St. Alice Catholic Church

Santa Alicia Iglesia Católica 1520 “F” Street Springfield OR, 97477

Office: 541-747-7041 / FAX 541-746-5213 Website: www.stalice.org Office E-mail: kathyw@nu-world.com Bulletin Editor: dmeile@archdpdx.org

Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God - January 1st, 2017

LITURGY SCHEDULE Saturday Vigil Mass 5:00pm English Sunday Mass 9:30am English 12:15pm In Spanish Weekday Liturgy (Chapel in Rel. Ed. Center) Monday: 8:30am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion Tuesday: 6:00pm Misa In Spanish Wednesday: 8:30am English Mass Thursday: 8:30am English Mass Friday: 8:30am English Mass Reconciliation 5:00 - 5:45pm Tuesday 3:30 - 4:30pm Saturday Or by appointment The Rosary (El Rosario) (Chapel in Ed. Center) Wednesday and Thursday: 8:00am Thursday: 7:00pm In Spanish Adoration of the Holy Eucharist 1st Friday in Chapel in Ed. Center 12:00pm - 7:00PM Office Hours Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm Office Closed 12:30PM - 1:30pm

Parish Staff Father Mark Bentz: Administrator Cindy Grabler: Bookkeeper Kathy Weinhold: Receptionist Danielle Plantz: Pastoral Associate Norma Ouellette: Director of Religious Education & Coordinator of Hispanic Ministries Jason Roebuck: Office of Youth and Family Life David Meile: Bulletin & Website Editor

Marriage Preparation: Please contact Pastor six months prior to wedding to ensure

adequate time for these preparations.

Baptism for Children Age 3 Months through Age 6

If your child was not baptized as a newborn infant, you are

encouraged to bring him or her for baptism on one of our regularly

scheduled baptism dates. Scheduled baptism dates for 2017 will be

celebrated on February 11th & 12th, April 29th & 30th, August

12th & 13th, and November 18th & 19th. Readiness to have your

child baptized involves registering at the parish, attending mass

faithfully for at least four months, and participating in baptism

preparation classes. Registration for the classes and attendance at

two sessions by parents and godparents is required. To make

arrangements for baptism, please call Norma at 541-747-7041.

Bible Basics Bible Basics, led by Fr. Mark Bentz, is open to all parishioners as

well as those who are coming to explore the faith and prepare to

become Catholic. Come learn more about the Catholic faith and

grow spiritually through prayer, study, and discussion. Classes are

held on Thursdays @ 6:45pm - 8:30pm. Please call Danielle Plantz

at 541-747-7041 for more information.

January 7 - January 8, 2017 Sat. 5:00 PM - Reader: Please See Schedule

Eucharistic Ministers 1: Jeanne Bohlae Head Wine: Carol Sirois Eucharistic 2: Ellen Chapman

Sun. 9:30 AM - Reader 1: Please See Schedule

Eucharistic Minister 1: FrankWikle

Head Wine: Whitney Delgado

Eucharistic 2: Jeanette Sibler, Jimmie Berguin, Liz Dehne,

Blanca Berguin, Kay Whitney

Sun. 12:15 PM - Reader 1: Ferdinando Montes

Reader 2: Gabriela Fabian

Eucharistic Minister 1: Please See Schedule

Head Wine: Please See Schedule

Eucharistic 2: Please See Schedule

Altar Servers Sat.5:00pm Sun.9:30am Sun.12:15pm Cross Darrel Mia Emeley Book Dawn Max Moises Candle Juan C.

Intentions for the week of January 1 through January 8 January 1 - 9:30am Isabel Elliott/Dave & Theresa Elliot Family January 7 - 5:00pm Bruce Allen Kelly/Myrna Kelly January 8 - 9:30am Community of St. Alice

POPE FRANCIS—PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR JANUARY

Evangelization: Christians at the service of the challenges of humanity, That all Christians may be faithful to the Lord’s teaching by striving with prayer and fraternal charity to restore ecclesial communion and by collaborating to meet the challenges facing humanity.

Pastor’s Corner

Blessings,

Fr. Mark Bentz

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! It’s hard to believe that its been 6

months since I arrived at St. Alice and that 2016 is over already! It’s been quite an

eventful year, and with God’s grace, this year will be even more fruitful. I’m very excited

for all the possibilities—as we have a lot of talent and ideas in the parish that are

waiting to be activated and discovered. If the Holy Spirit is tugging on your heart to do a project or help start a

ministry or be a part of one, come talk to us!

I just wanted to give you a recap of some of the things that happened in the last six months: We installed a

brand new, state of the art sound system in the church (if you are a young person and wish to help with being a

sound tech for mass, please talk to us, we are in need of more help—it’s great service hours, hint, hint!), we

replaced our phone system, painted the soffits in the ceiling, repaired the sidewalk, hired a cleaning company for

the parish, installed ductless heat/ac in the Ed Center chapel, and replaced the hot water heater in the Parish

Center. Structurally, we fixed our computers and our accounting software, gave our website a facelift, replaced

our printers, and moved to a digital calendar. All in all, pretty productive!

This next year, I hope to fix any remaining structural issues with the help of my amazing staff and all of you.

We’re looking forward to installing updated security systems, finishing the update of our parish information

database and communication systems to keep you all in the loop, and hopefully hiring a part-time business

manager to help with administration in the near future. All of this is for the purpose of mission: so that we can

begin to expand our outreach into Springfield and bring the gospel and aid to those in need. I’ve been so proud of

our dedicated volunteers in parish ministries: from greeters to lectors to St. Vincent de Paul and other charitable

outreach with Catholic Community Services. We’ll be continuing to partner with these organizations and develop

those relationships in concrete ways.

We also want to continue growing in our faith. The parish-wide bible study on the Old Testament has been

a great opportunity to dive into God’s word and get excited about the beauty of the Catholic faith. Please join us

this year on Thursday nights or listen online to the talks at www.stalice.org . My only sadness is that I haven’t had

the time to teach a separate class in Spanish. To that end, I hope to soon purchase a simultaneous translation

system so that we can do bi-lingual events more easily as well as save resources by having classes where

everyone can learn together without frustration. It would also help us to more smoothly celebrate mass as one

community in the future. If you are interested in supporting this endeavor or have experience with live translation

work or equipment, please let me know.

We also had a huge blessing with the visit of the relic of St. John Paul II in November—what a gift! There

were several healing miracles that happened during the visit from curing of eardrums, to neuropathy, to emotional

healing and peace. If you received a grace from the visit, please share it with us so we can give glory to God!

That’s it for now, I hope you are excited about 2017! Please pray for me as I am on retreat and vacation

until the 15th. I will keep you all in prayer and hope to return refreshed and ready to go. God love you all!

Fr. Mark

St. Alice Events for the Week of

January 1 through January 8

1. Sunday

9:30 - 10:30am Mary, Mother of God

Mass - English (Church)

10am - 11am - RCIA (Parish Center)

12:15 - 1:15pm Mary, Mother of God

Mass - Spanish (Church)

5:00pm Luz de Vida

2. Monday - Office Closes

8:30am - Liturgy of the Word with Holy

Communion (Chapel)

9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)

6 - 8pm - Spanish Choir (Church)

3. Tuesday

6 - 7pm Liturgy of the Word with Holy

Communion (Church)

No Confessions

4. Wednesday

8:00am - Rosary (Chapel)

8:30am - Liturgy of the Word with Holy

Communion (Chapel)

9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)

6:45pm - English Choir (Church)

7 - 8:30 Talking with God, Lessons

about prayer (Ed Center Rm 5)

5. Thursday

8:00am - Rosary (Chapel)

8:30am - Liturgy of the Word with Holy

Communion (Chapel)

9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)

6:45 - 8:30pm - Bible Basics

6. Friday

8:30am - Liturgy of the Word with Holy

Communion - English (Chapel)

9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)

6:30 - Renacer con Jesus

Noon - 7:00pm - Adoration (Chapel)

7. Saturday

3:30 - 4:30pm - Confessions (Church)

5:00 - 6pm - Mass - English (Church)

8. Sunday

9:30 - 10:30 Mass - English (Church)

10:00 - 11:00am - RCIA

11:30 - Noon - Religious Ed Classes (Ed Center K - 5)

12:15 - 1:15 - Mass - Spanish (Church)

5:00 - 7:00pm - Luz de Vida

*The Chapel is in the Religious Education Center

Adoration at St. Alice

January 6th: Noon to 7:00 p.m. In the Chapel

If you are someone who has been to Adoration in the past, please come again on December 2nd. And invite a friend to come, too!

God, who is in love with us, draws us to

himself with his tenderness, by being

born poor and frail in our midst, as one of

us.

*Pope Francis Tweets*

Pope Francis - @Pontifex 4:30am - 28 Dec 2016

Youth Ministry:

BIBLE BASICS with Theresa Bergman

Is the Old Testament a mystery to you?

Have you felt ill-prepared to answer

questions people have about the

Catholic faith? Have you ever

wondered, “Where’s that in the Bible?”

Are you interested in possibly becoming

Catholic but want to know more? This

class is for you!

NEXT SESSION: January 5, 2017

Thursday

TIME: 6:45 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

LOCATION: St. Alice Parish Center

Please register by calling

Danielle at 541-747-7041.

Registration will help with planning,

but all are welcome to attend!

Theresa Bergman holds a Master’s

Degree from Mount Angel

Seminary specializing in Old

Testament studies.

Daily Readings

For Mass

1. Nm 6:22-27,

Ps 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8,

Gal 4:4-7, Lk 2:16-

21

2. 1 JN 2:22-28 ,

PS 98:1, 2-3ab, 3cd

-4, Jn 1:19-28

3. 1 JN 2:29–3:6,

PS 98:1, 7-8,9

4. 1 JN 3:7-10, PS

98:1, 7-8, 9, PS

100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5,

Jn 1:35-42

5. 1 Jn 3:11-21, PS

100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5,

,Jn 1:43-51

6. 1 Jn 5:5-13, PS

147:12-13, 14-15,

19-20, Mk 1:7-11

7. 1 Jn 5:14-21, Ps

149:1-2, 3-4, 5 and

6a and 9b, Jn 2:1-

11

8. (See cover)

Looking for a few good Catholic

Men! The Knights of Columbus are

always on the look out for good

Catholic men that want to get involved

in the parish community. Ours is a

fraternity of brotherhood defined in faith, charity, and

parish community. Membership has many benefits. If

you are interested in finding out more about us, please

seek out a member wearing the blue or gold KoC

badge on Sundays - or contact David

Roman @ 541-520-0879.

Classes resume January 8th, from 11 to 12 noon for

grades kindergarten to 5. And a reminder, parent

classes are held at this same time, in the chapel. We

urge you to attend, and show your children that your

faith is an important part of the family life.

HEAD COACHING POSITIONS

Head Boys’ Soccer Coach and Head Girls’ Tennis

Coach are needed. 2-3 years of varsity coaching

experience preferred. Download Employment

Application at www.marisths.org and send

application, letter of interest, resume, and 1 letter

of recommendation and/or inquiries to Terrie

Clemens at tclemens2@marisths.org.

Marist Catholic High School

Preview Day

Discover the Marist difference – a faith-based,

thriving and diverse school where students are

known, challenged and given the tools to be

successful. Please join us for Preview Day on

Saturday, January 7th, 1:00 p.m. at Marist

Catholic High School. Your family will meet Marist

staff, take a campus tour, hear from a panel of

students, learn about scholarship opportunities,

and more! Doors open at 12:30 p.m. for

registration or pre-register online

atwww.marisths.org.

If you have any questions, please contact

Admissions Manager, Rodrigo Hernandez, 541-

681-5464 or rhernandez@marisths.org.

Saturday, February 4, 2017

A SPECIAL GIFT IDEA FOR THE WOMEN ON

YOUR CHRISTMAS LIST! The Franciscan

Missionary Sisters at Our Lady of Peace Retreat

in Beaverton will be hosting OUR LADY'S

LUNCHEON TEA AND SILENT AUCTION in

honor of the 100th Year Anniversary of Our Lady

of Fatima, Saturday, February 4. The Auction

begins with bidding at 11 a.m., followed by

Luncheon from Noon to 2 p.m. $35 per person;

tables for 6 OR 8 are available for purchase also.

To reserve tickets, please call 503-649-7127 or

sisters@olpretreat.org 3600 SW 170th Ave.

Beaverton

“Conformed to Christ” lectio divina series starts

January 3 & 4

Eugene-based Catholic author and retreat master

Mary Sharon Moore will offer a 16-part meditation

and prayer series, based on Scripture selections

and essays from her book Conformed to Christ.

Sessions begin Tuesday evening, January 3,

repeating Wednesday morning, January 4. Flyer

with details and full schedule are on the

homepage at marysharonmoore.com. Freewill

offerings welcome. Space is limited. Details and

sign-up: 541.687.2046, or

marysharonmoore@gmail.com.

Mary Sharon Moore is a nationally recognized

author, teacher, and spiritual director, and is

known for her group spiritual direction. She writes

and speaks often on the discipline and fruits of a

well-tended prayer life.

The Winter/Spring Christian in the World Lecture

Series, "Exploring the Old Testament," will begin

on Saturday, January 14, 2017, at 9 am in the

Mount Angel Abbey Library with a presentation by

Father Rory Pitstick on "The Torah," the first five

books of the Old Testament. Father Pitstick is a

professor of the Old Testament at Mount Angel

Seminary, an excellent scholar, and will be able to

point out some of the major highlights in these

first five books. Please join us for this interesting

and challenging study. For more information,

please call Cecile Beckerman at 503-393-5041.

A big “Thank you” to Saint Alice Parish

family. All your prayers for Earl Coffelt

these past months have been answered.

His heart valve replacement was

successful. Thank you! Thank you! God

does hear and answer our prayers. –

Arline Coffelt

The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon is seeking

applicants for the position of president of Central

Catholic High School for the 2017-2018 school

year. Central Catholic located in Portland is co-

educational with an enrollment of 900. Application

materials and directions can be found at http://

schools.archdpdx.org/president-positions or by

calling 503-233-8348/email:

dboyle@archdpdx.org. Information about the

school can be found at http://

www.centralcatholichigh.org/. The closing date for

applications is February 15, 2017.

Rachel’s Vineyard Weekend Retreat

February 10 – 12, 2017

Portland Area

Rachel’s Vineyard weekend retreat is a spiritual

and psychological process facilitating grieving and

reconciliation with God, yourself, your child(ren),

and others. It is a confidential and compassionate

ministry that offers a safe environment for

mothers and fathers of children lost to abortion,

grandparents, other relatives, health care

providers, and many others.

Catholic Charities is sponsoring this healing

retreat for women and men who are post-abortive.

The retreat will be facilitated by Project Aurora in

the Rachel’s Vineyard retreat format.

Call 1-800-249-8074 or e-mail

projectrachel@ccoregon.org for more information

or to register for the retreat.

Are you called to be a Monk?

Serve the lord in prayer and work

Monastic Vocation Retreat at Mount Angel Abbey

January 6-8, 2017

Open to men 18-45 yrs. old; free of charge

Contact Fr. Odo Recker, OSB at 503-845-3123

odo.recker@mtangel.edu or visit our website:

www.mountangelabbey.org/vocations

Thank you for supporting senior religious. A sister

from Indiana writes, “Because of your kindness,

our elderly sisters will have the comfort, security,

and joy of living out their remaining years here in

their home. You truly honor them and their many

years of service by your generosity.” Religious

across the United States offer sincere thanks for

your generosity to last week’s collection for the

Retirement Fund for Religious.

MARRIED COUPLES

“Then they opened their treasures and offered

him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” Offer

your spouse the treasures of each other by

participating in a Worldwide Marriage Encounter

Weekend on February 17th - 19th, at Mt. Angel

Abbey or March 31st - April 2nd, at Powell Butte

Retreat Center near Bend Oregon. For more

information call 503-853-2758 or apply on-line

atwww.rediscoverthespark.org. Additional dates

and locations are listed on-line.

St. Paul Catholic Church is seeking candidates for

the position of Pastoral Associate. This is a full-

time, permanent position with benefits.

A complete job description is available at

http://www.saintpaulparish.com/job-postings

Qualified applicants are asked to email resumes

to amongan@archdpdx.org