Mass Schedule Daily Mass Tuesdays ~ 7:00p.m. Spanish Wednesday-Friday ~8:30a.m. English Sunday Liturgy Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm Sunday: 8:30am, 10:30am & 12:30pm Mass in Spanish Confession Schedule Saturday by appointment Eucharist Adoration Cancelled until further notice St. Patrick Catholic Church Mission Statement As a Catholic faith community united in Christ’s Gospel and Sacraments, we strive to bring all people to know, love and Parish Office Information 498 NW 9th-PO Box 730 Canby, OR 97013 Parish Office: 503-266-9411 Fax: 503-263-2293 Parish Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday-Thursday 9am-5pm Tuesday: 9am-6pm Closed for lunch 12-1:00pm Closed on Fridays Website www.stpatcanby.org Email [email protected]Archdiocesan website www.archdpdx.org July 19, 2020 Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time REFLECTING ON THE GOSPEL Matt 13: 24-43 This Sunday we continue reading from Matthew 13, the chapter on parables. This is the primary chapter in the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus speaks in parables, and he speaks seven of them. That alone should tell us that we are dealing with Matthew’s evangelical hand in editing and placing these parables where he does in his story about Jesus. The shorter gospel reading today is about the weeds and the wheat, whereas the longer reading includes other parables. The parable of the weeds and the wheat occurs only in Matthew. No other gospel includes this parable, causing scholars to wonder whether Matthew had access to a special source, or perhaps he composed it himself. Even if that is so, the passage is still scriptural, still inspired, and still authoritative. One reason scholars query whether Matthew composed it is that so many of the stories that are unique to him fit a pattern of judgment followed by a fiery end. And this story certainly falls into that category. The good sower expects a harvest of wheat but is unaware that his enemy cast weeds into the field. The precise term for the weed is “darnel,” which is a plant that looks like wheat. Darnel is sometimes called “false wheat.” Rather than uproot the darnel, a process that would harm the wheat, both are allowed to grow together. In the end there will be sorting, and the darnel is destined for the fire. Such an apocalyptic image requires little imagination. This is hardly the sort of parable whose meaning is difficult to discern. Instead, we see clearly that the followers of Jesus, the “church” is a field of wheat and weeds, the good and the bad. The church does not play God and determine who will be uproot- ed. Instead, uprooting is God’s role and he will perform it...in the end. For anyone whose life is bound up in the church, today’s gospel rings true. There are weeds in the church in every time and place. But it is not our role to uproot. At harvest time God will separate the weeds from the wheat. Our role is simply to produce for the harvest. Living Liturgy year A
Transcript
Mass Schedule
Daily Mass
Tuesdays ~ 7:00p.m. Spanish
Wednesday-Friday ~8:30a.m.
English
Sunday Liturgy
Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:30am, 10:30am &
12:30pm Mass in Spanish
Confession Schedule
Saturday by appointment
Eucharist Adoration
Cancelled until further notice
St. Patrick Catholic Church Mission Statement
As a Catholic faith community united in Christ’s Gospel and
Sacraments, we strive to bring all people to know, love and
This Sunday we continue reading from Matthew 13, the chapter on parables. This is the primary chapter in the Gospel of Matthew where Jesus speaks in parables, and he speaks seven of them. That alone should tell us that we are dealing with Matthew’s evangelical hand in editing and placing these parables where he does in his story about Jesus. The shorter gospel reading today is about the weeds and the wheat, whereas the longer reading includes other parables. The parable of the weeds and the wheat occurs only in Matthew. No other gospel includes this parable, causing scholars to wonder whether Matthew had access to a special source, or perhaps he composed it himself. Even if that is so, the passage is still scriptural, still inspired, and still authoritative. One reason scholars query whether Matthew composed it is that so many of the stories that are unique to him fit a pattern of judgment followed by a fiery end. And this story certainly falls into that category. The good sower expects a harvest of wheat but is unaware that his enemy cast weeds into the field. The precise term for the weed is “darnel,” which is a plant that looks like wheat. Darnel is sometimes called “false wheat.” Rather than uproot the darnel, a process that would harm the wheat, both are allowed to grow together. In the end there will be sorting, and the darnel is destined for the fire. Such an apocalyptic image requires little imagination. This is hardly the
sort of parable whose meaning is difficult to discern. Instead, we see clearly that the followers of Jesus, the “church” is a field of wheat and weeds, the good and the bad. The church does not play God and determine who will be uproot-ed. Instead, uprooting is God’s role and he will perform it...in the end. For anyone whose life is bound up in the church, today’s gospel rings true. There are weeds in the church in every time and place. But it is not our role to uproot. At harvest time God will separate the weeds from the wheat. Our role is simply to produce for the harvest. Living Liturgy year A
SYMPATHY Please remember in your prayers +Patsy
Ochsner, Aunt of Susie Masterson and
+Steve Devine, uncle of Kathy Jeskey.
Remember Lord, those who have died and
have gone before us marked with the sign of
faith. May these, and all who sleep in Christ,
find in Your presence light, happiness and
peace.
CONFESSIONS Father Arturo is hearing Confessions on
Saturdays from 3-4pm To schedule an
appointment, please contact either Debbie
Newbury, 503-263-1286 or Heriberto
Aguilar, 503-263-1292.
CONFESIONES El padre Arturo estará escuchando
confesiones los sabados de 3 a 4pm solo con
cita previa. Por favor llame a Debbie
Newbury, 503-263-1286 o Heriberto
Aguilar, 503-263-1292 para programar una
cita. Muchas Gracias.
NEW FOOD BANK HOURS The St. Vincent DePaul Food Bank has new
hours as of July 1, 2020. The new hours are
every Wednesday, 3:30p.m.-7:00p.m.
REGISTERING FOR MASS IS EASY! We have loved seeing so many of you who have
registered to attend a Mass on a weekend. If you
haven’t had a chance to attend Mass, we have spots
available. To register, contact either Debbie Newbury
(English) 503-263-1286 or Heriberto Aguilar
(Spanish) 503-263-1292.
We still have spots available for Saturday, July
25th and a few for Sunday, July 26th at the
10:30a.m. Mass. We will begin registering for
August Masses starting the week of July 20th. Please
remember in order to attend Mass, you are required to
sign up.
¡Es facil registrarse para la Misa! Nos da gusta ver que muchos de ustedes se han
registrado para asistir a las Misas del fin de semana.
Si no ha tenido la oportunidad de asistir a Misa, tene-
mos lugares disponibles. Para registrarse puede llamar
a Debbie Newbury (ingles) 503 263 1286 o a Heriber-
to Aguilar 503 263 1292.
Tenemos lugares disponibles para el sabado, 25 de
Julio y algunos lugares para el domingo 26 en la Misa
de 10.30am. vamos a empezar a registrar para
Las Misas de Agosto empezando la semana del 27 de
julio. Por favor recuerde que para poder asistir a Misa
se le requiere que se register.
VOLUNTEERING AT MASS We are still looking for volunteers who could be our
greeters before each of the Saturday and Sunday
Masses. Both English and Spanish. The job is easy
and just requires you to sign up with Debbie or
Heriberto to be a volunteer. This is a wonderful way
to help and get a chance to visit with many of our
parish family members that maybe you have not had a
chance to see in a while.
voluntarios para la Misa Todavia estamos buscando voluntarios para dar la
bienvenida antes de cada Misa el Sabado y domingo
para las Misas de ingles y español. Hacerlo es muy
facil solo requiere que se incriba como voluntario con
Debbie o con Heriberto. Esta es una Buena oportuni-
dad para ayudar y saludar a muchos miembros de
nuestras familias parroquiales que tal vez usted no ha
visto por algun tiempo.
WELCOME We are delighted that you are visiting our parish. We hope you can worship with us and we welcome you to become registered with our parish. Please contact
Debbie in the Parish Office and she’d be happy to help you register or answer any
questions you may have.
LIVING THE PASCHAL
MYSTERY How many of us would like to be in charge,
deciding what’s best for the group, what’s best
for the church? When enemies get in the way,
we would have the authority to uproot and be
rid of them. Even if we are not the ones to be
“in charge,” how many of us would like
someone else to do the uprooting or weeding?
But such is not the way it is with God and the
church. In today’s gospel passage found only
in Matthew, we learn from Jesus that God is
aware that there are weeds growing within the
wheat. God is content to let them grow
together; only to be separated later, at harvest
time.
It is our task to simply let God be God while
we grow into the harvest we are meant to be.
Our lives are not to be filled with
judgmentalism but with mercy. We are
reminded of Pope Francis words “Who am I to
judge,” or Jesus’ own words in the Gospel of
John, “Let the one who is without sin cast the
first stone.” These are gentle reminders for us
that as disciples, followers of the Son of God,
we are content to allow God to act in his own
time. Living Liturgy A
NEW MASS SCHEDULE *There will be no Tuesday morning Mass
*Tuesday evenings ~7:00p.m. (Spanish)
*Wednesday morning @ 8:30a.m. (English)
*Thursday mornings @ 8:30a.m. (English)
*Friday mornings @ 8:30a.m. (English)
All Masses will continue to be live-streamed via
our Facebook page! We have NOT opened up
daily masses to the public yet! As soon as we do,
we will let you know!
CAMBIO EN EL HORARIO DE LA
MISAS ENTRE SEMANA A partir del próximo martes 14 de Julio nuestros
horarios de las misas entre semana serán de la
siguiente manera:
No habrá misa en Inglés los martes por la mañana
Martes por la noche - 7:00 p.m. en Español
(solamente)
Miércoles a las 8:30 a.m. (Inglés)
Jueves a las 8:30 a.m. (Inglés)
Viernes a las 8:30 a.m. (Inglés)
¡Todas las Misas continuarán siendo transmitidas
en vivo a través de nuestra página de Facebook!
¡NO hemos abierto aun al público las Misas entre
semana! ¡Tan pronto como lo hagamos, se los
haremos saber! Gracias por su comprensión.
EGG CARTONS Your St. Patrick’s SVdP Food Bank continues to
serve our neighbors-in-need throughout this
pandemic. We are now averaging ~ 250 a week
and provide “drive thru” service to place groceries
directly in people’s trunks. -always practicing
safe distancing.
We continue to need egg cartons (12 pack Not 18
pack). You may bring these to the foodbank on
Wednesdays. Thank you for your support.
Questions? Please call Gretchen McCallum
503-989-8121
Liturgical Readings
July 20-26
Monday, July 20 Reading 1: Micah 6: 1-4, 6-8 Gospel: Matthew 12: 38-42 Tuesday, July 21 Reading 1: Micah 7:14-15, 18-20 Gospel: Matthew 12: 46-50 Wednesday, July 22 Reading 1: Song of Songs 3: 1-4 Gospel: John 20: 1-2, 11-18 Thursday, July 23 Reading 1: Jeremiah 2: 1-3, 7-8, 12-13 Gospel: Matthew 13: 10-17 Friday, July 24 Reading 1: Jeremiah 3: 14-17 Gospel: Matthew 13: 18—23 Saturday, July 25 Reading 1: 2 Corinthians 4: 7-15 Gospel: Matthew 20: 20-28 Sunday, July 26 Reading 1: 1 Kings 3: 5, 7-12 Reading 2: Romans 8:28-30 Gospel: Matthew 13: 44-52
Mass Intentions for the Week
Tuesday, July 21 7:00p.m. +Casimiro Rodriguez Wednesday, July 22 8:30a.m. +Fr. John Waldron by Diane Brown Thursday, July 23 8:30a.m Special Intention for Jody Patershall Friday, July 24 8:30a.m. +Theresa Brown by Donna Reeder Saturday, July 25 5:00p.m. For the victims of abortion Sunday, July 26 8:30a.m.+Rhea Jacobs by Hannan family 10:30a.m. Special Intention for Del Hemphill by By family 12:30p.m. Intention for Parishioners
Needed for Weekly Budget Goal $ 10,750.00
Offertory—July 11/12, 2020 $ 7,756.50
Over/(Under) $ (2,993.50)
Building Fund Collection $ 32.00
Unemployment $ 250.00
Cemetery $
WESHARE June $
WESHARE: Building Fund $
Parking Lot) $ 25.00
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE
August 5:00p.m. Vigil Mass 8:30am Sunday Mass 10:30am Sunday Mass
Lector Zach Riener Lori Petersen Sidney Baurer
FINANCIAL SUPPORT Thank you to all of our parishioners who have been so
diligent in bringing their donation for the church to the
Parish Office. Your continued support during this
difficult time allows us to continue to pay our
financial obligations. There are several ways that you
can continue to support our Parish community:
*You can mail in your contribution envelope to the
Parish Office—PO Box 730, Canby, OR 97013.
*You can drop off your contribution to the Parish
Office. Please place your contribution through the
slot next to the front door.
*BANKING ONLINE
You can have your donation sent from your bank
directly to St. Patrick Catholic Church. You decide
how much and when.
*WESHARE
You can donate via WESHARE on our website. The
process is simple. Click the link on our
parish website (stpatcanby.org) and click “Give
online.” Click on the amount you want to
donate. Enter your account information and
donations will be automatically deducted from your
bank account.
September 5:00p.m. Vigil Mass 8:30am Sunday Mass 10:30am Sunday Mass
Lector Rosemary Vanderzanden Brian Masterson Adriana Baurer
Adult Baptism Adults seeking baptism are expected to participate in the RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults). RCIA begins in the fall with the reception of the Sacraments of Initiation in the Spring (Easter). For information call the Office 503-266-9411
Infant Baptisms: Registered parishioners are expected to complete a Baptismal Preparation program prior to scheduling a baptism. Baptismal preparation programs are offered 3 times a year.
Marriage Policy: Please contact the Pastor at least six months prior to the wedding to ensure adequate time for these preparations.
ST. PATRICK KNIGHTS OF
COLUMBUS Council 3484 Monthly meetings held first & third Tuesdays of the month in the Multipurpose Room of the Parish Center at 7:00p.m. and the Hispanic Knights of Columbus Round Table meets on the first Wednesday of the month at 7:00p.m.
HEARTBEATS OPTION LINES Answers the calls of women facing an unexpected
pregnancy, providing help and support, and connecting
them to their local pregnancy help organization.
24-hour Emergency Helpline 800-712-HELP (4357)
https://optionline.org.
SACRAMENTS
BULLETIN DEADLINE Monday Morning of each week.
Please e-mail your bulletin announcement requests to [email protected].
REGISTRATION FOR OUR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION PROGRAM Religious education registration forms are now available for pick-up in front of the church, online by
visiting our St. Patrick website (stpatcanby.org), or by requesting registration forms through email
attachment. Early Bird registration will run through Sunday, August 16th.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION Due to the ongoing restrictions of Covid-19, we will begin to schedule youth from our 2019-2020
confirmation class to receive the sacrament of confirmation at any of our weekend masses. We are
only scheduling the youth that have completed all the requirements and turned in their assignments.
Please contact Frances Parker at 503-263-1288 or [email protected] for more information, to
schedule confirmation or to verify if we have received all the requirements.
MANY THANKS TO NANCY PATTON We would like to thank Nancy Patton for the wonderful pictures she took of
our First Communion and Confirmation candidates! We are blessed that
Nancy offers her time and talent to capture the beauty of these ceremonies
and share them with our families!
Sunday Elementary ~ RE ~ Wednesday Night
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION FOR 2020 – 2021 Due to Covid-19, our religious education program for the 2020 – 2021 year may look a little different.
However, we are committed to providing our families and youth with age appropriate materials and resources
that will meet the needs of our youth and families during and after this restricted time. As we plan for the
future, please know we are committed to teach the truths of the Catholic faith while drawing our students into
a loving, personal, and joyful relationship with Jesus Christ. We are here to inspire and foster a desire in our
youth to live a Christ-centered life by participating in the sacramental life of the Church and living out the
Gospel in their daily lives. For more information or if you have questions, please contact Heriberto Aguilar
(Hispanic Minister), Jody Patershall (Elementary English Program), or Frances Parker (Junior/High School
