Last week many of you had your pictures taken for our next Pictorial Directory.  The timing was not the best because some people were on vacation or work prevented some of you from participating.  I want to give special thanks to Mary Fogarty and Annie for heading up this project.  It is a great way to put names to faces you see at Mass.

         I will be gone next weekend.  I have another meeting of the National Board for Engaged Encounter.  My term is coming to an end this year but some great things have been happening.  We are updating the whole weekend, which has been needed.  We are also involved in giving input to the Bishop’s imitative on Marriage which is moving ahead.  They have a website and are preparing a pastoral letter as well as identifying good resources and programs that can be used in parishes.

         This week we are having Vacation Bible School and I am impressed with the energy and enthusiasm of those working on the program.  Danette Lanzafami is heading up the program.  Please keep the teachers and children in your prayers this week.

Blessings to all, 

Dear Friends in Christ,     Last Sunday we celebrated Pentecost,the sending of the Holy Spirit, and the beginning of the Church.  I found myself late Sunday afternoon sitting in the Church after a very full weekend and giving thanks to God for the gift of the Spirit and for the working of the Holy Spirit in our midst.  We had 19 baptisms this past weekend!  On Tuesday, 14 of our young people received the Sacrament of Confirmation in Mt. Angel.  This Sunday 65 children are receiving the Eucharist for the first time.             Carolyn is preparing to enter a religious order.  Yes, the Spirit is with us and enflames our hearts, and I give thanks to God for the gift that is each of you.         Del Youngers has repaired and painted our Gazebo.  It looks beautiful and I know there will be many wedding pictures taken there this summer.  Thanks Del!         Fr. Joe and I are on retreat at the abbey this coming week.  I know that I have some meetings I cannot miss but I am looking forward to spending some time with my confreres and having more time for prayer.  I will sure be praying for you as well.       Blessings to all of you,         Fr. William

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Questions of the Week

Adults: Have I ever struggled to understand the ways of God in my life? Have I been able to resolve

such questions?

Children: Even though I cannot see God, do I understand how God cares for me?

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We give back to God:  $6607.00

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Scripture Readings for the Week

Mass  Intentions

Standing in the Need of Prayer:

For those who are ill in body and spirit, may they feel God’s healing in their lives. We pray especially for … Fr. Joe, Andy Schemmel, Kory and Kaden Albright, Patty Anderson, Peggy & Jerry Andresen, Fred Baurer, Harry Boehmer, Theresa Brundridge, Ernie Carlson, Rosalie Cauble, Pat Cavanaugh, Hanna Doeden, Charles Eich, Mamie Fennimore, Randy Geck, Elaine Hartman, Frances Homer, Joe Little, Theresa Maurer, Margaret Olson, Nina and Tony Pfeifer,  Maria Porras,

 Leo and Theresa Steffen, and Kenny Steffen.

IF YOU HAVE A ROSARY that needs repair, or

if you would like a new Rosary, please call

 Jack DeSantis at 503-873-3659.

He also accepts broken rosaries, old necklaces or

chains, as he is able to use these in

 making new Mission Rosaries.

Parish News and Events

Parish Directory News!

Sign-up sheets are available after Mass for reserving a time for your family portrait to be taken! Please take a minute to get signed up as soon as possible.  You will receive a reminder phone call 2-3 days prior to your appointment.  Each family photographed will receive one FREE 8×10″ photo, immediate viewing of video proofs, specially priced portrait packages, and a Free Parish Directory! There are many openings on the schedule, July 8 - 12. Sign up today!

It won’t be the same without you!!☺

Sewing Circle Ladies request clean used jeans for

 use in making their beautiful quilts! If you have any you no longer need, please consider donating them to this great group of women! These quilts are sold at Mt. Angel Senior Center, as well as our annual

Turkey Dinner Craft Sale. Thank you!

Funeral Callers needed!

 We are in need of three people  to call parishioners  for food for funeral luncheons. If you can help, please call Cathy Peters at 503-365-8680.

Are you a Handy Man? One of our parishioners is looking for someone to do a bit of plumbing, electrical work, and laying  linoleum in a bathroom. If you have the know-how and the time, please contact Annie in the office, 503-873-2044. Compensation for work performed is available.

Caregiver(s) Needed for parishioner not able to live alone, seeks one or more people to live in and provide  companionship and assistance with activities of daily living. Please call the Parish Office, 503-873-2044.

The Week Ahead

Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m.; Daily Mass 8:00 a.m.

In the Area

Join Sacred Heart School in celebrating the 125^th Anniversary of its founding on Sunday, May 18 with a celebration of the Eucharist by Archbishop Vlazny at 2:00 p.m. followed by a reception in the gym.  Other special guests include Abbot Nathan, Robert Mizia, and Sister Betty Larsen.

Faith Formation Children:

•       Congratulations to our children who celebrate their First Eucharist this weekend!
•       Vacation Bible School will be July 21-25.

Junior & High School Youth:

•       All Junior and High School Youth are invited to join Carolyn at The Stomping Grounds Coffee Shop at 201 East Main St. - the Wolf Building in downtown Silverton - every Wednesday all month long from 3 - 4:30 p.m.
•       Please pray for those High School and Young Adults from St. Paul’s who visited the cloistered Carmelites in Eugene. It will be our second visit, and should be very fruitful!      
• We Need YOU to volunteer to bring food for the High School Study Night on June 1. Contact Carolyn ASAP.
• Attention upcoming GRADUATES! The Graduation Mass will be June 1 at 10:30 a.m.  Please contact the office if you are graduating from 8^th grade, High school, or college this spring. We need your names and addresses! 
•       This summer, June 15 - 20, the DUB, a Youth Summer Camp hosted by REACH, will be held at Fr. Bernard Youth Center. Cost is $300.00 and forms are available                                                      in the Office and “Coffee &”  room. 

Trinity Sunday is the Sunday after Pentecost, and it celebrates the most Holy Trinity, one God in three persons.

Let us Pray

to the one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spiritthat our lives may bear witness to our faith]Father,you sent your Wordto bring us truthand your Spirit to make us holy.Through them we come to knowthe mystery of your life.Help us to worship you,one God in three Persons,by proclaiming and living our faith in you.We ask you this, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,one God, true and living, for ever and ever.

            I am back from a beautiful pilgrimage to Spain, Portugal, and France. What a gift! I am still in awe of standing in St. Therese’s house, in seeing the incorrupt (does not decompose) bodies of the saints, celebrating Masses where Eucharistic miracles happened, and being in Fatima and Lourdes, where the Blessed Mother appeared. This is the richness of our Catholic faith! I am grateful for Fr. William, our staff, and the parishioners in your support, which enabled me to encounter God in such a powerful way.   

Hope in the Resurrection

Dear Friends in Christ,     I am planning on leaving after Masses this weekend to go to the beach.  Someone offered to let me use their beach house and I am going to make use of it for two days.  I know that I need to get away and clear my head, and the beach always does that for me.     Fr. Joe was in the hospital for two days.  They never did figure out what was wrong but he is doing well now.     We are not getting many applications for the position of Youth Minister.  Please keep this intention in your prayers because it is so important.  This Tuesday we are having a meeting of our planning committee to finalize our needs so that a prospectus can go out to architects to develop a master plan for us.      During this Easter Season we are having a number of Baptisms, First Communions, and Confirmation.  This is always exciting and brings a lot of energy and life to our parish.  We hope to have pictures taken of everyone so that you know who they are.      May the Peace of the Risen Christ be with all of you.                                    Fr. William 

Questions of the Week

Adults: When have my eyes been opened to see

and understand the Gospel in a new way?  

Children: What are my favorite stories

about Jesus?

We give back to God:  $5084.00

This week last year: $6414.00

Standing in the Need of Prayer:

For those who are ill in body and spirit, may they feel God’s healing in their lives. We pray especially for … Father Joe, Kory and Kaden Albright, Patty Anderson, Peggy & Jerry Andresen, Fred Baurer, Harry Boehmer, Hugo Boehmer, Ernie Carlson, Rosalie Cauble, Pat Cavanaugh, Hanna Doeden, Charles Eich, Mamie Fennimore, Charlotte Gerken, Chuck Grimes, Elaine Hartman, Theresa Maurer, Margaret Olson, Tony Pfeifer,  Maria Porras,  Joani Steffen, Betty Stephen, and Kenny Steffen.

  
A little faith will bring your soul to heaven, but a lot of faith will bring heaven to your soul.   

Faith Formation

Children:  Religious Education at 9 a.m. Sunday.

Youth:

•       Please turn in your forms for the service immersion for Confirmation this week!
•       Please join us for Youth Group this Wednesday, 7 p.m.
•       Don’t forget “Theology of the Body” on April 19, from 1 - 4 p.m. at St. Joseph’s in Salem, for teens and young adults. We are having Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers as the speaker. Cost is $15.00.

Parish News and Events

Scrapbooking!

 Join Chris Rayburn for a morning of Parish Picture Scrapbooking next Sunday, April 13, at 9 a.m. in the

Parish Center until whenever. She has numerous parish photos to incorporate into scrapbooks and

would love to have your help! For more information please call her at 503-873-0125!

Money Counter Needed!

Do you have one to two hours one Monday morning each month to partner with another parishioner to help count our weekend contributions? Or would you be willing to be a substitute once in a while if we needed one? If so, please contact Annie-in-the-office this week at 503-873-2044.   Thank you!  ☺

In the Area

Caregiver Support Group meets every second Monday of the month at Mid-Valley Community Action Agency in Salem. This support group is open to all caregivers. Next meeting is Monday, April 14 from 1:30 - 3 p.m.. For more information, please call Janele Walker at  503-393-0657.

Faith can move mountains, but don’t be surprised if

God hands you a shovel.

Faith is taking the first step even when

you don’t see the whole staircase.

Looking Forward

Christian in the World’s Lecture Series on “The Modern Papacy” continues on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the Mount Angel Abbey Library. The cost is $15.00. For additional information, please contact Cecile Beckerman at 503-393-5041. COME AND SEE WEEKEND:  For single Catholic women 18-50 who want to know and experience the way of life of the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel. Experience a final profession as well, of Sr. Alicia the weekend of April 25 - 27. To register or for more information, please contact Sr. Marietta at  503-949-0905. ALL are welcome to attend the Salem Right to Life meetings to explain what their organization is about. Meetings are held on the 3^rd Saturdays of the month, with the first meeting being held Saturday, April 19 at 10 a.m. Cookies and coffee served. The next First Aid Course is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please call the Parish Office to sign up! Ages 12 - adult. 

Faith is putting all your eggs in God’s basket, then counting your blessings before they hatch.  

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Easter

The Community of Believers

HAPPY EASTER!!

     Yes, we are in the midst of the 50 days of Easter, and may the Peace of the Risen Christ be with you!

     Fr. Joe, Br. Thomas, and I all fought the flu during Holy Week but we made it through without mishap.  I want to thank all those who helped to make our liturgies so beautiful and meaningful.

     I want to report that we are moving ahead on our Long Range Planning.  I want to give you some update.  All the material collected and the discussions that have been happening have been compiled into a prospectus to be given to architects with which to develop a master plan.  We hope to have this finished in the next two weeks, and to then send it out for bids.  Everyone is in agreement that we need to first have a master plan for our property.  Once we have a master plan, then we will have some visual concept of what we might have in the next ten years.  Once we have that we can begin to prioritize and people may then offer input about what they think we should do.  If you have any questions at this point, please contact a member of the Pastoral or Administrative Councils.  I am pleased with the progress, and I know a Master Plan will give us something concrete to discuss and use as a roadmap as we continue moving forward.

    I would like to mention that our secretary Annie is working very hard and does many extra things for us.  However, she is not on duty during the weekends or evenings, and I ask that you not call her at those times.  If there is some emergency or problem, please call me. 

      Fr. William

Questions of the Week

Adults: When I experience doubts, what helps me strengthen my faith?

Children: How can my faith in Jesus be of

help to others?

            We give back to God:  $6425.00

This week last year: $4708.00

Good Friday / Holy Land Collection: $417.89

Rice Bowl Collection: $481.44

Scripture Readings for the Week

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The Week Ahead

Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m.; Daily Mass 8:00 a.m.

Standing in the Need of Prayer:

For those who are ill in body and spirit, may they feel God’s healing in their lives. We pray especially for … Kory and Kaden Albright, Patty Anderson, Peggy & Jerry Andresen, Fred Baurer, Harry Boehmer, Hugo Boehmer, Ernie Carlson, Pat Cavanaugh, Hanna Doeden, Charles Eich, Mamie Fennimore, Charlotte Gerken, Chuck Grimes, Elaine Hartman, Theresa Maurer, Margaret Olson, Tony Pfeifer,  Maria Porras,  Joani Steffen, Betty Stephen, and Kenny Steffen.

We remember….

Al Cressman, who died March 20 and whose funeral

was here last Tuesday. Our prayers and deepest sympathy

go out to his family, relatives, and friends.

Faith Formation

  Children:  Religious Education resumes this morning at 9 a.m.

Youth:

• Don’t miss Youth Group this week, Greg Bentz will be leading Praise and Worship!
• Forms for the service immersion for confirmation candidates is due by this Friday, April 4 to the Office

Parish News and Events

• Do you like to bake? We would love to have volunteers bring coffee cake, muffins, or other breakfast-type breads for Coffee & for the second and third Sundays of the month. Please call the office and let me know if you could help!!! THANK YOU!!! ☺
• Adult Choir - has been asked to sing more often, and so will be singing at the 8 a.m. Mass on the third Sunday each month. A rehearsal will be on the preceding Wednesday. We would love to have more singers, so please prayerfully consider this music ministry. Practice will be April 16 at 7 p.m. and will then sing at the 8 a.m. Mass on April 20. Call Ethel Unger for more information at 503-873-5458.

In the Area

• St. Mary’s Parish in Shaw is hosting their annual Home Made Chicken Noodle Dinner on Sunday, March 30, 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Adults $7, Children under 12, $2.50.
• Willamette Valley Hospice is currently seeking volunteers to help provide compassionate care for terminally ill patients. For more information on this rewarding ministry, please contact volunteer coordinators Brittney or Ellany at 503-763-232.
• All are invited to attend the Divine Mercy Devotions at Mount Angel Abbey on Sunday, March 30 at 2:00 p.m. Services will include Divine Mercy Chaplet, Litany, Reading, Rosary and exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Confessions will be heard from 1:30 p.m.

Looking Forward

• Who is God?, a retreat presented by Dr. Owen Cummings on Saturday, April 5, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Shalom Prayer Center in Mt. Angel. For more information or to register, call 503-845-6773 or visit www.benedictine.srs.org/shalom.
• Christian in the World’s Lecture Series on “The Modern Papacy” continues on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the Mount Angel Abbey Library. The cost is $15.00. For additional information, please contact Cecile Beckerman at 503-393-5041.
• Every vocation (married, single, ordained, religious life) calls for faith, self-knowledge, healthy living skills, and commitment. On Saturday, April 5, at Queen of Peach Church in Salem from 6:15 - 8:30 p.m., Fr. Ray Carey will speak on “Skills for Making and Keeping Your Life Choice Commitment.” If you are a young adult in the process of discerning God’s vocational calling in your life, please come share coffee, conversation, and time with others on the same journey.

Mass  Intentions

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Sunday

“The Resurrection

 of the Lord”

CHRIST IS RISEN!

CHRIST INDEED IS RISEN, ALLELUIA!

 HAPPY EASTER!The Resurrection of Jesus is the central act of our faith.  And the promise of Resurrection for us is at the heart of our Christian Life.  We rejoice with those who received the Easter Sacraments this year: Susan Johnson, Teresa Andresen, Van Heath and Nick Lundsford.  Six children were also baptized at the Spanish Mass.  We now celebrate for 50 days the Easter Season.  One way to begin is to take some Easter water and bless your homes.  There is a bulletin insert with a blessing written by some of our parishioners.  May the Peace of the Risen Christ indeed reign in your hearts!Fr. William 

Questions of the Week

Adults: What can I point to in my own behavior as

a sign of the power of Christ’s resurrection

 working in my life?

Children: What is one good deed that I can do

for someone this week to show that I am a child

of the light?

            We give back to God:  $5035.00

This week last year: $4708.00

Second Collection for Catholic Relief: $646.00

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Scripture Readings for the Week

Rice Bowl Collection!

Please bring Rice Bowls next weekend

if you have not already done so!

This collection makes possible the mission

of the Catholic Church to combat poverty,

 and provide relief and  development

throughout the world. These may be

brought up after Communion

and placed before the Altar.

Weekly Calendar

Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m.; Daily Mass 8:00 a.m.

Standing in the Need of Prayer:

For those who are ill in body and spirit, may they feel God’s healing in their lives. We pray especially for … Kory and Kaden, Patty, Peggy & Jerry, Fred, Harry, Hugo, Pat, Hanna, Charles, Mamie, Charlotte, Chuck, Elaine, Theresa, Margaret, Tony,  Maria,  Joani, Betty, and Kenny.

We remember….

Anna, who died March 14 and whose funeral

was here last Monday. Our prayers and deepest sympathy

go out to her family, relatives, and friends.

Faith Formation

Children:

No Religious Education today, March 23.

Classes resume next Sunday at 9:00 a.m.

Youth:

No Youth Group this week for Spring Break.

Parish News and Events

Congratulations to Becky Steffen and

Matt Teigen who were married here

on Saturday, March 15. 

In the Area

•       Who is God?, a retreat presented by Dr. Owen Cummings on Saturday, April 5, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Shalom Prayer Center in Mt. Angel. For more information or to register, call 503-845-6773 or visit www.benedictine.srs.org/shalom.
•       St. Mary’s Parish in Shaw is hosting their annual Home Made Chicken Noodle Dinner on Sunday, March 30, 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Adults $7, Children under 12,  $2.50.
•       Every vocation (married, single, ordained, religious life) calls for faith, self-knowledge, healthy living skills, and commitment. On Saturday, April 5, at Queen of Peach Church in Salem from 6:15 - 8:30 p.m., Fr. Ray Carey will speak on “Skills for Making and Keeping Your Life Choice Commitment.” If you are a young adult in the process of discerning God’s vocational calling in your life, please come share coffee, conversation, and time with others on the same journey.
•       Silver Gardens Care Center is asking for people interested in volunteering to attend a “Sharing is Caring” Volunteer Meeting on Thursday, March 27 at 6 p.m. at Silver Gardens.
•       Willamette Valley Hospice is currently seeking volunteers to help provide compassionate care for terminally ill patients, offer office support, facilitate bereavement support groups for children, families, and adults, or promote hospice care benefits through community presentations. Volunteers providing support to patients serve in the familiar surroundings of a patient’s own home or a long-term care facility and volunteer in their own communities. For more information on this rewarding ministry, please contact volunteer coordinators Brittney or Ellany at 503-763-232.

•       All are invited to attend the Divine Mercy Devotions at Mount Angel Abbey on Sunday, March 30 at 2:00  p.m. Services will include Divine Mercy Chaplet, Litany, Reading, Rosary and exposition and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. Confessions will be heard from 1:30 p.m.

Looking Forward

Christian in the World’s Lecture Series on “The Modern Papacy” continues on Saturday, April 12, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the Mount Angel Abbey Library. The cost is $15.00. For additional information, please contact Cecile Beckerman at 503-393-5041.

Mass  Intentions

Palm Sunday

“The Lord’s Passion”

Dear Friends in Christ,

Last weekend 30 of our Youth and about 10 on the Leadership Team were on retreat.  I spent a few hours with them on Saturday evening.  During that time they had an hour of adoration, and an opportunity to make use of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  I found it a very powerful time, and for many of the people the weekend was truly life changing.  Thanks to Carolyn and her team for some great work!

Recently the Pastoral Council recommended that we begin English classes as a way to bring the Hispanic and Anglo communities together.  Our staff met with a representative from Chemeketa Community College.  They have a great program that involves volunteers running the classes.  We want to begin the program here in April.  We need volunteers willing to lead the sessions.  You do not need to know Spanish or how to teach.  Chemeketa has a program on two Saturdays to assist volunteers and all the material needed is in the books.

Chemeketa says they have 250 volunteers already doing this program and it has prospered.  If you want more information, please contact me.  I hope a number of you would be willing to join this program.

This week we enter into the heart of the Church year.  I will be going to the Cathedral to participate with the Bishop and the priests of the Archdiocese in the Chrism Mass and the blessing of the oils and renewing my Priestly commitment.  The liturgies on Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Vigil and Easter help to focus on the incredible saving mystery of Jesus.  The Easter Vigil itself is the climax of the week.  I ask that you participate in as many of these liturgies as possible.

It has been a tradition to take up a collection on Good Friday for the work of the Church in the Holy Land.  We will again do so this year.  The Franciscans staff the shrines and minister to the people, and right now the Catholics there are under extreme attack and pressure.  Our support of them is needed more than ever.

May this week indeed be a Blessed one for each of you,

Fr. William

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Questions of the Week

Adults: How have I experienced God’s goodness in a way I did not expect or deserve?

Children:

 How do I ask for forgiveness when I have done something wrong?

We give back to God:  $4499.00.

This week last year:  $4371.00

Standing in the Need of Prayer:

For healing of mind, body, and spirit, and the grace to perceive God’s presence amid their suffering, we pray especially for … Kory and Kaden, Patty, Peggy & Jerry, Fred, Pat, Hanna, Charles, Charlotte,  Chuck, Tony, Mary, Betty, and Brian.

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Seder Meal 

Our Seder Meal is this Wednesday evening, beginning at 6:30 p.m.  Please call the office with your RSVP by Tuesday so that we may plan for food.

Thank you!

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Weekly  Calendar

Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m.; Daily Mass 8:00 a.m.

Parish News & Events

•       Altar Society Needs You! Come and help make ready our Church for Holy Week and Easter! We are meeting on Monday morning March 17 at 8:45 a.m. in the church. Please bring rubber gloves to wear, a bucket, and cleaning rags if you have some, as we will be washing down all of the woodwork. The more help we have, the lighter the load! Thank you for your help!
•       On Good Friday, our parish will take up the annual Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land. Your financial contribution helps to support the struggling Christian community and to protect Christianity’s holiest places. Please be generous.

In the Area

Willamette Valley Hospice is currently seeking volunteers to help provide compassionate care for terminally ill patients, offer support for children, families, and adults. Volunteers providing support to patients serve in the familiar surroundings of a patient’s own home or a long-term care facility, and volunteer in their own communities. For more information, please contact Brittney or Ellany, volunteer coordinators, at 503-763-232. 

Faith Formation

Children

There will be no Religious Education next weekend March 23, on Easter Sunday. Religious Education

 will resume on March 30.

Youth Ministry

•       Youth Group will be attending the Seder Meal this Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the Hall.
•       A Big THANK YOU to Katy and Van, Michael and Pam, Xochtyl, Jenelle, Sara, Andrew, and the many others who helped make our Spring Retreat possible!

Looking Forward

Who is God?, a retreat presented by Dr. Owen on Saturday, April 5, 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at Shalom Prayer Center in Mt. Angel. For more information or to register, call 503-845-6773 or visit www.benedictine.srs.org/shalom.

Scripture Readings for the Week

Mass Intentions

“New Life”

Jesus learned that a friend of his named Lazarus had died. When Jesus arrived at the village, Lazarus had alraady been in the tomb for four days. When Martha and Mary showed him the tomb, Jesus wept. Jesus then asked some of the onlookers to take away the stone from the entrance to the tomb, and then he prayed to his Father in heaven (he did this so that the people gathered would believe that it was the Father who had sent him). Jesus called for Lazarus to come out of the tomb, and he did

My dear Friends in Christ,

       Last week the local ministers had their monthly meeting.  We are finally getting more to come to the meetings.  A number of pastors mentioned that they did not have many young children at their services.  I was thinking of that, especially during the 10:30 and Noon Masses where we have lots of children.  It is really uplifting to see so many children, and I give thanks for

all of them. 

     Lent is passing very quickly.  I would have you note Leonardo’s presentation of the Passion on Friday at 7 pm.  We talked about having soup before the performance, but that has been cancelled.  I think we are going to have a great turnout and I know people will want to be seated early.  I hope many of you come because this can be a great way to prepare for Holy Week.  Also a reminder that on Thursday evening I will be available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation from 6:30-8:00. 

     Someone recently mentioned that I am putting in too many hours.  I know that is true and I am aware of that, especially at evening meetings. I am often worn down and say things I later regret.  I mentioned that the Scrutinies for the RCIA were about soul searching.  I have been doing some soul searching lately and hopefully I will set some limits for myself and take more time for myself.  I realize that I need to listen to some of the advice that I give others. 

     Please continue to remember in your prayers our Catechumens, as well as our Youth on retreat this weekend.

Blessings to all,

Fr. William 

Weekly Calendar

Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m.; Daily Mass 8:00 a.m.

Questions of the Week

Adults: When is a time I found life, even in the presence of death? What life do I need to claim today?

Children:

  How often do I stop to remember that God loves me in each moment?

Scripture Readings for the week

Our Parish Prayer List

For healing of mind, body, and spirit, and the grace to perceive God’s presence amid their suffering, we pray especially for … Kory and Kaden, Patty, Peggy & Jerry, Fred, Pat, Hanna, Charles, Charlotte,  Chuck, Mary, Betty, and Brian    

Mass Intentions

“Christ, The Light”

Lent is already half over.  I have been doing a little reflecting about myself.  I realize I have not been exercising like I had planned, but have kept up looking at the parish list and praying for all of you.  That has been the best part of Lent for me so far.  This is a good time for all of us to renew our Lenten practices as we move closer to Holy Week.

      We have had good turnouts for the Stations of the Cross.  I want to remind you about Leonardo DeFilippis giving a presentation of “The Passion by St. Luke” on Friday evening, March 14.  I have known Leonardo for many years and his work is incredible.  This was the first presentation that he did.  This would be a great way to enter into Holy Week.

     The Pastoral and Administrative Councils and the Long-Range Planning committee continue to do good work.  It is becoming clearer that our facilities are really being used heavily and we will have to do some expansion before long.  This is both exciting and scary. 

      Next weekend we are having a large Youth Retreat that is actually being put on by Carolyn and her team of young adults.  Please keep all of them in your prayers.  What a great experience that our young people are actually putting on a retreat for other parishioners!  I know that they have grown a great deal through this experience. 

     May this season of Lent continue to be a time of grace for you.

Fr. William

Questions of the Week

Adults: How do I live in trust that God is leading me to a goodness I cannot yet see?

Children: What can I pray for this week? 

We Need You!

Volunteers are needed to fill these hours in the

Adoration Chapel:

Mondays: Midnite-2 am, 10-11 am, 10-11 pm

Wednesdays: 1-2 am, 4-5 am, 3-4 pm

Thursdays:  Midnite-2 am

Fridays:  5-6 am, 1-2 pm, 11-12 Midnite

Saturdays: 4-5 am, 3-4 pm

Sundays: 5-6 am, 6-7 am

Our Parish Prayer List

For healing of mind, body, and spirit, and the grace to perceive God’s presence amid their suffering, we pray especially for … Kory and Kaden, Patty, Peggy & Jerry, Fred, Pat, Hanna, Charles, Charlotte, Chuck, Mary, Betty, and Brian. 

“Living Water”

Dear Friends in Christ, The past few weeks our Spanish Mass has been totally packed. Many new families have registered. I don’t know what is behind all this. I know that our Religious Education program in Spanish is overflowing and we have had to get more teachers. We have been making use of Northwest Family Services to put on a program of Marriage Enrichment, and we have over 30 couples enthusiastically participating. This is definitely stretching our facilities and our programs!Along this line, one of the goals coming out of Long Range Planning is bringing the Spanish and English speaking programs together. The Pastoral Council has been talking about having one Religious Education program. This is a terrific idea but has a lot of logistical problems. We are putting together a committee to study this proposal. If any of you would like to be on this committee, please let me know. It has been suggested that we simply implement this idea. However, it has so many ramifications: Mass times, should we do religious education on two different days to accommodate everyone? This has so many implications, and seems almost overwhelming, so this will be a very important committee. I want to again make note of the bi-millennium of St. Paul beginning in June as another opportunity to do activities and programs together. This is definitely a major issue for our parish, but I also see it as a terrific opportunity.Fr. Joe’s health continues to improve and he has been celebrating the Eucharist on a regular basis again. This has been a great help to me.I have been continuing to use the parish list to remember you in my prayers and I have found this to be a great Lenten practice. Not everyone is in the pictorial directory so I find myself using several different lists. It sure helps when I actually see your picture. I hope your Lenten practices are going well.Blessings to all,Fr. William

Questions of the Week

Adults:

Have I ever grown from a conversation with someone who disagreed with me? What does such an experience tell me of God’

s grace?

Children:

How can I learn from those who think differently than I do?

Scripture Readings for the week

Standing in the Need of Prayer:

For those who are ill in body and spirit, may they feel God’s healing in their lives. We pray especially for …

Kory and Kaden, Patty, Peggy & Jerry, Fred, Harry, Hugo, Pat, Hanna, Charles, Mamie, Charlotte, Chuck, Theresa, Margaret, Tony, Maria, Anna, Mary, Joani, Betty, and Kenny.

Weekly Calendar

Morning Prayer 7:30 a.m.; Daily Mass 8:00 a.m.

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Faith Formation

Children:

· Religious Education, Sunday, 9:00 a.m.

Religious Education Wish List

Religious – themed items to add to our Religious education library, as well as our Parish Library:· Video tapes, DVD’s, Cassette tapes· Books, children’s Bible stories 

Mass Intentions

The Transfiguration of Jesus

Dear Friends in Christ,      

Last Sunday we had the “Enrollment of Names” into the Book of the Elect.  These are the Catechumens and Candidates who will be receiving the Easter Sacraments.  After the enrollment occurred here in the Parish they went to the Cathedral to be presented to the Bishop.  Our Catechumens this year are Teresa Andresen, Susan Johnson, and Van Heath.  Our Candidate is Nick Lundsford.  Please keep them all in your prayers during this time of Lent as they complete their preparation for Easter.

     On Ash Wednesday our collection at Mass was for SACA.  You donated almost a thousand dollars.  As Pastor and Board member of SACA, I want to thank all of you for your generosity.   It was a great Lenten gift to those in our community in need.   

June 29^th is the feast of Saints Peter and Paul.  Pope Benedict has declared that beginning on this feast the Church will celebrate the bi-millennium of St. Paul, and it will last for one year.  I want our Parish to take this seriously because we are under the Patronage of St. Paul.  I see three things happening for us during this bi-millennium year.  First, Paul is the great Evangelizer and I want us to put special emphasis on Evangelization.  Some of us are already meeting with the Paulist Center in Portland to plan a program.  Secondly, I want us to celebrate who we are as a Parish.  I hope we can have several events in our parish this year to facilitate this, including a Parish Mission, Fiesta, dinners and entertainment.  Thirdly, we are doing Long  Range Planning and my hope is that during our Celebration Year we can begin to implement and move forward on this.  I think all of this can be both exciting and spiritually renewing for us.  I am in the process of setting up committees for both Evangelization and the bi-millennium celebration.  If you are interested in serving on one of these committees, please let me know.  I will keep all of you informed as we move closer to this year long celebration.

Blessings to all,      Fr. William   

Standing in the Need of Prayer:

“Lord Jesus, pour your blessings over these,

our parish family most in need:  Kory and Kaden , Patty , Peggy & Jerry,

Fred, Harry, Hugo,

Hanna, Charles, Mamie, Charlotte, Chuck, Margaret,

Tony,  Maria, Anna,  Mary, Joani, Betty, and Kenny.

“Sin and Grace”

  Dear Friends in Christ,    Lent has begun! The Small Faith Sharing Groups are now meeting.  I was in two this past week and enjoyed them very much.  This Sunday we have the Rite of Enrollment for our Catechumens, who later will go to the Cathedral to join others in the Archdiocese as they enter into these last days of intense preparation for receiving the Easter Sacraments.  Please keep them in your prayers.   I just turned my BONA OPERA (this is what we use in the monastery, listing what we are doing for Lent) into the Abbot to get his signature.  It is still not too late for you to make some definite plans for doing some special activities for Lent.  I think one of the best things we could all do is to speak positively or to give compliments to each other, especially within the family.  Our world seems so full of negativity and it is so easy to get caught up in it unless we make a conscious effort to be different.  I think we all love to receive compliments!     I mentioned last week that one thing I am doing is taking the parish list and praying for several of you each day.  This will help me be aware of all of you, and to lift each of you up to God.  I am very much looking forward to this.     May each of you have a very grace-filled Lent. Fr. William  

Questions of the Week

• Adults: What are my strengths personally and professionally? When have I allowed them to be misused?
• Children: What abilities has God given me? How should I use them to help others?  

On the Way Home… 

Fr. William continues to seek submissions for our bulletin of your reflection or thoughts about the readings, homily, reflections on your Lenten journey, or something else during the Eucharist that touched you or affected you in some way. Please email, or give your submission to Fr. William.  Thank You!       

Dear Friends in Christ, I had a nice surprise this week. The women in the Sewing Circle presented the parish with a check for $900. It is money they earned this year making quilts and other hand sewn items. They meet every Monday morning and are evry dedicated. If anyone else would like join them, you are very welcome. They would love to have some new hands!I will be gone next weekend. I have another National Engaged Encounter meeting. The break will probably be good for me. The meeting is in Tallhassee, Fllorida, which is hard to get to so I have to leave a day early.A new speaker system has been installed in the church.It distributes the sound really well but might need some adjustment because it was tested without having people in church.This is another item that surfaced in our Lord Range Planning process. We have been slowly getting some of the easier items finished.Blessings to all, Fr. William

Questions of the week

Adults: What can I do to become more comfortable and even bold in sharing my faith with others?Children: What have I learned about Jesus that I can share with friend or a member of y family?

Standing in the Need of Prayer:

Faith Formation

Children

• Congratulation to our Second Grade Youth who celebrated their First Reconciliation this weekend!
• The new First Communion Class begins this Tuesday, January 22nd at 3:30 p.m. and will meet in the Parish Center.
• Regular class continues to meet Sunday morning.

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• Assistant: Bob Schaefer Lecture: Dave Talbor
• Euch. Min.: Jan Schaefer, Cindy Hupp, Dean and Elizabeth Dreher
• Altar Servers: Kinsey and Miranda Frey and Nick kintz
• Music: Matt Senecal

8:00 a. m.

•  Assistant: Dave Bielenberg  Lecture: Mary Fogarty
• Euch. Min.: Debbie Wiesner, Alice Grassl, Pat Fogarty, and Anita Mauer
• Altar Servers: Tess and Naomi Hare, Matt Edmonds
• Music: Steve Channey

10:30 a.m.

• Assistant: Andy Nellando  Lecture: Megan Sprauer
• Euch. Min.: Bill and Joani Steffen, Joe and Cherry Sprauer
• Altar Servers: Johnathon Buchheit
• Music: Don Kelly Group