april 27th 2014 bulletin
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St. Philip Neri Parish
The Northwest Paulist Center for Evangelization & Reconciliation
2408 SE 16th Avenue | Portland, OR |97214-5334 www.stphi l ipneripdx.org
Parish Office 503.231.4955 | Fax 503.736.1383
Guided since our founding in 1912 by the missionary vision of the Paulists’
committed to the mission of Jesus, and dedicated to be welcoming to all, we,
the community of St. Philip Neri, strive to reach out, to reconcile and to
promote unity for all God’s creation through worship, education, and service
toward the common good.
Second Sunday of Easter April 27, 2014
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CATHOLIC CHARITIES Your gift to Catholic Charities’ 2014 Annual Campaign
brings hope for the homeless, the working poor, new arrivals, families in crisis, new parents, children and
youth. Your support enables Catholic Charities to
provide help and hope for the most vulnerable in our community. Your help provides lasting hope for
thousands of families and individuals in our community. Please give as generously as you can to Catholic
Charities’ 2014 Annual Campaign. The campaign is
underway the weekend of May 3 - 4 with a collection on May 10 - 11. Find out more at:
www.catholiccharitiesoregon.org or call 503-688-2620.
VISITNG MOTHERS IN DETENTION There are several families who cannot celebrate
Mother’s Day together because some family member is being detained by the Immigration and Customs
Enforcement in Tacoma. They are awaiting deportation
or just a hearing about their status and, often, for minor offenses. Families and friends will have a
celebration outside the detention facility there. If you are interested in showing solidarity with divided
families, join some members of the parish who will
spend two hours at the detention facility on Saturday, May 10th, the day before Mother’s Day. We will leave
in carpools from Ascension Catholic Church parking lot, 743 SE 72nd at 9:00 AM and will return there by 5:00
PM. Ask Ann Cassin or Dan Brown for more info.
PASTORAL COUNCIL NOMINATIONS Nominations for parish councils are open, there are four vacancies. This is a very important ministry, one
that advises the pastor and staff on pastoral issues and strategic planning. Please consider this ministry. You
can nominate yourself or someone else you feel would be a good candidate. Nomination forms are available
now through May 11th. If you are nominating someone
other then yourself for the position, be sure you ask them beforehand if they are willing to serve. Put your
nominations in the box on the counter in the foyer.
CHILD EDUCATION WORKSHOP TODAY The Archdiocesan Child Abuse Policy is an effort to
ensure the safety of children entrusted to our care. The policy focuses on the protection of children and
the prevention of child abuse. With that in mind, we will offer a ‘workshop’ for Religious Education teachers,
parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, friends---anyone
dealing with children—to identify warning signs, opportunities, who to contact and what to teach
children. Today after mass from 10:40-11:50am in Carvlin Hall. If you have questions, please call or email
Barbara Harrison in the parish office.
Next Sunday’s Scripture Readings: Third Sunday of Easter
May 4th, 2014
Reading 1, Acts, 2:14 22-23
Responsorial Psalm, 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, 11
Reading 2, Peter 1:17-21 Gospel, Luke 24:13-35
Second Sunday of Easter Sunday, Apr 27, 2014
THIS WEEK’S CALENDAR and MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, April 27: 9:30 am Mass †Josephine Healy Church
10:30 am Mass Deaf Community Mass Chapel Monday, April 28: 8:00 am Mass †Merle Parks (B) Chapel
Tuesday, April 29: 8:00 am Mass †Jo Spada Chapel
Wednesday, April 30: 8:00 am Mass †Dominic Hai Do Chapel Thursday, May 1: 8:00 am Mass All Souls Church
Friday, May 2: 12:10pm Mass Donald Young Church Saturday, May 3: 8:00am Mass Stephen Chang-Seop Oh Chapel
4:00pm Mass †Frances + Herb Heinig Church Sunday, May 4: 9:30 am Mass †Cris Bell (A) Church
10:30 am Mass Deaf Community Mass Chapel
Please fill out a Mass Intention Form (located in the foyer of the Church) if you would like a Mass celebrated for you, for an anniversary of death, birthday or marriage, or some other special event. You can also call the office.
Church cleaning for April 28th through the May 4th: Laurel Gonzalez, Karen Semprevivo, Star Studonivic
PARISH OFFICE HOURS: 9:00 am – Noon on Mondays 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Tuesday through Friday Office: 503.231.4955
PARISH STAFF
Pastor, Director of the NW Paulist Center Business Manager Fr. Charlie Brunick, CSP, x 118, [email protected] Jeanne McPherson, x 103, [email protected]
Associate Pastor Receptionist/Administrative Assistant Fr. Michael Evernden, CSP, x114, [email protected] Rose Wolfe, x101, [email protected]
Director of Adult Faith Formation Maintenance and Grounds Barbara Harrison, x107, [email protected] Edward Danila, [email protected]
Receptionist/Bulletin Editor Angelica Liharik, x102, [email protected]
BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS: Deadline (unless otherwise noted) is Tuesday at Noon prior to the Sunday Mass.
PORTLAND MEMORIAL MAUSOLEUM – Crypt – (Couch Companion) for two people side-by-side. Burial crypt valued at $10,400. This was donated
to St. Philip Neri by a parishioner as a gift. St. Philip is
selling it for $7400 and is negotiable. If interested in purchasing or for more information, please contact Fr.
Charlie or Jeanne at the parish office.
SEMINARY TEA The seminary tea committee invites you to join
Archbishop Alexander Sample and newly ordained Bishop Peter Smith at the 79th annual Archbishops
Seminary Tea, a benefit for the seminarian Education Fund of the Archdiocese of Portland. This years tea will
be held on Wednesday, April 30th from 3:00pm-7pm in the Madeline Parish Hall, 3123 NE 24th. Tickets are 30
dollars and may be purchased at the door.
Please Pray for:
Sam Evernden
Fr. Michael’s improvement of sight
Pablo Rodriguez
Karen Innocenti
Paulist Vocations – those currently in formation and those in discernment
Second Sunday of Easter Sunday, Apr 27, 2014 PASTORAL CORNER
Doubting Thomas ...... The very name history has bestowed upon the Apostle Thomas is indeed pejorative. We still use the phrase today to describe someone whose faith seems lacking, who's faith seem less than others or ours.
But I believe that is some strange way, Thomas can be a model for us, a model for the kind of faithful witness
so necessary in the Northwest where so many are unchurched and many more once baptized Catholics live with a faith that is quite dormant.
Thomas wasn't from Missouri, but he could have been. The phrase "I'm from Missouri", the "show me" state is another way of saying that actions speak louder than words. St. Francis of Assisi himself could also have been from the "show me" state, as exemplified when he sent the Brothers out to preach the Good News. He told them: "Preach the Gospel. And when you're stuck, use words."
Thomas' faith was indeed very human. It needed human experience to strengthen it and make it whole. For Thomas, faith was not merely an intellectual assent. He had lived with Jesus, walked and talked with Jesus, shared a campfire or two, and was indeed physically touched by the life and death of Jesus. He needed again to be touched by experiencing Jesus' healing words and loving hands before his faith could be enlivened.
Thomas' faith was a faith that dared to questions and in questioning found answers and in answers grew deeper as time went on. Thomas' dormant faith was indeed enlivened by the experience of the risen Jesus, as early Church memories tell us how he went on to be a great missionary and apostle, bringing as far east as India.
Let us remember Thomas as we seek to share our faith with others. Let us remember it is never enough to just
tell people about Jesus or about how our faith helps us through each day. We have to help others experience our faith by the good deeds we do and by the love of Jesus they experience through us and our words and deeds.
Fr. Charlie CSP
CATHOLICS CONFRONT GLOBAL POVERTY This past lent, our parish community fought global poverty through CRS Rice Bowl. We deepened our Catholic faith
by exploring the richness of Catholic social teaching. And now we have the opportunity to continue our engagement with Catholic Relief Services through Catholics Confront Global property, an initiative of prayer,
education and advocacy that aims to encourage our country’s leaders to act on behalf of the world’s poor and
vulnerable. Interested in learning more? Visit confrontglobalpoverty.org and sign the Hunger Pledge.
CLASSES First Eucharist classes begin Sunday, May 4, 10:30 in the church.
MAY 1ST In at least 80 countries throughout the world--- May Day is a public holiday with parades and celebrations. In the
United States we celebrate Labor Day as our day honoring better working conditions for laborers. In 1955 the Catholic Church dedicated May 1 to ‘St. Joseph the Worker’---patron of workers and craftspeople.
LITTLE STORE The “Little Religious Store” located in the foyer of the church contains an assortment of religious items for your
convenience. These are undoubtedly the most reasonably priced religious items you will find in Portland: rosaries, medals, Bibles, Bible indexes, statues, crucifixes, prayer books, dashboard items, books……….We are happy to help
you shop prior to/or after Mass.
OFFICE ASSITANCE We are looking for a couple of volunteers to work in the front office a couple of days each week. The workload would be light: phones, copying, and assorted tasks. Please contact Rose in the office or e-mail her at
[email protected] if you are interested.