Pastoral Staff
Tel: 503-266-9411 Fax:503-263-2293
Pastor: Fr. John Waldrom email: stpatricks@canby.com
Pastor Associate: Sara Creel
Deacon: Rev. Mr. Jerry Giger
Director of Rel. Educ: Sue Unger
email: stpatrickreligiouseducation@yahoo.com
Aministrative Assistant: Debbie Newbury
email: dnewbury@canby.com
Maintenance: Heriberto Aguilar
email: haguilar@canby.com

Rectory Office Hours
Monday thru Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
We are closed for lunch between 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Bulletin Policy
Items for the bulletin are due in the Parish Office no later than Wednesday of each week. Email your items to dnewbury@canby.com

Prayer Needs
If you have prayer needs, please call St. Patrick prayer chain. Contact Kathy Usher, 503-266-2485

Social Service Ministries
St. Vincent dePaul Food Bank:
Bill & Delores Piller: 503-701-9135

Sacrament
Infant Baptisms:
Registered parishioners are expected to complete a Baptismal Preparation program prior to scheduling a baptism. Baptismal preparation programs are offered 3 times a year. For information and /or registration, contact Sara 503-266-9411.
Next Baptismal Prep Class: September 28, 2006

Adult Baptisms:
Adults seeking baptism are expected to participate in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults.) RCIA begins in the fall with the reception of the Sacraments of Initiation in the Spring (Easter). For information and/or registration contact Sara at 503-266-9411.

Marriage Policy:
Our parish is a signator of the Clackamas County "community marriage policy", that is a multi denominational agreement for common standards for marriage preparation. Please contact the Pastor at least six months prior to the wedding to ensure adequate time for these preparations.

Fourth Sunday of Easter
April 20, 2008

SECOND COLLECTION: CATHOLIC CHARITIES 2008 ANNUAL CAMPAIGN - April 26/27, 2008
Catholic Charities assists thousands of poor and vulnerable people in western Oregon each year. Your generous gift will help struggling families; homeless, victimized and pregnant women; at risk children and youth; disadvantaged people in need of affordable housing; and many others on the fringes of society. You can make a difference in the lives of people among us in need with your contribution next weekend, April 26/27th to the Catholic Charities 2008 Annual Campaign. Please use the enclosed envelope.

SIGN UP TO WALK OR PLEDGE YOUR SUPPORT FOR PR0-LIFE
Come and walk and/or pledge your support for our local Pregnancy Care Centers’ 11th Annual “Steps for Life”. The walk will take place on Saturday afternoon, May 10th in Molalla only. Registration is between 1-1:30pm. This easy 2-mile stroll is sponsored by the Pregnancy Care Centers of Canby, Molalla, and Woodburn, in order to raise funds to support this ministry. It’s easy to raise pledges so plan to get involved. Pledge forms are available after Mass. Help the Pregnancy Care Centers of the North Willamette Valley provide alternatives to abortion and share the love of Christ with women and teens who are unprepared for Pregnancy. Call Jerry Hunt at 503-266-4180 or Janet Ritchey at Canby PCC (503-266-8591) for more information, or talk to one of our representatives after Mass today. Come and join us and support this great cause.

CONFIRMATION CEREMONY
The Confirmation ceremony for St Patrick group will be here at St Patrick Church on May 21st at 7 pm. Bishop Steiner will be presiding. St James Church of Molalla will be here to celebrate with us. For questions or concerns contact Sue Unger.

A half century ago, mansions were something of awe-large, spacious dwelling places set on estate-size properties meticulously landscaped and groomed. Most of the folks from this era lived in much, much more modest dwellings. Singer Pete Seeger popularized in 1962 a children’s song “Little Boxes,” with words and music by Malvina Reynolds. This was the era of the beginning of suburbs, with rows and rows of houses constructed all of the same blueprint. The song parallels these “little boxes” made of “ticky-tacky with the lives of those who live in them-all the same. Today our suburbs often are laid out with anything but ticky-tacky little boxes-the houses are increasingly huge, multi-million dollar dwellings. Jesus speaks of dwelling places in this Sunday’s gospel however, the dwelling places of which Jesus speaks are neither “little boxes” nor sprawling, multi-million dollar mansions. Jesus speaks of his “Father’s house,” dwelling places,” and “preparing a place.” At first, we, like the disciples, might think of this as a physical location, a destination such as we could find if we knew “the way.” Jesus, however, leads us to a deeper understanding when he reveals where he and the Father dwell: within one another. One surprise of the gospel is that Jesus’ dwelling place is not a space but a relationship: “I am in the Father and the Father is in me.” The way to this dwelling place is Jesus who leads us into the heart of God. The gospel is challenging us to enter into a profound relationship with Jesus, which ultimately means we share a profound relationship with the Father as well. In the second reading St. Peter, like St. John, speaks of our intimate relationship with God in Christ, but he uses different images. God dwells-not in a house of stone-but in a spiritual house made of living stones. We are that spiritual house, those living stones, because we are “chosen and precious in the sight of God.” Another surprise of the gospel is that there are, indeed, “many dwelling places” as many as there are faithful disciples who are the spiritual house, the living stones, the presence of the risen Jesus for each other. The astounding message of the risen Jesus is that we ourselves are the living, risen Jesus! Jesus admonishes us to do the “works that I do.” The first “work” is to open ourselves to God’s indwlling-everything else depends on this.

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., Carlos Bustamante, Adamm Creel, Isaiah Creel, Brad Dunn, Brian Dykeman, Bill Ellis, Adam Ferrell, Rob Gamble, Andrew Gibby, David Hannon, April Kennedy, Mike Krzmarzick, Jessica Krzmarzick (wife of Michael Krzmarzick) Johnny Lugo, Alex Martin, Ryan McInnis, John Molamphy, John Nguyen, Tarl Spencer, Leah Sundquist, Kenneth Thorpe, CJ Trillo, Jonathan Tuner, William Walsh, Erik Wiesehan and Ivan Wilson, 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: April 13, 2008

Building Fund $199.00
Cemetery $
Envelopes $8073.00
Loose $452.84
Children $44.00
Poor $30.00

Total $8,798.84

Do not let your heart be troubled.
Have faith in God.
John 14:1

MASS SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, April 22, 2008
+Larry Housen by Richard & Kathy Oathes

WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2008
+Mark Salvetti by the Hannan family

Thursday, April 24, 2008
+Anna Stroik by the Trumm family

Friday, April 25, 2008
+Ed Kersting by Kersting family

RETREATS AROUND THE AREA

TESTS THAT CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE!
For members of our Community, a preventive healthcare ulta sound screening will be held at Bethany Evangelical Free Church located at 450 S. Ivy St. Canby on Monday, May 5th. On that day, life Line Screening will scan the carotid artery in the neck for plaque build up, which can lead to stroke, (75% of all strokes are linked to carotid artery blockage) and the arteries in the legs for Peripheral Arterial Disease, which is linked to heart disease. They also offer a third test for aneurysms in the aortic vessel in the abdomen. Life Line Screening will also offer a bone density screening for women and men to test for risk of Osteoporosis. This is a prevention program, and with early detection, these problems can be treated. The results are sent directly to you and Life Line Screening encourages you to take them back to your primary care physician. These tests are non-invasive and completely painless and take about test minutes or less each. Screening recommended for ages 40+, pre-registration is a must. Space is limited. Call 1-800-643-6075 to schedule your appointment.

4th ANNUAL ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER DINNER
A benefit for St. Joseph Shelter - Sunday, May 4, 2008
St. Mary Parish Hall, 565 E College Street, Mt. Angel
Social & Silent Auction ~ 5pm
Prime Rib Dinner & Program ~ 6pm
$50 per person;
$500 to sponsor a table for eight
(includes 2 bottles of complimentary wine)
RSVP by April 28th
Call Fritz Hostetler at 503-632-1993

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FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

John 14: 1-12
Francis Thompson

Turn But a Stone

In today’s Gospel Jesus says, “In my Father’s house there are many dwelling places. . . . And if I go to prepare a place for you, I will come back again and take you to myself, so that where I am you also may be.” Where is this “Father’s house” of which Jesus speaks? The apostle Thomas and Philip assume it is at some distance from the world in which we live. Thomas says, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Philip simply asks for a glimpse of this invisible Father.
Jesus says, in effect, “It’s not far away. In fact, you’re right on the threshold of it. I myself am the path and, as a matter of fact, whoever has seen me has already seen the Father, for I am in the Father and the Father in me.”
Being Fragile, feeling unsubstantial and often of little account, we human beings have always assumed that substance, power, and worth lay somewhere else, at some great distance from “poor me.” This has led to our literal acceptance of political and religious aristocracies down through the ages. In olden times we assumed kings and nobility were superior; nowadays we look with envy on the rich and famous. And then there were the religious hierarchies, the high priests of the many temples of the world, superior, “holier,” closer to divinity than we. And of course, ultimately all substance and worth lay with God, who dwelled at an infinite distance from this passing world.
Well, the Gospel of John would disabuse us of this nonsense. The heavenly realm, the Father’s house to which Jesus is about to go, is just a step away from Thomas and Philip and us. You can just reach out and touch it if you want. Our Father’s house is simply the unfolding world that lies just on the other side of our fears and doubts the moment we let faith and compassion take over our senses: our eyes and ears and fingertips. The world itself then becomes a grand temple, a cathedral, and every one of us a priest, ordained by God to live liturgically within it, to become what an old hit song called “Poetry In Motion.”

Francis Thompson was well aware of this when he wrote his poem

“The Kingdom of God”:
O World invisible, we view thee,
O World intangible, we touch thee,
O World unknowable, we know thee,
Inapprehensible, we clutch thee!

Does the fish soar to find the ocean,
The eagle plunge to find the air-
That we ask of the stars in motion
If they have rumour of thee there?

Not where the wheeling systems darken,
And our benumbed conceiving soars-
The drift of pinions, would we hearken,
Beats at our own clay-shuttered doors.

The angels keep their ancient places;-
Turn but a stone, and start a wing!
‘Tis ye, ‘tis your estrangèd faces,
That miss the many-splendoured thing.

From: Living the Lectionary: Links to Life and Literature

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR GRADE SCHOOL
We meet on Sundays from 9:45-10:45 for 1st -5th grade and 11 am for 18 months through 5 years old. These classes are for all parishioners. We welcome you to join us at any time. We are preparing for the annual Religious Education and Youth Ministry garage sale. We will need many volunteers and we need a special volunteer who will co-coordinate with Rose Judge. Please contact Sue Unger for more information. 503-266-9411

YOUTH MINISTRY AND JR HIGH MINISTRY
The Journey in Faith (6th- 8th grade) group meets on Wednesday night at 7 pm. Our next Fun Friday is May 16th (change of date) at 6 pm please come and join us to celebrate and play. We will have dinner to start. We have invited the Christian Rock Group Johannin to entertain that night for our last fun Friday of the year. This night will be for all Jr High and Sr High Parishioners and friends. The cost will be $10.00 per person If you are not signed up in classes please bring a parent to sign a permission slip for you to participate.

FAITH IN ACTION (9TH-12TH GRADES meets on Sunday evening from 5:30 pm -7 pm in the Parish Center. All High School teens are welcome to join us. We will be playing catholic jeopardy and learning more about the scripture in our lives. Watch the bulletin or contact Molly or Liz or Sue Unger for more information. Our next Youth Mass is Saturday, May 3rd . We can use more singers and volunteers to help with the different ministries. On May 16th Johannin Christian Rock Band will be here for a concert. We will start with dinner at 6 pm invite friends for a night of music and food. $10.00 per person.

BACCALAUREATE MASS FOR 2008
Baccalaureate Mass for graduating Seniors of 2008 will be Saturday, May 31st at the 5:30 pm Mass. All seniors are invited to the special blessing. Please bring your cap and gown and meet in the vestibule at 5:15 pm to line up to process into church. A cake and coffee reception will follow in the Parish Hall following mass.

YOUTH MINISTRY FUND RAISERS
One way to support Youth Ministry is by supporting the Knights of Columbus fundraisers. They are very supportive to our Religious Education programs. We also have a new opportunity through Safeway to get a percentage of their profit to support our Religious Education programs. If you shop at Safeway and have a Safeway card St Patrick Religious Education can get a percentage of what you spend. You need to register your card through the company. You can call at 1-800-400-7878 or email at sbucher@escrip.com they will guide you through the registration. This can help support the many programs without the extra work of a fundraiser. Contact Sue Unger with any questions about the program. St Patrick Safeway group ID # is 163944105.

Youth Ministry is collecting cans to support the ministry. If you have cans please bring them to the Parish Hall side entrance next to the gym. If locked they can be left Sunday through Thursday outside the doors between the gym door and the hall door. If open please leave them just inside the gym by the door. Every little bit helps. Please be sure there is no garbage in the bags and that they are redeemable. Thanks for your generosity.

SPRING CLEANING IS COMING
The Youth Ministry and Religious Education programs will be sponsoring a garage sale in late spring to help with buying bibles and sending the youth to Spokane for a Youth Conference. Also it will support Vacation Bible School. We will need volunteers and a co-coordinator to make this happen. Please call Sue Unger at the office. I generally am available by phone on Monday –Thursday. Sundays I am in the office but generally do not take messages.

SACRAMENT PREPARATION CLASSES
Our next gathering will be Saturday, April 26th at 10am for rehearsal. We will go through the different parts of the mass to know what to do for first Communion. Contact Sue Unger.

Our next Confirmation gathering will be April 20th. Be sure you have your Saint paper and Social Justice paper and your Service hours completed and ready to hand in. Be prepared to make your interview appointment with a member of the team. This will need to be completed by May 15th. For those that missed the Holy Spirit retreat you will need to write a paper for that. There has been a change for the Confirmation Ceremony. The Archbishop has requested for us to have our ceremony here at St Patrick. St James in Molalla will be with us. The ceremony will be on May 21st and rehearsal will be rescheduled for that week. Contact Sue Unger for more information.

ADULT SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
Small Groups
Adult scripture reflection will continue on Wednesday evenings at 7 pm. The Bible study groups will return to their normal agenda starting the week after Easter. If you would like to join any of the groups either now or after Easter you are more than welcome. Contact Sue Unger for more information.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL TEAM
All parishioners interested in working on Vacation Bible Study are welcome to our meeting on Sunday, May 18th at 10 am. We will meet in room 7. Contact Sue Unger for more questions. In the next few months we will be painting murals to decorate the rooms and halls for our theme for a Rain Forest.

THINGS NEEDED FOR VBS
Swim noodles
Stuffed puppets about 18” tall Toucan, Macaw, Frog, Monkey, Birds, Jungle Animals
Blow up animals or stuffed animals same as above
Pringle cans
Quart plastic containers size of Pringle cans
Stickers of Tropical plants and animals
Feathers
Golf ball size foam (not Styrofoam) balls
Butterfly Net
Empty coffee cans 3 lb size
Dowels ¼ - 1/8 size
Shoe boxes small women’s and children’s
Plastic toy rainforest animals and plants
Artificial tropical flowers large
15 med to large youth jersey’s green for games
Spanish/craft moss
Tacky glue
Craft glue 6000 (brand name only)
Tiny plastic plants (real tiny)
Plain white sheets and green sheets
These donations help us keep the cost of the program manageable. Contact Sue Unger if you have ideas or time to help. Vacation Bible School is scheduled for July 14- 18th

RETREATS AROUND THE AREA

A MARIAN RETREAT: MARY IN SCRIPTURE, LEGEND AND LITERATURE
A May day of recollection on Mary, the Mother of God, and her message for us today; facilitated by Sister Mary Lonergan; Franciscan Spiritual Center, 6902 SE Lake Rd, Suite 300, Milwaukie; Saturday, May 24, 9am-3:30pm, Register (503) 794-8542.

BACCALAUREATE MASS FOR 2008
Baccalaureate Mass for graduating Seniors of 2008 will be Saturday, May 31st at 5:30pm Mass. All seniors are invited to the special blessing. Please bring your cap and gown and meet in the vestibule of the church at 5:15pm to line up to process into church. A reception will follow in the Parish Hall following Mass.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR A CLASSROOM PRAYER TABLE?
Prayer is part of the fabric of our Catholic faith. Fostering a sense of prayer is an important part of the Religious Education programing of St. Patrick. An important aspect for our life of prayer is the establishment of “holy places,” in our homes and in our classrooms. We are in the process of creating such places of prayer for each classroom in our parish center. Each room will have a corner prayer shelf with a standing icon and a prayer candle. The shelves have already been completed and have been installed in most of the classrooms. We are now ready to purchase the individual standing icons for each room. The cost for each 11" x 14" icon, which includes matching stand and shipping charges is $60.00. We have 14 classrooms and meeting rooms we are preparing prayer tables for. If you would like to sponsor an icon for a classroom contact Sue Unger or Sara Creel at the parish office. The icons selected are; St. Patrick, Sts. Peter & Paul, St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Vincent dePaul, St. Therese of the Little Flower, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Blessed Juan Diego, Our Lady of Guadalupe, The Good Shepherd, and the Twelve Apostles at Table.

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The Knights of Columbus and Men’s Club Scholarship Program will provide joint scholarships to current high school graduates who are members of St. Patrick Church in Canby. The Scholarship is for post secondary education and may be used at any accredited college or university. The Scholarship application is available at the Parish Office. The application needs to be filled out and returned to the Parish Office no later than May 12. The scholarship will be awarded at the Baccalaureate Mass scheduled for Saturday, May 31st at the 5:30pm Mass.

PRAYERS FOR CANDIDATES OF ST. PATRICK CHURCH
We invite all parishioners to please pray for the candidates that are preparing for First Communion and Confirmation this Spring. There are pictures in the vestibule of the church with a prayer for the candidates on the back. Please take a picture and take time to pray for these young people as they try to grow closer to God through the reception of the sacraments. There are cards with a Spanish translation of the prayer in a basket next to the pictures

BNETS@VVY
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BIRD FEEDERS WANTED
Nicki Hollen, Activity Director for Hope Village is currently looking for someone in our parish who would be willing to make some bird feeders. Many of the residents can not afford to purchase bird feeders for the outside of their windows. Many are unable to get out of their beds so Bird Watching is a wonderful activity for them to enjoy. 20 bird feeders with metal stands are needed. If you are interested in helping, please contact Debbie in the Parish Office, 503-266-9411.