Pend Oreille County Parishes Pastor: Fr. Victor M. Blazovich

pocopastor@gmail.com (509) 447-4231

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pocoparishes.org

for weekly Mass schedule, current events,

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St. Anthony

PO Box C

612 W. First St.

Newport, WA 99156

Mass: Sunday, 11 am

Sat. (July & Aug) 4pm

St. Jude

PO Box 385

111 River Rd. Usk, WA

99180

Mass: Saturday 4:00pm

( July & Aug) 5:30pm

Weekday Mass: Tuesday & Friday, 10 am

Confessions: 1st. Saturday, 9 - 10 am, 9:30—10am

Tuesday and Friday’s before the 10am Mass

Parish Office: 447-2685,

Hrs: Tuesday & Friday, 10:30 am - 2:30 pm

Secretary: Shelley Luiz

For the following individuals, please leave a

message at 447-2685)

Ladies Ministry: Pres. Kathy Busskohl

Bulletin: Jill Zupich

Choir: Dir., Bev Schloss

Eucharistic Ministers/Greeters: Jill Zupich

Finance Council: Chair., Ed Zupich

Funeral Arrangements: Nellie Graham

Grounds and Bldg Maint: Tom Stephens

Hospitality: Please sign up downstairs

Knights of Columbus: GK, Warren Foersch

Lectors: Christina Wagar

Parish Council: Chair., Christina Wagar

Prayer Chain: Gail Davaz

Prepares Program: Shelley Luiz

Religious Education: Sasha Tefft

Our Lady of Sorrows

PO Box 39

1981 LeClerc Creek Rd.

Cusick, WA 99119

Mass: Sunday, 5:30 pm

(first two Sundays of

each month)

Adoration: Thursdays, 3-5 pm

Confessions: Saturday, 3:30—4pm before Mass

Secretary/Maintenance: Gene Stone

Music: Diane Stone

Finance Council: Gene Stone, Gene Gosse, &

Tom Garrett

Adoration: Gene Gosse

Lectors: Tom Garrett

Contact: Stan Bluff

Finance Council: Steve Kiss

Religious Ed Coordinator: Erin Kinney

St. Bernard

PO Box 731

302 N. 8th. Ave.

Ione, WA 99139

Mass: Sunday, 8 am

(2nd. & 4th.)

Finance Council: John Redinger

Choir: Erin Kinney

St. Joseph

PO Box 417

406 Park St.

Metaline Falls, WA

99153

Mass: Sunday, 8 am

(1st, 3rd & 5th)

Prayers for the Ill To better facilitate this list it will be completely deleted on October2nd

unless you contact the office at 447-2685 and ask for your loved one

Izabella Ann Gladys Bishop Mary Boisen Gary Brooks Carl Burrell Michelle Craven Johnnee Curtis Gail Davaz Clifford Doty Tom Fascko Matt Finnegan Warren Foersch Dave Floyd Michael Hunter

Gavin Ivie Lon Lee Neil McBratney Isaac McG Hannah Rheigans Yesenia Sandoval Nancy Sanger Rich Scredon Michele Springsteen Christina Tefft Roman Vasquez Rosie Yepez Tony Yepez

PRAYERS FOR THE ILL Please contact the office at

509-447-2685 when someone may be taken off of the listing.

PRAYER CHAIN CONTACT

Gail Davaz @ 509-292-2601

Nellie Graham @ 509-951-1020

September Birthdays

Donna Goodale..........…..9/03

Kim Fletcher..... ......….....9/05

Allan Moeller.....................9/07

Kelly Murphy......………..9/09

Duane Sanger....……........9/10

Nancy Sanger …..….........9/12

Casey Scott......... …....…..9/12

Lauren Murphy........ .........9/13

Don Dirks.............….........9/16

Helen Inman..........……...9/18

Aristotle Byrnes.................9/19

Charmaine VanBuskirk.....9/24

Michael Johnson................9/29

Jayce Waterman................9/30

If you do not see your birthday

listed, please let us know.

Volunteers Needed for the Yard Sale at St. Anthony’s

We need men and women workers this

whole week for set up and clean up

(Saturday/Sunday) in the basement.

Please see the signup sheets for days and

times to help, they are downstairs.

“My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion

forever.”

—Psalm 73:26

It was just a Joke....–

–What do you call a sleepwalking nun? A “roamin'” Catholic.

–Man: What is a million years like to you? God: Like one second. Man: What is a million dollars like to you? God: Like one penny. Man: Can I have a penny? God: Just a second.

St. Anthony’s Extravaganza on Saturday, September 12, 2020 8:00am to 4:00pm

Drop off items:

Tuesday, Sept 8 10:30am—12:30pm Wednesday, Sept 9 10:30am—12:30pm

Thursday, September 10 10:30am—12:30pm Friday, Sept 11 10:30am—12:30pmm

Pick up items at homes: Tuesday thru Friday 10:30am-12:30pm Call either Ed Zupich @ 447-3943 or Bob Kirby @ 671-0257

September 6, 2020

TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Put this on your calendar

PEND OREILLE COUNTY PARISHES

Good News

—— CONCERNING THE PARISH DIRECTORY ——

Please contact St. Anthony’s if you do or do not wish to have your address and phone number listed with your picture. If no picture was taken, we can still add

your name, address and phone number to our listing. Call (509) 447-2685 and leave us a message, our office hours are Tuesday and

Friday from 10:30am to 2:30pm.

In the story of Noah, God destroyed most of the world. Did that really happen? How should we think about the world’s end? Most biblical scholars generally consider the Noah story to be a tale of God’s new covenant with the people. Life here is temporary, but life with God is eternal. The story of the Flood was probably based on some historical event that was recounted in oral traditions for centuries before the story of Noah was written. The National Geographic Society, in researching that region, discovered that the Mediterranean Sea broke through a natural dam more than 7,500 years ago, filling a freshwater lake with seawater and creating the Black Sea. This natural catastrophe could be the basis for the story of Noah and the Ark. Catastrophic world events such as war, floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, or tornadoes remind us repeatedly how fragile and temporary our lives are. The biblical truth of the Noah story and of Jesus’ account of the end of the world tell us that God is our beginning and our end. The world will end, but God will not end. God’s love for us will also never end. There is a spiritual transformation that will happen both at the end of lives on earth and at the end of time. We can be certain that, in the end, sin and death will be no more and God’s love will reign forever. —Fr. Paul J. Coury, CSsR

This statement might sound like we are respecting the independence of others. It is none of our business how they live their lives, how they behave in society, how they worship God. We mind our own business; they mind theirs. After all, are we our brother’s or sister’s keepers? Today’s readings challenge this attitude. Ezekiel is told that he must proclaim God’s will to the Israelites. If he reneges in his calling and someone dies in guilt, Ezekiel will be held responsible for that death. However, if the wicked refuse to hear this message, their death in guilt will be their own doing, for one must freely accept God’s word. In the Gospel, Jesus outlines a way for his disciples to lead sinners back to the community. Both Ezekiel and the disciples have responsibilities to those who are not living faithfully. They both take steps to call them back. In this sense, they act as their brother’s or sister’s keeper. However, they do not meddle in the other’s business. The sinner must freely decide to return. God does not force repentance. This might be a hard message. Who wants to step up and point out another’s error in leaving the Church? However, if we are really concerned, we will do what we can to bring them back. We might not proclaim like the prophet or the disciples did. But the way we live our lives should show them the true value in being a faithful follower of Jesus. —Sr. Dianne Bergant, CSA