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SAINT PAUL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH
TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
OCTOBER 19, 2014
WELCOME
VISITORS & GUESTS
We, though many,
are one Body in Christ.
Thank you for celebrating the
Holy Eucharist with us.
It is our hope that you experience the
presence of Christ in our worship today.
If you are considering Saint Paul
Catholic Church as your Parish Family,
please complete a census form or visit
the church office between 8:30am &
4:00pm. Thank you and WELCOME!
3005 Country Club Road
New Bern, NC 28562
www.stpaulccnewbern.org
(252) 638-1984
Saint Paul Catholic School
(252) 633-0100
Saint Peter the Fisherman
Mission Parish in Oriental, NC
(252) 249-3687
Many THANKS to the Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist to the
sick and homebound: the Communion Visitors! They are
extraordinary! If you need this ministry, please let us know!
MASS SCHEDULE
Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:00 pm
PASTORAL STAFF
Father Thomas S Tully
Pastor
Father William J Upah
Parochial Vicar
Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00am & 6:00 pm
Deacon Mike Mahoney
Parish Deacon
*Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am at Old St. Paul
Deacon Rick Fisher
Parish Deacon
First Saturday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am
Sr Monique Dissen, IHM
Pastoral Associate
Mr James Anderson
Principal
Sunday . . . . . 8:00 am, 11:00 am & 1:00 pm (Misa en Español)
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, *Friday . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 am
Holy Days of Obligation will be announced in the bulletin
OCTOBER 19, 2014 TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Welcome to St Paul Parish for the Celebration of the Eucharist!
In preparation for Mass, in an atmosphere of reverence in the church, please silence all cell phones & conversations.
MASS INTENTIONS / PARISH ACTIVITIES
SACRAMENTS
Reconciliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thursday 10:45am—11:45am
10/18
3:30pm
5:00pm
Confessions, Reconciliation Room
MASS Donna Kuerner Zarkin +
After Glow of the Eucharist after 5p, 8a & 11a Masses
10/19
8:00am
8:00am
9:15am
9:30am
10:30am
10:30am
11:00am
1:00pm
2:30pm
6:00pm
MASS Buchler - Weber Family +
Cursillo
RCIA, FLC
Faith Formation, School
MASS St Peter the Fisherman
Chaplet of Divine Mercy, SJC
MASS St. Paul Parish Family
MASS Thomas Stanton +
Movie of the Month, Chapel
Confirmation Classes, School
10/20
8:00am
8:30am
7:00pm
MASS Joseph McAleenan +
Rosary
Parent Meeting-First Reconciliation
10/21
8:00am
8:30am
10:30am
11:30am
1:00pm
6:00pm
MASS Sharon McMahon Hernandez
Rosary
MASS St Peter the Fisherman
One in Spirit Prayer Group, SJC
Shawl Ministry, Conference Room
Women’s SPRAA, Gym
10/22
9:00am
10:00am
3:00pm
5:00pm
6:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
MASS St Paul School Children
Grieving Group, St Joseph Chapel
Eucharistic Ministers Training
Medjugorje Prayer Group, SJC
MASS Harold Lewis +
Men’s SPRAA, Gym
Eucharistic Ministers Training
8:00am
8:30am
8:35am
10:45am
12:00pm
6:00pm
6:00pm
MASS Mary Colbert +
Rosary
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Confessions, Reconciliation Room
Benediction, Church
Men’s II SPRAA, Gym
That Man Is You, School Library
8:00am
8:30am
12:00pm
5:00pm
MASS (OSP) Michael & Mary Murphy +
Rosary
Bulletin Items Due for 11/2 Issue
Open House Old St Paul
10/23
10/24
SANCTUARY CANDLE INTENTION
Edward Kassay +
Saturday 3:30-4:30pm or by appointment
Baptism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call church office to
schedule. First time parents must attend Baptismal Prep classes and registration is required.
First Communion/Confirmation . . . . . . . . Please call 633-3030
Marriage . . . . . . . . . . Contact Parish Office as early as possible
(6 month advanced notice is required)
Anointing of the Sick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact the Parish Office
Funerals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contact the Parish Office
SCRIPTURE READINGS
Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6; Ps 96:1, 3-5, 7-10;
1 Thes 1:1-5b; Mt 22:15-21
Monday: Eph 2:1-10; Ps 100:1b-5; Lk 12:13-21
Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22; Ps 85:9ab-14; Lk 12:35-38
Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12; Is 12:2-3, 4bcd-6; Lk 12:39-48
Thursday: Eph 3:14-21; Ps 33:1-2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19;
Lk 12:49-53
Friday:
Eph 4:1-6; Ps 24:1-4ab, 5-6; Lk 12:54-59
Saturday: Eph 4:7-16; Ps 122:1-5; Lk 13:1-9
Prayers for Deceased Parishioners
REST in the PEACE of CHRIST
Richard Meyer
The Preservation Guild for O.S.P. is looking for help in
writing a grant. Please contact Richard Mora for more
information (364-0416)
Solo (Survivors of Loved Ones) is a social organization for all
senior widow and widowers. We meet once a month for
lunch at local restaurants. Come join us!
Contact: Barbara Welch 252-638-5548
Bettie Monahan 252-638-3009
Stewardship is a chosen way to live,
using the gifts entrusted to us by God.
Your generosity is most appreciated!
SACRIFICIAL OFFERING
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Offertory Budget: $23,692.31
Actual: $18,396.61
Debt Budget: $4,192.31
Actual: $3,445.00
PASTOR’S CORNER
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19, 2014
Dear Friends at Saint Paul:
Thanks to our Parish Finance Council, Deacon Dave Kierski, and Donna Simon for all their efforts in providing the Annual Finance Report that we heard last week. Please see inside this bulletin the graphs that Bob
Nenni and Mary Ann Harper mentioned. Thanks to them as co-Chairs for providing this report.
Following up on last weekend's jottings... So, what is the Mass? Most of us consider it a weekly event although some can go during the week... a good and virtuous practice!. This “event” has a beginning and an
end. It has a structure and a tradition, with customs and rituals. It has a venerable history and contemporary adaptation, with a unique just-for-today expression. It is always the same and it is always different,
every time!
The Mass is an act of worship, where the faith community of believers, directing their hearts and minds to
God, become empowered for the unveiling of God's Kingdom. It is an act of worship, where the universal
Church becomes en-fleshed by us at Saint Paul, New Bern in our contemporary circumstances and in our
particular lives. It is an act of worship where we express in a single common action and offer to God in union with Christ the most intimate and spiritual of our individual and personal hopes and fears, joys and sorrows.
The Mass is much more an intersection, than an event! The theological word for this is “nexus” - a meeting
place. Perhaps we could compare it to a diamond... just a rock, an industrial cutter, a beautiful crystal, a
shared sign of love, a light of attraction and delight, a 50th anniversary, a treasure, or just a rock... all
these things, all at once.
How is this a follow-up on last week's jottings about the Mass Intentions? That's what the Mass Intentions
are... one part of the “nexus” where we bring together the “today” of the Mass with the “eternity” that is
Heaven and apply the fruits of the Mass to a particular and singular need. This requires a priest in personae
Christi (in the person of Christ) to have agreed that the unique Mass is offered for the particular intention
of the person who makes the request.
Now, what about our actual pastoral practice... what do we actually do and how? Ah... next week's jottings!
Peace,
IN AN EMERGENCY:
We now have an AED (Defibrillator) located in the first aid
closet thanks to an anonymous donation made by one of our
parishioners. Please make note of this in case of an
emergency.
We have made more progress with our automated door system
thanks to a contribution by the Knights of Columbus. Now
both main doors will stay open from 7am to 7pm daily and at
other times for special occasions. Thanks again to our Knights
for this generous donation.
If you require access to the Church or FLC after hours please
see our Director of Operations for a key card that will allow
you access. Anyone that now has a key, we ask you to swap
out for a key card.
Take Care,
Deacon Dave Kierski, Director of Operations
John Paul II Catholic High School:
We will be reciting the
Rosary on Tuesdays at 3:20 during the month of October to celebrate Month of Mary. Please feel free to join us on Tuesdays for
the Rosary, in the Chapel. Our annual retreat will be on
October 23rd-24th. We will be going to Don Lee Center for this retreat.
Donations are welcome to help defer the cost for this retreat for
our students.
GREECE, 2015 - You are invited to travel in the Footsteps of St. Paul
through Greece and Turkey with Father Bill Upah and Father Vic
Gournas starting August 29, 2015. An informational meeting will be in
the Chapel November 20, 2014 at 6 pm. The organizer of this trip is
traveling from Florida to give you an overview of all you can expect.
Three nights of trip will include a cruise to some of the Greek Islands
and Ephesus, Turkey.
For details contact Linda Winfield at 252-288-4143.
St. Paul Parish
Operating Income vs Expenses
July 2013 - June 2014
Income
Offertory
Expenses
Word
$14,366
$232,642
Worship
$24,107
$61,131
Service
$32,485
National Charities
$58,850
$1,135,357
Debt Reduction
Donations
Interest/Dividends/Rents
$1,367
National Charities
$54,331
Personnel
Fees
$35,078
Office
Fundraising
$53,097
Principal/Interest (Mortgage)
$283,035
Plant (excl. cap ex)
$353,610
Assessments/Subsidies
$307,472
Capital Campaign
$0
All Other (excludes transfers
to/from savings & exchange)
TOTAL
$81,830
$1,654,833
$435,359
$56,938
All Other (excludes transfers
to/from savings & exchange)
TOTAL
$44,925
$1,611,147
Mortgage Balance: $3,112,273
Operating Loan Balance: $144,398
St. Paul Parish
Operating Income vs Expenses
Due to support of diocesan finance council, we were able to end year with a surplus.
The blue dot reflects expenses without their support to provide a 7 month interest only mortgage.
$1,900,000
$1,800,000
$1,700,000
$1,600,000
$1,500,000
$1,400,000
$1,300,000
$1,200,000
$1,100,000
$1,000,000
$900,000
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Income
Expense
AROUND THE PARISH
AT-A-GLANCE COMING PARISH EVENTS
St Paul Parish collects food for our community poor on the first (11/2) & third (10/19) weekends of the month.
Monthly Parish Debt Collection —every first Sunday of the Month (11/2) — thank you for your generosity
Silent Prayer Vigil for Life - every Wednesday morning (8-12pm) - Crist Clinic, Jacksonville. Contact: Bart Spano (633-4768)
The National 40 Days for Life is on in Jacksonville, NC. For information, contact: Jennifer Passarelli (252) 571– 4177
October 18 & 19: Operation Lamb Collection by Knights of Columbus … October 19—Movie of the Month, St Joseph Chapel
October 19: Second Collection World Mission Sunday … St Paul Catholic School Monthly Collection
October 24 and October 25: Open House Old St Paul for New Bern Ghost Walk, 5:00-8:00pm
October 25: Spanish Baptism Classes, 5:00pm, Conference Room
TRAINING SESSIONS for NEW EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS
Wednesday, October 22 … 3:00pm, Church
Wednesday, October 22 … 7:00pm, Church
Tuesday, October 28 … 7:00pm, Church
Wednesday, October 29 … 7:00pm, Church
Thursday, October 30 … 7:00pm, Church
All parishioners who desire to be a part of this ministry are most welcome to attend!
All current Eucharistic Ministers are asked to attend a session also to learn new directives.
EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS OF THE EUCHARIST For the Sick and Homebound
Any parishioner who has a pyx and takes the Holy Eucharist to the Sick and/or Homebound on Sundays needs to come to the
church office to have their pyx labeled and to pick up new instructions for obtaining the Host at Mass.
(New procedure begins on Sunday, October 19th)
El HISPANO CATÓLICO
ST PAUL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
TRADICIONES DE NUESTRA FE
Rosario parte I Durante siglos, ha reinado el Rosario
como una oración más querida, poderosa de la Santa
madre iglesia. Según la tradición, la Santísima Virgen
María introdujo la devoción hacia el Santo Rosario, "el
salterio de los laicos", a St Dominic en el siglo XIII como
un medio de intercediendo por las necesidades espirituales y temporales. En 1917, nuestra Santísima Virgen
de Fátima proclamó una vez más a los niños, Jacinta,
Francisco y Lucia, los méritos de rezar el Rosario todos
los días por la conversión de los pobres pecadores, la
conversión de Rusia y por la paz en el mundo. Santa
madre iglesia rinde homenaje a la tradición de rezar el
Rosario por dedicar el mes de octubre a Virgen Santísima, reina del Santo Rosario y las oraciones del Rosario.
Nuestra parroquia, también rinde homenaje a esta
tradición por rezar el Rosario (como familia) cada mes
en el decimotercer día a 12:00 del mediodía en el St
Joseph Chapel. ¡ Ven y Únete a nosotros!
St. Paul Catholic School invites you to attend our
“Chili Cook Off”
Saturday, November 15th from 6 to 9 pm at the FLC
REZOS de la FAMILIA:
GRANIZARON LA REINA SANTA Granizaron la reina santa, la madre de la misericordia, nuestra vida, nuestro
dulzor y nuestra esperanza; al thee gritamos, los niños
banished pobres de la víspera; al thee enviamos encima
de nuestros suspiros, estando de luto y llorando en este
valle de rasgones. Dé vuelta entonces al abogado más
gracioso, ojos del thine de la misericordia hacia nosotros y después de que este nuestro exilio, demostración
a nosotros la fruta bendecida de la matriz thy, Jesús. O
clemente. O que ama, Virgen dulce Maria de o ruega
para nosotros a madre santa de o del dios a que podemos ser hechos digna de las promesas de Cristo. Amen
Tickets are $10 for adult and $3 for children (10 and under)
Dinner includes all the trimmings, corn bread & non-alcoholic drinks.
In addition we are inviting you to be one of the chili cooks. To enter the
cook off, please go to www.stpaulcs.org and print off an entry form. First
prize will be $200, second prize $150 and third prize $100.
We are also offering car raffle tickets for $25. each. The winner will have a
choice of either driving for free, for two years, a 2014 Ford Fusion provided by Cella Ford (lease) or a cash award of $8,000!
For tickets for the cook off or just to buy a raffle ticket please call
(252)633-0100 or (571)213-1267. You do not have to be present to win the
car, but you will miss a fun filled evening.
FAITH FORMATION NEWS
Don’t forget to mark your calendars for October 26, 2014
2:30-4:30pm for
ALL HALLOWS EVE CELEBRATION AND TRUNK TRICKER TREATING!
Lets get dressed up, do crafts, play saint games, parade around,
compete for best decorated trunk prizes and have refreshments!
Donations of cookies, drinks, and candy are greatly appreciated…box in
atrium. Call Joy Harsen for questions/info at 252-229-2394.
ST. PAUL CATHOLIC YOUTH (SPICY) are having a Flap Jack fundraising
event on Saturday, November 15 from 7:00am to 11:00am at
Applebees!
Tickets on sale after all masses on 10/24-26, 11/1-2, & 11/8-9.
OLIVE BRANCH STORE & LENDING LIBRARY
PARISH STAFF DIRECTORY
NIGHT EMERGENCY CALLS
638-4436
Administrative Assistant, DeLesa Conway
[email protected]
Bookkeeper, Donna Simon,
[email protected]
Bulletin Editor, Mary Spano,
[email protected]
olic Charities
Catholic Daughters / Belinda Swager
Cemetery Coordinator, Danny Gennantonio
Deacon Rick Fisher
Deacon Mike Mahoney
Director of Operations, Deacon David Kierski
[email protected]
Eucharistic Ministers (Mass), Mary Spano
Eucharistic Ministers (Home), Joy Harsen
Faith Formation, Joy Harsen
Finance Council, Bob Nenni
Funerals, Megan Johnson
Hospital: Sr. Monique Dissen, IHM
Knights Third Degree, Dick Dodson
Knights Fourth Degree, Vince Fragnito
Music Ministry Coordinator, Megan Johnson
[email protected]
Parish Council, Hannah French
Parochial Vicar: Father William Upah,
[email protected]
Pastor: Father Thomas S Tully
[email protected]
RCIA Coordinator, Marcelene McLure,
RCS (Food Bank, Emergency Help)
Rectory
Sacrament Arrangements (Baptisms, Weddings)
Saint Paul Catholic School
School Principal, James Anderson
School Secretary, Belinda Swager
638-1984
Located in the Family Life Center
Hours: Sundays 9am–1pm and Wednesdays 9am-noon
OCTOBER IS THE MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY
and we have what you need.
We have a wide variety of rosaries for all budgets,
including auto rosaries for your rear view mirror.
Also in stock are rosary cases, “How to Pray the Rosary”
booklets, and the Rosary on CD.
638-1984
638-1984
Cath638-2188
638-4079
637-2322
229-1644
571-1597
638-1984
633-4768
637-9693
637-9693
635-6716
638-1984
675-0333
638-5318
638-6623
638-1984
Back in Stock: Bronze Crib Medal that you can personalize
by engraving the back – what a perfect gift for Baptism
or a new baby gift.
All proceeds benefit St. Paul Catholic Church
CHAPLET OF DIVINE MERCY – Children often see rules as little more
than a limit placed on being able to do as they please. Many adults,
too, live under this illusion. In the same way he tempted Jesus, the
devil wants us to “make our own rules”. In his response, Jesus sets out
the truth that following the Word of God is a source of life. In the
Commandments we find God’s rules for life. By following them, we
will remain connected to Him. Our faithfulness is made evident by our
choices, in what we avoid and what we choose to do. (Matt 4:3-4)
( I Tim.18-19) What do our choices reveal? Come, Holy Spirit and
guide us!! ( From Loyola 3 Minute Retreat ).
CATHOLIC DAUGHTERS
ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BOUTIQUE
638-2195
638-1984
We are preparing for our ONE DAY event on Saturday,
November 8th from 8 am to 8 pm, in the FLC.
638-1984
If you have any items, books, jewelry, new or gently used items,
etc. you would like to donate, please call Belinda Swager at
633-0100 (day) or 638-4079 (evenings) and she will make
arrangements to get them from you now.
633-2539
633-2767
638-4436
638-1984
633-0100
633-0100
633-0100
On Sunday, Nov. 9th you may enjoy a home cooked breakfast in the
café and buy treats from the baked goods table,
from 9 to 10 am. Following breakfast we will have the
drawings for our Chinese Raffle.
For more information please call Belinda Swager.
MINISTERS of the LITURGY
Time:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
5:00 PM
8:00 AM
11:00 AM
Readers:
A Hamory
C Jensen
J Pearsall
J Pearsall
M Genovese
A Kirby
EOME’s:
J Betler, B Vezina, D Fling, G Anderson, S Murray, H Conklin, L
Donahue, L Gillespie
M Spano, S Schrenk, D Sierocki, P Humphrey, S Steward, M
B Hartung, E Smith, J Smith, N McHugh, MA Clay, L Winfield, J
Tomasik, R Tomasik, C White
LaPointe, J Whitley,
D Doban
Servers:
A3, B3, and C3
N Shorter, C Osiecki, N Shorter
H Cho, B Carman, B Grear
L Howard, C O’Dwyer, J Padro