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December 20 & 27, 2020

“What you ask in my name, I will do” John 14:13. Please pray for…Elena Aquino, Janell Beaudry, Thomas Bourgo, Matthew Jude Bran-son, Imelda Broyles, Stephanie Burton, Donald Caldwell, Don Carlson, Sr. Agnes Claire, Pete Clark, Valeria Correa, Bryan Donnelly, Sonya Fellis, Dale Fraser, Mary Pat Gigliotti, Mary

Hay, Harold Heitzman, George Lee Held, Lisa Hills, Sindi Jackson, Janna Kelly, Mary Lafferty,

JoAnn Leslie, Dawn Martian, Duane Martian, Jim Martin, CJ McCarthy, Gladie Mederios, Dr.

Richard H. Miller, Ayden Mills, Karyn ML, Kayleen Moffitt, Patricia Mulkey, David Nadeau,

Connie Ostlund, John Plieth, Dylan Presley, Nicole Price, Gwen Ragnone, Norm Ragnone, Vickie Rizzo, Lori Scienski, Joi Shervey, Rod Spring, Tom Stein, Lyn Stevens, Shay Van

Smith, Elizabeth Van Smith, June Vining, Rob Walsh, Jim Wilhelm, Zabloudil Family. And those with Covid Please call the office if you would like to be included on this list. Out of respect for an individuals privacy, we print only the

names of those who give their permission to have their names published.

Calendar for December 20 - 27

Everyone must sign up for all Masses … All Masses are limited attendance.

To sign up, go to St. Henry website on the front page and signup there or call the office

Monday or Wednesday from 11am to 2pm (503-665-9129) and speak directly with Veronikka. Messages left or emails will NOT be

accepted. Veronikka will confirm with you. For those not attending a Weekday Mass...

Masses continue to be live streamed on St. Henry website at sthenrygresham.org

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Calendar for December 28 - January 3

Monday December 28 Mass: 8am English Phones open @ 11am - 2pm for Mass signups

Tuesday December 29 Masses: 8am English, 7pm Spanish

Wednesday December 30 Mass: 8am English

Phones open @ 11am - 2pm for Mass signups

Thursday December 31 Masses: 8am English, 7pm Spanish

Day Shelter 1:30pm

Friday January 1, 2021 Solemnity of Mary Mass: 8am English

Saturday January 2 Masses: 8am English, 5pm Vigil English

3pm Communal Penance with limited attendance (advance sign up)

Sunday January 3 Masses: 8:30am & 11am English & 1:30pm Spanish

Sunday December 20 Advent 4 Masses 8:30am & 11am English & 1:30pm Spanish

Monday December 21 Mass: 8am English Phones open @ 11am - 2pm for Mass signups

Tuesday December 22 Masses: 8am English, 7pm Spanish

St. Vincent de Paul Pantry 10am

Wednesday December 23 Mass: 8am English Phones open @ 11am - 2pm for Mass signups

Thursday December 24 Christmas Eve

Masses: 4pm & 11pm English, 6pm Spanish

Friday December 25 Christmas Day

Mass: 8:30am & 11am English

Saturday December 26

Masses: 8am English, 5pm Vigil English St. Vincent de Paul 10am

3pm Communal Penance with limited attendance (advance sign up)

Sunday December 27 Masses 8:30am & 11am English & 1:30pm Spanish

Prayer List

Please pray for Remo Minato, Janice Schweiger and David Marquez Vela who have all recently died. May Remo, Janice and David and all the faithfully departed

rest in peace.

Pastor’s Note ~ Christmas 2020/New Year 2021

Pastor...Fr. Charles Zach, Parochial Vicar / Habla Español...Fr. Julio Torres,

Deacon...Larry Loumena, Deacon / Habla Es-pañol...Lou De Sitter, Business Manager…

Claire Clow , Administrative Assistant…Terri Heitzman, Parish Secretary…Veronikka Mayer, Maintenance / Grounds…Ed Kurtz, Youth Min-

istry / Young Adults…Emma Hoke, Liturgy / Sacraments…Sara Wise, Faith For-mation…Jeanne Chambers, Music...Barbara Adams, Bookkeeper… Anita Weber, Project

Manager...David Mastroieni

Christmas is a day for story telling and remembering. New Year’s Day is for renewing the story. What a story we hear from the Gospel of Luke 2: 1-14! The birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was in 1965 that this story was made even more famous in, of all places, a made for TV movie entitled: A Charlie Brown Christmas. The author was Charles Schultz, a Sunday school teacher and famous car-toonist. Charlie Brown begins by lamenting the commercialization of Christmas. He tries to get the Peanuts gang together to stage the true meaning of the holiday but it comes up short. He than laments, “Isn’t there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?” Linus saves the

pageant by stepping forward grasping his security blanket. The precocious Linus begins touchingly to recite the very gospel we hear every Christmas, explaining the religious beginnings of Christmas. Almost imperceptibly Linus drops his blanket and closes with “That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.” Linus does indeed drop his security blanket, letting go of worries, anxieties and inse-curities. This cartoon show speaks to the best of who we are. In 1965 it was the second most watched show of the week! Another story to remind us of Christmas is from Norman Vincent Peale who tells of a missionary in Africa who received a most beautiful seashell from a young student. She asks, “Where did you ever find such a wonderful shell?” The boy ex-plained that the only spot where they are found, a nearly inaccessible bay several miles away. When she realized the distance, the dangers of the jungle, the rocky cliffs of the coast he has covered…she said, “You shouldn’t have…how can I ever repay you in some way?” The boy responded, “O teacher, Long walk part of gift.”

Jesus too made a long walk for humankind – a long walk to humanity. Deity descended to a lowly stable. God went from being omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, to an un-known, unlearned baby born in poverty and wrapped in rags. And just as the missionary was unable to repay her student for traveling so far to bring her a gift of a seashell, neither are we able to repay God for his love and mercy to us. Again we hear the echo of Linus, “That’s what Christmas is all about, Charlie Brown.”

Staff Advent Candle

Rutar Family Lighting the first Advent Candle

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M +Tom Keefer (June Vining) +Elizabeth Brownridge (Debra & Gary Jones)

T -Keefer Family (June Vining) -Metcalf Family (June Vining) -Swancutt Family (Cathy Swancutt)

W -Vielka Franceschi (V. Franceschi)

T +Edward Horner (Gayle Kalinowski) +Carl Johnson (June Vining) -John Bernard Seibert (Ron Welsh) +Frances Moritz (Kathleen Kennedy)

F +All Deceased Relatives (Jo Tuttle) +Phillip Pham (Loan Nguyen) +Manual Sr. & Lucille Fagundes (Manuel Fagundes Jr.) +James Toner & JoAnn Kelley (Dingman Family)

S +Stefania Syrotiak (Kilday Family) +Greg Fuleki (Margaret Fuleki) For the Parish Family (Fr. Charles Zach) +Cliff Zauner (Ellen O’Keefe)

S +John White (Margaret Fuleki) -Rose Fitzgibbon (Ron Welsh) -Vielka Franceschi (V. Franceschi)

Mass Intentions Dec. 21 - 27

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Peace and Justice ~ Executions

Adopt a Family

Please pray for these men and their families who are scheduled to be executed by our federal gov-ernment soon. Brandon Bernard (Dec 10), Alfred Bourgeois (Dec 11), Cory Johnson (Jan 10), Dus-tin Higgs (Jan 15). “All Christians and people of goodwill are thus called to struggle…for the aboli-tion of the death penalty, whether it be legal or illegal and in all its forms.” Pope Francis Oct 2015 “I draw attention of society’s leaders to the need to make every effort to eliminate the death penalty and to reform the penal system.” Pope Benedict XVI Nov 2011 “I renew the appeal… to end the death penalty which is both cruel and unnecessary.” St. Pope John Paul II Jan 27, 1999

Secret Santa?? Christmas Wish List?? Angel Tree ?? Whatever you call it there are families in need THIS Christmas of 2020. Catholic Family Life and Faith Formation would like to suggest you Adopt-a-Family. Please

check out the web-site….https://christmasfamilyadoption.com. Christmas Family Adoption Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization serving the greater Portland-Metro, Salem, and Vancouver area since 2002. Our Adopting Angels help us pro-vide toys, clothing, household essentials and more to families in need. We work with recognized agencies and caseworkers to connect with families in the area. Join us in making this Christmas a time of real celebration for families. It’s simple...just go to the web-site listed above, select a family that has been referred by a social agency, select within the criteria you want, make a commitment to sponsor a family and share the smiles and warmth of knowing that you helped provide for someone in need this Christmas.[Questions ? Check the web-site above or call Jeanne @ 503-665-9129

Mass Intentions Dec. 28 - Jan. 3

M +Wilson & Rose Blake (Pat & Kathy Bigelow) All unbaptized Children (Gerald McAfee)

T Holy Souls in Purgatory (Dingman Family) +Helen Clow (Claire Clow) -Swancutt Family (Cathy Swancutt)

W +Sr. Jeanne Frolick (Dingman Family) T +Faithfully Departed in 2020 (Ron Welsh)

Holy Souls in Purgatory (Dingman Family)

F +Edward Horner (Gayle Kalinowski) S -Men of Meadows/Huachuca (Ron Welsh)

-Vielka Franceschi (V. Franceschi)

S -Fr. Jason Wallace (Ron Welsh) End to Abortion (Susanna Perletti) Veilka Franceschi (V. Franceschi)

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Did You Know ~ Rosaries as Decorations ©LPi

Traveling Crib is Here

The Traveling Crib has arrived! More than ever this is a time to help those in most need and fill our baby crib with much needed items for pregnant women and their ba-bies during this Christmas season. To participate, please choose items from the list below and return your donations to the CRIB in the Fireside Chapel or the office M-TH. 9am –3pm. This project comes as an idea to keep the flow of donations constant es-pecially during our hurting economy. This is a beautiful response of support to the

needs of women who have said “YES” to new life. Place your new or gently used baby items in the crib, wrapped or unwrapped. Money donations are also wel-come and may be placed in the envelopes provided. We appreciate your generosity and commitment to helping women and their families.

THANK YOU FOR HELPING US….CELEBRATE LIFE Questions? Call Jeanne @ 503-665-9129 New or gently used items: Clothing...Preemie, Newborn, 0-3 Months, Baby front packs, Bassinets, Maternity

Clothes, Baby tubs, Diaper bags, Strollers, Pack-n-plays. New items only: Baby bottles, wash cloths, shampoo, lotion, Diaper cream, Baby towels, Baby wipes, Baby

pacifiers, Baby formula (Similac, no soy), Breast pump, Diapers—all sizes.

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Online Giving

St. Henry provides Vanco—a convenient and safe way to make a one-time or recurring donation. If you man-age your bills online, why not give to your church online? It’s safe and secure, and you decide exactly when your gift is made and where it goes. Getting started is easy—just visit our website wwwsthenrygresham.org and scroll the ribbon on the homepage, under “Support Us” click on “Donate Online”. When you participate, your gift will be securely transferred directly into the parish bank account. And you won’t have to remember to write a check or stop by the ATM on Sundays! Concerning Covid-19,this is a time of disruption for everyone, but we are also called to continue to live as faithful people of God. We encourage everyone to continue their normal weekly support if you can, as we work together to get through this. Several ways you can continue to support St. Henry; a check can be mailed through the US Postal Service, online giving through the “Donate” button on the webpage or call the office at 503-665-9129.

Question: I’ve seen people hang rosaries over the rear-view mirrors in their cars and a few of them wear them around their necks. Is it OK to do that? Answer: The practice of hanging a rosary or a religious medal off of the rearview mirror of one’s car is a fairly popular custom across many cultures. While there is no particular rule approving or condemning this practice, we should also be mindful of the respect and reverence due to religious objects and devotional items (i.e. sacramental's). An important point to consider would be the rea-son why one chooses to place a rosary or religious medal in our cars. Is it a reminder of the protec-tion and intercession of Mary and the saints? Does it encourage us to be mindful of God’s pres-ence, even in such a mundane task as driving? Is it an outward expression of our more private de-votions? One advantage of having a rosary or religious medal in our cars is that it can also serve as a reminder to pray when we travel, asking for protection for ourselves and for other motorists or

commuters. Certainly, invoking the protection and prayers of the saints is a wonderful prac-tice for families, helping to rein-force our belief in the commun-ion of saints and the care and concern we owe to one an-other.

SUN 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 [2a]/Rom 16:25-27/Lk 1:26-38

MON Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, 11-12, 20-21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45

TUE 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd]/Lk 1:46-56

WED Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 and 14 [cf. Lk 21:28]/Lk 1:57-66

THU Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 [2]/Lk 1:67-79

FRI Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29 [2a]/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25. Night: Is 9:1-6/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 [Lk 2:11]/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14. Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12/Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20. Day: Is 52:7-10/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [3c]/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or Jn 1:1-5, 9-14

SAT Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17 [6]/Mt 10:17-22

SUN Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1] or Ps 105:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [7a, 8a]/Col 3:12-21 or 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19/Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-4

Weekly Readings for the Week of December 20

Everyday Stewardship ~ The Gift of Family ~ Tracy Earl Welliver © LPi

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Weekly Readings for the Week of December 28

MON 1 Jn 1:5—2:2/Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7b-8 [7]/Mt 2:13-18

TUE 1 Jn 2:3-11/Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6 [11a]/Lk 2:22-35

WED 1 Jn 2:12-17/Ps 96:7-8a, 8b-9, 10 [11a]/Lk 2:36-40

THU 1 Jn 2:18-21/Ps 96:1-2, 11-12, 13 [11a]/Jn 1:1-18

FRI Nm 6:22-27/Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8 [2a]/Gal 4:4-7/Lk 2:16-21

SAT 1 Jn 2:22-28/Ps 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd-4 [3cd]/Jn 1:19-28

SUN Is 60:1-6/Ps 72:1-2, 7-8, 10-11, 12-13 [cf. 11]/Eph 3:2-3a, 5-6/Mt 2:1-12

What a year it has been! How will we speak of these times a decade from now? As time goes by, our im-pressions of this past year will certainly change. How we feel today about dealing with a killer virus and all the chaos surrounding that is still fresh for all. I would assume that most of us right now are also holding those we love a little closer and hugging them a little harder. Hopefully, even if the fears and concerns of 2020 dissipate in the future, the way we feel toward our family should never leave us. Stewardship is certainly about everything. God has given us so much, great and small, profound and com-mon. One of the greatest gifts that all have received is family. Families take all shapes and sizes and some look very different than others. For some, family is a caretaker or temporary guardian. For others it is a friend when everyone else seems to have vanished. The bottom line is that, to quote a song from many years ago, “people need people.” When God gave the world His only Son, the Incarnation did not come on a cloud or with a flash of light. He was born into a family. Jesus understood the gift of family all his life. Do you think that if having a family wasn’t important God would have still included this in the plan of salvation? As this year draws to a close, remember your stewardship many days begins and ends with the people closest to you. Don’t misuse or take for granted this precious gift. God gives us gifts on purpose, even to His only begotten Son.

Calendario de Navidad

Domingo 2 Sm 7, 1-5. 8-12. 14. 16/Sal 89, 2-3. 4-5. 27. 29 [2]/Rom 16, 25-27/ Lc 1, 26-38

Lunes Cant 2, 8-14 o Sof 3, 14-18/Sal 33, 2-3. 11-12. 20-21 [1; 3]/Lc 1, 39-45 Martes 1 Sm 1, 24-28/1 Sm 2, 1. 4-5. 6-7. 8/Lc 1, 46-56 Miércoles Mal 3, 1-4. 23-24/Sal 25, 4-5. 8-9. 10 y 14 [cfr. Lc 21, 28]/Lc 1, 57-66 Jueves Mañana: 2 Sm 7, 1-5. 8-12. 14. 16/Sal 89, 2-3. 4-5. 27 y 29 [2]/Lc 1, 67-79 Viernes Vigilia: Is 62, 1-5/Sal 89, 4-5. 16-17. 27. 29 [2]/Hch 13, 16-17. 22-25/Mt 1, 1-25 o 1, 18-

25. Noche: Is 9, 1-6/Sal 96, 1-2. 2-3. 11-12. 13 [Lc 2, 11]/Tit 2, 11-14/Lc 2, 1-14. Matutina: Is 62, 11-12/Sal 97, 1. 6. 11-12/Tit 3, 4-7/Lc 2, 15-20. Día: Is 52, 7-10/Sal 98, 1. 2-3. 3-4. 5-6 [3]/Heb 1, 1-6/Jn 1, 1-18 o Jn 1, 1-5. 9-14

Sábado Hch 6, 8-10; 7, 54-59/Sal 31, 3-4. 6 y 8. 16 y 17 [6]/Mt 10, 17-22 Domingo siguiente Eclo 3, 2-6. 12-14 o Gn 15, 1-6; 21, 1-3/Sal 128, 1-2. 3. 4-5 [cfr. 1] o Sal 105, 1-2. 3-4.

5-6. 8-9 [7. 8]/Col 3, 12-21 o 3, 12-17 o Heb 11, 8. 11-12. 17-19/Lc 2, 22-40 o 2, 22. 39-40

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Misas de Vigilia: 4:00 p.m. y 11:00 p.m. (en inglés) y 6:00p.m. (en español)

Misa de Navidad: 8:30 a.m. y 11:00 a.m. (en inglés)

Las lecturas de la semana del 20 de Deciembre de 2020

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Las lecturas de la semana del 28 de Deciembre de 2020

Lunes 1 Jn 1, 5—2, 2/Sal 123, 2-3. 4-5. 7-8 [7]/Mt 2, 13-18 Martes 1 Jn 2, 3-11/Sal 95, 1-2. 2-3. 5-6 [11]/Lc 2, 22-35 Miércoles 1 Jn 2, 12-17/Sal 95, 7-8. 8-9. 10 [11]/Lc 2, 36-40 Jueves 1 Jn 2, 18-21/Sal 95, 1-2. 11-12. 13 [11]/Jn 1, 1-18 Viernes Nm 6, 22-27/Sal 66, 2-3. 5. 6. 8 [2]/Gal 4, 4-7/Lc 2, 16-21 Sábado 1 Jn 2, 22-28/Sal 97, 1. 2-3. 3-4 [3]/Jn 1, 19-28 Domingo siguiente Is 60, 1-6/Sal 71, 1-2. 7-8. 10-11. 12-13 [cfr. 11]/Ef 3, 2-3. 5-6/Mt 2, 1-1

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