Dear Parishioners,

Unfortunately due to the current COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the Marriage Preparation Program - UNITAS is suspended until further notice. This is for the safety of you as well as others involved. Please look back when the local Sacramento County restrictions are relaxed for updated status on our ministry.

Pray for those who are affected; health wise, frontliners, financially and emotionally. Also pray for the expediant radification of this pandemic.

God Bless Us All

The Knights of Columbus still have approximately 40 coats of various children's sizes for Girls and 40 coats of various children's sizes for Boys.

If you know of a child in need of a coat, please contact Event Chairman David Rangel at (760) 985-5374 or by email at  drangel@verizon.net to reserve a coat.

Coats will be issued on a first come-first serve basis. The Knights of Columbus want all children to stay warm this winter. Please help us make this happen.

Thank you and God Bless. 

There had been unavoidable cases that the priest celebrant forgets to mention the name of person for the intentions of Thanksgiving, Birthdays, Faithful Departed, Healing and the like. The people love to have the names mentioned, and of course if he/she is not mentioned then the family who offered the mass THINKS that the INTENTION WAS NEVER APPLIED. That is NOT TRUE. Mentioned or not, the intention(s) is/are applied, provided it is in the intention of the celebrant to apply all the intentions recorded in the book in office. How do we know that? For the celebrant, before he even goes to the church to celebrate the Holy Mass, already made up in his mind about the intentions to apply all those Mass Offerings and Intentions recorded in the office.

Let us refer to the Canon Law and the Liturgical Law of the Catholic Church. In both books, they NEVER SAY that it is AN OBLIGATORY REQUIREMENT to MENTION NAMES in the mass (weekday or Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation), except for Funeral Masses (mentioned in the Eucharistic Prayer). But it is only by the pleasure of the family who is giving the Mass Intention to mention it. If cases happens that it was missed out mentioning it, then the family should not be mad. Because, again, mentioned or not, it is still applied. That's the bountiful blessing of the Holy Eucharist. The "spiritual value of a single mass is infinite." Remember that the Holy Mass is not made or celebrated for the pleasure of the family. That is why the Holy Eucharist must not rely on our SUBJECTIVE DISPOSITION. It is very objective and independent from our emotional state, because it is a Sacrament. It is a Sacrament that gives us the graces that we need, living and dead, for the furtherance of our spiritual life and food satisfaction of our souls and salvation.

Below is a referral to an issue RE: Mentioning Mass Intentions and is taken from the websites whose links are written below:

Mentioning the Mass Intention
Authored By: Father Edward McNamara

A ZENIT DAILY DISPATCH
ROME, 9 OCT. 2007 (ZENIT)

Answered by Legionary of Christ Father Edward McNamara, professor of liturgy at the Regina Apostolorum university.

Q: Unlike our present pastor, our former priest always would mention the intention for the Mass. Is this up to the individual priest? It gets printed in our bulletin, but I would hope the priest would mention who the Mass is for at some point, even though I know God knows who it is for. — L.S., St. Louis, Missouri

A: While there are no universal laws regarding this topic, some dioceses have published norms with common-sense indications that all priests may take into account.

My reply is inspired by the norms issued by the Diocese of Rome.

There is no requirement to mention the priest's intention at the Mass. Thus, a mention in the bulletin or some other public notification is a legitimate option, especially when the pastor is aware that the person who requested the Mass will not be present at the celebration.

If the person or family who requested the intention wishes to be present, then it is good that the celebrant mention the name of the person for whom the Mass is being offered.

This may best be done either after the greeting at the beginning of Mass or as an intention of the prayer of the faithful.

If you want further elucidation on the issue kindly click the links below.

MENTIONING MASS INTENTIONS
MASS INTENTIONS AND STIPENDS (CANON LAW)

FACTS AND QUESTIONS: Morality of Getting the COVID19 Vaccines

The Vatican and the Diocese had been reviewing the moral issues and questions regarding the COVID19 vaccines. Here is the complete presentation coming from the church.

COVID Vaccine FAQS (English)
COVID Vaccine FAQS (Spanish)

The Knights of Columbus State Council has organized a program to celebrate the forthcoming PRO LIFE activities starting on January 21 until January 29. The link below will give you the necessary information of participating in this annual event (novena prayer card, resources and videos). 

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS PRO-LIFE EVENT

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 2021 CRAB FEED

Tickets will be available for the Knights of Columbus 2021 Crab Feed starting Monday, January 4th. This year, out of safety concerns and restrictions, the Knights have found a creative way that will allow you to enjoy a very hearty meal at a great price! This year's Crab Feed will take place in the form of a Drive-Thru, allowing you to take your meal home to enjoy with your family. We've lowered the price and are providing a significant amount of food to ensure a fantastic value for your purchase.  This year, the price of the Crab Feed has been lowered to $40 per person. The purchase of each ticket will provide you with:

• TWO pounds of prepared crab topped by shrimp (with cocktail sauce on the side)
• 1 pint of clam chowder
• Your choice of Anti-pasto or Pasta with Red Meat Sauce
• Buttered Garlic Bread
• Napkins and Bibs (Utensils and plates will be available upon request)

Additionally, four every four tickets purchased, you will receive a complimentary bottle of White Wine. 

The event will take place Saturday, February 27, 2021. Tickets will go on sale January 4th and be sold through Sunday, February 14, 2021. All tickets must be paid for by that date as no tickets will be sold after that date. Additionally, changes to placed orders will not be allowed after February 14^th.

On the day of the event, participants will be asked to come to St. Paul Church between the hours of 3:30 PM and 5:00 PM to pick up your meal. You will not be required to exit your vehicle as your meal will be brought to you and loaded into your vehicle. There will be three staging areas within in the drive thru. 

• Staging Area One is where you can view prizes that will be up for raffle and purchase tickets if you choose to do so. Only cash and checks will be accepted. Prizes will be drawn at random at the end of the event, at which time winners will be contacted by phone and plans will be made to deliver your prize to you that evening. 
• Staging Area Two is where you will check in. You will need to provide your ticket(s) in order to receive your meal. Meals will not be distributed to anyone without a ticket.
• Staging Area Three is where your meal will be delivered to you. For your safety and that of our Knights, you will be asked to remain in your vehicle unless you need to open the rear hatch of your vehicle or trunk. Masks must be worn at all times.
  • For those who are receiving a complimentary bottle of wine:
    • You must be 21 or older.
    • You may be asked to show ID.
    • Wine will not be issued to anyone without proof of age.

Below is an illustration of how and where the staging areas will be set up. On the day of the event, cones and signage will be in place to help guide you.

How to secure tickets for the event:

In an effort to limit physical contact out of safety concerns, we ask that you call Event Chairman David Rangel at (760) 985-5374 or email him at drangel@verizon.net to purchase and/or reserve your tickets.

You can either pay using a credit/debit card over the phone or coordinate a time to pay while picking up your tickets. Reserved tickets can be picked up on any Sunday, through February 14^th, immediately following the 11:00 AM Mass. When securing tickets, we will need to know if your prefer anti-pasto or pasta with red meat sauce.

 

Happy and Blessed New Year to all!

JANUARY 1, 2021 NEW YEAR'S DAY and SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD is a HOLYDAY of OBLIGATION. Our OUTDOOR masses are the following: December 31 (Thursday) New Year's Eve Mass 4:00 PM (English/Livestream) and January 1 (Friday) 9:00 AM (English/Livestream) and 11:00 AM (English) and 1:00PM (Spanish/Livestream).

For Sunday, January 3rd, EPIPHANY SUNDAY, we have in our bulletin for that day the Traditional Blessing of House for the start of the year by using the blessed chalk. Blessed chalks will be available after the masses. You may bring your chalks with you to be blessed in the mass. The prayers are in the bulletin for the Epiphany Sunday, January 3rd. If you cannot avail the hardcopy of the bulletin, you may download it here in our parish website. Look for the Bulletin dated January 3. Here is the link: https://stpaul-florin.org/bulletins. The prayer is on page 4. The link will be available this weekend.

May God through Mary grant us a good year 2021 with all the blessings that we need. Be safe.

Dear St. Paul Parish Families,

It has been a hard and challenging year for all of us. The pandemic has affected everybody at work, the way we relate socially with one another, travel plans, restaurants to name only a few, but most especially our liturgical schedule and the way we do public worship. It is a very sad and challenging situation, but we can always adapt and find ways and means to make things possible following safety health guidelines. We are a people of hope as the season of Advent reminds us. Our faith is strengthened by challenging situations rather than to resign to it. CHRISTIAN is our name and so we bear anything that would make our faith stronger, like Christ who sacrificed himself to save us.

As we approach Christmas, let us rise to the occasion of bearing Christ in our daily lives and share him to all the people that we meet. It may be a short prayer for somebody. It may be a call to someone that we did not talk for a while. It may be that street person shivering out in the cold who needs our assistance. Whatever that person may be, we can always share Christ and let Him do His miracle of Christmas through us.

May Christmas and the coming New Year be something that give light, joy, love and hope to all of us no matter what course they may take. May Jesus, Mary and Joseph who had their share of trials be an inspiration to all of us. Mary and Joseph of Nazareth intercede for us through your Son. Amen.

In the name of the Parish Pastoral Council, Parish Finance Committee, Liturgical Committee, the Parish Office Staff, Religious Education and Parish School Staff, a blessed Christmas and a bright New Year to you and your family. Thank you for your patience and generosity.

In the Word Incarnate,

Rev. Joyle Martinez

* If it would rain, we would just have live stream masses; Two Masses for the Day itself (English and Spanish)

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD - NEW YEAR'S EVE MASS

Thursday, December 31, 2020
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM Holy Days of Obligation (Livestream)

SOLEMNITY OF THE MOTHER OF GOD - NEW YEAR'S DAY

Friday, January 1, 2021
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM - ENGLISH (Livestream)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM - ENGLISH
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - SPANISH (Livestream)

EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

Saturday, January 2, 2021
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - VIGIL - ENGLISH

Sunday, January 3, 2021
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM  - ENGLISH (Livestream)
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM  - ENGLISH
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM  - SPANISH (Livestream)

December 29, 2020

MASSES DURING BAD WEATHER

We are doing our best to celebrate the Holy Mass with you outdoors even if it is cold. We are doing well as of the moment. We appreciate your patience and endurance. These are all the challenges that we face during these hard times. We offer them all to God that He may strengthen us. With HOPE as the theme of Advent, we will never give up. By the grace of God we can make it as long as we hold on to our faith.
With that being said, we continue to celebrate the Holy Mass with you whenever we can. In case of bad weather or it rains, we cannot do the usual schedule of outdoor masses. There is a revised schedule, a PLAN B, in case we have such situations where we cannot avoid the force of nature. Kindly check the MASS TIMES in our Parish Website and read the instructions in cases of inclement weather.

Plan B
In Cases of Inclement Weather (Rain) Instructions

Please be advised that understandably if it rains we will have no OUTDOOR masses.

WHEN IT RAINS...
*On Saturday - 4:00 PM Mass will be cancelled
*On Sunday - the Masses will be cancelled.

Instead we will only have 2 livestream masses in the church: Sunday: 9:00 AM English (livestream) and 11:00 AM Spanish (livestream).

Only ten (10) people are allowed in the church: celebrant, ministers and livestream operators ONLY.

You can watch the livestream masses from the comfort of your home on your TV, computer, ipad, or smart phone.

If you want to receive Holy Communion, you may drive to St. Paul and park preferably in the South parking lot (between the Church and Hall). Watch the livestream mass on your device.

After the final blessing, we will come out to you in your parked car to offer you Holy Communion. If you want to receive the host, kindly step out of your car so Father or EEM can properly offer it to you.

Then you may go safely home. As you leave, drive safely for there will be others receiving communion.

PARISH CALENDARS

Our parish calendars have already arrived. They were distributed  during our Christmas masses. If you were not able to attend please come to the parish office during business hours (M-f, 8am-4pm) and pick one up. One calandar per family please. Thank you.

THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS YOU

We are grateful for your loyalty to St. Paul and to your faith. God bless us all as we continue to pray through the intercession of our Blessed Mother and St. Joseph that we successfully face these trials. St. Paul pray for us!

Kindly spread the message. Be safe and well. God bless you.

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Update:   December 11, 2020
Original Issued:   June 8, 2020
We map out the Church, Chapel and the Parish Hall for the order of entering, sitting and exiting and the order of receiving communion respectively. If there are labeled groups, Group 1 starts first and the others groups follow accordingly. Kindly check the links below for proper information. We appreciate it if you follow the directions properly.

Church: One Way Enter Exit Routes
Church: Church Entry Seating Protocal
Church: Seating Layout
Church: Communion Flow

Chapel: One Way Entry Exit Routes
Chapel: Entry Seating Protocal
Chapel: Seating Layout
Chapel: Communion Flow

Daily Mass: Communion Flow

Parish Hall: Church: Entering, Sitting, Receiving Communion, Exiting

Old Business

Shirley’s Retirement
Ja’net reported that Shirley decided not to have a retirement party. Shirley advised that it’s been too long since her retirement. Proposal was to have a Mass and small luncheon for her. Phil suggested we present her a gift card and plaque in lieu of retirement party. Ja’net will make one more attempt to contact Shirley to present her the gift and plaque. We did make a concerted effort to arrange a retirement ceremony and party for Shirley. Because of COVID-19 and the hot weather the retirement party was post- poned to a later date.

Livestream Camera Project
Father Joyle presented a report that shows donations of $6,892.00 and expenses of $4,297.76. The remaining balance of $2,594.24 will be used to purchase a new laptop that will be dedicated to operating the livestream cameras and equipment. The current desktop computer being used must be brought over from the Parish Office for all the masses each weekend.

The desktop computer from the office does provide the computing power needed to operate the livestream cameras and equipment efficiently. Yet we need a new computer that will be only dedicated for livestreaming. In addition, the funds will be used to purchase a new projector for the hall. The current projector is unable to project the necessary brightness/lumens for a clearer video.

Ja’net inquired about using the new livestream equipment for virtual funer- al services via ZOOM. Father Joyle stated that we are using OBS and YouTube for livestreaming funeral masses.

CFF and RCIA Report:
Sister Beth was excused. She provided Father Joyle a copy of the CFF Comparative Report, Catechetical Year 2020-2021. Father shared it with the council. There are 127 English students and 78 Spanish students enrolled this year. The total includes: 6 RCIA adults, 14 RCIA Second Years students, and 9 RCIA First Year students. There is a significant drop in enrollment compared to 2019-2020 (220 English and 198 Spanish). The decrease is attributed to COVID-19.

New Business

Indoor Masses
Father Joyle reported in the past two weeks that parishioners seemed con- fused about the Communion guidelines established for COVID-19. He reminded parishioners about following the guidelines. Father suggested Anita Fong must hold a meeting with the Hospitality Ministers to review the procedures. Father will ask Dale to coordinate with Anita on holding a hands-on training session on the COVID-19 guidelines.

Mass of Remembrance
Ja’net suggested presenting each family with a candle this year at the Mass of Remembrance then hold the reception in November 2021. The reception is important for families to share their feelings about losing a loved one. Father Joyle suggests dividing the 38 families into four groups. We will hold a Mass of Remembrance at each of the weekend masses in November. Ask each family to select a Mass to attend. A candle will be given to each family for the candle lighting ceremony. The parish will send the families a letter regarding the Mass of Remembrance ceremony. The banner of the deceased will be on the sanctuary during the month of November.

Redesigning the Parish Website
Father Joyle states eCatholic, our current webhosting provider, is offering a promo of $250.00 to redesign our home page. Father Joyle shared some graphics of sample home pages. He asked for inputs to help him select a design. Due date is October 31, 2020. The council approved the purchase of the special offer.

Other Matters

David Rangel has concerns about the temperature scanners because others can hear the results, i.e., alarm goes off when threshold is ex- ceeded. According to him, that is very alarming. Father says he will make announcement to parishioners to wait two minutes then rescan if they would get a red-light result. He will ask Dale to disable the sound alarm of the temperature scanners.

November 19, 2020 (Thursday)

Dear Parishioners,

Starting this weekend, we will do outdoor masses at the REC Plaza like what we did before as long as the weather permits. The Masses will be the following: Saturday, 4:00PM; Sunday, 9:00 AM; 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM (Spanish). 

If the weather is not favorable, e.g. it rains, then we will do a drive in virtual mass. This means that you have to stay in your car, and watch the mass livestreaming. Communion will be distributed in the parking lot.

Pray that we may be upgraded soon again to the Red Tier. Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. We hope and pray that we can celebrate as community the special Christian events. Stay safe and God bless you.

LETTER OF BISHOP SOTO

We are updating to a new online program called Faith Direct eGiving.  At the masses last weekend the Finance Council introduced the Faith Direct eGiving program.  We encourage all parish families to enroll in eGiving.  The enrollment process is easy and secure.  Click the ONLINE eGIVING link to enroll online.  If you prefer to enroll by mail click here to download an English application, click here to download an Spanish application.  Complete it and mail to Faith Direct.
 
If you are already enrolled in the previous Online Giving program go to MYOWNGIVING.  Log in with your User ID and Password.  If you need help with your log in click Forgot User ID or Password.  Your User ID will be sent to the email address that you used to sign up.  If you have forgotten your password click Forgot Password enter your email address you will be sent a link to a page where you can create a password.
 
After logging in select My Payment Methods then delete your Bank Account or Credit Card information click Submit.  Your deduction will be cancelled.  We ask that you cancel this payment prior to enrolling in Faith Direct eGiving.  Any questions or need help contact Jerry Fong, Finance Council at stpaul_finance@comcast.net or call 916-381-5200.

-June 29, 2020

Kindly read the guidelines for proper information and guidance of attending the Sacraments. Below are the links for the copies of the guidelines. Be safe always and God bless you. 

Updated/Edited  Guidelines for the Resumption of Public Masses - General Congregation 

Guidelines for the Resumption of Public Masses for Ministers Only

ADDENDUM to the Guidelines for the Mass

Funeral Guidelines

Marriage Guidelines

Baptismal Guidelines

Confirmation Guidelines

Reconciliation/Confession Guidelines

Additional Instructions For The Various Lay Ministers And Other Parish Volunteers During The Time Of The Covid19

- June 16, 2020

It has been called to our attention that it is needed to have CONTACT TRACING PROTOCOL in cases that any parishioner(s) who attended the mass on any given day may have contracted COVID19 or positive with it within 14 days. This will help us in contacting the parishioners who have attended mass on that particular day(s) so that they may know what to do next as a process.

Below is the link to fill out the form. Calendar date is provided in the form for your choice of date(s) in attending the mass. Your time of mass on a date of your choice is very essential for the record. Kindly fill it out and submit it.

CONTACT TRACING PROTOCOL FORM

 

The RCIA Rite of Welcome and Acceptance was held @4:00pm Mass last November 28. From that time on the catechumens and candidates are dismissed to reflect on the Word of God right after the homily.

The last batch of the Spanish Rite of Enrollment for Confirmation was done last Sunday, December 6 in the 1:00 PM Spanish mass.

All English CFF classes are all virtual on Sundays.

October 19, 2020

Dear Parishioners,

We have collected $6,892.00 as of October 19. The total expenses so far is $ 4,297.76. We have a balance of $ 2,594.24. We plan to use the remaining balance to buy a new computer dedicated only for livestreaming. We are using the office computer every now and then. But we have to carry it back in the office after the masses. In addition, we are considering to buy a new projector for the hall. Our old projector does not project the livestream clearly. We use the hall for the overflow of people in the church especialy during the 9:00 AM mass.

If you still consider to donate more for the project, we would greatly appreciate it. Your generosity is beyond words to describe because it is beyond our expectations. We thank you and may God bless you for your undying generosity. God bless you.