St. Mary's Parish – Moscow & Genesee, Idaho

St. Mary’s is called to be a prayerful, compassionate community centered in Jesus Christ. As witnesses to Christ’s love, we are committed to accept and value each person. Empowered by the Holy Spirit, we serve one another as members of the family of God.

Through celebration of the Sacraments since 1882, the Holy Spirit continues to fashion our community to be a shelter of peace, a witness of hope, and a compassionate neighbor. “May grace and peace be yours,” 1 Peter 1:2b

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Balancing Act
As we approach the new fiscal year, the Finance and Parish Councils have been working hard to make our budget balance for next year. I can’t thank them enough. You can imagine how daunting a task it is to set a budget when our primary income comes from the generosity of individuals (like you!) when we "pass the basket,"—it requires more than a little guesswork!

Over this past year or two, we have been able to accomplish so much to improve and beautify our Church. Special collections went to... Read More... Read Less

the Ursuline Sisters in Santa Rosa, the window restoration project, and the new organ. However, lighting improvements for safety and economy, upgraded toilets in the family center, new furnaces for the church, and a new kitchen freezer came out of regular operating funds and our dwindling building fund.

When you come to church on Sunday it's easy to say "Look! Everything is great!" However, the truth is that our operating costs have been increasing while our income has leveled off. For quite some time, our response has been to “tighten the belt” year after year. If we want to continue taking care of you, our parish, and continue helping others, we are all going to have to increase our weekly and monthly giving. Generosity always begins with great prayer and consistent gratitude to God for what happens here every day.

It is amazing how much we can accomplish with our small Office Staff (four full time and two part time employees.) We will be adding two more much needed part time staff to assist in the Youth programs, but sadly this year we are unable to provide a cost of living raise.

We will be talking more about this soon, but I just wanted to let you know we are doing the best we can but are going to need your financial assistance even more this coming budget year.
Thanks for all you do!
Fr. Joe

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