Weekly Bulletin
For the Week of Sunday, March 26, 2023
Fifth Sunday of Lent
One Week to Holy Week
Pastor's Letter by Fr. Vincent Gilmore
Dear Parishioners,
Our Penance service is this Thursday, March 30 beginning at 6:30 pm. We will have four priests here to hear everyone’s confession. Prepare yourself now with an examination of conscience and come to receive the cleansing grace of the sacrament of Reconciliation. Every confession is a new beginning where we put the past behind us and look forward to the future with God’s strength, grace and mercy. We are in the last week before Holy Week begins. The journey of Lent draws ever closer to the feast of our Salvation, the celebration of the Paschal Mystery. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday (or Passion Sunday). Palm Sunday sets the tone for Holy Week - we recall the Lord’s solemn entrance into Jerusalem where he will accomplish the Paschal Mystery and then there is the reading of the Passion. Palm Sunday is Sunday, April 2. At the 10 am Sunday mass at St. Mary's, we will begin in the parish hall and process into the sanctuary after receiving palms.
Holy Thursday is a special day. The Holy Thursday Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper calls our attention to three mysteries of faith: the institution of the Holy Eucharist, the institution of the priesthood and Lord’s command of fraternal charity, commemorated in the washing of the feet. Mass begins at 5:30 pm on Thursday, April 6. At the end of the mass there is the solemn procession of the Blessed Sacrament to the Altar of Repose which will be in the parish hall. There will be a special place which reminds us of the garden in which Our Lord prayed before he was arrested. There, at the Altar of Repose, will be time for adoration until 10 pm.
Good Friday is the day we remember Our Lord’s suffering and death on the cross. The special service of the Celebration of the Passion of the Lord begins at 3 pm on Friday, April 7. During this service we read the Passion according to St. John, have the Solemn Intercessions and the Adoration of the Holy Cross. In the evening we will have Stations of the Cross at 6:00 pm (but there will be no soup supper).
Holy Saturday, is the day the Lord was in laid in the tomb. It is a quiet reflective day. And then at night we celebrate the beautiful and most ancient of the Church’s liturgy the Easter Vigil. This will begin at 8:00 pm on Saturday, April 8 with the Easter Fire outside in the parking lot. Please plan to join us for these most beautiful and meaningful Liturgies during Holy Week.
The joy of Easter is that much more profound when we accompany Our Lord through his passion and death.
Tonight: Friday, March 24
Stations of the Cross & Soup Supper
5:30 pm, St. Mary's
This week's supper: Faith Night
Stations of the Cross are every Friday at 5:30 pm followed by a meatless soup and bread supper, which is provided by several different parish ministries. This week, March 24, soup supper will be provided Faith Night catechists and participants, and Springdale parishioners.
Special Movie Presentation:
A Heart Like Water
6:30 pm, St. Mary's
Our librarian Ed Grim will be showing a movie called A Heart Like Water after Soup Supper this Friday, March 24. This movie is about 45 minutes long and not meant for kids, but is good to watch during Lent as it follows the themes of suffering and perseverance.
There's still time to donate to the food bank!
Please donate to our parish food collections during Lent! St. Mary's is collecting food for the Chewelah Food Bank and Holy Ghost is collecting food for the Valley Food Pantry each Sunday as well. Think about donating 40 items for 40 days of Lent - you can bring it every week or all at once. Monetary donations are always welcome as well! Thank you!
Purchase Flowers In Honor or
In Memory of a Loved One
Turn in your orders by this Sunday, March 26
Flowers are $15. Turn in your forms/payment to the collection basket or the office. Mailing address: 502 E Main Ave St. 26, Chewelah, WA 99109
Upcoming this week:
Knights of Columbus Breakfast
Sunday, March 26, 2023, 11 am, St. Mary's
This week's supper: All Parish Sign Up
On March 31, soup supper our last soup supper is an all parish sign up. Please sign up with the office to bring a meatless soup or bread!
Faith Night: Meaning of Mass, Conclusion
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 6 pm, St. Mary's
On the Menu: Backyard Barbecue Themed Potluck
All Parish Faith Night Dinner begins at 6 pm. For this week's meal, everyone is encouraged to bring something in the theme of "Backyard BBQ." Fr. Vincent will conclude his presentation on the Meaning of Mass with The Lord's Prayer and Communion Rites. Religious Education classes and adult formation is available to all ages and begins after dinner at 6:30 pm.
Penance Service
Thursday, March 30, 2023, 6:30 pm, St. Mary's
On Thursday, March 30 at 6:30 p.m. we are having a special Penance Service. There'll be a short Liturgy of the Word and examination of conscience and opportunity for personal confession. Three other priests will join us to help hear confessions that evening.
Stations of the Cross & Soup Supper
Friday, March 31, 2023, 5:30 pm, St. Mary's
This week's supper: All Parish Sign Up
On March 31, soup supper our last soup supper is an all parish sign up. Please sign up with the office to bring a meatless soup or bread!
St. Jerome Library Featured Book of the Week:
Diary of Sister Faustina
This week our librarian Ed Grim has given us a review of the "Diary of Sister Faustina." Jesus appeared to this young sister and told her many wonderful things. He said once to her, "I have not come to punish mankind but to heal it." So He gave her the Divine Mercy prayers to help us heal. Also she had a painting of Jesus commissioned so we have an image of her experience. This is a long diary but a real treasure.
Diocese of Spokane:
World Mission Collection
Each year Pope Francis invites the entire Church to support the work and service of priests, and religious and lay leaders who serve the world’s most vulnerable communities. Mission is at the heart of our Catholic faith, and our annual World Mission Collection joins our diocese and all Catholics of the world together as one community of faith to give generously to aid the Church worldwide. Please use the envelopes that you received in the mail to make your contribution to the World Missions Collection. If you did not receive a mailing, you can make your donation on the diocesan website: dioceseofspokane.org.
Save the Date: Vacation Bible School
June 19-23, St. Mary of the Rosary
"Stellar" Vacation Bible School will be hosted at St. Mary's this summer! June 19-23 from 9 a.m. to Noon. There will be more details as we get closer to the event, but as everyone is starting to plan their summer, make sure to add this to your calendars! We are also looking for volunteers to set up the week before or help during the event week. Please contact the office to volunteer.
Collection for March 18-19
St. Mary's: $1,285.00
Holy Ghost: $832.00
Sacred Heart: $157.00
Malawi: $6,760.00