Sep/Oct - St Marys Catholic Church

ST. MARY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH
BOISE, IDAHO
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My being proclaims the greatness of the Lord
and my spirit finds joy in God my Savior
Luke 1 :46
Volume 1, Issue 5
September/October 2003
H I S T O R I C A L LY S P E A K I N G …
Sai nt Ma r y’s Al tar So cie t y
The Belles of Saint Mary’s sponsored
their first ball, December 7, 1938, the
anniversary of the first service in the
new church. Held in the Elks Club,
bridge and pinochle were planned to
begin at 8:30 p.m. in the mezzanine
and continue all evening for the non
dancers. At 9:30 dancing began to the
melody of “The Belles of Saint
Mary’s” by the Clinton Nordquist
Band. A buffet supper was available
later in the evening. “Proceeds were
used against the parish building debt.”
“Saint Mary’s most prominent annual
society event” was the opening newspaper article line announcing the 3rd
annual parish dance and card party on
December 7th, 1940, “one of Boise's
most outstanding pre holiday affairs.”
The 1947 dance proceeds helped fund
the building of the new school. Dress
was semi formal by this year. Pre
dance cocktail parties were widely
mentioned in the newspaper.
In 1953 Canasta was added to the
mezzanine card games.
Id. Statesman, December 13th, 1953,
“Just as the first snow always starts an
epidemic of ski fever, so does the
Saint Mary’s annual ball start off the
yuletide season in Boise. More than
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1000 tickets were sold for the 1953 Catholic
benefit held Friday evening in the Elks Ballroom...a ceiling high Santa mural of red felt
and tall tinfoil trees with a 3-D effect. Old
fashioned folding Christmas bells, done in
new-fangled aluminum paper, hung from the
alcove ceilings and two lighted Christmas
trees sat on the dais with the orchestra. Upstairs a large crowd of card players spent
much of the evening peering over the balcony railing, except for Dr. Edwin Peterson
who won both the door prize and the high
bridge prize.”
Beth Carpenter
2
Molly Roscoe
3
School News
4
Youth Ministry
5
Pastor’s Letter
7
Finance
Committee
7
Parish
Organizations
8
Kevin Saunders
11
Special Points Of
ALTAR SOCIETY ACTIVITES
Interest
1937 - 1955
· History of Altar Society
Card parties, annual dances beginning fall,
1938, luncheons, silver teas (newspaper re· Children & Family Ministry
ported, “Several hundred Boise women
called at the home of Dr. & Mrs. Everett
· Extended Kindergarten
Jones….”), rummage sales, children’s picnic
· Bishop Kelly Report
(“Father Creegan led the games.”), apron
· Annual Dinner Dance &
and candy sales, cake and cooked food sales,
Auction
fruit shower for children, card parties, ice
· Thanksgiving Guests:
cream socials, purchase of first organ for
Treinen House Men
the Slickapoo Orphanage in 1938, participation in Falks Store’s table setting contest
(won 1st prize, a silver service), participation $$$ HISTORICALLY $$$
SPEAKING…
in activities of the Central Deanery of Catho- Earliest financial records
lic Women and the Idaho Council of Catholic will be reported in the
Women, holding positions of officers and next issue.
committee members are scrapbook listings.
(See Dinner Dance & Auction on p. 11)
What was the average
annual donation?
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THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SAINT MARY’S: Beth Carpenter
Houston Taylor Hitt and Elizabeth
Sproat became the proud parents
of Elizabeth Gertrude on mother’s
33rd birthday, December 22, 1926,
in Mountain Home, Idaho. After
ten days I arrived at the family
farm in Indian Cove, Idaho, to join
Elaine, Joel and Hugh. Later my
brothers, Wallace, Douglas and
Afton Jean joined the family.
By the time I was ten years old, my older sister had three
children and I had three younger brothers, one of them a
baby. Growing up I took care of a lot of kids, washed diapers, helped cook, clean, wash and hang clothes, weed and
harvest a big garden and I also fed chickens and rabbits,
churned butter and did other farm chores.
For fun I climbed trees, rode the family horse, swam in the
Snake River and played with all those little kids. My four
brothers and I walked 2 ½ miles to a one-room schoolhouse
where it was discovered that I couldn’t see the chalkboard.
A whole new world opened up for me with a new pair of
tiny wire framed glasses. The moon and stars in the night
sky, sunsets on the Snake River, leaves in the trees made
every day incredible. My mother cried for a week over my
discoveries.
date was determined by the availability of Father Raymond
Peplinski, who came down from Mc Call Scout Camp Tuesday nights to pick up mail. My dad and Jim’s dad began work
by 8 a.m. so we were married at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, August 29, 1949.
Jim worked thirty-nine years at Saint Al’s and I worked
twenty-five, the last ten at the School of Nursing until it closed
in 1969. We were married forty years and had three children.
Rusty was born June 17, 1950. Three months later Jim was
recalled to the Navy and sent to Korea for a year. Laurie was
born June 3rd, 1952, and Mary, February 11, 1960. Rusty
and Pam have two children Eli (16) and Chelsea (11). Laurie
has two, Lindsey (25) and Cameron (23). My only great
granddaughter, Dassah, celebrated her second birthday September 6th, 2003. Andy and Lindsey married in Twin Falls
two weeks before Laurie died from pneumonia complicated by
twenty years of Multiple Sclerosis. Cameron, attending school
in Arkansas with Wyoming National Guard, completed four
years in the Air Force. Mary, in her 17th year at Saint Al’s,
married a wonderful fellow, David Brown, in 1992.
Indian Cove School consolidated with Hammett where I
attended 5th through 8th grade. My dad was the senator from
Owyhee County from 1932 – 1936 and I planned to run
away from home and live with his former landlady so I
could go to school in Boise. My folks found out and moved
the whole family to 10th and Hays to a four-bedroom house
completely furnished for $45 a month. A year later we
bought a home on Denver Street in south Boise.
I was a sophomore at Boise High when WWII started.
Those were lean, hard working years for all of us. Each of
us Senior Girl Scouts spent over 2000 hours as hospital
aides at Saint Al’s during the war years. We also picked
cherries, peas and beans and hoed corn in the summers. I
graduated in June 1944 and went directly into the Cadet
Nurse Corps. In 1946 I joined the Catholic Church and received my First Communion.
That summer some of my friends let the air out of my bike
tires. I went in search of a tire pump, found the newly hired
assistant maintenance engineer, recently discharged from the
Navy, and asked for the pump. Jim Carpenter got the pump
and when I reached for it he pulled it back. I said, “I didn’t
ask you to pump it up. I just need the means.” He said, “Do
you want your tire pumped up or this thing wrapped around
your neck?” That was our first meeting. We married three
years later at Our Lady of the Rosary Church. Our wedding
Back left: Cameron, Lindsey, Rusty, Beth, David
Middle left: Eli, Pam
Front left: Chelsea, Laurie, Frank (friend), Mary
My Saint Mary’s involvement began when our older children
were in school there. I led Girl Scout troops from Brownie to
Senior Girl Scouts. I repeated that with my youngest. I also
taught reading and provided health services and immunizations. It was difficult to find time to volunteer because I
worked fulltime and went to school.
I earned my first college credit in 1944 and graduated in 1971
with a BA in Social Science. By the time I retired from school
nursing in 1986 I had an additional 36 credits.
Carpenter (Continued on page 6)
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COORDINATOR OF YOUTH MINISTRY: Molly Roscoe
I was born in Billings,
Montana on April 15, 1975 and
I have two older brothers. As I
was growing up I played sports,
took part in choir, studied piano, but mainly loved my peer
friendships above all else.
Ventures into the outdoors were
a regular part of my upbringing.
I have lots of memories involving athletics as well as
being in the mountains with my family and timeless
days at our family cabin.
What was a motivating factor that led you to desire to
be a youth minister? Working with teens keeps me
close to a process of self-examination. By engaging
with youth in their faith formation, I arrive upon my
own struggles and affirmations. Young people can and
are ready to go deeper, and at times I feel we underestimate the depth of response and relationship they’re
seeking. Being a youth minister gives me an opportunity to fully give them that response through real dialogue, fun, and activity.
What is your background in youth ministry beginning
with your own teen years? This is my first time doing
youth ministry exclusively for a parish. In high school I
only took part in isolated youth ministry opportunities.
My college years involved participation in numerous
service projects, and upon graduation I worked as a
Jesuit Volunteer in Belize, where I was active in music
ministry and formed a youth choir. Most recently I
worked with urban youth doing ministry at a faith based
community center in West Virginia. I’ve also worked
with residential teens at a juvenile detention center and
facilitated other youth ministry programs.
Please share your educational background and it’s
meaning for you? I received a BA in psychology from
the University of Portland. For graduate school, I attended Wheeling Jesuit University in West Virginia,
and received an MA in Applied Theology. My degrees
continue to be put to use every time I come back to social ministry. My Masters has been highly significant,
as it has provided me with the scholastic and theological
backbone that my experiential work history was in need
of. It also rekindled my faith through the study of
Catholic history and tradition. It has fostered in me a
drive to promote the same opportunities for Catholics in
general, especially our youth.
What ministry experience or experiences have touched
your soul? That’s a tough question. There are many,
but I’d say the general experience of seeing the face of
Christ in the struggling and oppressed. So often others
have graced me with that face in the midst of their poverty and, in doing so, have allowed me to see my own
poverties.
Is there something you want the parishioners of Saint
Mary’s to know about their role in youth ministry?
YES! We must move away from language and ways of
thinking that identify one person as “the youth minister.” We are all called to minister within our parish,
and for many that means diving in with our youth.
Christ modeled for us a standard of servant leadership,
which calls us all to serve each other. Start replacing
“volunteer” with “youth minister” and “servant
leader.” If we can approach youth involvement with
belief in such an idea, our youth will benefit from our
authenticity, as will we, no matter the amount of time
given. No involvement is too small if it is rooted in the
model of Christ.
What are your favorite hobbies? Backpacking, composing music, watching movies, playing guitar
What are you immediate goals from now to January 1st?
To stabilize our programs for the junior high and high
school youth of Saint Mary’s. We’ll work towards this
by building community, rounding out our programming
with diverse activities, and presenting strong factors of
fun.
God answers knee mail.
Father Carlos Felipe Velez
Our new parochial Vicar will be
profiled in the next issue of
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CHILDREN, YOUTH & FAMILY MINISTRY
As we begin the religious education year I have many
exciting plans to share with you. We have hired Molly
Roscoe as our new Coordinator of Youth Ministry.
She will have primary responsibility for coordinating
the Jr. and Sr. High School Youth Ministry program. I
will now become the full-time Coordinator for Children’s and Family Ministry and will have primary responsibility for Pre-School - 6th grade religious education and family ministry.
We are forming a new 5th-6th grade club to be named
by the young people in that group. The club will be a
transition between elementary religious education and
youth ministry. By using a different format from the
traditional classroom setting, we hope to make religious education more dynamic, more relevant to their
lives. The club will also have monthly social and service opportunities in order to build a real sense of
community among these young people.
We will begin religious education for Pre-school - 6th
grade on October 5th. One of my goals is to provide
families with more resources for sharing their faith
together at home. Toward that end, we have purchased
Generations of Faith resources from the Center for
Ministry Development. We will be forming a team to
unite the parish in celebrating our liturgical year in a
variety of ways including: prayer and liturgy; religious
education; reflection on scripture in small faith communities or in the home; family home activities; and
parish celebrations. The Center for Ministry Development will provide several training sessions over the
next two years beginning this fall. I am planning
events such as an All Saints Festival and preparing
materials for use at home including a Jesse tree packet
for use during Advent.
There will be a potluck and meeting for 2nd graders
and their parents on October 14th at 6:30 p.m. to begin preparation for the sacraments of Reconciliation
and Eucharist. There will be two parent meetings for
each sacrament. The First Eucharist retreat has been
the highlight of the year for the children in previous
years. We will add a retreat for First Reconciliation
this year. The schedule for all these events will be provided at the first meeting.
It will be an exciting and faith filled year!
Meg Lawless
SAINT MARY’S SCHOOL: EXTENDED KINGERGARTEN PROGRAM
St. Mary’s School is offering a whole day option for
our Kindergarten class for the first time this year.
Recent research states that students can benefit from a
full day program. We also had a very large demand
for kindergarten enrollment. These two factors influenced our decision to institute this program.
We have the Traditional Kindergarten Program and an
Extended Kindergarten Program. This year we have
38 students enrolled in the Traditional Kindergarten
Program, 23 students in the A.M. session and 15 students in the P.M. session with Mrs. Amy Foley.
23 of the students are also enrolled in the Extended
Day Program, 11 students in the A.M. session and 12
students in the P.M. session with Mrs. Roseanne Sample.
Mrs. Foley’s Traditional Kindergarten Program introduces the students to reading and writing. Students
listen to, read, and write stories. The Scholastic Liter-
acy Place series is used for Language Arts. Math includes hands on activities that involve patterning, sorting, measuring and comparing. Adding and subtracting
are introduced using the Math Their Way Program.
Learning Centers are used to reinforce concepts taught
through out the day. Centers include Computer, Math,
Reading, Writing, Art, Drama and theme related Social Studies and Science projects. Weekly schedule
includes PE, Music, Library, Mass, and the parent
directed Art Program.
Mrs. Foley graduated from Boise State University with
an endorsement in Early Childhood Education. She has
been teaching kindergarten at St. Mary’s for three
years and assisting with the reading program in first
grade for two. She believes that the best thing about
St. Mary’s is the family atmosphere created by the
wonderful parent involvement and support. She believes that the children should be actively involved in
the making of the classroom guidelines and setting the
daily routine.
Extended Kindergarten (continued on page 5)
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YOUTH MINISTRY
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As we approach the September 28 kick-off for our
youth ministry programs, we continue to explore how
we can encourage our programs to grow. Perhaps our
largest goal for the year is to nurture the idea of holistic
youth ministry. Our programs and catechesis must be
rooted in activity that is relevant to today’s teens. We
must make faith formation hip, challenging and of substance…and we will!
Plain and simple, teenagers love to have fun, and we’d
be wise to use St. Paul’s idea of “foolishness for Christ’s
sake” as the anchor of our goals. To take part in
(Extended Kindergarten from p. 4)
Mrs. Foley uses mutual respect and positive guidance to
keep the classroom running smoothly.
Mrs. Sample’s Extended Day Kindergarten Program
includes the Traditional Kindergarten Program taught by
Mrs. Foley in either the A.M. or P.M. Mrs. Sample
incorporates: individualized and interactive curriculum,
hands on activities and instruction, whole group and center activities. Reading and Phonics include dramatization, illustration, author of the month, and Book Club &
Swap. Music & Motion engages students in singing,
fostering the joy of Christ in the hearts of our youth is
a blessing and this will happen if we choose to authentically walk with them on their journeys of faith. They
are ready to be stirred and so are we, and ALL parishioners are invited to become involved in action and
prayer!
For more information about the programs, Confirmation or RCIA, please contact me at the parish office.
Molly Roscoe,
Saint Mary’s Youth Ministry Coordinator
motion, and action rhymes. Students will enjoy arts
and crafts, Spanish lessons, cooking class, learning
games to enrich skills, theme studies in Science and
Social Studies, indoor and outdoor play, and computer
skills programs.
If you have questions about the program, please feel
free to call the school and Mrs. Foley and Mrs. Sample will be happy to return your call.
342-7476.
Marcia Beckman
Principal
BISHOP KELLEY HIGH SCHOOL BOARD REPORT
Doug Standlee, a former principal at Meridian, Borah, and
Capital high schools, will serve as Bishop Kelly's principal
for the next year as two "Blue Ribbon" task forces sort out
ownership, structure and management issues, and a
national search for a permanent principal takes place.
These task forces, lead by Deacons Jerry Pera, Meridian,
and Pierce Murphy, Boise, will provide reports to Father
Faucher and the Bishop Kelly Board of Directors no later
than December.
years and the number of priests cut in half, it is much
more difficult for pastors to devote the quality time to BK
governance that it deserves.
With the number of people in Boise tripling in the last 30
Saint Mary’s BK Board Representative
School started the week of August 18th
with an enrollment of approximately 635
extremely talented and excited students.
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I retired from school nursing to care for my elderly
mother. She died December 1986. Then I cared for my
daughter, Laurie, with her two small children. She died
in June 2000 and I got involved in Saint Mary’s Food
Bank. I worked with Ruth Thacker in the flower gardens for several years while caring for Laurie.
In 1980 I was lucky to have a friend ask me to be a
consultant for Health & Home Services on the island of
Saipan in the South Pacific. I did health planning and
nursing procedures. In 1983 I spent three weeks in
Russia with school nurses from all over the US. I was
honored as Idaho’s first “School Nurse of the Year" in
1984, and an Idaho Statesman “Distinguished Citizen”
in 1988. I have been to Scotland and Ireland three
times. In June 2001 I spent three weeks touring twelve
European countries. What an experience!
God gives us friends at critical times in our life. I had
joined our first small group in October 1988 and attended my first Saint Mary’s retreat January, 1989,
when my husband filed for divorce.
I shall be well cared for in my old age since my son is a
paramedic and registered nurse. His wife and my
daughter, Mary, are also RNs. How lucky can you get!!
Some of my favorite sayings include, “There’s another
day coming and if not, it won’t make any difference!”
“Up your attitude and lower your expectations.” “If
you can’t take it with you it really isn’t important.”
Mary, Beth’s youngest daughter says, “It has been impossible to keep up with my mother. I followed in her
footsteps and became an RN but she did so much more
than that." I couldn’t be prouder of her accomplishments and awards including her 2002
”Distinguished Career In Nursing” certificate.
Lindsey Jacobson, Beth’s granddaughter, says, “Gram
is one of the most giving people I know. I am her oldest
grandchild, and since I was born, she has gone out of
her way to help improve my quality of life. When I was
a child she brought school clothes and supplies for my
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brother and me. She helped me get my first vehicle so I
could start college at sixteen. Later she helped pay my
university tuition. Today she visits me (two hours
away) a few days every month and helps out with my
two year old which lets me get some things done that I
wouldn’t otherwise. Oh, while doing that, she weeds,
plants, fertilizes and maintains my flowerbeds that I
might never get to. Of course, this is all excused as
‘family help’. She also volunteers 200 hours a month
helping the poor through the Food Bank, beautifying
the grounds of her church and even helping her
neighbors with everything from moving to garden advice, hospice type care and emotional support during a
time of grieving. She is almost never idle. From watering the church ground at 6:30 a.m. and attending daily
Mass she keeps busy serving nearly everyone she
touches. Without her the neighborhood, parish and family would be in a considerably different state. She is a
blessing and one we would do well to remember often.”
Beth says “Thank you” to the mystery gardener who has
been gardening around the parish center! “We really
need volunteers there.”
Tom,
Thank
you
for thirtythirty-one
wonderful
years!
Love,
Maryann
Thank you, Ruth and all
gardeners of the past, and
Msgr. Creegan for planting our first roses.
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During the past month a parish
committee has been interviewing
Fund Raising Companies to see
which one of them will be the
right one to work with our parish
family. We need to raise
eight million dollars to build a
new school and redo our existing church, or raise 10
million if we build a new church. This is a very large
amount of money for a small parish.
The companies we have interviewed are CCS Professional Services, The Alford Group, Inc., Guidance in
Giving, RSI, and Trinity Fund Raising. The companies
are all nationwide and some international. In three cases
the CEO himself came to make the pitch. It has been a
very involved and interesting process. I am most
appreciative of the members of our parish committee
for their insight and expertise.
I thank committee members, John Krueger, chairperson, Keith Pettyjohn, Rita Franklin, Mike Thomas,
Darlene Pape, Rita Brilz and Vic Haus. We have been
helped out and guided through this process by Mr. Jim
Hughes, the Director of Development of the Diocese of
Boise. (His involvement is just one more exampleof our
DDP dollars at work for us through the chancery.)
What happens now with our building program is that on
the one hand we have to make a final decision about
just what we want to do and decide between leaving the
church at 26th and State and moving the school to a
new site, or moving everything. On the other hand we
have to choose which fund raising company we want to
use and then, with them, begin a Feasibility Study to
see how much money we might be able to raise.
We already know that we are too small to raise the
amount we need to raise. A parish our size can only
expect to raise about 3 or at the most 4 million dollars.
But we have no choice because both the church building
and the school building are no longer adequate and the
day is fast approaching when we will not be allowed to
use them for safety reasons.
So we are planning to be able to do what we need to
do, planning to raise as much money as we can, and
planning that God will take care of the rest. That is
what faith is all about.
Peace,
Father Tom Faucher, Pastor
MESSAGE FROM THE PARISH FINANCE COMMITTEE
We, the Parish Finance Committee, need your advice. A number
of parishes throughout the country
and some here in Idaho have begun
to accept donations through the use
of automatic deductions from
checking accounts and/or from the
use of credit cards. It has been suggested that we begin either one or
both of these practices.
of these means makes a decision
about how much they can afford to
give to the parish and then does not
have to worry about it each week
or each month. That amount is
automatically given to the parish. It
would be easier for the parish and
it would mean that our income
would not go down during the
summer when people are away.
The advantages are that each family which would choose to use one
If there are disadvantages it is in
the loss of the practice of actually
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putting the envelope in the collection basket on Sunday.
Here and elsewhere in this issue of
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members of the Parish Finance
Committee. Please let one of us
know what you think of this idea.
Sandy Banta 343-3048
Keith Pettyjohn 336-06456
Mike Burke 389-9663
Tim Gutzwiller 853-2761
Dawn Teply 429-9064
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SAINT MARY’S PRAISH ORGANIZATIONS
Parish Staff
Father Thomas Faucher
Father Carlos Velez
Father Jose Camacho
Deacon Bill Petzak
Deacon Rap Howell
Miren Osich
Linda Leonard
Marcia Beckman
Meg Lawless
Molly Roscoe
Karen Kelsch
Office Help
Joanne Campbell
Mary Jones
Jayne Teske
Bob & Marge Cartwright
Lois Burnett
Parish Council
Vic Haus - president
Karen Gallagher - vice president
Terri Yost - secretary
Karen Gallagher - parish events
Terri Yost - finance
Teresa Sanchez - Hispanic
Community
Bill Teske - Knights of Columbus &
Deanery
Mike Pape - Liturgy
Ron Ware - Social Action
Committee
Margaret Kralovec - School
Therese Borgerding - Rel. Education
Deacon Bill Petzak - Building &
Ground Maintenance
Miriam Adams
Alan Day
Monique Fraser
Bob Quinn
Jan Winner
Ad Hoc – Research Separate School
Location
Bob Mc Quade - chairperson
Sr. Clarissa Goeckner, OSB
Marty O'Toole
Ad Hoc – Research Building Fund
Raising
John Krueger - chairperson
Mike Thomas
Rita Franklin
Darlene Pape
Keith Pettyjohn
Rita Brilz
Vic Haus - parish council liaison
Liturgy Committee
Gloria Mc Donald - chairperson
Karen Kelsch - music
Lou Florence - lectors
Bob Mc Quade - hospitality
Angie Purcell
Molly Krueger
Donna Nasker
Finance Council
Sandy Banta - chairperson
Keith Pettyjohn
Tim Gutzwiller
Michael Burke
Michael Gibbons
Dawn Teply
Terri Yost - parish council liaison
(Fr. Tom Faucher,
Linda Leonard,
Miren Osich, EX OFFICIO)
Stephen Ministry
Darcy Amburn - co chairperson
Linda Leonard - co chairperson
Lenora Brown
Kitty Ourada
Bob Mc Crae
Molly Kreuger
Ruth Thacker
Penny Smith
Glenda Uranga
Michelle Bateman
Patrick Cole
Diane Dutton
Keith Gerard
Sylvia Maxwell
Karen Moore
Pam Phipps
Teresa Thomsen
Building Committee
Ray Hoobing - chairperson
Paul Mais
Lou Schumacher
Bill Clayton
Marcia Beckman
Social Action
Ron Ware - chairperson
Roni Pratt
Leona Howell
Darcy Amburn
Isabel Yale
Nick Wieber
Jayne Teske
Norm Samanko
Susan Bigelow
Food Bank
Isabelle Yale - chairperson
Lois Ditter
Lana Semanko
Jim Kelsch
Polly Sproul
Beth Carpenter
Nick Wieber
Alice Cotner
Ken Johnson
Mary Johnson
Susan Bigelow
Cap Kramis
Jim Byrne
Beverly White
Catherine Petzak
Don Pape
Ron Ware
Dana Appel
Fred White
Rich Wezensky
Hispanic Ministry
Teresa Sanchez - Coordinator
Alfredo Garibav - Treasurer
Alejandra Diaz – Secretary
Sacramental Preparation
Alejandra Diaz – Baptism
Genoveva Munoz-Torrez - First Com
munion
Erika Delva – Quniceaneras
Rosalina Terriquez - Prayer Group
Gustavo Ymar ha Luz Murrillo - Wed
ding Preparation
Religious Educ. Committee
Meg Lawless
Molly Roscoe
Therese Borgerding
Lou Florence
Mary Ann Mandel
Meghan McDonagh
Jayne Teske
Religious Education Catechists
RCIA Children
Susan Jones
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Pre-school – 6th grade catechists
Nancy Brennan
Hailey Frechettel
Therese Gerard
Sara Hensley
Sherry Jenkins
Jennifer Jones
Denise Kimpson
Milena Lyons
Renee Martinez
Dominique Naegele
Roseanne Sample
Bill Thompson
Julie Weston
Judie Young
Liturgy of the Word for Children
Jeannee Diaz
Bill Kelly
Peg Powers
Youth Ministry
Junior High Cornerstone Crew
John Sullivan
Therese Borgerding
Therese Gerard
Tina Lytle
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Senior High Cornerstone Crew
Tony Houston
David Hensley
Molly Rebich
Amanda Houston
James Teply
Joanne Lechner
TNT Crew – Time ‘N’ Talents
25 prospective members
Saint Mary’s School
School Committee
Frank Casabonne - president
Sharon Burke
Rachel Brasil
Bryan Smith - PTO liaison
Marty O'Toole
Margaret Kralovec - parish council
liaison
Tim Thometz - PTO liaison
Sherry Jenkins
Bret Funke
Staff
Marcia Beckman - Principal
Amy Foley - K
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Laurie Elliott - 1
Tina Young - 2
Heidi Oden - 3
Keith Gerard - 4
Kay Ganguzza - 5
Kathy Yribar - 6
Bob Graff - 7
Carol Herring – 8
Idaho Reading Council
Lisa Kelley
Learn and Serve
Cindy Joseph
Teacher Aides
Margret Christophersen
Melissa Ball
Technology Specialist
Darcie Rae
PE Teacher
Kiley Thompson
Music
Susan Pohl
Band
Rob Walker
Liturgy
Angela Housely
Cindy Joseph
Nurse
Mary Lou Cunningham
Health Aide
Sherry Placido
Librarian
Kris Hoffman
After School Program
Ciobhan Marron
Cathy Giacalone
Student Council
Cindy Joseph
Kathy Yribar
Acolytes
Cindy Joseph
PTO Board
Tim Thometz - president
Steve Stech
Andy Harrison
Cindy Mc Clintock
Bryan Smith
Margaret Sato
Monica Jones
Ben Baca
Ellen Flowers
Marcia Beckman - teacher rep.
Creegan Foundation
Dick Reilly
James Harrison
Cliff Yochum
Anne Sorenson
Paul Jauregui
John Bleymaier
Rita Franklin
Janet Casabonne
Ken Neiman
Adult Catholic Education
Mia Crosswaite
RCIA
Tom Beckman
Leona Howell
Don Leiske
Welcoming Committee
Tammy Morrison - chairperson
Linda Leonard
Jan Winner
Michelle Pettyjohn
Mary Johnson
Elaine Davis
Secretary/Receptionist
Gina Bermeosolo
Systems Operator
Shawna Osich
Parish Events
Marci Pape
Karen Gallagher
Donna Tappen
Susan Jones
Mike Jones
Karen Espinoza
Margie Rivera
Custodian
Ron Brough
Moms and Tots
Trisha Wieber
Book Keeper
Theresa Marron
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Susan Thometz
Roni Pratt
Michelle Pettyjohn
Susan Nugent
Tammy Morrison
Bridget McMillion
Meghan McDonagh
Kerri McCanna
Mary Ann Mandel
Katie Kochaver
Elaine Davis
Marisela Baca
Eileen Molitor
Miren Osich
Catherine Petzak
Ziggy Smith
Polly Sproul
Mary Sprague
Mardy Stenkamp
Agnes Stuckey
Ruth Thacker
Myrtle Turner
Virginia Walstra
Phyllis Zimmer
Parish Nursing
Leona Howell
Christy Chapman
Marina Edwards
Martha & Mary Group
Teresa Browning - chairperson
Susan Jones
Donna Tappen
Diane Tappen
Aprille Lee
Jan Winner
Joan Haus
Small Faith Communities
Mary Johnson - chairperson
Darcy Amburn
John Brueck
Kathy Carney
Joan Haus
Christy Chapman
Deb England
Kathleen Duvall
Ruth Radsor
Paul Mais
Keith & Michell Pettyjohn
Renee Martinez
Women of Saint Mary’s
Golden Agers
Miriam Anderson - chairperson
Jeanne Anderson
Vera Barnes
Jane Berglund
Elizabeth Byrne
Elby Cisler
Carolyn Crooks
Marcella Dunn
Billie Dvorak
Frances Ford
Lolly Gallegos
Anne Gibbens
Catherine Gidney
Pat Goldade
Jan Grimes
Marcy Holly
Mary Johnson
Mary Jones
Jeanne Jones
Shyrle Kramis
Mary Lockwood
Doris Mais
June Mc Cormick
Jackie Mc Pherron
Virginia Medek
Funeral Dinner Committee
Joanne Campbell - chairperson
Miriam Adams
Jeanne Anderson
Vera Barnes
Lenora Brown
Joanne Campbell
Kathey Carney
Marge Cartwright
Elby Cisler
Kathleen Duvall
Eileen Farley
Ruth Hadzor
Jeanne Jones
Merikay Jost
Shirley Kramis
Linda Leonard
Doris Mais
June McCormick
Ruth Thacker
Jan Winner
Ariel Weitensteiner
Glenda Uranga
Katherine Jackson
Cut Ups (Quilters)
Ruth Thacker - Chairperson
Jeanne Anderson
Billie Dvorak
Lolly Gallegos
Pat Goldade
Catherine Petzak
Rose Mary Swanson
ICCW West Central Deanery
Merikay Jost - parish representative
Knights of Columbus
Bill Teske
Roland Krueger
Mike Pape
Chris Jones
Keith Pettyjohn
Mike Jones
Mike Woods
Jose Garcia
Jim Gutzwiller
Louis Schumacher
Shawn Pratt
Paul Mais
Bishop Kelly Board
Father Faucher - chairperson
Dennis Gribble - parish representative
Respect for Life
Bill & Jayne Teske
Prayer Network
Lenora Brown - co chairperson
Polly Sproul - co chairperson
Gardening
Beth Carpenter
Dick Vernon
Maintenance
Deacon Bill Petzak
Ron Brough
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Mike & Joanne Lechner
Mary Kay Sprague
Web Site
Margaret Kralovec
Denise Hitchman
Ecumenical Interfaith Thanksgiving
Prayer Service Committee
Darlene Pape - parish representative
Add 29 prayer angels and 211 liturgical
ministers to the above 309 and there are
549 known people actively involved in
the life of our parish! AMEN!!!
Are you one of them?
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COMING EVENTS! MARK YOUR CALENDAR AND BRING GUESTS
ANNUAL DINNER DANCE &
AUCTION
This event is the school’s most
successful fund raiser for acquiring
education materials and providing
special projects. Donate an item,
service or cash contribution and
invite your family and friends to
the Boise Center on the Grove,
Saturday, November 1st. Contact
Mike & Sharon Burke, 389-9663,
for reservations.
TREINEN HOUSE STUDENTS
TO BE HONORED AT
THANKSGIVING DAY
MASS
Saint Mary’s Parish has invited the
students of Treinen House, the
house of formation for the seminarians of the Diocese of Boise, to
be guests at the 10 a.m. Mass on
Thanksgiving Day and the annual
Thanksgiving Brunch which follows. The 10 students, some of
them from foreign countries, will
attend the Mass and the Brunch
together with Father Jairo Restrepo, Vocation Director and Director of Treinen House.
Moms & Tots
Oct. 8
Oct. 22
Nov. 5
Nov. 19
Love & Logic
Legend of Halloween
Stress Relievers At This Season
Pie Making
Trisha Wieber 853853-0796
KEVIN SAUNDERS ADVENT RETREAT
Last Lent we had Kevin Saunders, the scripture scholar
from Phoenix, come and give us a retreat based on the last
week of the life of Christ.
This year Kevin is coming again to give us an understanding of the miracle of Christmas. He will be here Saturday,
December 6th, from 9 until 4 in the parish church. We
are also hoping to have him give a citywide talk on Friday
night, December 5th.
If you did not have the chance to hear Kevin last Lent, ask someone who
did about what a great event it was. He is an incredible speaker and a man
of deep faith and knowledge of the scriptures.
Kevin is a Notre Dame graduate, has lived in the Holy Land with his wife
and children, worked in the chancery of the Diocese of Baker, and is presently a professor in the Logos Ministries Program in Phoenix. He is also a
very close friend of Father Faucher.
Exploring Yesterday
Celebrating Today
Preparing for Tomorrow
February 27- 29, 2004
Our Catholic heritage gives us both roots and wings. As Catholics
we are deeply rooted in Sacred Scripture, Tradition and the Sacramental Life. In this ever-changing world, what better gift could
we bestow upon ourselves, our children, our community and our
world than an understanding and appreciation of the roots that
keep us grounded and the wings of faith that give us hope for the
future.
A Bethany House Conference
Brochures available at Saint Mary’s
More information? Joanne Lechner
344-2782
Speakers, concert, dramatization
of The Passion According To
Luke, Men & Women’s Breakfast
with Speakers
Mass with Bishop Mike Driscoll
Making the Right Choices in Real Estate
Francis Harlow
208208-713713-0291 ~ 208208-322322-7888 ~ [email protected]
[email protected]
343343-0514
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provide a forum for communication within Saint Mary’s Catholic
Community. This newsletter is
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households. If your household did
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Pastor: Fr. W. Thomas Faucher
Editors: Mike & Joanne Lechner
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 208 344-2782