Fr. Sean Raftis- Pastor

Bob Pearce Sr.—Permanent Deacon

Doug Cordier - Permanent Deacon

Colleen Konopatzke - Office Manager

Mary Burgess - Music Director

Lynette Smith—Elem. Youth Minister

Raven Woelkers JH/HS Youth Minister

Catherine Cetera-Adult Formation

Emma Gulko - Housekeeper

Tyler Ament - EF Sacristan

WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday 4:30 p.m.

Sun. 8:00 am Extraordinary Form

Sunday– 10:00 a.m.

WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE

Tues. At 8:30 a.m.

Wed. At 4:30 p.m.

Thurs. 8:30 AM-MT Veteran's Home

Fri. at 12:10 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Saturday– 11:00 a.m.

EUCHARISTIC ADORATION

Saturdays 11 am—2 pm

1st Sunday of every Month 6:00 pm

ROSARY: Saturday-11:00 AM

Thursday, 9:30 AM

Morning Prayer—Thursday, 9:00 AM

MINISTRY TO SICK AND HOMEBOUND

Contact Deacon Doug Cordier – 892-3991

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

OCTOBER THRU MAY

K – 5 Elementary grades

Wed. at 2:30 p.m.

Jr. High & High School—

Wednesday at 6:45 p.m.

COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN –CCW

Second Sunday of Month @ 11:30 a.m.

Sept.—June

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEETING

SECOND TUES. OF MONTH @ 7 P.M.

SEPT.—JUNE

Po Box 2073 | 1210 9th St W | Columbia Falls, MT 59912

www.strichardsparish.org | strichards@bresnan.net

892-5142 | Fax 892-2147

WEEK OF MARCH 10, 2019

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

St. Richard Parish�

ONLINE GIVING —

WWW.STRICHARDSPARISH.ORG

St. Richard’s Prayer: Thanks be to You, my Lord Jesus Christ, for all the bene-

fits that You have given me, for all the pains and insults You have borne for me.

O, most merciful Redeemer, Friend & Brother, may I know You more clearly, love

You more dearly, and follow You more nearly, day by day . Amen

Sun. March 10 CCW Meeting After Mass

Tues. March 12 K of C Meeting 7:00 pm

Wed. March 13 Cemetery Expansion Meeting 1:00 pm

Thur. March 14 CCW Lunch at Vaqueros 11:30 am

Fri. March 15 K of C Fish Fry 6:00 pm

Sat. March 16 St. Partrick’s Day Dinner After Mass

Wed. March 20 Estate Planning Seminar 2:00 pm

Fri. March 22 K of C Fish Fry 6:00 pm

Fri. March 29 K of C Fish Fry 6:00 pm

Sun. March 31 5th Sunday Breakfast After Mass

What’s Happening�

Readings for the Week of:

March 10, 2019

Mon.: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18/Ps 19:8, 9,

10, 15 [Jn 6:63b]/Mt 25:31-46

Tuesday: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-5, 6

-7, 16-17, 18-19 [18b]/Mt 6:7-15

Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-

4, 12-13, 18-19 [19b]/Lk 11:29-32

Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/

Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8 [3a]/

Mt 7:7-12

Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-2, 3-

4, 5-7a, 7bc-8 [3]/Mt 5:20-26

Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-

2, 4-5, 7-8 [1b]/Mt 5:43-48

Liturgical Minister Schedule�

March Birthdays

Phil Ghekiere March 11 Courtney Hoerner March 11

Katrina Elder Mach 13 Carolyn Ghekiere March 13

Shawn Pauly March 13 Bob Pearce Sr. March 13

Jeanne Saarinen from the Foundation of the Diocese of

Helena will be holding an Estate Planning Seminar at

our St. Richard Parish on Wed. March 20th at 2:00 pm.

You will learn about effective charitable giving after tax re-

form, ways to give that are cheaper/easier/smarter, gifts that can

pay you income for life, how to make a gift to the Church in your

will, and more.

Food items of the Week:

Syrup/Pancake Mix

Hamburger Helper

Diced Tomato

Peanut Butter/

Needed Jelly/Jam

Cereal/ Baby Food

Canned fruits/Veg.

SOUP

You can drop off items in the

basket in the vestibule.

Estate Planning Seminar

Date Altar Ser. Greeters Lector Eucharistic Ministers

Sat. Tim & Deb Gilk Harriet Mize

March 16 Karson Wyatt & Family Dale Heldstab Nancy Cohn

4:30 pm

Sunday Beverly Dewell, Chad Cincis

March 17 Rachel Cincis Colleen & Eathon Linda Cincis Steve & Kathy Wright

Elizabeth Cin-

cis Konopatzke Peg & Stu Sorrenson

10:00 am

FINANCE COUNCIL

MEMBERS

Bob Pearce Jr.

Mark Johnson

Char Launer

Richard Gostnell

Steve Duffy

Fr. Sean Raftis

Next Meeting:

Pastoral Council Members

Members:

Josh Branstetter

Jack Burgess

Howie Ficek

Debbie Gilk

RaeDeen Heupel

Ray Hoerner

Holly McKenzie

Harriet Mize

Catherine Owens

Fr. Sean Raftis

Next Meeting

If you are new to our parish and would like to register with

our parish, please contact Colleen, in the Parish Office at

892-5142 or stop in during week. Office hours are 9 —3 pm

Weekly Offering�

Envelope� � $2529.00�

Loose� � � $1377.75�

EF� � � $ 256.00�

Bldg. fund� � $ 608.00 �

Total� � � $4779.75�

Thank you for your�

sacrificial generosity.�

Wedding, Baptism, Funeral/Cemetery information or other

arrangements can be made by appointment only through

Fr. Sean Raftis, Deacon Doug, or Colleen. Please call the

office to make an appointment at 892-5142.

Both the Elementary and JH & HS youth groups would

like to thank our St. Richard’s Parishioner for their re-

cent support with fundraisers. The JH & HS youth

group raised $275 selling pasties with the proceeds go-

ing to help Hope Pregnancy with new ultra sound

equipment. The elementary youth group raised $211

from the Fat Tuesday Pancake Dinner. They will use the

funds to purchase technical equipment for the class-

rooms. Thank you to everyone who helped make these

fundraisers successful!!!

CCW will be meeting this Sunday, March 10th after

Mass in the Pearce Center.

CCW Lunch gathering onThursday, March 14th at

Vaqueros at 11:30 a.m.

If you are interested in being part of the craft group,

please call Pam Griffiths at 425-343-6034.

CCW News

Religious Education

Knights of Columbus News:

February 50/50 Drawing Winners were

Mary Burgess and Carol Diggs.

Lenten Fish Fry Dates will be Friday’s

March 8, 15, 22, 29 and April 5 & 12.

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner

Saturday, March 16th After Mass

5th Sunday Breakfast

Sunday, March 31st After Mass

Filled with the Holy Spirit, Je-

sus returned from the Jordan

and was led by the Spirit into

the desert for forty days, to be

tempted by the devil. He ate

nothing during those days, and

when they were over he was

hungry. The devil said to him,

"If you are the Son of God,

command this stone to become

bread." - Lk 4:1-3