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PARISH DIRECTORY                                     
 
CHURCH OFFICE: 252-638-1984
NIGHT EMERGENCY: 252-638-4436
 
Father Thomas S. Tully, Pastor:  pastor@spccnb.org
 
Father Robert Schmid, Parochial Vicar:  frschmid@spccnb.org
 
Deacon Rick Fisher:  252-229-1644 
Deacon Mike Mahoney, ObISB:   252-571-1597 
Deacon Jim Hackett: 973-479-8909
 
Sister Monique Dissen, IHM, Hospital:  252-675-0333 
 
Finance Manager: Bob Nenni
Faith Formation: Joy Harsen 252-229-2394
    Faith Formation Coordinator:  LisaAnn Ludwig
​                               614-581-3547
 
Bulletin:  bulletin@spccnb.org  
                                                       
Funeral Arrangements: 252-638-4436, funeral@spccnb.org  

Cemetery:  Danny Gennantonio,  252-637-2322

RCIA Coordinator: Fr. Rob, frschmid@spccnb.org
 
Catholic Charities: 252-638-2188
Catholic Daughters: Mary Ann Harper, 252-633-3473
Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist: Mary Spano,
252-633-4768
Eucharistic Ministers (Home/Sick):  Dennis Colbert,
252-638-1555
 
Pastoral Council: Judi Williams, pcouncil@spccnb.org                  
Finance Council: Skip Zimmerman, 616-516-1730
School Board: Dick Dodson:  252-671-1523
 
Knights of Columbus Third Degree:
Michael Lynch, 540-222-1596
Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree:
Ralph Aviles, 252-204-7700
Religious Community Services:
252-633-2767

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                            WEEKEND MASSES ARE BACK!
Our Mass Schedule will again be the same as last week:
Saturday: 4:30 PM and 6:00 PM
Sunday: 7:30 AM;  9:00 AM: 10:30 AM and 4:30 PM (in English)
Sunday at 12 Noon (in Spanish)
Saint Peter in Oriental Mass at 10:30 AM
Please check with this site or our Facebook page for any weather related changes.
See you at St. Paul!
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Dear Friends at Saint Paul:

I have been looking forward to the day when this letter is possible. Today is the day!
PLEASE COME BACK TO MASS, your Parish, your community, your friends, Praise be to God!

I have been so humbled by the consistency of your messages to me and by the steady stream of persons coming to church on Sunday for a moment of prayer and a visit to the Blessed Sacrament. From 7 am to 7pm every Sunday these past weeks, people have streamed into the Church in ones or twos or families. You have been faithful and reverent in your devotion whether online, in private or here at church.

With the Phase 1 Order in place, we will have Outdoor Mass this weekend. There are several intelligent precautions that we will exercise but gather together, we can!
  • ˇ We will be outdoors, between the church and the school.
  • ˇ Father Rob and I are adding Masses so as to keep the numbers lower.
  • ˇ We will stand more than six feet apart.
  • ˇ I ask that you wear a mask or face covering for the benefit of others and for peace of mind.
  • ˇ Stand or bring your own lawn chair (or blanket?) so that we don't have to disinfect chairs every time.
  • ˇ Eucharistic Ministers will wear masks and gloves as they pass through the congregation.
  • ˇ There will be no offertory or communion procession to the altar.
  • ˇ The music will be lessened and the time of the Masses shortened.
  • ˇ Baskets will be available to drop in parish offertory (thanks!) but not passed.
The schedule is as follows:
  • Saturday at 4:30 pm and at 6:00pm
  • Sunday at 7:30am, 9:00am, 10:30am and 4:30pm in English
  • Sunday at 12 Noon (in Spanish)
  • Saint Peter in Oriental Mass at 10:30am.






















Inclement weather will cancel the Masses. Please consult our website (spccnb.org) and Facebook for news in case of inclement weather. It is anticipated that we will have outdoor Masses through the month of May.

Our Bishop has re-affirmed the suspension of the obligation to attend Mass. Vulnerable persons and anyone who is sick in any way should remain home. Participating in Mass through the many online sites or TV will continue to bring blessings and safety to the participants at home.

The Bishop, in announcing the Phase 1 permissions, stated: "As people of faith, we all are called upon to make sacrifices that will benefit others. The exercise of these current limitations, as difficult and frustrating as they may be, should be viewed as charitable acts offered for others. We have been presented with a challenge that should call us to respond not as individuals who put their needs first but as a family united in Christ's love."

Bishop Zarama stated further: "As we begin to explore offering Sacraments as well as prayer and adoration in our churches as outlined in the following [guidelines], we will do so following community health guidance. We will also be respectful and reverent to the Sacraments as we adhere to that health guidance."

Please expect that we will have to learn how to have outdoor Mass, six feet apart! From the Sign of the Cross at the beginning to the final blessing, I am trusting that we follow social restrictions. The Sign of Peace will be a bow and a smile. Children will have to be able to stay with parents and teenagers will not be roaming. Music will be chosen so as to avoid the need for hymnals. Watching Mass from cars is an inappropriate separation from the community that gathers together and so is discouraged. There will be sound amplification but no broadcast to car radios.

Thank you for your prayers during this time. We are so very proud of the sacrifices that our first responders and health care heroes are making. I have been praying especially these days for all those who have "lost" their graduation or other special event which has been cancelled. I pray for all the children of the world, that their generation would learn generosity and not bitterness from this tragedy.

I REALLY look forward to seeing you this weekend!

Peace,
Father Tully


Queridos amigos en Saint Paul:

He estado esperando el día en que esta carta sea posible. ¡Hoy es el día!
POR FAVOR VUELVA A MISA, su parroquia, su comunidad, sus amigos, ¡Alabado sea Dios!

Me ha conmovido tanto la consistencia de sus mensajes para mí y el flujo constante de personas que vienen a la iglesia el domingo para un momento de oración y una visita al Santísimo Sacramento. Desde las 7 am hasta las 7 pm todos los domingos en las últimas semanas, la gente ha entrado en la Iglesia en uno o dos o familias. Has sido fiel y reverente en tu devoción, ya sea en línea, en privado o aquí en la iglesia.
Con la orden de la Fase 1, tendremos una misa al aire libre este fin de semana. Hay varias precauciones inteligentes que ejerceremos, pero nos reuniremos, ¡podemos!
 
ˇ Estaremos al aire libre, entre la iglesia y la escuela.
ˇ El padre Rob y yo estamos agregando misas para mantener los números más bajos.
ˇ Nos mantendremos a más de seis pies de distancia.
ˇ Le pido que use una máscara o una cubierta facial para el beneficio de los demás y para su tranquilidad.
ˇ Párese o traiga su propia silla de jardín (¿o una manta?) Para que no tengamos que desinfectar las sillas todo el tiempo.
ˇ Los ministros eucarísticos usarán máscaras y guantes cuando pasen por la congregación.
ˇ No habrá procesión de ofrenda o comunión al altar.
ˇ La música se reducirá y el tiempo de las misas se acortará.
ˇ Las canastas estarán disponibles para colocar en el ofertorio de la parroquia (¡gracias!) Pero no se aprobarán.
 
El horario es el siguiente:
Sábado a las 4:30 p.m. y a las 6:00 p.m.
Domingo a las 7:30 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 10:30 a.m. y 4:30 p.m. en inglés
Domingo a las 12 del mediodía en español.
San Pedro en la misa oriental a las 10:30 a.m.
 
El mal tiempo cancelará las Misas. Consulte nuestro sitio web (spccnb.org) y Facebook para obtener noticias en caso de mal tiempo. Se anticipa que tendremos misas al aire libre durante el mes de mayo.

Nuestro obispo ha reafirmado la suspensión de la obligación de asistir a misa. Las personas vulnerables y cualquier persona que esté enferma de alguna manera deben permanecer en casa. Participar en misa a través de los muchos sitios en línea o TV continuará brindando bendiciones y seguridad a los participantes en el hogar.
El Obispo, al anunciar los permisos de la Fase 1, declaró: "Como personas de fe, todos estamos llamados a hacer sacrificios que beneficiarán a los demás. El ejercicio de estas limitaciones actuales, por más difícil y frustrante que sea, debe considerarse como actos de caridad ofrecidos para otros. Se nos presentó un desafío que debería llamarnos a responder no como individuos que anteponen sus necesidades sino como una familia unida en el amor de Cristo ".

El obispo Zarama declaró además: "A medida que comencemos a explorar ofrecer sacramentos, así como oración y adoración en nuestras iglesias como se describe en las siguientes [pautas], lo haremos siguiendo la guía de salud comunitaria. También seremos respetuosos y reverentes a los sacramentos a medida que nos adherimos a esa guía de salud ".

¡Por favor espere que tengamos que aprender a tener misa al aire libre, a seis pies de distancia! Desde la Señal de la Cruz al comienzo hasta la bendición final, estoy confiando en que seguimos las restricciones sociales. El signo de la paz será un arco y una sonrisa. Los niños deberán poder quedarse con sus padres y los adolescentes no estarán en itinerancia. Se elegirá música para evitar la necesidad de himnarios. Mirar misa desde los automóviles es una separación inapropiada de la comunidad que se reúne y, por lo tanto, no se recomienda. Habrá amplificación de sonido pero no se transmitirá a las radios de los automóviles.

Gracias por sus oraciones durante este tiempo. Estamos muy orgullosos de los sacrificios que están haciendo nuestros primeros socorristas y héroes de la salud. He estado rezando especialmente en estos días por todos aquellos que han "perdido" su graduación u otro evento especial que ha sido cancelado. Rezo por todos los niños del mundo, para que su generación aprenda generosidad y no amargura de esta tragedia.
¡REALMENTE espero verte este fin de semana!
 
Paz,
Padre Tully

This picture is from two years ago at confirmation. We want to congratulate all these young adults on their upcoming graduations! Pray for our St. Paul Class of 2020.

Drive-In Holy Hour, May 3, 2020

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Father Thomas S. Tully, Pastor

Father Tully outlines the basic elements of the sacrament of confession:

“I often use the analogy of a hand,” he said. “Five fingers: the first and last are hello and goodbye,” the greeting and dismissal between penitent and priest.

The second is confession when, in a room with the priest on the other side of a screen, where the penitent “names their sin to the best of their ability.”

Third is the act of reconciliation or absolution, in which the sin is declared absolved. “The priest doesn’t do the forgiving, God does the forgiving,” Tully said. “But the priest proclaims it.”

Fourth is the act of penance in which the priest will “ask the penitent to repair the damage of sin, usually a spiritual one, a prayer, but sometimes an action, to repair the damage of sin.” Often personal counseling will take place here as well.

In the end, he said, the personal relationship brings a sense of closure and formality that technology can’t match.

Confession needs to be a person-to-person act, Father Tully believes. 

“Being at peace with one’s conscience is a very difficult thing,” Tully said. “I’ve been in this for 29 years. I don’t really know of a shortcut.”
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Parents
Just for Fun!

The Natural Stone Yard, 1606 Hwy 70 East has FREE painting rocks in the front of their business.  All you have to do is open your car door and grab a few.

Let's have some fun and see if we can make a pretty rock garden for our church.

Take a picture of your rocks and send it to my email so I can share!

dconway@spccnb.org  

I'm painting mine now.  Let's have some fun.