SUNDAY MASS May 17, 2009

 

 

Ever-living God,

help us to celebrate our joy

in the resurrection of the Lord

and to express in our lives

the love we celebrate.

Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ,

your Son,

who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,

one God, for ever and ever.

Amen

IT’S ABOUT TIME. . .to move out of the Church so that it can be remodeled. Starting next weekend, May 23/24, we will hold Mass in the Gymnasium of the Parish Center until the end of June. Your generosity is now at work. The pews will come out, the steeple will come off, and the carpets will get tossed. It is pretty darn exciting to think about. When we move back

in to the Church, six weeks from now, things will definitely look different and better. We can all be proud of our community’s dedication to this project. There has been a lot of volunteer time, prayers, and contributions that are making the remodel possible. So, remember that next week we will have Mass in the gym - a small inconvenience considering the final outcome.

CONGRATULATIONS

We welcome the following candidates who celebrated their First Communion on Saturday, May 16^th to the table of the Lord:

              Cynthia Arellano                        Leslie Barajas-Contreras

              Araceli Barajas-Silva                  Brenda Cruz

              Blanca Dias-Barajas                   Edgar Lopez

              Jonathan Lopez              Jennifer Lopez

              Mariela Torres Casarez

PART TIME COORDINATOR FOR JR/SR HIGH RE SEARCH HAS BEGUN

We are currently advertising for a part-time coordinator to oversee the Jr./Sr High RE programming which includes Youth Group and Confirmation. We are hoping to find a suitable candidate to begin the duties by July 1.

MONTHLY MASS AT HOPE VILLAGE

Wednesday, May 20 is the monthly Mass at Hope Village. You are invited to join in celebrating Mass with those members of our parish community who are unable to join us at our regular Sunday liturgies. The Mass is held in the Library of the Assisted Living section of Hope Village. Mass time is 10:30am. Visitors are asked to park on the side and back parking lots, please.

THANK YOU 

Thank you for donating to the Catholic Home Missions Appeal! Because of your generosity, C.H.M., will be able to support seminary training and to help bring a new generation of priests to the home mission dioceses. Now more parishes will be able to enjoy basic pastoral services, and religious education. You have truly made a difference to the Church in the United States. Thank You for your generosity.

 

 

Reflecting the Gospel

 

 

Society’s frequent projection of what love is-feelings, affection, Valentine’s hearts, liking someone, etc.-is hardly a context for understanding this Sunday’s Scriptures. The word love is repeated so often in the second reading and gospel that we might think we have tuned into one of the daytime soaps or MTV. Love is almost exclusively presented as an everlasting honeymoon, where the relationship is perfect, there are no problems, and life is completely satisfying to the love partners. No problems, everlasting bliss, complete happiness-is this really what love is? This kind of love seems to imply that love is without cost, just happens, and is easy to maintain. Or when cracks begin to occur in the love relationship, the partners are free to just walk away, with supposedly no consequences. From the preview of this Sunday’s readings, we almost need to completely clear our minds of all the media’s projections and notions about love and begin from scratch. The gospel and first reading each give us a context for understanding what Christian love really is and demands. The second reading establishes how this is borne out in deeds. The gospel begins with God, not us. It describes in extensive detail the unparalleled, intimate relationship to which the Father and Jesus invite us: chosen by them, given a share in their joy, called friends by them, told everything by them, appointed by them to bear fruit, and given whatever we ask in Jesus’ name. In response, we are to incarnate this divine-human relationship in our relationships with each other: “love one another as I love you.” God’s love is so freely and lavishly given. In turn, we are to empty ourselves and give that love to those we meet. What may sound like a convoluted gospel text using the word love way too many times boils down to something really quite simple: remain in Jesus’ love, keep the commandments, love one another. The second reading and gospel help us understand how we are to bring this down to something measurable in our everyday living. God expressed divine love by sending the Son “as expiation for our sins”. Likewise, we express our love by “laying down” our lives. Love is no “pie in the sky” feeling; it is concrete deeds-laying down our lives, keeping God’s commandments, loving one another. God’s love for us is the model: Jesus sacrificed his life, so must we. This is the cost of discipleship; this is why we need the gift of the Spirit; this is why we prepare for Pentecost.

 

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, John Suchanek, 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.

PARISH SUPPORT

Parishioners of St. Patrick through the Sacrificial giving program gave to God the gift: May 10, 2009

FUNDS COLLECTED FOR OTHERS

Cemetery                       $

St. Vincent dePaul         $201.31

Catholic Home Missions $798.60

Total:                             $999.91

COLLECTIONS FOR PARISH OPERATING EXPENSES 

Envelopes’                     $7866.00                         

Loose                             $505.35 

Children’s                      $4.00

Poor                               $92.00

Unemployment Fund     $185.00

Building Fund                $111.00 

Total                              $8763.35

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

May 12-15

Tuesday, May 12

+George Gent by Mark & Darlene Wilmes

Wednesday, May 13

+Lainy Koenig by Joyce Prue

Thursday, May 14

Special Intention for the Staff of St. Patrick

Friday, May 15

+Dick Brown by Marian Prayer Group

UNEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

VETERANS BENEFIT CONSULTANT

(Veterans’ Service Officer) - $2,695 - $3,903 MONTHLY

The Veterans’ Service Officer acts as an advocate and represents veterans of the United States Armed Forces in the preparation, presentation and prosecution of claims under the laws administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The position represents claimants as a federally authorized representative to file claims and actions on behalf of veterans, their survivors and dependents to ensure they receive the maximum entitlement of benefits.

  Daily Office hours are 7:30-4:30pm. The position requires to have and maintain a valid motor vehicle driver’s license and an acceptable driving record. Please see copies of this job posting

on the bulletin board located in the Parish Center.

Do You Have an Employment Opportunity for someone in Our Parish? Email Debbie in the Parish Office at dnewbury@canby.com.

 

 

Religious Education

Sixth Sunday of Easter

David and Orpheus

 

 

 Old King Saul was a gloomy old soul and a gloomy old soul was Saul-until young David became his armor-bearer. For David was also a fine musician, able to pluck out melodies on a harp that soothed old King Saul’s soul. Or as the Bible put it: “Whenever the evil spirit came upon Saul, David took up his harp and played, and Saul was refreshed; the evil spirit departed from him.”

     Because of such references to his musical skill, David has been long considered the source of much of the music in our biblical heritage. Second Samuel actually describes him composing a famous lamentation over the death of his friend Jonathan in battle: “Thy glory, O Israel, is slain upon thy high places! O how the mighty have fallen!” And tradition has attributed to him the whole book of Psalms, all those wonderful lyrics of joy, sorrow, and hope with which we are so familiar.

     But David is not the only musician in our cultural past. We are also cultural heirs to another ancient composer, the legendary Orpheus. From the point of view of our Greek and Roman heritage, it was Orpheus who introduced music into our world-music played on a lyre that had the same effect on wild animals that David’s music had on Saul. Everything in nature seemed to dance to his tune. It was also told that during the voyage of Jason in quest of the Golden Fleece, it was the music of Orpheus that quieted a mutiny and later saved the crew from the seductive songs of the sirens.

     Finally, upon the untimely death of his wife, Orpheus dared to convey his repertory even into the depths of Hades. Down he went to retrieve her soul, singing, “With my song I will charm even the Lord of the Dead, moving his heart with my melody.” And sure enough, according to the legend, all the watchmen of hell became entranced, the Furies wept, and his wife was released to follow his song back into the realm of life. Did she make it? Well, as we used to say when we were kids, “That’s for me to know and you to find out.”

     It’s interesting that the early teachers of the Church saw in both David and Orpheus a forecast of Christ as the ultimate musician whose Gospel amounts to the best music we will ever hear this side of paradise. And why shouldn’t the Gospel be equated with music? For music is something so special. It has the power to carry us beyond ordinary talk and bickering to a level of communication that is full of heart and harmony. It changes the atmosphere around us, causing us to pause, weep, or smile instead of frown all the time.

   Think of the effect of Gregorian chant echoing among the vaults of some cathedral or of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony or of even a simple ballad like Danny Boy on our minds and hearts. Music and Gospel are nothing less than the sound of love itself welling up from deep within humanity, so deep as to trace its source to the Holy Spirit, the biblical muse who orchestrates this beautiful and harmonious universe in which we live

     It’s when we lose touch with that Spirit that discord happens. It’s when love fades within us that the mere noise of civilization takes over: the scream of victims, the boom of bombs, and the cackle of politics, pundits and commerce. According to the early Church, it was to dispel all such discord that Jesus came in fulfillment of David and Orpheus and all composers before and after him-to teach us how to really sing, to teach us how to become music ourselves, each of us the living lyric of a song that’s never quite been sung before.

From: Living the Lectionary - Geoff Wood - Year B

Whoever loves me will keep my word,

says the Lord,

and my Father will love him and we will come to him.

 

 

WHAT HAPPENING

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES

The following candidates were confirmed on May 7th by Archbishop John Vlazny at St. Paul Catholic Church in Silverton:

                         Sofiah Huiras

                         Deleysmi Ambrocio Jimenez 

                         Rachel Lynn Morton

                         Mitchell Robert 

Congratulations to all of our Confirmation candidates.

BAPTISMAL PREPARATION

The Baptismal Preparation Classes for parents who wish to have their children baptized will be Thursday, May 21 and Thursday, May 28 at 7pm. This is a 2 session requirement. Please contact the Parish Office for more information.

2009 ARCHBISHOP CATHOLIC APPEAL PARISH PROGRESS REPORT

The Archbishop’s Appeal funds are used to help fund Archdiocesan offices and agencies that assist the parishes and their people. In addition, part of the funds are used to assist retired archdiocesan priests. This year our parish goal for this special appeal was $36,341.00. As of April 6, 2009, total amount posted from our parish is $34,347.00 (94.51%). We are $1,994.00 away from meeting our parish goal. If you haven’t made your contribution, it is not too late to do so. On behalf of Archbishop Vlazny and Fr. John Waldron, thank you for your continued support of the 2009 Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal.

A FREE WORKSHOP - TAKING CARE OF ME

sponsored by Catholic Charities committee to the Elderly

Presented by Mt. Hood Hospice Dennis Alger - Hospice Chaplain and Emilie Cartoun - Bereavement Coordinator.

This workshop will cover the following topics:

What is Hospice Care and What Do they Do

How Care Ministers can interface with Hospice

What can I Bring to the visited person

Bereavement for Self

When: Saturday, May 30^th, 2009

Time: 10:00am to 12:00Noon

Where: St. Joseph the Worker Parish - 2310 SE 148^th Ave, Portland, OR 97233

Questions contact Becky Fletcher at 503-761-8710 or Mari Spring at 503-665-9129

LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY

The gospel command to “love one another” demands a different kind of love than is projected by the media and society in general. Our love for one another is to emulate God’s love-a love that is total, demanding, self-emptying, self-giving. Jesus doesn’t ask us to do anything that he hasn’t done first.

    Yes, the command is simple: “love one another.” The demand is imposing: lay down our lives. Keeping God’s commandments is laying down our lives-we surrender our will to doing God’s will and in this is the dying. Caring for and reaching out to others is laying down our lives-also a dying. Doing the little things every day, not because we have to but because we see the other as the beloved of God, is dying. We choose all these and other ways of dying because we know this is love and love is risen Life rising to kiss us with a share in divinity.

What's Happening in the week...

May 17-23, 2009

Sunday

9:30 am Vacation Bible School meeting

   5:00pm            Hispanic community - Bible Study

Monday

   7:00pm            Prayer Group Choir practice

   7:00pm            Charismatic Prayer Gr.

 Tuesday

   7:00pm            Tuesday evening Mass in room 7/8 of the Parish Center

   7:00pm            Knights of Columbus

Wednesday

   8:00am            Daily Mass in Room 7/8

 10:30am            Mass at Hope Village

   7:00pm            Faith Sharing

  Thursday

    8:00am           Daily Mass in Room 7/8

   7:00pm            Baptismal Prep class

  Friday

   7:00am            Marian Prayer Group

   8:00am            Daily Mass in Room 7/8

   5:30pm            Hispanic Choir practice

   7:00pm            Hispanic Prayer Group

Saturday

   5:30pm            Saturday Vigil Mass in the Gymnasium of the Parish Center

Beloved,

let us love one another

because love is of God.

1 John 4:7

 

 

 

 

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