June 5, 2020
COVID-19 Update
Make me an instrument of your peace…

  (attributed to St. Francis of Assisi)
Dear Friends in Christ,

Please see below for important information about Phase Two of the Governor’s This has been a most intense and fast-moving week. We continue to pray with and for all of you as we all work together to facilitate the next increment of reopening in our parishes. May Our Lord, His Most Blessed Mother and all the saints help us find our place in the struggles around us and keep us focused on what is needed to build the kingdom where, in peace and justice, every person can manifest the glory to which he or she is called.
 
Have a very good weekend and a blessed Trinity Sunday!!

 
Archbishop Sample
  • APC Meeting This Saturday – Archbishop Sample will be meeting via Zoom with his Archdiocesan Pastoral Council this weekend. The council is made up of elected and appointed representatives from throughout the Archdiocese of Portland. It advises the Archbishop on matters of pastoral planning and evangelization.
  • Livestream Schedule
  • Fridays at 6 PM“Chapel Chat” LIVE - Tonight Archbishop Sample addresses the scourge of racism and the violent protests going on around our country. Tune in at 6 PM http://vimeo.com/event/49426.

  • Saturday, June 6 at 3 PM – Mass for the Preservation of Peace and Justice. Tune in HERE
  • Sundays at 11 AM – Mass at the Cathedral 
 

ATTENTION PASTORS:  Clarification on Delegation to Confer the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please see the memo from the Office of Divine Worship  HERE .

PHASE TWO OF REOPENING
Governor Brown outlined the details of the Phase Two reopening process at her press conference on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.  IMPORTANT : The expansion of numbers at church gatherings ONLY APPLIES to churches in counties that are approved to enter Phase Two. Multnomah and Washington Counties, along with several other counties, will not enter Phase Two this weekend. Multnomah County has yet to be approved for Phase One. Phase Two of the Governor’s reopening plan is expected to last through the summer and perhaps into the fall. See the latest memorandum with instructions for expanded Mass reopening in  ENGLISH  and  SPANISH .
 
Combating Racism
See parish resources, prayers & statements from the USCCB and Archbishop Sample on  Combating Racism HERE
 
Prayer Service for “Peaceful Coexistence” in the United States of America, led by Kevin Cardinal Farrell, in Rome TODAY. Find link  HERE
 
Find a Prayer to Overcome Racism  HERE .
 
Please find the address of Bishop Shelton Fabre, Bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux and Chair of the USCCB Subcommittee for African-American Catholics, on the Death of George Floyd  HERE
 
Guidelines for Returning to the Workplace  are being sent as a Special Mailing. They are established to assist with inviting employees back to the workplace. Please keep in mind that employees may only be recalled to the workplace once health and state authorities allow it.
 
NEW : FlockNote Mass Sign-Up, Tracking 
Over 60 parishes in the Archdiocese of Portland use FlockNote to communicate to Parishioners. A NEW feature was released yesterday for all FlockNote users –  here's a short video of how it works . It's primarily built for parishes to have an easy way to register parishioners for Masses… especially for those parishes moving to Phase Two. It will serve this current need, but will also be able to accommodate things like Volunteer Signups, Adoration, etc., going forward, just as easily. If you need more info, email  dpm@archdpdx.org
 
Do You Have Access to a Refrigerated Truck?
The Food, Family, Faith Program is off to a great start. In only three weeks, Archdiocesan sites have distributed tens of thousands of food boxes! Our partner and distributor Pacific Coast Fruit Company uses their available refrigerated trucks to deliver these food boxes. They are limited to parishes off the I-5 corridor and as far south as Eugene. But if your parish can arrange for a refrigerated truck to come to Portland, the Archdiocese will work with Pacific Coast Fruit to have food boxes available for pickup. Minimum order is 120 boxes. If this is possible, please contact Pastoral Ministries at  dpm@archdpdx.org .
 

Calendar Dates
  • June 9: Priests Zoom Meeting w/Archbishop – Time Change: Starts on Tues. June 9 at 9:30 a.m.
  • June 13: Diaconate Ordination of Tony Galati – Saturday, June 13, at 11 a.m. Livestream LINK.


Sincerely in Christ,


Your COVID-19 Pastoral Center Response Core Team

 
Reopening Resources
 

REMINDERS
Reopening Parish Life - Limited Expansion
With reopening expanding, at the discretion of the pastor, other parish gatherings and activities can begin to take place – provided there is no more than 25 and physical distancing, sanitizing and other protocols and guidelines are carefully followed. This is true for all parishes in all counties in western Oregon. If your parish is in a county that will soon enter “Phase Two” of reopening, additional instructions from the Pastoral Center will be coming soon.

PREVIOUS MAILINGS
Link to previous mailings with table of contents here:  https://archdpdx.org/previous-covid-19-mailings