MINISTRY SCHEDULE SAT Dec 31 4:30 SUN Jan 1 9:30am

CROSS BEARER MADE

LECTOR BY

ALTAR SERVERS PRIOR

EUCHARISTIC

MINISTERS

ARRANGEMENT

HOSPITALTIY

MINISTERS

REFRESHMENTS

REMEMBER TO CALL A REPLACEMENT OR THE RECTORY AT 761-5456,

TUESDAY THRU FRIDAY IF YOU CANNOT SERVE.

SPECIAL INTENTION PRAYERS FOR HEALING: Jeff Carlisle, Mike Lawrence, Peggy

Matteucci, Felix Kierans, Harvey Dustrude, Charlotte

Clark, Eileen Stratton, Patty Tracy, John & Virginia Nelson, Nancy Sinclair, Chuck Wieck, Lloyd Myers, Patrick Lacey, Vicky Millard, Jasmine Yenchek, Mike Murray, Margaret Mary Fasbender, Karen Griffin, Irene Motil, Catherine Newfield, Tom Ferguson, Nancy Brutosky, Pat Bennett, Carolyn Snively. REST IN PEACE: Vincie Egan, Babs Brennen, Frank Rath, Eileen Murphy, Samuel Mori, Rev. Jay Dobbin, Robert Rudeseal, Delores Albrecht, William Krings, Fr. Steve Tokarski, Jennifer Page, Jere Davis, Kathleen Ingvalson, Doris Todd, Greg Diamond, Marie Godlewski, Jackie McDonald, Fr. Arbanas, James Mungas, Don & Shelly Mahoney. For all those on our prayer chains, parishioners unable to attend Mass and Family & Friends who need our prayers.

Prayers requested for Chris Cory,

Sarah Ziaja, Jay Martin and all our military,

here & abroad. Thank you for your service

and our independence. God Speed!

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS

Date Weekly Restoration Soup

Kitchen Care &

Share

8 Dec 3,387.50

10 Dec 1,802.50 203.65 30.00

11 Dec 2,325.28 377.25

ANGELS OF CLEAN

Dec 30 Mary Tropila, Helen Flaherty

Jan 6 Kaye Alexander, Arletta McAllister

Jan 13 Jennie Barlow, Kandy Sonsteng

Jan 20 Bobbe Ann Thoeny, Monica Ward

Jan 27 Edna Palagi, Loretta Fransen

WEEKLY SCHEDULE TUESDAY-FRIDAY NOON MASS

MONDAY 12/26 NO MASS

TUESDAY 12/27 JERE DAVIS, RIP

by JASON & LORI PURPURA & FAMILY

Diving Deep, 8:30am or 7pm

Legion of Mary 10:30am

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 11:45am

Eucharistic Adoration, 12:30-8pm

Night Prayer, 8pm after Adoration WEDNESDAY 12/28 JOHN BLOTKAMP, RIP

by HOWARD & SUSAN REDISKE

RCIA, No Classes, will resume Jan 4

CCD No Classes, will resume Jan 4

THURSDAY 12/29 JILL YENCHEK, SPI

By STUART & KYLA ANDERSON

Bible Study 10:30am, Oratory,

Soup Kitchen 11am-1:30pm

FRIDAY 12/30 FEAST OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS,

MARY AND JOSEPH

FR.STEVE TOKARSKI, RIP

by FR. OLIVER & ST. ANN’S COMMUNITY

SATURDAY 12/31 SHAMUS “JIM” GALLAGHER, RIP

By LARRY & MARY ANN SEITZ

SUNDAY 1/1 BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, MOTHER OF GOD

PARISHIONERS OF ST. ANN’S

READINGS: NM 6:22-27; GAL 4:4-7; LK 2:16-21 DID YOU KNOW, YOU CAN FIND ALL THE DAILY READINGS AND PODCASTS AT:

http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings

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MINISTERS, IT IS TIME AGAIN TO GET THE NEXT MINISTRY SCHEDULE PREPARED, PLEASE ADVISE MARY KATHERINE OF

YOUR EXPCEPTIONS IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. YOU MAY E-MAIL THEM TO marykatherine@stannscathedral.org , DROP THEM INTO THE COLLECTION BASKET OR CALL THE RECTORY

AT 761-5456. THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND

MINISTRY.

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...LECTORS, PLEASE PICK UP YOUR LECTOR BOOKS,

THEY ARE AWAITING YOU AT THE RECTORY!...

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There are many “useful ministries” available to our parishioners, just call the office @ 761-5456 to explore all opportunities for any of our ministries, such as:

Want better way to know, love and serve God? Eucharistic Adoration is the adoration of Jesus Christ Himself, present in the

Holy Eucharist. During Adoration, the Eucharist is exposed in a beautiful golden vessel called a monstrance. From the altar, our Lord gazes at us in the Eucharist wanting us to give Him our hearts, burdens, sufferings, joys and sorrows so that He may transform and sanctify us. In the silence of our hearts, we

are able to go before Him to love and adore Him simply because He is God. St. Ann’s offers Eucharistic Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament every Tuesday from 12:30pm to 8:00pm. We ask that you consider committing yourself to one hour each Tuesday in Eucharistic Adoration. It will definitely be an hour well spent Please contact Jill at 452-0566 for more information or to schedule your prayful time.

MORE USEFUL MINISTRIES: “CIRCLE YOUR CALENDAR – THIRD SATURDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 9:00 AM TO 11:00 AM – RECYCLING DAY. Please bring your newspapers & aluminum cans to be recycled. Where – behind the Rectory, just off the alley. If we had more truck space, we would collect cardboard also (Hint!). If the weather on the third Saturday of the month is below 32 degrees and/or snowing, there will be no recycling. I am always in need of additional folks with pick ups or an able body individual who is willing to give 3 hours once a month toward this endeavor to be good stewards of God’s environment. Blessings all – PJ Sheldon.

There are new yarn choices available at the parish office for knitting or crocheting of PRAYER SHAWLS. Stop into the office Tuesday thru Friday anytime between 10am and 2pm to pick up your project. Do you hear the call? More Angels ( male, female no age limits) needed to keep our cathedral beautiful. Cleaning is every Friday after the

12:30 Mass. The rotation is usually only once a month, taking about one hour for each team . We also need a few more cleaners for back-up. Please call Bobbe Ann Theony at 452-6130 to volunteer with cleaning.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION NEWS

There will be no CCD or Youth Ministry classes on Wednesday, December 28. Classes will resume on Wednesday, January 4, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. Call Georgia Miller (781-1830) with Youth Ministry questions or Mark

Doerr (231-0627) with CCD questions. Congratulations to St. Ann’s Youth Ministry Bible Memorization Contest November Monthly drawing winners: Lillian McGinn, Tessa Allen, Gina Heavygun, Ethan Germann, Nick Karls, Matt Henderson, Blair Hebnes, Joe Lencioni, Alane Nedrow and Carlyn Mahoney. St. Ann’s Kitchen Youth Ministry Christmas Project On Friday, December 16th, around 230 gifts were distributed to guests at St. Ann’s Kitchen. Thank you to all the members of St. Ann’s for such generous donations. This year we gave out the most gifts ever and the quality of the gifts was also up. Still we ran out of gifts and some went away without one. Thank you to the Youth group and 5th graders for wrapping the gifts. Each gift had a tag on it that read: “To: A precious & loved child of God. From: Jesus, your Savior & lovers of Jesus at St. Ann’s”. These gifts were truly from Jesus as we, His church are His hands, heart and voice. Thank you St. Ann’s community for you being Jesus this Christmas Season to the poor. “Whatsoever you do to the least of my brothers, that you do to me.” Know that the gifts you gave were a birthday gift for Jesus. It was very touching when handing out the gifts to see the tears in the eyes of so many who did not expect to get a gift for themselves and were so grateful to be able to have gifts to give their children and grandchildren. One little girl opened her gift and had to come show us and thank us for her new Barbie doll. Please contact the Rectory Office at 761-5456 to register as members of St. Ann’s Cathedral or regarding arrangements for upcoming Weddings, Baptisms!

NEWS FROM AROUND TOWN..

DANNY BERG ANNUAL MEMORIAL FREE CHRISTMAS DAY DINNER: This free dinner is for anyone who has no one with which to spend Christmas. Held Christmas Day from Noon until 3 PM at the Senior Citizen Center, 1004 Central Ave Upcoming Big Sky Cum Christo Weekends: Weekends have been set: Men Feb. 16-19 and Women Feb. 16-19, 2012 at the Ursuline Centre in Great Falls. For more information and/or an application, please contact: Pete (Rector) 899-7383 or Patty (Rectora) 761-0726 or Carmen (761-1805)

CATHOLIC NEWS AGENCY has an interesting well-executed campaign to help bring Catholics back to practicing our faith. For more information, here is the link: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/catholics-come-home-announces-ad-campaign-on-major-networks/

DAILY MASS WILL BE CELEBRATED AT THE NEW CHAPEL IN BENEFIS EAST. TIMES: MON, TUES, WED-FRI @ 11:45 AM; THURS AT 10:00 AM @ BENEFIS NURSING HOME, SUNDAY @ 5:00 PM IN THE HOSPITAL CHAPEL. ALL ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE Are you registered member of St Ann’s parish? If not, please register so that we may better serve you and your needs. Simply call the office at 1 406 761-5456, we will be happy to assist you with any questions you may have.

You Can Help Your Marriage – Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Do you argue... or have you just stopped talking to each other? Does talking about it only make it worse? Retrouvaille (pronounced retro-vi with a long i) helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. This program has helped 10’s of 1000’s of couples experiencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information about or to register for the March program beginning with a weekend on March 9-11, 2012, call 1-800-470-2230 or 406-761-4830 or email: montana@retrouvaille.org. Retrouvaille is NOT just for marriages in distress or for those considering divorce. Perhaps you would like to rekindle the love or communicate better in your marriage. Visit our website: www.HelpOurMarriage.com

POINSETTIAS DONATED IN

MEMORIAM DOROTHY HUNTER – DAVE HUNTER, DOUG HUNTER AND

JOHN HAYES

DAN AND KAREN GRIFFIN – ESTHER PARKER, GARY PARKER,

AND MARGARET GRIFFIN

MARY KATHERINE TOECKES - KATHERINE AND MARTIN

GOETZ AND GEORGE M. TOECKES

KRIS ANDERSON - CHARLES ANDERSON

JIM SHANAHAN – KERMA SHANAHAN

MARGARET DAVIS- JENNIFER DAVIS HOCKETT AND

DANIEL HOCKETT

JAN CARTER – CARTER BENNETT FAMILIES AND

ANN DE WITT

CAROLE LAMONT – JIM LAMONT

TRACY LANE – LEONARD AND FRANCES LANE

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