St. Maximilian Kolbe

Renewed Catholic Church

All Are Welcome!

We are a young church made up of men,

women and children seeking a genuine re-

lationship with God. We extend love and

hope to all that seek to be in community

with one another and with God. We aren't

a strict Catholic church community, our

Faith is based on God's Word and His

Commandments, we are always welcoming

new member's of any sex and race.

We hope you and your family will have a

warm and spirit-filled experience with us

as we worship and fellowship together at

our services, events, and ministries.

Laurel, Montana

Phone: 520-261-7070

E-mail: stmkrcc@gmail.com

Rev. M.J. Leyden

Pastor

Celebrating the

Liturgy of the Church

Sunday Mass

Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm*

Sunday Morning 8:30 / 9:00 am (weather)

Daily

Monday—Saturday 8:30 am (privately said)

Anointing of the Sick1st Fridays by appointments

Confession

By appointment only

Holy Hour with Benediction

Day and Time coming soon

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Mass Request

Have you wanted to have a Mass said for a love one or someone

that is still alive. Now is your chance to request a Mass and a date

for it to be offered (some times are not allowed).

Please just email the office and request which Mass and who it will be for. Please put “Mass

Request” in the subject and share if they are alive or passed on to the reward.

Also, an address where the Mass card will be mailed to. Donations: $5.00 may be made via

PayPal, cash, or credit card.

WEDDINGS Upon your engagement, please contact the priest or deacon that you would like to witness your ceremony. Each couple must begin the preparation before a date can be set for your wedding.

Please anticipate 3 months for preparation. We are very relax when it comes to helping you with your scared vows for life.

BAPTISMS Baptism preparation for parents and godparents is offered usually on Sunday afternoons or

Wednesday afternoon by appointment. You can set up your child’s baptism during the meeting. Pre-registration is required please call, 520-261-7070 and leave a message asking for the form to be sent via email. Also, you are welcome to email us and ask for the form; stmkrcc@gmail.com

Basic Information Regarding the Sacraments

Holy Eucharist We truly believe in the Body and Blood of Christ that was broken and shed for us! We ask that you be in good standings with the Lord as you join us every Mass for Holy Eucharist. All are Welcome to His table!! “Jesus said to them, ‘I tell you the truth, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life … For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains

in me, and I in him … so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.’”

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31st Sunday of Ordinary Time

Year B

MASS INTENTIONS & READINGS

Liturgy of the Hours—III

Sun Nov 4 Dt 6:2-6 Heb 7:23-28

Mk 12:28b-34 8:30 am All the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Mon Nov 5 Phil 2:1-4 Lk 14:12-14 8:30 am All the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Tues Nov 6 Phil 2:5-11 Lk 14:15-24 8:30 am All the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Wed Nov 7 Phil 2:12-18 Lk 14:25-33 8:30 am All the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Thurs Nov 8 Phil 3:3-8a Lk 15:1-10 8:30 am All the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Fri Nov 9 Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 Jn 2:13-22 8:30 am All the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Sat Nov 10 Phil 4:10-19 Sir 39:6-10 8:30 am All the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Mt 16:13-19 5:30 pm All the Poor Souls in Purgatory

Sun Nov 11 1 King 17:10-16 Heb 9:24-28

Mk 12:38-44 8:30 am All the Poor Souls in Purgatory

An “oracle of consolation” regarding the restoration of Israel finds its fulfillment in

the person of Jesus, our merciful high priest. His healing of the blind man witnesses

to the inauguration of the kingdom.

REMEMBERING OUR LOVED ONES

By tradition, the Catholic Church dedicates the month of November to the Holy

Souls in Purgatory, those faithful Christians who have died and gone before us

but who still must atone for their sins. The time they spend in Purgatory cleanses

them so that they may enter Heaven free from all effects of sin.

Praying for the dead, especially for those we have known, is part of Christian

charity. Our own prayers and sacrifices can be offered up to relieve their suffer-

ing. The parish will offer over 40 Masses this November for all the faithfully departed whose names are writ-

ten in the Book of Memory. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to pray for and remember your parents,

children, grandparents, family and friends. Donations are welcomed for your sacrificial offering to pray for

the deceased.

Are you a follower of Christ? Kyle Idleman invites you to take an honest look at your relationship with Christ and name Him the center of your life! This six-session

small-group study includes an amazing looking within yourself and your love for Christ and will draw you closer. This study course will run 6 weeks with each course lasting 1.5 hours long. Cost for this study course will be $13.00 for your journal and

study book.

Please contact the Parish Office to sign up for this amazing study course. This course will max out at 8 people, please register quick.

Date is set after we reach the max sits.

Religious Education: “Not a Fan”

“The Lord is our God, the Lord alone! Therefore, you shall love the Lord, your God,

with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength. Take to heart these

words which I enjoin on you today!” ~ Deut 6:4-6

When you ask people is they’ve given their lives to Jesus, they say “yes.” When you ask if they evangelize,

tithe, or read the Bible, they often say “no,” as if evangelizing, tithing, or knowing the Bible were not essen-

tial parts of our commitment to Christ. This does not mean we must be perfect in fulfilling our commitment

to Christ, but it does mean that we must make a total commitment.

The first of all commandments is: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul,

with all your mind, and with all your strength” (Mk 12:30). The Lord says the word “all” four times. How-

ever, most Christians seem to be surprised when you tell

them “all” means all.

Christianity is all or nothing. Jesus died on the cross and

gave everything for us that we might give everything to

Him. If He’s not Lord of all, He’s not Lord at all. Jesus can

save only our entire life and not part of it. One-hundred

percent is the only percent Jesus accepts. His kingdom can

be purchased only by our “all” (Mt 13:44-46).

Weekly Christian Message

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We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God and inerrant in the original writings. We

believe that there is one God, eternally existing in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We believe in the deity of our

Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed

blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and

glory.

We believe that the lost and sinful man must be saved, and that man's only hope of redemption is through the shed blood of

Jesus Christ, the Son of God. We believe in and practice the holy ordinance of water baptism, which signifies the believer's

death, burial, and resurrection into new life with Christ Jesus, and the regular celebration of Holy Communion as commanded

by our Lord.

We believe in the present ministry and baptism of the Holy Spirit. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the

unsaved; those that are saved into the resurrection of life and those that are unsaved into the resurrection of death.

We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

Our Belief

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Schedule of Events

11/1—All Saints (Solemnity)

11/2—All Souls (Feast)

11/21—Presentation of Mary

11/22—Thanksgiving

11/254—Christ the King

(Solemnity)

End of Church Year B

11/30—St. Andrew (Feast)

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

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November 2012

As we grow this section will start to show

the budget and donations to our parish.

Financial

“A Time to be Born in Christ”

“A Time to Die”

Please pray...for the ill of our Parish, and the

petitions written in our Book of Intentions.

“To everything there is a season and time for

every purpose under Heaven.”

“God is our Refuge and our Strenght, an ever-present

Help in distress.” ~ Ps 46:2

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Fact: You May Be Asking!

Here are some fun facts about Christianity:

There are 66 books in the Bible, 39 in the Old Testament, and 27 in the New Testament. Christians' two most observed holidays are Easter (celebrating the resurrection of Christ) and Christ-

mas (celebrating the birth of Christ).

There are thousands different sects of Christianity, each claiming different interpretations of cer-

tain portions of biblical text.

In the Bible , there are around one hundred different names used for God.

The Bible has been translated into 1,200 different languages, including Klingon, for the Star

Trek enthusiasts.

Many Christians will be baptized, a sacrament that involves application of water to the head, or full body submersion. This symbolically represents the washing away of sins, and a rite of acceptance

into the Christian faith.

Communion, or Eucharist, is a Christian sacrament that involves consuming bread, or a wafer and wine, or grape juice. These symbolize the body and blood of Christ and the story of the Last Supper,

where Jesus broke bread with his apostles, before he was taken to be crucified.

Christians believe in one God, but that God exists in three forms, God the Father, God the Son,

and God the Holy Spirit.

Because the Bible is the world's number one bestseller, it is also the most shoplifted book in the

world.

The two most important commandments that Jesus taught are to love God with all your heart, mind

and soul, and to love your neighbor as yourself.

We gather to understand our life and where God is calling us! Am I meant to be

a part of St. Maximilian Kolbe? Will this help me in my life, how can I share

about my faith with others?, family? Then this group will help you answer many

of those questions! If your unhappy with the parish you are with or unsure where

God wants you in His plan, please call or email us and allow us to help you.

“Rice” Rite of Christian Education

Readings for this Weekend

Dt 6:2-6

Heb 7:23-28

Mk 12:28b-34

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Year of Faith Prayer

May this Year of Faith be a year

to help me appreciate the gift of

faith, deepen my relationship

with God, and strengthen my

commitment to sharing faith

with others.

May I recognize the face of

Christ in those who are

suffering, and help them

along the journey of life.

May I not grow lazy in the faith.

My I be enlightened in mind, and

heart by the word of the Lord.

May I be capable of opening the

hearts and minds of many to the

desire of God, and for true life,

life without end. Amen.

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“Of course I flushed that fish down the toilet. It gave me the creeps.” “You told me it died of natural causes!” “Well, I’m

sure it did, eventually. I’m sorry, but I was glad when I didn’t have to look at it anymore.” When I was five, my mother

flushed my pet fish, Swimmy, down the toilet. I didn’t find out until years later, and questioned her about her choices.

Mom was sorry I found out, but not sorry for her actions. Swimmy was, in her mind, a creeper that needed to go.

While my mother’s confession came long before the meme, this is a classic example of “sorry not sorry” (#sorrynotsorry).

It goes something like, “I did something, maybe it wasn’t the nicest or most appropriate thing to do and I should probably

be sorry that I hurt your feelings or am offending your taste, but I’m not sorry for what I did or am doing.” Other exam-

ples may include, “I ignored your text. I was on a great date. #sorrynotsorry” or “Can’t stop playing the new Justin Bieber

song. #sorrynotsorry.”

WHAT IF I’M NOT SORRY FOR MY SINS? This is also a feeling Reform Catholics may have when approaching the Sacrament of Reconciliation. We know we need to go. Christ gave us this sacrament by which we “obtain pardon from God’s mercy” and are “reconciled with the Church” (CCC 1422). We need to hear those words — “Your sins are forgiven, go in peace!” Yet sometimes, like my mother, we do something and while we know it’s wrong we’re not that sorry. Should we still go to confession?

Enter the beauty of God’s mercy and the Church’s understanding of human nature. We should show contrition, or sor-row, for our sins – but we know that isn’t always the case. The Catechism of the Catholic Church explains that contrition is “sorrow of the soul and detestation for the sin committed, together with the resolution not to sin again” (CCC 1451).

I WANT TO HAVE PERFECT CONTRITION… The Church, understanding this about our human nature, clarifies that there are two types of Contrition– perfect and im-perfect. When contrition– our sorrow– is “perfect” it is contrition that “arises from a love by which God is loved above all else” (CCC 1452).

In other words, when we’re truly sorry for something because we know that God was offended– truly sorry for, example,

flushing a pet fish down the toilet because Baby Jesus wants us to respect his creation and what doesn’t belong to us.

We experience immediate remorse and want to remedy the situation as soon as possible.

BUT WE’RE IMPERFECT PEOPLE…

However, the Church teaches that there is also “imperfect” contrition. This is our awareness that what we’ve done of-

fends God– that we should be sorry because we love God and, ultimately, don’t want to go to hell. The Catechism ex-

plains that “such a stirring of conscience can initiate an interior process which, under the prompting of grace, will be

brought to completion by sacramental absolution” (CCC 1453). In other words, just entering the confessional

and saying the words puts us in a position to receive grace. Taking those first steps– putting ourselves in the physical

presence of God and receiving his Sacrament– allows us be forgiven and gives us sacramental grace.

So, even when we’re not “perfectly” sorry, we should go to the sacrament. God is not limited by our feelings. His forgive-

ness is perfect, even when our sorrow is not.

Pastor’s Notes

When thinking about the years as a priest, I recall the many times of severing Christ in the

eyes of the ones I meet. The understanding of hope, love, and faith; brings the small things

together in live for me but for the ones I love and share the fait with.

When dealing with so many things in life you have to just take the time to stop step back and

enjoy the little noises that surround you that are from nature. The gifts of love from the ones

that are hurting the must are the hugs from God that are being shared with.

Allow your week to be filled with hugs and smiles from anyone you meet and talk with.

JMJ, +M.J.

The "Cards of the Deck" is a social club that we are forming right now by taken person’s

information so we can plan a date for this group to meet. Anyone who is 50 years old or

older is welcome to join us. We play bingo, cards, games, and enjoy each others’ com-

pany. Our plan for this group is to meet with our first meeting as a business meeting fol-

lowed by bingo and then cards.

Then the second meeting we celebrate the birthdays of our members during that month and then play cards and so-

cialize. Then the third meeting we have a potluck where all the members bring a dish. After the potluck we play

cards and socialize. The fourth meeting will be a Mass and offer any prayers and then play games.

When there are five weeks in a month the Mass and prayers are scheduled for that day rather than the fourth Thurs-

day. If you are seeking companionship and want to meet new people, Please email the Parish Office if you would

like to be added to the list and be informed of all the dates and when this Ministry will start.

Now Forming “Cards of the Deck” Ministry

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