ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This website is no longer maintained. St. Paul's information has
been consolidated with the other parishes of our cluster on the new
Cluster Parishes website found at
www.clusterparishes.com. If you
navigated to this page from the Cluster Parishes website, our apologies
-- please return there and scroll further down the main page to find
items such as a consolidated cluster bulletin, calendar, and more.
Weekly Mass Information
Everyone is welcome to request Mass Intentions
to remember loved ones who have died or those who
are sick; in Thanksgiving to God, for birthdays, anniversaries, etc.
Mass Intention Envelopes are at
all exits of the church in the “News Stands” or on the table. A stipend
(donation) should be enclosed in the envelope, made payable to St.
Paul’s Catholic Church. As we strive to honor requested dates and times,
please submit your completed Mass Intention Envelope to the Church
Office at least four weeks to six months in advance. Thank you!
Sports fans have seen it in every season.
Whether its baseball, football, basketball,
hockey, soccer, or some other sport, it
seems that there is a team in the early part
of the season that is unstoppable. They have everything going for
them-the right combination of players, opponents that can't get it
together, and a clear lack of injuries that could hamper the team.
The team is on a roll! And then the inevitable happens: a key
player gets injured, or opposing teams figure out the weak spots,
or a couple of defeats in a row demoralize the team. The liturgy of Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion can feel a
little bit like that sports experience. We start out with the Gospel
story of Jesus' entry into Jerusalem filled with roaring crowds and
exultant shouts. And then the liturgy plunges us into the passion
and death of Jesus as recorded in Matthew's Gospel. Jesus is
betrayed, arrested, denied, mocked, scourged, and crucified. In
the end, it might seem that all is forsaken. But Matthew's Passion narrative points to seeds of hope even
in the telling. Pilate's wife calls Jesus a righteous man. Those
who jeer at him speak of the three days-the length of time he will
spend in the tomb. Matthew tells us that the saints awake and
appear after Jesus' resurrection. And even the Pharisees have to
deal with the words of Jesus, promising that in three days he will
be raised up. In sports, it is only at the end of the season that the outcome
is known and all the statistics are recorded in the record books.
Even as we celebrate the Lord's passion and resurrection each
year, we know the outcome of the story. Jesus is raised and gives
life to all. That is why so many will be baptized at the Easter
vigil. That is also why those of us who are baptized continue to
believe.
Mass Intentions for the Week of April 16, 2011
Saturday, April 16—Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion Vigil: 4:00 p.m. † Carmelo Vega, Sr., Requested by the Hendley FamilySunday, April 17—Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion: 8:00 a.m. For the Christian Faithful of our Cluster Parishes of St. Paul’s, Holy Angels, Saint Mary, and Resurrection; 9:30 a.m. † Valerie Amos,
Requested by her parents, Ruth & Mike Meine
Tuesday of Holy Week— April 19: 7:30 a.m. † Kerry Cunningham, Requested by Elizabeth B. Cunningham
Holy Thursday, April 21st: 7:00 p.m. Mass with the “Mandatum” or Washing of
Feet at St. Paul’s
Good Friday, April 22nd: 7:00 p.m. Liturgy with Veneration of the Cross at Resurrection
Saturday, April 23rd Easter Vigil: 8:30 p.m. Liturgy at St. Paul’s—there will not be any Other Saturday Vigils in our Cluster
Easter Sunday Liturgies will be held at our regular Sunday Mass times: 8:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Readings for the Week of April 17, 2011
Sunday: Mt 21:1-11/Is 50:4-7/Phil 2:6-11/Mt 26:14--27:66 or 27:11-54
Monday: Is 42:1-7/Jn 12:1-11
Tuesday: Is 49:1-6/Jn 13:21-33, 36-38
Wednesday: Is 50:4-9a/Mt 26:14-25
Thursday: Chrism Mass: Is 61:1-3a, 6a, 8b-9/Rv 1:5-8/Lk 4:16-21
Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper: Ex 12:1-8, 11-14/1 Cor 11:23-26/Jn
13:1-15
Friday: Is 52:13---53:12/Heb 4:14-16; 5:7-9/Jn 18:1---19:42
Saturday: Vigil: Gn 1:1---2:2 or 1:1, 26-31a/Gn 22:1-18 or 22:1-2, 9a,
10-13, 15-18/Ex 14:15---15:1/
Is 54:5-14/Is 55:1-11/Bar 3:9-15, 32---4:4/Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28/Rom
6:3-11/Mt 28:1-10
Next Sunday: Acts 10:34a, 37-43/Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/Jn 20:1-9 or
Mt 28:1-10 or Lk 24:13-35
"Hosanna to the Son of David; blessed is he who comes in the name of
the Lord; hosanna in the highest." And when he entered Jerusalem the
whole city was shaken and asked, "Who is this?" And the crowds
replied, "This is Jesus the prophet, from Nazareth in Galilee." - Mt
21:9-11
St. Paul’s Nursery— Open on Sundays 9:15-10:45 AM. Children between the ages of 6 months to 5 years are welcome. The nursery is in the Father Walsh Center (on Washington Street, next to the church). There is a registration form for parents to complete when their child is dropped off the first time. The forms will be available in the nursery each Sunday. There is no cost for this service. For more information or if you are interested in volunteering, please call Bonnie Harris, St. Paul’s Nursery Coordinator, at 686-1485.