St.

Philip Neri Parish

The Northwest Paulist Center
for Evangelization & Reconciliation

2408 SE 16 Avenue | Portland, OR |97214-5334 www.stphilipneripdx.org Parish Office 503.231.4955 | Fax 503.736.1383 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.

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6th Sunday of Easter May 13th, 2012

Treasure Found 100 Years
On February 12, 1912, a new parish was created in Southeast Portland and placed in the care of the Paulist Fathers. This was the humble beginning of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. In the early part of the 20th century, St. Philip Neri became the church home for East Portland Italian immigrants and their families. Many of these families dedicated funds and hard work to build the current church building. It was designed by famed architect Pietro Belluschi and dedicated October 1950. In celebration of our 100-year anniversary, the parish is planning a year-long series of events marking the founding 2012 Annual Paulist Appeal The 2012 Annual paulist appeal collection will be weekends of of the parish and the Paulist Fathers presence in Portland. June 9th/10th and the 16th/17th. This years preacher will be Jim The celebration begins with Archbishop John Vlazny celebrating the 4:00pm Mass on Saturday, May 26, which is Kolb, CSP of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish here in Portland St. Philip Neris Feast Day and also Pentecost weekend. Since it is Pentecost everyone is encouraged to wear red. A Parish Appreciation Picnic reception will follow in Carvlin Hall. Mark your calendars for June 10th, for it is our Parish Appreciation Picnic, sponsored by Pastoral Council. Plenty of Volunteers and help is always needed and welcome!! Many Thanks! Among things discovered in the large sacristy safe on Saturdays clean up was a Chalice. It was a chalice inscribed to Fr. M.P. Smith, CSP on the occasion of his 25th Year of Ordination in 1904. Father Smith was the first Paulist Superior and pastor in Portland in 1913, so this may well be the Chalice used for the very first Masses at St. Philip Neri Parish. We will certainly be using it at the Centennial Mass on May 26th.

Many Thanks to the dozen or so Volunteers who spent most of Saturday cleaning and polishing candlestick and vessels, as well as the yard and lawn in preparation for the Centennial Mass on May 26th.

Next Sundays Scripture Readings

7th Sunday of Easter(20th)- Acts 1:15-17,20a,20c-26| Jn 4:11-16 | Jn 17:11b-19(60)

6th Sunday of Easter May 13th, 2012

This Weeks Calendar and Mass Intentions Monday May 14th 8:00am Mass (People experiencing grief) Chapel Tuesday May 15th 8:00am Mass (Anna Nhu) Chapel Wednesday May 16th 8:00am Mass (Giuseppi & Rosalia Greco) Chapel Thursday May 17th 7:00pm Mass (For the Deceased) Church Friday May 18th 12:10pm Mass (Patricia DeFabio) Church Saturday May 19th 8:00am Mass (Bonaventure Family) Church 4:00pm-Mass (Giulio & Stella Donadini) Church Sunday May 20th 8:30am Mass (People of the Parish) Church 10:30am Mass ( Jane Kolongowski) Church 10:00am Deaf Community Mass Chapel Call the office if you would like a Mass celebrated for you, for an anniversary of death or marriage, birthday, etc.

Parish Office Hours

Monday: 9:00 am to 12:00pm Tuesday thru Friday: 9:00am to 4:00pm

Happy Mothers day! -

Parish Staff
Pastor & Director of the NW Paulist Ctr. Fr. Charlie Brunick, CSP, x.117 frcharlie@stphilipneripdx.org Associate Pastor Fr. Michael Evernden, CSP, x.111 mecsp@mac.com Associate Pastor Fr. Jim McCauley, CSP, x.109 jrpaulist@aol.com Director of Adult Faith Formation Barbara Harrison, x.107 barbarah@stphilipneripdx.org Business Manager Jeanne McPherson, x. 103 jeannem@stphilipneripdx.org Secretary/Receptionist Angelica Liharik, x. 101 angelical@stphilipneripdx.or Rose Wolfe x. 101 rosew@stphilipneripdx.org Building & Grounds, Maintenance Edward Danila edwardd@stphilipneripdx.org

To all of you who nurture other people whether they are very young people or very old people----we thank you! Barbara Harrison will be selling Carnations in the back of the church today for the grand price of $1 for the Mother and Child organization.

Pastoral Council - - Vote Today! Act Tomorrow!

Parish communities grow through the grace of God which encourages those in the pew to be active in living the Gospel in their lives and spreading Gospel values through their example of good Christian living. The Parish Pastoral Council is one of many Parish groups that puts our mission into action. There are four slots open on the Parish Pastoral Council and this week and next you have an opportunity to fill it with one of the following active parishioners. Please take some time to read the candidate statements, pray and reflect over them and then, with the discernment of the Holy Spirit, help select members for a two-year term. But, your job does not end there, as a concerned parishioner we on the Council hope that you will share with us your ideas and lend us your hands as well as your hearts as we continue our journey into the second century of promoting unity through worship, education and service for the good of all of humanity. Voting takes place during the weekends of May 12-13 and May 19- Bulletin Announcements 20. All registered parishioners who are 18 and older are Must be submitted by 12pm Tuesday before target weekend encouraged to participate. to angelical@stphilipneripdx.org

Presentation In Carvlin Hall

Next Parish Breakfast

June 17 we hope to have our annual monthly French toast "Muslim, Jewish, Catholic and Buddhist: A panel breakfast, but we need Volunteers to help make it happen. presentation." Sunday, June 3, Carvlin Hall, 1pm. Soup will Please contact parish office if interested. be served prior to the presentation starting at 12:30. Topic: How does this dialogue help us to live together?

6th Sunday of Easter May 13th, 2012

Pastoral Corner
Fr. Michael Evernden, CSP
Last Sunday I was sharing with our young people in the religious education program about experiencing God in daily life. Specifically, how do we see God and how do we hear God? We went back to the very beginning of time, and the Book of Genesis, and I asked them what happened? One said that God exploded a big rock, and I guess that will do for the big bang theory. Obviously I was trying to get them to think about God's very first Word through which all that we hear, see, taste and touch came into being. Then I suggested that after God's great big Word God began speaking billions and trillions of little Words, a Word for every person, for every flower and rain drop, a Word for every sound we hear and every sight we see. Well, they kinda got into all that and then I opened up for any question at all they might have. One of the parents asked, how do we see and hear God in the bad stuff that goes on in our lives? I said, children's questions only please. It is however an important question, a very important question. Oh it is easy to say we see God in a sunset, or a full moon, in the beauty of new life or in generous and selfless acts of compassion; but to see God in the really bad stuff, that is both difficult and very necessary. I have come to believe that God is closer to us in the bad stuff than in the good stuff. Our deepest insights into God, and our deepest spiritual conversions happen in the difficult times we find ourselves in. Trouble is, we spend so much effort fighting against the bad stuff, moaning and groaning that life isn't fair or suppose to be this way. We constantly focus on what's happening to me, or why is this happening to me; so caught up in ourselves that we have no room left for God or anyone else for that matter. This is where my favorite mantra comes into play: "acceptance is the key to happiness." We can't take, or accept, the next right step unless we have some calm, and have made some room for God and the compassion and love of others in our lives. Acceptance doesnt mean that we like something, just that we have stopped fighting with what is before us. When we stop fighting we can see and hear more clearly both the voice of God and the possible solutions others might share with us. At UCLA I spent a lot of time with teenagers with terminal cancer diagnoses, some came out alright, others didn't, but most of them developed a depth of spiritual union with other teens in the same situation, and with God that takes most of us more than a lifetime to achieve. Acceptance was always key, then of course the next best steps

Fresh Flowers and Vegetables

Seeing God in the Bad Stuff

Once again this year, St. Philip Neri Parish will collaborate with Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and the Interfaith Food and Farms Partnership. We will welcome James and Lee Xiong on the first and third Sundays of the Month after the 8:30 and 10:30 Masses. They will sell flowers and some vegetables. We will begin on June 3 and go through September or as long as there is a harvest. James and Lee and the staff of the Food and Farms Partnership have found surveys helpful to see what folks want to purchase at the farm stand. To this end we will have some survey posters up in the foyer of Church the weekend of May 20. Members of the Peace and Justice Commission will be on hand to assist. Your support is appreciated. Blessing of the Bikes! The Annual bike blessing will be on Pentecost Sunday (Memorial Day week-end) followed by a bike parade in Ladds Addition Neighborhood. The event would be after the 10:30am Mass that day. Bikes would be parked In the garage as in the past. Bike to mass and be blessed!

Have you been panhandled?

When someone approaches you and asks for money it is not wise to pull out your wallet and give them money. The best thing to do is offer them a Sisters of the Road coupon. The coupon allows them to eat at the non-profit restaurant at 133 NW 6th between Couch and Davis. Each coupon is worth the entre of the day, a side dish, a drink. The person may refuse ----but you have offered them a good meal. Our parish office will be selling the coupons for $2.00 each on the first weekend of the month in the vestibule after all the Masses. Purchase whatever you need. The coupons can also be purchased in the parish office during the week.

in terms of treatment, loaded with lots of hope. I have been doing a lot of reading lately in and around the spirituality of St. Francis. St. Francis always brings one back to the crucified Christ, which tells him and us, in the image of the crucifixion that God is most certainly with us in the very worse of times. I don't like being taken there, but unless we see God there we will never appreciate God in the best of times. Unless we can see God in the poor, the outcast, the castoff, the alien and stranger, we will find it all more difficult to see God in the person sitting next to us. When we, like Francis, can freely kiss the leper, then we can freely embrace all of God's beautiful creation.

Prayer Partners
Kait Skyler has a goal of helping St. Philip Neri Parish become known as the parish that prays together. Next Saturday and Sunday, Kait will be at all the Masses to register people who are interested in becoming prayer partners with another parishioner. Kait will have information sheets explaining the idea, and sign up forms. This is for all ages as long as the person is capable of praying with another person. This would be a great way to start off our centennial year; praying for each other, for our parish, for our nation and for our world. If you have questions, feel free to call Kait 503-760-7664.

Fr. Michael Evernden, CSP