Pastoral Staff
Tel: 503-266-9411 Fax:503-263-2293
Pastor: Fr. John Waldrom email: stpatricks@canby.com
Pastor Associate: Sara Creel
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 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.

Sixteenth Sunday in ordinary time
Christ is with us
JULY 22 & JULY 29, 2007

WELCOME
Please welcome Fr. Paul Peri who will be our presider for this weekend
July 22 and for the Hispanic community, Fr. Ed Coleman who will preside at the 4:00pm Spanish Mass.

WELCOME BACK
Please welcome back Fr. John Waldron who will be returning next week. Fr. John will preside at the weekend Masses starting July 28/29th.

DAILY MASS
Daily Mass will resume the week of July 30 with Mass on Tuesday evening at 7:00pm, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings at 8:00am.

MEXICAN MISSION TRIP
The mission trip group is leaving Sunday, July 22 for the Salesian Center in Tijuana Mexico. We cannot thank you enough for all the support you have given to make this trip possible. Now comes the hard part. We invite you to pray for each one of us as we open our hearts to God and learn about the call to Social Justice that we have as believers in Jesus Christ. Those attending are Laura and Mike Schmader, Molly Colvin, Liz Brown, Jesse Villarreal, Sue Unger, Elizabeth Cavender, Rachel Colvin, Tom Dasso, Jolene Davis, Brian Devlin, Ben Dillon, Nathan Gilpin, Teddy Hein, Megan Heintz, Liz Holmes, Tim Judge, Ryan Morris, Leslie Robert, Daniele Schmader, Matt Schmader, Kelley Shields, Michael Vu.

REGISTRATION FOR RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND SACRAMENTS
Registration for classes will begin on August 25 and 26. All families with children will receive a form in the mail. Be sure to fill it out entirely and bring it to registration. Medical forms need to be filled out for each child registered each year. We are sorry for this process but it is required. If you do not receive a form, you may get one at the main office or from the vestibule of the church. Sacrament registration will be at the introduction meetings in September. A new policy will be in place starting Fall of 2008. All children wanting to receive sacraments will need to have registered and attended one year of Religious Education or Youth Ministry prior to preparation for sacraments. Contact Sue Unger at the office for questions or concerns.

On a purely human level, this gospel reads like an ordinary family with two or more children. How many parents haven’t heard complaints from siblings about “He won’t help me.” Jesus responds to Martha’s indignant question with something Martha probably wasn’t too happy to hear: “Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.” What, exactly, is the “better part”? The first reading sheds a positive light on the actions of Martha, for Abraham and Sarah behave much as she does in receiving their guests. In juxtaposition with the first reading, the gospel is not so much critiquing Martha’s busyness as it is calling her to a deeper level of hospitality. Both Martha and Abraham and Sarah go to great, lavish lengths with their hospitality. Why does Martha receive a rebuke and Abraham a son? The gospel demonstrates many expressions of hospitality: welcoming, listening, serving. While each expression is valuable, none is complete in itself nor an end in itself. There is no one way to be hospitable. Neither are all expressions of hospitality equal, which is the point that Jesus makes in the gospel. Hospitality in its deepest meaning makes possible a personal encounter of the kind that Mary is having with Jesus. Hospitality-genuine welcome of the other and surrender to the other-sets up the possibility of hearing the visitor’s message and facilitating the encounter; one critical aspect of discipleship is listening. Thus, the “better part” is listening to Jesus, being attentive to Jesus’ presence, responding appropriately. Abraham is totally attentive to the three strangers: he greets them and bows down in respect; he extends an invitation to remain a while, and then acts after he has listened to the strangers’ reply. In contrast, Martha is “anxious and worried.” She loses sight of her guest and gets wrapped up in her task, as well-meaning as that may be. Note that Jesus does not refuse Martha’s hospitality; he does not ask her to forget about the serving and come listen to him. The gospel teaches about surrendering to the Lord. Martha surrendered to anxiety and worry rather than to the presence of her Guest. What is the “better part”? As important as certain aspects of hospitality are, the “better part” is to listen and surrender to the presence of the Lord. Faithful discipleship depends upon these surrendering and listening aspects of hospitality. Faithful discipleship depends upon encountering the Lord.

Prayer for Freedom
Dear Lord,
so many today misunderstand freedom
believing that it is the ability to do whatever we want.
Help us always to remember that freedom, true freedom,
is being able to do what we ought to do.
That freedom, true freedom,
is not indulging our every want and whim,
but instead is the ability to rise above any desires
that are wrong, disordered, dangerous or excessive.
Give us the grace always to remember
that true freedom makes us the people you wish us to be,
that true freedom brings us closer to you,
and reshapes our world in the likeness of your kingdom.
Amen.

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, David Hannon, April Kennedy, Mike Krzmarzick , Johnny Lugo, Alex Martin, John Molamphy, John Nguyen, Patrick Ross, 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 FOR THE WEEK
July 31 - August 4, 2007

Tuesday +Mathilda Schram by Jim & Lynn Heuberger
Wednesday +Rev George Dawson by Earl & Adeline Dawson
Thursday +Richard Charboneau by Kathleen Charbononeau
Friday +Darlene Manley by Linda Shields

PARISH SUPPORT
Parishioners of St. Patrick through the Sacrificial giving program gave to God the gift: July 8 & July 15, 2007

July 8, 2007
Building Fund $191.00
Cemetery $105.00
Envelopes $5868.50
Loose $648.47
Children $3.00
Poor $30.00

Total $6645.97

July 15, 2007
Building Fund $5.00
Cemetery $
Envelopes $5430.00
Loose $363.40
Children $2.00
Poor $

Total $5800.40

DON’T FORGET!
School is out, summer is here and families are on the go traveling to the many beautiful spots that makes Oregon famous. Please remember before you go that your parish still needs your support while you are away. We have many expenses and EVERY contribution does make a difference. Thank you for your continued support.

ARE YOU MOVING THIS SUMMER??
Don’t forget to keep the Parish Office informed of your new address even if this means you are moving away from the area. We will need to send you your yearly contribution statement at the end of the year and it makes it easier if we have a current address. You can always email Debbie in the Parish Office: dnewbury@canby.com with your new address change.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CATECHISTS AND VOLUNTEERS
Religious Education always needs volunteers. If you are interested, I would love to help you find a space that would be beneficial to you and the community. Contact Sue Unger at 503-266-9411 or stpatrickreligiouseducation@yahoo.com. I will be on the Mexican Mission Trip beginning July 21. I will return to the office August 1.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Thank you for all your support. We had a great Vacation Bible school this last week. Without our dedicated volunteers who put in many hours decorating, studying, preparing classes, singing, practicing plays, and being catechists we could never pull off such a terrific time in class. The list is endless who gave their time and energy to this summer project.

VOLUNTEERS FOR VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
Paula Jarmer Ryan Patershall
Connie Bilton-Smith Michael Patton
Darlene Smith Christina Patton
Darlene Jacobucci Elizabeth Holmes
Nancy Fortier Karen Sadoff
Adriana Baurer Patty Crussell
Kristina Baurer Diana Judge
Paula Bowman Michelle Davies
Jody Patershall Jolene Davis
Mary Jeanne Sheveland Anna Nguyen
Gay Adams Kristina Phan
Jan Polendy Christopher Phan
Beth Cobb
and all those who donated.

One big thanks to all who made this a super fantastic week. If you didn’t participate this year be sure to sign up to help or have your children attend next year. The date is already set for July 14-18th, 2008.

YOUTH MINISTRY AND JR HIGH MINISTRY
Youth Ministry and Jr High Ministry is putting on a new face for the new year. Our new names for these two ministries are Faith in Action (grades 9-12 formerly called Youth Ministry), and Journey in Faith (grades 6-8, formerly Jr high Ministry). For this new year we will be planning a monthly activity for the group Journey in Faith (6-8th grades) and Faith in Action (9-12 grades) will begin to meet on Sunday evenings from 5:30 pm -7 pm so that more teens will be able to gather without practice and school activities getting in the way. For more information contact Sue Unger in the parish office 503-266-9411 or email at stpatrickreligiouseducation@yahoo.com.

FAITH IN ACTION
On Sunday, August 26 the Faith in Action group is invited to end their summer with a splash. We are planning to go to Wild Waves with St Paul in Silverton. There will be a bus that will pick us up in Woodburn and we will travel as one group. This will be an all day event starting early in the morning until late in the evening. Wild Waves and Enchanted Village is a great amusement/water park in Federal Way. Registration will be sent to all high school students for St Patrick Church. If you don’t get one in the mail, you can get one in the parish office. Contact Sue Unger by August 6 to be sure you have a place on the bus. The cost will be $40.00 per student. Scholarships will be available for those that could not go because of finances. We will need chaperones to help that day. Participants will need to attend mass Saturday evening because there will not be time on Sunday morning.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
If you would like to help out in Journey in Faith on Wednesday nights contact Sue Unger. We need assistants that can help with various projects that come up throughout the year. Contact Sue Unger if you are interested in helping. Volunteers are also needed to head up fundraisers throughout the year to help sponsor the different Religious Education and Youth Ministry projects and activities. If you would like to help, we hope to have a few community-based fund raisers that will promote community activity as well as raising funds for the programs.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES COLLECTED
The service project for the beginning of the school year is to donate school supplies for St. Patrick food bank. Each week many families from the Canby area struggle to put food on the table. When September begins, they have the added burden of buying supplies and book bags as well. The Religious Education program is supporting a collection of any school supplies from back packs to pencils to help out these families. Please contact Sue Unger for more questions.

PARISHIONER ASSISTANCE NEEDED:

DRIVERS NEEDED
Two parishioners need help getting to medical treatments in the Portland area. One will require daily weekday trips for radiation treatment. We need different parishioners to volunteer to help transport possibly once each week. Please contact Ron Suchanek at 503-266-1225 if you can help.

RIDE NEEDED
We have been informed that a new couple to the Canby area who currently live at Hope Village Retirement Complex (Assisted living section) needs a ride to Mass on Sunday’s. They would attend either the 8:30am or 11am Mass. If you have an extra space in your car and would like to help this couple, please contact Debbie in the Parish Office - 503-266-9411.

RETREAT OPPORTUNITIES:
CAREGIVERS RETREAT DAY: Rejuvenation, Friday, August 10, 9:45am-3pm.
Come to a retreat that will gently tend to your body, mind and soul. For those caring for an ill or elderly person to help you assess and befriend your inner life as you continue in your role as caregiver. Care support funds are available through your county coordinator. Lunch will be provided. Franciscan Spiritual Center facilitators: Sr. Carol Ann Warnke and Carmel Gregg. Cost: $25.00. Please call in advance 503-794-8542.

CENTERING PRAYER PRACTICE
Begins August 13, Monday evenings, 7:00-8:15pm, and continues September 19, 24, October 1, 15, 22, 29, and November 12, 2007. A time of silent prayer for those who have taken the introductory Series, participants will practice sitting and walking meditations, along with short discussions to share their experience of Centering Prayer. Facilitator: Carol Ann Warnke, OSF. Costs $10.00 per session. Please call in advance 503-794-8542.

INTRODUCTION TO SPIRITUAL DIRECTION
Returns August 14 and October 18, Tuesdays, 7:00pm-8:30pm; A one night informational session to learn how Spiritual Direction can enrich your relationship with God and with others; to learn what this consists of and why it is important please attend one of these sessions. Facilitators Srs. Carmel Gregg and Guadalupe Medina. OSF. Cost: No fees.

PARISH HAPPENINGS

July 22-28, 2007

Sunday
5:00pm Bible Study
Monday
6:45pm Hispanic Young Adult
Wednesday
4:00pm-8pm Food Bank open
6:30pm Evening prayer
7:00pm RCIA Inquiry
Friday
7:30am Marian Prayer group
7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Group

PARISH HAPPENINGS

for July 29 -August 2, 2007

Sunday
5:00pm Bible Study
Monday
6:45pm Hispanic Young Adult group
Wednesday
4:00pm-8pm Food Bank open
Thursday
12:00noon Eucharistic Adoration
8:00pm Benediction
Friday
7:30am Marian Prayer group
1:00pm Altar Server Training
7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Group