Pastor: Fr. James Herrera Email: pastor@shstl.org

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

Office Hours: Tuesday—Friday 9 am—4 pm Horario: Martes a Viernes 9 am—4 pm

Sacred Heart School 503-792-4541

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 all visitors to Sacred Heart-St. Louis Parish!

Mass Schedule / Misas los Domingos:

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

Sunday / Domingo: 8 am (St Louis Church) 10 am (Sacred Heart Church)

Daily Mass — Tuesday-Friday 8 am (Sacred Heart Church)

Daily Mass - 8 am Saturday at St. Louis Church

Reconciliation / Confesiones: Wednesday / Miercoles 5:30 - 6:30pm

Saturday / Sabado 3:30 - 4:30 pm

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 formation, Sacred Liturgy, Evangelization

and outreach.

August 4, 2019

SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL 503-792-4541 shssecretary@shstl.org School Summer Hours: . From August 1 through August 16, Mrs. Mar iana Hill will be in the school 12-5 pm. If you call, please leave a message and we will return it as soon as possible. The office will return to normal school hours, 7:30 am - 3:15 pm

on August 19. Renovations of the school bathrooms will be finished soon! Pictures courtesy of Janice Matlock

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Ecclesiastes 1:2; 2:21-23, Colossians 3:1-5, 9-11

Luke 12:13-21 Brief Reflection: Following foolishly after the things of this world leads us in the wrong direc-tion. Temptation is all around us. It is tempting to get ahead at the expense of others, and we are tempted to put material wealth ahead of spiritual wealth. Following Christian virtues requires grace, and takes practice and hard work. Let us pray for that grace, For what profit comes to man from all the toil and anxiety of heart if we are not rich in what matters to God?

A Word from Fr. James… Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, Summer is passing by quickly. We are now in August and in the not too distant future, school will resume once again, in about four weeks.

Last year, our school year started off with a new part-time principal. Mrs. Gigi Wolf was our part time principal that we shared with St. Vincent de Paul School in Salem. She was only with us for the year. This year she will be the part time principal solely of St. Vincent de Paul School and will also be teaching.

Our Sacred Heart school will start the school year with a new but familiar part-time principal, Mrs. Mariana Hill. Mrs. Hill has been with our school for about twelve years teaching most recently, the fourth, fifth and sixth grade. This past July 1st, she became the new part-time principal of Sacred Heart School and will be teaching grades six, seven, and eight.

We also have a part-time co-teacher that will work with Mrs. Hill with the middle school students and we also have a new pre-school instructor. Mrs. Hill will be introducing them in the bulletin soon, so stay tuned.

As I mentioned last week, I will be on vacation this upcoming week. I may not be going anywhere, it might be a staycation, but I will have some time off while my priest friend from Sai-pan, Fr. Balajadia, is here visiting as he gets ready to head off to start Canon Law Studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington DC.

Summer blessings, Fr. James

Prayer Intentions Let us pray for those who are sick in our commu-nity. Remember these parishioners and friends of the Parish in your prayers: Clifford VanLoo (car accident and health)

Teddy Davidson (hospice) Claudette Elmore (moving to Keizer ) May you find consolation in knowing that you are thought of and prayed for in this time of need.

Joey and Anthony Eisenbacher and Emma Nelson would like to thank the parishioners of Sacred Heart and St. Louis for their overwhelming generosity in supporting their bake sale last weekend. They raised $1600 toward their trip to the National Catholic Youth Conference! They are deeply grateful and humbled by this incredible support. Thank you!

Many thanks to Mrs. Gigi Wolf for her assistance and getting Sacred Heart School through the 1st year transition to a part time principle.

Un Palabra de P. Santiago… Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo: El verano pasa rápido. Ahora estamos en agosto y en un fu-turo no muy lejano, la escuela se reanudará nuevamente, en aproximadamente cuatro semanas. El año pasado, nuestro año escolar comenzó con un nuevo director de medio tiempo. La Sra. Gigi Wolf fue nuestra di-rectora de medio tiempo que compartimos con la escuela St. Vincent de Paul en Salem. Ella solo estuvo con nosotros du-rante el año. Este año será directora a tiempo parcial única-mente de la escuela St. Vincent de Paul y también enseñará unas clases. Nuestra escuela Sagrado Corazon comenzará el año escolar con una nueva pero familiar directora de medio tiempo, la Sra. Mariana Hill. La Sra. Hill ha estado con nuestra escuela durante aproximadamente doce años enseñando más recien-temente, cuarto, quinto y sexto grado. El pasado 1 de julio, se convirtió en la nueva directora a tiempo parcial de la Es-cuela del Sagrado Corazón y enseñará los grados sexto, sép-timo y octavo. También tendremos una maestra de medio tiempo que traba-jará con la Sra. Hill con los estudiantes de la escuela interme-dia y también tendremos un nuevo instructor de preescolar. La Sra. Hill los presentará en el boletín pronto, así que estén atentos. Como mencioné la semana pasada, estaré de vacaciones la próxima semana. Puede que no vaya a ninguna parte, , pero tendré un tiempo libre mientras mi amigo sacerdote de Sai-pan, el Padre. Balajadia está de visita aquí mientras se prepa-ra para comenzar a iniciar los estudios de derecho canónico

Parish Activities for the Week Sunday/Domingo August 4 8 am @ St. Louis +deceased KC 10 am Mass at SHC Parishioners

Monday/Lunes August 5 office closed/no Mass

Grupo Oracion in church from 7 - 9 pm

Tuesday/Martes August 6 8 am Mass at SHC +Stephanie Gavin-Hunt Coffee Tuesday at 8:40 am in Faith Formation Center

Wednesday/Miercoles August 7 8 am Mass at SHC +Esther Messer NO confessions at SHC

Thursday / Jueves August 8 8 am Mass at SHC +Anita Ferschweiler

Friday / Viernes August 9 8 am Mass +

Saturday / Sábado August 10 8 am Mass at St. Louis +Leonard Ferschweiler 3:30-4:30 pm Confessions 5 pm vigil Mass SHC Parishioners 7 pm Spanish Felix Angel Mendoza Munoz

Sunday/Domingo August 11 8 am Mass at St. Louis Jerry Bennett 10 am Mass at SHC Mike Jirges

**Food Bank —1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month from 1 - 4 pm August 7 and 21 **August 14—NO confessions

**August 15—Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (holy day of obligation) August 14 vigil Mass at 7 pm in English. August 15, 8 am in English and 7 pm in Spanish.

Please support Sacred Heart by using Amazon Smile https://smile.amazon.com/ch/93-0459186 and by purchas-ing scrip www.shopwithscrip.com or www.benefitmobile.com

**Coffee Tuesdays — Join us for 8 am Mass, followed by coffee, treats & great fellowship in FFC. **Rosary Thursdays - Join us for the Holy Rosary each Thursday, immediately after morning Mass

**August 25 —11 am all parish picnic at St. Louis hall

COLLECTIONS difference AMOUNT

July 7, 2019 $ 267.57 $3,635.55

Maintenance $1,192.02

July 14 ($3,551.27) $2,448.73

July 21 ($3,079.98) $2,920.02

School fund $1,364.09

July 28 ($2,656.93) $3,343.07

Financial Stewardship

Needed Weekly: $ 6,000

DECIMOCTAVO DOMINGO DEL TIEMPO ORDINARIO Eclesiastés 1:2; 2:21-23, Colosenses 3:1-5, 9-11

Lucas 12:13-21 Breve Reflexion: Seguir tontamente las cosas de este mundo nos lleva en la dirección equivocada. La tentación está a nuestro alrededor. Es tentador salir ad-elante a expensas de otros, y estamos tentados a poner la riqueza material por encima de la riqueza espiritual. Seguir las virtudes cristianas requiere gracia, y requiere práctica y trabajo duro. Oremos por esa gracia, porque ¿qué provecho obtiene el hombre de todo el trabajo y la an-siedad del corazón si no somos ricos en lo que le importa a Dios?

La proxima clase de bautismo sera el martes 3 de sep-tiembre a las 6:30 pm. No habra clases julio y agosto!

Día de Campo de la Parroquia

Domingo, 25 de agosto Despues de la Misa de las 10 am

En la sala San Luis

Comida y juegos Traiga su guarnición o postre favorito

Registration is open for the 2019-2020 year! Please see our new policies for registering.

Must be a registered, active and contributing member of our parish for at least 6 months to register for the first time in our program. If you had a student in our pro-gram this last year and are not registered, then please register as a parishioner right away. Registration forms to become a registered parishioner and to register your child/children in our program are in the office and in the vestibule. Grade School FAITH FORMATION dre@shstl.org

Nanette Kuga, GSFF 503-792-4231 ext. 310

Catechists Needed Have you heard the call to help children to deepen their faith? Now is the time to consider becoming a catechist, assistant or substitute for faith formation classes. It really is a gratifying ministry and most times you learn something more about the Catholic faith for yourself as well. Please contact Nanette to learn more.

If you have any questions, please call or stop by the office. To reach Nanette, call Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday

from 1-4 pm. (503) 792-2431 ext 310. _________________________________________

7th/8th, High School and Young Adult Faith Formation

Katie Phelan - Youth Ministry Coordinator 503-792-4231 ext. 305 Cell: 503-929-3901 ym@shstl.org

The fee for 2nd Year Confirmation has in-

creased to $100.

This increase is due to the cost of retreats.

¡La inscripción está abierta para el año 2019-2020!

Por favor, consulte nuestras nuevas políticas para el registro.

Debe ser un miembro registrado, activo y contribuyente de nuestra parroquia durante al menos 6 meses para registrarse por primera vez en nuestro programa. Si tuvo un estudiante en nuestro programa este último año y no está registrado, entonces regístrese como feligrés de inmediato. Los formular-ios de registro para convertirse en un feligrés registrado y para inscribir a su hijo a en nuestro programa se encuentran en la oficina y en el vestíbulo.

FORMACION DE LA FE PRIMARIA Nanette Kuga 503-792-4231 ext. 310 dre@shstl.org

Catequistas Necesarios: ¿Ha escuchado el llamado a profundizar su fe y ayudar a los niños a profundizar también su fe? Ahora es el momento de considerar convertirse en un catequista, asistente o substituto de las clases de formación de fe. Realmente es un ministerio gratifi-cante y muchas veces usted aprende algo más sobre la fe católica también. Póngase en contacto con Nanette para obtener más in-formación.

___________________________________________

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

Katie Phelan - Coordinadora de Ministerio Juvenil 503-792-4231 ext 305 ym@shstl.org

La tarifa para la confirmación del segundo año ha aumentado a $ 100.00.

Sabado 10 de agosto, 7 pm Español Calendario de Ministros Lectores: Arcelia Pelayo / Alicia Huapeo Ministros: Juanita Vargas / Héctor Mora y Edith Flores Servidor Principal: Víctor Mora Flores Monaguillo: Estrellita Roldan / Evelyn Roldan Acomodadores: María Rodríguez/Remedios Cid/Clemente Calleja/Lucas Lopez Dar la Bienvenida: Belem Estrada Llevar Ofrenda: Familia Cid Coro: Guille Cruz

Limpieza de la Iglesia: Veronica and Veronica Ventura, Noelia Cortes

Programa RCIA (Rito de Iniciación Cristiana de Adultos): si usted es un adulto, no bautizado o bautiza-do aparte del bautismo católico, y pensando en unirse a la Iglesia Católica, el Rito de Ini-ciación Cristiana para Adultos es una clase para conocer más a la Iglesia Católica. y eventualmente ser iniciado o aceptado com-pletamente en la fe católica. La instrucción / formación comienza en septiembre con la recepción de los Sacramentos de Iniciación en la Primavera (Semana Santa). Para obtener más información o para inscribirse, llame a la oficina al 503-792-4231

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) program: if you are an adult, not baptized or baptized other than Catholic baptism, and thinking about

joining the Catholic Church, the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is a class to know the Catholic Church more and eventually get initiated or fully accepted into the Catholic faith. The instruction/formation begins in September with the reception of the Sacraments of Ini-tiation in the Spring (Easter). For more information or to sign up, call the office at 503-792-4231

Joey y Anthony Eisenbacher y Emma

Nelson quisiera agradecer a los feli-

greses de Sacred Heart y St. Louis por

su abrumadora generosidad en

apoyando su venta de pasteles el fin de

semana pasado. ¡Recaudaron $ 1600

para su viaje a la Conferencia Nacional

Juvenil Católica! Están profundamente

agradecidos y humillados por esto

Increíble apoyo. ¡Gracias!

Sacraments/Sacramentos Baptism/Bautismo: English PreBaptismal Class

(children 0-6 years old)Parents must be registered and active a minimum of 6 months.

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 six months and present a letter documenting activity

from their parish. Call to register 503-792-4231. Clases Pre-Bautismales (Niños de 0-6 años)

Es necesario que los padres esten registrados y activos un mínimo de 6 meses.

Elija el Padrino (s) apropiado, al menos uno debe ser de 16 años de edad, confirmado, y católico practican-do. Si es casado, debe ser casado en la Iglesia Católi-ca. Si es soltero, debe vivir una vida casta y no coha-bitando. Los padrinos deben estar registrados y acti-

vos en una parroquia durante un mínimo de tres meses y presentar una carta documentando la actividad de

su parroquia. Favor de llamar para registrarse. 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

Católica planificando casarse en nuestra parroquia no es un miembro activo, él o ella debería estar partici-pando activamente en otra parroquia Católica. (El pastor va a solicitar una carta de su parroquia.)

Chapel of Perpetual Adoration Capilla d e O r a c i ó n

Open Hours / Horas Disponibles: Monday/Lunes 4-5 am Monday/Lunes 8-9 am

Wednesday/Miercoles 9-10 am Friday/Viernes 1-2 am

Friday/Viernes 9-10 am Friday/Viernes 11-noon

Chapel Coordinators / Coordinadores de Capilla 12 midnight-5 am Carol Kuschnick 503-792-4419 6 am-11 am Pilar Zamora 503-792-4424 12 noon-5 pm Carole Rosa 503-423-7663 6 pm-11 pm Sandi Belleque 503-508-0971

Time on this earth is short compared to eternity. What are you doing special to prepare for that day?

Baptism

Our parish welcomes Gerardo Barragan, son of Gerardo and Arisbeth Rivera and Alice Josie Angeles, daugh-ter of Raymond and Jessica Galvin, who were both bap-tized this last weekend.

May the Lord watch over your life and may we all walk by the light of faith and attain the good things He has promised to us.

Harvest Sharing Table

If you have fruits or vegetables you would like to share with parishioners, the sharing table will be available

Thru September 15th after 10 am Mass

LA MESA DE COMPARTIR: Si tiene frutas o verduras que le gustaría compartir con los feligreses, la mesa para compar-

tir ya está disponible.

Are you able to cook one breakfast for the 2019 senior socials?

This can be a Tuesday-Friday morning served after morn-ing Mass. This breakfast takes place 1x per month so choose your month! School students will be your servers so this only takes one or two people. Please call Marianne Branaman at 503-508-0451 if you are interested or have more questions.

On Vacation? . . .Check out Catholic Mass times to find out the closest Mass on your vaca-tion at CatholicMassTime.org

Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal Update The Archdiocese has received a total of $8,613.00

which is 54.8% of our goal of $15,718.00. Thank you!

Parish Picnic St Louis Hall

Food, Games and Fun galore!!! Sunday, August 25, 2019 Following 10:00 am Mass

Provided for your enjoyment: hamburgers, hot dogs, soda, ice water

Bring your favorite side dish or

dessert

Parish Staff Pastor: Fr. James pastor@shstl.org

Secretary: Barbara Daniels secretary@shstl.org

Assistant Secretary: Arcelia Pelayo (Español)

Asistencia en Español - Miercoles de 9 am - 4 pm

Bookkeeper: Melanie Saalfeld bookkeeper@shstl.org

Faith Formation: Nanette Kuga dre@shstl.org

Youth Ministry: Katie Phelan ym@shstl.org

Pastoral Council - meets 2nd Tues of month

Amy Ferschweiler - chair Amanda Belleque - secretary Robert Tesch Mary Miller Karla Morales Marty Miller-admin council rep

Finance Council - meets 3rd Tues of month

Larry Schiedler-chair

Kent Belleque-secretary Frank Davidson

Laura Hagenauer Marty Miller

Sacred Heart School Staff

Mrs Mariana Hill school principal and pt 6/7/8th gr teacher

Mrs. Cindy Schnurbusch-School Secretary

Mrs. Corina Espericueta

Mrs. Lucia Ries 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.”

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. If you would like to advertise your business, please con-tact or for more info, call Catholic Printery: 1-800-867-0660. With your help, we can keep our bulletin free of charge.

Parish Ministries Coordinators Adoration Chapel: Carol Kuschnick Baptism Class (English): Merissa Zielinski Baptism Class (Spanish): Arcelia Pelayo Catholic Daughters: Marge Pranger Welcoming Committee: Mary Miller Comité Hispano: Karla Morales/Maria Rodriguez Grupo Carismático de Oración: Nora Estrada Knights of Columbus: Frank Belleque Liturgy (Spanish): Karla Morales/Maria Rodriguez 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 Branaman RCIA Program: Karen Nys, Bob Nelson SH Flowers coordinator: Carol Kuschnick Event coordinator SH hall: NEEDED Wedding coordinator: Anjali Gallagher Spanish funeral coordinator: NEEDED! Reader board committee: NEEDED!

Welcome to Sacred Heart - St. Louis Parish. If you are new to the par ish or you have updated information, please cut and fill out this form and bring it 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

August 10 - - 5:00 pm August 11 - - 8:00 am August 11 - - 10:00 am

Reader: Ed Adelman Irene Duda David Gonzales

Extra Min: Judy Brutka, Jim Branaman Tom and Anna Mahony Steve and Katie Utterback, Teresita M.

Lead Servers: volunteers Brian Beyer Diego and Sofia Contreras

Altar Servers: none Matthew Duncan and Angel Vargas

Head Usher: John Schindler Mike Steinkamp Brian Belleque

Greeters: Larry and Laura Schiedler Janet Steinkamp volunteers

Cantor/Organist: Pete Petrowski Amanda Belleque Jeannine Eisenbacher and family

Church Cleaning: Veronica and Veronica Ventura, Noelia Cortes

World Wide MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: Thus will it be for all who store up treasure for themselves but are not rich in what matters to God. Your marriage matters to God! Participate in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter week-end on Sept. 20-22 in Boise, ID, at Nazareth Retreat Center or Nov. 8-10 at Comfort Suites in Salem, OR. For infor-mation contact Barb and Kevin Acker at 385-319-4609, email barbaraacker70@gmail.com or register on line at rediscoverthespark.org. Other dates and locations on line. > . Other dates and locations on line.

Our Lady of Peace Retreat 5099, 3600 SW 170th Ave, Beaverton, OR 97006

visit us online at www.olpretreat.org or phone the retreat house at 503-649-7127 or

email sisters@olpretreat.org AUGUST Sunday, August 4, ANNUAL FAMI-LY BARBECUE Noon to 5:30 pm Food, Games,

Door Prizes & Sweepstakes Prizes

Wednesday, August 7, 2019 TWILIGHT TALKS - with Dina Marie Hale “Your Assumption: The Seasons of Life” 6:30-9 pm (Free-will offering)

August 23 –25, 2019 AVE MARIA RETREAT Contact: Tania Le at 503-579-3052

Catholic Cruises and Tours

Take your FAITH ON A JOURNEY with our Spiritual Highlights

of Iberia, Lourdes & Italy You will enjoy this 20 day experience.

May 29 - June 17, 2020.

Your destinations include: PORTUGAL–SANTARÉM–FÁTIMA–

BRAGA; SPAIN-SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, BARCELONA–BURGOS

–LOYOLA–LOURDES, FRANCE–CARCASSONNE–MONTSERRAT, –

ROME, ITALY–PIETRELCINA- SAN GIOVANNI ROTONDO - MONTE

SANT’ANGELO–LANCIANO–LORETO–ASSISI–CASCIA.

Plus, Mass and Rosary throughout your journey. Land prices begin at $3059 per person. Deposit of only $400 per person will reserve your space. Limited space available. For further info or to register, contact Michael or Eileen 860-399-1785 Eileen@CatholicCruisesandTours.com.

A WEEKDAY Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat in the Eugene area will be held Tues.-Thurs., Oct. 22-24. The retreat is for anyone impacted by abortion. The mercy and compassion of God and the group brings healing and restora-

tion in unexpected, unimaginable ways by supporting you to identify and heal from the various ways involvement in abortion experienc-es have knowingly and unknowingly altered your life and relationships. Lodging, meals, and materials are included for the cost of $200. Financial assistance is available! Contact Project Aurora 541-942-2861 or projectaurora@aol.com. Websites: www.Project-Aurora.org and www.RachelsVineyard.org.