SUNDAY MASS April 5, 2009

Holy Week Schedule
Holy Thursday
April 9, 2009
No Morning Mass
7:00 p.m. Mass followed by
Eucharistic Adoration until Midnight

Good Friday
April 10, 2009
No Morning Mass
3:00pm Stations of the Cross
7:00 p.m. Good Friday Service

Holy Saturday
April 11, 2009
8:00p.m. Easter Vigil Mass
A reception to welcome our newest
members of the Catholic Faith will
follow in the Parish Center

Solemnity of Easter Sunday
April 12, 2009
8:30 a.m. Mass
11:00 a.m. Mass
4:00 p.m. Mass in Spanish

IN SYMPATHY. . .
Please remember in your prayers, Evelyn Kraeft, Brother Patrick O’Brien, the brother of Tom O’Brien and John Pauly, the father of Jennifer Cavender who passed away. May we remember those families and friends who have gone before us marked with the sign of faith. May they enjoy the fullness of God’s love.

GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION
The daily news reminds us of the violence and instability plaguing the Middle East, but we rarely hear of the shrinking Christian community there, a community that struggles to remain in the land of Christ’s birth, death and resurrection. Please help support our brothers and sisters in the Holy Land by giving to this special Good Friday Collection. This Pontifical Collection allows the Franciscans and others to continue caring for Christianity’s holiest sites and for God’s people in the Holy Land.

THERE WILL BE NO EUCHARISTIC ADORATION DURING THE DAY ON HOLY THURSDAY, APRIL 9, HOWEVER ADORATION WILL FOLLOW THE 7:00PM MASS UNTIL MIDNIGHT.

 

 

 

Reflecting the Gospel

Anna was to make her First Holy Communion, and when it came time for family catechesis, four-year old Christian was brought to the session, too. Much to the parents’ surprise, Christian was good as gold throughout the entire time. More than good-Christian seem to be rapt in attention during the whole hour. After they got into the car to go home, Dad complimented Christian on his stellar behavior and asked him, “What did you pay such close attention to?” Christian answered his dad with another question, “Daddy, why did the teacher keep saying my name so often?” Perhaps this was the first time Christian was confronted with the fact that he shared his name with so many others. We all, in fact, call ourselves Christian because we have the common identity of Body of Christ. Growing into this identity and acting consistent with its demands is a lifelong task. This was no less true for Jesus and the disciples, too. On this, Palm Sunday, we proclaim two contrasting gospels, both declaring something quite different about Jesus’ identity and both indicating to us just how utterly consistent Jesus was with who he truly was. Yet Jesus’ “disciples did not understand” that Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem was not about immediate acclamation and glory but about a glory realized only through the cross: “Truly this man was the Son of God!” Jesus humbled himself to become human, “even to death on a cross”. In the passion account, Jesus shows us how humbly and completely he embraced humanity: he submitted to denial, betrayal, abandonment, torture, mockery, crucifixion. As disciples of Jesus, we, too, are called to humble ourselves. We are to bend our knees before Jesus. Even more: like him, we are to bend our knees in humility before one another. Mark paints a vivid picture of the sufferings of Jesus. At the same time his passion account-and even his whole gospel-rises to a crescendo in the centurion’s amazing proclamation of faith: “Truly this man was the Son of God!” The one both hailed and derided as king of the Jews, the one crucified, is finally revealed in his deepest identity as Son of God. His mission is accomplished - in the shedding of his blood he gives his blood as the new Fruit of the vine in which we all share each time we commemorate him. We might “roll a stone against the entrance of the tomb” where he lay dead; but we cannot contain his true identity and mission.

Parish Community News

OUR PRIVILEGE, OUR RIGHT, AND OUR DUTY

As it is written ‘Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you.’ (Is 49:15):
We in the Catholic Church in the Community of St. Patrick remember, hold in our memory, and pray for the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces especially: Ryan Thomas Blackwood, Ryan Bridges, Lonnie Brown, Nathan Brown, Douglas Bower Jr., Adamm Creel, Isaiah Creel, David Davis, Brad Dunn, Brian Dykeman, Bill Ellis, Adam Ferrell, Andrew Gibby, David Hannon, April Kennedy, Mike Krzmarzick, Jessica Krzmarzick (wife of Michael Krzmarzick) Johnny Lugo, Alex Martin, Jordan Morelli, John Nguyen, Robert Selner, Tarl Spencer, Leah Sundquist, Kenneth Thorpe, CJ Trillo, Jonathan Tuner, William Walsh, Erik Wiesehan, Ivan Wilson and John Zagyva, may they be servants of Christ through service to those in need, and may they be kept safe from all harm.

CHAPLET OF MERCY
The Chaplet of Mercy will be said April 19th between the Sunday morning Masses. The novena of the chaplet will start on Good Friday, April 10th. For more information call Deacon Giger or Thelma Kriegshauser, 503-263-8750.

ST. PATRICK LADIES CLUB MEETING
The Ladies Club have scheduled their monthly meeting for Monday, April 13th at 7:00pm in the Multipurpose room of the Parish Center. All ladies are welcome and encouraged to attend.

MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK
April 7& 8, 2009

NO DAILY MORNING MASS FOR
HOLY THURSDAY
& GOOD FRIDAY
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
+ Pat Fontaine by Lacy & Judy Buttram
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
+William Smith by Jim & Lynn Heuberger

PARISH SUPPORT
Parishioners of St. Patrick through the Sacrificial giving program gave to God the gift: March 29, 2009

FUNDS COLLECTED FOR OTHERS
Cemetery $
St. Vincent dePaul $
Catholic Relief $10.00
Total: $10.00

COLLECTIONS FOR PARISH OPERATING EXPENSES
Envelopes’ $6549.75
Loose $386.53
Children’s $
Poor $200.00
Unemployment Fund $25.00
Building Fund $55.00
Total $7216.28

 

 

 

 

Religious Education

FIRST EUCHARIST PARENTS/CHILDREN MEETING APRIL 6 at 7:00pm.
We will be discussing the First Eucharist Celebration and Our Jesus Day events. Please have your child bring their books. The children will review finished chapters and they will be making their stenciled chalice for the banner to be used on the front of the Altar. Thank you and see you Monday evening.

NO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES FOR EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 12. Easter Blessings to You and Your Families!

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHER MEETING has been scheduled for April 5 after the 11am Mass. Many thanks to all of our teachers and helpers who make this program so successful! God bless each of you! We will have a VBS planning meeting at 1:00pm after the teacher meeting.

VBS HELP NEEDED
Anyone interested in joining us please come to the planning meeting on April 5 at 1:00pm. We are in need of assistant teachers, decorators, artists, music people, food planners, and most of all two teachers for our Bible Story class time. This year we are studying the Saints, please come to hear what needs to be done and join our wonderful team of organizers for this education and fun event scheduled for July 20-24. Call Connie 503-266-9411 for more information.

LENTEN PROJECT FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH
The Religious Education Students are collecting personal items for the Food Bank, Canby Community Center and the Canby Schools. The following are the items requested: Shampoo, soap (for dishes, clothes and body) tooth brushes/tooth paste, toilet paper, paper towels, Feminine Hygiene products, Shaving cream/shavers (male and female). Towels and wash clothes (new and used). School program: children size shoes (can be used), new underwear and socks. These items can be left in the large purple box (labeled personal items) in the vestibule of the church or brought to the classroom. Thank you so much for helping make this a better world to live in for everyone! For living out Eucharist! The deadline for collecting items will be April 5th.

FRANCISCAN SPIRITUAL CENTER PRESENTS:

DOROTHY DAY
Saturday, April 18 9:00am-2:00pm
Franciscan Spiritual Center, 6902 SE Lake Rd., Suite 300, Milwaukie. Join us for a day of reflection, and remembrance of the great Catholic activitist who started the Catholic Worker newspaper that is still in circulation as we explore her social justice work. Cost is $35. To register, call 503-794-8542 or email info@francisspctr.com. For more information, visit www.francisspctr.com.

HEARING GOD’S VOICE IN THE MIDST OF EVERY DAY LIVES
Saturday, April 25-10:00am - 4:00pm
A Spring retreat day for single, Catholic women (18-38). Take some time just for you. Allow God to touch your heart through prayerful reflection time in a relaxing, spiritual atmosphere. Please RSVP by April 22nd. Cost is $15 donation. To register, call 503-794-8542 or email info@francisspctr.com. For more information, visit www.francisspctr.com.

LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY
The essence of discipleship is that we don’t simply receive the fruit of Jesus’ suffering and death; the essence of discipleship is that we align our own identity with that of Jesus, accept self-denial and self-giving, and in this way walk with him to the cross. Disciples go wherever the Master goes.
Coming to understand who Jesus is, his mission, and how that relates to us his disciples is no easy task; it takes a lifetime. Like Jesus, to be faithful followers by taking up our cross means we will feel this to the depths of our humanity: we will suffer, we will lose heart, we will cry out to God to take life’s miserable lot away from us. But also like Jesus, we have divine life that gives us the strength to carry our cross. It is divine life pulsing within us-which we first receive at our baptism-that raises up our humanity, enabling us to be faithful disciples carrying our crosses, faithful disciples consistent with our identity as Christians, as Body of Christ.

WHAT HAPPENING

HOLY WEEK REHEARSAL SCHEDULE
The rehearsal for lector’s, altar servers and those who will be having their feet washed on Holy Thursday, and lector’s and altar servers scheduled for Good Friday is this Tuesday, April 7 at 7:30 pm in the church. The rehearsal for lector’s, altar servers and all RCIA Elect and Candidates for Holy Saturday is Wednesday, April 8 at 6:30 pm.

CHRISM MASS
Ever wonder where we get the Holy Oils used for Baptisms, Confirmations and the Anointing of the Sick? Every year the Bishop of the Diocese consecrates and blesses the oils to be used throughout the year, throughout the Diocese at a special Mass called the Chrism Mass. Chrism, meaning sacred oils. The Chrism Mass is open to all and is held at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, “St. Mary’s” in Portland. The Mass is Monday of Holy Week, April 6th at 7:00 pm. If you have never been to a Chrism Mass perhaps this is the year to go and see one of the great Universal Celebrations of our Church.

RENOVATION MASS PREPARATION TEAMS
The renovations of our church are already underway and the time for our community to begin celebrating the Mass in the Gym will be here before we know it. We are in need of 4 groups of 4-5 people per group from each of our celebrated Mass times to be trained for the responsibility of setting up and putting away for each Mass while we are in the Gym. There will be a meeting on Tuesday, April 28th at 6:30 pm in the Auditorium to prepare for this time. If you would like to be one on one of the teams for Renovation Mass Preparation call Sara at the office, 503-266-9411.

MEN’S CLUB & KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS SCHOLARSHIP
The Men’s Club and Knights of Columbus will provide Scholarship(s) to current graduating seniors who are members of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Canby. The Scholarship is for post secondary education. Applications can be picked up at the Parish Office starting Monday, April 6th. Deadline the return the application will be May 4, 2009.

SPECIAL THANK YOU
I would like to thank my wonderful Parish Family for the cards, phone calls, visits to Dick, flowers, food and prayers during Dick’s illness and death. A special Thank You to Father for being with us at the time of Dick’s death. A big thank you to Ellen Hannan and her group for the great lunch and the OSU decorations, I’m sure it made Dick smile. We could not have gotten through this without all of you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Patti Johnson, Jim, Steph & Taylor Houchins.

POP CANS
Special thanks to all the parishioners who have donated pop cans to the youth group in the past. The donation has been a wonderful success. However, we will no longer accept any pop cans until further notice.
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BURN BARREL
The Parish Office is looking for a new burn barrel that we can use. If you have one you would like to donate, please contact Debbie in the Parish Office, 503-266-9411.

 

What's Happening in the week...

April 5-11, 2009
Sunday
9:45am Religious Education Program Gr. 1-5
11:00am Preschool/Nursery
11:30am Dismissal
12:20pm Children’s Choir
2:00pm Confirmation class
3:00pm Spanish RCIC
4:00pm Youth Group
5:00pm Hispanic Bible Study
Monday
7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Group Choir practice
7:00pm Sacramental Prep
7:00pm Charismatic Prayer Group
Tuesday
7:00pm Tuesday evening Mass
7:00pm Knights of Columbus
7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Group committee
7:30pm Rehearsal for Holy Thursday & Good Friday
Wednesday
7:00pm RCIA, Faith Sharing, Journey in Faith
7:00pm Rehearsal for Easter Vigil
Holy Thursday
7:00pm Holy Thursday Mass followed by Adoration
Good Friday
7:00am Marian Prayer Group
3:00pm Stations of the Cross
7:00pm Good Friday Service
Holy Saturday
9:30am Adult Choir practice
8:00pm Easter Vigil Mass

But you, O Lord,
be not far from me;
O my help, hasten to aid me.
Psalm 22:19

 

 

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