St Paul's Catholic Church

Lectors give human voice to The Word of God
in the assembly at Mass.

Do you possess a strong and clear speaking voice? Can you commit to studying Scripture and practicing public proclamation? Are you older than18 andconfirmed? If you’veanswered “Yes,” here’s yourchance to get involved in a critical ministry.

We are in need of lectors at all the Masses.

If you’re interested, pleasegive the office a call. Ifyou’re not quite sure,strongly consider giving it a try. You won’t regret it!

The last thing anyone wants to think about at the beginning of June is
September. But in order to see you in September, we need to hear from you now.
If you are entering our Religious Education program for the first time, kindly call Jessica Carpino, coordinator of Religious Education, at 361-5816 to make an appointment to register your
pre-K through eighth-grader. She’ll arrange a mutuallyconvenient time to meet with you to discuss the program and expectations. An original record of your child’s Baptism will be required, as well as a transcript from a previous program, if applicable.

Then, with this “homework” out of the way, all you need do is enjoy that summer breeze.

Thanks to your generosity, we’re able to help many families who are hungry. To keep the pantry stocked, these nonperishable items are always welcome:

Pasta and sauce, cans of tuna, mayo, chili, soup, vegetables, cereal, oatmeal, pancake mix and syrup, peanut butter and jelly, rice, beans, instant mashed potatoes, juice and juice packs, tea, honey, granola bars, popcorn, pretzels, rice cakes, crackers.

Please, no expired items! 

If you or someone you know is in need of food, please contact the church office, Fr Sean, Deacon Carl or the Religious Education office.  All requests are strictly confidential. 

Fr Sean invites you to view interesting perspectives on the weeks Gospel by visiting the website Catholic Women Preach.  Click on the link below to access these thought provoking perspectiives  

http://catholicwomenpreach.org

New Parishioners are always welcome and are encouraged to join the Parish. Why Register?

To facilitate communication with you

So we can more accurately plan for parish needs

Sacramental record keeping

Active membership allows a person to be a godparent at Baptism or sponsor a child at Confirmation.

Young Adults should register whether they live with their parents or on their own. This makes it possible for you to demonstrate that you, your-self, are a registered active and participating individual member of St. Paul’s Church, apart from your parents. We hope that you will find our church community a place where your life of faith will be nourished. Your prayers, your presence, and your talents are most welcome here. 

My dear Sisters and Brothers,

A wonderful thing is now available to all parishioners in the archdiocese! The Archdiocese of New York is subsidizing for one year a subscription to the on-line site: FORMED. Everyone in the parish can now access the web site: formed.org, by using the Parish Access Code: H36R3F. Take note that you must use capital letters in order to sign in properly.

Go to FORMED.ORG, use the access code, and you will be asked to register an account with your name, address and email address. The site will then lead you to faith formation programs, Bible studies, Catholic-themed movies, e-books, conferences and much more, all of it free.

I hope that you will make use of this site and open yourself to the some of the best traditional explanations of our Catholic Faith.

Fr. Sean 

Reverend Sean Harlow, O. Carm.

St. Paul's strives to be a community of Christians, in the Roman Catholic tradition, responding to the call of Jesus under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, providing mutual assistance in Christian life, witness, service and worship and promoting the Reign of God as proclaimed in the Scriptures:

• to Act with justice
• to Love tenderly
• to Serve one another
• to Walk humbly with God

Click here to read the story of St Paul's by Deacon John Frohbose

“Uggh,” you might mutter when you learn you should register with St. Paul’s separately from your family because, even if you’re still living at home, you’re now a young adultwho has achieved “independent” status.

Or you might wonder why you need to keep using envelopes. The kids have made all their Sacraments andgiven all the weekends spent traveling, you’re oftenattending Mass at different churches.

But then there’s a proposal and you want to be marriedin the church, or a request for you to be a Godparent or Confirmation sponsor. For us to proceed, you must be able to demonstrate that you are a registered, active member ofSt. Paul’s Church. Along with supporting your parish, the use of envelopes – or even checks without an envelope - shows you are participating at Mass. Conversely, delays and hard feelings can result if we have no record of you.

So, if you haven’t done so already, consider registering.And then please keep the office apprised of any changes in address, phone number or family status.

Parish Pay has become WeShare. To change your account or to sign-up for WeShare to be able to make your contributions online please click on the following link:

https://www.churchgiving.com/?pc=xg3hfu03

UPDATE!

If you are subscribed to electronic giving and have not signed on to your WeShare account since the February transition from Parish Pay, please do the following to verify your account:

Send an email to adnygiving@4lpi.com with the following information in the body of the email:

• Full name • Home address • Email address
• Phone number • Our parish name and city (St. Paul’s Church, Bullville)

WeShare will then send you an email to allow you to reset your password and access the donation site. Please note that for security reasons, the link will expire 24 hours after receipt of the email.

If for some reason the information you provided does not match with WeShare’s records, a representative from LPI (Liturgical Publications, Inc.) will call you to resolve any issues.

WeShare can also be contacted directly at 800-950-9952.

Our Church Mass Book for the year 2018 is now open for anyone who would like to schedule an announced Mass next year. We have Masses available for Saturday evenings and Sunday mornings. The usual donation is $10.00 per name, paid at the time of scheduling. Thank you!