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April 1, 2007 Palm Sunday / holy week
Readings For April 8 Acts 10:34, 37-43 Colossians 3: 1-4 John 20: 1-9
Mass Intentions March 31 – April 6 Sat. 5:30 PM ~ Antionette Mercedes & Delano Anderson Sun. 8:30 ~ Hugo & Rosa Maria Maier Sun. 11:00 ~ Veronica Anderson Thurs. ~ Marc Duncan
Holy Week Schedule Holy Thursday, April 5, Mass at 7 PM in English Mass at 8:30 PM in Spanish
Good Friday, April 6 Stations at noon Services in English at 7:00 PM Services in Spanish at 8:30 PM
Easter Vigil, April 7 Mass in English at 8:30 PM Mass in Spanish at 11:00 PM
Easter Sunday, April 8 Masses at 8:30 & 11:00 AM
Divorce Care For persons who are divorced or divorcing meets on Tuesdays at 7 PM in the Parish House basement. This is a video series/ discussion group. Please spread the word to anyone you know who is divorced or divorcing. Thanks!
Parish Office Schedule Holy Thursday – close at noon Good Friday – closed Monday, April 9 through Friday, April 13 the office will be closed. Our pastoral staff will be at a Congress the week following Easter. Our office will be closed that entire week. If you have an emergency, you can call the cell phone: 541-990-5552. We will check for messages several times a day. That is the number also to call for funerals. However, if there is the need for an anointing that is urgent, you might want to try the Corvallis or Lebanon parishes, 757-1988 or 258-5333. We ask that you pray for our staff while we are gone so that we can learn more and then share it with our whole parish! Father Ken Olsen will be here for Masses on April 14 & 15.
Care for Creation One compact fluorescent light bulb eliminates the need to produce and dispose of up to a dozen incandescent bulbs. Each compact fluorescent light bulb saves you $25-$50 over the lifetime of the bulb.
Great Advertising Opportunity!! Do you have a business you want parishioners to know about? Please consider advertising on the back of our parish bulletin. Call the office @ 926-1449 for more information.
New Hours for the Catholic Daughters Gift Shop Will be open after both Masses on Sunday April 1st. It will not be open on Saturdays any longer. If you would like to make a purchase before Easter, and you attend Saturday Mass, please contact Geri Martin @ 619-6922 or Dorothy Gall @ 926-4699. You May Notice That the Eucharistic ministers cleansing their hands in their pews before they distribute Communion. We would like to encourage all parishioners to remember to cover your cough (with a tissue or into your elbow) and to offer a smile and a nod rather than a handshake if you are ill. Thank you!
Families With Children in Religious Ed Our next religious ed classes will be Sunday, April 15 from 9:40 – 10:45. Please have your children bring their bags & books & papers (if applicable).
Also, on that same day we will be showing age appropriate videos on personal safety for the children. The videos will be shown following the 11 AM Mass. Please plan to come to Religious Ed, Mass and then stay for the videos. The groups will be: Children K-3 (must be accompanied by a parent) Children grades 4 – 8; Youth grades 9 – 12
The Albany Swing Band Free Concert Sunday, April 15 3 PM Russell Tripp Performing Arts Center at Linn Benton Community College Come, listen and enjoy! What a great way to spend an afternoon. Charismatic Men’s Retreat In Gold Hill, Ore. @ St. Rita’s Retreat Center from Fri. June 1st @ &:00 p.m. to noon on Sun. June 3rd Our presenter is Fr. William Holtzinger. He is currently the pastor at St. Anthony’s in Forest Grove. Fr. Bill is a young, energetic priest who is very enthusiastic about his faith. Come early Friday (4:30 -6:00pm) for food and fellowship. Hamburgers and chips provided. Bring your favorite beverage. Cost is $95.. For more info, call the Dove Renewal Center @ 541 582-2968 or 800 262-3683. To mail your registration, send it to: Dove Renewal Center, PO Box 1258 Rogue River, Ore. 97537 A Few Good Men Besides their monastic commitment to prayer and the common life of the monastery, the Benedictine Monks of Mt. Angel Abbey are committed to providing the best possible priestly formation to men preparing to become parish priests. They are looking for a few Good Men to be part of this life of work and prayer. If you are between the ages of 16-35 and you feel that you may be called to the priestly or religious life, than you are invited to participate in a Monastic Discernment Retreat which is scheduled for Fri. through Sun., April 13-15. Please contact Rev. Joseph Nguyen @ 503 845-3226 or email abbeyvocation@mtangel.edu
PRAYER This year, our parish’s catechetical (teaching) focus has been on prayer. We’ve discussed the Lord’s Prayer, the Rosary, prayers of intercession, prayers of petition, the Creed, praying with the Bible and the Stations of the Cross. Our goal has been twofold: one, to expose parishioners to a variety of Catholic forms of prayer, and two: to help people pray better and grow closer to God. Now we’re asking for your thoughts. Our next issue of the Happenings will focus on prayer and we would like to hear your thoughts.
What does prayer mean to you? What are your experiences with prayer? How do you grow in your prayer life? Just jot down a few sentences on your prayer experiences (anonymously or with your name) and we will try to share some of them in our next Happenings.
You can put your thoughts in the collection, email us at: stmarys_albany@comcast.net or bring them to the office. We are interested in hearing from adults and children, families, couples and singles. Thanks for helping us out.
.St. Bernard Altar Society Easter Bake sale is Saturday, April 7th from 9 am till 4 pm at the church located on 38810 Cherry St. I Scio. Proceeds from the sale go to building a new hall. Look for the green signs, thanks
Hosanna, Hosanna Blessings on the King!
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