O bless the Lord, my soul.

BAPTISM OF OUR LORD
January 10
It has been suggested the most important part of our Eucharist is the
dismissal: Go forth to love and serve
the Lord. Without that, what benefit
we derive from the celebration remains
among ourselves. And that is contrary
to the church’s mission to go out to
the ends of the earth and make disciples of all. Our baptism claims us for
the mission, just as Jesus was claimed
by the voice from heaven as the beloved Son. The words of Isaiah outline
the message of God’s chosen one: a
proclamation of justice to the nations.
As we go forth in loving service, we
carry the mandate of justice for the
sake of all God’s beloved children.
Text, Alice L. Camille © 1998, OCP. All rights
reserved.
C OM M U N I T Y C E N T E R N E WS
The St. Andrew Community Center is
always busy, but December was really
hopping! In addition to our regular
programs including Emergency Services, Food Pantry, Smile Care Everywhere Dental Clinic, Nativity School
breakfast & lunch, PE classes and Arts
Enhancements, Bible studies, basketball, youth meetings, choir practices,
and Thai Chi, there are holiday celebrations for Nativity School students
and their families, a special dinner for
Nativity School Alumni, an annual
Christmas celebration for the African
American Catholic Community of
Oregon, and the Portland Modern
Quilt Guild. Throughout the month
Emergency Services volunteers are
coordinating our Christmas Food Box
and Toy program with the Boy Scout,
the Girl Scouts, Jesuit High School, the
Oregon Food Bank, Caruso Produce,
St. Vincent de Paul, and KGW’s Toy
Drive. These organizations along with
many parishioners give food and gifts
for Christmas to 150 families. Then an
additional 50 Hispanic families receive
food and gifts for the El Dia de Reyes
celebration. December is also a musical
month – Christmas Choir, Children’s
Choir, Hispanic Youth Choir, Gospel Choir, and the Portland Chamber
Orchestra grace our rooms with music.
And, the beautiful Hispanic culture is
also highlighted in December with the
celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe
and Las Posadas. Our mission is at
work in the St. Andrew Community
Center. Thank you for volunteering,
participating, and giving your financial
support.
El Centro Comunitario de San Andrés
esta siempre ocupado, pero diciembre
esta de locura! Aparte de nuestros programas regulares, que incluye Servicios de
Emergencia, el Pantry, la Clínica Dental,
el desayuno y lonche de la Escuela de la
Natividad, clases de Educación Física y
arte, estudios bíblicos, basquetbol, reunión
de jóvenes, prácticas de coros y Thai Chi,
también hay la celebración anual de los estudiantes y sus familias de la Escuela de la
Natividad, y una cena especial para egresados, la celebración anual de la Comunidad
Católica Afro Americana de Oregon, y el
Grupo Moderno de Costura. Durante el
mes, los voluntarios de los Servicios de
Emergencia están coordinando nuestro
programa de Canastas Navideñas y el
programa de Juguetes por medio de los
Boy Scouts, Girls Scouts, Escuela Jesuita,
el Banco de Comida de Oregon, Caruso
Produce, San Vicente de Paul y la colecta
de Juguetes de KGW. Estas organizaciones junto con muchos parroquianos dan
comida y regalos para 150 familias esta
navidad. A parte de esto, 50 familias más
de la comunidad hispana reciben comida
y regalos el Día de Reyes. Diciembre es
también un mes muy musical. Coro de
Navidad, Coro de Niños, Coro Hispano,
Gospel Choir, y el Ensemble Orquestral
de Portland llenan y engalanan nuestro
espacio con música. Y nuestra hermosa
comunidad hispana se llena también de
luz con la celebración de la Virgen de
Guadalupe y las Posadas. Nuestra misión
está trabajando en el Centro Comunitario.
Gracias por ser voluntarios, por participar,
por ayudar y por su ayuda financiera para
apoyar nuestra misión.
Lost & Found
Youth Ministry
New Coordinator!
Isaiah 40: 1-5, 9 -11
Lost and found items are held for one
month, in the clear bin, on the shelf
inside the sacristy. Please claim your
lost and found items or they will be
given to Goodwill.
Psalm Response:
“O bless the Lord, my soul.”
Sick & Homebound Ministry
Today’s Readings
Titus 2: 11-14; 3: 4 -7
Luke 3: 15 - 16, 21 - 22
O bless
the Lord,
my soul.
Anyone who is currently bringing
Communion to the sick or homebound is asked to contact Michael
Prendergast. Also, if you know of
any homebound parishioners or those
in nursing homes or care centers
that are in need of the sacraments,
please contact Michael Prendergast, at
503.281.4429, ext. 12, or by e-mail at
mprendergast@archdpdx.org.
With great excitement, we welcome the
new Coordinator of Youth Ministry,
Jessica Chapman. Leadership in ministry
has been a calling for Jessica for several
years and her experiences include advocating for the homeless here in Portland
and living in a Catholic Worker house in
Rochester, NY. Please welcome her to St.
Andrew.
Parent Support Network
You can find the website at:
http://groups.google.com/group/
st-andrew-parent-support-network
The Catholic Community of St. Andrew Church
806 NE Alberta Street Portland, OR 97211 Ph. 503-281-4429 Fax 503-281-4411
S ervices
Sunday Eucharist: 9:30 am (English), 12:30 pm (Spanish)
Weekday Eucharist: Noon (Tuesday-Friday)
Reconciliation: 4:30 - 5:00 pm Saturday
First Saturday of each month, 5:30 pm bilingual
Mayan Community Eucharist in Spanish and Kanhoval
S taff
Servicios
La Misa Domingo: 9:30 am (Ingles), 12:30 pm (Español)
La Misa diaria: 9:00 am (Martes-Sábado)
Confesiones: 5:00 pm los Sábados
Primer Sábado del mes, misa bilingue
Maya Kanhoval y Español a las 5:30 pm
Los Ministerios
Pastor
Fr. Dave Zegar, ext.11
Asistentes Pastorales Diana Ruiz 503.281.4429, ext. 17
hispanic@standrewchurch.com
dzegar@archdpdx.org
Director of Stewardship Sarah Granger ext. 22
Comité Hispano
Bertha Moseson 503.729.8075
& Administration
sgranger2@archdpdx.org
guaderrama@alumni.stanford.edu
Office Receptionist
Cinthia Ifarraguerri, ext. 10
Diacono
Ramón Jacob 503.288.5913
ouroffice@archdpdx.org
Diacono y Romeo Jimenez 971.221.6298
Bulletin Editor
Joy Wallace 503-284-2613
Ministerio Maya
rjimenez@pastoralmayausa.org
joy.wallace@comcast.net
Grupo de Jovenes Alejandro Bautista
Interim Community Lisa Hatten ext. 16
alejandrobautista001@gmail.com
Center Director lhatten@standrewchurch.com
Lectores
Esteban e Isabel Ruiz 503.735.4617
Hispanic Ministry Diana Ruiz, ext. 17
Preparación Bautizos Diana Ruiz 503-281-4429. ext. 17
hispanic@standrewchurch.com
Promotores de Salud Cesar Geronimo
Janitor
Ricky Ford
cgeronimoc@gmail.com
Liturgy/Music
Michael Prendergast, ext. 12
Martina Murray 503.281.2329
mprendergast@archdpdx.org
Catequesis
Isabel Camacho 503.737.5192
Religious Education April Sandoval, ext. 23
council & Committee Chairs
asandoval@archdpdx.com
Youth Ministry
Alejandro Bautista; 503-314-4844
Administrative Council John Kelly 503.528.8221
john.kelly.pdx@gmail.com
AlexBautista001@gmail.com
Auction Co-Chairs
Patty Gardner 503.936.5542
volunteer@auction.standrewchurch.com
ministries & P rog r a ms
Building & Maintenance Jerry Lindsay 503.757.6644
Art & EnvironmentTom La Voie 503.737.5570
Community Center Lisa Hatten 503.880.0116
TLL726@gmail.com
Management
Council
lisamhatten@gmail.com
Community Forum John Villaume 503.282.1705
Hispanic
Committee
Bertha Moseson 503.729.8075
jmvillaume@yahoo.com
guaderrama@alumni.stanford.edu
E-mail Prayers
Louise Kasper 503.280.2690 Liturgy Commission
Michael Prendergast, ext.12
lgkasper@comcast.net
mprendergast@archdpdx.org
Emergency ServicesJoe Condon, 971.244.0339
MACG Core Team
Bev Logan 503.922.9481
emergencyservices@standrewchurchcom
bevlogan62@aol.com
Welcoming LGBTQ Valerie Silliman 503 953-6242
Pastoral Council
Jim Bronec 503-651-2627
Ministry
vsilliman@gmail.com
jbronec@canby.com
Jerry Deas 503.319.1326
jerrydeas@comcast.net St. Vincent de Paul Joe Condon 971.221.8636
jdcvon@gmail.com
Gospel Choir
Edna Hicks 503.287.2360
Hospitality
Elizabeth Weber 503.493.9271
St. Andrew Weekly Calendar Jan. 10 - 16
Infant Baptism Molly Hiro, 503.289.2419
Monday
Hispanic Bible Study
7:00 pm
mhhiro@gmail.com
Wednesday Gospel Choir Practice
7:00 pm
Thursday Tai Chi class
9:30 am
Scripture Study
7:30 pm
Friday
Hispanic Youth Group
6:30 pm
Saturday Confessions
4:30 - 5:00 pm
St. Andrew Legal Clinic: 503.281.1500
Mayan
Children’s
Choir
5:00 pm
St. Andrew Nativity School: 503.335.9600
Daily Mass at Noon on Tuesday - Friday
One Spirit-One Call: OSOC.portland@gmail.com
View online parish calendar at www.standrewchurch.com
THINGS TO DO & PLACES TO GO
Next Sunday, Jan. 17
Martin Luther King Celebration & Awards
Gospel Choir and joyous singing!
St. Andrew Catholic Church 9:30 AM
also 5:30 PM Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral
Ash Wednesday Retreat
February 10, 2016
Our Lady of Peace Retreat
3600 SW 170th Ave., Beaverton
Theme: “Merciful Like the Father” with
Most Rev. John G. Vlazny
Please come and join us from 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Doors open at 8:15 a.m.
$40 per person, includes lunch
To register: phone 503-649-7127, or www.olpretreat.org or
email sisters@olpretreat.org
Always Faithful Marriage Prep
Preparing for marriage? Always Faithful is a course for
couples considering marriage. It provides couples with an opportunity to discern their readiness to marry, learn important
skills to be successfully married, and to gain an appreciation
for marriage in the Church. It includes 2 private counseling
sessions.
A new series begins on Thursday, February 4, 2016, at Northwest Family Services, 6200 SE King Rd. Portland, OR 97222.
To register or for more information, call Northwest Family
Services at 503-546-6377 or e-mail: service@nwfs.org. You
may also register online at www.nwfs.org.
Marriage Encounter Weekend
Want to give a gift that keeps on giving? Register for the next
Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend – it’s the best gift
you’ll ever give to each other and your marriage! Enjoy a
World Wide Marriage Encounter weekend at Mt. Angel Abby
Feb. 19th - 21st, 2016 and fill your holiday celebrations with
even greater blessings. For more information call 503-8532758 or apply on-line at www.rediscoverthespark.org. Additional dates and locations are listed on-line.
Join our Village!
In the Village Support Network, people of faith are helping
to end homelessness by assisting families as they transition
from temporary shelter to housing. Attend an orientation to
deepen your understanding of homelessness and poverty,
and become part of an effective approach to ending the cycle
of homelessness. Our next orientation is Thursday, January
28, 2016; 7:00-8:30 PM, 1435 NE 81st Ave, Suite 500
Sign up @ www.newcityinitiative.net/bethevillage
Retrouvaille
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 experiencing
difficulties in their marriage.
Renew your marriage for the New Year. For confidential
information about or to register for the program beginning
with a weekend on Jan. 22 - 24, 2016,
call 1-503-225-9191 or visit www.helpourmarriage.org
LITURGY
Solemnity of the
Baptism of Our Lord
Today the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Baptism of Our Lord.
This brings to an end the season of
Christmas. The Church recalls Our
Lord's second manifestation or epiphany
which occurred on the occasion of His
baptism in the Jordan. Jesus descended
into the River to sanctify its waters and
to give them the power to beget sons of
God. The event takes on the importance
of a second creation in which the entire Trinity intervenes.
In the Eastern Church this feast is called Theophany
because at the baptism of Christ in the River Jordan God
appeared in three persons. The baptism of John was a sort
of sacramental preparatory for the Baptism of Christ. It
moved men to sentiments of repentance and induced them
to confess their sins. Christ did not need the baptism of
John. Although He appeared in the "substance of our flesh"
and was recognized "outwardly like unto ourselves," He was
absolutely sinless and impeccable. He conferred upon the
water the power of the true Baptism which would remove
all the sins of the world: "Behold the Lamb of God, behold
Him Who takes away the sin of the world."
Many of the incidents which accompanied Christ's baptism are symbolical of what happened at our Baptism. At
Christ's baptism the Holy Spirit descended upon Him; at
our Baptism the Trinity took its abode in our soul. At His
baptism Christ was proclaimed the "Beloved Son" of the
Father; at our Baptism we become the adopted sons of
God. At Christ's baptism the heavens were opened; at our
Baptism heaven was opened to us. At His baptism Jesus
prayed; after our Baptism we must pray to avoid actual sin.
Excerpted from Msgr. Rudolph G. Bandas, Catholic Culture.org
Customs on the Feast of the
Baptism of the Lord
In the Ukraine the faithful gather in the front of the church
where a cross of ice is placed. Since there are no rivers near
churches, a tub is filled with water and is placed in front of
the ice cross. During special and very unique services the
water is blessed and brought home. This is taken in before
breakfast is eaten. The remains are kept during the year to
keep the home safe from fire, lightening and sickness.
The priest visits his parishioners to bless their homes with
the holy water that the New Year may be one of cooperation with the gift of God; His Son and the participation in
the Life He has come to lead us in toward Salvation. The
evening meal is very much a repeat of the Holy Supper
except that there are no restrictions on meat and dairy
products. It starts with Kutia, which has been saved from
Christmas Eve.
St. Vincent de Paul/St. Andrew Emergency Services
Ministerio Hispano
Thank You for your generosity on Second Collection Day!
With your help, we fed more than 125 families with the Christmas
Food Box program here at St. Andrew. Have a warm and memorable Christmas season and New Year!
Advent Lessons from John the Baptist
There is no more familiar figure among the characters of Advent
than John the Baptist, understood by the followers of Jesus as the forerunner. Yet
it is doubtful that John’s own followers considered him a forerunner of anyone. To
them he was a prophet of the kingdom of God, with a great deal of charisma in his
own right.
We have slightly different portraits of John in the different Gospels. The locusts
and wild honey come from Matthew and Mark (Matt 3:4; Mark 1:6). In Matthew he
loses his cool at the Pharisees and Sadducees (Matt 3:7 – 10). The three Synoptic
Gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) are careful to portray the beginning of Jesus’
public ministry only after John has been arrested, as if Jesus feels that he must continue the ministry of John – not the other way around. Timing is everything.
Did Jesus begin as a disciple of John? Those who fell under John’s spell came to
him for baptism, as did Jesus according to all four Gospels. Yet all the Gospel writers
portray John as recognizing that someone greater is here in the person of Jesus. It
would be neither the first nor the last time that the disciple becomes greater than the
teacher.
During Advent our thoughts are supposed to go to preparation for the coming of
Jesus once again into our hearts. Perhaps John the Baptist can help us to keep our focus on what is really necessary: to get all the other things done with dispatch, to enjoy
the parties, but then to reduce it all to the simple reality of the reign of God signified
in the birth of a child.
Bautizos: Preparación pre-bautismal
es cada segundo sábado de mes a las
7pm. Y los bautizos son cada cuarto
domingo del mes (excepto durante
cuaresma). Llame a Diana al 503281-4429 ext 17 para registrarse.
Primera Comunión Las clases inician
en el mes de octubre, los miércoles
de 6:30 a 7:45. Registraciones están
cerradas.
Quinceañeras: Se realizan cada
tercer sábado del mes. Tienen que
ser miembros de la parroquia y tener
la primera comunión hecha. Llame
a Diana al 503-281-4429 ext 17 para
registrarse y confirmar la fecha.
Bodas: Comunicarse directamente
con Padre David al 503.281.4429 xt 11.
El 3 de diciembre iniciamos la
novena a la virgen de Guadalupe.
Asegúrese de llevar el calendario con
fechas y direcciones.
Primera Comunión: Las clases
inician en el mes de octubre durante los domingos a la hora de la
misa 12:30pm. Habrá registraciones
durante los domingos del mes de
septiembre. Se inician también registraciones para la Catequesis del Buen
Pastor para niños en edades de 3 a 9
años. Este es un programa bilingüe e
interactivo en el que los niños aprenden sobre la biblia y la liturgia y está
basado en el entendimiento de que
los niños tienen una relación innata
con Dios.
Sr. Carolyn Osiek, RSCJ, is Charles Fischer Professor of New Testament Emerita at Brite Divinity School for the Society of the Sacred Heart, United States-Canada Province. Excerpt from Give us this Day, December, 2015, pp.142-3.
Society of St. Vincent de Paul: All donations to the St. Andrew Conference
of St. Vincent de Paul support those in need in our community. Please write checks
to St. Vincent de Paul/St.Andrew so it goes to emergency services of our parish.
Bulletin Announcements
Gospel Choir
In order to ensure timely printing and delivery
for bulletins, materials for next Sunday’s bulletin must be received by 5 PM on Monday.
Send your announcements to Joy Wallace at
joy.wallace@comcast.net.
The St. Andrew Gospel Choir will
rehearse this Wednesday Jan. 13
at 7:00 pm in the Oscar Romero
Room in the Community Center
and will sing at mass this coming Sunday Jan. 17 for our Martin
Luther King celebration. Anyone
wishing to join the choir please
come to rehearsal. If coming for
the first time please call ahead to
503-477-0424 as we sometimes
have last minute changes.
St. Andrew E-mail
If you wish to have something announced to
the community via an e-mail message, please
send your message to Lisa Hatten at lhatten@standrewchurch.com as a Word document that is proofread and edited. She will
send it out to the community.
Join St. Andrew
To find out more about St. Andrew
and to join our community, fill out
a registration form found on the
Hospitality tables at both entrances
to the church. Someone from the
Hospitality Committee will call you
soon. You can also learn more at our
website: www.standrewchurch.com
Birthdays This Week
Today: Yolanda Jones, Lisa Regimbal, Stephanie Stanton and Jessica Weisensee
Next Week: Mary Nemmers, Eva Ramos Michel, Dottie Barrett, Rebecca Summit,
Jim Anderson, Caleb Granger-Petrillo, Hope Margaret Granger-Petrillo, Brian
Pulido, Mike O’Malley, Ana Romero-Ortega, Lindsay Smith, Brigid Bello, Mark
Griffin, Brett Hall, Molly Johnson, Alex Ruiz, Diana Ruiz, Jesus Huerta, Masimiliano
Huerta-Jaramillo, Jesus Mis-Coot and Ann Swagerty.
Anniversaries This Week
Alicia Richards and Paul Stretch; Anita and Jerry Lindsay; and Marisol Hinojoza and
Jose Moreno.
Prayer Requests
For prayer requests via e-mail,
please contact Louise Kasper at
503.280.2690, or e-mail your request
to lgkasper@comcast.net