CONCLUSION OF THE DIOCESAN PHASE OF THE CAUSE FOR CANONIZATION June 25, 2019 “As we bring the conclusion of this Diocesan phase of the Cause for Canonization, our hope and prayer is that one day Nicholas Black Elk will become one in the Communion of Saints as recognized and named by the Church for his life of heroic virtue and holiness and intercession” -Bishop Robert Gruss, homily from the Closing Mass On Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at St. Agnes Catholic Church, Mander-son, SD, Bishop Robert Gruss presided at a Mass celebrating the completion of the diocesan phase of the Cause for Canonization of Servant of God Nicholas Black Elk. At the conclusion of Mass, the final documents were signed, sealed and bound with a red cord, readied to be taken to the Congregation for Causes of Saints in Rome, Italy. Fr. Louis Escalante, the Roman Postulator for the

Cause, will deliver the final documents. Nicholas was born in Wyoming on the Little Powder River. See more information on the bulletin insert. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Joseph Henry, who is the vice postulator for the Diocese of Cheyenne in the Canonization of Nicho-las Black Elk, has asked for us to pray for this canonization.

Happy New Year!

Religious Education classes will resume this week.

Next weekend we will have the Rite of Acceptance

for our RCIA candidates and catechumens. This

step officially accepts them for preparation to be-

come members of our Church, and we, as a faith

community, welcome, support, and pray for them

as they continue to prepare for the Sacraments of

Initiation and full reception into the Church. The

Rite will be at the 10 am mass, and I encourage you

to attend and actively participate in this short cere-

mony!

Faith Formation

Fr. Louie’s Corner

The Feast of the Epiphany is one of my favorite feasts, and not just because I was born during the vigil. It is one of our great Christmas stories. We hear of these three great kings, men of faith all, traveling from afar. They follow the light of a star to the true light, Jesus Christ. They aren’t fooled by the evil King Herod, they go home a different way. It is a beautiful passage for the imagination of a child. Of course, there is much im-agery in the story for us to continually contemplate throughout our lives. Magi were not kings, nor neces-sarily wisemen. They would interpret dreams for the king in Persia. They were often considered to be work-ers of magic and commonly looked down upon. Mat-thew certainly does not portray them in a negative way. Truly, anyone who seeks Jesus and upon finding Him gives him the glory the way the Magi do are blessed indeed!

Confessions: Saturday 3:45-5:00 p.m. (and by appointment) Wednesday 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Mission Schedules Our Lady of the Woods Dubois

Sunday 5:00p.m.( Winter Schedule )

Monday 9:45 a.m.

Confessions 30 min prior to Mass

St. Edwards Kinnear

Sunday 11:00 a.m.

Confessions before & after Mass

St. Joseph Shoshoni

1st & 3rd Sunday 12:00 p.m. of every month. Confessions by appointment formed.org code: EQNWXP

St. Margaret’s Catholic

Church

Pastor: Fr. Louis Shea

louieshea@yahoo.com

Associate: Fr. Prakash Verunkal

prakashhgn@yahoo.com

Eucharistic Adoration

Monday: 3:00-7:00

Tuesday: 4:00-6:00

Thursday: 4:00-7:00

Sunday: 2:00-3:00

1st Friday (Starts Thursday at 4:00 pm

until Friday 4:00 pm)

Sick & Homebound

Cleo Medina, 307-240-4149

Baptism

Julie Fiebiger, 307-856-7556

Marriage Preparation

Mark & Carole Short, 307-857-3900

Church Choir

Pat LeMasters, 307-856-1483

Faith Formation Program

Bryan Thoman , 307-850-8164

Coordinator

RCCW: Barb Barber, 307-840-1797

2nd Monday of each month 6:30 p.m.

Funeral Dinners:

Daria Wood, 307--850-7694

Knights of Columbus

2nd Tuesday of each month

7:00 p.m. Rosary-church

7:30 meeting-Pate Hall Parish Council President: Mick Newlin

Parish Finance President: Dennis

Appelhans

Church 620 E. Fremont Ave. Riverton, WY 82501 stmargchurch1@gmail.com Rectory - 307-856-6226

Office 618 E. Fremont Ave. Riverton, WY 82501 307-856-3757 307-856-9396

St. Margaret’s Catholic School 220 N. 7th St. E. Riverton, WY 82501 307-856-5922

The Epiphany of the Lord

January 5, 2020

Our Church is offering Online Giving on our web-site at: http://stmargaretriverton.com For additional information please visit the website.

Attention all Chili Chefs! It’s

time again for the Knight’s 0f

Columbus Chili Cook-off!!

January 25, 2020.

Judging starts at 4 p.m.

Doors open to eat at 4:30 p.m.

There are 3 Categories: Tasty, Spicy, & Green.

To enter contact: Jeff Schieffer at 851-5816,

Michael Mellado at 840-0032,

topofthehillauto70@hotmail.com or stop in to Top

of the Hill Auto Repair:396 S. 4th W.

*** Celebrate Life ***

January 24 - 25, 2020

Pro - Life March & Banquet featuring

David Williams. Pro - Life speaker, itinerant

preacher, & evangelist.

Events Schedule

January 24

7:00 p.m. - Holy Hour at St. Mary’s Cathedral

January 25

9:00 a.m. - Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral

10:00 a.m. - Complimentary Breakfast at

Hartmann Hall

11:00 a.m. - Pre - March program at Cheyenne

Depot Plaza

12:00 p.m. - March from Cheyenne Depot Plaza

to the Wyoming Supreme Court Building

1:00 p.m. - Lunch at Knights of Columbus

5:30 p.m. - Social hour at Little America

( tickets required )

6:30 p.m. - Banquet at Little America

( tickets required )

Reserve your ticket or for more information

contact: Rachael Riter - 1-307-287-6355

www.prolifecheyenne.com

All Profits being donated to the fund to purchase

a mobile ultrasound unit for Abba’s House.

Ultrasound Unit is to serve Fremont County.

The RCCW monthly luncheon will be held on Wednesday January 8 at 11:30 a.m. For Reservations call Jan, 851-3923 .

Today ( Sunday January 5th) is Fr. Louis’

Birthday ! Remember to wish him a Happy

Birthday!

Have you been looking for other ways to contribute to

St. Margaret’s Parish or School? Amazon can help!

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JANUARY 11&12, 2020

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

5:30 p.m. Jim & Phyllis Penzien

Chris Jones & Minnie Appelhans

Dennis Appelhans (Host)

8:00 a.m. Mike Greff & Tammy Linton

Jim Gores & Linda Trompke

Larry Trompke (Host)

10:00 a.m. Bill Styvar & Cathy Luoma

Kim Heil & Jane White

Barbara Barber (Host)

ALTAR SERVERS

5:30 p.m. Ethan Patterson & Caden Thoman

8:00 a.m. Fynn Franks & Michaela Osborne

10:00 a.m. Basyn Anderson &

Blake Gantenbein

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion

Mary McNeill & Jim Gores

St. Margaret’s Collection 12/28- 12/29

Actual: $ 9,253.40

Mission Collections:

St. Joseph: $ 0

St. Edwards: $ 342

Our Lady of the Woods: $ 1,005

Thank you for your generosity!!

MONDAY 1/06 Mass - 12:15 p.m John Foote

TUESDAY 1/07 Mass - 7:00 a.m. David Blair +

WEDNESDAY 1/08 Mass - 7:00 a.m. Bobby & Theresa

Mass - 8:15 a.m. Mary Voizard +

THURSDAY 1/09 Mass - 7:00 a.m. Robert

FRIDAY 1/10 Mass - 7:00 a.m. Souls in Purgatory

SATURDAY 1/11 Mass - . 5:30 p.m. Tiny & Joyce +

SUNDAY 1/12 Mass - 8:00 a.m. John Lemke +

Mass - 10:00 a.m. Jackie Hughes +

.

Prayers for Healing

Jean Hankins; Jonathan Perez; Ralph Burlingham; Tonya Abernathy; Eli Steinberg: Matthew Thoman; Christopher Barber; Alicia; Patricia Andrews; Amber Jahnke; Pete Davis; Chandler Thoman; Nancy Kin-dle; Sandra S; Leonard Williams; Sean B; Carole Meyer; Jill McCarthy; Keith Kalbach; Caleb Stone; Jess; Camilla; Kayleen Gambler; Dianna Slater; Louis; Cortney; Darla Shepardson; Danny Kurtilla; Mar-tha Chacon; Roberta Miller; Kurth Waren; The Gamble Family; Kurt Leininger; Elizabeth Reid; Wilma Thompson; Bob Luoma; Steve McNamee; Kristian Mitchell; Rita Leidy; Kevin; Sam Senkow; Mike Sanchez; Elizabeth Perdue; Rod Mosbrucker; Alyssa Vega; James Habeck; Mike Osborne; Angie Esvelt; Dora Flagg; Laura; Brittany Clarkson; Cloann Guernsey; Kim Bergen; Jo Acosta; Joel Rivera; Cody Thrasher; Colby Harris; Jack Romero; Joe Streeter Sr; Tyus Starr Fisher; June Hulme; Burnayse Neff; Steve Gresback; Dustee Martinet; Janet Hughes; Pierce Steen; Pat Mosbrucker; Aaron Duncan; William Apodaca; Hunter Jaramillo, John Roybal; Curry Matthiessen; Jimmy VanVleet; Marlene Keralis; Curtis Good; John Osborne; Erica Thoman; Janessa Burlingham; Josh Ward; Cristy Cragoe; Rod Slattery; Pete Sauer; Bill Leininger; Sharon Neel; Devin Senn; Tim Shelton Please notify the office if someone should be removed from the prayer list.

WEEK OF JANUARY 6, 2020 - JANUARY 12, 2020

Living & Giving in Christ Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Update as of 12/19/2019

Goal Pledge to date Pledge Shortage Actual paid to date:

St Margaret’s $ 40,113 $ 26,247 $ 13,866 $ 21,957

OLW $ 4,482 $ 670 $ 3,812 $ 495

St Edwards $ 2,561 $ 450 $ 2,111 $ 450

St. Josephs $ 667 $ 0 $ 667 $ 0

Goal: Assessed by the Diocese at 20% of previous year actual envelopes & collection plate.

Parishioners: Actual Pledge by parishioners.

Pledge Shortage: If amount is not pledged and fulfilled by parishioners then the parish may be

charged for the shortage.

Actual paid to date: Totals paid by parishioners on pledges made.

Boiler Fund

Total collections for the boiler fund to date are $94,170.61

Thank You for your support!

Anniversary Birthday Deceased +

Prayer Corner:

We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage Matthew 2:2

Please remember to mark your

selections on the envelope. We

want to make sure your money

goes to the funds of your choice.

Thank You!!