MY PARISH FAMILY Immaculate Conception (Colville), Sacred Heart of Jesus (Kettle Falls), Pure Heart of Mary (Northport) Third Sunday of Advent, December 17, 2017

MASS AND CONFESSION SCHEDULE PARISH STAFF Tuesday, December 19 Pastor…………………………..……Father Kenneth St. Hilaire 5:00 pm Confession [email protected] 5:30 pm Mass (Colville) Office Manager………………………...……..…..Pam Milliette Cliff & Esther Cox+ [email protected] Wednesday, December 20 Custodian…………………………………..….………Maria Wojcik 7:15 am Mass (Mt. Carmel Chapel) Facilities Supervisor……………………..…….…...Greg Rainer Denny Enright+ Social Outreach……………….…..…………..……..……Pam Vail Thursday, December 21 Parish Office……………………………....……..(509)-684-6223 7:15 am Mass (Colville) Office Hours………………………..Tues-Thursday 9am-3pm John Chapman PARISH MINISTRIES Friday, December 22 Pastoral Council ...... Adam Huff 7:15 am Mass (Colville) Finance Council ...... Joe Fazzari, Dave Hewes, Art Paine Vi and Mike Cournyer Knights of Columbus ...... Ted Van Cleave Saturday, December 23 Catholic Daughters ...... Valorie Anderson 3:00pm Confessions (Colville) Adoration...... Sharon Sprangers 4:00pm Mass (Colville) Prayer Line ...... JoHanna Andrews Michelle & Eric Boyd Funeral Luncheons ...... Janie Kuh 6:00pm Mass (Kettle Falls) Music Coordinator ...... Joan Davis U.S. Soldiers’ Safety Sacristan ...... Fran Trail Sunday, December 24 LK 1: 26-38 Friendship Feast ...... Debi Gereaux 9:00am Mass (Colville) Servants of the Sick ...... Dave Hewes Father Darrin Connall Youth Group ...... Marti & Gary Axtell 4:00pm Mass (Colville) RCIA ...... Lenny Neyens Luke McCrae PREPARES ...... Pat Taylor 6:30pm Mass (Kettle Falls) Librarian ...... Kathy Campbell Pro Populo Coffee Hour ...... Kelly & Craig Linn 9:00pm Mass (Colville) Parish Activities ...... Carisa Fazzari Jan & Dave Good Quilt Ministry ...... Dolores Cline Monday, December 25 (Christmas) 9:00am Mass (Colville) Visit us on Facebook: Colville, Kettle Falls, Northport Tri-Parish Catholic Community Pro Populo 11:30am Mass (Northport) Alena Marek+ Dear Parishioners, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7:45am-6:00pm First Fridays Advent is spiritually a very rich season. 7:45am-8:45am all other Fridays This special time is set apart for us not only to prepare our hearts for Christmas and to practice the virtue of PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK patience; it is the ideal time to reflect Please pray for our Colville, Kettle and Northport on the meaning of Jesus’ coming into the world. Parishes: Bill Bowling, Paul & Sharon Sprangers’s granddaughter, Father Charles Klutz, Curt Vail, Marge Generally, mention of Jesus’ coming evokes images of Waldemarson, Bonnie Priest, Genevieve Danekas, the manger, the shepherds and the wise men with Diane Friedman, Karen Hamel, Kathrine Hammond, their gifts. We think of Jesus’ coming into our world as Ginny Oakshot, Mary Martinez, Kevin Godes, Lorraine a past event––a historical fact. And, of course, it is Godes, Blanche and Cecil Storer, Tom Bates, Betty that. Heeney, Sandy Danichek, Norma Thorpe, Frances Loan, However, beyond meditating on Jesus’ birth in Kenzie Sackman and Den McNamee. (List rotates each Bethlehem, the season of Advent urges us to consider week). that we are ultimately waiting for the return of Jesus If you know of someone who is sick or homebound, Christ at the end of time. “He will come again in glory please call the parish office. to judge the living and the dead,” as we profess in the Nicene Creed every Sunday. Even as we await the celebration of Jesus’ birth, we hold in the back of our Weekly Contributions: Dec 9-10 minds an ever-present anticipation of His triumphant Colville Immaculate Conception: $3571.50 appearance when this world as we know it comes to its Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception: $1032.00 end. Kettle Falls (Sacred Heart): $881.00 Northport (Pure Heart of Mary): $362.00 Now, let’s go one step farther. St. Bernard of Clairvaux Social Outreach: $2170.00 (1090-1153) describes a third coming of Jesus, which is Thank you for your stewardship! an intermediate coming that takes place between the first coming (Bethlehem) and the second coming (at the consummation of the world). St. Bernard describes Christmas Mass Schedule this intermediate coming as a coming “in spirit and in FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT power” to bring us rest and consolation. Saturday, December 23: 4:00pm Mass in Colville Saturday, December 23: 6:00pm Mass in Kettle Falls The Lord Jesus comes to us now. We have the great Sunday, December 24: 9:00am Mass in Colville privilege and blessing of meeting Him all throughout CHRISTMAS the course of our life and actually living our lives in His Sunday, December 24: 4:00pm Mass in Colville presence in a real, and not imagined, way. The Sunday, December 24: 6:30pm Mass in Kettle Falls Sacraments are the most powerful place to experience Sunday, December 24: 9:00pm Mass in Colville Jesus’ coming in this intermediate way. He is present Monday, December 25: 9:00am Mass in Colville to us in the Holy Eucharist especially, and He meets us Monday, December 25: 11:30am Mass in Northport powerfully in the confessional as well.

We can experience intimate communion with the Lord through the gift of the Holy Spirit residing in our souls. Coats for Kids We can converse with Him in the quiet of prayer and at The Knights of Columbus any time throughout the course of our day. May this in our parish are collecting Advent season be a time to recognize Jesus’ coming new and gently used into our lives and to welcome him with open hearts. children’s coats in all sizes. Please bring your donations to the church and God bless you! leave them in the drop-off box in the vestibule. Thank you for helping to keep children warm this winter! Fr. Kenny St. Hilaire, Pastor Put Your Faith in Action! Sacred Heart Evening Prayer Your voice can help the Join us in praying for peace in the world! Catholic Church more We will meet Wednesday Evenings from effectively advocate on key 5:30-6:00 pm. at Sacred Heart Parish. issues in Olympia, such as abortion, the death penalty, Volunteers for Christmas Liturgies fighting poverty, and It’s not too late to volunteer for our improving safety for all Christmas liturgies. If you will be in schools. Serving as the town, please prayerfully consider common voice of the Catholic Bishops of Washington volunteering as a greeter, lector or State, the Washington State Catholic Conference Eucharistic Minister of Holy Communion. Signup sheets (WSCC) advocates for public policies that promote life are in the gathering area. and justice. All Catholics are strongly encouraged to join the WSCC Catholic Advocacy Network. Sign up Pope’s Universal Intention for December: today to receive important alerts and easy access for The Elderly. That the elderly, sustained by communicating with your state legislators. Just go to families and Christian communities, may the WSCC website – www.theWSCC.org -- and click on apply their wisdom and experience to Join Our Advocacy Network. spreading the faith and forming the new generations.

Stages of Marriage (1) Romance, (2) Disillusionment, Prayer for the Third Week of Advent (3) Misery, and (4) Awakening. Many marriages Let us pray. experience the first 3 Stages. Marriages that end in We humbly beg You, O Lord, divorce never make it to the 4th Stage of Awakening. to listen to our prayers; Don’t give up without learning about the 4th Stage of and by the grace of Your coming Awakening. If your marriage suffers from bring light into our darkened minds. disillusionment or misery please contact Retrouvaille. Who live and reign for ever and ever. Retrouvaille is for any couple who would like to Amen. rediscover their marriage and improve communication. Visit www.Retrouvaille.org for testimonials. For Catholic Charities Collection confidential information or to register for the February The Catholic Charites Collection raises 2-4, 2018 Spokane weekend call (509) 520-4118 or essential funds that allow us to answer (800) 470-2230 or visit the website. Christ’s call to help the poor and vulnerable. Together with you, we PREPARES Respond to Crisis, Stabilize Lives, and Advocate in Hope Many thanks to parishioners for your by serving over 70,000 individuals in Eastern generous donations to the PREPARES Washington each year. Please donate online at display. Yours efforts helped the www.CatholicChartitiesSpokane.org or mail to PO Box PREPARES ministry host its first monthly diaper 2253, Spokane, WA 99210-2253. Your gift saves lives! distribution on Saturday, December 16, from 12 noon to 2pm in the parish hall foyer. PREPARES is a nurturing response of the Catholic community to provide Movies, audio presentations, all support to families from pregnancy through their from the Church's most compelling child’s fifth birthday. All PREPARES actives are free of speakers and authors. It's FREE charge and open to people of all faiths and and easy! To open this gift, register at FORMED.org, and enter the parish code: 6W2Y6C. backgrounds. Contact Pat Taylor, 509-942-9592 for more information. Thank you for your support!

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