St. Mary’s Located at the Corner of First & Polk in Moscow & 138 Jackson St. in Genesee Rev. Joseph F. McDonald, III JCL, Pastor Deacon George Canney March 28, 2021 Palm Sunday

Dear Faithful of the Diocese, We are inviting you to make a difference in the lives of our unborn children by providing you an opportunity to financially support organizations who work hard to ensure the protection of all human life. The I Shall Give Half campaign is a response to a poor choice made recently by our national legislators. For 45 years, the United States Congress – whether controlled by Democrats or Republicans – has maintained that taxpayers should not be forced against their conscience to pay for abortions. Abandoning this compromise in a time of national emergency serves only to divide people in the very moment we should be united. The recently passed America Rescue Plan Act appropriates $450 billion to state and local https://www.corpuschristiphx.org/blog.php? governments and health-related agencies with This Week at St. Mary’s Church no restrictions on how much of that could go to abortion or abortion-related services. Mon. March 29 8:00 a.m. Communion Service Stimulus checks are already being issued in the 7:00 p.m. Music 102 Zoom amount of $1,400 per person for those who Tues. March 30 8:00 a.m. Mass (†Wayne Susa) qualify under certain criteria in the legislation. 7:00 p.m. Music 101 Zoom

“I Shall Give Half” is a campaign to invite you to Wed. March 31 8:00 a.m. Mass (†Pat Esser) give half of your stimulus check to a pro-life 5:00 p.m. AA 7:00 p.m. RCIA organization of your choice. We recognize that not all can afford to give a sum of $700. Some Thurs. April 1 Office Closed may be able to afford very little, and others may 8:00 a.m. Mass 7:00 p.m. Holy Thursday (Moscow) be able to give the total amount of $1,400. 7:00 p.m. Holy Thursday (Genesee) Whatever gift can be given, a gift of some Fri. April 2 Office Closed amount is encouraged to be donated as a 12:10 p.m. Stations of the Cross charitable almsgiving to protect the lives of our 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Mass (Moscow) unborn children. 7:00 p.m. Good Friday Mass (Genesee)

You can send your to National Right to Sat. April 3 No Reconciliation Life, 1446 Duke Street, Alexandria, Va., 22314 7:00 p.m. Easter Vigil Mass (Moscow) No Easter Vigil Mass in Genesee or you can donate online to National Right to Life’s Education Fund at www.nrlc.org/donate/. Schedule of Masses Sacrament of Reconciliation Feel free to donate to any pro-life organization Saturday Evening—5:00 p.m. Saturday—8:00 a.m. Genesee—7:00 p.m. or by appointment you feel called to support. Sunday Morning—8:00, 9:30, 11:00 —Bishop Peter Christensen Daily Mass—8:00 a.m. Tuesday-Friday Rosary Communion Service—8:00 a.m. Monday Monday-Friday—7:40 a.m. St. Mary’s Catholic Church PO Box 9106, Moscow, ID 83843

Parish Office: 882-4813 St. Mary’s School: 882-2121 E-mail: [email protected] Web Page: www.stmarysparishmoscow.org Pastor Fr. Joe McDonald [email protected] Deacon George Canney [email protected] Pastoral Council: Eileen Brady, Clayton Forsmann, Mercedes Frausto, Earl Aston, Sean Quinlan, Dave Hutton, Marian Horton St. Mary’s Parish School Parish Council Genesee: 2021-2022 School Year Ray Esser, Brian Jarilomek, Shannon Schacher, Tim Stout, Rick Vestal, Marnie Principal Leadership Position: Seeking an educational leader with a Zenner, Rick Zenner, Tim Stout strong Catholic faith to implement our mission and vision. The Principal Office Manager is ultimately responsible for the overall success of the school and will Lauren Goracke 208-882-4813 report to the Parish priest/superintendent. For more information and [email protected] application go to: https://www.catholicidaho.org/employment Pastoral Ministry Caroline Canney 208-882-8001 Full-Time Teachers: Seeking creative and caring candidates who are [email protected] passionate about Catholic school teaching, knowledgeable in Music Director curriculum, and able to meet the needs of children with varied learning Tina Anderson 208-669-0089 styles. These full-time positions are for certified teachers. To apply, [email protected] contact the school (208-882-2121 or [email protected] or Family Faith Formation Team [email protected] download the application at www.stmarysmoscow.org) Susie Johnson 301-838-1927 Return application materials, a letter of interest, and a resume to St. Katharine Covill 208-596-9347 (call/text) Mary’s Parish School, 412 North Monroe in Moscow, ID Jen Morrison 208-892-3747 83843; Attn: Sister Margaret Johnson, OSU, Interim Principal. Natural Family Planning Linda Geidl 208-835-2004 Knights of Columbus Adoration Greg Harp, Grand Knight 208-883-3332 On the night of Holy Thursday, Eucharistic Adoration of the Blessed 4th Degree Knights of Columbus Sacrament takes place where the faithful remain in the presence of the Dennis Conley, Faithful Navigator Eucharist just as the Disciples kept a vigil with Christ. Join us after Mass 208-874-7176 on this Holy Thursday (8:00 p.m.-Midnight). Knights of Columbus Genesee Our regular Adoration on the First Friday/Saturday of April is cancelled. Jason Mayer, Grand Knight 208-310-1309 Catholic Women’s League Caroline Canney, President 208-882-4813 Jesus is with you even when you don’t feel his presence. He is never so close to Ladies of St. Mary’s Genesee you as he is during your spiritual battles. —Padre Pio Jennifer Ingalls, President 509-336-2827 St. Mary’s School Sr. Margaret, Interim Principal 208-882-2121 Online Giving [email protected] Sacrificial Giving: March 2021

St. Mary’s School Board Budgeted Offertory Income: $ 24,461.52 John Bieker, Chairperson 208-301-2188 March 7: $ 8,616.36 [email protected] March 14: $ 5,987.35 St. Mary’s School Foundation March 21: $ 5,654.36 Eric Bennett, President 208-691-7324 March 28: $

Moscow Food Bank March Offertory Income: $ 20,258.07 Linda Nickels, Director 208-883-3580 Our Offertory Goal for the fiscal year ending St. Vincent de Paul June 30, 2021 is $318,000. At 75% of the Scan the Code or Visit: Gerard Connelly 208-883-3284 year, we have received 70.52.50% of our https://osvhub.com/ annual goal. Thank you! stmarysparishmoscow/funds 2021 Idaho Catholic Appeal Saint Berthold Feast Day – March 29 St. Mary’s Moscow St. Mary’s Genesee Died circa 1195 Not much is known about this hermit who is considered by Total Pledged: $ 43,736 Total Pledged: $ 5,820 Parish Goal: $ 54,150 Parish Goal: $ 7,697 some historians to be the founder of the order of Carmelite Percent of Goal: 80.77% Percent of Goal: 75.62% friars. Various legends had him born in Limoges, France, Rebate Earned: $ 0 Rebate Earned: $ 0 educated at the University of Paris, and participating in the Rebate Received: $ 0 Rebate Received: $ 0 Crusades in Turkey. What is known is that he directed a Thank you so much for your participation! We have almost group of Frankish hermits living on Mount Carmel in reached our pledge goals for this year. Thank you for your generosity and support for the Diocese of Boise. Palestine in the second half of the 12th century. The existence on Mount Carmel of a church and hermitage in the Family Faith Formation spiritual tradition of the prophet Elijah is documented from Check out these upcoming activities! Sign up at the FFF 1163 on. After Berthold’s death, the hermits were led by website or call the Office at 208-882-4813 for more details. another Frenchman, St. Brocard; Carmelite houses became  Easter Egg Hunt - Ages 1 - 12. We will meet in the well-established throughout Europe by 1300. Family Center parking lot after the 11:00 a.m. Easter Sunday Mass. Please sign up ahead of time so we know how many to expect.  In-person Religious Education Lesson and Activity - Sunday April 11th after the 11:00 a.m. Mass in the Banquet Hall. Parents and Children K - 5th are welcome to attend.

Easter Flowers

Please bring Easter flowers to church on the morning of Saturday, April 3rd. Our decorating Please Join Us in Prayer crew will be taking donations from 9:00-10:00  For our Confirmation Students: a.m. to set up for Easter. Thank you! Adrien Reineke-Quinlan, Kacie Clyde, Maia Anderson, Joseph Doumit, McKenna Knott, Joey Williams, Derek Palm Sunday Zenner, Olivia Tyler, Seth Vestal, and Harper The truth behind the tradition of bearing palms today goes to Jarolimek the story of Palm Sunday, when the people heard that Christ  For our Catechumens and Candidates: was coming and “they took out palm branches and went out Caleb Sweeney, Lily Sweeney, Luke Martin, Krista to meet him and cried out ‘Hosanna! Blessed is he who Shisler, and Victor Vazquez. comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel.’” (John 12:13). It was a tradition to spread palms before a king as he  For the repose of the souls of our loved ones: processed into his city. It was a way to welcome him, to Geraldine “Gerry” Nelson, Wayne Susa, Pat Esser, show him glory and homage. Thus, Christ, the true King, Helen Kerr, and Amy Shook Carter. was welcomed into Jerusalem.  For our friends and family: Apollo Sertich, Martha Holy Week and Easter Mass Reminders Bieker, and Kandi-Leigh Starnes & family. Sign up for Holy Week and Easter Masses in Moscow. You  For our Diocesan Seminarians: can access the signups from our website, flocknote, or Deacons: Joshua Falce, Adrian Leszko, Pawel though the office. Pawliszko

Genesee--Mass will be at 9:00 a.m. on Palm Sunday and Seminarians: Timothy Segert, Nelson Cintra, John Easter Sunday. There will be no Saturday evening Mass for Dyson, Tom Malone, Monico Heredia, Zachary the next two weekends. MacKeller, Joshua Tennyson, Damien Sarrazolla, Ian There will be no confessions from April 1st-3rd. Willnerd, Carter Bushee Also, remind friends and family of our social distancing protocols at St. Mary’s (masks, hand sanitizer, and six feet distancing). Directory of Services in our Local Area

You don’t have to re-do your entire will to make a provision for St. Mary’s A spoke trying to look like a wheel. School Foundation. Simply —Maurice Seitter prepare a Codicil (addition or change), have it witnessed and attached to your present will.

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