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Ministry Directory

June 2014

ST. MARY’S

541-926-1449 [email protected] www.stmarysalbany.com

Planning Groups

Welcome!


Pastoral Council: St. Mary’s Pastoral Council assists

the Pastor with planning for the future of the parish.

The Council deals with the pastoral needs of the par-

ish, rather than the fiscal needs. Current Council mem-

bers are:

Terri Keefer, chair Rich Amos

Hector Buenventura Leila Buenventura

Lizeth Cervantes Mary Eusterrman

Matt Hertel Jessica Hertel

Jon Keefer

Administrative Cabinet:

The Administrative Cabinet (Admin for short) was

established to help the Parish Priest with financial and

budget decisions. A cabinet member is appointed by

the Priest. The cabinet meets on an on call basis.

Members: Mark Gordon, Barbara Keller and Dave

Pautsch.

The Liturgy Committee helps to plan for the various

liturgical seasons. They are the ones that are responsi-

ble for changing the environment from season to sea-

son as well as considering ritual, prayer and music. If

you are interested in serving on the Liturgy Commit-

tee please contact Father Cit or Kathy Reilly, 541-926-

1449.

.

The Adult Ed Committee: Helps to plan formation

events for the adults of the parish. The Adult Ed com-

mittee helps with planning the WCC (Whole Commu-

nity) events as well as speakers and the Parish Mis-

sion. If you are interested in helping with the Adult Ed

Committee, please contact Kathy Reilly, 541-926-

1449 ext 303.

We hope that this booklet will give you helpful information about many of our parish

programs and ministries. It is really only an introduction. We hope to have the oppor-

tunity to speak with you in person about our parish and the various ministries.

Please feel free to contact anyone of us for more information.

St. Mary’s Staff

Father Aniceto Guiriba III, Administrator Kathy Reilly, Pastoral Associate

Cherrie Barnes, Youth Ministry Nancy Higgins, Liturgical Music

Joni Siewell, Business Office Larry Beary, Facility Manager

Suzy Stothoff, Soup Kitchen Director Pat Jacobson, Soup Kitchen Director

Marty Kloeck, Parish Secretary Teresa Middlemass, Parish Secretary

Val Hadder, Bookkeeper

Electronic Giving

Check out our website for more information or to sign up.

Or call the office to arrange for electronic fund transfer giving.


Sister Parish

I ♥ St. Mary’s

I ♥ St. Mary’s is a three part fundraiser for the children and the youth of our parish.

International Food Festival

Saturday, October 4

Noon—4:30 PM

We need ethnic foods, dancers and displays.

We also need people to help with set up, serving, clean up and take down.

The International Food Festival is a fun and fascinating day for our whole parish!

Dinner & Live Auction

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Lots of help is need to make this undertaking a success.

We need donations (goods, services or cash).

We need workers—before, during and after.

We need planners!

Silent Auction

Saturday & Sunday, May 16 & 17, 2015

Everyone can participate in this event.

We need donations, planners and workers!

SIGN UP TODAY!!!

St. Mary’s, Albany, has a sister parish of St. Mary’s

in Honduras. This is a Salesian Parish and Father Fos-

ter Granados (Padre Foster) is the Pastor.

Padre Foster visited St. Mary’s in spring of 2014 and

was able to stay for several weeks.

St. Mary’s in Honduras is in a very poor area. The

parish helps provide medical care, construction of

housing, activities for youth and occupational train-

ing. Our sister parish is in an area with drugs and lots

of violence. During Padre Foster’s stay we identified

a way that our parish would be able to help our broth-

ers and sisters of St. Mary’s Honduras.

Our project is called “Seats Not Streets” with the goal

of keeping children in school rather than on the

streets. Parishioners continue to give generously to

this cause.

Our Sister parish team members are Tim & Kathleen

Poole, Saida Hughes, Ann & Alan Huster, Margie

Harshberger, Paz Garcia, Linda & Logan Pawlowski,

Dan & Cecelia Easdale and Kathy Reilly. You can

check with anyone of them for ways you can be in-

volved.


Liturgy

Music ministry is an important part of our worship

here at St. Mary's. The purpose of music ministry is

to share the gospel of Jesus Christ through song, en-

courage people in their walk with Christ, lead the

congregation in worship and provide an avenue

through which individuals may share their gift and be

an integral part of the mass. Our adult choir rehears-

als are held on Wed. @ 7 pm in the church and we

always welcome new members! There is also a youth

choir and a family choir.

If you are interested in joining us or would like more

information please contact Nancy Higgins 541-926-

1449 ex. 304 or Suzi Duda for the youth or family

choir.

Environment Committee: this committee consists of

volunteers from the parish who are artists, crafters,

thinkers, workers, painters, seamstresses and florists.

They prepare the environment of the church for the

different seasons of the year. They assist in planning

what decorations will be made and used throughout

the church and into the Gathering Space. Liturgical

decorations are used to foster a mood, sometimes of

festivity and at other penitence or anticipation, but

always of dignity and hospitality that leads to partici-

pation in the liturgy.

Lectors: St. Paul writes “The Lord GOD has given

me a well-trained tongue, that I might know how to

speak to the weary a word that will rouse them”. This

ministry is open to men and women who have re-

ceived the sacrament of Confirmation. At St. Mary’s

there are two lectors for each Mass ; they are on a

four-week rotation. Lectors are provided a workbook

which guides them through the scriptural passages

and indicates pauses, pronunciation, phrasing and

speed. Public speaking experience is not required,

just the ability to proclaim the sacred texts from a

standpoint of faith. Training is provided.

Greeters welcome folks as the come to church and

provide general assistance to visitors. The Greeters

also take up the collection and hand out the bulletins

at the end of the Mass. Greeters serve at a particular

mass on a four week rotation. Families or friends are

welcome to greet together. For more information, call

Kathy Reilly 541-926-1449.

Eucharistic Ministers serve the Body and Blood of

Christ at Mass. Eucharistic ministers should be prac-

ticing Catholics who are confirmed.

Training is provided for Eucharistic Ministers. Please

contact Kathy Reilly for more information.

Acolytes and Cross Bearers assist in serving the

Mass. They should be in 3rd grade or older. Acolytes

and cross bearers serve on a 4 week rotation. Please

contact Father Cit, Terry or Carlene Klein or Kathy

Reilly for more information.

Sacristans are the very important people who help

set up for each liturgy. They make sure that the lights

are on; the Books are marked and all the vessels that

are needed are in the proper place (this is only a short

list). We need sacristans for weekend Masses, day-

time Masses, as well as funerals and other prayer ser-

vices. Please contact Kathy Reilly for more infor-

mation.

The Clean Team: We have an urgent need for people

to help behind the scenes by general church cleaning,

polishing, washing robes, keeping counter tops clear,

removing dead flowers …. This is rather like what the

“altar society” used to do. Please consider this minis-

try if you have even an hour to spare on a weekly or a

monthly basis.

Please contact Kathy for more information.

The celebration of the Liturgy is essential to a Catholic parish.

It is the very source of our lives.

Liturgy does not just happen.

Rather, it requires planning, pray and preparation.

We have a variety of liturgical ministries.


Sacraments

Infant Baptism: Parents

with children younger

than second grade should

attend Infant Baptism

classes.

The class alternates be-

tween St. Mary’s in Cor-

vallis and St. Mary’s in

Albany. Please contact the parish office to register. A

$10 fee is charged to cover cost of materials.

Baptism of Children 2nd grade—Middle school:

We ask the children to attend one year of sacramental

preparation through the Religious Ed program. The

sessions begin in September. The children are bap-

tized at the Easter Vigil.

Baptism High School—Adult: The Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is the pro-

cess by which an older person enters the Catholic

Church.

We seek to support adults on their spiritual journey to

full membership in the Catholic church. We do this

through catechesis, mentorship, liturgy, prayer and

service, all within the community of the faithful.

We offer Inquiry on alternate weekends, this is a “test

the waters” informal meeting with a Leader to explain

the Catholic faith to those interested.

If you are 18 years old or older, a confirmed Catholic

and would like to share your faith, please consider

joining us as a Leader.

Our RCIA sessions are offered year round. If you are

interested in knowing more please contact Kathy Reil-

ly, 541-926-1449.

First Reconciliation /

First Eucharist:

Preparation for these

sacrament normally

happens in the second

grade.

The children will re-

ceive their First Rec-

onciliation first, usual-

ly in December. Then they receive First Eucharist

sometime after Easter.

The children are asked to have at least one year of reli-

gious formation before preparing for First Reconcilia-

tion and First Eucharist.

Children in 4th– 8th grades are prepared in a Sacra-

ments class.

High School age and adult are asked to go through the

RCI process.

Please contact Kathy Reilly for more information

about this: 541-926-1449 ext 303.

Confirmation: Preparation for Con-

firmation normally happens in 10th

grade. Please call Cherrie Barnes for

more information., 541-926-1449.

High school seniors and older should

arrange an interview with Kathy

Reilly to determine Confirmation

prep. 541-926-1449.

Marriage Preparation: Couples wishing to be mar-

ried at St. Mary’s should call Kathy Reilly at least

nine months in advance. There will be an initial inter-

view during which the preparation process will be ex-

plained. Couples must be “free to marry” in the Cath-

olic church. If either person is divorced, there must be

an annulment through the Catholic Church. Kathy can

talk with you about this process also. No date can be

set until after this initial interview.

Call 541-926-1449.

Anointing of the Sick: We celebrate an Anointing

Mass yearly at the parish.

In additional, Father goes

to the homebound or nurs-

ing homes at least yearly to

anoint whoever wishes. To

schedule an emergency

anointing, please call the

parish office, 541-926-1449

or the parish emergency #,

541-990-5552.


Religious Education

Religious Education

Religious Education for children in pre K through 5th

grades happens on Sunday mornings in between the

Masses. The sessions are held September through

April.

This year’s first session will be Sept. 21. Parents and

children should meet in the Gathering Space at 9:40

AM. The children will then go with their catechists to

their classes. This year’s schedule is:

Sunday mornings from 9:45 – 10:50

2014

September 21

September 28

October 12

October 19

November 9

November 16

November 30

December 14

2015

January 11

January 18

February 8

February 22

March 8

March 15

April 12

April 19

April 26

Whole Community Catechesis

In addition, our parish has Whole Community Cat-

echesis sessions one Sunday morning a month from

September through February. WCC is for the entire

family.

Everyone starts in the Gathering Space for an opening

session which introduces the topic for the day. Then

there are various break out groups (adults, youth,

family and preschool). Our WCC topic for 2014/2014

is Reconciliation and Healing.

This year’s WCC

schedule is:

Sunday mornings

from 9:45- 10:50

There is also a session

in Spanish offered on

Saturday’s.

September 14

October 5

November 2

December 7

January 4

February 1

Veggie Tales

During the Sunday

morning WCC ses-

sions we have a spe-

cial break out session

for children who are in pre-school or kindergarten. It

is called “Veggie Tales”. Adult leaders are needed for

the Veggie Tales group also.

Passover Re-enactment

Dinner

Sunday March 1 at 12:30 PM

Reservations are required.

Help is needed to set up, serve and clean up.

Parishioners serve as volunteer catechists and aides in

our Religious Ed program. This team of generous and

faithful men and women serve many of the children

of our parish.

If you would like to be involved in the catechesis of

children or adults at St. Mary’s, please contact Kathy

Reilly for more information.


For Children & Youth

Children’s Tea

Our Children’s Tea for 2014 will be Sunday, June 29.

This year’s theme is “A Fairy Tea”.

We generally have a tea for children and their

grownups each spring or early summer. Help is always

appreciated.. You can talk to anyone of the Commit-

tee: Marty Kloeck, Shirley Holmberg, Carol Hawke,

Ruth Ranzoni, Denise Parker, Shirl Kotara, Jane Do-

novan, Marilyn Hill, Cathy Cooper or Kathy Reilly.

Vacation Bible School, Summer 2014

Each summer our parish also has a Vacation Bible

School for children who will be in pre K through 5th

grade. The theme for 2014 will be “Weird Animals”,

August 4—8 from 9 till noon each day. Contact Kathy

Reilly to help.

Children’s Liturgy of the Word is offered during the

11:00 Mass. It is appropriate for preschool children

through about 3rd grade. At the beginning of the Mass

Father blesses the children then dismisses them to go

upstairs where they have an opportunity to listen as

well as participate in the readings and the gospel in a

way that is appropriate for their age and development.

Older kids in Middle and High School are encouraged

to help as volunteers.

For information about Children’s Liturgy or to volun-

teer please contact Donna Carlile or the parish office.

ST. MARY’S YOUTH MINISTRY

“works to foster the total personal and spiritual growth

of each young person; to draw young people to re-

sponsible participation in the life, mission, and work

of the faith community; and to empower young people

to live as disciples of Jesus Christ in our world today.

“(from Renewing the Vision, USCCB)

St. Mary’s Youth Ministry welcomes middle and high

school youth to active participation in the life of the

parish and provides regular opportunity for them to

deepen their faith, build community and to live out the

Gospel as Jesus taught us.

In addition to regular Sunday youth group nights,

youth participate in a variety of liturgy and prayer ex-

periences; praise and worship; sacramental prepara-

tion; youth rallies and other events, trips, retreats; and

service opportunities through which they may experi-

ence God’s presence in their lives, share their faith

with others and lead by example as Jesus did.

For more information about youth ministry, please

contact Cherrie Barnes.

Boy Scouts of America

Cub Scout Pack 377

Serving St. Mary's families with boys in 1st thru 5th

grades with a traditional cub scout program that focus-

es on outdoor adventures, citizenship, character

growth, and recognition for boys' achievements.

Weekly meetings Tuesday nights (when school is in

session), 6:30 pm at St. Mary's Church. Contact Brian

Nicholas, Cubmaster 541-926-8115 for more infor-

mation. Pack 377 is sponsored by Knights of Colum-

bus Albany Council 1577.

Boy Scout Troop 322

A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courte-

ous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and

reverent. Boy Scouts is a program for boys in 6th

grade thru 17 years of age that builds character, trains

them in the responsibilities of participating citizen-

ship, and develops personal fitness. Scouting has been

a tradition at St. Mary's for generations and is still go-

ing strong!

Troop 322 meets weekly (year round) at St. Mary's

Church, Tuesday nights at 6:30 pm. Boys also plan

and lead monthly outings. For more information, con-

tact Mike Hayes, Scout Master, 541-926-4783.

Troop 322 is sponsored by Knights of Columbus Al-

bany Council 1577.


Adult Opportunities

Hearts Afire Charismatic Prayer Group

Hearts Afire is a group of people who come together

on a weekly basis to praise God, to listen to God, to

study scripture and/or teachings of the Church, and to

pray. We praise God with songs, formal or spontane-

ous prayer, and listening in silence. The group is open

to all ages desiring a deeper relationship with Jesus.

Currently we are gathering in the St. John XXIII

Room at 7 pm on Wednesday, with music beginning

at 7:15. In addition to annually sponsoring the Life in

the Spirit seminar, we have guest speakers, view or

listen to video and audio presentations, and share per-

sonal testimonies as to how God is working in our

lives. For further information contact :

Pat Jacobson, 541-981-9757

Jim or Peggy McDowell, 541-926-1170 or email

[email protected]

Marcia Ward, 541-905-7192 or email draw-

[email protected]

Eucharistic Adoration

Come and spend some time in

prayer before Our Lord in the

Blessed Sacrament. Regular Eu-

charistic Adoration is in the chapel

on Friday’s following morning

Mass or Communion service until

8 PM.

Everyone is welcome. Spend as

much or as little time as you can.

Contact Jackie at 917-0458 or Theresa at 926-3114 or

Caroline at 924-9952 evenings, or just stop by.

In addition, there is Adoration on Tuesday and

Wednesday evenings in the church from 4:30—5:30,

with Mass following at 5:30. Please check the bulletin

for more information.

Wednesday Morning Bible Study

The Wednesday morning group meets in the Peace

House on Weds mornings at 9:15 AM. The group

studies and prays the Scriptures for the coming Sun-

day. The group is open to anyone. You are encouraged

to bring your own Bible, if you have one. If you can’t

come every week, just come when you are able!

The St. Mary's Arts and Crafts bazaar, the longest

running bazaar in Albany, will be 69 years old this

November! Our bazaar is unique from many others,

with some vendors selling their own wares in the gym-

nasium and other vendors leaving their crafts to be

sold on consignment in the gathering space.

Our ladies of the parish work to display the arts and

crafts in a way that will be pleasing to the many shop-

pers who come through our doors. The bazaar is a

fund raiser for both the church and the school and has

paid for many capital improvements in the Gathering

Space and it's kitchen. In addition, proceeds have been

used to buy new tables, furniture, vestments and a pall

cloth.

The bazaar is a great way to meet some of our parish

ladies and to welcome visitors from the community

into our church.

If you are interested in helping with the bazaar minis-

try please email: [email protected] or con-

tact Sharon Konopa at 541-926-6812

“The 9ers” is a group for St. Mary’s Senior Citizens.

The 9 ers will meet the third Thursday of each month

for a variety of different activities like potlucks, trips,

retreats or games. All “9ers” are most welcome to

join in the fellowship and fun!

Bible Studies We would like to offer additional Bible

study/ faith sharing groups. If you are interested,

please let us know. Thanks!

mailto:[email protected]



callto:+1917-0458

callto:+1926-3114

callto:+1924-9952

Adult Opportunities


Knights of Columbus Thanks to the efforts of Venerable Father Michael J.

McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in

New Haven, CT, the Knights of Columbus was

officially chartered as a fraternal benefit society on

March 29, 1882 and is still true to its founding princi-

ples of charity, unity, and fraternity.

Knights have been called the "strong right arm of the

Catholic Church" and our unwritten mandate is to

support and defend our priests.

The Knights of Columbus was formed to give aid to

its members and their families, aid and assistance to

the sick and disabled, and social and intellectual fel-

lowship. This work is done by 1.8 million members

throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines,

Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Ri-

co, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba,

Guatemala, Guam, and Saipan.

Albany Council #1577 was chartered on July 9, 1911

and continues to provide service to Church, Family,

Community, Youth, Council, and Pro-Life causes.

We conduct breakfast fundraisers to raise money for

causes such as seminarians, right-to-life, etc. We

sponsor Cub Scout Pack 377 and Boy Scout Troop

322 and host an annual Free Throw Championship and

Soccer Challenge. We are active in Church ministries

and participate in blood drives and Special Olympics,

among others. We meet on the first Wednesday of

each month 6-8 pm in the St John Vianney

Room. Contact Bernie Covino at

541-926-9614, [email protected] for more infor-

mation.

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Court 1461

The Catholic Daughters organized in this church in

1948, and have been serving the parish in various ac-

tivities ever since.

Our mission statement:

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas strives to em-

brace the principle of faith working through love in

the promotion of justice, equality and the advance-

ment of human rights and human dignity for all.

You have seen our members working in various activ-

ities in our parish, including the gift shop, serving as

lectors and choir members, at coffee and donuts, and

hosting receptions at Easter Vigil Mass.

Spirituality is important to our members, we have

members saying a Perpetual Rosary; we pray a decade

of the rosary at the beginning of our monthly meet-

ings. Several of our members are regular volunteers

for the Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Our fundraising efforts are to support the very im-

portant charities and projects—local, state, and nation-

al.

CDA members meet the first Monday of each month,

October through June at 7 pm .

Regent - Geri Martin

Vice Regent - Sarah Basey

Financial Secretary - MaryBeth Vanella

Secretary - Connie Scalf

Treasurer - Teresa Hellman

If you are a Catholic woman looking for a place to feel

“at home”, please consider joining us!

Landscape care...

Our care for creation starts with our church. We offer our time and talent to keep our parish grounds main-

tained. Caring for our grounds is an ongoing vocation, if you would like to get physical with your prayer con-

tact us and we can let you know what priority jobs need to be done.

We continually need weeding, pruning, litter pick-up. In the Fall and Winter

there is leaf pick-up, cleaning of garden beds. Year round there are special

projects.

If you are interested in knowing more please contact Rich Amos,

[email protected]; or [email protected] or call the parish

office.


Helping Ministries

Soup Kitchen: St. Mary’s

Soup Kitchen has served

the hungry of our commu-

nity for over 25 years.

They serve every Monday,

Wednesday or Friday.

Volunteers assist with the

Soup Kitchen by food

prep, serving, or clean up.

Volunteers also pick up food donations from gro-

cery stores.

For more information about the Soup Kitchen call

either Suzy Stothoff or Pat Jacobson, co-directors,

541-926-1449.

Visitors to the Sick: St. Mary’s Parishioners visit

the sick in the hospital, nursing homes or assisted

living facilities and in their own homes. The visitors

generally bring Communion. Training is provided.

If you are interested in finding out more, please call

Pat Jacobson for hospital ministry or Kathy Reilly

for nursing home or in home visits.

Alanon Meeting

Guadalupe House Basement

Sunday mornings from 9:4 5- 10:45

Alanon is for anyone affected by a family member’s

or friend’s drinking. We have speakers the first

Sunday of each month.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul: a Catholic lay

organization, leads women and men to join

together to grow spiritually. By offering person-to-

person service, to those who are needy and suffer-

ing, in the tradition of its founder, blessed Frederick

Ozenam, and patron, St. Vincent de Paul.

The St. Mary's, Albany Conference makes home

visits to those requesting help. We utilize the re-

sources of the "St. Vinnie's" store on Pacific Blvd.

and donations from the Parish to carry out our mis-

sion. We meet twice a month in a support-

ive gathering to pray and reflect on our visits. I

should explain that a home visit consists of two vol-

unteers visiting just as Christ sent his apostles in

pairs attending to one's needs. During the visit

which is never an inspection, we hope to pass on

our love and commitment to assist those in need.

The pairs making the home visit have the ability to

write vouchers for use at the St. Vinnie's store. On

average, our group has been making almost 30

home visits a month, writing vouchers for $3,000

worth of beds, clothing, appliances, furniture and

other emergency needs.

As a group, we handed out back-packs/school sup-

plies in August and Christmas food baskets in De-

cember. We have used funds donated by St. Mary's

Parishioners to give the Helping Hands Homeless

Shelter needed washers and dryers.

While challenging at times, the experience

of helping our neighbors has been spiritually re-

warding for our entire Conference. Contact: Michael

Thomson (541) 743-5508 email: thom-

[email protected]

Prayer Chain: This is a ministry of folks who will

pray for the intentions of others. The Prayer Chain

coordinator is Eileen Headrick. People send Eileen

their prayer requests and then she sends out an email

to the Prayer Chain group with the latest requests.

To contact Eileen, email: [email protected].

Service Projects: Our parish has monthly service

projects which we ask all parishioners to be in-

volved in. For example, in October we have a “Baby

Shower” since October is

Respect Life month. We

encourage parishioners to

bring new or gently used

items which we then give

to the FISH Guesthouse

for pregnant and parent-

ing teens.

In November, we make

food boxes for Thanks-

giving dinners.

This past January we col-

lected mittens, hats and

scarves. Service projects

are announced in the bul-

letin.


Helping Ministries

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

The Prayer Shawl Ministry of St. Mary’s Church

was established June 2004 with a small group of

dedicated women. The membership has grown over

40 active participants including participants from

other area churches making this beautiful ministry

ecumenical and embracing the community. This

ministry is a ‘work on your own’ process prayerful-

ly dedicating the work of your hands to His hands is

through knitting or crocheting a tangible symbol of

God’s love, a prayer shawl. There are no meeting

requirements, time restrictions, or deadlines. The

work is done from your home and at your own pace.

The Prayer Shawl Ministry of St, Mary’s is a regis-

tered ministry with the National Prayer Shawl Min-

istries.

Meetings are scheduled twice a month throughout

the calendar year on the 2nd and 4th Mondays. Meet-

ings times are 9:00a.m. to 11:00a.m in the basement

of the Lady of Guadalupe house. Meeting attend-

ance is optional but not required to be a participat-

ing member of this ministry. Meetings provide an

opportunity to pray together collectively, share pat-

terns and projects while providing a social environ-

ment for Christian women to gather spiritually with

a common interest. Instructional help is available

for those wishing to learn the art of knitting or cro-

cheting.

St. Mary’s Prayer Shawl Ministry is a self-funded

ministry and parish funds are not used. The opera-

tional funds are dependent upon donations and fund

raising efforts conducted yearly through sales of

hand crafted items at the annual St. Mary’s Christ-

mas Bazaar in November. If you would like more

information about the Prayer Shawl Ministry, con-

tact Carol Hawke at 541-926-2106 or Pat Jacobson

at 541-928-2327 or the parish office.

Funeral Receptions

Over 50 years ago, the women of St. Mary's began

providing receptions after our church funer-

als. Families who experience this service are very

grateful for the chance to visit with their friends and

families during this sad time without the extra bur-

den of having to provide the refreshments them-

selves. Church volunteers make salads and desserts

to accompany meat and cheese platters. Working

families are often able to volunteer for this ministry

by thoughtfully dropping food off on their way to

work. Many seniors, who may not be up to serving

during the reception, often provide lovingly pre-

pared dishes as a way to offer their support to griev-

ing families. This is a ministry which requires a

large number of volunteers, but reaches out to many,

many people both in our parish and those visiting

here.

The bereavement ministry has always been self

supporting and receives no funds from the parish.

The women of St. Mary's provide this service with

donations received from prior funeral receptions.

These donations help provide food and beverage

served on our beautiful glassware, trying to make

this gathering as special as possible. This minis-

try is a wonderful way to get to know other ladies

of the parish through helping with food preparation

and serving. If you are interested in helping by

providing food or volunteering to serve, please

email: [email protected] or contact

Sharon Konopa at 541-926-6812 .


Hispanic Ministry

Sacramentos

Para información sobre los sacramentos, por favor póngase en contacto con las siguiente personas:

Bautismo: Marcos y Aracelli Rodríguez 541-979-5140

Primera Comunión: Laura Rodríguez 541-791-9305

Boda: Humberto y Susana Martínez 541-971-2698

Quinceañera: María Chavez 541-220-5044

Confirmación: Marciano y Honorina López 541-971-6064

Para los adultos que no han hecho su Bautismo / Primera Comunión / o Confirmación pónganse en contacto con:

Sergio Rodríguez 541-730-7295

Representante del Consejo Pastoral: Lizeth Cervantes 541-974-6096

Misa en español: Sábado:19:00

Domingo 13:00 Oficina: Teresa Middlemiss 541-926-1449

Martes, Miércoles, Jueves, Viernes de 13:00 - 16:00 confesión Aqui en la Parroquia: Sábados : tres treinta a cuatro treinta pm Martes : cuatro treinta a cinco treinta pm Miércoles : cuatro treinta a cinco treinta pm Hay un acuerdo especial pa-

ra aquellas personas que no puedan hablar o entender ingles / pueden asistir a la Iglesia Santa Maria en Corvallis / en los siguientes hora-rios.

Sábados : de tres a cinco pm Domingo : de doce treinta a

una pmMiércoles: de cinco a seis pm

Documents

June 2014 Ministry Directory · their classes. This year’s schedule is: Sunday mornings from 9:45 – 10:50 2014 September 21 September 28 October 12 October 19 November 9 November