REFLECTING ON THE GOSPEL

The student teacher was eager to receive some

comments after his first experience in the classroom.

The mentor offered a gentle critique: “When some

students don’t understand the lesson, it isn’t enough

simply to repeat it more loudly.” But the student

teacher’s experience can be our own many times. My

explanation was so good! They’ll understand it if I

repeat it again….but instead of repeating something

over and over, more loudly each time, it might be good

to try another example or another explanation instead.

Or it might be worth the effort to appeal to a different

style of learner. Perhaps the first approach to the lesson

appealed to the visual learners. The second could be

pitched to the auditory learners.

Now that we are in the third week of Easter, we hear

yet another story of a resurrection appearance of Jesus.

There are a number of different Easter stories that

appeal to us on a variety of levels. Initially, the story

was the finding of the empty tomb. Then, we had a

story of the appearance of Jesus to the disciples without

Thomas, followed by one with Thomas. Thomas says

he will not believe unless he probes the nail marks.

Now we have another story where the risen Jesus eats a

meal. He is said to have flesh and bones. He is not a

ghost. His eating baked fish virtually confirms that.

If we didn’t understand with the empty tomb, if we

didn’t understand when Jesus appeared to even

Thomas, now there is another appearance where he

graphically demonstrates that he is present amongst

them. Of course, each of the three stories we are

referring to are from different gospel writers: the empty

tomb (Mark), the appearance to Thomas (John), and

now the risen Jesus eating fish (Luke). But these texts

are given to us on successive Sundays to confirm for us

that Jesus truly rose from the dead.

Moreover, today’s gospel passage begins with a line

that should not be neglected: the disciples recounted

“how Jesus was made known to them/in the breaking of

bread.” Of course, the Emmaus story precedes this in

the Gospel of Luke. And Luke is telling his audience

that the “breaking of bread” is the way Jesus is made

known to the community. No longer is Jesus appearing

to his assembled followers. That ended with the

ascension. Instead, the community will now come

together and experience Christ in the breaking of bread,

or in what we call Eucharist.

So in addition to the empty tomb, and the

appearances, this is yet another way this resurrected

Lord is made known to us. By hearing a variety of

different stories, we might, like the disciples, come

gradually to accepting the risen Christ. Living Liturgy—year B

PASTOR

Fr. Arturo will be on vacation thru April 20. Please keep him in

your prayers during this time.

VISITING CLERGY

Please welcome Fr. Lalo Barragan, who will be our presider for

the Saturday night Mass, Fr. John Waldron who will be our

presider for the English Masses this weekend and Fr. Gerardo

who will be our presider for the Spanish Mass at 1:30p.m. Please

take a few minutes after Mass to make them all feel welcome.

DAILY MASSES THIS WEEK

There will be a communion service on Tuesday, April 17. We

welcome back this week Fr. John Waldron who will be our

presider for the daily Masses, Wednesday, April 18-20.

RELAY FOR LIFE BREAFAST: SUNDAY, APRIL 29

9:00a.m. to 11:00a.m.

Menu: Ham, eggs, potatoes, biscuits & gravy,

coffee cake and drinks. Suggested donation

$5.00. Come and enjoy a delicious breakfast

and learn about relay. You can join the St.

Patrick’s Team and help fight cancer.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS

Applications for the Matthew A. Wagner Memorial Scholarship as

well as scholarships awarded by St. Patrick Knights of Columbus

are available at the Parish Office or from Frances Parker.

Scholarships will be awarded to current graduating seniors who

are members of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Canby. They are

for post -secondary education. Deadline to return applications will

be May 14th, 2018 to the Parish Office.

MONTHLY MASSES AT HOPE

VILLAGE AND RACKLEFF PLACE

Join us for our monthly Mass at Rackleff Place this Wednesday,

April 18 at 10:30a.m. and Mass at Hope Village on Thursday,

April 19 at 10:30a.m. Come and celebrate the Mass with our

parishioners who live at Rackleff Place and Hope Village. Our

parishioners would love to see you! Fr. John will be our presider at

both places.

BUILDING THE DOMESTIC CHURCH

You are invited to participate in a guided tour of Mount Angel Abbey on

Saturday, May 19th. One of the Abbey Monks will provide a personalized

narration of the history of the Abbey grounds and buildings. Sponsored by

the Knights of Columbus, everyone is welcome to join us Saturday

afternoon. We will be greeted by a Monk at the entrance to the Abbey

church at 10:45 am. We will join in the noon prayers following the tour.

The prayers last about 15 minutes. After prayers led by the Monks, we will

have a chance as a group to pray for religious vocations and for families that

they may grow in the grace of our Lord. For those interested there will be an

opportunity to visit the gift shop before returning to St. Patrick’s.

Meet at St. Patrick’s church at 9:45 am to car pool to the abbey, or you

have the option to drive to the abbey on your own. The Abbey has requested

we give them an approximate number of people attending, so please call

John Fontana at 503-266-2788 and leave a message, or email him at:

johnanthony@canby.com, if you plan to attend.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS COUNCIL 3484 AWARDS FOR

FEBRUARY Family of the Month - Ken and his wife Dolores Bepple are newer

members of St. Pats and have been active in our KofC council 3484 events.

Their family consists of two grown daughters and six grandkids. Recently

they have helped in our Crab Dinner/Auction in the kitchen area. They

have also helped with the 4th degree garage sale that supports their activities.

Ken has willingly shared his construction talents by helping one of our

elderly members with his roof problems, installed shelving for Rel. Ed.

storage, and is working on a trailer for our council use in the future. We

thank them for their faithful support.

Lady of the Month - Karen Hunt has been involved with our parish for

quite some time with her husband Stuart, our council treasurer. Recently

she has been “chairwoman” on the women’s club “chair committee” for

getting some new chairs in the auditorium. Stay tuned for that one. The

women’s club annual tea is one area she has helped with heavily. She also

does the special “head table” at our Crab Dinner Auction that is auctioned

off annually. Graciously she and Stuart are involved with taking care of her

aging parents and a granddaughter too. Her faithfulness and service is

appreciated.

Knight of the Month – Jose (Pepe) Camarena is a newer Knight and

active in the Hispanic Round Table we have in our council. He with his

wife have four boys and has been at St. Pats over 3 yrs. He helps with first

communion preparation, with the Hispanic prayer group, and the annual

Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration. Recently he helped with raffle ticket

sales at our main fund raiser. Thank you to Jose (Pepe).

THANK YOU

We would like to thank all those who attended the Tillie Herbst funeral and

so generously supported us with love and prayers. Alice Wallace, Michael

Beretram and family.

THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH

Sunday, April 15, 2018 9:45a.m. Sunday Religious Education 9:45a.m. Adult Education class 11:00p.m. Choir practice [Spanish] 12:00p.m. Sacramental Prep Monday, April 16, 2018 9:15a.m. Bible Study 2:00p.m. Prayer Shawl Ministry mtg 6:00p.m. Choir practice 7:00p.m. Bible Study 7:00p.m. Charismatic Prayer Group Tuesday, April 17, 2018 6:30p.m. Spanish RCIA Gr. 7:00p.m. Communion service 7:00p.m. Bible Study [Spanish] 7:00p.m. Knights of Columbus 7:45p.m. Spanish Bible Study Wednesday, April 18 2018 8:00a.m. Daily Mass 10:30a.m. Rackleff Place Mass 5:00p.m Choir practice [Spanish] 7:00p.m. Junior High, Youth Group, Confirmation prep, RCIA Thursday, April 19 2018 8:00a.m. Daily Mass 10:30a.m. Hope Village Mass 12:00p.m. Eucharistic Adoration 6:30p.m. Spanish Religious Education 7:00p.m. Bible Study 7:00p.m. Finance Council meeting 8:15p.m. Rosary [Spanish] 9:00p.m. Benediction Friday, April 20 , 2018 7:00a.m. Marian Prayer Group 8:00a.m. Daily Mass 6:30p.m. Wedding Rehearsal for Abundio Perez & Modesta Montar 7:00p.m. Hispanic Prayer Group Saturday, April 21, 2018 10:00a.m. Jesus Day 1:30p.m. Wedding: Abundio Perez & Modesta Perez

YOUR SUNDAY CONTRIBUTIONS

DAHLIA BULB CUTS

If you are interested in purchasing Dahlia Bulb cuts (Reds/Yellows/Pinks) from St.

Patrick's flower garden, please call Duane Kloser at 503-913-2895. Any remaining

bulbs will be available after the masses on April 14th/15th in the Parish Center

Auditorium. A suggested donation is $.50 per bulb with proceeds going to St.

Patrick's Relay for Life.

KENZIE’S BOOK DRIVE A SUCCESS

Thank you to all parishioners who donated children's books

for Kenzie’s book drive. She collected 330 books from St.

Patrick’s Church and close to 1,500 total from all of her

donation sites during the month of March. She proudly

presented them to the Canby Center last week, where they

will be used to support readers at Canby elementary

schools through the Reading Mentor’s Program. Thank

you for helping her bless other children in our community

through your generous donations.

MASS INTENTIONS OF THE WEEK

Tuesday, April 17, 2018 ~ Communion service

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Intention for the parishioners

Thursday, April 19, 2018

Intention for the parishioners

Friday, April 20, 2018

Intention for the parishioners

Saturday, April 21, 2018

5:30p.m. +Helen C. Morgan by Stuart & Karen Hunt

Sunday, April 22, 2018

8:30a.m. Special Intention for Lisa Ash by Debbie Newbury

11:00a.m. Intention for the parishioners

1:30p.m. Special Intention for Ricardo Hernandez

PASTORAL STAFF

Pastor Fr. Arturo Romero

Email: aromero@archdpdx.org

503-263-1285

Deacon Rev. Mr. Jerry Giger

Email: Gigerjdg@yahoo.com

Pastoral Associate Sara Creel

stpatrickpa@gmail.com

503-263-1290

Hispanic Ministry Heriberto Aguilar

Email: haguilar@canby.com

503-263-1292

Religious Education

Jody Patershall

Email: jpatershall@canby.com

503-263-1287

Junior High/Senior High

Coordinator Frances Parker

Email: fparker@canby.com

503-263-1288

Bookkeeper

Sherry Heidt Gamble

sheidtgamble@gmail.com

503-263-1289

Administrative Assistant

Debbie Newbury

dnewbury@canby.com

503-263-1286

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations and many blessings to

Abundio Perez and Modesta Montar on

their wedding next Saturday, April

21st. Please take a few minutes to wish

them many blessings.

ST. PATRICK KNIGHTS

OF COLUMBUS—Council 3484

Monthly meetings held first

& third Tuesdays of the

month in the Multipurpose

Room of the Parish Center

at 7:00pm.

Needed for Weekly Budget Goal $ 8,719.81

Offertory-April 7/8 $ 9,912.49

Over/(Under) $ 1,192.68

Building Fund Collection $70.00 Unemployment $1096.32 Cemetery $

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL NEWS

Our Parish Pastoral Council, Finance Council and

Maintenance Committee are beginning to

collaborate for the benefit of St. Patrick Church's

future needs and goals. We will strive to listen

with an open mind and heart and pray for guidance

to best serve our parish community. We encourage

all parishioners to do their part and continue to

volunteer in the many ministries here at St. Patrick.

JESUS DAY

We will be having a class

for all candidates preparing

for First Eucharist on

Saturday, April 21st,

beginning at 10:00 a.m. in

the Parish Center. Jesus

Day is a required class for

those who attend the Sunday Elementary Program and would

like to receive the sacraments this year.

BLESSING OF CANDIDATES

There will be a blessing for the students who are preparing to

receive First Eucharist in May. The blessing will take place

at the 11:00 a.m. Mass on April 22nd.

CATECHIST MEETING

There will be a meeting for all Sunday Elementary Catechists

on April 29th following the 11:00 a.m. Mass. The meeting

will be held in the Parish Office Conference Room.

SAVE THE DATE FOR CONFIRMATION

We have eleven youth preparing to

receive the Sacrament of Confirmation

this year. St. Patrick will join St. John

the Apostle in Oregon City this year on

Sunday, May 6th at 3:00p.m. with

Bishop Smith. All are welcome to

join us as we celebrate our youth.

There will be a cake reception at St. John’s following the

ceremony.

SUMMER FAITH AND FUN!

St. Patrick’s will be offering Vacation Bible School for all

kids, ages 3 years-5th grade, on July 9th-13th from 9:00 a.m.-

12:00 p.m. Our theme for this year is: Shipwrecked –

Rescued by Jesus. Registration forms will be available soon!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We are in need of many volunteers for VBS. There will be a

meeting in Room 3 of the Parish Center on Sunday, May 6th

at 12:15p.m. Anyone interested in helping with decorations

or working with the kids during the week of July 9-13th is

asked to attend. For questions about our program or

volunteering, please contact Jody Patershall

YOUTH VOLUNTEER THANK YOU

We would like to thank and recognize our youth volunteers

that helped with the spaghetti dinner following the concert

last Sunday: Alejandro Corona, Berenice Cruz, Oscar

Gabino, Donaji Garcia, Eric Lopez, Pablo Martinez and

Luz Ornelas.

WEDNESDAY RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

END-OF-THE-YEAR DATES

Our final class of the year for the program will be April

25th, however, we will have an additional class for our 6th

Grade class on May 9th. We will also have a parent and

youth meeting on May 9th to discuss our confirmation

class and program for the 2018 – 2019 year. Parents and

youth are encouraged to join us in the multipurpose room of

the parish center from 7:00 – 8:00pm, we will discuss

requirements and important dates.

EVENTS AROUND THE AREA

MATER DEI RADIO 2018 SPRING

SHARATHON

Mater Dei Radio—KBVM 88.3 FM will broadcast its

Spring Sharathon 2018 on April 23rd through 27th. Help

them in “Building a Bridge of Mercy” by tuning in for a

variety of special guests, inspiring conversation, stories,

special gifts, and an opportunity for you to support the

region’s only Catholic radio station. Find out more about

Spring Sharathon 2018 at MaterDeiRadio.com or call 1-888-

823-5286.

St. Patrick Religious Education Programs