St. Anne Catholic Church in Gresham, OR

He fell in love with our littleness and he chose us because of that. And he chooses the little ones, not those who are great, the little ones. And he reveals himself to the little ones: “You have hidden these things from the learned and the wise and have revealed them to little ones”. His reveals himself to the little ones: if you want to understand something about Jesus’s mystery, humble yourself: make yourself little. Recognize your nothingness. He chooses the little ones, he reveals himself to the little ones and calls the little ones. But he does not call the great ones? Their hearts are open, but the great ones do not hear his voice because they are full of themselves. To listen to the Lord’s voice, you need to make yourself little. (Homily, Santa Marta, 23 June 2017)  [www.vaticannews.va/en.html]

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                                    PALABRAS DEL SANTO PADRE

The Governor’s Office notified the Archdiocese of Portland that the capacity limits for faith institutions are public health recommendations only, not legal requirements. As a result, directives for parishes have changed: Catholic parishes in the Archdiocese of Portland may accommodate as many people as possible in both church buildings and satellite locations, while strictly maintaining 6 foot distancing, up to 50% of the fire marshal’s maximum capacity for the space. At St. Anne our maximum for the time being is 100 people. Please note that few, if any parishes, will be able to reach 50% of capacity due to seating configurations and church layout while observing the 6 foot social distancing requirement. For some parishes Sign-ups for Masses are no longer required; however, for St. Anne, because we are a large community, we recommend you to Sing-up for Weekends Mass or Holy Days of Obligation. Masking continues to be required and cleaning protocols will still be maintained.

As always, in behalf of our parish staff…thank you for your support and patience as we await a pandemic free future! Masses continue to be live streamed on Facebook at St-Anne Parish

La Oficina de la Gobernadora notificó a la Arquidiócesis de Portland que los límites de capacidad para las instituciones religiosas son solo recomendaciones de salud pública, no requisitos legales. Como resultado, las directivas para las parroquias han cambiado: las parroquias católicas en la Arquidiócesis de Portland pueden acomodar a tantas personas como sea posible tanto en la Iglesia como en ubicaciones satélites, manteniendo estrictamente una distancia de 6 pies, hasta el 50% de la capacidad máxima del espacio. En Santa Ana, nuestra máxima capacidad por el momento es de 100 personas. Tenga en cuenta que pocas parroquias podrán alcanzar el 50% de su capacidad debido al acomodo de las bancas y el diseño de la iglesia; y siempre respetando el requisito de distancia social de 6 pies. Algunas parroquias ya no requieren que se registren para las Misas; sin embargo, para Santa Ana, debido a que somos una comunidad muy grande, les recomendamos que se anoten para la Misa de los fines de semana o los días de obligación, para asegurar su lugar. Los primeros en llegar se acomodarán en la Iglesia y una vez llena la Iglesia los demás se acomodarán en el salón. El uso de cubre bocas sigue siendo requisito y los protocolos de limpieza se seguirán manteniendo.