St.

Philip Neri Parish

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

w w w . s t p h il ip n e r ip d x . o r g
Parish Office 503.231.4955 | Fax 503.736.1383

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 throug h
worship, education, and service toward the common good.

Fourth Sunday of Advent u December 21, 2014

FRENCH TOAST BREAKFAST TODAY
We encourage everyone to attend the breakfast today to
celebrate Christmas with our community. It will be a
joyful time, catching up with others, meeting new people,
and Bari will lead us in singing Christmas carols. The
breakfast is only $5 for adults and $3 for children. See
you there!

CHRISTMAS MASS
SCHEDULE
Christmas Eve
6PM Family Mass and
Blessing of the
Bambinelli
9pm Midnight Mass

HECKER QUOTE

The souls attention must be withdrawn from external,

created things, and turned inward towards God exclusively
before its union with Him; and this transformation is a
great, painful, and wonderful work, and so much the more
difficult and painful as the souls attention has been
attracted and attached to transitory things. (On the
Guidance of the Holy Spirit, PV 133)
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.

NEW FUNDRAISER CRAB DINNER

Christmas Day
9:30am Mass

COLLECTION FOR CHRISTMAS FLOWERS

There is still time to give donations for Christmas flowers.
If you wish to donate in memory of someone, write their
name on the envelope. Envelopes are located on the back
counter of the church. Many thanks to those who have
already donated.

We are in the process of planning a new fundraiser, a crab

dinner in Feb. or Mar. We need volunteers to help with
this event. There will be minimum kitchen prep all food
will be pre-cooked/purchased. We will need help to
recruit & direct volunteers, direct kitchen work, clean up &
set up, decorations, dishwashing, & ticket sales. We also
need input on the many details: dinner only or dinner & a
dance, childcare, and others. There is a basic plan to
begin working with, but we need your ideas to help make
this a wonderful FUNraiser as well as a FUNDraiser.
COME HELP US PLAN! Sunday, Dec. 28, 10:45am,
Carvlin Hall.

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.

Fourth Sunday of Advent u Sunday, December 21, 2014

THIS WEEKS CALENDAR and MASS INTENTIONS
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Sunday, December 21 :

9:30am Mass
10:30am Mass

Laura Niehaus
Deaf Community Mass

Monday, December 22nd:

Tuesday, December 23rd:
Wednesday, December 24th:

8:00am Mass
8:00am Mass
6:00pm Mass
9:00pm Mass
9:30am Mass
12:10pm Mass
8:00am Mass
4:00pm Mass
9:30am Mass
10:30am Mass

Robert Niehaus
Russell Niehaus
For families
For our parish Community
Anne Koenig
Robert Sal Navarra
John Ha-Sung Pak
For care of creation
Fr. CJ Linhan
Deaf Community Mass

Thursday, December 25th:

Friday, December 26th:
Saturday, December 27th:
Sunday, December 28th:

Church
Chapel
Chapel
Chapel
Church
Church
Church
Chapel
Chapel
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
Parochial Vicar
Fr. Bill Edens, CSP ..x113
frbill@wtphilipneripdx.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

Church Cleaning, Dec. 22-28, Jeanne McPherson & Dorothy Bruck

E-SCRIP ONLINE MALL & SAFEWAY RENEWAL

The is an improved website just for the online shopping feature that will
allow parishi0oners to register and raise money for St. Philip Neri:
shopping.escrip.com is the new website for the online mall. Please
consider this as you do your online shopping this year. If you need
assistance, contact the office and one of us will help you.
Each fall Safeway requires card holders to renew their cards. If you have
not done this and want to continue supporting St. Philip Neri, you must go
online to do this. If you have questions or need assistance, contact the
office.

Bulletin deadline is Tuesday Noon.

Contact Rose if you have questions.

HECKER QUOTE

To bring back into the fold of the

Church a people who once were
in it, & have strayed from it, is a
more difficult task than to convert
a people who are ignorant of
Christianity. (Egypt, PV, 249)
Taken from Isaac Hecker for Every
Day

BAMBINELLI BLESSING

Blessing the Bambinelli (Italian for Jesus figurine) is a great Christmas

tradition. This year we are inviting everyone who attends the 6pm Family
Mass on Christmas Eve to bring the baby Jesus from their home crche to
be blessed.

Fourth Sunday of Advent

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Pastoral Corner
Isaac Hecker says of the incarnation, "Thus the Catholic Savior is not an abstract Savior, nor a dead savior, separated
from us by nineteen centuries, but a real living, personal savior, dwelling in the midst of us, even in our very hearts our hearts' life!"
One of the signs of Christmas is the decoration of colored lights on trees, on homes, even on the tops of construction
cranes. When I look at these lights I think of each of our souls shining brightly in the darkness. As believers in Christ
we bring warmth into the lives of those around us. As in the holy family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph the love we share in
our families reaches out across space and time to touch others.
Soon it will be Christmas, the season in which remember that we have a living savior, as Isaac Hecker says, which
makes everything we do vested with eternal significance. Every little act of kindness, every sincere apology, every act
of understanding in our family is joined to the love of the living savior in our midst. It is like a brightly colored light in
the darkness.
Have a blessed Christmas.
Fr. Bill

YEAR END GIVING

Scriptures for the Coming Weeks

Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph
Sunday, Dec. 28
First Reading, Gen 15:1-6; 21:1-3
Responsorial Psalm, 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 (7a, 8a)
Second Reading, Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19
Gospel, Luke 2:22-40
Epiphany of the Lord
January 4, 2015
First Reading, Isa 60:1-6
Responsorial Psalm, 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 (11)
Second Reading, Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6
Gospel, Matt 2:1-12

Year-end giving is beneficial to both the donor from the

tax benefits received while at the same time providing
the parish with a gift that affirms our priorities and
values. We have many reasons to invest in the parishs
future. Being a good steward recognized that we offer
thanksgiving to God and help to maintain a parish
community that advances the Paulist mission and
provides the spiritual growth we all embrace as part of
our Catholic faith. Charitable gift annuities, stocks and
bonds, real property, charitable remainder trust,
employee match, and a bequest in your will and/or
estate plans are just some of the ways to provide St.
Philip Neri with a gift. It is by giving what we are able
that we demonstrate care for our parish family that
reaps the rewards form our gifts. The Paulist Fathers,
staff and the entire parish community offers its
appreciation for gifts of time, talent and treasure
throughout the year as well as those who are able to
provide a year-end gift. It is in giving to our faith
community through time, talent, and treasure that
brings us together and exemplifies the unified sense of
responsibility we have for the parish. If you have
questions, please speak with Fr. Charlie or contact
Jeanne at the parish business office at 503-231-4955,
ext. 103. Thank you.