September 10, 2017 Saint Patrick Catholic Church Canby, OR Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time 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. 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.
REFLECTING ON THE GOSPEL A VERY SPECIAL BELATED THANK YOU! In the August 13th bulletin we failed to thank two very important men who also helped with the cleanup and remodel of the Picnic Shelter in time for the Parish Picnic. Darrel Vanderzanden and Jesse Villarreal took the time out of their busy schedules and removed and disposed of all the trash that had been stored in the Picnic shelter and refinished the wooden picnic tables by replacing the tops with new plywood. Thank you Jesse and Darrel for all your hard word and dedication to our parish. What a blessing you both truly are! HOLIDAY CRAFT BAZAAR St. Patrick Holiday Craft Bazaar is looking for vendors. Our bazaar is handcrafted/handmade items only. The dates are November 10, 11, & 12. A table costs $30 for the entire time period. Inquire at bazaar@canby.com or call Verlene Patton 503-266-2476 or 503-481-3619. BUILDING THE DOMESTIC CHURCH The Knights of Columbus will be having a slow pitch with a big ARC softball game at 3:30p.m. on Sunday, September 24th. The game is open to all Ages and will be held at the city park located on 13th and S.E. Pine Streets. There will be 2 teams one coached by Deacon Jerry and the Knights will coach the opposing team. All players would need to bring their own mit. The game will last one hour or 4 innings whichever comes first. Refreshments will be provided. Bring your camping chair and enjoy a great game. BLOOD DRIVE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The American Red Cross will be here on Monday, September 18th from 1-6pm. This year they are looking for volunteers who could help with registrations or in the cantina area. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Debbie Newbury in the Parish Office, 503-263-1286. ANNUAL FALL TEA The 11th Annual Fall Tea Party will be held in the parish auditorium on Saturday, September 30th from 2:00p.m. to 4:00p.m. Tickets cost are $15.00 each and are on sale now! The theme for this year s tea party is a Caribbean beach party! Put on your best party dress and join us for lots of fun in the sun. For tickets and/or information, please call Karen Hunt at 503-702- 3732. In the TV show Undercover Boss, the CEO of a company changes his or her managerial style because of direct experience with the lives of employees. The boss adopts a disguise and works among the employees to get a feel for what they live through day by day. An experience of the plight of the low person on the totem pole, in this TV series, brings the top person to have a change of mind and attitude, to grow in an appreciation of how hard some people work, to do a 180-degree turn in relating to others. In a word, the boss has a conversion experience. The word conversion comes from the Latin meaning to turn around, to do an about-face. The heart of this gospel concerning reconciliation is actually about conversion and the call to build up the church. We are all called to bring ourselves and others to conversion and the ongoing challenge to overcome hurts and sinfulness within the community. To win over those who sin against another in the church is to bring them to turn their life around and become once again faithful members of the community. The work of effecting reconciliation and conversion, however, is not simply the personal judgment of a single community member who has been wronged. The work is always communal, informed by humble prayer, and guided by Jesus who remains in the midst of his Body, the church. Both our human life and our life in Christ call attention to the fact that we are never totally alone nor never act alone: we are members of our families, neighborhoods, social groups, the Body of Christ. We find our deepest identity not in ourselves but in community with God and others. Because of this communal solidarity in Christ, the sin of one member against another affects the life of the whole community of the church. In the church we are accountable to and for one another because our manner of relating, reconciling, and praying together reveals both our commitment to Jesus and his living Presence among us. What is ultimately at stake in our community relationships is the Presence of Jesus in the church: when reconciliation takes place and where two or three gather in his name, Jesus is in the midst of them. The church is nothing less than the Presence of the risen Christ in and among us. This very community of persons makes present Christ. When rifts disrupt the community, they weaken our communal capability to make visible this risen Presence. This is no small matter that Jesus addresses in the gospel! At stake is whether we are being true to ourselves and to the person God has called us to be in Christ. At stake is whether we care enough about having Christ in our midst that we seek the kind of reconciliation that leads to true conversion. Living Liturgy Year A
St. Patrick Religious Education Programs RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES BEGIN THIS WEEK Religious education classes will begin soon, please mark your calendar for the following dates: Sunday, September 10 th English Elementary Classes Begin 9:45 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, September 13 th Middle & High School Classes Begin 7:00 8:30 p.m. Thursday, September 14 th Spanish Elementary Classes Begin 6:30 8:00 p.m. Registration forms can be found in the auditorium of the parish hall or the parish office. CATECHIST BLESSING With the start of a new year of religious education here at St. Patrick, there will be a blessing at all the Masses next weekend (September 16/17th) for all adult and teen volunteers who work with our youth. Please keep in prayer all our children, families and catechists as we work together to learn and grow in our Catholic faith. CONFIRMATION CLASS DAY RETREAT AT THE GROTTO Our 2017 2018 confirmation class will kick off the new year with a retreat to The Grotto on Saturday, September 23 rd. Permission forms have been mailed to your home and we ask that you return the form on September 13 th, our first class of the year. The cost to attend this retreat is $20.00; lunch, dinner, snacks and transportation will be provided. Our confirmation youth will also receive our newly designed St. Patrick t-shirt. Please contact Frances Parker at fparker@cnby.com or 503-263-1288 for more information about this event. YOUTH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE LADIES TEA SEPTEMBER 30 TH We are looking for youth volunteers to help at the Annual Ladies Tea on Saturday, September 30 th from 1:00 to 4:30 pm. Sign-up sheets will be available during Wednesday evening religious education class or you are welcome to contact Frances Parker at fparker@canby.com or 503-263- 1288. This is an excellent way for youth to earn service hours needed for confirmation or high school graduation. ART CLASSES OFFERED AT ST. PATRICK FOR YOUTH Do you have a child between the ages of 11 through 17 that is interested in art? Jude Welter, a local artist, would like to offer a class after school beginning in the fall for a limited number of youth between the ages of 11 through 17. There would be a minimal materials fee for the class. In order to determine if there is an interest for this type of program at St. Patrick, we are asking that you contact Frances Parker at 503-263-1288 or fparker@canby.com with the name(s) and age(s) of youth interested. We currently have two youth interested in this program, but we do need more interest. There is no obligation, we are simply trying to determine if there is an interest. OTHER ST. PATRICK NEWS KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HURRICANE HARVEY RELIEF EFFORT Many people in the Gulf Coast of Texas are reeling from the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey this weekend. Thousands have evacuated their homes, many of which have been damaged or destroyed. The recovery process is going to be a long and painful one, and your support is urgently needed. If you would like to donate, please go to KofC.org to make your donation. One hundred percent of the proceeds will go directly to relief efforts. This includes providing immediate needs such as food, clean water, shelter and other necessities.
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 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. SHARING GOD S LEGACY You may want to take time to review your investments, especially if you are considering charitable gifts. American taxpayers have long enjoyed the opportunity to make donations of securities and other investments that have increased in value. A donation of such assets may allow you to bypass capital gains taxes that would be due on a sale. See your financial adviser for more information. PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL NEWS The PPC is sponsoring a Ministry Fair on Saturday, October 7th and Sunday, October 8th after each mass. Did you know there are more than 30 different ministries here at St. Patrick? Do you know how they contribute to St. Patrick Parish? A representative from each ministry will be available to answer any questions. This is a time to reflect on what you can do for St. Patrick Church by volunteering. Enjoy some refreshments and fellowship. We are excited to make this event happen for our spiritual growth. YOUR SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS Needed for Weekly Budget Goal $ 8,719.81 Offertory ~ September 2/3 $ 10,952.11 Over/(Under) $ 2232.30 Building Fund Collection $157.00 Unemployment $300.00 Cemetery $40.00 Hurricane Relief $3610.42 ST. PATRICK T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE Don t forget we have beautiful St. Patrick T-shirts designed by our very own Nancy Patton available for purchase in the parish office for $10. We have a variety of sizes in both youth and adult. Show your support for our parish community with a T-shirt. HELP WANTED Do you have a talent for arranging flowers? We need your help with altar flowers for the weekend masses. From now until Advent we need people who would be able to prepare the floral arrangements for the altar for the Sunday Masses. Please call Sara @ 503-263-1290 for more information. MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Intention for parishioners Wednesday, September 13, 2017 Special Intention for victims of Hurricane Harvey Thursday, September 14, 2017 Special Intention for all Firefighters fighting fires in Oregon Friday, September 15, 2017 +Joy Hostetler Saturday, September 16, 2017 Special Intention Sunday, September 17, 2017 8:30a.m Intention for parishioners 11:30a.m. Intention for parishioners 1:30p.m. Intention for parishioners
RCIA The Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults is getting ready to begin classes for the 2017-2018 programing ear. Adults aged 18 years and older, who are interested in what the Catholic Church teaches and believes are encouraged to attend these classes every Wednesday evening from 7pm to 8:30 pm in the parish center conference room. Who should attend these sessions? Any adult who is interested in finding out more about the Catholic faith. Any adult who has been away from the faith and would like to get caught up. Any adult who hasn t been confirmed and would like to celebrate the Sacrament of Confirmation. Any adult who has a background in another faith denomination and would like to know what the Catholic Church teaches and believes, And of course, any adult who would like to join the Catholic Church. Adults coming into the Church will receive the Sacraments of Initiation (Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist) at the Easter Vigil in April of 2018. Classes begin Wednesday, August 30th. Call Sara Creel @ 503-263-1290 for more information. RCIA SPANISH Do you know someone who would like to know more about the Catholic Faith but speaks Spanish? Good News!! St. Patrick now has a Spanish speaking RCIA Team. RCIA Spanish classes have begun at 6:30 in the Garage Room of the parish office. Call Heriberto Aguilar @ 503-263- 1292. ADULT EDUCATION AT ST. PATRICK CHURCH Divine Mercy In The Second Greatest Story Ever Told will be presented in the Parish Conference Room beginning Sept. 17 th, between the Masses, from 9:45 a.m. to 10:45a.m.. In ten captivating episodes, acclaimed author and popular speaker Fr. Michael Gaitley, MIC, weaves a tapestry of wonder and beauty from the threads of the dramatic history of Poland, the transformative message of St. Faustina Kowalska, the prophetic apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, the powerful witness of St. Maximillian Kolbe, and the world-changing papacy of St. John Paul ll. If you have any questions, please call Patty Rydquist at 503 266-3345. THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH Sunday, September 10, 2017 9:45a.m. RE Parent Meeting 9:45a.m. RE classes begin 9:45a.m. Adult Education class 11:00a.m. Choir practice [Spanish] Monday, September 11, 2017 12:00p.m. Women s Club meeting 6:00p.m. Choir practice Spanish 6:30p.m. Hispanic Prayer 7:00p.m. Bible Study-Spanish Tuesday, September 12, 2017 6:30p.m. RCIA [Spanish] 7:00p.m. Bible Study 7:00p.m. Mass 7:45p.m. Bible Study Wednesday, September 13, 2017 5:00p.m. Choir practice [Spanish] 7:00p.m. Junior High, Youth Group, Confirmation prep 7:00p.m. RCIA class [English] Thursday, September 14, 2017 12:00p.m. Eucharistic Adoration 6:30p.m. Spanish Religious Education 7:00p.m. Parish Council meeting 8:15p.m. Rosary in Spanish 9:00p.m. Benediction Friday, September 15, 2017 7:00a.m. Marian Prayer Group 7:00p.m. Hispanic Prayer Group Saturday, September 16, 2017 11:00a.m. Quinceanera Blessing: Jasmine Silva Velasco 1:30p.m. Wedding: Tom Alene & Theresa Raines BLOOD DRIVE The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage and is issuing an emergency call for eligible blood and platelet donors of all blood types to give now and help save lives. For the past two months, the ARC has had about 61,000 fewer donations than what is needed to supply hospitals across the country. We here at St. Patrick have an opportunity to help! On Monday, September 18th from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Red Cross will be here to take blood donations. If interested, please sign-up in the vestibule for a time. You can be a hero every donation has the potential to save 3 lives!