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.

Praise God and the Blessed Virgin Mary

As we return to our beautiful church building the weekend of August 15-16, and celebrate the Assumption of Mary into heaven, body and soul, we need to continue following safety measures because of this pandemic. Here are guidelines for attending weekend masses.

· Wear a face mask/covering if at all possible.

· Maintain social distancing unless you live in the same home and/or came to Mass in the same vehicle.

· Limit the number of people in each pew to six (6) individuals and social distance when appropriate. Families with more than 6 members may sit together in the same pew.

· When coming up to receive communion, please alternate rows, use the center aisle, and maintain six feet between the persons

· Receive communion in the hand, not on the tongue

· Return to your pew by the side aisles.

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We can accommodate up to 108 people at each Mass. If you are open to attending Mass on Sunday morning at 8:30 or 11:00 am, please consider doing so; the 5:00 pm Saturday night Mass currently has the largest attendance of the three weekend Masses.

Thank you for being so considerate of others, for enduring the inconvenience, and for coming to Mass. For now, Bishop Peter is dispensing from the Sunday obligation to attend Mass those individuals who are ill, potentially at risk, or who remain uneasy/unsure about gathering in larger groups. May God continue to bless and protect us all, and reward our actions to reach out in prayer and love to one another, especially those unable to join us at this time.

Peace!

Fr. Joe

Caring for our Family, Caring for our Home