Star of the Sea Catholic Church

SATURDAY Vigil:      4:30 PM English

SATURDAY Vigil:      6:30 PM Spanish

SUNDAY:                    8:30 AM

THURSDAY:  5:15 PM

Confession THURSDAY:  4:35 PM - 5:00 PM

SUNDAY: 11:00 AM

Please Note: at this time no other activities, such as coffee and donuts, in the church will be offered. There is only Mass. This will help us clean the church and meet the requirements and guidelines. 

The New Guidelines in Counties Approved for Phase II are as
Follows – From the Archdiocese of Portland, in Line with the
Governor’s Office:

• Churches can accept up to 250 people if sanitation measures continue and the space permits sufficient physical distancing. That means a 36square foot space for each person in attendance (6 feet x 6 feet). For many of our parishes, that means having up to 250 people at Mass, depending on the size of the church and the ability to comply with physical distancing and sanitizing requirements. If a parish has satellite locations, these can also hold up to 250 people if the other requirements are met.
• Sign-ups (electronic or telephonic) will continue to be required for the primary purpose of ensuring that the number of persons wishing to attend Mass does not exceed the number permitted for the available space. In the event of a COVID-19 exposure at a Mass, the sign-up information will be used for the secondary purpose of contact tracing, in cooperation with Oregon health authorities. The ability to do tracing is a fundamental component of demonstrated readiness to reopen.

The new guidance states that sign-up information may be destroyed 60 days after the event.

• Masks and face coverings continue to be required for ministersdistributing Holy Communion.
• Signs should be posted warning persons with symptoms of illness not to enter parish buildings and to return home immediately.
• Remote work is still encouraged but not required. Please follow instructions from Human Resources regarding the reopening of parish offices and other worksites. These are being sent in a separate mailing.

This updated guidance should be read and implemented in
conjunction with the memoranda on Limited Reopening of Masses
(issued May 4, 2020 and updated May 8, 2020) and Use of Satellite
Sites for Mass (issued May 27, 2020). Unless otherwise specified, the existing procedures remain in place.

The obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains dispensed.

For our two Churches (Star of the Sea Parish Brookings,
and St. Charles Mission Gold Beach) – Effective, June
13/14 th , 2020 – Corpus Christi Weekend

Considering the limited capacity of our two Churches and maintaining the sufficient physical distancing, we shall try to accommodate up to 35 people for each Mass. In that way, all parishioners (who are not at risk), would be able to attend Mass at least weekly.

We shall continue sign ups, as usual to be able to accommodate
everyone for Mass in orderly manner.  According to the Archbishop: The obligation to attend Sunday Mass remains dispensed.
We shall continue to provide video Mass and other available spiritual resources on our parish website for those who do not feel safe to come to Mass. The video Mass may sometimes be Mass from the Archbishop.  Our recent modified Mass schedule on the website will continue as usual and remain in effect

Confession:
For Star of the Sea Brookings: Saturday, 3:30 PM – 4:15 PM (or by
Appointment) in the parish hall with social distancing.
  
For St Charles Borromeo: Thursdays, 4:35 PM – 5 PM 9or by
Appointment).

FACE MASKS: Everyone is highly encouraged to wear a face
mask. However, if you have any health concern about wearing a face mask please stay at the designated back pews in the Church, while those with face mask please, stay at designated front pews. The purpose is to let those wearing mask and those without mask, feel comfortable to worship God.

Anyone who is sick or vulnerable should stay home.

Liturgical Ministers: Liturgical ministers shall always wear masks at Mass, except the cantor with maintenance of social distancing
required.

Seating Arrangement: the limited number of those attending Mass,
including the ministers, are to sit only in the designated areas in the
church.

The holding of hands during the Lord’s prayer is highly discouraged
and forbidden, even if from the same biological family. This is the
perfect time to practice not holding during the Lord’s prayer for proper liturgical gesture and disposition at Mass.
The distribution of the Precious Blood is still suspended until further notice from the Divine Worship Office.
Please Note: the consecrated Host still contained, the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity, of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Our parish office hours ministry will continue by phone during the
regular office hours (Tuesdays through Fridays – 9:30am – 3:30pm,
break time; 12:30pm – 1:30pm), by phone or by arranged
appointment until further notice.

Please, continue to check the parish website for information, and call the parish office for any question or any spiritual needs or spiritual assistant from the office or from the priest.

Thank you so much for your love, patience, and cooperation at this
challenging time!

Yours in Christ,

Fr. Justus Alaeto
Your Servant and Pastor

From the Pastor: Fr. Justus Alaeto
Pentecost Sunday Reflection
Happy Pentecost! Today, we celebrate the Pentecost, the fulfillments of Christ’s promises of His constant’s presence and guidance through the action of the Holy Spirit.
By the action of Pentecost today, the Church was spiritually, inaugurated. God breaths His very life into the Church, just as God breathed life to Adam and Eve, in the creation account (in the book of Genesis), and as Jesus Christ Himself, breathed life to His Disciples today and says; “Receive the Holy Spirit”
By that action breathing the Spirit, Jesus has imparted “Supernatural Power” or “Divine Power” in the life of the Church. We are to therefore, draw life from the life of the Church, and from the teachings of the Church, which is the life of Christ.

Another Important message about today, is that Pentecost reminds us that We do not have life if we do not have the Holy Spirit in us. We can never claim to be living an acceptable holy life, or claiming to be good Christians or good Catholic, if we do not live like people who have received the Holy Spirit.  To be a good practicing Catholic, is not only about attending Mass regularly, but mostly about attending Mass and Sacrament regularly, and at the same time, making effort to demonstrate the life of the Spirit in you.
That could be reason for the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. The Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit must be seen in the life of a good practicing Catholic. The Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit in us, demonstrates ways in which we are most able to imitate Jesus, and become like Jesus Christ in everything.

One of the most convincing ways, that draws people’s attention easily to Jesus’ identity as Messiah, was that people saw in Jesus those spiritual virtues the prophet foretold that would be seen in Redeemer’s life, namely; Wisdom and Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Knowledge, Piety, and Fear of the Lord. They are the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. Having the gifts of the Holy Spirit is not about being smart. It is more than being smart.  It is about possessing the wisdom and good knowledge about God. Wisdom that would enables us know God well and discern the mind of God clearly in everything we do or say. Again, we might claim to know God, but always get the ways of God very wrong. It is a challenge in trying to live out our Christian virtues faithfully. In that way, we still need the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and constant heart to heart prayer with Jesus the Savior.

Another message about the celebration of Pentecost, is that Pentecost is calling us to open our heart to the action of the Holy Spirit. Whenever we open our hearts to the Holy Spirit, we never remain the same in our human attitude. We rather, start becoming truly transformed, and open to work with the Lord. Some spiritual growth in my life, needs to bear witness that I truly received or encountered the Holy Spirit in prayer or at Mass. St. Peter, was afraid to confess Christ at some point in his life, but after receiving the Holy Spirit on Pentecost day, St. Peter became strong follower, who, proclaimed Jesus boldly to all people. That is transformation there! St. Paul in Galatians 5:16 says; “Let the Spirit directs your loves, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature.”

When the Holy Spirit is in our lives, it produces, love, joy, peace, patient, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control. All these fruits must be seen in the life of a true practicing Catholic

My brothers and sister’s in Christ, may we today, gather around the cenacle of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who prayed with the Apostles, and the Holy Spirit, came down upon their lives and the life of the Church. Let us pray to Our Blessed Mother, to help us see where our individual lives, still need New Pentecost to Happen; to help us to see where God desires us to change, so that we shall start experiencing new conversion, new joy, healing, and be able to bear true witness to the Gospel of Christ.
 
 

As we navigate through reopening process, may I please acknowledge the hard work of the following:

Our Parish Staff

Tim Stinar - who record our video Masses

Lisa - who help cheerfully with our website

Frank and Mary Diaz - who render help tirelessly 

Steve Wilson - Who donated sanitizer and disinfecting wipes

Steven Plourde - Who help with Thermometers, volunteer, and hygiene processes

Gary and Della - For their tireless and constant assistant 

Cathy Herbage

Volunteers who helped arrange our new Sacristy with Sister

Sofia,  and our Hispanic brothers and sisters who are volunteering for getting our church ready for reopening 

Thank you all, who have been helping us financially, morally, and prayerfully, I am so grateful to you and all of you and your families are in my prayer and Masses. God bless you!

Fr. Justus

Fr. Justus has offered the following Mass intentions in the chapel. We shall keep you posted about other Mass intention request after Father has said Mass on them.

ALL MASS INTENTIONS

Prayer Requests
As a parish we are encouraged to pray for the follow people in addition to our prayer requests:
Andrew McCloud
Linda Juster
Sandra Ensley
Lucille Lemieux
Andrea Kopp
Margurite Streeter
Margaret Rice
Evangeline Andreasen
Juan Garza
Sheila Curtis

Randall Roberson
Brice Power
Helen Archer
Jonathan Power
Gilles Cano
Antonio Ruis
Joe & Mary Oxendine
Lee & Patricia Burch
Carol Mallard
Ann Spencer
Danny Davis

Jeremy Anderson
Silvia Olmedo
Sonya Wraith
Robert Curis
Jason Yester
Margaret Pohl
June Pinkerton