FEBRUARY 14, 2016— 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT

Our Parish Mission: Christ calls our parish family to be a

beacon of hope in a rapidly changing community.

SAINT PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH Address: 140 Walnut Street, Weirton, WV 26062

Phone: 304-748-6710 Web site: stpaulcommunity.net

Prayer Line: 304-748-4245 & 304-564-3114

CANDIDATES FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION AND

FIRST EUCHARIST

Preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will begin today, February 14 with a session for both Children and their parents at 4 pm in the school cafeteria. Session for children will

continue on February 21 and 28 and on March 6 with the Celebration of Reconciliation on March 12 at 10 in the Church. Preparation for First Eucharist will begin on April 3 for parents

and children and continue for all the Sundays of April with First Communion, as always on May 1 at the 11 am mass. For more details or to register for these sessions please call the

parish office at 304-748-6710..

Lent 2016 Begins—40 Days of Mercy

During Lent , the Church asks us to surrender ourselves to prayer and to the reading of

Scripture, to fasting and to giving alms. The fasting that all do together on Fridays is but a sign

of the daily Lenten discipline of individuals and households: fasting for certain periods of time,

fasting from certain foods, but also fasting from other things and activities. Likewise the giving

of alms is some effort to share the world equally—not only through the distribution of money,

but through the sharing of time and talents. Contemplate the meaning and origins of the

Lenten fasting tradition in this reflection.

God’s mercy transforms

human hearts; it enables us, through

the experience of a faithful love,

to become merciful in turn,” -

Pope Francis, Message for Lent 2016

Christian Mothers will be having a Day of Reflection on Sunday, February 28th at 2 pm in

the Church. We will have a guest speaker from the Sisters of Reparation to the Most

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mother Mary Wendy McMenany. A luncheon will follow in the

school cafeteria. Please respond to Florence Hirkala at 304-797-0467 or LuLu Angelo

at 304-797-1097.

LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR FEBRUARY 20 & 21 , 2016

Ministers of

Communion Lectors

Altar Servers

Greeters

Ushers

Saturday

February

20

5 pm

Evelyn Gaumer

Theresa Elias

Larry Perrone

Debbie Coletti-Pearce

Kristina Lesho

Thomas Sessi

Irene Canala

Florence Hirkala

Frances Veltri

Joseph Veltri

John Cummings

Ron Panko

John Porco

James Elias

Sunday

February

21

8:30 am

Lynette Ekey

Matthew Glodowski

Frances Bonnaure

Bette Burns Julianna Glodowski

Catherine Glodowski

Judith Bartley

Joan Dayoub

Mary Ann Poole

Tom Poole

Thomas Beaumont

Patrick Gurrera

Thomas Lorello

Phil Darmelio

Sunday

February

21

11 am

Melissa Perkins

Angie Impellicceiri

Jerry DeFilippo

Cynthia Harcharik

Carla Gianni Young

Angela Reinard

Mary Ann Petrelle

Gary Impellicceiri

Kim Edmiston

Sara Impellicceiri

Emma Impellicceiri

Donna Bohach

Marguerite Huyghe

Claire Stewart

Edie Wilson

Robert Baker

Robert Chuma

Ed Halsey

Richard Budney

Sunday,

February

21

6 pm

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Mary Young Dave Connors

James Sauer

Michael Cucarese

A.D. Mastrantoni

Michael Mastrantoni

Mark White

The Art of Listening

Words come at us all day long—from television, radio, and the Internet,

as well as posters, advertisements, newspapers, and more. Much of this

bombardment leaves us unfulfilled. There are times, however, when words

do matter. Could the difference come from how we listen? How do we

listen to the word of God? What can we do during the week to strengthen

our ability to hear God’s word at Sunday Mass—and respond?

TABLE OF HOPE

Free Hot Meals are provided at First Methodist Church on West Street 5-6 pm Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Everyone is welcome to come to share the meal

and the fellowship. Our next parish day to serve will be Friday, February 26. A sign up sheet is in the back of the church.

NEVER ALONE

The local support group for parents, family, friends and community interested in drug and alcohol addiction is now meeting here at St. Paul’s in our parish office conference room

on Monday evenings at 6:00 pm. This wonderful group has been providing encouragement as well as education and support to those in our area struggling with issues related especially to the abuse

of substances. If you have these issues in your family or know someone who does, come on Mondays to find a welcoming group of folks, many of whom have been there and/or are there!

COMMUNITY BREAD BASKET

Don’t forget non-perishable foods, soaps, paper products for distribution at our ecumenical food pantry. In February our parish is asked to bring peanut butter.

Bring them to the offering baskets to be presented at mass.

SHARING FAITH WITH OUR CHILDREN Our Family Faith FUNdamentals program continues for pre-school through grade eight children

from 9:40 through 10:50 every Sunday morning in the morning above the parish office. We have three classes that meet to help our children enrich their Catholic faith. If you children are not yet

registered or participating, please call the office immediately this week and sign them up and then bring them to class next Sunday.

Adult Bible Study

The Weekly Word format has been

replaced during Lent with Living The Eucharist

Weekly Collection Envelopes $ 8765.00

Offertory $ 360.00

PRAY FOR OUR SICK MEMBERS : Weirton Medical—Victor Greco, Alice Kaftan, Mary Colangeli, Mary Solomon Golden Oaks—Theresa Petroski Country Club Nursing Home: Frances Oliver Wyngate: Virginia Yoklic Serra Manor—Lillian Beagle Weirton Geriatrics Center: Gloria Frankovitch Chris Dorich is at 71 Darlington Rd, Room 141, Beaver Falls, PA

Communal Penance Service will be held at our church on Monday, March 7th. All parishioners from our parish as well as area parishioners are invited to attend.

The first Living the Eucharist Session for this the final year began on Monday, February 8th This is an exciting parish-based spiritual experience and is designed to help you experience the Mass in a more powerful and meaningful way—by getting to know, understand and love the Sacrament of the Eucharist more deeply than ever before. Living the Eucharist has something for adults, teens and families. A sign up sheet is in the back of the church.

Our Lenten Fish Fry will be held every Friday in Lent from 11 am to 6 pm in the school cafeteria. We are in need of volunteers to help with the Fish Fry as cooks, servers, order takers, cleanup and delivery. If you can help in any way, please call Ed Halsey at 304-723-0637 or Lou Stock at 304-797-1112. To phone in orders for the Fish Fry please call 304-797-1182.

Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Weirton holds their Fish Fry every Wednesday in their church cafeteria from 11 to 6 pm. For phone orders call 304-723-1648.

Christian Mothers will be having a Day of Reflection on Sunday, February 28th at 2 pm in the church. We will have a guest speaker from the Sisters of Reparation to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mother Mary Wendy McMenamy . A luncheon will follow in the school cafeteria. Please respond to Florence Hirkala at 304-797-0467 or LuLu Angelo at 304-797-1097.

St. Paul Annual Gala will be Saturday, March 5th at the Serbian American Cultural Center in Weirton. Doors will open at 5 pm with a family style dinner start-ing at 6:30 pm. Auction items include vacation packages, tickets to Pittsburgh events, and tickets to the Billy Joel Concert with a limo ride! Call 304-748-5225 or visit weirtonstpauls.org for more information.

Don’t forget your parish, please consider giving a percentage of whatever remains in your estate to the parish memorial endowment fund. Bequests for the parish should read, “To the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, Bishop of Wheeling Charleston or his succes-sors in office for the exclusive use of St. Paul Parish (or School) in Weirton, WV Memorial Endowment Fd)

OUR PARISH THIS WEEK

Saturday February 13

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Confession Sunday Eucharist (Edgar Keith Gaumer)

Sunday February 14

1st Sunday

of Lent

Valentines Day

8:30 am

9:40 am 11:00 am

4:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Sunday Eucharist: (Living & Deceased Members of Christian Mothers & Holy Name) Faith FUNdamentals Sunday Eucharist/Children’s Church (George P. Bohach) Reconciliation Session for parents & child in cafeteria Sunday Eucharist: (For All Our People) Alcoholics Anonymous in cafeteria

Monday February 15

15

8:00 am 6:00 pm

Weekday Eucharist: (John Grossi) Never Alone Meeting (Conference room)

Tuesday, February 16

8:00 am 6:00 pm 6:30 pm

Weekday Eucharist (Karen Tomich) Christian Mothers regular meeting in cafeteria Weekly Word (Living The Eucharist) in conference room

Wednesday February 17

8:00 am 5:45 pm

Weekday Eucharist : (Dorothy Lewis Perconti) Voices of Hope rehearsal

Thursday February 18

8:00 am 3:30 pm

Weekday Eucharist (Woody Wilson) School choir rehearsals

Friday February 19

8:00 am 11-6 pm

Weekday Eucharist (Margaret Bracaglia) Fish Fry in Cafeteria

Saturday February 20

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Confession Sunday Eucharist: (Deborah Pete)

Sunday

February 21

2nd Sunday of

Lent

8:30 am

9:40 am 11:00 am

4:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Sunday Eucharist: (All Listed on Tree of Life & Memorial Fund) Faith FUNdamentals Sunday Eucharist/Children’s Church (Madeline Greco) Reconciliation Session for children in cafeteria Sunday Eucharist: (For All Our People) Alcoholics Anonymous in cafeteria