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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.

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

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

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

August 18, 2019 Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us

and persevere in running the race that lies before us

while keeping our eyes fixed on Jesus, the leader and perfecter of faith.

—Hebrews 12:1b-2a

A Student's Prayer at the Beginning of School Year

We give you praise, O God, for everything that is new and beautiful, for everything which holds promise and brings us joy. Bless us as we start this new year with our friends and teachers Help us to make the most of every chance we have to start afresh. May we show love to one another and to all. May the new beginning of this school year remind us that you give us chances to start over again and again. Help us to forgive others as we receive your forgiveness. Help us to learn and to work together. Help us to listen when we should and to know the best words when we speak and when it is better not to speak. We thank you for our friends Help us to be good friends this year. Help us to be patient with ourselves and with others. Bless our school and keep us safe. Be with us as we travel each day. Help us to be aware of your love shown to us in the people around us. Bless all those who care for us In school and at home. Help us show our care for them and to say sorry when we need to. May the Blessed Mother Mary protect us And help us to live as well as we can Giving thanks and glory to God as she did. Source: https://www.scsba.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Prayers_for_the_start_of_the_school_year.pdf

This Week at St. Mary’s Sun. Aug 18 - Coffee Socials Today Mon. Aug 19 - 8:00 a.m.—Communion Service Tues. Aug 20 - 7:00 a.m.—Mass - 7:30 p.m.—4th Degree Knights of Columbus Wed. Aug 21 - 8:00 a.m.—Mass (Intentions of Judy Adams) Thurs. Aug 22 - 8:00 a.m.—Mass (+Geraldine Weber) Fri. Aug 23 - 8:00 a.m.—Mass (+Connie Smaczniak) Sat. Aug 24 - 3:30-4:30 p.m.—Reconciliation - 5:00 p.m.—Mass

Source: https://www.facebook.com/RuntheGoodRace

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 Katharine Covill and Tina Anderson 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.)

Thinking About Becoming Catholic? Or do you know someone who would like to know more about our faith? St. Mary’s Inquiry classes will be starting Wednesday, September 11th at 7:00 pm in the Parish Center. If you know of someone who is searching, ask them to come and see what we are about or call the office with their name and one of the team members will invite them. For more information contact the Parish Office @ 882-4813. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Spanish Teacher Needed: St. Mary's Parish School is currently looking for a part-time Spanish teacher to teach grades PreSchool through 8th grade. We are looking for someone who interacts well with children of all ages with a positive and engaging presence. If interested, please contact St. Mary's School at 208-882-2121 and set up a time to speak with the principal and provide a resume with teaching experience. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Registration Open: New Parish Picture Directory Every four years since 1987, our parish community has put together a parish picture directory. This directory is a handy resource for our parishioners, and makes for a beautiful “time capsule” keepsake. Families who have their photo taken for the directory will receive a complimentary 8x10 family portrait and a free copy of the directory book. Families will also have the option to purchase additional portraits, and photo sessions will include portraits of each individual member of your family in addition to the family portrait.

Photographers from Lifetouch will be at the St. Mary’s Family Center September 18-21, and September 25-28. There will be opportunities to sign up for your photography session in person after Mass in late August and early September, but if you would like to reserve your spot now, please visit https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/b0cgsgdv/. (A link to this website can also be found on the Events page on our parish website, stmarysparishmoscow.org/events.)

If you aren’t familiar with our parish directory and would like to see what they look like, there are copies of the 2015 directory in the parish office.

We look forward to seeing all your smiling faces in our new Parish Directory!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our parish relies on YOU From vacations and changing work schedules to attending weddings, graduations, and kids’ weekend tournaments, there are many reasons you might miss the weekend Mass. Each summer, our offertory collection drops, but our expenses stay the same! Wondering how to help? Please consider Electronic Giving. Our electronic giving program allows you to make your usual weekend donation even if you aren’t in town. It is secure, easy, and offers both one-time and recurring donation options. How to Get Started: Visit osvonlinegiving.com/1765 or scan the “Online Giving” code below with your phone. Create an account and select “St. Mary’s - Moscow” when setting up your donation. If you would like help getting set up with electronic giving, see Pam in the parish office. Not very computer savvy? We also have a simpler EFT option.

Sacrificial Giving: Aug 2019 Budgeted Offertory Income: $ 26,692.31

Aug 4: $ 6,078.25 Aug 11: $ 5,218.84 Aug 18: $ Aug 25: $

Online Giving: $ 4,027.00 Actual Aug Offertory Income: $ 15,324.09

Our Offertory Goal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020 is $347,000. We have received

12.42% of this goal so far! Thank you!

Online Giving

Scan the Code or Visit:

osvonlinegiving.com/1765

Save the date: Monday, September 9, 7-8:30pm

1st Choir rehearsal of the season! Calling all who love to sing! St. Mary’s Adult Choir will begin rehearsing on Monday, September 9

th from 7:00-8:30pm in the choir loft.

Come and be part of this welcoming, fun and spirit-filled choir. All are welcome. If you have any questions, please contact Tina Anderson at

musicministry@stmarysparishmoscow.org or 208-669-0089. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Catholic Homeschool Moms' Retreat The Sisters of Divine Grace will be presenting a retreat for Catholic Homeschool Moms themed: Balance: The Little Rule and The Little Way. Saturday, August 31, 9am-4pm at Nazareth Retreat Center in Boise. Nursing infants are welcome. Lodging available for out of town retreatants. The retreat registration fee is $25 which includes lunch and an afternoon snack. For more info or to register: CHEofTV@gmail.com or 208-440-0106. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Idaho Catholic Women’s Conference Salt & Light Radio presents the Idaho Catholic Women’s Conference “Magnifying Grace” on Saturday, October 12th at the Boise Centre. Women of all ages are invited to this powerful, day-long Catholic Women’s Conference. National Keynote Speakers include Johnnette Benkovic Williams, Sister Mary Clare, O.C.D., and Lorissa Horn. Early bird registration is $60 until September 13th. For more details and to register go to: www.IdahoCatholicWomen.com or call 208-484-0898. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Men’s Retreat in Coeur d’Alene The Knights of Columbus in Coeur d’Alene are sponsoring a men’s retreat at N-Sid-Sen Camp and Conference Center October 25-27 entitled “Continuing the Journey: Hearing God’s word in the Rapidly Changing World of Today” featuring Fr. Wade Menezes. Fr. Menezes is a well-known retreat master, host on EWTN and author of the popular book “The Last Four Things.” Registration is open now. The early bird rate is $120 by August 1, after which time the rate goes up to $140. SPECIAL DISCOUNT for men under 36 years of age: only $110. Register online at Eventbrite.com, or contact the parish office for a paper registration form. Space is limited! More info: Mike Anderson anderson155@roadrunner.com. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat If you or someone you love has been wounded by abortion, please know that Jesus Christ desires to heal you and give you hope for your future. The next Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat will be held at the Nazareth Retreat Center November 8-10, 2019. Participation is strictly confidential and offers a beautiful opportunity to experience God’s love, forgiveness, and compassion. For more information, contact Cathleen Booth (208) 921-9548 CathleenBooth@gmail.com or Mary McCool (208) 484-6113MaryPat_8@hotmail.com or www.rachelsvineyard.org. Return phone calls are handled with discretion. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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.

Please pray for our sick: Denise Blevins, Bob McElligott, Denise Hammrich, 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, Kevin Moen, Zak Druffel, Megan Palmer, Janet O’Connor, Layton Tannahill, Jeanine Walters, Kelly Green, Grayson Esser, Holly Mayer, Blazie Gilder, Cheryle Carlson.

Upcoming Events for Children and Youth! Mark you calendars! Sunday, September 8 is the start date for Children’s Religious Ed and Middle and High School Youth Group! Religious Ed (K-grade 5) meets Sunday mornings 9:00-10:30 in the Family Center. Middle and High School Youth Groups meet Sunday afternoon 1-2:30 (with lunch provided after 11:30 Mass until 1:00). Questions? Contact Tina Anderson or Katharine Covill Stay tuned for more information. Registration begins soon!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Marriage Saving – the Weekend Phase – During the weekend phase of Retrouvaille a series of presentations are given by a team of three couples and a priest. The team presents a technique of communication that enables you to take a good look at most areas of your relationship. After each presentation you have time in the privacy of your room to discuss the previous presentation. 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 September 13-15, 2019 Spokane weekend call (509) 520-4118 or (800) 470-2230 or visit the web site at www.Retrouvaille.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

St. Mary’s School “A Way of Life” 412 N Monroe

Experience the Difference Small Class Sizes Cohesive Education Community Amazing Music Program Strong Academic Curriculum (very high test scores) Catholic Religious Curriculum PE several days/week Spanish Classes all grades

Now Enrolling Pre-school (ages 3+) through 8th grade!!!!

For additional information contact the school at 208-882-2121

Visit the school website at www.stmarysmoscow.com