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.

Our Lord Jesus Christ the King November 20, 2011

PARISH OFFICE & STAFF: Phone 503-231-4955
Pastor Fr. Charlie Brunick, CSP, x117 ....................... frcharlie@stphilipneripdx.org Associate Pastor Fr. Michael Evernden, CSP, x111 ...................................... mecsp@mac.com Associate Pastor Fr. Jim McCauley, CSP, x109 ............................................ jrpaulist@aol.com Director of Adult Faith Formation Barbara Harrison, x107 ................................. barbarah@stphilipneripdx.org Business Manager Jeanne McPherson, x103 ............................... jeannem@stphilipneripdx.org Parish Office, Parish Secretary Mercy Rossi, x101 .... ........................................mercyb@stphilipneripdx.org Bulletin Editor (Bulletin deadline is Tuesday Noon before target weekend) Mercy Rossi, x101 ......................................... secretary@stphilipneripdx.org Building & Grounds, Maintenance Edward Danila .............................................. edwardd@stphilipneripdx.org Music Director Michael Tomsovic ....................................................... MPST63@yahoo.com Children & Youth Faith Formation ...................... frcharlie@stphilipneripdx.org

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

Director of the NW Paulist Center for Evangelization & Reconciliation Fr. Charlie Brunick, CSP, x117 ........................ frcharlie@stphilipneripdx.org
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

This Weeks Calendar & Mass Intentions

Next Sundays Scripture Readings: 1 Sunday of Advent (November 27) Isaiah 63:16b17, 19b; 64:27 1 Corinthians 1:39 Mark 13:3337
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MASS INTENTIONS____________ Monday November 21 8:00 AM Mass ( Robert S. Salta <A>) Chapel Tuesday November 22 8:00 AM Mass (for those without families) Chapel Wednesday November 23 OFFICE CLOSED at 12PM 8:00 AM Mass ( Janet Gaudio) Chapel Thursday November 24 Thanksgiving Day, OFFICE CLOSED 10:30 AM Mass (Andrew Le & Family) Church Friday November 25 OFFICE CLOSED 12:10 PM Mass ( Eleanor Monahan <B>) Chapel Saturday November 26 8:00 AM Mass (those who are traveling) Chapel 4:00 PM Mass ( Beryl Petros <B>) Church Sunday November 27 8:30 AM Mass (People of the Parish) Church 10:30 AM Mass ( Mary Louise Mauro) Church 1:30 PM Mass Deaf Community Chapel Church cleaning, November 2127: Mickie Campagna and Joanne Dindia

This Weeks Announcements

French Toast Breakfast TODAY (Sunday, Nov. 20) in Carvlin Hall

after the 8:30 and 10:30 Liturgies. Come and enjoy some delicious French toast, sausage, juice, coffee. Adults - $5 and children 5-12 years - $3. We look forward to seeing you there!

Concert at SPN, Monday, November 28: An Evening with

Michael Allen Harrison and special guest singer Julianne Johnson, will be the Monday after Thanksgiving at 7:00pm. Come and treat yourself to a relaxing evening after the busy activities of Thanksgiving. Michael is sure to play a few Christmas favorites just to put us in the mood for winter festivities. This years concert money is going toward stripping and re-doing the floors in Carvlin Halls kitchen and hallway.. Lets support this easy fundraiser and have a sell out crowd for an evening of wonderful piano music and song. General Tickets $15, Preferred Seating $25. For tickets, call the Parish Office or Mary Schleich at 236-6458. Tickets will also be on sale in the Church foyer after the 4pm Mass on Saturday, Nov.19 and in Carvlin Hall after the 8:30am and 10:30am Masses on Sunday, Nov. 20 (at the French Toast Breakfasts).

Thanksgiving Breads: You are invited to

bring your Thanksgiving breads to the Thanksgiving 10:30am Liturgy to be blessed.

Announcements continued

Panel Presentation today, Sunday, Nov. 20th, in the Church from

12:452:30pm, a Muslim/Jewish/Catholic panel presentation on Rules of Our FaithHow They Affect Us Today.

Thanksgiving Dinner Outreach: St. Philips Neri has a wonderful

outreach opportunity on Thanksgiving Day. 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. We will be collecting socks, mittens, gloves, hats and blankets on the 19th and 20th. Donated items will be collected on the tables in the back of the church lobby area.

The Holy Name Society is graciously and generously purchasing

the plaque holder Board for the Memorial Chapel, at a cost of approximately $2,000.00. The new Board will accommodate 200 name plaques. We have ordered the Board and will have a Blessing Ceremony honoring the members of the Holy Name Society when it arrives. This weekend we will be honoring the deceased of the past year with a temporary framed parchments listing the names of people who have died this past year.

Catholic Campaign for Human Development: Today, we take

up a Collection that helps fight poverty at it roots. For over 40 years, the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) has provided funding for groups that make lasting change and uplift the poor in the United States. The Collection has helped secure funding for low-income day care centers, programs that emphasize education, and affordable housing in low-income neighborhoods. It has contributed to efforts to implement laws that enforce fair wages. Fight poverty in America. Defend human dignity. Give to the CCHD Collection.

Plan ahead!

Advent Retreat, Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 9:30am 12:30pm. Fr. Charlie and Barbara Harrison will be the facilitators. Please register by Tuesday, Nov. 29th.

Liturgical ministry help is needed for the coming holidays:

Thanksgiving, Nov. 24th, Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8th, and the Christmas weekend. If you are interested, please sign up in the vestibule on the Bulletin Board under Liturgical Ministers.

Announcements continued

Advent candles (and a few brass rings) will be on sale on the First

Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28th in the vestibule of the church. Good prices.

Mass Intentions for 2012: In case you missed the insert in the
bulletin a couple weeks ago, the forms for making requests for Mass intentions for next year are on the counter in the foyeror in the office. Please fill out the names of persons to be remembered, living or dead, and put in the collection basketor mail to St. Philips officeand write Mass Intentions on the envelope. Thank you.

2012 Calendars in Church Foyer: Keep track of important events

by taking a calendar for your office and home!

The Christmas Party will be held in Carvlin Hall immediately after

the Parish Breakfast on December 18th.

Catholic Charities Ministry to the Elderly Committee is

sponsoring an Advent Day of Recollection for those who minster to the sick and elderly in any capacity from 9:30am to 2:30pm on Friday, Dec. 9, 2011, at St. Joseph the Worker Parish, located at 2310 SE 148th Ave. in Portland. The event is presented by Nancie Potter, MA, MFT, Marriage and Family Therapist for The Northwest Catholic Counseling Center. Pre-registration is required and a $15 fee will be charged for lunch. To register, please mail your name, address, phone number, parish name and $15 check (made out to Catholic Charities) to: Day of Recollection, Catholic Charities, 2740 SE Powell Boulevard #1, Portland, OR 97202.

November is National Adoption Awareness Month, and Catholic

Charities Pregnancy Support & Adoption Services is looking for families who are interested in learning more about expanding their family though open adoption. For more info or to schedule a free information session, please call 503-238-5196 or e-mail at psa@catholiccharitiesoregon.org.

2012 Wine Tasting & Silent Auction: Join the Franciscan

Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows for their Wine Tasting & Silent Auction, which will include live entertainment, fine wine tasting, an array of delectable hors d'oeuvres, heavenly chocolate, and the opportunity to bid on many incredible items. Tickets would make a wonderful gift for that special someone in your life! Event will be on February 4, 2012 from48:30pm. Reservations are required, and only 300 tickets at $40 per ticket will be sold. Purchase your tickets today either securely online at www.olpretreat.org or call Our Lady of Peace Retreat House: 503- 649-7127 for more information. Thank you, and may God bless you!

Pastoral Corner

November 20, 2011

Greetings!
Some Thanksgiving thoughts: If one theme is constantly present in our Judeo-Christian religious tradition, it has to be eating! The story begins with Adam and Eve eatingAbrahams feast for three strangers who turn out to be angles, Moses and the lamb dinner that becomes Passover, the Jews in the desert with mannaand the Gospels continue this love affair with eating. Jesus favorite image of heaven is a banquet at Gods tablewedding dinnersfriends tablesand Jesus final meal which becomes the sacrament of Holy Eucharist. Eating should have deep religious and social significance. However, few real feasts remain today: Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter and Birthday dinners. Most of the time, we eat on the run. McDonaldswould have been beyond the imagination of ancient peoplesnot because of the architecture or the technology but simply because of the idea of fast food. Fast food would have been as inconceivable as fast-love. We seek religious experiences that are not phony, unreal, or embalmed with dusty dogma. Perhaps the place to begin to find these spiritual experiences is at our next meal. To feast doesnt require a lot of money, only imagination and love. A feast requires only simple things such as people who love one another, some food and drink, and a sense of magic. A real meal is sacred time shared. Lord of Gifts, With uplifted hearts, we have gathered around this table to thank You with prayer and with the worship of feasting. We are grateful not only for the gifts of life itself, but for all the gifts of friendship, love, devotion and forgiveness that we have shared. On this feast of giving thanks, we thank You for showing us how to return thanks by lives of service, by deeds of hospitality, by kindness and concern for each other. We are most grateful for the way You, Our Lord, have become visible to us in one another, in countless daily gifts and in the marvels of creation. Thanks be to God! (Pray all Ways by Fr. Edward Hays)

Deo Gratias, Barbara M. Harrison