Fr. Tim, Deacons Ken and Joe will be attending the January Institute in Casper on Tuesday, January 15th through Thursday, January 17th. Please call the office at 746-4219 if you have a need.
Join thousands of Catholics nationwide in the annual pro-life novena, 9 days for life, Monday, January 14 -Tuesday, January 22. Pray for the respect of all human life with daily intentions, brief reflections, and more. Download a free mobile app, or sign up to receive the novena through daily emails or text message. ( a printable version is also available online). Sign up at www.9daysforlife.com
The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) has released a list of members in their Missouri and New Orleans Provinces credibly accused of having abused a minor. The list includes two men that served at St. Stephen’s Mission. Paul C. Pilgram, SJ was assigned at St. Stephen’s Mission 1964-1966. He was restricted from ministry with minors in 1991 and removed from ministry in 2003. He currently lives under supervision. Anthony J. short , SJ was assigned at St. Stephen’s Mission (1974-1977) and 1981-1986). He was removed from ministry in 2008. He currently lives in a skilled nursing facility under supervision. Anyone who has experienced abuse as a minor by a Jesuit is urged to please contact the Coordinator of Pastoral Support and Outreach, Carol Brescia, at 314-915-7168 or UCSOutreach@jesuits.org Please understand that the Diocese of Cheyenne is bound by civil and canon law to report sexual abuse of a minor to civil authorities. One should contact local law enforcement or Department of Family Services if abuse of a minor is suspected.
Please bring memorial poinsettias to decorate the altar for Christmas during the week of December 17th. You may deliver them to the office or the church. Please make sure you indicate who the memorial flower is for and from. THANK YOU
The Gateway Fellowship Church wishes to extend an invitation to all families to attend the Annual Community Christmas Tea. The tea will be held on FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14TH from 11:00 to 1:00 pm at the Michaels’ Room (Weston County Senior Center, 627 Pine Street). Please plan to attend this special and festive time of celebration and fellowship.
Bishop Steven invites Catholic high school students from the Diocese of Cheyenne who graduate in 2019, 2020, or 2021 and their parents to participate in a pilgrimage to Italy. The pilgrimage will be June 14-24, 2019 and the cost is $4,895 per person. All details including trip inclusions, criteria for attending, itinerary, and the registration packet are available at http://www.dioceseofcheyenne.org/youth.html. For questions contact Maria at mward@dioceseofcheyenne.org
Recently it has come to Bishop Steven’s attention that a woman, Jennie Spin, has been presenting herself to parishioners in various parts of the state as Sister Jennie Spin, a Third Order Religious, wearing a full habit. Religious who are working in the diocese are to have a written agreement between the diocesan bishop and their religious superior detailing the works the religious is undertaking and various aspects associated with it. There is no such agreement. Therefore, she cannot be allowed to minister within the Diocese of Cheyenne. Please allow this to serve as an alert to all parishes and missions within the diocese.
Bishop Steven and Bishops nationwide are joining in seven days of prayer and fasting prior to their general assembly November 12-15th, when they will address critical issues in regard to clergy sexual abuse.
The Deanery Meeting in Sundance at St. Paul’s Church will be held on Monday, October 29th beginning at 8:30 am. Please call Barb Hansen at 746-746-9381 for information.
Pope Francis has asked the faithful to pray the Rosary every day during October and to conclude it with the invocation Sub Tuum Praesidium: “We fly to your protection, O Holy Mother of God; do not despise our petitions in our necessities, but deliver us always from all dangers, O Glorious and Blessed Virgin. Amen” and the Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel. PLEASE PRAY THESE PRAYERS WITH YOUR FAMILIES.
Fr. Tim will have an informal gathering to discuss the current affairs in the Church on Thursday, September 6th at 6:00 PM in the basement of the church.
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commemorating of the 50th Anniversary of his death Friday, September 28th through Saturday, September 29th at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Rapid City, South Dakota Mass at 5:30 PM on each day. Confession available and time for venerations. More details will follow.
The Wyoming CCW state convention will be held in Buffalo, Wyoming at St. John the Baptist Church on Sunday and Monday, September 23rd and 24th. Registration begins Sunday, September 23rd at 11:00 AM. The main speaker is Dr. Katariina Rosenblatt, human trafficking victim and survivor who works with victims. A banquest will end the evening with a purse auction for the benefit of victims of human trafficking. Registration forms are available in the office.
“By hearsay I had heard of you, but now my eye has seen you.” Job 42:5 Katie Jacobson is a wife and mother of four from Brainerd, MN. Katie grew up nominally Christian and over the years, through the ups and downs of life seasoned by an animosity towards Catholicism, formed a hatred of the Catholic Church. God gradually intervened and flooded her heart and soul with His Grace. Along with her husband and children, this Grace has transformed that hatred into a passionate zeal calling them home to the Catholic Faith which they are currently undertaking. Knowing that God has worked in her life and is actively working in ours, Katie has been compelled to share her story of hope, encouragement and surrendering to the profound love of God. All are invited to come and listen to Katie’s story of inspired grace and conversion on Monday, August 20 at 6pm in the basement of Corpus Christi.
May He Rest in Peace! Gary O. Weidner, 74, of Corpus Christi Church, passed away after a long battle with cancer on July 20 at Legacy Nursing Home in Gillette. Gary requested that there be no services. You may send a card with your prayerful condolences to: Family of Gary O. Weidner, c/o Black Hills Funeral Home, 1440 Junction Ave., Sturgis, SD 57785.
Chonda Pierce is a comedian who struggled for years with clinical depression as a result of several grief issues in her life. As a Christian, she learned that God doesn’t protect us from suffering and illness, but He gives us the grace to help deal with the trials and tribulations that come our way. God uses the medical profession and medicine to help in the healing process. Chonda wrote a hope-filled book, “Laughing in the Dark: A Comedian’s Journey through Depression.” Her testimony is available on the Internet through a google search.