Jan 18 Bulletin
Jan 18 Bulletin
RITE OF ACCEPTANCE
If you are new to the parish, visiting from across town, across the country, or from other parts of the world, welcome
& thank you for worshiping with us! Fill out one of the Welcome Cards in the pew racks and drop it in the collection
basket or give to one of the priests. Stop by after Mass and introduce yourself.
If you have any questions, please contact anyone on staff.
9:30am Mass
10:30am Mass
8:00am Mass
8:00am Mass
8:00pm Mass
7:00pm
8:00am Mass
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Friday, January 23 :
Saturday, January 24th:
12:10pm Mass
8:00am Mass
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4:00pm Mass
9:30am Mass
10:30am Mass
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Please fill out a Mass Intention Form (located in the foyer of the Church) if you would like a Mass celebrated for
you, for an anniversary of death, birthday or marriage, or some other special event. You can also call the office.
Parish Office Hours
Monday 9am Noon
Tuesday Friday
9am 4pm
503 231-4955
Parish Staff
Pastor & Director of NW Paulist Center
Fr. Charlie Brunick, CSP .x118
[email protected]
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Michael Evernden, CSP .x114
[email protected]
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Bill Edens, CSP ..x113
[email protected]
Director of Faith Formation
Barbara Harrison .x107
[email protected]
Business Manager
Jeanne McPherson ..x103
[email protected]
Office Manager
Rose Wolfe .x101
[email protected]
Maintenance & Grounds
Ed Danila
[email protected]
Bulletin deadline is Tuesday Noon.
HECKER QUOTE
Is this the same God who cried out to Adam after his fall and made the
earth tremble? It is! But not as Judge and Punisher but as Saviour, the
Lamb who takes away the sins of the world. The Divine Lover of souls!
[Christmas Sermon, 1870]
If you have asked Father Hecker to pray for you or another person who is ill, and
you believe something miraculous has happened, please phone Fr. Paul Robichaud,
CSP, at (202) 269-2519 and tell him your story.
Please join us for some Quality Tranquility and Peace in our Sanctuary on
Sunday evenings. All are welcome to the Open Sanctuary at Saint
Philip Neri, 6pm-7pm, Sunday, January 25th, February 1st, 8th,
and 15th. Live music, praise and adoration, conversation. Join old
friends, meet new people! We start at 6pm and end at 7pm with
refreshments. Invite your friends and new acquaintances. Our purpose is
to GROW the GROUP! If it is successful we will add more Sundays.
---put this on your calendars now (parents and students attend together
please): First Reconciliation classes--- Sundays, 10:40am, Feb.1 and
15th in the Church. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be celebrated on
Saturday, Feb. 28th at 5pm in the church.
First Eucharist classes--- Sunday, 10:40am, April 26 and May 1 st. The
celebration of First Communion will be Sunday, May 17th at the 9:30
Liturgy. Please register your children for the classes by contacting
[email protected].
Pastoral Corner
It is only a cartoon. Last Sunday around a million French citizens flooded the streets of Paris to proclaim freedom;
freedom from tyranny, freedom of speech, religion, freedom from fear and terror. Freedom, however, does not mean
I can do whatever I want. Freedom requires civility. Freedom does not mean just because I can, I should. Words,
even cartoon words matter. That said, there is no justification for slaughtering anyone for what is only a cartoon, be
it a misguided opinion or not. Freedom requires civility.
There is nothing civil about extremism in any form. Extremism never expresses the core values of any religious
tradition. Extremism is ego on steroids, what I want at all costs. Addressing extremism and extremists is not the same
as addressing their so called religious identities. Extremism is born of a dark fear that I am not going to get my way,
that I am only good or right if I can wipe out all opposition to my way of thinking. We see being played out on th e
world stage, the bulling, fighting, arguments, spats and ego butting we experience as a part of our daily, individual
lives. So, the solution begins with each of us individually, how we act and react on a daily basis to daily problems.
Our scripture readings this weekend give us a clue to where we need to begin. Like Samuel we are often
confused by the voices we hear. Eli tells Samuel what we need to do, to go to a quiet place, sort things out and utter
the most important sentence, speak Lord, your servant is listening. Only in quiet, only by getting our egos out of the
way and listen with all of our senses will we know the next right step to take.
In the Gospel, Jesus asks a most important question, what are you looking for? They ask, where do you
stay? Jesus responds, come and see and they went and saw and stayed with Him. As we begin this New Year, the
question is what are we looking for? Jesus invites us into a relationship with Him and we must stay with Him if we are
to know the next right step.
This response may seem so small, puny, insignificant we might just say so what. We might say if everyone
doesnt get on board, why should I? The fact is that nothing will change unless we change. We can only begin by
taking the next step, and then the next and the next. The march in Paris last week will mean little unless each and
every marcher actually changes, lives daily what they marched for. The march ws only a small beginning, the real
work lies ahead as it does for each of us.
The French did a good thing last week. We do a good thing every week in church but if these good things
dont transform our daily lives it is all for naught. We need to live what we celebrate so we can celebrate what we live;
otherwise it is only a cartoon.
Peace, and all Good, Michael
FACEBOOK
Young and Middle adults are invited to join our
Facebook page. Go to your Facebook page and
search on keywords: Bridges Catholic Young
Adult Ministry Portland Oregon.
PAULIST ASSOCIATES
MEETUP.COM
Young and Middle adults are invited to join our "Meetup.com" group.
Meetup is an online search tool to find people in the Portland area
that have interests that are similar to yours. You find similar
interests by using key words. We are the first and only meetup that
has keywords including "Catholic" and "Portland." Go to
www.meetup.com and put in key words "Portland Catholic
Spirituality." You may have to join meetup.com, but it is free.
FR. BILL is away at St. Annes Parish for the 4th week helping out
during the pastors illness. Next weekend he will be away on the
Archdiocesan Young Adult Retreat.