Dear Parishioners, Over the last three years my former parish developed a sister parish relationship with a Catholic parish in Malawi Africa. Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world. Most in Malawi live on a subsistence leaven and without electricity. Our sister parish program helped with several parish projects and put many wells in the rural villages.

Dear Parishioners, a question has been raised regarding the Rectory, the pastor's house for serving the Catholic Parishes of South Stevens County (SSC), and how the renovation project is being funded. Click for more...

Dear Parishioners, Here's a quick note about the flood that happened in the hall at St. Mary’s Christmas Day. We are so fortunate and grateful that a parishioner caught the issue when they did and we were able to get the main shut off quickly and the restoration company was here within an hour mopping up and setting up fans. We only sustained a fraction of the damage we did last year. We will be submitting an insurance claim to cover the costs. We will do our best to ensure when we build back to do so in such a way to avoid such occurrences in the future. Click for more...

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...