Directory of Services in our Local Area If you are looking for a wonderful, joyful early

childhood experience for your young child that encourages your child to grow, learn, and bloom as a child of God, St. Mary’s Parish

School is the place for you. Come check out our early childhood classes, Pre-School, Pre-

K, and Kindergarten. See the joy and love our students experience each day. Call the

office anytime to visit, 208-882-2121.

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St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Rev. Joseph F. McDonald, III JCL, Pastor Deacon George Canney

Located at the Corner of First & Polk, Moscow, Idaho

March 24, 2019 Third Sunday of Lent

The Lord said, “I have witnessed the affliction of my people in Egypt and have heard their cry of complaint against their slave drivers, so I know well what they are suffering. Therefore I have come

down to rescue them.”

—Exodus 3:7-8a

The Feast of St. Oscar Romero March 24

Saint Oscar Romero was shot dead while celebrating Mass on March 24th, 1980. When he was appointed archbishop of San Salvador in 1977, Bishop Romero was considered a very “safe” choice. He had served as auxiliary bishop there for four years before his three years as bishop of Santiago de Maria. Oscar’s father wanted him to be a carpenter—a trade for which he demonstrated some talent. Seminary classes in El Salvador preceded his studies at Rome’s Gregorian University and his ordination in 1942. After earning a doctorate in ascetical theology, he returned home and became a parish priest and later rector of an interdiocesan seminary. Three weeks after his appointment as archbishop, Romero was shaken by the murder of his good friend Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande, a vigorous defender of the rights of the poor. Five more priests were assassinated in the Archdiocese of San Salvador during Romero’s years as its shepherd. When a military junta seized control of the national government in 1979, Archbishop Romero publicly criticized the US government for backing the junta. His weekly radio sermons, broadcast throughout the country, were regarded by many as the most trustworthy source of news available. Romero’s funeral was celebrated in the plaza outside the cathedral and drew an estimated 250,000 mourners. His tomb in the cathedral crypt soon drew thousands of visitors each year. On February 3, 2015, Pope Francis authorized a decree recognizing Oscar Romero as a martyr for the faith. His beatification took place in San Salvador on May 23, 2015. He was canonized on October 14, 2018. https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-oscar-arnulfo-romero/

This Week at St. Mary’s Sun. Mar 24 - 9:00 a.m.—Boy Scout Breakfast - 12:30 p.m.—Coffee Social Mon. Mar 25 - 8:00 a.m.—Communion Service - 7:00 p.m.—Easter Choir Practice Tues. Mar 26 - 7:00 a.m.—Mass (+Pete Pfeifer ) - 5:30 p.m.—No Greater Love Bible Study Wed. Mar 27 - 9:00 a.m.—Mass (+Bill Helbling) - 4:30 p.m.—Women’s Faith Sharing - 7:00 p.m.—RCIA Thurs. Mar 28 - 8:00 a.m.—Mass (+Maria Gunther) - 7:00 p.m.—No Greater Love Bible Study Fri. Mar 29 - 8:00 a.m.—Mass (+Otilia Cerna Jara) - 12:15 p.m.—Noontime Stations of the Cross - 5:30 p.m.—Soup and Bread Supper - 6:15 p.m.—Stations of the Cross Sat. Mar 30 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.—Reconciliation - 5:00 p.m.—Mass

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Schedule of Masses Saturday—5:00 p.m.

Sunday—8:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. Genesee—9:45 a.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday—3:30 p.m. Or by appointment

St. Mary’s Catholic Church PO Box 9106, Moscow, ID 83843

Parish Office: 882-4813 Religious Ed Office: 882-8001 St. Mary’s School: 882-2121 E-mail: office@stmarysparishmoscow.org Web Page: www.stmarysparishmoscow.org Parish Pastoral Council: Susan Burns, Chair; Sr. Margaret Johnson, Jillann Poxleitner, Cynthia Castro, Eileen Brady, Clayton Forsmann, and Mercedes Frausto. Pastor

Fr. Joe McDonald father@stmarysparishmoscow.org

Parish Secretary Pam Freeman 208-882-4813 office@stmarysparishmoscow.org

Pastoral Ministry Caroline Canney 208-882-8001 caroline@stmarysparishmoscow.org

Music Director Tina Anderson 208-669-0089 musicministry@stmarysparishmoscow.org

Children’s Ministry Tina Anderson 208-669-0089 musicministry@stmarysparishmoscow.org

Middle School Youth Ministry Katharine Covill 208-596-9347 msyouth@stmarysparishmoscow.org

High School Youth Ministry Tammy O’Connor 208-310-7101 hsyouth@stmarysparishmoscow.org

Natural Family Planning Linda Geidl 208-835-2004

Knights of Columbus Brian Johnson, Grand Knight 208-596-0433

4th Degree Knights of Columbus Jeff Finken, Faithful Navigator 208-882-6364

Catholic Women’s League Heidi Armstrong, President 509-339-5142

St. Mary’s School Jennifer Beller, PhD, Principal 208-882-2121 jbeller@stmarysmoscow.com

St. Mary’s School Board Erin Linskey, Chairperson 208-874-3772

St. Mary’s School Foundation JoAnn Evans, 208-874-3995

Moscow Food Bank Linda Nickels, Director 208-883-3580

St. Vincent de Paul Gerard Connelly 208-883-3284 (Please leave a message.)

Join us for a meatless Soup and Bread Supper each Friday during Lent at 5:30pm followed by Stations of the Cross at 6:15.

Noontime Stations St. Mary’s Parish will also offer Stations of the Cross at 12:15pm each Friday during Lent for those who prefer to come during the day. Seder Meal Please join us for a reenactment of the Last Supper of Jesus and the Apostles on Friday, April 12 at 6pm. A full family-style dinner will be served along with prayers and songs. Seating is limited to 100 people. Tickets are available in the parish office for $5/person or $12/family. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Easter Choir You are invited to join the Adult Choir for Easter!! Our rehearsals are on Mondays from 7:00-8:30 in the choir loft. New singers are always welcome. Come and help celebrate the resurrection of our Lord!! More info: Tina

Anderson musicministry@stmarysparishmoscow.org or (208)669-0089. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2019 Idaho Catholic Appeal

St. Mary’s Moscow Total Pledged: $ 25,759 Parish Goal: $ 49,328 Percent of Goal: 52.22% Rebate Earned: $ 0* Rebate Received: $ 0

St. Mary’s Genesee

Total Pledged: $ 2,551 Parish Goal: $ 7,272 Percent of Goal: 35.08% Rebate Earned: $ 0* Rebate Received: $ 0

The Idaho Catholic Appeal is underway. Thank you to everyone who has made a commitment of financial and prayerful support to the Appeal. Each and every gift is important. Today is the Follow-up Weekend for the Appeal. If you have not yet done so, we ask that you make your commitment today in order to provide the resources needed to continue vital diocesan programs such as seminarian formation, lay ministry training, counseling services, and the campus ministries at U of I, BSU, and ISU. No gift is too small and every gift is sincerely appreciated. If you have already made your pledge, please accept our humble gratitude. If not, please make your commitment today here at the church by filling out a pledge envelope located in the pew and dropping it in the collection basket. Any funds donated beyond 100% of the goal will be rebated back to the parish. *Rebate amount assumes all pledges will be redeemed in full.

Sacrificial Giving: Mar 2019 Budgeted Offertory Income: $ 31,346.15

Mar 3: $ 5,951.25 Mar 10: $ 7,196.24 Mar 17: $ 4,690.62 Mar 24: $ Mar 31: $

Online Giving: $ 3,553.00 Actual Mar Offertory Income: $ 21,391.11

Our Offertory Goal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019 is $ 326,000. So far we have received 73.21% of our goal! Thank you!

Online Giving

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Whoa! We’re half-way there!

(Woah-oh! Living on a prayer!)

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Sausage for Sale The Knights of Columbus have sausage links for sale in 2 pound packages for $10 per package. Buy 4 packages, get 1 free! Available for purchase

from the Parish Office or your favorite Knight. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

In today’s Gospel Jesus is quite clear in his message: “bear fruit or be cut down.” This Lent we are called to cultivate and fertilize our spiritual lives through prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Through

your almsgiving you are performing a good work; far greater than you think. Know that your nickel, dime or quarter is multiplied by the coins place by others in the St. Vincent de Paul 5th Sunday Collection next week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Boy Scout Breakfast Boy Scout Troop 326 will be holding a breakfast between masses on Sunday March 24 as a fundraiser for summer camp. An all you can eat breakfast of Pancakes, Sausage, Eggs, Juice, Milk & Coffee will be served between 8:45 and 11:00. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

CRS Rice Bowl The Dhathcroos family returned home, 16 years after fleeing violence in their country, to build a prosperous farm and become a vital contributor to their community. How can you assist refugees in your community to rebuild

their lives? See the insert that came in your Rice Bowl for a recipe for Coconut Dhal from Sri Lanka If you have not yet picked up your CRS Rice Bowl, they are available in the vestibule of the church. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unplanned opening in theaters “Unplanned” is a film based on the true story of Abby Johnson, who was once one of the youngest Planned Parenthood clinic directors in the nation. She was passionate about her work… until she witnessed an abortion procedure with her own eyes. This pro-life movie is opening in select theaters next weekend, and will play at the Village Center Cinemas in Lewiston at 3pm on Sunday, March 31st. Additional theaters in the Spokane/Coeur d’Alene area will offer more showings. Find show times at unplannedtickets.com. Please be aware this movie is rated R for some disturbing and bloody images. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speak Up! Family Conference Palouse Care Network would like to share with you our upcoming Speak Up! Family Conference on Saturday, May 4th, at the 1912 Center in Moscow. This conference will equip parents and teens to have the hard conversations regarding sex, relationships, and internet safety. We will hear from author Heather Kolb, a leading expert in neurochemistry and brain development, and a panel of experts from our community. Parents and adults will receive practical tools to start these conversations as well as background information to help understand their teens. Teens have the opportunity to go through Palouse Care Network’s abstinence-based holistic sexual health curriculum. This first annual daylong conference will unify families in our community and encourage each family that they are not alone in this sexualized culture. Doors open at 9:30am, and the conference will begin at 10am. Snacks and lunch will be provided. To find out more information and to register by Monday, April 29th, go to https://ticketbud.com/events/d6d22e34-30b0-11e9-9987-42010a717002. For more info or for group rates, please contact Heather at heather@palousecarenetwork.com or 208-882-2370.

Please pray for our sick: Catherine Griffin, Liz Khosravi, Lorraine Klejwa, Sharon Lockie, Brian Brady, Dan Smith, Carol Kraut, Fred and Eileen Hall, Sally Chase, Eileen Brady, Casen Hawkins, Geoff Beckett, Georg Schneider, Marley Arthur, Tedd Jarrett, Chris Sprenke, Patsy Clark, Bryce Mobley, B.A., Ken Johnson, Stan Stockwell, Dan Bosse, Debbie Chavez, Michelle Spain, Kevin Moen, Zak Druffel, Megan Palmer, Janet O’Connor, Layton Tannahill, Jeanine Walters, Kelly Green, Grayson Esser, Holly Mayer, Blazie Gilder, Cheryle Carlson.

Youth and Children’s Ministry Corner

Religious Ed (PreK - grade 5) All sessions are 9:00-10:30am in the Family Center March 24 - class for all children March 29—RE, St. Mary’s School, and Middle School Youth

help with Stations of the Cross March 31 - class for all children and 1st Communion prep

Parent Session Middle School Youth Group (grades 6-8) All meetings will be downstairs in the Youth Room unless otherwise noted. Lunch will be from 12:30-1:00 and program from 1:00-2:15 March 24: “The Season of Lent” Lunch 12:30-1:00, program

1:00-2:15 March 31: We will watch the movie, “Wonder” for Laetare

Sunday beginning at 12:30 (pizza lunch) and ending at about 2:30

High School Youth (grades 9-12) 3-5pm at Family Center 3/31: Confirmation and HS Youth group meeting 4/5: HS Youth Group & Confirmation classes helping with

Lenten Soup & bread/Stations of the Cross 4/13: Broken, Blessed, Beloved Retreat for 8th-12th grade

girls @ St. Augustine's Mark you calendars! The Portland Mission Trip is July 14th-

July 20th & Steubenville, NW retreat in Spokane, WA July 26th & 27th

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “THE MASS-FOUR ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS THAT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE” presentation by Dr. Tom Curran, nationally-known speaker and radio host. See the Mass with new eyes; go deeper into your understanding of, and participation in, the Sacred Liturgy. Fri. April 26th from 7-8:30pm at Pope St. Pius X. This free event is open to all. 7th ANNUAL IT’S ALL ABOUT US Celebration of Marriage Event featuring nationally-known speakers and radio hosts Dr. Tom & Kari Curran. Saturday, April 27th, 9am-9pm at Pope St. Pius X, Coeur d’Alene. Join us for heartwarming presentations, lunch, Mass at 5pm with renewal of wedding vows/blessing of marriages; catered dinner and dancing to follow. Register early/limited seating. Early bird registration until April 8th is $45; $55 after April 8th. Register online at www.stpiuscda.org. Contact: 208-691-7367 for more info. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Did you know? St. Mary’s Parish donates the entire collection from Holy Thursday Mass to our local chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. We also donate the entire the Good Friday collection to the Pontifical Collection for Christians in the Holy Land. Thank you for supporting these important causes!