Is someone you love unable to join us at church during this holy time of Lent and Easter? For the faithful at home or in healthcare settings, the Heart of the Nation Sunday TV Mass brings spiritual comfort and the blessings of joy-filled hope in our Risen Savior. Invite anyone who cannot get out to church to tune in Catholic Mass on KAYU channel 28 (Fox28) at 6 am or KAYU ch. 28.2 (My28 antenna TV) at 9 a.m. You can also watch online anytime on Sundays at www.HeartoftheNation.org. For those who can get to church, please remember the TV or online liturgy does not fulfill the Sunday Mass obligation.

There will be no St. Patrick's Day Dinner at Holy Ghost Parish in Valley this year.

CRS Rice Bowls During Lent many in our diocese will participate in Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl program, a faith-in-action program that invites us to encounter the needs of the world with the hope of the Resurrection. You can find CRS Rice Bowls, along with Lenten Calendars, in each of our parishes. Take one home and fill it with spare change throughout the Lenten Season. 25 percent of donations stay in Eastern WA to fund grants for hunger and nutrition around the diocese and 75 percent of funds go to Catholic Relief Services. Go to www.crsricebowl.org for more info.

Recognition of the Right of Christian Communities That Christian communities, especially those who are persecuted, feel that they are close to Christ and have their rights respected.

We ask that you respond as generously as possible to Bishop Daly’s request to contribute to the Annual Catholic Appeal. The participation of every household in our parish is critically important. Please prayerfully read the information you have received and respond generously. It is simple to give…send in your one-time contribution, or make a pledge using the donation card you receive in the mail, or donate online at dioceseofspokane.org. Thank you! Click for more information.

Starting in September at St. Mary's, there will be a new Thursday Mass Time, First Friday Mass of Anointing, and Last Thursday Eucharistic Adoration. Click the title for more information.

One Peter Five - www.onepeterfive.com “OnePeterFive exists as a place to begin rebuilding the Catholic ethos. We’re not just here to zero in on the problems, but to offer concrete solutions. We want to restore Catholic culture, rebuild the Church as a patron of the arts, reinvigorate the family and the traditions that keep it strong, reform the liturgy, support vocations, dust off the old devotions and make them relevant again. We want to help infuse the world with beautiful music, inspiring art, families that pray together, parishes centered around the Eucharist, strong communities, and a new generation of Catholics who can effectively bring the Gospel message to a world hostile to that message.”

Each year, the Holy Father asks for our prayers for a specific intention each month. Our Holy Father has entrusted these intentions in a particular way to the Apostleship of Prayer, an organization that works to encourage Christians to respond to the Pope's appeal and to deepen their daily prayer.

Starting in September, we will begin religious education for students sixth grade and younger. Parents are encouraged to attend. Classes will take place every other Sunday before mass in Chewelah at St. Mary’s School, 8:45-9:45 am. One half of the class will be a large group gathering to discuss the Sunday readings with a related craft or activity, and parents are encouraged to take part. During the second half of the class, students will break into groups depending on their ages, along with a separate parent discussion group. These classes will include sacramental preparation for First Eucharist and Confirmation, which begins at second grade. Contact the office now to register your children so we can order materials.

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.

See the Daily Bulletin of the Holy See Press office, pictures and biography of Pope Francis, and other Vatican news at www.vatican.va

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.

Thank you for the generous contribution of $461.06 to CRS Rice Bowl. There are many reasons to thank you—sacrificing so that others around the world and in Eastern Washington can have enough to eat, for giving generously from your heart, for choosing CRS Rice Bowl. Thank you for all of that!

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.

Catholic News Agency @ www.catholicnewsagency.com Catholic News Agency was founded in 2004, in response to Pope St. John Paul II’s call for a “New Evangelization." It is one of the fastest-growing Catholic news providers in the world. CNA provides free, up-to-the-minute news affecting the Universal Church. CNA is proud to offer free access to its news items to Catholic dioceses, parishes, and websites, in order to increase awareness of the activities of the universal Church and to foster a sense of Catholic thought and culture in the life of every Catholic.

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!

Fr. Booth is currently out of town attending meetings in New York and visiting family in Florida. There will be no daily masses until June 26th, but watch the bulletin on whether we will be able to offer communion services while Father is away.