27 OCT 2026

Loving God, in these holy days we remember the saints who now see Your face, and all who have gone before us, especially those we have loved and lost.

Mary, our Mother and Undoer of Knots, you know the tangles of our hearts. With patient hands, untie what we cannot loosen ourselves: our worries, our grief, and our hurts.

As your Son called Lazarus to come forth and the community unbound him, help us let go of what holds us back from living as saints. Loosen the knots of fear so we may trust, of pride so we may forgive, and of sorrow so we may hope.

We place into your hands the souls of our families, parish and school who have died. Wrap them in your mercy and bring them home to God’s light.

All you holy men and women, pray for us, that one day we may join you in praising God forever.

Mary, Undoer of Knots, pray for us. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them.

May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Amen.

Conference days are long, and this week our teachers were well fed. Thank you to the families who kept our staff going with warm, homemade soups and plenty of cookies:

• The Newlan family
• The Beebe family
• The Kruger family
• The Udy family
• The Leach family

A special thank-you to the Newlan family for organizing the effort. A hot bowl of soup between meetings and a cookie to get through the afternoon carried our team through some full days. It let our teachers give their full attention to every family they met with. We’re grateful

• Monday, November 2 - Make-up pictures @ 8:30 AM
• Tuesday, November 3 - School Rosary at 7:30 AM. All are welcome!
• Tuesday, November 3 - ELECTION DAY! Prayers for voters across the country.
• Friday, November 6 - Early arrival with All School Mass @ 8:30 AM

ROBOTICS Practices

• Thursday, November 5 @ 3:15 PM - 3-7 Teams Meet
• Friday, November 6 @ 2:30 PM - K-2 Teams Meeting

• Complete the family survey by Nov. 1. If you haven't yet, please take a few minutes to share what you love, what you'd like to see improve, and what you're wondering about: CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE THE SURVEY.

I have heard the comments regarding uniform, PE, music, and the overall plan for the daily schedule. I’d like us to sit down together, talk it through, and so we are collectively setting priorities moving forward. To help us reach clear decisions we can all be proud to support, I am forming two parent–staff committees:

• Uniform Committee: to talk openly about the challenges families have raised and recommend a clear, consistent, and practical uniform policy for every grade, one that brings this conversation to a close.

• Program Committee: to help set priorities for our academic, enrichment, and extracurricular programs, including how we structure our school day, such as our daily bell schedule and time for specials like PE, music, and art.

Hello St. Mary's families! Our school is going to have a bookfair this year! The fair will be held in May, during the week we will be hosting our Grandparents. May is a busy month and we will have just completed our auction, so we are hoping to make our plans now. This is such an exiting opportunity for our school and we need a few of you to make it happen!

If you are interested in sitting on the bookfair committee, please reach out to Cassandra Crossler at cassmarie29@gmail.com or (208) 596-0555. We will meet on November 16th or 18th, time TBA, for our first meeting

A BIG HUGE THANK YOU to every family who has already collected and turned in pledges. Every dollar goes straight to St. Mary’s students, and your children worked hard for these pledges at the Sister Incarnation Memorial Jog-a-thon.

All pledge money is due Monday, November 2. To make it easy:

• : Arika will be in the front office so you can drop off pledges
• Online: pledges can also be paid at stmarysmoscow.schoolauction.net/jog2026.
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If you have any questions? Email fundraisers@stmarysmoscow.org.

Thank you for helping us finish strong!

This Saturday, swap the pumpkin patch for a pine (well, spruce) patch! The 2026 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is rolling through downtown Moscow on its big cross-country trip to Washington, D.C., and we’re invited to give it a hometown send-off.

Here’s the best part: this year’s tree comes from our own backyard. It was harvested right here in Idaho’s Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, and it will soon stand on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol for the whole nation to see. Talk about Idaho pride!

🌲 When: Saturday, October 31 (yes, Halloween!), 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Where: Main Street, Downtown Moscow
🎟️ Cost: Free!

While you’re there:

• See the giant! Get up close to the massive spruce and the special truck carrying it across the country.
• Leave your mark. Sign the community banner that will travel with the tree all the way to D.C. Imagine telling your friends your name went to the nation’s capital!
• Snap & learn. Take a commemorative photo and discover more about the national forests in our own region.

St. Mary’s is bringing back a strong sports program for our students. More information about Hallissey will be shared next week, so keep an eye out!

Coming this spring: Track & Field! 🏃
We’re excited to be starting a track team for our 6th and 7th graders this spring.

Could you be our coach? We’re looking for a track coach. If you have a love of running and a heart for helping kids grow, please reach out to Dr. B. No elite experience is needed, just enthusiasm and commitment.

Is your 6th or 7th grader interested? Click the button below to let us know. It isn’t a commitment yet. It just helps us plan.