Bishop Thomas Daly, Bishop of Spokane, announced on Monday that the new Pastor for the parishes of South Stevens County will be Fr. Kenny St. Hilaire assisted by Parochial Vicar, Fr. Michael Ishida. Due to the sudden retirement of two priests, the parishes of Stevens County and Ferry County have been combined into one cluster of 9 churches. Fr. St. Hilaire will continue as pastor-in-residence at Immaculate Conception Parish in Colville and Fr. Ishida will be the priest-in-residence at St. Mary of the Rosary, Chewelah. Fr. Ishida will reside at St. Mary’s Rectory in Chewelah. They will begin their ministry in our parishes on July 1st.

With over 70% of Washingtonians choosing cremation, the Parish and Fund Councils of St. Mary of the Rosary decided to install a Columbarium at St. Mary's Cemetery last fall. This past Friday morning (May 8), the Wilbert Company from Spokane installed our new 48 niche Columbarium at St. Mary's Cemetery...

COVID-19 takes toll on Maryknoll religious community in New York.

The Catholic Parishes of South Stevens County has a new parish logo! Click for more information.

Visit http://www.usccb.org/about/communications/usccb-president-reflection-and-prayer-during-coronavirus.cfm for more resource from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Visit https://dioceseofspokane.org/coronavirus for current information on the restrictions the Diocese has placed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Earl Ross, a long-time and dedicated St. Mary of the Rosary parishioner, passed away Saturday night. His funeral mass will be celebrated Thursday, Oct. 31st at 11 am at St. Mary of the Rosary with luncheon to follow in the parish hall. There will also be a visitation on Wednesday, Oct. 30th from 2-5 pm at Danekas Funeral Chapel in Chewelah. (Daily mass and Eucharistic Adoration is canceled Oct. 31st)

Bell rings for the first time in more than 50 years. Click here for the full article.

St. Mary’s Preschool enrollment packets are now available in the office for the 2019-2020 School Year. All 3-5 year olds are eligible—they do not have to be a member of our church. Please share with anyone you know that might be interested. Thank you!

Families, Schools of Human Growth: That families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly "schools of true human growth."

Congratulations to parishioners Bud and Diane Evans for being named the 2018 Honored Citizens of Chewelah. See their story in The Independent newspaper. Visit: https://chewelahindependent.com/bud-and-diane-evans-named-honored-citizens/

Seminarian Jef Lant will be staying in Chewelah for the month of July assisting Fr. Booth. Click the title to read more about Jef.

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Food for the Poor wishes to thank you for the welcome you extended to Fr. Vernon Arseneau on our recent visit to your parish. On behalf of our brothers and sisters throughout the Caribbean and Latin America, we thank you for your compassion and care. We are all blessed by and grateful for your generosity.

Our Tri-Parish Youth Group took on a new look this year as BSA Venture Crew 9989. This transition was in progress for the last year of Fr. Jeff Lewis’ time with us, and it has gone very well. We are now a Junior High - through age 21 program. Two of our boys completed the Confirmation formation and were confirmed in May, and we have another participant who is considering becoming Catholic. The Venture Crew is open to any area youth. In addition to the Catholic formation delivered through two video series from Ascension Press, we are also planning a “high adventure” canoe trip in August. We continue to meet (most) Sundays from 5-8 pm. We prepare dinner together, play games, plan adventures and learn about our faith. Questions? Call Lori Larsen at 509-675-4491.

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Catholic Engaged Encounter engagedencounter.org or weekend.eespokane.org Catholic Engaged Encounter is a weekend-long retreat to prepare engaged couples for a lifetime together. Kellie and Joe Trudeau were one of the presenting couples at the Engaged Encounter this past weekend in Spokane. Being a part of the EE committee has enriched their own marriage as they help engaged couples. Visit the website for information on the program. Kellie and Joe are also happy to answer any questions, volunteers welcome!

The Diocese of Spokane announced the new priest assignments set to begin July 1, 2018. Copy the link for more information. www.dioceseofspokane.org/documents/2018/5/Pastoral%20Assignments%203.pdf

Secretary Kellie Trudeau is looking for photos from events that took place at St. Mary’s, Holy Ghost, and Sacred Heart throughout this last fall and spring. She plans to make a bulletin board and update the website with photos of parish life. It could be pictures from funeral dinners, fundraisers, rummage sales, youth group events, socials, masses, meetings, weddings, baptisms, Christmas, First Communion, etc. If you have any pictures to share, please email ktrudeau@dioceseofspokane.org or bring by printed copies to the office. Thank you!

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