St.

Philip Neri Parish

The Northwest Paulist Center
for Evangelization & Reconciliation

2408 SE 16th Ave., Portland, OR 97214-5334

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT 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 of Gods creation through worship, education, and service toward the common good.

32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time November 6, 2011

PARISH OFFICE & STAFF: Phone 503-231-4955

Website: www.stphilipneripdx.org Fax 503-736-1383

Halloween Party in Carvlin Hall on Sunday, October 30th

Plan ahead! Advent

Retreat, Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 9:30am12:30pm. Fr. Charlie and Barbara Harrison will be the facilitators. Please register by Monday, Nov. 28th.

This Weeks Calendar & Mass Intentions

Next Sundays Scripture Readings: 33 Sunday in Ordinary Time (November 13) Prv 31:1013, 1920, 3031 1 Thes 5:16 Mt 25:1430 or 25:1415, 1921
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MASS INTENTIONS____________ Monday November 7 8:00 AM Mass ( Janet Gaudio) Chapel Tuesday November 8 8:00 AM Mass (for the homeless) Chapel 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM Adoration in the Chapel 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Altar Society Carvlin Hall Wednesday November 9 8:00 AM Mass ( Le & Tier Familys Souls) Chapel 7:00 PM Pastoral Council Mtg. Paulist Center Thursday November 10 8:00 AM Mass (Joan & John Henkel <A>) Chapel Friday November 11 Veterans Day, OFFICE CLOSED 12:10 PM Mass ( Frank & Teresa Regner <A>) Chapel Saturday November 12 8:00 AM Mass ( Tom & Laura Carnese <A>) Chapel 4:00 PM Mass ( Thomas McGonigle) Church 6:00 PM Harvest Dance Carvlin Hall. Tickets on Sale after Masses weekend of Nov. 5-6 or at the door the night of the dance. Sunday November 13 8:30 AM Mass (People of the Parish) Church 10:30 AM Mass ( Betty & Harold Glans) Church 10:30 AM Mass Deaf Community Chapel 12:10 PM Vatican II Series Carvlin Hall. Soup served in Carvlin at 11:30am. Church cleaning, November 713: Florence Katrena and Rose Ferraris

This Weeks Announcements

10th Annual Michael Allen Harrison Concert: Once again the

Altar Society is honored to host Michael Allen Harrison with special guest, Julianne Johnson, in a benefit concert at SPN on the Monday following Thanksgiving, November 28th, at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $15 general admission and $25 reserved seating. This years concert money will be used to strip and re-do the floors in Carvlin Halls kitchen and hallway. For tickets, call Mary Schleich at 236-6458 or the Parish Office at 231-4955. Tickets will also be on sale NEXT weekend after all Masses in the Church foyer.

Vatican II SeriesBefore & After, continuesPrior to Vatican

II, those of us who are older lived with many donts. When Vatican II came (1963-65), we felt the Holy Spirit breath life into the people of God. Why was change important? Are we continuing the mission of the Holy Spirit? Should we be concerned? Nov. 6, Sunday, 12:10-1:30pm, Claire Woodruff (MA/Rel. Ed) will discuss the mission of the Laity (we, the people of God). What could we do before the council and what we are commissioned to do now. (Soup will be served prior to the presentation in Carvlin Hall) Nov. 13, Sunday, 12:10-1:30pm, Dr. Tom Welch (MA/Pastoral Ministry) will discuss the Church in the Modern World what the council envisionedIs it happening? (Soup will be served prior to the presentation in Carvlin Hall).

Announcements continued

Special Remembrance Ceremony: You are invited to attend a

special remembrance ceremony in the Pieta Chapel of the Church on Saturday, November 19th, at 5pm. We will gather to remember those dear to us who have passed away since last November. Those persons' names will be engraved on small plaques and they, along with those from November 2009, will be put up on a wall in the Chapel once we purchase new boards. In the meantime, the names will be written in calligraphy on pieces of parchment, which will be framed and hung. Eventually, we hope to put one small board (holding approx. 200 names) on each side of the large board, which we have had for nearly 20 years. In researching various companies, we have seen costs for such a small board ranging from $1000.00 to $1800.00. Those to be enlisted and honored this year: Mark Pritchard, Mauro Potestio, Ralph Casciato, Joseph Dowling, Cristie Bell, Lidia Cettina, Rose Amato, Elaine Conner, Denise Amato, Frances Navarra, Janet Gaudio, and Donald Westhusing. If you know of someone who should be listed but has not been inadvertently listed, please contact Mercy at the parish office.

Delivering Love for 40 Years

Mother & Child (formerly Birthright) 40th Anniversary: Please join Mother & Child as we give thanks to God and celebrate 40 YEARS of welcoming and nurturing babies. Many St. Philip Neri parishioners have played important roles as Board members, as Volunteers and especially as Supporters during these 40 years. We thank you all and ask that you join us as we celebrate 40 years of delivering love to moms & babies St. Marys Cathedral, Lower Cathedral Center, Sunday, November 13th, drop by, 2:005:00 pm, 131 NW 17th Ave., Portland 97209. Ample Free Parking. Refreshments. Music. Raffle Prizes. Visit with other supporters. Meet the Moms & Babies whose lives have been blessed. Info: contact 503-249-5801 or momchildPDX@gmail.com.

NOTE: Collection date of Baby Bottles has been extended. The new collection date is Sunday, Nov. 13th.

LET US PRAY FOR: Ron Evers; let us also pray for family and friends of Janet Gaudio and Don Westhusing, both of whom were much loved and will be missed dearly - may they rest in peace.

First Reconciliation classes for children will begin Sunday Feb.

12th, 11:45am in the Church. Parents are asked to attend the classes with their children. First Communion will be in April this year. 15th at 11:45am in the Paulist Center. Please call the parish office to register. Parents are asked to attend the first session.

High School Confirmation classes will begin Sunday, January

Announcements continued

Harvest Dance on Saturday, Nov. 12th! Tickets will be on sale

after this weekends Masses (Nov. 56) in the Church Foyer and also at the door the night of the dance. The dance will be from 6-10pm in Carvlin Hall. There will be some great foodham, red potatoes, vegetable, salad, and dessert. Jim Rovello (our parishioner) will provide the music of a lifetime! Buffet dinner will be available from 67:30pm. Wine & beer available for purchase. Five opportunities to win raffle items: 4 fun baskets or one Lottery ticket. Jim has personally purchased 10 tickets ($10 each) for the Thanksgiving Raffle that the Oregon Lottery puts on. A limited number of tickets were sold and the grand prize is 1 million dollars. The person winning one of our raffles will share the tickets (1/3) with the two DJs. Admission tickets $10 per person/ $30 per family includes buffet and one raffle ticket.

Journey to Light: A Festival of Icons and Chant, Co-Hosted by

St. Clare Parish & St. Nicholas Orthodox Church. Nov. 18th (Fri. evening), Nov. 19th (Sat.), and additional events Nov. 20th. On the Journey, you will: Learn from knowledgeable and engaging speakers casting light on the world of icon and chant; listen to performances of Russian, Byzantine, & Latin polyphonic chant; view two unique exhibits: one of icons from the Pacific Northwest, the other about all things Byzantine; tour the icons in local churches, with iconographers as your guide; experience icons and chant as paths to the Divine; and fill your life with light and beauty. The Festival is presented in cooperation with Cantores in Ecclesia, the Iconographic Arts Institute, Cappella Romana, and Trinity Iconography Institute at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. For more info. and to print a registration form, please go to www.journeytolightpdx.com. Or contact info@journeytolightpdx.com or (503) 244-1037 ext. 107.

Thanksgiving Dinner Outreach: St. Philips Neri has a wonderful

outreach opportunity on Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 24). In cooperation with New Seasons Grocery we will be hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for homeless neighbor and persons served through Catholic Charities Housing Transitions Program. The dinner coordinated by St. Philips Peace and Justice Committee will be at 12Noon at Carvlin Hall. Parish children will be creating table decorations. New Seasons is donating much of the food, but we can use additional help such as drivers, food preparation, clean up and some food items on Thanksgiving morning. Please see the sign up sheet in the back of the church if you can help.
SATURDAY VIGIL: 4:00pm SUNDAY: 8:30am and 10:30am
MONDAY THRU THURSDAY & SATURDAY:

SCHEDULE OF MASSES

8:00am FRIDAY: 12:10pm Reconciliation: Saturdays at 5:00pm

TUESDAYS THROUGH FRIDAYS: 9:00AM TO 4:00PM OFFICE IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS

OFFICE HOURS

Pastoral Corner

November 6, 2011

his weekend we move from daylight savings time, to standard time. So moving, it gives us the illusion that we are somehow in control, even of the sun, moon and stars. In actuality we have simply moved the mechanical hands or digital numbers of a clock forward or backward. Nothing in the heavens or on earth has changed one iota. Yet, there have been and are those who can argue, at length, which is better or worse ever since Benjamin Franklin conceived the idea. If you are looking for someone to blame we can turn to farmers and the railroads. Farmers wanted more time to work during good weather. The railroads needed common time so trains wouldnt run into each other. If you want to see the incredible chaos this simple movement of hands or numbers have caused, just Google daylight savings time. In a few weeks, on the first Sunday of Advent, words in the mass are going to change. As with daylight savings time there are those who can argue endless hours over what is good or bad about the new translation. The Gloria and the Creed have changed a little; we will say and with your spirit instead of and also with you. There will be cards in the pews to help us through the transition. Again, like daylight savings time nothing in the heavens or on earth have changed one iota. Our faith is in Jesus present among us, and giving Himself to us in Eucharist, in thanksgiving for all that we are and what we can accomplish in His name. It is the Spirit of the living God calling us together; not the whims of translators or fickled institutions. The fact is that our words today cant possibly capture or contain the action (gathering in Christ to be the Body of Christ for others) we do each Sunday; and the new words arent going to do them any better or worse. hat does matter is whether or not we are praying from our hearts or our heads. If we are stuck praying in our heads, the words become everything and any little change will annoy us endlessly. If we are praying from our hearts, from our intention to be the Body of Christ in a world of broken promises and fragile peace, then the words really dont matter all that much. We gather to pray for ourselves, and for the whole world, for peace, justice, harmony among people, nations and the environment; we gather to unite heaven and earth. Any words we use fall drastically short for what our hearts in Christ can do each and everyday. Change is often bumpy, clumsy, awkward, and uncomfortable but is can be an opportunity. The opportunity is to discover why we come each week or each day to Eucharist. Are we here for the words, or for united hearts in the Spirit of the Risen Christ that can renew the face of the earth? I opt for united hearts praying above and beyond the words we use.

Peace, Michael