The picnic will not be complete without YOU! Plan now
to attend on Sunday, September 14th after the 9:30am Mass. Parish provides hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, & soda. Pot luck for side dishes, salads, & desserts.
SECOND COLLECTIONS The Second Collection next Sunday, Sept 14 is the monthly School Collection to help with our Assessments for parishioners attending parochial school.
On September 21 there will be a special collection, requested by the Bishops Conference ( USCCB) to help provide emergency humanitarian relief and pastoral support for the ever increasing refugees from violence in Iraq, Gaza, Syria and other affected areas in the Middle East.
MEMORIAL MASS Memorial Mass for Elizabeth (Betsy) Nicholas with be celebrated next Friday, September 12 at 12:10 (Noontime), either in the Chapel or the Church.
PARISH PRAYER BOOKS We have been asking for people to submit their favorite prayers for a prayer book. We plan on putting these books in the pews for people to use for personal prayer before and after Mass. Our goal is to have them ready by Nov. 1. Please submit prayers to Barbara Harrison barbarah@stphilipneripdx.org or Rose Wolfe Next Sundays Scripture Readings: 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time September 24th, 2014 Reading 1, NM:21:4B-9 Responsorial Psalm, PHIL 2:6-11 Reading 2, JN 3:13-17 (638) Gospel, Matthew 18:15-20
BIBLE TRIVIA-
In what city did Jesus perform his first miracle, turning water into wine?
CANA- Mary convinced Jesus to perform His first miracle, which was turning water into wine at a wedding.
PLEASE PRAYER FOR: Beth Johnson All Teachers All Students People with terminal diseases St. Philip Neri Parish
The Northwest Paulist Center for Evangelization & Reconciliation
2408 SE 16 th Avenue | Portland, OR |97214-5334 www. st phi l i pneri pdx. org Pari sh Of f i ce 503. 231. 4955 | Fax 503. 736. 1383
Guided since our founding in 1912 by the missionary vision of the Paulists committed to the mission of Jesus, and dedicated to be welcoming to all, we, the community of St. Philip Neri, strive to reach out, to reconcile and to promote unity for all Gods creation through worship, education, and service toward the common good.
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time ! September 7th, 2014
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time ! Sunday September 7th, 2014
CLW Sunday Preschool & Childrens Liturgy of the Word (grades 1-5) are scheduled to begin on Sunday, Sept. 21 at the 9:30 Liturgy. We are very excited that most of our teachers will be returning so there will be a lot of familiar faces!
We are still looking for one more volunteer for the 4th Sunday of each month in Childrens Liturgy of the Word.
Our in-service will be Saturday, Sept. 6, 9:30-12 and the Commissioning/Blessing of the Teachers will be Sunday, Sept. 14.
Please mark these dates on your calendar and also prayerfully consider volunteering for the CLWord 4th Sunday position.
INTERSTED IN BECOMING CATHOLIC? Do you have a family member, a friend, someone in your neighborhood who is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith? Maybe someone you know is considering returning to the church or maybe you would like to participate in a short continuing education series. Starting Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 pm we will offer 6 inquiry sessions before December. If you are interested, please contact the parish office or barbarah@stphillipneripdx.org
THIS WEEKS CALENDAR and MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, September 7th 9:30am Mass For the deceased Church 10:30am Mass Deaf Community Mass Chapel Monday, September 8 th 8:00am Mass For the poor Chapel Tuesday, September 9th 8:00am Mas The Dos Great- Grandfather and grandmother Chapel Wednesday, September 10th 8:00am Mass For all Souls Chapel Thursday, September 11th 8:00am Mass For students and teachers Chapel Friday, September 12 th 12:10pm Mass Frank and Helen Bruck <A> Chapel Saturday, September 13th 8:00am Mass John Chrysotom Suk Jin Lee Chapel 4:00pm Mass PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Mondays 9:00am Noon ! Tuesday through Friday 9:00am 4:00pm Office: 503.231.4955 PARISH STAFF
Pastor, Director of the NW Paulist Center Director of Faith Formation Fr. Charlie Brunick, CSP, x 118, frcharlie@stphilipneripdx.org Barbara Harrison, x107, barbarah@stphilipneripdx.org Parochial Vicar Business Manager Fr. Michael Evernden, CSP, x114, mecsp@mac.com Jeanne McPherson, x 103, jeannem@stphilipneripdx.org Parochial Vicar Office Manager Fr. Bill Edens, CSP, x113, frbill@stphilipneripdx.org Rose Wolfe, x101, Hecker Quote The reading of the bible is the most salutary of all reading. We say to Catholic readers, Read the bible! Read it with Prayer, that you may be enlightened by the light of the holy spirit to understand what you read read it with gratitude to Gods Church, Which has preserved it and placed it in your hands to be read and to be followed. From The Paulist Prayer Book
UPCOMING EVENTS Please check the Happening Around Town section of the September Calendar distributed last week for upcoming event at local parishes, including Our Lady of Sorrows, St. Peters, St. Andre Bissette and the Grotto
MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY Pastoral Council Meeting on the second Wednesday of the month, September 10 in the Paulist Center.
Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time ! Sunday September 7 th 2014
Pastoral Corner If today you hear Gods voice, harden not your hearts!! We dont have to go to Africa or the Middle East to see the effects of a land parched and dried and destroyed through lack of water, once rich and fertile soil now packed in hard clumps that paradoxically will crumble into dust and sand at the slightest pressure. We need only drive a few hundred miles south to the drought stricken farms and vineyards of California. And sometimes when the rain finally comes, the ground is so hard that it can't penetrate, and so it runs away causing flash-flooding.
The human heart is much like this. A hardened heart might give the impression of being a strong heart and can even appear invulnerable since it is difficult to hurt someone who has no feelings. Nevertheless, hard-heartedness is a sad and pitiable state. To adopt a hardhearted attitude toward life and other people is to injure ourselves.
A hard heart can't feel. A hard heart can't respond. A hard heart can't love. A hard heart can't experience sorrow, but neither can it experience joy. A hard heart is a closed heart, so it can't receive. A hard heart is a barren heart. A hard heart is the most serious handicap of all. From a spiritual point of view it is one of the worst things that can happen to anyone. It's bad to harden one's heart even against one person. We may have very good reasons for doing so, but we do ourselves serious damage spiritually.
A soft heart, on the other hand, is a blessing. True, it makes one vulnerable; the soft-hearted are easily hurt. But a soft heart can also be touched, moved, and warmed. It can receive. It can be saddened but it can also be deliriously happy. It can respond. It can burst into life like a garden in springtime.
Jesus came not just to purify our hearts, but to soften them, to open them, to sow the seed of God's word in them; to turn them from wastelands into fertile ground.
To harden our hearts against one another is bad enough. But to harden our hearts against God Do you have a family member, a friend, someone in your neighborhood who is interested in learning more about the Catholic faith? Maybe someone you know is considering returning to the church or maybe you would like to participate in a short continuing education series. Starting Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 pm we will offer 6 inquiry sessions before December. If you are interested, please contact the parish office or barbarah@stphillipneripdx.org
PANTRY ITEMS Remember our pantry when you shop. Donations can be dropped off at Mass in the barrels in the foyer or you can drop them by the office. Items needed: Soups, peanut butter, rice, noodles/pasta, canned meats, vegetables, fruits, Cup o Noodles, & any non- perishable food items as well as toiletry items: toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, brushes, deodorant, shampoo, soaps. As cooler weather approaches we could use socks and gloves.
ZUPANS MARKETS Zupans Markets will contribute up to 5% of your purchases to St. Philip Neri. Sign up by going online to: escrip.com. You must register your credit/debit cards to start earning. Our Group ID is: 9612486.