Hello Business,

Happy Halloween!

We have a very busy thirty-first weekend in Ordinary time. Friday is All Saints Day; a holy day of obligation and Saturday is All Souls’ Day. This weekend is Super Sunday for our Faith Formation groups with lots of activities and we turn our clocks back an hour. Busy! 

As we turn back our clocks, we are reminded to turn back our hearts to Him. We turn back to affirm our belief in the most important commandments. We are to love God above all others and love our neighbors as ourselves. A true love for God naturally leads us to loving others. When we love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and strength; we do so in faith and with the knowledge that He is our refuge and our rock. 

This seems like an obvious tenant of our faith; in our world it is easy to see how we lose sight of this with the distractions all around us. When we are in love, we understand how to prioritize that relationship without distractions.

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

Mass Intentions

+ Kathleen Bernert

+ Virginia Gallo

+ Proceso Jacobo

+ Robert Lewis

+ Sister Mary Celestine

+ Anna Mosey

+ John Paolazzi 

+ Bob Shur

+ Sally & Wally Smokowicz

+ Ralph Van Shoubrouek

+ William T. Phelan

Upcoming Events and Opportunities:

Calling all families with middle school students!

The dates for the Portland-area Catholic High School Open Houses for 2024 are as follows: (please check the school’s website for times and info on how to pre-register for these events)

Sunday, October 6 - Jesuit High School

Sunday, October 13 – Central Catholic

Sunday, October 20 – Valley Catholic

Sunday, October 20 – De La Salle North Catholic

Sunday, October 27 – St. Mary’s Academy

Sunday, November 3 – La Salle Prep

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! 

The members of St. Vincent de Paul thank all parishioners, especially those 154 people that were able to attend our All Saints Pancake Breakfast last Sunday.

Your support and donations will help keep families in their home, in school and in their jobs. 

In September, we delivered to 13 families, 68 people and supported 19 households. Additionally, we helped 51 people with rent and utilities.

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

Photo's from last week's Pancake Breakfast below.

The new Saint Vincent de Paul Thrift Store is now open and ready for donations! The store is located at 17108 SE Powell in east Portland. 

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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.