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June 5, 2020 150 YEARS OF NEWS FROM A HIGHER PERSPECTIVE CatholicSentinel.org VULNERABLE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN Farmworker advocates, including a Catholic physician, step in to protect workers deemed ‘essential’ but who live in the shadows of society By Katie Scott OF THE CATHOLIC SENTINEL Kneeling on damp soil, a mask-clad Magdalena Galindo vigorously shakes a bundle of freshly uprooted greens, sending small pieces of earth into the air. Several weeks ago a fellow worker at the Willamette Valley farm became ill from COVID-19. “I’m worried about the virus,” said the 38-year-old before wrapping the cilantro stems in a barcode-bearing twist tie. “The mask is uncomfortable but makes me feel safer.” Oregon hasn’t yet had a widespread outbreak of the virus among farmworkers, but health experts and service organizations, including Catholic Charities of Oregon, report a growing number of confirmed cases and note that summer harvest is just underway. Agricultural workers often are housed in close living quarters and labor side by side in fields and orchards, Rolando Velasco sprays sanitizer in a bus that transports farmworkers at Siri and Son Farms in St. Paul. After pressure placing them in “a uniquely vulnerable situation,” said from advocacy groups, Oregon workplace safety regulators issued emergency rules to protect agricultural workers from Aaron Corvin, a spokesman for the state’s Occupational outbreaks ahead of peak harvest season. (Katie Scott/Catholic Sentinel) SEE VULNERABLE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN, PAGE 25 Archdiocese Parish reopening decisions vary Some churches offered public website for the three Masses offered distributes food Masses as soon as they could, every weekend and daily Masses while others wait for many reasons Tuesday through Friday. The Archdiocese of Portland is part of distributing Father Otieno said weekday Mass- more than 20 million pounds of fresh fruits, vegetables By Ed Langlois es might be the best choice for older and more to families in need throughout Oregon. The and Kristen Hannum parishioners who don’t want to be food, dairy, meat and produce comes through the U.S. OF THE CATHOLIC SENTINEL exposed to the children or younger Department of Agriculture’s coronavirus assistance people who may be working and thus program. When public Masses began again May 10, Father John Henderson of St. be at higher risk. The program’s organizers anticipate that 810,000 “The people of God are hungry produce and dairy boxes will reach 135,000 people in Anthony Parish in Tigard noticed worshippers weeping with joy behind to go to Mass,” said Father Otieno. need every week in Oregon. “And for me — I love my people. I “Food, family and faith have always their masks. He wept, too. On that same Sunday, Our Lady miss them, and to see them back — been the cornerstones of our lives, es- it’s so fulfilling.” pecially during times of crisis,” said of Sorrows Parish in Southeast Portland was the face of reopening He had talked with other pastors Archbishop Alexander Sample. “We after Archbishop Sample’s May 5 are grateful and humbled to be able Catholic churches for KGW Channel 8 viewers. announcement that parishes could to provide food to so many in need.” reopen. Some reopened, others chose The program’s goals are not only to “The sacrament is really impor- tant to us, the Mass and receiving The Our Lady of Sorrows Parish not to. supply food but also to keep farmers website shows parishioners how “I said I would just try it.” ARCHBISHOP holy Communion is the center of our farming and to support a healthy food many spaces are available at Masses. There was a scattering of parish- ALEXANDER supply chain. faith,” parishioner Melba Ganaban SAMPLE explained to the reporter — and thou- ioners, all socially distanced even The first distribution centers are tend Mass because of the coronavi- during the Our Father and the sign at St. Anthony Church in Tigard, St. sands of viewers. Ganaban, dressed in red and wear- rus, and most parishes will continue of peace. No choir. It proved jolting Vincent de Paul outlets in Salem, Our Lady of Lavang livestreaming until the pandemic for the priest. in Northeast Portland, St. Matthew in Hillsboro, St. ing a face mask, spoke in the breezy, dappled sunshine outside the little is done. Still, many Catholics have “I feel bad,” said Father Otieno. Edward in Keizer, St. Joseph the Worker in Southeast proven they are eager to return to “But we did not cause this. We have to Portland and Resurrection in Tualatin. church on Southeast Woodstock Boulevard. the Eucharist in person. That means pray that we can come to an end of it.” Pacific Coast Fruit of Portland has been awarded the parishes have sign-ups to engineer As at many parishes in the arch- local contract with the USDA, May 18 – June 30. The “Even though it’s limited, reopen- ing feels great, and we thank Jesus and many regulations to enforce (see diocese, members of Our Lady of Vic- archdiocese will work with other community organiza- sidebar, Page 6). tory in Seaside, Sacred Heart in Til- tions, distributing food through parishes and partners. for that,” she said. The return to limited public Mass- Each parish, it turns out, is a little lamook and St. Cecilia in Beaverton For the latest information about public distribution different. could sign up via email or by phone to locations and times, go to evangelization.archdpdx. es has proceeded smoothly across western Oregon, said David Renshaw, attend Masses. Sacred Heart cast it as org/usda-food-box. Signing up for Mass akin to making a reservation for din- Also at that web address is a link for parishes, faith- spokesman for the Archdiocese of Father Chrispine Otieno, pastor Portland. ner — worshippers were asked to call based groups and nonprofit organizations to sign up to at Our Lady of Sorrows, was pleased and see what was available during distribute boxes. Archbishop Alexander Sample has with how well that first Mass went. continued to lift the obligation to at- The parish offers sign-ups at its SEE PARISHES REOPEN, PAGE 6 Deacon-to-be Scenes from Compassionate studying at finds fruit in pastor waiting Fr. John Waldron home Part of our Ordination set for June 13 dies at 78 Page 29 graduation coverage Page 4 Pages 9-24 catholicsentinel.org 2 June 5, 2020 Faith Archbishop’s public schedule Friday, June 5 — Livestreamed Chapel Chat, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 6 — Archdiocesan Pastoral Council by Zoom, 9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 7 — Livestreamed celebration of the holy Mass, St. Mary Cathedral of the Immacu- VU RI LTUM CHRISTI CONTEMPLA late Conception, 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 9 — Zoom meeting with all priests, 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 10 — Vicar Foranes meeting, Zoom, 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 12 — Livestreamed Chapel Chat, 6 p.m. Saturday, June 13 — Livestreamed transitional deacon ordination, St. Mary Cathedral of the Im- maculate Conception, 11 a.m. Monday, June 15 — Livestreamed deacon ordina- tion, Mount Angel Carmelite Chapel, 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 16 — Aid to the Church in Need videoconference Wednesday, June 17 — Vicar Foranes meeting by Zoom, 10:30 a.m. Archbishop Alexander Sample gives the homily May 25 during a livestreamed Memorial Day Mass at St. Mary Cathedral Friday, June 19 — Livestreamed Chapel Chat, of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. “These brave men and women lived the teaching of Jesus in the Gospels 6 p.m. when he taught us there is no greater love than this: to lay down one’s life for a friend,” Archbishop Sample said of Sunday, June 21 — Livestreamed celebration of those who died in war. the holy Mass, St. Mary Cathedral of the Immaculate ‘They lived the teaching of Jesus’ Conception, Portland, 11 a.m. Archbishop celebrates women lived the teaching a way that attracts their “There is no other way so that the possibility of Videos of Memorial Day Mass of Jesus in the Gospels attention. to salvation except in Je- salvation exists outside encouragement when he taught us there “People have to notice sus Christ,” the archbishop the visible boundaries of At the end of May, Arch- By Ed Langlois is no greater love than something in us,” the arch- declared. the church in this world, bishop Sample recorded a OF THE CATHOLIC SENTINEL this: to lay down one’s life bishop said. “Something He explained that the he said. But even then, peo- set of videos to encourage The names of hundreds for a friend,” Archbishop different. Something that church does not say that ple of other faiths or none people whose sacramen- of Catholic faithful who Sample said. stands out. ... The Chris- salvation comes only to at all are saved through tal hopes were delayed by have died in the past year He cited those who died tian life must somehow those who are members Jesus whose death on the flashed onto the screen fighting Nazism and athe- be shown in how we live. of the Catholic Church on cross was the act of salva- SEE ARCHBISHOP’S after a Memorial Day istic communism in years That’s our first witness to earth. God works wonders tion for all the world. MEMORIAL DAY, PAGE 3 Mass livestreamed from past and also lauded to- Jesus Christ.” St. Mary Cathedral of the day’s first responders and We should not be osten- Immaculate Conception health care workers who tatious, overbearing or an- May 25. have put their lives on the noying, he explained. But Usually on Memorial line during the pandemic. when our happiness and Day, Archbishop Alexan- Explain your reasons peace make someone curi- der Sample and Bishop Pe- ous, we should be honest.

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