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Mary’s Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus # 2124 Parish Council of Catholic Women
Meets First Tuesday of the month Meets Second Sunday of the Month
Weekly Eucharistic Adoration
Every Friday from 9 to 10 AM (following daily Mass)
Confessions: Saturdays Noon 1p.m., 1/2 Baptism: Normally celebrated at weekend
hour before daily Mass (Tues., Weds., and Masses. Parental sessions are required.
Fri.) or by appointment Marriages: Six month couple preparation
Anointing of the Sick: Please contact Fr. period required. Please meet with Fr. Cory
Cory as soon as possible for anointing. before scheduling marriage date.
Please Pray For
Terri Cole; Tom Golik, Susan Hofer, Joyce Wright, Bob Bushman, Bonnie Lankford, Dianne
Salsbery, Joyce Donavan, Lindsey Lankford and their newborn child, Marian Holman, Joyce
Boos, Leona Keinenberger, Makayla WilkeHofeldt, Michael Fred Ereaux, C.J. Bishop, Bruce
Hould, Bobby Ereaux, Janeen Brookie, Linda Berg, Myrtle Hould, Jeanie Engebretson, John
Murray, Terry Stiles, Payton Kill Eagle, Mary Kelly, Roberta Pospisil, and those from our area
serving in the military.
For the repose of the souls of Doris Nicholson, the Poor Souls in Purgatory, and for comfort
and peace for their families.
Anyone who needs to have prayers said for someone can call Dianne Salsbery at 6541443 or 6544675;
Jean Niebur at 6542822. Names will be listed in the bulletin for one month unless specified.
Everyday Stewardship
I sometimes spend more money than I what I already mentioned above.
should. I make decisions based upon my A stewardship way of life means that I
wants and not my needs. Those actions can wisely steward what I have, and I cannot
create a financial difficulty or circumstance give what I do not have. Have you ever
where more sacrifice is needed. Instant given someone a present you couldn't
gratification or selfish impulses can create afford and think that was love? It wasn't.
havoc in one's bank account, marriage, or We don't show love by giving what we do
family. All these issues to deal with simply not possess. We show love by meeting
because I wanted what I wanted and I got another's needs and by sharing our very
it. Yes, it sounds like the actions of a child. self with them. At our core, what we long
However, I know I am not alone. We all for from others more than anything else is
can easily find ourselves acting in this love. Would I have others give me lavish
manner. This is why it struck me to listen gifts and shower me with empty
once again to the words of Jesus when he compliments or would I have them give to
says, "Do to others as you would have me something much more valuable: the
them do to you." The words are love in their hearts? In turn, I need to love
reminiscent of another of Jesus' phrases, myself more by realizing that no purchase
"Love your neighbor as yourself." The will offer fulfillment more than the love of
problem is that too often I would like for God shown to me in Christ Jesus.
others to fulfill my wants instead of needs, Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS
and I can seemingly love myself by doing
Pope Francis' Universal Intention Catholic Quotes
For March: Evangelization: That "Act and God will act, work and He will
Christian communities, especially those work." St. Joan of Arc
who are persecuted, feel that they are close
to Christ and have their rights respected.
Mass Intentions Please consider having Masses celebrated
for family and friends on special occasions
Mass Intentions: As Catholics, we have a
and anniversaries, as well as those who are
long tradition of having Masses celebrated
in need of prayers. Masses are also
for those we offer up in prayer. The Mass is
encouraged in memory of those loved ones
the ultimate form of prayer, and each Mass
who have died, especially on the
is celebrated for an intention. We ask $10.00
anniversaries of their deaths. Please contact
per mass intention.
Fr. Cory for more information.
Drinking the Spirit
“Drinking the Spirit” is a great opportunity Catholic faith. Please plan on joining us,
for us to gather as adult Catholics to grow spread the word, and bring a friend!
in our Catholic faith and as a community. On Tuesday, March 12 at 7 PM, plan to
Each month we will have a different join us at the GN Lodge Room (note
Catholic topic with a presenter. Questions change of venue!) for our next Drinking
and discussions are encouraged. We are the Spirit session. Announcement of
each responsible for our own "beverages" speaker coming soon!
and food. This should be a relaxing and
enjoyable way of learning about the
A Nite at the Races - Thank You!
Thank you to all who donated silent auction and door prize items to St. Mary’s “A Nite
At The Races”. Also, thank you to everyone to attended!
It was a great event and the proceeds will be used to buy much needed altar linens.
Davis Glassworks Patty’s Floral and Greenhouse
Hardware Hanks Mint Bar
Todd’s Technology Lana Fortin
Art’s Furniture Family Matters
Valley Drug Independence Bank
Kat’s Kreations Great Northern Hotel
Equity Coop NAPA
Wilma Mavencamp Stockman Bar
Westside Self Service First State Bank
Ezzie’s Wholesale Stretches
Carquest First Security Bank
A.E. Catering John and Sherry Demarais
Blue Ridge Brewing
Anne Boothe
New to the Parish?
Welcome! We’re glad you will be joining us. If you would like to register with the
parish, please fill out this form and drop it in the collection basket. You may bring it by
the parish office or send it to us.
Name:_________________________________________________________________
Address:_______________________________________________________________
Phone number:__________________________________________________________
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You may also use this form for a change of address.
Thanks!
Trivia at Blue Ridge Brewing
Think you're a trivia expert? St. Mary's St. Mary's Parish is sponsoring this evening
Parish and Blue Ridge Brewing is giving of trivia, music, and fun. $5 will buy into
you the chance to prove it! Know a lot two rounds of trivia, with Blue Ridge
about popular music from many eras and Brewing gift certificates available to win in
styles? Show us! each round.
Join us on Thursday, February 28th at Bring your friends and
6:00 PM at Blue Ridge Brewing, 320 S plan for an evening of
1st St E (next to the car wash). trivia fun!
Live The Liturgy
"Love your enemies and do good to those those who may not. But there is no credit to
who hate you." We do not like hearing be found in simply surrounding ourselves
these words, but they are at the heart of with friends. Jesus wants to push us out of
Jesus' teaching. When we are hurt, we want our comfort zones. We still find ourselves
to get defensive and fight back. We prefer judging others and condemning them when
engaging in battle with something that is the order of the Gospel is forgiveness and
negative and evil rather than returning a mercy. Why are we so unwilling to let go of
heart of love. It is easy to love those who the control? Perhaps the answer is found in
will love us back and much harder to love a failure to love and an absence of faith.
Parish Council
Regina Webb (Malta) Cliff Merriman (KofC) Leona Kienenberger (Dodson)
Charlie Mears (Malta) Wilma Mavencamp (PCCW)
Shawn Bleth (Malta) Tom DePuydt (Saco)
Gospel Meditation
This Sunday, Jesus continues his example. How often do we talk about the
challenging Sermon on the Mount. "Love good feelings service evokes and how you
your enemies, do good to those who hate "get so much more than you give." This is
you, bless those who curse you, pray for still based on an attitude of return on our
those who mistreat you ? Give to everyone investment. Would we volunteer if we
who asks of you, and from the one who knew it was good to do, but we didn't "feel"
takes what is yours do not demand it back." good afterward? What if the people we
Words like these are challenging! Many of helped seemed ungrateful, or if someone at
us have grown up in a culture of the food pantry stole $20 out of our purse?
independence and retaliation against those It can be difficult to love people when we
who harm us. Today's Gospel reminds us think we might not get anything back. "For
that the way of the world is not necessarily if you love those who love you, what credit
the way of the disciple. is that to you?"
In many spiritual texts, saints describe the As Christians, we are called to imitate God.
first stage of the spiritual life as mercenary We follow a God who loves not only His
love of God. That is, we love Him because closest friends, but who loves betrayers,
he "pays" us with graces and good things. deniers, and crucifiers. The Christian walk
Consider for a moment, why do you do the is one of perseverance and sacrifice. What
good that you do? Take volunteering, for does your love look like?
Why Do We Do That?
Question: The catechism says that marriage Sometimes, however, there are
is indissoluble. Why does the Church issue impediments to marriage that are
annulments? overlooked, poorly understood, or
unknown. It is possible that at the time of
Answer: Sacramental marriage is indeed
indissoluble. Indissolubility is foundational the vows, something was either present or
absent that made the consent invalid. The
to the union of marriage (CCC 1646) and
required by spousal love (CCC 1644). This ceremony itself does not bring about the
quality of marriage draws its meaning from sacrament. The priest is the official witness
of the Church, but he is not the minister of
the fidelity of Jesus to his Bride, the
the sacrament. The husband and wife are
Church (CCC 1647). Spouses give
themselves forever to each other. Through the ministers of the sacrament to each other.
Without the full, free, and able consent of
the vows and their consummation, the
spouses form a covenantal bond that binds the man and the woman, no sacrament
them as one. Indissolubility presumes and takes place. An annulment does not destroy
depends on this sacramental bond between the marriage bond. It is an
acknowledgement that the sacramental
the spouses.
bond did not form in the first place.