4 SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 22, 2013

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1 4 SUNDAY OF ADVENT December 22, 2013 SAINT MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL CHURCH 424 SW Mill Street + Portland, OR Office Fax Newman Center dal 1894,la parrocchia nazionale italiana di Portland...nel cuore della città. EUCHARIST Monday - Friday at 12:05 p.m. Saturday Vigil at 4:30 p.m OTHER Sunday at 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. Indonesian Mass on e Third Sunday at 2:00 p.m. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday rough Friday at 11:30 a.m. Saturday 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. BAPTISM, MATRIMONY, ANOINTING OF THE SICK Please contact Parish Office for assiance wi baptism, confirmation, marriage and anointing of e sick. OFFICE HOURS Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to Noon 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. PARISH WEBSITE FATHER JAMES MAYO, PASTOR Paor@michaelportland.org STAFF DEACON CHUCK AMSBERRY, PASTORAL ASSOCIATE PaoralAssociate@michaelportland.org FATHER MAXIMO STOCK, CAMPUS MINISTER CampusMinier@michaelportland.org CHRISTINA SELF, MUSIC COORDINATOR MusicCoordinator@michaelportland.org JERRI SCHULTZ, OFFICE MANAGER OfficeManager@michaelportland.org ROSEMARY RETTIG, SOCIAL SERVICES SocialServices@michaelportland.org MARY PETRY, BOOKKEEPER Bookkeeper@michaelportland.org

2 THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH nd SUNDAY DECEMBER 22 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Masses at 8:30, 10:00 & Noon 1:00 P.M. DECORATE CHURCH MONDAY rd DECEMBER 23 ADVENT DAY 11:30 A.M. Confessions and Daily Mass Readings Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24/Luke 1:57-66 TUESDAY DECEMBER 24 - CHRISTMAS EVE 5:00 P.M. FAMILY CHRISTMAS MASS 10:00 P.M. MIDNIGHT CHRISTMAS MASS WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 25 SOLEMNIITY OF CHRISTMAS 8:30 A.M. MASS AT DAWN 10:00 A.M. MASS DURING THE DAY 12:00 P.M. MASS DURING THE DAY Parish Offices Closed THURSDAY DECEMBER 26 SAINT STEPHEN THE FIRST MARTYR 11:30 A.M. Confessions and Holy Day Mass Readings Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59 & Matew 10:17-22 Parish Offices Closed FRIDAY DECEMBER 27 SAINT JOHN THE EVANGELIST 11:30 A.M. Confessions & Daily Mass Readings 1 John 1:1-4 & John 20:1a, 2-8 SATURDAY DECEMBER 28 THE HOLY INNOCENTS 3:45 P.M. Confessions 4:30 P.M. Sunday Vigil Mass Readings 1 John 5-2:2 & Matew 2:13-18 SUNDAY Readings DECEMBER 29 HOLY FAMILY Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14, Colossians 3:12-21 & Matew 2:13-15, PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Saint Michael e Archangel Parish, located in e heart of Downtown Portland's University Dirict, is a welcoming community of Roman Caolic faiful. This Italian National Parish sacramentally proclaims e Gospel of Jesus Chri rough a commitment to Evangelization, Education and e Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy. MASS INTENTIONS Day Presider Mass Intention Sun. P. Mayo +Zacarias & +Juana Lagasca Sun. P. Ignatius +Michael Kearns Sun. P. Mayo Pro Populo Mon. P. Ignatius +Mariella M. Gamolo Tue. P. Mayo Pro Populo P. Mayo Bona & Bonaventure Oh Family Wed. P. Mayo Parish Benefactors P. Mayo Fr. Mayo s Parents P. Maximo All Souls in Purgatory Thu. P. Francis Stephen Chang-Seop Oh Fri. P. Ignatius John Ha-Sung Pak Sat. P. Mayo +Elsie Feely Sun. P. Mayo Pro Populo Sun. P. Mayo +Jose & +Ramon Luis Zialcita Sun. P. Ignatius +John B. Chan Call if you would like a Mass celebrated for your or someone else s intentions. VOTIVE CANDLES +Marian Avena +Pat Budahl +Teresa Burgess +Betty Captein +Elizabe Feely +Ede Gaul +Theresa Hebrank +Maybelle Macdonald +John & +Tracy Rafter +Phyllis Rolison +Dirce & +Nohad Toulan +Coleta Ro +Walter Wilson +Louis Iorio Joachim & Anne Chung Family Agaa Sonu Family Juliana & John Pak Family Patricia Yum Su & Luke Moran Family Isabella Paik Family Maria Youn Lenoir Family James Joseph Mountain Success of e Building Project Altar Guild Members Living & Deceased +Frank & +Margerite Terraglio Murty Family - Living & Deceased Call if you would like a 6 day Votive Candle lighted. Should you be reading over ese names, it would be an act of great charity to commend ese people and needs to e Lord who hears all our prayers. The individuals and families would be grateful!

3 NORA SCHRECK, PRAYER MINISTRY If you have a need for which you d like prayer, please Nora at e address above. She and her prayer partners love praying for you! FINANCE NEWS You can donate to St. Michael e Archangel Caolic Church using your credit or debit card! Regier as a member, en make your transaction. You can contribute to e parish general fund, e capital campaign, e flower fund, &/or e poor. You can even set up a recurring schedule for donations, if you wish. Weekend of December 14 & 15 Received Budgeted La Sunday $6,878.39* $6, La Week $ $ Year to date $144, $148, *Includes ACH, E-giving, Holy Day, & Early Chrimas Donations For e Poor $ $1, Candles $ $ Flowers $ $ We are so grateful for your continued, generous support of our parish is pa year. Remember at at e end of e year, you can help us wi larger gifts if you consult your tax person. Thank you. WE ARE JUST TOO SMALL, TOO POOR... Sometimes ose of us on e Building Project Team hear words from parishioners and friends at we cannot do it we can never raise e millions we need to keep our church anding and beautiful. Faer Mayo and all on e Team believe we can do ju about anying we commit to do, believe in and are willing to sacrifice for particularly if we do it as a parish community made up of all kinds of people and all kinds of gifts. This video from TED Talk is mo wonderful. Please view it and ask yourself wheer our parish can take care of its buildings mo importantly when YOU help. how_to_build_wi_clay_and_community.html CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE DECEMBER 22, 4 Sunday of Advent 1:00 P.M. Decorate Parish Church DECEMBER 24, Chrimas Eve 5:00 P.M. Chrimas Eve, "Family Mass" wi Children's Choir & Blessing of e Bambinelli 10:00 P.M. Chrimas Eve, "Midnight "Mass" NEW WEBSITE We ve a new website which our Communications Group has worked hard to create go visit it and let us know what you ink! DECEMBER 25, Chrimas Day 8:30 A.M. Chrimas Day, Chrimas Mass at Dawn 10:00 A.M. Chrimas Day, Chrimas Mass During e Day 12:00 P.M. Chrimas Day, Chrimas Mass During e Day JANUARY 1, New Year's Day 10:00 A.M. Holy Day Mass

4 Remembering END our OF THE Roots, YEAR Reoring GIFTS our Heart The end TO of BUILDING e year is PROJECT a time for clearing OR PARISH out e old and bringing in e new. You can help us reore our church The chance and to build give new a tax-exempt community gifts services for 2013 by donating (which may an benefit unwanted you vehicle, in terms jewelry, of having or ocks. pay For less more taxes information and which will on participating really help our in e parish!) capital campaign contact Lisa ends on December 31. M. Hatten, our Campaign Consultant at (503) Please talk to your tax person, or call e parish. There are many options for you to consider...and you don t have to have a lot of money to benefit from making a donation! Cash gifts You can make out a check to St. Michael e Archangel. Stock gifts In making a gift of ock you may be eligible for a tax benefit. Memorial gifts These honor loved ones, living or deceased.. Matching gifts Many companies match or even double your charity. DECEASED CLERGY MONDAY Faer James Brady, CSAC 2005 TUESDAY Faer Arur J. Sullivan 1959 THURSDAY Faer James Hallqui, OFM 1979 Faer Joseph Gebhardt 2000 FRIDAY Faer John Ryan, OP 1980 CHRISTMAS FLOWERS Donations for Chrimas flowers have been given in memory/in honor of e following: Planned gifts You can make a beque in your will or tru. IRA Rollover A charitable rollover from your IRA may be a convenient way to make a gift to e parish. We are a tax-exempt initution and lied in e Official Caolic Directory under e Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Beques, etc., are deductible for federal eate and gift tax purposes. Please call e Campaign Office of e parish for assiance wi a donation or for more information at Ask for Lisa Hatten. SOCIAL SERVICES BALESTRA HALL KITCHEN is requeing gently used hot pad holders and kitchen towels: Do you have any to donate? FOOD BOX PANTRY NEEDS: Progresso-yle canned soups, chili, and small jars of jam, which brightens up e nourishing but andard fare. Thank you for your participation and prayers. Joseph & Helen BeLusko John & Gilda Roberti Jim & Louise Mountain Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Babal Mr. & Mrs. Joe Sabado Marie Fritz Chriine Shuback Evelyn & James Hearn Johanna & Thomas Cushing Abel Archer James Chasse Reuben Limon Bob Spring Jean Scanlon Deacon John Ries Tena & Frank Merelli Antonio, Nancy & Jack Fazio Giuseppe & Mary Ponta Patricia Standerfer In Thanksgiving Delaine & Fred Rossmiller Wendy Sharp Florence Inker Robert Wilkins Jim Schreck Violet Korpi PARISH NEWS PARISH OFFICE CLOSED ON DECEMBER 25 & 26: In celebration of e Chrimas holiday, e office will close 3 P.M. Tuesday, December 24, & reopen 8:30 A.M. Friday, December 27.

5 BECOMING CATHOLIC, CONFIRMED, LEARNING MORE ABOUT CATHOLICISM: RCIA (Rite of Chriian Initiation of Adults) meets Wednesdays at 6:30 P.M. in e rectory ring bell. Contact Deacon Chuck for more information. We will not meet on December 25 or January 1. The weekly gaerings will resume after e new year on January 8. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION AND HOLY HOUR CHANGES: No Tuesday Adoration on December 24, but will on e 31. No Holy Hour on January 1. It is transferred to January 8. Thank you for underanding. BAMBINELLI: Families attending e 5:00 P.M. Vigil Mass on Chrimas Eve are invited to bring e Jesus figurines (in Italian, Bambinelli ) from eir home crèche set to be blessed after Communion. Chrimas Eve Masses on Tuesday, December 24, are: 5:00 PM Family Mass wi Children s Choir & 10:00 PM Midnight Mass. CAMPUS MINISTRY if she knows e way to Belehem. Cranky Befana is too busy sweeping and is of no help, so ey travel on eir way. A little boy encourages e old woman to join e search for e Baby King who has come to change e world. She decides to follow but fir bakes cookies, cakes, and candies to bring as her gift, and sweeps her house clean. La Befana has to run to catch up and soon tires. The night sky is suddenly filled wi angels singing about a night of miracles. She rises to her feet and runs, crying out to e angels to help her find her way to Belehem. Miraculously she begins running rough e night sky. She never found Him, but every year on e Fea of e Three Kings, La Befana runs rough e night sky. She brings gifts to children and sweeps eir rooms clean, in hopes at one of em might be e Baby King of Belehem. The annual Fea della Befana presented by Amici d Italia and e Tuscan Association of Oregon is Sunday, January 5, 2014, in Balera Hall, begining at 2:30pm and is open to children 3 to 10 years old. La Befana will give out gifts to e children as she passes rough on her journey to find e Chri Child. Children MUST be pre-regiered to participate in e fun and is limited to 50 children. Please contact Frank Palandrani at or pffrank@msn.com or Kerry-Lynne Demarinis Brown at or difamiglia@aol.com. Newman Center is Closed until January 6 We Need Good Cooks! The Newman Center hos e annual Fragua Course for udents intereed in discovering more about e Caolic fai. The course consis of dinner, a presentation of e night s topic, and sharing afterward. Dinners will be on Tuesday nights arting January 14 and continue rough to Spring Break. If you are intereed in cooking or lending a hand let us know! Call or leave a message at (503) LA BEFANA As legend has it, La Befana is a cranky, old woman who sweeps her home and walkway all day. One night as she tries to sleep, a bright light floods her bedroom a bright ar in e night sky. The next morning, a glorious procession of camels, horses, elephants, and ree kings op at her door to inquire TAX ON YOUR IRA??? Avoid Paying Tax on Your IRA Did you know at e law allows ose who are 70½ years of age to make special gift to charity rough eir IRA and avoid e tax on e IRA diribution? If you have a taxable diribution from an IRA in 2013, you can avoid taxes on e diribution by making a charitable gift directly to St. Michael s. The law allows you to transfer up to $100,000 per year directly to a qualified charity of your choice and pay no tax. Take advantage of is opportunity by making a donation directly to St Michael The Archangel Caolic Church, St Michael's Capital Campaign, or any of our oer miniries here at e parish. Please contact your IRA fund manager to schedule e direct contribution or contact our business office for furer information at