MY PARISH FAMILY Immaculate Conception (Colville) – Sacred Heart of Jesus (Kettle Falls) Pure Heart of Mary (Northport) January 31, 2021: Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time

MASS AND CONFESSION SCHEDULE PARISH STAFF

Tuesday, February 2 (Blessing of candles for home) Pastor ...... Father Kenneth St. Hilaire 5:00 p.m. Confessions [email protected] 5:30 p.m. Mass (Colville) Parochial Vicar ...... Father Michael Ishida Frances Loan+ Office Manager ...... Pam Milliette-Gotham Wednesday, February 3 (Blessing of throats) [email protected] 7:15 a.m. Mass (Colville) Custodians ...... Jef Lant, Maria Wojcik Pat Lowrey+ Facilities Supervisor ...... Greg Rainer Thursday, February 4 Parish Office Hours T-W-Th 9-3 p.m.(509)-684-6223

7:15 a.m. Adoration/Confessions PARISH MINISTRIES 8:30 a.m. Mass (Colville) Pastoral Council ...... Adam Huff Anabel & Andrew Sprangers Finance Council: Joe Fazzari, Dave Hewes, Art Paine Friday, February 5 Knights of Columbus ...... Ed Parazoo 7:15 a.m. Mass (Colville) Catholic Daughters ...... Dawna Parazoo Lorraine Citkovich+ Adoration ...... Sharon Sprangers 8 a.m. Adoration Prayer Line-680-4673 ...... JoHanna Andrews Saturday, February 6 Funeral Luncheons ...... Janey Kuh 3:00 p.m. Confessions (Colville) Music Coordinator ...... Joan Davis 4:00 p.m. Mass Colville Sacristan ...... Fran Trail Pro Populo Social Outreach ...... Pam Vail 6:00 p.m. Mass (Kettle Falls) Friendship Feast ...... Deb Gereaux Colton Merrill Milliette Servants of the Sick ...... Dave Hewes Sunday, February 7 Youth Group ...... Gary and Marti Axtell 9:00 a.m. Mass (Colville) MK 1: 29-39 RCIA ...... Lenny Neyens Merrill Milliette+ PREPARES ...... Pat Taylor No 12:30 p.m. Mass (Northport – 1st Sunday) Librarian ...... Vivian Natale

Follow us on Facebook: Colville, Kettle Falls, Northport Coffee Hour & Quilt Ministry ...... Dolores Cline Tri-Parish Catholic Community. Religious Education ...... Sandi Dotts Flocknote: text MyParishFamily to 84576 Religious Education Activities ...... Shannon Kubesh Dear Parishioners and Guests, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

From January 31 to February 6, the First Fridays: 7:45 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Catholic Church in our country observes All other Fridays: 7:45 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Catholic Schools Week, a celebration of Every Thursday: 7:15 a.m.-8:15 a.m. the gift of Catholic education. Additionally,

Bishop Daly asked three years ago that a special collection Weekly Contributions: January 23-24 be taken up annually for the support of our Catholic Colville (Immaculate Conception): $3,742.00 schools within the diocese of Spokane. This year, Kettle Falls (Sacred Heart): $270.00 especially, when financial strain is particularly felt in our Northport (Pure Heart of Mary) $160.00 schools, our support of the Catholic School Collection is Social Outreach: $265.00 critical. ICP Capital Improvement: $35.00

“Why,” you may ask, “should I support a collection for Catholic schools when we don’t have a Catholic school in PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK our parish or anywhere near it?” It’s a legitimate Please pray for our Colville, Kettle and Northport Parishes. question, and I’d like to offer a two-pronged response. Janneth Brown Drury, Monty LeCaire, Harry Santos, Florence Pool, Karen Monasmith, Greg Rainer, Brittney The first and most significant reason for supporting our Gagnon, Al Andersen, Otto Rainer, Monica Parazoo, Pat diocesan Catholic schools is that they are a ministry of the Graham, Kathleen Ogden, Courtney Brunette, Margie Church in this geographical area (eastern Washington), Christensen, Meggie Hyman, Ray & Eileen Miller, Dale and we should, as faithful Catholics, materially support McLeod, Rev. Darrin Connall, Mila Stewart, Kay Franklin, the work that is being done in our name. It is the Church – Rose Rabalais, Lori Elledge, Mary Martinez, Susan the Body of Christ – that is ministering to the students in Williamson, Lucille Perkins, Brandi Hillbrant, Oscar and our schools, and we are members of that Body. Thus, Evelyn Romo, Mike Miller and Lynn Gray. insofar as we are able, we should do our part to support (Please remember, list rotates each week.) and sustain the ministry. It’s an aspect of responsible If you or someone you know are sick or homebound and stewardship. would like to receive a visit and Holy Communion, please call the Parish office. Our Catholic school students have religion lessons every day, or at least several times a week. What other ministry ACA PROGRESS UPDATE of the Church can offer our young people this kind of exposure to the Catholic Faith? Most Sunday School or ICP-Colville: $39,932 pledged Youth Group programs consist of once-a-week meetings, out of our $49,874 goal (80.1%) and while these programs are wonderful, they are SHJ-Kettle Falls: $12,210 pledged necessarily limited simply because of time constraints. out of our $10,027 goal (121.8%) Catholic schools afford children and youth an opportunity PHM-Northport: $3,048.99 pledged for in-depth catechesis, which is invaluable. While it’s no out of our $2,949 goal (103.4%) guarantee that they will become life-long Catholics, it Thank you for your generous support. Bishop Daly does provide a better foundation in faith than most other depends on us in order to be able to continue various schools can offer. ministries throughout the diocese. God bless you!

Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Secondly, although we may feel somewhat disconnected Please bring the candles you use for prayer at from the diocesan Catholic school system because of our home to Mass, Tuesday, February 2, 5:30 p.m. location, the truth is that the benefits of Catholic if you would like them to be blessed. education have certainly reached us here in Stevens

County. Not only are your priests the products of Catholic Saint Blaise education, but there are also many of our parishioners Wednesday, February 3, is the feast day of who attended Catholic grade schools, high schools, or St. Blaise. Fr. Kenny will be blessing throats universities. That experience enriches the life of the local at the 7:15 Mass that morning. Church, and it is worth supporting for future generations.

Please join me in making a contribution to this year’s Please bring your blessed palms from last year Catholic School Collection. Thank you! to the church. They will be burned, and the

ashes used on Ash Wednesday. Fr. Kenny St. Hilaire, Pastor Watch For… Eucharistic Miracles “Pray More Novenas”: Saint Documentary is in the Works! A first- Dymphna, the Patron Saint of class documentary that builds on the Anxiety and Depression work of Blessed Carlo Acutis is These are trying times, but the Lord scheduled for release this June. It was and His Church provide believers during Carlo’s short life that he created with many tools to combat with joy a multi-dimensional website chronicling the many miracles of the Holy Eucharist. According to Angelo and victory the challenges that we Libutti, part of the Oscar-winning team working on the face. An often overlooked ‘weapon’ in defeating documentary, “This movie is for people who don’t those challenges is a Novena. Last week we believe, or for those Catholics who went astray due to introduced you to a wonderful site, poor catechesis, or for atheists and unbelievers.” When www.praymorenovenas.com, which is a completely we consider that 7 in 10 Catholics no longer believe in the FREE service and provides followers with the history Real Presence, the importance of such a fact-filled of patron saints, prayers, and daily reminders presentation cannot be overstated. Please pray for delivered via email. YOU are invited! From February success in completion and reception of this awesome 1 through February 10, please join the parishioners undertaking. For more information go to of ICP, Sacred Heart of Jesus, and Pure Heart of Mary www.christianchannel.com in praying the Novena for Anxiety and Depression to Saint Dymphna. Saint Dymphna was martyred at the Announcement!! Christmas young age of 15 and like most saints, has an amazing Nativity Video Contest Winners! story which led her to martyrdom. She is the also the Drum Roll… !!!! The envelope, patron saint of those suffering with Alzheimer’s please: Joe Stalp and Parker Sackman are winners of our Disease and Dementia, and Mental Illness. first ever Christmas Nativity Video Contest. Winners were judged 25 points in each of the following four Remember… “Always pray and never give up!” (Luke categories: Creativity, Homemade Quality, Storyline (must 18:1) be of Jesus’ birth), and Entertainment Value. Joe and Parker’s entry scored 100%! Their awesome prize? “Bragging rights, of course!” Bravo to the winners and many thanks to our judges, Missy and Scotty Stalp, and to all who participated. What’s up next year for our budding filmmakers?

Bishop Daly is inviting all parishioners in our Diocese to participate in this year’s Catholic School Collection. This collection in an annual collection Bishop Daly began 3 years ago to provide financial support for our parochial schools. All parishioners should have received a mailing from Bishop Daly with information about this collection. If you did not receive a mailing and would like to donate, please visit the diocesan website: www.dioceseofspokane.org or use one of the envelopes we have available in the gathering area. Sign up for FORMED - it is FREE and easy to do! Register at FORMED.org Abby Stalp supports big sister, and enter the parish code: 6W2Y6C. There are A LOT of great materials Anna! Abby brought love, smiles, to read or watch during this time of pandemic! and HOT CHOCOLATE to sister, Anna, during finals. Now that’s Web site: www.myparishfamily.org sweet support! Way to go, Abby! Advertiser of the week-Thank you! “Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one ResCare HomeCare (All Ways Caring) another above yourselves.” Romans 12:10 Please see the ad on the back of the bulletin Holiness BeforeHolinessHoliness SpokaneCatholic.NetWe Advertise“Love HolinessHolinessHolinessSpokane HolinessAre WEmaking isYour Holiness Yourisis possible is isAREis possible!possibleYourCatholic possiblepossible!Pleasepossibleis possible!possibleNeighbor Neighborhood apossible THE decisionBusinessis by Possibleby Network: Have moment bythe momentby TellingCHURCH! Gettingthe Support asmoment Get the themoment!ask, HereYourself.”moment!you Momenttomoment!moment! CatholicGod“Will by byhonestKnow, Seen, Yourand by moment! moment! PleasethatGo moment!thisDothe Support heardNeighborhood by with ControlMtLettingLove out BulletinBeing youthe helpMoment! Support22:39 Sponsors of Giving yourself Stayingleastortrust& yourpatient Our MakingTeaching me someoneSupport,madeyour Provider! enjoyable Findhebecome Weeklytheway Participating Our calmabout temperhas Bulletinawith aoneholyMore to go someoneFellowSpokanehealthy a Whoin do agreattheselfinahead Bulletin! -taskCall moment?theevenbetter CatholicsomethingfrontProvider! -persondestructive Spokane midstplan forJeffeating in SupporthowwhenofCatholic- ofversion the someoneyou Space Byrd for youwhoTextofNeighborsto Mass.choice. justified nice in362apray.yourCatholics your 362crisis.-driveshabits.BusinessesAvailable!the509of- for1556 who That’s-- Ourlife. -groceryThat’smyself?”1556full362 in your That’s@you isThat’s That’s SpokaneCatholic.Netlosing- attention. 1556 SpokaneCatholic.Net sufferingSpokaneCatholic.NetParisha crazy.aspouse. Call: Holy509 line. HolyaThat’s ait.LetsaHoly- 362Holy Holy That’s509Hour!That’s Moment!That’sThat’s -post Moment!being1556- 362Moment!Moment! Holy!itHoly!- Holy! 1556Holy! here!Holy!

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