PO Box 421 — Lewistown, MT 59457 406-538-9306

Email: saintleoscatholicchurch@gmail.com Website: www.stleoscatholicchurch.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/stleoparish

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

Finance Council

Shirley Barrick, Gary Barta, Alan Aldrich, Jodi Ruckman, and Neal Tucek

2nd Tuesday

Dinner: 6:00pm

Meeting: 7:00pm

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

for some good Catholic stuff!

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 “THE 24th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME”

ST. LEO THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH

Mass Schedule

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

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

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

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

Religious Education Wednesdays — Starts September 25th!

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

Youth Choir (begins Oct. 9th): 6:00pm-7:00pm

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION

Baptism: Please call Fr. Samuel.

Marriage: Planning & Preparation 6 months in advance.

Sacrament of the Sick: Call the Parish office. Emergency anointing only: 366-3064.

OFFICE HOURS

Tuesday– Thursday:

9:00 AM—1:00 PM and 1:30 PM—5:30 PM

CLOSED ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY

Council Meetings Pastoral Council meets January, April/May & September. Finance Council meets January, April, May & October.

St. Leo’s Gift Shop • Books

• Rosaries • Statues

• St. Leo’s souvenirs • Prayer Cards

• And More!

Located in the Parish Office

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)

10:00am (Hospital)

10:00am (Villa)

8:00am

8:00am

8:00am (Latin)

Let’s keep in touch. Get important updates via

email & text TEXT: LeoGreat to 84576 Flocknote lets you choose

what info you’d like to receive via text message and

email from the various groups in our

church.

Liturgical Ministers for the following weekend:

September 21 (5:00pm) September 22 (9:00am)

Coordinator Karen Phillips Shirley Barrick

Cross Bearer David Witt Kerby Durbin

Altar Server Hawkeye Hochmuth Anna and Claire Welsh

Lector Ann Phillips Bridgett Johnson, Tilda Whiteman

Communion Virginia Woodburn, Janet Peters Karen Durbin, Mack and Lori Jones

Hospitality Gayle and Ron Teddick Marcie and Pat Ginnaty

“The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time”

Saturday, September 14

4:30pm Rosary

5:00pm Mass — † Felicie and Fernand Paul †

by Denise Powell

Sunday, September 15

8:30am Rosary

9:00am Mass — People of St. Leo’s

11:30am Holy Family Mass — † Rosie Foreman †

by Bobbie Jo French and Family

Tuesday, September 17 — Saint Robert Bellarmine

5:00pm Devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

5:15pm No Mass

5:45-6:30pm No Confessions

Wednesday, September 18

8:00am No Mass

1:30pm Rosary

Thursday, September 19 — Saint Januarius

8:00am No Mass

Friday, September 20 — Saints Andrew Kim Tae-gon,

Paul Chong Ha-sang, and companions

8:00am Mass — † Stella Weinheimer †

by the Fuglestad Family

8:30-9:30am Eucharistic Adoration

Saturday, September 21 — Saint Matthew

3:30pm Confessions

“The Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time”

Saturday, September 21

4:30pm Rosary

5:00pm Mass — The Intentions of Kaelene Kelly

by her friends

Sunday, September 22

8:30am Rosary

9:00am Mass — People of St. Leo’s

11:30am Holy Family Mass — † Rosie Foreman †

by Jackie DeMars

September 14 — September 22 Religious Education & Youth Ministry

Starts September 25 Elementary religious education classes will meet

Wednesday afternoons from 4:00pm-5:20pm. Please remember that parents will be picking their children up from the Church. Come in and join us for prayer and announcements!

Junior High Youth Group will meet from 4:00pm-5:30pm on Wednesday afternoons.

High School Youth Group will meet from 7:00pm-8:30pm on Wednesday evenings.

Information letters and registration forms are available in the back of the Church, the parish office, and on the parish website.

Parish Announcements

September 4, 2019

Contribution and Gratitude Report:

Contributions: $8,270.00 2019 Care & Share Assessment: $50,670

Weekly Average: $4,849.83 Contributions: $25,888

Balance Owed: $24,782

Billings Catholic Radio is pleased to announce BEHOLD THIS HEART: Reparation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a conference to be held in Billings, October 4-5, 2019.

The Conference is open to anyone interested in the treasures of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and promises to be spiritually enriching!

Visit kjcrradio.com for more information.

Cum Christo Renewal Weekend Retreat October 18-20, 2019 in Glendive

All men and women who have participated in a Cum Christo, Cursillo, or Journey weekend are invited to the

Cum Christo Renewal Weekend being held at Sacred Heart Parish Center in Glendive. The theme

will be “Jesus, I Trust in You.” The weekend will begin at 4pm on Friday

evening. For more information, visit bigskycumchristo.org.

2020 Calendar Sponsors The 2020 Saint Leo’s Calendar will be available in

December 2019. If you are interested in advertising/sponsoring to help defray the cost ($75), it would be

greatly appreciated. We have space available for the 4 sponsors. Preference will be given to new sponsors. For more

information, call the parish office.

Please Note Father Samuel will be out of the office from

Tuesday, September 17 through Thursday, September 19th for a priest assembly. There will be

NO morning Mass on Tuesday through Thursday.

The Protection of the Oceans — That politicians, scientists, and economists work

together to protect the world’s seas & oceans.

The Holy Father’s Prayer

Intention for September 2019

Community Cupboard Need of the Month

Fruit Juice, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste

The first rehearsal for the 2019 Central Montana Christmas Cantata will be held Wednesday, September

25. Those interested in taking part in this year’s performances are asked to attend the rehearsal, which will

be held at 7:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church. Performances will be Saturday, December 7th at 7:30pm

and Sunday, December 8th at 2:00pm and 7:30pm.

St. Leo’s Annual Harvest Dinner Sunday, October 6th

It’s that time of the year again! We need volunteers to help with our

annual Harvest Dinner on Sunday, October 6th. Karen and Larry Phillips are co-chairing and are asking for volunteers.

Community & Montana Announcements

Did you know that St. Leo’s has a

parish cookbook? We have a box of

the Saint Leo’s cookbooks that were

published in 2002. If you would like

one or more, we are selling them in

the parish office for $10 each.

Weekly Parish Devotions

Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Tuesday at 5pm in the side chapel

Eucharistic Adoration on Friday from 8:30am-9:30am

Rosary 30 minutes before each weekend Mass

Final Small Wonder Update from Fr. Samuel:

As you may have read in the paper this week, Small Wonder, after extensive consultation with me and many

others, officially decided to not continue pursuing the use of our parish center for their expansion. In the end, the work needed to make the building usable for a daycare

was not reasonable for the number of childcare opportunities it would provide. For more information, please see my letter from August 16th on our website.

Past letters from Fr. Samuel to the parish are now on our website!

On the homepage go to "Bulletins and Docs" and you will find "Letters from the Pastor." There is also lots more information on the

website, so be sure to check it out!

Paint and Furniture Moving!

In preparation for Religious Education, we need help moving furniture and painting.

Please mark you calendars to help as you are able!

Paint prep: Thurs, Sept 19, 5pm-8pm

Painting: Sat, Sept 21 8am-2pm (or as needed)

Furniture Moving: Tues, Sept 24, 6pm