February 14 2016 1st Sunday of lent MASS SCHEDULE Weekdays 7:05 a.m. and 12:05 p.m. Saturday 7:05 a.m. Saturday Vigil English—4:30 p.m. Spanish—7:00 p.m. Sunday Jesus Temptation on the Mount by Satan (ca.1308-11) Duccio di Buoninsegna (ca.1255-1319) The Frick Collection Henry Clay Frick House, New York 721 CHEMEKETA STREET N.E. SALEM, OREGON 97301 Visit us at www.stjosephchurch.com Rectory: 503-581-1623 Religious Education: 503-585-5095 School: 503-581-2147 Fax: 503-399-7045 Fax: 503-581-7271 The rectory business office is located directly behind the Church on the corner of Chemeketa and Cottage Streets. We are open: MONDAY - FRIDAY 8:30 A.M. to 6:30 P.M. SATURDAY 12 NOON to 4:30 P.M. SUNDAY CLOSED Our mission, in service of Jesus and the universal church, is to make our parish ‘A Center of Catholic Life in the Valley’ thus bringing forth God’s Love, Light, and Life in order that all might be invited to know and be known by Him. - English 7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. - Spanish 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. 10:00 a.m. at the East Salem Community Center - Vietnamese 3:45 p.m. Latin Mass is the 1st Sunday of every month at 6:45 a.m. CONFESSIONS Mon.-Fri. 30 minutes before the 12:05 p.m. Mass Saturday - English 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. - Spanish 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Sunday - English 8 a.m. to 8:20 a.m. 9:30 a.m. to 9:50 a.m. 7 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. -Vietnamese 3:15 p.m. to 3:40 p.m. St. Joseph Catholic Parish Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. Msgr. Richard Huneger Parochial Vicar: Rev. Edwin Sanchez Parochial Vicar: Rev. Nazario Atukunda Deacon(s): Rev. Mr. Allen Vandecoevering Rev. Mr. Leo Rasca Director of Faith Formation: Christian Spencer Youth & Young Adult Ministries: Sarah Kresse Adult Faith Formation Coordinator: James Thurman Pastoral Associate for Hispanic Ministry: Maria Elena Ruiz Sacristan/Liturgy Coordinator: Jason Markowski Music Director: Doug Schneider Office Staff: Carolyn Burlison Jennifer McMillen Isabel Rico Maintenance: Kyle Sindlinger Purchaser/Reception Coordinator: Deanna Lebaron Principal, St. Joseph School: Mrs. Melissa Doxtator MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK February 14, 2016 Sunday 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.SP 5:30 p.m.SP 7:30 p.m. Carolyn Sklemar† St. Joseph Parish Jose Carmen Maciel† Rinda O’Dell† Monday February 15, 2016 7:05 a.m. 12:05 p. Tuesday 7:05 a.m. 12:05 p.m. John McDermaid† Manuel & Malvcina Alagao† February 16, 2016 Bob Ditter† Intentions of Ted & Joann Stuckart Wednesday 7:05 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 12:05 p.m February 17, 2016 Joseph Nguyen† Frank Family† Thursday 7:05 a.m. 12:05 p.m. Friday February 18, 2016 Lou Howard† Guadalupe & Cathy Diaz† February 19, 2016 7:05 a.m. 12:05 p.m. Saturday 7:05 a.m. 4:30 p.m 7:00 p.m.SP Maria H. Nguyen† Peg Bellot† February 20, 2016 Robert E. Briggs, Jr.† Corinne Porter† CONTRIBUTIONS: Regular Collection January 31, 2016 $ 17,644.16 Thank you for your ongoing support and generosity! If you would like to contribute on line please visit our website www.stjosephchurch.com and click on the donate button at the top of the page. Please continue praying for our men and women serving in the military: Michael E. Nielsen Major Paul Lushenko Capt. Kenneth Strawn Jaime D. Ramirez Joseph Fuller Lt. Jg. Taylor McCammon Tom McGovern Kevin Halfman Shawn Stanford Joshua Threlkel Frank (Hank) Wasson III Maj. Michael Cooper Sgt. Kevin Blair Capt. Andrew Buchele David Gonzalez Mark Ramirez Gary Nash Travis Brossard Capt. Jacob Howard Daniel Sheffield Lt. Cmdr. Jon Lushenko Gabriel Marrel Philip Candello Michael Candello Jason Adams Michael Odgers Sgt. Luis E. Granizo CW4 Erik Anderson Paul Teters Chris Teters Brian P. Baranek Ron B. Atalig S.F.C. Christopher Thorne Lawrence Concepcion David Martinmaas Capt. Carlos Ortiz Sgt. Lisa Marie Nunez Lt. Col. Peter Derouin Johnny Lugo Billy Cooper Kris Kochen PFC. Brooke Rader Lt. Col. Gilbert Shaw E4 Jacob Cravinho Capt. Luke Jaeger Michael Buckley Edward C. Barcenas Capt. John Tuttle Gabriel A. Estes, USAF Sgt. Zachary Millsap PFC Nathan Millsap Major David Wendell Capt. Carlos Ortiz 1st Lt. Ashley Messoline Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Messoline Sgt. Patrick Deleonguerreo Spec 4, Brian Vergith Registration Form/ADDRESS & PHONE UPDATE Welcome to St. Joseph Parish. If you wish to register as a new parishioner, please fill-out the form and mail or drop in the collection basket. If you are currently a parishioner and have an address or phone change please fill out and drop in the collection. Name_________________________________________________________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________ City: ____________________ Zip: ____________ Phone: _____________________ If you would like to receive e-mailed information from the parish please provide your e-mail. Please print legibly. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ (1) First Sunday of Lent First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:4-4-10 Responsorial: Psalm 91:1-2, 10-11, 12-13, 14-15 Second Reading: Romans 10:8-13 Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 “One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God.” February 14, 2016 The Pastor’s Keyboard - Msgr. Richard Huneger Lent is upon us, a time of prayer and fasting, in preparation for Easter. It started with Ashes (last Wednesday) as a reminder of our mortality (ashes to ashes, dust to dust) but not without hope of resurrection (for ashes are the purified remains that have withstood the fire without being destroyed)! Let's take a little look at prayer and fasting this Lent in the Pastor's Keyboard. Prayer, I was taught at St Joseph Grade School in the 1950's, is the lifting of mind and heart to God ... There's lifting, movement, ad infinitum, of a mind that seeks to perceive what is knowable and to understand what is perceived, and of a will that seeks by love to bring what is merely possible into being actual, including and excluding, in bite-size steps, along the way in Time toward Eternity (which is the infinite simultaneous possession of all possible perfection, the "what" that constitutes God in himself). Countering the downward "gravity" of "sin" by removing obstacles to the upward "gravity" of "grace" (Simone Weil), the prayer-filled soul lives like a dart aimed at the Father to realize within us the two eternal processions of Son and Spirit ("to" the Father, "through" the Son, "in" the Spirit). St. Joseph Parish Lenten Mission Feb 22nd-25th, 2016 Why pray? "A.C.T.S." has always helped (Sr Joseph Mary SNJM taught this to us in 6th Grade): A doration + Focus: God's inner excellence (infinite "holiness"). C ontrition – Focus: Our resistance (sin) before God's "mercy." T hanksgiving + Focus: God's outward works (finite "glory"). S upplication – Focus: Our poverty (need) before God's "providence." With Fr. Scott Carpenter Afternoon Sessions 12 noon Evening Sessions 6:00 p.m. Confessions following each session The "positive" moment ("+") of Adoration acknowledges God's "holiness," his excellence in himself; and that ("+") of Thanksgiving, his "glory," what God has done in our lives and in history. “Becoming Merciful Like the Father” St. Joseph’s Peace and Justice Committee will present a DVD by Claudia Larson on the life of Dorothy Day, Catholic Social Reformer, Thursday, February 18th at 7:00 p.m. upstairs in St. Joseph Parish Center SAVE THE DATE And support St. Joseph School Saturday, April 30, 2016 “An Evening in Monte Carlo” St. Joseph School Adult Only Event at Illahe Country Club The "negative" moment ("-") of Contrition reflects sadness and detestation for sin, reversing course in hope toward a different future: Contrition is the more striking in proportion as we are aware of God's infinite majesty, perfection, transcendence, and yet loving and forgiving providence toward us (to know God's mercy is to sense his energy and desire toward our betterment, our salvation, our fulfillment in heaven, in a state stronger than death); and the moment ("-") of Supplication reflects looking, with confidence, to God, to help us in our need, and is all the more confident in proportion as there is awareness of past blessings (articulated in Thanksgiving). Let us remember that "just thinking about God" is not "prayer," but rather there must be a "lifting," i.e., a "movement" of "mind" and "heart" toward "God" (like that of transition from member to member within an infinite series toward its limit), whose term is a union of mind and will with God, to know and love what God does, to be "godly," to become "transformed" into the perfect image of his beloved Son in the Spirit, as members of the "Total Christ." The closer we come to the Light ("+"), the more the Shadows ("-") stand out. But as St Paul says, "Where sin has abounded, there has grace all the more abounded." No sin whose disaster is too tough for God to turn around, with our cooperation. Adoration: Any prayer naming God's unique infinite attributes in himself and identifying his worthiness for our worship (very prominent in Eastern Liturgies). Its style – "We bless and adore and praise and worship Thee, O Eternal, Wondrous, Ineffable, Incomprehensible, All-Knowing, AllPowerful, All-Loving, and Infinitely Perfect and Most Blessed Trinity, and we bow prostrate before Thee, and honor Thee above all, and beyond all, Thou who art without comparison or equal or judge in all the universe, and in all that has been, is, and will be. Amen. Amen." Whew! Thanksgiving: Typical salvation-history recital (such as – "He delivered them from pharaoh (his mercy endures forever), and led them through the sea (his mercy endures forever), and fed them with manna in the desert (his mercy endures forever) ..."). Cfr. Ps 105, 107, 116-118, 136 or Dan 3:52-90. It's good to be able to pray, seeing our blessings and salvation history as today's version of scripture's: e.g., "O God, I have been blessed with X from you, as was your servant Moses." Parish Calendar SJS– St. Joseph School 14 CH-Church ERoom—Rectory East Room February Sunday 21 PC-Parish Center RMR-Rectory Meeting Room Gym Classrooms—upstairs in the Gymnasium February Sunday Regular Mass Schedule: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m.,10:00 a.m.,12 noon, 7:30 p.m. English 1:30 p.m.& 5:30 p.m.–Spanish 10:00 a.m.—Spanish Mass at East Salem Comm. Center 3:45 p.m.—Vietnamese Regular Mass Schedule: 7:00 a.m., 8:30 a.m.,10:00 a.m.,12 noon, 7:30 p.m. English 1:30 p.m.& 5:30 p.m.–Spanish 10:00 a.m.—Spanish Mass at East Salem Comm. Center 3:45 p.m.—Vietnamese 11:00 a.m. PC1-2-3—Spanish CCD 11:30 a.m. GYM—Spanish CCD 1:00 p.m. GYM—Youth Ministry 3 p.m. SJS-204—Vietnamese Choir 7:00 p.m. PC12-3—Spanish Marriage Encounter 7:00 a.m. PC1-2-3—Spanish Marriage Encounter 11:00 a.m. PC1-2-3—Spanish CCD 11:30 a.m. GYM—Spanish CCD 1:00 p.m. GYM—Youth Ministry 3 p.m. SJS-204—Vietnamese Choir 15 February Monday 7:05 a.m. & 12:05 p.m. Daily Mass 9:00 a.m. ERoom—Prison Ministry Committee Correspondence 10:30 a.m. PC-1—Bible Study 3:15 p.m. GYM—SJS Basketball 5:00 p.m. CH—Gregorian Schola 5:15 p.m. CH—Mother of Perpetual Help Prayer Group 6:00 p.m. PC-1—YLI 6:45 p.m. SJS-203—Communion & Liberation 7:00 p.m. PCafe—Spanish Apostles of the Word 7:00 p.m. CH—Spanish Divine Mercy 16 February Tuesday 7:05 a.m. & 12:05 Daily Mass February February Monday 7:05 a.m. & 12:05 p.m. Daily Mass Parish Lenten Mission 12 noon & 6 p.m. 9:00 a.m. ERoom—Prison Ministry Committee Correspondence 10:30 a.m. PC-1—Bible Study 3:15 p.m. GYM—SJS Basketball 5:00 p.m. PC-3—St. Vincent de Paul 5:00 p.m. CH—Gregorian Schola 5:15 p.m. CH—Mother of Perpetual Help Prayer Group 6:00 p.m. PC-1-2-3—Spanish Knights of Columbus 6:45 p.m. SJS-203—Communion & Liberation 7:00 p.m. PCafe—Spanish Apostles of the Word 7:00 p.m. CH—Spanish Divine Mercy 23 3:15 p.m. GYM—SJS Basketball 6:00 p.m. CH—Cleaning 6:00 p.m. PC-3—SP Knights of Columbus 6:30 p.m. ERoom—Grief Support 6:30 p.m. PC-3/SJS—Spanish RCIA 6:30 p.m. PC-3—Knights of Columbus 6:00 p.m. CH—Mejugorge Prayer Group 6:30 p.m. PC-1 & 2—Marriage Preparation 7:00 p.m. PCafe—Spanish Choir 17 22 February Tuesday 7:05 a.m. & 12:05 Daily Mass Parish Lenten Mission 12 noon & 6 p.m. 3:15 p.m. GYM—SJS Basketball 6:30 p.m. ERoom—Grief Support 6:30 p.m. PC-3/SJS—Spanish RCIA 6:00 p.m. CH—Mejugorge Prayer Group 6:30 p.m. PC-1 & 2—Marriage Preparation 7:00 p.m. PCafe—Spanish Choir ASH Wednesday 24 February ASH Wednesday 7:05 a.m. & 12:05 Daily Mass 7:05 a.m. & 12:05 Daily Mass 3:15 p.m. GYM—SJS Basketball 6:45 p.m. All Facility—Religious Education Parish Lenten Mission 12 noon & 6 p.m. 9:30 a.m. Hispanic Ministry Meeting 3:15 p.m. GYM—SJS Basketball 6:45 p.m. All Facility—Religious Education 18 February IHN Thursday 9:00 a.m. PC1-2-3—Women’s Bible Study 11:00 a.m. Adoration Chapel—Pray for Our Priests 3:30 p.m. GYM—SJS Basketball 6:00 p.m. PCafe—SJS Parents Club Meeting 6:30 p.m. PC 1-2-3—RCIA 6:30 p.m. CH—Music Practice 7:00 p.m. PCafe—Spanish Choir 7:00 p.m. ERoom— Spanish Prayer Group 7:00 p.m. PC-3—Peace & Justice 19 February LENT Friday Stations of the Cross: 8:30, 11:30 a.m., 6 p.m. English & 7 p.m. Spanish 10:00 a. m. PC-1—Prayer Shawl 6:00 p.m. CH—Spanish Prayer Group 6:00 p.m. GYM—Spanish Prayer Group 20 February LENT 25 February Thursday Parish Lenten Mission 12 noon & 6 p.m. 9:00 a.m. PC1-2-3—Women’s Bible Study 11:00 a.m. Adoration Chapel—Pray for Our Priests 3:30 p.m. GYM—SJS Basketball 6:30 p.m. PC 1-2-3—RCIA 6:30 p.m. CH—Music Practice 7:00 p.m. PCafe—Spanish Choir 7:00 p.m. ERoom— Spanish Prayer Group 26 February LENT Friday Stations of the Cross: 8:30, 11:30 a.m., 6 p.m. English & 7 p.m. Spanish 6:00 p.m. CH—Spanish Prayer Group 6:00 p.m. GYM—Spanish Prayer Group Saturday 7:05 a.m. Daily Mass Vigil Masses: 4:30—English 7:00 p.m.—Spanish 7:00 a.m. GYM/Kitchen—Spanish Prayer Group 10:00 a.m. RMR—Schoenstatt 1:00 p.m. ERoom—Grief Support 5:00 p.m. PCafe—Spanish Altar Servers 5:00 p.m. SJS-204—Vietnamese Choir 5:30 p.m. ERoom—Spanish Eucharistic Ministers 27 February LENT Saturday 7:05 a.m. Daily Mass Vigil Masses: 4:30—English 7:00 p.m.—Spanish 10:00 a.m. RMR—Schoenstatt 1:00 p.m. ERoom—Grief Support 5:00 p.m. SJS-204—Vietnamese Choir 5:30 p.m. ERoom—Spanish Eucharistic Ministers PC—SJS—Alumni Dinner St. Joseph Parish Religious Education For people who want to join the Catholic Church or need to complete their Sacraments of initiation: Baptism, 1st Holy Communion, or the Sacrament of Confirmation come join us! R.C.I.A. Thursdays evenings at 6:30pm in the Parish Center. St. Joseph Parish Lenten Mission: “Becoming Merciful Like the Father” Join us in the Church for Confessions, Adoration/Benediction, and Presentations on the Year of Mercy and the Journey of Lent during our upcoming mission, Monday Feb. 22-Thursday, Feb. 25th with mission preacher, Fr. Scott Carpentier. Presentations will follow the 12noon Mass and the same presentation will begin at 7pm each evening. Confessions will take place before, during, and after the presentations. Calendar Reminders for Wednesday Faith Formation: Feb. 17th—Regular Classes—Called to Protect Training for Children Prayer Warriors Needed! Our Youth Ministry Program would love to have folks praying for us during our weekly faith gatherings and retreats. If you are willing keep our youth in your prayers as we gather for faith formation or during retreats please contact Sarah Kresse [email protected] or 503.581.1623 Catholic Newman Club @ Willamette University If interested contact: Sarah Kresse [email protected] 7pm @ Thompsons Brewery and Pub 3575 Liberty RD S Salem OR REAL LIFE SPIRITUALITY FOR YOUNG ADULTS Attention all Youth and Young Adults (18 or older by July 15, 2016): Are you looking for an amazing faith-filled experience? We are getting a group together for World Youth Day 2016 Pilgrimage in Krakow Poland! If you are interested or would like information, please contact Sarah Kresse in the parish office 503.581.1623 Week of Feb 14 Scripture: 1 Cor 10:31 - So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. YouCat: Question 274 – How important is so-called “popular piety”? Question: What are some common devotions during lent? Virtue: Honor Saint: Peter Damian Announcements: Vicariate Winter Ski Trip – Monday February 15th Men’s and Women’s Discernment Day – February 20th Summer Events—Quo Vadis Days, Steubenville NW, Higher Calling and Nun Run—talk to Sarah for details Have you thought about serving on our youth leadership team? - talk to Sarah if you are interested Faith Tid-Bit: Our Lenten journey just got started. Lent offers us all a very special opportunity to grow in our relationship with God and to deepen our commitment to a way of life, rooted in our baptism. If you would like to be on our email list to get updates upcoming events please contact Sarah Kresse at the Parish office 503-581-1623 or [email protected] Like us on Facebook! “Salem-Keizer Young Adults” The place to find information on all Salem-Keizer Young Adult events: Social Events, Service Opportunities, First Thursdays, Bible Study, Movie Nights, and more! Information for St. Joseph Parish FOR YOUR INFORMATON ON FASTING AND ABSTINENCE: All Catholics 14 years and older must abstain from meat on the Fridays of Lent, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. All Catholics ages from 18th birthday through 60th birthday are required to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. To fast means to eat one full meal: the other two meals that day should be less than normal amount unless they are already at a minimum for good health. Eating between meals is not permitted; however, liquids including coffee, milk and fruit juices are allowed. Prayer Shawl Ministry next meeting is Friday, Feb. 19 at 10: 00am in the Parish Center. Please join us! Join us for the 4th Year Anniversary Celebration of the Dedication of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, Thursday, February 25th after the 12:05 Mass. There will be a blessing of the Grotto, Rosary Procession around the St. Joseph Campus and refreshments following in the cafeteria. The next Senior Luncheon will be on February 24th after the noon Mass. Please RSVP to the rectory 503-581-1623 and join us! We are looking for people who would like to volunteer with kitchen cleanup and up keep. Anyone interested may contact Deanna Lebaron e-mail—[email protected]. Any amount of help is greatly appreciated. If you have lost a loved one, a family member or friend, please join our grief support group. Our support group can offer encouragement and prayerful support for you during your sorrow. For more information, please call Sue Foster at 503-566-7611 St. Vincent de Paul Food Collection is the third Sunday of each month. Feb. 20 & 21 The St. Vincent de Paul Van Driver is ready and willing to accept donations of potatoes, apples, salad oil, brown and white rice, dry pasta and noodles, cereals, beans and all canned foods, especially needed is proteins (i.e., meats, fish and legumes) and dried fruits and toilet paper. Look for the white St. Vincent de Paul Van in the parking lot. SPECIAL PRAYER OPPORTUNITIES: PRO-LIFE PRAYER for an end to abortion (outside Planned Parenthood facility, corner of Coral and Wolverine NE) every Friday, 9:00 a.m. and 2nd Saturdays 8:00 a.m. (Prayer Group), as well as 1st Saturdays 9:00 a.m. (Knights). PATRIOTIC ROSARY—12:30 on Fridays in the Church. For information contact Gayle Strawn 503-581-4318 COME PRAY FOR PRIESTS/CHALICE OF STRENGTH -Thursdays at 11:00 a.m. to noon in the Chapel. MEDJUGORJE PRAYER GROUP—on Tuesdays, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the Church PRAYER CHAIN—call Rosi Schaefer 503-393-6259 or Lonna Bauer 503-391-8306 with your intentions. Attention all Men of the Parish and your sons! - The Annual Northwest Catholic Men's Conference "Be Strong in the Lord!" Ephesians 6:10-18 February 26-27, 2016 Pendleton Convention Center. Pendleton, Oregon. Conference begins Friday at 4 p.m. with registrations and ends Saturday at 5 p.m. with a final blessing. Cost is $40 includes 3 meals. Fathers and sons, ages 15 and up, are welcome Conference Speakers: Most Rev. Peter Christensen-Bishop Boise, Most Rev. Liam Carey-Bishop of Baker, Fr. Theodore Lange, Fr. Kumar Udagandla, and famous Catholic author- Mark Shea. James Thurman will have a convoy going from the church and 11a.m. For more info contact James Thurman 503-581-1623 St. Joseph Parish Adoration Chapel Open 24 hours a day—7 days a week Come join our Lord in this beautiful and peaceful place. Our Adoration Chapel is located on the south side of the Church off of Chemeketa Street. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We welcome parishioners to take a regular chapel hour or begin as a substitute until you find an hour that works best for you. Parishioners are welcome to drop by the chapel at any time. Contact: Carol Joye 503-390-7288 or 971-304-4441 Adorers Needed: Mon.—12 midnight Tues.—4 a.m. Tues.—11 a.m. Weds.—3 a.m. Thurs.—12 noon Adorers: If you must leave Jesus alone please gently close the tabernacle doors (the light will remain on). 14 DE FEBRERO DEL 2016 Comunidad Hispana de San José 1st Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario LAS LECTURAS DE HOY: 14 de febrero de 2016 MISA INTENCIONAL POR Sábado 7:00 p.m. SP 13 de febrero de 2016 Primer Lectura: Deuteronomio 26, 4-10 14 de febrero de 2016 Segunda Lectura: Romanos 10, 8-13 Domingo 1:30 p.m. SP Evangelio: Lucas 4, 1-13 5:30 p.m. SP José Carmen Maciel † LA OFRENDA DEL DOMINGO FUE: ¿Por qué la Sagrada Comunión es un don especial de Dios? La Sagrada Comunión es 24 de enero $ 4,116.70 un don especial porque en la Comunión, Jesús Misión—24 de enero $ 1,359.00 mismo viene a vivir en nosotros. (CIC 1384). Vía Crucis los viernes de cuaresma: Capilla de Adoración 8:30 a.m. — inglés con los niños de la Escuela San José Abierta las 24 horas al 11:30 a.m. — en inglés día 7 días a la semana 6 p.m. — en inglés seguido por una cena de sopa en la cafetería 7 p.m. — Vía Crucis en español ► La Limpieza del Templo se llevar a a cabo mar tes, 16 de febrero. Se les invita a todas las personas que deseen ayudarnos en este gran ministerio. ► 20 y 21 de febrero es Día de traer despensa - para los pobres y necesitados de nuestra comunidad de Salem. Puede traer papas, manzanas, aceite, frijoles, arroz, comida y fruta enlatada, cereales, etc. Jóvenes Anuncios y Recordatorios: Paseo a Esquiar – lunes, 15 de febrero Día de Discernimiento para Hombres y Mujeres - 20 de febrero ¿Has pensando en servir en el Grupo de Liderazgo de Jóvenes? Si esta interesado favor de hablar con Sarah. Virtud: Honor Santo: Pedro Damián Pregunta: ¿Cuales son algunas de las devociones mas comunes que hay durante la cuaresma? El Apostolado de la Divina Misericordia les invita a Aprender a Rezar la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia los lunes a las 7:00 p.m. en la Iglesia de San José. Para mas información llamar a Alex y José Salinas 503-569-2136. AYUNOS Y ABSTINENCIAS La abstinencia obliga todos los Católicos mayores de 14 años deben abstenerse de carne los viernes de cuaresma, el Miércoles de Ceniza y el Viernes Santo. El ayuno obliga todos los Católicos de 18 a 59 años de edad se requiere ayunar el Miércoles de Ceniza y el Viernes Santo. Ayunar significa comer solo una comida entera; las otras dos comidas del día deben ser menos de la cantidad normal. El comer entre comidas no es permitido; sin embargo, tomar líquidos como café, leche, y jugos de frutas si se pueden tomar. LECTURAS DIARIAS: Lunes, 15 de Febrero: Levítico 19, 1-2. 11-18 Mateo 25, 31-46 Martes, 16 de Febrero: Isaías 55, 10-11 Mateo 6, 7-15 Miércoles, 17 de Febrero: Jonás 3, 1-10 Lucas 11, 29-32 Jueves, 18 de Febrero: Ester 14, 1. 3-5. 12-14 Mateo 7, 7-12 Viernes, 19 de Febrero: Ezequiel 18, 21-28 Mateo 5, 20-26 Sábado, 20 de Febrero: Deuteronomio 26, 16-19 Mateo 5, 43-48 Recordatorio Importante — Durante el tiempo de Cuaresma. NO traer flores a ninguno de los santos o imágenes ya que serán removidas. AVISO COMUNITARIO Hemos visto que durante varios fines de semana hay personas antes y después de la Misa recolectando dinero ya sea para alguien que falleció o por que no tienen trabajo. Se les notifica que estas personas no tienen el permiso del párroco para recolectar dinero afuera o en los alrededores de la parroquia. Nos hemos enterado que las personas no están realmente en necesidad. QUE ESTA PIEDA SE CONVIERTA EN PAN Muchos de nosotros ya habíamos tenido la idea “luminosa” antes de leer el evangelio de hoy… ❅ Que esta piedra se nos convierta en pan… ❅ Que esta vivienda se nos convierta en una residencia… ❅ Que esta carcachita se nos convierta en un ultimo modelo… ❅ Que estos trapitos se nos conviertan en ropa buena… ❅ Que estas baratijas se nos conviertan en joyas… ❅ Que… − Y no es que este mal que nos preocupamos por mejorar nuestra situación económica y progresar. − Lo malo esta en que solo nos preocupamos de esto. − Y lo peor, que por agenciarnos todo lo enumerado, nos olvidamos de Dios y de los demás, cuando no es que pasamos sobre el primero y nos aprovechamos de los segundos. ❅ Porque “no solo de pan (ni de casas, carros, trajes, joyas, y dinero) vive el hombre”, sino de toda palabra que sale de la boca de Dios. Y la Palabra de Dios, en resumen, es: “Amaras a Dios sobre todas las cosas y a tu prójimo como a ti mismo”.