St. Mary’s, St. Michael’s& St. Agnes

AdministrationPastor.....................................Fr. Greg StaudingerBusiness Mngr............................................Renee RiehlSecretary...............................................Marilyn Fugere

St. Mary’s & St. Michael’sParish Office Phone/Fax ~406-322-5541

St. AgnesParish Office Phone ~ 406-446-1237 Church Available Mon-Fri 9am - 1pm

Director of Religious EducationMandy O’Connor ~ 406-322-5541 406-860-8318 ~moconnor@stmarycolumbus.orgParish Websites: www.mystmary.com www.mystmichaels.com www.stagnesrl.comQuestions: inquiry@stmarycolumbus.org

Father’s Cellphone - 406-489-6666St. Mary’s - 240 N. 4th St. ~ Columbus

St. Michael’s - 307 S. Woodard St ~ AbsarokeeSt. Agnes - 1 Word Ave N ~ Red Lodge

P.O. Box 956 Columbus, MT 59019

New to the Parish? We would like to extend a warm welcome! Please Fill out a registration card at the back of the bulletin put it in the collection plate, and we will

get you registration and welcome materials. ***If you are moving out of the Parish or need to update your address information please contact the office.***

“And we must go out of those doors and proclaim the Gospel.” ~Pope Francis

PENTECOST//MOST HOLY TRINITYJune 3rd & 4th // 10th & 11th, 2017

“the church must have open doors so that all might enter.”

What’s Going on in the Parish....

St. Mary’s & St. Michael’s

We have free wifi availableat St. Mary’s

password is saintmary2

YOUTH GROUPThe youth group is having a yard sale in June. Clean out your excess stuff and bring it to the church by June 17 ! This yard sale is to benefit the youth program. Any questions callMarsha Olson 689-4390

Please do not water the Flowers!They have been over watered and are starting to die. If you would like to serve our parish in taking care of the flowers please inquire at the office. Thank you for all who donate their talents as green thumbs!

Graduation Breakfast!Thank you to all who helped with the

graduation breakfast!!!

Gospel Reflection The resurrection appearance of Jesus recorded in today’s Gospel occurred on Easter Sunday. Three days after Jesus’ crucifixion, the disciples were still cowering in fear. Jesus appeared to them in His resurrected form and reassured them, offering His peace, and showing them His wounds to

confirm that it was indeed Him. The disciples rejoiced at this. Then Jesus gave insight into what was coming next. The disciples were to be sent out on mission. They were to take the news of Jesus risen from the dead to the world. On their own, this would have been an overwhelming and impossible task. But Jesus did not leave them alone, just as He does not leave us alone. Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to guide them. This promise was fulfilled on the day of Pente-cost. Jesus also said that through the Holy Spirit the Apostles would have the authority to “forgive” and “retain” sins. Here Jesus instituted the Sacrament of Confession. The Apostles passed this ministry of forgiveness down to their successors (bishops & priests) even to to-day. Thus, the Sacrament of Confession originates with Jesus Himself and is guided by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Youth Group Camp Fire!Please join us down atItch-ke-pe park on June 11 at 6pm for food, fun and followship.This is our first outing and all are welcome.

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We have free wifi availableat St. Agnes

the password is peach00

St. Agnes

St Agnes’s Vacation Bible School Cool Kingdom Party “Mary Leads Me Closer to Jesus” has been scheduled for June 12–16, 2017.Your kids will spend a week learning about how MARY

LEADS us CLOSER TO JESUS and the importance of making JESUS KING OF OUR LIVES through pow-erful teachings, great new music, fun games, creative crafts & yummy snacks!

Friday AdorationThere is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Friday afternoons from 2-3pm followed by the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3pm.

ALTAR LINENSHELP NEEDED!!! If you are able to take home and wash the altar linens from mass very other week, please call the office 446-1237.

Volunteers Needed!St Agnes’s Vacation Bible School Cool Kingdom Party “Mary Leads Me Closer to Jesus” has been scheduled for June 12–16, 2017. Volunteers will be needed to help keep this amazing week run-ning smoothly. Forms are in the back of church, and you can call Marilyn at the parish office to volunteers!

What’s Going on in the Parish....

CROCHET PLASTIC MATSPlease keep saving your plastic bags. We are almost finished with the first two mats. If you would like to help chain the plastic bag loops, fold bags or crochet at home, we could use any and all help. We are working from home over the summer and will start meeting at church again in the Fall.!

Eucharistic MinistersIf there are any week-ends in July, August, September that you know you will be gone, please contact Marilyn in the office 446-1237.

VBS MeetingSt Agnes’s Vacation Bible School will be meeting June 7th at 5:30pm at the church. We will be planning the week and assign-ing volunteers to each station. Please make sure that you have completed the Safe and Sacred program. If you are un-

able to make this meeting, and want to volunteer please call Mandy O’Connor 860-8318

Door GreetersNow that we have our beautiful weather back, would everyone who signed up to be a door greeter please find a door on Sunday morning and welcome our friends and visitors for Mass. If you would like to be a greeter, please call Mary Cook 839-1889.

Strengths at St. Agnes

StrengthsFinder

If you would like to find out your God-given Strengths, we offer a free book and code to access the Gallup Strength finders program on line. We also offer help if you are unable to access the internet. As a church we will continue to explore ways to help you grow in your strengths and help grow our Faith Community through this program.

If you have NOT taken the Strengths test---please call Marilyn at 446-1237 or Mary Cook at 839-1889

TO TAKE YOUR STRENGTHS SURVEY:1) go to https://www.gallupstrengthscenter.com/signin/2) Click on Register Now3) On the next page enter your access code4) Set up your account with your user name and pass-word5) Take the survey

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St. Agnes June 11thMass 10:30amMinistersLector 1 Shepard, NinaLector 2 Luoma, CynthiaCup 1 LeFebvre, JoeCup 2 Moon, RuthCup 3 Koch, GeraldCup 4 Kosorok, Birgit

Ciborium Schilz, CarolAnnPlate Petersen, JoeAltar Server Fitzgerald, KateAltar Server Stampfel, GraceHospitality Hogan, DebHospitality Mathes, MaryAnnMoney Counters Buller, Tom

St. Agnes June 4th

Mass 8:00amMinistersLector 1 Jacobs, CurtEucharistic Min Binstock, AliceEucharistic Min Obert, DreaEucharistic Min Powell, NicoleCross Bearer Powell, Kyra

Greeter Blankenship, MaryGift Bearer O’Connor FamilyAltar Server Powell, MaxAltar Server Dean, MaxUsher Turk, DanUsher Worden, George

St. Mary’s June 11thSt. Mary’s June 4th

Mass 8:00amMinistersLector 1 Olson, ScottEucharistic Min Olson, MarshaEucharistic Min Story, SteveEucharistic Min Story, LeeAnnCross Bearer Putsche, Jack

Greeter Matovich, KatyGift Bearer Codr FamilyAltar Server Olson, LandonAltar Server Hulsey, LydiaUsher Putche, JackUsher Thomason, Kerry

St. Michael’s June 3rd

Mass 5:00pmMinistersLector 1 Reynolds, MikeEucharistic Min Borland, GaryEucharistic Min Osborne, AngieGreeter Nusbaum, Barb

Greeter Osborne, AngieAltar Server

St. Michael’s June 10th

Ministry Schedules

Mass 10:30amMinistersLector 1 Niemann, AnneLector 2 Erkins, CarolCup 1 Cook, MaryCup 2 Morgan, EdCup 3 Olds, LucilleCup 4 Brajcich, Mark

Ciborium Dukart, LindaPlate Cook, PaulAltar Server Binando, BaileyAltar Server Binando, BrookeHospitality Urbanik, BrianHospitality Urbanik, SaraMoney Counters DeBats, David

Mass 5:00pmMinistersLector 1 Joki, KenEucharistic Min Westrum, RickEucharistic Min Joki, PeggyGreeter Sartori, Olivia

Greeter Smith, LisaAltar Server Culbertson, Sean

ALL PARISHES

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Parish Calendar and Schedule of Events

June-7th VBS Volunteer Meeting 5:30pm St. Agnes-12th//16th VBS Red Lodge July-14th No Mass-23rd Mountain Mass 11:00am- Absarokee at Joki RanchAugust-7th//11th VBS St. Mary’s & St. Michael’s

Masses for the Week of June 4th

TuesdaySt. Agnes 6th +Matthew Mahady

By St. Agnes Parish

TuesdaySt. Mary’s 6th +Ann Ballek

By St. Mary’s Parish

WednesdaySt. Mary’s 7th For the Parish

By St. Mary’s Parish

ThursdaySt. Agnes 8th +Patty Staudinger

By St. Agnes Parish

ThursdaySt. Michael’s 8th For the Sick

by St. Michael’s Parish

FridaySt. Mary’s 9th +Ann Ballek

By St. Mary’s Parish

SaturdaySt. Michael’s 10th +Thad Lesnik

By David & Kathryn Dupay

SundaySt. Mary’s 11th +Pam Patterson

By Fr. Greg

SundaySt. Agnes 11th +Adeline Donnes

By St. Agnes Parish

This summer we are offering 6 weeks of summer camp:

+(June 25//30) (July16//21) High School (youth entering 9-12 grade in the fall of 2017)+(July 9//14) (July 23-28) Middle School (youth entering 6-9 grade in the fall of 2017)+July 30- August 4 5th & 6th grade boys (entering 5 & 6 grade in the fall of 2017)+August 6-11 5th & 6th grade girls (entering 5 & 6 grade in the fall of 2017)

The cost is $350.00 per youth. To register go to saintthomascamp.com/registerPlease inquire at the Parish office about scholarship opportu-nities

Masses for the Week of June 11th

TuesdaySt. Agnes 13th +Sharon Coffman

By Joe & Marietta Johnson

TuesdaySt. Mary’s 13th +Ann Ballek

By St. Mary’s Parish

WednesdaySt. Mary’s 14th +Sharon Olson

By St. Mary’s Parish

ThursdaySt. Agnes 15th +Don Boespflug

By Bob Jam, Dan Dutton & H.S. Class

ThursdaySt. Michael’s 15th +John Kuncheff

by St. Michael’s Parish

FridaySt. Mary’s 16th +Pam Patterson

By St. Mary’s Parish

SaturdaySt. Michael’s 17th For the Parish

By St. Michael’s Parish

SundaySt. Mary’s 18th +Bob Harsha

By St.Mary’s Parish

SundaySt. Agnes 18th +Doris Jones

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Email: bulletin@stmarycolumbus.orgVisit our Website:

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In the Area

Job OpportunityJob Seeking 3 full-time Temporary/Seasonal Grounds Maint Person for Mount Olivet Cemetery and other Diocesan properties within Great Falls. Duties include all aspects of lawn care as well as assisting in activities related to burials. Requires

heavy lifting and strenuous physical work. Operation of a variety of lawn care equipment such as mowers and weed eaters. Opera-tion of tractor equipment is a plus but not required. Position is open immediately through Sept to Mid Oct. Must be 21 years of age with a clean driving record and able to pass a background check. Pay 10.00 per hour. Apply online through the Diocese website www.diocesegfb.org or pick up an application at 121 23 St. So.

Make Giving Part of Your Summer Plan

We need to be especially mindful of our commit-ment to giving to our par¬ish and our local church, the diocese. The Chronicle of Philan-thropy reports that No-vember and December are the biggest months for giving in the United States. But for those lazy

days of sum¬mer? Not so much. Just think about the giving impe¬tus during the holiday season. Every school class-room has a charitable proj¬ect, youth groups take a turn working at the local soup kitchen. Offices sprout “giving trees” and shelters are inun¬dated with food and donations. The Christmas spirit inspires us to share the bounty. Cold weather brings out our desire to make sure others are shel-tered from storm. But often, charities tell us that the shelves are not quite so full in the summer, even though people are still hungry. Agencies scramble to fill the roster of helpers who are out on va¬cation, and sometimes people forget to call and ask how they might fill a need. Even parishes turn to electronic giving programs to make sure that fi¬nancial donations continue during the summer weeks. Christian stewards are well aware of summer needs, as well as being aware of their own need to give throughout the year. For the Christian steward, the spirituality of gratitude to God is part of their everyday lives and motivates their generous heart. On a practical level, this can mean involving your whole family in a sum¬mer project at a shelter or soup kitchen. With kids out of school, there’s a great opportunity to fill some idle hours with some eye-opening charitable ventures to a part of town they’ve never seen, or an agency they’ve never visited. The Christian steward can offer to pick up the slack for a day or two when an agency is short on helpers. Remember to make that special monetary gift that equals our holiday giving. We can use spring housecleaning, not as an ex¬cuse to spend a day running a garage sale, but instead as a chance to visit a charity with our surplus and spend the day helping. We should, of course, not forget our parish when we go away on vaca¬tion. Make sure to in-crease your gifts to make up for those weekend Masses you will not attend at your parish. Also, many diocesan appeals take place in the spring and summer. Giving to the diocesan annual appeal is an excellent way to support the ministries of the lo¬cal church that no single parish could undertake by itself. Summer offers a chance to have fun and adven-tures. Your summer stewardship plan can be as unique and ben¬eficial as the season itself.

Pentecost & The Holy SpiritPentecost originally was a Jewish feast that occurred 50 days after the Pass-over celebration and commemorated the giving of the law to Moses and the Israelites on Mt. Sinai. On the Pente-cost following Jesus’ resurrection and ascension, the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and those gathered

with them, bringing fulfillment to this feast by bringing the new law in the Spirit, which is written on our hearts. The descent of the Holy Spirit is depicted using Old Testament imagery. The “strong driving wind” and “tongues as of fire” are reminiscent of the encounters with God on Mt. Sinai by Moses (see Exodus 19) and Elijah (see 1 Kings 19). The presence of the Holy Spirit manifested itself miraculously through “different tongues.” As the context reveals, this indicates that the Apostles were supernaturally able to speak in many languages and be understood by the diverse crowd. This evidences the Holy Spirit’s role in bringing unity to the people of God. Sin separates but the Spirit unites. The fact that the diverse crowd, representing many nations and languages, could understand each other served as a re-versal of what happened at the Tower of Babel back in Genesis 11. At that time, due to sin, people were separated by various languages. At Pentecost, due to grace and the power of the Holy Spirit, people who would have been separated by language and nationality were brought together. This unity is a characteristic of the Church. Pentecost tradi-tionally marks the beginning of the Church and reminds us that the Church is meant for all peoples. In fact, the word “Catholic” means “universal,” indicating that it crosses societal, ethnic, and linguistic barriers. In the Church, we all speak the same “language” because we profess the same faith, despite our many differences.

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Gift ShopPlease contact Jeanne Harsha if you would be interested in purchasing some coffee. Current coffee price is $10 per bag, 5 lb. bags available by order only at $48 per bag

~ PCCW ~ Catholic Women

St. Mary’s ~~ Next PCCW meeting is the second Sunday of the month.

~ The mission of the St. Mary’s Altar Society is to build and support our parish and community spiritually, emotion nally and financially.

~ Reminder Project Hope Food Bank Donations every First Sunday in the basket in the back of the church

~ New items for the display case downstairs, talk to Jeanne Harsha to purchase and order.

Parish Altar SocietyGroups & Adult Faith

Ultreya~ St. Mary’s on the last Wednesday

of the month at 6:30pm.

Group at St. Michael’s~ The Divine Mercy Study Group meets in the Church Hall at 10am on Thursdays for study of the diary of Sister Faustina. Everyone iswelcome to attend.

Divine Mercy & The Writings of Sister Faustina

Group at St. Mary’s ~Please join us at 8:30am on Monday’s in the Church Hall for a wonderful discussion of Sr. Faustina’s writings.

Knights of Columbus ~ Fr. Michael Kelly Round Table

Meetings are held the 3rd Tuesday of each month, alternating between St. Mary’s and St. Michael’s. All men in the parish are invited to join us to help build the Church. Questions - call Jason O’Connor 860-8317, Ken Joki

Rite of ChristianInitiation of Adults If you are interested in joining the Church.

Please see Fr. Greg or Nicole Powellto inquire about our program.

St. Agnes Centering Prayer

Centering Prayer is a silent prayer allowing the Peace of Christ to be experienced, the still, small Voice to be heard.

Be still and know that I Am Psalm 46:10Centering Prayer meets atSt. Agnes Church at 7:30am Wednesday mornings. All are invited to join in this powerful prayer. Call or email Cynthia with any questions: 425-1226,cynthiamarble@gmail.com

Youth GroupAdventure & Adoration

We will be meeting through the summer. Watch the bulletin for special events. This is a really fun group of kids. So come join

the fun and bring a friend.Grades 5th-12th

LIGHTHOUSE CATHOLIC MEDIAWe are so fortunate to have our Lighthouse Catholic Media avail-able to give us good, edifying Catholic talks on all the subjects we need. Marriage and family, The Church, The Sacraments and for our Teens we have ‘No Imitations, saying yes to authentic love’ by Chris Stefanick. Feel free to browse the new CD’s!

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Stewardship ~ “All people are God’s stewards, because everything that exists belongs to God”

St. Mary’s May 27 & 28th

St. Michael’s

St. Agnes

*Needed for collection to make St. Mary’s Weekly Budget ~ ...................................................... $1,860.00 Collection........................................................ $766.00

Sortfall~ ...................................................... -$1,094.00

*Needed for collection to make St. Michael’s Weekly Budget ~ .................................................... $1,581.00 Collection................................................... $1,164.50

Shortfall~..................................................... -$416.50

Finance Council

Parish CouncilSt. Mary’sSusan Morse.........................Secretary......740-1330Pat Heard................................................... 322-5511Katy Matovich........................................... 322-5546Kurt Riehl....................Chairperson.........860-9547

St. Michael’sPat Ross........................................................Rosie Reynolds..........Chairperson..........328-4798Andrea Stampfel........................................322-4180Marni Ferster..............................................328-6537Mary Ann Brooks.......................................

St. AgnesMary Cook .....................Chairperson............839-1889Cynthia Marble.........Vice Chairperson.........452-1226

St. Mary’sJohn Patterson.........................445-2332Jason O’Conner.......................633-2954Scott Olson..............................698-2586

St. Michael’sDiane Signoracci.....................328-4321Tom Osborne..........................328-9020Joe Cobas .............................321-1861

St. AgnesMark Brajcich..........................855-8710

Weekly Contributions

*Needed for collection to make St. Agnes’s Weekly Budget~ ...................................................... $2,550.00 Collection.................................................... $1,439.00

Shortfall~ .................................................. -$1,111.00

Stewardship from the GospelJune 11, 2017-Most Holy Trinity“For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son” JOHN 3:16Is your love conditional? Is there a price others have to pay to receive your love? Are you generous with your time, money and possessions? If you give someone something, do you expect something in return? Do you give your time freely or do you “fit it in” when it’s convenient for you? Pray for a grateful and gener-ous heart.

Indifferent and Lukewarm Souls Meditation:My daughter, write that it pains Me very much when religious souls receive the Sacrament of Love merely out of habit, as if they did not distinguish this food. I find neither faith nor love in their hearts. I go to such souls with great reluctance. It would be better if they did not receive Me (Diary, 1288). My Prayer Response:Lord Jesus, may my love, faith, and fervor in receiving You in the Eucharist be an ardent prayer for indifferent and lukewarm souls—that You may not be pained. May their hearts be set aflame with love for You.

SacramentsFirst Communion & Confirmation ~Please Contact Mandy O’Connor for more information 406-860-8318 or the parish office. 406-322-5541RCIA ~ How to join the Catholic faith ~Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process of faith sharing and liturgical celebrations for those who are seeking full initiation into the Catholic faith. Please contact Fr. Greg for More information. Mass Intentions ~ Please call the parish office 322-5541 St. Mary’sPlease call the parish office 446-1237 St. AgnesReconciliation ~Please see Mass Schedule or by appointment 322-5541Marriage ~Please contact Fr. Greg 6 months prior to the proposed date of marriage. Baptism ~Please contact Fr. Greg for an Appointment.

Churches Fr. Greg Staudinger ~ Pastor

St. Mary’s

St. Michael’s

ARE YOU NEW TO OUR PARISH

Please take a moment to fill out this form below and return it to the office or put in the offering basket and we will contact you about registering.

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Mass Schedule

Tuesday (Red Lodge) ~ ...First Tuesday at 6:30pm..Mass - 8:30am (Columbus) ~ ...................................Confession - 4:30pm First Tuesday 9am Nursing Home........Mass - 5:30pm Wednesday (Columbus) ~ ................................Mass - 9:00am Thursday (Red Lodge) ~ ..................................Mass - 8:30am (Absarokee) ~ ...........................Confession - 5:30pm .....................................Mass - 6:30pm Friday (Columbus) ~ .........................................Mass - 9:00am Saturday (Absarokee) ~ .....................................Mass - 5:00pm Sunday (Columbus) ~ ........................................Mass - 8:00am (Red Lodge) ~......................................Mass - 10:30am (First Tuesday of the Month at the Nursing Home in Columbus at 9am) First Tuesday of the Month at St. Agnes at 6:30pm

Marriage Tribunal Advocates Please call: Rosie Reynolds 328-4797 or Mary Pfennig 328-4988

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St. Mary’s Facilities ManagerScott Olson Contact Information: Cellphone: 406-698-2586 Email: cmtolsons@gmail.com

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