We are still selling tickets for the Spring Dinner on April 26th, Saturday, before all Masses this weekend. We only have this weekend for the tickets sale. We are all encouraged and invited to attend this dinner. The menu: Chick- en Fajitas, Rice, Beans, Salad and Dessert. All for only $15.00 per person. We will have Ballet Folklorico Dancers, Raffle Prizes, and Money Giveaway. Parish Hall doors open at 5pm with dinner served at 6pm. NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.

​We welcome and congratulate our neophytes and candi- dates who received the Initiation Sacraments this Easter. NEOPHYTES: Daniel Bravo-Lara, Melissa Bravo Lara Alexander Munoz, Alonzo Munoz, Eloisa Landeros Vazquez, Jason Wayne Wong, Desirée Priscila González NEWLY INCORPORATED CATHOLICS: Camila Almanza Avelina Alvarado Christian Jacob Andujar Ariana Cabral Moreno Mia Abbygale Carbonel Dylan Madison Carbonel Gabrielle Dang Remalie Joy Dapanas Jacob Delgado Francisco Dominguez Jr. Lilliana Dominguez Saul Escalante Amee Fang Yaretzy Garcia Teresa Campos Gonzales Ricardo Arellano Gonzales Shawn Brendan Ignacio Danne Marie Laquian Alan Moran Adriana Murgo Tyler Nguyen Jocelyn Oceguera-Jimenez Anthony Ramirez Estrada Antonietta Domingo Ramos Khang Tran Michael Colin White Mai Chue Zing Yang Cuauhtémoc Mendoza Emma Juliana Avalos Ernesto Galván Javier Mendoza Juan Felipe Iñiguez Ilsia Lizeth Escobar Mónica Gabriela Garcia Santiago González Jr Yadir Zavala Yoselím Cervantes Brandon José Martínez Dafne Itzel del Rio Jason Ottoniel Rosales Mayra Arely Ramírez Salvador Joshet Bailón Víctor Daniel Vieyra Naschby Rosalía Bailón ​ May you continue to persevere and to grow in your faith as you attend the Sacraments regularly and actively participate in the Church activities as being disciples of Christ to build his kingdom on earth. Remember you are anointed and you participate in the Prophetic, Kingly and Priestly ministry of Christ.

OUR THANKS GO TO all those who helped with our Li- turgical programs for the Lenten Season, Holy Week and Easter Triduum: • Fr. Luis Urrego, Deacon Antonio, Sister Cristina, Lina Marco, Consuelo Gutierrez and all in CFF Staff and catechists. • Parish Pastoral Council and Finance Council • Our dedicated OCIA teams in English and Spanish, the neophytes and the newly received members of our church, their families and sponsors. • Our church and parish hall decorators for the Holy Week and Easter Triduum: Lucy Laforteza, Millie Brooks, Josefina Nicolas, Ana Quijas, Carmen Ramirez, Blanca Vasquez and others to name only a few. • All our Ministers: our dedicated Sacristans Mr. Primo Atienza and Catalino Baxa, our Master of Ceremo- nies for the Triduum, Mr. Philip DeLeon; the different Choirs, Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion, Lectors, Hospitality, Altar Servers of both the English and Spanish congregations; Knights of Columbus and Catholic Daughters of the Americas. • To the team of Dale Yamamoto and Manuel Garcia and the volunteers to operate our slides and livestream for the Holy Mass. • To Dylan Pletcher who generously and patiently set up the lights in the parish hall for our Holy Thursday evening adoration. • To all volunteers in the preparation and during the Holy Week and Triduum. • To all those who donated Easter lilies for decoration. • To all our sponsors for the “Bread and Soup” dinner after the Stations of the Cross • To all those donated Easter lilies for decorations • To all of you parishioners of St. Paul for your undying support to the activities of our church and your con- stant prayers • We are all Easter people. We continue to live it with our undying faith in God. MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES. HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

Dear St. Paul Parish Family, Lent is a time in which we must be face to face with our souls. It may sound ridiculous to say it, but it is true. Our physical self may look different as we see it in the mirror compared to our soul. Yet our soul mirrors itself in our physical behavior. We have heard the Word of God for the past weeks on how to fix our soul. Each of us has been given rescue kits and we readily take the initiative to open and to use them to save our soul. We learn so many ways in which we can patch up a worn-out relationship with others and with God. We are encouraged to make things new in the light of faith. We are docile to the discipline of Lent, for we want to be ready to stand our ground professing our faith boldly on Easter. As we go through Holy Week, may the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus inspire us to live our baptism fully as true disciples of Christ. May Easter morning shine in our families to give us new hope of making God’s kingdom realized in our midst. A blessed Easter to you! Sincerely in Christ, Rev. Joyle Martinez Pastor

The Knights of Columbus will once again host an Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday. The event is for youth aged 10 and under. It will start immediately following the 9:00 AM Mass on Easter Sunday, April 20. Join us for this wonderful family event.

PALM SUNDAY: April 12 (Sat) 4:00 PM - Blessing of the Palms and Mass April 13 (Sun) 7:30 AM – Blessing of Palms and Mass 9:00 AM – Blessing of Palms and Mass 11:00 AM – Blessing of Palms and Mass 1:00 PM – Blessing of Palms and Mass (Spanish) HOLY THURSDAY: April 17 7:00 PM - Mass of the Lord's Supper (Bilingual) GOOD FRIDAY: April 18 11:00 AM – Reflections 1:00 PM – The Lord’s Passion 2:45 PM – Outdoor Stations 4:30 PM – Siete Palabras (Spanish) 5:00 PM – The Lord’s Passion (Spanish) 7:00 PM – The Lord’s Passion EASTER VIGIL: April 19 8:15 PM - Easter Vigil Mass ​​​​EASTER SUNDAY: April 20 7:30 AM - English 9:00 AM - English 11:00 AM English 1:00 PM - Spanish

Lent and Easter

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, a season in which the faithful are called to reflect on the Paschal Mystery more intentionally. It is a time of spiritual renewal and to examine one’s relationship with God and others more carefully. It is also a time in which catechumens prepare to receive the Sacraments of Initiation at the Easter Vigil. The Church calls everyone, therefore, to a spirit of penance through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.

Fasting and Abstinence
In order to foster a spirit of repentance and unite ourselves more closely to Christ, Church law requires the observance of Abstinence and Fasting during Lent. (For further study, see Pope Paul VI’s apostolic constitution on the subject.

Abstinence
All persons, 14 years and older, are obliged to abstain from meat on Ash Wednesday and all Fridays of Lent. “. . .[Any] parish or diocesan institution or group which sponsors an event which includes a meal is not to serve meat on any Friday during the year”. Other forms of abstinence, for example abstinence from alcoholic beverages, television, video games, the internet, and social media, are also beneficial. 

Fasting
Everyone from ages 18 to 59 is obliged to fast on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday. Voluntary fasting on other weekdays of Lent, especially on Wednesdays and Fridays, is highly recommended. Fasting is understood to mean that one full meal may be eaten. Two other small meals may be eaten, but together they should not equal a full meal. Eating between meals is not permitted.

When health or ability to work would be seriously affected, neither the law of fasting nor the law of abstinence obliges. If in doubt, one’s parish priest or confessor should be consulted. Airport workers, travelers, and others while on board ships or airplanes are dispensed from the laws of fast and abstinence for the duration of their journey (except on Good Friday). It is desirable that they perform some other pious act instead.

Prayer
Catholics are urged to read and pray with sacred Scripture more intently during Lent, and to deepen their faith by reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church. The faithful are encouraged to participate in special devotions offered by the parish, especially parish penance services and Eucharistic adoration. Other devotions such as the Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet, visits to the Blessed Sacrament, and praying for vocations to the priesthood and religious life are also encouraged.

We are well into the Jubilee Year – Pilgrims of Hope! We encourage you and your family to continue living the Jubilee throughout this year. One of the ways to do this is to reflect upon the three themes for the Jubilee introduced by Bishop Soto: 1) To See God; 2) To Be Living Stones in His Temple, and 3) To Unite All Creation in Christ. Each quarter of 2025, we will be focus on a specific theme. Between now until the end of March, we invite you to reflect upon the 1st theme: To See God inspired by the scripture passage from 1 John 3:2-3, “We shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is. Everyone who has this hope based on him makes himself pure as he is pure.” For reflection and prayer resource, please visit www.scd.org/ Jubilee2025 to access these materials.

With faith in the risen Lord, Rev. Fr. Felipe H. Paraguya passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2024 in the Philippines. He was 87 years old. Fr. Paraguya served the Diocese for over 20 years. He stayed in St. Paul Parish for the remaining years of his service to the diocese as a Priest-in-residence. He loved St. Paul Church. He donated much of his financial savings to the Parish. Whenever he had a fund raising in his name, he donated everything to the Parish. He spent his time helping out in the sacramental life and activities of the Parish. Please pray for the repose soul of Fr.Felipe H. Paraguya. May you rest in peace Father Ipeng. NOTES OF CONDOLENCES: GRACE CAPULONG (NIECE ) 3793 FAIRFAX WAY SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080

RESPECT LIFE TEAM INVITES MORE VOLUNTEERS. Now's the time to get involved saving lives of Unborn Children from abortion! We are looking for parishioners from ALL masses. Our projects are ...Sacramento March for Life; Forty Days for Life; Baby Goods Donations; Spiritual Adoption; End of Life issues; Advance Directives, and more!! Learn as you join, no experience needed, just the desire to express your Pro-Life self! Call or text John and Lynn at 916-500.1485 or email to [email protected]. God Bless and Thank You! Lynn and John Bertaut.

As Pope Francis opened the Jubilee Year of Hope at the Vatican for the whole Catholic Church, we are encouraged to have a pilgrimage and receive the blessing of this Jubilee year. In the pamphlets that you picked up last Christmas, we have recommended ways to do during this Jubilee Year. One of them is to visit the designated churches of the diocese and make a pilgrimage. There are corresponding stickers of the churches that you would paste on them once you visit any designated church. Let us make ourselves pilgrim of hope as we journey through this Holy Year with much intent in our spiritual life.

The Filipino Apostolate of the diocese has made St. Paul Parish as the host of the 2024 Simbang Gabi Commissioning on December 7, 2024 at the 4:00 PM Mass. We are honored to be chosen to host this religious event. The bishop celebrates the Holy Mass and commissions all the parishes of the diocese which are doing the traditional Filipino Simbang Gabi in December. There were an estimated 24 parishes from all over the diocese who came to attend the commissioning. After the mass and commissioning, everyone came together in fellowship in the Rev. Nicholas Duggan Hall to celebrate the occasion. CLICK HERE to access photos of this annual commissioning held this year at St Paul. With great appreciation to Paul Pham for these memories, Thank You Paul!

On May 9, 2024, Pope Francis announced the Jubilee Year 2025 with a papal bull called Spes non confundit, which translates to "hope does not disappoint". The Jubi- lee Year began on Christmas Eve, 2024, when the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica opened, and will end on De- cember 28, 2025, when the Holy Doors of St. John Later- an, St. Mary Major, and St. Paul's Outside the Walls close. The Jubilee Year will conclude in Rome on January 6, 2026. I am inviting you to participate in a pilgrimage that seeks to renew your faith, grow in holiness and recharge your Hope. For more information, contact the parish office or Fr. J. Martinez. Dates Changed: June 16-25, 2025.

We are hiring a part-time parish secretary here in St. Paul Parish. He or she preferably must be bilingual but not necessarily. He or she must work on Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 19 hours a week. The job description is posted here in the our parish website. You may call the office for application during office hours.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are encouraging you to come early to church in each of the masses of your choice to have a complete and full participation of the Holy Eucharist. If by any chance and due to unavoidable circumstances you arrive late for the Holy Mass and the Liturgy of the Word has already began, the Hospitality ministers would ask you to stand and stay put at the back until the reading (1st reading or Responsorial Psalm or 2nd Reading or Gospel) is done. Then the Hospitality ministers will usher you to an empty spot in the congregation. This is to give respect to the Word of God being proclaimed. Your consideration and understanding on this matter is greatly appreciated.

     Last August 31st, we had our first session of THE HOLY MASS: EXPLAINED. The parts of the mass were explained starting from Procession Part until the "COLLECT" or "OPENING PRAYER." We continued the sessions every Thursday.
     The second session started with the READINGS and ended up with the PRAYERS OF THE FAITFUL.
     The third session started with the OFFERTORY and ended up with the PREFACE - Holy, holy, holy.
     The fourth session started with the EUCHARISTIC PRAYER and ended up with the CONSECRATION part.
     The fifth session started with the MEMORIAL ACCLAMATION until the END OF THE MASS
     The OUR FATHER: The Explanation

Hello fellow Parishioners,

Our St. Paul's Gift Shop is in need of a few volunteers.

This is a very fun ministry, where you can meet other parishioners, make new friends and share and deepen your faith. I have met so many of God's awesome people, since the reopening of the gift shop around more than a year ago. I feel really blessed.

Training will be provided for new volunteers. It is very easy. Whatever time you have to offer will be greatly appreciated. If interested please call me, Regina Thompson, at 916-968-3116.

May God bless you all

The following illustrations and steps are the easy process to download and/or subscribe to our Parish Bulletin electronically. Follow the photo "Steps" below. We encourage you to do it to reduce paper waste. Thank you. Step 1  Go to our Parish Website


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