Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at 4 p.m., by the special Grace of God, we will gather again for a special Holy Sacrifice of the Mass both for Gold Beach parishioners and Star of the Sea parishioners, to be celebrated by His Excellency, Most Reverend Alexander K. Sample, JCL, our Archbishop of Portland in Oregon. If there is any change from the 4 p.m. time to a different time by the Archbishop’s office, I will communicate that to you immediately.

The Archbishop is coming for a pastoral visit, and we are very grateful. His Mass will be
a Mass of special blessings for each one of us. Prior to this Mass during the day, the Archbishop will have a meeting with the parish staff and other meetings. We will also have the privilege of having him bless our ministry room, the stations of the cross, our new church signpost at Star of the Sea, etc. Following that Mass will be a special reception in the hall where we can eat with the Archbishop, greet him, and hear from him. On Thursday, July 25, 2019, I will drive with the Archbishop to Gold Beach for Mass at 11:00 a.m., followed by lunch in Gold Beach.

My brother priests and I have yet to finalize the schedule with the Archbishop’s office,
but I feel it is important that you know where we are in the planning, so that we mark our
calendars for Mass and reception for the Archbishop in the parish hall. On Friday, July 26 th , I will join my other brother priests for prayer with the Archbishop. We will soon be contacting a
planning committee for these spiritual events coming up for us.