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Sacramentent of PenancePPenenanceen ce Saturday 2:302:30 - 3:303: PMPM (or by appointment)ppointppoint nt)nt) Parochialarochial AdministraAdministratortrattooro Rev. Markark Wajdajdajda Parochial VicarVicacarr Rev. Markark LiLibrizzizi HispanicHispanic MinistrMinistrytrytry Rev. Gianninni AgAgostinellilli DeaconsDeaconononss Michaelchael McGinnityMcGinnitMcGiGinnitGinnityit Michaelael BalchusBa hushus Parish Office HoursHourururss Mondayay thruthrthruu Fridayay 8:00 AMM - 5:005: PMM www.ccstpaul.comwww.ccstpaul.comm email: [email protected] JOHN 15:9-17 OR JOHN 17:11-19

MISSION STATEMENT St. Paul Catholic Community builds disciples, grows our faith and serves others in Christ’s name. April 22 ______April 29______1st $16,430.25 $16,803.7575 2nd 3,564.00 3,012.0000 (Food Pantry) (Security)ty) Vestments On Order: On-Line $3,535.80 $2,353.766 Purple Cope for use in Advent and during Lent, $1,750.00 This Week’s 2nd Collection: Catholicic Three Red Chasubles with Stoles, Communications $750 Each Next Week’s 2nd Collection: Ascension/ Two Red Dalmatics (for Deacons) with Stoles, Building Fund $750 Each Three White Chasubles with Stoles, $750 Each Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for May Two White Dalmatics with Stoles, The Mission of the Laity $750 Each (One Rose Chasuble with Stole, That the lay faithful may fulfill their specific $750—Donation Received ) mission by responding with creativity to the One Rose Dalmatic with Stole, challenges that face the world today. $750 (One Green Chasuble with Stole, $750—Donation Received) Ourur CatholicCaC AppealAppeaaal 20182020101818 One Green Priest’s Concelebrant Stole, $500 Ourur AssessmAssessment:menmmentnt:t: One Green Deacon Stole $252,228$252,22$252,228 $500 Collected/Pledgedd to Date:D e: Additional items that we are hoping to purchase: $229,147.0808 One Green trimmed Altar Cloth, $950.00 (Donation Received) One Red trimmed Altar Cloth, $950.00 (Donation Received) Red Cope for use during Martyr’s feast days, StSt PPaulaul’s Palm Sunday and the Triduum, $1,750.00 PrayerPrayer GroupGroup White Cope for use during other feast days, Christmas and Easter Time, $1,750.00 will meet for Looking into costs for these items on wish list: New Ciboria Praise, Worship Camera and Fellowship Digital Carillon Benches for outside entrance Please join us ! May 14 @ 7:00 pm RoomRoom 221515 FamilyFamily EnrichmentEnrichment CCenterenter

All members of The School Spring Concert St. Paul Catholic Community, as well May 10 as all guests and visitors, are 7:00—9:00 pm / Social Hall welcome to join us. Sunday, May 6 Readings: Acts 10:25,26,34,35,44-48/1 John 4:11-16/ CCW - Acts through its members to support, empower John 17:11-19 or 1 John 4:7-10/John 15:9-17 and educate all Catholic women of the parish in 7:00 am Mass / Church 9:00 am Mass / Church spirituality, leadership and service. All women are 11:00 am Mass / Church welcome to join us, 1st Thursday of month @ 9:30 am Monday, May 7 September—May. Readings: Acts 16:11-15/John 15:26—-16:4 Contact: Joan - 352.321.4043 8:30 am Mass + Rosary / Church Gathering Group - Social Group –meetings weekly on 6:00 pm Confirmation Class / Youth House Wednesdays @ 1:00 pm. 7:00 pm Hispanic Prayer Group Adoration / Contacts: Lucille - 352.661.3252 Adoration Chapel Carol - 352.638.9179 Tuesday, May 8 Gifted Hands - A knitting ministry established to give Readings: Acts 16:22-34/John 16:5-11 comfort to those in nursing homes, hospital and shut-ins. 8:30 am Mass + Rosary / Church Meetings: 4th Friday of the month @ 1:00 pm 5:30 pm ESL Classes / FEC Classrooms Contact: Gloria - 352.410.7113 6:00 pm School Sport Banquet / School Cafeteria Rebecca - 352.728.4835 6:30 pm Paul-Letters from Prison / Roland Guilbault/ Ladies Auxiliary KOC - All women of the parish are FEC / 215/217 welcome. Meetings held 2nd Sunday of every other Wednesday, May 9 month. Your husband does not need to be a past or Readings: Acts 17:15,22—18:1/John 16:12-15 present member of the KOC. 8:30 am Mass + RL Novena + Rosary / Church Contacts: Ellen - 352.315.9626 9:30 am Paul-Letters from Prison / Roland Guilbault/ Geri - 352.728-8726 FEC / 215/217 Respect Life - All are welcome. 1:00 pm Gathering Group / FEC 215 2:15 pm Student Cantor Rehearsal / Church Meetings: 1st Friday of the month @ 9:30 am, FEC 220. 6:30 pm Hispanic Ministry Prayer Group / FEC 215/217 Contacts: Mary Clare - 901.371.7489 6:30 pm Hand Bell Rehearsal (St. Paul) FEC / 216 Pam - 352.365.2624 Thursday, May 10 Rosary Makers - Summer Schedule Readings: Acts 18/1-8/John 16:16-20 Meetings: 1st Wed. of the month @ 9:30 am, FEC 220. 8:30 am Mass + Rosary / Church Contact: Mary - 352.638.2747 2:30 pm 11 am Choir Rehearsal / FEC 216 Word on Fire - A small faith sharing prayer group. 4:30 pm Parish Council Meeting / FEC 215/217 Step Back, slow down & notice your life. 5:30 pm ESL Classes / FEC Classrooms Contacts: Mary Robertson 352.360.1127 6:00 pm Confirmation Rehearsal / Church Roland Guilbault 352.630.0006 7:00 pm School Spring Concert / Social Hall 7:00 pm 9 am Choir Rehearsal (St. Paul) / FEC 216 St. Paul Please do not Friday, May 11 decorate the pews Readings: Acts 18:9-18/John 16:20-23 Adoraon Chapel or the statues in the 8:30 am Mass + Rosary / Church Adoration Chapel with 7:00 pm Spanish Choir Rehearsal / FEC 223 Hours: 5:00 am to or any other Saturday, May 12 Midnight daily. decorations. Thank you! Readings: Acts 18:23-28/John 16:23-28 ______8:30 am Mass + Rosary / Church To register to Por favor no 2:30 pm Sacrament of Penance / Church receive an entry code, decorar los bancas o 4:00 pm Mass / Church please visit our estatuas en la capilla 6:00 pm Spanish Choir de la adoración con 7:00 pm Mass / Spanish / Church Parish Office. Rosarios. Gracias. Sunday, May 13—Solemnity of the Ascension Readings: Acts 1:1-11/Ephesians 1:17-23/ Matthew 28:16-20 or Mark 16:15-20 7:00 am Mass / Church 9:00 am Mass / Church 11:00 am Mass / Church 12:30 pm Confirmation / Church / Reception following Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord Incense will be used for May 10 is - Parish Quarterly Food Drive—Bag Distribution transferred to SaturdaySaturday, May 19 after all Masses May 12 & 13 Sunday, May 13, Sunday, May 20 thus May 10 is at all Masses not a Holy Day of except for the 7am. Obligation. La Comunidad Católica de la Parroquia de San Pablo

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Sacerdote: P. Gianni Agosnelli Santa Misa: sábado a las 7:00 pm Confesiones: Antes de la Misa Bausmos, Bodas y Quinceañeras: Padre Gianni (352) 787-9208 Catequesis: sábados - 5:30 pm Myrta Aviles (352) 787-0126 Coro: Miguel (Maiki) Rodríguez (352) 630-1192 Grupo de Oración: miércoles - 7pm Raul A. Perez (352) 217-6568 LAZARUS, Clínica Médica Gratuita: ubicada en la Misión Católica Hispana San Pedro de Jesús Maldonado,210 Wonders St., Wildwood. Para citas. (352) 748-4567 o (352) 603-9315 (celular) Cursos de Inglés gratuitos: los martes y jueves, 6-7:30 pm en San Pablo en (Leesburg) y los miérco- les en la Misión Católica Hispana de San Pedro de Jesús Maldonado, 210 Wonder St., Wildwood. Lilly (352) 638-4559.

Our next meeting is June 6, 2018 at 9:30 am in Room 220/FEC. SAME-SEX MARRIAGE Archbishop Charles Chaput, speaking to his flock in the Archdiocese of The Rosary Makers will have a Philadelphia, explained that blessing a number of birthstone rosaries same sex union was not only contrary available in the church. to God's design for marriage, but it "would undermine the We encourage our parishioners to take a birthstone rosary Catholic witness on the nature of marriage and the family. and give them to people who might benefit from them. It would wound the unity of our Church, because it could not The birthstone for May is emerald. be ignored or met with silence. ...There is no love, no charity, The apparitions occurred at one of the rare places without truth, just as there is no real mercy separated from in Europe where the Rosary was still being prayed a framework of jusce informed and guided by truth." In this, by young and old. In fact, it was the custom in Lourdes to the 50th year of Paul VI's remarkable add an additional decade of Hail Marys without a Humanae Vitae, Archbishop Chaput has again put Christ mystery attached to it. This extra decade was for the Holy before polical correctness. Souls. Even today, many statues of show Mary holding a six-decade rosary. In honor of Our Lady of Lourdes, the Rosary Makers will have a number of six-decade rosaries in the church. We encourage our parishioners to pray an additional decade of the Rosary for the Holy Souls, as suggested by Our Lady. OurOu next meeting will be May 9 at 1:00 pm in FEC/ Room 215. EVERY ROSARY IS A BLESSING. We look forward to getting to know you… For more information, call Mary at 638-2747. Come and join us for fellowship...and laughs. For more information, please call Lucille at 352.661.3252 or Carol at 352.638.9179.

Calling All Crafters!

Do you quilt? Are you a painter? Do you knit or crochet? Any type of craft is welcome. We are looking for craft donations to use as raffle and silent auction items for the St. Paul Panda Classic golf tournament. All proceeds from the golf tournament will support the school in purchasing a new bus. The tournament is October 19, so start crafting now! Please contact Mary Wymer at 205-523-3742 for more information and to make a donation.

Host Family Informaon Session Tuesday, May 8th The Albelo-Valldejuli Family 6:00 pm in the Carole DeLuca Media Center @ Trinity Catholic High School 2600 SW 42nd St, Ocala, FL 34471 Hey, St. Paul Catholic Community, my name is Elizabeth Stephanz and I am excited to be joining the faith formation team as your Youth Faith Formation Coordinator. I have been living outside of Reading, PA for almost 4 years providing music therapy services for high risk youth. Although I am going to miss my music therapy career, I have been feeling a very strong pull to serve the Catholic community Sacrament of First for a few years now and God has truly blessed me with this opportunity. So I have surrendered myself to His will and Eucharist have said YES! I come from a supportive Catholic family Please pray for the that lives in the surrounding central Florida area and cannot wait to be home. I am really looking forward to joining children who St. Paul Catholic Community to share my love of the received their Catholic faith and my love for ministering to the young people in the church! First Holy Communion on Saturday A few fun facts about myself: April 21. My Younger brother is a priest at St. Paul in St. Petersburg. Richard Alfaro My dog shares a name with a famous singer… Julián Alvarez Sir Elton John of course. Alexis Belmontes My must haves are coffee, chocolate, and pizza! Sebastián Benitez ______Daniella Brown Brissia Caballero Meza Elizabeth is joining Jeff, CK and Joan in the Joshua Chang Faith Formation Benito Fajardo Department and will be coordinating Children’s Faith Angelah Groover Formation Classes, Vacation School and 1st Eucharist Loghan Groover & Confirmation Sacrament Prep. She can be reached at the Alexander Hernández parish at x239 or [email protected]. Franco Hernández Jennici Hernández Lillian Howard Ruby Jacobo Thanknk yyouou Wish List DDoDonors.ono . Samara Juarez We are grateful.ul. Marian Lujan Mary Beekman Jael Mata Torres Mr. & Mrs. Gagliardi Daren Mendoza Mr. & Mrs. Kowynia Lizette Mendoza Meisun Miller KOC Ladies Auxiliary Council #5644 Nestor Morales Roblero Page Theus Funeral Home Merilyn Nieves Marilyn Russell Sherlyn Nieves Mr. & Mrs. Sendelbach Lara Pagano Joan Swiderski Pandee Pisaneschi Mr. & Mrs. Tornes Génesis Ramírez Mr. & Mrs. Vlaha Jennifer Ramírez Lazo Cullen Rangel Erik Reyes The pilgrim statue of Alondra Rico Sophia Rico Our Lady of Fatima Ysela Santiago is available for loan for Laurencia Sears 1 week intervals for those wanting to Angela Valerio Marin have it in their home. Sofía Villalobos If you are interested, please call Hannah Walters Mary Moreau at 352-315-0902. Haley Williams Nataly Zurita St. Paull ThrThriri SAINT PAUL'S GIFT SHOP St. Paul ShopShoop For great books and unique gifts

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Gifted Hands is a ministry of the parish The current Parish established to give comfort to Council secretary thoseth in nursing homes, hospitals and has resigned. shut-ins. Gifted Hands meets on the If you are interested 4th Friday of the month @ 1:00 pm. in this position, We are always in need of yarn donations. please call For more information, please call: Velia Rodriguez at the Parish Office, Gloria @ 352.410.7113 or 352.787.6354. Rebecca @ 352.728.4835. Knights of Columbus Please pray for the following Saint Paul Council 5644 people who are in need of our prayers… Chuck Albright, Rose Annese, Bill & MEETING SCHEDULE Dorraine Asparro, Catherine Aspinwall, All visiting Knights are welcome Christopher Batdorf, Timothy Batdorf, Ariel Knights of Columbus Hall Beach, Peggy Bergeron, Marion Beswick, 2116 Griffin Rd., Leesburg David Bishop, Gerald Boskey, Alec Boswell, 1st Wednesday of each month/Social Jack Bouhall, Debbie Boyle, Brian Braun, Robert Byron, 6:00 pm Dinner/7:00 pm Program Jeanine Campbell, Rose Carazzoni, Linda Carducci, Mike Carragher, 3rd Wednesday of each month/Business Meeting Dean Casale & Family, Philip Chappel, Robert Chaput, John 6:00 pm Dinner/7:00 pm Business Cheatham, Mila Cole, Joanne Coleridge, Jason Connor, Mary Lou Grand Knight: Kelly Way Cook, Lucas Counterman, Barbara Crofts, Peter Crudele, John 352-547-4806 Daddona, Liz DaGrassa, Willa Dambro & Family, Louis Damiani, Deputy Grand Knight: Mark Ochalek Brianne Dart, Dan Debrowski, Gerald Dellinger, Rich Derosier, Joyce 440-263-1679 4th Degree Assembly #1675 Desiato, Armando de Moya, Kelly & Jim Dezego, Dicus Families, Tom 2nd Wednesday of each month Diemer, Paula Disterhaupt & Family, Lorraine Dulude, Jim Earl, Knights of Columbus Hall 7:30 pm Leo Edmundson, Lukas Egghert, Scott Elam, Joyce Elwart, Paul Eno, Faithful Navigator: Carl Woodworth Peter Esposito, Rita Essex, Beverly Fetzer, Jeanette Forest, 352-455-7715 Geno Franco, Steve Gadner, Paul Giantonio, Joseph Giarle,

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Parish Staff Parish Council 1320 Sunshine Ave., Leesburg FL MEMBERS FOR DESIGNATED AREAS 1330 Sunshine Avenue, Leesburg FL Accredited Pre-K - 8th Grade Phone 352-787-6354 Chairman: Dick Bowersox 728-2162 Principal: Jacquelyn Gehrsitz Fax 352-787-5971 Extension Vice Chair: www.saintpaulschool.com Mary Lou Mroczkowski 323-8669 Velia L. Rodriguez 234 352-787-4657 Business Manager Yesenia Fajardo, Kimberly Lueallen 221 Rose Bowersox Area 1 School Finance Receponists 728-2162 Tina Hajducko 232 Cindy Diemer Area 2 Rev. Mark Wajda Bookkeeping 751-0499 Rev. Mark Librizzi Jeffrey Shaw 223 Simon Olden Area 3 David Merryman Music Director 787-1403 Gerold Willing Jeff Falanga 251 Jim Frank (Lake Port Square) Area 4 Director Faith Formaon 728-6285 PTO Board Joan Lopez, Ministry Scheduler, 238 Bill Spears Area 4 Jennifer LaTour Faith Formaon Secretary 460-4041 Theresa Chang Chrisne Ramos C. K. Graham, Youth & Young Adult 269 Chrisne Southall Area 5 Melinda Miller Retzel O’Brien Ministry/Liturgical Coordinator 431-4644 Patricia Tempesta Barbara Marino, Execuve 230 Gene/Paul Kelly Area 6 Mary Wymer Assistant to Pastor/Bullen Editor 631-459-6311 Deacon Michael Balchus 336 Sally Schulte Area 7 School Board Members Pastoral Care 728-1446 Beverly Smith 335 Monte Moon Area 7 Rev. Mark Wajda Secretary, Pastoral Care 678-427-4595 Rev. Mark Librizzi Jacquelyn Gehrsitz 323 Jacquelyn Gehrsitz School Principal Velia Rodriguez Oswald Cornelio 321 Parish Finance Committee Patricia Baxter School Finance William Burns Mariles Hodge 300 Rev. Mark Wajda Anna Cowin Bryan Hayes School Secretary John Barzyk Maria Iturbe Babi Hernandez 330 Joseph Keenan Gordon Kennedy Kelly Kertz Manager, Gi Shop Michael Sanchez George Kimmel Rick Murton 327/328 Gerold Willing Estelle Mournighan Manager, Thri Shop Jim Schofield, Pete Pell, Roger Borman, Jose Ramia Frank Webber Jim Kertz, Maintenance Staff Craig Williams Douglas Wymer Saint Paul Gift Shop 1321 Sunshine Ave. Food Pantry Leesburg, FL 34748 Saint Paul Thrift Shop 1321 Sunshine Ave. Leesburg 352-365-6804 1321 Sunshine Ave. 352-787-3012 Leesburg, FL 34748 Hours: 9 am - 12 Monday & Friday STORE HOURS 352-787-3388 4:00—7:00 pm Wednesday Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 4:00 pm STORE HOURS Catholic Charities Monday - Friday of Central Florida, Inc. Closed 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Emergency Family Assistance Saturday & Sunday Saturday 9:00 am –3:00 pm 1321 Sunshine Ave. Leesburg

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