Administrator: Fr Chrispine Otieno Email: pastor@shstl.org

Office Telephone: 503-792-4231 Parish website: www.shstl.org

Office Hours: Tuesday—Friday 9:00 am—3:00 pm

Sacred Heart-St. Louis Catholic Parish Parroquía del Sagrado Corazón—San Luis

605 7th Street, Gervais, OR 97026 Mailing address: PO Box 236, Gervais OR 97026

Welcome to Sacred Heart - St Louis Parish. We welcome everyone who has come to celebrate the liturgy with us!

Mass Schedule / Misas los Domin-gos:

Saturday / Sabado: 5 pm (Eng-Sacred Heart) 7:00 pm

(Spanish-Sacred Heart) Sunday / Domingo: 8:00 am (St Louis

Church) 10:00 am (Sacred Heart

Church) Daily Mass — Tuesday—Thursday:

8:00 am (Sacred Heart

Sacred Heart-St Louis Parish is a Catholic community of Christian believers devoted

to the Holy Eucharist. We

strive to build God’s Kingdom by

inviting all to faith for-

April 16, 2017

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL 503-792-4541 shssecretary@shstl.org

Rosary: Please join us for the Rosary on Wednesday, April 19, at 9 am in the church. The Rosary will be led by our 1st/2nd Grade class. Congratulations: Congratulations to Dami-an Ventura for winning a trip to the Oregon Ag Fest for his class. The 3rd/4th Grade Class will have an all-expense paid trip on April 27th. We are very proud of the wonderful job he did! First Holy Communion: Our 2nd Graders will be receiving their First Holy Communion next Sunday, April 23, at the 10 am, Mass. May God bless each of you on this special day and keep you close to His heart throughout your lives! Are you looking for a Catholic School with

a loving environment for your child? We

welcome you to stop by to tour our school, and see our children as they interact with each other and with our teachers. We are now a

Preschool through 8th grade school. Our alum-ni have done well at Gervais High School, Blanchet Catholic, Valley Catholic, Silverton

High School and Woodburn High School.

EASTER SUNDAY RESURRECTION OF THE LORD April 16, 2017

The Lord is truly risen, alleluia. To him be glory and power for all the ages of eternity, alleluia, alleluia. He is resin, indeed!!

Brief Reflection: Alleluia! Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, has risen – let us rejoice and be glad. Today, and for the next fifty days, we will celebrate and rejoice in the triumph of Christ over the power of death. It is our primary and foundational Chris-tian feast. Through it, the course of human history is changed forever as Christ has, in the words of the Exsultet, broken “the prison-bars of death and rose victorious from the underworld.”

Grade School FAITH FORMATION Dear Families, the time for students preparing to receive First Holy Communion is approaching rapidly. It is vital for you and your children to go to Mass regularly and for you to give them the good example of honoring God in Holy Mass, faithfully. It is also vital that they attend the remaining faith formation classes for the year. Below is the remaining class schedule this year. Please work on First Communion Banners! They received instructions at Class, March 15th. April 19 First Communion practice-Eng. 6 pm & Span. 6:45 pm April 23 First Communion - 10 am Mass April 26 Class April 29 First Communion - 11:30 am Spanish Mass May 3 Last Class-Teacher Appreciation Celebration in Gym

Nanette Kuga 503-792-4231 ext. 310

dre@shstl.org; www.shstl.org _______________________________

Youth and High School Faith Formation Melanie Saalfeld - Youth Ministry Coordinator

503-792-4231 ext 305 ym@shstl.org

Thank you to Bernie Zollner for sharing your faith with us once again. April 23 – Confirmation Rehearsal with sponsors at 11:15 Year 1 students – last class April 25 Sacrament of Confirmation 7 pm Mass – All are welcome to attend and support our young adults. May 7 Plant Sale – All high school faith formation kids are needed to help out with the plant sale. We need parent help too. Please join us for our biggest fundraiser of the year. May 21 High school year end party I am looking for a volunteer to lead a bible study next year for our post Confirmation high school kids. Please contact me if you are interested in learning more about that. ym@shstl.org God bless, Melanie Saalfeld Youth Minister Sacred Heart/St. Louis Parish

Sacred Heart-St Louis Confirmation

Confirmation rehearsal: Sunday April 23 at 11:15 am (mandatory) Confirmation Mass: Tuesday

April 25, 7 pm

The parish is ready to create a new photo directory and we need you to help make it complete! Please be sure to set up a

time slot to have your picture taken. Photographers will be at the parish office the weeks of May 10th thru 13th, and May 31st thru June 3rd. Additionally, we still need volunteers to help with this event. Many hands make light work, so please contact Amanda Belleque at 503-798-2563 or the parish office!

Dear Parents of GSFF: First Communion practice is this Wednesday, April 19th at 6pm for English and 6:45 for Span-ish. Door in church will be open at 5:50 for check in. Pilar will hold a meeting to answer any questions and to check-in the children re-ceiving at the Spanish Mass for Parents, Godparents and Students at 6:15 in the Knights of Columbus room and everyone will then come down to the Church at 6:45. PLEASE REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR COMPLETED BANNERS WITH YOU. Thank you very much, Nanette Kuga

Calendario de Ministros

FORMACION DE LA FE PRIMARIA Queridas Familias, el tiempo para los estudiantes que se estan preparando para la Primera Santa Comunion esta llegando rapidamente. Es muy importante que ustedes y sus hijos vayan a misa regularmente y que ustedes les den un buen ejemplo honorando a Dios en la santa misa fielmente. Tambien es muy importante que asistan a las clases restantes. Abajo se encuentra el horario de las clases restantes. Por favor trabajen en la bandera de la primera comunion! Recibieron las instrucciones en la clase del 15 de marzo. 19 de Abril Clases; ensayo en ingles y en espanol entregar la bandera de la Primera Comunion 23 de Abril Primera Comunion en ingles en la misa de las 10 am 26 de Abril Clases 29 de Abril Primera Communion en español en una misa a las 11:30 am 03 de mayo Ultima clase y apreciacion a las maestras en el gimnasio

Nanette Kuga 503-792-4231 ext. 310

dre@shstl.org ______________________________________________

Formación de la Fe Secundaria y Preparatoria (Grados 7-12)

Melanie Saalfeld - Coordinadora de Ministerio Juvenil

503-792-4231 ext 305 ym@shstl.org Por favor oren por nuestros estudiantes de la Confir-

mación

16 de abril del 2017

SOLEMNIDAD DE DOMINGO DE PASCUA DE LA RESURRECCIÓN DEL SEÑOR

1) Hechos 10:34a, 37-43 2) Colosenses 3:1-4 o

1 Corintios 5:6b-8 3) Juan 20:1-9 o

Mateo 28:1-10 (Lec. 41) o Lucas 24:13-35 (Lec. 46)

Breve Reflexión: ¡Aleluya! Jesucristo, nuestro Señor y Salvador, ha resucitado, regocijémonos y alegrémo-nos. Hoy, y durante los próximos cincuenta días, celebra-remos y nos regocijaremos en el triunfo de Cristo so-bre el poder de la muerte. Es nuestra fiesta cristiana primaria y fundacional. A través de ella, el curso de la historia humana se cambia para siempre como Cristo, en palabras del Exsultet, rompió "las cadenas de la muerte y ascendió victorioso del abismo".

Sábado, 22 de abril Misa 7:00 pm Colección–

Lectores: Héctor Mora / Edith Flores

Ministros de Eucaristía: Nora Estrada / Mayra Martínez / Belen Estrada

Servidor Principal: Samuel Gómez

Monaguillos: Mario Luna Huapeo

Acomadores y Bienvenida: Hector Mora / Maria Rodriguez / Eduardo Chacón Clases de Jovenes de Formacion de Fe

Coros: Guille Cruz Domingo, 16 de Abril

Limpieza de la Iglesia: Sara Ramon, Veronica Ventura, Sofia Ferreira 11:15 am—12:30 pm

**El 23 de Abril son las 1as. Comuniones en ingles. **El 25 de Abril será la misa de Confirmacion. **El 26 de Abril la oficina estará cerrada todo el dia debido a un Retiro Pastoral. **El 29 de Abril son las 1as. Comuniones en español. **La arquidiosecis de Portland esta tomando aplica-ciones para los puestos de directores y maestros que se anticipan en las escuelas catolicas para el año escolar 2017-2018

Oportunidad de Beca La Beca Catholic Daughters of the Americas (Hijas

Católicas de las America - corte de Gervais) está abierta para todos estudiantes que ya están en el

colegio que son miembros de la Parroquia Sagrado Co-razón-San Luis (o cuyos padres son miembros) o que son miembras de la corte CDA ( madre es miembra).

$2000 sera otorgado a un solo recipiente de la beca. La fecha limite para entregar la solicitud es 1 de Mayo . Favor de ver la pagina del internet de la parroquia (www.shstl.org) bajo la sección de Ministries / Catho-lic Daughters para la forrma Vivian Duda scholarship y requisitos. Si tiene preguntas comuníquese con Sandi Belleque (503) 508-0971

**Queridos padres de GSFF: Tenemos un cambio en el horario para la practica de la Primera Comunion. Ahora será el miercoles 19 de Abril de las 6:45 pm a las 7:30 pm. Por favor dese cuenta que el cambio es muy im-portante; tambien traigan las banderas a la practica. Muchas gracias, Nanette Kuga.

Parish Activities for the Week

Sunday / Domingo April 16 8 am Mass @ St. Louis +Barbara Fieger 10 am Mass @ SHC Parishioners

Monday / Lunes April 17 Grupo Oracion in church from 7 - 9 pm

Tuesday / Martes April 18 8:00 am Mass @ SHC +RoseMary Hammer Coffee Tuesday at 8:30 am in Faith Formation Center Margaret Partsch funeral Mass 11 am at SH 10:30 rosary

Wednesday / Miercoles April 19 Food Bank 8 am Mass @ SHC +Dan Palmer CONFESSIONS from 5:30 - 6:30 pm

Thursday / Jueves April 20 8 am Mass @ SHC +Daniel Harvey

Friday / Viernes April 21

8am Mass +Florenzo Martinez Maria de la luz Flores Junior Catholic Daughters at 3:15 pm in FFC

Saturday / Sábado April 22 3:30 - 4:30 pm Confessions 5 pm vigil Mass @ SH +Joseph Armstrong 7 pm Spanish Mass +Concepcion Mendoza

Sunday / Domingo April 23 8 am Mass @ St. Louis Parishioners 10 am Mass @ SHC +Germaine Kuschnick 1st Communion Mass Confirmation rehearsal at 11:15 am class for 1st yrs

Chapel of Perpetual Adoration Capilla de Oración

Dear Parishioners: We have approximately 325 registered families in our combined parish. Chapel Adoration has 168 hours a week with many adorers taking more than 1 hour. Could we find 5 or more people to step up and take these open hours? Time on this earth is short compared to eternity. What are you doing special to prepare for that day?The coordinators are waiting for your call!

Open Hours / Horas Disponibles:

Monday/Lunes 7-8 am Thursday/Jueves 2-3 am

Thursday/Jueves 3-4 am

Friday/Viernes 2-3 am Friday/Viernes 7-8 am

Chapel Coordinators / Coordinadores de Capilla

12 midnight - 6 am Carol Kuschnick 503-792-4419

6 am - 12 pm Pilar Zamora 503-792-4424

12 noon - 6 pm Carole Rosa 503-423-7663

6 pm - 12 am Sandi Belleque 503-508-0971

Queridos Parroquianos: tenemos aproximadamente 325 par-roquianos registrados en nuestras parroquias combinadas. La Capilla de Adoracion tiene 168 horas a la semana y muchos adoradores toman mas de 1 hora. ¿Podemos encontrar a 5

personas que puedan tomar estas horas disponibles??

April 22 - - 5:00 pm April 23 - - 8:00 am April 23 - - 10:00 am

Reader: Marianne Norris Susan Belleque David Gonzalez

Extr Min: Judy Brutka & Ed Adelman Nathan and Heather Fitzpatrick Steve and Kathey Utterback, Catherine Z.

Lead Servers: Volunteers Peter Bennett Joshua and Elijah Gallagher

Altar Servers: (none) Brian Beyer Sarah Saalfeld and Javier Rodriguez

Head Usher: Dennis Hagenauer Andy Steinkamp Gilbert Contreras

Greeters: Larry and Laura Schiedler Gene Ferschweiler Volunteer(s)

Cantor & Organist: Pete Petrowski Amanda Belleque & Marge Pranger Melanie and Toby Saalfeld

Church Cleaning: Sara Ramon Veronica Ventura, Sofia Ferreira

The Swingin’ Classics: A Benefit Dance for Father Taaffe Homes

Saturday, April 29, 6:30 - 9:00 PM at Queen of Peace Catholic Church.

All ages welcome. $8 general admis-sion, 10 and under free.

A night of lively music, swing lessons, and refreshments

For more information call Tony at (503) 551-0432

Blanchet 2017 Hall of Fame Blanchet Catholic School invites the Salem community to join us as we celebrate the induction of the new-est Hall of Fame inductees. This year we are honor-ing Reverend Monsignor Charles Taaffe, Mr. Bill Brooks, Mr. Patrick Grainey ('04), Mr. Richard Kreitzberg, Mr. Charles Lee and Mr. Kevin Mannix. The induction ceremony will be held on Friday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lee Student Center at Blanchet. The event is sponsored by Sodexo and cost is $25 per person and includes dinner and beverages; you can register online at www.blanchetcatholicschool.com.

Sacraments/Sacramentos

Baptism/Bautismo One (1) month in advance. Un mes de aviso.

English Pre-Baptismal Class (children 0-6 years old) Last Tuesday of the Month 6:30 pm – FFC

Choose appropriate Godparent(s). At least one must be 16 years of age, confirmed and a practicing Catholic. If married, must be married in the Catholic Church. If single, must be living a chaste life. Godparents must be registered and active in a parish for a minimum of three months and present a letter documenting activity from their parish. Call to register 503-792-4231.

Clases Pre-Bautismales (Niños de 0-6 años)

Primer Martes del Mes 6:30 pm - Formación de Fe

Elija el Padrino (s) apropiado, al menos uno debe ser de 16 años de edad, confirmado y católico practicando. Si es casado, debe ser casado en la Iglesia Católica. Si es solo, debe vivir una vida sola y no cohabitando. Los padrinos deben estar registrados y activos en una parroquia durante un mínimo de tres meses y presentar una carta documentando la actividad de su parroquia. Favor de llamar para registrarse 503-792-4231.

Marriage/Matrimonio Couples must contact the office at least six months in advance. One party should be registered at our parish. The Catholic party must be an active Catholic and participating in the life of the church. If the Catholic party planning to get married in our parish is not an active member in our parish, he or she should be participating actively in another Catholic parish. (The pastor will request a letter from your parish.)

Las parejas deben ponerse en contacto con la oficina por lo menos seis meses adelantado. Por lo menos uno de los dos debe estar registrado/a en nuestra parro-quia. La pareja Católica debe ser un Católico activo y participando en la vida de la iglesia. Si la pareja Ca-tólico planificando casarse en nuestra parroquia no es un miembro activo, él o ella debería estar participan-do activamente en otra parroquia Católica. (El pastor va a solicitar una carta de su parroquia.)

Mark your calendars!

Sunday, May 7, 2017 Sacred Heart BBQ Chicken Dinner &

Plant Sale 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

To Go Booth WE NEED YOU! Please help us spread the word about our upcoming BBQ Chicken Dinner. Post it on Facebook, email or call your fr iends and family, tell coworkers!

**April 18 — Margaret Partsch funeral at 11 am **Coffee Tuesdays—Join us on Tuesday for 8:00 am Morning Mass, followed by coffee, sometimes treats and great company.

**Food Bank-Open 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the Month from 1:00 pm—4:00 pm April 19, 2017

**Rosary Thursdays—Join us for the Holy Rosary each Thursday, immediately after Mass. **April 21 — Junior Catholic Daughters 3 pm FFC

**April 23 — English 1st Communion at 10 am Mass **April 25 — Confirmation Mass at 7 pm **April 26 office closed all day due to pastoral retreat **April 29/30 — CDA bake sale after all the Masses **April 29 — Spanish 1st Communion at 11:30 am **May 7 — SH chicken BBQ **Parish Pay: Monthly giving with options to split the monthly gift up and pay it once or twice per month on the 5th and/or 20th either out of your checking or via credit card. Use the back of the Parish envelope to sign up and make your monthly giving choice if automatic checking withdrawals is your choice or www.parishpay.com

**Your church and Pastoral Council are now accepting nominations for a 3 year term to be a member of Pastoral Council. Please, prayerfully consider yourself or someone else for this ministry. If interested or have any question, please call Marty Miller at 503-792-3731 or phone in to the office your nominations or place in collection basket marked “office”. Thank you!

Scholarship Opportunity-$2,000.00 awarded!!

Catholic Daughters of the Americas (Gervais Court) Scholarship open to all college students who are mem-bers of Sacred Heart-St Louis Parish (or their parents are members) or who are members of the Gervais CDA court (or their mother is a member). $2,000.00 awarded to one recipient. May 1 deadline Please see the parish website under Ministries/Catholic Daughters for the form and requirements. If you have any questions, please contact Sandi Belleque (503) 508-0971

“The day the Lord created hope was probably the same day he created Spring.” Bern Williams

Prayer Intentions Let us pray for those who are sick in our community. Remember these parishioners and friends of the Parish in your prayers: Ed Studer Troy Kannier Maxine Bashaw John Steinkamp Pati Itel May you find consolation in knowing that you are thought of and prayed for in this time of need.

You Can Help Your Marriage -- Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Have you stopped talking to each other? Retrouvaille helps couples through difficult times. This program has helped tens of thousands of couples expe-riencing difficulties in their marriage. For confidential information about or to register for the program beginning with a week-end on June 23-25, 2017, call 1-503-225-9191 or visit www.helpourmarriage.org MARRIED COUPLES Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." Celebrate God’s love and mercy to each other by going to a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on May 26th - 28th at Our Lady of Peace Retreat House in Beaverton Oregon. For more information call 503-853-2758 or apply on-line at www.rediscoverthespark.org. Additional dates and locations are listed on-line.

HOLY FAMILY SUPPLY: open daily 10 am - 5:30 pm 421 Court St NE, Salem, 97301 (503) 588-1071 Many of you know us and some of you may not. We are a small Catholic bookstore located in downtown Salem. Many peo-ple order what they need online and we hope that you will order through us and let the parents of your first communicants and catechists know that we are here. We give a 20% discount to Catholic parishes and Catholic schools. The Sacramental season in coming - First Communion, Confirmation and RCIA - people joining the Church this Easter. We have many gifts to help celebrate these joyful times - saint books, Bibles, holy pictures, saint medals, bracelets, rosaries, etc. We also sell First Communion banners and sets.

In the years 1916 and 1917, through the tutelage of an angel and the Blessed Mother, two young children were led to holiness in just a few short years. That tutoring began in the spring of 1916 with three visitations of the Guardian Angel of Portugal, apparitions which served as preparation for the visits the following year of the Mother of God. In the year 1917, in a mountainous region at the center of Portugal, the Mother of God appeared six times to three young children. Elsewhere on the continent the “Great War” raged, that would cost Europe an entire generation, over 37 million lives. Besides sending her own sons to die (in France and North Africa) Portugal was in political chaos at home.

We will celebrate Mass here at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday, May 13 2017, at 9 am and again on the first Saturday’s of the month in August, September and October.

— ENCOUNTER THE RISEN CHRIST: We prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now we celebrate Easter joy! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl ends as we encounter our risen Lord. We reflect on our brothers and sisters whom we have walked with in India, Zambia, El Salvador, Mexico, Ethiopia and Hawaii. And we commit to bring Easter joy to each person we meet in our daily lives. It’s time to turn those rice bowls!!

The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon is seeking applicants for anticipated principal

openings and anticipated teacher openings in its Catholic schools for the 2017-2018 school year. Information about the openings as well as application materials and directions can be

found at this link https://schools.archdpdx.org/employment or

by calling 503-233-8348.

Parish Staff

Administrator: Fr. Chrispine pastor@shstl.org

Secretary: Barbara Daniels secretary@shstl.org

Assistant Secretary: Arcelia Pelayo (español)

Asistencia en español - miercoles de 9 am - 3 pm

Bookkeeper: Paula McNultybookkeeper@shstl.org

Faith Formation: Nanette Kuga dre@shstl.org

Youth Ministry: Melanie Saalfeld ym@shstl.org

Pastoral Council - meets 2nd Tues of month

Amy Ferschweiler - chair

Amanda Belleque - secretary Robert Tesch

Mary Miller

Karla Morales

Marty Miller

Finance Council - meets 3rd Tues of month

Larry Schiedler - chair

Kent Belleque - secretary

Laura Hagenauer

Frank Davidson

Anna Mahony

Sacred Heart School Staff

Lucy Shawn-Principal lashindler@gervais.com

Mrs. Cindy Schnurbusch-School Secretary

Ms. Christina Hugulet

Mrs. Corina Espericueta

Mrs. Lucia Ries

Mrs. Mariana Hill

Mrs. Amy Lear

Mr. Andre Brown

Mrs. Judy Adams Miss Marissa Casanova

Please remember Sacred-Heart-St. Louis Parish in your Will. Please use the following language when making your estate plans. “I give, devise, and bequeath _________ (describe gift and purpose) to Sacred Heart-St. Louis Catholic Church, Gervais, Oregon (our official and legal name). It is understood in making this gift that it can only be used by Sacred Heart-St. Louis Catholic Church, Gervais, Oregon, for the purpose stated.”

Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal Update

The Archdiocese has received a total of $6,280.00 which is 31% of our goal of $20,516.00. Thank you!

Parish Ministries Coordinators Adoration Chapel: Carol Kuschnick Baptism Class (English): Merissa Zielinski Baptism Class (Spanish): coordinator needed Catholic Daughters: Marge Pranger Welcoming Committee: Mary Miller Comité Hispaño: Karla Morales/Maria Rodri-guez Grupo Carismático de Oración: Maria Rodri-guez Knights of Columbus: Dennis Hagenauer Liturgy (Spanish): Karla Morales/Maria Rodri-guez Liturgy (English): Pati Kiley(patianddoug@mac.com) Music coordinators: Toby Saalfeld and team Stewardship: Marty Miller St. Louis Altar Society: Anna Mahony St. Rita’s Altar Society: Marianne Norris RCIA Program: coordinator needed

Welcome to Sacred Heart - St. Louis Parish. We welcome everyone who has come to celebrate the liturgy with us! If you are new to the parish or you have updated information, please cut and fill out this form and bring to the office or put it in the collection basket. Bienvenidos a la Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón—San Luis. Regístrese con esta pequeña forma y entregue a la oficina o pongala en la canasta de coleccion. Name / Nombre:______________________________________________________________________________ Address / Dirección:_______________________________________ Phone / Teléfono:_____________________ □ New Parishioner/Nuevo en la Parroquia □ New Address/Nueva Dirección □ New Phone/Nuevo Teléfono □ I would like Father to call me/Necesito que el Padre me llame □ Interested in Parish Ministries/Me interesa servir □ I would like offertory envelopes/Necesito sobres para ofretorio □ Visitor/Soy Visitante

Weekly collection 4/2/17: Sacred Heart–St Louis = $4,036.17 Maintenance support = $1,121.28

Weekly collection 4/9/17: Sacred Heart–St Louis = $2,778.00

We thank the advertisers shown on the back page for their generosity in allowing our bulletin to be

printed weekly at no cost to our parish. Because of them we are able to enjoy this new expanded

bulletin!