March 25, 2018 Saint Patrick Catholic Church Canby, OR Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Sacraments: Adult Baptism Adults seeking baptism are expected to participate in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults). RCIA begins in the fall with the reception of the Sacraments of Initiation in the Spring (Easter). For information call the Office 503-266-9411 Infant Baptisms: Registered parishioners are expected to complete a Baptismal Preparation program prior to scheduling a baptism. Baptismal preparation programs are offered 3 times a year. Next class: Sacramental Prep Policy: In compliance with Archdiocesan policy and recommendations for the preparation and reception of the Sacraments, St. Patrick requires that any candidate receiving the Sacraments of Confirmation, First Reconciliation and First Eucharist must be actively involved in age appropriate Religious Education for a minimum of 1 year prior to beginning preparation for the Sacraments. The candidates must have regular attendance in our programs. Additionally, it will be expected that each candidate will continue to be involved in age appropriate classes and regularly attend weekend Mass during the period of Preparation for the Sacrament. Marriage Policy Please contact the Pastor at least six months prior to the wedding to ensure adequate time for these preparations. St. Patrick Catholic Church Mission Statement: As a Catholic faith community united in Christ s Gospel and Sacraments, we strive to bring all people to know, love and serve God and one another. Are You New to St. Patrick? We welcome you to St. Patrick Catholic Church. At St. Patrick we know that we are all individual parts of the mystical Body of Christ. Working together, we find great joy in doing God s work here on earth. We invite and encourage you to stop by the parish office Monday through Thursday and our Administrative Assistant, Debbie Newbury looks forward to meeting you and would be happy to assist you in registering with the Parish. HEARTBEATS OPTION LINES Answers the calls of women facing an unexpected pregnancy, providing help and support, and connecting them to their local pregnancy help organization. 24-hour Emergency Helpline 800-712- HELP (4357) - https://optionline.org. Parish Office Information Parish Office: 503-266-9411 Fax: 503-263-2293 498 NW 9th-PO Box 730, Canby, OR 97013 Parish Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday-Thursday 9am-5pm; Tuesday: 9am-6pm Closed for lunch 12-1:00pm. Closed on Fridays. Website: www.stpatcanby.org Email: stpatricks@canby.com. Please like us on facebook. Mass Schedule Daily Mass: Tuesday Evenings 7:00pm Wednesday~Friday 8:00am Confession Schedule Saturdays 4:00-5:00pm Sunday Liturgy Saturday Vigil: 5:30pm Sunday: 8:30am & 11:00am & 1:30pm Mass in Spanish St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank Gretchen McCallum: 503-701-9135 PO Box 754, Canby, OR 97013 Prayer Needs: If you have a prayer need, please contact Kathy Usher, 503-266-2485 after 9:00am Sunday Bulletin Bulletin deadline: Monday morning of each week. Please email your article to: dnewbury@canby.com. Heartbeat s OptionLine.org & 24 Hour emergency helpline: 800-712-4357
REFLECTING ON THE GOSPEL Triduum Schedule Holy Thursday March 29, 2018 No Morning Mass 7:00p.m. Mass followed by Eucharistic Adoration until Midnight Good Friday March 30, 2018 No Morning Mass 3:00p.m. Stations of the Cross 4:00p.m. Stations of the Cross (Walking-Bilingual) 6:00p.m. Good Friday Service [English] 8:00p.m. Good Friday Service [Spanish] Holy Saturday March 31, 2018 8:00p.m. Easter Vigil Mass A reception to welcome our newest members of the Catholic Faith will follow in the Parish Center Solemnity of Easter Sunday April 1, 2018 8:30a.m. Mass 11:00a.m. Mass 1:30p.m. Mass in Spanish (wrong time in bulletin last week) HOLY WEEK REHEARSALS Rehearsal for Easter Vigil will take place on Monday, March 26 beginning at 6pm in the Church. The rehearsal for Holy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies will take place on Tuesday, March 27 beginning at 6pm in the church. ALL scheduled Liturgical ministers are required to attend these rehearsals. All elect and candidates and sponsors are required to attend Easter Vigil rehearsal. TULIP SALE Relay for Life will have their annual tulip sale this weekend after all the Masses. Please support this great cause. NO DAILY MASSES As a reminder, there will be no daily Masses or communion services this week! EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration will follow the Holy Thursday Mass until midnight. How quickly praise can turn to derision. We see it in business, politics, even with friends and family. One minute somebody is singing praises, the next it s insults and scorn. The gospel readings display that very juxtaposition today. We come into church singing Hosanna! and fifteen minutes later we cry, Crucify him! The people wanted an earthly king to shake off Roman occupation and achieve political independence. But how quickly they turned on Jesus when they realized that he would not fulfill their plans. God had something else in store. As Jesus did not meet the expectations of the crowd, or even his disciples, they turned and fled. One disciple ran so fast he ran out of his clothes! Peter, of course, denied he even knew Jesus. The crowd chose to have an insurrectionist released to them rather than Jesus. By the time Jesus was on the cross the only remaining friends were some women and Joseph of Arimathea, though it seems Jesus wouldn t have known about Joseph s act of courage. The women were said to have ministered to him and followed him when he was in Galilee. Though the women lacked the disciple title, they were clearly his followers, offering a ministry of presence up to and during his death and subsequent burial. They stand in contrast to the behavior of the real disciples (those who bear the name) who denied, Jesus, or simply fled the scene. The entire passion narrative in Mark shows the confusion, bewilderment, and misunderstanding that punctuated the horrific scene of Jesus crucifixion. The crowds believe Jesus is calling for Elijah, the chief priests and scribes mock Jesus as one who cannot save himself, Pilate acquiesces to the crowds demands and participates in a miscarriage of Justice. The centurion alone (a Gentile) is the only one to face the crucified after death and proclaim faith in him. Peter (a Jew) confessed Jesus as Christ and now the centurion (a Gentile) confesses Jesus as Son of God, only after this death. To be the Christ, the Son of God necessarily means suffering and death. To have come down from the cross would have been to deny Jesus own identity as Christ and Son of God. Rather than a political military leader commanding armies in a revolution, Jesus is the crucified Son of God, Messiah. God s plans are not our own. Living Liturgy year B
GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION Pope Francis has asked our parish to support the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, which helps Christians in the Holy Land. Your support helps the church minister in parishes, provide Catholic schools and offer religious education. The Pontifical Good Friday Collection also helps to preserve the sacred shrines. The wars, unrest and instability have been especially hard on Christians. In these times of crisis, the Pontifical Good Friday Collection provides humanitarian aid to refugees. When you contribute to the Pontifical Good Friday Collection, you become an instrument of peace and join with Catholics around the world in solidarity with the Church in the Holy Land. Please give generously. DONNA CORI GIBSON CONCERT APRIL 8, 2018 The Knights of Columbus are proud to sponsor her concert on April 8 th, here in the church at St. Patrick s. Donna will sing two songs at each of the masses on Sunday and then put on a great concert on Sunday afternoon, starting at 3:30 pm. Her faith filled songs will inspire you to dig deeper into your faith. She sings from the heart and is inspired by our Blessed Lady and the Holy Spirit. The concert will be free, but we will be asking for a free will offering to help offset some of the costs to fly her in from St. Louis. In addition, the Knights will be putting on a fabulous Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner after the concert. Dinner tickets must be purchased in advance and will be sold after the masses (costing $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12) or on the Knights website at www.koc3484.com. Please see the flier in this weeks bulletin. PAMPHLETS AVAILABLE As we approach one of the most sacred and holiest of weeks in our church, we have available in the back of church, two pamphlets available to our parishioners. The first pamphlet is called The Real Presence. This pamphlet will help you rediscover the love for Our Lord in the Eucharist. The second pamphlet is called Divine Mercy After Suicide. Every one of us has known someone who took his or her own life, or someone whose life was affected by the suicide of a loved one. Many give up hope for those who have committed suicide and believe their souls are lost. This pamphlet explains why you should never give up on them - and what you should do instead. Please help yourself. LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY We are fickle human beings, often in search of entertainment. We are designed by eons of evolution to look toward the future rather than the past. Palm Sunday is our conscious effort to root ourselves in our past, the very foundation of our faith, the paschal mystery. This week we celebrate the most ancient and fundamental mysteries of faith. Without this effort to reach our touchstone we would likely be fleeting from one moment to the next, seeking to fulfill various desires and cravings. Being in touch with the paschal mystery reminds us that this life has meaning beyond the here and now. We have future that is eternal. The love, relationships, and bonds we create in this life will endure. The passion and death of Jesus necessarily result in this resurrection, which gives us a promise and foretaste of that eternal life. Rather than seek the next best thing, upon entering this Holy Week we recall that our faith is rooted in the past, and our destiny is eternal. THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH Sunday, March 25, 2018 9:45a.m. Adult Education class 11:00p.m. Choir practice [Spanish] 12:00p.m. Sacramental Prep 2:30p.m. Food Fundraiser after Spanish Mass Monday, March 26, 2018 9:15a.m. Bible Study 6:00p.m. Choir practice 6:00p.m. Holy Week Rehearsal for Easter Vigil 7:00p.m. Bible Study Tuesday, March 27, 2018 6:00p.m. Holy Week Rehearsal for Holy Thursday/Good Friday 6:00p.m. 4th Degree Knights Dinner 6:30p.m. Spanish RCIA Gr. 7:00p.m. Bible Study [Spanish] 7:45p.m. Spanish Bible Study Wednesday, March 28, 2018 5:00p.m Choir practice [Spanish] 7:30p.m. Choir practice [English] Holy Thursday, March 29, 2018 7:00p.m. Holy Thursday Mass followed by Eucharistic Adoration until midnight Good Friday, March 30, 2018 7:00a.m. Marian Prayer Group 8:00a.m. Devine Mercy 3:00p.m. Stations of the Cross English] 4:00p.m. Stations [Walking-Spanish] 6:00p.m. Good Friday Service [English] 8:00p.m. Good Friday Service [Spanish] Easter Vigil, March 31, 2018 8:00p.m. Easter Vigil Mass followed by reception after Mass in the Parish Center My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
PASTORAL STAFF Pastor Fr. Arturo Romero Email: aromero@archdpdx.org 503-263-1285 Deacon Rev. Mr. Jerry Giger Email: Gigerjdg@yahoo.com Pastoral Associate Sara Creel stpatrickpa@gmail.com 503-263-1290 Hispanic Ministry Heriberto Aguilar Email: haguilar@canby.com 503-263-1292 Religious Education Jody Patershall Email: jpatershall@canby.com 503-263-1287 Junior High/Senior High Coordinator Frances Parker Email: fparker@canby.com 503-263-1288 Bookkeeper Sherry Heidt Gamble sheidtgamble@gmail.com 503-263-1289 Administrative Assistant Debbie Newbury dnewbury@canby.com 503-263-1286 PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL NEWS Our Parish Pastoral Council, Finance Council and Maintenance Committee are beginning to collaborate for the benefit of St. Patrick Church's future needs and goals. We will strive to listen with an open mind and heart and pray for guidance to best serve our parish community. We encourage all parishioners to do their part and continue to volunteer in the many ministries here at St. Patrick. YOUR SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS Needed for Weekly Budget Goal $ 8,719.81 Offertory-March 18/19, 2018 $ 10,220.85 Over/(Under) $ 1,501.04 Building Fund Collection $20.00 Unemployment $855.00 Cemetery $ Catholic Relief Collection $1000.00 WESHARE If you gave online through ParishPay, the work of transferring your account to WeShare is done. However they will still need you to verify your account. Please visit the ParishPay link on your church website to securely verify your account. You ll need some information on hand: 1. Your ParishPay Username 2. Last 4 digits of the bank account or credit card used for ParishPay You will also need ONE of the following two options: 1. Your email registered with ParishPay OR 2. A collection name and the specific amount you donated in the last 6 months. ST. PATRICK KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Council 3484 Monthly meetings held first & third Tuesdays of the month in the Multipurpose Room of the Parish Center at 7:00pm. MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK Holy Saturday, March 31, 2018 5:30p.m. Special Intention for the Candidates coming into the Catholic Church Easter Sunday, April 1, 2018 8:30a.m. Intention for the Parishioners 11:00a.m. Intention for the Parishioners 1:30p.m. Intention for the Parishioners
St. Patrick Religious Education Programs CLASS SCHEDULE There will be no religious education classes this Sunday, March 25 th and April 1 st. We wish all our families a fun and safe Spring Break and a Happy Easter! Classes resume April 8 th. SPRING BREAK WEDNESDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION There will be no class on Wednesday, March 28 th for spring break. Please check the bulletin for the Holy Week schedule during spring break week. Classes will resume on April 4 th. HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL All children of St. Patrick s, ages two years through the 5 th grade, are invited to join in an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 8 th following the 11:00 a.m. Mass. Parents, remember to bring an Easter basket and camera! If there is a torrential downpour, the hunt will be postponed until weather permits. We have plenty of plastic eggs from previous years, but would appreciate donations of small toys, stickers and individually wrapped candy to fill the eggs. To avoid problems due to allergies, we ask that all candy be nut free. LENTEN ALMSGIVING We would like to thank all those who so generously donated money for Cross Catholic Outreach! Your Lenten almsgiving and prayers will make a tremendous difference in the lives of the poor. We will post the total amount of contributions in the bulletin on April 1 st, so be sure to check and see how we did! WEDNESDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION LENTEN PROJECT The Wednesday Religious Education youth will be collecting money to help with the Cross Catholic Outreach project to raise $500.00 and provide clean & safe drinking water to an entire village. We are asking the Wednesday youth to bring in their spare change and dollars to help one small act of kindness can make a big difference. SAVE THE DATE FOR CONFIRMATION We have eleven youth preparing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation this year. St. Patrick will join St. John the Apostle in Oregon City this year on Sunday, May 6 th at 3:00 p.m. with Bishop Smith. All are welcome to join us as we celebrate our youth. There will be a cake reception at St. John s following the ceremony. Enjoy your Spring Break! SACRAMENTAL PREP There will be a parent/child meeting for all students preparing for First Eucharist on Monday, April 2 nd at 7:00 p.m. in Room 7/8. If you are unable to attend this meeting, we will have another meeting on Wednesday, April 4 th at 7:00 p.m. in Room 9. Please contact Jody Patershall if you have a conflict and are unable to come to one of the meetings. Children are asked to bring their books, complete through Session 5.