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Worship Centers: 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: (406)452-6491 Parish Office hours: Monday – Thursday 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Friday 8:30 a.m. – Noon
Fax: 452-6495 Email: [email protected] Website: www.holyspiritgf.org
School: 2820 Central Avenue Phone: 761-5775 Email: [email protected] web: www.holyspiritgf.org
April 10, 2016
WE, the people of Holy Spirit Catholic Parish of Great Falls, Montana, created by God, centered in Jesus Christ, and empowered by the
Holy Spirit, are sharing our journey of faith,
WE are committed to upholding our faith, strengthening our families, and being a joyful people of prayer.
WE strive to be the Lord’s presence on earth by welcoming and ministering to all people with compassion and hope. Rev. March 1999
Are you a registered member of Holy Spirit Parish?
Do you receive regular mailings for religious formation and socials, etc., envelopes or year-end state-
ments?
If not, you are probably not in our computer! Registration forms are available in the entryway,
download from the parish website, or fill out the form below and drop it in the collection basket.
We will send you a registration form.
Name: ____________________________________________________________________
Address: __________________________________________________________________ Phone: ___________________
Next week we welcome Most Reverend Bishop Michael Warfel to celebrate Mass with our students who
have been preparing for Completion of Initiation. Students have participated in the sacrament of Recon-
ciliation (at least twice) earlier this year. At 2 pm Mass on Sunday, April 17, the children will complete the
sacraments of initiation by receiving Confirmation and Eucharist. Parents, sponsors, grandparents, and
parishioners, thank you for your constant prayers and support.
We are now well into the 2016 Care and Share Annual Catholic
Appeal. Have you taken the opportunity yet to make your pledge
or gift? Your support is needed and appreciated! Giving online is
very convenient and easy at www.catholicfoundationmt.org; or
simply place your donation envelope in our offertory basket. Your gift will stay right here in
our diocese to benefit our entire Catholic Church, including our parish. Thank you!
The Diocese of Great Falls-Billings, Montana seeks a Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry to
provide vision and direction for those whose efforts are directed to ministry with youth and young adults of the
diocese. The Director implements and promotes the vision, goals and objectives, principles and components of
Diocesan Youth and Young Adult Ministry guidelines at the diocese and parish levels in cooperation with the
Diocesan Pastoral Plan. The director provides direct outreach, support, and development to the 101 churches of
Eastern Montana as well as oversees diocesan, regional, and national gatherings. The successful candidate must
have a Master’s degree in Pastoral Ministry or equivalent training or experience. A minimum 5 years of full-
time parish/diocesan youth ministry or related ministry required. Must be a practicing Roman Catholic in good
standing. Send resume and cover letter which briefly describes applicants vision of youth and young adult min-
istry by May 15, 2016 to Darren Eultgen, Chancellor [email protected] or by mail to PO Box 1399,
Great Falls, MT 59403. See www.diocesegfb.org for more information.
Third Sunday of Easter - April 10, 2016
Holy Spirit Parish Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday – 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.
Daily Mass Schedule
Holy Spirit Day Chapel:
Tuesdays 5:15 p.m. & Thursdays 8:30 a.m.
Park Place (3200 15th Ave. S) Wednesdays 2:30 p.m.
Holy Family Chapel (2800 Central Avenue) Fridays 8:30 am
Reconciliation: Saturdays - 4 pm Holy Spirit or by appointment
Holy Spirit Chapel is open for Adoration Monday -
Thursday from 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Friday from 8:30 -
Noon.
Mass Intentions:
Tues., 4/12- 5:15 p.m. - +Margaret Palagi r/b Purpura Family
Wed., 4/13 - 2:30 p.m. - Park Place - +Conry Family r/b B Conry
Thur., 4/14 - 8:30 a.m. - +John Verploegen r/b H Biedscheid
Fri., 4/15– 8:30 a.m. - Holy Family - +Maxine O’Fallon r/b K Walters
Sat., 4/16 - 4:30 p.m.- +Betty Shine r/b W Shine
Sun., 4/17 - 8:30 a.m. - +Al and +Vera Liepold r/b E & I Kelley
11:00 a.m. - Michelle & Damon Fleming (sp int) r/b J Baje
Readings for next week: Fourth Sunday of Easter
1st Reading: Acts 13:14, 43-52
2nd Reading: Revelation 7:9, 14b-17
Gospel: John 10:27-30
Coffee & Rolls Schedule
April 10th: Knights of Columbus Council #9395
April 17th: Completion of Initiation - NO Coffee & Rolls
Bus Schedule:
April 16th: CeCe Fuhrman, Therese Griffith
April 17th: Roger and Kay Seilstad
What’s Happening This Week… Everything is at Holy Spirit unless noted Sunday: Faith Formation - 9:45 a.m. Sts. P&P
Parish Nurses - 9:45 a.m. Conf Rm
Youth Group - 6:30 p.m. Sts. P&P
Monday: PCCW - 1:00 p.m. Conf Rm
Tuesday: PCCW Card Party - Noon Soc Hall
That Man is You - 7:00 p.m. Sts P&P
Wednesday: Religious Formation - 6:30 p.m. Sts. P&P
Sunday by Sunday - 7:00 p.m. Conf Rm
Knights of Columbus #9395 - 7:00 p.m. Sts. P&P
Thursday: JustFaith - 6:30 p.m. Conf Rm
RCIA - 7:00 p.m. Sts. P&P
The Saturday Fellowship Dinner calendar is open for 2016.
If you are interested in hosting a dinner, please email me, Sharon
Mohler at [email protected] or call me at 771-1131.
Invitation: Please join us to pray the Rosary at 4:45 p.m.
on Tuesday at Holy Spirit, 8 a.m. on Thursdays at Holy
Spirit, 8:00 a.m. on Fridays at Holy Family and 4:00 p.m.
on Saturday at Holy Spirit. The Knights of Columbus
Council #9395 will be leading the rosary before the 11:00
a.m. Mass on the fifth Sunday of the month.
Liturgical Ministers for April 16, 17
Thank You Recyclers! Call Cindy with numbers.
Weekend Newspaper Cardboard
2nd (4/8) Weinheimer Sanders
3rd (4/15) Kushnak Shipley
School Newspapers—Watt
The weekend starts on Friday (shifts are Fri. to Thurs.).
PARISH STAFF Fr. Dick Schlosser Pastor Fr. Dave Wilkins Associate Pastor Dcn. Mark Zenner Deacon Dcn. Bill Medved RCIA/Adult Formation Dcn. Pete Woelkers Deacon Mark Meyer Parish Administrator Mary Dupuis Worship Aubrey Rearden DRE/Youth Minister Cindy Eultgen Christian Service/Elementary Formation Karyn Jenkins Administrative Assistant Mary Wingerter Volunteer Coordinator 727-5575, ext 222 Chuck Osterman Maintenance
4:30 PM 8:30 AM 11:00 AM
Sub requested ~ see Web Terminal
Bread Baker
V. Adkins H. Stubbs
Holy Wash J. Knutson
Sacristan B. Thelen A. Heppner N. Luth
Greeter
P. Cahill L. Howard V. Pedro S. Turner
J. & B. Culliton. G & V Drake
J. Baje T & P Hilgendorf D. Wilkins
Ushers TBA TBA B. Jolly
TBA
Cross M. Friman T. Gardner J. Dougherty
Altar Servers
R. Bowman E. Shepherd
K Harrington G. Longin
J. Dougherty A. Flint sub req
CLW C. Mee
D. Mee K. Blair
Reader K. Evans M. Kostelnik
T. Hodges J. Held
D. Mc. Fadden D. Walczak
Gifts S. Dunston A. Johnson R. Olmstead
L Gardner D. Schwanke J. Schwanke
Ryan Family
Euch Ministers
H. Fehres L. Friman T. Gilligan S. Gray T. Hopkins G. Howard D. Maronick R. Maronick B. Medved M. Miner S. Pedro F. Polacek K. Reed D. Stukey T. Stukey
S. Bahnmiller B. Culliton G. Drake B. Duke J. Gort S. Harrington M. Held M. Held Kathleen Hodges A. Longin C. Longin L. O’Neill F. Olszewski R. Pitstick B. Schlecht
K. Baker H. Boysun G. Boysun D. Hayes D. Hudson T. O’Connell S. O’Connell J. A. O’Connell K. Rearden J. Schmit B. Williamson V. Williamson J. Witham P. Woelkers L. Wyman
RCIA: The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the
way our parish prepares people to become Catholic. We
meet every Thursday from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the
Sts. Peter and Paul Center.
That Man is You: Men’s group gathering - Tuesdays at 7:00
p.m. in the RCIA Room at Sts. Peter & Paul. For more informa-
tion call Deacon Bill at the Parish Office.
“Sunday by Sunday” is a wonderful ongoing program that meets
Wednesday night to study the upcoming scriptures for the week-
end Mass. This group meets Wednesday night at 7 PM in the con-
ference room of the Church. For more information call Tom Grau
at 761-6963 or Marilyn Miner at 315 -1504.
Women’s Study Group: Thursdays from 10-11am in the RCIA
Room. We are currently reading and discussing Rediscovering
Jesus, come join us. April 14th we will be discussing chapters
3&4. For more information contact Aubrey @ 868-6713.
Holy Spirit Co-Ed Softball Team! Anyone 16 and older is
invited to be a part of our Holy Spirit Softball Team. If you are
interested please contact Shelly Vance @ 899-5990 for more
information.
Youth Group this Sunday April
10th @ 6:30pm Praise Band will meet @ 5:30pm.
Bibles & Brew High School Bible Study Every Wednes-
day morning from 6:45-7:30am @ Schulte’s Coffee-
house. Come join us!
Formation Schedule Sunday April 10 Wednesday April 13
Sunday April 17 Wednesday April 20
Summer Vacation Bible Camp: June 13-17 for children entering K-6th Gr. In the fall
As with all of our formation programming there is no fee for VBS for our parishioners. It is through your generous weekly giving
that we are able to offer quality religious formation to our young peo-ple.
Supplies needed to borrow: climbing helmets,
ropes & caving gear, lanterns, headlamps, flashlights,
rope lights. Please bring to the parish office with your
name and contact information. We need them for last
week of May & will return the items late June.
Please save Huge cardboard boxes!
This weekend, our Candidates for Completion of Initia-
tion will give a bread-baked item to a parishioner and
ask for your prayers as he/she is preparing to receive
Holy Eucharist for the first time. Thank you for your prayers!
Holy Spirit Catholic School is seeking people interested in
substitute teaching. Please call the school office if you are
interested.
How has this school year been for your child? Are you
looking for something different? Holy Spirit Catholic School
may be the answer! We have a family-like atmosphere of chal-
lenging academics, daily religion classes, weekly liturgy, ser-
vice projects, and smaller class sizes. Please call the office and
set up a tour. We would love to show you around!
It’s back!! Our annual Cow Pie Bingo is scheduled for
May 18th. This is your chance to win $10,000! The foot-
ball field at Central is divided into a grid and each square
is one ticket. If the cow drops her “pie” on your square, you win
the Jackpot! Tickets are available at the school for $20 each.
Come and get yours and join in the fun!
The annual Holy Spirit SpiritWalk Fundraiser will be held on
April 29th. This is a student driven FUNdraiser much like a
“jog-a-thon. The students will be collecting pledges leading up
to the SpiritWalk day. We will walk for an hour and log as
many laps as possible. Please keep the school and all our fund-
raising projects in your prayers.
Holy Spirit Catholic School is accepting applications for the
2016-17 school year for the following positions … Middle
School Social Studies (1/2 time), Grades 4-8 Spanish (1/2
time), or fulltime for both positions. We also have a part-time
position as Administrative Assistant. If interested, please call
the school at (406) 761-5775 or
email [email protected] and request an application.
Thank You: we have changed lives this Lent here in Great
Falls, and in Colombia, Laos, Rwanda, Honduras, Mada-
gascar and all over the world!
Please return your bowls and donations so we can com-
plete the total count. Remember 25% stays here in Great Falls!
March Report: Kids N Kans: for St. Martin de Pores: 170 lbs
Wood Bin: for St. Vincent de Paul: 213 lbs (33 bags)
Parish Relief: Yellow Envelope Donations $1306
Electronic Contributions $439
Dispersed $1366 to: rent, auto repair, St. Martin de Porres,
Rocky Boy, Family Promise, & Echoz Pregnancy Center.
Recycling: Newspaper 440 lbs Please send your numbers in!
Call Parish Office for information on RCIA, Adult Formation or Marriage Preparation
Youth Ministry Aubrey Rearden 452-6491 ext. 207 [email protected]
Cell Phone: 868-6713 Youth Group Sunday Nights 6:30-8:15pm
@ Sts. Peter & Paul Center
Holy Spirit School Jim Wichman - Principal / [email protected]
Helen Boysun, & Judy Flint—Administrative Assistants. 761-5775 www.holyspiritgf.org
Christian Service Cindy Eultgen 452-6491 ext. 208 [email protected]
Young Adult Ministry Aubrey Rearden 452-6491 ext. 207 aubrey @holyspiritgf.org
Cell Phone: 868-6713 (call or text)
Elementary Faith Formation Cindy Eultgen 452-6491 ext. 208 [email protected]
Sacramental Preparation Cindy Eultgen 452-6491 ext. 208 [email protected]
Equal Exchange—first week of month $316.50 plus
Palm Sunday $191.75 your purchases support fair and
just working practices for coffee farmers & chocolate
growers. See fairtradefederation.org. We could always use more
sellers after Masses, esp 8:30. Call the parish office or use
Volunteer Scheduler Pro, on the parish website, to sign up.
Fr. Andrew Amaruma from Uganda, the former UGF chaplain,
has sent us beads and necklaces to help defray education costs.
So far, $100 in donations has been given. Thank you!
Christian Service Commission - Are you ready for radical living of the Gospel? Are you interested in challenges? Do
you have ideas about planning for the social justice and
charity needs of our community? The commission
needs to meet this Spring for planning.
Open House——Potluck
Monday April 25, Social at 5 pm
Parish Nurses Meet April 10 from 9:45-10:45am in the
conference room behind the coat closet. We are getting
ready for the Baby Bottle Campaign!
Holy Spirit Parish will host Family Promise the
week of April 24 at the Monsignor House. We
need people to bring in cots and make up beds @
10:00 April 24 and to take cots out of the House on May 1. We
also need volunteers to stay overnight. The Monsignor House
will be open for a tour or for information about Family Promise
on Wednesday, April 13 from 10:00-Noon. Please call Kathie @
781.5033. Thanks for considering these volunteer opportunities!
The loss of one’s home, the most basic element of stability,
is a profound crisis for anyone, but especially for families.
Families account for 40% of our nation’s homeless & children
make up 25% of our nation’s homeless population. Families
with children are the fastest growing segment of the homeless
population! In 2014 over 300 children in the Great Falls School
District were identified as homeless. (information from Family
Promise brochure). Family Promise needs to have those of you who work directly with
the families (bringing in supper and/or staying overnight) to go
through a simple training. The trainings for Family Promise are
with our Director, Sharon Odden & take place @ 6:00 on the 1st
Tuesday of each month OR 10:00 the 3rd Saturday of each month.
The next one is April 5 @ 6:00. The trainings take about 1.5 hour.
You do not need to register. Just show up & sign-in @ 1019 Central
Ave. Come through the East door in the alley. Kathie will be @
most of the trainings to assist Sharon.
All musicians are invited to share their talents in lead-
ing the music. Practice at 7:00pm on Wednesdays ~
enter through the shrine door; follow the sidewalk to the
right of the church.
HUGE THANK YOU to all who worked to make this
past Lent, Holy Week and Triduum such a success. All
the musicians who spent extra hours rehearsing, the
ministers who volunteered for all the services, not to
mention stepping up at the last minute to fill in for the
many folks who caught the flu bug and were unable to
minister.
Worship Mary Dupuis 452-6491 ex. 206 [email protected]
Stewardship
Parish Council of Catholic Women
Courtesy Announcements
You have not idea how humbling it is to have this many
people say “YES!” to the parish, and to watch the
dignified, reverent manner in which it is accomplished.
My heart is full, and you are appreciated.
Mary Dupuis, Worship Coordinator
The PCCW will meet on Monday, April 11 at 1:00 pm in the
Parish Conference Room.
Card party: The Parish Council of Catholic Women
invite you to attend their April 12, 2016 card party at
Holy Spirit Parish Social Center at 201 44th St. S. be-
ginning at Noon. A salad buffet luncheon will be served with
prizes for Bridge & Pinochle. The cost is $8.00 per person. For
reservations, please call Vonnie at 453-3653. Non-card players
are welcome to join us for lunch and door prizes.
Great Falls Central Catholic High School needs your
help! As the school plans for its major fundraiser “Celebration
16” scheduled for April 16, 2016 the planning committee is
seeking donated items such as jewelry, services, use of vaca-
tion cabins, and other unique items to add to our live and silent auc-
tions. We are also seeking the donation of airline miles to complete
travel packages to Denver, Seattle and Chicago. All donations are tax
deductible! Corporate/Sponsored tables for the event are also avail-
able for this fun event. Contact Hugh Smith at 216-3344 or at
[email protected] if you can help out!
The next Discovery Day is April 19. It is not too late to
register your freshman, a few openings remain. Class scheduling
for 8th graders will be at the end of April and the official Leap Up
day will be June 1 at Central.
Annual Spring Fling Breakfast - April 10th ~ 8:00 a.m. - 1:00
p.m. Blessed Sacrament Chapel (1325 Smelter Ave., Black Eagle).
Free will offering. Great menu! Sponsored by the Corpus Christi
Adoration Society.
Catholic Women’s Conference: “Come to me” - Saturday, April
16th in Helena - Carroll College Center, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Reduced
rates through April 11th. Registrations available in the Parish Of-
fice For more information call 406-677-7772, 406-439-7699 or go
to ShowMyEvent.com.
Cum Christo: Come join us April 28th to May 1st. Contact Dcn.
Pete Woelkers at 899-7383 for more information. Applications are
available in the back of the church or online at bigskycum-
christo.org. The weekend will be held at the Heisey Center, St.
Ann Cathedral. Complete an application today!
Indian Taco Sale & Silent Auction: Friday, April
22nd from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Eat in or call for take-out/
delivery. Knights of Columbus Hall, 906 Central Ave W,
788-2291. Fundraiser for St. Martin De Porres Mission
The Diocesan Council of Catholic Women is again awarding a $300
Scholarship in each of the 5 vicariates to a high school graduating
senior woman. One additional scholarship, in each of vicariates, will
be awarded to a non-traditional catholic woman student who is cur-
rently enrolled or will be enrolling at a college, university, or voca-
tional-technical school in the Fall of 2016. Applications are available
at the parish office. Deadline is May 31, 2016. For more information
contact Wilma Mavencamp, P.O. Box 445, Malta MT 59538 or call
406-654-1346.
