03/29/15
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03/29/15
March 29, 2015 Pa lm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord A Word from the Pastor Mass Intentions Mar 7:30am & 5:30pm 30 Peter Julia No 5:30pm Mass 31 Parishioners of St. Mary’s Cathedral Fr. Paschal Cheline, OSB, dec Apr 1 Earle A. Chiles, dec Leo & Nell Hogan, dec 2 Holy Thursday 3 Good Friday 4 Easter Vigil Week of March 29 Sunday: Coffee & Donuts after 9am Mass Monday: No 5:30pm Mass Today Chrism Mass 7pm Tuesday: Confession 4 to 5:15pm Wednesday: School Lenten Prayer Service 8:30am Confession 4 to 5:15pm Catholic Inquiry 7pm Thursday: Holy Thursday Mass 5:30pm Friday: Stations of the Cross 12:15pm Good Friday Liturgy 5:30pm Saturday: Easter Vigil 8:30pm Sunday: Easter Masses at 7:30, 9, 11am, 5:30pm Financial Report for March 15 Regular Households: 850 Sunday Envelope: E-Giving: Loose Collection: TOTAL PARISH: Fiscal Year to Date: Social Services: $236 Envelopes used: 154 E-Giving: 60 Actual Budget $ 8,246 $ 2,489 $ 2,453 $13,188 %Difference $ 15,830 -17% $589,368 $601,540 -2% School: $87 Easter Flowers: $496 Please consider a charitable bequest to St. Mary’s Cathedral in your estate planning. It has been a little over a month since the death of my mother. I think of her every day, as I do my father, who must now adjust to a very different life. My mother’s death has been a difficult experience for me and my family, but there have been blessings as well. First of all, I give thanks that my mother lived a long life—she was 90 when she died. I know many people who lost their mothers at a young age, and I cannot imagine the pain and grief of a such a loss. I also give thanks that my father has lived so long—he is 95. A practical consequence of long-lived parents is that you get many years to work out the “issues.” Like all children, I certainly had growing-up issues with my parents. But as the decades passed, those issues began to fade away, and our relationship went from “adolescent” to “adult.” I could enjoy my parents, and they could enjoy me! I especially give thanks for the final years, where more assistance was needed. I could finally give back, to some degree, what they had given to me. It was a large debt! The second (and a little unexpected) blessing was that my mother’s death brought me and my five siblings closer together. Just as we have issues with our parents, we also have issues with our siblings. The death of my mother challenged us to put aside such issues, work together, and support my father. During the final days of my mother’s life, my siblings and I worked with Maryville and Hospice to make sure that my mother was comfortable and had everything she needed. She wasn’t the easiest patient (as we knew from previous hospitalizations and rehab care), but our level of patience with her (and with each other) was heightened by the fact that her death was near. We found ourselves telling stories about our growing up in Beaverton, our first small house in Cedar Hills, our school years at St. Cecilia, Holy Trinity, and St. Mary of the Valley (as it was known in those days). We had many laughs about the ups and downs of family life, and we did our best to put aside past slights and hurts and controversies. What difference did it make now, in light of our mother’s death? A bigger purpose can oftentimes put lesser things in perspective. Not a bad lesson for families. When the end finally came, we were at peace. Hospice was so helpful in making arrangements, and it was a healing moment when my family got together to plan the funeral. I was deeply moved to see so many people at the funeral itself—the support of family and friends gave me the strength to preside at the liturgy. In addition, your cards, prayers, and words of consolation meant everything to me and to my family. May my mother rest in peace, and may God bring consolation to all who mourn. Msgr. Patrick S. Brennan WORSHIP & PRAYER Chrism Mass, Monday, March 30 at 7pm Confessions, Tuesday, March 31 4-5:15pm Confessions, Wednesday, April 1, 4-5:15pm Holy Thursday, April 2, Mass at 5:30pm Good Friday, April 3, Stations 12:15pm Liturgy at 5:30pm Easter Vigil, Saturday, April 4 at 8:30pm Easter Masses, April 5, 7:30, 9, 11am & 5:30pm There will be no confessions available during the Easter Triduum which begins with the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper. Please pray for our RCIA elect and candidates, as well as those throughout the Archdiocese who are nearing the end of their journey this Lenten Season. Parking During Holy Week: As you know, par king for St. Mary’s Cathedral is at a premium during the best of times. With Holy Week this week and all of our beautiful liturgies, it really will be a problem. Try to come early, take public transportation or even car pool if you can! We love having everyone and do not want you to miss out on any part of any Liturgy this coming week. FAITH FORMATION Tuesdays at Cathedral Cancelled: The talk by Fr . J ohn Tuohey for Tuesday, April 7 has been cancelled. Baptismal Preparation for Parents of Infants: The next session will be on Thursday, April 16 at 7 pm in the Upper Cathedral Center. Enter from 17th Street. CATHEDRAL SCHOOL Do you have a 4, 5, or 6 year old? Cathedr al School has openings for the 2015-2016 school year. Cathedral School’s Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten programs focus on the fundamentals of literacy and mathematical skills through varied developmentally appropriate practices, allowing individual students to learn and grow at their own pace. All the while, Cathedral's Catholic classrooms are faith-filled learning spaces where children develop new friendships through play and cooperative learning. Visit our website at www-cathedral-or.org to download an application for Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade or contact Susan Hatley in the school office at 503.275.9370. We need your help! Cathedral School just purchased a new database and we are trying to update contact information for our alumni. Cathedral School at 503.275.9370 with your current information. Easter Flower Contributions Given in Memory/Honor of: Rose Buckman Emily de la Cruz Jean Grant Bobby Hamer Jackie Horsey Mary Jordan Helen Kalez Gonzala Ladion James Lang M/M Antonio Martinez Mercedes Mellejor Shirley Miller M/M Kalma Rosenberg James Smirl Gwen Steffen Mark Szabo Raedene Wack Ray Wack M/M Joseph Valvo Ralph Weber John & Viola Wells Adrienne Zenisek Holy Week Collections: As per tr adition at St. Mar y’s Cathedral the collection taken on Holy Thursday will benefit the poor. The Good Friday collection is taken to support Christians in the Holy Land. Many Christians depend on this collection for their lives. The Franciscans have served in the Holy Land for nearly 800 years. With your support they and others are operating schools, conducting pastoral ministry, housing and feeding the poor and maintaining parishes and shrines. Please be generous in your giving! SOCIAL SERVICES Thank you to the Knights of Columbus who once again organized a Lenten food drive for our neighbors in need and to the parishioners who generously supported their efforts. We recently received this note from the Elks Clinic at Casey Eye Institute. “Thank you so much for the gloves, warm hats and gifts you gave to patients and their siblings in December. Our family had been feeling down with the news that my daughter’s auto-immune disease had returned. For my kids to receive a book and paint-set was so encouraging and lifted our spirits. We are grateful for you kindness!” Q. Why are the vestments and liturgical colors red today? A. Red, the color of blood is the liturgical color for martyrdom. Today especially it reminds us of the blood Christ shed for us. Red is also the color of fire, and so we will see red again on Pentecost, when we commemorate the descent of the Holy Spirit in wind and flame. Liturgical Ministers - Apr 4 & 5 Presiders: Vigil Archbishop A. Sample 7:30 Fr. Peter Hoang 9:00 Msgr. Patrick Brennan 11:00 Archbishop A. Sample 5:30 Fr. Jon Buffington Lectors: Vigil Easter V igil Gr eg Car ich, Michael Klobes, Pat Bellamah, Michael Cameron, Andrew Beck 7:30 Easter Sunday Pat Pearce, Martha Pelster 9:00 Kristine Bachand, Lloyd Heller 11:00 Barbara Brown, Jack Gemender 5:30 Michelle Mariana, Neill McAuliffe Greeters & Ushers: Vigil Easter Vigil TBA 9:00 Easter Sunday TBA 11:00 TBA Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion Vigil Easter Vigil Clergy Debbie Paynter, Janet Satterlee, Fernanda DeClerq 7:30 Easter Sunday Jenni Valentine, Mary White, Sandy Simmons Bob Simmons, Mike Beaird, Todd Houser 9:00 Richard & Sharon Cochran, Eileen Vallone Mary White, Sara & Steve Mattheisen, Helen Heller 11:00 Sue O’Donnell, Dohky-J-Karchaei, Amy Brown Cerise Joe, Sandy Simmons, Esneda Patton 5:30 Dorene Kemp, Neill McAuliffe, Margaret Witt Jonathan Scrimenti, David Pfaff, Lori Dunham, TBA Altar Servers: Vigil Easter Vigil Elise & Adele Jawed, Ethan Alano, Anthony Nguyen, TBA 7:30 Easter Sunday Lydia Pearce, Adam Pearce, Ava Valentine 9:00 Callum Bachand, Chloe Heller, Jake Viteznik, Jonathan Viteznik 11:00 Peter Bocci, Madeline Cooney, John Gutbezahl, Rohan Gutbezahl, Tristan Gutbezahl 5:30 Emily Buchholz, Alison Buchholz, Skylar Buchholz Most Reverend Alexander K. Sample, Archbishop of Portland Msgr. Patrick Brennan, Pastor Rev. Peter Hoang, Parochial Vicar Craig Casey, Deacon Elizabeth Stephenson, Administrative Assistant Alex Chan & Mary Jo Gornick, Receptionists Julie Cettina, Parish Secretary/ Bookkeeper Gail Burke Kingsley, Social Services, 503-241-2521 Sr. Connie Furseth, OSF, Neighborhood Liaison Paulette Peynet, Director of RCIA Stephanie Fisher-Hunt, Director, Sunday School Angela Westhoff-Johnson, Music Director Seung Min Oh, Organist Laszlo Lantos, Maintenance Kadee Acree, Chair, Pastoral Council Michael Carrano, Chair, Administrative Council Cathedral School: 503-275-9370 Amy Biggs, Principal Susan Hatley, Administrative Assistant Liturgical Schedule Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:30PM Congregational Singing Sunday Masses: 7:30AM 9:00AM Congregational singing 11:00AM Cathedral Choir 5:30PM Contemporary Ensemble Daily Masses: 7:30AM & 5:30PM Reconciliation (Confession): Saturday 4:00 PM-5:15 PM Other times by appointment.