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Thanks to very generous donations within our community, we have started a COVID-19 Relief Fund to help parishioners severely impacted by the pandemic and resulting economic conditions. Please complete this form to apply for assistance. Contact the parish office (503.281.5318) with any questions.

Brew some coffee or make some tea, then grab a comfy seat and meet up on Zoom for Virtual Coffee & Donuts. As we roll into summer, this will be an even more casual, no-host event. Invite some parishioners you haven’t seen in a while and catch up!

St. Rose Coffee & Donuts: Sundays at 12:00pm PT
Click here to join our Coffee & Donuts Zoom meeting. 
Meeting ID: 958 0928 1922
Password: 1WmwRC

A WORK OF MERCY: FOOD BOXES TO THOSE IN NEED

ST. VINCENT de PAUL
These are trying times for everyone, but especially our most vulnerable brothers and sisters. Our St. Rose chapter of St. Vincent de Paul has been working tirelessly create new protocols for carrying out their mission and care for the souls at Hollywood East Apartments and individual households in our parish boundary who need food and other everyday essentials.

Need Help? If you need food, rent, or utilities assistance, please call the Portland Council Emergency Services clearinghouse (503-235-8431) to get assistance from our SVdP. 

Want to Help? If you are able to volunteer time, donate food or donate funds, please contact Karen Pinder directly.

DO YOU NEED A MASK?
On April 7, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown urged Oregonians to start wearing masks when they go out in public, per new guidance from the CDC. St. Rose parishioner and seamstress, Irene Hammock, has graciously offered to sew a mask for parishioners in need. Email Irene directly at icehammock@gmail.com to learn more. Thank you, Irene for your gift!

SUNSHINE DIVISION
The Portland Police Sunshine Division increased the capacity to home deliver free emergency food.

NEXTDOOR.COM

This week, Nextdoor launched a new feature that facilitates neighbors helping neighbors. It’s called Help Map. The Help Map allows those in need to easily identify which neighbors have raised a hand to assist with an errand — or just give a call to check in. 

PUBLIC SCHOOL MEAL ASSISTANCE
Portland: PPS Nutrition Services
Vancouver: Evergreen Public Schools' Free Meals for Children

OREGON WOMEN, INFANTS and CHILDREN (WIC) ELIGIBILITY
Oregon Women, Infants and Children (WIC) offers healthy food, nutrition education and breastfeeding support, along with connections to community resources. WIC serves pregnant, postpartum or breastfeeding women, and children under age 5. Moms, dads, grandparents, foster parents or other guardians may apply for WIC for their children.

WIC is supporting the health and well-being of families throughout Oregon during this period of social distancing by providing services over the phone, Skype, Zoom and using text messages. If you or anyone you know is interested in WIC, fill out an online interest form any time of day. WIC will be in touch.

CHILDCARE FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS
Guidepost Montessori is offering Emergency Care for Essential Workers! They are ready to fill in the gap and provide your children with quality care while you work. Learn more:
https://guidepostmontessori.com/programs/emergency-care

TAKE OUT AND HELP A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY
We're compiling names and websites of St. Rose family-owned businesses to create a simple directory on our school website. The goal is for any of us to reference the directory when we have a hankering for take-out (or are looking for a service). This could be particularly helpful for the restaurants and businesses who are open on some level right now, but the idea would be to maintain it going forward as Oregon begins to open back up again, too.

Do you own a restaurant or small business? If so, please share your information with us here.

Easter Message from Fr. Matt

Easter Message from Archbishop Sample 

PRAYER CHAIN
Whenever we experience times of difficulty, it is comforting to know that others are praying for us. A prayer chain is an effective way to bring the power of many prayers to those in need. It's a group of persons linked together by phone, texting, social media, messaging, or email who take up their responsibility to pray for certain persons or concerns made known to them by the prayer chain.  

We set up a SignUpGenius link so anyone can submit prayer requests. We will forward your prayer request on to our group of volunteers who will pray for your intentions.  If you would like to volunteer as a  Prayer Chain volunteer, please go to Flocknote and sign up in this group. 

Sign up to pray here.
Sign up to submit a prayer request here.

ST. ROSE SUNDAY ENCOUNTERFor those who wish to follow along in real time, we will continue to live stream weekend Mass at 5:30pm on Saturdays. After that, it will remain recorded in our Facebook video library for anyone to go back and “attend” at their leisure. You may also find the link to the Mass on our website. 

• Use Magnificat and Magnifikids to follow daily or Sunday Mass.
• If you choose to watch one of the many other live-streamed Sunday Masses, audio of Fr. Matt's weekend homilies will continue to be posted on our website.

• Use a disinfecting wipe (provided) to clean any surface you touch.
• Maintain as much personal space as possible (6 ft or more). 
• No more than 10 people in the chapel at any time.

CONFESSION
Thank you to everyone who completed the poll in last week’s Friday Flocknote. In an effort to better serve you, we are updating confession times based on those results:

• Weds-Fri: 12-1:00pm  
• Sat: 8-9:00am and 4-5:00pm
• By appointment

To take part, enter through ramp door on 54th Avenue and wait for availability in the Sacristy. Please use a disinfecting wipe (provided) to clean any surface you touch.

WEEKLY MASS at JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL
Starting Friday, April 3rd, Jesuit will begin live streaming weekly Mass at 8:30 am in Canisius Chapel with Fr. Patrick Couture, S.J. as the presider. Mass will be available online for the remainder of the day on Fridays. 

SUNDAY MASS at CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
Msgr. Murphy will be celebrating Mass via Facebook Live every Sunday at 12:30pm until restrictions on gatherings are lifted.

OTHER
Domestic Churches in Quarantine
Marriage in Lockdown: 10 Creative Ways to Destress and Stay Connected as a Couple
Resources from the USCCB for Prayer and Engagement during Coronavirus
Decree of the Apostolic Penitentiary on the granting of special Indulgences to the faithful in the current pandemic, 20.03.2020
Archdiocese of Portland COVID-19 Website
The Quarantined Catholic Hub

St. Rose Parish Facebook Page
St. Rose School Facebook Page
ZOOM Virtual Meeting Solution
ZOOM Tutorials
Google Hangouts Video Conferencing

CONNECTING TO THE INTERNET
Comcast has opened the Xfinity WiFi network nationally for free. Follow the links below to learn more.

FREE COMCAST/XFINITY WIFI
FIND XFINITY WIFI NEAR ME
General Internet Access Tips
Low-Cost Internet and Devices

Mental Health: Everyday Counseling
Multnomah County Coronavirus Symptom Checker
Oregon Health Authority | COVID-19 Updates
Resources for Prayer and Engagement during Coronavirus
USCCB Responds to the Coronavirus
Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
World Health Organization
Oregon Department of Education Information
Novel Coronavirus Fact Sheet - (English)   (Spanish)
CDC Connects and Prepares Communities
What You Need to Know About COVID-19 (English)   (Spanish)
 

What to Do if You’re Sick

Are you unsure of the symptoms of COVID-19 and what you should do if you’re sick? About 80 percent of people who have COVID-19 will have mild to moderate flu-like symptoms, like a fever and cough. If you are very ill or have trouble breathing, those are important reasons to be seen by a health care provider. This #StayHomeSaveLives social card gives you guidance on what to do if you’re sick.

Helpful information on talking with kids about Covid-19.

From our school's aftercare provider, Champions:

• Trying to find the right words to explain coronavirus to your child? We’re here to help with honest, simple ways to have a conversation at their level. 
• Want to keep the learning going? Our guides include age-specific at-home learning activities and reading recommendations for all ages. And it’s all based on the research-backed curriculum they’d be getting at this very time in our programs.