Weekly Buletin
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WE CELEBRATE THE SACRAMENT OF FIRST EUCHARIST Karly P. Bierma |
IN SYMPATHY
Please remember in your prayers James Conlon the husband of Kathryn Conlon 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.
SPRING BAPTISMAL PREP CLASSES
The Baptismal Preparation Classes for parents who wish to have their children baptized are Tuesday, May 4 and Tuesday, May 11 at 7pm. Both classes will be held in the conference room of the Parish Center. This is a 2 session requirement. Please contact the Parish Office for more information.
2010 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION
The Men’s Club, Knights of Columbus and St. Patrick Parishioners 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 17, 2010.
WOMAN OF ACHIEVEMENT HONORED
A very special congratulations to Gen Gutfleisch who was honored by the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women for this year’s Woman of Achievement by the Catholic service organization. Gen has been a part of ACCW for the past 45 years occupying almost every task and every office. For their Web site, which the ACCW acquired two years ago, the credit belongs to Gutfleisch. She prepared and now maintains the website (www.accwpdx.org.). Congratulations Gen on an honor richly deserved.
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Hands are strong symbols. Two clasped hands are the logo for the United Way. A child walking hand in hand with an adult is sometimes featured on commercials for Hallmark cards. A child who falls and receives a bump or scratch runs to embracing hands for comfort. Anyone who has sat with a very ill or dying person knows how important the touch of a hand is-a loving caress, a gentle stroke, the massage of soothing cream. Medical massage therapy is a respected alternative medical practice. All these images and countless others remind us that hands are a symbol for connectedness, care, hope. This Sunday’s very brief gospel includes the Good Shepherd’s reassuring words, “No one can take them out of my hand.”
The gospel conveys Jesus’ great, tender care and concern for his “sheep.” This care does not keep his followers from “violent abuse” or “great distress”. It does assure them of protection in the midst of persecution and of eternal life. But this assurance only comes when we followers of Jesus “hear his voice” and live out of the personal relationship God offers us.
By juxtaposing hearing and following the gospel intimates that hearing Jesus is already following him. We follow first by listening. The call to follow is a call to faithful obedience. In other words, hearing Jesus-heeding his voice-is already an act of following. Heeding Jesus’ voice is already our participation in proclaiming the Gospel. But probably most important, hearing Jesus’ voice is already our participation in eternal life. Ultimately this promise of eternal life is the reassurance and care that Jesus offers: by hearing Jesus’ voice and following him we will not perish, but we already share in Jesus’ eternal life. No better care than this could the Good Shepherd offer!
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: Cody Amick, Ryan Thomas Blackwood, Douglas Bower Jr., Ryan Bridges, Lonnie Brown, Nathan Brown, Jeremy Burke, Carlos Bustamante, Adamm Creel, Isaiah Creel, David Davis, Loyd Davis, Kenny Doleac, Brad Dunn, Brian Dykeman, Bill Ellis, Adam Ferrell, David Hannon, April Kennedy, Patrick Kirsch, Mike Krzmarzick, Jessica Krzmarzick (wife of Michael Krzmarzick) Johnny Lugo, Adam Lulay, Alex Martin, Jordan Morelli, John Nguyen, Robert Nolan, Daniel Olsen, Robert Selner, Tarl Spencer, John Suchanek, Leah Sundquist, Brian Thomas, Kenneth Thorpe, CJ Trillo, Jonathan Turner, 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.
Almighty and ever-living God,
give us new strength
from the courage of Christ our shepherd,
and lead us to join the saints in heaven,
where he lives and reigns
with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen
OUR PRAYERS FOR HOLINESS OF LIFE
*For those who will receive the Holy Eucharist for the first time, that they will always know the companionship of Jesus and Mary in their lives, we pray to the Lord.
*For all parents of our parish, that they may instill a positive regard for the priesthood and religious life as wholesome life paths for their sons and daughters, we pray to the Lord.
*That today’s youth may show generosity to Jesus’ call and make wise decisions in choosing their vocation in life, we pray to the Lord.
PARISH SUPPORT
Parishioners of St. Patrick through the Sacrificial giving Program gave to God the gift:
April 18, 2010
Funds Collected for Others
Cemetery $
St. Vincent dePaul $125.00
Total: $125.00
Collection Parish Operating Expenses
Envelopes’ $7361.00
Loose $452.18
Children’s $
Poor $124.00
Unemployment Fund $85.00
Building Fund $
Total $8022.18
MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEKEND OF
May 1 & 2, 2010
Saturday, May 1 - 5:30pm Vigil Mass
+Russell Schoen by Joyce Prue
Sunday, May 2 - 8:30am Sunday Mass
++Larry Housen by Bob & Dawna Hitch
Sunday, May 2 - 11:00am Sunday Mass
Intentions of St. Patrick Parishioners
Sunday, May 2- 4:00pm Spanish Mass
Intentions of the Trumm family by William & Mary Trumm
EVENTS AROUND THE AREA
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER DINNER
The 6th Annual St. Joseph the Worker Dinner, a benefit event for St. Joseph Shelter in Mt. Angel, will be held Sunday, May 2, 2010 at St. Mary Parish Center in Mt. Angel. The event will begin at 5pm with a 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 auction are also welcome; please call 503-845-6147.
FIRST EUCHARIST SUNDAY is April 25 at 2:00pm. There has been a time change. Please note this if you were planning to attend.
END OF THE YEAR CEREMONY
May 2 is our End of the Year Ceremony! Can you believe that! We will have the Mary Procession at the beginning of the 11AM Mass. After Mass we will have our potluck and traditional BINGO! Everyone is invited! We are in need of a Bingo caller! Call me if this is your calling! We will begin VBS registration on this day too. VBS July 12-16 - 9:00am-12noon. Our theme this year is Egypt Joseph from Prision to Palace! For questions please contact Connie at 503-266-9411.
VBS MEETING
Our VBS meeting is scheduled for Sunday, May 16 after the 11AM Mass in Rm. 7/8. Please come join us! We need all ages to help this year! Watch the bulletin for a flyer and the list of needs we have to make this a special time for our children and children in the community! Donations to help fund our VBS are very helpful too! Thank you!
APRIL 18TH CONFIRMATION MEETING
Thank you to all those who attended the Confirmation meeting last Sunday. It was a beautiful day and not one person left before the meeting ended, so I thank you. I would also like to thank the Confirmation team for their attendance-Betty Crawford, Tony Crawford and Brian Masterson. A very special thank you goes to Ellen Hannan for graciously preparing a nice lunch and Heriberto Aguilar for his assistance with the meeting. If you were not able to attend the meeting and would like information on our Confirmation program for next year, please contact Frances Parker at fparker@canby.com or 503-266-9411.
HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP BOWLING NIGHT
YOU ASKED FOR IT. . . .COSMIC BOWLING on Friday, April 30th from 9:00-11:00pm at Canby Bowl. Your cost is only $5.00 per person. You are welcome to invite one friend ($5.00 per person). Please RSVP your attendance by this Wednesday, April 28th. Please contact Frances Parker at fparker@canby.com or 503-266-9411 with questions.
BECOMING THE BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF
Don’t miss four opportunities to hear Matthew Kelly, a New York Time bestselling author, talk about becoming a better version of our self and we are perfectly imperfect. You will find him at St. John the Apostle, Oregon City on Saturday, May 15th, St. Edwards Catholic Church, Keizer on Sunday, May 16th, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Gervais on Monday, May 17th and St. Mary Catholic Church, Mt. Angel on Tuesday, May 18th. There will be a different talk every night beginning at 7:00pm. Attend as a family or invite a friend, but don’t miss this opportunity! Please see the insert in this weekends bulletin. For more information about Matthew Kelly, please visit www.matthewkelly.org.
LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY
Most of our reflections on the paschal mystery revolve around reminders that being plunged into the dying and rising mystery of Christ through our baptism means we must die to self if we wish to share in Jesus’ eternal life. We look for opportunities in our daily living to die to self and thus transform what appear to be ordinary, human actions into extensions of the ministry of the good Shepherd himself. For example, comforting the sick and dying isn’t simply a caring human action; in the context of our baptismal commitment it is an expression of Jesus’ love for us and the dignity of the other as a member of the Body of Christ.
This is true and surely the heart of the mystery. This Sunday, however, we might turn this around and rest a bit in what the good Shepherd offers us when we live the paschal mystery: eternal life, the assurance that we will never perish. For all our efforts to die to self for the good of others, they do not equal the gift of self that Jesus gives us. Sometimes we are so caught up in the effort of dying that we do forget that new life is already within us and among us. This is a good Sunday to bask in Jesus’ care and protection; listen to his voice calling us to his living, embracing hands; and rejoice in the goodness showered upon us who are faithful to his call. This, too, is living the paschal mystery.
SIGN UP TO WALK OR PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR PRO-LIFE
Come and walk and/or pledge your support for our local Pregnancy Care Center’s “Steps for Life”. The walk will take place on Saturday, May 1 in Molalla. See bulletin insert for details. Jerry Hunt will be walking and he needs your financial pledges. Pledge and donation forms are available in the back of the church. If you need more information call 503-266-8591.
2010 PARISH CAMP OUT ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
St. Patrick’s has reserved 15 sites at Fort Stevens State Park, near Astoria, from July 22nd through July 25th (Thursday through Sunday). Currently, we have 8 families that have signed up and would love to have all 15 sites filled.
Come join us on Sunday, May 2nd after the 8:30am Mass in the Parish Center to learn more about this fun filled weekend. The meeting will start at 10:00am., which will allow time for anyone to attend the 11:00am Mass.
Help us make this camp out a weekend that everyone will talk about. This camp out is a great way to get to know your parish family and plan activities that will be fun for the families attending.
If you can’t make the meeting, contact Duane and Chris Kloser at 503-266-4489 or laker1fan97013@yahoo.com.
JOIN US ON FRIDAY MORNINGS
Pray the Rosary for PEACE and uniting to be a more forceful and incisive WITNESS to the Gospel in today’s world. St. Patrick Marian Prayer Group has been a long-standing devotion in our parish. WE NEED MORE PARTICIPANTS. Join us each Friday morning in the church, 7:00-8:00am. Let’s say YES to our Blessed Mother’s call.
THANK YOU: 2010 ARCHBISHOP’S CATHOLIC APPEAL
This year our parish ACA goal is $36,341.00. As of April 19, 2010 we have committed $31,599.50, or 86.95% of goal. The Archbishop has also asked that each parish increase participation and has set a goal of at least 35%. Currently our parish participation rate is 29.68%. Thank you so much to everyone who has already made a commitment this year. For those who have not made a commitment there is still time to make a gift to this year’s campaign. You can donate online at www.archdpdx.org/appeal. Additionally, those of you that made pledges to the ACA should have received pledge payment coupons from the Archdiocese by now. It is very important that these pledge payments be paid so that our parish will reach and hopefully, exceed our goal. If you have questions about your ACA donation you can contact the Office of Resource Development at 503-233-8333. Thank you again for your generosity and participation in the 2010 Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal.
PARISH FAMILY IN NEED
A parish family is in need of a house to rent for a family of 3 children and 2 adults. They need to move fairly quickly from their current home. If you can help, please contact Debbie in the Parish Office (503) 266-7949. Thank you for your assistance to this family.
PARISH HAPPENINGS |
April 25-May 1, 2010 Give thanks to the Lord,
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