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Dear Parishioners, This Sunday we are celebrating the Solemnity of the Mother of God. The baby conceived in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary and born on Christmas Day will grow into a man and allow himself to be nailed to the cross and die. What should pass for a normal life and death story is made very unusual by the nature of this child. This child has both a human nature and a divine nature. To hold both of these concepts as absolutely true and distinct was the subject of much theological controversy in the early centuries of the Church. Click for more...

Dear Parishioners, This is my first Christmas in South Stevens County and it is indeed a white one! I am so happy to be here and serve this community. It is so lovely to see how all the parishes have decorated our churches for Christmas. Each church has a prominent Nativity Scene. Ever since I was a kid, I loved Nativity Scenes and have spent most of my life either decorating, enhancing or making mangers. I have made over a dozen mangers/stables out of wood. I feel kind of like Joseph, who had to find a place for our Lord Jesus to be born, he found the manger/stable. Click for more...

Dear Parishioners, Christmas is just two weeks away; this Sunday is the third week of Advent. We have reached the mid-point of this time of preparation and the church encourages us to persevere. We light the rose-colored candle on the Advent Wreath this weekend. This Sunday is traditionally known as “Gaudete Sunday.” Click for more...