St. Alice Catholic Church
Santa Alicia Iglesia Católica
1520 “E” Street Springfield OR, 97477
Office: 541-747-7041 / FAX 541-746-5213
Website: www.stalice.org Office E-mail: [email protected] Bulletin Editor: [email protected]
Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion - April 9th, 2017
LITURGY SCHEDULE
Saturday Vigil Mass
5:00pm English
Sunday Mass
9:30am English
12:15pm Español
Weekday Liturgy (Chapel in Rel. Ed. Center)
Monday: 8:30am Liturgy of the Word with Holy
Communion
Tuesday: 6:00pm Misa En Español
Wednesday: 8:30am English Mass
Thursday: 8:30am English Mass
Friday: 8:30am English Mass
Reconciliation
5:00 - 5:45pm Tuesday
3:30 - 4:30pm Saturday
Or by appointment
The Rosary (El Rosario) (Chapel in Ed. Center)
Wednesday and Thursday: 8:00am English
Thursday: 7:00pm Español
Adoration of the Holy Eucharist
1st Friday in Chapel in Ed. Center
12:00pm - 7:00PM
Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm
Office Closed 12:30PM - 1:30pm
Father Mark Bentz:
Cindy Grabler:
Kathy Weinhold:
Danielle Plantz:
Christine Beldner
Norma Ouellette:
Ext: 204
Ext: 205
Ext: 200
Ext: 203
Jason Roebuck:
David Meile:
Ext: 202
Ext: 206
Parish Staff
Administrator
Bookkeeper
Receptionist
Pastoral Associate
Business Manager
Director of Religious Education &
Coordinator of Hispanic Ministries
Office of Youth and Family Life
Bulletin & Website Editor
Marriage Preparation:
Please contact Pastor six months prior to wedding to ensure
adequate time for these preparations.
Baptism for Children Age 3 Months through Age 6
If your child was not baptized as a newborn infant, you are
encouraged to bring him or her for baptism on one of our regularly
scheduled baptism dates. Remaining scheduled baptism dates for
2017 will be celebrated on April 29th & 30th, August 12th & 13th,
and November 18th & 19th. Readiness to have your child
baptized involves registering at the parish, attending mass faithfully
for at least four months, and participating in baptism preparation
classes. Registration for the classes and attendance at two
sessions by parents and godparents is required. To make
arrangements for baptism, please call Norma at 541-747-7041.
Bible Basics
Bible Basics, led by Fr. Mark Bentz, is open to all parishioners as
well as those who are coming to explore the faith and prepare to
become Catholic. Come learn more about the Catholic faith and
grow spiritually through prayer, study, and discussion. Classes
will not be held during Lent, but will resume on April 20th. Please
call Danielle Plantz at 541-747-7041 for more information.
April 15 - April 16, 2017
First Reading
Responsorial Psalm
Second Reading
Gospel
Acts 10:34A, 37-43
Psalms 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23
Colossians 3:1-4
John 20:1-9
Sat. 8:30 PM - Reader 1: F. Garcia
Reader 2: J. Ross
Reader 3: J. Waters
Extraordinary Minister 1: Jeanne Bohla
Head Cup: Barbara Ross
Extraordinary Minister 2: Ellen Chapman
Sun. 9:30 AM - Reader: Angela Stout
Extraordinary Minister 1: Frank Wikle
Head Cup: Whitney Salgado
Extraordinary Ministers 2: Milly Pungercar, Diane Soik,
Trudi Glander, Jimmie Berguin, Blanca Berguin
Sun. 12:15 PM - Reader 1: Maria Morey
Reader 2: Maria Gomez
Extraordinary Minister 1: Please See Schedule
Head Cup: Please See Schedule
Extraordinary Ministers 2: Please See Schedule
Altar Servers
Cross
Book
Candle
Server
Sat.8:30pm
Teresa
Juan Diego
Adriana
Pedro
Sun.9:30am
Darrel
Brandon
Dawn
Jordan
Sun.12:15pm
Marco
Teresa
Adriana
Pedro
Intentions for the week of April 9 through April 16
April 9 - 9:30am
Virginia Moss/Jerry & Neide Moss
April 9 - 12:15pm
COMMUNITY OF ST. ALICE
April 11 - 8:30am
Sue & Don Chase/Maria Burgess
April 12 - 8:30am
Jack Kauffman/Bonnie Kauffman
April 13 - 8:30am
Ethan Johnson/Victoria Berg
April 14 - 8:30am
Jose T. Valeucia & Guillope B.
Valeucia/Marilyn Betonio
April 15 - 8:30pm
COMMUNITY OF ST. ALICE
April 16 - 9:30am
Rob Weinhold/Kathy & Family
April 16 - 12:15pm
Gil Martinez Gonzalez/Familia
Rodrigues Martinez
Pastor’s Corner
It’s Holy Week! I hope that your Lent has been fruitful so that you
can enter into the full emotion of these days: the long awaited Messiah, the
one whom the prophets foretold, is accused falsely, rejected by the ones he
came to save, and cruelly executed. The worst evil of all history was
committed this week—we killed God by our sins! And yet, this great act of
ingratitude and cruelty which literally pierces the sacred heart of Jesus
becomes the font of mercy which brings salvation to the world. O tremendous love! O
unfathomable Divine Mercy! We reject you, and you return forgiveness to us. What heart would
be unmoved by such generosity? What kind of God is this who pardons his enemies and prays for
them even from the cross? Let us not leave his love unanswered this week. Let us not ignore him as
if he were one option among many. May we all respond with love for Love, as the response in the
stations of the cross say: “I love you Jesus, my love, with my whole heart. I am sorry for ever
having offended you. Never permit me to offend you again. Grant that I may love you always,
and then do with me as you will.”
I hope that you will join us for the Holy Triduum services this week: Holy Thursday and
Good Friday at 6:30pm, and Easter Vigil at 8:30pm. They will be bi-lingual services, but this will be
the first year where we will be trying out simultaneous translation! We will alternate languages
for the readings (since we have bi-lingual misallettes), but the passion reading and homily will be
translated live from English into Spanish using the Interactio app. This will allow both English and
Spanish speakers to be in the Church together and listen in their own language at the same time!
For those who speak only Spanish, please download the Interactio app before Holy Thursday and
don’t forget to bring earbuds! (We will have a few available for those who forget) It is my hope that
this technology will help us precisely at these big celebrations so that everyone can have a smooth
experience of the mass and feel united as one community of faith.
Ultimately, Lent has been preparing us for these days. I encourage you to take extra time
for quiet and prayer. If you watch television or use other devices for video please use them to
watch movies on the Lord’s passion (like the Passion of the Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Risen, etc.)
Our fasting and prayer create a longing in our hearts for the feast of Easter, when we can truly
rejoice in the Lord’s triumph over sin and death. This is ultimately a type of our whole lives, which
are often full of suffering, and lead us to long for the eternal joy of heaven where sin and death will
be no more. May God be with all of us this week as we go to Calvary with our Lord.
Blessings,
Fr. Mark
POPE FRANCIS—PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR APRIL
Universal : Youth, That young people may respond generously to their vocations and
seriously consider offering themselves to God in the priesthood or consecrated life.
St. Alice Events for the Week of
April 9 through April 16
9. Sunday
9:30 - 10:30 Mass - English (Church)
11:00 - Prayerful Passion of our Lord play
12:15 - 1:15 - Misa - Español (Church)
10. Monday
8:30am - Liturgy of the Word with Holy
Communion (Chapel)
9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)
10:00am - 11:30am - THE WILD GOOSE Lenten series - (Ed. Center)
9. MT 21:1-11
PS 22:8-9, 17-18, 1920, 23-24
PHIL 2:6-11
MT 26:14—27:66
10. IS 42:1-7
PS 27:1, 2, 3, 13-14
JN 12:1-11
11. Tuesday
10:00am - 11:30am - THE WILD GOOSE Lenten series
5:00pm – 5:45pm - Confession (Church)
6:00 - Misa - Español (Church)
6:30pm - 8:00pm - THE WILD GOOSE Lenten series - (Parish Center)
7:00 - 9:00pm - Luz de Vida (Church)
11. IS 49:1-6
PS 71:1-2, 3-4A, 5AB6AB, 15 AND 17
JN 13:21-33, 36-38
12. Wednesday
12. IS 50:4-9A
PS 69:8-10, 21-22, 31
AND 33-34
MT 26:14-25
8:00am - Rosary (Chapel)
8:30am - Mass - English (Chapel)
9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)
7:00pm - 8:30pm - THE WILD GOOSE Lenten series - (Ed. Center)
13. Thursday
6:30pm - Holy Thursday (Church)
14. Friday
5:00pm - 9:00pm - Renacer con Jesus
6:30pm - Good Friday (Church)
15. Saturday
10:00am - 11:00am - RCIA Prayer Meeting
11:00am - 12:00pm - RCIA Easter Vigil
Rehearsal
3:30 - 4:30pm - Confessions (Church)
3:30 - 4:30pm - Middle School Youth (Parish
Center)
6:00 - 7:30pm - High School Youth (Parish
Center)
8:30pm - 11:00pm Easter Vigil (Church)
16. Sunday
9:30 - 10:30 Mass - English (Church)
10:00 - 11:00am - RCIA - (Parish Center)
11:00 - Prayerful Passion of our Lord play
12:15 - 1:15 - Misa - Español (Church)
*The Chapel is in the Religious
Education Center
Youth Ministry:
Daily Readings
For Mass
Let us follow in the footsteps of Christ,
especially by dedicating ourselves to our
brothers and sisters in need.
*Pope Francis Tweets*
Pope Francis - @Pontifex 4:30am - 5 Apr 2017
FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP
Date
13. EX 12:1-8, 11-14
PS 116:12-13, 1516BC, 17-18
JN 13:1-15
14. IS 52:13—53:12
PS 31:2, 6, 12-13, 1516, 17, 25
HEB 4:14-16; 5:7-9
JN 18:1—19:42
15. GN 1:1—2:2
PS 104:1-2, 5-6, 10,
12, 13-14, 24, 35
GN 22:1-18
PS 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11
EX 14:15—15:1
EX 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6,
17-18
IS 54:5-14
PS 30:2, 4, 5-6, 1112, 13
IS 55:1-11
IS 12:2-3, 4, 5-6
BAR 3:9-15, 32C4:4
PS 19:8, 9, 10, 11
EZ 36:16-17A, 18-28
PS 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4
MT 28:1-10
March 11/12
March 18/19
March 25/26
April 1/2
Offertory
Amount Needed
to Meet Budget
$6,508.00
$4,345.00
$5,299.00
$6,732.00
$9,384.98
$9,384.98
$9,384.98
$9,384.98
Thank you for your stewardship (and thank you for using your envelopes)!
Night Shelter 2017 Contact Information
President - Christopher Hatefi
Phone #: 541-554-5132 (Texts are preferable)
Vice President - Lori Stephens
Phone #: 541-517-4382
Hispanic Outreach - Nelson Solano
Phone #: 541-228-7350
Baptism Class
Our next baptism class has been
scheduled for April in preparation for
Baptisms in April. Preregistration is
required by parents and God parents,
along with a copy of the birth certificate of child/
children. Stop by the office to register and get details
of class date and time.
NEW TESTAMENT BASICS for CATHOLICS
16. (See cover)
Thursday night BIBLE BASICS with
Fr. Mark will resume on April 20th with a
six-week Easter-season course based on
the book NEW TESTAMENT BASICS for
CATHOLICS by Dr. John Bergsma.
Books can be pre-ordered for $15.00 by
calling Danielle at 541-747-7041. Book
orders will be placed on April 10th and
books can be picked up at the first class
on April 20th.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend!
TRIDUUM AND EASTER SCHEDULE
Deposit Deadline is June 1, 2017. For more
information email [email protected]
or call 877-513-1917 or 908-246-6626.
April 9 11:00 am Prayerful Passion of our Lord
(Live Stations of the Cross)
April 13 6:30 pm Holy Thursday: The Mass of the Lord’s
Supper
April 14 6:30 pm Good Friday: Passion of the Lord
ENCOUNTER OUR
NEIGHBORS
We encounter Jesus this
week in Jerusalem, a
community he knew well.
We prayerfully enter into our own communities too,
encountering those who are hungry and thirsty, and
others who need our help.
How does our Lenten journey motivate us to serve
those we meet in our daily lives? Visit crsricebowl.org
for more. In keeping with the tradition of St. Alice
Church, our CRS Rice Bowls will be brought forward
during the offertory at our Holy Thursday mass on
April 13th, 2017. Please bring your CRS Rice Bowl to
mass this Thursday!
Today is Palm Sunday and the
beginning of the holiest of Christian
weeks. Let us pray for the grace to take
up our own cross and to follow Jesus
through death to new life.
Please support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul
so that together we can help the poor as they carry their
cross of suffering and pain.
Need some inspiration this Lent?
Join Eugene Catholic Young Adults (ages 21-39) for
our weekly Bible study on the Sunday mass readings.
Every Thursday at 6:45pm in the St. Matthew's
classroom at St. Mary's.
541-270-9329 or [email protected]
St. Benedict’s Holy Week retreat begins Thursday,
April 13th with dinner and ends Easter Sunday, April
16th at noon. Cost for the retreat is $125 private room,
$90 double pp. Send $30 pp deposit to register: 56630
Bank Rd., McKenzie Bridge,97413. For more info:
(541) 822-3572 or web: sblodge.opwest.org. Please
let us know of special needs
April 15 8:30 pm Easter Vigil In the Holy Night
April 16 9:30 am English Easter Sunday: Resurrection of the
Lord
April 16 12:15 pm Spanish Easter Sunday: Resurrección
Del Señor
April 17 Office Closed Easter Monday
Looking for people to help decorate the search for
Easter Saturday at 12 noon April 15
Call Lori Thompson 541-744-3148
This week’s focus collection is for Catholic Community
Services. Please bring high protein foods such as
canned tuna, canned meats, or canned soups and
leave them in the barrels located at the back of
church. You can also drop your donations off at the
Church office through this week.
We recently received a donation of 3
iPad's from Northwest Community Credit
Union. However we could use extra
power cables with power adapters. If you
have any extra, please feel free to drop
them by the office. Thanks in advance for your help!
A grief recovery Weekend, for those grieving the loss of a
marriage by death, divorce or permanent separation, will be
held June 24 - 26 in Milwaukie, near Clackamas Town
Center.
The retreat consists of presentations by Beginning
Experience team members, periods for private personal
reflection and sharing in small groups. The cost of $195
includes lodging for 2 nights in a double room, meals and
resource materials. Single rooms are available for an
additional $20.
For more information, please contact Judith by phone: 503949-4592 or email [email protected]
MARRIED COUPLES
“The Lord GOD is my help, therefore I am not
disgraced;” Enjoy the help of God in making your good
marriage better by participating in a Worldwide
Marriage Encounter Weekend on May 26th - 28that
Our Lady of Peace Retreat House in Beaverton
Oregon. For more information call 503-853-2758or
apply on-line at www.rediscoverthespark.org.
Additional dates and locations are listed on-line.
Good Friday "Way of the Cross" at Planned
Parenthood
Through His Holy Passion, Our Lord united Himself
with all the victims of suffering in this life. None suffer
more innocently than children in the womb whose lives
are taken by abortion. On Good Friday, we remember
all the victims of abortion -- the children lost, the
mothers wounded, the communities blighted -- in a
solemn prayer service.
When: Friday, April 14, 2017 at 6 p.m.
Where: Planned Parenthood, 3579 Franklin Blvd.
(Glenwood)
Further info., call Jo at 541-689-5701.
“Marist Catholic High School is still accepting
applications for the 2017-18 school year. For more
information, visit marisths.org or contact our
Admissions Office at 541-681-5464”
The Interaction Translation Application (Interactio) that
we have been testing will be implanted again for the
Triduum services. Parishioners interested in using the
translation app services are strongly encouraged to
download the Interactio app NOW from Apple store or
the Google Play store to better be prepared. The app
is Free. Continue monitoring the bulletin or watch
flyers/posters as these events get closer for more
information.
St. Alice Prayer Chain/Wheel
If you know anyone who is in need of prayer
or if you would like to volunteer to be a
member of the prayer wheel we welcome you.
Please contact Shirley by Text or Phone:
541-217-9468, or email [email protected]
All prayer requests sent to us are also forwarded to
the Carmelites.
Matt Cato, Director of the Office of Life, Justice &
Peace for the Archdiocese of Portland is asking St.
Alice parishioners to contact our state representatives,
Sen. Lee Beyer and Rep. John Lively, regarding HB
2004 (tenant protections – just cause and rent
stabilization).
He suggests the following messages:
We need the Legislature to act to protect the 4 in 10
Oregonians who rent their homes.
Renters are as little as 30 days away from losing their
homes for no reason. This instability impacts
everyone: our children, workers, and communities.
Being a landlord and providing someone with a home
is a serious responsibility. Tenants need and deserve
basic protections.
Please support HB 2004 to protect tenants.
Please go to StableHomesOR.org for more
information.
Here is how you can find your Legislators: https://
www.oregonlegislature.gov/FindYourLegislator/legdistricts.html.
Picnic Supper: Pray, Eat, Share!
For a quarter-century, families with children have
turned to First Place Family Center, either to conserve
resources and keep their housing, or to access
essential services while homeless. In 2016, 643
families with 1,255 children did so! Here’s an
opportunity to help: Organize a table for 8 at Picnic
Supper for First Place, Thursday, May 18, 5:30 p.m. in
the hall at St. Paul Church. You bring guests and
hospitality; we promise an informative and
heartwarming program worthy of your time. For more
information: 541-743-7136 or [email protected].
The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon is seeking
applicants for anticipated principal openings and
anticipated teacher openings in its Catholic schools for
the 2017-2018 school year. Information about the
openings as well as application materials and
directions can be found at this link
https://schools.archdpdx.org/employment
or by calling 503-233-8348.