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THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD
MAY 4, 2008

MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK

MON:

SOFRONIO CAJUCOM † Requested by Cajucom family
EDDIE FEJARANG † Requested by Tina & family

TUES:

AL SEAMAN † Requested by Esther

WED.

VIRGINIA HAGAMAN † Requested by Evelyn Hagaman
MARCELLA DELL † Requested by Sandy & John Dell

THURS:

THERESA SCHNEIDER Requested by Schneider family
MIGUELA TAPALLA † Requested by Tapalla family

FRI:

JOSEPH LE QUANG DU †
MATHER HOANG THI NIEM † Requested by Anne Le
MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR CELENIA CARRASCO
Requested by family
 

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Jn 16:29-33
Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Jn 17:1-11a
Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38; Jn 17:11b-19
Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Jn 17:20-26
Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Jn 21:15-19
Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Jn 21:20-25
Sunday: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104; 1 Cor 12:3b-7,12-13; Jn 20:19-23

SICK FRIENDS, FAMIL & PARISHIONERS

Please pray for our sick family members, friends and parishioners. Priscilla Wong: Mary Pavelchik: Bessie Perez: Theresa Vollmer: Victoria Vasilescu: Jose Garcia: Juan Martinez: Jeffrey Young: Rodolfo Villanaueva:
Frances Hurskainen: Romulo Baja: Carl Martello: Maria Labrado: Rosita Bondoc:  Sidi Diarrie: Daryl Stallworth: Joe Mapa: Laura Gilford: Joseph Davis; Jorge Delgado: Rose Malone: Clara Meier: James Davis: Terry Sanchez: Joe Sanchez

NEW CHURCH E-MAIL ADDRESS

saintpaulcatholic@comcast.net
 

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS—Scholarship

The Knights of Columbus, Mother Seton
Council is happy to once again be offering a
scholarship grant award to one of our college bound parish family members. The recipient will receive a one time grant of $1,000 . Candidates must be graduating from high school, with plans to attend a recognized college or university during the 2008-2009 school year. All candidates having a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or greater will be considered. Please submit.

1. Scholarship Application Form

2. Copy of your Official High School Transcripts

3. An essay of no more than 300 words stating “Why I deserve this scholarship”

4. Two letters of recommendation from teachers or other non-family members who are familiar with the applicant’s academic, extra curricular and community activities.

Applications may be obtained from Scholarship Chairman at skruch@frontiernet.net or the Rectory office.
ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY MAY 16
Selection will be made by May 30th —
presentation June 8.

RCIA

CONGRATULATIONS and WELCOME to our NEOPHYTES—the ten men and women who were baptized, confirmed and received their First Communion joining our Church during the Easter Vigil in March.

DO YOU KNOW? Do you know of someone who is 10 years or older, not yet baptized, or has not received the sacraments of Confirmation, First Penance or First Eucharist—and is interested in our Catholic faith? Call me and we can enroll them into the RCIA (Rite of Christian Process). It is an ongoing program and takes new members all year round.

Adult classes—Thursday evenings
7:00—8:00pm in the CYO Hall

Children’s classes—
ages 10 –16
Wednesdays from 7—8:00pm

Volunteer Catechists are needed to teach the children on Wednesday evenings. Please call Peggy Clark 683-2221 or 402 2182, or Sister Luz at the rectory office 381-5200.

TAI CHI CLASSES

Want to reduce the stress in your life? Increase your balance? Improve your flexibility?

St. Paul Health Ministry offers a Tai Chi class on Wednesday evenings from 7 - 8 p.m. in the parish hall. $5 per person per class. Ages 15 and older. Presented by Don Wahl.

Tai Chi is a noncompetitive, self-paced system of gentle physical exercise and stretching - a rhythmic pattern of movement coordinated with breathing. Anyone, regardless of age or physical ability, can practice Tai Chi.

Questions? Call Clara Heimericks 689-3932 to register, or register at the door.

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AVAILABLE - FREE

The Health Ministry of St. Paul maintains a medical equipment lending program for parishioners and their families. Types of equipment available are canes, crutches, bedside commodes, shower or bath seats,
transfer benches, walkers, manual wheelchairs, and more. For more information or to request equipment please call Clara Heimericks at 916-689-3932 or the rectory office at 381-5200.

CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
Saturday May 10, 2008—Spring Fling Luncheon

“Come & See Fashions by Weekender for the Traveler”
Come join us for our annual Fashion Show
Tickets: $12.00 per person
11:00—noon—Social Hour
Noon—1:00—Luncheon
1:00-3:00pm—Fashion Show—Door and Raffle prizes.
For more information and tickets call
Dee Brich 682-9368 Becky Sliwa 688-5447
Catherine Bernatchy 681-1088 or the rectory office.

CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME

Come home for Easter and experience the warmth of a welcoming St. Paul Church community. Catholics Returning Home starts on THURSDAY, APRIL 17 through May 22. There will be six listening sessions to be held from 7:00—8:30 pm. For more information call Kit Mapa (505-5401) Sandy Dell (214-3889), Teresa St. Mary (386-8322) or the rectory.

ST. PATRICK’S HOME FOR CHILDREN

St. Patrick’s Foster Care & Adoption Agency is
looking for individuals and families that are interested in becoming a Foster Parent or adopting a child.
Children of all ages and ethnicities are waiting to be adopted. For more information please call 421-1620 Ext 230 and ask for Cynthia.

AROUND THE DIOCESE

Jesuit High School
3 week summer program “Academics Plus” for boys entering 7th &8th grade in the fall of 2008.
2 sessions 9-3 daily June 16-July 3 or July 8-25
Financial aid is available
Questions??? Call 916 482-6060x227

St. Patrick School
Located at 5945 Franklin Blvd is offering a 15% discount to parishioners of St. Paul parish for the upcoming school year.
-Before and after School care 6.45am-6:00pm
.call 422-0123
-Summer Care Mon-Fri 6:45am—6:00pm
-Full day Kindergarten Mon-Fri 8:00am-3:00pm
(Mid August early June call 421-4963)
There will be an OPEN HOUSE for parents interested in enrolling their children on Tues. May 6 6;30-8:00pm Refreshments will be served…...for more information please call Claudia at 916 421-4963

TREASURES FROM OUR TRADITION

The fact that many monastic churches do not have a prominent tabernacle shapes the patterns of liturgical prayer. . It surprises many to learn that the Church does not foresee, nor does it provide for, Communion of the faithful from the reserved Sacrament. Liturgical laws have long defended your right to receive from the same sacrifice, the same Mass, that you attend.

At one time, of course, the bread for the Eucharist was the ordinary bread of the day, except unleavened, probably prepared at home. It was broken and distributed to the faithful. Early on the loaf itself was referred to as the hostia in Latin, meaning the “sacrifice,” the same word for the sacrificial animal in Jewish worship, and for Jesus as the Lamb of God. By giving his life on the cross, Jesus became the hostia for us. To this day in the Greek Church, one of the tasks of the priest’s wife is to bake the bread for the Divine
Liturgy, sometimes in a bakery oven dedicated to that purpose and called a “Bethlehem.”

Today’s familiar individual hosts first appeared in the eleventh century at about the time when tabernacles were coming into use. The turn away from “bready” bread allowed the hosts to be reserved since they did not spoil like regular bread, and made the annual “Easter duty” counts easier.

—Rev. James Field, © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

Mission Statement  St. Paul  

We, God’s people of St. Paul Catholic parish in Sacramento, a multicultural, inclusive and welcoming community, inspired by the love of Jesus Christ are called :  

To bring all people of God together in worship,

To declare our belief in God’s love, based upon the teaching of Jesus Christ,  

To celebrate and grow in our relationship with God.

Parishioner Updates!

Do we have your latest contact information? Please help us update our records by  filling in the information.

            …..Change of address

            ….. New phone number

            …….Please remove name from church roster

 Name……………………………………….

Address……………………………………

            ………………………………………

            ………………………………………

Tel No. ……………………………………..

If you are not registered with us, you are encouraged to do so.  Fill in the information and drop in collection, or at the rectory office.   Thank you.

Rev. Rey Bersabal—Pastor
(916-381-5200)

BAPTISM:  Call rectory (916) 381-5200

CONFESSIONS:  Saturdays 3:00—3:45 p.m.

MARRIAGE Call rectory for appt. (916)381-5200 (at least six months in advance.)

PARISH HALL RENTAL-

Rental available only to registererd parishioners.
Effective July 1st 2007 the cost of renting the Parish Hall will be $1,000 for a 6 hour period.-$100 for additional hours, $175.00 insurance—payable to the
Diocese of Sacramento, $250.00 deposit for cleaning—with $150 returned after the event, and $15.00 per hour for the Hall Manager. A non refundable deposit will be required at time of booking the event. Please contact the parish office for the date availability of your event. Security is also required. Please contact the parish office for the date availability of your event.

Fee for the church for a wedding or Quinceanera is $500.
 

ST. PAUL MINISTRIES

Eucharistic Ministers……..call office 381-5200
Lectors……………………..call office 381-5200
Ministers to the Ill………….call Karen-688-9332
Ministers of Hospitality
(Ushers)…………..call office 381-5200
Adult Altar Servers ……...call office 381-5200
Young Altar Server………..call office—381-5200
Youth Group………………..call Nanette –798-3254
Young Adults……………….call office—381-5200
Music Ministry……………...call Sister Luz—381-5200
C.F.F. (children’s program).call Sister Luz—381-5200
Family Catechesis………...call Lennie—689-3932
R.C.I.A……………………...call Peggy –683-2221
Parish Health Ministry …….call Clara –689-3932
Bereavement donations ….call office - 381-5200
Altar Linens………………...call office—381-5200
Social Justice………………call Diane—682-7810
Legion of Mary……………..call Norma—688-8769
Loaves & Fishes……………call Martha –383-8893
Religious Goods Store…….call Irene—689-2865

You are welcome to join our ministries!
Please give us a call for these and other St. Paul activities!


 

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 FORMACION E INFORMACION EN ESPAÑOL
PARA DOMINGO 4 DE MAYO de 2008

La Ascension delo Senor

 COMPARTE LA ESPERANZA

Las lecturas de hoy para la celebración de la Ascensión del Señor una vez más nos recuerdan que los cristianos somos pueblo de esperanza. En la segunda lectura, San Pablo con elocuencia exhorta a los efesios a iluminar su mente para que puedan conocer la esperanza y la gloria que vienen de ser personas que ponen su confianza en el Señor Jesús. En el relato de la Ascensión, narrado en la primera lectura, el Señor Jesús asegura a los discípulos que el poder del Espíritu Santo vendrá sobre ellos. Finalmente, en el Evangelio, el Señor da a conocer a los discípulos que su misión es proclamar el Evangelio a todas las naciones. Esta maravillosa fiesta mantiene nuestros ojos enfocados en la esperanza en la que nos afianzamos desde el día de nuestro Bautismo.
 

LECTURAS DE HOY

Primera lectura — Este Jesús que les han llevado volverá de la misma manera que ustedes lo han visto ir al cielo (Hechos 1:1-11).

Salmo — Entre voces de júbilo y trompetas, Dios el Señor asciende hasta su trono (Salmo 47).

Segunda lectura — Dios sentó a Jesús a su derecha en el reino de los cielos (Efesios 1:17-23).

Evangelio — Me ha sido dado todo poder en el cielo y en la tierra. Vayan, pues, y enseñen a todas las naciones (Mateo 28:16-20).

TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE

El 3 de mayo en el sur del Ilocos, Filipinas, se celebra la fiesta del Cristo milagroso o Apo Lacay como lo llaman los filipinos. Esta imagen fue encontrada dentro de una caja que flotaba en el mar, junto con la Virgen Milagrosa. Fueron unos pescadores quienes hicieron el hallazgo. Los pescadores eran de los pueblos de Badoc y Sinait y decidieron llevarse el Cristo a Badoc, pero no lograron moverlo. Una vez que decidieron llevarse al Cristo a Sinait, la imagen se hizo muy ligera de peso, por lo cual se piensa que Cristo deseaba estar en Sinait.

Este Cristo negro recuerda a los Cristos milagrosos de Latinoamérica, como el Santo Cristo de Esquipulas (Guatemala), los Cristos de Tila, Chalma y Otaltitlán (México), el Señor de los Milagros (Perú) y otros. Probablemente se trata de una evangelización española ya que en 1595, el rey Felipe II mandó varios Cristos negros a los cristianos indígenas de América. En todo caso, estos Cristos han resultado milagrosos gracias a la fe del pueblo, porque como dice Jesús: nuestra fe es la que nos salva (Marcos 5:34; 10:46-52).

Bautismos en Español todos los primeros Sábados del mes a las 10:00 a.m.

Clases Pre-bautismales es el último Sábado del mes a las 6:00 p.m. en el salón viejo de atrás. (CYO)

Matrimonios avisar con 6 meses de anterioridad llamando al 733-0131.

El Ministerio de Justicia de San Pablo esta patrocinando otra vez “El Bebe de María Santa Madre de Dios”, que es la colecta de ropa nueva o ligeramente usada, pañales tallas de 1 y 2, biberones, cobijas, zapatos, cunas, mesa para comer etc., para bebes. Este evento dura los 9 semanas, empezó Marzo 25 y termina Abril 25. Favor dejar su donación en la oficina de 8:30 a 3:30 Gracias. O llamar 381-5200.


El Ministerio de Salud de San Pablo esta patrocinando la clase de TAI CHI que se hace los Miércoles de cada semana, en el salón Parroquial de 7:00 p.m. en adelante, que es de ejercicios suaves para ayudas de la salud y al mismo tiempos es divertido, esta clase es presentada por el Señor Don Wahl. El precio es de $5 por persona. Edad de 15 años en adelante. Diviértanse

El ministerio de salud de la iglesia de San Pablo tiene equipo de medicina para prestar a personas que necesiten en emergencia como son sillas de ruedas, muletas, sillas con baño movibles, camas movibles, Caminadores y mas, para mas información favor llamar a Clara 916-689-3932 o a la rectoría al 381-5200

EL GRUPO DE HIJAS CATOLICAS DE SAN PABLO:

Sábado 10 de Mayo, 2008, de 11:00 a.m a 3:00 p.m.
Están invitando a usted y su familia a participar en hora social, almuerzo y desfile de modas. Habrá rifas y muchos premios. El valor del boleto es de $12. Por persona. Es divertido participe y ayuda a la Iglesia.

Dios Camina con su pueblo; las procesiones:

Las procesiones son caminar. Hay varias palabras que tienen que ver con el caminar religioso. Las más conocidas son “peregrinación”, “procesión”, “marcha” y “carrera Guadalupana”. En el caminar religioso entran varios componentes que vamos a analizar. Lo primero y más obvio es que en este acto religioso se emplean los pies. Dicho caminar tiene un lugar de salida y un lugar de llegada. El final del caminar es un santuario, una tierra prometida, un altar, una ermita u otro lugar religioso (una cueva, la cima de una montaña, un río, una piedra considerada sagrada). Aunque tales lugares tienen nombre, son algo más que un espacio físico. Son centros que, como imagines, despiertan y atraen el afecto de mucha gente y se convierten en “centros afectivos”. La peregrinación es Dios que camina con su pueblo. Es a su vez, la expresión de un pueblo que cree que Dios nunca lo abandona, que siempre esta cerca y que es su “cuate “; por eso lo lleva a donde camina. Al terminar la procesión los participantes conviven alegres, comen y beben. Así se prolongas una fiesta de amistad y un pueblo cercano y estrecha lazos de amistad, costumbres e intercambios de experiencias de nuestra fe.

Ministros de la Parroquia de San Pablo vamos ha tener la tercera sección de espiritualidad, el día Jueves 8 de Mayo a las 7:00 p.m. en la Capilla. No falte es muy importante.

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