Weekly Newsletter
For the Week of Sunday, November 20
34th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Feast of Christ the King
Pastor's Letter by Fr. Vincent Gilmore, Nov. 20, 2022
Dear Parishioners,
It is good to be back from my Italian walking pilgrimage. It was a fun with a lot of rich experiences. Over time I will share some of what I experiences and perhaps in the Spring I will do a slide show for Faith Night on my pilgrimage. I have a lot of beautiful pictures from where we walked and the churches we visited in Tuscany. Thanks for being patient with the masses I need to cancel. I am ready to get back into things.
This weekend we are celebrating the Feast of Christ the King. It brings us to the close of the Liturgical Year. Next weekend we will begin Advent which is the start to Liturgical Year appropriately preparing us birth of Our Lord at Christmas. The Liturgical Seasons are rich as they take us through the main mysteries of our Faith.
The end of the Liturgical year appropriately ends with Our Lord Jesus, King of the Universe. A reminder that no matter what happens in our lives or the world, everything is ultimately in the Lords hands and at some point in the future evil will be definitively destroyed and the Kingdom of God will reign. The patience of God is directed towards mercy and salvation.
This Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving, a beautiful American holiday and tradition. Come and give thanks on Thanksgiving Day at a special Thanksgiving Mass at St. Mary’s at 9am to give thanks to the Lord from whom all good things come.
Thanksgiving Week Office Hours
The office will be closed ALL WEEK for Thanksgiving. Kellie and Fr. Vincent will be available by phone, email, or appointment.
The Community Faith Resource Group volunteers served 125 people at the Community Thanksgiving Dinner hosted at St. Mary's last Thursday. They were very appreciative for all the support, and sent this message:
Thank you!
A great big thank you to all the wonderful volunteers and community members that chose to enjoy dinner with family and friends at our tables. Thank you to St. Mary's for purchasing the turkey breasts and to everyone who helped. A survival thank you to Lorna Mackowiak and her helpers for preparing the food and the Knights of Columbus for their help with clean up. Thank you to the Chewelah Boy Scouts of Troop 998 and their leader who helped with so many individual tasks. There's a long list required in order to accomplish something like this. And, lastly, thank you to the many members of the churches of Chewelah that donated time, money and resources to make this event a success.
Upcoming This Week
Wednesday Confession and Mass (No Faith Night)
Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022
There is no Faith Night Dinner or Faith Formation this week due to the Thanksgiving Holiday. But there is still confession at 5 pm and Mass on 5:30 on Wednesday, Nov. 23.
Thanksgiving Day Mass
Thursday, Nov. 24, 9 am, St. Mary's
Happy Thanksgiving! Come give thanks to the Lord from whom all good things come.
Knight of Columbus Breakfast
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022, 11 am
The Chewelah Council of the Knights of Columbus will host its monthly pancake breakfast this Sunday, Nov. 27 after 10 a.m. mass in Chewelah. Come join us for a wonderful breakfast and fellowship this first Sunday of Advent.
Upcoming Event for Dec. 4:
Celebrating the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
On Sunday, Dec. 4, come enjoy an afternoon at the movies in celebration of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (a Holy Day of Obligation celebrated on Dec. 8) hosted by our local parish ministry called The Magnificat: Beloved Children of Mary.
After the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mary’s on Dec. 4, Father Vincent will give a talk on the meaning of the Immaculate Conception in St. Mary’s Parish Hall. Coffee and juice will be served during this time. After his talk, The Magnificat: Beloved Children of Mary will serve chili and cornbread for lunch. Then Catherine Reimer will give a short introduction on a wonderful movie called “The Song of Bernadette” with Jennifer Jones that gives the true story of Mary’s revelation to Bernadette on the mystery of the Immaculate Conception.
Enjoy lunch or other refreshments (like soda pop and popcorn!) as you watch the movie. Afterward, Barbara Adams and Mary Joe Spurgeon will provide discussion. Please come to a fun afternoon to learn about this beautiful feast day honoring our Mother Mary.
