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St. Philip Neri ParishTheNorthwestPaulistCenter
forEvangelization&Reconciliation
2408SE16thAve.,Portland,OR97214-5334 PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
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 of God’s creation through worship,education, and service toward the common good.
PARISHOFFICE&STAFF:Phone503-231-4955Website:www.stphilipneripdx.org•Fax503-736-1383
27th
Sunday of
Ordinary Time●
October 2, 2011
Pastor
Fr.CharlieBrunick,CSP,x117....................... [email protected] AssociatePastor
Fr.MichaelEvernden,CSP,[email protected] AssociatePastor
Fr.JimMcCauley,CSP,x109............................................ [email protected]
DirectorofAdultFaithFormation
BarbaraHarrison,x107.................................barbarah@stphilipneripdx.org
BusinessManager
JeanneMcPherson,x103............................... [email protected] ,ParishSecretary
MercyRossi, x101............ ........ ........ ........ [email protected]
BulletinEditor(BulletindeadlineisTuesdayNoonbeforetargetweekend)
MercyRossi,x101.........................................secretary@stphilipneripdx.org
Building&Grounds,Maintenance
EdwardDanila..............................................edwardd@stphilipneripdx.org MusicDirector
MichaelTomsovic.......................................................MPST63@yahoo.com
Children&YouthFaithFormation...................... [email protected]
DirectoroftheNWPaulistCenterforEvangelization&Reconciliation
Fr.CharlieBrunick,CSP,x117........................ [email protected]
SCHEDULE•OF•MASSES SATURDAYVIGIL: 4:00pm SUNDAY : 8:30amand10:30am
MONDAYTHRUTHURSDAY&SATURDAY : 8:00amFRIDAY : 12:10pm
Reconciliation: Saturdaysat5:00pm
OFFICE•HOURSTUESDAYSTHROUGHFRIDAYS:9:00 AMTO4:00PM
OFFICEISCLOSEDONMONDAYS
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NextSunday’sScriptureReadings:28thSundayinOrdinaryTime(October9)
Isaiah25:6–10a Philippians4:12–14,19–20 Matthew22:1–14or22:1–10
MASSINTENTIONS____________
Monday–October3
8:00AM–Mass (†RoseScafidi<A>)–Chapel
Tuesday–October4
8:00AM–CommunionService Chapel
Wednesday–October5
8:00AM–Mass AllpriestsatannualArchd.Priest’s
Convocation–Chapel
Thursday–October6
8:00AM–Mass (†TheDo’sgreat-grandma&great- grandpa)–ChapelFriday–October7
12:10PM–Mass (†ArmandMartinotti<A>)–Chapel
Saturday–October8
8:00AM–Mass (forthosewithhealthcomplications)–Chapel
4:00PM–Mass (forthosestillseekingemployment)–Church
Sunday–October9–SPAGHETTIDINNER ,NOONTO5:30PMINCARVLINHALL 8:30AM–Mass (PeopleoftheParish)–Church
10:30AM–Mass (forthosestrugglingwithdepression)–Church
10:30AM–Mass–DeafCommunity–Chapel 11:30AM–HomelessOutreachClass–PaulistCenter
Churchcleaning,October3–9:LaurelGonzalez,KarenSemprevivo&StarStudonivic
Our 68th Annual Parish fundraiser is 2 weeks away:
Bring your family
andfriendsandreserveatablefor8ormore.To reserve your table, call Bill at 503-255-7171 before Sunday.
Celebratetogether&helptheparishoutbypatronizingour68-year-
oldtraditionofhomemadeItaliansauce,spaghettiandhand-rolledmeatballs.Nothingfrozen—allfresh!Vegetariansauceavailable,too. Volunteer Sign up sheets forthedinner—andthemanybehind-
the-scenesprepactivities—areontablesinthefoyer.Wecanallsignupforsomething.Itisourcommunityefforttokeepourparishalive
andwell, sopleasevolunteerashifttocarryitto success.Canyourollmeatballs?serveatable?washapot?Weneedyou.Nokidding.
This Week’s Calendar & Mass Intentions
This Week’s Announcements
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Liturgy Update: Thank you to Bari Colombari for the excellent
updateonwhattoexpectforthechangesinourLiturgystartingNov.
27,thefirstSundayofAdvent.Asamatteroffact,oneoftheretiredJesuitsinattendancesaidthatthiswasthebestpresentationonthe
changes that he has ever heard! We were certainly happy and
impressed. Bari will give this same talk on Monday, Oct. 3, 7-8:30pmatHolyFamilyParish aspartoftheVicariatepreparation
forthechangestocome.
Six–week Bible study returns Thursday, Oct. 6 in thePaulistCenterChapel from 10:30 to12noon. “Women in
theBible:WhyDoTheyMatter?”PleasebringyourBibles .
Vatican II Series:PriortoVaticanII,thoseofuswhoare‘older’lived
withmany“don’ts.”WhenVaticanIIcame(1963-65),we felt theHoly
Spiritbreath life into thepeopleof God.Whywaschangeimportant?
Are we continuing the mission of the Holy Spirit? Should we be
concerned?VaticanII:BeforeandAfter—a4-partseries:
Oct. 16, Sunday, 12:10–1:30pm, Professor James Harrison(MA/History,MA/PastoralMinistry)willbegintheserieswiththe
history ofwhy the councilwas necessary. (Parish Breakfast in
CarvlinHallpriortothepresentationintheChurch)
Oct.23,Sunday,12:10-1:30pm, SteveMartino(MastersofDivinity)
will discuss the “Constitution on theSacredLiturgy.” The way it
wasandwhatitwassupposetobecome. (Soupwillbeservedprior
tothepresentationinCarvlinHall)
Nov. 6, Sunday, 12:10-1:30pm, ClaireWoodruff (MA/Rel. Ed)will
discussthemissionoftheLaity(we,thepeopleofGod).Whatcould
wedobeforethecouncilandwhatwearecommissionedtodonow.
(SoupwillbeservedpriortothepresentationinCarvlinHall)
Nov. 13, Sunday, 12:10-1:30pm, Dr. Tom Welch (MA/Pastoral
Ministry)willdiscussthe“ChurchintheModernWorld”—what
thecouncilenvisioned—Isithappening? (Soupwillbeservedprior
tothepresentationinCarvlinHall).
Get Ready! Halloween party, Oct. 30, Carvlin Hall,
11:30–1:30pm.Karaokeforallages,plusfoodandgames!
Homeless Outreach Classes: Some parishioners are addressing
theissueofhomelessnessinourneighborhood.Pleasejoinusifyou
canat11:30am(rightafterthe10:30Mass)today,October2nd)in
thePaulistCenter.WewillcontinuetomeeteachSundayat11:30amforthemonthofOctoberIfyoucannotbepresent,youmightwantto
join us in spirit by engaging in some of the practiceswe shall be
trying.PaulSchroeder,alocalcivicleader,composedthemandwilljoin us on occasion for our discussions. We shall be putting a
practiceinthebulletinforthenextseveralweeks.Hereisthefirstpractice:CompassionateSeeing—Makeitapracticethisweekto
holdeyecontactalittlelongerthanyouordinarilywouldwithone
person each day. Try to find something in that person’s face youhadn’tseenbefore.Smile.Noticewhatyoufeel,whatcomesupfor
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SPNeri’s 100-Year Anniversary: Comelearnaboutwhat'sbeing
planned for the St Philip Neri 100yr Anniversary –Oct. 16, after
Massat11:45am in the StPaulRoomof the Paulist Center. Bringideas,givefeedback,volunteertoplan.Theanniversaryyearstarts
May2012.Comejoinus!
Vatican City: Lookingat thecenturies-old buildings and palaces,notmanypeoplewouldknowthattheVaticanhasbecomeatechie
paradise, awonderlandofmodernequipment andknow-how. For
instance,theVaticanLibraryisusingNASAtechnologytodigitizeitstreasures. Called Flexible Image Transport System, the digital file
format is standard among the world's astronomers for storing,sendingandmanipulatingimages.Thelibraryisusingtheformatto
digitizesome80,000manuscriptsbecausethefileswillbereadable
long into the future, avoiding the risk ofthe technology becoming obsolete. The
Vatican Library reopened in 2010
completely revamped with Wi-Fi forscholars and visitor badges tagged with
RFIDtrackingchips.Theradiofrequencyidentificationchipsarealreadyembedded
inmanyofthelibrary'sopenholdingsso
volumes can be found and re-shelved more easily. The Vatican's1300+page2010yearbookisfilledwithreportsontheday-to-day
activities aswell as special projectsbegun or completed byeveryVatican congregation, council, commission and office. And—the
SwissGuards,equippedwithhistorichalberds—arenowtrainedin
the latest in personal defense techniques. All 110 soldiers took acourse last year in theMonadnock DefensiveTactics System, self-
defensestrategydevelopedintheUnitedStatesforsecurityofficers
to"controlandstabilize"unarmedandnoncompliantaggressors.
Grief Recovery Weekend:Areyouorsomeoneyoulovegrieving
thelossofaspousefromadeath,divorceorpermanentseparation?ABeginningExperienceWeekend can helphealthe painofsucha
loss. The next one will be October 14–16, Friday evening until
Sundayafternoon inMilwaukie, near Clackamas Town Center.Formoreinformation,pleasecallRonat503-385-6478orMargiat503-
881-0934.
Reconnect with the Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus: Wereyou
taughtbytheSistersoftheHolyChildJesus(SHCJ)atSt.Rose,St.
Charles,St.Rita,HolyFamilyorHolyChildAcademy?TheSistersare
hosting an AppreciationMassandReceptionatSt. RoseChurch inPortland onSunday, October 23, at 12:15 pm.We welcome the
opportunity to reconnect and reminisce with former students,teachers,andfriends.IfyouweretaughtbytheSHCJ,pleasejoinus
[email protected]
610-626-1400, x301. To learnmore about the Sisters of the HolyChildJesus,visitourwebsiteatwww.shcj.org/american.
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Our Larger Parish Community
havebeenmakinganeffortrecentlytovisitmembersofourparishcommunitywhomwemightnever,orrarely,seeatourSundayMass.Theseareparishionerswholiveincarefacilities,
orareathome,andarenotabletogetouttocometoMassatthechurch.Youmayknowsomeoftheseabouttwelvemenandwomenyourselves;andareperhapsalreadyvisitingthem.
Thiscareofourbrothersandsisterswhoaresickand/orelderly,issuchanimportantpartofourloveforoneanotherhereatSt.PhilipNeri.Theyeachhavewonderfulstoriestotelloftheirsometimeslifelongconnectionswiththeparish.TheirloyalsupportofthecommunityisaninspirationtomeasIlistentothem.Perhapssomeofyoumightwanttomakeconnectionswithoneormoreofthem,ifyouaren’talreadydoingso.Itwouldbesuchawonderfulkindness
forthem,andaninspirationforyou.PerhapsyoucanarrangetotakeHolyCommuniontothem;and/ortakealongabulletintosharewiththemsothattheywillbeabletokeepintouchwiththeparishevenwhentheycan’tcomebewithusonSunday.Iwouldbehappytoputyouintouchwithsomeofthese,ourbrothersandsisters,ifyouwanttogivemeacall,orsendmeanemail.Thenyoumightcontactthemtoseeiftheywouldliketohaveyoucomebyforavisitataparticulartime.Itisanicecourtesytoaskiftheywanttomakeanappointmentforaparticulartime,andthentheycanlookforwardtoavisit.
ometimesweonthestaffdon’tknowaboutsomemembers
oftheparishwhoarehomebound,orinacarefacility,becausenoonehascontactedus.So,ifyouknowofsomeonewhohasaconnectiontoSt.Philip’s,andcan’tgetout,pleasegiveusacall,ordropanotetous.[seethefrontofthebulletin]Wewouldappreciatethat.Or,ifyousuddenlyarenotabletocometoMassbecauseofillness,pleaseletusknow.IknowthatIhaveahardtimewithnames,butrememberfaces,andreallyappreciatehearingfromyou.Imightnoticethatafamiliarfaceissuddenlynothereforalittlewhile,butnotknowiftheyaresick,orotherwiseunabletocometochurch,andwouldlikeavisit.
Thislargercommunityofmenandwomenformanon-goingpartofourparishthatwecankeepintouchwith.Itisapartofourresponsibilityincharitytooneanother,andalsoarealpleasuretoknowthatwecanmakeadifferencewithasimplevisitorphonecalltooneofourbrothersorsistersintheLord.
Father Jim McCauley, CSP
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