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Special Announcements
See complete announcements in the weekly bulletin (PDF or web page version.)
GRAND OPENING OF ST. JOSEPH'S CLOTHING EXCHANGE AND THRIFT SHOP coming on Saturday, February 4th! Initial donations of children's clothing can be dropped off in the porter station (door to the left of the glass door entrance) through January 31st. Please make sure items are in good condition and freshly washed. Our goal is that clothing items sold in the thrift shop will be $5 or less. Funds raised will go to St. Joseph's Table to honor this great saint every March, and to Mount St. Michael Heritage Center and Museum. For more information, please call 570-8995.
CAN YOU HELP? Recently, two of the Guild chairs have had to resign their positions. If you can be in charge of the Mater Dolorosa Guild (funeral wakes) or the St. Theresa Guild (altar linens), please contact Mrs. Tiffany Longo, the Guild Secretary (474-9619). Thank you for your help for God's Church!
Rosary & Scapular Guild 2011 Totals! Thanks to our very dedicated and hard-working Guild members we are pleased to publish the 2011 Year totals: Rosaries 7,925, Brown Scapulars 4,815, Green Scapulars 5,880. These were distributed to local nursing homes & local charities, CMRI religious & Mt. Saint Michael, and abroad to various countries.
MIQ bookstore will be closed from January 30th to February 29th. We are sorry for the inconvenience. If you would like to purchase something you may call the Center at 509-467-1077 or visit the web site at www.MIQCenter.com and place an order. Thank you for your patience.
Upcoming Events
| Jan.24-26 |
Annual CMRI Priests' meeting at Mount St. Michael. Dessert Social with Priests at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 24. No Doctrine Class that day. Holy Hour will be at 8 p.m. |
| Jan.27 |
Half-day of school for St. Michael's Academy--end of semester. |
| Feb.2 |
Candlemas Day--10:30 a.m.--solemn blessing of candles, procession, High Mass, blessing of mothers who have recently given birth / parent-teacher end-of-semester conferences--3:30-9 p.m. |
| Feb.3 |
Feast of St. Blaise--blessing of throats after Mass, FIRST FRIDAY--Masses at 8 a.m. & 6 p.m., no classes for St. Michael's Academy (parent-teacher conferences continue throughout the day. |
| Feb.4 |
FIRST SATURDAY--Monthly meetings for Confraternity of Christian Mothers & Knights of the Altar (Grades 5-8) after 8 a.m. Mass & Meditation. Haircut FUNraiser for MSM Restoration fund--10 a.m. (parent-teacher conferences continue) |
| Feb. 10 |
Mass at 8:15 a.m., High School Elective Classes |
| Feb. 11 |
Our Lady of Lourdes-Rosary Procession to Grotto after 8 a.m. Mass (weather permitting). |
| Feb. 16 |
Long-Range Planning Committee meeting-7 p.m. Open to all members of the parish. |
| Feb. 19 |
Annual Parish-wide Musical Talent Show-Noon |
FATIMA CONFERENCE RECORDINGS and a Photo CD may now be ordered online. Also see the Fatima Conference Photo Slideshow at the CMRI.org website.
Restore and Preserve Our Historic Landmark: Efforts to restore our beautiful building in preparation for Mount St. Michael’s 100th anniversary are underway, as the aging church and academy facility is badly in need of repair. Online donations are also welcome.
The “DONATE” link above and to the right is an easy way you can make tax-deductible donations for Mass stipends, flowers for Christmas and Easter, St. Anthony’s Poor Box, Rosary/Scapular Apostolate, Storm Window Project, etc. You may specify the purpose of the donation in the message box. Secure Server, Visa/Mastercard.
REV. FR. MICHAEL OSWALT – Ordained a priest in the modern Catholic Church in 2008, Fr. Oswalt soon came to see that not only were his orders invalid, but that his Church was not truly the Catholic Church. He came to Mount St. Michael in January 2010 to prepare for his ordination according to the traditional Catholic rite, which took place on June 29. View his online interview (2009)
Also available: Feb. 2010 Talk at Mount St. Michael (CD)
“Reclaiming a Hijacked Priesthood: One Man’s Story” (CD)
Welcome to the Mount
St. Michael’s Parish is located at Mount St. Michael, a beautiful Tudor-Gothic structure high on a bluff overlooking northern Spokane. The building, which was constructed in 1916, served as a Jesuit scholasticate until 1968. Today Mount St. Michael continues to fulfill its mission as an educational and religious center. Maintained by the priests, Brothers and Sisters of the Congregation of Mary Immaculate Queen (see CMRI’s web site), it serves a variety of needs for Spokane area Catholics who value the traditional teachings and liturgy of their Faith. The east wing serves as a cloistered residence for the religious Sisters. The west wing houses church offices, a religious gift shop with hundreds of traditional Catholic books and religious goods, and a private academy for students from kindergarten through high school. A beautifully-adorned chapel located on the second floor serves as the parish church.
At St. Michael’s Parish, the liturgy is celebrated according to the traditional Latin Rite of the Catholic Church. We have remained faithful to the traditional Mass not out of nostalgia, stubbornness or “disobedience,” but out of heartfelt love for the Catholic Faith.
The traditional Latin Mass is a perfect expression of the unchanging and unchangeable Catholic teaching on the nature of the Mass and the Holy Eucharist. In Catholic theology, the Mass is the renewal and application to our daily lives of the greatest act of worship, the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ. Holy Mass reminds us of our duty to our Creator. In the Mass we join with the perfect Sacrifice Jesus offered to His Eternal Father on Calvary. The Mount’s lovely chapel provides a marvelous setting for the celebration of the sacred liturgy. (Newcomers, please read more...)
