ROSARY BOWL – Saturday October 5th
The 7th annual Rosary Bowl will be held on Saturday, October 5 at the Oregon State Fairgrounds Pavilion in Salem. It will take place from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm with Mass at 10:00 am.
The event will also include the Sacrament of Penance, the Rosary, the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction. Free parking and admission; a free-will offering may be made. For more information see: www.rosarybowlnw.org.
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JEWISH YEAR 5774
Thursday, September 6 is the beginning of the Jewish New Year, 5774, Rosh Hashana. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement is celebrated 10 days later. The days in between are called the “days of awe” and are when Jews face up to their mistakes, make amends, resolve to live better in the coming year, and ask forgiveness from others and God.
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CONVOCATION FOR PRIESTS OCT. 7-10
The Convocation for Priests will be held from Monday, October 7 until Thursday, October 10 in Newport. This is intended for all priests of the Archdiocese of Portland, and Fr. Peter will be attending. There will be no Masses on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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CATECHISM FOR CHILDREN & TEENS
On Sunday, September 8, religious education resumes in our parish. Contact Grace Golonka for registration and more information.
We also register children 4 years and older for preschool religious education class.
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POLISH FESTIVAL – Sept. 21 & 22
We are still looking for volunteers to help during the Polish Festival on Saturday, September 21 from 11AM-10PM and Sunday, September 22 from Noon-6PM. Please contact Fr. Peter if you can help.
Thank you to Jadwiga Pomykała, Elżbieta Szewczyk, Helena Bujak, Krystyna Mazurek and Hanna Rembowski who helped with the preparation of cakes for the Festival.
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Rafał Blechacz, Polish Pianist in Portland
Rafał Blechacz, winner of the 2005 Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, will be in Portland on Sept. 29th & 30th in Lincoln Hall at PSU. For more information: Portland Piano International (503) 228-1388, or see http://portlandpiano.org/rafal-blechacz.
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PRESENTATION OF
FAUSTINA: MESSENGER OF DIVINE MERCY
Saint Luke Productions will perform their play, Faustina: Messenger of Divine Mercy on Saturday, October 19 at 7PM in St. Stanislaus Church. There is no set admission, but a free-will offering will be accepted to cover expenses.
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Pilgrimages in 2014
Pilgrimage to Rome for teenagers and parents will be February 13-20. Pilgrimage to Lourdes for all parishioners will be May 22-29. More details to come.
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