SUNDAY MASS April 12, 2009

Lord Jesus,
this holy Sunday, we celebrate the greatest of all days:
the day your resurrection changed the world.
In conquering death, you brought us eternal life.
In conquering sin, you reconciled God and humankind.
In Forgiving your enemies, you conquered hatreds.
In submitting to your Father’s will, you conquered pride.
In our own lives, help us to always see
that death is not the end of all things, but a beginning.
That living for God is the beginning of new joys in life.
That forgiving enemies is not a weakness, but a strength.
That submitting to God’s will is not a yoke to be feared,
but a cross to be embraced, and a crown to be gained.
Amen.

IN SYMPATHY. . .
Please remember in your prayers, Lora Osterman, the sister-in-law of Ann Housen and Tom Crawford, the brother of Paul Crawford 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.

PASTOR ON VACATION
Fr. John will be out of the office next week April 13-17 to take some much needed time off. He will be back in the office on Tuesday, April 21.

COMMUNION SERVICE
While Fr. John is taking some time off there will be no daily morning Mass. HOWEVER, we will have a communion service on Tuesday evening, April 14 (7:00pm), Wednesday morning, April 15 through Friday morning, April 17 (8:00am)

PASTORAL ASSOCIATE ON VACATION
Sara Creel, our Pastoral Associate will be on vacation next week, April 13-17. She will be back in the office on Tuesday, April 21.

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
The Parish Office will be closed on Easter Monday, April 13 and Friday, April 17.

EARLY BULLETIN DEADLINE
Do you have an item for next Sunday’s bulletin (April 19th)? If so, please have all items into the Parish Office by Tuesday, April 14. We will be publishing the Bulletin early. You can email your item to dnewbury@canby.com or you can bring your hand written item into the Parish Office.

 

Reflecting the Gospel

The paschal mystery is not complete until death gives way to life, “the glory of Jesus’ resurrection”. It is no surprise that the Easter sequence-an embellishment of the gospel alleluia-is more poetic than prose in composition. The open-ended language of poetry perhaps tries to capture best the mystery of Jesus risen from the dead. And yet we know that any language at all falls short of expressing the mystery. Maybe this is why our alleluias ring out: this musical, single word captures and expresses the uncontainable joy in our hearts because Jesus “had to rise from the dead.” Alleluia is our way of saying we believe in the resurrection. No wonder we sing alleluia over and over all year long and it is so difficult to bury it during Lent. Taking away our alleluias is like taking away our life. We are lost without it. Death leads all of us to the unbelieving and misunderstanding stance of those early disciples. After all, our only experience of death as humans is that it is final. The suffering and death of Good Friday we can grasp; that is within our human experience. The joy and glory of Easter Sunday we can hardly grasp; it is outside of our human experience. No, the disciples didn’t understand. Neither do we. But they came to believe. So can we. The disciples saw the empty tomb and believed Mary’s report that the body of Jesus was not there. When they encountered the risen Lord, they remembered Jesus’ promise that he would be raised up after three days. Thus they came to believe. To help us come to believe, we have the preaching of eyewitnesses. Our “seeing” comes through hearing an unbroken chain of witnesses who have encountered the risen Lord and preached Christ raised from the dead. Jesus commissioned his disciples to preach; they preach not only the good news of forgiveness of sins and the coming of God’s reign, but disciples also preach by their witness to new life in Christ. Easter Sunday, then, is more than a celebration of the resurrection of Christ. It is also an invitation to each of us to preach the gospel and take our place in the long line of witnesses to Jesus’ risen life. Perhaps this is why we are so awed at the mystery: not just that Jesus was raised from the dead, but that God entrusts us with Jesus’ mission and with being witnesses to God’s mighty deed of resurrection. It appears as though God trusts us a great deal. No wonder we continually sing out alleluia! - it means so many things: Christ’s risen life and our share in it; seeing and believing; witnessing to these great events. And so we sing again, alleluia!

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.

WOODBURN KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
The Woodburn Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday, April 19 from 4 to 7:00pm in Rubis Hall at St. Luke Catholic Church. Adults are $7.50; children $5.00. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

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.

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.

 

PARISH SUPPORT
Parishioners of St. Patrick through the Sacrificial giving program gave to God the gift: April 5, 2009

FUNDS COLLECTED FOR OTHERS
Cemetery $17.00
St. Vincent dePaul $115.00
Total: $132.00

COLLECTIONS FOR PARISH OPERATING EXPENSES
Envelopes’ $9929.00
Loose $593.17
Children’s $8.00
Poor $
Unemployment Fund $3042.66
Building Fund $425.12
Total $14,129.95

God of all life,
your Son conquered sin and death
and revealed the glory of the resurrection.
May all who are baptized in his name
share the abundance of his life.
May our suffering be transformed,
our crosses be turned to signs of victory,
and the death we experience in this life
reveal the fullness of eternal life in your presence.
As we celebrate Christ’s Resurrection,
give us the grace to see that death is not the end.
Strengthen our resolve to be witnesses
to the life which Christ bestows
on all who are baptized and believe in him.
Amen

 

 

 

 

Religious Education

NO RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES FOR EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 12.

Easter Blessings to You and Your Families!

PRAYER CARDS
Please take home a prayer card for our First Eucharist Candidates and pray they will be ready to receive the Holy Sacrament of Eucharist Sunday April 26th at 1PM. The children will have them in baskets for you as you leave today. You are invited to join us in their celebration! Thank you, May the Love and Peace of Jesus be with you.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS JULY 20-24.
We need lots of help! Please call Connie to ask where your gifts can be utilized! Look for time and place for upcoming meetings in the bulletin. Youth above 5th grade are needed for assistants in crafts, nursery, games, skits, food, decorating and we need 3 adults to lead children’s bible stories! Please call Connie Bilton-Smith 503-266-9411 to help! We need you to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ and His Saints!

MIDDLE SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS...Would you like to help with games for the elementary school students on May 3 our End of the Year Celebration for Religious Education after the 11AM Mass? We need your help - call me or email me to sign-up! It is a Potluck! Lots of tasty food for you to feast on! Connie 503-266-9411

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

EVENTS AROUND THE AREA

5TH ANNUAL ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER DINNER
Reserve the date, May 3, 2009 for the annual St. Joseph Shelter benefit dinner held at St. Mary Parish Center in Mt. Angel. The event will begin at 5pm with silent auction and social hour. A prime rib dinner with all the fixins’ will be served at 6pm. Tickets are available in advance for $50 by calling 503-845-2556. Some tickets may be available at the door but advance purchase is recommended. Donations for the silent auction are also welcome; please call 503-845-6147. For auction item delivery or additional information, contact Jo Recht at 503-266-4538.

MOUNT ANGEL ABBEY 3RD ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND WINE: A Fund raising event for the Abbey Library.
Saturday, June 20, 2009 from 2-5pm at Mount Angel Abbey (St. Benedict, Oregon). Highlights-Northwest wines, 15th century Books of Hours exhibit, art exhibition of William Henry Price paintings, tours of the celebrated Abbey Library, special hors d’oeuvres provided by local restaurants and Abbey chef Hans d’Alessio and an Auction. General Admission $50/each. Patron Admission $125/each ($75 tax-deductible). Tickets may be purchased by email, phone or online. Email: FAWT@mtangel.edu. Telephone: 800-845-8272 or 503-845-3066. Web: www.mountangelabbey.org/festival-arts-wine.htm

WHAT HAPPENING

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 of the teams for Renovation Mass Preparation call Sara at the office, 503-266-9411.

NEW CANDLE STANDS
Thank you Darrell Vanderzanden for the beautiful new set of oak candle stands. Designed and constructed by Darrell, they add a warmth to our sanctuary. We are grateful and blessed to have the skills and talents of Darrell in our community.

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. The Deadline to return the application will be May 4, 2009.

CONFIRMATION
The last class will be Mass at the Grotto in Portland, Sunday, April 26. Meet at the Parish Center at 8:30am to go to the 10:00am Mass at the Grotto. We plan on returning around 3:00pm. Have your permission forms so you can go. See the “Grotto” at http://thegrotto.org.

The sacrament of Confirmation is scheduled for Thursday, May 7, 2009 at 7:00pm at St. Paul Catholic Church in Silverton. Archbishop Vlazny will preside. Rehearsal is planned for Sunday, May 3 at 3:00pm at St. Paul in Silverton. Please pray for our candidates for Confirmation. The address for St. Paul Catholic Church: 1410 Pine Street, Silverton, Oregon, 97381.
COMING SOON TO ST. PATRICK’S
Authentic Italian Spaghetti Dinner
May 16, 2009
4:00-8:00pm
More information to follow next weekCHAPLET OF MERCY
The Chaplet of Mercy will be said next Sunday, April 19 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.

 

What's Happening in the week...

April 5-11, 2009

Monday
9:15am Bible Study
7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Group Choir practice
7:00pm St. Patrick Women’s Club
7:00pm Men’s Spirituality Group
Tuesday
7:00pm Communion Service
Wednesday
8:00am Communion Service
7:00pm Faith Sharing, Journey in Faith
Thursday
8:00am Communion Service
12:00noon Eucharistic Adoration
6:30pm Hispanic Religious Education
7:00pm Bible Study
8:00pm Benediction
Friday
7:00am Marian Prayer Group
8:00am Communion Service
5:30pm Hispanic Choir practice
7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Group

This is the day
the Lord has made;
let us rejoice and be glad.
Alleluia

 

 

 

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