Dear Parishioners, I received some good news this past week. Nathan Ingraffea, a structural engineer, informed us of the following regarding the old St. Philip Neri Church and the rectory: “Good news—based on the original specifications, the church is not a URM (unreinforced masonry). It’s wood-framed with a brick veneer. This is relatively rare construction for that era, but it does match what we saw through the hole in the plaster at the balcony. The drawings for the rectory are not as clear but they also imply that it was constructed out of w...

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We will be having our monthly French Toast Breakfast immediately following the 9:30 Sunday Mass. Still a great value at $5 for adults! Have breakfast with us in Carvlin Hall and enjoy our French Toast with Zenner’s maple sausages, fruit, coffee and orange juice. Sit and visit with friends from the parish. If you are new to the parish, let us welcome you!

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The Peace & Justice Commission will meet after the 9:30 mass at the French Toast Breakfast in Carvlin Hall. All are welcome. 

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Mickie Campagna • Andrea Del Rosario • Antonette Amato •  Pat VanDuzer • Eleanore Baccellieri Please contact the office if you, or someone you know needs our prayers! debbieg@stphilipneripdx.org

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Most non-Catholic Christians learn the names of all the books of the Bible in Sunday School. We as Catholics are a bit more lax in memorizing these. So, just for the fun of it—this is another ‘brain twister’ for your last weeks of summer vacation. You will find 40 books of the Bible hidden in the following paragraph. This one is a little different than the one two weeks ago—that was a practice run! The first two answers are used as examples and not part of the count. “This is a most remarkable puzzle. It was found by a Mr. Valdez Raburn, in ...

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