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Reverend Nicholas Duggan - Pastor Emeritus of St. Paul

We appoligize for this short notice due to the timing of our notification of Fr. Duggan's passing Wednesday morning to his funeral arrangements starting this Sunday.

Fr. Duggan was appointed as pastor of St. Paul from April 1986 through September 2003 at which point he retired from active ministry and was named Pastor Emeritus of St. Paul.

As you may already know, Fr. Duggan, our much beloved and former pastor of St. Paul, passed away early this morning. Funeral arrangements have already been arranged and are as follows:

Vigil: St. Paul parish on Sunday, October 7th with viewing starting at 4pm and Rosary at 5:30pm. Vigil for the Deceased at 6pm.

The Funeral Mass will be held at St. Paul and is scheduled for Monday, October 8th at 11am presided by The Most Reverend Bishop Jaime Soto. A reception will be at the parish hall immediately follow the Funeral Mass.

The Rite of Committal will take place at Calvary Cemetery at 2:30pm on Monday, October 8th.

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he and the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace. Amen.

This Week's Liturgical Message

REJOICE

Today has traditionally been called “Gaudete Sunday.” The Latin tag is derived from Paul’s appeal in the second reading to “rejoice always in the Lord,” and the Latin Mass text based on that reading. The irony and paradox of this Christian joy is underlined by the fact that Paul wrote those words in prison. But from there he could see the progress of God’s work.

Is it obvious to us? We feel that this is not the time for joy when there is so much suffering and moral evil. It is interesting, then, that the first reading is from the prophet Zephaniah, who is almost exclusively concerned with gloomy visions of Judgment Day. Today

the Church selects the only optimistic text in Zephaniah, in which the prophet has been touched by the spirit of joy.

This, we are assured on all sides, is “the season of joy.” Let us recapture that feeling of joy in our lives and reflect it to those who are joyless.

This Week's Treasures From Our Traditions

Years ago, the trick question on religion quizzes would be to name all the liturgical colors, or the colors of the vestments worn at Mass. Rose is a color seldom seen, used at most two days a year. Today, “Gaudete Sunday,” is one of those days. The name of the day is drawn from an opening verse in the old Latin Mass texts: Gaudete is Latin for “Rejoice!” This year’s Gospel certainly reflects that mood as Elizabeth feels her infant within her leaping for joy at the presence of Mary.

Mary’s visit to her aged cousin is an act of compassion between women, as two kinswomen who are bearing children into the world share their joy. Some churches retain the custom of having the priest wear rose vestments today, and many will use a rose candle in the Advent wreath. Violet is the official color for Advent and Lent, but many parishes employ different hues for each season, trying to keep them distinct. In medieval times, dye was costly, and poor parishes used unornamented plain cloth for vestments. Dyes were expensive and some colors, particularly purple, difficult to achieve. In England, purple dye was made from mollusks, yielding at best a deep indigo or blue and not the desired violet.

Thus, the color of Advent in the British Isles has long been a deep blue, reminding many people of Mary’s presence at the heart of the Advent mystery. That theology is largely unplanned: it’s all because of the clams!

Multicultural Fundraiser

Tickets are on sale for our Multicultural Dinner/Dance Fundraiser.

Date: August 26, 2017 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Ethnic Dishes -Dancing - Raffles -Entertainment

Dress in your native costume or come as you are!

Donation: $20.00 Adult - $10:00 Children under 13 yrs

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

2018 White Elephant Sale

Thank you to Ann & Manny Viernes, Esther Conrad and all of their hard working crews for the fantastic job they did again this year to ensure the great success we had with our Annual White Elephant (Yard Sale). This year we had a net result of over $7,800.

Many thanks to all who helped and all who participated and purchased ensuring our great success.

Thank you al!

Reverend Nicholas Duggan - Pastor Emeritus of St. Paul

Fr. Duggan was appointed as pastor of St. Paul from April 1986 through September 2003 at which point he retired from active ministry and was named Pastor Emeritus of St. Paul.

Click here for some photos of Fr. Duggan's Funeral Mass

Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon him. May he and the souls of the faithfully departed rest in peace. Amen.

40 Days For Life

Fall 40 Days for Life -
Come pray for just an hour and save a LIFE!

The Fall 40 Days for Life prayer vigil began on September 26 in hundreds of cities around the world, including several in our Diocese. Christians will pray and offer assistance on the sidewalk, Monday - Friday, from September 26th to November 4th. This life-saving, peaceful, prayerful ministry is endorsed by Bishop Soto who encourages all Catholics to participate. By God's grace close to 15,000 women worldwide have changed their minds, choosing LIFE for their children rather than abortion because of people praying at the sidewalk.

The Sacramento vigil will be held at the FPA Abortion Clinic at 2322 Butano Drive, Sacramento. Other 40 Days for Life locations within the Diocese of Sacramento include Redding, Chico, Vallejo, Fairfield and Yuba City. Please visit 40daysforlife.com for more information about each site.

Jesse Tree

Thank you to the generous parishioners who took a card from the Jesse tree to sponsor a child for Christmas.

The deadline is December 9 All unwrapped gifts, together with the coded card that you took from the Jesse tree should be returned. May God bless you for your kindness.

Blessings,

Ja'net Blea

Caution! Construction Notice!

St Paul Parishioners and guests, just a friendly word of caution.

In the next 30-60 days there will be construction work of the interior and exterior of our church and parish hall and parking lights. We are retrofitting/upgrading the lighting into more energy efficient fixtures.

There should be no interruption or interference with our weekday and weekend Masses. The work will be done during the weekdays between the hours of 9am-5pm.

St Paul’s is given this blessed opportunity to save on our monthly expenses and have an impact to our carbon footprint on the environment. The reduction to our monthly electrical bill will greatly help our already tight budget for this year and years to come.

The SMUD Complete Energy Solutions Program offers us this opportunity to upgrade our lighting fixtures. It will help save an estimate of $663 per month on our electrical bill, saving 5,393.50 kWh per month or $39,804 in 5 years-saving 323,610 kWh in 5 years.

St Paul’s impact to our carbon footprint to the environment is:

Remove 6.47 passenger vehicles from the road,
Save 64,721.95 kWh which reduces our CO2 emissions, and
Sequester the equivalent of 95.14 acres of forest.

The overall Installation cost is $18,230.49 but with the 49% rebate offered through the program, our net project cost will be $9,363.58, the ROI or project will pay for itself in 1.18 years.

We apologize in advance if there are any inconvenience the construction work may cause.

For any questions or concerns call Dale Yamamoto at 916-257-3323

Thank you for your understanding and patience.

For the greater glory of God

Pastoral Council

Palm Sunday

March 24th & 25th.

REMEMBER!

Next Sunday is Palm Sunday!

Mass will begin 10 minutes earlier

Stations Of The Cross

Every Friday starting February 16 to March 23rd, 2018

6pm - English followed by a simple soup and bread meal
7pm - Spanish

CONFESSIONS will be scheduled simultaniously with Stations of the Cross on the following dates and times:

March 9, 16, and 23rd
6:00pm - 9:30pm

St. Michael the Archangel - Ministry

St Paul has a new ministry called St. Michael the Archangel Ministry.

We are in need of more ministers to join us, especially those who are bilingual and attend the 1pm Mass.

This ministry is created and commissioned to maintain a prayerful-worshiping campus in a safe environment for our parishioners and parish community. You’ll have the opportunity to actively lead and support St Paul's Emergency Action Plan.

This plan includes but not limited to: fire safety, evacuation plan, active shooter awareness, and general safety at St Paul.

If you have the following professional background we are interested in meeting with you.

Law Enforcement
Military
Safety
Security
Education
Legal
Medical
Social Services
Psychiatry
Love for our fellow men & women.
We also invite all parishioners to join

If you’re interested call the Parish Office or Dale Yamamoto @ 916-257-3323

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

November 11th - Veterans Day

A Special Blessing for all past and present Veterans at the 9:00am Mass.
We would like to invite all our veterans and their families to attend, and for our veterans to wear their uniforms.

Famlies may bring a 3”x5” Photo of :
“Active Duty” military members to be placed in the Prayer Board, mounted in the South vestibule.

We wish to honor our veterans, worthy men and women who gave their best and sacrificed so much to keep our country safe when called upon to serve.
God bless all our troops may he watch over them.

Monday, November 12th

The Rectory office will be closed in observance of the Veterans Day Holiday

Monday, November 12th—Mass of Remembrance

Mass at 7:00pm to remember our parishioners who have died this past year.

Thursday, November 22nd – Thanksgiving Day

Mass will be at 9::00am. Half of the collection today will be given to Loaves and Fishes

Christmas Lantern Parade and Contest

All parishioners are welcome to participate in our first ever “Christmas Lantern Parade and Contest” to be held the 1 ^st day of the Advent Novena and Mass, December 15 ^th, 2018 starting at 6:30pm.

Parishioners have this opportunity to show your talents by designing and handmake your own lantern.

See the parish web site for sample ideas at:
http://www.stpaul-florin.org/photoalbums/christmas-lantern-ideas

Objective: Promotion and preservation of Tradition through creative design.

GUIDELINES/ REQUIREMENTS MUST BE CONSIDERED

Personally designed and homemade lanterns only, purchased lanterns allowed but will not be judged.
The lantern should be attached to a 3 to 4 foot pole to comfortably be carried.
No candle or fire lit device allowed.
There will be three (3) winners – 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd prizes
Please arrive in Church no later 6:15pm on December 15, 2018

Judging Criteria:

1. Originality (relevance to the theme/objective) 4pts
2. Creativity (colorful creative utilization of unique recycled materials if possible) 3pts
3. Symbolism 2pts
4. Earth Friendly 1pt
TOTAL 10pts

To see the flyer click here.

Questions? Call the parish office 381-5200 ask for Sr. Elizabeth

REMINDER! Daylight Savings Ends Sunday at 2am

"Fall Back"

Daylight Savings Ends Sunday November 4th at 2am Set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed Saturday night.

All Saints, All Souls Masses

Nov 1st—All Saints Day

Mass: 8:00am in English

6:00pm in English

Nov 2nd– All Souls Day

Mass: 8:00am English

7:00pm Spanish

Mass of Remembrance

Hosted by the Bereavement Ministry, the annual “Mass of Remembrance” was held on Monday, November 12th at 7:00am, as we remember and pay homage and respect to those of our parish community who have left this earthly life during the past year.

Click here to see photo s

46th Annual St Paul Fall Festival

For the greater glory of God!

Remember, the 1st Fall Festival 46 years ago, was established to raise funds to build our parish and pay-down the loan, this has not changed but most of all it has evolved to a more meaningful and underlying goal of our Parish. To bring together annually all our parish families and friends in prayerful fellowship, fun, and food.

Our 46th Annual Fall Festival was a success in meeting it’s goal; bringing together families, friends, and fellowship for St Paul's largest annual fundraising event. Everyone enjoyed talented entertainment, riding on the Trackless Train, playing Bingo, satisfying their “sweet tooth” at CDA’s Sweet Shop, shopping at the Themed Baskets, eating delicious ethnic foods and generously supporting the vendors who were soliciting business for their merchandise or services.

Thank you to our parishioner families and friends for patronizing and supporting the Festival!

Please join us in Thanks Giving and Recognition of all our Parishioners who are tireless and generous stewards for your St Paul Parish, "THANK YOU!"

The compiled estimated final financials are as follows:

Gross: $20,531.95
Net Profit: $17,145.60
$2,623.75 is designated for the Building Fund

The final wrap up meeting will be held on October 8th at 6pm in classroom 1&2. Anyone is welcome to attend the wrap up meeting.

For the greater glory of God

God Bless,

Your Pastoral & Financial Council

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Congratulations to everyone who won a raffle prize or more!

Raffle Prize and Themed Basket winners who have not claimed up their winnings, please pick them up at the Office during business hours (Mon-Fri 8am-4pm ‭(916) 381-5200‬).

Please bring in your ticket to verify the winning numbers match!

Raffle:
Prize WinningTicket
4 pc Pasta Set Murillo
49ner folding chair Arlene Hoppis
Seafood City $25 gift certificate Lorena Sanchez
Blue Starbucks water bottle Lorena Sanchez
Seafood City $25 gift certificate R. Sour
Seafood City $25 gift certificate Devin Nguyen
Martin Nunez
Blanca Zapien
Themed Basket Jean Gritton

We appologize for any mis-spelling of the names, for we did the best to read what was written on the tickets.

The 2017 ST PAUL'S DIRECTORY

THE 2017 ST PAUL’S DIRECTORY
"Memories for a lifetime"

The Parish Directory is now available!

If you had pictures taken by Lifetouch last year, and you haven’t picked up your free parish directory, you can do so after the Masses on October 6/7 and 13/14.

Members from the Parish Council will be available to hand you a directory. They will be in the church vesti- bule. For more information call Jerry Fong at (916)-832- 7394.

Holy Thursday - The Great Vigil

HOLY THURSDAY
March 29, 2018
Ministries for the Great Vigil

PARISH HALL
(30 minute intervals)

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

9:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Eucharistic Ministers/ Altar Servers/Multi-Cultural Ministry

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 / 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 201 8

St. Paul Catholic Church

8720 Florin Road, Sacramento, CA 916-381-5200

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