Parish Life

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, 2022in 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

The purpose of the Legion of Mary is two-fold: the spiritual development of its members and advancing the reign of Christ through Our Lady. It is a lay organization in the Catholic Church with millions members worldwide. Msgr O'Connor has granted the Legion permission to open a branch at the cathedral. The Legion of Mary will host recruitment drives after each Mass on Nov 26, Nov 27, Dec 3, and Dec 4. The recruitment drives will be followed by an informational meeting on December 8 at 6:30PM in St. Joseph's Hall for anyone who is interested.

In addition to prayer, the Legion members help the parish priest with a variety of endeavors. Some of the works that the Legion of Mary do are:

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

Please contact Fernanda De Clercq at [email protected], if you have any questions.

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.