783 Hard Road, Webster, New York

Mission Statement St Paul’s Parish Family exists for the purpose of witnessing and proclaiming the message of Jesus Christ, that message

proclaimed in word, worship, service: love God, love your neighbor as yourself.

January 29, 2017 Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

JANUARY 29TH 4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13

Second Reading 1 Corinthians 1:26-31 Gospel Matthew 5:1-12a

FEBRUARY 5TH 5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME First Reading Isaiah 58:7-10

Second Reading 1 Corinthians 2:1-5 Gospel Matthew 5:13-16

Mass Times Saturday 5:00 p.m.

Sunday 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m. Weekday Masses

Monday-Thursday 8:30 a.m. Friday-Communion Service 8:30 a.m.

Individual Confession Saturday 4-4:30 p.m. or by appointment

Your CMA gift supports

ministries that affect every

Catholic in our Diocese. Thank you for supporting St.

Paul’s in this year's campaign.

74.65% of our goal

Pledged

Goal

Parish Staff Pastor: Fr. Paul Gitau x29 fgitau@dor.org Deacon: Mark Robbins x23 mrobbins@dor.org Pastoral Associate: Katherine Cappuccio x24 kcappuccio@dor.org Coordinator of Music: Tom McGary x31 tmcgary@dor.org Youth/Young Adult/Confirmation Prep.: Mike Pernot x27 mpernot@dor.org Religious Education Coordinator: Kim Sbarra 671-2110 ksbarra@dor.org Business Manager: Robin Martz x30 rmartz@dor.org Rectory Housekeeper: Helen Stirpe hstirpe@dor.org Maintenance Coordinator: Ben O’Brien x28 benjamino’brien@dor.org Administrative Asst.: Jodie Hickey x21 jhickey@dor.org Finance Council Chair: Tom Napoli 872-0678 tanapoli@live.com Parish Council Chair: Janet Trippe 354-0883 jmtrippe1075@gmail.com Parish Trustees: Deb Urtz-Gleason & Dave Galeazzo Multi Parish Finance Director: Joan Sullivan: 671-1100 x21 jsullivan@dor.org

Saturday, January 28 Blessing of Throats Food Collection Rite of Enrollment 4:00P Individual Confession 5:00P Mass

Sunday, January 29 Rite of Enrollment Food Collection 9:00A Mass-CLOW Coffee & Donuts 9:00A SOAR 10:00A SOAR 11:00A Mass-CLOW Coffee & Donuts 12:00P Confirmation Prep 6:00-7:00P CYRCLE 7:15-8:15P Sr. High Group

Monday, January 30 8:00A Rosary 8:30A Mass 1:30P Library Workday 4:30P SOAR

Tuesday, January 31 8:00A Rosary 8:30 Mass 9:15-10:30 Coffee & Catholicism 1:00P Faith Sharing Group 4:30P SOAR

Wednesday, February 1 8:00A Rosary 8:30 Mass 9:00-10:00A Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7:00P Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, February 2 8:00A Rosary 8:30 Mass 9:00A Vac Pac Team 1

Friday, February 3 St. Peter’s Soup Kitchen 8:00A Rosary 8:30A Communion Service

Saturday, February 4 Public Policy Weekend 9:30-11:30A Prayer Shawl 4:00P Individual Confession 5:00P Mass

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We warmly welcome all new parishioners and visitors to St. Paul’s.

To register please fill out a “request for registration” form available at all

church entrances. Return it to the collection box at the back of the church

or to the parish office. A member of our pastoral staff will contact you to

complete your registration.

Office Hours 8:30-4:30 Monday-Friday (closed for the lunch hour from 12:00-1:00 p.m.) Phone: 671- 2100 Fax Number: 787-8907 Emergency Number: 277-7388 Website: www.stpaulsrcc.org Diocese of Rochester: www.dor.org

Let us Pray for Those in the Military

Jason Aman Josh Bartlett Zach Bartlett Sean Black

Dakota Berthold Bryan Gross Alec Konrad Shawn Reidy

Mason Serrano Tom Weisenreder

This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for

Mitchel Madlen from

Wife, Mary

Offertory Update

Actual Target

January 21 & 22 $5,853

Ach & Credit Card $3,157

Total $9,010 $11,000

YTD $308,154 $330,000

Attendance 591

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The selection of today’s gospel is commonly referred as the “Beatitudes” because the first word of the passage in Latin is “Beati” meaning the happy ones. These beatitudes that Jesus offered are a sign of contradiction to the world understanding of happiness. How can one possibly find happiness in poverty, hunger, thirst, mourning and persecution?

When I read these beatitudes, what comes to my mind is a family in a funeral procession with grief mourning the loss of a loved one. How can they be called blessed or happy? How can we be happy as we suffer? Well, under-lying each beatitude is the conviction that real happiness, true peace and satisfaction are not to be found in one’s own power, money, material things or in the external condition of life but in total dependence of God.

Beatitudes are not invitations to live in misery in this world and hope for God’s reward in the future. They are proclamations that true happiness in this life belongs to those who put their trust in God. Jesus is therefore call-ing us to have a close relationship with God as the most important thing. That’s precisely what blessed or happy means. To know that God will be with us in the moments of our struggles. Jesus invites us to live a deeper rela-tionship with God, to accept poverty before God, to mourn in a desire to see God really in control of everything; to be gentle, to work for justice and peace, to be merciful, to have a pure heart in our dealings and relationships, to accept the different hardships that come with being a witness to Jesus. Difficulties in life are going to take place, but God will be with us at all times in our spiritual journey. St. Paul has reminded us that when we put our faith in Jesus Christ we cannot be defeated.

Today we gather together in worship and prayer trusting in Jesus who invites us to follow him into the Kingdom of God. We rejoice with our thirty-one candidates for the First Holy Eucharist who will be going through the Rite of Enrollment and promise them our support and prayers. In memory of St. Blaise (Feast Day February 3rd) the Blessing of Throats will take place at the end of mass during the exit hymn. People will come along the main aisle and the two side aisles. Deacon Mark, Katherine and I will pray over each parishioner: “Through the intercession of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, may God deliver you from every disease of the throat and from every other illness.” In the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Seeds for the Journey

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Hope House Update Thanks to your ongoing support of our parish, St. Paul’s donates $600 per month to Hope House in Webster. This is their report for December 2016: Because of your generosity, HOPE had another busy, successful year. We were able to help so many local fami-lies who found themselves in need of a helping hand. We are so grateful for all those who contribute to HOPE either through monthly church envelopes, periodic contributions, volunteering and other innumerable ways assistance is giv-en. Thank you so much!

In December, HOPE received donations in memory of Steve Buchheit, Kent & Isabelle Clapp, Mr. & Mrs. Bernard Grominski, Arlene Hartung, Bob Holdraker, Gene Kemp, Bill McKechney, Mr. & Mrs. Antek Mieczkowski, Sheila Prinzing and Dominic Viscardi. We also received donations in honor of Jean Swendsen Bileschi, Karen Bobeck, Ed Deogracias, Dick & Rosemary Gumina, Cheryl & Dennis Rinka and Amy & Brian Winslow.

Please remember these intentions and the HOPE Ministry in your prayers.

Please join us in congratulating the following young people that made

their First Penance on January 19, 2017

Evensong Prayer Service 7 pm Thursday, January 26

Liturgical Corner The Symbolism of Candles

Clearly the origin of lit candles was at first functional before the use of electricity. The liturgical requirement for Mass simply states at least two lit candles should be displayed on or near the altar (GIRM 117). Candles re-mind us of Christ, the Light of the World. In the context of today’s gospel, they also remind us we ourselves are to be light.

Katherine Amico Magdalayna Auinger

Jacob Barry Marissa Beachner

Charles Benzoni Charlotte Brunswick

Benjamin Carbone Matthew Cutaia

Sage DeRosa Claire Dertinger

Isabelle Ebertz Olivia Fulkerson

Frederick Graney-Detwiler

Cameron Heisinger

Emily Johnson Braydon Liberatore

Margaret Milner Cassidy Novelli

Lucas Nuccitelli Gabriella Nuwer

Annamarie Parulski Grace Parulski

Adrianna Pratt Alexa Quattrociocchi

Aiden Ricketts Caila Ross

Jagger Scala Ryan Talbot

Joshua Tara Jake Treadway

Katie Yuskiw

St Paul’s Church, Webster, New York From the John Walsh Library...

Have You Read...

Paintner, Christine Valters Illuminating the Way

(Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics)

Ms. Paintner dedicates her book to “all of the dancing monks who strive to keep wisdom alive.” She takes us on a journey accompanied by many of the great monks and mystics of our tradition, including Francis of Assisi, King David, Dorothy Day, Rainer Maria Rilke, and Thom-as Merton. Each figure invites us into an exploration of a particular archetypal energy within us. We reflect on each—how it is alive in us, how we have suppressed this aspect, and how it might illumine our own personal shadows and areas of growth. Each chapter briefly ex-plores Jesus as the expression of the archetype through a gospel story. Readers will also be invited in each chapter to explore creative practices such as mandalas and journal writing in their quest toward wholeness. (Call No. 248.4-PAI; “New Books” shelf)

Creech, Sharon Moo: A Novel

Reena and Luke are moving from the city to Maine. What is this going to be like? Then their mom meets a neighbor and now they are helping her: Mrs. Falala. She is one of the scariest people Reena and Luke have ever met. And what about the animals? How are they supposed to help with the animals? Read Moo: A Nov-el to find out how Reena and Luke adapt to their new environment. Can they actually thrive there? FIC CRE Grades 4-6

For the Children

Garage Sale Our Lady of Mercy High School Crew Team is holding their annual Garage Sale in the Our Lady of Mercy school gym 1437 Blossom Rd on Saturday March 4th. The Early Bird Entrance is from 8-9am ($10 fee). The regular sale starts 9am to 4pm. Many great items for sale including furniture, sports equipment and lots more! For infor-mation please contact Michele Bessette at 329-6610.

Music for February 4 & 5, 2017 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

As a Fire is Meant for Burning (Beach Spring) No. 744 We Are the Light of the World…(Grief-196)….No. 592 Take and Eat……..(Joncas-1898)…….……………. No. 622 Lord of All Nations Grant Me Grace…(Tallis Canon)No. 703

Readings 1104 Psalm 112 No. 1104

Mass Parts Mass of Renewal

Communion Antiphon: I will go to the altar of God!

Fatal Flaws in Assisted Suicide Bill The proposal to legalize doctor-assisted suicide in New York State contains fatal flaws. It allows patients to fill a physician’s prescription for a lethal dose of medication, and then ingest those pills at home, with no oversight by a doctor or nurse, no safeguards, and no accountabil-ity. What if a child got his hands on those pills first? Or what if the patient later changed her mind and decided not to take the pills? Who would know if someone else decided to trick or coerce the patient into taking the pills? Check out www.dor.org, click on Public Policy (lower left sidebar) for more info. Sign a letter or peti-tion to your legislators opposing assisted suicide next weekend, Public Policy Weekend February 4-5.

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Ministry Schedule for February 4 & 5, 2017

5:00 PM 9:00 AM 11:00 AM

Acolytes

Alyssa Bower T.J. Swinson

Peter Benzoni Ava Scheible

Gabriel Parulski Aberynn Parulski

Ushers

Alice Bower Kevin Nuwer

Herb Gauch Neil Rojek

Bill Green George Hanley

Sacristans

Pat Thomas The Lyons Family The Barr Family

Lectors Commentators

Jonathan Strait Cherie Lohrman

Mike Lyons Mike Pernot

Tim Thomas Laure Barr

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy

Communion

Trisha DeBacco Mark DeBacco Sue Dettman Nancy Phippard Christine Grant Fran Spina

Mary Catherine Bosner Josephine Cozzo Al Granville Julie Shick Forest Shick Allan Schichtel

Jim Mattiucci Joanne Mattiucci JoAnn Green Bill Green Bob Salvaggio Dalton Pumputis

Greeters

Don & Ellen Oinen Forest & Julie Shick Linda D’Antonio

Ellen Santora Mike Fredericks Mary Beth Arnold

Linens

Barb Mongiovi

CLOW Kristen Trottier Jann Armantrout

Save the Date: A Morning with Immaculée!

The 4th Rochester Catholic Women’s Conference will be on Saturday, March 18th at the Aquinas Institute. Don’t miss our special format this year: a half day conference featuring well known and inspiring speaker and author, Immaculée Ilibagiza. Her story of faithfulness and for-giveness will inspire women to grow closer to Jesus and others. The cost of registration is $25 per person. Regis-tration will be opening soon. Stay tuned to the website for upcoming details: rochestercwc.org. If you have questions, please contact Barb Cimino at 265-0975.

St. John Neumann School Peace of Christ Parish

31 Empire Blvd. OPEN HOUSE

Tuesday January 31st 6-7 p.m. You are cordially invited to visit our school at Open House during Catholic Schools Week. Bring yourself, your neighbors, friends and family who have grammar school age kids (3-yr. old Pre-K thru 5th grade).

• Tuition assistance available, grades K-5 • • 5-day, all-day Pre-K, 3 & 4-yr. olds •

• Before/after school care 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m. • • Small class sizes for individual attention •

Can’t make the open house? Call 288-0580 to arrange a private tour. We look forward to your visit!

Join the already-present Webster student body at St. John Neumann – a convenient accessible location on your way to work in the city!