March 25, 2018 – April 1, 2018 December 7, 2014 – December 14, 2014 Dear Parishioners, As we enter the week we call holy, let us be reminded that God loves us - It 's all because of Love. Today is Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord. The word "passion" when referring to Jesus, recalls to us his suffering. But passion can also mean "enthusiastic love" or that which drives a person to do even difficult things - it is a consuming desire that "eats up a person." It is interesting how Jesus had His passion because of His passion - Jesus suffered because of His love for God the Father, and His love for us whom He wants to save. I believe we can all relate to this when we remember the things that we do or the things that we endure for our beloved. Brothers and sisters, this week we will contemplate Jesus Christ's suffering for all of us in obedience to the Father. As we go through this week, let us always be mindful of his love for us and be grateful for it. Let us ask our Lord to forgive us of our sins and let us unite ourselves with Him as we endure and offer our sacrifices to Him. I believe it will be good too to be mindful of other people's passion for us - the love that they have for us and the things that they do or endure because of their love for us. In those acts of love that can sometimes lead to sweat and blood, let us recognize the love of Jesus and be grateful. I believe that it is in recognizing the love of Jesus in the love that we receive from others that we can truly experience concretely His love or passion for us as individuals. Let us respond with love. Let this week we call holy be a week full of love for truly, it's all because of love. In Christ, Fr. Maro. Sunday 25 Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Food Bank Sunday 10:45am/12:45pm Children’s RE Classes 6:00-8:00pm San Juan Diego Men’s (St. Clare Room) 7:00-8:30pm St. Vincent de Paul (Parish Hall) 5:00-6:30pm Confession (Church) 7:00-8:30pm Divine Mercy AFF (Parish Hall) † MASS INTENTIONS † 5:00pm Intention of Carita Culmer 9:30am Russell Nahirny, RIP 11:30am People of the Parish 5:00pm Maria de Jesus Rodriguez, RIP † NO MASS OR SERVICE † † MASS INTENTION † 12:00pm Intention of Robert Dollak † MASS INTENTIONS † 8:30am Intentions of Thomas and Mary Marie Noone MINISTRY OF THE WORD Children’s Religious Education March 25 – Class (Palm Sunday) Palm Sunday we recall Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem just days before he was going to be crucified. This day marks the beginning of Holy Week. Catholics around the world take part in various traditions and customs to begin this very Holy Week. Children can grow in faith by participation. This celebration reminds us that the word catholic means “universal.” April 1 – Easter Egg Hunts in back parking lot Easter Sunday, children will celebrate family, dressing special and the true meaning that Jesus emerges from the tomb and is resurrected with two parish egg hunts after the morning Masses. April 8 - Class MINISTRY OF CARE/SERVICE TO THE PARISH St. Anne’s Women’s Guild – meets this Wednesday at the Elks Lodge for a no host luncheon at 11:30am. Please RSVP by Monday to Janie Brown (541-482-8255) or Ann Hettwer (541-973-1860). CRS Rice Bowls – Please return your Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl by Holy Thursday and place them in the basket in front of the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the church. Blessing of Easter Foods – On Holy Saturday at noon, we will have a traditional blessing of Easter foods in the church. You may bring small quantities of your Easter meal in a basket for the blessing. Flower Donations – Remember your loved ones, living or deceased, by bringing a potted white Easter Lily for the Easter Altar. Bring to the breezeway by April 1 st . Singles Group – Remember that we will not be meeting during March. See you in April. Happy Easter! Contact Eileen at: (541) 535-3973 for more information. SOU Newman Center (Located at 1150 Ashland Street) We will not be meeting during Spring Break. Happy Easter and see you in April! For more info, visit us at: https://www.facebook.com/SOUnewmanAshland/ .
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March 25, 2018 – April 1, 2018 December 7, 2014 – December 14, 2014
Dear Parishioners,
As we enter the week we call holy,
let us be reminded that God loves us -
It 's all because of Love.
Today is Palm Sunday of the
Passion of the Lord. The word
"passion" when referring to Jesus,
recalls to us his suffering. But passion can also mean
"enthusiastic love" or that which drives a person to do
even difficult things - it is a consuming desire that
"eats up a person." It is interesting how Jesus had His
passion because of His passion - Jesus suffered
because of His love for God the Father, and His love
for us whom He wants to save. I believe we can all
relate to this when we remember the things that we
do or the things that we endure for our beloved.
Brothers and sisters, this week we will contemplate
Jesus Christ's suffering for all of us in obedience to the
Father. As we go through this week, let us always be
mindful of his love for us and be grateful for it. Let us
ask our Lord to forgive us of our sins and let us unite
ourselves with Him as we endure and offer our
sacrifices to Him.
I believe it will be good too to be mindful of other
people's passion for us - the love that they have for us
and the things that they do or endure because of their
love for us. In those acts of love that can sometimes
lead to sweat and blood, let us recognize the love of
Jesus and be grateful. I believe that it is in
recognizing the love of Jesus in the love that we
receive from others that we can truly experience
concretely His love or passion for us as individuals.
Let us respond with love. Let this week we call holy
be a week full of love for truly, it's all because of
love.
In Christ, Fr. Maro.
Sunday 25 Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Food Bank Sunday 10:45am/12:45pm Children’s RE Classes
† MASS INTENTIONS † 5:00pm Intention of Carita Culmer 9:30am Russell Nahirny, RIP 11:30am People of the Parish 5:00pm Maria de Jesus Rodriguez, RIP
† NO MASS OR SERVICE †
† MASS INTENTION † 12:00pm Intention of Robert Dollak
† MASS INTENTIONS †
8:30am Intentions of Thomas and Mary Marie Noone
MINISTRY OF THE WORD Children’s Religious Education
March 25 – Class (Palm Sunday)
Palm Sunday we recall Jesus’ triumphal entry into
Jerusalem just days before he was going to be crucified.
This day marks the beginning of Holy Week. Catholics
around the world take part in various traditions and
customs to begin this very Holy Week. Children can
grow in faith by participation. This celebration reminds
us that the word catholic means “universal.”
April 1 – Easter Egg Hunts in back parking lot
Easter Sunday, children will celebrate family, dressing
special and the true meaning that Jesus emerges from the
tomb and is resurrected with two parish egg hunts after
the morning Masses.
April 8 - Class
MINISTRY OF CARE/SERVICE TO THE PARISH St. Anne’s Women’s Guild – meets this Wednesday at the Elks Lodge for a no host luncheon at 11:30am. Please RSVP by Monday to Janie Brown (541-482-8255) or Ann Hettwer (541-973-1860). CRS Rice Bowls – Please return your Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl by Holy Thursday and place them in the basket in front of the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the church. Blessing of Easter Foods – On Holy Saturday at noon, we will have a traditional blessing of Easter foods in the church. You may bring small quantities of your Easter meal in a basket for the blessing. Flower Donations – Remember your loved ones, living or deceased, by bringing a potted white Easter Lily for the Easter Altar. Bring to the breezeway by April 1st . Singles Group – Remember that we will not be meeting during March. See you in April. Happy Easter! Contact Eileen at: (541) 535-3973 for more information.
SOU Newman Center
(Located at 1150 Ashland Street)
We will not be meeting during Spring Break. Happy Easter and see you in April! For more info, visit us at: https://www.facebook.com/SOUnewmanAshland/ .
6:00 - 8:00pm NO SOU Newman during Spring Break 6:00 - 8:30pm San Juan Diego Women’s (St. Clare Room) 7:00-8:00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper; Adoration at the Altar of Repose until Midnight (Church, Parish Hall)
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED 3:00-3:30pm Stations of the Cross (Church) 7:00-7:30pm Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion and Veneration of the Cross (Church) Holy Land Collection
12:00pm Blessing of Easter Foods on Holy Saturday (church) 8:30pm Easter Vigil Mass (Church)
Easter Sunday: Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord 10:45am/12:45pm Children’s RE Easter Egg Hunts!
† MASS INTENTION † 7:00pm Glenn Cline, RIP
† MASS INTENTIONS †
† MASS INTENTIONS †
† MASS INTENTIONS † 9:30am Birthday Intentions 11:30am People of the Parish 5:00pm Marie Golembeski, RIP
MINISTRY OF THE WORLD MARRIED COUPLES - “Morning after morning he opens my ear that I may hear;” As we celebrate Palm Sunday, let us keep our ears open to the love from our spouses and God by participating in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME) weekend on April 20th - 22nd, 2018 at Powell Butte Retreat Center. For more information call 503-853-2758 or apply on-line at www.rediscoverthespark.org. Additional dates and locations are also listed on-line. Columbia Vicariate Mass for Vocations with Andrew and Miriam Dinners – Hosted by St. Frederic’s Parish in St. Helens April 26, 2018. Please join Archbishop Sample for a Holy Mass for Vocations to pray for an increase of vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. Young men and women in high school or older are invited to join Archbishop Sample, Fr. Jeff Eirvin, as well as area priests and women religious for dinner following the Mass. There will be time for prayer, conversation, and discussion about vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. Contact the Office Vocations for more information at 503-233-8368 or [email protected]. Rachel's Vineyard Retreats are for those seeking to deal with their abortion experiences. "What is most meaningful to me is being free of what was a secret that prevented me from deeply connecting with others, especially my living children." Date: April 27th-29th near Medford. Contact Project Aurora at [email protected] or 541-942-2861. Visit us at: www.projectaurora.org or www.rachelsvineyard.org. Financial assistance is available! Schola Cantus Angelorum is pleased to announce the sixth annual Sacred Liturgy Conference to be held in Salem, OR, June 27-30, 2018. The conference is open to anyone interested in the treasures of the Catholic Faith and promises to be intellectually, liturgically and spiritually enriching. Registration forms can be found in the Parish Office or online at: www.SacredLiturgyConference.org.
MINISTRY OF PRAYER AND WORSHIP
St. Benedict’s Holy Week Retreat will be held this week
from Thursday, March 29th - Sunday, April 1st. Cost of
retreat is $125 and includes rooms and meals. Please visit
us on the web at: sblodge.opwest.org or call St. Benedict’s
at: 541-822-3572 for more details. This retreat is right
around the corner, so act today if you plan to attend. Charismatic Women’s Retreat – “Refreshment of the
Holy Spirit” will be the theme for this deeply spiritual
weekend from April 13-15, 2018 at St. Rita’s Retreat Center
in Gold Hill, OR. Make this a time to surrender all anxieties
and stress to the Lord through the ministry of a spirit-filled
team of charismatic women. Register by March 30th for
early bird price of $115 which includes accomodations and
five meals. For more information, email Sandy Dinius at
[email protected]. Save Kids’ Lives! Call Representative Greg Walden and
ask him to sign on to the Reach Every Mother and Child
Act. Rep. Walden can be reached at his Medford office
at: 541-776-4646. Thank you. – Benjamin Roberts
March 31- April 1, 2018 Eucharistic
Ministers
Ushers Lectors Altar
Servers
Sat. 8:30pm Sat. 8:30pm Sat. 8:30pm Sat. 8:30pm
Deacon R. – H Nalani Strauman Terri Mensch
Joan Linkogle Judy Summers Doug/Delores Massey
Maria Sisneroz
Cervantes
Sun. 9:30am Sun. 9:30am Sun. 9:30am Sun. 9:30am
Deacon R. – H Tom/Jane Lane Trudy Coughlin Volunteer
Karl/Lexi Kemper Tim/Candace Palmasano
Paul Arnold Volunteers Needed
Sun. 5:00pm Sun. 5:00pm Sun. 5:00pm Sun. 5:00pm
Deacon R. – H Maureen Vega Janie Brown Volunteer
Maureen Vega Volunteer
Sally Grady
Millenheft
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