General News

When is Pentecost Sunday? Pentecost, also known as Whit Sunday or Whitsunday, is observed on the seventh Sunday after Easter and 10 days after Ascension. The name comes from the Greek word "pentekoste" which means fiftieth as Pentecost Sunday takes place on the 50th day of Easter. As the date is based on Easter, this day is a moveable feast. The earliest day that Pentecost Sunday can fall is May 10th (as in 1818) and the latest possible date is June 13th (next in 2038). It marks the end of the Easter cycle that&nb...

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This is the budget for the parish for the next fiscal year 2020-2021. While for a normal year it is probably quite accurate, but given COVID-19, the Finance Council may need to revise it given the current situation, but for now it stands as the budget for the next fiscal year. Msgr. Richard Paperini, Pastor

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Saint Philip Neri Catholic Church will celebrate mass this Saturday, May 30th at 4 p.m. and on Sunday, May 31st at 9:30 a.m.  The 4pm Mass on Saturday will continue to be live-streamed if you wish to watch it from your home.   The reason for three Masses on the weekend is that we can only permit 25 people at each Mass, according to Governor Brown’s directive and this includes the musicians, the reader and myself.  Thus, I am considering adding a Mass in order to accommodate a few more people.  However, many of ...

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Tuesday, May 26, the Feast of S. Philip Neri:  It is with sadness that we announce the death of our former pastor, Father Rich Colgan, CSP. He passed away at Washington Hospital Center last evening (Monday) from complications from Covid-19. Arrangements are pending. The Paulist Fathers plan to schedule a wake and funeral Mass that will be live-streamed so that family, community and friends together can grieve his loss. Please click this link to see the In Memoriam page on the Paulist website: https://paulist.org/the-conversation/in-memoriam-paulist-fr-rich-c...

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The following people from our parish need our prayers. Mickie Campagna • Andrea Del Rosario • Antonette Amato • Eleanore Baccellieri • Mary Jane Navarra •  Helen Dennis, great aunt of Ann Griffin • Family of Joan Henkel • Family of Donald Dindia • Tiziano Della Gasperina • Family of Joan Andreas • Family of Fr Rich Colgan, CSP Please contact the office if you, or someone you know needs our prayers! debbieg@stphilipneripdx.org

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