St. Augustine 

• Mask Requirements
  August 13
  
  Due to the spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations being driven by the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant, effective Friday, August 13, 2021, face masks are required for all adults and children older than 5 gathered in all Catholic Churches in the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.  

Archbishop's Decree Rescinding Dispensation - Effective 07/16/2021

https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/12494/documents/2021/7/ABS_DecreeDispensationLift_English.pdf

Church Hours:
Tuesday - Friday 12:00 noon
Saturday - 5:30 pm
Sunday - 8:30 am & 11:00 am

Confessions Saturday 4:30 pm or by appointment.

Holy Days 12 noon and 6:00 pm



For the current covid guidelines click on the link below:

https://www.archdpdx.org/covid-19-resources

Wash your hands often.
Keep social distance.

https://www.lincolncity.org/?SEC=4042BA33-C0D8-45F5-A991-D02A3CB79388

https://www.archdpdx.org/public-agency-resources

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time (9/05/2021)

            In today’s Gospel, we hear that Jesus heals the deaf mute man. This miracle resides in the power of God in the person of Jesus Christ, who released the man from his infirmities, saying: “Ephphatha! Be opened!” Be opened. Right to the heart of the matter – be opened! Jesus is challenging us to be opened. We are called to open our ears to listen to the Gospel message and to open our lips to proclaim the Gospel message. There is no excuse for us when it comes to hearing Jesus speak to us and sharing what he has to say with others. When it comes to deafness and impeded speech, we can consider them on three different levels: physical, social and spiritual. The first level is the physical. Many people in our world today are hearing impaired. They may have been born that way or it may have happened through illness or accident or aging: The second level is social. Many people in our world have problems in communicating. We often see this within families when old hurts leave people not speaking to each other. We see it in our social discourse when people refuse to listen to those whose views are different from theirs. The third level is spiritual. There are people in our world who fail to hear God in their lives. There is too much noise and distractions in their lives. We may suffer from a spiritual speech impediment – we lack the courage to speak of faith to others.
            It is possible that we are being called today to clean out our ears and strengthen our voices when it comes to living our faith among others. It is possible that we are being invited today to review what we listen to and what words come forth from our mouths. It is possible that God is once again inviting us to healing.
            We are called to open to the word of God touching our hearts today. We are called to restore our right relationship with God. We are called to receive all we need from him.
            Let us seek what we need. Our God is the God of healing. Let us be thankful to God forever.


       

Parish Life
Regarding parish life, the Archbishop encouraged pastors and priests to move forward with parish activities, including in-person gathering for all ages while observing the health and safety restrictions of the state. Whenever possible, we need to prudently proceed with the life of the Church. We need to focus our efforts on strengthening the faith of our people, especially the religious knowledge and faith of our children. In these unique times, our church may become poorer and smaller, but more fervent.          
 

Dear Parishioners and Friends,
 
For more than ninety years, St. Augustine Church has been a beacon of light in Lincoln City, and a gathering place of prayer, worship and service.

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