Friday, June 26, 2009

FILIPINO-ENGLISH MASS IN SALEM

Please come and attend the

FILIPINO-ENGLISH MASS
ST. VINCENT dE PAUL
ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
1010 COLUMBIA ST. NE
SALEM,OR SUNDAY, JUNE 28, 2009

DIVINE MERCY & ROSARY - 4:00 PMMASS - 5:00 PM
CELEBRANT: Fr. Henry Rufo

For those who will be at the World Beat in Salem, we can all go after the event.Reception will follow. You may also bring any dish as you wish to share for the "Table of Plenty"

I may not have everyone's email address, we would like to invite... Please forward this to your email distribution and invite everyone who are interested. Thank you so much for you rsupport and May God bless us all!

Maryann
503 510-7659

Monday, June 22, 2009

Portland Singing Christmas Tree

Hello, friends! As you know, last year the Portland Singing Christmas Tree had 9 Filipinos on the Tree. It would be great if more of our talented Filipinos can join us this year!

New Member Auditions:

Adult Choir Auditions are scheduled for July 20th, at 7:00 pm at Mt. Park Church. If you know of someone who is interested in singing in the Tree Choir this year, please have them contact us at the Tree office for more information. You must be at least a junior in high school in order to audition for the Adult Choir, unless you are a Fly up from the Youth Choir.

Youth Choir Auditions are scheduled for August 24th at 6:30 pm. Youth that are interested in auditioning, must be going into 5th grade this fall and not higher than 8th grade in order to audition for the Youth Choir.

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

FilAm Clark County Newsletter March '09

Kindly click each page of the newsletter for a larger font.




Dambana Fiesta

SAVE THE DATE:

Our community will celebrate the First DAMBANA Feast on Sunday, August 2nd, from 2:30 - 5:30pm at the Grotto. An outdoor mass will be celebrated at the Grotto Plaza followed by a light refreshments. Kindly mark your calendars and join us for the celebration.

Below is the latest picture of the Dambana - The Filipino Shrine at the upper gardens. Lito Saqueton and Ferdie Sacdalan are doing a wonderful job with the landscape around it. Several visitors make comments on how beautiful the shrine and they said, "It truly shows that the Filipinos in Oregon has a great community." If you haven't seen it, plan to visit the Grotto and enjoy the beauty and the serenity of the place.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Gratitude from Deacon Maro Escano

Dear Everyone,

Thank you very much for all the support, prayers, and sacrifices you have been offering for us. My journey to the priesthood has been very beautiful and all of you played a very big part of that beautiful journey. I know that I won't be able to express fully how grateful I am, but I am very sure that all of you will always be in my prayers as I begin to live my life as a minister of Christ's altar... as a minister of Christ's church... yes, as I begin to live my life as a priest of Christ.

Living away from home is made easier by your unselfish love and friendship. When times get lonely and really challenging or when I get confused and discouraged... I am always strengthened and encouraged whenever I get the chance to hear the familiar laughter and see the familiar smiles and friendly faces that can only come from the people I can call my own - the Filipinos. Because of you, it is easier for me to call this beautiful albeit foreign country, my new home. I am looking forward to the priesthood and I am looking forward to becoming a servant of the Church and in that Church are all of you. I know that the ministry I will face will not be easy and it will be challenging most of the time, but I am comforted by the knowledge that the Filipinos in Oregon (the Filipino communities) are always there... as my support, as my prayer warriors, as my ates and kuyas... indeed... as my friends.Again, thank you.

May God continue to bless all of you, your families, and those you love as you continue to share His love with others.

I know that there are so many more people who are not in this email list... I hope that I can also make known to them my gratitude and joy, please extend it to them or forward this email to them if you can. All of you are God's gift to me... unworthy as I am, I am grateful and I will always hold you in my prayers.

In Christ's love I remain,
Maro.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Priesthood Ordinations and Thanksgiving Masses

Dear Friends & Kababayans,

This is a gentle reminder of the Priesthood Ordination of Deacon Maro Escano and Deacon Cary Reniva tomorrow, June 13th, at 11:00 am, at the St Mary’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in downtown Portland.

There will be a Thanksgiving Mass for Deacon Cary Reniva on Sunday, June 14th at 10:30 am, at St. Cecilia Church in Beaverton. A reception will be followed in the Parish Hall next to the Adoration Chapel. Please see this website for directions: http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/Org.asp?ID=11302

On the same day, at 4:00PM, a Thanksgiving Mass will be held for Fr. Maro Escano at the St. James Church in McMinville and a reception will be followed in the Parish Hall. Kindly see the directions below and this blog site: http://filcomevents.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html .

For those who have a GPS, the exact address of St. James Parish in McMinnville: 1145 NE 1st St., McMinnville, OR 97128

This is the directions from Mapquest...From Portland. I-5 SouthTake EXIT 289 toward TUALATIN/SHERWOOD.Turn RIGHT onto SW NYBERG RD.Stay STRAIGHT to go onto SW TUALATIN-SHERWOOD RD.Turn LEFT onto SW PACIFIC HWY W/OR-99W S.Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto OR-219 N/OR-99W S/PACIFIC HWY W.
Continue to follow OR-99W S/PACIFIC HWY W.
Turn LEFT onto OR-18 W/OR-233 S/SE DAYTON BYP/SALMON RIVER HWY.
Continue to follow OR- 18 W/SALMON RIVER HWY.Take the SALMON RIVER SPUR ramp.Turn SLIGHT RIGHT onto NE THREE MILE LN/SALMON RIVER SPUR.
Continue to follow NE THREE MILE LN.Turn LEFT onto SE 1ST ST.1145 NE 1st St McMinnville, OR 97128-6064

Hope to see you this weekend.

God bless

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Teresa Charities Mission Report

I put it on the Internet: http://www.teresacharities.com/Philvisit09.html

I also set up donating in the internet by credit card- GiveDirect. It is on the first page of TeresaCharities.org, please tell the others.

May God bless our Mission.

An Vu