St. Paul Catholic Church

In recent weeks, we have reviewed how the Churches of East and West have enriched one another, and this past Thursday’s solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was born in the Eastern Church. It is a gift from the ancient Church of Jerusalem, a commemoration of the death of Mary, and a feast charged with a deep sense of the Resurrection. Mary, the first disciple, is the first to share fully in Christ’s victory over death. In the tradition of the East, August 15 is the “Dormition of the Theotokos,” or the “Falling Asleep of the God bearer.” There is no shadow of death or gloom in the theology, since this is seen as a transformation of Mary’s life into a heavenly and immortal existence. There is a sense in the tradition that she who made earth heavenly and exalted the human race by her faithfulness is glorified today.

A persistent legend among Orthodox Christians tells how all the disciples, except Thomas, who was preaching in India, were present at Mary’s death and burial, and sat by the tomb for three days. On the third day, Thomas saw Mary’s body rising to heaven. She greeted him as “my friend,” and he was escorted by angels to proclaim her assumption to the others, who then realized her tomb was empty. Thus Thomas, the one who expressed doubt at the resurrection of Christ, received a gift from Mary: the chance to proclaim resurrection faith to the disciples.

Donation: $25.00 Tickets

Tickets are sold after Masses or call Guily Fontillas @ (916) 769-5444 or call the Rectory Office at 916-381-5200

St Paul Catholic Church

8720 Florin Road

Sacramento, CA 95828

Rectory hours: M-F 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The 47th Annual Fall Festival is currently in the planning stage with new co-chairpersons; Ja'net Blea and Jerry Fong. Please give them both your support and express your gratitude for taking on this important and huge project.

Interested in helping?

We welcome all parishioners who are interested in sharing their talents to contact one of our co-chairpersons or call the office.
When?

Date:  September 14th - Kick off Dinner, Rev. Nicholas Duggan Hall, 5pm-9pm

HAWAIIAN FEAST Click here to see the flyer

Hawaiian Chicken, Coleslaw, Macaroni Salad, King’s Hawaiian Dinner Rolls, No Host Dessert - CDA Sweet Shop

Tickets are limited!  1 FOR $15 OR 2 FOR $25

GET THEM AFTER MASS, AT THE PARISH OFFICE, OR CALL PHILIP DELEON @ (916) 607-1645

Date: September 15th - Festival Day, REC Plaza, 10am-4pm  Click here to see the flyer

This year St Paul Fall Festival will be having The ‘’St Paul American Idol’’ Contest. 1st prize $100.00 only four spots available, so don’t miss your opportunity to showcase your singing talents no age limit.

For more information contact Ja’net Blea or Jerry Fong

Theme Baskets for Fall Festival 

Ann Viernes is asking for donations of Theme Baskets for the raffle drawing at the Fall Festival on September 15^th.  If you can put one together that would be great.  If not, you can donate items to put in a Theme Basket or make a cash donation to the parish.  Ann will purchase the items and assemble the baskets.  All items are needed by September 5^th.  Any questions call Ann Viernes at 916-799-0439.

Remember, the 1st Fall Festival 47 years ago, was established to raise funds to build our parish and pay-down the loan, this has not changed but have evolved to a more meaningful and underlying goal of our Parish, to annually bring together our parish families and friends in prayerful fellowship, fun, and good food.

Thank you!

Loaves and Fishes ask for help in providing basic needs for people experiencing homelessness!

They really need:

Children’s toothbrushes, Travel size toothpaste, Children’s socks, Children’s size belts,, Backpacks, Jackets, Blankets, Sleeping bags, Tarps, Bus passes, Shampoo (travel size), Sunblock Hand sanitizer ( travel size), Tissue Packs

The 2018 / 2019 CFF School year has been completed and we congratulate all our students on a successful year.

We would like to thank all our catechists for the excellent work they do.

Registration for the 2019/2020 CFF school year is now underway!

• Baptismal certification must accompany registration.
• ALL children registered must provide a copy of their Baptismal record. Please call the office 916-381-5200 for any additional information.
• Classes will resume in September
• English C.F.F. classes will be on Sundays from 10:30-12:00noon
• RCIA classes are scheduled on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:00pm

• $95 per student, payable at time of registration. (Catechist's children 50% off) 
• $110 per student for non-registered parents. 
• Fees are non-refundable after registration. 

• Communion fee $20 
• Confirmation fee (including retreat $ 75.00 /Fired Up $ 35.00) = $ 110.00

We're sorry, the Spanish CFF Classes are filled.

English CFF

Registration is available in the rectory office Monday—Friday, 8:00—4:00pm

And on Sundays: 10:30am—12:00noon Room #1 Religious Education Center

If you are registering for the first time please bring the child’s baptismal registration form.

SUNDAY DONUTS

Good news! The Knights of Columbus have resumed Sunday Donut Fellowship. Come by Rev. Nicholas Duggan Hall for good fellowship and a donut or two.

Be advised, Sunday September 15th, is our 47th Annual Fall Festival, therefore obviously there will be no donuts that day.

JOIN IN THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

If you would like to find out more about becoming a Knight please ask any Knight, they should all be wearing their name badges,

This seems like an unlikely topic to address in the bulletin, unfortunately many have forgotten we are in our Father’s House when we are in church. We would not in our own homes, stick chewing gum, when it has lost its flavor, under a table, or throw it on the floor. However, we are finding stale chewing gum under the pew seats, in the book holders, or worse yet on the floor, even on the rug. PLEASE, deposit used gum in the trash receptacles. This is a sanitary way to dispose of the gum, and will prevent parishioners putting their hands on the end of a pew and having gum stick to their fingers, or stepping on it and tracking it throughout the church. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION !

The Spanish, Primera Comunion and English, First Holy Communion and Confirmation Rites were recently held this May.

Congratulations to all the children for their hard work this year in CFF and were rewarded for their hard work by receiving their First Holy Communion and the Holy Spirit respectively!

To view and download the photos click here.

For all the Confirmation pictures taken click HERE. and HERE.

You will be redirected to Flickr website.

• Lectors (Ministers of the Word)
• Hospitaility
• Eucharistic Minisiters
• Adult Alter Servers
• Ministers to the Sick and Homebound

Funeral & Memorials November 1 - October 31

Your prayers are requested for the families and friends of St. Paul Parish whose funerals or memorial Masses were celebrated during the 2018-2019 church year.

Eternal rest grant them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen!

Taeko Tekverk	Edward Shunney	Dorothy Olivera
Tanner Dixon	Roberto dela Vega Jr.	Natividad Fortuno
Linda Jones	Carolina Pascual	Helen Sophia
David Moore	Max Mendoza	Max Mendoza
Manny Viernes	Jack Steele	Valerie Daclan
Joan Wise	Laura Guilford	Teresa Robles
Eveangelina Venegas	Erlinda Siopongco	Rafael Aguayo
Mitsuko Monaco	Heliodoro Magana	Max Ingham

DON'T FEED THE PHISH!

The Diocese has received multiple reports from parishioners receiving emails from an imposter who creates an email address using the pastor’s name and then sends a phony email asking for money in the form of gift cards. Typically the scam is initiated when the parishioner receives a message with a subject like “Many Blessings” The body of the email is written something like “Good morning, how are you doing?” “I need a favor from you, email me as soon as you get this message. Then the email is signed with the pastor’s name.

This is an imposter’s email address. This type of social engineered attack is commonly referred to as “Phishing”.

DON’T FEED THE PHISH! Remember a pastor, or clergy member will never ask for gift cards electronically via email or text message. If you would like more information on how to protect yourself on the internet go to the SANS website and subscribe to the OUCH! Monthly newsletters.

If you believe you are a victim go to FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center. Website: https://www,ic3.gov/default.aspx. Questions? Contact Phil Deleon (916) 733-0299

St. Paul Social Justice Ministry is once again collecting water for the homeless. It is greatly appreciated by those living on the streets especially as we go into our hot summer months. You can leave your donations when you come to Mass.

Thank you for your generosity.

 To honor the sacrifice and service of our veterans and active duty members of St. Paul Catholic Church, Father Joyle blessed the mounted board in the South vestibule on Saturday, November 11, 2017.

We pay tribute to all men and women in uniform both in the past and the present.

Families may bring a 3” x 5” photo of active duty military members to be placed in the Prayer Board.

Contact Roger Tafoya at (916) 936-3810 with any questions.

Click here to see the photo album.

 Please pray for the following Active Duty members of our families
serving in the Armed Forces