St.

Philip Neri Parish

The Northwest Paulist Center
for Evangelization & Reconciliation
2408 SE 16th Avenue | Portland, OR |97214-5334

www.stp hil ip neri pd x.org

P ari sh O f f ic e 503.2 31.495 5 | Fax 503 .736. 138 3

Guided since our founding in 1912 by the missionary vision of the

Paulists 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 Gods creation through
worship, education, and service toward the common good.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 8, 2015

SPIRITUAL FORMATION SERIES

Begins this Thursday, Feb. 5, 6-8pm in the Paulist

Center and will run for seven Thursdays and end on
Wed. April 1. We will have supper, talks, the
Spirituality of Servant of God Isaac Hecker,
discussion, prayer and spiritual direction.
Spiritual Seekers of all ages are welcome. For
more information contact Fr. Bill, 510-851-2782 or
frbill.csp@gmail.com.

VALENTINES DAY DANCE

Get your tickets today after Mass or call the office

during the week. Dance will be on Saturday, Feb. 14,
7-11pm. Tickets are $10 per person in advance and
$15 at the door. Music provided by DJ Brandon
Anderson. There will be dance lessons. BYO snacks.
This is a non-alcohol event perfect for families.

SECOND COLLECTIONS

Today: Annual Catholic Appeal for the Archdiocese.

Helps fund important projects within our diocese.
This years focus is on youth ministries plus many
other worthy causes.
Next Week: Is the monthly collection to help support
the subsidy for children from our parish who attend
Catholic elementary and middle schools.
SMALL GROUP SIGN UPS Sign up in foyer after
Mass.

Fr. Bill with co-presiders; Fr. Eric Andrews, CSP, Paulist

President & Fr. Ken McGuire, CSP.

MINISTERS NEEDED

Is it your turn to help? We are in need of people who

will serve as Eucharistic Ministers and
Welcome/Greeters. We are in need of 5 Eucharistic
Ministers for the 4pm Saturday Vigils, 3 Eucharistic
Ministers for the Sunday, 9:30am Liturgies.
Greeters/Welcome Ministers are needed at all Masses.
Training is provided. This is a meaningful way to say
Thank You to God and our faith community once a
month. Please call the office or email Barbara barbarah@stphilipneripdx.org.

WERE GLAD YOU ARE HERE

If you are new to the parish, visiting from across town, across the country, or from other parts of the world, welcome
& thank you for worshiping with us! Fill out one of the Welcome Cards in the pew racks and drop it in the collection
basket or give to one of the priests. Stop by after Mass and introduce yourself.
If you have any questions, please contact anyone on staff.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, February 8, 2015

THIS WEEKS CALENDAR and MASS INTENTIONS
Sunday, February 8 :
th

Monday, February 9th:

Tuesday, February 10th:
Wednesday, February 11th:
Thursday, February 12th:
Friday, February 13th:
Saturday, February 14th:
Sunday, February 15tht:

9:30am Mass
10:30am Mass
8:00am Mass
8:00am Mass
8:00am Mass
8:00am Mass
12:10pm Mass
8:00am Mass

For the People of St. Philip Neri

Deaf Community Mass
Laurie Dittrich Spotilla
Robert Sal Navarra
George Edens
For all suffering
Mary ODonnell
For those seeking relationships

Church
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel

4:00pm Mass
9:30am Mass
10:30am Mass

Don & Jean Morgan

For the People of St. Philip Neri
Deaf Community Mass

Church
Church
Chapel

Please fill out a Mass Intention Form (located in the foyer of the Church) if you would like a Mass celebrated for
you, for an anniversary of death, birthday or marriage, or some other special event. You can also call the office
Parish Office Hours
Monday 9am Noon
Tuesday Friday 9am 4pm
503 231-4955
Parish Staff
Pastor & Director of NW Paulist Center
Fr. Charlie Brunick, CSP .x118
frcharlie@stphilipneripdx.org
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Michael Evernden, CSP .x114
mecsp@mac.com
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Bill Edens, CSP ..x113
frbill@stphilipneripdx.org
Director of Faith Formation
Barbara Harrison .x107
barbarah@stphilipneripdx.org
Business Manager
Jeanne McPherson ..x103
jeannem@stphilipneripdx.org
Office Manager
Rose Wolfe .x101
rosew@stphilipneripdx.org
Maintenance & Grounds
Ed Danila
edwardd@stphilipneripdx.org

Please pray for:

George and Kay Edens & family

Marc Duyck
Sr. Katie Hearn
Ann Cassin
George Spada
Kait Skylar
Keith Watson
Georgene Raab
Sandra Smith
Bob Bennett
Sam Evernden
Paulist Seminarians
Vocations
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Sun. Feb. 15: Parish Breakfast
Mon. Feb. 16: Womens Group
Wed. Feb. 18, Ash Wednesday
Sun. Feb. 22, Bingo
Sun. Feb 22, Seafood Fest Volunteer
Meeting, 10:40am Church Foyer

Church Cleaning, Feb. 9-15, Mary Schleich & Mary Kavanaugh

HECKER QUOTE

Our Lord is introduced to us as a true child of an earthly mother, wrapped

in swaddling clothes and laying in a manger. He was not above
participation in social amusements and gave his sanction to a marriage
ceremony and to further the enjoyment of the guests, at the suggestion of
his mother, he changed water into wine. His eyes were open to the
beauties of nature. He was charmed with the lilies, studied trees, read the
meaning of clouds, watched the birds build their nests and listened with
delight to their cheering song. The sowing of seed, the ripening harvest
the plays and dancing in the marketplace; these and all the varied events
of daily life and of human interest, attracted his attention and furnished
illustrations for those parables of his in which he conveyed to men his
sublimest of lessons. [Epiphany Sermon, Rome]
If you have asked Father Hecker to pray for you or another person who is ill, and
you believe something miraculous has happened, please phone Fr. Paul Robichaud,
CSP, at (202) 269-2519 and tell him your story.

PAULIST VOCATION VIDEO ON YOUTUBE

Ever wondered what life in the seminary is like? Are you looking to
deepen your discernment with God? Then go check out the new YouTube
show Paulists InFormation. It's a weekly show posted on the Paulist
Fathers YouTube channel hosted entirely by the Seminarians at St. Paul's
College. We'll share our lives with you and help you to better know God's
call. Go check us out at: youtube.com/user/paulistfathers.

PARISH WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK PAGES

Have you liked St. Philip Neri on Facebook yet? This is a great way to
catch up on news during the week, find interesting articles, and keep in
touch with the happenings. And check out the parish website also for
links to the bulletin, interesting articles, ministry schedules, monthly
calendar and links to Busted Halo and other Catholic sites.
PARISH EVENTS THIS WEEK:
Sun. Open Sanctuary 6pm, Church
Tues. - Adoration 9am 5pm, Paulist Center Chapel
Altar Society 1pm, Carvlin Hall
Wed. RCIA 7pm, Paulist Center Chapel
Pastoral Council 7pm, Paulist Center
Thu. Spiritual Formation 6pm, Paulist Center
Sat. Valentines Dance, 7pm, Carvlin Hall

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary TimeSunday, February 8, 2015

Pastoral Corner

A mother once asked Albert Einstein how her son could become as smart as he was. Einstein replied, read
him fairy tales. What else should I do she asked, read him more fairy tales. Einstein once said logic will get you
from point A to point B, imagination will take you everywhere
In a lot of ways we have lost the power of the story. Immediately we want to know if something is true or
not. We get obsessed with data, facts and what we think is real and concrete. In religious and spiritual realms we
settle for beliefs and creeds rather than faith. It is easy to say I believe, quite something else to free fall head long
into what we say we believe. Imagination helps us take that step, the step that can lead us to far more than we can
possibly imagine or believe.
Jesus gave us no creeds. Jesus told stories, stories that would, if we use our imaginations, lead us to new and
fuller life. Jesus told stores about daily life. The story of the sower, the story of flowers in the fields, the woman who
lost a coin and a person born blind. These and all the other stories Jesus tells can, if we use our imaginations, draw us
ever deeper into the ordinary things and events we see, hear, smell, taste and touch. Jesus knew long before the poet
Gerard Manly Hopkins that all of creation is charged with the grandeur of God.
A few years ago my dad and I drove the Alcan Highway to Fairbanks Alaska. I took many beautiful photographs
but when I got home I was very disappointed with all of them. None of them captured what I really saw; they all fell
short of the insane beauty of that trip. People who have seen them like them but I knew their shortcomings. This is
true of our words and our language especially when we try to tell someone of our spiritual experiences. Our words,
our symbols are only shadows of what they are trying to convey.
In recent years my dad has told me stories of his landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Interesting stories but
only my imagination can lead me into the drama, horror, and full fury of what he was experiencing. His words are only
shadows. My words, our words are only shadows of what we are trying to convey to each other. This is why silence
is so important for in the silence is the fullness of truth.
Gods first Word was silence and out of that holy silence all was created in the imagination of God. Only in
awe-struck silence can we appreciate Gods truth all around us; only in such silence can we hold tenderly the truth of
our friends, relatives, partners and our community of Faith. When you pray, go to your room and shut the door.
We need to do this often, alone and with others, to discover Gods truth and love that abides deep within each of us.
Let our first word be, Holy Silence.
Fr. Michael Evernden, CSP

FACEBOOK
Young and Middle adults are invited to join our
Facebook page. Go to your Facebook page and
search on keywords: Bridges Catholic Young
Adult Ministry Portland Oregon.
While you are there, join the St. Philip Neri
Facebook page as well.

OPEN SANCTUARY TODAY

All are welcome to the Open Sanctuary at Saint Philip Neri,

6pm-7pm, today & Sunday, February 15th. Please join us for
some Quality Tranquility and Peace in our Sanctuary. Live music,
praise and adoration, conversation. Join old friends, meet new
people! We start at 6pm and end at 7pm with refreshments. Invite
your friends and new acquaintances.

LENTEN PRACTICES
MEETUP.COM

Young and Middle adults are invited to join

our "Meetup.com" group. Go to
www.meetup.com and put in key
words "Portland Catholic Spirituality."
You may have to join meetup.com, but it is
free.
Scriptures for Next Week
February 15, 2015
6th Sunday in Ordinary Time
First Reading Lev 13:1-2, 44-466-7
Responsorial Psalm 32: 1-2, 5, 11 (7)
Second Reading, 1Cor 10:31 11:1, 22-23
Gospel, Mark 1:40-45

We begin Lent on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18. During Lent we often

give up something to fast, a way to help us realize what it is to go
without something important to us. During Lent we are called to
spiritual practices of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Through these
efforts, we work to deepen our relationship with Christ and look for
ways God is working in our lives. At St. Phillip Neri, we offer several
opportunities: Operation Rice Bowl giving spare change to help
enrich the lives of many in poorer countries; reconciliation services,
Mother and Child Baby Bottles collecting change to help mothers
and children locally; this year we are also offering the Spiritual
Formation series an opportunity to deepen our personal spirituality
and grow closer to God through the words of Servant of God, Isaac
Hecker, prayer, reflection, discussion and sharing a meal. These are
just a few examples of ways for each of us to journey through Lent
in a purposeful and meaningful way. What will you do this Lent?