SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH SAINT ALBERT THE GREAT SAINT MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN www.clarkforkcatholic.com

Sixth Sunday of Easter

PARISH OFFICE INFORMATION

WEEKEND MASS TIMES P.O. Box 329; 16680 Main Street, Frenchtown, 59834 Phone: 406-626-4492 Fax: 406-626-1970

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Email: [email protected]

-FRENCHTOWN- Jayne Lisi -Office Manager Email: [email protected]

Confessions/Reconciliation 8:30 am Fr. David Severson -Pastor Rosary at 8:30 am Email: [email protected]

(406) 202-8912 After Hour Emergency Sunday Mass 9:00 am

TODAY’S MASS INTENTION Youth Ministry Leader—Fr. David Severson

Missa Pro Populo Religious Education Coordinator, K-8, Frenchtown Jodi Todd (406) 396-2378 Email: [email protected]

Lectionary/Religious Education, Superior Syliva Downing (406) 273-8327 ST. ALBERT THE GREAT -ALBERTON- Calendar and Up Coming Events: Confessions/Reconciliation 4:30 pm May 18th—May 24th Rosary month of May, 4:45 pm Mass Readings Online Saturday, Mass 5:00 pm http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings TODAY’S MASS INTENTION Missa Pro Populo Monday– Saint John I, Pope and Martyr Acts 16:11-15/ Jn 15:26—16:4a Tuesday– Easter Weekday Acts 16:22-34/ Jn 16:5-11 Wednesday– Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest ST. MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN Acts 17:15, 22—18:1/ Jn 16:12-15 -SUPERIOR- Thursday – Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs Confessions/Reconciliation 11:30 am Acts 18:1-8/ Jn 16:16-20 Rosary at 11:40 Friday – Saint Rita of Cascia, Religious Sunday, Mass Noon Acts 18:9-18/ Jn 16:20-23 TODAY’S MASS INTENTION Saturday – Easter Weekday Intention of Extension Donor Acts 18:23-28/ Jn 16:23b-28 Sunday– The Ascension of the Lord Acts 1:1-11/ Eph 1:17-23/ Mt 28:16-20

St. John I, Saint of the Day for May 18 The Story of Our Lady of Fatima Pope John I inherited the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ. Italy had been ruled for 30 years by an emperor who espoused the heresy, though he treated the empire’s Catholics with toleration. His policy changed at about the time the young John was elected pope.

When the eastern emperor began imposing severe measures on the Arians of his area, the western emperor forced John to head a delegation to the East to soften the measures against the heretics. Little is known of the manner or outcome of the negotiations—designed to secure continued toleration of Catholics in the West.

On his way home, John was imprisoned at Ravenna because the emperor had begun to suspect that John’s friendship with his eastern rival might lead to a conspiracy against his throne. Shortly after his imprisonment, John died, apparently from the treatment he received in prison.

John’s body was transported to Rome and he was buried in the Basilica of St. Peter.

Reflection:

We cannot choose the issues for which we have to suffer and perhaps die. John I suffered because of a power-conscious emperor. Jesus suffered because of the suspicions of those who were threatened by his freedom, openness, and powerlessness. “If you find that the world hates you, know it has hated me before you” (John 15:18).

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. MARY QUEEN OF HEAVEN

First Confessions, Tuesday, May 19th, 5:30 pm THIS WEEK, NEXT WEEK, For First Communicats May 17th Ministers May 14th Ministers

Mass, Wednesday, May 20th at 11:00 am Extraordinary Extraordinary Ministers of HC Ministers of HC INTENTION: Intention of Extension Donor Suspended Suspended

Mass, Friday, May 22nd at 11:00 am Lector Lector Sylvia Downing Ken Kuhl INTENTION: Intention of Extension Donor with Adoration at 10:00 am

Lawn Mowing & Maintenance No Mass, Wednesday, May 20th Please pray about serving.

Weekly sign-up sheet in the back of the church. Lawn maintenance sign up sheet in the Even just one week can help. Thank you. back of the church.

ST. ALBERT THE GREAT Due to the restriction on space for Sunday mass, please contact Patti Pickering to confirm availability of seating.

St. Albert’s Host/Hostess 406-822-2021 May: Fran Hayes St. Mary Queen of Heaven has a FACEBOOK page. Due to the restriction on space for Saturday mass, please Please find us to stay up to date on the latest church activities. contact Donna Haacke to confirm availability of seating. [email protected] PARISH OFFICE JOB OPENING

The parish office has been trying to reach out, at this time and We have a position open in the parish office at St. John’s in have not been able to contact many of our parishioners. Frenchtown. Approximately 10-15 hours per week. Must be Please contact the parish office with any updates to your familiar with Quickbooks. Publisher knowledge helpful. phone numbers and/or emails. Thank you for your help. Contact Fr. David 406-202-8912 or parish office 406-626-4492. $20,000 Thank you to all who have donated OFFERTORY COLLECTION: $19,163 To St. John the Baptist historic church’s NEW FURNACE. Please Prayerfully consider a For May 10, 2020 (tax deductible) gift to help, we are so close to our

Frenchtown $ 1,742.00 goal. (Total includes pledges) Alberton 354.00 Superior 1,316.00

Gratefully we received: $ 3,412.00 Fiscal year weekly need: $ 2,524.00

Thank you to our parishioners and guests!

Parishes of the Diocese of Helena:

With permission of Bishop Vetter I write regarding two familiar friends to many of us, father and son Victor and Husam Hannuneh. They have over the past years, traveled throughout the Diocese of Helena and Diocese of Great Falls- Legendary Lodge 2020 Billings, visiting many parishes and setting up their display of olive-wood items from their hometown of Bethlehem, Israel. All events are cancelled through Victor and his sons are wonderful and faithful people. August 8, 2020

I had the opportunity to visit Victor and his family in More details and registration are at Bethlehem several years ago. At that time we also visited the legendarylodge.org places the olive wood carvings are made. The process is long and complex, but the beauty produced is extraordinary. Or contact Lois Synness at 406-389-7068

Victor and Husam are now back in Montana (currently in *Please feel welcome to write your pray- Great Falls) to sell their beautiful items, but because of the er requests & thanksgiving in the Parish Coronavirus quarantine they find themselves in a difficult position. Since the beginning of the Coronavirus outbreak Prayer Book at the back of the church. their schedule, like our own, has been disrupted and they have been unable to market the carvings in parishes or make any sales. The families in Bethlehem dependent upon their work Prayer Requests are in the same predicament as ourselves. Bethlehem has been Please pray for all who are ill, recovering, or on “lockdown” since March 5. Prior to that, however, much of suffering in our parish community, especially the "livelihood" of Bethlehem residents has been significant- for Bob Mahon, BJ Zimmerman, Doris Ruthford, Ed ly disrupted due to Israeli closure and isolation of the city of Franceschina, Blake Johnson, Bev Schumacher, Brennley, Bethlehem. Many, if not most, of the shops, restaurants, hotels, The Henderson Family, Dorothy Durdon, Barb Koepke, etc. have closed due to restrictions placed on the Bethlehem Andre DuBois, John Calvert, Anne Wodrich, Debbie Wine, tourist "industry." Supporting Victor and Husam in their mis- Kenzen & family, MaryAnn Geib, Clare Anderson, Bob sion to serve over 300 Bethlehem families through the sales of Bedwell & Ashley, Malcom O’Rouke, Bud Svalsted, Theresa beautiful hand-carved olive word works of art, extends the Schumacher, Family of Javier, Gina Moriarity, Hope & caring support of our Church to the people dwelling in the Garrie, Chris Ochs, Art Porter, Maureen Glanz, Jeannette place of Christ's birth. These families depend on the income Slater, Keith Writz, and Edna Kraft. Please pray also for Victor and Husam generate in the United States. the healing of memories, for our troops and their families. On behalf of Victor and Husam, Also remember in your prayers those who are in nursing thank you for your consideration. homes. Please pray for all those who have died. To request prayers or to remove names that no longer need to be on the www.shepherdsofthegoodshepherd.org prayer chain, please call the parish office 406-626-4492

A number of state and federal actions have been taken to alleviate Please pray for the seminarians of our Diocese some of this economic difficulty. I suspect many people do not know about the various types of relief and assistance available. May the Lord continue to bless our Diocese with an abundance of seminarians! To help make people aware of various resources, I recorded a video for the Montana Catholic Conference to raise awareness Dillon Armstrong, Kyle Tannehill, of some of these relief programs. Here is a link to the video: Matthew Christiaens, Tyler Frohlich, https://youtu.be/bL9RtO3rBnk Kaleb Mitchell. PRAY FOR OUR PRIESTS

SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION Grant your priests, O Jesus, lively faith in their works, unshakable hope in their trials and fervent charity in their

Infant Baptism: Parents must be registered & active intentions. May Your word, radiant with eternal wisdom, members of our parish. If they are members of another parish, become through continual meditation the never failing a letter of permission from their Pastor is required. We also nourishment of their interior life, may the examples of Your require preparation for this Sacrament. Contact one of the life and Passion be renewed in their conduct and suffering, priests before infant’s due date To arrange date and time for for our instruction and as a light and consolation in our the Baptism. Baptisms are normally celebrated at Mass. sorrows.

Holy Matrimony: Couples discerning this sacrament Grant, O Lord, that our priests, free from all earthly attach- should contact one of our priests immediately after becoming ments and solicitous for Your glory alone, may persevere to engaged. NOTE: a minimum of 6 months of preparation is their last breath in the fulfillment of duty and in purity of required before the celebration of this sacrament. Couples wishing to marry in the parish must be registered and active conscience. And when in death they deliver into Your hands members of their parish. Couples from other parishes must a task well done, may they have in You, Lord Jesus, their obtain a letter of permission to marry outside of their own Master on earth, the eternal reward of the crown of justice parish. in the glory of the saints. Amen.

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