Hello Business,

As we have moved into Ordinary Time, we are reminded in this weekend’s readings that “we walk by faith, not by sight.” We have faith that the seeds that God plants in our lives will grow into a tree that pleases God.

Happy Father's Day!

Watch Father's homily from last week.

Livestream Mass Sundays at 11AM on our Facebook page.

Mass Intentions

+ Marvin Baecker

+ Cathy Elting

+ Kathy Lee

+ Kathleen Bernert

+ Susan Senger

Upcoming Events and Opportunities:

VBS 2024: Registration is now open! Click here

Vacation Bible School is quickly approaching! It is open to 3- year- old's through 4th graders. This year we are jumping back in time to explore the Nazareth of Jesus's childhood. We will explore what life was like in the time of Christ, hearing from his mother, Mary, and having a great time together praising God! Please register.

Click below for more information regarding locations and schedule.

Mary Katsilometes, our parish iconographer, continues her holy ministry of writing icons for Resurrection Catholic Parish. Recently, she completed 14 Stations of the Cross for our parish community. This endeavor took her two years to complete. She gave these icons to the church freely.

In Sacred Scripture, we read that a worker deserves to be paid (Luke 10:7). Throughout Lent our parishioners generously contributed to Mary’s support to assist her in continuing to write icons for us. As shown in this picture, Mary is now writing our new processional cross which will be consistent with our large icons of the Crucifixion and Resurrection. To complete this work, Mary relies on the support of our parish to meet her living expenses. I invite you to continue assisting Mary by contributing to our Icon fund on the parish Resurrection Icon website or you may write a check, note “Icons” on the memo line, and place it in the collection.

Thank you for all that you do in supporting our parish ministries.

May God bless you in many ways.

Fr. Bill

WeShare Icons

It's time to register for CYO Cross Country, Swimming, Volleyball - Girls and Boys leagues - and Fall Hot Shots Basketball (1st and 2nd graders). Click here to find your club and register.

It's almost time for camp and sessions are filling! Don't miss out; click here to register.. Your child can enjoy many favorite camp activities including archery, laser tag, arts & crafts, swimming, slip 'n' slide, campfires and sports/games. Scholarships are available for general camp sessions.

To learn more or apply now see our website.

Offertory Information

We are so grateful for all the support of our parish;

We have met the budget goal for May!

See below.

We have not reached the parish goal for the set budget for the year;

Your support is greatly appreciated.

May 2024

Envelopes/Checks

Budgeted: $29,854

Actual: $26,418

Over/Under: -$3,436

Loose Cash

Budgeted: $1,413

Actual: $4,160

Over/Under: +$2,747

Online Donations

Budgeted: $22,017

Actual: $24,670

Over/Under: +$2,653

Total Budget

Budgeted: $53,284

Actual: $55,248

Over/Under: +$1,964

Year to Date

Envelopes/Checks

Budgeted: $385,417

Actual: $348,097

Over/Under: -$37,320

Loose Cash

Budgeted: $38,068

Actual: $43,421

Over/Under: +$5,354

Online Donations

Budgeted: $279,188

Actual: $273,682

Over/Under: -$5,506

Total Budget

Budgeted: $702,672

Actual: $665,201

Over/Under: -$37,471

SVPD May Update

The Resurrection Conference of St. Vincent de Paul meets on the second Sunday of the month from 9:45 to 10:45 in the Fireside Room. Everyone is welcome! Our next meeting is Sunday, July14.

We are thankful for the food and other household needs that you donate to the Pantry. We can always use canned fruit and we would also appreciate cereal right now. In May we delivered food to 11 families, 54 people. We supported 17 households, 51 people, by paying $3,000 in rent and utilities.

Pope Francis- Laudato Si On Care For Our Common Home

In 2015 Pope Francis issued his second encyclical on our home and environmental challenges. This

“Laudato Si': On Care for Our Common Home is the new appeal from Pope Francis addressed to "every person living on this planet" for an inclusive dialogue about how we are shaping the future of our planet. Pope Francis calls the Church and the world to acknowledge the urgency of our environmental challenges and to join him in embarking on a new path. This encyclical is written with both hope and resolve, looking to our common future with candor and humility. 

The title is taken from the first line of the encyclical, "Laudato si', mi Signore," or "Praise be to you, my Lord." In the words of this beautiful canticle, Saint Francis of Assisi reminds us that our common home is like a sister with whom we share our life and a beautiful mother who opens her arms to embrace us. The encyclical is divided into six chapters which together provide a thorough analysis of human life and its three intertwined relationships: with God, with our neighbor, and with the earth”

Government officials continue asking Catholic Charities of Oregon to resettle more refugees in the Portland area, and furnishings for the new households are in short supply.

“We have only one sofa left and a few tables,” said Peter Vins of the Refugee Services program at Catholic Charities.

Needed are couches, dressers, dining room tables, chairs, lamps, microwaves, used computers, kitchen supplies, cups, dishes and vacuum cleaners. Catholic Charities staff will arrange for pickup.

“These families and individuals are fleeing the Taliban in Afghanistan, escaping persecution in Venezuela and seeking refuge from dangerous regimes in places like the Central African Republic,” said Ed Langlois, spokesman for Catholic Charities. “A lot of these people risked their lives by working for American values.”

After a furniture drive in fall 2023, Catholic Charities was able to furnish 36 apartments for refugees.

If you have good furniture to donate, email Vins at pvins@ccoregon.org.

Resurrection Catholic Parish School

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

School Updates:

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: 1-800-799-723 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

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.