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1 The 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 30, 2016 St. Francis Catholic Church & School Mass Schedule SW Oregon St, Sherwood, OR stfrancissherwood.org Saturday Vigil 5:30 pm Sunday 8:00 am 10:30 am & 5:00 pm For daily Mass schedule see the Parish Calendar inside the bulletin. Sacrament of Reconciliation Wednesday 5:00-5:45 pm Saturday 4:00-5:00 pm and by appointment Perpetual Adoration 24 hours a day in the Chapel Parish Rosary 4th Thursday 7:00 pm Parish Mission Statement Jesus calls us to conversion and discipleship. Because we believe in Jesus, we the St. Francis Parish Family minister to each other and to the larger community in holiness and justice. Our celebration of the sacraments helps us to be Spirit-filled and challenges us to enable each person, each family and the parish and world communities to promote the kingdom of God every day. Pastoral and School Staff Administrator Fr. James Herrera frjamesherrera@gmail.com Pastoral Assistant Deacon Bill Bloudek bill@stfrancissherwood.org Parish Secretary Mimi Urmini church@stfrancissherwood.org Business Manager Sheila Polowicz sheila@stfrancissherwood.org Faith Formation Coordinator Violet Franco violet@stfrancissherwood.org High School Ashley Ludwig ashley@stfrancissherwood.org Care Ministry Coordinator Jennifer Mirek jennifer@stfrancissherwood.org Social Action/Middle School Anna Wilson anna@stfrancissherwood.org Music Coordinator Angele Rogers church@stfrancissherwood.org Adult Faith Formation & RCIA Linda Blackwood linda@stfrancissherwood.org Wedding & Rental Coordinator Susan Ludwig touch.of.love@comcast.net Maintenance Dave Cookson church@stfrancissherwood.org School Principal Kimberly Fadden kimberly.fadden@stfrancissherwoodschool.org School Secretary Gretchen Brown gretchen.brown@stfrancissherwoodschool.org 1

2 Parish Calendar Monday, October 31 12:05 pm Communion Service Chapel 1:30 pm Senior Study Group P.C. Tuesday, November 1 All Saints Day 8:30 am School Mass (In Thanksgiving) Church 7:00 pm Mass (Marty Bleau+) Church 8:00 pm RCIA P.C. Wednesday, November 2 All Souls Day 9:00 am Quilting Old Hall 9:00 am Food Pantry/Clothes Closet Old Hall 5:00 pm Food Pantry/Clothes Closet Old Hall 6:30 pm Middle School Youth Group P.C. 7:00 pm Mass of Remembrance Church Thursday, November 3 8:30 am Mass (Robert Fulks+) Chapel 9:00 am Food Pantry/Clothes Closet Old Hall 9:30 am Quest P.C. Friday, November 4 8:30 am Mass (Fr Tom Williams, SJ) Chapel Saturday, November 5 8:30 am Mass (Adolph Nebel+) Chapel 4:00 pm Reconciliation Chapel 5:30 pm Mass (James Souki+) Church Sunday, November 6 Knights of Columbus Breakfast Blood Pressure Screening 8:00 am Mass (People of the Parish) Church 9:15 am Elementary Faith Formation School 9:45 am Rosary/Chaplet of Divine Mercy Chapel 10:30 am Preschool Faith Formation School 10:30 am Children s Liturgy of the Word P.C. 10:30 am Mass (Kathryn Bosse+) Church 12:00 pm 1st Reconciliation Parent/Child Class Church 5:00 pm Hope Diner St Francis Team 5 Old Hall 5:00 pm Hope Shelter Old Hall 5:00 pm Mass (Meta Conkling+) Church Readers Ushers Servers Tuesday 7:00 pm Mass All Saints Day Jerilyn Felton Jeff Dennison Stephanie Killinger Tricia Killinger Joe Corello Grace Killinger Meghan Killinger Wednesday 7:00 pm Mass All Souls Day Jeanne Corello Jerry Grondin Saturday 5:30 pm Mass Kelly Beemer John Laughlin Antoinette Reyna Denny Devlin Hank Becker Kay Beemer Matthew Zapodeanu Sunday 8:00 am Mass Steve Holthouse Kevin Moore Hayden Smith Geoff Horning Collin Borla Samuel Cowan Angelina Miller Sunday 10:30 am Mass Adolf Eppich KC Wilson Isabella Monroe Danielle Coughran Next Sunday's Readings 2 Maccabees 7:1-2, 9-14 Psalm 17:1, 5-6, 8, 15 2 Thessalonians 2:16-3:5 Luke 20:27-38 Liturgical Ministers - November 1 & 2 November 5 & 6 Drew Knickerbocker Kenneth Conrow Sunday 5:00 pm Mass Allen George Giovi Paras Oliver Fisher Irene George Augustine George Allie Karsseboom Jonah Raleigh Financial News Received Giving Target 10/22 & 10/23 $9, $12, Year to date $ 183, $217, Archdiocesan Loan Balance $167, Coffee Social Hosts - November 6 No Coffee Social Knights of Columbus Breakfast If you are unavailable for your scheduled time, please find a replacement Minister or Coffee Host. 2

3 From the desk of Father James I want to first begin by thanking everyone that worked so hard to put on an amazing school auction this past Saturday, October. 22. It was truly an amazing evening. Everything came together beautifully. Thank you to Michael Corella and Jasmine Utberg for leading their amazing crew in making this possible. This was one of the most successful auctions that our school has had. We had just about 200 in attendance and we raised just over $180,000!! This will indeed help our school tremendously in the year to come. We will have a more complete breakdown of the auction results in the next bulletin. We also had a number of tables with people from the parish in attendance, including 2 tables that were sponsored by our own Knights of Columbus Council. Many of our parishioners that attended the auction for the first time were blown away by the event. Maybe you might be interested in attending next year? Stay tuned, I must say that it is one of the best parties of the year, never too early to start thinking about Shifting gears, I want to take a moment to invite you to two upcoming celebrations that we will have this coming week. On Tuesday, November 1, we celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints Day. This is a Holy Day of Obligation in which we remember all the holy men and women that have contributed to the life of the Church. We often celebrate particular saints by name throughout the Liturgical Year, but there is no way to remember all of them. Hence we have this one day in the Church year in which all the saints are remembered. You can join the St. Francis School kids for Mass at 8:30 am or you can come at 7:00 pm in the evening. On Wednesday, November 2, we celebrate the Feast of All Souls. While this is not a Holy Day of Obligation, it is a wonderful time to gather with our community to remember those that have passed away and to implore God to have mercy on their souls. Please plan to attend Mass at 7:00 pm in the Church. There will be NO morning Mass and NO confessions that evening, we will only have the one 7:00 pm Mass. Envelopes are available around the church for remembering the souls of the dead during the month of November. These envelopes will be present at all Masses during the month. In the Spirit of St. Francis To Kristie Greenslitt for making beautiful rosary used to hand out in the chapel. To Carlotta Delos Reyes and Amy Cookson for the flowers for the church. To the Kindergarteners for cleaning the pews in the church. To Terry and Carol Miller for helping with the Communion Services while Deacon Bill was on vacation. In the Spirit of St. Francis...THANK YOU! How to Pray the Rosary The use of beads or knotted ropes to count large numbers of prayers comes from the earliest days of Christianity, but the rosary as we know it today emerged in the second thousand years of Church history. St. Pope John Paul II introduced the Luminous Mysteries in Traditionally, the rosary is divided into three sets of mysteries: Joyful - Monday, Saturday and Sundays during Advent; Sorrowful - Tuesday, Friday, and Sundays during Lent; Glorious - (Wednesday and Sundays from Easter until Advent). Luminous - Thursdays 3

4 St. Francis Catholic Church Liturgical Ministries Announces THE GATHERING OF LECTORS When: Where: Who: Middle School 6:30 pm Parish Center youth room YOU! Are you in middle school? Do you ever wonder what it means to live out Jesus callings in your rad life as a middle schooler? There is a place for you to do that! Middle School youth group meets on Wednesday nights in the Parish Center from 6:30 pm 8:00 pm. It s an awesome place to meet friends and learn about our faith as Catholics. Hope to see you there! Saturday, October 29 or Sunday, October 30 after each Mass in the church or Thursday, November 3 at 7:00 pm in the church PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND ONE OF THESE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES Pray with your fellow lectors Connect names with faces Update your skills linda@stfrancissherwood.org The Month of the Holy Rosary By Scott P. Richert for Catholicism.about.com High School Small discipleship mentors are currently being trained! Please contact Ashley Ludwig if you would like to join a small discipleship group. Groups will meet 2-4x per month Times can be flexible based on your group needs November: 11th bake pies (8:00 am 4:30 pm) 12th & 13th sell pies after Masses 13th Youth Mass and dinner (choir practices at 3:30 pm, Mass at 5:00 pm, dinner 6:00 pm 7:15 pm) *The Portland Archdiocesan Youth Conferences in Seaside, OR has been cancelled 18th Winter Jam at Moda Center Christian music concert (4:00 pm midnight) As fall descends on the Northern Hemisphere, the Catholic liturgical year draws to a close. In the traditional calendar, many of the feasts between mid-september and the First Sunday in Advent make reference to conflicts between Christianity and Islam, and great victories in battles in which the Church-and, more broadly, Christendom-was threatened. The memory of these events turns our thoughts to the end times, when the Church will undergo trials and tribulations before the return of Christ the King. It may not be obvious how dedicating October to the Holy Rosary fits into this pattern. But the rosary and, more specifically, Our Lady of the Rosary is credited with victory in a number of the battles that those feasts celebrate. Chief among these is the Battle of Lepanto (October 7, 1571), in which a Christian fleet defeated a superior Ottoman Muslim fleet and stopped the westward expansion of Islam in the Mediterranean. In honor of the victory, Pope Pius V instituted the Feast of Our Lady of Victory, which is still celebrated today as the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary (October 7). And, in 1883, when Pope Leo XIII officially dedicated the month of October to the Holy Rosary, he made reference to the battle and the feast. The best way to celebrate the Month of the Holy Rosary is, of course, to pray the rosary daily. 4

5 Care Ministry St. Francis Honored at Neighbor 2 Neighbor Day Kickoff Community Connection s & Faith in Action s (CCFIA) Neighbor 2 Neighbor Day on Saturday October 1 was a big success. 135 local volunteers from faith communities, Sherwood Rotary, the YMCA and Sherwood High School came together to serve 35 homes of older adults. During the kickoff to Neighbor 2 Neighbor Day we celebrated with Kathy Watson, manager of CCFIA, the 15th Anniversary of Faith in Action in Sherwood. She recognized the Sherwood Visionaries who in 2001 came together to form an assistance program for adults, 60 years and over, with aging and health issues. St. Francis was one of four churches who started Faith in Action in 2001, with four members actively involved on the Faith in Action Board (Frances Jewell, Arlene Voelker, Betty Couch and Barbara Booth). Kathy Watson publicly recognized the important impact these ladies had on home services for older adults in Sherwood, with Frances Jewell being a special guest at the kickoff. Fifteen years later, this program continues today by helping older adults with transportation and some light yard work or maintenance, so adults can thrive in their own homes and local communities. St. Francis Church recently joined the CCFIA Coalition, which encompasses faith communities, businesses and industry partners in Newberg, Sherwood and King City. We look forward to many more years of collaboration with CCFIA, working with community groups to better serve the needs of older adults in the local area. If you would like more information about CCFIA s services or would like to volunteer as a transportation driver, to do light housework, or to help with the next Neighbor 2 Neighbor Day on May 13, 2017, please contact Jennifer Mirek in the parish office. Anna Wilson Old Hall anna@stfrancissherwood.org Food Pantry Hours: Wed & Thur 9:00 am 11:00 am and Wed 5:00 pm 7:00 pm FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: Paper shopping bags, Canned tuna, canned soup, toilet paper, paper towels, peanut butter, cereal, rice, beans. VOLUNTEER NEEDS: We are in need of volunteers for the Hope Shelter starting Sunday, November 6. For more information see below or contact Anna Wilson. HOPE DINER: A place for people hungry for food and friendship, Sundays - 5:00 pm at the Old Hall. All are welcome. Hosts: St Francis Team 2 We are still in need of volunteers for the Hope Shelter. There are many aspects of this ministry for an individual or family to get involved with! If you are interested please contact Anna Wilson (contact information is listed above). As the weather turns colder and coffee orders change from iced to piping hot, needs for the vulnerable in our community are also changing. As we transition into fall and winter we are in need of warmer clothes to provide at the Hope Shelter and the Food Pantry clothing closet. We would love to take your gently used jackets, boots, warm shirts, pants, water proof clothing, etc. We would also love donations of new socks, underwear, hygiene products (soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, feminine hygiene products). Our guests often also need sleeping bags, tarps, tents, backpacks. Please bring donations to the old hall during pantry hours or to Anna Wilson in the church office. 5

6 Autumn in New York Thank you to everyone who helped make this year s auction a huge success. It is humbling to see what people can do when they come together to fulfill God s work. As we continue along this journey together each step builds routine, school tradition, and most importantly, school spirit and friendships to last us a lifetime. Your support allows us to continue to deliver a strong Catholic education at St. Francis for our students. St. Francis Parish has taken on a noble, gospel-serving ministry these past thirteen years. We are very grateful for your continued support and are truly blessed. Raffle News The raffle sales period has ended and we had a Fantastic year! We sold 3980 tickets and raised $16,853. Thank you to Tigard Vision Center and Lake Oswego Dermatology Group for sponsoring the printing of the raffle tickets. Congratulations Raffle Prize Winners!!! St. Francis School Grand Prize $1500 Cash: Katie Smith sold by 7 th grader Hayden Second Prize Microsoft Surface Pro 4: Ward Duncan sold by 7 th grader Carmela Third Prize Lil Tex Pro Traeger Grill: Rachel Hamlyn sold by 5 th grader Evan Be sure to like St Francis Catholic Church on Facebook! Follow St Francis Catholic Church on Pinterest. Visit stfrancissherwood.org for information on upcoming events, ministry happenings and many Catholic resources for all ages. Sacramental News May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen Parishioner, Bonnie Mathews died on October 10. Her funeral was on October 21. Catholic Corner Does rape or incest justify abortion? No, abortion is never justified, no matter what the cause of the child s conception. St. Paul Family Catechism, 672 Next Week: What is indirect abortion? Respect Life "The concerns for nonviolence, sustainable development, justice and peace, and care for our environment are of vital importance for humanity. They cannot, however, be understood apart from a profound reflection upon the innate dignity of every human life from conception to natural death: a dignity conferred by God Himself and thus inviolable." ~ Pope Benedict XVI, Sydney, Australia, July 17, 2008 Sunday, October 30 Where All Are Welcomed and Loved With Mercy - Day 595 Pure water is the world s first and foremost medicine. Slovakian Proverb 6

7 Happening This Week: Announcements Registration for the Saint Francis CYO 2016 / 2017 basketball season is officially open! To register go to Please note that the early registration discount runs through Monday, October 31. Contact Brendan O'Connor at brendan02@gmail.com with questions. Looking forward to another great season of basketball - Go Wolves! All Lectors are asked to participate in a Workshop this Saturday, October 29 or Sunday, October 30 after each Mass, or Thursday, November 3 at 7:00 pm. The workshops will take place in the church. Choose the time that best accommodates your schedule. Tuesday, November 1 is All Saints Day. It is a Holy Day of Obligation. Mass will be at 8:30 am and 7:00 pm. Plan on attending Mass on the Feast of All Souls, Wednesday, November 2 at 7:00 pm. At St. Francis we have a tradition of remembering in a special way those that have died this past year at the All Souls Day Mass. Liturgical Ministers are asked to contact the parish office before Wednesday, November 2 with your nonavailability dates for the next period, December 3 through February 26, including December 8, Feast day of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary 7:00 pm Mass; 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm Christmas Eve Masses, Midnight Mass, 9:30 am Christmas Mass; regular weekend Mass times for New Years Eve and New Years Day. Parish Announcements: There will be a Knights of Columbus breakfast and blood pressure screening after the morning Masses next Sunday, November 6. Next weekend, November 5 & 6, will be the Collection for Archdiocese for Military Services (AMS). The AMS relies solely on private donors in support of its mission, Serving those who serve. Envelopes can be found in the narthex and the church entrances. All are invited to a Holy Hour on the eve of the elections, Monday November 7 at 7:00 pm, being held in the church and hosted by Deacon Bill and the Respect Life Ministry. The holy hour will include Benediction and Adoration, readings, a reflection by Deacon Bill, recitation of the Rosary, Chaplet of Divine Mercy, a sung Litany, hymns and other prayers for our nation's elections. Come join us as we can lift our prayers to Our Almighty God, the Giver of All Gifts and the Great Consoler! There will be an Usher workshop after all Masses the weekend of November 12 & 13. This will give us an opportunity to refresh our skills and pray together. The Fall Pie Sale will be November 12 and 13 after all Masses. The Holy Rollers are in need of apples and berries. Volunteers are needed to help bake pies on Friday, November 11. If you would like to help, please come to the parish kitchen at 8:00 am and stay as long as you are able. Thank you! Correction to last weekend s bulletin: the Eucharist Minister training will be the weekend of November 19 & 20 after all the Masses. Blood Pressure Screening ministry is looking for volunteers with medical backgrounds to help with monthly screenings after the morning Masses. If interested, please contact Jennifer Mirek in the parish office. Out of Parish: Come and rejuvenate your family, your faith and meet other families. We have a choice to create a better relationship within our family and Couples for Christ invites you to take part in the one day Family Enrichment Retreat at St Anthony Parish is Tigard on Saturday, November 5 from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. There is no fee for the retreat, however, registration is required. For details, please check the website cfcoregon.org or contact Manny Manahan at or m4manny@rocketmail.com. 7

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