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December 6, 2009 Worship Center: Holy Spirit Catholic Church 201 44th St. South Holy Family Chapel, 2800 Central Ave. Parish Offices – 201 44th St. South Great Falls, MT 59405 Phone: 452-6491 Fax: 452-6495 Email: [email protected] web: www.holyspiritgf.org Parish Office hours: Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. – Noon School Office – 2820 Central Avenue Phone: 761-5775 Email: [email protected] web: www.holyspiritschool.net “Listening is the fundamental attitude called for in prayer. The one who truly prays is the one who listens.” Enzo Bianchi

Mrs. Santa’s Kitchen Saturday, December 12th & Sunday, December 13th after all Masses Donate your favorite “packaged for sale” baked goods and candy. Bring them to the Parish Social Hall after 3:00 p.m. on Saturday or before Mass. Free will offering. Dishcloths will be available for purchase. Proceeds to the PCCW (Parish Council of Catholic Women) **************************************************************************** Knights of Columbus # 9395 Breakfast Sunday, December 13th after both Masses

Masses for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary will be at 8:30 a.m. at Holy Family Chapel and at 5:15 p.m. at Holy Spirit Church.

Parish Pastoral Plan: Our parish Pastoral Council spent the last year reviewing the needs assessment we completed in May of 2008. From your surveys they updated our pastoral plan and set the following goals for our parish to work toward over the next five years. Each goal has several objectives to be carried out by parish councils, commissions and staff. The complete plan with goals and objectives is posted on our parish website. 1. Provide Religious Education programs that enable all parish members to appreciate, understand, and articulate their Catholic faith with enthusiasm and conviction. 2. Form and organize parish teams for evangelization through celebrating and sharing faith in the community. 3. Heighten awareness of the role and purpose of the Pastoral and Finance Councils, Commissions, School Board, and the Pastoral Plan. 4. Strengthen the relationship between our parish school and church. 5. Practice stewardship as a way of life for our parish and its members through the sharing of our time, talent, and treasure.

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(You will receive a longer form requesting more complete information, but this will begin the process.) Second Sunday of Advent – December 6, 2009 Holy Spirit Parish Weekend Mass Schedule Trista; Solomon Ray Nickisch, son of Jason and Brenda; Saturday – 4:30 p.m. Mia Rose Swartz, daughter of Jared and Jana; Noah Sunday – 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Patrick Thomas Volf, son of Brent and Amy. We Daily Mass Schedule welcome them into our Christian Community. Holy Spirit Day Chapel: WE, the people of Holy Spirit Catholic Parish of Great Falls, Tues. – 5:15 p.m. & Thurs. – 8:30 a.m. th Montana, created by God, centered in Jesus Christ, and Park Place: Wed. – 2:30 p.m. – 3200 15 Ave. S empowered by the Holy Spirit, are sharing our journey of Holy Family Chapel: Fri.: 8:30 a.m. – 2800 Central Avenue faith. Mass Intentions: WE are committed to upholding our faith, strengthening our Tuesday, December 8th –8:30 – School Mass – Holy Family families, and being a joyful people of prayer. 5:15 - +Mary Mahoney WE strive to be the Lord’s presence on earth by welcoming Wednesday, December 9th – +Margaret Anna Lefebre and ministering to all people with compassion and hope. Thursday, December 10th – +Marie Capps Rev. March 3, 2009 Friday, December 11th – +Joe Skovron PARISH STAFF Saturday, December 12th – +Henrietta Schlimgren Sunday, December 13th – Fr. Dick Schlosser Pastor 8:30 a.m. – Parishioners Mark Meyer Parish Administrator 11:00 a.m. – Verna Sullivan (sp int) Mary Dupuis Worship Larry Guilbault RCIA/Adult Formation Reconciliation: Sat. at 4 p.m. at Holy Spirit Sr. Catherine Kinsella, O. P. Pastoral Associate Readings for next week – Third Sunday of Advent Mary Jolley Youth Coordinator  Zephaniah 3:14-18a Karyn Jenkins Secretary  Philippians 4:4-7 Chuck Osterman Maintenance  Luke 3:10-18 Liturgical Ministers for Dec. 12,13 Coffee & Rolls Schedule Bread Bakers: K Hodges, H Stubbs 4:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. December 6th – 8:30 Donnellys/Bomgardners 11:00 Hogan/O’Boyles Music M Dupuis T Strauss, etc. 11:00 Group th M Steffes B Nardinger B Nardinger December 13 – Knights of Columbus Breakfast Sacristan A. Klundt E. Kelley L. Romanchuk Bus Schedule: S. Mayernik J. Witham th F. Talbot December 5 – Jezewski V. Pedro P. Ford Nicholson th Greeters December 6 – Handwerk J. Weiss J. Schwanke Family G. Weiss D. Schwanke What’s Happening This Week…. Usher S. Pedro G. Drake L. Borchert Everything is at Holy Spirit unless noted. B. Thomas K. Lewis N. St. Claire Saturday: JustFaith Dinner – after 4:30 Mass Cross Derek Roehm Sarah Jonasen P. Morris Monday: PCCW – 1:00 p.m. Servers Drew Roehm O. Longin R. Morris NOT FILLED A. Longin M. Wyman Bible Study – 7:00 p.m. – Sts. P&P C. L. W. BMunsterteiger M. Walters Tuesday: Bible Study – 2 p.m. & 7 p.m. – Sts. P&P Marihelen Held K. Cerotzke Wednesday: Religious Formation – 7:00 p.m. – Sts. MMunsterteiger S. O'Boyle P&P Lector M. Kostelnik T. Hezel Michelle Morris JustFaith – 6:30 p.m. S. Gray B. Doughty D. Walczak Thursday: RCIA Gifts A. Gray Donnelly D. Walczak Bible Study – 7:00 p.m. – Sts. P&P D. Lesmeister Family D. Wilson Saturday & Sunday: Recycle Weekend – Sts. P&P R. Olmstead S. Wilson E. M. M. Mathson L. Erickson D. Cerotzke Donna Painter Colette Longin C. Ingman The PCCW will meet on Monday, December 7th at 1:00 Dennis Painter K. Prinzing M. Matelich S. Edwin J. Gort V. Donisthorpe p.m. in the Parish Social Hall. B. Hogan M. Hunt L. Donisthorpe G. Howard T. Jones S. Donisthorpe Recently Baptized at Holy Spirit: S. Kinsella Megan Nickol V. Lising Evan Thomas Hogan, son of Dustin and L. Mindt KNymanWendt K. Morris Danielle; Tara Brooke Donnelly, daughter K. Reed S. O'Rourke S. O'Connell of Sean and Kelby; Jamal, Jasmine, and Wendy Roehm C. O'Rourke T. O'Connell K. Walters Nichol Rooney B. Tremper Jordan Garlington, children of Gabe and Tiffany; Carlson Alexander Hollern, son of Jordan and To Accept a Swap: Log in to your page of the Web Terminal candies for the piñatas. Please sign up to set up or and click on Accept Swap, or call Mary at the parish office stuff the piñatas on December 9th and 16th while your 452-6491 children are practicing. Dishes, Dishes, Dishes! Do you know where your serving dishes are? Remember to pick up your serving HELP NEEDED ASAP: Assistant Catechist for dishes in the Parish Hall. Please be sure to take your Prayer 4-6 grade Group. Contact Larry Guilbault dish, there are a few dishes missing. Sacramental Preparation Adult Formation – RCIA for Completion of Initiation Larry Guilbault 452-6491ex. 205 [email protected] Confirmation & 1st Eucharist next session is Sunday December 6 at 12:30 pm at Sts. Peter & Paul Center. We Bible Study: It’s time to decide on the Bible begin preparing for Confirmation. Welcome to Deena Study we will use for Winter\Spring of 2010. A Miller who will be working with the children this year. planning meeting to make this decision will be Confirmation for members who have received 1st held the on Tuesday evening, December 15th at Eucharist begins on Sunday, January 10. Registration 7PM in the Conference room at Holy Spirit Church. For forms are available at the school office, information rack information or to give input please call Larry at the office and parish website. 452-6491 or email [email protected] For information about preparing for Marriage or Infant Holy Spirit School Roger Robbins – Principal Baptism contact Larry at the parish office or email [email protected] [email protected] . Wedding guidelines are Helen Boysun/Anna Beckman, Secretaries 761-5775 available on the pamphlet rack between the front doors Please join our students, faculty and parents for liturgy of the church. on Friday mornings at 8:30 at the Holy Family Chapel. The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process to ********************************** Happy Advent! The students and staff at Holy Spirit invite and prepare people to enter the Catholic Church. Catholic School all gather on Monday mornings for a All interested people are invited to join us Thursday prayer assembly. During Advent, we light the Advent evenings at 7PM in the RCIA room of Sts. Peter & Paul wreath and say our Advent prayers. These assemblies Center. Call Larry for information at 452-6491 are lead by our middle school students. It is a beautiful Youth & Young Adults celebration of this season of anticipation. Mary Jolley 452-6491ex 207 [email protected] Let the craziness begin! The Christmas season is 7th & 8th Grade Youth Group officially here and your gift list is long. Let Holy Spirit Next meeting December 2nd, 7 PM, join us! Bonus Bucks help you out! We have lots of cards to many different stores, restaurants and services available: both local and national companies. Call the school or High School Youth Groups Join us at anytime! stop by and see Mary. She will answer any questions Juniors & Seniors next meeting you have. Mary will also be at the parish center on Dec. th Dec 6 at 4 PM Youth Room at Peter & Paul Ctr. 12/13 for your convenience. 9th & 10th next meeting Dec 6th at 6 PM - Meal in P&P Kitchen & Youth Room Holy Spirit School will be hosting a book fair

at Barnes and Noble bookstore the weekend of SEARCH 2010 January 8-10th at the Ursuline Dec. 4-6. If you have any purchases at Barnes Open to juniors and seniors, call Mary and Noble during the weekend, just mention the school and we will get a donation from Barnes and Noble. To FISH - A City Wide Catholic Young Adult Group double your support, don’t forget to stock up on your Meets at Starbucks in Barnes & Noble Saturday night Barnes and Noble gift cards from Bonus Bucks first!! at 7PM. Questions? Call Jennifer at 208-816-2080.. The Holy Spirit Christmas concerts will be held Elementary Formation next week. The elementary concert is to be held at I wish to thank Holy Spirit Parish for all the Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Tuesday December support and endless supply of children that made 8. The middle school concert will be at the school my ministry here so very rewarding. I will miss all on December 10. All are welcome to join us to get the smiling faces and wonderful friends I have made into the Christmas spirit with some terrific music. throughout the years. Bless you all. Colleen Christian Service Sign-up sheet at Sts. Peter & Paul for Las Posada Sr. Catherine Kinsella, O.P. 452-6491ex. 204 coming December 16 is in the hallway [email protected] across from Colleen’s old office. Parents are needed to help and to bring wrapped Parish Relief Fund Contributions to our Parish Relief Fund for November accept God as the ultimate giver of gifts. They give back totaled $320.00. We distributed $2,070.89 this past to God from the top, not from what may be left over. month in assistance to the needy of our community. Worship Thanks for making all of this possible. Mary Dupuis 452-6491 ex.206 Advent is a time of year when as followers [email protected] of Christ we retell the story of Mary and Holy Wash: Dec. 6 – M Murray / Dec. 13 - S O’Dell Joseph seeking shelter and safety to bring the child Jesus into a hurting world. Liturgical Tidbits: Bread and Wine: Both the Many people without housing today suffer deep bread and the wine are food items that require not emotional and physical deprivation. Despite the efforts only the harvest from the earth, but also human of many there is just not enough affordable housing effort to produce. They both also require a blend of available. Your contributions to our Parish Relief Fund many grains of wheat or grapes which are crushed assists us to help those who find themselves in difficult to make the final product. Members of our parish situations. provide the baked bread, made with premium Christ is always with us, always asking for room in our “ ingredients, fresh for every weekend. These are hearts. Giving shelter to anyone who asks for it, or needs fitting elements to become the Body of Christ, it, is giving to Christ.” Dorothy Day. broken for us, and the Blood of Christ, poured out Did you know! for us. Fewer than 1 in 3 households who are eligible for Section 8 Housing vouchers receive one. You are needed! There are several liturgical ministries that could use more numbers – the schedule is Thanks to all who contributed to St. Vincent de not filled for servers and gift presenters, and we can Paul Food Bag Collection for dinners. Our parish always use more Eucharistic Ministers. Please consider sent to St. Vincent de Paul more than 160 bags signing up to serve at the Mass you normally attend. It’s overflowing with food items! not too late to sign up for the new year! Contact Mary Gifts for the Advent Giving Tree are asked to be here at Dupuis at the parish offices - email church by next Sunday, December 13th. Volunteers will [email protected], phone 452-6491 ex 206. th pick them up on Monday, December 14 . Courtesy Announcements Equal Exchange Fair Trade Coffee and Guatemalan goods will be sold following all Masses this weekend, The Legion of May invites all members, auxiliary, and December 5th & 6th in the Parish Social Hall. friends to the Annual Reunion Lunch at the Ursuline Center, December 8th – 1:00 p.m. This event is to Parish Nurses: celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Call A Blood Pressure Clinic will be held this Marie at 454-1495 for reservations or more information. Saturday, December 6th in the Parish Social Hall following the 4:30 Liturgy. Stop by and get yours Chili’s Bar & Grill, On the Border, Romano’s Macaroni checked. Grill & Central High School have partnered up to raise funds for the Booster Club. For th Parish Nurses will meet this Sunday, December 6 in the every $25 gift card a student sells, $5 of the Conference Room. We look forward to all Nurses proceeds will be returned to the Booster Club. Deadline attending this meeting. for Christmas giving is Wednesday, December 16th Donations of New Religious Christmas Cards Cards can be used anywhere in the U.S. Call 216-3344, for the jail are needed to be distributed to the ext 301 to order. (This will be an ongoing fundraiser) inmates to send to family members. Drop off at the Annual Ursuline Centre & Hibernian Parish Office or put in the collection basket. Breakfast Sunday, December 6th in the Pine Dining Room from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Free Stewardship will offering. Bring the kids to visit Santa, Raffle table We are all stewards – managers of the many gifts God with great gifts for Christmas. Start your Holiday Season has bestowed upon us. Our challenge as Christians is to with this wonderful Christmas event! For more make good use of those gifts. information call 452-8585 Care and Share 2009 Marriage Encounter: May the Lord make you increase 2009 Diocese Assessment: $84,000 and abound in love for one another… “Worldwide Amount Contribution: 57,662 Marriage Encounter can energize your sacrament. Amount Due: 26,338 Upcoming Montana dates: Billings – January 29-31, Good Stewards see stewardship as part of their spiritual 2010 To register call Chris and Angie at 406-5334- growth that lay people can take home from church, 2391www.wwmesection9.org exercise at work, and express through personal involvement in community and church activities. They