Parish Staff Pastor-Rev. Samuel Spiering Email: stleopriest@gmail.com

Director of R. E. — Shawna Sandau Email: saintleodre@gmail.com

Office Manager — Loretto Spiering

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.

PO Box 421 Lewistown MT 59457-0421

406-538-9306 Email: saintleoscatholicchurch@gmail.com

Website: www.stleoscatholicchurch.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/stleoparish

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!

SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019 “PALM SUNDAY”

ST. LEO THE GREAT CATHOLIC CHURCH

Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil 5:00pm

Sunday 9:00am

Holy Family (Winifred) 11:30am

Tuesday 5:15pm

Wednesday 8:00am (every)

1st Wed. 10:00am (Hospital)

2nd Wed. 10:00am (Villa)

Thursday 8:00am

Friday 8:00am

1st Saturday 8:00am (Latin)

*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: 5:45-6:30pm

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

Religious Education See you next school year!

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.

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OFFICE HOURS Monday– Thursday:

9:00 AM—1:00 PM and 1:30 PM—5:30 PM CLOSED ON FRIDAY

Council Meetings

Pastoral Council meets January, April/May & September.

Finance Council meets January, April, May & October.

• Books

• Rosaries

• Statues

• St. Leo’s souvenirs

• Prayer Cards

• And More!

Located in the Parish Office

“Palm Sunday” Sat., April 13 5:00pm Mass–People of St. Leo’s Sun., April 14 9:00am Mass–†John Clouser† by Kitty Forman (Meet in the gym for the procession) 11:30am Holy Family-People of Holy Family Tues., April 16 5:00pm Devotions to Our Lady of Perpetual Help 5:15pm Mass-†John & Alice Janicek† by their family 5:45-6:30pm Confessions 6-8:00pm Acts bible study in the East Classroom Wed., April 17 8:00am Mass-†David Zormeir† by Joan Zormeir 1:30pm Rosary 6-7:00pm Teen Choir 7-8:30pm No Youth Group 6-8:00pm Holy Family–confessions Thurs., April 18 “Holy Thursday” Parish Office is Closed 7:00pm Mass–†Colle Dernbach† by Bud & Madonna Smith Fri., April 19 “Good Friday” 12:00pm Chaplet of Divine Mercy 3:00pm Good Friday Service 7:00pm Stations of the Cross Sat., April 20 “Easter Vigil” 8:30pm Mass–†Tom Powell† by Denise Powell Sun., April 21 “Easter Sunday” 7:00am Mass (no Music)–People of St. Leo’s 9:00am Mass–†Amy Bertust† by Ray & Carol Sebek 11:30am Holy Family-People of Holy Family

This Week’s Schedule

Acts: The Spread of the Kingdom

Tuesdays, 6:00-8:00pm

in East Classroom

The Acts of the Apostles provides us more than a history of the First Christians - it is the story about the Early

Church with the Holy Spirit as the protagonist. Christ did not leave His Apostles alone - He sent the Holy Spirit to guide, instruct and equip them. Enrich and deepen your faith as you learn how the Apostles continued Christ’s mission on earth through the Power of the Holy Spirit.

Adult Education

The Mother of Perpetual Help Devotions On Tuesday evenings we pray the Mother of

Perpetual Help Devotions. Please join us at 5pm in the side chapel for these wonderful devotions.

Let’s keep in touch. Get important updates via email & text.

TEXT: LeoGreat To 84576 Flocknote is a tool we are using. It lets you

choose what info you’d like to receive via text message and email from the various groups in our church.

Religious Education Last High school Youth group April 24. Family retreat for those receiving their 1st

Sacraments April 28, 11:00am-3:00pm Thanks for a great year!

St. Leo’s Youth Ministry April 17, NO YOUTH GROUP

We will suspend praying the rosary before Mass on Palm Sunday through Divine Mercy

Sunday (April 13-28).

We will resume May 4th/5th.

Please Note • Father Samuel will be gone April 23-26 for vacation

and April 30-May 3 for a canon law conference. • No Daily Mass April 23-26.

A Big Thank-You to all those who donated toward the Easter

baskets —Service to Others Committee

Palm Sunday—April 14

9am-Mass (meet in the gym)

Holy Thursday—April 18 7pm-Mass

Good Friday—April 19 12pm-Chaplet

3:00pm-Service 7pm-Stations of the Cross

Holy Saturday—April 20 8:30pm-Easter Vigil Mass

Easter Sunday—April 21 7am-Easter Morning Mass 9am-Easter Morning Mass

HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE

*Liturgical Minister Sign-up sheets in the back of the Church

Easter Flowers If you would like to contribute for the Easter

decoration of the church in the honor of a loved one, we invite you to make a donation

towards the Easter lilies. Please place the donation along with the person’s name in the collection basket, drop it off

at the parish office, or mail it in. Please mark the outside

of the envelope with “Easter Flowers.” Thank you!

Remember to bring your Rice Bowls with you

to Mass on Holy Thursday or into the parish

office. The deadline is April 25.

Liturgical Ministers for the next two weekend:

Easter Vigil Saturday, April 20 (8:30pm) Easter Sunday, April 21(7am & 9am )

Sign-up sheets in the back of the Church Sign-up sheets in the back of the Church

The Little White Books for the Easter Season are

in. Please contact Janelle Fulbright at Mass or

by phone for your books,

366-4499 or 538-8995.

• Why is Easter on a different date every year? It's all based on the lunar cycle. It was agreed in AD 325 that all the Catholic Churches would celebrate Easter on the Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox.

• The Mass of the Lord's Supper is the last time an official Mass is to be celebrated in a church until the Easter Vigil on Saturday.

• Good Friday is one of the most unusual days in the Church calendar as it is a period of mourning. It's the only day of the year where the Eucharist is not celebrated at all. The altar is stripped bare and the main tabernacle is empty so the focus is simply on the cross.

The angels are almost done!

Here is a photo of our hand carved

angels. They still need to finish the

wings and then stain them to match

the statues in our church, but they are coming along! The Parish Office will be closed for the

Holy Triduum, Thursday, April 18-Monday, April 22.

April 7, 2019

Contributions: $4,644.03 2019 Care & Share Assessment:

Weekly Average: $4,331.27 Contributions:

Balance owed:

Contribution and Gratitude Report:

$50,670

$16,235

$34,435