Parish Life Blog
Reflections, Prayers of the Faithful, and Ministry Updates
The Bible as a Love Story
In addition to the complexity of translating from one language to another - or even from an original language like Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek - to Latin - and then to English, we have the challenge that the meanings of words changes over time, or that it has a very...
Prayerful Concerns of Our Parish Community – 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We offer these Prayers of the Faithful from the weekend (October 21 and 22) of the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time with the desire that they are helpful in your prayerful reflections this week. Let us all continue to pray for peace. Lord, we pray for light, when wrong...
Prayerful Concerns of Our Parish Community – 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We share these Prayers of the Faithful from the 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Oct 14-15, 2023) so that they may be helpful in prayer and reflections throughout the week. God, you call us to a lives of goodness and hope, a feast to which all are welcomed. Yet there are...
Annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale
Delicious apple, pumpkin and mincemeat pies are available. Thanks to dedicated volunteers - and grocery gift card donors - we are again holding the annual Thanksgiving Pie Sale fundraiser again this yea. Pies have limited availability. Order forms are included in the...
Prayerful Concerns of Our Parish Community – 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
These Prayers of the Faithful from the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Oct 7-8, 2023) may be helpful in your own prayer reflection this week. We hope they are. God of all peoples and nature, the prophets and Jesus tell us your vision is for a community of hope in which...
Prayerful Concerns of Our Parish Community – 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We share these Prayers of the Faithful from the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sept 30-Oct 1) for your reflection throughout the week. We hope that you find them helpful. God our creator, the hearts you give us are capable of great acts of love and devotion, but also...
Prayerful Concerns of Our Parish Community – 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We share these Prayers of the Faithful from the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sept 23-24, 2023) with the hope that you find them useful in your personal reflections. God, your Son Jesus tells us “do not be afraid, I love you, I call you by name.” Yet we do fear, that...
Be With Us in Caring
This parish-wide initiative lines up beautifully with the worldwide work of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). In a recent letter to all Jesuits, Arturo Sosa, Superior General of the Jesuits quoted the most recent General Congregation - or GC36 - (the highest...
Prayerful Concerns of Our Parish Community – 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
We share these Prayers of the Faithful for the 24th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Sept 16-17, 2023) to serve as reflection points throughout the week. God of mercy, you ask us to forgive, over and over, not because we are good enough but because you have loved us enough...
Living the Eucharist, Becoming a Beacon of Hope
Registered members of the parish recently received a brochure in the mail that highlights the good works that are going on throughout Our Lady of Hope - and beyond - into the greater Portland community. Through this brochure we seek to tell the story "by the numbers"...