St. Paul Roman Catholic Church

December 31, 2006 - Feast of the Holy Family

From the Pastor…

1. Finance Committee will meet Monday, January 8th at 7:00PM
2. Parish Council will meet Monday, January 15th at 7:00PM
3. If you are not receiving the A. D. Times and would like to receive it please call the parish Office and we will add you to the mailing list.
4. STOP WATCHING TV ON THAT LITTLE SET! Raffle Tickets are now available for the “Sony 55″ Flat Screen projection LCD HD” ready television set and stand. The cost is $5.00 a ticket or 5 tickets for $20.00. Pick some up after the Masses this weekend or in the Rectory during the week. The drawing will be held on Sunday January 28th after the 11:30 AM Mass. Many thanks to Dan Coughlin for supplying the TV and stand for our Raffle at half price.
5. The Pro-Life & Missionary Outreach Committees want to thank you for your generous donations made through The Giving Tree. Your donations will help many people through this Holiday season and beyond. If you still have gifts to donate it is not too late. You can drop them off at the Rectory during the week or contact either Bob Brown 610-797-7744 or Fran Kearns 610-797-6767.
6. Time is running out to signup for the Men’s Retreat: St. Paul’s 5th Annual Men’s Retreat will be held at the newly refurbished St. Francis Retreat House in Easton on the weekend of January 12-14, 2007. This year’s theme: “New Energy, New Life in the Holy Spirit” will be presented by Fr. Dan Havron, the new retreat master. Let’s welcome Jesus in the New Year and make our paths straight unto the Lord. For information or to make reservations, call Mike Nagle at 610-797-7313.

NEW Ministry Schedules are available in the Sacristy this weekend for all Lectors, Cantors, Altar Servers & Eucharistic Ministers.

Holy Hour will be held on Thursday, January 4th at 7:00 PM in the Church. Come and pray for yourselves, your families and our country. First Friday Mass, January 5th, will be held in Church at 8:30 AM. Confessions will be heard before or after Mass as per the availability of the celebrant.

Ministry Lists

January 6^th: 5:00 PM

Presider: Rev. Msgr. Joseph Sobiesiak

Lector: Mark Adamcik

Cantor: Len Mozeko

Altar Servers: Jill Busolits, Shawn Busolits, and Andew Tagliavia

Ems: See schedule in the Sacristy

January 7^th: 7:30 AM

Presider: Rev. Msgr. Joseph Sobiesiak

Lector: Cathy Anderson

Altar Servers: Jackie & Samantha Eichelberger, Anthony Turk

Ems: See schedule in the Sacristy

January 7^th: 9:30 AM

Presider: Rev. Victor Finelli

Lector: Bob Amelio

Cantor: Soni Varra

Altar Servers: Jennifer& Rachel Longo, James Warrick

Ems & Visitors: See schedule in the Sacristy

January 7^th: 11:30 AM

Presider: Msgr. Joseph Sobiesiak

Lector: Emily Ickes

Cantor: Jules Gabriel

Altar Servers: Alex Szabo & Jimmy Szabo, Dana Yurgosky

Ems: See schedule in the Sacristy

Mass Intentions for the Week

Monday, December 31^st, Virgin Mary, Mother of God

8:30 am People of the Parish

12:00 am People of the Parish

Tuesday, January 2^nd, Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen

8:30 am Salvatore DeVito by V DeVito

Wednesday, January 3^rd, Holy Name of Jesus

8:30 am Joseph Capkovic

10:15 amIntention of the Donor Spanish Mass

Thursday, January 4^th, Elizabth Ann Seton

8:30 am Helen Stelz by B McFadden Brown

Friday, January 5^th, John Neuman

8:30 am Margaret McGroarty by M McGroarty

Saturday, January 6^th

8:30 am Jonathan Young by J & M Nagle

5:00 pm Rose Meyers by Vass Family

Sunday, January 7^th, Epiphany of the Lord

7:30 am Florence Lukow by B & J Hottenstein

9:30 am Catherine Wallace by A & S Quilling

11:30 am Theodore Michaels by E & B Connally

Due to a Bulletin Company error the Christmas Flower list was not published last Sunday. Please find it in this week’s bulletin.

Question for Reflection

Question for Adults:

How are you, also, called to our Father’s house?

¿Cómo eres llamado a la casa de nuestro Padre?

B?ng cách nào anh ch? em, c?ng, ???c g?i ??n Nhà Cha?

Question for Youths:

Jesus was obedient to his parents, even though he was the Son of God. Why is obedience so important? Is it something you struggle with?

Chúa Giêsu vâng l?i cha m?, m?c d?u Ng??i là Con Thiên Chúa. T?i sao vâng l?i quan tr?ng? Có ?i?u gì làm em ph?n ??u không?

Question for Children:

Why is it important to obey your parents? Why is it important to obey God?

Jesús, aunque era el Hijo de Dios, era obediente con sus padres. ¿Por qué es tan importante la obediencia? ¿Te cuesta ser

T?i sao vâng l?i cha m? là ?i?u quan tr?ng? T?i sao vâng l?i Chúa quan tr?ng?

Last Weeks Collection

In the spirit of Stewardship we share with you contribution information.

Due to the Christmas Holiday this information was not available at the time of publication. It will return next week.

The Principal Says…

The Faculty, Staff and Students of St. Paul School would like to wish everyone in the parish a very blessed and Happy New Year. Thank you for your support this past year.

Food Certificates will be on sale after the Masses this weekend December 30th & 31st.

We are still collecting Box Tops for Education Labels, Campbell Soup UPC Labels, Redner’s Save-a-tapes, and used inkjet cartridges. They may be left on a table in the vestibule.

All of those inkjet cartridges are paying off. We have received $245 so far this year from Staples. We also get about $30 every two weeks from the cans placed in the huge bin at the end of the parking lot. Our Campbell’s Labels were sent in and they totaled over 14,000. Thank you for helping us with these small but valuable programs.

Any student wishing to attend any of the nine Catholic High Schools may pick up an application for a $1000 scholarship. The scholarship applications are in the rectory and school offices. Scholarships are based on academics, service to the school, parish, and community, extracurricular activities, and Pastor, Principal, and Teacher recommendations. The application must be returned by January 5th to the school or rectory.

Mark Your Calendars

Time is running out to signup for the Men’s Retreat: St. Paul’s 5th Annual Men’s Retreat will be held at the newly refurbished St. Francis Retreat House in Easton on the weekend of January 12-14, 2007. This year’s theme: “New Energy, New Life in the Holy Spirit” will be presented by Fr. Dan Havron, the new retreat master. Let’s welcome Jesus in the New Year and make our paths straight unto the Lord. For information or to make reservations, call Mike Nagle at 610-797-7313.

Respect Life

They are willing to save the whales, but abort the humans. Protecting animals can never be as important a task as protecting young humans from abortion, embryonic stem cell research or other forms of experimentation.” Such a viewpoint, though fundamentally correct, should not be taken to signify that animal abuse in our society is an ethical issue that we can forget about. Rather, concern for exercising proper stewardship over animals ought to be a balanced part of a broader concern to avoid exploiting the vulnerable, wherever they are encountered.

The Catholic Church recognizes how man holds a special place in creation, while remaining an integral part of that creation. Made uniquely in God’s image and likeness, he still belongs to the animal kingdom. Feet on the ground, head looking up to the stars, man exercises a limited dominion over the world and over the remainder of creation, including the animal kingdom. He perennially faces the question of how to properly exercise that dominion, which is not an absolute right of domination over God’s creation. He is called to reasonably use, rather than abuse, the powers he has received.

To be precise, we should not speak of animal rights but of animal welfare. Animals do not have rights in the way that humans do. Animal welfare means that we recognize that animals can be used for reasonable purposes, but should not be abused.

St Vincent DePaul Conference News

Our Basic food request this week: bathroom paper and soap and any non-perishable foods you would like to contribute. Thank you for all your support throughout the year.

The ATLANTIC CITY TRIP takes place on the first Wednesday of the month unless stated otherwise. Departure time is 9:45 AM from St. Paul’s parking lot. Cost: $24.00 less rebate. For reservations or information call Art @ 610-797-4898 or Joe @ 610-439-2780.