Coming SCHEDULE
SUNDAY MASS: Sunday, May 31st, 2:00 p.m. - Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
WEDNESDAY MASS: Wednesday, June 3rd, 4:30 p.m. - Wednesday of the 8th Week in Ordinary Time
ROSARY: 45 minutes before Sunday Mass
ADORATION: Wednesday 5:00 p.m. - following the Wednesday Mass
CONFESSION: During Wednesday Adoration, 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. (or upon asking before Mass)
BENEDICTION: Sunday June 28th, 2:45 p.m., at the end of Mass
(Mass is usually a Sunday Mass. Rosary is 45 minutes before Sunday’s Mass. Confessions are on Wednesdays during Adoration, 5:00 - 5:30 p.m., or as requested before Mass so one can receive the Eucharist.
Benediction is generally after Mass the last Sunday of the month.)
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity
God so loved the world that he gave his only Son,
so that everyone who believes in him might not perish
but might have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,
but that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him will not be condemned,
but whoever does not believe has already been condemned,
because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
John 3:16-18
Blessed are you, O Lord, the God of our fathers,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever;
And blessed is your holy and glorious name,
praiseworthy and exalted above all for all ages.
Blessed are you in the temple of your holy glory,
praiseworthy and glorious above all forever.
Blessed are you on the throne of your kingdom,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Blessed are you who look into the depths
from your throne upon the cherubim,
praiseworthy and exalted above all forever.
Daniel 3:52, 53, 54, 55, 56
Some History
In the early years of St Therese, Halfway, Mass was celebrated only occasionally for a few scattered families in private homes. Starting in 1947, Mass was offered regularly once a month. With a gradual increase in the number of Catholics, the decision was made to build a church and on May 10, 1954, the contract for a new building was signed. The Church was dedicated in honor of St. Winifred on September 19, 1954, by Archbishop William O’Brien, president of the Catholic Church Extension Society of Chicago. The name of the Halfway church was later changed to St. Therese.
Faith Formation & Religious Education
The Church's catechetical mission aims to help the faithful of all ages to grow in both human and Christian maturity, enriching the whole of life with the leaven of the Gospel. Consequently, appropriate goals and content will embrace all the faith dimensions of an adult life—for example, understanding and communicating the faith, skills needed for personal growth, the experience of family life, relationships, public service, and concern for the common good. USCCB
St. Francis de Sales, Baker City
The Diocese of Baker for Eastern Oregon (east of the Cascades) was established in 1903, with the region’s largest city, Baker City, chosen as the site for the Deanery of the Bishop. St. Francis de Sales Cathedral was brought to completion and dedicated in 1908 through the efforts of Bishop Francis Leipzig, through a pivotal financial relationship, continuing for the next 60 formative years for the Diocese, with the Catholic Extension Society, out of Chicago, Illinois. The Cathedral was constructed of native stone, designed by local architect, M.P White. It contains eight magnificent stained-glass windows, a pipe organ, and beautiful statues, becoming renowned when completed as the finest church in all of Oregon.
Though the Chancery Office for the Diocese moved to central Oregon in 1987 with the region’s growing population centered around Bend, St. Francis de Sales Cathedral is still the Bishop's parish, it is the Cathedral for Eastern Oregon, and the Bishop presides at the major liturgical feasts and sacramental celebrations.
The Cathedral Parish assumes responsibility for its Missions in North Powder and Halfway.
Contact
Feel free to contact us with any questions.
Email
StTherese@sttheresehalfway.org
Phone
541-377-2366
If this an emergency and you need a priest, call 541-406-9104