September 2 - September 3, 2017

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1 St. Alice Catholic Church Santa Alicia Iglesia Católica 1520 E Street Springfield OR, Office: / FAX Website: Office dweinhold@archdpdx.org Bulletin Editor: dmeile@archdpdx.org Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 27, 2017 LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00pm English Sunday Mass 9:30am English 12:15pm Español Weekday Liturgy (Ed. Center Chapel) Monday: 8:30am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion Tuesday: 6:00pm Español Wednesday: 8:30am English Mass Thursday: 8:30am English Mass Friday: 11:00am English Mass Sacrament of Reconciliation Tuesday: 5:00-5:45pm Saturday: 3:30-4:30pm Or by appointment The Rosary (El Rosario) (Ed. Center Chapel) Wednesday and Thursday: 8:00am English Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 1st Friday in Ed. Center Chapel 12:00pm - 7:00pm Office Hours Monday - 9:00am - 4:00pm Tuesday - 1:00pm - 4:00pm Wednesday - Friday - 9:00am - 4:00pm Office Closed 12:00pm - 1:00pm Parish Staff Father Mark Bentz: Ext: 204 Administrator Kathy Weinhold: Ext: 200 Administrative Assistant Danielle Plantz: Ext: 203 Pastoral Associate Christine Beldner Ext. 210 Business Manager Norma Ouellette: Ext: 206 Director of Religious Education & Coordinator of Hispanic Ministries Jason Roebuck: Ext: 202 Office of Youth and Family Life David Meile: N/A Bulletin & Website Editor Marriage Preparation: Please contact Fr. Mark nine months prior to wedding to ensure adequate time for these preparations. Baptism for Children Age 3 Months through Age 6 If your child was not baptized as a newborn infant, you are encouraged to bring him or her for baptism on one of our regularly scheduled baptism dates. Remaining scheduled baptism dates for 2017 will be celebrated on November 18th & 19th. Readiness to have your child baptized involves registering at the parish, attending mass faithfully for at least four months, and participating in baptism preparation classes. Registration for the classes and attendance at two sessions by parents and godparents is required. To make arrangements for baptism, please call Norma at (541) x206 September 2 - September 3, 2017 First Reading Jeremiah 20:7-9 Responsorial Psalm Psalms 63:2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 Second Reading Romans 12:1-2 Gospel Matthew 16:21-27 Sat. 5:00 PM - Reader 1: J. Ross Extraordinary Minister 1: Please See Schedule Head Cup: Please See Schedule Extraordinary Minister 2: Please See Schedule Sun. 9:30 AM - Reader: C. Hatifi Extraordinary Minister 1: Please See Schedule Head Cup: Please See Schedule Extraordinary Ministers 2: Please See Schedule Sun. 12:15 PM - Reader 1: Please See Schedule Reader 2: Please See Schedule Extraordinary Minister 1: Please See Schedule Head Cup: Please See Schedule Extraordinary Ministers 2: Please See Schedule Altar Servers Sat.5:00pm Sun.9:30am Sun.12:15pm Cross Eduardo William Teresa Book Leandro Daniel Juan Diego Candle Mary Moises Candle Melinda Intentions for the week of August 27 through September 3 August 27-9:30am Jamie Smith/Smith Family August 27-12:15pm Community of St. Alice August 29-6:00pm Emilia Rodriguez/Familia Hernandez Rodriguez August 30-8:30am Rosa Bautizta Sanchez Juan Ruiz/Maria Conception Ruiz September 1-11:00am Fr. Steve Gibbons September 2-5:00pm Community of St. Alice September 3-9:30am Irma Mondragon Rodrigues/Jose Mondragon Rangel

2 Pastor s Corner This weekend we hear two readings that show us the biblical foundations for the office of the pope. We hear Jesus declaring that Peter is the Rock on which he will build his ecclesia, his Church. Jesus came to establish a Church! And that Church is the One, holy, Catholic, and apostolic church which needs visible authority to maintain it. That s why Jesus also promises to give keys to the kingdom of heaven to Peter that can both bind and loose. The keys of the kingdom we see referenced in the passage from Isaiah. A king would give the keys of the kingdom to the royal steward, the second in command to the king. When the king was gone, the royal steward could make decisions on the king s behalf until he returned. On his uniform, the steward would have keys on his shoulder as a sign of his authority. Jesus, as the royal king of kings, by giving the keys to the kingdom to Peter, is making Peter his second-in-command, invested with His own authority until Jesus comes back at the end of time! Pretty amazing. Since Jesus intended his church to continue beyond Peter s lifetime, this office of steward, which we call the papacy, was handed on to another after Peter s death. The keys were handed on to the next person in his role, and when he died, the next, and so on until our present day they have been given to our holy Father Pope Francis. It s why the Vatican flag has keys on it! What does that authority look like? Well, to bind and to loose in Jewish times meant the ability to interpret halakha, or Jewish purity laws regarding sins. It also was the authority to expel members of the community for misconduct or reinstate them. Only the chief rabbis or the Sanhedrin could do these things, so Jesus is establishing Peter as the new high priest and teacher who can interpret the moral law and maintain order. This is important, because in matters of faith and morals, if there is an argument (as there often is throughout the church s history), the pope has the ability to settle disputes if he declares something definitively regarding faith and morals. The doctrine of papal infallibility was defined at the first Vatican council. This doesn t mean that everything the pope says is infallible, but only when he is speaking in his role as Peter in a solemn declaration (in an official document) regarding the faith or moral practice. As such, popes have typically not used this power very often. (a handful of times in the entirety of church history, e.g. defining the dogmas of the immaculate conception and assumption of Mary) Instead, popes have typically preferred to rely upon the ordinary magisterial process of declaring things in the context of church councils in union with all the bishops throughout the world. What if someone doesn t like the pope or what he says sometimes? Well, St. Catherine of Siena, one of my favorite saints, was not shy in telling the pope when he was making poor decisions (in her time, the pope was living in Avignon, France and neglecting the needs of Rome and the people). However, she would often say that the pope is The sweet Christ on earth and she meant it! She understood the scriptural meaning that the pope has been given the role of visible headship of the Church, with the authority of Christ until the second coming. She knew that the pope would make mistakes in his everyday life and she would correct him when needed (he is human after all), but that ultimately she owed him her love and respect even when she disagreed with him. It s something for us to reflect on and a good reminder when we need to correct anyone in our life, whether it be family, friend, priest, or pope do we see them as the sweet Christ on earth and love them into the truth? Or do we simply want to be right? Let s pray for our holy Father, that he may continue to be a good shepherd and rightly bind and loose for the good of the Church! God s Blessings, Fr. Mark POPE FRANCIS PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR AUGUST Universal: For artists That artists of our time, through their ingenuity, may help everyone discover the beauty of creation

3 St. Alice Events for the Week of August 27 through September Sunday 9:30am - Mass - English (Church) 10:30am - 11:30am Coffee & Donuts (Parish Center) 11:00am - 12:00pm Youth Group (Parish Center) 12:15pm - Mass Español (Church) 1:15pm - 3:00pm Coffee & Donuts (Courtyard) 2:00pm - DON FANDREM - 90th Birthday (Parish Center) 28. Monday 8:30am - Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion 9:00am - Morning Prayer - (Chapel) 6:30pm - Choir, Spanish 29. Tuesday 5:00pm - 5:45pm - Confessions 6:00pm - Mass English (Church) 6:30pm - Volunteer Appreciation Event (Parish Center) 7:00pm - Luz de Vida 30. Wednesday 8:00am - Rosary (Chapel) 8:30am - Daily Mass (Chapel) 9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel) 31. Thursday 8:00am - Rosary (Chapel) 8:30am - Daily Mass (Chapel) 9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel) 6:45pm - Choir, English (Church) 1. Friday 11:00am - Daily Mass (Chapel) 12:00pm - Eucharistic Adoration (Chapel) 5:00pm - Renacer con Jesus (Parish Center) 7:00pm - 8:00pm - Praise, Worship & Adoration 2. Saturday 12:00pm - Wedding: Anna Santiago and Manuel Pena 3:30pm - 4:30pm - Confessions (Church) 5:00pm - 6:00pm Mass - English (Church) 3. Sunday 9:30am - Mass - English (Church) 10:30am - 11:30am Coffee & Donuts (Parish Center) 12:15pm - Mass Español (Church) 1:15pm - 3:00pm Coffee & Donuts (Parish Center) 5:00pm - K of C Pot Luck Membership Drive Daily Readings For Mass 27. IS 22:19-23 PS 138:1-2, 2-3, 6, 8 ROM 11:33-36 MT 16: THES 1:1-5, 8B-10 PS 149:1B-2, 3-4, 5-6A AND 9B MT 23: THES 2:1-8 PS 139:1-3, 4-6 MK 6: THES 2:9-13 PS 139:7-8, 9-10, 11-12AB MT 23: THES 3:7-13 PS 90:3-5A, 12-13, 14 AND 17 MT 24: THES 4:1-8 PS 97:1 AND 2B, 5-6, 10, MT 25: THES 4:9-11 PS 98:1, 7-8, 9 MT 25: (See cover) *The Chapel is in the Education Center. ** See the calendar on for the most current happenings. Humanity needs hope in order to live and needs the Holy Spirit in order to hope. *Pope Francis Tweets* Pope Francis 4:30am - 24 Aug 2017 FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP Offertory Budget Over/Under AUGUST 5/6 Envelopes & egiving $8, $10, $2, Maintenance Fund $ $ $ Holy Day Offering $5.00 N/A N/A Ruth's Closet $ N/A N/A Maple School $ N/A N/A Speaker Fund $30.00 N/A N/A Poor Fund $0.00 $ $ AUGUST 12/13 Envelopes & egiving $10, $10, $ Maintenance Fund $ $ $61.16 Poor Fund $0.00 $ $ Bequest & Gifts $ N/A N/A Ruth's Closet $65.00 N/A N/A AUGUST 15 (Holy Day) Envelopes & egiving $ N/A N/A AUGUST 19/20 Envelopes & egiving $5, $10, $5, Maintenance Fund $76.00 $ $ Holy Day Offering $58.00 N/A N/A Poor Fund $0.00 $ $ AUGUST 26/27 Envelopes & egiving $10, Maintenance Fund $ Poor Fund $ Thank you for your stewardship (and thank you for using your envelopes & egiving)! STEWARDSHIP PLEDGE DRIVE It s time to turn in your Stewardship Envelopes! Please complete the forms inside, seal the envelope and drop it in a collection basket. Blank envelopes can be found in the vestibule! Thank you so much for your commitment to the St. Alice family! Adoration at St. Alice September 1st: Noon to 7:00 p.m. Education Center Chapel Sign up in the vestibule If you are someone who has been to Adoration in the past, please come again on September 1st. And invite a friend to come, too! MASS SCHEDULE CHANGE Daily Mass on Friday s has moved from 8:30am to 11:00am. Mass will be held in the chapel unless otherwise posted. Thank you for your understanding!

4 JESUS invites, Come, follow me. If you or someone you know is being drawn by Jesus to love and follow him more closely, then come join the St. Alice Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) where you can learn more about the Catholic faith, deepen your own personal faith and spiritual life, draw closer to brothers and sisters in Christ, and support one another in growing in God s love. Those who have not yet received the sacraments of initiation (baptism, first eucharist, and/or confirmation) will prepare for these sacraments through the RCIA, which begins Thursday, September 28 th from 6:45 to 8:30 p.m. in the Education Center. Please call Danielle at for more information. AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS Three AED devices have been installed at St. Alice; one in the vestibule of the church, one in the Parish Office, and one in the lobby of the Education Center. Please make yourself aware of their location. Training on their operation will be offered soon through the Safety & Security Committee. Contact Mike Whitney, staliceppc@archdpdx.org or at (541) for more information. Who s In My Parking Spot You may have a noticed a trailer located in the back parking lot. This trailer has been placed by St. Vincent de Paul Society to help us with the Campus-wide clean-up. As we designate items for donation, we are able to place them right in the trailer! So helpful! The trailer will be here for a few more weeks. Thanks for your understanding! CAMPUS CLEAN-UP Does your ministry store items at St. Alice? Maybe in the Education Center or in one of the many closets around campus? If so, it s time for some housekeeping! Please contact Christine in the Parish office so she can fill you in on the plans for sorting, purging, cleaning and organizing! Thanks so much for your help and understanding! CHURCH CLEAN-UP Hope everyone is having a great summer, the weather has been great and the fruits and vegetables have been fabulous. We will be starting up our monthly church clean-up in September. We will be cleaning on Saturday, September 9th from 9-11am. The group that will be cleaning will be the Greeters, we will meet in the church. All are welcome to come and participate. Just bring yourself and we will provide the rest. Many hands make light work. Together we can do great things for OUR church. Go to formed.org. Type in this parish code VVWGPT And enjoy full access to life changing content. Compliments of ST. ALICE CATHOLIC CHURCH. NEW OFFICE HOURS Effective immediately! Monday: 9am-4pm Tuesday: 1pm-4pm (please note later open time) Wednesday: 9am-4pm Thursday: 9am-4pm Friday: 9am-4pm Closed Daily for Lunch: 12pm-1pm NEW OFFICE HOURS EXPLAINED The Eucharist is the source and summit of our lives as Catholics. It is my firm belief that if we make the Eucharist the focus of our day, all our other ministries will bear much greater fruit not only in the community, but also in our own personal lives. To give witness to the importance of the Mass as a parish, we are adjusting our office hours so that we won t be open during mass thereby giving our staff the opportunity to attend Mass daily if they wish. It is a small but significant step to make Jesus our number one priority in everything.

5 School Supplies Needed For Maple Elementary: It s that time of year again for St. Alice to help Maple Elementary School. As you do your school shopping, remember our Maple students who are in need and pick up an extra ream of paper, pencils or glue sticks and put them in the boxes located at the back of the church marked Maple Elementary School by September 30th. Thank You! Backpack #2 Pencils 3 Ring Binder Crayons Box Of 24 Watercolor Set Elmer s Glue 8oz Box Colored Chalk Pink Eraser 24 Colored Pencils Facial Tissue Box Fine Tip Markers Pee Chee Box Broad Tip Markers School Box Spiral Notebook Ruler Wooden Or Plastic Basic Calculator Notebook Paper - 3/8 Zippered Binders Tablet Primary Spaced Large Pair Scissors (Sharp Point) Tennis Shoes (All Grades) New low-cost legal services program for immigrant families Catholic Community Services, in cooperation with Catholic Charities in Portland, now offers high-quality, affordable immigration legal services in Lane County. Help is available in English and Spanish. We are accepting cases for people who may be eligible to file a petition due to a qualifying family relationship, or who may be eligible for some other form of immigration relief, such as: having arrived undocumented in the US as a child (DACA), or having been the victim of certain types of violence or abuse. Assistance is also available for those who are seeking to become naturalized citizens. ILS does not provide legal defense for people who have been detained and/or who are involved in deportation proceedings. For more information call: Lise Colgan, , ext St. Alice Prayer Chain If you know anyone who is in need of prayer or if you would like to volunteer to be a member of the prayer wheel, we welcome you. Please contact Shirley by text or phone at , or sliberante@gmail.com Prayers for the Faithful David Dailey Brian Bowman David Denton Frances Jarvis George Winkles Julie Bolkan Kelly Kordon Kristin Drury Nita Hixson Todd Langdon Ron Graves Don Waggoner Francis Holmes Judy Mills Kamla & Patrick Raman Kent Mills Mike Deminio Sandy Schmidt Jesse Aguilar Thank You from Religious Ed. Youth St. Alice family you are always there when needed. Thank you all for you generosity in supporting St. Alice s religious education programs. September 22 24, 2017 St. Alice Rel. Ed. The supplies you have donated will be much appreciated by students and catechist. Peace, Love and Faith to you. Religious Education! Our Lady of Peace Retreat in Beaverton is hosting the fall Women s Silent Retreat, with Fr. Gregory Dick, O.Praem. The retreat theme is: Mary s Simple Messages to Our Modern World Are We Listening? The weekend begins with dinner on Friday evening and concludes after brunch on Sunday. For inquires or to register, please phone the retreat house at or sisters@olpretreat.org or Suggested donation is $150 for the weekend. Commuter rates available. You shop. Amazon gives St. Alice is now signed up as an eligible charity through the AmazonSmile program What happens when you log into smile.amazon.com? Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to St. Alice Catholic Church. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, and same services. To Set-up St. Alice Catholic Church as your charity of choice, type in St Alice Catholic Church following the word Supporting at the top left (in orange) Always shop through smile.amazon.com

6 Appreciation VOLUNTEER Dessert Celebration

7 St. Paul Parish School is in Need of Substitute Teachers If you are a teacher in grades K-8 with a current Oregon teaching license and would like to be a substitute teacher at St. Paul Parish School, please contact Kelly Hughes at khughes@saintpaulschool.org Marist Catholic High School 98% of Marist Catholic High School students graduate and go on to college. Contact our Admissions Office at (541) to learn more about our faith-based learning environment. VIDEO CAMERA INSTALLATION VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Parish volunteers installing the video cameras need more helpers. If you have a few hours a month in which you could donate your time to this project, please contact Shirley Liberante at (541) or at sliberante@gmail.com. No experience is necessary. Thank You From St Vincent de Paul I forgot to thank everyone in a timely manner for the gifts received at the July 29th and 30th 5th Sunday collection. We received just over $700 and as I have heard its never too late to say THANK YOU!! thanks again for your generosity. The business of helping those in need never ends and it our pleasure to help everyone that needs any kind of a hand up. Thank You so much. St. Alice Conference Does the Church care about young adults? YES!!! The Church wants to know what young adults have to say! This is your chance to share your story, your frustrations, your challenges, your joys, your wants and needs with the Archdiocese. Join Eugene Catholic Young Adults (ECYA - ages 21-39) to give your 2 cents to a representative from the Archdiocese, Thursday, Aug. 31 at 6:45pm at St. Mary's. For more information on ECYA meetings and events, contact: or eugeneyoungadults@gmail.com St. Benedict s Women s Retreat St. Benedict s Women s Retreat begins with 6 pm Friday, Sept 15th and ends with brunch on Sunday morning, Sept 17th. Speakers will be Peggy Hayward as well as Fr. Kieran Healy. Theme: Beyond Busyness. After being all things to all people, how do I discover myself? Cost for the retreat is $100 private room, $90 double. Send $30 deposit to register: North Bank Rd., McKenzie Bridge, OR For more info: (541) or web: sblodge.opwest.org AMERICAN HERITAGE GIRLS Are you interested in being a mentor to girls ages 5-18? You should consider joining the AHG leadership team! Your gifts are needed! Do you have a special girl in your life? You should invite her to join the new AHG troop starting now at St. Alice. Building women of integrity through Faith, Service and Fun! Contact Christine in the Parish Office for more information! Portland Catholic Women's Conference Ladies, please save the date: September 16th, 2017 for "Fiat: Making Mary's Yes Our Own". Spend a day with fellow faith-filled women learning about the myriad of national programs dedicated to creating and fostering a deeper relationship to Christ. Speakers Sonja Corbitt, author of Unleashed and Heather Renshaw, Blessed is She contributor, will inspire, empower, and equip us to respond to live out our authentic femininity within our community. Parish 2017/2018 Calendar The 2017/2018 Parish Calendar has been posted on the website covering events from August 2017 through July Some standing events may have been adjusted for Holy Day Masses or other special events. The staff did their best efforts to adjust any event affected by a scheduling issue. All ministries are encouraged to review the calendar to ensure they have the latest schedule. Any adjustments needed should be made through Kathy in the Parish Office. For ministries that haven t submitted event dates yet, you are encouraged to so by the end of August.

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