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

NEW: Our parish now has a new communication tool called Flocknote, which allows us to send notifications out via email and text message. Click the blue sheep to receive information about parish events, updates when plans change, and info from the specific parish groups of your choice.

If this is your first time here or you are visiting our parish, please take a look at our Visitors and New Comers page.

May we pray for you?
If you have a specific prayer intention, call or email the parish office, and our Email Prayer Tree will pray for your intentions.

St. Mary’s School: If you are looking for a wonderful, joyful, yet strong academic curriculum for your child that encourages your child to grow, learn, and bloom as a child of God, St. Mary’s Parish School is the place for you. Come check out our early childhood classes, PS (age 3), Pre-K, and Kindergarten through 8th grade. See the joy and love our students experience each day. Call the office anytime to visit, 208-882-2121. Visit the School website for more information.

A word from your pastor

Dear Friends and Parishioners,

At this point in time it may seem like things are leveling out and becoming "normal." One look around and… you might see your favorite restaurant opening up, meet friends downtown or take an easy stroll at the arboretum.

However, when you go to Mass, it is at the school gym, everyone is requested to social distance and asked to wear a mask. For our parishioners at St. Mary's in Genesee the question becomes: "When are we going to be able to open and use our church?"... Read More... Read Less

There is no doubt that the coronavirus and pandemic are changing the way we look at things. Many changes will be necessary when it comes to gathering at church in Moscow and Genesee. We don't know exactly what those changes are but I believe we will be able to figure it out together. The disciples were given the Holy Spirit at Pentecost and that wisdom still belongs to us today. This is our time for a new Pentecost!

Next week on June 4, 2020 the entire staff will be gathering for our first "post-Covid-19" meeting. We still don't know if it will be a Zoom meeting, face-to-face in the park or "social distanced" in the Family Center. It is our first attempt to grapple with what St. Mary's Genesee and St. Mary's Moscow will look like in the coming months.

Everything from worship space to music to religious education is on the agenda. This will be the first of many meetings, and I will try and keep everyone in the loop. Please remember to keep our parishes in prayer on June 4th at 3:00.

Peace!

Fr. Joe

Regarding Weekend Mass:... Read More... Read Less

Saturday and Sunday Masses will be held in the gym of the School at 412 N Monroe in Moscow because neither church in Moscow and Genesee are big enough to accommodate a weekend Mass crowd while maintaining appropriate social distancing protocols. Mass times will be Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at 8:30 and 11am. (Note the time change!)

Regarding Daily Mass:... Read More... Read Less

Daily Masses will be held at 8am, Tuesday through Friday each week at the church in Moscow.

Regarding Confession:... Read More... Read Less

Confessions will be available at the church in Moscow on Saturday mornings from 8am to 9am.

To receive parish notifications and updates,... Read More... Read Less

please sign up for Flocknote by clicking on the blue sheep above. For our Genesee parishioners, Mary Bielenberg is sending email notifications out. Please contact her to get added to her list if you aren't already receiving her messages.

Please also consider Online Giving, especially if you don't plan on returning to Mass for a while.... Read More... Read Less

Sign up for Online Giving at https://osvhub.com/stmarysparishmoscow. For our Genesee parishioners, please send your regular offertory donations to Mary Bielenberg for deposit. Please contact her directly to get her mailing address.