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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

January 6, 2019 The Epiphany of the Lord

Behold, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying,

"Where is the newborn king of the Jews?

We saw his star at its rising and have come to do him homage."

—Matthew 2:1b-2

Nine Days for Life: A Novena January 14-22

Decisions against human life are often influenced by feeling afraid, unsupported, pressured, or alone. Consider a college student whose boyfriend tells her to choose between him and their unborn child, or expectant parents who have just been told their baby may have a serious disability. We need to love both the unborn children and their parents, providing concrete support to help those in difficult pregnancy situations welcome their children— before and after they are born. To best serve the needs of others, we must humble ourselves like children so we can receive the Lord’s guidance. When Christ dwells in our hearts, He can “accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us” 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!

This Week at St. Mary’s Sun. Jan 6 - 9:00 a.m.—K of C Breakfast (between Masses) - 12:30 p.m.—Coffee Social (after 11:30 Mass Only) - RE/Youth Group Meetings—See inside for details Mon. Jan 7 - 8:00 a.m.—Communion Service Tues. Jan 8 - 7:00 a.m.—Communion Service - 7:30 p.m.—Knights of Columbus Wed. Jan 9 - 8:00 a.m.—Communion Service - 4:30 p.m.—Women’s Faith Sharing - 7:00 p.m.—RCIA Thurs. Jan 10 - 8:00 a.m.—Communion Service Fri. Jan 11 - 8:00 a.m.—Communion Service - 6:00 p.m.—Ultreya Sat. Jan 12 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.—Reconciliation - 5:00 p.m.—Mass

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 208-882-0833 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.)

Knights of Columbus Breakfast TODAY The Knights of Columbus will be holding a breakfast between the Masses on Sunday January 6 as a fundraiser for the Pennies from Heaven program. Breakfast will be served between 8:45 and 11:00. Come enjoy French toast, sausage, and eggs for a great cause! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Win a Trip for Two to Vegas St. Mary’s School will be raffling off a trip for two to Vegas! Only 110 tickets will be available for this experience that includes airfare, three nights in a four star hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, and

your choice of either private lessons with a professional poker player, a Las Vegas Strip helicopter night flight, or VIP seats for your choice of one select top show. Tickets can be purchased for $100 each from the parish office, the School office, or by calling 208-882-2121. The drawing will occur at the St. Mary’s School Auction on January 26, and if the winner is present at the action, they will receive a BONUS of $500 cash. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. Mary’s School 44th Annual Auction St. Mary’s School will host their annual auction on January 26th at 5pm. The theme this year is Casino Royale. Please save the date and join us for a fun evening, benefitting St. Mary’s School. Please call Debbie at 208-882-2121 to reserve your table. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ St. Mary’s School has Upgraded their Website Visit stmarysmoscow.com to see what the School has been up to. Calling All Alumni: visit the School’s website and click the Alumni tab to join the Alumni Network to reconnect with the School and your old classmates! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

During 2018, through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul was able to bring the joy and hope to our “brothers and sisters” who are in need by providing over $75,000 in assistance for utility payments, rent bills, and other expenses. Thank you for your support of our 5th Sunday

Collection last week, as well as your generous support during 2018. We would not be able to continue without you. God Bless You! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Handel's Messiah at the Monastery Jan. 12 The Palouse Choral Society Chamber Choir will perform Handel’s Messiah at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, in the Monastery of St. Gertrude chapel. Tickets are $10 and still available at stgertrudes.org. Youth will be admitted free. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Idaho Catholic Men’s Conference 2019 The Idaho Catholic Men’s Conference will take place on January 26, 2019 at the Boise State Student Union Building. The conference will feature dynamic national speakers Fr. Don Calloway and Tim Staples and includes Bishop Peter Christensen celebrating the opening Mass. The early bird registration fee is just $45 per person before January 14. For all the details and to get registered go to www.IdahoCatholicMen.com or call: 208-353-8494. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Christmas Collection and Year-End Donations This year’s Christmas collection yielded $5,662.25, with an additional $12,500 in year-end donations for a total of $18,162.25 in Christmas/year-end income. Thank you for your generous donations!

Sacrificial Giving: Dec 2018 Budgeted Offertory Income: $ 31,346.15

Dec 2: $ 8,096.55 Dec 9: $ 6,888.00 Dec 16: $ 6,603.00 Dec 23: $ 4,447.16 Dec 30: $ 4,735.45

Online Giving: $ 3,822.00 Actual Dec Offertory Income: $ 34,592.16

Online Giving

osvonlinegiving.com/1765

MLK Interfaith Service Please come to the annual Martin Luther King interfaith service, celebration, and fellowship at 4 pm Sunday, January 20, 2019, as we celebrate and reflect upon the legacy of Martin Luther King and that of other spiritual leaders in the Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Baha’i traditions. The annual celebration, part of the extended local MLK celebration events, is at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, (440 NE Ash St., Pullman). The interfaith service is followed by a free meal. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAVE THE DATE - Capstone Missions Crab Feast & Benefit Auction Capstone Missions will be having their 14th Annual Crab Feast and Benefit Auction at St. Jerome's Catholic Church in Jerome, ID on February 2, 2019. The evening will be filled with great food, live, silent and dessert auction, all to support a great cause. To purchase tickets, make a donation, or donate an auction item, contact Colleen Crozier at 208-324-4257 or Debby Miciak at 208-308-3296. Invite your friends and make an evening out of it! For more information on Capstone Missions, visit our website at www.capstonemissions.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Lifeline for Marriage - Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times in their marriages. It is designed to provide the tools to help get your marriage back on track, the opportunity to rediscover each other, and examine your lives together in a new and positive way. This program has helped tens of thousands of couples. Retrouvaille is for any couple who would like to rediscover their marriage and improve communication. Visit www.Retrouvaille.org for emotional testimonials. For confidential information or to register for the February 15-17, 2019 Spokane weekend call (509) 520-4118 or (800) 470-2230 or visit the web site at www.Retrouvaille.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ecumenical mission trip to Puerto Rico March 9-16, 2019. Our purpose is to help Puerto Ricans recover from the devastation of Hurricane Maria from Sept. 2017. We will help restore homes and restore spirits of the Puerto Rican people. The First Presbyterian Church of Moscow is spearheading this week-long adventure. If you are interested in joining the mission team or helping with monetary costs, please contact Pastor Norman of the First Presbyterian Church or Bruce Pitman (208-882-8847). Dale & Mary Ralston of St. Mary’s and Mark Ulliman of St. Augustine’s will be going and would love to have other Catholics join the mission team. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pilgrimage Opportunity By the Grace of God and with Bishop Peter’s blessings, a pilgrimage to the Holy Land is scheduled for April 28th – May 13th, 2019. Imagine walking in the footsteps of our Lord, of our Holy Mother Mary and the early Church. This all-inclusive 14 Day ecumenical Pilgrimage begins in Petra, and concluded in the Holy Land! We will celebrate daily Mass, renew marriage vows, and visit many holy sites. The Word of God will come Alive as we dive deep into scripture. Your faith will be forever, transformed. Fr. Brad Neely from All Saints in Lewiston will be our diocesan traveling priest. For information, call Veronica Childers at 208-957-3332, ronnie83642@hotmail.com or www.catholicpilgrimsusa.com Space is limited so call today to reserve your seat in what is sure to be an amazing journey.

Please pray for our sick: Sharon Lockie, Brian Brady, Dan Smith, Carol Kraut, 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 Jan 13 - ALL children and ALL parents (including 1st Communion prep parents) Jan 27 - all children Feb 3 - all children and Parent session (non-1st Communion prep parents) Feb 10 - all children Feb 24 - ALL children and 1st Communion prep Parent Session

Middle School Youth Group (grades 6-8) Meet in YOUTH room of Family Center. 12:30-1:00 is lunch, program begins at 1:00. Jan. 6—MS Youth Group Meeting

High School Youth (grades 9-12) 3-5pm at Family Center Jan 6 Confirmation Class 2:30-4:00 Jan 6 Let's Go on a Mission 4:00-6:00 Watch for ICYC signup. It is coming. Let's load the busses!

New families are always welcome!! Questions? Contact Tina Anderson (text/call/email)

musicministry@stmarysparishmoscow.org (208)669-0089

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Ultreya affords the person the opportunity to meet and make friends, those who become key in their fourth-day journey. It is also the meeting of the friendship groups. The whole community shares what each lives, the best of everyone, and develops friendships with others who share their same sense of life. Our next Ultreya will be on Friday, January 11, at 6:30 pm at St Mary’s Family Center in Moscow. Make-your-own sandwiches will be available for a light supper. Anyone interested in the Cursillo Movement is welcome. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Communion to Homebound: If you or someone you know is unable to attend weekend Masses because of an illness, please call Caroline at 882-8001, to arrange to have a Eucharistic Minister bring communion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marriage Prep: Planning on getting married? Contact your Pastor to learn about the four month Marriage Prep process. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Seniors – It’s time to gather again. Our next Wise Elder (Senior) Get-Together will be Monday, January 14, 2019 from 1 pm to 2:30 pm. We will finish watching Bishop Barron’s series on The Mass with “Preparing for Sacrifice” and “The Real Presence” There will be time for discussion as we enjoy our coffee, tea and cookies. Our bus will be available for anyone who needs a ride, so please call 882-4813 to be picked up. Don’t forget to mark your calendar for Monday, January 14 at 1 pm. Hope you can come!