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Sedro-Woolley, Skagit Valley Washington, USA. Is there a way to shake your hand or give you a hug over the Internet?
        The parish of IHM is a very warm and loving place. When you enter the parish Church you will see two exposed hearts on either side of the Altar. On the right side you will find the Statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and on the left your gaze will fall on the lovely Statue of our Patron, the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
        I, Fr. Martin Bourke am blessed to be the present Pastor following in the footsteps of many more distinguished Shepherds of this wonderful flock. My difficulty is staying up with the forward looking people here. 
        Reading in Time or Newsweek magazine, I recall the phrase "God couldn't be everywhere so he made Mothers!"  Surely this is more true of his own Mother Mary. Yes, in our Catholic tradition we do celebrate Mary as Mother of God on the 1^st of January every year. It really is a feast about the hypostatic union in Jesus Christ. He was both fully divine and also fully human. He has two natures. 
        Now back to Sedro-Woolley and the Skagit Valley area. If you have ever traveled through the State of Nebraska, you will remember the flat landscape. Well Skagit Valley is the anti-dote to a lack of visual challenge. Skagit Valley has the ocean, rivers, lakes, mountains, 4 seasons with changing hues, farming, high-tech, fishing, cycling, mountain climbing etc. Traveling through and indeed living here, you are never bored, rather the landscape is full of interest. 
        There is a book with the title "Men to Match my Mountains." Well Skagit Valley people do match their Mountains.
Come and pray with us. Let our Patron′s heart touch your heart.

Fr. Martin Bourke,
Pastor.