St Paul's Catholic Church

Appeal Update

From supporting needy parishes and religious education to mission and charitable works, your generosity makes a difference. Although early in the Appeal process, as of April 6, $10,220, or 21% toward our goal of $48,000 has been received/pledged, with 39 families participating.

Thank you.

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION

Sunday, April 15, 2018
2:00 p.m. CONFIRMATION  

Monday, April 16, 2018
6:30-8 p.m. Religious Education

Tuesday, April 17, 2018
6:30-8 p.m. Religious Education
6:30 p.m. Grade 2 Parent Workshop

Wednesday, April 18, 2018
6-8:30 p.m. – Religious Education 
 

The Adult Faith Formation Committee is pleased to announce its Spring Book Club selection: “Overcoming Life’s Disappointments: Learning from Moses How to Cope with Frustration,” by Rabbi Harold S. Kushner.

The book club will meet on Tuesdays beginning April 10 and run for five consecutive weeks. The morning session is from 10-11:30 a.m. and the evening from 6:30-8 p.m.

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

First Holy Communion, Mother’s Day or perhaps a gift to yourself just because it’s finally spring ... whatever the occasion, be sure to swing by Deacon John Hall next weekend, April 21-22.

For your shopping convenience, Jim Lancellotti will bring a selection of popular and appropriate items from the Carmelite Gift Shop in Middletown to St. Paul’s. His pop-up shop will be open after all the Masses, as well as during religious education hours the following Monday-Wednesday, April 23-25. 

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! 

Beginning Experience of the Hudson Valley is offering a healing weekend from April 6 to 8, 2018 at the St. Lawrence Friary in Beacon, NY.  This invitation is open to men and women of all ages who have suffered the loss of a spouse through death, divorce, or separation.  It is a time to heal and a time to begin anew.  Reservations are required.  For information call Phyllis at 914-261-5812 or Janice at 845-279-8381