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Pastor: Fr. James Herrera Email: [email protected]
Office Telephone: 503-792-4231 Parish website: www.shstl.org
Office Hours: Tuesday—Friday 9 am—4 pm Horario: Martes a Viernes 9 am—4 pm
Sacred Heart School 503-792-4541
Sacred Heart-St. Louis Catholic Parish Parroquía del Sagrado Corazón-San Luís
605 7th Street, Gervais, OR 97026 Mailing address: PO Box 236, Gervais OR 97026
Welcome to all visitors to Sacred Heart-St. Louis Parish! Mass Schedule / Misas los Domingos:
Saturday/Sabado: 5 pm (Eng-Sacred Heart) 7 pm (Spanish-Sacred Heart) Sunday/Domingo: 8 am (St Louis Church) 10 am (Sacred Heart Church)
Daily Mass - 8 am Monday-Thursday Friday 8:15 am (Sacred Heart Church)
Daily Mass-8 am Saturday at St. Louis Church
Reconciliation/Confesiones: Wednesday/Miercoles 5:15 - 6:15 pm
Saturday/Sabado 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Sacred Heart-St Louis Parish is a Catholic com-munity of Christian believers devoted to the Holy Eucharist. We strive to build God’s Kingdom by
inviting all to faith formation, Sacred Liturgy, Evangelization and outreach.
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La Parroquía Sagrado Corazón-San Luís es una comunidad Católica de creyentes Cristianos de-
votos a la Santa Eucaristía. Nos esforzamos para construir el Reino de Dios al invitar a todos a la
formación de fe, a la Liturgia Sagrada, a la Evan-gelización y a la ayuda de la comunidad entera.
December 22, 2019
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT Isaiah 7:10-14, Romans 1:1-7
Matthew 1:18-24
Brief Reflection: Jesus is the fulfillment of the promises God has made to the House of David. Today’s readings remind us that in Christ Jesus, God has been faithful to the promises he made to his Chosen People. Our salvation in Christ is how we are reconciled back to God, who created us and loves us.
A Word from Fr. James… Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, We have arrived at the 4th Sunday of Advent and in just a few short days we will once again celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world, Jesus the Christ. Yet, there are still a few days of Advent left.
This Sunday in our Gospel reading we hear the story of how the birth of Jesus came about. Mary was betrothed to Joseph and before they lived together, Joseph found that Mary was with child through the Holy Spirit. At first Joseph was going to divorce her quietly, but an Angel of the Lord came to Joseph in a dream telling him not to be afraid to take Mary as his wife. Not, only did he take Mary into his home, he also took Jesus into his home as well.
Through our celebrations of Mary during this month of December, the Immaculate Conception and Our Lady of Guadalupe, we too are asked to bring Mary into our homes and lives, which also brings Jesus into our homes as well. How are you being asked to bring Mary and Jesus into your homes this Advent and now almost Christ-time? May your hearts be open to God’s love as we make room for Mary and Jesus in our homes.
A couple of other items. . . This past week there were a few people that received an email from someone claiming to be “Father James.” They were once again asking for gift cards to help people in need. Again, I will NEVER send emails asking for any kind of help or GC’s for someone else. Always make sure to check if it’s a valid email address for me or call the parish office before responding.
Second, we are looking for some more ministers for Holy Commun-ion and lectors for all of our masses. If you are interested in being trained to be a minister of Holy Communion or a lector, we will be scheduling trainings after the first of the year, please let me, Fr. James, know if you are interested and watch the bulletin for training times after the first of the year. Thank you for your consideration.
Finally, Masses on Christmas will be as follows: December 24 — 5 and 7 pm (español) at Sacred Heart Church and on December 25 Mass will be at 8 am at St. Louis Church and then 10 am at Sacred Heart. I do hope that you and your families will be able to join us for the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Merry Christmas,
Fr. James
The November 24th Chicken dinner grossed $13,375. The wreath sale brought in $1356, which benefits our Children's Faith Formation Program. After expenses we made $10,515! That's about $700 more than last year. Thank you to everyone who supported our chicken dinner and wreath sale. It takes many hands to put on the chicken dinner and it raises a lot of money which supports our various ministries here at Sacred Heart-St. Louis Parish. We appreciate the time and effort that so many put into preparing for the dinner and working shifts throughout the dinner. If you are not on the work list and would like to help out with the next dinner, please call the office. It’s a great way to get to know more people in our parish community.
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC SCHOOL 503-792-4541 [email protected] The school office is closed from December 23 until January 7. We hope that you all have a very Merry Christ-mas and a Happy New Year! It is not too late to donate to our Annual Appeal. We are over half way to our goal of $20,000. It does not mat-ter what amount that you contribute just that you give from your heart.
Scrip is a great way to get your Christmas shopping done! Do you give your employees gift cards as a
Christmas gift? Think about placing an order with the school Scrip program! Forms are available from Karen Herinckx and Melanie Saalfeld. Please support our school by purchasing Scrip. Scrip is available for purchase from Karen Herinckx
after 8 am St. Louis Mass and from Melanie Saalfeld after the 10 am Sacred Heart Mass.
To find out what else is going on at our school, check out our Facebook page at https://
www.facebook.com/sacredheartgervais/ and our website at https://school.shstl.org
“Shine with the light of Jesus.” -Matthew 5:16
Sacred Heart School Carnival: Our school Carnival will be on Saturday, January 18, 2020, from 5:30—8:30 pm. Come and enjoy games, Bingo, Black Jack, cake walk, snack bar and a general store. This is a night of fun for all ages! Tickets are 5/$1 and are available at the school office through Friday, January 17, or 4/$1 at the door.
CUARTO DOMINGO DE ADVIENTO Isaías 7:10-14, Romanos 1:1-7
Mateo 1:18-24 Breve Reflexion: Jesús es el cumplimiento de las promesas que Dios ha hecho a la Casa de David. Las lecturas de hoy nos recuerdan que en Cristo Jesús, Dios ha sido fiel a las promesas que hizo a su Pueblo Elegido. Nuestra salvación en Cristo es cómo nos reconciliamos con Dios, quien nos creó y nos ama.
Un Palabra de P. Santiago… Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo: Hemos llegado al cuarto domingo de Adviento y en solo unos pocos días celebraremos nuevamente el nacimiento del Salvador del mundo, Jesús el Cristo. Sin embargo, todavía quedan algunos días de Ad-viento. Este domingo en nuestra lectura del Evangelio escuchamos la historia de cómo nació de Jesús. María se comprometió con José y antes de que vivieran juntos, José descubrió que María estaba embarazada a través del Espíritu Santo. Al principio, Joseph se iba a divorciar de ella en privado, pero un ángel del Señor se acercó a Joseph en un sueño y le dijo que no temiera tomar a Mary como su esposa. No, solo llevó a María a su casa, también llevó a Jesús a su casa. A través de nuestras celebraciones de María durante este mes de diciembre, la Inmaculada Concepción y Nuestra Señora de Guada-lupe, también se nos pide que traigamos a María a nuestros hogares y vidas, lo que también trae a Jesús a nuestros hogares. ¿Cómo se le pide que traiga a María y a Jesús a sus hogares este Adviento y ahora casi en el tiempo de Cristo? ¡Que sus corazones estén abiertos al amor de Dios mientras hacemos espacio para María y Jesús en nues-tros hogares¡ Un par de otros artículos. . . La semana pasada hubo algunas per-sonas que recibieron un correo electrónico de alguien que decía ser el "Padre Santiago". Una vez más, estaban pidiendo tarjetas de regalo para ayudar a las personas necesitadas. Nuevamente, NUNCA envia-ré correos electrónicos solicitando ningún tipo de ayuda o GC para otra persona. Siempre asegúrese de verificar si es una dirección de correo electrónico válida para mí o llame a la oficina parroquial antes de responder. Segundo, estamos buscando algunos ministros más para la Sagrada Comunión y lectores para todas nuestras misas. Si está interesado en recibir capacitación para ser ministro de la Sagrada Comunión o lector, programaremos capacitaciones después del primero de año, por favor, aviseme, P. Santiago, si estás interesado y mira el boletín para ver los horarios de capacitación después del primero del año. Gracias por su consideración. Finalmente, las Misas en Navidad serán las siguientes: 24 de diciem-bre a las 5 y 7 pm (español) en la Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón y el 25 de diciembre la Misa será a las 8 am en la Iglesia de San Luis y luego a las 10 am en el Sagrado Corazón. Espero que usted y sus familias puedan unirse a nosotros para la Natividad de nuestro Señor Jesucris-
to. Feliz Navidad, P. Santiago
**Food Bank —1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month from 1-4 pm. January 8 and 22
**Dec 23—8 am daily Mass on Monday during Advent **12/26-27—OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DAY
**1/1/2020—Solemnity of Mary (holy day) Mass 9 am
**Jan 1 — office will be closed all day **Jan 6-6:30-7:30 pm adult education bible study FFC **Jan 7—6:30 pm CDA meeting in FFC **Jan 14—6:30 pm pastoral council meeting in FFC **Jan 17—9 am Senior social in FFC (Friday) **Jan 18—School Carnival 5:30-8:30 pm in the gym
**Rosary Thursdays - Join us for the Holy Rosary each Thursday, immediately after morning Mass
Please remember to use our PO Box 236 for mailings to Sacred Heart-St Louis Parish, not the physical address.
COLLECTIONS difference AMOUNT
December 1, 2019 ($ 820.80) $3,049.90
Maintenance fund $ 989.30
Dec. 8 ($1098.09) $4,530.91
Dec. 15 ($2,771.29) $3,228.71
SH school fund $1,048.70
Second collection for Jan 5 is maintenance
Financial Stewardship
Needed Weekly: $ 6,000
Parish Activities for the Week Sunday/Domingo December 22 8 St. Louis +Leonard and Pat Ferschweiler 10 am Mass at SHC Parishioners
Monday/Lunes December 23 office closed
8 am Mass at SHC all holiday travelers Grupo Oracion in church from 7 - 9 pm
Tuesday/Martes December 24 8 am Mass at SHC Claudette Elmore 5 pm Mass at SHC Jeanette Eder 7 pm Mass at SHC +Pedro and Mica Rincon No baptism class in Dec. and no Spanish bapt class in Jan.
Wednesday/Miercoles December 25 8 am Mass at St. Louis +Ralph Dryden 10 am Mass at SHC Parishioners
Merry Christmas!
Thursday / Jueves December 26 8 am Mass at SHC +Dolores Miller
Friday / Viernes December 27 8 am Mass at SHC +Anita Ferschweiler
Saturday / Sábado December 28 8 am Mass at St. Louis +Pam Palmer 3:30-4:30 pm Confessions 5 pm vigil Mass SHC Armstrong family intention 7 pm Spanish +Natividad and Elena Gonzalez
Sunday/Domingo December 29 8 am Mass at St. Louis Gene Ferschweiler 10 am Mass at SHC Parishioners
Children’s FAITH FORMATION [email protected] Nanette Kuga, GSFF 503-792-4231 ext. 310
Thank you to all who participated in live nativity. December (Advent)
25--NO CLASS—Holy Day of Obligation (Christmas Break)
January (Christmastide) 01--NO CLASS - Holy Day of Obligation - Mother of God-FAMILIES GO TO MASS! 08--Class Resumes 15--Class 22--Class
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7th/8th, High School and Young Adult Faith Formation
Katie Phelan - Youth Ministry Coordinator 503-792-4231 ext. 305 Cell: 503-929-3901 [email protected]
Youth Group is for ALL youth from 7th to 12th grade. Please bring your friends for a night of faith and fun! Youth Group is required for all youth preparing for 1st Communion or Confirmation.
January (Christmas Time)
01— Holy Day of Obligation --The solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 05— YOUTH GROUP 7-8 pm 12—CLASS (Ordinary Time Resumes) 12—Nativity Take-Down 1-3 pm MANDATORY
PARENTS: If you have not signed up to bring snacks, please come in and choose a date.
FORMACION DE LA FE DE NINOS Nanette Kuga 503-792-4231 ext. 310 [email protected]
Gracias a todos los que participaron en la natividad en vivo.
Diciembre (Adviento)
24/25--NO CLASE Día Santo de Obligación (Vacaciones de Navidad)
Enero (Christmastide) 01-- NO CLASE Día Santo de Obligación Solemenidad de Maria, Madre de Dios 08 -Clase 15--Clase
22 - Clase (Año 2-ver confesionario) 29 - Clase-AÑO 2-PRIMERA CONFESIÓN _________________________________________
Formación de la Fe Secundaria y Preparatoria (Grados 7-12)
Katie Phelan - Coordinadora de Ministerio Juvenil 503-792-4231 ext 305 [email protected]
El grupo juvenil es para TODOS los jóvenes de 7º a 12º grado. ¡Por favor traiga a sus amigos para una noche de fe y diversión! Se requieren assistir todos los jóvenes que se preparan para la primera comunión o confirmación.
Enero (Tiempo de Navidad)
01— Santo Día de la Obligación La solemnidad de María, Madre de Dios 05 — Noche de jóvenes 7-8 pm 12 — CLASE (Currículums de tiempo ordinario) 12 — Desarmar de la Natividad 1-3 pm OBLIGATO-RIO PADRES: Si no se ha registrado para traer refrigerios,
entre y elija una fecha.
Sabado 28 de diciembre, 7 pm Español Calendario de Ministros Lectores: Arcelia Pelayo / Lulu Dueñas Ministros: Héctor Mora y Edith Flores / Luz Gomez Servidor Principal: Mario E. Luna Huapeo Monaguillo: Misael Díaz / Montserrat Rodriguez Elizarraraz Acomodadores: Rosa Rivera / Eduardo Chacon / Remedios Cid / Arcadio García Dar la Bienvenida: Nora Estrada Llevar Ofrenda: Familia Díaz Rivera Coro: Javier y Karina Vazquez
Limpieza de la Iglesia: Angela Morales, Ana Michel, Luz Maria Chavez
Junta del Comité Hispano VIERNES, 3 de ENERO
a las 7 pm
Cuarto de Niños de la Iglesia
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Flores en la Iglesia del Sagrado Corazón: Gracias a quienes
ayudan con las flores en la iglesia, dejando ramos, arreglando flores y man-teniendo las plantas regadas. Aquí hay
algunos recordatorios: -Por favor no traigas lirios. Tienen un olor especialmente fuerte y serán re-
tirados de la iglesia. -Las flores no deben tocar estatuas.
-Por favor, no deje flores junto a la es-tatua del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús. Los jarrones se pueden romper fácilmente en
el azulejo del vestíbulo. _____________________
considere ser sacristán o lector
Misa en español los miércoles
***Parents, if you have a child that is a current altar server or have one wanting to be one (training will be provid-ed), we are in need of altar servers for Sat. 5 pm and Sun. 8 am Masses. We are asking for them to volunteer once a month if possible. If you are willing to help with this, please call the parish office.***
Sacraments/Sacramentos Baptism/Bautismo: English PreBaptismal Class
(children 0-6 years old) Parents must be registered and active a minimum of 6 months.
Choose appropriate godparent(s). At least one must be 16 years of age, confirmed and a practicing Catholic. If married, must be married in the Catholic Church. If single, must be living a chaste life. Godparents must be registered and active in a parish for a minimum of six months and present a letter documenting activity
from their parish. Call to register 503-792-4231. Clases Pre-Bautismales (Niños de 0-6 años)
Es necesario que los padres esten registrados y activos un mínimo de 6 meses.
Elija el Padrino (s) apropiado, al menos uno debe ser de 16 años de edad, confirmado, y católico practican-do. Si es casado, debe ser casado en la Iglesia Católi-ca. Si es soltero, debe vivir una vida casta y no coha-bitando. Los padrinos deben estar registrados y acti-
vos en una parroquia durante un mínimo de tres meses y presentar una carta documentando la actividad de
su parroquia. Favor de llamar para registrarse. Marriage/Matrimonio
Couples must contact the office at least six months in advance. One party should be registered at our parish.
The Catholic party must be an active Catholic and participating in the life of the church. If the Catholic party planning to get married in our parish is not an
active member in our parish, he or she should be participating actively in another Catholic parish.
(The pastor will request a letter from your parish.) Las parejas deben ponerse en contacto con la oficina
por lo menos seis meses adelantado. Por lo menos uno de los dos debe estar registrado/a en nuestra parro-
quia. La pareja Católica debe ser un Católico activo y participando en la vida de la iglesia. Si la pareja
Católica planificando casarse en nuestra parroquia no es un miembro activo, él o ella debería estar partici-pando activamente en otra parroquia Católica. (El pastor va a solicitar una carta de su parroquia.)
Chapel of Perpetual Adoration Capilla d e O r a c i ó n
Open Hours/Horas Disponibles: Monday/lunes 10-11 am
Thursday/jueves noon-1 pm Friday/viernes noon-1 pm
Friday/viernes 2-3 pm
Chapel Coordinators / Coordinadores de Capilla 12 midnight-5 am Carol Kuschnick 503-792-4419 6 am-11 am Pilar Zamora 503-792-4424 12 noon-5 pm Carole Rosa 503-423-7663 6 pm-11 pm Sandi Belleque 503-508-0971
Time on this earth is short compared to eternity. What are you doing special to prepare for that day?
CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE Christmas Vigil - Tuesday, December 24 —
5 pm-family Mass at SHC, 7 pm Spanish mass
Christmas Day - Wednesday, December 25 8 am-St. Louis, 10 am-SHC
New Year’s Mass will be at 9 am (January 1, 2020)
at Sacred Heart Church.
Prayer Intentions Let us pray for those who are sick in our community.
Remember these parishioners and friends of the Parish in your prayers:
Ed Bashaw Lloyd Ferschweiler Jeanette Eder (hospital)
Sacred Heart-St. Louis Parish is excited to announce that Deacon
Harold Burke-Sivers will be speak-ing at Sacred Heart Church!
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When: Thursday evening, January 9, at 6:30 pm with reception to follow.
He will be speaking on the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. This talk will be appropriate for all members of the family. Please invite others that you know! Spread the word and flyers and plan on attending to hear this high-spirited, charismatic Catholic speaker! For more information about Deacon Harold, or to watch some of his previous talks, visit www.deaconharold.com or look him up on Youtube!
THANK YOU to all of those who donated coats and socks this year. Your generosity
is much appreciated. _____________________________________ The theme for this year's CDA Education contest is "Blessed are the peacemakers" and "Living in harmony with others". Students in grades 4-12 may enter and adult CDA members may also enter. The cate-gories are art, essay, poetry, computer art, music, and pho-tography. If you or your child are interested in participat-ing, please contact Lisa Juhring at [email protected] for a list of rules/requirements. The submit deadline is February 1, 2020.
Parish Staff Pastor: Fr. James [email protected]
Secretary: Barbara Daniels [email protected]
Assistant Secretary: Arcelia Pelayo (Español)
Asistencia en Español - Miercoles de 9 am - 4 pm
Bookkeeper: Melanie Saalfeld [email protected]
Faith Formation: Nanette Kuga [email protected]
Youth Ministry: Katie Phelan [email protected]
Pastoral Council - meets 2nd Tues of month
Brian Belleque - chair Amanda Belleque - secretary Robert Tesch Mary Miller Karla Morales Marty Miller-admin council rep
Finance Council - meets 3rd Tues of month
Larry Schiedler-chair
Kent Belleque-secretary Frank Davidson
Laura Hagenauer Marty Miller
Please remember Sacred-Heart-St. Louis Parish in your Will. Please use the following language when making your estate plans. “I give, devise, and bequeath _________ (describe gift and purpose) to Sacred Heart-St. Louis Catholic Church, Gervais, Oregon (our official and legal name). It is understood in making this gift that it can only be used by Sacred Heart-St. Louis Catholic Church, Gervais, Oregon, for the purpose stated.”
We thank the advertisers shown on the back page for their generosity in allowing our bulletin to be printed weekly at no cost to our parish. If you would like to advertise your business, call the office. With your help, we can keep our bulletin free of charge.
Parish Ministries Coordinators Adoration Chapel: Carol Kuschnick Baptism Class (English): Merissa Zielinski Baptism Class (Spanish): Arcelia Pelayo Catholic Daughters: Marge Pranger Welcoming Committee: Mary Miller Comité Hispano: Karla Morales/Maria Rodriguez Grupo Carismático de Oración: Nora Estrada Knights of Columbus: Frank Belleque Liturgy (Spanish): Karla Morales/Maria Rodriguez Liturgy (English): Pati Kiley ([email protected]) Music coordinators: Toby Saalfeld and team Stewardship: Marty Miller St. Louis Altar Society: Anna Mahony St. Rita’s Altar Society: Marianne Branaman RCIA Program: Bob Nelson SH Flowers coordinator: Sandi Belleque Event coordinator SH hall: Keith & Annie Gilland Wedding coordinator: TBA Spanish funeral coordinator: NEEDED! Reader board committee: Brian and Sandi Belleque
Welcome to Sacred Heart - St. Louis Parish. If you are new to the parish or you have updated information, please cut and fill out this form and bring it to the office or put it in the collection basket. Bienvenidos a la Parroquia del Sagrado Corazón—San Luis. Regístrese con esta pequeña forma y entregue a la oficina o pongala en la canasta de coleccion. Name / Nombre:______________________________________________________________________________ Address / Dirección:_______________________________________ Phone / Teléfono:_____________________ □ New Parishioner/Nuevo en la Parroquia □ New Address/Nueva Dirección □ New Phone/Nuevo Teléfono □ I would like Father to call me/Necesito que el Padre me llame □ Interested in Parish Ministries/Me interesa servir □ I would like offertory envelopes/Necesito sobres para ofretorio □ Visitor/Soy Visitante
December 28 - - 5:00 pm December 29 - - 8:00 am December 29 - - 10:00 am
Reader: Marianne Branaman Irene Duda Bob Nelson
Extra Min: Judy Brutka, Jim Branaman Tom and Anna Mahony Steve and Katey Utterback, Catherine Zoll-ner
Lead Servers: volunteers Brian Beyer Josh Nelson
Altar Servers: none Daniel Nelson
Head Usher: John Schindler Mike Steinkamp Brian Belleque
Greeters: Larry and Laura Schiedler Janet Steinkamp volunteers
Cantor/Organist: Pete Petrowski Marge Pranger and Tony Beyer Jeannine Eisenbacher and family
Church Cleaning: Angela Morales, Ana Michel, Luz Maria Chavez
The bulletin announcements are due on Tuesday morning for the following weekend. Thank you. If you are interested in advertising your business, call Jack Wallrich at 503-314-9334.
“The most intense, organized, worthwhile and helpful retreat that I have ever attended, and I have been to many,” God’s ongoing offer of compassion, mercy, and peace is calling anyone who has been involved with
abortion in the past. Why wait any longer? “It is so absolutely wonderful; transformative; I am so grateful for the support and SAFETY!!” Project Aurora is providing Rachel’s Vineyard retreats February 14-16 in Portland and March 27-29 near Medford. Financial assistance is available. For more information, call 541-942-2861 or
email [email protected]. www.Project-Aurora.org. www.rachelsvineyard.org
Thank you to the Sacred Heart - St. Louis Parish Knights of Columbus for hosting the annual Father Taaffe Benefit Dinner in Octo-ber. Nearly $10,000 was raised in support of Father Taaffe Homes and Pregnancy Support Services. The staff and young women at Father Taaffe Homes want to express their sincere gratitude. Thanks to this generous dona-tion, young moms and their babies are receiving the sup-port they need to flourish.
Rediscover Your Marriage – Retrouvaille simply means 'rediscovery'. This program offers the chance to redis-cover yourself, your spouse, and a loving
relationship in your marriage. 10's of 1000's headed for divorce have success-fully saved their marriages by attending a weekend. Retrouvaille is a not spiritual
retreat, not a sensitivity group, not a sem-inar, not a social gathering. For confiden-tial information about or to register for the program beginning with the weekend on January 17-19, please call 1-503-225-
9191 or visit www.helpourmarriage.org.
WorldWide MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.” Strengthen, renew, and rekindle your marriage sacrament by attending a Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend. To find YOUR WWME Weekend go to rediscoverthespark.org. For information about WWME contact Ron & Hilarie Tesch at 503-704-0836 or by email [email protected]
