The funeral Mass for Mike Whitmarsh is scheduled for Tuesday, February 4 at 11 AM with the Rosary prayed at 10:30 AM. A reception will follow the Mass in the Gym. The burial will be at Willamette National Cemetery on Thursday, February 6 at 9 AM.

The next choir practice will be Saturday morning, January 25, at 9:30 AM in the Music Room in the Parish Office. Our choir is working toward singing every week at the 11:00 AM Mass, and we always have room for more people (men, women, and youth) who love to sing.

January 1, 2020 is the Solemnity feast of Mary. This is a Holy Day of Obligation. Masses are scheduled for 9 am and 11 am.

Give your spouse a special gift this Christmas by signing up for a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. To find YOUR WWME Weekend go to rediscoverthespark.org or click on the title of this news article. For information about WWME contact Ron & Hilarie Tesch at 503-704-0836 or by email reservations@rediscoverthespark.org

Fr. Chrispine will offer a special Mass at 12:00 PM today for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Even though this day is not a holy day of obligation this year, please consider coming and giving thanks to God for the intercession of his Blessed Mother.

St. Nicholas will arrive at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic church at 5 PM on Friday, December 6. All children and their parents are welcome to enjoy this time honored historical even and the opportunity to meet St. Nicholas himself.

Fr. Ron Nelson, Pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Eugene will be with us at all the Masses on the weekend of December 14 and 15 to offer a parish retreat/weekend reflection. The retreat begins on Saturday the 14th at 10am.

There will be an Advent penance service Tuesday, December 10 at 7 PM in the church. Three priests will be available to hear confessions.

December 6 is the first Friday of the month and the Feast of St. Nicholas. The anointing of the sick will occur during the noon-day Mass. Later in the evening, St. Nicholas will visit the children in the church.

The parish office will be closed on Thursday November 28 and Friday November 29 for the Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Please prayerfully consider donating toward one of the listed items in our Parish's Christmas Wish-List. There are many items that are needed to help support the Parish's needs. You can check out the list by looking at the Bulletin for Sunday, November 17 or by clicking the Wish-List title above.

Thursday, November 28, is Thanksgiving Day, and Mass will be offered at 9:00 AM. Please come and join us in offering thanks to God for all his many blessings in our lives. Please note: there is no 12:00 PM Mass on this day.

Fr. Chrispine is looking for parishioners who would be interested in serving on our parish’s Pastoral Council. Council members advise the pastor on pastoral needs, and help in creating a pastoral plan and vision for the parish. Meetings are on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM, and last about one hour. If you are interested in volunteering for this important ministry, then please contact or see Fr. Chrispine today.

Loving Jesus calls us to Rejoice in his Mercy ​​​​​​​My dear brothers and sisters, I am glad to be among you as your pastor and I am blessed to be your confessor, to walk with you so that to- gether we may lead each other to Christ. Many of you will be wondering who this priest is and how will he react or treat me when he hears my confession. Will he be tough, a judge, conservative, liberal or indifferent? Will he understand me? Will I feel comfortable with him? Well, these questions and any other you may be pondering about are normal especially when you meet a new person who happens to be your confessor. I also had the same feeling when I chose my confessor and spiritual director...