PARISH STAFF     

Pastor 

Rev. Fr. Nicolaus Marandu  503‐397‐0148 

Bookkeeper/Office Manager/Hall Rental 

 

Phyllis Dahlin  503‐397‐0148 

Parish Secretary/Website    

 Timari Prevish  503‐397‐0148 

Hispanic Ministries    

Rosa Gonzalez  503‐397‐0148 

COUNCILS    

Finance Council    

Tom McMahon  503‐397‐2791 

Pastoral Council    

Paula Monroe 503‐369‐4130 

MINISTRIES    

Funeral Arrangements    

Sally Caniparoli  503‐380‐9085 

RCIA  

Tom and Timari Prevish 503‐397‐3323 

Sacristan    

Sally Caniparoli  503‐380‐9085 

St. Vincent de Paul   

Julie Reilly 503‐366‐0787 

Sick Calls or Death/Sally 503‐380‐9085 

St Vincent de Paul 888‐375‐6074 

St. Frederic Catholic Church 175 S. 13th St., St. Helens, Oregon

Mission Statement

St Frederic is a Catholic Chris an Community that

works and prays together to deepen our love of God

and to share that love by ministering to each other

and the extended community in holiness and jus ce.

Mass Schedule by appointment only:

Saturday at 5:00 p.m.

Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday at 9:00 a.m.

Adora on: Friday at 9:00 a.m.

Call 503‐397‐0148 or go to h ps://

s redericchurch.org/reopen  to sign‐up. 

Dispensa on from the obliga on to a end Mass 

is s ll in effect. 

Masses can s ll be seen online or on TV:

Mass can be seen on EWTN at 5:00 a.m. & 9:00 a.m. 

4:00 p.m., 4:45 p.m., 9:00 p.m. & 9:45 p.m.  

Mass can be listened to on Mater Dei Radio (88.3 FM) 

at 5:00 a.m., noon & 8:00 p.m. 

 

Phone 503‐397‐0148 • Fax 503‐366‐3870

stfred@comcast.net | https://stfredericchurch.org

OFFICE HOURS

Available by phone 

September 20, 2020 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Financial Report for September 13, 2020

The budget for July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021 is $3,713 per

week. These are expenses to maintain our liturgy, ministries, 

personnel, and facili es throughout the church compound.   

Week 12   Weekly  YTD

Need: $ 3,713.00 $ 40,843.00

Collec on: $ 1,733.00 $ 33,987.22

$‐1,980.00 $‐ 6,855.79

Thank you for your Support

BEQUESTS

I give, devise, and bequeath the sum of $_____ to the Archdiocese 

of Portland in Oregon for the sole benefit of St. Frederic Catholic 

Church located at 175th S. 13th, St. Helens, Oregon to be used un‐

der the direc on of the priest at the  me of my death. 

 

25th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Isaiah 55:6–9 

Psalm 145:2–3, 8–9, 17–18 

Philippians 1:20–24, 27 

Ma hew 20:1–16  

The house of Israel is the vine of God, who planted and watered it, preparing the Israelites to bear fruits of righteousness (see Isaiah 5:7; 27:2–5).

Israel failed to yield good fruits and the Lord allowed His vineyard, Israel’s kingdom, to be overrun by conquerors (see Psalm 80:9–20). But God promised that one day He would replant His vineyard and its shoots would blossom to the ends of the earth (see Amos 9:15; Hosea 14:5–10).

This is the biblical backdrop to Jesus’ parable of salvation history in today’s Gospel. The landowner is God. The vineyard is the kingdom. The workers hired at dawn are the Israelites, to whom He first offered His covenant. Those hired later in the day are the Gentiles, the non-Israelites, who, until the coming of Christ, were strangers to the covenants of promise (see Ephesians 2:11–13). In the Lord’s great generosity, the same wages, the same blessings promised to the first-called, the Israelites, will be paid to those called last, the rest of the nations.

This provokes grumbling in today’s parable. Doesn’t the complaint of those first laborers sound like that of the older brother in Jesus’ prodigal son parable (see Luke 15:29–30)? God’s ways, however, are far from our ways, as we hear in today’s First Reading. And today’s readings should caution us against the temptation to resent God’s lavish mercy.

Like the Gentiles, many will be allowed to enter the kingdom late—after having spent most of their days idling in sin.

But even these can call upon Him and find Him near, as we sing in today’s Pslam. We should rejoice that God has compassion on all whom He has created. This should console us, too, especially if we have loved ones who remain far from the vineyard.

Our task is to continue laboring in His vineyard. As Paul says in today’s Epistle, let us conduct ourselves worthily, struggling to bring all men and women to the praise of His name.

Yours in Christ, 

Dr. Sco  Hahn Published with permission by stpaulcenter.com 

Financials

Capital Campaign

Total Rec'd Goal

 $ 240,327.28   $ 300,000.00  

Next Second Collec on

 Next weekend—St. Vincent de Paul 

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Mass Inten ons

During this  me of introspec on about the effects of 

the pandemic worldwide and in our communi es.  You 

are encouraged to request Mass Inten ons for other 

people (such as on a birthday, loss of a job, or 

sickness), as well as con nue the tradi onal Catholic 

prac ce of offering Inten ons for the repose of the 

soul of someone who has died.  The recommended 

dona on is $10. 

This week’s Pick of the Week is the 3 hour award winning 

movie called “Padre Pio Between Heaven and Earth”.  Based on the historical records and the personal tes mony of his 

fellow friars, this is the amazing true story of the life of the 

famous s gma c monk, St. Padre Pio, a contemporary saint who 

died in 1968. Blessed with incredible spiritual gi s, including 

healing, bi‐loca on, reading of souls, and the s gma c wounds, 

Padre Pio was a powerful witness for Christ, and a great spiritual 

guide to countless souls for over fi y years. Filmed on loca on in 

Italy, starring Michele Placido in a moving performance, this film 

tells the whole story of the beloved monk from San Giovanni 

Rotondo, a place where millions of pilgrims now annually visit 

Padre Pio's grave. Music by legendary music composer Ennio 

Morricone.  

ADVERTISER OF THE WEEK!  

Oregon Hill

We would like to thank Oregon Hill

for placing an ad in our bulle n! Our adver sers pay for

the prin ng of our bulle n. This is especially important

now that we are prin ng the bulle n in house.

Dear Parishioners,

The forest fires are still raging, air quality is taking a long time to get better, and we still need to be checking on our friends and neighbors this week to see how they are doing. Please pray for all those affected by the wildfires. Please pray for one another.

The Archdiocese of Portland has established a Wildfire Relief Fund to help parishes and people impacted by the devastating wildfires in western Oregon. Collected funds will be distributed to parishes in need, especially those directly assisting people who have lost homes, been displaced, and have otherwise been impacted by the fires. Please make checks payable to Archdiocese of Portland and record Wildfire Relief Fund in Memo. All checks should be sent to: The Archdiocese of Portland, Wildfire Relief Fund, P.O. Box 15149 Portland, OR 97293.

When the hazardous air quality improves to normal levels, we will change the HVAC filters in all areas of St. Frederic to keep our air quality high. I want all our parishioners to feel safe enough to come to St. Frederic to receive the Eucharist. You can watch Mass on TV/Youtube with wonderful music and great homilies from famous priests and bishops, but as a spectator, you are not participating in Mass as you are when you are present in our church. I have loved seeing so many more people return every week. Pray with me for the day when all parishioners can come to church again!

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Marandu

From the Pastor

RCIA

St. Frederic will soon begin a new journey in faith to 

share the richness of the Catholic Church and our 

parish family.  These in‐person sessions are 

opportuni es for you, and others that you may wish to 

invite, to ask those perplexing and difficult ques ons 

you may have about Church teachings and prac ces.  

These gatherings are for inquirers and are open to 

people who are unbap zed, bap zed Chris ans from 

Protestant backgrounds, as well as current 

parishioners and fallen away Catholics.   

Please give us a call if you would like further 

informa on at 503‐397‐3323 or email at 

mari@q.com . 

FORMED.org To donate to the Wildfire Relief Fund, send a check to: 

Archdiocese of Portland 

Wildfire Relief Fund 

PO Box 15149 

Portland, OR 97293 

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St Helens Liquor Store

420 Columbia Blvd.

A family‐owned local store carrying a variety 

of liquors and mixers 

Doug Stokes • Parishioner 503-397-1733

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PRAYER REQUESTS

Quartney Alden, Chris Arnis, Joey Bates, Allen Bork, Allen 

Bower, Ken Brock, Marvel Brown, Sandy Byers, Leo 

Carina, Craig Chabala, Lynn Chio , Barbra Cowlin, Pam 

Curnu , Donna Marie DeSan s, Ralph DeSan s, Randy 

Dixon, Mary Douthwaite, Dominique Earl, Dean Ebert, 

Lloyd Ebert, JoAnn Evans, Claira Grisham, Bill Jauron, 

Mary Lampman, Bethany Lang, Herbert Lightner, Pa y 

Lowe, Rodney Mann, Debbie Medeiros, Margaretha 

Marandu, Inge Miller, Dick Niece, Bernard Offley, 

Michelle Offley, Kathy Painter, Manuel Painter, Dennis 

Pruchniewski, Gretchen Robinson, Ronald Schaumberg, 

Annabelle Scheer, Pauline Thompson, Margie Tomlinson, 

Robert Tracey, John Weber, Alice Whitley, Marcy Wright, 

and Gail Norwood Young. 

503-397-3211

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oregonhill.com 503-397-2791

Tom & Carmen McMahon, Parishioners 32861 Pittsburg Rd., St. Helens

BOTH SIDES OF THE RESTAURANT ARE OPEN FOR BUSINESS

El Tapatio Authentic Mexican Food & Cantina

Outside Seating & Video Poker

St Helens 503-397-1465 Rainier 503-556-8323

We Open 11:00 a.m. Daily

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Weekly Readings (September 21—September 27)

Monday:  Ephesians 4: 1‐7, 11‐13; Psalms 19: 2‐3, 4‐5; 

Ma hew 9: 9‐13  

Tuesday:  Proverbs 21: 1‐6, 10‐13; Psalms 119: 1, 27, 30, 34, 

35, 44; Luke 8: 19‐21  

Wednesday: Proverbs 30: 5‐9; Psalms 119: 29, 72, 89, 101, 

104, 163; Luke 9: 1‐6  

Thursday: Ecclesiastes 1: 2‐11; Psalms 90: 3‐4, 5‐6, 12‐13, 14 

and 17bc; Luke 9: 7‐9  

Friday: Ecclesiastes 3: 1‐11; Psalms 144: 1b and 2abc, 3‐4; 

Luke 9: 18‐22  

Saturday: Ecclesiastes 11: 9 – 12: 8;Psalms 90: 3‐4, 5‐6, 12‐

13, 14 and 17; Luke 9: 43b‐45  

Sunday:  Ezekiel 18: 25‐28; Psalms 25: 4‐5, 6‐7, 8‐9 

(6a); Philippians 2: 1‐11; Ma hew 21: 28‐32  

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