August 23, 2020 23 de Agosto, 2020 OLPH St. Mary’s

Mass Schedule of Intentions August 22 – 23 Saturday, 8/22 4:30 PM + Linda VanHandel Saturday, 8/22 7:00 PM + Victoria Ruiz Sunday, 8/23 8:30 AM + Douglas Wainwright Sunday, 8/23 12:00 PM ~ For the People of St. Mary’s Wednesday, 8/26 8:30 AM + Betty Johnson Thursday, 8/27 8:30 AM + Poor Souls in Purgatory Friday, 8/28 8:30 AM ~ Stephen & Marcella Correia August 29 – 30 Saturday, 8/29 4:30 PM + Linda VanHandel Saturday, 8/29 7:00 PM ~ For the People of St. Mary’s

Sunday, 8/30 8:30 AM + Gloria Amort Sunday, 8/30 12:00 PM + Rodrigo Sarmiento, Sr. Mass Intentions & Memorial Candles If you would like to have a Mass offered for a particular Intention or for someone who has died, or if you would like to dedicate a candle to an intention or a loved one, please call the parish office. The suggested stipend for the Mass is $10. The candles are $30 for 1 month, $60 for 6 months, or $90 for one year. Our office staff will help you find an open date and time for a Mass, or available candles for dedications.

Who do YOU

say I am?

Y ustedes,

¿quién dicen

que soy yo?

Prayer Corner

Please keep all those who are in the military, or are ill or suffering in your prayers. If you would like to add the name of someone to the Prayer Corner, please call the office.

For those who are ill or homebound: For all those struggling with illnesses, upcoming surgeries or cancer. We remember our family members and friends who are serving in the military, and we pray for peace throughout the world. For the repose of the souls of all the faithful departed: Vivian G. Cruz, Gary Schiedler

Daily Readings AUGUST 2020

22 Sat The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary Memorial Ez 43:1-7ab/Mt 23:1-12

23 SUN TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Is 22:19-23/Rom 11:33-36/Mt 16:13-20 (121) Pss I

24 Mon Saint Bartholomew, Apostle Feast Rv 21:9b-14/Jn 1:45-51 (629) Pss Prop

25 Tue [Saint Louis; Saint Joseph Calasanz, Priest] 2 Thes 2:1-3a, 14-17/Mt 23:23-26 (426)

26 Wed Weekday 2 Thes 3:6-10, 16-18/Mt 23:27-32 (427) 34

27 Thu Saint Monica white Memorial 1 Cor 1:1-9/Mt 24:42-51 (428)

28 Fri Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church Memorial 1 Cor 1:17-25/Mt 25:1-13 (429)

29 Sat The Passion of Saint John the Baptist Memorial 1 Cor 1:26-31 (430)/Mk 6:17-29 (634) Pss Prop

30 SUN TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Jer 20:7-9/Rom 12:1-2/Mt 16:21-27 (124) Pss II

Small Group Meetings

We are hoping to open for small group meetings in September, after Labor Day. HOWEVER, whether we are able to do so will depend on COVID issues and guidelines. Compliance with any regulations from the archdiocese, or state and federal guide-lines will be expected. Groups will need to follow through with requirements to sanitize any area they use before leaving the premises.

The old keys will no longer get you inside the build-ings. All those who have old keys, please come to the office between August 24th and September 8th to return old keys. New key forms will need to be filled out and signed by those who will have access for small groups and such.

Thank you.

Journey in Faith

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a ministry for adults who desire to be initiated into the Catholic Church. Through RCIA, Catechumens learn more about the Catholic faith

RCIA is for:

Adults who have never been baptized Adults who are baptized in another Christian tradition

Please contact ACE TUPASI at 541-926-1449 or acetupasi13@gmail.com for more information.

Thank you

R.C.I.A. Classes will start this Fall 2020

Location: RCIA room 2nd Floor in front of the elevator

How will you grow in your devotion to the Immaculate Heart of Mary this

August?

Try adding this traditional prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary at the end of your rosary or pray it as a novena.

O Most Blessed Mother, heart of love, heart of mercy, ever listening, caring, consoling, hear our prayer. As your children, we implore your intercession with Jesus your Son. Receive with understanding and compassion the petitions we place before you today, especially... (special intention).

We are comforted in knowing your heart is ever open to those who ask for your prayer. We trust to your gentle care and intercession, those whom we love and

who are sick or lonely or hurting. Help all of us, Holy Mother, to bear our burdens in this life until we may share eternal life and peace with God forever.

Amen.

Archbishop Alexander Sample Celebrating Mass at Our Parish

The archbishop will celebrate a Mass with us in August. Directly after the Mass, he will bless the Knights’ statue to the unborn and the Parish Center.

On Saturday August 29th there will be only one Mass, bilingual, at 5pm

While seating at the Mass will be limited, anyone who would like to be here for the blessing of the Knights’ statue is welcome. Masks and social distancing will be required.

Mary Kay - Patty Mello, I.B.C.

Fisher Funeral Home

7 Points Painting

Aasum-Dufour Funeral Home

Eri’s House Cleaners

Conser Realty & Associates

Knights of Columbus

Thank you to our bulletin sponsors for the month of August:

Diversified Property Management

Catholic Daughters of the Americas

2019-20 YOUTH Confirmation

MASSES The two TARGET dates for the actual sacrament of Confirmation are September 26th & 27th. Verification and invites to the Masses will be made at a later time.

Parent registration meetings for 2020-21 Youth Confirmation ...

...will be at 6:30 to 7:30pm in the Gathering Space on the 26, 27, and 28 of August. There will be a quick presentation of the plans throughout the year followed by a walk through of the registration forms. People only need to attend one of these dates as each night will have the same layout. Please contact David Lake with any questions/concerns about registration: davidbohlake@gmail.com or call 541-926-1449, ext. 307

Las fechas para la Inscripción y Orientación para el Sacramento de la

Primera Comunión 2020-2021

Serán Septiembre 4 a las 6pm y Septiembre 5 a las 6pm

Para mas información contacte directamente a Honorina al 541-619-1504

Hope Golf Tournament presented by RIST Group/Keller Williams

Friday, September 4th

We have spots still available for Foursome teams and would love to have you come join our day of fun. Foursome team is $400. Due to social distanc-ing guidelines we will have Tee Times, and we still have times available between 10:30am-1:00pm. This is our biggest fundraiser of this year and could really use your support and coming out to have a great day with us. Please let me know if you are interested, or have any questions. Details below. Thank you and God Bless.

Can't join us on this day but would still like to make a tax-deductible donation, feel free to call me direct-ly at 541-491-1002. Thank you for your continued support to put hope within reach of all those who struggle with life controlling issues. Thank you.

Krista Cunningham Adult and Teen Challenge PNW Willamette Valley Campus Office 541-491-1002 31700 Fayetteville Dr., Shedd, OR 97377

APOSTOLIC LETTER DIES DOMINI OF THE HOLY FATHER, JOHN PAUL II

TO THE BISHOPS, CLERGY AND FAITHFUL OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON KEEPING THE LORD'S DAY HOLY (Part 6)

CHAPTER II DIES CHRISTI The Day of the Risen Lord and of the Gift of the Holy Spirit The weekly Easter

19. "We celebrate Sunday because of the venerable Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we do so not only at Easter but also at each turning of the week": so wrote Pope Innocent I at the beginning of the fifth century,(15) testifying to an already well established practice which had evolved from the early years after the Lord's Resurrection. Saint Basil speaks of "holy Sunday, honoured by the Lord's Resurrection, the first fruits of all the other days";(16) and Saint Augustine calls Sunday "a sacrament of Easter".(17)

The intimate bond between Sunday and the Resurrection of the Lord is strongly emphasized by all the Churches of East and West. In the tradition of the Eastern Churches in particular, every Sunday is the anastàsimos hemèra, the day of Resurrection,(18) and this is why it stands at the heart of all worship.

In the light of this constant and universal tradition, it is clear that, although the Lord's Day is rooted in the very work of creation and even more in the mystery of the biblical "rest" of God, it is nonetheless to the Resurrection of Christ that we must look in order to understand fully the Lord's Day. This is what the Christian Sunday does, leading the faithful each week to ponder and live the event of Easter, true source of the world's salvation.

20. According to the common witness of the Gospels, the Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead took place on "the first day after the Sabbath" (Mk 16:2,9; Lk 24:1; Jn 20:1). On the same day, the Risen Lord appeared to the two disciples of Emmaus (cf. Lk 24:13-35) and to the eleven Apostles gathered together (cf. Lk 24:36; Jn 20:19). A week later — as the Gospel of John recounts (cf. 20:26) — the disciples were gathered together once again, when Jesus appeared to them and made himself known to Thomas by showing him the signs of his Passion. The day of Pentecost — the first day of the eighth week after the Jewish Passover (cf. Acts 2:1), when the promise made by Jesus to the Apostles after the Resurrection was fulfilled by the outpouring of the Holy Spirit (cf. Lk 24:49; Acts 1:4-5) — also fell on a Sunday. This was the day of the first proclamation and the first baptisms: Peter announced to the assembled crowd that Christ was risen and "those who received his word were baptized" (Acts 2:41). This was the epiphany of the Church, revealed as the people into which are gathered in unity, beyond all their differences, the scattered children of God. The first day of the week

21. It was for this reason that, from Apostolic times, "the first day after the Sabbath", the first day of the week, began to shape the rhythm of life for Christ's disciples (cf. 1 Cor 16:2). "The first day after the Sabbath" was also the day upon which the faithful of Troas were gathered "for the breaking of bread", when Paul bade them farewell and miraculously restored the young Eutychus to life (cf. Acts 20:7-12). The Book of Revelation gives evidence of the practice of calling the first day of the week "the Lord's Day" (1:10). This would now be a characteristic distinguishing Christians from the world around them. As early as the begin-ning of the second century, it was noted by Pliny the Younger, governor of Bithynia, in his report on the Christian practice "of gathering together on a set day before sunrise and singing among themselves a hymn to Christ as to a god".(19) And when Christians spoke of the "Lord's Day", they did so giving to this term the full sense of the Easter proclamation: "Jesus Christ is Lord" (Phil 2:11; cf. Acts 2:36; 1 Cor 12:3). Thus Christ was given the same title which the Septuagint used to translate what in the revelation of the Old Testament was the unutterable name of God: YHWH.

22. In those early Christian times, the weekly rhythm of days was generally not part of life in the regions where the Gospel spread, and the festive days of the Greek and Roman calendars did not coincide with the Christian Sunday. For Christians, therefore, it was very difficult to observe the Lord's Day on a set day each week. This explains why the faithful had to gather before sunrise.(20) Yet fidelity to the weekly rhythm became the norm, since it was based upon the New Testament and was tied to Old Testament revelation. This is eagerly underscored by the Apologists and the Fathers of the Church in their writings and preaching where, in speaking of the Paschal Mystery, they use the same Scriptural texts which, according to the witness of Saint Luke (cf. 24:27, 44-47), the Risen Christ himself would have explained to the disciples. In the light of these texts, the celebration of the day of the Resurrection acquired a doctrinal and symbolic value capable of expressing the entire Christian mystery in all its newness.

ARCHBISHOP’S CATHOLIC APPEAL 2020.

Total Given Goal Percent of Goal

$25,139 $58,218.40 43.18%

Mother Mary, help me to treasure God above all else. Holy Mary, Mother of God,

pray for us. AMEN

Growing distinction from the Sabbath

23. It was this newness which the catechesis of the first centuries stressed as it sought to show the promi-nence of Sunday relative to the Jewish Sabbath. It was on the Sabbath that the Jewish people had to gather in the synagogue and to rest in the way prescribed by the Law. The Apostles, and in particular Saint Paul, continued initially to attend the synagogue so that there they might proclaim Jesus Christ, commenting upon "the words of the prophets which are read every Sabbath" (Acts 13:27). Some communities observed the Sabbath while also celebrating Sunday. Soon, however, the two days began to be distinguished ever more clearly, in reaction chiefly to the insistence of those Christians whose origins in Judaism made them inclined to maintain the obligation of the old Law. Saint Ignatius of Antioch writes: "If those who were living in the former state of things have come to a new hope, no longer observing the Sabbath but keeping the Lord's Day, the day on which our life has appeared through him and his death ..., that mystery from which we have received our faith and in which we persevere in order to be judged disciples of Christ, our only Master, how could we then live without him, given that the prophets too, as his disciples in the Spirit, awaited him as master?".(21) Saint Augustine notes in turn: "Therefore the Lord too has placed his seal on his day, which is the third after the Passion. In the weekly cycle, however, it is the eighth day after the seventh, that is after the Sabbath, and the first day of the week".(22) The distinction of Sunday from the Jewish Sabbath grew ever stronger in the mind of the Church, even though there have been times in history when, because the obligation of Sunday rest was so emphasized, the Lord's Day tended to become more like the Sabbath. More-over, there have always been groups within Christianity which observe both the Sabbath and Sunday as "two brother days".(23)

See Part 7 next week

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Las personas que necesiten recibir platicas pre-Bautismales o si necesitan información para Matrimonio en español pueden hablar al: (541)223 1866

SAVORING THE SUNDAY SCRIPTURES Join us on Zoom each Thursday evening at 7:00 PM. To receive the weekly invitation and password, please contact Sister Catherine Hurley, FMA catherinehurleyfma@hotmail.com

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COVID-19 Schedule—Masses by appointment only WEEKEND MASSES: Saturday 4:30PM English, 7:00 PM Spanish; Sunday 8:30AM English, 12:00PM Spanish DAILY MASSES: Tuesday 7pm Spanish; Wednesday to Friday 8:30AM English CONFESSIONS: Please call ahead for an appointment for Saturday 3 - 4PM, or during office hours. ADORATION: In the church is last Tuesday of the month 6-7pm; in the Adoration Chapel is 5am—12am every day with the following exceptions: CLOSED Sat 4-8:30pm; CLOSED Sun & W-F 7-9:30am — If you are a registered parishioner, come by the office during office hours if you need access

In Times of Need PRAYER CHAIN: Fran Pace, fepace@msn.com PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY: if you would like a prayer shawl for someone who is ill or experiencing a loss, please contact Carol Hawke at 541-926-2106 or the-hawkes@comcast.net.

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP

St. Mary’s Catholic Church 815 Broadalbin St. SW Albany, OR 97321-2469

Email: stmarysoffice_albany@comcast.net www.stmarysalbany.com PH: 541-926-1449 Fax: 541-926-2191

Rev. Edwin L. Sanchez, Pastor, ext 303 esanchez@archdpdx.org Pastoral Associate: Ace Tupasi, ext 304

Administrative Assistant: Teresa Middlemiss, ext 302 Receptionists: Marty Kloeck (AM), Janice Woolsey, Margie Harshberger and other volunteers Finance Director: Joy DeCastro, ext 305 Music Director: Nushia Lake, ext 319 Hispanic Ministry Director: Hna. Herlinda Rodríguez Ruiz, ext. 306

Religious Education Assistants: Honorina Manuel Contreras, ext. 308 Youth Ministry Coordinator: David Lake, ext. 307 Soup Kitchen Director: Patricia Jacobson, ext. 317 Soup Kitchen Assistant: Marcia Barksdale Facility Custodian: Les Porter Custodian & Security: Don Marcum Office hours: Tuesday - Thursday, 9 AM to 4 PM Emergency calls only Ph: 541-619-2267

Welcome! August 23, 2020 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Bienvenidos a su casa a su parroquia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro

Clases del Bautismo El ultimo Sábado de cada Mes a las 4:00PM (Pero, no el Sabado Santo, ni Diciembre) Favor de no traer niños a la clase. Es muy importante que usted pase a la oficina para llevar el acta de nacimiento original del niño/a. Los bautizmos son el tercer sábado de cada mes a las 12:00pm (Pero no durante Cuaresma).

Para preguntas puede llamar o venir a la oficina de Martes - Jueves. 9:00am - 4:00pm 541-926-1449

Horario de las Misas en español Sábado: 7:00pm Domingo: 12:00pm Martes: 7:00pm Horario de las Confesiones (solo por cita) Sábado 3:00pm - 4:00pm

En nuestra Parroquia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro / Santa María. Hay diferentes grupos los invitamos a formar parte de esta familia parroquial. Durante COVID, es posible a reunirles por ZOOM. Lunes y Viernes: Grupo Carismático a las 7:00pm Martes: Grupo San Juan Diego para hombres 7:00pm Miercoles: Grupo San Juan Diego para mujeres 7:00pm Jueves: Apostolado del Oratorio de Nuestra Señora de Fátima 6:00pm Viernes: Grupo Apóstoles de la palabra 7:00pm

Pastoral Council Members: Stuart Conser, Kathleen Delsman, Matt Easdale, Juan Sauceda, Heather Medina Sauceda, Guadalupe Hernandez, Jenny Siewell, Rocio Badger

Finance Council: Linda Carroll, Mike Dulley, J. Anne Peltier, Cathy Cooper, Elaine Kruger-Young, Stuart Conser, Barbara Krochta