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ST. P AUL CATHOLIC CHURCH AND PRESCHOOL WWW .S TPAUL CHURCH .COM 12708 N Dale Mabry Hwy. Tampa, FL 33618-2802 Phone 813-961-3023 - Fax 813-962-8780 The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Sunday June 3, 2018 Anima Christi Soul of Christ, Sanctify me Body of Christ, Save me Blood of Christ, Inebriate me Water from Christ’s Side, wash me Passion of Christ, Strengthen me] O good Jesus, hear me Within Thy wounds, hide me Suffer me not to be separated from Thee From the malicious enemy defend me In the hour of my death, call me And bid me come unto Thee That I may praise Thee with Thy saints and with Thy angels Forever and ever. Amen "Formed by Word and Sacrament, we, the people of St. Paul Catholic Church, are a Spirit-led, Eucharist-centered, vibrant multicultural Christian community of faith, living our love for God and neighbor while growing together as disciples of Christ." Page 2 Growing Together as Disciples of Christ My Friends, We’re here to serve you! St. Paul Catholic Church This Saturday we were blessed to welcome Bishop Mar Jacob Angadiath and 12708 N. Dale Mabry Hwy Bishop Mar Joy Alappat of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church to our parish as Tampa, FL 33618-2802 they ordained one of our own to the priesthood of Jesus Christ: Father Rajeev 813-961-3023 Philip Vailiyaveettil. We join his parents, George and Vimala, and sisters Rhea www.StPaulChurch.com and Rayna, in offering a prayer of thanksgiving to God for the gift of Fr. Clergy Rajeev and are certain that Father will certainly be a blessing to all those he Fr. Bill Swengros Pastor serves. Fr. Robert Romaine Parochial Vicar Fr. Victor Bartolotta Parochial Vicar As American Catholics, we often do not realize that the Catholic Church is Deacon Ray Dever Mental Health actually a communion of 23 autonomous or “sui iuris” churches. We belong Support to the largest one ... the Latin Rite. But there are an additional 22 Eastern Rite Deacon Carlos Celaya RCIA churches - all in union with the Holy See. Many of these churches boast Dcn. Frank Henriquez Young Adult apostolic roots and developed over time with distinct theological, liturgical, Ministry spiritual, and ecclesiological traditions. Within the territory of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, we are blessed with two Ukrainian Catholic Churches, two Faith Formation Byzantine Catholic Churches, two Syro-Malabar Catholic Churches, and a Carmen Cayon Director Ignacio Vidal Baptism Coordinator Maronite Catholic Church. All have their own Bishop or Eparch who resides and FORMED in the United States. Coordinator Sonia Eberhardt K-5 Faith Formation When Rajeev’s family came to Tampa, there were no local Syro-Malabar rite Coordinator, 1 st Holy churches. As the number of Syro-Malabar Rite Catholics increased, two Communion Prep missions were eventually formed. Rajeev was then introduced to his ancestral Theresa Adams K-5 Faith Formation Church and came to love it as his own. When he received his call to serve the Coordinator Lord as priest, it was logical for him to serve within the St. Thomas Syro- Ana Catalina Garcia Middle School Malabar Catholic Diocese of Chicago. This diocese was formed by St. John Minister Paul II in 2001. To my understanding, Fr. Rajeev is the second priest to be Stephen Watkins High School Minister ordained to serve in the Diocese of St. Thomas! Maria Costa RCIA, Marriage Prep, Adult Confirmation, Fr. Rajeev has graciously offered to preside at our 5:30pm Mass this weekend Quinceañeras (Sunday). Please come and join us for this incredibly blessed occasion. After Sr. Theresa Betz Spiritual Direction the Mass, Father will lead us in a Eucharistic Procession on our beautiful Silvia Rivera Religious Education Peace Path. We will conclude with a reception for Father. You will have the Assistant (Records) chance to receive a special priestly blessing from the new Ordinand. Come Preschool and bring a friend! (And yes, you can receive Holy Communion twice in one Martha Aguiar Director day if you fully participate in both liturgies!) Abbie Johnson Director Mindy Geer Assistant Director On another note, you are invited to join me for a special “Q&A” at 7pm on Thursday, June 7. I’ll share a bit about what is happening in the parish and Liturgy then try my best to answer your questions and concerns on any matter of our Elizabeth Hays Liturgist, Bereavement Catholic faith or parish life. Please come! Refreshments will be provided. Ministry Mary Gant Music Director Finally, please prayerfully consider if God is calling you to join us for our first “WELCOME ” or Christ Renews His Parish v2 retreat this month. More Parish Support information is found in this bulletin. It will surely change your life and be a Michael Maloney Parish Manager blessing to your family! Barbara Gray Pastoral Administrative Last, but not least, Hurricane Season began on Friday. While it is highly Assistant - Scheduling unlikely that we will have a storm any time soon, we know that this is the time Nancy Kissane Ministry Director and Stewardship to trim trees, purchase extra water, canned goods, and batteries, and just Jim Kissane Project Manager generally prepare. Be sure to watch out for new neighbors who may not have Sam Mathai Maintenance experienced a hurricane before or those with special needs ... the elderly, Gaby Fotopoulos Communications physically challenged, and single parents. Thanks! Director May we grow ever more deeply in love with the Eucharistic Lord! Tina Bubb Finance Office “Then he took a cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them and they all drank from it” (Mk 14:23). Upcoming Liturgical and Parish Events Page 3 Congratulations on your Priestly Ordination Father Rajeev Philip We lift up Father Rajeev in our prayers to ask for many blessings to him as he begins his ministry as a priest of the Catholic Church! You are invited! Fr. Bill would like to invite you to a Parish Ever feel like “Q&A” at 7pm on Thursday, June 7. We’ll be discussing ... This is the time to raise your questions and concerns on any something is matter of our Catholic faith or parish life. Please come! missing? Refreshments will be provided. Join your fellow Christ Heals Us!! parishioners for On the second Saturday of every month during the the next: 8:30 morning Mass, we will offer the Sacrament of Welcome Anointing of the Sick. This beautiful Sacrament is for all those who are advanced in age as well as those Weekend who suffer from a serious (grave) illness. It is recommended for all those who are scheduled to be admitted to a hospital for an incredible experience that will surgery later this month to be anointed. This Sacrament can help you renew your relationship be received as often as needed. Come and experience the with Christ! healing touch of the Divine Physician! TIME TO HONOR OUR CATECHISTS! Men’s Weekend Women’s Weekend Catechists and assistant catechists, we are planning a wonderful June 9-10, 2018 June 23-24, 2018 celebration in honor of you and to celebrate all you do for us Contact Chuck Glass Contact Linda Demer on June 6 th at 6:30pm at Bethany Center. RSVP by calling or [email protected] [email protected] emailing Carmen Cayon at 813-961-3023 or [email protected] Give the gi of Life! Please note that One Blood’s Big Red Bus will be Saturday June 16 accepting your donations on Sunday June 10 from 8am to 6:30pm to 10:30pm 2pm in the St. Paul parking lot. Thank you for caring! Family Center Traditional Brazilian Brazilian Breakfast music, dances and food! Fundraiser for the Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida Sunday June 3 rd MORNING MASSES ONLY 7:30am, 9am, and 10:45am Family Center Page 4 Children's Corner Infant Bapsm “Baptism incorporates us into the life, Death, and Resurrection of Christ and the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit in the world” License # C HC 110273 Excellence in Catholic preschool education for over 30 years Celebrating our school year with games and families. Field Day 2018 God reaches out to us in all kinds of ways. The desire in your heart to baptize your child is one of them. The promises you make for your child on this day will begin to form your child into a faith-filled and faithful follower of Christ. But the day of baptism is only the beginning of this Journey. Being baptized is literally a life changing event and not only for your child. Thank you The Sacrament of Baptism at St. Paul take place on the first Families for a three Saturdays of every month in English and the fourth Saturday of every month in Spanish. If your child is to be wonderful baptized please call Baptism Coordinator, Ignacio Vidal, for preschool year! more information at 813-264-3311. Parents and Godparents will be asked to attend a Session before Baptism. Catholic Elementary School Parents! The Diocese of St. Petersburg enacted a new policy to assist parents so that they can choose the best Catholic School for their children without having to change their parish. If you are a parishioner of P33JN2 St. Paul Catholic Church and would like to Parish Code: enroll your child in any of our local parish schools (i.e, St. Lawrence, Christ the King, Registering is EASY ! Incarnation, Corpus Christi, etc.) you will now be eligible 1. Go to www.stpaulchurch.formed.org for the “in parish” tuition rate while remaining an active 2. Click on Register parishioner at St.