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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.
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: [email protected]. 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:
Heartbeat’s
OptionLine.org &
24 Hour emergency helpline:
800-712-4357
September 2, 2018 Saint Patrick Catholic Church Canby, OR
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.
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.
SYMPATHY
Please remember in your prayers +Carolyn Anderskow, aunt
of Michael Blaskowski and +Salvador Garcia Velazques,
nephew of Adolfo Gonzales. Remember Lord, those who
have died and have gone before us marked with the sign of
faith. May these, and all who sleep in Christ, find in Your
presence light, happiness and peace.
LABOR DAY
The Parish Office will be closed on Monday, September 3 for
Labor Day.
TUESDAY EVENING MASS
There will be no Tuesday evening Mass, September 4. We
will however have a Liturgy of the Word service.
ST. PATRICK PARISH PICNIC
The Knights of Columbus would like to thank everyone for
making this year’s picnic one we will always cherish. The
outdoor mass was a hit, with Fr. Arturo mentioning that he
would like to do it again. A special thank-you to the Hispanic
Prayer Group and Heriberto Aguilar for the beautiful
decorations on the altar, especially with the addition of the
cross. The Pastoral and Finance Councils did a fabulous job
helping with the mass as Eucharistic Ministers and
Ushers. The music, led by Mary Jean Sheveland and
accompanied by others from the 8:30 and 11:00 masses, was
beautiful. This was the first year where different Ministries
oversaw different activities, taking pressure off the Knights of
Columbus to find volunteers and run all the activities. A
special thanks for Apóstoles de la palabra for grilling hot
dogs, the Food Bank for cutting up watermelons, Altar Servers
and Hispanic Choir for serving Pizza and hot dogs in the Kids
area, the Middle & High School kids for the great job
managing drinks; with a special touch of their cultural drinks,
the Women’s Group for helping out with the snow cones and
managing the serving lines, and lastly the Knights of
Columbus in preparing and serving the chicken and running
the different activities like Bingo, Coin/candy dash and
balloon toss. A special thanks to the Parish staff and Nancy
Patton for running the booths to help our Parish grow
Spiritually and stay informed on what’s happening with our
Ministries. Lastly, the crew to set up and tear down the
complex did an unbelievable job, starting at 6:00a.m.
Our prayers were answered with the drizzle holding off until
cleanup was complete. Thanks again from Ricardo
Hernandez, Paul Crawford and Duane Kloser, your Picnic
coordinators. We couldn’t have done it without everyone's
help.
REFLECTING ON THE GOSPEL
Today, we return to the Gospel of Mark after a five-week
trip through John 6. In some ways Mark may seem to be
familiar territory after the theological digression through
the bread of life discourse and its antecedents. There are
some explanatory notes in the gospel today that seem
intended for a non-Jewish audience. Mark tells us about
some Jewish practices of the time that would have been
unfamiliar to the readers of his gospel. For this reason
among others the audience would have been sizably, if
not majority, Gentile. So quickly after Jesus’ death and
resurrection the gospel message
moved beyond the Jewish soil where
it first took root, and grew among
Gentiles. It’s almost like a cultivated
ivy that leaped over a natural
boundary to take root beyond the
garden.
With this gospel reading it is as
though we are listening in to one side
of a family feud. We hear the early
Christians” take on their elder
sibling’s faith. Not surprisingly, the
Christians were critical of Jewish
practices, claiming they missed the point. But it would be
a misreading to see this only as a history lesson. The
practices criticized in this gospel are perilously close to
those of any religious person. There is a strong temptation
to believe that we, by our actions and good deeds, make
ourselves worthy of God. It can be easy to focus on the
externals of religious practice and miss the point of
religion. It can be easy to focus on ritual washing, or any
ritual, and miss the deeper, more meaningful action that
the ritual points to.
We can imagine attending a birthday party with the
focus on what kind and flavor of cake and ice cream,
when the “Happy Birthday” song is sung, how it is sung,
who sings it, whether there is a birthday wish, whether the
wish was “voiced” thereby nullifying it, or kept to the
wisher thereby guaranteeing its fruition, and many other
details of the event. All of the focus on the external ritual
of the birthday can cause us to forget that this is a
celebration of life for the one whose birthday it is. The
party with its attendant rituals should not pull us away
from the celebration of the individual.
The early Christians criticized those who would
misplace the emphasis on the externals. Their admonition
is not for their theological opponents only. It’s also for us. Living Liturgy—year B
FR. ARTURO’S PILGRIMAGE TO “EL CAMINO DE
SANTIAGO,” SPAIN
El Camino de Santiago, in English “The Way of Saint James,” is the
pilgrimage to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela in northwestern
Spain, where the remains of Jesus’s apostle Saint James the Elder lie. The
Camino has existed as a Christian pilgrimage for well over 1,000 years, and
there is evidence of a pre-Christian route as well. UNESCO declared the
trail a World Heritage Site; the European Union named the Camino its first
European Cultural Route in 1987.
The Camino is for those seeking spiritual discovery or release. It is also
for spiritual healing and forgiveness. There are many ways to do the
Camino. Some pilgrims complete the trail in as few as 20 days, most walk it
in four to six weeks. Along the way there are some budget-friendly
accommodations every five miles. The albergues (pilgrim hostels) provide
basic lodging, including access to showers and run by volunteers who care
for the pilgrims. To stay at them, you need a credential (pilgrim passport) to
get a stamp and show it at the end of your pilgrimage to get your certificate.
The path also passes near restaurants, so it is not necessary to carry food or
water.
My plan is to walk 150 miles from a Oia (borderline of Portugal) to
Santiago de Compostela in Spain from September 10-21, 2018. I can take
some prayer requests and personal intentions with me, you can put them in
an envelope and bring it to the parish office or give it to me. Please keep me
in your prayers. Fr. Arturo, Pastor.
AWARDS FOR PREVIOUS MONTH
Knight of the Month – Tony Davis Tony was nominated for Knight of the Month for the great job he did
calling Bingo at the Canby Independence Day celebration. Tony added a lot
of humor while calling bingo numbers to make this a fun event for the
community. Great job Tony.
Family of the month – Robert & Dawna Hitch Robert & Dawna were selected for Family of the Month for the great job
they did organizing the 2018 Parish Camp Out at the Oddfellows
campground in Florence Oregon. They worked with the camp host to
reserve the facility equipment for dinners and the individual campsite
logistics for our guests. During the day and evening, they opened their camp
site to fellow parishioners to socialize. They hosted Fr. Arturo's sleep
arrangement for Friday evening and did a fabulous job welcoming everyone
to the camp ground. They also provided 4-wheelers for riding on the dunes.
Lady of the Month - Connie Bilton Smith Connie was selected Lady of the Month for her help with this year’s
Vacation Bible School. She was instrumental in helping with the
decorations in preparation for this year’s event. In the past, she served
many years as the Director of Religious Education and now as a Eucharistic
Minister at St. Patrick’s Church. She is very involved with the Annual
Ladies Tea celebration and is very active with the Ladies Group at St.
Patrick’s. Connie works with the Canby Senior Center, decorating the
windows for upcoming events. She has 4 children, 13 grandchildren and 4
great grandchildren. Great job Connie.
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Sunday, September 2, 2018
11:00a.m. Choir practice
1:00p.m. Spanish Rosary
3:00p.m. Kids Choir practice –Spanish
Monday, September 3, 2018
6:00p.m. Choir practice
7:00p.m. Bible Study
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
7:00p.m. Bible Study [Spanish]
7:00p.m. Liturgy of the Word
7:00p.m. Knights of Columbus
7:45p.m. Spanish Bible Study
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
8:00a.m. Mass
1:30p.m. Food Bank meeting
5:00p.m. Choir practice
7:00p.m. Hispanic KC meeting
7:00p.m. Post Medjugorje Trip briefing
Thursday, September 6, 2018
8:00a.m. Mass
12:00p.m. Blood Drive
12:00p.m. Eucharistic Adoration
8:15p.m. Rosary in Spanish
9:00p.m. Benediction
Friday, September 7, 2018
7:00a.m. Marian Prayer Group
8:00a.m. Mass
9:45a.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry
7:00p.m. Hispanic Prayer Gr. Retreat
Saturday, September 8, 2018
9:00a.m. Hispanic Prayer Gr. Retreat
ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Do you understand the meaning behind the
parts of the Mass? In his, DVD-based study “A
Biblical Walk Through the Mass”, DR. Edward
explores the roots of the words and gestures we
experience at Mass and explains their profound
significance. In this study, you will come to
know and understand the Mass as never before,
leading you to a richer, more fruitful worship
experience.
Join us for” Biblical Walk Through the Mass”
at St. Patrick Church, in the Conference Room,
beginning Sunday, Sept. 16th at 9:45a.m. to
10:45a.m. While your children or grandchildren
are in RE, there’s something for you! Bring
your donut and coffee and enjoy some time of
fellowship. For more information or to register
for the study call Patty Rydquist at 503 266-
3345 or email: [email protected].
YOUR SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS
RCIA
RCIA begins Wednesday, September 12 at 7pm in the conference room of
the parish center. Mark your calendar. For more information, please contact
Sara Creel.
SEPTEMBER TRAININING FOR EXTRA-ORDINARY
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUION
We are offering another training this September 22 from 8:30am to noon in
the church for new Extra-ordinary Ministers of Holy Communion or those
who were unable to attend any of the past trainings. Mark your calendars.
MEDJUGORJE PARISH PRESENTATION
The Medjugorje Parish Presentation has been scheduled for Sunday,
September 23 from 3:30p.m. to 5:00p.m. in the auditorium of the Parish
Center. The Medjugorje pilgrims will share their life changing experiences.
Mark your calendars.
MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK Tuesday, September 4, 2018—Liturgy of the Word Wednesday, September 5, 2018
+Gloria Roth by Gretchen McCallum
Thursday, September 6, 2018
+Gloria Roth by Gretchen McCallum Friday, September 7, 2018
+Agnes Marshall by Pamela & Dan Brown
Saturday, September 8, 2018
5:30p.m. +Jerry Usher by Kathy Usher
Sunday, September 9, 2018
8:30a.m. +Matt Wagner by family
11:00a.m. +Joanne Shanley by Pat Delaney
1:30p.m. Intention for the Parishioners
PASTORAL STAFF
Pastor
Fr. Arturo Romero
Email: [email protected]
503-263-1285
Deacon Rev. Mr. Jerry Giger
Email: [email protected]
Pastoral Associate Sara Creel
503-263-1290
Hispanic Ministry Heriberto Aguilar
Email: [email protected]
503-263-1292
Religious Education
Jody Patershall
Email: [email protected]
503-263-1287
Junior High/Senior High
Coordinator Frances Parker
Email: [email protected]
503-263-1288
Bookkeeper
Sherry Heidt Gamble
503-263-1289
Administrative Assistant
Debbie Newbury
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.
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL
St Patrick Parishioners now have an easy way to ask questions, give
suggestions or share concerns to the Parish Pastoral Council.
Go to St Patrick website: www.stpatcanby.org, click on ABOUT, and scroll
down to Pastoral Council. Fill in the box with your suggestions, questions
and/or concerns. There are also a few questions for you, then click on
SUBMIT button. This information will link to the Pastoral Council
Chairperson. The information will be presented at the next pastoral council
meeting. Your Pastoral Council is eager to hear from you. Thank you.
Needed for Weekly Budget Goal $ 8,719.81
Offertory-August 25/26, 2018 $ 5,866.26
Over/(Under) $ (2,853.55) Building Fund Collection $290.00
Unemployment $20.00 Cemetery $ Parking Lot Repaving project $450.00
AUGUST 25, 2018 MESSAGE
TO MARIJA “Dear Children! This is a time of grace.
Little children, pray more, speak less
and permit God to lead you on the way
of conversion. I am with you and
Love you with my motherly love.
Thank you for having responded to my
call.”
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM
SCHEDULE As summer winds down, we are getting ready to begin the
2018 – 2019 religious education program year. Many of
you have taken advantage of early registration, for those that
still need to register, we will gladly accept your registration
forms prior to the first day of class. You are welcome to
drop off your completed registration forms and program
fees to the parish office. For your convenience, you are
always welcome to drop off your paperwork in the mail slot
located to the right of the parish office front door. Classes
will begin on the following dates:
Sunday, September 9th, 9:45 – 10:45a.m. English Elementary Program
Wednesday, September 12th, 7:00 – 8:30p.m. 6th Grade through High School
Thursday, September 13th, 6:30 – 8:00p.m. Spanish Elementary Program
WELCOME BACK
The catechists of the Sunday Religious Education
Program are excited to begin a new year of sharing more
about our Catholic faith! We would like to welcome all our
families back on September 9th. Parents and children are
asked to meet in the auditorium at 9:45 a.m. to meet their
teachers and hear information about our program for the
upcoming year. All families with children ages 3 years
through the 5th grade are invited and encouraged to join our
program!
WEDNESDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
PARENT/YOUTH MEETING Our Wednesday evening religious education program will
begin on Wednesday, September 12th with a parent/
youth meeting. Please join us in the auditorium of the
parish center at 7:00p.m. as we introduce our catechists and
learn about our program. Registration forms will be
available in the auditorium, however, registering your
child(ren) prior to the beginning of class is recommended
and appreciated.
CONFIRMATION DAY RETREAT
SCHEDULED We have scheduled a day retreat for our confirmation youth
on Saturday, September 22nd. Permission forms have
been mailed to your home and we ask that you return your
form on September 12th – our first religious education class
of the year. We will spend the day at The Grotto, attend
Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral and finish the day with pizza
at Pietro’s. Please contact Frances Parker at 503-263-1288
or [email protected] for more information.
YOUTH VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE
ANNUAL LADIES TEA We are looking for youth volunteers to help at the Annual
Ladies Tea on Saturday, September 29th from 1:00 –
4:30p.m. at the parish center. This is an excellent way to
earn service hours and have fun! Contact Frances Parker at
503-263-1288 or [email protected]
MORE ST. PATRICK NEWS
NEW CLASS STARTING SOON!
St. Patrick Bible Study class is about to begin a new series
titled “ACTS and the LETTERS OF PAUL.” Consider
joining us for this in-depth study; you will be amazed what
you learn! Together we will view video presentations given
by Sharon Doran of Seeking Truth Bible Study. Sharon is a
personable, knowledgeable presenter. Her fast paced lessons
are very interesting, and she uses pictures and visual effects
to make scripture more understandable. After the video
presentations, we will have a chance to discuss questions,
share new insights, and deepen our faith together. ALL
ARE WELCOME! This new series has 23 lessons. We
gather on Monday mornings from 9:15a.m. to
11:00a.m., OR Thursday evenings from 7:00p.m. to
8:30p.m., not counting holidays or Spring Break. The first
Monday class will be on September 17th. The first Thursday
class will be on September 20th. Sessions will end in mid
April. The only cost is $2.00 to cover printing expenses. To
register, please contact one of the facilitators: Kathy
Hostetler [email protected]; Dave Bernklau
[email protected]; or Bill Martinusen 503-266-4926.
PILGRIMAGE TO MEXICO CITY
We are pleased to announce the opportunity to travel with
Father Arturo on a Pilgrimage to Mexico City to visit the
shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, February 21-26th, 2019.
We will hold an information meeting Tuesday, September
18th at 7:30p.m. in the Parish Office. For more information,
please contact Gretchen McCallum 503-989-8121 or visit
the 206 Tours website: www.206tours.com. At the top of the
page you’ll see the Special’s Tab. Choose that tab and scroll
down to “Custom Tours.” Then you’ll need to scroll down
and find Father Arturo’s tour to Mexico Feb. 21-26th.
St. Patrick Religious Education Programs
