Dear Parishioners,
The leaves are almost off the trees and the first snow will be here soon, November begins this week. As nature goes to sleep we have two dates in November in which we mark those who have passed from this earth: Nov. 1, All Saints Day and Nov. 2, All Souls Day. (click for more)
Guest Letter by Alexis Peters, Restoring Beauty Committee Chair: I must say, our first parish Feast Day Banquet was a complete success! Thank you to everyone that attended as we celebrated our “One Parish.” It was a blessing to share our strategic pastoral plan with you all - we really want to see our parish develop souls fit for the Lord’s Heavenly banquet. (Click for more)
This weekend we are officially introducing our new parish as St. Mary of the Rosary Parish, as decreed by Bishop Thomas Daly of the Diocese of Spokane. The new decree outlines the reorganization of the parishes of: Holy Rosary Parish, Chewelah (St. Mary of the Rosary’s original name), Sacred Heart Parish, Springdale, Holy Ghost Parish, Valley, and The Church at Jump off Joe (St. Joseph’s). (click for more)
By Shirley Baker, Pastoral Council Chair
“Fellowship is the genuine recognition that the good of the other is my good because the other is mine and I am the other’s because by bonds of fellowship, friendship, [and] by bonds of communion, we become, in turn, more perfectly members of the body of Christ,” - Father Gregory Pine, 2023