MY PARISH FAMILY Immaculate Conception (Colville) – of Jesus (Kettle Falls) Pure Heart of Mary (Northport) September 29, 2019: Twenty-six Sunday in Ordinary Time

MASS AND CONFESSION SCHEDULE PARISH STAFF Tuesday, October 1 Pastor ...... Father Kenneth St. Hilaire 5:00 p.m. Confessions [email protected] 5:30 p.m. (Colville) (Class following Mass) Social Outreach ...... Jef Lant Mike Huff+ Office Manager ...... Pam Milliette Wednesday, October 2 [email protected] 7:15 a.m. Mass (Hospital - Colville) Custodian ...... Maria Wojcik Richard & Louise Thomas+ Facilities Supervisor ...... Greg Rainer Thursday, October 3 Religious Education ...... Marilyn Beaudry 7:15 a.m. Mass (Colville) Parish Office ...... (509)-684-6223 Fred & Helen Hanses+ Office Hours: Tues 9-5p.m., Weds-Thurs 9 to 3p.m.

Friday, October 4 PARISH MINISTRIES 7:15 a.m. Mass (Colville) Pastoral Council ...... Adam Huff Merrill Milliette+ Finance Council: Joe Fazzari, Dave Hewes, Art Paine 8:00 a.m. Adoration Knights of Columbus ...... Ed Parazoo Saturday, October 5 Catholic Daughters ...... Dawna Parazoo 3:00 p.m. Confessions (Colville) Adoration...... Sharon Sprangers 4:00 p.m. (Colville) Line ...... JoHanna Andrews Alex Beaudry (Belated birthday) Funeral Luncheons ...... Janey Kuh 6:00 p.m. Mass (Kettle Falls) Music Coordinator ...... Joan Davis Joe Hirsch+ Sacristan ...... Fran Trail Sunday, October 6 LK 17: 5-10 Friendship Feast ...... Tresa Hendricks 9:00 a.m. Mass (Colville) Servants of the Sick ...... Dave Hewes Pro Populo Youth Group ...... Jef Lant 12:30 p.m. Mass (Northport) RCIA ...... Lenny Neyens Richard & Louise St. Hilaire+ PREPARES ...... Pat Taylor

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Today is Commitment Sunday for the 7:45 a.m.-6:00 p.m. First Fridays Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA). On behalf 7:45 a.m.-8:45 a.m. all other Fridays of Bishop Thomas Daly, I ask that you make your pledge of support for the Weekly Contributions: September 21-22 appeal. If you are a long-time supporter, I Colville (Immaculate Conception): $3,398.43 thank you for your faithful participation in the ACA. If Kettle Falls (Sacred Heart): $590.00 you’re considering becoming a first-time donor, I Northport (Pure Heart of Mary): $210.00 encourage you to take the leap and become a supporter Social Outreach: $160.00 of the many worthy ministries that rely on the ACA for Capital Improvement: $145.00 funding. As always, if you have any questions I’m here to Thank you very much for your stewardship! help.

With the ACA gearing up, I’ve been thinking about the PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK concept of stewardship and the way we spend the Please pray for our Colville, Kettle and Northport Parishes. treasure entrusts to us. It occurred to me that, even Otto Rainer, Monica Parazoo, Pat Graham, Kathleen though we support the causes that are important to us, Ogden, Courtney Brunette, Margie Christensen, Meggie we may sometimes be inclined to let personalities get in Hyman, Ray & Eileen Miller, Dale McLeod, Rev. Darrin the way. Connall, Mila Stewart, Kay Franklin, Rose Rabalais, Jodi For example, let’s say you donate regularly to the local Clark, Lori Elledge, Linda Marie Dupuis, Mary Martinez, animal shelter. Then a big scandal breaks out because the Chuckie Bougard, Susan Williamson, Lucille Perkins, Betty director of the shelter gets caught red-handed in some Potestio, Brandi Hillbrant, Oscar and Evelyn Romo, Mike illegal activity. Your first instinct may be to cut off support Miller, Sharon St. Clair, Lynn Gray, Mick and Luke McCrea. for that organization because you don’t want anything to (Please remember, list rotates each week.) do with the director’s scandal. But then you realize that If you or someone you know are sick or homebound, and you support the shelter not because of the character of its would like to receive a visit and Holy Communion, please director but because of the good work that the shelter call the Parish office. does. Religious Ed is off Or, let’s say the supervisor of your favorite international to a great start! aid agency goes public with his political views that are Brennan Findley contrary to your own. Do you stop feeding the children in and our RE kids Malawi because of the supervisor’s politics? have found their groove as they Sometimes a leader’s actions merit the discontinuation of start each class our support for his or her organization. For example, if the singing beautiful leader begins to take the organization in an immoral and fun sacred direction (e.g., a victims’ assistance center begins music familiar to providing abortion pills), not only may we stop supporting young and old. it – we should stop supporting it. Or – even better – we We welcome ought to do whatever we can to sway the leader back to new students, the right course. Heather and Linnea Miller, from Sacred Heart. Yay! We are so happy to have you join our RE family of awesome In the Church, we may not always like the people in kids and catechists. Everyone, please take a few minutes leadership, from the volunteer who organizes the parish to enjoy our family summer photos on our bulletin board ministry we help with, all the way up to the Pope. downstairs. It’s been a busy summer for our parish kids. However, I suggest that the Lord asks us to “take the high Please mark your calendars: our next big event will be our road” and not let the important works of the Church annual all-parish All Saints’ Day Celebration, Friday suffer or go undone because of our dislikes. Our November 1, 6pm - 8. Come dressed as your favorite saint stewardship is directed toward needs and not so much and enjoy games and lots of “Saintly Fellowship!” Next up toward personalities. Just something to think about! will be our Christmas Pageant December 8 and before we Fr. Kenny St. Hilaire, Pastor know it, we say goodbye to 2019. Where did the year go?? Feast of St. Francis of Assisi Super Fun Stitchin’ Project for Kids! Bring your beloved pets—great and small—to Simple and practical, a comfy lounge Immaculate Conception parking lot on Friday, PJ, perfect for cold winter nights! Our October 4 at 6:00 p.m. for a special blessing own Quilting Diva, Dolores Cline, is by Fr. Kenny! offering a series of classes for kids ages 10 and up. Tentative date to Church Latin? In response to a resurgence of start, Monday, October 21, 3:30 to interest in the traditional Latin Mass, a series 5:30 p.m. Please contact Dolores by Monday, October 14 of four weekly Latin classes will begin in if you are interested and if Mondays after school are a Parish Hall this Thursday, September 26 and good day for you! Call or text: 675-9138. will focus on three areas: (1) Latin (2) Latin Hymns/ (3) the Latin Liturgy. This is a wonderful Each October, the opportunity to learn the language of the traditional in the United States celebrates Catholic Latin Mass taught by our own Latin scholar, Walt Respect Life Month to proclaim the Stichart, in a no- pressure and relaxed environment with immeasurable value of every fellow parishioners. Cost is only $5 per class to cover person from conception to natural copies and supplies. Class dates (consecutive Thursdays): death. The theme for the 2019- September 26, October 3, 10, 17. Classes are from 5:30 to 2020 Respect Life Program is: Christ Our Hope: In Every 7:00 p.m. An additional morning or afternoon class can be Season of Life which kicks off on Respect Life Sunday, arranged if there is interest. Please contact the parish which this year is Oct. 6. In our community, parishioners office for more information. are invited to browse materials on the Respect Life resource table in the vestibule or say a for Life Save the Date! during Adoration on Friday, Oct. 4. The red rose placed by Adult Education classes with Father the statue of Mary will help serve as a reminder to all of will resume on Tuesday, October 1, at greater respect for human life. 6:15 p.m. (following the 5:30 Mass). We will continue to study the prayers Three Parkview residents would love of the Mass. This series will continue for six sessions a ride to the 9:00 a.m. Mass on (through Nov 5th). Sundays. No wheelchairs or heavy lifting required. If you can help with a Friendship Feast ride, please give the office a call. The Friendship Feast will start back up on October 3, from 11:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. All are welcome for a free hot meal Tri-Parish Classified Connection and a chance to visit with your friends Our Tri-Parish Classified publication posts items FREE of charge to and neighbors. parishioners. Anything you wish to PARISHIONERS! sell, give away, offer a class, help We need your old or rarely used DVDs with wanted, even rental/real estate for Catholic themes. If you have DVDs (please no sale… you name it, please contact Marilyn in the parish VHS) that you no longer view and will office for more information or to list an item in the encourage, entertain, and edify your fellow parishioners, upcoming edition. Thank you! please consider donating and drop off your DVD’s in our ICP Library. Questions? Please call the parish office. Annual Catholic Appeal Goals Immaculate Conception: $48,883 The new parish photo directories have Sacred Heart of Jesus: $8,973 arrived! If you had your picture taken, Pure Heart of Mary: $2,705 there is a directory with your name on it in the office. With the directory, you will find a form asking you to review and update the information we have on file for you. The AdvertiserAdvertiser ooff thethe week-Thankweek Thank you! completed form can be returned in the collection plate at Please see the ad on the back of the bulletin Mass. Thank you!