Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon Begin General Chapter Meetings in Beaverton


Chapter

The word is said to be derived from the chapter of the rule book: it is a custom under the Rule of Saint Benedict that monks or nuns gather daily for a meeting to discuss monastery business, hear a sermon or lecture, or receive instructions from the abbot/abbess, and as the meeting begins with a reading of a chapter from the Rule, the meeting itself acquired the name “chapter”, and the place where it is held, “chapter house” or “chapter room”.

The term was then extended to apply to other meetings. The term general chapter designates a monastic general assembly, usually of representatives from all of the monasteries of an order or congregation.

The Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon (SSMO) hold a general chapter every five years for the purpose of spiritual introspection, charting the course for the next five years and election of new leadership.

The Chapter was opened by Sr. Charlene Herinckx on Sunday March 22, 2015 with 61 members of the Congregation in attendance.  The meetings will conclude Saturday March 28th.

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Join me at the Convent During Spring Break for our Election of Community Leadership!


Join me this coming week as I will be at home in Beaverton with the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon where we will finish what has been a year long journey of preparing for elections of the new community Leadership Team!  I will give you some behind the scenes insights into this historic process.

By the end of next week (Spring Vacation) we will look for white smoke over the dome!

Thank You Coaches!


Some 600 coaches help out with the CYO Basketball Program grades 3 – 8.  They are an awesome group of people who give an awful lot of themselves to make this program happen for kids.  They are all volunteers who do it from the depth of their heart.  Here are a few of the coaches I came across this past weekend at the 6,7,8 grade championships:

Paul Boileau, from St. John Fisher,  Rick Skayhan, Director of the Ref Corps Officials, and Coach Mildenberger from Holy Family

Paul Boileau, from St. John Fisher, Rick Skayhan, Director of the Ref Corps Officials, and Coach Bill Mildenberger from Holy Family

Eric Bergeson from Christ the King

Eric Bergeson from Christ the King

Greg Smith from Christ the King

Greg Smith from Christ the King

Rob Scheringer and daughter from Christ the King

Rob Scheringer and daughter from Christ the King

Holy Family!

Holy Family!

Terrence Lawrence from Holy Redeemer

Terrence Lawrence from Holy Redeemer

St. Agatha coaches!

St. Agatha coaches!

Holy Trinity coach Bob Holthaus

Holy Trinity coach Bob Holthaus

Holy Trinity coach John Lang

Holy Trinity coach John Lang

Mark Olmsted from St. Anthony

Mark Olmsted from St. Anthony

St. Clare coaches, Kevin Tyree and Dave Wisniewski

St. Clare coaches, Kevin Tyree and Dave Wisniewski

Matt Osborne from St. John Fisher

Matt Osborne from St. John Fisher

Marc Mueller from St. John Fisher

Marc Mueller from St. John Fisher

Scott Kneefel, St. John Fisher basketball coach and the Region 5 CYO Football Athletic Director.

Scott Kneefel, St. John Fisher basketball coach and the Region 5 CYO Football Athletic Director.

John Naro and Oyla from St. Pius X won a city championship this year.

John Naro and Oyla from St. Pius X won a city championship this year.

Brian Clare from St. Pius X won a CITY Championship this year!

Brian Clare from St. Pius X won a CITY Championship this year!

Luke Vu from St. Pius X coaches several teams in the CYO program.

Luke Vu from St. Pius X coaches several teams in the CYO program.

Michael and Joan O'Reilly with their son after the City Championship Game.

Michael and Joan O’Reilly with their son after the City Championship Game.

Adam Miller coached Valley Catholic Boys to a second place finish in the City Championships

Adam Miller coached Valley Catholic Boys to a second place finish in the City Championships

8th Grade Boys Archbishop Howard vs St. John Fisher CYO City BXB Championship 2015


8th Grade Boys City Championship

Home: Archbishop Howard – Paul Gagnon, Bob Volt

Away: St. John Fisher – Liz Boileau, Molly Daul, Mike Miller, John Boileau

Q1: 15 – 7 St. John Fisher

Q2: 22 – 21 Archbishop Howard

Q3: 30 – 34 St. John Fisher

Q4: 38 – 41 St. John Fisher  FINAL

St. John Fisher wins the CYO 8th Grade Boys City Championship 2015

St. John Fisher wins the CYO 8th Grade Boys City Championship 2015

Archbishop Howard wins second place in the CYO 8th Grade Boys City Championship 2015

Archbishop Howard wins second place in the CYO 8th Grade Boys City Championship 2015

Highlights

St. John Fisher jumped out to a 12-point lead by the middle of the second quarter. With one minute and 30 seconds left in the first half, Archbishop Howard tied the score at 20 – 20. A back and forth battle ensued throughout the third and fourth quarters. At 2:51 left in the game score tied 38 – 38. In the end, St. John Fisher prevailed 38 – 41. Great game to both teams!

Holy Redeemer vs St. Anthony for the 8th Grade Girls CYO City BXB Championship 2015


8th Grade Girls City Championship

Home: Holy Redeemer – Molly McDade Hood, Benny Wallace

Away: St. Anthony – David Roth, Eric McClellan

Q1:      6 – 10 St. Anthony

Q2:      19 – 18 Holy Redeemer

Q4:      41 – 31 Holy Redeemer FINAL

Highlights

Two very talented teams playing at the eighth grade level. Holy Redeemer, a powerful group of young women had a slight edge over the St. Anthony seventh graders playing up at the eighth grade level but the St. Anthony team was in the game all the way forcing Holy Redeemer to bring everything they had to the contest. Holy Redeemer pulled ahead by 10 in the final two minutes of the fourth quarter.

Holy Redeemer 8th Grade Girls win the CYO City BXB Championship 2015

Holy Redeemer 8th Grade Girls win the CYO City BXB Championship 2015

St. Anthony 7th Grade Girls win Second Place in the 8th grade division of the  CYO City BXB Championship 2015.

St. Anthony 7th Grade Girls win Second Place in the 8th grade division of the CYO City BXB Championship 2015.

7 Boys CYO City BXB Championship Valley Catholic vs St. Pius X


7th Grade Boys City Championship

Home: St. Pius X

Away: Valley Catholic

Q1:      7 – 5 St. Pius X

Q2:      19 – 18 St. Pius X

Q3:      26 – 29 Valley Catholic

Q4:      38 – 35 St. Pius X FINAL

Highlights

Two well matched teams excellent defensive skills. Game differential was not more than 5 points most of the game. A fun game to watch from beginning to end where the score was tied 33 to 33 until the last 30 seconds when St. Pius scored 2. Valley Catholic answered with their own two points and with 19 seconds left, St. Pius called a timeout. St. Pius scored with 7 seconds left and Valley could not answer at their end of the court. Great game by both teams.

St. Pius X wins the CYO City BXB Championship for 7th Grade Boys 2015

St. Pius X wins the CYO City BXB Championship for 7th Grade Boys 2015

Valley Catholis wins second place in the CYO City BXB Championship for 7th Grade Boys 2015

Valley Catholis wins second place in the CYO City BXB Championship for 7th Grade Boys 2015

7 Grade Girls CYO City BXB Championship Valley Catholic vs St. Pius X


7th Grade Girls City Championship

Home: Valley Catholic – Bradleigh Cameron, Leada Berkey

Away: St. Pius X – Doug Klucevek, Bob Dach

Q1:      5 – 4 – Valley Catholic

Q2:      11 – 10 – Valley Catholic

Q3:      16 – 18 – St. Pius X

Q4:      22 – 29 – St. Pius X FINAL

Highlights

Two incredibly good defensive teams forcing most shots from the outside where shooting was difficult.

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Valley Catholic takes second place in the 7th Grade Girls CYO City Championship 2015

Valley Catholic takes second place in the 7th Grade Girls CYO City Championship 2015

CYO 6th Grade Boys BXB Championship Christ the King vs Holy Trinity


Sunday March 15, 2015 CYO 6th Grade Boys City Championship Home: Christ the King – Eric Bergeson, Mike Weaver, Geoff Boyd Away: Holy Trinity – John Lang, Bob Holthaus Q1:      17 – 3 Holy Trinity Q2:      19 – 19 Q3:      25 – 41 Holy Trinity Q4:      31 – 55 Holy Trinity FINAL Highlights Set the stage: Holy Trinity won the 2014 Championship against Our Lady of the Lake. Christ the King beat Holy Trinity in pre-season play. Christ the King finished third in 2014. Holy Trinity fans came to the game decked out in Red and white ready to cheer! HT student fans had player heads cut out of paper pasted onto sticks. Holy Trinity took decisive control of the game in the first quarter outscoring CTK 15 – 0 with 30 seconds left. Christ the King got on track in the second quarter, began grabbing rebounds, making some GREAT shots including two three pointers by Jackson Jaha. Two free throws by Jaha, with 46 seconds left in the game tied the game 19 – 19. In the third quarter, Holy Trinity went on a 20 point scoring spree, outdistancing CTK by 14 points. With 5 minutes left in the fourth quarter, Isaiah Baker fouled out of the game just as CTK ignited a comeback. Unfortunately, CTK was not able to catch up with Holy Trinity but it was a great game to watch from beginning to end. Lots of talent on both teams! 6B1HT

Christ the King takes second place in the CYO City Basketball Championship 2015

Christ the King takes second place in the CYO City Basketball Championship 2015

Historic 6X CYO City Championship Overtime 6th Grade Girls St. Pius X vs St. John Fisher


Saturday March 14, 2015

6th Grade Girls City Championship

Home: St. John Fisher (White) Kevin Grant, Tracie Napoli

Away: St. Pius X (Black) John Naro & Olyz Kurkoski

Q1:      8 – 2 St. John Fisher

Q2:      14 – 11 St. John Fisher

Q3:      24 – 19 St. John Fisher

Q4:      35 – 33 St. PIus X FINAL

Highlights:

St. John Fisher going for their fourth championship in a row. St. Pius X trailed the entire game going ahead by three in the fourth quarter following a three point shot by Mackenzie Naro. St. John Fisher answered with a three pointer of their own, to go ahead by one! Josie Napoli (SJF) fouled out with three minutes left in the game. Lucy Menendez went out of the game after a slight collision resulting in a foul and free throws for St. Pius X. St. Pius X leads at 29-31 with 2:06 left in the game. With 5.2 seconds left in the game, Lola Talalemotu ties the game at 31 with a clutch shot under the basket!

OVERTIME!

32 for Pius 2

Twin for SJF 2

44 Pius fouls out!

11.9 seconds time out Pius X

St. Pius X inbounds sets up for a 2 pointer and misses

DOUBLE OVERTIME!!33 – 33

TRIPLE OVERTIME!!! 33 – 33

6.9 seconds left St. Pius takes out the ball and misses

QUADRUPLE OVERTIME!!!!

Both teams had a chance and missed!!!

FIFTH OVERTIME!!!!!

SJF wins the jump ball and moves the ball around the court and commits a double dribble

St. Pius misses their shot then SJF losses the ball out of bounds

9.4 seconds left

SIXTH OVERTIME!!!!!!

SJF wins the jump and commits another double dribble.

Foul against SJF with 33 shooting for Pius X

Sinks One

Sinks Two

HERO!!!

SJF has the ball 35 seconds and a time out!

St. Pius X 35 – 33

THE END!

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St. Pius X vs St. Clare 8th Boys CYO City BXB Play for Third and Fifth Places


8th Grade Boys third and fifth place CYO BXB City

Home: St. Pius X –Michael O’Reilly, Luke Vu

Visitor: St. Clare – Chris Johnson, Chad Jefferies

Q1: 8 – 9 St. Clare

Q2: 19 – 13 St. Pius X

Q3: 24 – 25 St. Clare

Q4: 35 – 31 St. Clare FINAL

Highlights

One of the most exciting games of the day, a very close game from beginning to the end where with 1 minute left it was till anyone’s game. With an 8 point lead, late in the fourth quarter St. Clare held on to win by 4 with a score of 35 – 31.

St. Clare takes third place in the CYO City Basketball Championships 2015

St. Clare takes third place in the CYO City Basketball Championships 2015

St. PIus X takes third place in the 2015 CYO City Basketball Tournament.

St. PIus X takes third place in the 2015 CYO City Basketball Tournament.