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In the twenty third week of ordinary time there is a recounting of the healing of a deaf man with speech disabilities. This story is a reminder that we need to be open to the Word of the Lord and move away from our spiritual deafness to God and His plan for us.

We are encouraged to not be prejudicial to others by their outward appearance of wealth or the lack of wealth. We as Christians are summoned to live our faith by treating everyone with equality, kindness, empathy, and compassion.

We are reminded to have faith in God no matter what is happening in our private lives or even in the global state of the world. God is in control, and we should take comfort in that. 

We had some technical issues last week with recording Fr. Bill's homily. The link will send you to the previous weeks homily. We do have some additional information provided by Fr. Bill on the point of hypocrisy from last week's homily.

HYPOCRISY

Middle East culture in the ancient days was based upon a system of honor and shame. A respectable person at the time would do anything in order to avoid being shamed in front of the community. As a result, hypocrisy was morally condemned because the hypocrite (ὑποκριτής) was seen as a phony, a pretender, and untrustworthy.

In the gospel (Mark 7:1-23) last weekend, Jesus condemns the religious leaders as hypocrites because they were following the letter of the Law but not its spirit. They were criticizing people for failing to follow every tenet of the Law instead of showing people loving kindness which is what the Law required.

In the 7th century AD, there was a Muslim leader named Abdullah ibn Amr, who was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Regarding the issue of hypocrisy among the Muslim people, he wrote:

There are four signs that make someone a pure hypocrite and whoever has them has a characteristic of hypocrisy until he abandons it: (1) when he speaks he lies; (2) when he makes a covenant he is treacherous; (3) when he makes a promise he breaks it; and (4) when he argues he is wicked.



Abdullah ibn Amr died in Egypt in 683 AD

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

MASS INTENTIONS:

+ Kathleen Bernert

+ Virginia Gallo

+ Kathy Lee

+ Ed Mosey

+ Richard Thiede 

Upcoming Events and Opportunities:

Please pray for the successful for all attending

and those leading the Men's Retreat this weekend.

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Please consider donating your community rewards to Resurrection Catholic Parish.

Selecting the organization that you wish to support is as simple as updating the Community Rewards selection on your digital account. 

Sign in to your digital account. Enter the name or NPO number of the organization that you wish to support. Select the appropriate organization from the list and click “Save.”

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School Supply Drive

A BIG thank you to all of you who donated to our School Supply Drive for Family Promise! We got a great haul of useful items for the students in need in our community. They are grateful to the Resurrection Community for your support! The photo below represents less than 1/3 of the donations from our parish.

Campus Safety Updates

Shout out to the safety committee for their continued additions to help make our campus safer! The reflective tape on the entry poles is a fantastic addition. We all appreciate your hard work.

Are you still using these envelopes? If you are, great! If you don't want to receive them any longer please contact the office and we will arrange for you to no longer get them. If you would like to move to We Share and need some assistance, please contact us and we would be happy to help. Thank you!   

Resurrection Catholic Parish School News

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School Updates:

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.