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Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time

Gathering: The God of All Grace (Manalo) 301 BB
Penitential Act: Kyrie (Russian Orthodox)
Responsorial: Psalm 95 If Today You Hear God’s Voice (Farrell)
Gospel Acclamation: Alleluia #7 (Taizé’)
We Believe (Walker)
Lead Us to Act Justly (Prendergast)
Gifts: Blest Be the Lord (Schutte) 431 BB
Holy/Mystery of Faith (When we eat this bread)/Amen (Haugen/Mass of Creation)
Lamb of God: Creation (Haugen)
Communion: Eat This Bread (Berthier) 333 BB
Song of Sending: Now is the Time (Kendzia) 509 BB

For all who daily take up the cross of Christ in their sufferings especially; Bob Hughley, Dorothy Caruso, Annette "Memere" Boucher, Amanda Marsh, Carol Kelley, Jerry Morrell, Clary and Dottie Barrett, Gladine Reynolds, Edna Hicks, Marilyn Petrezeli, Florence Balog, Rosemary Lyons, Jim Natseos, Marie Podlas, Jim Anderson, Bob Stewart, Lynn Portwood, Gary Kasper, Tom LaVoie, David Henderson, Dennis and Catherine Hamlet, Holy Name Sister Susan Mitchell, Emily Hespeler, Fr. John McGuire, David Prom, Bob and Barbara Ullman, Tom Nishimura, Jerry Bitz, Jean Rusmore, Lee Wheeler, Holy Name Sister Donna Hortch, Daniel CHOL, we pray.

For caregivers and health workers, for all in the medical community, for all researchers, and front line workers, we pray.

For all the dead, may they be welcomed into the eternal kingdom, especially Michael Langenes, Lydia Lalic, Jeanne McDonnell-Boal, Jim Wheeler, Tom Kirchmeier, Maggie Gibson, Lisa Neuharth-Kearney, Jackie Merriwether, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Rayshard Brooks, we pray.

For all who died at the hand of violence and for all who have died from the Covid-19 virus may we console those who mourn, we pray.

Jackie Merriwether is the sister of Bobbie Foster
Tom Kirchmeier is the brother of Mark Kirchmeier
Jim Wheeler is the brother in law of Marilyn Fleming
Jeanne McDonnell-Boal is the mother of Robbie Bello
Michael Langenes is the son of Bill and Marie Langenes

Sunday Reflection by Salesian Sister, Bridget O'Connell
Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, which occurs forty days after our celebration of the birth of Jesus at Christmas. The feast is also known as Candlemas Day. Candlemas day occurs on the 2nd of February and it marks the halfway point between the shortest day and the spring equinox.

Presentation of the Lord in the Temple February 2, 2020 Readings proclaimed by Jane Braunger and Judy and Joe Dean: https://www.youtube.com/standrewpdx

Image by Jeevan Singla from Pixabay

Happy Birthday, Everyone!

Ma. Isabel Rolon	Angie Euan-Mis
Jonathan Anderson	Atticus Arbogast
Henry Jerald Weber	Gwendolyn Arbugast
Ollivander Rae Adair	Omar Carrillo
Anita Andazola	Meg O'Brien
Charity Nwerem	Kevin Weber
Marie Cacao	Valerie Carter
Diego Murphy	Alberto Velazquez
Rigoberto Matics	Jill Boyer-Quick
Dylan Chavez	Amanda Sanchez
Maura Ayala-Sheridan	Sophie Biddle
Jair Ruiz	Mary Tanski
Mexi Miranda	Makeda Ashford
Kathryn McLain	Alex Nava
Felipe Interiain	Sophia Rivera

Photo by Anthony DELANOIX on Unsplash

Happy Anniversary!
Bob and Julie Granger

You may attend Mass in person.
The Sunday Mass will also continue to be live-streamed.

We are able to accommodate up to 25 people each week for Mass. We will need volunteers to check people in each week, take them to their seats, and people to stay afterward to sanitize the church. Contact Michael Prendergast if interested in attending Mass and volunteering for these tasks, mprendergast@archdpdx.org. Masks are required, with social distancing and contact tracing.

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As the lockdown continues, St. Andrew Parish is pleased to present: St. Andrew Adult Covid-19 Support/Process Groups

With the vast array of challenges we have all encountered throughout the on-going pandemic, Covid-19 Support/Process Groups (virtual and in-person) will provide an opportunity to connect with fellow parishioners to share our experiences, gather support, and learn coping tools.

Virtual
February 24^th, March 3^rd and March 10^th, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Co-facilitators: Carolyn Ullman, MS, NCC, and Alicia Richards, LCSW
To register: email Alicia Richards at aliciarichards60@gmail.com

In-Person
February 23^rd, March 2^nd, and March 9^th, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Co-facilitators: Jill Williams, MA and Ray MacDonald, LCSW
Location: St. Andrew Parish Community Center – all CDC Safety Guidelines will be followed.
To register: email Ray MacDonald at rmsoca@aol.com

We hope you will join us! Registration deadline is February 18, 2021

Image by Alex Demoura from Pixabay

RECONCILING GOD, CREATION AND HUMANITY

Click HERE for An Ignatian Examen - Reconciling God, Creation, and Humanity is a reflection tool to heed Pope Francis’ call in Laudato Si’ to care for creation and to reconcile our relationship with God, creation and one another.

Examen: noun (especially among Jesuits) a devotional exercise involving reflection on and moral evaluation of one's thoughts and conduct, typically performed on a daily basis.

Educate yourself on the bills proposed by the Oregon Clean Energy Opportunity Campaign: www.cleanenergyoregon.org. These bills are backed by impacted communities, including the Just Transition Alliance, OPAL and Verde.
There are 3 proposed bills:

1. Energy Affordability: Decrease utility costs for families already struggling in the economic recession by establishing a Low-Income Utility Rate Class. (House Bill 2475)

2. Healthy Homes: Support home upgrades to help improve the health of families across Oregon. (House Bill 2842)

3. 100% Clean Energy for All : create good, well-paying, local jobs in the renewable energy sector that incentivize local projects that are good for communities and reduce pollution by achieving 100% clean energy as soon as possible. Bill number coming soon.

We invite youth of all ages to join us to make special Valentine's Day Cards for our Seniors!

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Wednesday, February 3rd at 4pm

Join Zoom Meeting - Copy and Paste this link and passcode to your calendar
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85431998491?pwd=RTZBWjl6M2xRQTIrSmFFM3hsRHdIZz09

Meeting ID: 854 3199 8491
Passcode: MMV385

For questions please contact April Sandoval, Coordinator of Religious Education, at 503.358.3563 or asandoval@archdpdx.org

Have you been wondering what Pastoral Council has been doing? Check out the new Pastoral Council webpage to see a statement of purpose, agenda, and notes, plus a place to send them a message about a concern or comment. Go to the St. Andrew website, look under “About Us”, and click on Pastoral Council.

This year we are proud to host guest speakers Sara Nelson (International President of the Association of Flight Attendants- CWA) and Rev. Dr. Leroy Haynes (Albina Ministerial Alliance). Due to Covid-19 safety precautions, this year's breakfast will be held over Zoom! Attendees will get a link closer to the event. REGISTER HERE.

Click HERE to buy cookies from parishioner Amalia Kleinhenz.

Message from Amalia:
This year cookie sales will be different. In Oregon, Girl Scouts won't be at stores. Anyone can order from my website and have cookies shipped to their door.
You can also order for "Deliver in person." For this option you'll come to the small St Andrew parking lot on Saturday, February 27 from 11 am - 12:30 pm and Sunday, February 28 from 12:30 to 2 pm. If those dates don't work and you live in NE Portland, I can deliver your cookies to you. Thank you for helping me reach my cookie goals! Amalia Kleinhenz
For questions email my mom at meredith.kleinhenz@gmail.com.
https://DigitalCookie.GirlScouts.org/scout/amalia866460

Photo by Jakayla Toney on Unsplash

On Not Making Nice

Why White Women Have to Hold Each Other Accountable Now and For All Time

by Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin

KEEP SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE!!!
We have heard from black friends they are worried now that Biden has been elected white people will stop actively supporting and listening to them.
Things are not "back to normal". Keep showing up to demand we dismantle systemic racism in this country!

Just Faith Ministries Presents: “Black Progress and Racial Backlash.” Bob Hunter offers a presentation about Carol Anderson's book, White Rage: The Unspoken Truth about the Racial Divide, in which she argues that racial unrest is often a response to black progress. We will explore Anderson’s argument and consider how to intercept this cycle of black progress and white rage.
Register here! Thursday, February 18, 4 PM

(NOTE this conflicts with our 4 PM demonstration for racial justice. Register and you'll receive a recording of the webinar which you can then watch at your convenience.