donations will go to our Cemetery Endowment.

Father Samuel will be out of the office on Friday, January 17th for diocesan meetings. There will be NO Mass or Adoration on Friday, January 17th.

Adult Education

Community Announcements

Elementary Religious Education Classes Please remember that parents are to pick

their children up from the Church. We will be in the Church from 5:05pm-5:20pm.

Come in and join us for prayer and announcements.

Ethnic Dinner The next ethnic dinner will be Saturday,

January 11th following the 5pm Mass. The theme will be Soups and Stews.

Please join us & bring your favorite soup or stew to share!

Laurel Catholic Women’s Retreat January 25, 2020 in Laurel, Montana

The Parish Council of Catholic Women at St. Anthony’s in Laurel will be hosting a retreat for Catholic women in January. The retreat is free and an RSVP is requested.

Visit saintanthonycatholicchurch.org or call 406.628.7182 for more information.

Marriage Retreat — Retrouvaille Weekend February 21-23, 2020

in Great Falls Marriage troubles? If your marriage has become troubled

and stressed, unloving or uncaring; if you have grown cold and distant; even if you are divorced or separated, or are thinking about it, Retrouvaille can help, as it has helped

tens of thousands of others. For more information, visit HelpOurMarriage.com

or call 1.800.470.2230.

Billings March for Life Sunday, January 19, 2020 in Billings Join Bishop Michael Warfel and the Billings pro-life community for the 13th Annual Billings March for Life and stand up for the sanctity of ALL

human life! Gather in prayer at St. Patrick’s by 2pm, then walk

solemnly and silently the four blocks to the Courthouse lawn for a short program. There will be prayer, singing, and a short talk to mark the sad anniversary of the 1973

Supreme Court decision that ushered in an era of abortion-on-demand, resulting in the deaths of more than 60 million

innocent human beings in the US since that time. Afterwards there will be coffee, cocoa, and cookies

provided at St. Patricks’ fellowship hall. For more information, call Amy Seymour at 406.962.3260.

Come and See Thursdays

after the 8:30am Mass in the East Classroom.

We will be focusing on the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

Come join us for coffee & fellowship.

Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Life of Christ Sundays

at 3:00pm in the East Classroom. Father Samuel will use Bishop Fulton Sheen’s book Life of Christ as the basis for the spring

adult education lectures. This book is an immersion into the essential aspects of Christ and was one of Bishop Sheen’s last works. It is a distillation of his many years of studying,

preaching, and living Christ Jesus. Participants are welcome to read the book

though that is not required. The book will be available for optional purchase of $15.

4-H Club 3rd Annual Chili Feed Sunday, January 12 beginning at 5pm

The Snowy Mountain Trailblazers 4-H Club will be holding their Chili Feed in the St. Leo’s Commons from

5pm-6:30pm on Sunday, January 12th. The cost will be $5 per person, children 12 and under are free. Please bring

a toiletry item for the Community Cupboard.

Saint Hilary of Poitiers (January 13)

Hilary was raised as a pagan and converted to

Christianity when he met his god of nature in the

Scriptures of the Church. He became the Bishop of Poitiers (in France) and

battled the fourth century Arian heresy which denied the divinity of Jesus Christ. His

support of the Church teaching led to banishment by Emperor Constantius. He defended Christ’s divinity in his writings and eventually was allowed to return to Poitiers.

He died in 386 and is the patron against snake bites.

Saint of the Week

Can you bring Jesus to others? We are in need of volunteers to take Holy Communion to the homebound. This is a

special ministry of bringing Jesus to those who cannot join us for Mass. If you are willing to do this, please speak with Fr. Samuel or our

coordinator, Ann Phillips (535.9512).

Is there a Catholic you know who is unable to

come to Mass? Please contact Ann Phillips (535.9512) or the parish office so we can arrange

for them to receive Holy Communion.