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If you have any questions about our parish or would like to join, please contact our parish office 417 Washington St. Oregon City, OR † 503-742-8200 † www.sja-catholicchurch.com Confessions: Sat. 3:30pm | Daily Mass Time: Tuesday - Friday 8:00am Sunday Mass Times: Sat. 5:00pm | Sun. 8:30am, 10:30am, 1:30pm (Spanish) THE HOLY MASS: THE CROWNING ACT OF CHRISTIAN WORSHIP Dearest Brothers and Sisters, Summer greetings to you and your loved ones. Last Sunday we embarked on a five-week Summer Eucharist-fest, meditating on John 6 – Jesus, the bread of life. What we are going to get during these five weekends is a survey of key Eucharistic types from the Old Testament in our First Reading, paired with each successive unit of John 6 in the Gospel. St. John Paul II in the Encyclical letter, “Ecclesia de Eucharistia” (Church from the Eucharistic) gives us a deeper understanding and reflection on how the Eucharistic is so vital to the life and mission of the Church: “The Church draws her life from the Eucharist. This truth does not simply express a daily experience of faith, but recapitulates the heart of the mystery of the Church. In a variety of ways she joyfully experiences the constant fulfillment of the promise: ‘Lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age’ (Mt 28:20), but in the Holy Eucharist, through the changing of bread and wine into the body and blood of the Lord, she rejoices in this presence with unique intensity…filling (us) with confident hope.” Venerable Fulton Sheen had this to say about the Holy Mass: “Hence the Mass is to us the crowning act of Christian worship. A pulpit in which the words of our Lord are repeated does not unite us to Him; a choir in which sweet sentiments are sung brings us no closer to His Cross than to His garments. A temple without an altar of sacrifice is non-existent among primitive peoples, and is meaningless among Christians. And so in the Catholic Church the altar, and not the pulpit or the choir or the organ, is the center of worship, for there is re-enacted the memorial of His Passion. Its value does not depend on him who says it, or on him who hears it; it depends on Him who is the One High Priest and Victim, Jesus Christ our Lord. With Him we are united, in spite of our nothingness; in a certain sense, we lose our individuality for the time being; we unite our intellect and our will, our heart and our soul, our body and our blood, so intimately with Christ, that the Heavenly Father sees not so much us with our imperfection, but rather sees us in Him, the Beloved Son in whom He is well pleased. The Mass is for that reason the greatest event in the history of mankind; the only Holy Act which keeps the wrath of God from a sinful world, because it holds the Cross between heaven and earth, thus renewing that decisive moment when our sad and tragic humanity journeyed suddenly forth to the fullness of supernatural life.” Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, “Calvary and the Mass”. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, quoting the Second Vatican Council, says that the Eucharist is the “source and summit of the Christian life” (CCC 1324). Dr. Pitre teaches that there are four key reasons why the Church refers to the Eucharist with this description. First, the Eucharist truly is Jesus. It is not just something, but someone. When we receive the Eucharist, we are not simply receiving a symbol or a reminder, we are actually receiving Jesus Christ himself – his body and blood given to us at the Last Supper. (continued on page 2) A A A A A u u u u u g g g g g u u u u s s s s s t t t t 1 1 1 1 1 , , , , 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ e e e e e i i i i g g g g g h h h h t t t t e e e e e e e e n n n n n t t t t h h h h h S S u u u u n n d d d a a y y y i i i i i i i i n n n n n n n O O O O O O O O O r r r r r r r r d d d d d d d d d i i i i i i i i i n n n n n n n n n a a a a a a r r r r r r y y y y y y y y r r r r r T T T T T T T T T i i i i i i i i m m m m m m m m e e e e e e e C C C o o o n n n n n n n e e e e c c c c t t t t - - P P P P P P r r r r r a a a a a y y y y y - - - G G G G r r r r o o o o w w w w w - - - G G G G G i i i i i i i i v v v v v e e e e e www.sja-catholicchurch.com
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If you have any questions about our parish or would like to join, please contact our parish office417 Washington St. Oregon City, OR † 503-742-8200 † www.sja-catholicchurch.com
Confessions: Sat. 3:30pm | Daily Mass Time: Tuesday - Friday 8:00amSunday Mass Times: Sat. 5:00pm | Sun. 8:30am, 10:30am, 1:30pm (Spanish)
THE HOLY MASS: THE CROWNING ACT OFCHRISTIANWORSHIP
Dearest Brothers and Sisters,Summer greetings to you and your loved ones.
Last Sunday we embarked on a five-week SummerEucharist-fest, meditating on John 6 – Jesus, the bread oflife.What we are going to get during these five weekendsis a survey of key Eucharistic types from the OldTestament in our First Reading, paired with eachsuccessive unit of John 6 in the Gospel.
St. John Paul II in the Encyclical letter, “Ecclesia deEucharistia” (Church from the Eucharistic) gives us adeeper understanding and reflection on how theEucharistic is sovital to the life andmissionof theChurch:“The Church draws her life from the Eucharist. This truthdoes not simply express a daily experience of faith, butrecapitulates the heart of the mystery of the Church. In avariety of ways she joyfully experiences the constantfulfillment of the promise: ‘Lo, I am with you always, tothe close of the age’ (Mt 28:20), but in theHolyEucharist,through the changing of bread andwine into the body andblood of the Lord, she rejoices in this presence withunique intensity…filling (us) with confident hope.”
Venerable Fulton Sheen had this to say about the HolyMass: “Hence the Mass is to us the crowning act ofChristian worship. A pulpit in which the words of ourLord are repeated does not unite us to Him; a choir inwhich sweet sentiments are sungbringsusnocloser toHisCross than to His garments. A temple without an altar ofsacrifice is non-existent among primitive peoples, and is
meaningless among Christians. And so in the CatholicChurch the altar, and not the pulpit or the choir or theorgan, is the center of worship, for there is re-enacted thememorial ofHisPassion. Its valuedoesnotdependonhimwhosays it, or onhimwhohears it; it dependsonHimwhois the One High Priest and Victim, Jesus Christ our Lord.With Him we are united, in spite of our nothingness; in acertain sense,we lose our individuality for the time being;we unite our intellect and our will, our heart and our soul,our body and our blood, so intimatelywithChrist, that theHeavenly Father sees not so much us with ourimperfection, but rather sees us in Him, the Beloved Sonin whom He is well pleased. The Mass is for that reasonthe greatest event in the history ofmankind; the onlyHolyAct which keeps the wrath of God from a sinful world,because it holds the Cross between heaven and earth, thusrenewing that decisive moment when our sad and tragichumanity journeyed suddenly forth to the fullness ofsupernatural life.” Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, “Calvaryand the Mass”.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church, quoting theSecond Vatican Council, says that the Eucharist is the“sourceandsummitof theChristian life” (CCC1324).Dr.Pitre teaches that there are four key reasons why theChurch refers to the Eucharist with this description.
First, the Eucharist truly is Jesus. It is not just something,but someone. When we receive the Eucharist, we are notsimply receiving a symbol or a reminder, we are actuallyreceiving Jesus Christ himself – his body and blood givento us at the Last Supper.
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As the Vatican Council says, “The Most BlessedEucharist contains the entire spiritual boon of theChurch, that is, Christ himself,ourParish andLivingBread….”The expression that the Churchdraws her life from theEucharist is true, because theEucharist is Jesus and theChurch draws her life fromJesus.
Second, the Eucharist is aTrinitarian mystery. As theincarnate Son and the SecondPersonof theHolyTrinity, Jesusis eternally united with the Firstand the Third Persons of theHoly Trinity – God the Fatherand God the Holy Spirit.Through the sacrifice of theMass, Jesus gives us the gift ofhimself, and we are in turncalled to imitate Jesus, offeringourselves in union with the Son, to the Father, throughtheHoly Spirit, and in thisway to participate in the verylife and love of the Trinity.
Third, the Eucharist gives us a taste of heaven and theend of time. The opening paragraph of the Catechismsays that “God, infinitely perfect and blessed ofhimself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created mantomake him share in his own blessed life” (CCC1).Weare made by God to return to him. He is our beginningand our end, “the Alpha and the Omega”, and the“Source and Summit” – our origin, our goal, and veryhighest point – of our entire lives…..The Eucharisthelps us reach our goal of eternal life in the divine loveof the Trinity by bringing us into a deeper union with
God in this life. TheMass is a participation in the life ofheave, which is the inner life of the Most Holy Trinity.Every time we receive the Eucharist we are incommunion with the life of heaven – God himself.
Fourth, the Eucharist is the sumand summary of our faith. Whatwe believe about the Eucharistshapes our entire worldview. Ifwe truly believe that theEucharist is what Jesus says it is– Body, Blood, Soul, andDivinity – then it shouldtransform our entire life.Without Jesus, none of us canreach heaven. Jesus in theEucharist fortifies us to grow inholiness and attain eternal life.we must return to the source toreach the summit. If theEucharist is truly the source andsummit of the Christian life,then the more we grow inunderstanding and partaking ofthis sacrament, the fuller our
Christinan life will be.
Our faith is born from and expressed in theology(speech about God). Theology, in turn, remains amatter of “faith seeking understanding,” as St.Anselm once defined it. What we believe, we try tounderstand further; when we understand further, webelieve more deeply. To grow in the faith means toengage in this cyclical process of seeking God.
Many blessings,
Rev. Maxy D’Costa, Pastor
AUGUST Intention for evangelization - The ChurchLet us pray for the Church, that She may receive from the Holy Spirit the grace andstrength to reform herself in the light of the Gospel.
Adoration of theBlessed Sacrament
All are invited to the Adoration of theBlessed Sacrament on Fridays at 8:30amto 4:00pm, and Second Mondays 8:30amto 8:00pm. Please come spend some timein prayer and reflection with your familybefore the Blessed Sacrament.
Church Open During The WeekFor PrayerThe church will be open Monday -Friday after 8:00am Mass to 4:00pm(Saturday - 8:00am - 3:00pm) forpersonal prayer and reflection. Bringyour family and come spend some timewith Jesus. Please enter through theside door of the church.
PRARR Y
Parish-wide Bible ChallengeThis week, Mark 8:1-21. Do you need a Bible? Contact the Parish Office.
Prayer to St. Joseph:Hail, Guardian of the Redeemer, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
To you God entrusted his only Son; in you Mary placed her trust; with youChrist became man.
Blessed Joseph, to us too, show yourself a father and guide us in the path oflife.
Obtain for us grace, mercy and courage, and defend us from every evil. Amen.
My beloved father, all my trust is in you. Let it not be said that I invoked you invain, and since you can do everything with Jesus and Mary,
show me that your goodness is as great as your power.
SJA Women's GroupMeets every 1st Saturday from 9am-11am. Starting at9am in the Church for adoration, rosary and theopportunity for confession. At 10am, there is a shortstudy with discussion. We are a Catholic Women'sGroup (for women 18 and up) committed to deepeningour relationship with the Lord through prayer, scriptureand support as sisters in Christ. For more informationor to sign up contact Maria Holmes (503) 200-4462.
Men's Holy LeagueMeets every First Saturday at7:00p in the Church. Thepurpose of the HOLY LEAGUEis to bring men closer to Christby spending quiet time withhim. We will spend the time inAdoration, hear a brief reflection
on the life of Jesus the man and the Sacrament ofConfession will be available.
Pastor:Fr. Maxy D’Costa | [email protected]
Deacon:Rev. Mr. José Gutiérrez | [email protected]
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Calendar and Mass IntentionsParish & School Staff
Sacraments and ServicesAbout Baptism Formation: To begin the process, contact RyanMainard, Pastoral Associate: Phone 503-742-8228Email: [email protected]:Couples that plan to get married, please contact our ParishPriest for Marriage Formation Classes 9 months prior to the desiredwedding date. ([email protected])FuneralMass / Service: Please first contact Rev. Maxy D'Costa at503-742-8200 to plan a funeral service at St. John the Apostle for yourloved one at your earliest convenience. If you would like your lovedone buried in the St. John the Apostle cemetery, please contact GaryAvery at 503-655-7148 to make those arrangementsFamilyMember that hasmoved to assisted living/care facility/hospice: If you have a family member that has moved to a carefacility, please inform the parish office so we can arrange for pastoralcare and we will note the address in our records.Assisted Hearing System:We have an assisted listening system tohelp facilitate better hearing for all of our members. Contact the office.FORMED! Connect NowOnline Faith Formation Content.Visit sja-catholicchurch.formed.org to register.Bulletin AnnouncementsBulletin Announcements due on the Friday, nine days before theBulletin publication date. [email protected]
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Sat, July 313:30-4:30pm Confessions5:00pm Mass - Holy Souls in Purgatory
Sun, August 1 Eighteenth Sunday inOrdinary Time8:30am Mass - All Parishioners10:30am Mass - Rod Kilcup †1:30pm Mass (Spanish)
- Andres Castellanos †- Teresa Martines INT
Mon, Aug 2
Tues, Aug 38:00am Mass - Berry Park Retirement CenterINT
Wed, Aug 48:00am Mass - Kathy Fuller †7:00pm Spanish Choir Rehearsal, YR
Thurs, Aug 58:00am Mass - Sue Ann Jones †11:00am Funeral for Ed Serres7:00pm Choir Practice for 10:30am Mass7:00pm K of C Mtg, PC
Fri, Aug 68:00am Mass - Margery & Wilton Jackson †8:45am-4:00pm Adoration of the BlessedSacrament
Sat, Aug 79:00am Women’s Group, Prayer10:00am Women’s Group Mtg, YR3:30-4:30pm Confessions5:00pm Mass - Albert Lou †7:00pm Men’s Holy League
Sun, Aug 8 Nineteenth Sunday in OrdinaryTime8:30am Mass - All Parishioners10:30 am Mass - Tom Rutledge INT1:30pm Mass (Spanish)
Weekly OffertoryWeek of July 4th $ 7,744.72Week of July 11th $ 14,857.94Week of July 18th $ 11,943.67Week of July 25th $ 14,913.17
YTD Budgeted $ 50,740.56YTD Received $ 49,459.50Difference $ (1,281.06)
St. Vincent de PaulFood PantryThank you for all who continue tosupport our food bank! This week's needis canned corn or canned pineapple or pears.
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