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Contact the Parish office for more information at 656-2522.

You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes down on you;
then you will be my witnesses . . . even to the ends of the earth.
Acts 1:8

The Children of Joy and Gladness Prayer Group is a Catholic charismatic fellowship made up of people from all walks of life. We come together to praise and worship our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and to encourage, fellowship and pray for one another’s needs. We share the ways the Lord is answering those prayers. We come to be filled with the Holy Spirit so we can go forth and live the Good News and be the body of Jesus Christ here on earth.

Meeting Schedule: Wednesday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in the Day Chapel
Contact Person: Aileen Silbernagel - 656-2522
Membership Information: Everyone is welcome. There are no fees.

Columbian Squires provides training, moral development, service opportunities and social activities for Catholic young men, ages 10-18. This program started in 1925, is sponsored by the Knights of Columbus.

Contact Person: Andy Mikes through the Parish Office @ 656-2522

All women of the parish are welcome to join in our goals of service, leadership, and spirituality. General meetings are held in the months of September, November, January, March and May. You may become members of the Council, and may join any one of the circles, which are part of the Council. The circles are: St. Monica, St. Michael, St. Anthony, and Mother Teresa.
Circles meet once each month for a social and program meeting. Each circle has its own programs, dues, and supports the PCCW in its programs and commitments. For more information contact Colleen Rutt or Jan Mork.

Some of the St. Pius X PCCW activities include: parish prayer chain, funeral dinners, church cleaning, courtesy cards, assisting with Eucharist at Western Manor, Advent Brunch, Soup & Bread during Lent, Lenten Giving Project, St. Pius Day, and whatever is asked by the parish community.

Visit the Website at http://www.nccw.org

(Cursillo)

The Cum Christo gives participants a living understanding of basic Christian truths and the desire to serve the Church. A Cum Christo can be made only once in a lifetime. It is not a retreat. Cum Christo begins on a Thursday evening and ends the following Sunday night. During those three days the candidates live and work together listening to talks given by priests and the laity, pray the rosary, attend Mass, receive the Eucharist and visit the Blessed Sacrament daily.

Meeting schedule: (Fourth Day)
Tuesday evenings - 7:00 p.m. at St. Patrick's Church basement..

Membership Information: New participants are sponsored by those who have already attended a Cum Christo weekend.

The Knights of Columbus is a national organization of Catholic men over 18 years of age. Knights are dedicated to the Rosary, to reaching goals of charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. They work on family, church, council community and youth activities.

Carrying on the traditions that were set in 1882 by Father Michael J. McGivney, founder of the Knights of Columbus, the over 160 members of St. Pius X Council 9976 are active within your parish. Father McGivney called together the men of his day in a celebration of their catholic faith to work within their parish and families. In the days when widows and children in his parish were left destitute due to the death of the family breadwinner, he envisioned a fraternal society for the protection of widows and children. He also saw a need for men of the same faith and common interest to gather together and foster the fraternal bond, which to this day we find, because of the persecution of our Church and State, is as important as it was in 1882. Today, nationally, the Knights of Columbus Insurance portion of the Order has over five billion dollars in force, insuring over 1.7 million Knights and members of their families. If a Knight, who is a police officer, fireman, or emergency medical technician, or military, is killed in the line of duty, his children will receive an education in the Catholic university or college of their choice - at no charge. The first child of one of the 9/11 heroes, entered a Catholic college in 2006.

Following 9/11 the Order was among the first to contribute over one million dollars to the disaster effort. In addition, each family that lost a family member received a check for $3000.00 from the Knights, Catholic family or not. The Order and individual Councils and Knights provided over $11 million dollars towards the hurricane Katrina disaster fund. The Supreme office provides funding and ad layouts for all advertising in secular magazines inviting inquires into the Catholic Church. Many converts are attributed to this advertising program.
The country of Poland has opened it's doors to our world-wide order.
Nearly 250 Polish Knights have joined the Order since January, 2006.
Councils have been formed in Krakow, Ludzmierz, Lomianki, Lomza, Radom and Starachowice

Since 1989, the main goal of our Council has been to be the "right arm of the Church" as a parish "men's club." Service programs, provided by our Order, of Church, Council, Community, Family and Youth guide us in this work each year.

It is in this spirit that we and Council Chaplain, Fr. Steve Tokarski, extend an invitation to every Catholic man, over 18 years of age to join our Council. We also invite any Brother Knight of a council from other areas to transfer to our council. If you are a former Knight, you are invited to reinstate in the Order and to our Council.

We recommend all Catholic boys, over ten years of age to consider joining our youth group, the Columbian Squires – young men learning leadership skills.

Here are but a few of the activities our Council is involved in over the years.

Four parish family communion breakfasts and/or donuts and coffee per year.
We sponsor a Boy Scout troop with a high percentage of Eagle graduates.
Knights are Eucharistic Ministers, Ushers and Proclaimers during mass.
Provide scholarships to Central Catholic High School students and financial funds to area seminarians.
Knights volunteered labor for the remodeling of two St. Vincent dePaul stores and the demolition and remodeling of the Parish Youth Center, under the direction of Brother Chuck Sauvageau.
Financial help for phone, printing and postage to Deacon Bill Daem and his wife Evelyn in their Heart Too Heart program which recovers used pacemakers and has them refurbished and sent to third world countries for reuse in needy people.
Every year, with other city K. of C Councils, we have conducted a Tootsie Roll Giveaway Drive to raise funds for community & state mentally retarded citizens.
Provide and cook the burgers, & hot dogs for St. Pius Day Picnic.
Assist other Councils with the annual K. of C. Basketball Free throw Contest.
Council members assisted with the building of the new church, i.e. assembling the pews, cleanup and landscaping of church grounds and cemetery, etc.
Council members sell Christmas trees, on the Church parking lot, to raise funds for our charities.
Provide Christmas candy & nuts for the grade schoolers at St. Pius X.
Help prepare the Senior's Giving Thanks Dinner at Thanksgiving.
The first of the year we started Friday Night Bingo at 7:00pm to raise money for our council charities. Bingo is cancelled if there is a wedding or funeral vigil.
Our council donated to the purchase of the doors behind the Altar and the stained glass windows within the church building.

These are but a few of the activities associated with our Faith, Family, Community and Fraternity.

Catholic men over 18 years of age are invited to join. Meetings are held in the Fellowship Hall on the Third Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

Yearly dues are $25.00. A one time Initiation fee is $15.00.

For more information, please call:

Harold Kelso at 259-2270 or 591-6242 (cell). Email: oldknight59@grsolution.net
Vic Frank at 656-6979. Email: flour7child@msn.com

Ken Kingman at 256-4975. Email: kenkingman@hotmail.com

St. Pius X Council #9976 http://www.stpiuscouncil.org

Knights of Columbus web page,
click here: www.geocities.com/kofc_mtstate

Are you looking for a way to meet some new friends? Are you looking for a way for your little son or daughter to make friends?

Moms and Tots is a group for women who like to get out of the house and meet other women. Our young children get to meet new friends and play in a warm, non-territorial play area. Everyone benefits.

The group meets every Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. in the Church Nursery. Fellowship is shared by all. Even brand new babies benefit from all the attention they receive. New moms can learn the tricks of the trade from more experienced mothers.

If you think you would enjoy meeting with this group and their children, please come! You won’t regret the time spent in friendship and fellowship.

Contact Person: Beth Ross through the parish office @ 656-2522.

Mother Teresa said, "The time you spend with Jesus in the Blessed
Sacrament is the best time that you will spend on earth. Each moment that you spend with Jesus will deepen your union with Him and make your soul everlastingly more glorious and beautiful in Heaven, and will help bring about an everlasting peace on earth."

Perpetual Adoration was started in Billings on February 14, 1994 at St. Anne's Chapel in Sacred Heart Renewal Center, 26 Wyoming Avenue. Over 400 registered men and women are participating in this devotion whereby the Blessed Sacrament is exposed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Each participant spends on hour a week, at a designated time, praying before the exposed Blessed Sacrament.

Contact Sacred Heart Renewal Center for more information at 252-0322

Again I tell you, if two of you join your voices on earth to pray for anything
whatever, it shall be granted by my Father in heaven. Matthew 18:19

We pray for the needs of our parish members and loved ones. Prayer needs are relayed by e-mail, phone or by letter to those on the prayer chain, then members pray individually for those needs. All are invited to participate.

Contact Person: Colleen Eisenman at Parish Office 656-2522 during the day or email: ce@stpiusxblgs.org

Boy Scouts of America Troop 12:
Sponsored by Knights of Columbus Council #9976
Any boy who has completed 5th grade, or earned the Arrow of Light Award, or is eleven years of age but not yet 18 is welcome to join. Troop 12 meets each Monday at 6:45 p.m. in the basement of St. Francis Intermediate School. Troop 12 learns scouting skills, participates in outdoor adventures, service projects and attends a week long summer camp.