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The Pastor's Column
Happy Easter!
He is Risen, Alleluia!
What a blessing it has been to walk with you this past Lent, Holy Week, Triduum, and Easter Sunday! The absolute joy of the Easter Vigil as we welcomed nearly 50 people into our Church, followed by the exuberance of our Easter Sunday Masses confirmed to me that we had journeyed well with the Lord and one another these past weeks, opening our hearts to what the Lord was calling us to do.
I want to thank all who played a part. To Dr. Dave de la Fuente and his OCIA team and Manuel Filpo who directed the Spanish OCIA effort, thank you for all the effort to provide pastoral care, support, and encouragement to so many individuals seeking to know Christ and his Church. To Joey Chancey and the music ministry, thank you for leading us through Palm Sunday, Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter Vigil with such powerful music that stirred the soul at so many points. I won’t forget the choir in surround sound at the altar of repose on Holy Thursday night or the shouts of “Crucify Him!” on Good Friday. Easter Sunday morning is not valid until Alison cantors “This is the day the Lord has made.” I didn’t think that could be topped until the whole choir sang “Credo” after Communion! I know if I am ever having a bad day, I can rewatch the livestream from Easter Sunday morning and all will be better! ¡Muchísimas gracias también a nuestro coro español dirigido por Joaquín María! ¡No se me ocurre ningún otro coro que disfrute más que vosotros de ser rociados con agua bendita!
Thanks to all our eucharistic ministers, lectors, acolytes, ushers. In a special way I want to salute Fr. Chris for his tireless efforts preaching, presiding, and organizing the Parish Lenten Retreat and the Seven Last Words, and our parish staff who kept up with all the needs planned and unplanned! Holy Week is a huge production to undertake every year and I am so grateful that we get it done with such grace. Countless visitors who were with us over the weekend were overwhelmed by the experience. Frankly, they have never had such a profound experience of Church before. That’s another confirmation that we as a parish witness well Christ’s death and resurrection!
At Good Friday and again on Easter Sunday, I shared the sad news that parishioner Katie Diego (Pittelkow) Bunn passed away on Holy Thursday afternoon, after a valiant battle with cancer. She was 31 years old. Katie was a faithful Eucharistic Minister at the 10am Mass. Her spirit and her care for others was well known and she helped bring many to the Church, including her husband Nick, who entered the Church two years ago here at St. Paul’s. Amid this tremendous loss and grief, I know her family found hope being with us Sunday. Her funeral Mass will be held here on Saturday, April 18th at 1:00pm. I hope many can join us to give thanks to God for a life well lived and to support Katie’s husband and family during their time of sorrow.
One final piece of Good News to share. Today, Kathy Zirnhelt, Bill Baroni, and I had a very productive meeting with Bishop Edmund Whalen, Vicar General of the Archdiocese and Archdiocesan finance officials. In short, they gave us the green light to move forward with the capital projects outlined in our Inspiring Hope, Building Legacy Campaign. Further, they pledged their support to help us get things moving expeditiously! Next week, I’ll outline what those steps will be. For now, all Kathy, Bill and I can say is “Praise the Lord” as we exhale!
May this Easter Season of joy continue to lift us up, give us hope, and send us out to tell the Good News!
Blessings,
| | Fr. Eric Andrews, CSP
Pastor, St. Paul the Apostle | | This month's Welcome Weekend festivities are sponsored by our Apostolist Young Adult Ministry and the Laudato Si' Environmental Ministry! We look forward to sharing Easter joy with you after all masses this weekend. | | |
Busted Halo, the Paulist media ministry that both Fr. Dave and Fr. Evan work with, is celebrating its 25th birthday this year. You’re all welcome to a special Mass marking the occasion at 10:00am on Sunday, April 19th. Other members of the Busted Halo team are coming in from around the country. Coffee and pastries after Mass!
The night before, you’re also invited to a special live audience episode of the Busted Halo Radio show that Fr. Dave hosts each night on SiriusXM. Come see the show in person at a theater on the Upper West Side. Details and tickets here, or click the button below. Use coupon code BH20 at checkout for a 20% parish discount.
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Broadcast on Saturday, April 25th at 8:30 PM
Each year, the Spirit of Hecker Awards honor exemplary people who accompany the Paulist Fathers in mission and who embody the spirit of the founder, Servant of God Isaac Hecker (1819 – 1888). The theme of this year’s program is: “Building Bridges Through Charity.”
Make sure to tune in for an inspirational presentation and to see who our parish's nominee is this year!
More information can be found on the Paulist Fathers website here. Make sure to tune in to the broadcast there, or on the Paulist YouTube channel and Facebook page.
| | Our hearts are full from last week's Triduum celebrations! From the passion and death of Christ commemorated on Good Friday, to the beautiful initiation of more than 40 Catholics into the faith, it was hard to choose just a few moments to highlight from our Holy Week liturgies. | | Easter Sunday was a beautiful celebration of the Resurrection! We were thankful to pray with thousands of Catholics from both near and far. | | |
Grant eternal rest to Betty Hughes, Ben Allen, Jack McKenna, Ronald Miller, Solange Bricourt, Elsa DeCarli, Jose Humberto Rodriguez, Tatiana Schlossberg, Margaretha Mueliani,Freddy Sutjiawan, and Tommy Mazzone.
Grant health and healing to Barbara Abady, Denise Abady, Larry Danziger, Diane Sheedy, Ronald DeCarli, Patrick Hagan, Joyce Joseph , Doris, Finkelstein, Jim Zepeda, Kelly Small Casler, Anne Guerbe, Susan A. Seigle, Shelly Greene, Luz Maria Baquera, Chelsea, and Michael.
Grant peace and well-being to John J. Kenny, Anne Guerbe, Jennifer and Lola DeCarli, Christopher Henderson, and Matthew Martorana.
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Have someone you would like our parish to pray for? You can submit prayer requests through our online form below. The names in your intentions will be shared with the parish here and will remain in our virtual newsletter one month after submission.
Click the button below to fill out our prayer request form:
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Church Hours
Monday-Tuesday, Thursday - Friday
7:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday
7:00 AM - 6:30 PM
Mass Schedule
Daily Mass
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
7:30 AM and 12:10 PM
Wednesday
7:30 AM, 12:10 PM, and 6:30 PM
Saturday
8:30AM
Sunday Mass
Saturday
5:00 PM (Vigil)
Sunday
8:00 AM - Mass Without Music
10:00 AM - Mass With St. Paul's Choir
12:30 PM - Misa con Coro en Español
5:00 PM - Mass With Inspirit Ensemble
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Help Us Make 2026 Our Biggest Year of Outreach
Your generous donations enable us to serve the people of St. Paul's through our ministries, events, outreach programs, and so much more - not to mention the cost of keeping the church warm during these brisk winter months!
We've put some information below about how you can give back if you are able to. Please note that you can direct your donations to the ministry of your choice, whether that be to our food pantry, your favorite community-building ministry, or more!
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To donate online go to www.stpaultheapostle.org and click on "Make a Donation" in the top right corner. Please remember that you can have your donations go directly to the ministry of your choice!
Or with the Faith Direct Text-TO-GIVE platform, you can text a donation to make a quick gift to help support The Church of St. Paul the Apostle.
Just text NY539 to the number (646) 859-1860 to enroll.
| You can also find us on Venmo. Just scan the QR code above, or search for @stpaulsnyc to donate now! | | Our services, along with the readings and hymns for weekends, can be found on our SPA app - you can download it by scanning the relevant QR code above! Our app also has an online "copy" you can access through your phone's browser in case you have difficult accessing it. Find it at https://stpaulny.web4uapps.com. | | | | |
