Announcements:

Please come and join CCW with the

Cookie Exchange on Sunday Decem-

ber 4 following Mass. Please bring

two dozen cookies to exchange.

Immaculate Conception Vigil Mass

Wednesday December 7 at 6 pm.

RE enrichment class 5:15 to 6: pm

Immaculate Conception Mass

Thursday December 8 9 am.

Coffee hour hosted by Compassion

following Mass December 11.

Christian Men’s Breakfast Monday

December 12 at 6:30 am hosted by

Holy Cross.

RE class Wednesday December 14

5:15—8:00 pm dinner hosted by

Stacy Somers.

Advent Penance and Confession,

Wednesday December 14, 5:15—

8 pm with break for dinner at

6:00 pm.

The Re Christmas program will

follow Mass on Saturday Decem-

ber 17. There will be appetizers

6-6:30 the program then dinner

to follow. The RE program will

furnish the meat. If your last

name begins with A-F please

bring a salad or veggie dish, G-L

a hot dish, M-R bread and S-Z

dessert.

The box for Christmas memorial re-

membrance is out in the Narthex.

Holy Cross Parish Bulletin

P.O. Box 610 (101 S. Walnut)

Townsend, Montana 59644

Mass Schedule

Monday,

December 5,

Mass 6:30 pm

Seminarians

Advent only

Tuesday,

December 6,

Daily Mass 9:00 am

Irma Hankins RB

Harley & Marie Hankins

Wednesday,

December 7,

Daily Mass 9:00 am Bishop’s Intentions

Immaculate Conception Vigil

Mass 6 pm

Mothers

Thursday,

December 8,

Immaculate Conception

Mass 9:00 am Mothers

Friday,

December 9,

Daily Mass 9:00 am

Adoration 9:30 am David Kiddish RB

Marie Hankins

Saturday,

December 10,

Confession 4-4:30 pm

Rosary 4:40 pm

Mass 5 pm Poor Souls in Purgatory

Sunday,

December 11,

Mass: 10:00 am

Intentions For the

Parish Family

SECOND SUNDAY OF AADVENT DECEMBER 4, 2016 Fr. Bart Tolleson Pastor, Fr. Richard Kluk (In Residence) Parochial Vicar,

Deacon Iver Johnson

Office: 266-4811 Fr Richard Cell 406-459-8924

Weekend Mass Schedule: Holy Cross

Confession: Saturday 4-4:30 pm

Saturday Vigil Mass: 5 pm

Sunday 10 am

Email:

holycrossmt@gmail.com

Website: holycrossmt.org

Quote of the Week: “Advent is a time when we journey towards Jesus and his Kingdom of justice and peace.” November 27, 2016 Pope Francis

Office Hours: Monday—Thursday

9:30 am to 2:30 pm

Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday 10 am

PRAY FOR OUR

SEMINARIANS

Lord Jesus, we ask your special bless-

ing on those preparing for the priest-

hood in our seminaries. We pray that

they will grow in faith, hope and love.

Give them courage and perseverance

and be their constant companion as

they prepare to serve you and your

people with the fire of your love. Make

them holy as you are holy. Amen.

Mount Angel Seminary, St. Benedict,

OR, Deacon Joe Paddock, and Shannon

Augare.

St. John Vianney Seminary, Denver,

CO, Deacon Kirby Longo, Matthew

Christiaens, Tyler Frohlich, Codi Krue-

ger. Nathan Scheidecker.

Spirituality Year: Joshua Harrison,

Nicholas Modrow, and Kyle Tannehill.

Pray for vocations to the Priesthood

and Religious Life.

Confession Schedule: 4-4:30 pm

Saturday afternoon or by appointment

Knights’ of Columbus, Keep Christ

in Christmas ; Christmas card sales

now through December 18 after

Saturday and Sunday Masses..

Listen to the “Cry of the Poor”.

January is Holy Cross Parish’s month

to help out at Townsend Food Pan-

try. There is a sheet in the back to

sign up to help on Fridays and Satur-

days during the month of January.

Please sign up to help out at this

very important ministry.

Latin Mass Schedule Latin Low Mass in the Extraordinary

From

Rosary at 12:35 pm Mass at 1:00

p.m. (except for Christmas and New

Year's Day)

December 18 - Mass 1 pm in Townsend

December 25 - 11:30 am in East Helena

January 1 in East Helena at Noon

January 15 in Townsend at 1 pm.

Stewardship of Treasure

11/26-272016 Holy Cross

50 HC Envelopes $1,505.50

1 OLL Envelopes $ 25.00

Loose $ 18.00

1 Youth $ 7.00

8 Cam. Human Develop. $ 180.00

Total HC $ 1,735.50

Thanksgiving 11-24-2016

1 HC Envelope $ 10.00

1 OLL Envelope $ 50.00

Loose $ 25.00

Total Thanksgiving $ 85.00

Our Lady of the Lake

No Mass until May 2017

Total Donation $1,82050

Cemetery 11-30-2016

Outstanding Pledges $1,150.00

Grave sites $ 00.00

Short Term $ 00.00

Long Term $ 25.00

Total $ 25.00

Cemetery Fund Donations

Beginning Balance $ 12.44

Misc. Donations $ 319.50

Gravesites $ 2,200.00

Short Term $10,120.00

Total $ 12,651.94

Cemetery Endowment Fund

Paid directly to Foundation $1,700.00

Long term $24,667.00

Sent to Foundation $24,507.00 THANK YOU!

Our Lady of the Lake:

Resumes in May 2017

Prayer Chain

Gene Determan, Jerri Woodring Thueson,

Karen Lebahn, Joanie Pritchard, Doug Thom-

as, Brad Flesch, Mona Maddox, Kevin Ellis,

Mary Ann Jensen, Jane Damuth, Greg Weber,

Ryan Heffner, Lavinia Ellis, Wanda Martin,

Troy & Shirley Helmick, Elaine Graveley,

Kristen Johnson, Lauren Vogl, Larry Sullivan,

Ron Shupe, Karen Langsather, Pat Mahon,

Susie Hamilton, John Bartos, Madison

McCauley, Andrew Murley, Paul Bray, Ward

Schoffield, Pat Montonario granddaughter

Zoe, Father Byrne, Lorrie Chase , Carole

Plymale, Nate Simmons, Marie Hoeffner, Paul

Schwisow, Rick Gebhart and Family, Dawn

Schoffield, Dorothy Byrne, Alida Rhynard,

Hazel Jean Bayers

Ministry Schedule Saturday December 10, 2016 5:00 pm

Greeters : Monte & Cathy Armstrong

Lector : Cathy Armstrong

Gifts: Mary Garman & Jerry Solwey EM: Steve Kitt & Jill Menard

Servers: Abby & Zoey Wickens

Ministry Schedule Sunday December 11, 2016

Greeters : Jade Martin & Shari Toney

Lector : Felicia Head

Gifts: Brian & Claudette Hohn

EM: Martin Mingay & Paul Taylor

Servers: Carson & Caleb LeLacheur

Music: Jill Flynn

Home Ministry: Juanita Bray

Money Counters: Paul Latka &

Karen Susag

SECOND SUNDAY OF AADVENT December 4, 2016

Holy Cross Parish

Our Lady of the Lake Mission

11-16-2016

Goal $21,800.00

Pledged $ 11,95100

Paid $ 8,466.00

Outstanding Pledges $ 3,485.00

% of Goal 55%

Participation of Parishioners:

Registered Households 105

Total donors to date 57

Outstanding Pledged Donors 15

% of Participation 54.29%

2016 Bazaar Final Report

Raffle Prize Donation $ 700.00

Raffle $3,477.50

Dinner $2,287.50

Dinner Donation $ 110.00

Crafts, Bake Sale, FM $ 731.00

Silent Auction $ 4,142.00

Total Bazaar Income $11,54200

Bazaar Expenses

Raffle Prizes $ 750.00

Dinner Expense $ 791.03

Advertising Expense $ 75.00

Change for Bazaar $ 1,160.00

Cash Box $ 54.59 Total Bazaar Expenses $ 2,830.62 Net Bazaar Proceeds $ 8,711.38

If you need information or

assistance from the office,

please contact the office

during the regularly sched-

uled office hours or feel

free to leave a mes-

sage. Any messages that

are left will be returned

during regularly scheduled

office hours Those hours

are 9:30 - 2:30 Monday

thru Thursday. Thank you.

Dear Parishioners,

Birthdays are a time for family and friends to get together yearly to celebrate the birth of a person

who is close to us. We get together and give that person a gift(s) which shows our love and apprecia-

tion for that person.

On Christmas, do we remember to give Jesus a gift? Also, what type of gift can or do we give Him

which is fitting? We can’t give Him physical gifts like we give family members or friends but we can

give Him spiritual gifts; gifts of love. For example, we can spend more time in prayer, we can be nicer

to other members of our family, we can spend some time in meditation or thanksgiving either before

or after Mass, we can attend a daily Mass during the week, we can work on being more thoughtful of

others, or we can try to work more on some sin that we struggle with. We can also work on strength-

ening a virtue such as charity, patience, prudence, temperance, or courage. We could donate money we

normally would have spent on ourselves to a charity which helps those who are less fortunate than we

are. Or maybe we could offer up any hurt which we harbor and can’t give up, asking Jesus for help to

let go of the past so that we can forgive. There are many creative possibilities of what we can offer

our Lord. This Advent Season we are inaugurating a “Birthday Gift for Jesus” project. All families,

individuals, and especially children are encouraged to consider certain acts or prayers that could be

given as a gift to Jesus. Everyone is encouraged to record the acts and prayers, and for each one per-

formed or offered, you are asked to place a penny (pennies only please) in the designated “Birthday

Gift for Jesus” receptacle. After the last Mass of Christmas Day, we will collect and count the pen-

nies and will announce in the bulletin how many birthday gifts were given to Jesus. The pennies will be

donated to a local organization that helps the poor. So we all are encouraged to offer gifts to Jesus

in this Advent Season.

Christmas is the day when we celebrate the birth of our Lord and Savior who with the other members

of the Trinity show us Their limitless love for us through Christ's sacrifices for us. Christmas is the

feast which marks the beginning of Christ's redemptive action, His Passion, Death and Resurrection.

Christ, the second person of the Trinity became one of us. As St. Paul states in his epistles, he took

our form and emptied himself through these statements, St. Paul is reminding us that Jesus came

from heaven and took on our nature,

our frailties, our weaknesses, in or-

der to redeem us, so we can have the

chance to be with the Trinity in

Heaven.

Holy Cross Parish / Our Lady of the Lake: SECOND SUNDAY OF AADVENT December 4, 2016

A Spiritual and Cultural Tour of Italy

February 6 to 17, 2017

Under the spiritual direction of Reb. Richard Francesco of Saint Mary Catholic Community:

Rome and Southern Italy; High lights include Sorrento, Pompeii, Amalfi Coast, Capri, Mon-

tecassion, the Vatican and all major basilicas of Rome, General Papal Audience, Catacombs, Coliseum and more.

For more information: Dr. Jeanette Fregulia; jmfregulia@gmail.com or 406-502-1467

Brochure: www.GoCatholicTravel.comFregulia

Even diamonds start as coal – Is your marriage or that of a relative or friend heading for divorce? Do you know how to save

that marriage? Or do you feel helpless? Retrouvaille (‘re-trō-vī) is designed to help troubled marriages regain their health. It

helps spouses uncover or awaken the love, trust and commitment that originally brought them together. The program is highly

successful in saving hurting marriages, even bringing reconciliation to couples who have already separated or divorced. For

more information about an upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program for couples, contact registration team: at 1-800-470-

2230 or visit our website: www.retrouvailleMT.org or www.HelpOurMarriage.com

Join us for a very special night of

Christmas music at SS. Cyril & Methodi-

us in East Helena, featuring David &

Deidre Casey on Monday, December 19th

at 7:00 p.m. A free will offering will be

taken.

Holy Cross Parish / Our Lady of the Lake: SECOND SUNDAY OF AADVENT December 4, 2016

Carroll College is again offering a $1,000 scholarship to a student planning to attend Carroll for the

first time in the fall of 2017. If you would like to apply for this scholarship please contact the Parish

office. All completed applications must be back in the Parish office by February 1, 2017.