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

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - February 12th, 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.

February 18 - February 19, 2017 First Reading Leviticus 19:1-2, 17-18 Responsorial Psalm Psalms 103:1-2, 3-4, 8, 10, 12-13 Second Reading 1 Corinthians 3:16-23 Gospel Matthew 5:38-48 Sat. 5:00 PM - Reader: I. Perez

Extraordinary Ministers 1: Arlene Coffelt Head Wine: Suzanne Graf Extraordinary Ministers 2: Linde Wicklund

Sun. 9:30 AM - Reader 1: D. Nau

Extraordinary Minister 1: Don Lister

Head Wine: Fay Lister

Extraordinary Ministers 2: Milly Pungercar, Gloria Suter,

Geri Perkins, Cheryl Gesik, Marlene Ross

Sun. 12:15 PM - Reader 1: Mariana Rivas

Reader 2: Eligio Montes

Extraordinary Minister 1: Cornelio Garibay

Head Wine: Gustavo Torres

Extraordinary Ministers 2: Miguel Rivas, Jesse Aguilar,

Ernestina Sanchez, Samuel Torres, Gabriel Perez

Altar Servers Sat.5:00pm Sun.9:30am Sun.12:15pm Cross Darrel Max Marco Book Dawn Mia Jesus Candle Christian

Intentions for the week of February 12 through February 19 February 12 - 9:30am Dorothy Steiner/Bonnie Kauffman February 12 - 12:15pm Jesus Hernandez Campos/Paula Hernandez February 14 - 6:00pm Darwin Fehlen/Bonnie Kauffman February 15 - 8:30am Jack Kauffman/Bonnie Kauffman February 16 - 8:30am Charlene Anheluk/Grace Anheluk February 17 - 8:30am Dennis Turnbull/Carol Sirois February 18 - 5:00pm Elmer Fehlen/Bonnie Kauffman February 19 - 9:30am COMMUNITY OF ST.ALICE February 19 - 12:15pm Pablo Juarez, Felipe Juarez, Manuel Juarez/Isabel Juarez

POPE FRANCIS—PRAYER INTENTIONS FOR FEBRUARY

Evangelization: Welcome the needy, That all those who are afflicted, especially the poor, refugees, and marginalized, may find welcome and comfort in our communities.

Pastor’s Corner

Blessings,

Fr. Mark Bentz

Lent is rapidly approaching and I’m excited! Penitential seasons give us the opportunity to get rid of things and habits which aren’t helping us get to heaven,

as well as take on new practices that draw us closer to God. I always recommend that we give up something as well as do something extra. I would really challenge all of us to consider cutting back on screen time for Lent and use the time saved for prayer, scripture reading, or charitable activity. I know I’m in need of some more peace in my life, and that can only be found when we spend time with the Prince of Peace! Think about what you would like to do as individuals and as families now, so that when March 1st comes, you’re ready to start right away! Don’t let Lent sneak up and pass you by! Thank you to all those who gave and pledged support for the Archbishop’s Catholic Appeal last weekend. As I announced, our parish goal is roughly $28,000 ($28,180.55). This boils down to about 30$ per family if all our registered families pitch in—very doable! The appeal supports all the ministry offices at the Archdiocese which exist to help us serve you more effectively. As I mentioned, I’m really excited about developments in the marriage and family life office as well as Faith Formation—stay tuned for more cool projects! I will give you regular updates on how we’re doing as I get the information. If you haven’t made your pledge yet, please do so as soon as you can. Also, remember to check out www.formed.org —our parish bought a subscription for you to use it at anytime to enrich your faith. Just sign up for an account with our parish code VVWGPT. There are tons of movies, books, cds, and instructional series on every aspect of the faith in english and spanish. Have a great week and don’t forget to pray every day! Fr. Mark

55 & Older meet February 23rd at

12:30PM. Hostesses: Yvonne Kleppe and Dorothy Matthews 541-744-0088 . Newcomers are always welcomed. Please bring your own table service and one of the following: salad, vegetable, hot dish, or Dessert

St. Alice Events for the Week of

February 12 through February 19

12. Sunday

9:30 - 10:30 Mass and Baptism - English

(Church)

10:00 - 11:00am - RCIA

11:00 - Noon - Religious Ed Classes (Ed

Center K - 5)

12:15 - 1:15 - Misa and Baptism -

Spanish (Church)

13. Monday

8:30am - Liturgy of the Word with Holy

Communion (Chapel)

9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)

5:30pm - 8:30pm - Healing Ministry

14. Tuesday

5:00pm – 5:45pm Confession (Church)

6:00 - 7:00pm Misa - Spanish (Church)

7:00 - 9:00pm Luz de Vida (Church)

15. Wednesday

8:00am - Rosary (Chapel)

8:30am - Mass - English (Chapel)

9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)

16. Thursday

8:00am - Rosary (Chapel)

8:30am - Mass - English (Chapel)

9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)

17. Friday

8:30am - Mass - English (Chapel)

9:00am - Morning Prayer (Chapel)

5:00 - 9:00pm - Renancer con Jesus

(Parish Center)

18. Saturday

9:00am - 11:00am - Cleaning Church

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

3:30 - 4:30pm - Middle School Youth

(Parish Center)

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

6:00 – 7:30pm - High School Youth

(Parish Center)

19. Sunday

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

10:00 - 11:00am - RCIA

11:00 - Noon - Religious Ed Classes (Ed Center K - 5)

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

*The Chapel is in the Religious Education Center

Hope opens new horizons and enables

us to dream of what is not even

imaginable.

*Pope Francis Tweets*

Pope Francis - @Pontifex 4:30am - 9 Feb 2017

In the Gospel Jesus says: “Whoever fulfills and teaches these commands shall be great in the kingdom of God.”

By your gift to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul you indeed put your faith into action as you fulfill the commands of Jesus.

Youth Ministry:

BIBLE BASICS with Fr. Mark Bentz

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: February 16, 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!

Daily Readings

For Mass

12. SIR 15:15-20

PS 119:1-2, 4-5, 17

-18, 33-34

1 COR 2:6-10

MT 5:17-37

13. GN 4:1-15, 25

PS 50:1 AND 8,

16BC-17, 20-21

MK 8:11-13

14. GN 6:5-8; 7:1-5,

10

PS 29:1A AND 2,

3AC-4, 3B AND 9C

-10

MK 8:14-21

15. GN 8:6-13, 20-

22

PS 116:12-13, 14-

15, 18-19

MK 8:22-26

16. GN 9:1-13

PS 102:16-18, 19-

21, 29 AND 22-23

MK 8:27-33

17. GN 11:1-9

PS 33:10-11, 12-

13, 14-15

MK 8:34-9:1

18. HEB 11:1-7

PS 145:2-3, 4-5, 10

-11

MK 9:2-13

19. (See cover)

CHURCH CLEAN-UP :

Thank you to the Extraordinary Ministers for their great

work cleaning the church and the Ed Center.

Our next cleaning will be Saturday, February 18 from 9

-11am. The group that will be cleaning will be the

Lectors, we will meet in the church.

All are welcome to come and participate. Just bring

yourself and we will provide the rest. Many hands

make light work. Together we can do great things for

OUR church.

St Benedict McKenzie Bridge, Women’s Prayer

Day

Tuesday, February 28, 2017 9:30am - 4:00pm

Theme: Finding Peace

Speaker: Peggy Hayward

$15 includes morning snack & lunch

Call St Benedict’s 541-822-3572 to reserve

Or Email: sblodge@opwest.org

Or call Peggy Hayward 541-729-1374

Save The Date! Grab your sweetie and

head to the St. Valentine’s Dinner Dance

Saturday, February 18 5:30 PM at O’Hara

Catholic School. Enjoy the great music of

the big band era by Blue Skies , a fantastic

salmon dinner and support the Pro Life

fundraising efforts of Knights of Columbus

Council 1430! $30 per person, for

reservations call Marc at 541-953-8309 or

email courtesy@comcast.net.

St Thomas More Newman Center is collecting

gently used shoes as a fund raiser for their spring

break mission trip. Newman Center is collecting

any adult and children sized shoes including

athletic shoes. Once the shoes are received, they

are processed for exports to various countries in

South America & Africa, where they create

thousands of jobs for small businesses who resell

them as a means of supporting their families. It is

a win, win situation help our students attend their

spring break mission trip serving the poor and

needy in New Orleans and help families in a third

world country as well!

You can drop off shoes at the Newman Center

Monday thru Friday between 10:00 am and 5:00

pm or call the following number and we will

arrange pick up! 458-215-4209

OUR LADIES OF THE AMERICAS

Our next meeting of the Ladies group will

be Tuesday, Feb. 14th. We meet

at 6:30 in the Parish Center. We will be

making Rosaries for our First

Communicants. All women of the Parish

are welcome to join us. Hope to see you

there.

The Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of

the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic

women in the Americas. We invite all women

to the 12:15 mass at St. Mary Parish 1062

Charnelton St.

Eugene. When Thursday, February

16,2017. Please join us after mass at 1:00 for a

potluck lunch/meeting in the parish

hall. Questions call Julia Kelso 541-344-6851 or

email cdacourtoregon118@gmail.com. for more

information please visit our

website: www.cdacourtoregon118.com

Want to stretch yourself spiritually this

Lent? From Ash Wednesday, March

1 until Palm Sunday, April 9, join "40 Days

for Life" as we pray and fast for an end to

abortion. You’re invited to stand and

peacefully pray during a 40-day vigil in the

public right-of-way outside of the Planned

Parenthood abortion clinic at 3579 Franklin

Blvd., Eugene, Oregon 97403 (Glenwood

area). Help spread the word about this

important community outreach. If you’d

like more information, please contact Sara

at sarielizabeth99@gmail.com or 541-556-

1980;Eileen at etmoregon@yahoo.com or

541-543-7168; or our Website page at

40DaysforLife.com/Eugene.

St. Valentine's Day Mixer

Men & Women (ages 21-39), join ECYA for Valentine's

day and come to our ice cream bar social!

February 14, 7-9pm.

For details & directions contact: 541-270-9329

or eugeneyoungadults@gmail.com

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.

MARRIED COUPLES

“For the Spirit scrutinizes everything, even the depths

of God.” Let the Holy Spirit scrutinize and strengthen

your marriage by participating in a Worldwide Marriage

Encounter Weekend on March 31st - April 2nd, at

Powell Butte Retreat Center near Bend Oregon or May

26th - 28th at Our Lady of Peace Retreat House in

Beaverton Oregon. For more information call

503-853-2758 or apply on-line at

www.rediscoverthespark.org. Additional dates and

locations are listed on-line.

Oregon Right to Life 2017 Oratory, Essay, and

Drawing Contests has begun. This year's theme is "

Life...Because Everyone Deserves a Chance." Contest

entries for children aged Kindergarten to 12th Grade

may be submitted via hand or mail to St. Paul Catholic

Church by March 8th at 1201 Satre Street, Eugene,

Oregon 97401. Please visit Oregon Right to Life

website for contest rules and available

prizes www.ortl.org

DO YOU LIKE TO PLAY CRIBBAGE? Well,

we need you! INTERESTED? Please call

Jeri Perkins at 541-747-1565. We meet on

the second Wednesday of every month

at 1pm.

I want to thank everyone who contributed to our

5th Sunday "Bucket Collection" this past Sunday which

amounted to $368.We've had an

unusual December, monthly totals being 9 visits

resulting in 9 hours of volunteer time seeing 12 adults

and 10 children we traveled 76 miles. Our Cost was

$250. for beds, clothing and household items. 2 weeks

of our month was cut short because of Holidays along

with snow and ice. Our 2016 totals were 322 adults,

298 children served with 255 visits and volunteer

hours. This past Sunday of 2017 we helped a

homeless man with motel expenses and time

amounting to about 8 hours and 35 miles of travel.

Then a couple from out of state ran out of

any resources for gasoline. Time-travel and

expenses 4 hours of time 15 miles of travel were

involved. $240. went towards those 2 incidents.

John Antone

March 24 - 26, 2017

Our Lady Peace Retreat in Beaverton is hosting

a Women's Silent Retreat with Fr. Theodore Lange.

The theme of the retreat is "Inflamed by Love." The

weekend begins with dinner on Friday evening and

concludes after brunch on Sunday. The suggested

donation is $150 per person. For inquires or to

register, please phone the retreat house at

503-649-7127 or email sisters@olpretreat.org.

Join us! St. Patrick’s Day Party with the Irish Echo! A

benefit for Project Starfish and Catholic Community

Services’ G Street OASIS program for homeless

families with children. Friday, March 17th. Marist High

School Activity Center. Bar opens at 5:00pm. Dinner

at 6:15pm. Music starts at 7:30pm.Traditional corned

beef & cabbage, soup, potatoes & soda bread by Chef

Billy McCallum. Dinner tickets just $30. Call John

Stacy, (541) 342-8073 to purchase tickets by March

13th.

Marist Catholic High School is currently accepting

applications for the 2017-2018 school year! Early

admissions applications are due February 28th.

Tuition assistance is available, including over 11

scholarships specifically for Catholic families. Tuition

assistance and scholarship applications are due

March 6th. Visit www.marisths.org to apply online

today!

Find out what a Catholic high school is all about by

visiting our web page:

www.catholicdifference.marisths.org.

Questions about admissions? Contact Admissions

Manager Rodrigo Hernandez, 541-681-5464

or rhernandez@marisths.org.

Join our faith community—and nearly 14,000 Catholic

communities across the United States—in a life-

changing Lenten journey of encounter with CRS Rice

Bowl. Pick up your family’s CRS Rice Bowl in the

vestibule of St. Alice Catholic Church, and don’t forget

to download the CRS Rice Bowl app! May these 40

days better prepare us to encounter ourselves, our

neighbors and our God.