St. Mary Catholic Church
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Please join us in praying the Rosary after the daily 7:00 a.m.
Mass. ALL ARE WELCOME!
ADORATIONPlease consider signing up for an hour or half-hour on Monday mornings, after the 7:00 a.m. Communion Service.
7:00 a.m. Communion Service until noon.
"Where is the new born king of the Jews," the Magi inquired. "But, now there is no need of travel far or making inquiries to find Him. He is, as we know by faith, in our Churches, not far from our homes!" Father Michael M. Muller, CSSR
ADORATION IS RIGHT AFTER THE 7:00 a.m. COMMUNION SERVICE UNTIL 12:00 p.m . every Monday in the Church. ADORERS NEEDED - Regular and substitutes for hour and half-hour commitments. If you are unable to keep your time, please contact me and I will find a sub for you.
Contact info: Georgia Alcorn at 970-590-4785 phone or text
E-mail: ganne_alcorn@yahoo.com.
"LET US NOT FORGET THAT AN AGE PROSPERS OR DWINDLES IN PROPORTION TO ITS DEVOTION TO THE HOLY EUCHARIST..." Saint Peter Julian Eymard
FORMED
The Catholic Netflix, Amazon and Facebook all in one site! Free for all St. Mary parishioners!
High quality Catholic books, audio dramas, movies and more. Great for family movie nights!
High powered talks from speakers you know and love. Trustworthy, award winning content for kids and grown–ups. Log onto: www.stmarygreeley.formed.org or click on the Formed link on the parish website.
OUR LADY OF GRACE LIBRARY
Are you looking for a good Catholic Spiritual book to read? Your Church Library has a wonderful collection of uplifting books to help you grow in your faith.”Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.” St. John Bosco
Come and find that special book. The Library is located in the Parish office and is open during normal office hours.
RESPECT LIFE
INTERCESSIONS FOR LIFEFor the times we have disregarded God’s commandments and violated the sanctity of human life: May we repent, receive the Lord’s mercy, and live according to His laws; We pray to the Lord:
WORTH QUOTING
“Prayer is the foundation of all that we do in defense of human life. Our efforts—whether educational, pastoral, or legislative—will be less than fully fruitful if we do not change hearts and if we do not ourselves overcome our own spiritual blindness. Only with prayer—prayer that storms the heavens for justice and mercy, prayer that cleanses our hearts and our souls—will the culture of death that surrounds us today be replaced with a culture of life.” “Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities”
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Coming THIS MONTH
40 Days for life prayer vigil here in our town Greeley
From Feb. 26th - thru - April 5th Hours 7 am to 7 pm
Location: Public right-of-way outside Planned Parenthood
3487b W 10th St, Greeley, CO 80634
Don’t just give up chocolate for Lent! Join the Movement!
Find out how at: www.40daysforlife.com/greeley
Can you spare an hour this Lent to pray outside the Planned Parenthood? Praying on the sidewalk outside PP saves lives!
LEADER CONTACT INFO: Stephanie Bradley, 970 584 4454, godroolz@yahoo.com
BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATIONSt. Mary Catholic School participates in the “Box Tops” for education program. Please consider dropping off your box tops to help support education here at St Mary.LEAVE A LEGACY
How Will You Pass On Your Catholic Legacy?
Just as we plan to ensure financial health for our families, we must plan for the health of our "faith families." Your planned gift to our fund held at The Catholic Foundation will provide financial support for the many generations to come.
What a wonderful way to steward your finances to pass along your faith and love for your parish. Our faith is a treasure... Pass It On!
For a free consultation about the advantages of making a planned gift to The Catholic Foundation for the benefit of your parish or favorite Catholic organization, please contact Jean Finegan at the Foundation at 303.867.0613 or visit www.TheCatholicFoundation.com.
Consider this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. - 2CORINTHIANS 9:6
IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER is now a Permanent Law
Each IRA owner over age 70½ may make a transfer of up to $100,000 per year to a qualified charity. IRA charitable rollovers are tax-free and not included in adjusted gross income. An IRA charitable rollover may fulfill part or all of your required minimum distribution (RMD). To learn how you and the Church can benefit, contact Jean Finegan at The Catholic Foundation at 303.867.0613.
Please join “FLOCK NOTES”To join our "FlockNote" community. Simply go to www.stmarygreeley.org. Under "Links", you will find the link for FlockNotes. Click on that link and enter your information. We contact people by either email or text message. This is a great way to get immediate and accurate communications.
ST MARY CATHOLIC EDUCATION FOUNDATION
Did you know that St. Mary School has an Education Foundation that funds scholarships and the operation of the school if funds are available? Please consider giving to the Education Foundation to fund our children. The foundation never spends the corpus, only the interest. If you would like to contribute, please contact Susan Benke at 970-352-1724. Thank you for your help!
KING SOOPERS UPDATE
It is now easier than ever to help support the Parish. All you have to do is go to http://www.kingsoopers.com or http://www.citymarket.com. Go to the savings and rewards arrow (2 nd one from the left) and click on King Soopers Rewards. You then either sign into your account or create a new one. All you need is your current rewards card number or Alternate ID (your 10-digit phone number) and enter our non-profit organization code LK659.NEED A BREAK FROM COOKING?
Don’t heat up your kitchen during the summer. Stop by the Parish Office and pick up a Scrip Card to one of your favorite local restaurants! We have many to choose from: Bonefish, Chili’s, Old Chicago, Panera Bread, QDoba, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Red Robin, and Texas Roadhouse. Restaurant scrip cards are $25. We also have Pizza Pal cards from Old Chicago: a card costs $11, you get a large pizza and St. Mary receives $5.00!The call to alms-giving!
Sell your belongings and give alms, provide money bags for yourself that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in Heaven. - Luke 12:33
Gifting Forward through The Catholic Foundation for the benefit of your parish is the preferred way to give alms to your parish. It starts with prudent planning to develop your parish legacy for beyond your lifetime. Let’s have a conversation, please call 303-468-9885 or visit our new website, www.TheCatholicFoundation.com .
Please remember St. Mary Parish in your will. God bless you!
St. Mary Parish Catholic Life in Christ (CLIC)February 24, 2020
We will continue our discussion on Rediscover the Saints (Matthew Kelly) Chapters 5-8. Even if you don’t have the book, please join us!
We meet the 2 nd and 4 th Mondays of the month at 6:30 p.m. in Classroom 2 in the Parish Hall.
Come share your faith with others, meet new friends, pray, laugh, and just have some Fun!
For More Information call Charlie DeLaCroix at 970-590-0247
GIFTING FORWAD
It's a Given Life we Lead... How will you give back? The Hope and Promise of a life well lived, everlasting life. This promise has lasted over 20 centuries for His people throughout the world and at individual parishes just like ours. Home parishes. Think of Beyond your lifetime…There is no other place on earth like our parish. How will you ensure it’s here for our future generations?
I invite you to have a conversation with our partner, The Catholic Foundation at 303.468.9885 or www.TheCatholicFoundation.com to discover all the options available in gift planning.
Part-Time Kitchen Manager Needed for St. Mary Catholic School
· The Kitchen Manager reports directly to the school principal.
· This position is responsible for working with St. Mary Catholic School and District 6 to ensure all meals are planned, delivered, prepped and served according to school policy.
· Understanding of proper food preparation, serving and kitchen safety is required Experience with catering, food planning and prep is preferred.
· Mobility with arms and legs is necessary.
· Hours are Monday-Friday 9am-1pm
If you are interested in applying for this position, please send a letter of interest and a resume to: principal@stmarycs.net
33 DAYS TO MORNING GLORY OPPORTUNITY
Want to Grow in Holiness, But Too Busy?
Looking for the quickest, surest, and easiest way to holiness, but don’t know where to begin? In our hectic day and time, Saints John Paul II and Mother Teresa knew that the quickest way to be transformed into a saint is through a relationship with Our Blessed Mother, Mary. They’ll teach you their secrets.
Discover what more than 100 St. Mary parishioners (and millions of people worldwide) have experienced through Marian Consecration. It can be life-changing. All are welcome! You don't have to be a confirmed Catholic to participate. If you are a busy person, this is something you will not regret squeezing into your schedule. Great as a Lent activity.
Join us in February, as we begin a small-group retreat that will meet weekly to prepare you for Marian Consecration. All meetings are in the Parish Center, 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., starting Thursday, February 20. The last weekly group gathering will be on Thursday, March 19, followed by consecration on Wednesday, March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation.
Contact the Parish Office prior to noon on Wednesday, February 5, to register and order your retreat materials. Cost for retreat guide and workbook is $30.
SAINT MARY TRASH ‘N’ TREASURES SALE 2020
If your New Year’s goal involves cleaning out,Re-organizing and down-sizing around your house,
please keep our Parish Sale in mind. We would love to turn your GENTLY used “cast offs” into
Post-secondary Scholarships for our Parish youth! Some of the clean, still useful items needed:
furniture, household items, large and small appliances, glassware, kitchen and decorating items, antiques, collectables, sporting goods, patio furnishings, lawn and garden, tools, camping, bikes, toys, books, craft and sewing items, clean linens. NO CLOTHING OR TVS PLEASE
Collection begins March 15, 2020 Actual sale March 20 th and, 21 st We ALWAYS need volunteers throughout that week, during and after the sale. If you can help at any time or have
Questions call Terri at 405-6183 and watch bulletin for updates!THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
meet on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall located at 2600 6th Avenue in Greeley.
Next regular meeting: February 27th 2020 at 7:00 p.m.
If any Catholic gentlemen are not currently a Knight of Columbus and would like to join or know more about what the Knights do, please contact any Knight you currently know or call Dick Pierson at 970-396-6451 or email council2160recruiter@outlook.com.
Bingo every Tuesday at Bingo Planet!
The Greeley Father Bud Raney Council 2160
is looking for Knight of Columbus photos from the past. The Council is set to celebrate 100 years of existence in July and would welcome photos of former Grand Knights, officers and others who have been involved in it's success over the last century. Please forward your pictures to Steve Stank (preferably digitally) but will certainly take them in any form, Steve's email is stevestank@aol.com or call him at 970-539-3358.
NEEDED! ONE NEW OFFERTORY COUNTER FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE MONTH. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED PLEASE CALL SUSAN AT THE PARISH OFFICE.Plan to attend our Lenten Fish Fries and help support our St Mary Youth Program. Dates are Fridays, Feb 28, March 6, 13, 27 and April 3, from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM in the Parish Hall. Meal includes fish or shrimp, potatoes, coleslaw, beverage and dessert. All proceeds go to St Mary Youth Program. Sponsored by Knights of Columbus, Council 2160
SINCERE THANKS!
As we recognize the season of love and St. Valentine, we wish to express our most sincere thanks to the parishioners of St. Mary Catholic Church for your generous gift of $5,000 and the beautifully wrapped gloves and scarves that were distributed to the residents of the Guadalupe Shelter. Your financial support goes directly to programming that will serve single adults and families experiencing homelessness and an uncertain future. Together we provide our residents with services that sustain hope in a safe and supportive temporary home. Residents can get back on their feet by earning income, accumulating savings, and making a joyful transition to a home of their own once again.
The gifts received from the Jesse Tree were very much appreciated. Your generosity in providing gifts for the children and parents at the Guadalupe Shelter, Guadalupe Apartments, and our kinship families is echoed in a thank you note we received --- “This year I wasn’t going to put up a Christmas Tree because I didn’t have gifts. When you told me that someone was going to sponsor us, I was so excited I cried. I put the tree up. Thank you.”
On behalf of all the people we serve, thank you for making this past Christmas holiday season extra special!
God Bless ~ Guadalupe Community Center
40daysforlife.com/fortcollins
40 Days for Life Kick-off and Northern Colorado for Life meeting
Feb 25th Holy Family Catholic Church, 326 N. Whitcomb St. Ft. Collins, CO 80521
6:30pm Bilingual Mass
7:15pm Guest Speaker Kristi Burton Brown
Kristi Burton Brown has been a committed life advocate since the age of 13. She is a constitutional attorney, policy analyst, mom of two, and the Vice Chairman of the Colorado Republican Party.”
▪ Topic: Prolife and Family Legislation in Colorado
If you come as a visitor today, we hope you will return as a friend. To register in the parish, pick up a registration form in the lobby of the Parish Hall, visit our website, www.stmarygreeley.org, or you may stop by the parish office on weekdays to fill one out.
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