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Sunday of Easter May 6th, 2012

This Weeks Calendar and Mass Intentions
Monday May 7th 8:00am Mass (People experiencing grief) Chapel Tuesday May 8th 8:00am Mass (For the ill) Chapel Wednesday May 9th 8:00am Mass (Lowell & Rose Morgan) Chapel Thursday May 10th 7:00pm Mass (Kinsley Daniels) Church Friday May 11th 12:10pm Mass (Mary Conchuratt) Church Saturday May 12th 8:00am Mass (Theresa Donna Oh) Church 4:00pm-Mass (Marina & Joseph Amato) Church Sunday May 13th 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. Church Cleaning is May 7-13th-Mickie Campagna and Joanne Dinida

Parish Office Hours

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

Catholic Charities Campaign

This weekend is collection time for the 2012 annual campaign. We encourage you to do whatever you can contribute for this organization, for they provide services for those in crisis pregnancy, adoption, after school programs for youth, low income families, mentally ill, and many other causes. A second collection will be held today to help encourage and support this cause.

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

Mothers Day
Mothers day is next Sunday, so be sure to pray for and show your mother appreciation and love next Sunday. Show her you care by giving her a card or flowers as Carnations will be sold in the back of the church for the price of one dollar to help support the Mother and Child center next Sunday, May 13th.

Thank you to all the Volunteers!

A big thank you to all who came out yesterday to help spruce up the church and grounds. We appreciate all the help and hard work!

Sacred Heart Altar Society

On Tuesday, May 8th at 1:00pm the Sacred Heart Altar Society will be hosting a Dessert Party. Delicious desserts will be served, followed with door prizes and C-A-R-D-O games, all Bulletin Announcements for the low cost of $2.00. Please bring your friends and join us Must be submitted by 12pm Tuesday before target weekend for an afternoon of fun and fellowship. This will be hosted in to angelical@stphilipneripdx.org the basement of the rectory, Let us Pray for: the address is 3910 S.E.11thave. Hope to see you v Pauline Fitterer Presentation In Carvlin Hall there. v Marge Glaser "Muslim, Jewish, Catholic and Buddhist: A panel presentation." Sunday, June 3, Carvlin Hall, 1pm. Soup will v Margaret be served prior to the presentation starting at 12:30. DeBlasio Topic: How does this dialogue help us to live together?

5th Sunday of Easter May 6th, 2012

The Seminary Tea Committee invites members of the archdiocese of Portland and the community to the celebration of there 77th Annual tea this Wednesday, may 9th from 4:00 to 7:00pm. The tea is an annual "I am the true vine and my Father is the vine spring fundraising event that will be held at the grower. I am the vine, you are the Branches. Portland Golf Club. Tickets are $25.00, available in without me, you can do nothing." advance or at the door. The money goes to a great The "I'm spiritual, but not religious" mantra is very prominent in, cause, as well as it a great opportunity to get involved and communicate within the Catholic Archdiocese. but not limited to the northwestern United States. Many people everywhere in today's culture ask, "Why bother going to Church? Fr. Charlie Brunick
I can worship God well enough in my own way, in the great outdoors, at the beach, even in an art museum." Not so however, for those who call themselves Christians, and especially so for Roman Catholic Christians. From the earliest times, Christians could not see themselves as worshipping God apart from Jesus. And following Jesus was never only a private or personal matter. Acts of the Apostles tell us that the early Jerusalem Christians actually lived a common life style, some even living in community. Elsewhere, in Corinth, Galatia, Ephesus, etc., the early followers of Jesus came together weekly for the sharing of the Scriptures and then in each other's homes 'for the breaking of the bread'. The reason for this coming together in community was given by Jesus himself when he said, "I am the vine, you are the branches." The vine and the branches are one with mutual interdependences. You cannot separate them. To separate following Jesus from being a part of the community of faith, from being a part of the Church, is to cut off the branches from the vine. As Jesus has said, "without me you can do nothing." The first disciples had lived lives very connected with Jesus throughout his public ministry and the resurrection stories show that same connectedness -- of seeing and touching and eating with him after his resurrection. They also came to understand that it was precisely because they remained connected to him, he living in them and they in him, that they were then sent and empowered to bear much fruit. It was never about themselves. It was always about their allowing Jesus to continue working through them. The Eucharist we celebrate was Jesus' way of continuing his presence among the disciples and is still his way of continuing his presence in our lives. The Eucharist we celebrate continues to be Jesus' way of feeding and nourishing us and sending us forth to bear fruit in his name. The spiritually of the Christian flows from our being a part of Christ's body. He is the vine and we are the branches. He is the head of his body, the Church. The followers of Jesus cannot be truly spiritual without being truly religious. Fr. Charlie Brunick, CSP

Pastoral Corner

Time for Tea

CFCA
Consider becoming a one to one sponsor through the Christian Foundation of Children and Aging. CFCA is a lay Catholic sponsorship organization that helps children, their families and the elderly in 24 developing countries build a path out of poverty. To learn more, call (800)-875-6564 or visit their website at www.hopeforafamily.org There are flyers in the back of the church.

Beacon Rock
Last summer, St. Philip families hiked beautiful Wahclella Falls as part of a Columbia Gorge outing. This year, organizers are looking across the river at Beacon Rock, a favorite Washington Gorge hike and a nearby day Park to run around and have lunch. There are nice views and while it is a climb, it's not a death march. It is about 45 minutes from downtown and $10 day-use fee. Check the following site: http://gorgefriends.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Beacon- Rock/3800653_bFnvnM We're looking at June 3 after the 10:30 Liturgy and would like to poll the interest of parishioners. Please respond to let us know if this is of interest to you. If we get a critical mass, we'll book it.

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.

May Birthdays and Anniversaries:

Happy Birthday to Ed Danalia May 6th To Fr. Charlie- May 26th. Happy Anniversaries To Fr. Michael and Fr. Jim ordained on May 4th 1974.