US Bishop Change: Portland in Oregon

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Sunbreak said:
I am happy that Portland will have a new archbishop. I hope that he will institute more traditional celebration of the liturgy in this area. There are few places in Portland that are not of the happy, clappy variety. Holy Rosary, as others have mentioned, is a wonderful place. I used to be a member there. St. Stanislaus, the Polish parish, is also fairly conservative. We use the altar rail there, the priest prefers to distribute communion on the tongue (and he’s the only one that distributes communion) and the priest is available for confession before each mass and most of the day on first Friday. There are masses in English although I like the Polish Mass better because of the choir at that Mass.
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Had to laugh at your first sentence. Our former choir director was WONDERFUL but she would insist we do a rendition of the Gloria that was “happy clappy” and not joyful but reverent. UGH! There was a group of us who REFUSED to clap and yehaw like we were at the Grand Old Opry or something. Our current choir director is very careful not to go over the edge although she does use some of the more modern music and we do have one mass with instruments that drives some of our parishioners nuts but at least it’s not guitars and throwing daisies out into the pews or “interpretive dance” as I saw at one church (not Catholic thank heavens).

As you probably know OCP is here in Portland.

BTW long before I was Catholic I went to a wedding at St Stanislaus. Loved the elderly women who were wearing veils and very very old country. It’s a beautiful traditional building.

Lisa
 
LisaA said:
Believe me he already has a friend in many of us who loved Archbishop Vlazny but respected his wish to retire. We are SO delighted to know Archbishop Sample is CATHOLIC…I am getting such a view of the secular world’s ideas with the retirement of our Holy Father. They keep talking about how “conservative” he is which is a euphamism for ORTHODOX. The American media cannot seem to separate the Church for political campaigns!
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ccwatershed.org/blog/2013/jan/31/conservatism-and-traditionalism/

I don’t agree with everything in here, but it does bring up some good points. Considering your points above, I thought you might be interested.
 
I was listening to Gus Lloyd’s “Seize the Day” and he had an interview weith Archbishop Sample! It was wonderful just to hear his voice and his comments about his history. He was named Bishop of the same Archdiocese in which he’s been a priest for 30+ years which is apparently quite unusual.

When asked about Portland, he commented that he’s going from a small diocese to a large one (50000 vs 450000) with more schools including two universities, hospitals, and a seminary. But he sounded undaunted and up to the challenge. As to what he’s hears about Portland, he mentioned the low Catholic (12%) numbers and that the reporter who spoke to him told him that most Oregonians are either secular or "spiritual but not religious (that phrase makes me crazy). So he said this is fertile ground and his objective is to show everyone that the spiritual longing within all of us is filled by Jesus Christ.

After the interview Gus commented “WOW! You in Portland are very blessed.” I agree!

Lisa
 
LisaA said:
or "spiritual but not religious (that phrase makes me crazy).
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Me too. I heard a comedian once do a skit on how he responds when a girl he meets says: “I’m not religious, but i’m spiritual”. He replies: “I’m not honest, but you’re interesting”. 😃

Sorry for the derail, but I couldn’t resist. 😉
 
jwinch2 said:
Me too. I heard a comedian once do a skit on how he responds when a girl he meets says: “I’m not religious, but i’m spiritual”. He replies: “I’m not honest, but you’re interesting”. 😃

Sorry for the derail, but I couldn’t resist. 😉
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BAHAHAHAHA! Love it. Have to confess to a period of computer dating when I put on my profile that I was a Mass going, practicing Catholic and was looking for someone who was serious about their faith.

I cannot tell you the number that had the “SBNR” as it’s called. PUH-LEASE…

But in truth it’s very much like Portland…basically secular but keeping a toe in the spiritual water in case some of that hocus pocus is true.

Back to the thread…I am REALLY excited about Archbishop Sample! He sounded so energetic, so enthusiastic. He seems to be a many of many talents including religious eduation curricula, liturgy, sacred music and he sounds very much appreciative of the laity.

Lisa
 
LisaA said:
I was listening to Gus Lloyd’s “Seize the Day” and he had an interview weith Archbishop Sample! It was wonderful just to hear his voice and his comments about his history. He was named Bishop of the same Archdiocese in which he’s been a priest for 30+ years which is apparently quite unusual.

When asked about Portland, he commented that he’s going from a small diocese to a large one (50000 vs 450000) with more schools including two universities, hospitals, and a seminary. But he sounded undaunted and up to the challenge. As to what he’s hears about Portland, he mentioned the low Catholic (12%) numbers and that the reporter who spoke to him told him that most Oregonians are either secular or "spiritual but not religious (that phrase makes me crazy). So he said this is fertile ground and his objective is to show everyone that the spiritual longing within all of us is filled by Jesus Christ.

After the interview Gus commented “WOW! You in Portland are very blessed.” I agree!

Lisa
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I think you got your numbers wrong. He has not been a priest for 30+ years…he was ordained in 1990 and became a bishop in 2005. He’s only 52 years old which is what led me to question that number…
 
LisaA said:
BAHAHAHAHA! Love it. Have to confess to a period of computer dating when I put on my profile that I was a Mass going, practicing Catholic and was looking for someone who was serious about their faith.

I cannot tell you the number that had the “SBNR” as it’s called. PUH-LEASE…

But in truth it’s very much like Portland…basically secular but keeping a toe in the spiritual water in case some of that hocus pocus is true.

Back to the thread…I am REALLY excited about Archbishop Sample! He sounded so energetic, so enthusiastic. He seems to be a many of many talents including religious eduation curricula, liturgy, sacred music and he sounds very much appreciative of the laity.

Lisa
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Well, I can tell you this. The laity in the Diocese of Marquette LOVE Archbishop Sample. He walks the walk and talks the talk. Or is it the other way around? I can never remember that. 🙂
 
Annabelle_Marie said:
I think you got your numbers wrong. He has not been a priest for 30+ years…he was ordained in 1990 and became a bishop in 2005. He’s only 52 years old which is what led me to question that number…
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Sorry the sentence was confusing…he’s been a Priest in the same Archdiocese in which he has LIVED 30 years. Not that he’s been a Priest for 30 years!

Lisa
 
I just received an invitation for the Installation of the Archbishop of Portland! It will be April 2nd at the Chiles Center at University of Portland (Catholic university) at 2pm. I knew it was April 2nd but thought it would be in the Cathedral which means not enough room for all of the people who’d want to come (visions of camping out front the night before!) But this will allow a large crowd and allow many to celebrate this incredible honor for our Archdiocese.

We NEED someone like Archbishop Sample in this town also known as “Moscow on the Willamette.” Let’s just say it’s VERY secular, very unchurched…but as Archbishop Sample said in a recent interview “That means it’s fertile ground for evangilizing!”

Lisa
 
ncregister.com/daily-news/bishop-sample-transformed-by-the-liturgy-transforming-the-culture#When:2013-03-8%2009:47:01
**Bishop Sample: ‘Transformed by the Liturgy, Transforming the Culture’ **(1823)
Known for opposing the contraception mandate and being vocal in the public square, Portland’s new shepherd believes in evangelizing through the proper celebration of Mass.
Currently serving the Diocese of Marquette, Mich., Bishop Alexander Sample will take up his new post as archbishop of Portland, Ore., on April 2, Easter Tuesday.
The Archdiocese of Portland encompasses 124 parishes and 22 missions. Geographically, it extends from the Columbia River to the California border and eastward to the Cascade Range, ministering to more than 400,000 people.
Archbishop-designate Sample has shown himself to be willing to publicly defend the Church: He joined his brother bishops in criticizing the Health and Human Services’ mandate and said in January that he was willing to go to jail in protest against it to defend religious liberty. In 2009, he decried the University of Notre Dame’s decision to honor President Barack Obama.
And, on Feb. 14, he released a letter on sacred music titled “Rejoice in the Lord Always,” concerning the purpose and nature of music within the Mass. Using documents from the Second Vatican Council such as Sacrosanctum Concilium (Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy) and the writings of Blessed Pope John Paul II and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the archbishop-designate contends that liturgical music must be sacred, beautiful and universal. He also describes how a sense of reverence can be restored to the celebration of the Eucharist through the practical application of the actual written intent of the Council Fathers.
In a recent interview with Register correspondent Anna Abbott, Archbishop-designate Sample discussed his personal background, his spiritual life and a variety of current issues facing the Church, both in his new archdiocese and elsewhere.
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I like this guy more and more all the time.
 
jwinch2 said:
ncregister.com/daily-news/bishop-sample-transformed-by-the-liturgy-transforming-the-culture#When:2013-03-8%2009:47:01
**Bishop Sample: ‘Transformed by the Liturgy, Transforming the Culture’ **(1823)
Known for opposing the contraception mandate and being vocal in the public square, Portland’s new shepherd believes in evangelizing through the proper celebration of Mass.

I like this guy more and more all the time.
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Me too! Thank you for the link. I have become more and more impressed and thankful we received such an amazing Archbishop. I hope we can show him a very warm welcome and a desire to help in any way we can.

Lisa
 
I’ll have to post Bishop Sample’s regulations for liturgical music in a new thread. If he does the same for Oregon (and hopefully, OCP!) it’d be great.
 
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