Pastoral Staff
Tel: 503-266-9411 Fax:503-263-2293
Pastor: Fr. John Waldrom email: stpatricks@canby.com
Pastor Associate: Sara Creel
Deacon: Rev. Mr. Jerry Giger
Director of Rel. Educ: Sue Unger
email: stpatrickreligiouseducation@yahoo.com
Aministrative Assistant: Debbie Newbury
email: dnewbury@canby.com
Maintenance: Heriberto Aguilar
email: haguilar@canby.com

Rectory Office Hours
Monday thru Thursday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
We are closed for lunch between 12:00-1:00 p.m.

Bulletin Policy
Items for the bulletin are due in the Parish Office no later than Wednesday of each week. Email your items to dnewbury@canby.com

Prayer Needs
If you have prayer needs, please call St. Patrick prayer chain. Contact Kathy Usher, 503-266-2485

Social Service Ministries
St. Vincent dePaul Food Bank:
Bill & Delores Piller: 503-701-9135

Sacrament
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. For information and /or registration, contact Sara 503-266-9411.
Next Baptismal Prep Class: September 28, 2006

Adult Baptisms:
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 and/or registration contact Sara at 503-266-9411.

Marriage Policy:
Our parish is a signator of the Clackamas County "community marriage policy", that is a multi denominational agreement for common standards for marriage preparation. Please contact the Pastor at least six months prior to the wedding to ensure adequate time for these preparations.

Pantecost Sunday
May 11, 2008

IN SYMPATHY
Please remember to keep in your prayers’ Ed Wisely the husband of Betty Wisely and the father of Terry Prince, Theresa Rossetto, the sister of Francis Montecucco and Dorothy Kennedy, the mother of Sheila Barker who passed away this week. Please remember to keep all of our parishioners and loved ones who have passed away in our thoughts and prayers.

CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS APPEAL
Today’s special collection is the Catholic Home Missions Appeal. It supports missions here in the United States. This special collection will help fellow Catholics to practice their faith in such rugged areas as Alaska, Appalachia, the Deep South, the Rocky Mountain states, the Southwest, Puerto Rico, and island dioceses in the Pacific and Caribbean. Please give generously today to assist fellow Catholics in America. Thank you!

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST - TODAY
Families, come treat your moms to a FREE breakfast and gift from the St. Patrick Knights of Columbus on Sunday, May 11, from 9:30am-12:30pm. Mom deserves the FREE day! Prices for others are: Adults $4.50, children 6-12 $3.00, and under 6 are free. Menu will include ham, eggs, pancakes and french toast. Come treat your mom and family to a great breakfast. Proceeds from the breakfast will go towards Knights parish projects.

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
The Parish Office will be closed Thursday, May 15th so that some of the staff can attend an Archdiocesan meeting.

Confirmation Ceremony
The Confirmation ceremony for St Patrick group will be here at St Patrick Church on May 21st at 7 pm. Bishop Steiner will be presiding. St James Church of Molalla will be here to celebrate with us. For questions or concerns contact Sue Unger.

The import of Pentecost is that the Spirit enables us to witness, to proclaim, to forgive, and to bring peace. By Christ’s ascending into heaven and sending the Spirit, he makes his mission our mission. Thus, we are enabled to continue Jesus’ mission through the gift of the Spirit, “which is given for some benefit” to the whole community. Jesus gives the Holy Spirit so that disciples can take up his own mission: “As the Father has sent me, so I send you”. That mission is to proclaim the Gospel to all the world. It is the Spirit who transforms us into who we need to be to fulfill Jesus’ mission: the one Body of Christ created from diverse members and blessed with different gifts. The gift of the Spirit unleashes a twofold energy: the Spirit draws us into Christ and sends us out to proclaim Christ to the world. Jesus breathes on the disciples to take up Jesus’ work. Clearly, the gift of the Spirit is for the sake of Jesus’ mission: “so I send you. . . Receive the Holy Spirit.” Moreover, Pentecost is not simply a one-time event that takes place on Easter evening. Pentecost-the coming of the Spirit-happens each time we do the works of God and manifest the Spirit for the benefit of all. We consider it an incredible mystery that God’s Son took on human flesh at the Incarnation, ministered here on earth, and then died and rose for our salvation. Another great mystery is that God chooses to make us real participants in God’s plan of salvation and sharers in God’s divine life. Through the indwelling of the Spirit we are able to carry on Jesus’ saving mission, for the Spirit re-creates us in Jesus’ image and empowers us. The re-creation of the Spirit, however, is more than a share in Jesus’ risen life and the bestowal of gifts. When Jesus appeared to the disciples “on that first day of the week. . he showed them his hands and his side.” By those wounds the disciples knew it was indeed their crucified Lord who was now glorified. In showing the disciples his wounds, however, Jesus also reminds us that if we are to take up his mission through the power of the Spirit, we, too, will be wounded. Even Pentecost reminds us that the only way to share in Jesus’ risen, glorified life is through death.

OUR PRIVILEGE, OUR RIGHT, AND OUR DUTY
As it is written ‘Even if these forget, yet I will not forget you.’ (Is 49:15):
We in the Catholic Church in the Community of St. Patrick remember, hold in our memory, and pray for the men and women who serve in the Armed Forces especially Ryan Thomas Blackwood, Ryan Bridges, Lonnie Brown, Nathan Brown, Douglas Bower Jr., Carlos Bustamante, Adamm Creel, Isaiah Creel, Brad Dunn, Brian Dykeman, Bill Ellis, Adam Ferrell, Rob Gamble, Andrew Gibby, David Hannon, April Kennedy, Mike Krzmarzick, Jessica Krzmarzick (wife of Michael Krzmarzick) Johnny Lugo, Alex Martin, Ryan McInnis, John Molamphy, John Nguyen, Tarl Spencer, Leah Sundquist, Kenneth Thorpe, CJ Trillo, Jonathan Tuner, William Walsh, Erik Wiesehan and Ivan Wilson, may they be servants of Christ through service to those in need, and may they be kept safe from all harm.

PARISH SUPPORT
Parishioners of St. Patrick through the Sacrificial giving program gave to God the gift: May 4, 2008
Building Fund $635.00
Cemetery $20.00
Envelopes $9468.00
Loose $339.54
Children $2.00
Poor $206.00

Total $10,668.54

MASS SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, May 6, 2008
+Memorial Mass for Ed Wisely by the family
WEDNESDAY, May 7, 2008
+William Kruger by Kruger family
THURSDAY, May 8, 2008
+George Hudson by Jim & Carol Voeller
FRIDAY, May 9, 2008
+Kay Ban by Dick & Diane Brown

EVENTS AROUND THE AREA

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL IS COMING!!!!
St Patrick Vacation Bible School is July 14th-18th from 9-12 noon. This is a fun opportunity for kids to learn more about community and to learn more about God. There will be singing, bible stories, crafts, and a collection for St Joseph’s Shelter that houses and cares for the homeless in Mt Angel.
All parishioners interested in working on Vacation Bible Study are welcome to our meeting on Sunday, May 18th at 10 am. We will meet in room 7. Contact Sue Unger for more questions. In the next few months we will be painting murals to decorate the rooms and halls for our theme for a Rain Forest. If you can help with any of the decoration or able to volunteer the week of VBS contact Sue Unger.

THINGS NEEDED FOR VBS
There is a container in the Vestibule of the church for these supplies or you can drop them off in the office during office hours:
Swim noodles
Stuffed puppets about 18” tall Toucan, Macaw, Frog, Monkey, Birds, Jungle Animals
Blow up animals or stuffed animals same as above
Pringle cans
Quart plastic containers size of Pringle cans
Stickers of Tropical plants and animals
Plastic Baby food containers with snap on lids
Feathers
Golf ball size foam (not Styrofoam) balls
Butterfly Net
Empty coffee cans 3 lb size
Dowels ¼ - 1/8 size
Shoe boxes small women’s and children’s
Plastic toy rainforest animals and plants
Artificial tropical flowers large
15 med to large youth jersey’s green for games
Spanish/craft moss
Tacky glue
Craft glue 6000 (brand name only)
Tiny plastic plants (real tiny)
Plain white sheets and green sheets
These donations help us keep the cost of the program manageable. Contact Sue Unger if you have ideas or time to help. Vacation Bible School is scheduled for July 14- 18th

PENTECOST SUNDAY
Topical: Veni, Sancte Spiritus

Sequence

I have what must now be a collector’s item. It’s the 1954 English translation of Pius Parsch’s five-volume commentary on the Liturgical Year. When published it sold in paperback for $2.75. It may read a bit archaic today because the liturgy has change a lot since then, but his quart-sized work remains loaded with good information about the history of the Mass as well as edifying commentary. And what I want to share with you are his reflections on the hymn called the sequence in the Mass for Pentecost.
This hymn (which is Latin began Veni, Sancte Spiritus) is very ancient. Indeed there used to be many such sequences woven into liturgies in the Middle Ages. People loved to compose and sing them. But after the 1570 revision of the Roman Missal, only a handful were retained. Now Parsch informs us that the sequence for Pentecost is no loosely contrived composition. It’s a five-stanza piece tightly built on the short phrase “Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful,” which you will find located between the alleluias sung prior to the Gospel.
And how does this Sequence relate to that alleluia phrase? Well, each of its stanzas expands on one of the words in the phrase: Come-Holy Spirit-Fill-The Hearts-Of Your Faithful. Thus:

Come:
Come, Holy Spirit, come!
And from your celestial home
Shed a ray of light divine.

Holy Spirit:
You, of comforters the best;
You, the soul’s most welcome guest;
Sweet refreshment here below;

In our labor, rest most sweet;
Grateful coolness in the heat;
Solace in the midst of woe.

Fill:
O most blessed Light divine,
Shine within these hearts of yours,
And our inmost being fill!

Where you are not, we have naught,
Nothing good in deed or thought,
Nothing free from taint of ill.

The Hearts:
Heal our wounds, our strength renew;
On our dryness pour your dew;
Wash the stains of guilt away:

Bend the stubborn heart and will;
Melt the frozen, warm the chill;
Guide the steps that go astray.

Of your Faithful:
On the faithful, who adore
And confess you, everymore
In your sevenfold gift descend;

Give them virtue’s sure reward;
Give them your salvation, Lord;
Give them joys that never end.
Amen. Alleluia.

How’s that for taking five words and-as Jesus did with a few loaves and fishes-multiplying them to produce a wonderfully nourishing prayer? Perhaps meditating on this sequence can be your way of experiencing the presence of the Holy Spirit today, as did the disciples of long ago-as a breeze sweeping through your soul, as a tongue of fire bright within your heart.
From: Living the Lectionary - Year A: 2004 LTP

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY
Thanks for the great year. We have many volunteers that make things happen. We appreciate all volunteers and say thanks to all but a special thank you goes to Patty Crussell, Darlene Jacobucci, Rose Judge, Jody Patershall, Anna Nguyen, Kristina Phan, Catie Helbling, Vickie Nees, Diana Judge, Christina Gonzalez, Gary Tadie, Nancy Fortier, Ann Boyd, Joe Boyd, Connie Bilton-Smith, Michael Patton, Olivia Parker, Amy Perkett, Michelle Davies, Theresa Madrigal, Frances Parker, Ron Suchanek, Nancy Thompson, Neil Davies, Adriana Baurer, Karen Sadoff, Courtney and Ashley Alhgren, Sara Dietz, Angela Baker, Courtney Tamimi, Molly Colvin, Liz Brown, Barbara Fontana, Lora Heli, Margie Phillips, Jesse Villarreal, Laura and Mike Schmader, Tony and Betty Crawford, Brian Masterson, Dave Bernklau, Deacon Jerry Giger, Maureen Giger, Christopher Adamson, Joe Fleming, April Sumpter, Bill Martinusen, Nancy Thompson, Fulgencio Tapia, Olivia Nolasco, Sylvia Gomez Luz, Veronica Lopez Hernandez, Aldolfo Luz Gonzales, Norma Soto, Sergio Rodriquez y Rosa Vargas, Adrian Tapia, Gloria Morales, Pablo Flores, Yolanda Bautista, Gloria Reyes, Leonor Tapia, Edvarda Silva and to each person that put in time making the Religious Education program successful. Watch your mail for VBS information and registration for next fall.

NEEDS FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
Running a program needs lots of different kinds of things. For our final fun Friday we need door prizes. We could use store or restaurant gift certificates, tickets for movies, tickets for sporting events, games, balls, sporting equipment, MP3 players, Christian Rock CD’s, or anything that youth from 11-18 would enjoy. For youth ministry we are still hoping for a Wii system. Also we need someone who could repair our ping pong table. It has had a lot of use in the last two years and it is becoming almost impossible to use. We also would like to get a tool to help us with bulletin Boards. The Camera we have been using for the last 2 ½ years is beginning to show it’s age. We could use a new digital camera. The one we would like is a Nikon that has add on features. If you would like to help with any of these wishes please contact Sue Unger.

BACCALAUREATE MASS FOR 2008
Baccalaureate Mass for graduating Seniors of 2008 will be Saturday, May 31st at 5:30 pm Mass. All seniors are invited to the special blessing. Please bring your cap and gown and meet in the vestibule at 5:15 PM to line up to process into church. A cake and coffee reception will follow in the Parish Hall following Mass. Contact Sue Unger to let her know you will be present for the ceremony.

SUMMER NURSERY
Nursery will be open during the summer. We will put out a Nursery schedule in the next week for the summer. We always need volunteers to help with Nursery for youth and adults. Youth must be at least 12 yrs. old. We do have an active Nursery during the 11 am mass. We could always use more volunteers to make this happen. This ministry is a real gift for young families wanting to be able to fully participate in the Mass. For more information contact Angela Baker, Sara Dietz, or Sue Unger.

YOUTH MINISTRY AND JR HIGH MINISTRY
The Journey in Faith (6th- 8th grade) group meets on Wednesday night at 7 pm. Our last class for the year will be May 14th . I hope you have enjoyed the year and we look forward to seeing you back at class next year. Our next Fun Friday is May 16th (change of date) at 6 pm. Please come and join us to celebrate and play. We will have dinner to start at 6pm. We have invited the Christian Rock Group Johannin to entertain that night for our last fun Friday of the year. This night will be for all Jr High and Sr High Parishioners and friends. The cost will be $10.00 per person If you are not signed up in classes, please bring a parent to sign a permission slip for you to participate.

FAITH IN ACTION (9TH-12TH GRADES) will have it’s last meeting for this School year on Sunday evening May 18th from 5:30 pm -7 pm in the Parish Center. This will be a good bye to our two youth leaders Liz Brown and Molly Colvin who have led the Youth Group for the last three years. All High School teens and former teens are welcome to join us. Watch the bulletin or contact Molly or Liz or Sue Unger for more information. Our next Youth Mass is Saturday, May 31st. This mass is for all youth Ministry and especially for graduating seniors. Reception and social will follow mass. We can use more singers and volunteers to help with the different ministries. On May 16th Johannin Christian Rock Band will be here for a concert. We will start with dinner at 6 pm ~ invite friends for a night of music, fun, door prizes and food. $10.00 per person.

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SUMMER YOUTH GROUP ACTIVITIES
We have decided to have at least one activity a month for the High School youth group. All teens from those entering into 9th grade to those graduating from High School are welcome to join us. We are looking at a beach or camping trip on the weekend of July 18th – 20th . Summer Road Trip for teens will be to Steubenville NW in Spokane WA at Gonzaga University. This program is to help teens grow closer to God and to other Catholic Youth from all over the NW area. We will be going on Wednesday, July 30th and returning late Sunday, August 3. The decision to go early and enjoy some social time with other youth ministry groups will increase our enjoyment but also our cost. This will cost $400.00 per student for 4 nights lodging, meals and entrance into to the conference and to the water park. Scholarships will be available and fundraising will help. We will be traveling by bus to increase the community time and for safety reasons. Please contact Sue Unger for more information. All teens in the parish will receive registration forms by next week.

YOUTH MINISTRY FUND RAISERS
One way to support Youth Ministry is by supporting the Knights of Columbus fundraisers. They are very supportive to our Religious Education programs. We also have a new opportunity through Safeway to get a percentage of their profit to support our Religious Education programs. If you shop at Safeway and have a Safeway card, St Patrick Religious Education can get a percentage of what you spend. You need to register your card through the company. You can call at 1-800-400-7878 or email at sbucher@escrip.com They will guide you through the registration. This can help support the many programs without the extra work of a fundraiser. Contact Sue Unger with any questions about the program. St Patrick Safeway group ID # is 163944105.

Youth Ministry is collecting cans to support the ministry. If you have cans please bring them to the Parish Hall side entrance next to the gym. If locked they can be left Sunday through Thursday outside the doors between the gym door and the hall door. If open please leave them just inside the gym by the door. Every little bit helps. Please be sure there is no garbage in the bags and that they are redeemable. Thanks for your generosity.

SACRAMENT PREPARATION CLASSES
First Communion photo’s online address has a mistake on Photographers handout. Correct address is www.kkstudioconnect.com.
User name is: GENESIS (caps).

Our next Confirmation gathering will be May 20th at 7pm. Be sure you have your Saint paper and Social Justice paper and your Service hours completed and handed in by May 15th. You can email me any of your paperwork at stpatrickreligiouseducation@yahoo.com. Those who were not present for the last class will need to contact Sue Unger to arrange their interview. All requirements need to be completed by May 15th or you must personally talk to Sue Unger about exceptions. For those that missed the Holy Spirit retreat you will need to write a paper for that event. There has been a change for the Confirmation Ceremony. The Archbishop has requested for us to have our ceremony here at St Patrick. St James in Molalla will be with us. The ceremony will be on May 21st and rehearsal will be 7 pm on Tuesday, May 20th. Bishop Steiner will be celebrant. We will meet in the parish hall to line up for rehearsal. You and your sponsor need to attend. If you or your sponsor cannot attend, please contact me right away for instructions on how to work this out. Contact Sue Unger for more information.

OFFERTORY REMINDERS TO BE MAILED
This week we will mail the Quarterly Offertory reminders to all parishioners who have made a commitment to the Parish Offertory Program. These are reminders only - NOT A BILL. This reflects the money you have pledged towards the 2008 contribution pledge program through St. Patrick Church. Many of our parishioners are away from the parish on a number of weekends each year. This can result in a substantial deficit in our Offertory collections. That alone can be a problem when it happens over many weekends. Just a reminder our pledge year runs mid October, 2007- October 2008. Thank You all who are so dedicated to the upkeep of our parish. P.S.: This money is used for the day to day expenses for our Parish Community.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR A CLASSROOM PRAYER TABLE?
Prayer is part of the fabric of our Catholic faith. Fostering a sense of prayer is an important part of the Religious Education programing of St. Patrick. An important aspect for our life of prayer is the establishment of “holy places,” in our homes and in our classrooms. We are in the process of creating such places of prayer for each classroom in our parish center. We are now ready to purchase the individual standing icons for each room. The cost for each 11" x 14" icon, which includes matching stand and shipping charges is $60.00. We have 14 classrooms and meeting rooms we are preparing prayer tables for. If you would like to sponsor an icon for a classroom contact Sue Unger or Sara Creel at the parish office. The icons still available are; St. Patrick, Sts. Peter & Paul, St. Mark, St. Luke, St. John, St. Vincent dePaul, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Blessed Juan Diego, The Good Shepherd, and the Twelve Apostles at Table.

APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
The deadline to complete your application for The Knights of Columbus and Men’s Club Scholarship is this Monday, May 12. Please return complete applications to the Parish Office. The scholarship will be awarded at the Baccalaureate Mass scheduled for Saturday, May 31st at the 5:30pm Mass.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND YOUTH MINISTRY GARAGE SALE
The Youth Ministry and Religious Education programs will be sponsoring a garage sale Friday, June 13, Saturday, June 14th 9:00am -4:00pm and Sunday, June 15th 9-12noon. This will help the program buy bibles and send the youth to Spokane for a Youth Conference. Also it will support Vacation Bible School. We will need volunteers. Please call Sue Unger at the office or on my cell at 503-349-7075 or Rose Judge 503-266-4482 or Janet Petersen 503-582-9666. You can always reach my cell phone. My hours vary in the summer but most of the time I will be here Monday –Thursday and sometimes Friday depending on my weekend schedule.

ADULT SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
We welcome all adults or young adults who would like to reflect on scripture to join our Wednesday night group at 7 pm. This is an opportunity to think about scripture in my life and how I can follow God’s lead in my life. No scripture knowledge is required just willingness to learn and share. Jerry Giger is the leader of the group. For questions contact Sue Unger.