Coming SCHEDULE
SUNDAY MASS: Sunday, July 26th, 2:00 p.m. - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
WEDNESDAY MASS: Wednesday, July 22nd, 4:30 p.m. - Feast of St. Mary Magdalene
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. and at 1:00 p.m. on the first Sunday of the month (or upon asking before 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.)
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus said to his disciples:
“The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure buried in a field,
which a person finds and hides again,
and out of joy goes and sells all that he has and buys that field.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant
searching for fine pearls.
When he finds a pearl of great price,
he goes and sells all that he has and buys it.
Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a net thrown into the sea,
which collects fish of every kind.
When it is full they haul it ashore
and sit down to put what is good into buckets.
What is bad they throw away.
Thus it will be at the end of the age.
The angels will go out and separate the wicked from the righteous
and throw them into the fiery furnace,
where there will be wailing and grinding of teeth.”
Matthew 13:44-50
I have said, O LORD, that my part
is to keep your words.
The law of your mouth is to me more precious
than thousands of gold and silver pieces.
Let your kindness comfort me
according to your promise to your servants.
Let your compassion come to me that I may live,
for your law is my delight.
For I love your commands
more than gold, however fine.
For in all your precepts I go forward;
every false way I hate.
Wonderful are your decrees;
therefore I observe them.
The revelation of your words sheds light,
giving understanding to the simple.
Psalm 119: 57, 72, 76-77, 127-130
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