Pastoral Staff
Tel: 503-266-9411 Fax:503-263-2293
Pastor: Fr. John Waldrom
Pastor Associate: Sara Creel
Director of Rel. Educ: Sue Unger
Aministrative Assistant: Debbie Newbury
Maintenance: Heriberto Aguilar

Rectory Office Hours
Monday thru Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 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.

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
MAY 6, 2007

MAY OUR LIVES BE CROWNED WITH JOY

FIRST COMMUNION
St. Patrick’s welcomes the candidates for First Eucharist. They received their First Communion on Saturday, May 12, 2007.

Ismael Zamora Romero, Miguel Castro, Brando Montiel
Daisy Paola Santana, Damián Ávila, Jonathan Ávila
Griselda Valverde, Osvaldo Valverde, Alejandra Martínez
Juana Cruz, Jesús Jiménez
Victoria Mariano Aguilar, Julio Navarro

SECOND COLLECTION -CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS
A second collection will be taken up at all the masses this weekend,
May 12/13 for the Catholic Home Missions. This special collection supports the missions here in the United States. Please give generously to help your fellow Catholics here in America.

MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST - TODAY
Families, come treat your moms to a FREE breakfast and gift from the St. Patrick’s Knights of Columbus on Sunday, May 13, from 9:30 to 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 the Youth Group’s Trip to Mexico in July.

MASS AT HOPE VILLAGE
On Wednesday, May 16 at 10:30am we will gather together at Hope Village Retirement Complex to celebrate Mass with our parish family members who live at the Retirement complex. All parishioners are invited. Don’t forget to take a few minutes to visit residents who currently live at Hope Village and could use some companionship and conversation. Additional parking is located behind the main building.

DEADLINE APPROACHES
The deadline to return the Scholarship Applications is Monday, May 14, 2007. Please return them to the Parish Office.

At one time words were laboriously and beautifully hand copied. Manuscripts and books were rare and treasured items. This art was largely lost after Gutenberg’s invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century. Tradition holds that the first book printed by Gutenberg was a Bible. Today the art of fine calligraphy and illumination has been recovered in the creation of a very different Bible, the Saint John’s Bible, commissioned by Saint John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota. In contrast to today’s mass-produced books, every page of this Bible is hand lettered and illuminated. The Saint John’s Bible is a project of beautiful words, an expensive work undertaken out of love for aesthetics of the word and love for the word of God itself. This Sunday’s gospel makes an important correlation between loving and living God’s word. The connection is a simple one: “Whoever loves me will keep my word,” Jesus says. For us today, however, it can be a real challenge to hear the gospel as more than simply words, but as words we come to love, and love so much that they become a way of life for us-a way of life, moreover, which will make demands on us. Jesus is telling us that his words cannot by simply skimmed and then discarded. They invite a commitment of self which is no less than the giving of self which Jesus modeled. These, indeed, are “expensive” words! Keep my word,” Jesus commands. By this do disciple prove their love for Jesus. Lest the disciples feel disheartened or afraid, Jesus gives his Spirit to guide them and his peace to reassure them. The risen Jesus gives us the same command and the same gifts. Like the disciples, we are to make keeping Jesus’ word our way of life; like the disciples, we have been given the power to do so. Jesus’ words usher in new life and a new way of being, one where the risen Christ dwells within us: “I will come back to you.” Jesus’ resurrection redefines everything. Words are no longer jots on a page, no matter how beautifully or lovingly done, but a command to a new way of living the intimate indwelling of Father, Son, and Spirit. Here is what is wholly new: God dwells with us! This intimate union between God and humanity is made possible by Jesus’ farewell gift, the Holy Spirit. Indeed, in the spirit all things are new!

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, Nick Classen, Adamm Creel, Isaiah Creel, John Czernick , David Davies, Brad Dunn, Brian Dykeman, Bill Ellis, Adam Ferrell, Eric Fletcher, David Hannon, April Kennedy, Mike Krzmarzick , Johnny Lugo, Alex Martin, John Molamphy, John Nguyen, Patrick Ross, Jennifer Sayles, Joshua Schoen , Tarl Spencer, Leah Sundquist, Kathryn Takalo, Gina Thomas, Kenneth Thorpe, CJ Trillo, and William Walsh, may they be servants of Christ through service to those in need, and may they be kept safe from all harm. Lord hear our prayer.

MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK
May 15-18,2007

Tuesday +Larry Housen by Jim & Lynn Heuberger
Wednesday +Special Intention for George Wickum & family by Richard & Diane Wickum
Thursday +Norbert Meyer by Marian Meyer & family
Friday Paula Smidt by Dick & Diane Brown

WORK OF HUMAN HANDS ~ GIFT TO THE COMMUNITY
Our Eucharistic Offerings of Bread and Wine for the month of May have been made possible by the Battilega Family in loving memory of Joanne Battilega. If you would like information on how you can provide the Eucharistic Offerings for a month please contact Sara @ 503-266-9411.

PARISH SUPPORT
Parishioners of St. Patrick through the Sacrificial giving program gave to God the gift: May 6, 2007
Building Fund $395.00
Cemetery $116.00
Envelopes $7402.95
Loose $581.25
Children $13.00
Poor $222.00

Total $8730.20

OTHER RELIGIOUS NEWS

YOUTH MINISTRY AND JR HIGH MINISTRY
All teens are welcome to join us on Wednesday night at 7 pm from 6th grade to High School. We have great volunteers that coordinate this program and make it fun and informative. The Jr high has been collecting assorted things for the soldier bags. On May 16th at the beginning of class we will be putting together the bags to send to Iraq to help the soldiers in their pursuit of assisting the community.

On May 30 the Jr High and Youth Ministry will gather for a night of fun. We will leave St Patrick Church at 6:30 pm and go to the Wilsonville Bowling Center. There will be pizza and snacks and bowling for a couple of hours. We will return about 9:30 pm. All teens are welcome if you are planning to go you will need a permission form and need to have an RSVP by May 25 to Sue Unger.

On May 19th beginning at 5:30 pm ending at 9:30 pm the Father Bernard Youth Center, 980 S Main, Mt Angel, is having a youth night with a “Thirst” concert, dinner, and praise and Worship led by “Thirst” following with Eucharistic Adoration led by Fr Bill Holtzinger, pastor of St Anthony Church in Forest Grove. This event is for all High School youth and Young Adults. Questions or reservations contact Carolyn or Ashley at 503-845-4097 or email at fbyc@mtangel.net. Please register by Tuesday May 15th. Our YM group is going if you would like to attend and don’t usually attend Youth group contact Sue Unger.

Youth Ministry is currently working on projects including preparing for some youth that are planning to go to Mexico for a service project. We will be doing various fundraisers for this project throughout the next few months. For more information contact Sue Unger in the parish office or email at stpatrickreligiouseducation@yahoo.com.

EASTER ACTIVITY FOR JR HIGH AND YOUTH MINISTRY
The Easter activity for the Youth Ministry and Jr High Ministry is a collection for our soldiers in Iraq to make friends with the locals. One way they do this is by having little care packages for the kids to help them be comfortable with the soldiers. Spc. Adamm Creel is asking for our community to donate little care packages for the children. The gifts must be non religious and non political. Suggestions for things to bring are: small pads of paper, tooth brushes, small containers of toothpaste, shampoo, hand lotion, etc. also energy bars, breakfast bars or pencils, life savers, match box cars ( these are very popular), clear cellophane children’s party bags to put the items into. Contact Sue Unger for more information.

I sought the Lord,
and he answered me
and delivered me from, all my fears.
Psalm 34:4

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION EASTER ACTIVITY
Thank you to all who have donated personal hygiene items for the food bank. You can always donate to the food bank. Hygiene items are needed all through the year. Thank you to all the volunteers that helped with the year end party. It was lots of fun. Each year it gets a little better. For more information on Religious Education and activities contact Sue Unger 503-266-9411

Please be sure to thank all the volunteers that make our Religious Education run. Without the dedication of catechists and assistants the program would not be possible. We are coming to the end of the year so this is the time to say thanks.

Nursery: Rachel Colvin, Ben Dillon, Mary Colvin, Susan Masterson, Thelma Kriegshauser, 4 year old: Marlene Fitzpatrick, Kristina Phan, Adriana Baurer, Kindergarten: Vickie Nees, Diana Judge, 1st grade: Nancy Fortier, Jolene Davis, Amy Perkett, Linda Davis, 2nd grade: JoAnn Ghelfi, Elly Simnitt, Nancy Thompson, Paula Jarmer, 3rd grade: Jody Pattershall, Anna Nguyen, 4th grade: Michelle Davies, April Sumpter, 5th grade: Connie Bilton-Smith, Bernie Maronilla , 6th grade: Ron Suchanek, 7th-8th grade: Adriana Baurer, Neil Davies, Youth Ministry: Molly Colvin, Liz Brown.
Confirmation Team: Dave Bernklau, Brian Masterson, Betty and Tony Crawford, Sue Unger. Spanish Catechists: Pre-school-1st grade Isabel & Eder Reyes, Leonor Tapia, RCIA for children: Lucia Solano, Isabel Reyes, 2nd grade Fulgencio Tapia, Oliva Nolasco, Sylvia Gomez, Vickie Aguilar, 3rd Grade: Veronica Lopez, Manuel Ortiz, 4th grade: Aldolfo Gonzalez, Efren Chavez, 5th grade: Rosa Rodriquez, Sergio Hernandez, 6-8th grade: Pablo Flores, Confirmation and High School instruction: Adrian Tapia, Gloria Morales. Youth Ministry: Veronica Martinez. Sunday Religious Education Assistant: Paula Jarmer

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL: DO IT FOR THE KIDS
Vacation Bible School needs you for this summer. Our time schedule is July 16-20 from 9-12 noon. Please consider the following volunteer needs: onstage play character King Xerxes for the Old Testament skit of Esther, a stunt person, assistants for classrooms and leading students from station to station, assembly production, cutting and assembly for craft area, secretary for VBS meetings, donations, decorators, catechists, babysitters assistants, artists, photographers, volunteers to set up and clean up.. All volunteers that want to help with this project can attend the meeting on May 20th after 11 am mass. There are many volunteer positions open. Contact Sue Unger. Please take the time to “Do it for the Kids”

LIST OF NEEDS FOR VBS
Adhesive Bandages Fine tip permanent markers
Moveable eyes Nuts-gears-washers
Bolts-screws-springs Old cd’s
Toilet paper tubes Old Christmas lights
1"-2" Styrofoam balls Small sparkly pom poms
Aluminum foil-heavy duty Silver duct tape
Colored electrical tape Plastic peanut butter jars
Glitter pens Glitter glue
Adhesive backing velcro dots Aquarium gravel/rock
Dryer vent hose Burnt out light bulbs
Wire whisks Glow in dark necklaces
Rope lights 1 metal garbage can

Each family should have received a Vacation Bible School registration form. Please fill out one form for each child. Questions contact Sue Unger.

MEXICO FUNDRAISERS GARAGE SALE
St. Patrick’s Youth Group will be holding a garage sale to raise funds for their Mexico Trip this summer. It is being held June 1, 2 & 3 in the Parish Center. They are accepting donations of good, clean usable items. Please no underwear, mattresses or other items that will not sell. To make donations, please call: Kelly Shields 503-266-3680 or Rose Judge 503-266-4482.

The CAR WASH is scheduled for June 23, & 24th following masses. Plan to bring your car in and have it spruced up for the beginning of the summer months. Contact Liz Brown for information on the carwash. We are looking for help or donations to sponsor this trip for our youth.

Our SPAGHETTI FEED and BINGO NIGHT was a great success. Thank you for your support and attendance. The Spring work auction was purchased by the following people:
The Sunflowers were purchased by Gretchen McCallum
The Rose Buds were purchased by Bill Judge
The Daffodils were purchased by Luke Nodine
The Carnations were purchased by Paul Crawford
The Daisies were purchased by Natasha Heintz
The Tulips were purchased by Lynda Robert
Enjoy your newly manicured gardens

CEMETERY CLEAN-UP FOR MEMORIAL DAY
A cemetery work party is scheduled for May 26 at 9:00am at St. Patrick’s Cemetery. Please bring appropriate tools for weeding and spreading bark dust, including wheel barrows and shovels. This will be in preparation for Memorial Day, Monday, May 28th. Many hands make for light work.

ST. PATRICK’S WOMEN’S CLUB MEETING AT 1:00PM, Monday, May 14th in the multipurpose room. All women of the parish are welcome to join us for food and fellowship.

A SOLDIER’S REQUEST-
We welcome home, for a 2 week leave, Isaiah Creel. Isaiah is stationed in Afghanistan and has requested donations of children’s backpacks for distribution to the children in the area of his station. Isaiah is stationed approximately 20 miles from the Pakistani boarder in an area which has been particularly hard hit by the Taliban forces, leaving the local population in sub-poverty conditions. While he, through the Army Forces, is able to obtain pencils and paper for the children in the area villages, the Army is unable to provide backpacks for their use. He is requesting donations of good condition backpacks which the soldiers can distribute to the children. These backpacks need not be new but they do need to be in good condition. For more information please contact Sara @ 503-266-9411.

SPRING BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
The Spring session of Adult Baptismal Preparation is scheduled for Thursday, May 24 at 7:00 pm in the conference room of the parish center. For more information please contact Sara @ 503-266-9411.

CHURCH CAMP OUT NEWS
This years camp out will be July 27-29 at John Neal Memorial County Park near Lyons, Oregon. Mark your calendars to attend this fun family activity. For more information call Joe Boyd, 503-266-1879, Rose Judge, 503-266-4482 or look for the green flyer on the bulletin board in the back of church.

STILL DON’T HAVE A GIFT FOR MOM?
The Women’s Club will be selling the St. Patrick Parish Cookbook after Mass on Sunday, May 13. It’s a great bargain at just $10.00 a copy!

PRAYER FOR MOTHERS

Sunday
MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST
4:00pm RCIA-Hispanic comm.
5:00pm Bible Study
Monday
1:00pm St. Patrick’s Women’s Club
6:45pm Young adult group (Spanish)
Tuesday
7:00pm Tuesday evening Mass
7:00pm Hispanic Youth Group
Wednesday
10:30am Mass @ Hope Village
4:00pm-8pm Food Bank open
6:30pm Evening Prayer
7:00pm Religious Education
Gr. 6-8, Youth Group, RCIA
Thursday
12:00noon Eucharistic Adoration
7:00pm Rehearsal for First Communion-Hispanic Community
6:30pm Benediction
Friday
7:00am Marian Prayer group
7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Group
Saturday
1:00pm First Communion-Hispanic Community

The whole Trinity appeared:
The Father in the voice; The Son in the man;
The Spirit in the shining cloud.

St. Thomas Aquinas, STh III