St. Alice Catholic Church

Santa Alicia Iglesia Católica 1520 “F” Street Springfield OR, 97477

Office: 541-747-7041 / FAX 541-746-5213 Website: www.stalice.org Office E-mail: kathyw@nu-world.com Bulletin Editor: dmeile@archdpdx.org

Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time - August 28th, 2016

LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00PM English Sunday Mass 9:30AM English 12:15PM In Spanish Weekday Liturgy (Chapel in Rel. Ed. Center) Monday: 8:30am Communion Service Tuesday: 6:00pm Misa In Spanish Wednesday: 8:30am English Mass Thursday: 8:30am English Mass Friday: 8:30am English Mass Reconciliation 3:30 - 4:30PM Saturday Or by appointment The Rosary (El Rosario) (Chapel in Ed. Center) Tuesday and Thursday: 8:00AM English Thursday: 7:00PM In Spanish 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

Parish Staff Father Mark Bentz: Administrator Cindy Grabler: Bookkeeper Kathy Weinhold: Receptionist Danielle Plantz: Pastoral Associate Norma Ouellette: Director of Religious Education & Coordinator of Hispanic Ministries Jason Roebuck: Office of Youth and Family Life David Meile: 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 baptisms for 2016

will be celebrated on November 12th & 13th. 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.

Class Preparation information on page 2.

DISCIPLESHIP MEETINGS

Discipleship Meetings are open to all parishioners as well as those

who are coming to explore the faith and to prepare for sacramental

initiation. Come learn more about the Catholic faith and grow

spiritually through prayer, study, and conversation. Classes will

resume on September 15th Please call Danielle Plantz at 541-747-

7041 for more information.

September 3 - September 4, 2016 First Reading Wisdom 9:13-18B Second Reading Philemon 9-10 12-17 Gospel Luke 14:25-33

Sat. 5:00 PM - Reader: Ken Mischel Eucharistic Ministers 1: Please See Schedule Head Wine: Please See Schedule Eucharistic 2: Please See Schedule

Sun. 9:30 AM - Reader: Don Nau Eucharistic Ministers 1: Please See Schedule

Head Wine: Please See Schedule

Eucharistic 2: Please See Schedule

Sun. 12:15 PM - Reader 1: Please See Schedule

Reader 2: Please See Schedule

Eucharistic Minister 1: Please See Schedule

Head Wine: Please See Schedule

Eucharistic 2: Please See Schedule

Altar Servers Sat.5:00pm Sun.9:30am Sun.12:15pm Cross Darrel Mia Teresa Book Dawn Max Adriana Candle Juan Diego

Intentions for the week of August 28 through September 4 August 28 - 12:15pm C. Jose Guadalupe Elizarrara Vasquez/ Adela Canchola September 3 - 5:00pm James & Theresa Anderson/Annette Anderson & George Stoffer September 4 - 9:30am Community of St. Alice September 4 - 12:15pm C. Jose Guadalupe Elizarrara Vasquez/ Adela Canchola

POPE FRANCIS—PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR AUGUST

Universal: Sports, That sports may be an opportunity for friendly encounters between peoples and may contribute to peace in the world.

Evangelization: Living the Gospel, That Christians may live the Gospel, giving witness to faith, honesty, and love of neighbor.

Pastor’s Corner Summer is almost over! Well, maybe not the weather, but the school year is rapidly approaching, and college orientations and classes are already underway for new students. If you’re wondering where the time went, you’re not alone! Time is really so short—give your heart to Jesus today! It’s been a busy summer at the office, and there have been some needed upgrades. We just replaced our antique phone system that was on the fritz for several months with a new system—and we

now have an automated answering machine in English and Spanish for after-hours calls, with the option to transfer emergency anointing calls directly to my phone! (and all of this for a great price and without raising our monthly phone bill!) Our website continues to get better, and we now have our parish calendar uploaded under the “news/events” tab. Thank you to our volunteers who worked on it (and continue to do so). If you would like to schedule an event at the parish, please call the office. Additionally, if you wanted to listen to any of the Sunday homilies or pass them on to friends, they are uploaded by the middle of the week under our “media” tab in both English and Spanish. As time goes on, we’ll hopefully upload any classes taught here at the parish as well! If you do social media, you can also follow me on Twitter with the handle: @frmarkbentz. Due to technology problems, I’m a little behind in giving you our fiscal end-of-year report for the parish. I hope to be able to share it with you soon so that we can celebrate the successes of last year as well as look ahead to future work in building the kingdom of God here in Springfield! Be sure to check out “Part 2” of our Exploring the Mass series in today’s bulletin for explanation of the chalice and paten. Also, if you haven’t signed up for Dr. John Bergsma’s parish mission on October 8th in Beaverton, be sure to check our website for on-line registration: you won’t want to miss it! Tickets are going fast! Lastly, I would ask for your prayers—I’ll be gone this week on retreat with some brother priests—please ask God for healing, renewal, and an outpouring of the Holy Spirit for all of us. The retreat ends on my birthday, so if you all pray for me I will count the blessings received on retreat as your gift to me! You are a gift to me, and I’m grateful to be among you as your shepherd. Blessings, Fr. Mark Bentz

St. Alice Events for the Week of

August 28 through September 4

28. Sunday

9:30am - Mass - English (Church)

12:15pm - Mass - Spanish (Church)

2:00-4pm - Parish Picnic @ Lively Park

29. Monday 8:30am - Liturgy of the word with Holy Communion - (Chapel)

6:00 - 8pm - Spanish Choir (Church)

30. Tuesday 6:00pm -Liturgy of the word with Holy Communion - Spanish

(Chapel)

31. Wednesday 8:30am - Liturgy of the word with Holy Communion - (Chapel)

6:00 - 7pm - Grupo de Oracion (Chapel)

6:00pm - K of C Movie Night (Ed Center)

6:45pm - English Choir (Church)

1. Thursday 8:30 am - Liturgy of the word with Holy Communion - (Chapel)

6:00 - 8pm - Luz de Vida (Church)

2. Friday 8:30 am - Liturgy of the word with Holy Communion - (Chapel)

Noon - 7pm - Adoration (Chapel)

6:00pm - 9pm - Renacer Con Jesus (Parish CTR)

3. Saturday

3:30pm - 4:30pm - Confessions (Church)

5:00pm - Mass - English (Church)

3:30pm - 4:30pm - Middle School Power Hour

6:30pm - 7:30pm - High School Social Hour

4. Sunday

9:30am - Mass - English

12:15pm - Mass - Spanish

*The Chapel is in the Religious Education Center

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Where there is love, there is also

understanding and forgiveness.

*Pope Francis Tweets*

Pope Francis - @Pontifex 4:30am - 19 Aug 2016

Today, we hear Jesus say to us, "...when you hold a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind: blessed indeed will you be because of their inability to repay you. For you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

Is there a family you know who needs assistance? Please call the Society of St. Vincent de Paul so that together we can serve the "poor, the crippled, the lame and the blind.”

Youth Ministry:

St. Alice Prayer Chain/Wheel

If you know of someone in need of prayer and

you would like to request prayer please contact:

Shirley - Text or Phone 541-217-9468

Email: sliberante@gmail.com

OR join our Prayer Chain/Wheel with a call, text or email.

St Alice Catholic Church Alter Servers Training

Saturday September 10th 10:30am - 1:00pm at the

church. Servers should have already received Holy

Communion

Please contact Darrel for any questions and

information 541-515-2281

duamin@gmail.com

St. Alice Parish Picnic

August 28, 2016

Sunday From 2:00-4:00

Chicken provided by the Knights of

Columbus

Punch, Ice Tea and serving items will be

provided

Please bring side dish, Salad and or

Dessert Or your favorite dish to share

School Supplies Needed For

Maple Elementary:

It’s that time of year again for St. Alice to

help Maple Elementary School. As you

do your school shopping, remember our

Maple students who are in need and

pick up an extra ream of paper, pencils

or glue sticks and put them in the boxes located at the

back of the church marked “Maple Elementary

School”. Thank You

Back Pack #2 Pencils

3 Ring Binder Crayons Box Of 24

Watercolor Set Elmer’s Glue 8oz

Box Colored Chalk Pink Eraser

24 Colored Pencils Facial Tissue

Box Fine Tip Markers Pee Chee

Box Broad Tip Markers School Box

Spiral Notebook Ruler Wooden Or Plastic

Basic Calculator Notebook Paper - 3/8”

Zippered Binders Tablet Primary Spaced

Large Pair Scissors (Sharp Point) Tennis Shoes (All Grades)

WANT TO REALLY LIVE YOUR CATHOLIC FAITH?

MAKE A CURSILLO RETREAT WEEKEND

Get to know Jesus Christ in a more personal way and live

our Faith more deeply. A team of laypersons and 2 priests

give a series of talks that combine personal witness with

spiritual teaching. Cursillo started in Spain, CURSILLO is a

word that means “short course in Christian living”. We

celebrate daily prayer, Holy Eucharist (Mass), joyful

fellowship, and wonderful meals in a comfortable setting.

2016 CURSILLO WEEKENDS

Thursday 6:00 PM to Sunday 5:00 PM Held at St. Rita’s

Retreat Center in Gold Hill, OR (Take exit 40 from I-5, 17

miles north of Medford)

Women’s Weekend Sept. 22-25

Men’s Weekend Oct. 13-16

Spanish-speaking Women’s Weekend Nov. 3-6

For information or an application, contact Louie German at

541-756-4882 or email Fr. Karl Schray

at kschray@gmail.com or check out the website at

natl-cursill.org/portland

Train a boy in the way he should go; even when he is old,

he will not swerve from it (Proverb 22:6)

Do you remember these words?

“You have asked to have your child baptized. In doing so

you are accepting the responsibility of training them in the

practice of the faith. It will be your duty to bring them up to

keep God’s commandments as Christ taught us, by loving

God and our neighbor. Do you understand what you are

undertaking?”

In accepting this responsibility, you as parents are the

primary religious educators of your children. Your home is

the Domestic Church and the place where your children first

experiences the love of God and learn of their Catholic

Faith. Our Religious Education program at St. Alice is here

to support you, to complement your child’s religious

education and not to replace it.

In support of your Domestic Church, the religious education

classes for children from kindergarten - 5th grade, and for

adults will begin October 1st. These classes are scheduled

to coincide with each other

Pre-registration in now open for the 2016-2017 program.

Registration forms are available in the vestibule, the office

and on the church web page www.stalice.org. Registration

fees per child are $20.00 with an additional $5.00 per family

for a Prayer & Practices book. After October 1st registration

fees will increase to $25.00 per child.

Please return completed forms and payment to the office. If

you have questions or concerns or any problem paying the

fees, please contact Director of Religious Education/

Coordinator of Hispanic Ministry Norma Ouellette at 541-

747-7041or nouellette@archdpdx.org.

A TRAINING, COMMISSIONING, and

APPRECIATION LUNCHEON for EXTRAORDINARY

MINISTERS of HOLY COMMUNION to THE SICK and

HOMEBOUND

Saturday, September 17, 2016 10:00

a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

St. Alice Parish Center

RSVP by Friday, September 9, 2016

by calling Danielle at 541-747-7041

Have you ever considered visiting the sick and homebound as an

Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion? New ministers are welcome!

You are invited to Catholic Community

Services’ 3rd annual Great Hour of Caring breakfast

on Wednesday, September 21st from 8:00-9:00am at

Valley River Inn. Guest speaker is Archbishop

Alexander Sample. RESERVATIONS ARE

REQUIRED BY 9/10. This is a free event, thanks to

generous sponsors. Contact events@CCSLC.org or

call (541) 345-3628, extension 313.

St. Benedict’s Women’s Retreat begins with supper @

5:30pm Friday, Sept 16th and ends with mass and

brunch on Sunday morning, Sept 18th. Cost for the

retreat is $100 private room, $90 double. Speaker will

be Sr. Beth Quire, O.P. Theme: Women’s Spirituality,

Kitchen or Chapel. Send $30 deposit to register:

Women’s Retreat Registration, St. Benedicts Retreat

and Conference Center, 56630 North Bank Rd.,

McKenzie Bridge, 97413.

For more info: (541)-822-3572 or web

sblodge.opwest.org

The Carmelite Sisters—Visiting the Carmel

The Carmel is located on a wooded hillside just outside of

Eugene, Oregon. The site measures nearly 40 acres and is

typical of one of the more lovely parts of the United

States. There are century-old Douglas firs, an assortment

of flowering ornamentals, and nearby scenic views

overlooking parts of the Emerald Valley. Eugene and its

immediately adjacent neighbor, Springfield, together make

up a small, friendly city of upwards of 250,000 people.

The public is welcome to attend services at the Carmel and

visit the Gift Shop. There is an ample parking area and a

small public garden with an original, sculpted Carrara

marble of Our Lady and her Infant Son as a centerpiece.

The sisters mostly remain within the enclosure

although they are happy to field questions and

otherwise speak to visitors through the intercom system.

Learn more at: http://aquerofoundation.com

Whether you can be persuaded to golf or can’t be stopped,

you and your friends, relatives and Colleagues are welcome

at Springfield Country Club and St. Vincent de Paul’s Bill

Barr Memorial Golf Classic. Commemorating it’s founder

and 16 year chair Bill Barr who died in 2015. The

Tournament supports educational and recreational

opportunities for the more than 400 children Living in St.

Vincent de Paul’s affordable housing. It will be September 9,

with morning and Afternoon sessions, lunch and a silent

auction. For more information or to register please call

Paula Berry at 541-743-7144 or visit www.svdp.us

NEED INCOME FOR YOUR GROUP FUNDRAISER?

We have just the thing for you. Located at the back of

church is a blue recycle bin for bottles and cans. It’s

simple. Once a week your group will need to load up

the bottles and cans and take them to a local facility

and cash them in. If no group comes forward by the

end of August the blue recycle bin will be removed.

Interested? Please call the St Alice office

541-747-7041.

The Christian in the World Fall 2016 Lecture

Series, "Looking at the Year of Mercy," begins on

September 10, 2016, at 8:45 a.m. in the Mount Angel

Abbey Library. Father Stephen Clovis, Professor of

Scripture at Mount Angel Seminary, will share with us

what God has to say about His mercy in the Old and

New Testaments. His topic is entitled "Divine Mercy:

What Does God Tell Us?" Other session will follow in

October, November and December. The cost for the

four-part series is $50 or $15 for a single session. For

students it's $20 for the series or $5 for a single

session. Brochures are available in the church foyer.

For more information please call Cecile Beckerman at

503-393-5041.

MARRIED COUPLES

Today’s Gospel reading may sound a bit harsh at first,

but it is meant to wake us up to the fact that God must

be first place in our lives if we are to be a disciple of

Christ. Find out how to live out God’s design for your

marriage. Strengthen, renew, and rekindle your

marriage sacrament by attending a Worldwide

Marriage Encounter Weekend on November 11th -

13th at Mt. Angel Abbey. For more information call 503

-853-2758 or apply on-line

at www.rediscoverthespark.org. Additional dates and

locations are listed on-line.

Mater Dei Radio 2016 Fall Sharathon

Mater Dei Radio – KMME will broadcast its Fall

Sharathon 2016 on October 4th through the 7th. Help

them in “Building a Bridge of Mercy” by tuning in for a

variety of special guests, inspiring conversion stories,

special Rosary gifts, and an opportunity for you to

support the region’s only Catholic radio station. Find

out more about Fall Sharathon 2016 at

MaterDeiRadio.com or call 1-888-823-5286.