Faith Communities Page Leaven Spring 2002

	Archdiocese of Portland
	Office for People with Disabilities

Faith Communities

UNIVERSITY OF PORTLAND REX COMMUNITY each month gathers adults with developmental disabilities and students from the University to form community that shares friendship, faith, and celebrates life through music, art, prayer, dance, meals, service. Committed student volunteers arrive early to help set up, greet friends as they arrive on the LIFT buses, share one on one time visiting with REX members, and prayer and celebrations, and stay late to be sure everyone has their ride home, and help clean up. Inspiring too, are the number of UP alumni who continue to come to share in community. It is an afternoon once a month that is so looked forward to and enjoyed by all who attend. For more information, call OPD at 503-233-8319.

SHAMROCK REX COMMUNITY celebrates the third Sunday of each month from 2:00 - 4:00 at Queen of Peace parish in Salem. This community gathers adults with developmental disabilities from the Salem area and neighboring cities with parishioners of Queen of Peace and family members. Recently, the core planning team of Shamrock met to explore ways to meet the growing numbers of people attending and ways to support the needs of community members with more severe disabilities. All are looking forward to the March celebration which will be a St. Patrick’s theme complete with faithful Shamrock member, Don McIsaac playing bagpipes. For more information, call Don McIsaac at 503-581-4596.

ADAPTED LITURGY makes it possible for families and family members with more severe disabilities or difficult behavior needs to celebrate the Eucharist with a faith community that is welcoming and accommodating of all special needs. Elements of the liturgy are designed to encourage participation of all present. Last month, members of the Special Needs committee of St. Pius X parish attended to learn about adapted liturgies with the hope of beginning an Adapted Liturgy for their area.

Adapted for People with developmental disabilities

St. Rose of Lima Parish 2727 NE 54th Ave., Portland, 97213 Mass: Second Sundays, 12:30 p.m.

St. Pius X Parish 1280 NW Saltzman Rd, Cedar Mill 97229 Mass: Fourth Sundays, 2:00 p.m.

Queen of Peace Parish 4170 Pullman Ave., Salem, 97302 Mass: First Tuesday, every other month,
5:30 p.m.

St. Henry Parish 346 NW First Street, Gresham, 97030 Mass: Third Sundays, 2:00 p.m.

St. Alexander Parish 170 N. 10th Ave., Cornelius, 97113 Mass in Spanish: First Sundays, 2:00 p.m.

THE NEW INTERNATIONAL COORDINATOR OF L’ARCHE COMMUNITIES VISITS OREGON. Recently Jean-Christopher Paul visited the two Oregon L’Arche communities and our Office for People with Disabilities. A wonderful resource through which Jean-Christophe Paul shares the spirit of L’Arche throughout the world is the quarterly magazine, Letters of L’Arche, available through Daybreak Publications, 1139 Yonge St., Richmond Hill, Ontario L4S1L1, Canada.

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St. Rose of Lima Parish	2727 NE 54th Ave., Portland, 97213	Mass: Second Sundays, 12:30 p.m.
St. Pius X Parish	1280 NW Saltzman Rd, Cedar Mill 97229	Mass: Fourth Sundays, 2:00 p.m.
Queen of Peace Parish	4170 Pullman Ave., Salem, 97302	Mass: First Tuesday, every other month, 5:30 p.m.
St. Henry Parish	346 NW First Street, Gresham, 97030	Mass: Third Sundays, 2:00 p.m.
St. Alexander Parish	170 N. 10th Ave., Cornelius, 97113	Mass in Spanish: First Sundays, 2:00 p.m.