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September 20, 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

“Everywhere today, hunger is not only for a piece of bread, but hunger for God, hunger for love.” Bl. Teresa of Calcutta ANNUAL PARISH PICNIC

What a great celebration it was! Special “Thanks” to our Pastoral Council Members and families for planning, cooking and serving and to the Council of Catholic Women (CCW) for keeping everything flowing! An “Award of Outstanding Distinction” goes to Ed Kelley for his pulled pork, Butte’s gift to Great Falls!

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(You will receive a longer form requesting more complete information, but this will begin the process.) Twenty Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time – September 20, 2009 Holy Spirit Parish Weekend Mass Schedule Tues. – 5:15 p.m. & Thurs. – 8:30 a.m. Saturday – 4:30 p.m. Park Place: Wed. – 2:30 p.m. – 3200 15th Ave. S Sunday – 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Holy Family Chapel: Fri.: 8:30 a.m. – 2800 Central Avenue

Daily Mass Schedule Mass Intentions: Holy Spirit Day Chapel: Tuesday September 22nd – +Phil Thoeny (sp int) Wednesday, September 23rd – +Bea Conry PARISH STAFF th Thursday, September 24 – +Kay Biscup Fr. Dick Schlosser Pastor Friday, September 25th – School Mass Saturday, September 26th – +Archie Swan Mark Meyer Parish Administrator Sunday, September 27th – Mary Dupuis Worship 8:30 a.m. – Sonny Haugen Family (sp int) Larry Guilbault RCIA/Adult Formation 11:00 a.m. – Parishioners Sr. Catherine Kinsella, O. P. Pastoral Associate Colleen Biehl Elementary Program Reconciliation: Sat. at 4 p.m. at Holy Spirit Mary Jolley Youth Coordinator Readings for next week – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Karyn Jenkins Secretary  Numbers 11:25-29 Chuck Osterman Maintenance  James 5:1-6 Liturgical Ministers for September 26, 27  Mark 9:38-43, 45-48 Bread Bakers: D Combs, K Hodges Coffee & Rolls Schedule: 4:30 p.m. 8:30 a.m. 11:00 a.m. September 20th Holy Spirit School Music T Strauss M A Kostelnik 11:00 Group September 27th Knights of Columbus M Nardinger M Nardinger M Nardinger Sacristan October 4th 8:30 – Kuka ReNew Group B. Thelen Bill Chafin P Tremper Greeters S. Dunston D. Schwanke A. Bulger 11:00 – Team Incredible I. Lesmeister J. Schwanke S. Wilson Bus Schedule: D. Lesmeister J. Sweeney D. Wilson September 26th – Usher D. Hogan D. Lorang L. Borchert th B. McDonald Michael Nickol N. St. Claire September 27 – Hickman, Walczak Cross M. Friman Sarah Jonasen P. Morris Servers C. Mendenhall MMunsterteiger L. Haskell What’s Happening This Week…. S. Mindt Megan Nickol R. Morris Everything is at Holy Spirit unless noted. C. L. W. K. Donnelly K Hickman Sunday: Baptism Prep – 7:00 p.m. – Sts. P&P S. Donnelly B. Ely Monday: Christian Service Comm. – 7:00 p.m. Karissa Justice Lector K. Reed P. Kaiser M E Francis Bible Study – 7:00 p.m. – Sts. P&P M. Kostelnik K. Tenpenny L Francis Tuesday: Bible Study – 2 p.m.& 7 p.m.– Sts. Gifts Gilligan Family Rooney Family Francis Family P&P E. M. T. Gilligan J. Bomgardner J. Eayrs Wednesday: Religious Formation 7:00 p.m.-Sts. D. Mathson T. Cowhick J. Hudson P&P M. Mathson P. Ford Michelle Morris K. Dean J. Gort H. Boysun JustFaith – 6:30 p.m. E. Gilligan Colette Longin G. Boysun Thursday: RCIA – 7:00 – Sts. P&P C. Gilligan C and B R. Deck Bible Study – 7:00 p.m. – Sts. P&P B. Hogan Munsterteiger K. Dixon Saturday: JustFaith Dinner M. Krattiger Rodi Pitstick Lamar Francis F. Schultz Nichol Rooney B. Schlecht Please remember to notify the Parish D. Stukey Jay Stenzel M. Slaughter Office of any change of address or K. Walters L. Stenzel J. Witham phone number. To Accept a Swap: Log in to your page of the Web Terminal and click on Accept Swap, or call Mary at the The Parish Council of Catholic Women parish office 452-6491 invite you to attend their September 22 card Attention Ladies of the Parish We hope party at Holy Spirit at Noon. A salad buffet you mark your calendar for Our Lady of luncheon will be served with prizes for Bridge and Snows Circle’s Second Annual Potluck Fellowship for Pinochle. $6.00/ person. For reservations call Vonnie all women of Holy Spirit on Tuesday October 13. at 453-3653. Non-card players are welcome to join us Attending this event, will in able women young and old for lunch and door prizes. to meet each other allowing all of us to become a true family in Christ!

Adult Formation – RCIA Larry Guilbault 452-6491 [email protected] WE, the people of Holy Spirit Catholic Parish of Great Falls, The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is a process Montana, created by God, centered in Jesus Christ, and to invite and prepare people to enter the Catholic Church. empowered by the Holy Spirit, are sharing our journey of All interested people are invited to an information faith. gathering on Wednesday, September 23rd at 7PM in the WE are committed to upholding our faith, strengthening our Social Hall with Fr. Dick and Larry. families, and being a joyful people of prayer. RCIA adapted for Children: Parents and children will WE strive to be the Lord’s presence on earth by welcoming meet the last Saturday of each month after the 4:30 PM and ministering to all people with compassion and hope. th Rev. March 3, 2009 Mass. We meet starting September 26 in the RCIA room of Sts. Peter & Paul Center. Use the entrance off Roger Robbins – Principal [email protected] the parking lot marked RCIA. Helen Boysun/Anna Beckman, Secretaries 761-5775 Baptism Schedule Holy Spirit School Presents….MaryBeth Hicks as th September 20 at the 8:30 am Mass our guest speaker for the Fall Fundraiser. The event Baptism Preparation sessions will be held Sunday will take place October 3rd at Central Catholic High th September 20 at 7pm in the Adult room at Sts. Peter & School. Doors open at 5:30 with a catered meal, silent th Paul Center and Sunday September 27 at 7pm in the auction, dessert auction and live auction. Tickets are Holy Spirit Church. Call or email Larry for more $50 per person ($60 after Sept. 23rd). Call the school, information. 761-5775 or Kelly Vega, 899-1416 to purchase tickets Bible Study: We are underway with our and support Catholic education in our city. Catholic Bible Study on the Gospel of Luke. Please join our students, faculty and parents for mass on Groups are meeting on Monday, Tuesday and Friday mornings at 8:30 at the Holy Family Chapel. Thursday evenings and on Tuesday afternoon. For information and times of meetings please call Larry at the Join our school families for coffee and rolls after masses office 452-6491 or email [email protected] next weekend, September 20th. If you have any questions about our school, these folks would be willing to chat Youth & Young Adults with you! Mary Jolley 452-6491 [email protected] 7th & 8th Grade Group Christian Service Sr. Catherine Kinsella, O.P. 452-6491 Meets Wednesday Nights 7PM Youth Room, register at [email protected] any time and join your friends for Fellowship. Ways to Be a Good Steward of Creation: HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUPS Starting Sunday October 4th *Be thankful for your food and reflect on the Fr. Dick gathers with Jrs. & Srs. at 4PM goodness of creation before eating any food. in the Youth Room Dinner provided. *Take local food to your church dinners. Also Meeting Sunday the 4th are 9th & 10th Graders *Help create links between your child’s for a Fellowship Dinner starting at 7PM. Come see school lunch program and local farmers. what we have planned and offer suggestions. 2009 Catholic MIP Youth Congress *Learn how to cook using whole or less- October 24-25 Sidney, MT 7th – 12th grade processed food to save on packaging, to be Transportation provided. Registration forms on healthy and to become more self-reliant. parish bulletin board. THIS WILL BE FUN. St. Vincent de Paul’s Food Pantry: Many food items Call Mary Jolley for more information. have already been placed in the box at the entrance of Join our Young Adult Group, ages 18 – 34ish. We are the church for the Food Pantry. Volunteers from St. gathering names. Call Mary to be put on the list. Vincent’s will pick them up on the last Tuesday of the month. Please be generous as the need for food Elementary Formation assistance continues to grow daily. Thanks. Colleen Biehl 452-6491 [email protected] Did You Know? September is National Preparedness Registration: You may register at any time for Month- for more information on what you can do to elementary formation. Forms are available in the prepare, visit www.ready.gov. information rack, Sts. Peter & Paul Center and on the parish website, www.holyspiritgf.org. Christian Service Commission meets this st Thank you to the Cook, Roehm and Costley families for Monday, September 21 at 7:00 p.m. in the helping with the Open House Dinner and to Sandi Church Conference Room. Parishioners are O’Rourke for helping with registration. welcome to join our Parish Commission.

Sacramental Preparation for Completion of Initiation REGISTRATION is DUE NOW for Confirmation and 1st Eucharist along with 1st Reconciliation begins on Monthly JustFaith Fellowship Dinner Sunday, October 4 at 12:30 pm at Sts. Peter & will be held on Saturday, September 26 after the Paul Center. Change of Date: Confirmation 4:30 pm Mass. Schulte’s chicken is on the menu. begins on Sunday, January 10. Registration This is not a potluck, so come and enjoy. forms are available at the school office, All are welcome. Free will offering is appreciated information rack and parish website. Change of Date: Reception of sacraments is in April. Stewardship Holy Spirit School Those who practice stewardship see themselves as for more information or call Bob and Vickie Williamson caretakers of God’s gifts. They are grateful for what they at 727-5507 to register. have received and are eager to share their gifts out of 4th Sunday Monthly Breakfast Sunday, Sept. 27 from love for God and one another. 8:30 am -12:30 pm KC Hall Free will offering. Care and Share 2009 Knights of Columbus Council #1493 2009 Diocese Assessment: $84,000 Amount Contribution: 52,220 Have you ever seen 800 ping pong balls dropped out of Amount Due: 31,780 the air? Here’s your chance! Great Falls Central Catholic High School is selling numbered ping pong What is stewardship? Stewardship is based on balls for $10 each or 6 for $50. The BIG BALL DROP spiritual principles of the Old Testament and the will be Homecoming Saturday, October 10th. The drop teachings of Jesus. Stewardship is a way of life, a way of will be after the Big Sandy football game (at 1 p.m.) thanking God for all the blessings we have received by between 3:30 and 4:00 p.m. Need not be present to win! returning a portion of the time, talent, and treasure First prize: $100 to the first ping pong ball to go into the allotted to us. Where it has been implemented, the lives golf sized hole in the ground. of both givers and receivers have been changed. It involves intentional, planned and proportionate giving of The Ursuline Retreat & Conference Centre invites our time, talent, and treasure. Stewardship engenders a you to a Contemplative Retreat conducted by Doris spirituality that deepens our relationship with the Lord. Boyle, MA. “The Power of Gratefulness: The Freedom of Forgiveness; a Contemplative and Interactive Worship Retreat.” Friday September 25th (3:00 p.m. Registration, Mary Dupuis 452-6491 ex.206 5:30 Dinner) Saturday 26th from 9 – 9. Sunday 27th from [email protected] 9:00 – 2:00 p.m. Call Harry or Peggy at 452-8585 for Holy Wash:Sept.20-J Knutson/Sept. 27-SMcKittrick more information. Liturgical Tidbits: Gospel Cycles : Since Vatican II we Step II – for Men & Women who have experienced a have heard three times as many Gospel readings as Cum Christo, Thursday evening October 1st through before. (This is also true of the epistles.) This is Sunday, October 4th at Sacred Heart Parish in Glendive. because we now have three cycles. So the readings, The theme is “Go Make a Difference.” The format will except for certain feast days, occur only once every three be similar to your original weekend. The deadline for years. The three cycles each feature one of the applications is September 24th. For more information call evangelists: A is the year of Matthew, B the year of Renee at (406) 351-2150 or Kathy at (406) 365-2002. Mark, C the year of Luke. St. John’s gospel is read Applications are on line at www.bigskycumchristo.org during the Easter season and on some specific other days Click on Glendive then on Applications Forms. throughout the year. On Good Friday we always hear St. Fundraiser Breakfast: Sunday, September 20, 9:00- John’s account of the Passion. The Passion reading on 1:00 at St. Joseph's Parish Center, 500 2nd Ave SW. . Palm Sunday rotates among the other evangelists Menu to include French Toast, scrambled eggs, sausage, according to the cycle. fruit and muffins Free-will offering. Proceeds to help Ministry Schedules for the months of October and send St. Joe's youth to the Natl' Catholic Youth November are available online. Hard copies for those Conference in Kansas City. with no email are available on the table near the sacristy. Time and Talent form is included – all ministries start Eucharistic Devotion over fresh on the 1st Week of Advent. For more info, call St. Joseph Parish – 1st, 3rd, and 5th Saturdays of the month Mary at the parish offices. 8:30 –4:30 p.m. St. Luke Parish: 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month 8:30 Courtesy Announcements – 4:30 p.m. Blessed Sacrament Parish: 8:00 a.m. Thursday – 9:00 Catholic Native American Gathering at St. Joseph a.m. Saturday Church September 20 from 3-6 pm. For more Our Lady of Lourdes Parish: 12:00 – 7:00 p.m. Sunday information call Pam Birkenbuel at 727-5653 Holy Spirit Church: 8:30 – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, 9 – 12 Noon Friday

Are you newly engaged? Planning a wedding? Contact you local priest! Then we invite you to join the Great Falls Catholic Engaged Community for a couple- centered marriage prep weekend. Our last weekend for 2009 will be October 16, 17 & 18 at the Ursuline Center in Great Falls. Call Dave and Terry Stukey at 452-3542