St. Henry Catholic Church

Due to ongoing electrical issues in the church today, we are cancelling the Spanish language Mass, Adoration and Confession tonight 8/01/2024. Electricians are in the building now and tracking down the source of the outage.

Daily Mass Schedule Change:

Monday April 1 Through Friday April 5 Adoration at 4:30pm
Mass at 5:30pm. No Daily Morning Mass.

Thursday April 4
Spanish Language Mass as Normal.

This will be a fun evening!

Great news, we are back in the Church for the normal schedule of weekend masses this weekend. We will have Saturday daily mass in the Fireside Room then move the sacramentals back into the church where we will be back to normal as far as Mass is concerned. Faith Formation will meet Sunday as normal. Monday morning Mass is not cancelled.

All Masses are cancelled at St Henry until further notice.
Thank you for your patience, understanding and help. God bless, Fr. Francesco.

St Henry will livestream a private mass Sunday morning at 8:00am. There is no public attendance for this due to the condition of the building.

Update 3: Dear friends, we do have power back and so now we can start again to recover from the current situation. The steps to be taken are as follows. First, we have to start demolition on the damaged areas of the office so that we can get rid of all residual water. We next have to find and fix all the leaks that we have in our plumbing. Last week we repaired seven, but there are others that have not been done yet. After that is the rebuilding of the electrical panel to power up the office again and with it, our emergency phone lines. After that is accomplished, we can reactivate our fire alarms and finally use the church itself.

Our offices will be moved to the school for the duration of the restauration works. We were never able to get staff in this week with the weather, so there are many questions left as to how that will work. With us occupying parts of the school, we will also need to figure out what we are doing for classrooms for our children and youth.

As you see, we currently have more questions than answers for many of our problems and a schedule for these actions cannot be foreseen at this time. It is my first priority to get the church itself up and running as soon as possible, but we are not the only affected building and so we have to be patient. If it is feasible and useful, I will set up a temporary chapel in the gym, but until now that has not been possible as our parking lots were solid ice.
I hope that you are all staying safe and warm.
May God bless you,
Fr. Francesco

Saturday afternoon confessions at 2:30pm and the 5:00pm Vigil Mass at St Joseph the Worker are cancelled. Fr Niall will determine if St. Joseph the Worker will be open for Sunday 11:00am Mass.

All Sunday 1/21/2024 activities are cancelled at St Henry. This includes all Masses, Faith Formation and Youth group. No confessions or 5:00pm Vigil Mass today.

Fr Francesco will determine if we are able to have Mass Monday morning by afternoon on Sunday.

Thank you for your patience, understanding and help. God bless, Fr. Francesco and Fr Niall

ICE Storm 2024 Photos 1/20/2024

Saturday afternoon confessions at 2:30pm and the 5:00pm Vigil Mass will be at St Jospeh the Worker. Fr Francesco and Fr Niall will both be there to hear confessions and celebrate Mass. Saturday morning Mass at 8:00am is cancelled. Stay tuned for Sunday Mass updates.
Thank you for your patience, understanding and help. God bless, Fr. Francesco and Fr Niall

Dear friends, just an update as to where things stand here in St. Henry. Until now our parking lots have not improved at all and are still completely covered in ice. Without spikes it is unsafe to walk across them. Added to that, we lost power during the night. As a result the buildings are now getting dangerously cold, increasing the risk of more damage.
I have not even started to set up the gym because the ice prohibited transferring anything from the church and the temperatures there are now too low to use.

I continue to hope that things will improve, but we are genuinely at risk of not being open at all this coming weekend. I will keep you all informed.

I am sure that many of you are experiencing the same difficulties and I i promise that we are actively praying for you all.
May God bless you,
Fr. Francesco

Mass and all activities are cancelled Friday 1/19/24 at St Henry. Mass is also cancelled Friday at St Joseph the Worker.

Thursdays 8:00am Mass at St Henry is cancelled. Also Thursday Spanish Mass and adoration are cancelled.

Both St Henry and St Joseph the Worker will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday 1/17/2024. Thursday Mass at St Joseph will be at 12:15pm with adoration at 11:30am

The nearest daily mass location is St Joseph the Worker at 148th and Division. Fr Niall will celebrate Mass at 8:00am on Tuesday with adoration at 7:00am. Same for Wednesday unless the predicted freezing rain arrives.

Due to a burst pipe in the church offices Mass at St Henry is cancelled until further notice. I will post updates as I get them.

Due to a burst pipe in the church offices Monday mornings 8:00am mass is cancelled. The water damage took out the fire alarms which means we can not operate. Work is ongoing to get the facility up and running.

We will have the 11:00am and 1:30pm Mass today 1/14/2024. All Faith Formation classes, and Youth Ministry are cancelled. Both the 11:00am and the 1:30pm masses will be Livestreamed. Keep watching these posts for updates. The Church is cool inside as the heat system is struggling to keep up with the cold temps.

No one should put themselves or their family at risk to attend Mass or fulfill a liturgical assignment. When travel is not safe, all are excused from the obligation to attend Mass.

Look for the update which will be posted on the parishes' website, Facebook, and a message will go out via Flocknote.

Please be safe.

8:30am Sunday Mass is cancelled for tomorrow 01/14/2024 at St. Henry due to weather conditions. We will evaluate weather conditions in the morning to see what we will do about the 11:00am and 1:30pm masses. Father will livestream a Mass tomorrow at 11:00am. Keep watching these posts for updates.

No one should put themselves or their family at risk to attend Mass or fulfill a liturgical assignment. When travel is not safe, all are excused from the obligation to attend Mass.

Look for the update which will be posted on the parishes' website, Facebook, and a message will go out via Flocknote.

Please be safe.

Mass and confessions are cancelled today Saturday 01/13/2024 at St. Henry due to weather conditions. We will evaluate weather conditions this evening and make a determination on Sunday masses and activities. Father will livestream a Mass tomorrow at 11:00am.

No one should put themselves or their family at risk to attend Mass or fulfill a liturgical assignment. When travel is not safe, all are excused from the obligation to attend Mass.

Look for the update which will be posted on the parishes' website, Facebook, and a message will go out via Flocknote.

Please be safe.

Family

This is an acronym shared by Father Niall today.

The Vocation of Religious Priesthood: A Eucharistic Themed Life
"The will of God has always been important to me. I was told a long time ago that if we do the will of God, we will always be happier. I have seen that proven to be absolutely true time and again." - Francesco DePuydt, OJSS

Read the full article here: https://archdpdxvocations.org/archdiocese-of-portland-vocations-blog/