St. Paul Catholic Church

In recent years, there has been remarkable progress in drawing persons with disabilities into full celebration. Now it is generally accepted that worship places need accommodations such as ramps or elevators, largeprint materials for those who are sight-impaired, and perhaps even an assisted hearing system or signing in American Sign Language. American Sign Language is not merely English translated into movement, but a distinct language with its own grammar, syntax (word order), and vocabulary. For this reason, the American Catholic bishops have approved American Sign Language (ASL) as an official language of the liturgy.

Celebrating liturgy in our own language (the vernacular) means that liturgy must be accessible to all languages and cultures. The fact that Mass is celebrated this weekend in some places in total silence, but with the full participation of deaf people praising God in the movements of their hands, and sometimes even with a priest who is deaf, is nothing less than the Church being faithful to the image of Jesus, who made the deaf hear and the mute speak. Remember too that deafness is an invisible disability, and that there may well be people in your parish who are quietly yearning for Mass to be signed for them in ASL.

Reverand Nicholas Duggan Hall

The Pastoral Council recommended that the Parish Hall be renamed in honor of Father Duggan.

Father Joyle approved the renaming of the Parish Hall to REV. NICHOLAS DUGGAN HALL.

Thank you to everyone for your generous donation for the renaming of the Parish Hall and improvements to the hall.

We are still open to receiving your donations, please enusre you note and designate it for the "renaming & improvements" or just note it with "Fr. Duggan" and we will designate the funds exclusively to it.

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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.

WHITNEY YOUNG JR.

He was born in 1921 and was Executive Director of the National Urban League from 1961 until his early death in a swimming accident in 1971. He was a tireless practitioner of social activism to bring ethnic groups together.

He advocated for the poor and visited rural and urban communities. Young was an advisor to President Kennedy and President Johnson, and later President Nixon, helping to shape national policies. A key figure in bringing the 1963 March on Washington to fruition, he testified before Congressional Committees to ask for support in creating a fair environment and new opportunities for African Americans.

JAMES WELDON JOHNSON 1871-1938

He was born in Jacksonville to a headwaiter and the first female black school teacher in Florida. Johnson graduated from the school where his mother taught and he later earned a degree from Atlanta University. He began taking graduate classes at Columbia University to broaden his literary horizons. In 1913, he started writing for the New York Age, and in 1917 he published his first collection of poetry.

In 1916, Johnson was offered the post of field secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, where he became general secretary for the organization in 1920.

Please help provide basic needs for people experiencing homelessness! Donations can be delivered to 1351 North C St. The warehouse is open Mon-Fri 7:00am- 2:45pm or drop them by the rectory office during business hours.

Seasonal:

• Sleeping bags, tarps, blankets
• Jackets, coats all sizes
• Umbrellas and rain ponchos
• Hats, gloves and scarves
• General:
• Toilet paper
• Travel sized toiletries
• Toothbrushes and toothpaste
• Brushes and combs
• Backpacks
• Flashlights and batteries
• Gift cards (Subway, McDonalds, etc.)
• Socks and underwear
• Bras, and feminine hygiene products
• Diapers
• Dining:
• Healthy snack bars
• Coffee (large cans ) and coffee mugs

From:  DIOCESAN DIRECTOR OF WORSHIP

Subject: SILENCE

What are the those times when sacred silence should be observed? The Church tells us:

Before Mass: During the Penitential Act: after each invitation to pray: after the readings and the homily: after Communion.

The main purpose of silence is to foster a spirit prayer and enable the priest and the faithful to celebrate the Sacred Mysteries, fully aware of what they are doing.

Good judgement is necessary. After each invitation to pray a few seconds is sufficient.

How much time is needed to “call to mind our sins” during the Penitential Act? Certainly more than a few seconds, but not overly long.

After each reading, about the same amount of time..

After the homily a little more time.

After Communion time should be allowed so that the faithful can meditate on the mystery they have just received.

The longest time of silence is before the Mass begins.

The faithful need a quiet time to pray before the Mass.

On behalf of Fr. Joyle and your Pastoral/Finance Council we want to thank you for a successful "Download Sunday" This free new app is now available for parishioners like you to download on both iOS and Android phones or devices.

As of today, February 15th, there are 318 parishioners like you who have downloaded our new App. They experienced this app's many capabilities for improving parish communication and serving as a faith building resource. It is well thought out and should become a real asset to complement our daily faith lives. 

Click here for the: Parish App Feature-of-the-Week  "Bulletin"

Please pass this info along to anyone that may be interested or that it may benefit from the St. Paul Catholic Church App. The more people that use and participate, the stronger our Catholic community will become.

 

Our Bereavement Ministry mission is to assist families in both spiritual and corporal ways to aid in the loss of a loved one.

The ministry participates in vigil service, the burial mass and in providing comfort and a place for family members to meet and remember their loved ones.

The Bereavement Ministry provides desserts and salads to supplement food the family provides at receptions following the funeral of members of their families. The ministry is reaching out to parish members to join with this ministry and help provide the desserts and salads needed for these receptions.

Volunteering to help requires providing a dessert, or salad to feed approximately 5 people

Members are normally only solicited to provide food once a month.

The support volunteers providing food are greatly appreciated by the families of deceased members, and is a vital part of the corporal work of mercy to bury the dead.

If you would like to join this vital ministry please call the rectory office (916)381-5200.

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

Bishop Soto has issued the following directives to all parishes:

The use of the Communion cup is temporarily suspended:

Receive the Body of Christ is the hand ( although receiving on the tongue is permitted.)

Do not shake hands. Offer the Sign of Peace to those around you with a simple nod, saying, “Peace be with you.”

Do not hold hands during the Our Father.

Extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion are reminded to cleanse their hands with an alcohol-based antiseptic before and after administering Holy Communion.

This also applies to those who take Holy Communion to the home-bound.

The obligation to attend Mass on Sunday and other Holy Days does not apply to those who are sick. If you are sick, stay home and take care of yourself. Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time, and pray for those who are sick.

The administration of Holy Communion in both kinds will resume as soon as the Bishop deems it safe and prudent to do so.

 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

Armando Asahan	Ruben N. Libed	Daniel Roy Ryan
Justin Broussard	Cameron Lindsay	Janae Santos
Arianna Brown	Cody Machado	Martin Sinlao
Jay Candaso	Norbert Mendiola	Conner Sommerfield
Emanuel Cepeda	Maxton Perez	Taylor Sommerfield
Ricardo Cervantes	Landon Perez	Peter A. Tsueda
Jovon Chiguina	Dannon Perez	Brian Vergith
Roel C. Dones	Sergio Pineda	Nilo Uy Villaluna Jr.
Gary B. Foster ll	Mark A. Ramos Jr.	Charles Q. Wincey
Ryan Gandy	Stephen Rich	Jeffrey Yazel
Don Carlo Geroche	Gregorio Rodriguez
John Marc James	Ariel Rollins
Don Jamoles

We would like to welcome some of our newly registered members to our parish family:
 

Kimberly Castilo	Angel Lor	Bernardo & Gabriela Rivas
Kevin Cathy	Jorge Maldonado	Saul & Jesse Ruiz
Misael & Beatriz Ceja	Eleuterio & Nancy Melchol	Glenn & Teresa Sacro
Jose & Fabiola Cortes	Carlos & Alicia Morales	Patricia Sanchez
Miguel & Yolanda Deorta	Keshawn Morris	Sr Elizabeth U. Siguenza RVM
Rafael Enriquez	Evans & Gladys Mureithi	Sherry Ann Taeu
Virgilio & Sylvia Faundo	Thomas & Heidi Murphy	Joel & Carolina Torres
Paola Ferniza	Andy & Amie Nguyen	Israel & Norma Valdez
Rogelio & Janet Federigan	Alberto & Cristina Nunez	Jose & Gabriela Vargas
Jesus Flores	Hugo Ornelas	Miguel & Soledad Villalobos
Miguel & Norma Fuented	Brandie Padilla	James Wachira
Johana Garcia	Manuel & Edith Paramo	Theresa Welle
Aldo & Miriam Gentil	Jose & Lorena Puentes	Jerry Yang
Samuel Gonzales	Celestino & Delia Pugeda	Javier Zaragoza
Miguel & Luz Hernandez	Javier & Adriana Ramirez	Manuel Zavala
Fran Herzburn	Jose & Maria Ramos	Manuel Lavalle
Jorge & Angelina Izquierdo	Jose & Veronica Rangel
Margarito & Alicia Ledesma	Danilo & Jesusa Rigueira