JULY 4TH, 2021/ 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
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JULY 4TH, 2021/ 14TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
SUNDAY MASSES
Saturday Vigil:
5:30pm (English)
Sunday:
6:30am (Español)
8:30am (English)
10:00am (English)
11:30am (Español)
5:30pm (Español)
WEEKDAY MASSES
Monday, Wednesday - Saturday
8:15 am
MISAS ENTRE SEMANA
Miércoles, Jueves y Viernes
5:00pm
CONFESSIONS
Thursday & Friday
6:00pm – 7:00pm
Confessions are also available
by appointment
with our priests
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
IN THE CHURCH
Wednesday
9:00 am- 4:45pm
475 SE Third Avenue, Hillsboro, Oregon 97123
Website: www.stmatthewhillsboro.org
503-648-1998 | Fax 503-648-4489 | YouTube @smcc_hillsboro | Facebook @stmatthewhillsboro
Parish Office Temporarily Closed. We are receiving your calls and answering your requests.
GOSPEL MEDITATION GOSPEL MEDITATION - ENCOURAGE DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF SCRIPTURE It’s all so ordinary that we can easily miss it. The seagulls hunting and diving for mollusks at the beach offer a display of determination and precision as they gather their food for the day. It’s simply what these creatures do. Yet, there’s a magical artfulness and skill to their work that speaks vol- umes about the One who breathed life into their being. This is pretty much the way it is with God’s presence. God comes in common ways through common things and ordinary people. Sadly, we are so engulfed in our little worlds of order and ideas to notice the beauty and wonder of it all. Many have numbed themselves to the Divine spark at the essence of all life because that’s just the way it is. What’s so special about it? A sunset is a sunset and a seagull is a seagull. That’s precisely what they thought about Jesus too. After all, isn’t he just the carpenter’s son? What merit can his words possibly have? If we’re looking for God to come in an event that is so dramatic and intense that it knocks our socks off, then think again. When pondering God’s relationship with His people and God’s action in our lives, we have to go back to the stable and the recurring, creative, unending power of God’s pres- ence. It was a quiet, run of the mill kind of night. There was nothing spectacular or extraordinary. To the naked eye, a woman gave birth to a child and there wasn’t anything extraordinary to see. We have a hard time understanding God’s ordinary-ness. Jesus grew up in an ordinary town, had neigh- bors and did normal human things. Perhaps that’s why we don’t always like the Gospel. It doesn’t dazzle us with extraordinary things but simply challenges us to take a different look at our ordinary stuff. That makes us uncomfortable. We prefer things as they are. Our lack of faith can even cause us to take offense at what Jesus says and does, dismissing it as folly. God’s life-giving presence continues to sustain that seagull in flight and keep all things in being re- gardless of whether we have the faith to see and understand this. Our personal agendas, precon- ceived ideas, misconceptions, and expectations can often cause us to be hardened and blinded to what God is doing or desiring to do. While God continues to do what he has done for all eternity, faith is needed for God’s presence to bear fruit. The blinders we wear and the expectations we bring to life can often prevent us from seeing graced moments that radiate with God’s graceful presence. They also prevent God’s transforming, healing, and hope filled vision for our world from being real- ized. Without faith, God won’t be able to do much for us either. ©LPi
MEDITACION DEL EVANGELIO MEDITACIÓN DEL EVANGELIO – ALENTAR UN ENTENDIMIENTO MÁS PROFUNDO DE LA ESCRITURA ¿No es éste el carpintero? Le ha pasado por casualidad que a usted le diga la gente y especialmen- te familiares amigos esta misma frase. Por ejemplo, se escucha, es la hija de la del salón de belle- za, es el hijo del taquero de la esquina. Y así sucesivamente, parece que es muy difícil reconocer a la persona por su nombre y por sus virtudes. ¡Si le paso a Jesús en su tiempo nos sucede también en el nuestro! “Si hay un lugar donde un profeta es despreciado, es en su tierra, entre sus parien- tes y en su propia familia” (Marcos 6:4). Y seguimos de incrédulos en lo que a Dios se refiere, hay gente que todavía vive como si Dios no existiera. Lo vivimos en esta terrible pandemia, donde tanto dolor ha habido, muchas personas han muerto, y aun así no creemos. Para ver a Dios entre nosotros, definitivamente necesitamos de creer y vivir la gracia de tener a Jesucristo como centro de nuestra vida. El Papa Francisco lo expli- ca mejor con la siguiente pregunta: “¿Por qué los compatriotas de Jesús pasan de la maravilla a la incredulidad? Hacen una comparación entre el origen humilde de Jesús y sus capacidades actuales: es carpintero, no ha estudiado, sin embargo, predica mejor que los escribas y hace milagros. Y en vez de abrirse a la realidad, se escandalizan: ¡Dios es demasiado grande para rebajarse a hablar a través de un hombre tan simple! Es el escándalo de la encarnación” (7/8/2018). Para ser sinceros, casi nunca reconocemos a Cristo en las personas que nos rodean o a las que tratamos de cerca. Y es ahí, donde Dios está manifiesto. ¿Cree usted esto? ©LPi
HELP NEEDED
The 10:00 am choir is requesting the generosity of an accom-
panist. If someone plays piano and/or guitar and would like to
play for the Lord, please come forward. It will be for only one
Mass and a few hours for practice with the best cantors of the
10:00 am Mass. Please get in contact with Barbara
Stadelman 503-679-4220; Theresa Verboort 503-648-6180 or
Fr. Agustin Rodriguez, MSpS:
arodriguez@stmatthewhillsboro.org
Administrative Council Members Needed
The Administrative Council is a group of parishioners known for
their human and spiritual maturity and love of Christ and the
Church, endowed with special competence in financial matters
and of prudent judgment, who offer their time and talent as a
service in the development and management of the parish's
financial resources, so that our parish may effectively pursue
its mission. Canon Law requires that every parish have an Ad-
ministrative Council to assist the pastor in the administration of
the goods of the parish.
St. Matthew is looking for two parishioners to serve our parish
family as members of the Administrative Council for a three-
year period. The estimated time commitment is about five
hours per month.
If you have experience in the areas of business, management,
accounting, law, or building maintenance, are an active parish-
ioner, and would like to express your call to be a disciple by
participating in this position of Christian leadership, please con-
sider applying to serve on the Administrative Council.
Office Closed If you would like more information about the Administrative
Council, would like to read a copy of its Guidelines or would
like to sit down and talk about it with me or a member of the
July 5th, 2021 Administrative Council, please contact me.
Until next time, please know that your parish & school staff are
good stewards of the money that you contribute, & we are
thankful for all that you give & do for St. Matthew!
-Becky Smith, CPA, Business Manager
SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL HERTEL CENTER
Together with Christ we serve those in need
News from St. Vincent de Paul
Thanks to all who have donated food and money! Truly our parish and community listen and act in
Jesus to care for the poor.
Our food center is as busy as ever. Here are the stats for services in
May 2021 through our center:
Families served - 343 (includes 1,435 individuals)
Homeless lunches - 447
Open Door lunches - 90
Goodwill vouchers issued for clothing - 21 -- $440
Goodwill vouchers redeemed - 16 - $405.57
In addition to the services at our food center at the Hertel Center, we help financially many with
$300 toward rent or utility bills. A family/individual can have assistance up to 2 times a calendar
year.
This past May we helped 57 families (169 people total) with rental assistance ($17,100.00).
We assisted 24 families (88 people total) with their utility bills ($4899.81).
Metro recently awarded us a grant for $1000, Thank you Metro!
On-going Needs
Volunteers are welcome. We have a real need at this time for drivers to pick up donations and we
need volunteers in the center who are Spanish speakers. In addition to needing people to volunteer
their time, we are always in need of cash to purchase non food items such as hygiene products, laun-
dry detergent and to keep our rent and utility assistance up and running.
Blessed Conchita w rote to her oldest son before his w edding: “Let the poor be considered
one of your ordinary expenses, and God will not fail you.”
You can write checks to St. Vincent de Paul and put in the Sunday collection, bring a check by the
Hertel Center or make payments on line on the parish website, maybe setting up an automatic mont-
ly withdrawal.
Our parish has always been generous in helping the poor of our community. We thank you so very
much and know that many of you have had financial challenges during this time of the pandemic. As
a community grounded in the Gospel, we know our needs will be met through Jesus working in each
of us. We know God will not fail us.
POPE FRANCIS’ PRAYER INTENTION FOR JULY 2021
Each year, the Holy Father asks for our prayers Cada año, el Santo Padre pide nuestras oraciones
for a specific intention each month. You are invit- por una intención específica cada mes. Está in-
ed to answer the Holy Father's request and to vitado a responder a la solicitud del Santo Padre y
join with many people worldwide in praying for unirse a muchas personas en todo el mundo para
this intention each month. From time to time, the orar por esta intención cada mes. De vez en cu-
Holy Father may add a second prayer intention ando, el Santo Padre puede agregar una segunda
related to current events or urgent needs, like intención de oración relacionada con eventos ac-
disaster relief. The second prayer request will tuales o necesidades urgentes, como ayuda en
help mobilize prayer and action related to the ur- caso de desastre. La segunda petición de oración
gent situation. ayudará a movilizar la oración y la acción relacion-
ada con la situación urgente.
The Holy Father has entrusted these intentions in
a particular way to the Pope's Worldwide Prayer El Santo Padre ha confiado estas intenciones de
Network, an organization that works to encour- manera particular a la Red Mundial de Oración del
age Christians to respond to the Pope's appeal Papa, una organización que trabaja para alentar a
and to deepen their daily prayer. los cristianos a responder al llamado del Papa y a
profundizar en su oración diaria.
Este julio de 2021, el Papa Francisco nos
This July 2021, Pope Francis invites us to invita a rezar por la AMISTAD SOCIAL
pray for SOCIAL FRIENDSHIP
Oremos para que, en situaciones de conflicto so-
We pray that, in social, economic and political cial, económico y político, podamos ser arquitec-
situations of conflict, we may be courageous and tos valientes y apasionados del diálogo y la
passionate architects of dialogue and friendship. amistad.
Let us also pray for peace in our world, peace for Oremos también por la paz en nuestro mundo, la
our country, and the end of division amongst the paz para nuestro país y el fin de la división entre
people of God. el pueblo de Dios.
JULY 2021: FEAST DAYS
JULY 2021
FEAST DAYS
JULY 3RD
SAINT THOMAS THE APOSTLE
JULY 6TH
SAINT MARIA GORETTI
JULY 11TH
SAINT BENEDICT
JULY 14TH
SAINT KATERI TEKAKWITHA
JULY 15TH
SAINT BONAVENTURE
JULY 16TH
OUR LADY OF CARMEL
JULY 22ND
SAINT MARY MAGDELENE
JULY 23RD
SAINT BRIDGET OF SWEDEN
JULY 26TH
SAINTS JOACHIM AND ANNE
JULY 29TH
SAINT MARTHA
JULY 31ST
SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
BENEVOLENCE FUND ENVELOPE
Sobre de Benevolencia
Benevolence Envelope
En julio 2021, notará en sus sobres de ofrenda un
In of July 2021, you will notice in your offerto-
nuevo sobre con el nombre Fondo de Benevolencia.
ry envelopes an envelope labelled Benevo-
Una Póliza de Fondo de Benevolencia que fue ap-
lence Fund. A Benevolence Fund Policy was
robada por el Consejo Administrativo hace varios
approved by the Administrative Council sever-
años. San Mateo estableció un Fondo de Benevo-
al years ago. St. Matthew established a Be-
lencia para ayudar a las necesidades inmediatas de
nevolence Fund in order to meet the immedi-
los miembros de la comunidad en crisis. La comuni-
ate needs of community members in crisis.
dad se define como “personas que pertenecen a
Community is defined as “people who belong
San Mateo o cualquier persona que viva dentro de
to St. Matthew or anyone who lives within
los límites de la ciudad de Hillsboro”. Las dis-
Hillsboro city limits”. Distributions are limited
tribuciones están limitadas a $750 o menos y deben
to $750 or less and must be paid directly to
pagarse directamente a la empresa a la que se
the business to which money is owed (ie:
adeuda dinero (es decir, PGE, Utilidades de la Ciu-
PGE, City of Hillsboro Utilities, landlord, etc.)
dad de Hillsboro, arrendador, etc.) El fondo de be-
The benevolence fund works in conjunction
nevolencia funciona en conjunto con SVDP y otras
with SVDP and other local need agencies. In
agencias locales de necesidades. En el pasado,
the past, we have assisted with rent, utilities,
hemos ayudado con el alquiler, los servicios públi-
bus transportation, and gas.
cos, el transporte en autobús y la gasolina.
Any donations made via the benevolence en-
Cualquier donación realizada a través del sobre de
velope are restricted to this specific fund to
benevolencia está restringida a este fondo específi-
assist others in crisis and are 100% tax de-
co para ayudar a otros en crisis y es 100% deduci-
ductible (as allowed by law). If you would like
ble de impuestos (según lo permite la ley). Si
to donate online, please go to https://
desea donar en línea, vaya a https://bit.ly/3vSg9KX
bit.ly/3vSg9KX and follow the steps.
y siga los pasos.
Until next time, please know that your parish
Hasta la próxima, por favor sepan que su parroquia
& school staff are good stewards of the mon-
y personal de la escuela son buenos administrado-
ey that you contribute, & we are thankful for
res del dinero que usted aporta, y estamos agrade-
all that you give & do for St. Matthew!
cidos por todo lo que le da a San Mateo!
-Becky Smith, CPA, Business Manager -Becky Smith, CPA, Business Manager
BUSINESS OFFICE
Becky Smith, Business Manager (503) 648-1998
ext. 248 or bsmith@stmatthewhillsboro.org
ARCHBISHOPS APPEAL: WE ARE ADVANCING
Cada año, los feligreses de St. Matthew tienen la
oportunidad de mostrar nuestro apoyo al Ar-
zobispo Sample dando a la Campaña Católica del
Arzobispo (ACA). La ACA apoya los ministerios de
la Arquidiócesis en el oeste de Oregon, incluidos
los ministerios pastorales y el cuidado del sacerdo-
cio. Los ministerios pastorales difunden la palabra
de Jesús a todas las personas en cada paso de su
viaje espiritual. Los ministros pastorales llevan ac-
tivamente el amor de Dios a la vida de las per-
sonas al brindar cuidados de apoyo a los que
están enfermos o que sufren, a las personas con
discapacidades, a las personas sordas y a los que
están en prisión. Las parroquias, los vicariatos
étnicos y los ministerios universitarios de todo el
oeste de Oregon también se benefician de la ACA.
Each year St. Matthew parishioners have an op-
La ACA también proporciona las Sagradas Órdenes
portunity to show our support for Archbishop
cuidando a los sacerdotes jubilados, educando a la
Sample by giving to the Archbishop’s Catholic
próxima generación de sacerdotes y apoyando el
Appeal (ACA). The ACA supports the Archdio-
diaconado permanente.
cese's ministries in western Oregon - including
pastoral ministries and care for the priesthood. Nuestra meta parroquial es de $91,424. Si aún
Pastoral ministries spread the word of Jesus to no ha hecho un regalo o una promesa, complete
all people in every step of their spiritual journey. una tarjeta de compromiso ubicada en la mesa al
Pastoral ministers actively bring the love of God ingresar a la Iglesia y envíela directamente al Cen-
into people's lives by providing supportive care to tro Pastoral en el sobre adjunto a la tarjeta de
those who are sick or suffering, people with disa- compromiso. Ya llevamos $35,980 y necesitamos
bilities, people who are deaf, and those in prison. $55,144 para alcanzar nuestra meta. Pueden ir
Parishes, ethnic vicariates and campus ministries directamente a https://advance.archdpdx.org/
throughout western Oregon also benefit from the aboutaca para donar en línea. Nos gustaría una
ACA. The ACA provides for the Holy Orders by participación del 100% para mostrar nuestro
caring for retired priests, educating the next gen- apoyo al Arzobispo Sample y nuestra Iglesia
eration of priests, & supporting the permanent Católica en el oeste de Oregon.
diaconate.
Our parish goal is $91,424. If you have not yet
made a gift or pledge, please fill out a commit-
ment card located on the table as you enter the
Church and mail it directly to the Pastoral Center
in the envelope attached to the commitment
card. We’ve raided $35,980. We need another
$55,144 to meet our goal. You may go directly
to https://advance.archdpdx.org/aboutaca to
give online. We would like 100% participation in
showing our support of Archbishop Sample and
our Catholic Church in western Oregon.
SAINT MATTHEW PRAYER LIST
Zenaida Abarca Tom & Barbara Nelson MILITARY
Bruce Aberth Mr. & Mrs. Oscar Landis Pacheco
Michelle Amos Konrad Pacheco
Verna Bassett Joey Pacheco MAJ Justin Aberth
Louise Bernards Carlos Pacheco Angelica Aguilar
George Bernert Yu Xiao Palafox MAJ Mark Brodie
Marlene Bloes Maria Pascual
Trevor Buck Lt.
Pamela Boon Mark Petsche
Nancy Boyer Bob Puncochar David Clitheroe, Lt. USN
Mark Boyer Bailey Reeves PV2 Sean Dugan Josue, Luis, & Vivian
Jose Calderon Paula Rowe Hernandez-Davila
Amanda Campbell Candace Rueda Armando Garfias, USAF Cpt.
Marilyn Carter Jorge Scott Patrick Hunt
Jose Castañeda Wayne Smith
Ron King
Chad Chisolm Rafaela Sanchez
Jan Costas Charles Schmucker MAJ Thomas Lanigan
Gilbert Couttouw Jayson Strayer Patric Margiotta
Araceli Cuenca Antonia Sterling Brenda Martinez
Myron Dennis Bill Sterling
Lt. Zach Marsh
Maria De Guzman Fran Teeter
Edmund Duyck Jack Valvo MAJ Richard Park
Leonila Ebuen Genevieve Vanier Joshua Shaw
Delora Evans Rosemarie Ward Steven Walliman
Louise Gang Kathleen White
Philip Zmolek, USN
Juanita Garcia George & Catherine Vanderzanden
Mario Garcia Alcala
Grant Gard
Marie Gordy
Cassandra Grigsby
Gwen Hampsten
Hernandez Family
Ruth Holland
Jon Huettl
Stephen Huettl
Jonathan Hurn
Marco Jaime
David Jurhs
John & Jean Krautscheid
Jorgenson Family
Josephine Linville
Shane McCord
Declan McNulty
Gail Moore
Scott Moore
Ana Moreno
Patricia Moreno
PRAYER LIST / PRAYER CHAIN
Please call to let us know if you would like to add your loved one's name to the prayer list. Also, we have a prayer chain for specific
prayer requests. Please let us know if you would prefer to be included in the prayers of the St. Matthew prayer chain.
Call Maxine McFeron at 503-926-3282 or email stmatthewprayers@yahoo.com
Si quisiera añadir/remover a alguien a esta lista, comuníquese con el P. Rito Guzmán, MSpS 503-684-1998 ext. 260MASS INTENTIONS CONTACT INFORMATION
Mon, July 5 8:15 am Ercilia Carracho +
Wed, July 7 8:15 am Matt Pichford PARISH OFFICE: 503-648-1998
5:00 pm Alfredo Escobar + PRIESTS / CLERGY
Fr. Lucio Villalobos, Parish Administrator x249
lvillalobos@stmatthewhillsboro.org
Thu, July 8 8:15 am Bob Pranger +
Fr. Agustin Rodriguez, Associate Pastor x262
5:00pm Jeshua Aguirre (Cumpleaños) arodriguez@stmatthewhillsboro.org
Fr. Rito Guzman, Associate Pastor x260
Fri, July 9 8:15 am Fulgencio Roblero + rguzman@stmatthewhillsboro.org
5:00 pm Lupita Aguirre STAFF
Becky Smith, Business Manager x248
Sat, July 10 8:15 am Julio Menares + bsmith@stmatthewhillsboro.org
Wayne Carter, Payroll Clerk x252
5:30 pm Leneda Ditterick + wcarter@stmatthewhillsboro.org
Efren De Loa, Maintenance x254
Sun, July 11 6:30 am Josue Pablo Sanabria edeloa@stmatthewhillsboro.org
Esme Herrera, Youth Ministry Coordinator x258
8:30 am Our Parishioners eherrera@stmatthewhillsboro.org
Maria Wanner, Faith Formation Coordinator x230
10:00 am Saturnina Mones Galendez mwanner@stmatthewhillsboro.org
Parish Secretary x245
11:30 am Jeshua Aguirre (Cumpleaños)
ST. MATTHEW CATHOLIC SCHOOL
Phone 503-648-2512, Fax 503-648-4518
5:30 pm Gabino Hernandez +
Website: www.stmatthewschoolhillsboro.org
STAY CONNECTED
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