Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church

• The parish is in need of a pastoral assistant. This position is to assist the pastor in the pastoral ministry to the parishioners which includes mainly preparing for weekend masses and all liturgical celebrations, coordinating the faith formation program and sacramental preparation for children and adults. Those interested should send a resume and application to frchrispine@olspdx.org and may also call the office for inquiries. See also here for more details.
• The parish is in need of a musician and organist to prepare music and play the organ at the weekend masses and other liturgies. Interested candidates should send their applications to frchrispine@olspdx.org. For more details, click here or see here. Call the office for any inquiries.
• Urgent Need: Saint Vincent de Paul is beginning to look for a replacement vehicle for the Van that was stolen and damaged. They are looking for a small truck with the capacity to carry at least 1000 pounds and with mileage under 150,000. It needs to be in good working order. If you have one or know of someone who is willing to donate it or sell it to SVDP please contact Karen Meade at karenmeade@aol.com or 301-367-7214.   IRS Tax deductible receipt is available.
• James has resigned as Pastoral Assistant and will be moving on to a new career.
• Dawn, who was our Faith Formation Coordinator, has decided to step down.

Confessions
Saturdays from 3:30 PM to 4:30 PM, or by appointment

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesdays and Thursdays in the church from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM - Call the Parish Office to get the code for the church's side door.
- Note: we ask that you please not stay beyond 4:00 PM.

Please continue to financially support our parish; we can't build the kingdom of God without you. 

You can always place your donation envelope in the collection basket at Mass, or you can mail it to us, or place it in the mail slot of the Parish Office.  You can also give online with WeShare (click here), or call the office and use your credit or debit card over the phone.  May God bless you for your generosity.

In March of 2023, Fr. Chrispine will be leading a Pilgrimage to Italy and the Holy Land, and you can sign-up now to come along on this memorable trip.  Click on the links below to read more information, and to download the itinerary and reservation form.

Information about the Pilgrimage
Itinerary
Reservation Form

As Christians, the heart of Our Story can be summarized in four words: Created, Captured, Rescued, and Response. As we enter the Advent season, take time to reflect on our Christian story. For this purpose, we invite you to re-watch Archbishop Sample’s four-part series about our great story.

Click on the image above to learn how you can access our parish's FORMED account to learn more about your Catholic faith.

Featured this week on FORMED: 

St. Giuseppe Moscati is known as "the holy physician of Naples." He worked tirelessly to serve the sick and vulnerable, often working free of charge. Discover the life of this heroic saint with the movie St. Giuseppe Moscati: Doctor to the Poor. 

Jesus Christ is King of the Universe! Celebrate this great feast with Dr. Ben Akers and Taylor Kemp as they explore a piece of sacred art that depicts this solemnity.

Continue streaming The Chosen by watching Episode 7, The Invitation. Will Matthew follow Jesus? Will Jesus meet with Nicodemus? Watch Season 1 of The Chosen on FORMED today!

The Augustine Institute also has a new FREE resource for prayer called the "Amen" app.  Click here to learn more about it.

Call the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul at:
(503) 235-8431
Press #1 Food or #2 Rent/Utilities
Monday - Friday, 9:30 am to 12 noon, and 1 pm to 3:30 pm
(Multnomah and Clackamas County)

Click on the image above to read the current and previous issues of our parish's bulletin.

If you serve as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, lector, or altar server, CLICK HERE to see and download the current ministry schedule.