Hello Business,

On this 33^rd Sunday in Ordinary Times, we are encouraged to persevere in our faith, even when times are difficult and even if we know that there will be suffering. We need to remain hopeful and trust in His promises when the world feels uncertain.

We know that we are not alone as we travel through these battles, we have the help, protection and guidance of our guardian angles and St. Michael.

We must stay vigilant in keeping our faith strong. We know He will have the ultimate victory, and this knowledge should give us comfort.

Livestream the Mass on Sunday at 11:00am on our Facebook page.

Mass Intentions

+ Kathleen Bernert

+ Laureano Fernando

+ Proceso Jacobo

+ Nalini Kottiath

+ Anna Mosey

+ John Paolazzi

+ Frank Pastor

+ William T. Phelan

+ Ralph Van Shoubrouek

Upcoming Events and Opportunities:

This is a chance to get into the holiday spirit. Join us on Saturday, November 16th at 7:00pm for PassinArt's presentation of The Joyful Sounds presentation. The presentation will be in the Church. There will be a free will offering for this community group. Please consider supporting this amazing group.

PassinArt was founded in 1982 in the Albina neighborhood, PassinArt follows in the tradition of the Black Theatre Movement, which began in the United States in 1821 with roots in many African traditions of oral history and story to pass along knowledge and grow subsequent generations.

For four decades and counting, PassinArt Theatre Company has provided training and opportunities for emerging and established Black artist and artists of color of all ages, abilities, faiths, and genders.

It is that time of year when we fill Thanksgiving Boxes to hand out to our community members who have requested help with their Thanksgiving meal.

We will be handing out boxes and shopping lists in the courtyard at all Masses on November 9^th and 10^th and November 16^th and 17^th. Bring your filled boxes to the Safeway truck that will be in the church parking lot before or after Masses the weekend of November 23^rd and 24^th. 

Members of St. Vincent de Paul will deliver boxes to residents of West Linn on Sunday, November 24^th and to St. Peter Catholic Church in SE Portland on Monday, November 25^th. 

We know there is a need for these food boxes, St. Vincent de Paul will have a limited number of boxes available for parishioners to distribute to someone they know that is in need of some help with their Thanksgiving meal. Contact Vicki Sarazin at 971-235-1441 or vicki@vbscpa.com if you’d like to deliver a filled box to someone you know who is in need. 

The members of St. Vincent de Paul thank you for the support you have given to this program over the years. The Thanksgiving box recipients greatly appreciate your generosity. Resurrection has a long history of making this a successful ministry.

Notes from Elaine Park's presentation.

THE GAZE OF GOD

God saw how good it was…

Almost as a mantra or musical repetition

God’s gaze on all of creation is deeply relational, delighting in the goodness of each element. Seeing implies knowing, understanding, caring about…

The wild animals of the forest are mine,

and the cattle on a thousand hills.

I know all the birds of the air,

and all that moves in the fields is mine. (Psalm 50-10-11)

The LORD said to Moses,

“ I have indeed seen the abuse of my people that is in Egypt and its outcry because of its taskmasters. I have heard, for I know its pain. And I have come down to rescue it from the hand of Egypt and to bring it up from that land to a goodly and spacious land…

( Ex 3: 7-8)

THE GAZE OF JESUS

The gaze of Jesus is an invitation to relationship, discipleship.

Some disciples of John the Baptist were approaching Jesus.

Jesus turned, and saw them following, and said to them, ‘What do you seek? When they ask Jesus where he lives, he says, “Come and you will see.” (John 1:38)

Jesus saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector's booth. “Follow me, he told him.” (Matthew 9:9) Pope Francis comments on this passage, saying, “Everything begins with the gaze of Jesus.”

The gaze of Jesus also brings about healing:

Luke 7: 36-50: We are invited into the scene: behold…

The gaze of Jesus extends to all creation.

HUMAN GAZING

Cure of blindness: Bartimaeus: Mark 10:46-52

Parable of seeing and not-seeing: The Good Samaritan: Luke 10: 25-37

A priest happened to be going down that road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side…. But a Samaritan traveler who came upon him was moved with compassion.

THE COMPASSION OF GOD

You, O LORD, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, slow to anger, and bountiful in love and truth. (Psalm 86: 15; cf.Ps 103: 8, 145:8) )

Compassion (rahamim) : related to the word “womb”

“is completely gratuitous, not merited…and generates a whole range of feelings, including goodness and tenderness, patience and understanding, that is, readiness to forgive.” (Pope John Paul, Dives in Miserecordia);

“womb love“ (Dianne Bergant)

Love (hesed): translated various ways: loving-kindness, steadfast love, mercy, goodness. Translators “cannot seem to land on a single word… Let us embrace all of the above. Their swirl ushers our minds and hearts toward a love beyond all telling.”

(Elizabeth Johnson, Come, Have Breakfast, 36)

THE COMPASSION OF JESUS

Moved with compassion (splanchnizomai), Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, and said to him, “I will’ be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. (Mark 1: 41-42)

HUMAN COMPASSION

Be compassionate as your Father is compassionate. (Luke 6: 35)

Put on, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassion, kindness, lowliness, meekness and patience, forbearing one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. (Col 3:12-13)

Where do we, YOU, see human compassion?

Blessed by the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and God of all encouragement. (2 Cor 1:3)

E. Park 2024

Basketball is just around the corner. Let's get your child registered!

Click here to register for Winter Hot Shots. New girls league this year! (Combined 1st and 2nd grade combo teams) and Grade School Basketball (boys and girls 3rd-8th grade).

Basketball referees needed. We are actively seeking high schoolers interested in being a basketball official. Click here for more info! We need your help in officiating these games.

Scholarships are available! Click here to learn more.

Click here to order your CYO Volleyball Championship gear! 

 In October, we helped 14 families, 68 people with food deliveries and helped 32 people with rent and utilities.



Thank you for all you do to support St. Vincent de Paul and and the families we serve.

Resurrection Catholic Parish School News

Welcome! RCPS is ENROLLING NOW for Preschool 3s through 6th Grade! Learn more about our school here.

As enrollment grows, our mission is to offer the benefits of a Catholic Education to any family who would like their children to receive one, regardless of financial circumstances. When you make a gift to our parish school, it enables us to open our arms even wider and offer tuition assistance to more families in need. Make a financial gift to our school here by selecting "School Support."

Community Resources

Although we trust in our Heavenly Father to help us through hard times, we still struggle along the way. Sometimes we need outside support. Below you will find local resources:

• Domestic violence hotline: 1-800-799-7233 or website
• Resource number for Clackamas county: 211
• Suicide Prevention hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or website
• St. Vincent de Paul (food and rent/utilities assistance): website or 503-235-8431

Your parish community cares for you

and we would like to say

THANK YOU

for being a part of our parish!

QCD

A qualified charitable distribution (QCD) allows individuals who are 70½ years old or older to donate up to $105,000 total to one or more charities directly from a taxable IRA instead of taking their required minimum distributions.

RMD

Required minimum distributions (RMDs) are the minimum amounts you must withdraw from your retirement accounts each year. You generally must start taking withdrawals from your traditional IRA, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA, and retirement plan accounts when you reach age 72.

If you are over 72 years of age you qualify to take annual distributions from your retirement account to make tax free donations to charities of your choice.

Resurrection Church is a qualified public charity 501(c)(3) and can receive your QCD.

We thank you in advance for considering Resurrection Catholic Church and School as recipients of your donations.

Will, Living Trust & Estate Planning

Include Resurrection Catholic Parish or School in your will, trust or estate planning. Your gift – no matter how big or small – ensures our church and school can continue all of the incredible work we do, and you will be making an impact in the lives of others for many years to come.