Announcements

• Please find our Holy Week schedule below.
• Our parish office will be closed on the following dates: Holy Thursday, April 17; Good Friday, April 18; and Monday, April 21.
• Please remember to return Rice Bowls this week.
• Easter Plant Memorials: Last day today, April 14. Please brining your donation envelope to the office by 4PM today (details below).

Holy Week Schedule

Palm Sunday/Domingo de Ramos, April 12 & 13

Saturday Vigil Mass: 4pm English

Sunday Masses: 10am English, 12:45pm & 7pm español

All Masses, weather permitting, will begin outside on West Short Street in front of the church building with the Blessing of Palms and Solemn Entrance.

Tuesday, April 15

10:30am: Chrism Mass at Christ the King Cathedral/Misa Crismal

Wednesday, April 16

10am: Mass

THE SACRED TRIDUUM/SAGRADO TRIDUM PASCUAL

Holy Thursday/Jueves Santo, April 17

5:30pm: Mass of the Lord’s Supper 

7:30pm: Misa de la Cena del Señor

Church building will remain open until 10pm for private prayer.

Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion/Viernes Santo de la Pasíon del Señor,

April 18

12 noon: Passion Service, Veneration of the Cross, and Communion

6pm: Via Crucis Viviente (Live Stations of the Cross) 

Sigido por Servicio de Viernes Santo

Church building will be open from 10am until 10pm for private prayer.

Holy Saturday/Sábado Santo, April 19

7:00pm The Paschal Vigil  

Vigilia Pascual en la Noche Santa

A bilingual service that is expected to last three hours during which we will welcome 45 Catechumens into the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation.

Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord/Domingo de la Resurrección,

April 20

10am: Mass in English

12:45pm: Misa en español

7pm: Misa en español

Reminders/Updates

• Easter Plant Memorials: If you would like your loved ones memorialized in our Easter bulletin – print and on our parish website - please take an envelope that is found by the front or back tables and fill it out with the name(s) of those you wish to be memorialized. A ten-dollar ($10) donation for each name you would like listed is appreciated. Please return the envelope by placing it in the offertory basket or bringing it to the church office before April 14.
• Invite your fellow parishioners to sign up for emails from Historic Saint Paul Parish! Share this link: https://saintpaul.cdlex.org/email-lists
• Sign up for bulletin emails (click here).

Events

• Monthly LGBTQ Ministry Social: Wed. April 23, 6-8PM in Brossart House.
• Bible Study: Every Tuesday, 6-7PM in Brossart House.
• Coffee and Donuts!: After every 10am Sunday Mass. All parishioners and visitors are invited to share in coffee and donuts after Sunday 10am mass in the SPPS Cafeteria. This is a wonderful opportunity for fellowship and an occasion to get to know each other better.

Check out ALL upcoming events!

Faith Formation

Every year on Holy Saturday during the Easter Vigil, numerous new Christians are baptized and confirmed into the Catholic Church.

For anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic faith and those who wish to join the Catholic Church through Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist, you are welcome to join us in faith-sharing and scriptural studies.

Learn more: Faith Formation (click here).

Bible Study: Every Tuesday, 6-7PM in Brossart

Please contact Karen Arreola with any questions: saintpaul@cdlex.org

Sacrament Classes 24-25: All after Mass

• First Communion: May 4 Mass
• Confirmation: May 4

Please contact Laura Hester with any questions

• lauramhester@gmail.com

Message of the Week

Dear Parishioners, Visitors, Friends’

Today begins Holy Week. A golden opportunity for us to actively participate in the events that intimately unite us with Jesus Christ, our Savior.

Passion /Palm Sunday. We are among the crowd of people waving our palm branch as we proclaim Jesus our leader, our King. He is the One whom we will follow no matter the cost. (Place the palm branch you received today in a prominent place in your home reminding you of your Christian commitment to remain a steadfast follower of Jesus.)

Holy Thursday is the night in which Jesus gathered his friends, gave them a visual lesson on the true meaning of service. As he washed their feet, he challenged them to do the same. Then, gathering these friends around the Table, he gave them the gift of Himself—the Eucharist! (There is a place at the table reserved for you. Jesus hopes to see you seated at the Table of the Eucharist this Thursday at 5pm)

On Good Friday as s we relive the terrible events of this day—Jesus unjustly declared a criminal and nailed on a cross- we become aware of the cost we must pay to be a true follower of Jesus:

speaking truth, being the voice for the immigrant, tending to the needs of the downtrodden…

(As you venerate the Cross, ask Jesus to shower you with the courage to walk this path with him.)

Easter Sunday morning. The Tomb is empty. Together, we joyfully sing “Alleluia” promising to be a faithful community of believers, living the values for which Christ died. With open arms we welcome our newly baptized members into our community!

While we have time, let’s embrace Holy Week as an invitation from Jesus Christ to walk with him into a future filled with hope and love.

Sister Clara

From the Pastor

In last week’s bulletin, I introduced the importance of the rich treasure of wisdom found in Catholic Social Teaching. Today I begin a seven-week series introducing the themes of the seven Catholic Social Teachings with the help of the USCCB. The first of these principles is: Life and Dignity of the Human Person.

The Catholic Church proclaims that human life is sacred and that the dignity of the human person is the foundation of a moral vision for society. This belief is the foundation of all the principles of our social teaching. In our society, human life is under attack from abortion and euthanasia. Human life is threatened by cloning, embryonic stem cell research, and the use of the death penalty. The intentional targeting of civilians in war or terrorist attacks is always wrong. Catholic teaching calls on us to work to avoid war. Nations must protect the right of life by finding effective ways to prevent conflicts and resolve them by peaceful means. We believe that every person is precious, that people are more important than things, and that the measure of every institution is whether it threatens or enhances the life and dignity of the human person.

In the heart of Jesus,

Fr. Richard

Donation and Service Opportunities

• Kroger Community Rewards: Saint Paul received $440.72 last quarter through the Kroger Community Rewards program. Thank you to all who have linked their Kroger card! Please follow the instructions (click here) to link your card (our linking number is "JA381")
• Donate from your IRA or from shares of your stock in a taxable brokerage account. Click here to learn more.

Ministries Updates

The Little Mountain School

The Guatemalan Educational Outreach program provides resources for The Little Mountain School to provide 344 meals each day. Every child receives breakfast, lunch and a midday snack. For many children, these are the only meals they will receive for the rest of their day. Many families voluntarily provide fresh vegetables grown locally, however, additional funds are necessary to provide adequate protein. The parents of the children volunteer in the preparation of the meals to assist the large task of feeding the students adequate and nourishing meals.  

Your sponsorship of a student assists in the tuition and meals for each student attending The Little Mountain School. All donations are appreciated. Special thanks to all our parishioners for their current sponsorships. 

Please consider sponsoring a student or making a donation to The Little Mountain School. To learn more, visit guatemalaneducationaloutreach.org or view our Parish webpage (click here).

Please keep The Little Mountain School in your prayers.

Open Door Lunch Ministry

For the month of March we shared 539 meals with those in need.

Thank you for your continued generosity!

Thank you to all who have volunteered and donated.



If you would like to donate, we accept lunch related items such as: water, chips, cookies, soft fruit (bananas, grapes, oranges), cupped fruits, crackers, snack bars, etc. You may bring these donations to the office between 9:00 AM —4:00 PM Monday-Friday or when you come to Mass on the weekend.



Help Feed Your Neighbors at the Catholic Action Center

St. Paul purchases and prepares a meal for 150 people on the third weekend of every month. Contact Susan Brown to help: sumacthree@gmail.com | 859-536-0571

In the Diocese

- Appalachian Immersion Experience 2025: 2025 dates are available.

October 19-21, 2025

The immersion experience brings pilgrims into contact with people and places of Appalachia who share their lived experiences of natural disasters, social division and disparity, single industry economics, and climate change. Through listening to the cries of the earth and the cries of the poor, we hope to instill and encourage a response to the Gospel call to peace and justice and Pope Francis’ call to care for creation. Space is limited, so please reserve your spot, groups are also encouraged to apply: laudatosi@cdlex.org

- Laudato Si' Events:

• April 26 A walk in Calvary Cemetery. LSC hosted a walk during the Season of Creation during 2024 and decided to host a similar event in the Spring, when the plants and tree are in a different stage of life and development. Meet at 11 a.m., the walk is not strenuous but wear your sneakers!
• September 13, place TBA A Laudato Si Art Retreat. Artist Rosie Fedorchuk will lead a day of reflection that includes creating art that inspires a love of the creation.

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