St. Paul Catholic Church

Later this week, the Chrism Mass is celebrated in every cathedral in the world in preparation for the Easter Triduum. Only a bishop can consecrate chrism, pure olive oil infused with rich fragrance, so this liturgy is a sign of the unity of the local Church and the bishop’s ministry to all who will be baptized and confirmed in our parishes in the coming year.

Chrism is also used in the ordination of priests and bishops and the consecration of new altars. Two other sacramental oils, the unscented olive oil for catechumens and for the sick, will be blessed in the same liturgy and transported carefully to every parish by the beginning of the Triduum.

Remember when Noah’s dove returned with the sign of the world’s rebirth? The dove carried an olive branch, a pledge that God was breathing the world to life again. Yet olives require human nurture. Olives are inedible unless they are cured by human labor. Olive trees grow on sunny slopes, away from the shade of city walls, so they can only be properly tended, cured, and laboriously pressed in peace time.

The Chrism Mass with its olive oils expresses God’s deepest desires for us, and our resolve to place our lives in service to God’s saving, healing, loving plan.

The parish is updating its software and we are asking all our parishioners to please update their family information..

Forms have been mailed out to all registered parishioners—if you did not receive a form please pick up a form as you leave Mass today.

Please complete the form, you can drop it in the collection basket at Mass, or mail it to the office.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate you taking the time to complete the form so we can update our records. God bless!

 HOLY THURSDAY
April 18, 2019
Ministries for the Great Vigil

REV. NICHOLAS DUGGAN HALL
(30 minute intervals)

9:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Eucharistic Ministers/ Altar Servers/Multi-Cultural Ministr

9:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Word Ministers / CFF & RCIA /Sick & Homebound Ministers/ Unitas

10:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Hospitality Ministers / Martha’s Daughters

10:30 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Music Ministers / Legion of Mary / Catholics Returning Home / Pastoral & Finance Council /St. Joseph Ministry

11:00 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Daughters of the Americas / Families in Christ Jesus / Vocation Committee / Liturgy Committee / Pro Life Ministry

11:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.
Knights of Columbus / Couples for Christ /Youth & Young Adult Ministers /Social Justice

12:00 a.m.
Midnight Benediction

Click here to view Lent/Easter Schedule 2018

PALM SUNDAY
4/14/19

Blessing of the palms:  4:00 p.m. & 7:30 a.m. Masses @ Church Plaza
9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., & 1:00 p.m. Masses @ Parish Hall

MON: 4/15/19 Mass at 8:00 a.m.
TUES: 4/16/19 Mass at 8:00 a.m.
WED: 4/17/19 Mass at 8:00 a.m.

HOLY THURSDAY
4/18/19

Representation of Our Lord's Supper & Washing of the Feet- Rev. Nicholas Duggan Hall
6:00 p.m. - Spanish

Mass of Our Lord's Supper
7:00 p.m. - Bilingual

The Great Vigil
8:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

GOOD FRIDAY
4/19/19

Passion Reflections
11:00 a.m.

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (Eng)
1:00 p.m.

Stations of the Cross 
2:45 p.m.
 (outside church-weather permitting)

Private Reflection

Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
5:00 p.m. - Spanish, 7:00 p.m. - English

HOLY SATURDAY
4/20/19

EASTER VIGIL MASS
At Dusk approximately - 8:00 p.m. - Bi-lingual

EASTER SUNDAY
4/21/19

Masses: 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Spanish Mass

Click here to view Lent/Easter Schedule 2018

Help contribute to the St. Paul Building Fund, to help us reduce our Diocesan Loan for the Religious Education Center. We are planning another Bus Trip—we are going to Feather Falls Casino:

Date: May 2

Boarding Time 8:45am

Departure Time: 9:00am

Location: St. Paul parking lot

Cost: $25.00

Refund: $12;00 cash

$3:00 food coupon

For more information call:

Emilia Dones: 849-5617, or

Naty Fontillas 362-7541, or

Paz Cajucom 599-9166, or

Norma Bolante 688-8769, or

Rose Basos 381-3845.

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 !

• 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

 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