SAINT PAUL

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Address:

140 Walnut Street,

Weirton, WV 26062

Phone: 304-748-6710

Web site:

stpaulcommunity.net

Pastor: Rev. Larry W. Dorsch

E-mail: lwdorsch@comcast.net

Associate Pastor: Rev. Biju Devassy

Prayer Line:

304-748-4245

&

304-564-3114

APRIL 10, 2016—THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

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

beacon of hope in a rapidly changing community.

SHARING FAITH WITH OUR CHILDREN

Our Family Faith FUNdamentals program provides religious education for pre-school through grade eight children from 9:40 through 10:50 every Sunday 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.

COMMUNITY BREAD BASKET Don’t forget non-perishable foods, soaps, paper products for distribution at our ecumenical food pantry. This month we are asked to bring macaroni & cheese.

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

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 April 22. Sign up sheet is in the back of the church.

St. Paul Faith FUNdamental children & teachers would like to thank all who contributed towards the water crisis in Flint, Michigan. The collection which was held in our church after all masses two weeks ago netted a total of $800.00 which was sent to Catholic Charities to benefit the water crisis.

The following is part of the Homily preached last week on Mercy Sunday by Pope

Francis:

The path that the Risen Master shows us is a one way street, it goes in only one direction: this means that we must move beyond ourselves to witness to the heal-

ing power of love that has conquered us. We see before us a humanity that is often wounded and fearful, a humanity that bears the scars of pain and uncertainty. Before the anguished cry for mercy and peace, we hear Jesus’ inspiring invitation: “As the Father has sent me, even so I

send you” (Jn 20:21).

In God’s mercy, all of our infirmities find healing. His mercy, in fact, does not keep a distance: it seeks to encounter all forms of poverty and to free this world of so many types of slavery. Mercy

desires to reach the wounds of all, to heal them. Being apostles of mercy means touching and soothing the wounds that today afflict the bodies and souls of many of our brothers and sisters. Curing these wounds, we profess Jesus, we make him present and alive; we allow others, who

touch his mercy with their own hands, to recognize him as “Lord and God” (Jn 20:28), as did the Apostle Thomas. This is the mission that he entrusts to us. So many people ask to be listened to

and to be understood. The Gospel of mercy, to be proclaimed and written in our daily lives, seeks people with patient and open hearts, “good Samaritans” who understand compassion and silence before the mystery of each brother and sister. The Gospel of mercy requires generous and joyful

servants, people who love freely without expecting anything in return.

LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR APRIL 16 & 17, 2016

Ministers of

Communion Lectors

Altar Servers

Greeters

Ushers

Saturday

April 16

5 pm

Frances Veltri

Larry Perrone

Evelyn Gaumer

Dave Parker Thomas Sessi

Kristina Lesho

Margaret Barber

Ed Cashdollar

Sharon Higgins

Cindy Toth

John Cummings

Ron Panko

John Porco

Joseph Veltri

Sunday

April 17

8:30 am

Lynette Ekey

Frances Bonnaure

Jeannie Duffy

Christine Holmes

Ryan Ekey

Elena Mastrantoni

Joan Dayoub

George Kobulnicky

Mark Marino

Mikki Marino

Thomas Beaumont

Paul Duffy

Patrick Gurrera

Thomas Lorello

Sunday

April 17

11 am

Melissa Perkins

Bernadette Whalen

Darlene Sessi

Peggy Rossi

Cynthia Harcharik

Jerry DeFilippo

Edie Wilson

Ed Halsey

Kim Edmiston

Joshua Kirkpatrick

Olivia Tennant

Lorraine Lovy

Suzanne Tennant

Patricia Valero

David Whalen

Robert Baker

Robert Chuma

Chuck Robinson

Richard Budness

Sunday,

April 17

6 pm

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Not Filled

Not Filled

Jennifer Costello

Jenna Costello

James Sauer

Michael Cucarese

A.D. Mastrantoni

Michael Mastrantoni

Mark White

This week: Third Sunday of Easter

Acts 5:27-32,40b-41 Revelation 5:11-14 John 21:1-19

Background: Some scholars of the Gospel of John believe Chapter 19 was added to the original text by a later editor or by the original author at a later time. The last verses of Chapter 18 clearly

seem to be an ending and the verses of Chapter 19 an afterthought. Why would these have been added? What important material for the church’s faith are contained here? There are many puzzlements in these verses: where are all the other apostles? Why is the setting suddenly back up in

Galilee when all the other resurrection appearance in John were in Jerusalem? Why 153 large fish?

Why does the writer wait to the very last minute for Jesus to symbolically forgive Simon Peter his triple denial of Jesus?

Next Week: Fourth Sunday of Easter

Acts 13:14,43-52 Revelation 7:5,14b-17 John 10:27-30

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. 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!

Preparation for First Eucharist will be held today and continue for all the Sundays of April in the school cafeteria. Today’s session will begin at 4:00 pm.

Adult Bible Study

Tuesday evening at 6:30 p.m. in the parish office conference room. Come discuss and learn about the

coming Sunday’s Gospel text.

“In the same instant you died and were born again; the saving water was both your tomb and your mother.

“Solomon’s phrase in another context is very opposite here. He spoke of a time to give birth and a time to die. For you, however, it was the reverse: a time to die, and a time to

be born, although in fact both events took place at the same time and your birth was simultaneous with your death.”

-Cyril of Jerusalem, 4th Century, to those newly baptized at Easter

PRAY FOR OUR SICK MEMBERS : Weirton Medical Center: Tony Battista, Dr. Ray Greco, Alice Kaftan, Tom Hagg, Rita Griffith Trinity West—Victor Greco Golden Oaks—Theresa Petroski Country Club Nursing Home: Frances Oliver Wyngate: Virginia Yoklic Serra Manor—Lillian Beagle Weirton Geriatrics-Inez Oliver, Elsie Saleh Chris Dorich is at 71 Darlington Rd, Room 141, Beaver Falls, PA

Our sincere sympathy to the Helen Marino family on the death of her brother, George Veselica. Our sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Marino “Reno” Silvestri. Our sincere sympathy to the family and friends of Marguerite Paolo. May they rest in peace.

St. Paul Cemetery announces that all Christmas decorations must be off the graves by now. Artificial flowers are not to be stuck in the ground. They all have to be placed in an approved vase near the stone to make it easier to cut the grass on the graves.

St. Paul’s School Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, May 7th, at Mountaineer Woodview Golf Course. This golf tournament is one of the school’s largest fund raisers. We are accepting hole sponsorships in two levels: Hole Sponsor $125.00 (your business name will appear on an individ-ual sign on a designated hole) & Patron of any donation under $125.00 (your business will appear on our donors board posted in the shelter.) All golfers who want to sign up for this tournament are to call 304 748-5225. 1st prize $500, 2nd place $300.00

every golfer receives a gift. Cost $70 per player. St. Paul’s Wine Tasting will be held on Saturday, April 16th from 6-9 in the school cafeteria. Join local winemakers for a fun evening of fellowship and good food. 50/50 raffle. Cost is $15 a person. Adults 21 and over only. St. Paul School announces open enrollment for grades K-8 for the 2016-2017 school year. St. Paul School offers full day Kindergarten from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. To enroll, your child must be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2016. Please register in person at the SPS main office. The cost of Kindergarten registration is a $50.00 non-refundable fee and there will be a screening day on April 22, 2016.

Before and After school care is available for all SPS students for an additional fee. Hours are 6:45am-8:00am and 2:30 pm-5:30 pm.

Families are welcome to visit for a tour of the school. Please call St. Paul School with any questions at 304-748-5225 or visit us at 140 Walnut Street Weirton, WV School office hours are Monday through Friday 7:50 am to 3:00 pm

OUR PARISH THIS WEEK Saturday

April 9 4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Confessions Sunday Eucharist (Florence Orsini)

Sunday April 10

3rd. Sunday

of Easter

8:30 am

9:40 am 11:00 am 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Sunday Eucharist (Living & deceased members of Holy Name & Christian Mothers) Faith FUNdamentals Sunday Eucharist/Children’s Church (Mary & Paul Wolfe) First Holy Communion Session Sunday Eucharist (For All Our People) Alcoholics Anonymous

Monday April 11

8:00 am 6:00 pm

Weekday Eucharist: (Rev. Msgr. William L. Lee) Never Alone Meeting (Conference room)

Tuesday, April 12

8:00 am 6:30 pm

Weekday Eucharist: (Christina “Tina Larch) Weekly Word in conference room

Wednesday April 13

8:00 am 5:45 pm 6:00 pm 6:30 pm

Weekday Eucharist: (Mary Paris) Voices of Hope rehearsal Christian Mothers Board Meeting in conference room Adult choir rehearsal

Thursday April 14

8:00 am 2:30 pm

Weekday Eucharist (David & Marianne Lowery ) School choir rehearsal

Friday April 15

8:00 am Weekday Eucharist (Margaret Castelli Bracaglia)

Saturday April 16

4:00 pm 5:00 pm 6:00 pm

Confessions Sunday Eucharist (Health of Diane Roney) St. Paul Holy Name Wine Tasting in cafeteria

Sunday April 17

4th. Sunday

of Easter

8:30 am

9:40 am 11:00 am 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:15 pm

Sunday Eucharist (Living & Deceased Members of Larch & Sturm Families) Faith FUNdamentals Sunday Eucharist/Children’s Church (Kenneth Dodson) First Holy Communion Session Sunday Eucharist (For All Our People) Alcoholics Anonymous Confirmation “Are you talking to me?”

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 successors in office for the exclusive use of St. Paul Parish (or School) in Weirton, WV Memorial Endowment Fund)

Weekly Collections April 3, 1016

Envelopes $ 8124.00 Offertory $533.00

Rice Bowl $1450.90 Candles $406.00

Renovation $ 1184.00