Parish Life at St. Mary's Cathedral
Weekly Adoration and Benediction
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament takes place every Thursday following the 7:30AM Mass. Adoration concludes with benediction at 6PM.
Weekly Confession
Mondays: 4-5:15PM
Saturdays: 4PM-5:15PM (every 1st Sat of the month, confession is offered after the 7:30AM Mass)
Daily Mass
Mondays: 5:30PM
Tue-Sat: 7:30AM
Vocations Committee
In every age and time, God has called men to be priests to serve his people by offering the sacraments and ministering to them. If you are a single man who feels called and desires to know more about it, please visit the office of vocations link For more questions, please contact Fernanda De Clercq at [email protected] Additionally, please visit Foundation of Prayer for Priests (foundationforpriests.org)
Bible Study
This year we are offering two Bible Study options.
Bible Study Option 1: The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation
Reading the Bible should bring us closer to Christ, but understanding it is often difficult. The good news is that you can understand the Bible, and The Bible Timeline, a twenty-four-part Bible study, makes it easy.
St. Mary’s Cathedral will offer The Bible Timeline led by parishioner Anne Marie Wise, on Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8PM beginning September 21, 2022 in St. Joseph’s Hall. Participants will meet every week to view an engaging video presentation followed by a time of lively group discussion and fellowship. To register, please contact Brigid Young at [email protected] or 503.770.4791.
Bible Study Option 2: Matthew: The King and His Kingdom
The book of Matthew brings the history of Christ to life. We see Jesus as the awaited Messiah who fulfills the promises and prophecies of the Old Testament, establishes the New Law, and inaugurates the kingdom of heaven. Matthew: The King and His Kingdom, a twenty-four-part Bible study, explores how Jesus is challenging and empowering us to a new level of holiness and shows how we must be thoroughly immersed in the kingdom of heaven on earth, the Church, to live it.
St. Mary’s Cathedral will also offer Matthew: The King and His Kingdom on Wednesday afternoons from 1-2:30PM beginning September 21, 2022 in St. Joseph’s Hall. Participants will meet every week to view an engaging video presentation followed by a time of lively group discussion and fellowship. To register, please contact Brigid Young at [email protected] or 503.770.4791.
For more information, please visit Ascension Press
Coffee and Donuts
Come enjoy great fellowship and food at Coffee & Donuts after the 9 a.m. Sunday Mass from September through June.
Have questions? Interested in volunteering? Contact Rihana Kehrli: [email protected] or (503) 413-9254
Cathedral Choir
Do you love the choir? The Cathedral Choir returns for another season. If you are interested in joining the choir, please contact Angela Westhoff-Johnson in the parish office. Rehearsals are Thursdays at 7pm and the choir sings at the 11am Mass September through May. Call (503) 228-4397
Legion of Mary
- Promoting Catholic devotions in the parish such Brown Scapular drives, Eucharistic Adoration, First Saturday Devotions, etc.
- Visits to the sick
- Visits to new parishioners
- Teaching religious education classes
- Home visitations to pray the rosary with families
- Home visitations with a Pilgrim Virgin statue
- Facilitating the Enthronement of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in parishioners' homes
- Leading and organizing a junior branch of the Legion of Mary for youth under the age of eighteen
Volunteer or Parish Outreach Opportunities
1) St. Mary’s Cathedral serves the needy of our Northwest Neighborhood. Lift Urban Portland is a long-term partner of the cathedral in addressing the needs of the poor in our community.
2) Other volunteer opportunities around the area include:
Administrative Council
Parish members chosen for their expertise in accounting, law, finances, and maintenance regularly advise the pastor concerning the temporal administration of the parish.
Scouts
Please contact St. Mary’s Cathedral School office: 503-275-9370.