St. Francis Catholic Church & School

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1 The 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time - January 29, 2017 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 Jeananne Bloudek jeananne@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, January 30 12:05 pm Communion Service Chapel 1:30 pm Senior Study Group P.C. 7:00 pm Baptism Preparation Class Church Tuesday, January 31 10:00 am Liturgy Committee Meeting P.C. 12:05 pm Mass (Dorothy Sussman+) Chapel 7:00 pm RCIA P.C. 7:00 pm Cub Scout Pack Meeting Old Hall Wednesday, February 1 8:30 am School Mass (Arnold Mausser+) Church 9:00 am Quilting Old Hall 9:00 am Food Pantry/Clothes Closet Old Hall 5:00 pm Food Pantry/Clothes Closet Old Hall 5:00 pm Reconciliation Chapel 6:00 pm Mass (Brian Smole) Chapel 6:30 pm Middle School Youth Group P.C. 7:00 pm Combined Choir Rehearsal Church 7:00 pm Pastoral Council Meeting School 7:00 pm Quest P.C. Thursday, February 2 8:30 am Mass (Kathy Conrow) Chapel 9:00 am Food Pantry/Clothes Closet Old Hall 9:30 am Quest P.C. 7:00 pm Catholics Can Come Home P.C. Friday, February 3 8:30 am Mass (Go Hong & Julia+) Chapel Saturday, February 4 8:30 am Mass (Respect of All Human Life) Church 8:30 am K of C District Meeting P.C. 4:00 pm Reconciliation Chapel 5:30 pm Mass (Laurene Szylowicz+) Church Sunday, February 5 Knights of Columbus Breakfast Blood Pressure Screening 8:00 am Mass (Daniel Jr & Daniel Sr Gajewski+) Church 9:15 am Elementary Faith Formation School 9:45 am Rosary/Chaplet of Divine Mercy Chapel 10:30 am Mass (People of the Parish) Church 10:30 am Children s Liturgy of the Word P.C. 10:30 am Preschool Faith Formation P.C. 5:00 pm Mass (Brian Smole) Church 5:00 pm Hope Diner St Francis Team 4 Old Hall 5:00 pm Hope Shelter Old Hall Financial News Received Giving Target 1/21 & 1/22 $12, $12, Year to date $328, $384, Archdiocesan Loan Balance $152, Thank you to all of you who responded to Father s appeal in October to increase your weekly offering. Unfortunately, the recent inclement weather and Mass cancellations have cost the parish over $5000, more than eliminating the progress we had made. Would you consider reconciling your monthly offering to include the contributions that you would have provided had the weather cooperated? God Bless. Readers Ushers Servers Saturday 5:30 pm Mass Jill LaFave John Laughlin Noah LaFave Jerilyn Felton David Bonfiglio Mikko Rosal Grace Killinger Sunday 8:00 am Mass Gordon Stewart Mark Cowan Jeffrey Manning Mara Cowan Collin Borla Nolan Manning Andrew Manning Sunday 10:30 am Mass Chris Corrado Dennis Freiburg Sophie Johnson Lynette Koppel Next Sunday's Readings Isaiah 58:7-10 Psalm 112:4-5, 6-7, Corinthians 2:1-5 Matthew 5:13-16 Liturgical Ministers - February 4 & 5 Grace Johnson Kenneth Conrow Sunday 5:00 pm Mass Hank Becker Scott Volk Carmen Bartoletta Rachel Engstrom Augustine George Samantha Raleigh Drew Knickerbocker Coffee Social Hosts - February 5 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 Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. This weekend we encounter in our gospel reading from Matthew the familiar passage of the Beatitudes. Blessed are the poor, the meek, the lowly... As Jesus was teaching, undoubtedly, there were many that had gathered to listen to Him that were experiencing depths of poverty, poverty that ranges from monetary poverty to poverty of spirit and soul. There were those that were experiencing great loss and were mourning, mourning the freedoms that they did not have and that were not available to them, mourning the loss of loved ones There were also those that were striving to bring mercy, peace and justice into the world. There were those that were striving to live just lives and trying to treat others with justice to bring peace to those that have no peace. But, as we know they were not able to make the impact that they were seeking and may have thought, what is the point? As we hear the Beatitudes this weekend many of us find ourselves facing many of the same struggles. We too are often poor in many different ways. Maybe not always financially poor, but certainly emotionally or spiritually poor. Maybe we have lost someone that we have loved and are mourning, or maybe we are mourning the loss of an ideal or a certain chapter in our lives. Maybe we are seeking after peace, in our communities, our parish, our families, maybe in our own lives. Wherever we find ourselves today, the message that Jesus presents to us is clear. These struggles that we have and that we are enduring, will only last a short time. This is not the end, we are not bound to struggle with the issues forever. They will pass and in the end, we will be blessed, because our Lord Jesus promises something greater that is indeed on the way. But, I also want to add, we are blessed now! We are indeed following and living the life that our God has set before us. It will not be easy and our lives come with many struggles. But in the end, we are doing what is right and sometimes doing what is right, will not necessary bring us joy or comfort now. It will draw us to something that is eternal and nothing else on this earth can give us that. True peace and blessing only comes from our one true God, the true God that loves each one of us and calls us His own. Speaking of blessings... last weekend we were blessed as a parish to celebrate the First Reconciliation for our children that are preparing to receive the Body and Blood of Christ for the first time this coming May. Their sins were washed away and they are now one step closer to joining us at the Table of the Lord. Please be sure to keep them in prayer. I am also grateful for Fr. Ralph, OSB of Mt. Angel Abbey and Fr. Don Buxman and Fr. Arjie Garcia for helping out that afternoon and thanks to Ms. Violet Franco and Mrs. Laura Larsen for coordinating this event. Also keep our confirmation students, RCIA Candidates and Catechumens in prayer as they continue to prepare for the Sacraments of Initiation. Finally, I would like to take a moment to invite you all over to our St. Francis School open house this Sunday (today) January 29 after the 10:30 am Mass to check out our Parish School. I know that there are many of you that have not had the opportunity to see our awesome school facility and I would like to invite you to take a moment and come over this Sunday. Also, I want to especially invite those that may have school children or know of school children that might be interested in our school to come and check it out. I am proud to say that we have an awesome teaching staff that provides an excellent Catholic Education to our Children. We also have an awesome group of parents that grounds our school with a strong sense of community and they are waiting to welcome you to our parish school family! Have a blessed week!! Fr. James In the Spirit of St. Francis To Madeleine Clancy for laundering the altar linens for the month of December. To everyone who provided baby/toddler items and placed them under the Advent Giving Tree and filled the bassinet. To all who donated Box Tops to St Francis School for which the school received $ To Fr. Arjie Garcia, Fr. Don Buxman, Fr. Ralph Recker OSB, Carissa Raleigh, Monica Slegers, Tom Contreras and St. Francis School PSO for helping with First Reconcili- In the Spirit of St. Francis...THANK YOU! To the families of Joan Keefe and Gary Lynk for the beautiful flowers they left from their funerals. To everyone who helped with set-up, serving and clean-up and those who shared their delicious salads and desserts for both the Joan Keefe and Gary Lynk funeral luncheons. To Jerry Eaton for plowing the parking lot during the snow storm. 3

4 CATHOLICS CAN COME HOME Join us for faith, fellowship and food! Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. ALL Middle School students are invited! 8th Grade Students are invited to attend one of two Steubenville Information Meetings: January 29- Steubenville meeting 12-1pm or 4-5pm Have you been away from the Church but feel as if you are being called home? Were you raised as a Catholic but do not come to Mass or seldom come? Do you feel separated from the Church because you feel that you don t know what is going on? Are you thinking about rekindling your participation in the Catholic Church and your relationship with Jesus? We are here to welcome you home! Listening sessions are scheduled for February 2, 9, 16, 23, and March 2, and 9 in the parish center at 7:00 pm Call Linda at the parish office, linda@stfrancissherwood.org Parents and teens interested in Steubenville NW, plan on attending one of the scheduled informational meetings. SAVE THE DATE: NET Retreat February 17 & 18. More info coming soon! Contact Anna for more information or anna@stfrancissherwood.org January 29 Steubenville NW Info Meetings 12-1pm or 4-5pm Interested in going to Steubenville NW? Parents and teens plan on attending one of these meetings for more information. Youth interested in going must be currently in 8th through 12th grades. February 12 Youth Mass & Dinner 19 Tigard Bowl 26 Lenten Prayer stations SAVE THE DATE: Rise Up Rally March 11 First Reconciliation Congratulations to these children that received their First Reconciliation on January 21. Enrique Andrade Joshua Brockman Valentin Bucio Ava Choi Avery Contreras Ella Golda Gianna Grosso Lucy Hardy Karina Hernandez Avery Johnson Jaya McGregor Madison Mucha Lizzie Nanson Kayli Nicolet Ethan Potter Preston Raleigh Miguel Reynoso Nathan Sauer Travis Slegers Rian Waugh Joshua Barton Romeo Bucio Ariana Burgos Sophia Clouser Nicholas Fisher Kristen Greenfield Gianne Guevara Ryan Harman Ben Huber Luke Johnson Keagan McNeil Maddie Murphy Autumn Neal Sophia Plath Ricardo Perez Julian Reynoso Jacob Salon Liliana Silva Miah Swanson Brandon Will ALL High School Youth are invited to join us! Contact Ashley Ludwig with questions Ashley@stfrancissherwood.org Small Group Log In Information: Formed.org Parish Code: WGXFGH Select: Programs (along the top) Scroll down to: For Youth: Ydisciple Small Group Discipleship Scroll to find the first session: Follow Me 4

5 CALLING ALL WOMEN OF ST. FRANCIS This is your opportunity to join women of the parish who have similar interests and needs in the continuing development of our Catholic Faith. Yolanda McVicker will facilitate a group based on Jane Austen s work, Mansfield Park, exploring the Catholic teachings woven into the fabric of the novel. Linda Blackwood will facilitate an afternoon group exploring our Catholic beliefs and Tradition using approved sources. An evening group is also in the planning stages. Call the parish office for more information PRAYERFULLY CONSIDER JOINING ONE OF THESE GROUPS, OR GET YOUR FRIENDS TOGETHER AND FORM A PERSONALLY-TAILORED GROUP. Wherever two or three are gathered in My name, there I am in their midst. Care Ministry Fraud Prevention - Protecting Older Adults Thursday, February 2, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Sherwood Police Department, Community Room SW Borchers Drive Sherwood, OR Faith in Action and Elders in Action are offering a free class in collaboration with the Oregon Attorney General's Office. This class looks at common types of fraud committed against older adults, warning signs of fraudulent behavior, and how older adults can protect themselves against fraud. Space is limited, so RSVP soon! Please contact Lisa McGuigan at lisa.mcguigan@providence.org or Strong For Life Classes: Volunteers needed! Are you interested in helping seniors maintain health, balance, strength and stability? St. Francis is hoping to host Strong For Life classes, in conjunction with Providence Medical Center, and are looking for volunteers to help teach the class. This class is offered free to any adult age 60 and over in our community. Our target time and days would be Monday, Wednesday and Friday in the mid to late morning. Training and support is provided by Providence. Please contact Jennifer Mirek in the parish office to talk further about this wonderful opportunity to support our community's seniors with fellowship and healthy life skills. 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 Pantry Needs: Toilet paper, paper towels, laundry detergent, dish soap. 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 6 Hope Shelter guests for 1/22/17: 32 How to live Mercifully "Be just and fair in all you do.... No one ever loses by being generous, noble-hearted, and courteous" (St. Francis de Sales). Pope Benedict explained that there are three inseparable elements to being Catholic: 1. Proclaiming the word of God 2. Celebrating the sacraments 3. Exercising the ministry of charity (Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Est Caritas, 2005) (In other words, being Catholic means to believe; celebrate what you believe; act on what you believe and celebrate.) What is Charity? Saint Paul reminds us: So faith, hope, love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love (1 Cor 13:13). To be faithful to the meaning of the Gospel, love is best understood as selfless love felt by Christians for their fellow human being. Therefore, a more accurate translation of love would be charity. Love is Charity and Charity is a respect for others and a selfless love for others for no other reason than they are human. Pope Benedict later explained that the primary way of charity is justice, or, in Paul VI's words, the minimum measure of it. To desire the common good and strive towards it is a requirement of justice and charity. The more we strive to secure a common good corresponding to the real needs of our neighbors, the more effectively we love them (Caritas In Veritate, 2009, #6-7). Therefore, true mercy, the mercy God gives to us and teaches us, demands justice (Pope Francis) the institutional path, the political path, what is commonly known as social justice but is what the Catholic Church simply calls justice, the mature version of charity. Living mercifully with justice may not be easy. In our society that is marked by individualism, you may not be accepted. Jesus understands this. In the verses immediately preceding today s reading, after reading from Isaiah, Jesus sensed the crowd s incredulity, Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place (LK 4:24). How to live mercifully? Live a life marked by fairness and charity; generosity and courtesy (cf. St. Francis de Sales). Courtesy of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace. 5

6 St. Francis School Happy Catholic School s Week! The 3 rd grade has been busy getting ready to celebrate this special week in our school year! We met with our 2 nd Grade Prayer Buddies and wrote acrostic poems using the word Catholic. We also wrote letters to our parents thanking them for sending us to St. Francis! Each class decorated the window of the door into the classroom. 3 rd grade had the theme of Service. We each traced our hand print, cut it out and then wrote ways we serve others on the hand print. Mrs. Erwert put them up in the shape of a heart. Finally, we got our room ready for Open House! Catholic School s Week is always an exciting time. Each day we honor the people that make our school special. We are looking forward to getting spoiled by our teacher s on Monday. Then we have the chance to spoil them on Tuesday. Wednesday we will celebrate Mass with our Grandparents and special friends. We end the week by having lunch with our parents. We also thank all of you for all you do to support St. Francis School! In honor of World Marriage Day on February 12, a display will be set up in the Narthex celebrating this beautiful Sacrament. If you would like to be a part of the display, please bring in a COPY of your wedding photo into the Parish office with your name and wedding date written on the back. Deadline to submit photos is Monday, February 6. Stephen Ministry It s YOUR Ministry! Stephen Ministry is YOUR ministry. It is an important way we at St. Francis Church care for one another. If you are going through a difficult time, consider having a Stephen Minister. If you know someone else who is facing difficulties, suggest that they request a Stephen Minister. Make use of it. Stephen Ministry belongs to you! Catholic Corner May a person ever risk his own life or health? A person may risk his own life or health if there is a proportionately serious reason for example, to save the life of another person. St. Paul Family Catechism, 684 Next Week: Is transplantation of vital organs ever permitted? Sacramental News May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen Joan Keefe died on January 9. Her funeral was on January 14. Parishioner, Gary Lynk died on December 10. His funeral was on January 20. Respect Life "We are all sinners, of course, and the pro-life movement is a movement of converts from women who have had abortions... to men who have paid for abortions... to the doctors that have done abortions. The change of heart experienced by so many who are now defending life points to the love and forgiveness that are needed today... and which will eventually win the culture war." ~Shawn Carney, President, 40 Days for Life Sunday, January 22 Where All Are Welcomed and Loved With Mercy - Day 686 If our society were truly to appreciate the significance of children s emotional ties throughout the first years of life, it would no longer tolerate children growing up or parents having to struggle in situations which could not possibly nourish healthy growth. 6

7 Happening this Week: Announcements Liturgical Ministers are asked to contact the parish office by this Wednesday, February 1 with your nonavailability dates for the next period, March through May. This includes Ash Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday. Parish Announcements: There will be a Knights of Columbus breakfast and blood pressure screening after the morning Masses next Sunday, February 5. In honor of World Marriage Day on February 12, a display will be set up in the Narthex celebrating this beautiful Sacrament. If you would like to be a part of the display, please bring in a COPY of your wedding photo into the Parish office with your name and wedding date written on the back. The deadline to submit photos is Monday, February 6. The vendor has removed the paper recycling container near the old hall. To date, we have not located another vendor for this service. In previous years, paper recycling was a great fundraiser, however, this is no longer the case and we receive no funds for holding the container on our property. Please use other containers in the community or place the paper in your curbside recycling bin. Congratulations to St. Francis 7th & 8th Grade Girls for winning the CYO Volleyball City Championship for the 3rd year in a row! Way to go girls! Go Wolves! The Knights of Columbus and Respect Life Committee will be having Stations of the Cross for the Victims of Abortion: Fridays in the Month of January; Stations immediately follow the 8:30 am Mass at the memorial cross area on our parish property. Hope you will consider joining us in reparation for the lives lost to abortion. Please be sure to check the website and Facebook for Mass cancellations due to poor weather conditions. St. Francis Church and School go by the Sherwood and Tigard/Tualatin School Districts for closures and late starts when school is in session. This applies to the parish office, daily Mass and the school. Out of Parish: In the current Catholic Sentinel, hear formative moments in the life of one African-American Catholic in Oregon. See how Catholic schools in the state bucked the trend against segregation. Read news from schools all over western Oregon as Catholic Schools Week approaches. Find out why one Medford woman stays Catholic and pray over Archbishop Sample s column on Our Lady of Fatima. Discover how one parish makes sure it s church dinner is about more than making money. To see more stories any time, go to catholicsentinel.org. Join the Marian Missionaries of Divine Mercy for an inspiring Mercy & Mary Retreat, featuring bestselling author and speaker Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC. The retreat is at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Beaverton on February Retreat includes: five conferences with Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, all meals, daily Mass, Rosary, and Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Adoration and Benediction, book signing with Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, social hour hosted by the Marian Missionaries and much more! Last day to register is Tuesday, January 31. MARRIED COUPLES - Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. As we reflect upon the beatitudes, let us explore how to understand our spouse better by participating in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on February 17-19, at Mt. Angel Abbey or March 31 - April 2, at Powell Butte Retreat Center near Bend Oregon. For more information apply on-line at or call Additional dates and locations are listed on-line. 7

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