St. Patrick Catholic Church

God our Father, gifts without measure flow from your goodness to bring us your peace. Our life is your gift. Guide our life’s journey, for only your love makes us whole. Keep us strong in your love. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

WELCOME!
We welcome back to St. Patrick, Fr. Jim Rigert, who will be our celebrant for this weekend’s liturgies.

WELCOME BACK FR. John
We welcome back with open arms Fr. John. Fr. will be back on board starting Tuesday, August 3, 2010. He will start saying daily Mass on Tuesday, August 3rd. Please take a few minutes after Mass to welcome him home and let him know just how much we missed him.

IN SYMPATHY
Please remember in your prayers +Bill Leavell, the husband of Helena Leavell, +Harry Konitsky, uncle of Edy Pavlicek and +Barbara Church, relative of Edy Pavlicek 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.

MASS INTENTIONS
During the past four months, we have been scheduling Mass Intentions for each of the weekend Masses [5:30pm Vigil; 8:30am, 11am & 4pm Sun]. We will continue to do so for not only the daily Masses during the week but also for the weekend Mass Schedule. If you have a Mass Intention you would like to schedule, please contact Debbie in the Parish Office. Please remember to plan your Mass Intentions as far in advance as possible. Thank you!

SANTA CLAUS BREAKFAST PLANNING MEETING
Anyone interested in helping to plan this year’s Santa Claus Breakfast, Dec 4th is invited to attend a meeting this Wed., August 4 at 7:00pm in the Multipurpose room. We need help with entertainment, decorating, food planning, etc. If you are interested in helping but cannot attend the meeting, please call Verlene Patton, 503-266-2476 or Ellen Hannan, 503-651-2973.

PARISH PICNIC SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 29TH
Mark your calendar for August 29 so you can join us at our Annual Parish Picnic. It will start at the conclusion of the 11:00am Mass and continue until 3pm. The Knights of Columbus will provide the main course (BBQ) and drinks and we ask that you bring a side dish/salad or dessert. There will be games for the kids and a great opportunity to mingle with others in our parish family. We hope to see you there!!

More and more people are choosing to live in apartments and condos. As these kinds of dwellings become more popular, we see springing up a plethora of self-storage units. These become necessary, as smaller dwellings cannot hold what some formerly put in basements and garages. We do, indeed, store up possessions in great quantities! So, in many ways we are not totally unlike the rich man in this Sunday’s gospel parable. He has enough in his present storehouses; ironically, by wanting more than he needs, he builds more and larger storehouses only to die and not enjoy his abundance anyway. The rich man is a fool because he mistakenly thinks his future happiness is guaranteed by his possessions. Even had his life not been demanded of him, those possessions could not have bought him happiness. Jesus cautions us to “guard against” such greed and turn our attention to where our real inheritance lies: in the fullness of life God wishes to give us. How mistaken the rich man is to identify good living with material things and miss “what Matters to God”! We work hard for what we think is important to us, but we may end up with nothing because we have missed the whole point: life. Both the first reading and gospel speak of inheritance; what we struggle all our lives to learn is that life does not consist of possessions or our perceived security. Our true inheritance is not more possessions or security but life with God. The only security we truly possess is a loving relationship with God-and this is surely what matters most to God. This should matter most to us as well. Even with all our Christian living and reflection, we still struggle with what God graciously offers us-not more possessions but fullness of life. The gospel challenges us to make all our work directed to a quality of life that has as its basis growing in our relationship with God and each other. Even our possessions and how we use them have this end, to bring us to right relationship with God and each other so that in the end we possess what really counts-God’s life. God offers us what matters most-fullness of life and the secure happiness that only a share in God’s life can bring.

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.

PARISH SUPPORT
July17/18
Funds Collected for Others
Cemetery $
GOING ON VACATION?
Please remember before you go on vacation that your parish still needs your support while you are away.
We have many expenses and every contribution makes a difference.
Thank you for your continued support of St. Patrick Parish.

St. Vincent dePaul $
Total: $
Collection Parish Operating Expenses
Envelopes’ $5575.24
Loose $431.42
Children’s $1.00
Poor $
Unemployment Fund $222.00
Building Fund $
Total $6229.66
July 24/25
Funds Collected for Others
Cemetery $15.00
St. Vincent dePaul $
Total: $15.00
Collection Parish Operating Expenses
Envelopes’ $6145.04
Loose $368.12
Children’s $1.00
Poor $
Unemployment Fund $15.00
Building Fund $
Total $6529.16

 

MASS INTENTIONS
Tuesday, August 3
Special Intention for Fr. John and parishioners of St. Patrick
Wednesday, August 4
Special Intention for DeWayne & Emily Kelly on the occasion of their 10th Wedding Anniversary.
Thursday, August 5
Special Intention for Mary Waldron by Fr. John Waldron
Friday, August 6
Special Intention for all who serve in the Armed forces
Saturday, August 7 - 5:30pm Vigil Mass
Intention of the Parishioners
Sunday, August 8 - 8:30am Sunday Mass
+Judy Hockett by Ron & Chris Hammer
Sunday, August 8 - 11:00am Sunday Mass
Intention of the Parishioners
Sunday, August 8- 4:00pm Spanish Mass
Intention of the Parishioners
Tuesday, August 10
Special Intention for Archbishop Vlazny and all Bishops
Wednesday, August 11
Special Intention for a new C.R.E.
Thursday, August 12
Special Int. for Odette Tileston on the occasion of her 90th Birthday
Friday, August 13
Special Intention for the Staff of St. Patrick
Saturday,- August 14 -5:30pm Vigil Mass
Intention of the Parishioners
Sunday,- August 15-8:30am Sunday Mass
Intention of the Parishioners
Sunday,- August 15-11:00am Sunday Mass
Intention of the Parishioners
Sunday,- August 15-4:00pm Spanish Mass
Intention of the Parishioners

OUR PRAYERS FOR HOLINESS OF LIFE
*That all Christians will enjoy a sense of fulfillment and joy during their life-time on earth, in using their God-given gifts for God’s glory, we pray to the Lord.

*That the different gifts and different degrees of gifts each of us have received from God, be they carpenters, lawyer, doctors, plumbers, truck drivers, teachers, or homemakers, that they may serve to build up the Kingdom of God, we pray to the Lord.

*That today we may be of service to both God and neighbor, we pray to the Lord.

*That God’s love might inspire all men and women to follow Christ’s footsteps more closely, we pray to the Lord

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION REGISTRATION PACKETS AVAILABLE
Early Bird registration ended June 30th. However, we will continue to accept religious education registrations, please use the fee schedule marked “Before September 1". Registration information can be found in the vestibule of the Church. Please contact Connie Bilton-Smith or Francis Parker at 503-266-9411 for more information.

CONFIRMATION RETREAT
Mark your calendars for our confirmation retreat August 27-29th at Fr. Bernard Youth Center in beautiful Mt. Angel. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the overnight retreat requirement before school begins! Fr. Bernard Youth Center offers a wonderful indoor/outdoor retreat setting with on-site lodging. Permission slips are now available in the vestibule of the church and must be turned in by August 16th to guarantee your spot. Please contact Frances Parker at 503-266-9411 or fparker@canby.com for more information.

WE NEED OUR VBS PARTICIPANTS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR THE CLACKAMAS COUNTY FAIR PARADE!
Please join St. Patrick in the Clackamas County Fair Parade on Tuesday, August 17th. If you were a participant in our VBS Journey through Egypt, please wear your T-shirt and Egyptian collar. If you were a volunteer in our VBS program, we have the Egyptian clothes ready for you to wear. If you did not participate or volunteer in our VBS program but would like to join our parade, we have plenty of costumes for you to select from. We will meet in the St. Patrick parking lot at 7:30am on August 17th to decorate the float and select our costumes. Judging begins promptly at Knight Elementary at 9:00am. The parade will begin at 10:00am. Please contact Frances Parker at 503-266-9411 or fparker@canby.com. if you would like to help decorate and/or be in the parade representing St. Patrick.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COOKIE DOUGH FUNDRAISER
Please stop by our table in the vestibule of the church after each mass the weekend of August 7th & 8th as we will be selling a wonderful variety of frozen ready-to-bake cookie dough and desserts. Each box of cookie dough contains 3 pounds of pre-portioned cookie dough. Don’t miss this opportunity to help support our religious education program and stock your freezer for those ever-important occasions when fresh baked cookies are needed (visiting grand children, soccer games, football parties, last minute picnic/BBQ invitations, after school snack, or special treat with your coffee). All religious education students are welcome and encouraged to participate in our summer fundraiser. Please stop by our table to pick up an order form or contact Francis Parker at fparker@canby.com or 503-266-9411 to request your brochure and order form. Our top sellers will receive a Canby Cinema 8 gift card.

LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY
If most of us take time to think about the way we live, we would have to admit that the pressures of everyday life tend to be our main focus. We are concerned about calendars and schedules, bills and getting ahead, sickness and health. Our lives tend to be so busy that our immediate goal is to get through another day. What would happen if we would truly take some time to think about what we possess (and where we store it all!) And what possesses us? It takes conscious effort to ask the question, to whom do we belong? In some sense this is a question about priorities and putting God truly at the center of our lives. The answer must be more than an intellectual commitment to grow in our relationship with God and have God as our center. We must stop building larger storage barns and begin changing the way we live so that our priorities are evident. Practically speaking, this probably means settling for fewer possessions. But with God at center, we really gain everything-fullness of life.

TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON
Our Coordinator of Religious Education, Connie Bilton-Smith, will be retiring as of August 1, 2010. Connie stepped in as Coordinator of RE at the unexpected departure of Sue Unger two years ago and has done an outstanding job in the role. While we will be sad to see her go she has promised she will not be “gone” but will continue to offer her many gifts and talents to the Religious Education programing. Connie has been a joy-filled blessing to the children and families of St. Patrick and we wish her all the good things of God as she and her husband enjoy retirement.

RE COORDINATOR 3/4 TIME POSITION OPEN
In conjunction with a $10,000 grant awarded to St. Patrick from the Office of Hispanic Ministry at the Archdiocese of Portland, St. Patrick is seeking a 3/4 time Coordinator of Religious Education to oversee our RE programing in English grades K-5 and in Spanish grades 1-6 with Sacramental Preparation. Spanish language is required in order to fulfill the stipulations of the grant funding. If you or someone you know is interested in this position please see Sara at the office, Tuesday - Friday, or call 503-266-9411 to speak with her.

FOOD DRIVE TO BENEFIT ST. VINCENT DE PAUL FOOD BANK
The Human Bean coffee and espresso drive-thru in Canby will offer drink discounts during a one day food drive on Friday, August 20. All food donated goes to feed the hungry locally through the St. Patrick Catholic Church, St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry. The Human Bean will offer 50 cents off any drink with a donation of one nonperishable food item, and $1 off for two or more donated items. The community is encouraged to donate nutritious foods like peanut butter, canned soup, canned vegetables pasta, rice or cereal. Food items should be in non-breakable containers, such as boxes and cans. Human Bean is open 5am to 9pm.

BACK TO SCHOOL
The Canby Center is collecting school supplies from now through September for distribution to our students in the Canby School District. Most needed items: Backpacks, 3 ring binders, glue sticks, filler paper, colored pencils, crayons, binder dividers, scissors, markers, water color paints, pee chee folders, sharpie pens, protractors and compassess and highlighters. Please bring you donated items to TCC during office hours, Monday - Thursday 11am-5pm. Thank you, The Canby Center.

EVENTS AROUND THE AREA:
CATHOLIC FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: SUMMER WEEKEND RETREAT, AUGUST 27, 28, 29
Journey Together In Hope - A retreat for Catholic families who have family members with disabilities will be held the weekend of August 27, 28, 29 at Aldersgate Conference Center, just outside of Salem in Turner, Oregon. This weekend is designed to bring together Catholic families with children (all ages) with disabilities to have fun together, to celebrate, to share faith, to rest and relax, and to build supportive friendships. For registration information, call the Archdiocesan Office for People with Disabilities at 503-233-8399 or email dcoughlin@archdpdx.org. Scholarship funds are available.

PARISH HAPPENINGS

August 1 - 7 Sunday 5:00pm Bible Study 6:00pm Eucharistic Adoration Monday 6:00pm Intercession Prayers Tuesday 7:00pm Tuesday evening Mass 7:00pm Knights of Columbus Wednesday 7:00pm Santa Claus Planning Mtg. Friday 7:00am Marian Prayer Group 5:30pm Spanish Choir Pr. 7:00pm Spanish Prayer Group August 8-14 Sunday 5:00pm Bible Study Monday 6:00pm Intercession Prayers 7:00pm Women’s Club Mtg. Tuesday 7:00pm Tuesday evening Mass Friday 7:00am Marian Prayer Group 5:30pm Spanish Choir pr. 7:00pm Spanish Prayer Group When I called you answered me; you built up strength within me. Psalm 138:3