Thank you to all those who have been sending in their envelopes.  Yes, we still need your generous donations.  Although some of the utilities are slightly less (but not much less) during this time, we are still keeping the office open as well as the church for specified hours.  There is still payroll and certain bills to pay, so we still need a minimum cash flow.  For many this is a difficult time economically, but please do your best to keep us in mind.  
Click if you would like to take this opportunity to set up electronic giving- Print out the form, and send it in.

We are pleased to announce our Facebook Live Liturgy schedule!
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Thursday, April 2nd, 5:30 p.m. — Extraordinary Form Mass with Stations to Follow

Sunday, April 5th, 8:30 a.m. — Palm Sunday Ordinary Form Mass

Thursday, April 9th, 7:00 p.m. — Holy Thursday Mass (OF)

Friday, April 10th, 3:00 p.m. — Good Friday Service (OF)

Saturday, April 11th, 8:00 p.m. — Easter Vigil Mass (OF)

Sunday, April 12th, 9:30 a.m. — Easter Sunday Mass (OF)

In accordance with civil and diocesan policies, during these Liturgical services, the church WILL NOT BE OPEN.

While the Liturgies are not open to the public, the church WILL BE Open for prayer and Fr. Pfeiffer will be on hand for those who individually request confessions on: 

Tuesday, March 31, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

Friday, April 3, 4 p.m.–7 p.m.

Palm Sunday, April 5, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.;  Come and receive blessed palms

Tuesday, April 7, 9 a.m.–12 p.m.

During these times you can come and pray, go to confession, and yes even drop off your envelopes!  We, of course, will abide by any diocesan and civil regulations of social distancing in order to help keep people safe. Keep in mind different churches must respond differently depending on their circumstances. This is what we are doing so check our precautions here.   

 It is important to remember what is essential, and God is essential!  For those who are able, please make a trip to your parish church and pray that God delivers us from this pandemic that we may worship Him as a full community again.

As Catholics, our number one priority is NOT earthly safety, or comfort, or bodily health. Our number one priority is always the salvation of souls because we are not meant for this world but for eternal life!

This does not mean we deny or neglect the physical—far from it.  It is because of our hope in eternal life that we follow our Lord's commands and do corporal works of mercy. We must do all of this prudently, but the priority is always a spiritual one, which includes the physical in relation to it.  Prioritizing mere physical safety and well-being is how politicians and CEOs talk.  As a church, we focus on the theological and natural virtues that keep us close to God, which is the most important. I believe it is important to constantly remind ourselves of this proper priority lest we get carried away by fear and suspicion. 

So what do we do during a pandemic? We continue being Christians: Pray, Fast, and Give of ourselves.  Stay calm.  Even as this scourge of pandemic can be rightly interpreted as God's chastisement upon a sinful world, we also see the hand of God's Providence that guides and protects us.  Through His Church, God gives the spiritual weapons necessary to combat this.  This is a time of testing, a time of perseverance, an opportunity for supernatural faith, hope, and love. It's likely you may have some extra time on your hands so try these:

- PRAY MORE!!!
- Grow in knowledge of your Faith by visiting FORMED.ORG
- Examination of Conscience / Confession
- Read the Bible
- Make a Spiritual Communion
- Family Prayer 
- Help your neighbor in prudent and safe ways
- Watch the daily Mass through our diocesan website or with Bishop Barron below.
- St. Paul Parish is working on live streaming certain future liturgies.