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.

Twenty Eight Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 14, 2007

SECOND COLLECTION - WORLD MISSION SUNDAY
Next Sunday, October 21, 2007, our parish will take up a second collection for WORLD MISSION SUNDAY. Our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, calls every Catholic to celebrate, at the Eucharist, our vocation to be missionary and to help the Missions. As Catholics around the world-here at home and in the Missions-gather at the Eucharist around the table of the Lord, let us pray for the Church’s worldwide mission, offer financial help through the Propagation of the Faith for more than 1,150 dioceses in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the pacific Islands. Please use the attached envelope for this special second collection.

PRIEST CONVOCATION
Fr. John will be attending the annual Archdiocesan convocation for priests this coming week. Fr. John will be back in the office on Friday, October 19, 2007.

DAILY MASS
While Fr. John is away this week, we will have a communion service on Tuesday evening, October 16, Wednesday, October 17, Thursday, October 18 and Friday, October 19.

DRIVER NEEDED for 1-2 hours one Wednesday a month. If interested, please call Karen or Jack Sadoff, 503-266-9416.

SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS
On November 3 our Parish will celebrate the joy of having Jerry Giger ordained as a Deacon. His ordination will take place at the Cathedral in Portland at 11:00am THIS IS A CHANGE FROM LAST WEEKS BULLETIN. If your schedule allows, it would be a wonderful gesture to be present for this significant honor bestowed on Jerry and on our parish community. If you cannot be present, please be sure to keep Jerry and his wife Maureen in your prayers. I know Jerry will be a great blessing to our parish in living out his unique ministry. Fr. John

How often do we not hear parents remind their children to say thank you when they have received a gift? What does this teach the children? First of all, it helps them understand that gifts are just that-freely given and undeserved. The thank you acknowledges that the giver has gone beyond expectations. Secondly, it helps them understand that giving and receiving a gift establishes a unique relationship between two persons. The thank you acknowledges that the receiver has accepted the gift and by so doing enters into a relationship with the giver. The gospel this Sunday is the familiar one about ten lepers being healed, but only on returning to give thanks to Jesus. As with any gift, Jesus’ healing them went beyond their expectations, was freely given by Jesus, and established a unique relationship between Jesus and the ten lepers. But only one acknowledges that relationship by giving thanks. The parable reminds us that it is not enough to cry to God for help; it is not even enough to experience God’s healing action. We are meant to acknowledge God’s gracious activity on our behalf by giving God thanks (“he fell at the feet of Jesus and thank him”) and worship (“returned, glorifying God in a loud voice”). Gratitude was not necessary for the healing . God’s saving activity does not depend on us. The gratitude was necessary, however, for God’s gracious deed to be acknowledged and proclaimed, announcing that God has acted. Gratitude helps make known God’s mighty deeds. Thus the ten lepers exemplify aspects of our relationship with God: acknowledgment of need, obedience, and reception of devine mercy. The Samaritan leper demonstrates another aspect of this relationship: only when he returns to glorify God and thank Jesus, does Jesus reveal that he has, in fact, been saved. For us, as for the Samaritan leper, salvation is revealed and experienced in worship and thanksgiving. Salvation, worship, and thanksgiving are closely connected. Both events-God’s saving activity and our thankful worship-cement a giver-receiver relationship with God. God freely offers us salvation; worship and thanksgiving manifest within the community our acknowledgment and reception of salvation. Worship and thanksgiving are our yes to God’s gifts to us.

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, David Davies, Brad Dunn, Brian Dykeman, Bill Ellis, Adam Ferrell, Rob Gamble, David Hannon, April Kennedy, Mike Krzmarzick , Johnny Lugo, Alex Martin, John Molamphy, John Nguyen, Patrick Ross, Tarl Spencer, Leah Sundquist, Gina Thomas, Kenneth Thorpe, CJ Trillo, and William Walsh, Ivan Wilson, 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.

PARISH SUPPORT
Parishioners of St. Patrick through the Sacrificial giving program gave to God the gift: October 7, 2007

Building Fund $348.00
Cemetery $10.00
Envelopes $8436.00
Loose $532.85
Children $9.00
Poor $150.00

Total $9485.85

SCRIPTURE SERIES: AT THE TABLE WITH JESUS (GOSPEL OF LUKE)
October 12-December 7, 2007 (Friday’s 10am-11:30am). A class to bring you a deeper understanding of the Eucharist in the Gospel of Luke, based on a study of the book “Dining in the Kingdom of God by Eugene La Verdiere. Journey with Jesus from Galilee to Jerusalem, experience a variety of meal settings, get to know the people encountered, and the teachings at each meal. Facilitator: Sister Carmel Gregg. Cost: $60 for series. For more information contact the Franciscan Spioritual Center, 503-794-8542.

WOMEN’S FALL RETREAT
Grow your love of scripture with the Book of Ruth. The story is about our lives of loss, transition and transformation where our world is new again. It’s also a story where providence and purposes of God are revealed in surprising ways. Saturday, November 10th 9:30-4:00pm Holy Rosary Mission Scotts Mills. Cost $30. Bring sack lunch. Led by Paula Helsby LPC, a local counselor with degrees from Mt. Angel Seminary in theology and scripture. To register call Paula at 503-330-7563 by November 2nd.

WONDERING IS GOD CALLING ME?? BUT WHERE?
Come visit the Benedictine Sisters of Mt. Angel the weekends of October 26-28, November 16-18, 2007, Feb. 22-24, Apr. 25-27, 2008. Come pray, visit and play with the Sisters and get to know us. Come learn about our way of prayer, life and ministry. This is for all Catholic women ages 18-50. For more information and to register, call Sister Marietta at 503-845-6141 or smarietta @juno.com.

JOURNEY TO HEALING - 2007
Presented by St. Joseph the Worker and St. Henry Catholic Churches with Catholic Charities Committee for Elderly. Sundays: 1:30-4:30pm St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 2310 S.E. 148th Ave, Portland, OR 97233. Session 1-October 14th - Accepting the Reality & Acknowledging the Grief, Session II- October 21 - Growing Through Loss, Session III-Relationships - October 28, Session IV-November 4 - Rebuilding You Life and Unfinished Business. Session V-November 11-Coping with the Holidays. Session VI-November 18 - Prayer - Potluck. Cost is $20. Questions call Mari Spring at 503-655-9129 or Becky Fletcher at 503-761-8710.

JESUIT OPEN HOUSE
On Sunday, October 21st Jesuit High School will be having open house from 1-4 pm. There will be presentations and demonstrations by Jesuit staff and students. Contact Shirley Poppe for more information at 503-292-2663 at Jesuit High School.

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. All interested in being a Catechist (Religious Education Teacher) are encouraged to call me to volunteer to help in the program. I hope to begin a Children’s Liturgy of the Word in December. I have one interested adult but need 6 more to be able to begin training. Children’s Liturgy of the Word is a special liturgy for children to hear the scripture in a simpler presentation so that they can understand the scripture in their everyday life. If we find 8 volunteers we will begin training right away and begin in December at the beginning of Advent. Contact Sue Unger at 503-266-9411 or stpatrickreligiouseducation@yahoo.com.

YOUTH MINISTRY AND JR HIGH MINISTRY
The Journey in Faith (6th- 8th grade) group will be meeting on Wednesday night at 7 pm. All are welcome to join us.

FAITH IN ACTION (9TH-12TH GRADES) meets on Sunday evening from 5:30 pm -7 pm in the Parish Center. Remember to get in the registration for retreat on November 9-11th. Contact Molly or Liz or Sue Unger for more information.

SACRAMENT PREPARATION CLASSES
For preparation for Reconciliation and Eucharist our next Parent/child class is Monday, November 5 at 7 pm in room 7& 8. Make sure you are working in your books. Bring your books to the Parent/child class in November. We will review the first two chapters. If you missed the meeting last Monday, please contact Sue Unger to get the materials you need for your child to prepare for Reconciliation and Eucharist for this year. Remember if you have a child in first grade that will want to receive Reconciliation and Eucharist in 2008-2009 they must be signed up for Religious Education this year.

Our next Confirmation meeting will be October 21 at 4 pm in room 7&8. Be sure to bring your packets and books. Make sure you have read chapter 2 in your books to be ready for class. Make sure you bring in your permission slip for the retreat. All candidates are expected to attend the Confirmation Retreat. Adults seeking Confirmation need to contact Sara Creel for more information.

To register for a sacrament the candidate must have a copy of their baptismal certificate if they were not baptized at St Patrick. Contact Sue Unger for questions or concerns. Sacrament Registration will be closed on October 8th.

PICTURES
Pictures from last year are in the Religious Education hallway in a white basket. You can choose any that you would like to take. Questions contact Sue.

LIVING THE PASCHAL MYSTERY

This is what happens on the journey to Jerusalem: on the way we are all cleansed-saved. This is one reason why all the little things of our everyday lives-those things which happen to us along the journey - are so important. They are manifestations of God’s acting on our behalf, healing us and saving us. We want to seize them and give thanks.
One challenge of this Sunday’s gospel is to see God’s promise of salvation unfolding in these everyday events of our lives. Faithful service, then, is our response to seeing God in these events. Gratitude-acknowledging God’s actions on our behalf-is an all-enveloping context for living our lives. When gratitude is put on as a way of living, then worship, too, becomes a way of living. Rather than relegated to an hour on Sunday, worship is part of all the little actions which make up each of our days. For that, let us give thanks!

FALL FESTIVAL
Come and join the fun at the Fall Festival on Sunday, October 28 from 12:00p.m to 4:00pm in the Gym. There will be pumpkin carving, face painting, arts and crafts, and other games and prizes. The Youth Group will have a haunted house for all ages to enjoy. The Knights of Columbus will be sponsoring the Fall Festival. There will be food and drinks such as pumpkin pie, hot dogs, chili dogs and apple cider. Don’t miss it.

PRO-LIFE BREAKFAST
October is Respect Life Month. Our parish Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a breakfast, Sunday, October 21 from 9:30-12:30pm to support local pro-life programs. All proceeds will be given to the Fr. Taaffe Homes for Unwed mothers and the Canby Pregnancy Care Center. Menu will include ham, eggs, pancakes, french toast, juice and beverage. Children under six are free, children 6-12 are $3.00, adults are $4.50. Come, socialize and support a great cause.

FALL BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
The Fall session of Baptismal Preparation is scheduled for Thursday, October 25 (PLEASE NOTICE NEW DATE) at 7:00 pm in the conference room of the parish center. For more information please contact Sara @ 503-266-9411.

SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Three weeks ago the Knights of Columbus and a number of dedicated parishioners took their time and energy to work on the grounds around St. Patrick Parish. Because of this our facility looks much cleaner. It is wonderful what can be accomplished when people work together. That ultimately is the goal of the Knights of Columbus. A goal that encourages those who belong to this organization to grow together in spirituality building strong family and parish life, protecting the innocent and welcoming the stranger. Our St. Patrick Knights of Columbus Council 3484 is looking for new members that would be willing to “renew our commitments to our church” to achieve these goals. Please contact one of our Knights if you would like to be one of us.

ANNUAL HOLIDAY CRAFT BAZAAR
It’s time for the Second Annual Holiday Craft Bazaar, Saturday, November 10, 9:00am to 5:00pm and Sunday, November 11, 9:00am-2:00pm in the Parish Center. Sign up now to sell your unique home made crafts and gifts. To receive an application please call Angela 503-407-7493 or email angzc@web-ster.com

ADULT SCRIPTURE REFLECTION
All are invited to join our Faith Sharing Group on Wednesday at 7 pm. It is a time of reflection on the Gospel of the week and to grow in the understanding of Scripture. Call Sue Unger with questions or concerns.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY AND CATECHISM STUDY
We invite all adults who would like to enrich their faith development with a Catholic Bible Study or a video presentation on the Catechism to join us on either Monday morning at 9:15 am or Thursday evening at 7 pm in the Parish Hall. The Bible Study will be a two year program on the Acts of the Apostles. The materials will cost $45.00 for the two years session. For the Catechism study we need a facilitator to start and stop the video. Contact Dave Bernklau 503-651-3708, Bill Martinusen 503-266-4926 or Sue Unger at the office.

Sunday
9:45am Religious Education
Gr. 1-5
11:00am Preschool/Nursery
3:00pm Spanish RCIC
5:00pm Bible Study
5:30pm Faith in Action
Monday
9:15am Bible Study
9:15am Catechism Study
7:00pm Knights of Columbus
7:00pm Charismatic Prayer Group
Tuesday
7:00pm Mass
7:00pm Spanish RCIA
Wednesday
6:30pm Evening Prayer
4:00pm-8pm Food Bank open
7:00pm RCIA
7:00pm Small Faith
7:00pm Journey In faith
Thursday
12:00noon Eucharistic Adoration
6:00pm Religious Education for Hispanic Community
7:00pm Catechism Study
7:00pm Bible Study
8:00pm Benediction
Friday
7:30am Marian Prayer group
7:00pm Hispanic Prayer Gr. Mass
Saturday
9:30am Choir Rehearsal

Sing to the Lord a new song,
for he has done
wondrous deeds.
Psalm 98:1