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Weekly Bulletin
SUNDAY MASS April 19, 2009
Heavenly Father and God of mercy,
we no longer look for Jesus among the dead,
for he is alive and has become the Lord of life.
From the waters of death you raise us with him
and renew your gift of life within us.
Increase in our minds and hearts the risen life we share with Christ and help us to grow as your people
toward the fullness of eternal life with you.
We ask this through Christ our Lord.
Amen
CHAPLET OF MERCY
The Chaplet of Mercy will be said Sunday, April 19 between the Sunday morning Masses in the Church. All are invited and encouraged to attend
SECOND COLLECTION - Sunday, April 25/26
CATHOLIC CHARITIES 2009 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
In the last year, Catholic Charities has had a 78% surge in families requesting basic assistance. Fortunately, Catholic Charities has its roots in times such as these. Founded 76 years ago in the midst of the Great Depression, it is considered one of the most efficient social service agencies in the country. Now more than ever, private dollars are critical to Catholic Charities funding. You can make a difference with your contribution to the Catholic Charities 2009 Annual Campaign by using the attached envelope. Thank you!
SPRING CLEANING
The Parish Office will be closed on Tuesday, April 21 and Wednesday, April 22 so the Pastoral staff can do some much needed cleaning, sorting and rearranging of items in the Parish Offices. Thank you for your understanding.
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.
COFFEE AND DONUTS
Reflecting the Gospel
“Oh, I see!” someone may say to us. Little children play peek-a-boo and say “I see you!” “Go and see who’s at the door,” a parent might say to one of their youngsters. The word “see” has many meanings, although in one way or another they are all related. When we “see” in the literal sense of using our eyes, we mean to regard or notice something. Metaphorically, to see means to comprehend, understand, have something dawn on us; it always implies an awakening.
As Thomas says to the other disciples in this Sunday’s gospel, he
must see the risen Lord for himself, or he “will not believe.” Thomas is actually bridging the literal and metaphoric meanings. He wants to “see” in the sense of real-he wants to put his “finger into the nailmarks and put his hand into his side.” He also wants to go from disbelief to belief. With the appearance of the risen Lord on Easter evening, the disciples (less Thomas) pass over from fear to rejoicing, from disbelief to belief. This transformation, however, is incomplete-a week later, the disciples are still hiding behind locked doors. Yet the risen Lord does not abandon them, but continues to make his presence known not only to the disciples who saw him the week before, but now also to Thomas who is present, sees, and comes to belief. This is good news for us. No matter how halting our belief in the resurrection, the risen Lord is relentless in leading us to belief and to the new life this belief brings. Thomas is a convenient stand-in for all of us as we strive to deepen our belief in the risen Lord. Unlike Thomas, however, we do not literally “see” the risen Lord. We do encounter Christ in the ministry of the believing community: being of “one heart and mind,” bearing “witness,” sharing our goods so that there is “no needy person among” us. This is also how the risen Lord comes among us: in those in need, in those who reach out in self-giving to help those in need. Going from disbelief to belief is not a mental exercise. It is encountering the risen Lord in the people and circumstances around us.
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.
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK
April 21-24
Tuesday, April 21
+Albert & Catherine Keenan by family
Wednesday, April 22
+Ben Dominguez by Michael & Francis Monahan
Thursday, April 23
Special Intention of Scott Dahlgren & family by
Mr. & Mrs. Kuppenbender
Friday, April 24
+Dick Brown by the Wellman family
PARISH SUPPORT
Parishioners of St. Patrick through the Sacrificial giving program gave to God the gift: April 12, 2009
FUNDS COLLECTED FOR OTHERS
Cemetery $
St. Vincent dePaul $
Good Friday: Holy Land: $791.30
Total: $791.30
COLLECTIONS FOR PARISH OPERATING EXPENSES
Envelopes’ $9791.32
Loose $1006.37
Children’s $4.00
Poor $15.00
Unemployment Fund $100.00
Building Fund $136.00
Total $11,052.69
EVENTS AROUND THE AREA
2nd ANNUAL REAL CATHOLIC MEN CONFERENCE
June 20 at St. Joseph Parish, Vancouver, WA
Featured speakers include: author, John LaBriola; evangelist, Richard Lane, and Fr. Donald Calloway. Reconciliation and Mass to conclude the day. For more information and to order tickets please call 503-640-3456, or log on to ww.RealCatholicMen.com and download a registration form. A continental breakfast and deli lunch is included with ticket price.
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.
Religious Education
JESUS DAY TODAY 11AM-1:30PM
All First Eucharist children and parents will meet in rooms 7/8 for a day of events in preparation for First Eucharist. Reading stories about Jesus, making church symbols of bread dough and baking it, having a symbolic last supper meal, decorating First Eucharist Banner and a Church tour lead by Micheal Patton! A wonderful day for the First Eucharist children and their parents!
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
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR SUNDAY MAY 3 AT THE 11AM MASS FOR THE CROWNING OF OUR HOLY MOTHER MARY PROCESSION
A potluck will follow to celebrate the end of the Religious Education Program year. There will be Bingo and other games weather permitting! The celebration will be held in the Parish Center after the 11AM Mass. Bring your favorite hot dish, dessert, or salad and join us! Questions please call Connie 503-266-9411.
GOSPEL LIVING
April Focus:
Fortitude
Discipleship is not easy. The ideals Jesus has given us are inspiring and can fill our hearts with joy. How wonderful the world would be if everyone’s choices and actions were based on love for others? The reality is that this is very hard to do. We have all sorts of reasons for excluding individuals and even whole groups of people from our “list” of those who are to be loved. It is often easier to focus on our differences rather than remembering that we are God’s children and members of one family. Human nature is such that even when we firmly believe in a basic principle and know what is the right thing in light of that principle, we often give in to the pressures around us and do the opposite. What is needed is fortitude (courage). It is listed as one of the four cardinal (or pivotal) virtues and it is often symbolized as a lion. (The others are prudence, justice and temperance.) Fortitude is the ability to confront fear, pain, risk, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. There are basically two types: Physical courage which allows us to face physical pain, hardship, or the threat of death. Moral courage which gives us the ability to act rightly in the face of popular opposition, shame, scandal, or discouragement. As we deepen in our understanding of what it truly means to follow Christ, we can feel we are being asked to do the impossible. Remember, that we are not alone in our struggle to become true disciples. We have been given the Holy Spirit to help and guide us. Even our failures can strengthen us, if we acknowledge them and see what caused our failure so that we can be more prepared the next time. Fortitude is one of the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit, and we should pray daily for this virtue. It can help us when we confront difficult situations or decisions, to ask ourselves: How would Jesus handle this? Then pray for the fortitude to do as he would.
Parish Secretary Newsletter: March/April 2009
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.
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.
LOST AND FOUND
Have you lost a few items in church? We have a small collection of items growing in the back of church. Here is a list of items that we have currently collected: eye glasses, books, hats, hair bands among other items. These items can be found in the basket located in the book shelf in the vestibule of the church. Jewelry items can be found in the Parish Office. Take a few minutes after Mass and see if we have found your item.
LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY
Belief always goes beyond what we can prove, and often means we must go out on a limb. Belief can make us vulnerable; for example, we can be taken advantage of or we might gain a reputation for being gullible. Belief in the risen Lord means that we die to self so that we can encounter the risen Lord around us. This means, at times, that we ourselves might have “nail marks” or we might be wounded. Dying to self always runs a risk of being vulnerable. So it was with Jesus. Out of his vulnerability, love, and self-giving came risen life!
The challenge of this Sunday’s gospel is that we put aside our own fears and embrace belief, with all it consequences. Just as the risen Lord was relentless in bringing the disciples from disbelief to belief, so is he with us. He is also just as relentless with us as he was with the disciples in bringing them to the cross. Even after his resurrection, Jesus always challenges us to both dying and rising.
Having passed over from our Lenten discipline to Easter rejoicing doesn’t mean that we can forget about the dying required for living the paschal mystery. Now, however, our “seeing” is heightened: we have experienced once again Easter joy, a glimpse and promise of the fullness to come.
What's Happening in the week...
April 19-25, 2009
Sunday
9:45am Religious Education Grades 1-5
Devine Mercy Sunday -
between the Masses
11:00am Preschool
11:00am Jesus Day
12:20pm Children’s Choir
4:00pm Youth Group
5:00pm Hispanic community - Bible Study
Monday
9:15am Bible Study
7:00pm Charismatic Prayer Group
7:00pm Prayer Group Choir practice
Tuesday
6:00pm Knights of Columbus Potluck
7:00pm Tuesday evening Mass
Wednesday
7:00pm Faith Sharing, Journey in Faith, RCIA
Thursday
12:00noon Eucharistic Adoration
6:30pm Hispanic Religious Education/RCIA
7:00pm Bible Study
8:00pm Benediction
Friday
7:00am Marian Prayer Group
5:30pm Hispanic Choir practice
7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Group
Saturday
9:30am Rehearsal for First Communion
Give thanks to the Lord
for he is good,
his love is everlasting.
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