St Patrick CoCathedral April 1, 2018 Pastor Fr. Robert D. Grosch Weekend Masses Saturday 5:00Sunday 8:00 & 10:30 AM Daily Mass TuesdayFriday 12:10 PM Reconciliation Saturday 3:004:00 PM or by appointment 215 N. 31st St. Billings, MT 59101 (406) 2593389 Ofice Hours Mon.Fri. 8:304:00 Closed 121pm Bulletin deadline is 10 AM Monday: Email to stpatbulletin@gmail.com If you missed a week, feel free to check out our bulletin on our webpage. www.stpatrickcocathedral.org
From Jan RISE UP! A very special thank you to all the music, liturgical ministers and the art and environment committee who served during Holy Week and the Easter Triduum. St. Patrick CoCathedral is blessed with your gifts of ministry. May the Risen Christ renew your faith as you continue to be signs of hope, and witnesses chosen by God. Filled with the new life of Easter joy, how are we going to rise up by forgiving a family member or friend, comforting someone dealing with a serious health issue, or listening to someone dealing with a disintegrating marriage? How can we lift someone living in the tombs of resentment, apathy, judgment, anger or loneliness? April is here and everyone is probably excited to get outdoors and enjoy our beautiful state. With this comes a reminder for safety precautions when engaging in sports or outdoor activities. Kids between the ages of seven to eleven, especially boys (two times more likely) are at the highest risk of head or facial injury during outdoor activities. Helmets should be worn when bicycling or skateboarding. Wear mouth guards when physical contact can be expected. If an accident does occurs and teeth are broken off ind the broken pieces, store in water or milk. See a dentist within24 hours. Teeth may be able to be reattached. Also see a dentist right away for displaced or knocked out tooth. For facial or mouth cuts, rinse with cool water and keep clean. See emergency help right away for head or neck injuries. OFFICE STAFF Pastor Fr. Robert Grosch 14 Hospital/Jail Min. Fr John Houlihan 10 R.C.I.A./ Baptism Sr. Jeanne Tranel 16 Dir. of Lit. & Music Jan Wood 13 Dir. of Religious Ed Mary Gilluly 22 Parish Ofice Margery Chansler 10 Bookkeeping Deborah Ligget 18 Maintenance Sup. Rosie Schuff 6987398 Annulments BJ Sletta 6908016 Please continue to pray for those who were fully initiated into the Catholic faith on the evening of the Easter Vigil. Faith Marie Contreraz Cynthia Gail Corwin Theresa Lynn Gaasch Ruth Anne Miller Melvina Mae Sheard Heidi Marie Verdon Matthew Kelly Watson Kaitlyn Elizabeth Verdon Logan Ray Rigdon Are you or someone you know interested in joining the Catholic Church, or learn more about your faith? You are invited to participate in the classes, or share your insights of faith in a warm atmosphere. Classes are on Monday evenings from 6:00 to7:30 p.m. in the conference room. This week: Relection of Holy Week April 28 Taylor Trowbridge 3 Alexandra Trevizo 3 Edward Wambolt 4 Jody Sulser 4 Judith Zilch 5 Ava Matelich 5 David Tetrault 6 Kathleen Usuriello 7 Jeffery Bergsing 7 Caelio White Bear 7 Lucia May 8 If you don t see your birthday here, we don t have it in the ofice. Please let us know if we miss you! Baptism Class: Tuesday, April 17,2018 BIBLE CLASS ANNOUNCEMENT: Class will be held Thursdays. You may choose to aend from 1:002:00 p.m. or from 6:307:30 p.m. We will be studying the Acts of the Apostles. It is an amazing account of the birth of the early church. All are welcome to aend and share thoughts, insights and faith. Look forward to seeing you.
Easter Sunday GOSPEL MEDITATION The irst light of Easter dawn had begun to creep over the horizon. The steadfast women from Friday's gory events are returning again to the body of their Lord. "Who will roll back the stone for us from the entrance to the tomb?" How quickly we return to mundane concerns and how thoroughly God wants to surprise us! Imagine the utter shock upon seeing the stone rolled away, the tomb empty, and a stranger clothed in light proclaiming the impossible. "You seek Jesus of Nazareth, the cruciied. He has been raised; he is not here." He is risen indeed and the world will never be the same. We know from other Gospel passages that Mary Magdalene made haste to the disciples to proclaim the Good News. We know that Peter and John rushed to the tomb to see for themselves. We know that the wonder and awe of the Resurrection permeated the lives of the apostles until their own dying day. Can we comprehend the utterly worldchanging nature of this surprise? The historical reanimation of a dead man is of no real value to us. But we know that Easter Sunday is so much more. By the Resurrection of Jesus, life has triumphed over death for us all. The gates of heaven are opened and the treasury of graces is poured out upon the here and now. This Resurrection Day, let us draw near, amazed yet unafraid, to the risen Christ. Let us recall the words of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, "Jesus is not a character from the past. He lives, and he walks before us as one who is alive, he calls us to follow him, the living one, and in this way to discover for ourselves the path of life" Montana is often hailed as God's Country. Spending a week at Saint Thomas Camp it's not hard to see why that's true. Saint Thomas Camp had it's humble beginnings in the 1920s. The Sisters of Providence who ran an orphanage in town began taking the children for excursions in the Monarch wilderness. On April 15th, 1958 the Sisters purchased the Karlson Ranch. They called their new property Saint Thomas Camp. In 1986, the Diocese of Great Falls Billings purchased the camp with the purpose of using the facility as a way to help teenagers experience Christ through a series of annual summer camps. It is our goal that every teenager who sets foot on the property would feel the love of Christ, experience a great adventure in the outdoors and be challenged to become the saint God wants them to be. For more information please visit us at. www.saintthomascamp.com Mass Intentions & Readings April 28 Mon No Mass Acts 2:14, 2233/Ps 16:12, 5, 78, 910, 11 [1] Mt 28:815 Tue 12:10 Chuck & Marynell Heringer Heringer Family Acts 2:3641/Ps 33:45, 1819, 20, 22 [5b]/Jn 20:1118 Wed 12:10 Sid Sulser Katie Link Acts 3:110/Ps 105:12, 34, 67, 89 [3b]/Lk 24:1335 Thurs 12:10 James Zapp Mary Zapp Acts 3:1126/Ps 8:2, 5, 67, 89 [2ab]/Lk 24:3548 Fri 12:10 Sid Sulser M & M Fargo Acts 4:112/Ps 118:12, 4, 2224, 2527 [22]/Jn 21:114 Sat 5:00 John Fargo M & M Fargo Acts 4:1321/Ps 118:1, 1415, 1618, 1921 [21a] Mk 16:915 Sun 8:00 Edwin & Ida Lewison Sun 10:30 St. Patrick Parishioners Family Acts 4:3235/Ps 118:24, 1315, 2224 [1]/1 Jn 5:16 Jn 20:1931
LITURGICAL MINISTERS April 7 April 8 April 8 5:00 pm 8:00 am 10:30 am Sacristan Judy Z. Rose Mindy Mike Min Co Murnell Joan Allen Jason Host 2 Anna Ziggy Z. Nolan T. Drager PB 2 Linda C. Bertha H. Dave J. PB 3 Jeannine N. John S. Thomas J. PB 4 Tom L. Diane T. Isaac T. PB 5 Tricia M. Duane C. Trenna N. Lector 1 Margie M. Bob Riehl Ben Botts Lector 2 Don V. Joan Elizabeth M. Keefer POF Elizabeth Altar Servers Annalies M. Sydney Alex Benner Andy G. Patrick Close STEWARDSHIP REPORT Due to the timing of the bulletin there will be no Stewardship Report for the week of March 25. While at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, We found time to ind a gift for Father Bob. Easter Season At Christmas we say, Jesus is the reason for the season. Well, what s the reason for the Easter season? In the Easter season we go to the heart of what God has done for us. Jesus went through death to the other side, opened the way for us, and has already begun pouring his Sprit upon us. We are om a track toward a transformed human life that will go on after death, forever. Now that s worth a grand celebration a 50day celebration. We care about things this side of deathsickness, poverty, hungerand we need to do everything we can to help make this world a better place here and now. It s part of preparing creation for what is to come. But our time on earth is only a licker is existence. Even if no one helps us, even if we re lat on our back in misery, we can celebrate Easter. We exist! We have a destiny that is wondrous, and is forever. Imagine that. Let bad luck do its worst to me. I can handle it. This life is only the blink of an eye. I exist, and because I exist I am destined to be transformed and exist forever as a glorious human being. It s not one belief among others. It s everything. ~~~~~~~~~ Although creation and its good are meant for all, a large part of humanity today still suffers under and intolerable burden of poverty. Lent and the Easter season which follows it call us to relect on the total identiication of our Lord Jesus Christ with the poor Pope St. John Paul II in his 1991 Lenten message. Jan Pursell has a group of ORCA Exchange Students coming from France June 17 July 7th, there will be 5 boys and 5 girls ages 15 & 16. They all speak some English, and there is a chaperon that is fluent in English that comes with them. She will stay with Jan. You won t need to speak French to be a host family. They will come with their own spending money and medical insurance. Their main reason for coming is to experience the American Teenage way of Life, and to pracce their English. All you need to do is welcome them into your home as part of the family. If you would like to host a student or know someone who would, they can live within 150 miles of Billings, or if you would like more informaon. Please contact me, my cell # is the best way to reach me is 4066708137, or email her at jppc@hotmail.com. Thank you in advance for your help. Please Support our Advertiser of the Week
Follow Him Matthew 16:24 The 2018 Care and Share Appeal has begun. Your gifts to this appeal make a signiicant difference to many in our diocese! By joining with our Catholic brothers and sisters in support of the ministries provided by our diocese, we help to ensure that we, indeed, are following him by ensuring every parish in our diocese is served sacramentally, the most basic of need for us as a Catholic family. This is just one of the many ways your Care and Share gift helps and is needed. Christ is risen indeed! We have arrived at the penultimate feast on the Church's calendar, the cause of our joy and our hope. Life has defeated death. Sorrow and suffering do not have the last say. In the resurrection of Jesus we see many reasons to rejoice. Not only has Jesus conquered the specter of visible death, but he restores to us graced life. On Holy Saturday, Jesus descended to the dead and delivered the just souls into heavenly paradise. What are our own Saturday tombs? Jesus has the power to open them all. That is our invitation, this day most of all. May resurrection joy ill your heart, your family, your workplace, and your community. Happy Easter! Adoration Chapel at St. Vincent Hospital Chapel Kathleen Simpson 6965984 Centering Prayer Sat. 9:00am, Parish Center Catholic Daughters of America 2nd Tuesday St. Thomas Community Center Financial Counseling Bill Belinski at 2593389 Knights of Columbus Grand Knight: Josh Twichel 2521602 Deputy Grand Knight: Aldo Rowe 8606363 Parish Council 1st Sunday of the month 11am Stephens Ministry 1st Saturday 12 Youth Room Ultreya Tuesday night 7pm Church Hall Parish Nurse Ministry Blood pressure checks on 1st Saturday before and after5:00 Mass and on 1st Sunday of the month after morning Masses. Community Homeward Bound Weekend at the Montana Women s Prison will be held April 68. All are welcome to participate in the outside singing on Saturday, April 7th at approximately 6pm on the south side of the prison (Post Ofice side). If you would like to write Palance, don t use your last name, no stickers, do not seal the envelopes. There will be 25 candidates and 20 volunteers. If you have Palanca contact Barb at 8396110. There is also a sack for Palanca at St. Bernard s in the heights. It must be received by Friday, March 30th. Also your participation with prayer is appreciated. ATTENTION ENGAGED COUPLES!!! The next Catholic Engaged Encounter weekend is April 2729, 2018 in Great Falls. Sign up now!! Call Brenda & Bill Chain at 4067718658or Terry and Dave Stukey at 4064523542 for more information and registration please visit us online at WWW.GREATFALLSCEE.ORG. A Wedding is a Day: A Marriage is a Lifetime! MAYFAIR 2018 Mayfair is the most important fundraising celebration for our Catholic School community. This year, we are reinvigorating the event and are splitting the gala and the carnival on two separate weekends. This will give us the opportunity to take the carnival home and celebrate our new school. Saturday, May 5, 2018 gala dinner/auction at the Red Lion Convention center; formerly known as the Radisson Hotel.There will be a wonderful auction items in both the live and silent auctions, a gourmet meal, and lots of fun and camaraderie. Sunday, May 20, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mayfair Yearend Celebration to be held at St. Francis, on the Colton field. We will have carnival games for young and old, balloon animals, food, blow up games, and raffles.we ll be auctioning off the infamous Classroom Baskets." For more information visit us here. www.billingscatholicschoolsfoundation.org/mayfair Cum Christo Weekend is upon us. Men s weekend will be May 1013, 2018, Women s weekend will be May 1720, 2018. Applications due by April 6, 2018 and can be downloaded from the website at www.bigskycumchristo.org. All 4th Dayer s, we are calling on you to sponsor someone. 5
SPY NEWS The news is out. The Easter Bunny called and thought it would be fun to stop by and visit with the children for Easter. Please join us on Easter Sunday after 10:30 am Mass for a fun illed Easter egg hunt and a visit with the Easter Bunny. Children of all ages are welcome to participate. Nolan, Jan and Mary attended the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress in Anaheim, CA, last week. While there, they ran into a variety of characters and Beaudry! We brought back lots of ideas and information. Meanwhile, the youth groups learned about the "Our Father," and learned a new song we learned at the LA Congress! Encounter The risen Christ We prayed, fasted and gave almsand now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends as we encounter our Risen Lord. We relect on our brothers and sisters we have walked with, and we commit to bringing Easter joy to each person we meet in our daily lives. Don t forget to turn in your CRS Rice Bowl at St. Patrick CoCathedral on April 8th. Visit crsricebowl.org Easter Sunday For those we encountered through CRS Rice Bowl, and all members of our one human family, that we may follow the example of the Good Samaritan this Easter season, to go and do like wise, encountering our brothers and sisters who need help on the road. And, that we may recognize in our lives this Easter Season those Good Samaritans who have helped us better ourselves. We pray to the Lord..