All are Welcome Parishioners, New Members, Visitors and Guests: Thank you for joining our worshipping community. Please stop by our parish office to register and let us know if we can be of assistance.

Sunday Mass English: 7:30am,10:00am, 6:30pm Spanish: 12:00 noon

Saturday Vigil Mass 5:30pm

Daily Mass-Summer Monday - Saturday 8:30am

Parish Office Tues.-Fri. 9am - 5pm; 10955 SE 25th Ave, Milwaukie, OR 97222 503-654-5449

Sacrament of Reconciliation 4:00-5:00 Sat. or by appointment

Adoration Chapel Open 24 hours for prayer. Call the office for the code.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 10955 SE 25th Ave., Milwaukie, OR 972222 503-654-5449 Fax: 503-653-9567

www.sjbcatholicchurch.org

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Parish Staff Pastor Rev. Jorge Hernandez, OFM email: frjorge@sjbcatholicchurch.org Parochial Vicar Rev. Richard Juzix, OFM email: rjuzix@sjbcatholicchurch.org In residence Brother Louis Khoury, OFM st.cyril.ffc@frontier.com Brother Ryan Thornton rthornton@sjbcatholicchurch.org Parish Office 503-654-5449 Administrative Assistant........... Mary Jenck Tues.-Friday 9am - 5pm email: parishoffice@sjbcatholicchurch.org School Office 503-654-0200 Mon. - Fri. 7:30am-4pm www.sjbcatholicschool.org Principal Ted Havens 503-654-0200 thavens@sjbcatholicschool.org Administrative Assistant—Dana Day: ddaysjb@msn.com or dday@sjbcatholicschool.org If you are interested in what is happening at the school check out our website -- www.sjbcatholicschool.org Pastoral Associate Pat Raschio 503-654-5449 email: pat.raschio@gmail.com Business Manager.......................Barbara Downey bdowney@sjbcatholicchurch.org 503-654-5449 Deacon...........................................Gerald Delgado Gerald.delgado@comcast.net 503-722-1892 Deacon........................................................Jim Hix hixes@comcast.net 503-652-2430 Care Ministry Coordinator............Barbara Dunlap bdunlap@sjbcatholicchurch.org 503-654-5449 Youth Ministry/Religious Education Coordinator Patrick David.....................................503-659-2760 pdavid@sjbcatholicchurch.org Music Ministry Coordinator...............John Payne makebeautifulmusic@gmail.com 503-707-5903 Bookkeeper........................................Debbie Clark dclark@sjbcatholicchurch.org 503-654-5449 Development Director.........................Libbie Allen lallen@sjbcatholicchurch.org 503-654-5449 Hispanic Ministry Coordinator…...Leticia Chavez lchavez@sjbcatholicchurch.org 503-654-5449 Pre-School Director ........................Christa Weiler 503-653-9688 Maintenance.......................................Randy Miller rmiller@sjbcatholicchurch.org 503-654-5449

Calendar for the Week SPRING BREAK

Monday, March 24-Priests Gone All Day Mass 8:30am Church AlaTeen/AA/Alanon 6:30pm Parish Center Spanish Prayer Group 7:00pm Church Tuesday, March 25-Priests Gone All Day Mass 8:30am Church Legion of Mary 9:30am Jordan Good Grief Group 10:00am Saalfeld Finance Council 5:00pm Parish Office Knights of Columbus 6:30pm Jordan SVDP 7:00pm Church Liturgy Commission 7:00pm Parish Office Financial Peace University 7:00pm Library Wednesday, March 26-Priests Gone All Day Mass 8:30am Church Pinochle 1:00pm Saalfeld Thursday, March 27 Mass 8:30am Church Knights of Columbus 6:30pm Jordan Spanish Bible Study 7:00pm Saalfeld Choir 7:00pm Church Friday, March 28 Mass 8:30am Church Soup Supper 6:00pm Cafeteria Spanish Stations of Cross 7:00pm Saalfeld English Stations of Cross 7:00pm Church Encuentro Mat 7:00pm Jordan Saturday, March 29 Men’s Group 7:00am Jordan Mass 8:30am Church Encuentro Mat 9:00am Café/Kitchen Confessions 4:00pm Church Vigil Mass 5:30pm Church Parish Library available after Mass Sunday, March 30 Liturgy of Word 10:00am Jordan Mass-Scutinies 10:00am Church Spanish Band 10:45am Jordan Youth Choir 11:15am REOffice Spanish Lit of Word 12:00pm Jor/Café OLG Dancers 2:00pm Jordan Boy Scouts 5:00pm Cafeteria Coffee & Donuts in Cafeteria

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March 23rd, 2014

Volume 3, Issue 2

SJB Youth & Young Adult Ministry Newsletter

Youth Group Monday 7:30 – 9:00PM.

All youth are welcome! (English) Vacation Bible

School

St John the Baptist Catholic Church

We had a great time at Confirmation Retreat. Thank you for all the pray-

ers and support, especially to the adult team; Monica Martinez, Taly Flo-

res, David Martinez, Joey Martinez, Becky Hovis, Diane David, Kris

Baxter, Br. Ryan Thornton, and Jim Wasko.

Adult Enrichment Happenings! Please contact Pat at 503-654-5449 or pat.raschio@gmail.com if you have ideas

for Adult Enrichment.

St. Vincent de Paul Update In the month of February, we helped 97 families consisting of 340 individu-als. We delivered 10, 209lbs. Of food to 85 of those households and gave $1,762.28 in rent and utilities help to 15 of those families. We are always in need of cooking oil, small containers of oatmeal/hot cereal, canned tomatoes, canned fruit, potatoes, peanut butter, commercial jellies & jam, jiffy muffin mixes and hearty soups and Top Ramen. Our donation barrel is located in the back of church (no clothes please) and our boxes will be out on Saturday & Sunday, April 5th & 6th. Thank you for your generous help to these families in need! May God bless you!

Low Gluten Host (0.01%) St. John’s has purchased a new low gluten host. If you need to receive the Blessed Eucharist with this low gluten host please follow these proce-dures at Mass. At communion time arrange yourself to be the last person in the priest line. When it is your turn to receive tell the priest you need a low gluten host and he will go to the tab-ernacle to get you one and then give you com-munion. If you have questions please call Pat at the parish office.

Lenten Regulations

All Catholics 14 years and older must abstain from meat on the Fridays of Lent, Ash Wednes-day and Good Friday. All Catholics between ages 18 and 59 are to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

►To fast means to eat one full meal; the other two meals that day should be less than the nor-mal amount unless they are already at a mini-mum for good health. Eating between meals is not permitted; however, liquids including coffee, milk and fruit juices are allowed. ►The Sacrament of Reconciliation during the season of Lent is very important to all. The Church states: “The faithful should clearly and positively be encouraged to receive the Sacra-ment of Penance during Lent.”

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Advertiser of the Week

AJ Cremation 503-775-2759

4223 SE 59th Ave, Portland, OR97206 By Appointment Only

Volunteers needed to screen blood

pressures. If you are able to screen blood

pressures please consider volunteering.

We need screeners for the 7:30 am Mass

and 10:00 pm Mass once a month. Any

questions please call the church office and

ask for Barbara Dunlap

Is your favorite Rosary

broken or in need of

some TLC? We are for-

tunate to have a St.

John’s parishioner who

will gladly repair your

rosary free of charge.

And if you have old

rosaries that you no longer use, this

person would be happy to accept and

donate them to the spiritually needy.

You may drop off the rosaries to either

the RE or parish office. Please indicate

if the rosary is in need of repair or is a

donation.

Daily Scripture Readings

Monday, March 24 2 Kings 5:1-15; Ps. 42:2-3;43:3-4; Luke 4:24-30

Tuesday, March 25 Is. 7:10-14; 8:10; Ps. 40:7-11; Hebrews 10:4-10;

Luke 1:26-38 Wednesday, March 26

Dt. 4:19; Ps. 147:12-20; Matthew 5:17-19 Thursday, March 27

Jer. 7:23-28; Ps. 95:1-9; Luke 11:14-23 Friday, March 28

Hos. 14:2-10; Ps. 81:6-17; Mark 12:28-34 Saturday, March 29

Hos. 6:1-6; Ps. 51:3-21; Luke 18:9-14 Sunday, March 30

1 Sam. 16:1-13; Ps. 23:1-6; Eph. 5:8-14; John 9:1-41

Weekly Mass Intentions

Monday, March 24 8:30:+Mr. Belcher from Mr. & Mrs. Pappas

Tuesday, March 25 8:30:+Audrey Christiansen from Mike & Donna Hart

Wednesday, March 26 8:30:Candice Vaetz-Eigner from Mary Vaetz

Thursday, March 27 8:30: Prisoners from Vern & Yvonne Braun

Friday, March 28 8:30:Tammy Rivelli from Andy Rivelli

Saturday, March 29 8:30:Poor Souls from Mary Vaetz

5:30:Betty Maire from “Charlies Angels” Sunday, March 30

7:30:Cherral Miller from Veronica Campbell 10:00: For the People of the Parish from the Pastor

12:00: +Jorge Campos from Campos Family 6:30: Josephine Rivelli from Jim Rivelli

Prayer Concerns for March Alicia Arellanno Isabel Arellanno Sara Bukowski

Thelma Caldwell Gilia Peruzzo June Roach

Please call the office if you would like

your name on the prayer list 503-654-5449

Sunday, March 30 7:30: Jaclyn Dillard Will Prentice

10:00: Hannah Noah Stevens Katelyn Bell

12:00: Alonso Ramirez Victor Rodriguez

6:30: Hayden Martell Hannah Martell

Altar Servers Saturday, March 29 5:30: Chad Clark Nicolas Pernas

Sacrament of Baptism Please call the parish office to sched-ule an appointment for this class. The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated

the first Sunday of the Month directly following the 10 am Mass. One baptismal preparation class is required. The preparation class seeks to help parents understand the Rite of Baptism and to pre-pare and support parents in the on-going faith for-mation of their child.

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Jaclyn Dillard

Jeremy Hill

Bryn Landrus

John Menor

Julie Olson

Congratulations Altar Servers for 5 Years + of Service

Dominic

Pisaneschi

Henry Prentice

Alonso Ramirez

Sanchez

Abraham Torres

See plaque

by the cry

room!

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Church Financials Through December - 2013-2014 Fiscal Year

THIS YEAR LAST YEAR July 2013 – Dec. 2013 July 2012 – Dec. 2012

Operating INCOME: Offertory: $363,660 $372,446 Other Income: $ 48,944 $ 33,015 TOTAL INCOME: $412,604 $405,461 Operating EXPENSES: Operating Expenses $341,921 $333,154 Subsidy to School $ 50,109 $ 49,024 Archdiocese Assessment $ 41,103 $ 39,588 TOTAL EXPENSES $433,133 $421,766 INCOME (LOSS) ($ 20,529) ($ 16,305)

Lenten Schedule

Soup Suppers Fridays during Lent 6:00pm in cafeteria Stations of Cross Fridays during Lent 7:00pm Spanish in Saalfeld Rm English in Church

The first report from the Archdio-cese on how our parish has responded to the

Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal shows us with a 6% participation rate. We can do better. Please act now to show support for important ministries in our Archdiocese. Remember, the amount you give is less important than your participation. There are extra envelopes in back of church if you need them.

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Outside News

Seeking Employment? ► St Cyril Roman Catholic Church is seeking a part-time Kindergarten-Adult Faith Formation Coordina-

tor with experience in youth ministry.

Necessary skills include: volunteer coordination, knowledge of USCCB approved curriculum and safe envi-

ronment training. Salary and benefits negotiable. Please send resume to Coordinator Search Team, St Cyril

Parish, 9205 SW 5th St, Wilsonville, OR, 97070, or email resume to st.cyril.frontier.com,

Attn: Coordinator Search Team or fax to 503-685-9294. ►78th Annual St. Rita Italian Spaghetti & Meatball Dinner April 13th from noon to 6:00pm. Adults: $12; Children under 10: $6.00 (Discount for 10 or more tickets) Wine, beer and pop available for an additional charge. All you can eat spaghetti; meatballs, salad, bread, homemade cakes and pies, coffee & punch. Take out available. In the Religious Ed center at 10029 NE Prescott.

►Franciscan Spiritual Center, 2512 SE Monroe St, Milwaukie, OR 97222 The Spirituality of Ethnic Cuisine: Focus on Greece and Turkey Let’s explore the historical spirituality of these countries through some of the foods they eat. We will sample some typical Middle Eastern appetizers and discuss how faith has influenced the current cuisine and how the faith traditions have evolved over the centuries. Discussion will include religious influence on annual feast days, the myths associated with the foods and how they have remained consistent down through the centuries. A comparison will be done with these food traditions on major holidays and the how it compares to our Judeo-Christian food choices. Date: Thursday April 24th Time: 6:00pm—9:00pm Cost: $40 per person Facilitator: Mary Erickson Book Study: Daring Greatly “Daring Greatly is not about winning or losing. In a world where “never enough” dominates and feeling afraid has become second nature, vulnerability is subversive. Daring Greatly is a practice and a powerful new vision for letting ourselves be seen. March 27, April 3, 10, 17, 24. Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm; Cost $75 for se-ries; Facilitator: Mary Jo Saavedra Leaving Home Today many of us have unnamed yearning and restlessness, and deep uncertainty about our world. Change is everywhere, and comes to us unbidden as an opportunity for growth. We are compelled to respond. Look-ing clearly into our lives prompts us to leave behind old patterns and practices that no long serve. In having the courage to do so we find self understanding, healing, and freedom. April 26th from 9am-12pm. Cost: $35 per session. Facilitator: Penelope Lichatowich To register please for any of these classes, contact the FSC at 503-794-8542. ►The Marian Prayer Center at 4370 S.E. King Rd. in Milwaukie invites you to a prayer vigil to celebrate the feast of the Annunciation and their 14th Anniversary on Tuesday, March 25. It will begin with a rosary at 6:30 pm followed by Holy Mass celebrated by Fr. Henry Rufo. Refreshments and fellowship will follow. For more info call 503-786-9600.

Liturgy Corner Scrutinizes The scrutinizes are solemnly celebrated on the Third, Fourth and Fifth Sundays of Lent and are reinforced by an exorcism, are rites for self-searching and repent-ance and have above all a spiritual purpose. The scrutinizes are meant to uncov-er, then heal all that is weak, defective, or sinful in the hearts of the elect; to bring out, then strengthen all that is upright, strong, and good. The word scrutiny means literally to “search.” During these liturgies we too are called along with the Elect to undergo a scrutiny or to search out that which is weak, defective or sinful in our hearts in preparation to renew our baptismal rela-tionship with Jesus. During the Scrutinizes, the Elect are called forward with their Godparents and the entire assembly prays for them that they may scrutinize their hearts honestly. The candidates are asked to kneel in their place and also scrutinize their hearts and honestly recognize all that is weak and sinful and in need of healing. The Gospels for these Sundays are taken from John (note in your missal the op-tional readings for these special liturgies). From the missal of the first millennium the church has used these powerful three Gospel stories and have relied on them to help the Elect in their self-searching. These stories focus on spiritual thirst (the woman at the well), blindness (man born blind), and death/decay (the raising of Lazarus). These Gospel stories can act as a light that shines on our lives and illu-mines those areas that need to be healed. The prayers over the Elect and Candidates are first intercessions and then an Ex-orcism. The Church prays that the Elect will be free from Satan’s grasp and the power of sin. The truth is, evil does exist with and all around us and through hon-est scrutiny we can all come to identify these areas of sin that need healing (exorcism) so that, come Easter, we can truly say that only the power of Christ compels us. {sources: Bringing Catechesis and Liturgy Together and Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults Study Edition}

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The Annual Spaghetti Dinner was a success. Thank you to all that came out and en-

joyed a fantastic Italian dinner. If you are interested in purchasing RAVIOLI'S, we have the oppor-tunity to purchase more. We have approximately 50 quarts of frozen sauce to sell also. Ravioli's are $15 for a 5lb bag. Sauce is $6 for a quart. Please contact Jeanette Christopher to order, call or text 503.329.2158 or email kjchris88@aol.com. The sauce and ravs will sell fast so please get your order in very soon. Thank you for your support!

Wednesday April 2nd 12:00 Noon

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 10955 S.E. 25th Ave

Milwaukie, OR 97222 503-654-5449

Afterwards, lunch will be served in the

Saalfeld Room. ***

To all of our parishioners that would like to receive the Anointing of the Sick:

The Anointing of the Sick “is not a sacrament for those only who are at the point of death. Hence, as soon as anyone of the faithful begins to be in danger of death from sickness or old age, the fitting time for him to re-ceive this sacrament has certainly already arrived.” CCC #1514

The Sacrament is for baptized Catholics who have serious health problems, mental or physical, or who will go in for major

surgery.

Please RSVP to Barbara Dunlap or Mary Jenck at the church office. 503-654-5449

Volunteers are needed to help with the

Rite of Anointing and

preparing and serving at the reception

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