SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING November 24, 2013

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1 SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING November 24, 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 assistance 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 Pastor@stmichaelportland.org STAFF DEACON CHUCK AMSBERRY, PASTORAL ASSOCIATE PastoralAssociate@stmichaelportland.org FATHER MAXIMO STOCK, CAMPUS MINISTER CampusMinister@stmichaelportland.org CHRISTINA SELF, MUSIC COORDINATOR MusicCoordinator@stmichaelportland.org JERRI SCHULTZ, OFFICE MANAGER OfficeManager@stmichaelportland.org ROSEMARY RETTIG, SOCIAL SERVICES SocialServices@stmichaelportland.org MARY PETRY, BOOKKEEPER Bookkeeper@stmichaelportland.org

2 THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH SUNDAY NOVEMBER 24 SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING Masses at 8:30, 10:00 & Noon MONDAY NOVEMBER t h 25 SAINT CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA 11:30 A.M. Confessions and Daily Mass Readings Daniel 1:1-20 & Luke 21:1-4 TUESDAY NOVEMBER 26 FERIAL DAY 11:00 A.M. Eucharistic Adoration 11:30 A.M. Confessions & Daily Mass Readings Daniel 2:31-45 & Luke 21:5-11 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 27 FERIAL DAY 11:30 A.M. Confessions & Daily Mass 6:30 P.M. RCIA Gaering 7:00 P.M. Bible Study Readings Daniel 5:1-29 & Luke 21:12-19 THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28 THANKSGIVING DAY Parish Offices Closed 10:00 A.M. THANKSGIVING DAY MASS st Readings Sirach 50:22-24, 1 Corinians 1:3-9 & Luke 17:11-19 FRIDAY NOVEMBER 29 FERIAL DAY Parish Offices Closed 11:30 A.M. Confessions & Daily Mass Readings Daniel 7:2-4 & Luke 21:29-33 SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30 SAINT ANDREW THE APOSTLE 9:30 A.M. ADVENT DECORATING OF CHURCH 3:45 P.M. Confessions 4:30 P.M. Sunday Vigil Mass Readings Romans 10:9-18 & Matew 4:18-22 SUNDAY Readings st st DECEMBER 1 1 SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 2:1-5, Romans 13:11-14 & Matew 24:37-44 NORA PARISH SCHRECK, MISSION PRAYER STATEMENT MINISTRY Saint Michael prayer@stmichaelportland.org e Archangel Parish, located in e If heart you of have Downtown a need Portland's for which University you d like District, prayer, is please a welcoming community Nora at e of address Roman Caolic above. She faiful. and her This prayer Italian National partners Parish are strong sacramentally pray-ers proclaims and are humbled e Gospel to of pray Jesus for Christ your rough needs! 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 John Clark Bailey Sun. P. Mayo Pro Populo Mon. P. Ignatius +Sr. Kiernan Mary Shull Tue. P. Mayo Christopher Jae-Woong Woo Wed. P. Mayo +Linda Bochsler Thu. P. Mayo Bonaventure Oh Family & Benefactors Fri. P. Maximo +Michael Kearns Sat. P. Mayo +Donna Weaver Sun. P. Ignatius Fogarty Family, Living & Dead Sun. P. Mayo Pro Populo Sun. P. Mayo Fr. George Wolf Call if you would like a Mass celebrated for your or someone else s intentions. Jerri now has e 2014 Calendar, so if you d like to schedule Mass Intentions for next year: officemanager@stmichaelportland.org OR give her a call at OR complete a Mass Intention Offering Envelope [in back shelves of e church]. SMART PHONE APPLICATION/APP There s a wonderful site LAUDATE which has daily readings, saints, how to go to Confession, e Rosary, Stations of e Cross, Latin/English prayers, e Catechism, The Bible, etc. on it. It s very very helpful. You might consider downloading it it s free!

3 VOTIVE CANDLES +Marian Avena +Teresa Burgess +Maybelle Clark Macdonald +Betty Captein +Elizabe Feely +Ede Gaul +Theresa Hebrank +John & +Tracy Rafter +Phyllis Rolison +Coleta Ro +Dirce & +Nohad Toulan +Walter Wilson +Louis Iorio +Patrick Spence +Pat Budahl James Joseph Mountain Patricia Jacobsen Peace & Heal Finances & Job Heal & Peace Success of e Building Project Altar Guild Members Living & Deceased +Frank & +Margerite Terraglio Murty Family - Living & Deceased Call e Parish Offices if you would like a 6-day Votive Candle lighted and Jerri will be happy to arrange for at memorial! FINANCE NEWS Weekend of November 16 & 17 Received Budgeted Last Sunday $3,906.41* $6, Last Week $ $ Year to date $116, $120, *Includes ACH & E-giving For e Poor $ $1, Candles $ $ Flowers $ 0.00 $ END OF THE YEAR GIFTS TO BUILDING PROJECT OR PARISH The chance to give a tax-exempt gifts for 2013 (which may benefit you in terms of having to pay less taxes and which will really help our parish!) ends on st December 31. 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 stock 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. Planned gifts You can make a bequest in your will or trust. 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 institution and listed in e Official Caolic Directory under e Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Bequests, etc., are deductible for federal estate and gift tax purposes. Please call e Campaign Office of e parish for assistance wi a donation or for more information at Ask for Lisa Hatten. You can donate to St. Michael e Archangel Church using your credit or debit here: Register 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.

4 DECEASED CLERGY MONDAY Faer Edmund McNulty, SJ 1982 Msgr.Francis Schaefers 1996 TUESDAY Deacon Ron Bentz 2002 THURSDAY Archbishop Charles John Seaghers 1886 Faer James Maxwell 1979 SUNDAY Faer Placidus Zach, OSB 2008 PARISH NEWS THANKSGIVING DAY This coming Thursday is our national holiday of remembrance of all at we have, a time of gratitude, of family, of good food and hope. Mass here will be at 10:00 A.M. If you d like food blessed, please bring it and Fr. Mayo will bless it after Mass. The collection will be for e poor we try to serve here at St. Michael s. donations in local grants. The national CCHD program of e US Bishops has awarded $4.3 million to local organizations wiin e Church of Western Oregon. Help us continue to defend human dignity & take poverty off e map. Give generously. MISSAL SWAP ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29 : Please help us swap out Missalettes & Music Issues following e 12:05 P.M. Mass stay after or arrive about 12:40 P.M. BECOMING CATHOLIC, CONFIRMED, LEARNING MORE ABOUT CATHOLICISM: RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) meets Wednesdays at 6:30 P.M. in e Upper Conference Room. Contact Deacon Chuck for more information. Please keep is journey in your prayers. INCENSE AT MOST MASSES THIS WEEKEND: We will use incense during ree of e Christ e King Masses is weekend of November 23 and 24. We will incense at e 4:30 P.M. Saturday Vigil Mass, and e 8:30 and 10:00 A.M. Masses on Sunday, but not have incense at e 12 Noon Mass. Going forward, we will keep is Mass incense free, in case someone prefers at choice due to an allergy to incense. Thank you. Parish offices will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and Friday after Thanksgiving. They will nd reopen on Monday, December 2. ADVENT DECORATING Saturday, November 30, 9:30, in our church, we will prepare it for Advent putting up Advent wrea, trees, swags, etc. If you can help for a bit, please do come by. If anyone has access to free or reduced-cost GARLAND & WREATHES, please let Fr. Mayo know as soon as possible. CCHD COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND: The Caolic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) provides funding for groups at make lasting change & uplift e poor in e US. Since e Archdiocese of Portland began collecting for CCHD, it has awarded $600,000 of CCHD COMING SOON On Saturday, December 14 at 10:00 A.M. in our parish church, you will have a wonderful opportunity to do two ings ings which are always good for a Christian. Those two ings are: 1) A a quiet reflective time amidst e business of is pre- Christmas season to sit, listen, reflect look at yourself and what you have been doing and have not been doing; and 2) You ll get to hear from God Himself, via e ministry of e Church and a priest, ose words we never tire of hearing it is all right, everying is okay, get up, go in peace and live differently because you have been here! Our Advent Penance Service will be held at Saturday. Won t you consider coming? Jesus waits and longs to see you!

5 SOCIAL SERVICES FOOD BOX ITEMS REQUESTED THIS SEASON: hot cocoa packets, canned tuna, chili seasoning packets. Thank you for your participation and prayers. CAMPUS MINISTRY The Newman Center is now open from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday rough Friday. All are welcome to swing by and to meet new people, see e chapel, study or see what else is available at e Newman Center. We are located off e sou end of e park blocks in e blue house, our address is 926 SW Clifton Street. INQUIRE SESSIONS: For anyone who is interested in seeking e answers to important questions such as What is e meaning of life? Or what is happiness? Small discussion groups are being formed to discover what answers oers have given before us and what our own answer is. Session times are: -Mondays at 4 P.M. in e Newman Center -Tuesdays at 6:30 P.M. in e Newman Center -Wednesdays at 5 P.M. in e Newman Center -Thursdays at 12 Noon in Smi Hall Nor For more information call Sr. Isabel at WORKS OF MERCY: We are beginning Saturdays at 9 A.M. in e Newman Center mini-missions of mercy. The mission ends at 1 P.M. back at e Newman Center. This mon s mission is to e homeless in e area, we will go to visit em wi a listening ear, a word of hope, and a hot beverage. Come and join us, bring someing to share if you can as well as a willing and open heart! PASTORAL COUNCIL MINUTES OF THE OCTOBER 19, 2013, MEETING Members Present: Faer James Mayo, Joe Schreck, Brigid O Callaghan, Sharon Webster, Vincent Hayes, Rosemary Rettig, Christina Self, Fr. Maximo Stock, Bernard Reksopuro, Molly Mannheimer. Members Absent:, Deacon Chuck Amsberry and Emily Kunkel. Preliminary: The meeting was called to order by Council President, Vincent Hayes and e Morning Prayer was offered by Sharon Webster. A new member, Molly Mannheimer, was welcomed by e Council. Pastor s Comments - Deacon Chuck will be back from nd vacation and in his office on Tuesday, October 22. Fr. Mayo commented at new members are needed in every ministry. The concern is how to recruit new members wiout always asking e same individuals. There is a concern at a small number of individuals are overburdened by requests to serve ministry requests. The issue facing e council is how to foster more connections between parishioner at will result in increased involvement by parishioners. The following list are possible areas to explore furer: One idea came from Rosemary regarding Social Ministry s Monday volunteer group. This group has been very involved wi social services and may be willing to volunteer to join oer groups of e parish. Recommendation to ask e Time, Talent & Treasure forms to be filled out at Mass in order to foster new individuals to join Parish ministries. Use e existing gaerings, i.e. Coffee and Donuts, dinner gaerings, etc. to highlight parish needs, and parish ministries at are in need of volunteers. RCIA members are good source for new volunteers. Fr Mayo could ask e existing volunteers to identify emselves at parish functions and Mass so oer parishioners can approach existing volunteers for Q &A and gain commitments. Social Services Report Need new Laundry person: Rosemary needs a volunteer to do e kitchen laundry each week. A notice will be added to e Mass bulletin. Oer volunteers needed: Need a kitchen cleaning crew to do monly maintenance on our kitchen. Also need soup chefs to prepare soups ahead of time to be reheated on a weekday morning. rd KKIOR/Indonesian Community Report 3 Sunday of e mon, October 20, 2013 at 2 P.M. Celebrant is Fr. Dominic Mntenga, AJ. They are looking for a retreat house to rent for e end of e year. Music Coordinator s Report There was discussion about trying to add different musical styles, etc. at e Noon Mass. Music volunteers needed to add eir music talent at Mass. Ask St. Mary s students to contribute eir music talent at Mass.

6 NEW BUSINESS Building Project: As of October, we have collected approximately $4,400,000 of e $6,300,000 goal. Preparation of drawings is continuing now at e final decisions on design have been reached. The Project Team is reviewing how to phase e project into separate phases given e shortage of funds to complete e whole project. By phasing we can save $700,000 from e final budget by segmenting certain parts of new construction. St. Michael s Budget: Due to a job transfer, we lost a very donor and wi e summer slump, e parish is down about 5% in its weekly income. The Finance Council will monitor is and if income doesn t come up, it will have to look at where cuts can be made. St. Michael s Website: A new parish website is being created by a small group of parishioners. We hope to st debut it on December 1. We urge parishioners to visit e website and our parish Facebook page. Sharon mentioned to use pictures and make e volunteers known and to highlight key happenings. Next Council Meeting: Scheduled for November 16, 9 AM. Hospitality will be provided by Joe Schreck and Rosemary will be e Scribe, and Brigid O Callaghan will to e Opening Prayer. Submitted by Joe Schreck FROM THE PASTOR Each week you see in e report on gifts to our parish and in e weekly update of our Social Ministry Coordinator, Rosemary Retting. It is natural to wonder what people ink whom we help here wi food and oer ways to take care of eir needs. Are ey grateful, why do we do is here when may it could be done elsewhere, etc. On Tuesday morning last week, I received e following from a man whom we helped here recently wi food boxes. It made me proud of all of you ose who daily prepare food and food boxes, of Rosemary, of all our benefactors parishioners, Foundations, people who walk by and give us $100, etc, etc. We seek to do Christ s work and hope He will remember what we do. May God bless is gentleman who was kind enough to let us know of his gratitude and all ose who help us be Christ here in e Sou Waterfront. Dear Faer Mayo, My name is (Name removed). I'm writing to tell you how pleased and grateful I am for e food bank at Saint Michael e Archangel Church. For e last few years, I've been coming once a mon. I've always been treated kindly and tactfully and e volunteers have always shown patience wi me over my special dietary needs. The food bank supplies me wi enough food to make my small food budget stretch to cover e whole mon. I especially appreciate e surprises I receive, in e nature of spices, oil, dessert, etc. These ings are so expensive at e store, I used to go wiout. The St. Michael's food bank has allowed me to eat healier food and has improved my quality of life. I look forward to my visit each mon. I'm not e kind of person at dishes out compliments right and left, but you and your staff and parishioners are doing a good job and deserve honest anks for helping me and e oer folks out. I hope you will pass my gratitude along to your staff and volunteers. Your work and eirs is much appreciated. Sincerely, (Name removed)