ST. LEO THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH MARCH 15, 2020 “THE THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT”

PO Box 421 — 102 W Broadway St Lewistown, Montana 59457

406-538-9306 www.stleoscatholicchurch.org www.facebook.com/stleoparish

Office Hours Tuesday — Thursday:

9:00am—1:00pm and 1:30pm—5:30pm

CLOSED ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY

Mass Schedule

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

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)

10:30am (Hospital)

10:30am (Villa)

8:00am

8:00am

9:00am (Latin)

Sacramental Preparation Baptism: Please call Fr. Samuel.

Marriage: Planning and preparation 6 months in advance.

Sacrament of the Sick: Please call the parish office.

Emergency anointing only: 366-3064.

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

Rosary 30 minutes before each weekend Mass

Wednesday: 1:30pm

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Devotions Tuesday in the side chapel: 5:00pm

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

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

Religious Education Wednesdays

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

Youth Choir: 6:00pm-7:00pm

2nd Tuesday Dinner: 6:00pm

Meeting: 7:00pm

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

for some good Catholic content!

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 Parish Council meets January, April/May, and September.

Finance Council Shirley Barrick, Gary Barta, Alan Aldrich,

Jodi Ruckman, and Neal Tucek Finance Council meets January, April/May, and October.

Let’s keep in touch! Get important updates & Parish Announcements.

Text: @LeoGreat to 81010

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

Susan Standley Coordinator Karen Durbin

Layne Krumwiede Cross Bearer Kevin Lund

Tarah Eller Altar Server Maggie Fulbright, Logan Welsh

Linda Roche Lector Bridgett Johnson

— — — Communion Ron Tucek

Gayle and Ron Teddick Hospitality Long Family

Liturgical Ministers for the following weekend:

March 8, 2020

Contributions: $3,374.00

Weekly Average: $4,557.79

Contribution and Gratitude Report

Third Sunday of Lent Saturday, March 14

4:30pm Rosary

5:00pm Mass — † Clifton and Anne Lund † by Karen and family

Sunday, March 15

8:30am Rosary

9:00am Mass — People of St. Leo’s

10:00am Parish Breakfast

11:30am Holy Family Mass — † Patsy Simac † by the Joe and Jodi DeMars family

3:00-4:30pm NO Life of Christ (East Classroom)

4:45pm NO Solemn Vespers

Tuesday, March 17 — St. Patrick

5:00pm Devotion to Our Lady of Perpetual Help

5:15pm Mass — for the Holy Souls in Purgatory by Ed Durbin

5:45-6:30pm Confessions

5:00-7:00pm Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner

Wednesday, March 18 — St. Cyril of Jerusalem

8:00am Mass — † John and Alice Janicek † by their family

1:30pm Rosary

4:00-5:20pm Religious Education & Junior High Youth Group

7:00-8:30pm High School Youth Group

Thursday, March 19 — Solemnity of St. Joseph

8:00am Mass — † Mary Lodman † by Joyce Tuss

Friday, March 20

8:00am Mass — † Patsy Simac † by Karen and family

8:30-9:30am Eucharistic Adoration

9:00am Stations of the Cross

5:00-7:00pm Knights of Columbus Fish Fry

7:00pm Stations of the Cross

Saturday, March 21

2:30-4:30pm Confessions

Fourth Sunday of Lent Saturday, March 21

4:30pm Rosary

5:00pm Mass — People of St. Leo’s

Sunday, March 22

8:30am Rosary

9:00am Mass — † Larry and Florence Dernbach † by Steve Dernbach and family

11:30am Holy Family Mass — People of Holy Family

3:00-4:30pm Life of Christ (East Classroom)

4:45pm Solemn Vespers

March 14 — March 22 The Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for March 2020

Evangelization: Catholics in China — We pray that the Church in China may

persevere in its faithfulness to the Gospel and grow in unity.

Youth Corner Parish Announcements

Teen Choir and Dinner — next practice March 18th.

Get Your Breakfast! Join your church family for our monthly parish breakfast. Come, eat, and chat after the 9:00am

Mass on Sunday, March 15th. Donations will go to the Parish Endowment.

Vespers, also known as Evening Prayer, is a set of psalms, hymns, and scriptures that monks,

nuns, and priests pray daily. They are "solemn" because we will sing and also use incense.

All are welcome to join the universal Church!

What are “Solemn Vespers”?

Adult Education

Bishop Fulton Sheen’s Life of Christ Sundays

at 3:00pm in the East Classroom. Father Samuel is using Bishop Fulton Sheen’s book Life of Christ as the basis for the spring

adult education lectures. Participants are welcome to read the book though that is not required. The

book will be available for optional purchase of $15.

The audio recordings of these lectures are under the “Class Audio Recordings” button on the Adult Education page of our parish website.

Commons Chair Re-Covering Project

20 chairs are done, 140 to go!

Mark Your Calendar: The St. Leo’s Youth Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser will be on Saturday, April 25th at

6:00pm. It will be a free will offering.

Knights Korner

Friday Fish Fry!

Mark your calendar for the Knights of Columbus Fish Fry!

March 20th, 5:00pm-7:00pm

in the St. Leo’s Commons

Adults — $10

Children (5-12 years) — $6

Family — $35

Bible Verse of the Week Each week in religious education classes,

our students are memorizing one Bible verse. This past week’s verse was from 1 Thessalonians 5:17.

Pray without ceasing!

Ethnic Dinner The next ethnic dinner will be Saturday, April 4th following the 5pm Mass. The theme will be Baked Potato Bar. Please

join us & bring a favorite topping to share!

Lenten Fasting

All Catholics between the ages of 18 and 60 in good health are obliged to fast on Ash

Wednesday and Good Friday, In fasting, we refrain from

snacking and eat only one full meal and two smaller meals

throughout the day.

Lenten Abstinence

All Catholics older than 14 years of old are obliged to

abstain from eating meat on Ash Wednesday and all

Fridays during Lent.

Lenten Fasting and Abstinence

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Due to the temporary suspension of the distribution

of the Precious Blood, we will only need one Extraordinary Minister on Sundays to assist with the distribution of the Body. At Easter we will hopefully

return to the distribution of the Precious Blood.

Stations of the Cross

Fridays at 9am & 7pm

Solemn Vespers

Sundays at 4:45pm

Confessions

Tuesdays from 5:45pm-6:30pm

Saturdays from 2:30pm-4:30pm

Lenten Liturgical Events

St. Patrick’s Day Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner

Tuesday, March 17th in the St. Leo’s Commons from 5:00pm to 7:00pm

The suggested donation is $10 for adults and $5 for children.

Proceeds will benefit the St. Leo’s Youth!

Community Announcements

Job Opening at the Diocesan Chancery Office in Great Falls

Executive Assistant to the Bishop

Please see a full job description on the Diocesan website (www.diocesegfb.org) and submit your application online.

Please also email your resume to HR@diocesegfb.org.

2020 Care & Share Appeal

Our diocese needs your help! The Care and Share Annual Catholic Appeal comes around each year asking for your support and reaching out to all our brothers and sisters to

come together to do the Lord’s work throughout the diocese. Your contribution benefits several ministries that help our Church in the Diocese of

Great Falls-Billings to thrive. Please help us to further the Gospel

through the Catholic Church of Eastern Montana by being generous

in your support.

2020 Care & Share Goal: $45,027

Contributions: $1,935

Balance: $43,092

New Music Board

As you probably noticed, we have a new music board in the church. It lists the Ordinary and the Propers for the

Mass. The Ordinary is what doesn’t change much (Kyrie, Sanctus, etc.), while the Propers is what

changes each Mass (like the Responsorial Psalm).