PLAN YOUR PILGRIMAGE THIS JUBILEE YEAR
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VISIT SHEPHERD - An Official Pilgrimage Site
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Gain Special Jubilee Year Indulgence-
This Jubilee Year (December 24, 2024 through January 6, 2026), Catholics are encouraged to pilgrimage to the Western Oregon Pilgrim Sites as designated by Archbishop Sample serving as beacons of hope ignited by prayers and actions.
We’re honored that Shepherd of the Valley has been chosen as an Official Pilgrim Site.
Please come and visit us to be granted your special Indulgence.INFORMATION TO ASSIST YOU IN PLANNING YOUR VISIT
SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY CATHOLIC CHURCH
MONDAYS- 1:00-5:00pm Parish Office Hours (we can open the church for you to pray)
TUESDAYS- 9:00-5:00pm Parish Office Hours (we can open the church for you to pray)
- 5:00- 5:50pm Confession
- 5:00pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
- 6:00pm Mass (Spanish)
WEDNESDAYS- 9:00-5:00pm Parish Office Hours (we can open the church for you to pray)
- 12:00pm Mass
THURSDAYS- 9:00-5:00pm Parish Office Hours (we can open the church for you to pray)
- 11:00- 11:50am Confession
- 12:00pm Mass
FRIDAYS- 9:00-5:00pm Parish Office Hours (we can open the church for you to pray)
- 11:00am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
- 11:00- 11:50am Confession
- 12:00pm Mass
- 3:45pm Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
- 5:00pm Mass
- 7:00pm Mass (Spanish)
SUNDAYS- 8:00-8:50am Confession
- 9:00am Mass
- 12:00-12:50pm Confession
- 1:00pm Mass (Spanish)
PLEASE BE SURE TO GO HERE TO CHECK THE WEEKLY BULLETIN FOR ANY SCHEDULE CHANGES
* visits by appointment also available:
phone: 541-664-1050 email: paula.rodriguez@archdpdx.org
* if your Young Adult or Youth Group would like to make a pilgrimage visit, our Shepherd of the Valley Young Adults Group and/or Youth Group would love to Host you for a meal and activities in addition to prayer. please reach out to our Youth Minister, Aimee Arnold - phone 541-664-8293 youthminister@shepherdcatholic.com
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Special "Pilgrim-centric" Events at Shepherd
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:: MAY 11 ::
Good Shepherd Sunday (Our Parish Feast Day)
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:: JUNE 22 ::
Corpus Christi Eucharistic Processiondetails posted soon!
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:: AUGUST 10 ::
Young Adult & Youth Group Mass & Dinner / Talkdetails posted soon!
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About Special Indulgences with a pilgrimage
Pope Francis has granted special Indulgences to the faithful who observe and take part in the celebration of the Jubilee of Hope.
A plenary indulgence is a special gift from Christ's Church that completely removes the temporary consequences of sins that have already been forgiven in confession. These consequences are often referred to as the temporal punishment due to sin, which is purified in purgatory.
One may gain this special Indulgence by participating in any pilgrimage, and fulfilling the usual conditions during the pilgrimage to Shepherd of the Valley Catholic Church (or one of the other 10 pilgrimage sites in Western Oregon) designated as Jubilee pilgrimage sites for the Jubilee of Hope.
A pilgrimage could be made by an individual, or it could be a group of the faithful from the parish. For example, a parish might organize a group to go to a particular site for the celebration of Mass, or they might organize a group to go together to a particular site for a visit.
The faithful, pilgrims of hope, will be able to obtain the Jubilee Indulgence granted by the Holy Father if they undertake a pious pilgrimage to any sacred Jubilee site by devoutly participating in:- make sacramental Confession no more than 20 days after visiting a designated Jubilee pilgrimage site (it may be fulfilled by celebrating the sacrament at the site during the parish’s regularly scheduled times)
- receive the Eucharist at Mass after visiting a designated Jubilee pilgrimage site (it may be fulfilled by participating in Mass during the site’s regularly scheduled times).
- take part in another Liturgy or Devotion (e.g., Eucharistic adoration or meditation before the tabernacle, a liturgy of the word, the Liturgy of the Hours [Morning Prayer or Evening Prayer], the Stations of the Cross, the Rosary)
- make a Profession of Faith and Pray for the Pope’s intentions (e.g., say an Our Father and a Hail Mary).
- For those who are unable to participate in a Pilgrimage, particularly the sick and people who are elderly and alone, e.g., confined to the home, those incarcerated: can obtain the Jubilee indulgence, under the same conditions if, united in spirit with the faithful who take part in person, they recite the Our Father, the Profession of Faith and invocations to Mary.
- The faithful will also be able to obtain the Jubilee Indulgence if, with a devout spirit, they participate in popular missions, spiritual exercises, or formation activities on the documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, held in a church or other suitable place, according to the mind of the Holy Father.
CLICK HERE to learn more about how to participate in the Jubilee Activities here in Southern Oregon that Shepherd of the Valley has planned throughout this Year of Hope - make sacramental Confession no more than 20 days after visiting a designated Jubilee pilgrimage site (it may be fulfilled by celebrating the sacrament at the site during the parish’s regularly scheduled times)
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Additional Jubilee Resources
- From the Vatican: https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en.html
- From the USCCB https://www.usccb.org/jubilee2025
- From Archbishop Sample https://archdpdx.org/jubilee-year-of-hope-2025
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All Official Jubilee Pilgrimage Sites in Western Oregon
St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Address: 1716 NW Davis St., Portland, OR 97209
Website: maryscathedral.com
Contact: Andreas Loeffler | aloeffler@cathedralpdx.org | 503-770-4789The Grotto - National Sanctuary of Our Sorrowful Mother
Address: 8840 NE Skidmore St., Portland, OR 97220
Website: thegrotto.org
Contact: Elizabeth De Christopher | edechristopher@thegrotto.org | 971-313-0865
Address: 375 NE Clackamas St., Portland, OR 97232
Holy Rosary Parish
Website: holyrosarypdx.org
Contact: Katie Edson | katie@holyrosarypdx.org | 503-235-3163Our Lady of La Vang Parish
Address: 11731 SE Stevens Rd., Happy Valley, OR 97086
Website:gxlavangoregon.com
Contact: Sr. Thanh Tu Doan | info@gxlavangoregon.com | 503-249-5892St. Paul Parish
Address: 20217 Christie St., Saint Paul, OR 97137
Website: stpaulparishstpaul.org
Contact: Fr. Scott Baier | sbaier@archdpdx.org | 503-804-3123St. Vincent de Paul Parish
Address: 1010 Columbia St. NE, Salem, OR 97301
Website: svdpchurchsalem.org
Contact: Jacqueline Najera | jnajera@svdpchurchsalem.org | 503-363-4589 x 212St. Alice Catholic Church
Address: 1520 E Street, Springfield, OR 97477
Website: stalice.org
Contact English: Sean Marie Long | slong@stalice.org | 614-397-5741
Contact Spanish: Kim Varo | kvaro@stalice.org | 458-247-7016Shepherd of the Valley Catholic Church
Address: 600 Beebe Rd., Central Point, OR 97502
Website:shepherdcatholic.com
Contact: Paula Rodriguez | paula.rodriguez@archdpdx.orgSacred Heart Catholic Church
Address: 927 N. Coast Highway, Newport, OR 97365
Website: sacredheartnewport.org
Contact: Cheryl Schones | cherylsacredheart@outlook.comSt. Monica Catholic Church
Address: 357 S. 6th St., Coos Bay, OR 97420
Website: saintmonicacoosbay.org
Contact: Fr. Rick LeFaivre | fatherrick@saintmonicacoosbay.org | 541-267-7421St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church
Address: 1804 SE 16th Ave, Portland, OR 97214
Website: stsharbel.org
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