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St. Paul Parish= February 2, 2020= Two Beautiful Churches. One Great Parish.= MASS SCHEDULE= Saint Paul Church= 923 Christian Street= Vigil of Sunday: 5:00 PM= Sunday: 8:00 AM & 12:00 Noon= Mon;Thu: 7:30 AM, Sat: 8:00 AM= Holy Day: 7:30 AM & 7:00 PM= Civil Holidays: 9:00 AM St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Church= 712 Montrose Street= Sunday: 10:00 AM= Vigil of Holy Days: 5:00 PM= CONTACT= SAINT PAUL PARISH= 808 S. Hutchinson Street= Philadelphia, PA 19147= Rectory 215892380355= FAX 215892381803= www.stpaulparish.net= PASTORAL STAFF= Rev. John J. Large, Pastor= = Rev. Robert P. Hagan, OSA, = St. Paul Parish is seated in the heart of the Italian Market in Weekend Assistant= South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Explore our web site to = discover our rich history and marvel over our beautiful Russell H. DeStefano, = establishment. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. God Bless!= = = Theresa R. Smith, = Sacrament Of Reconciliation:= Coordinator of Religious Education= St. Paul Church:= = = Saturday: 4:00 8 4:45 PM= Brooklyn McLaury8Evangelista,= St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Church:= Director of Music, Organist and Choir Director= = Sunday: 9:30 8 9:50 AM= = = Susan Cook, Parish Secretary= New Parishioners:= Joseph Christaldi, Maintenance= Welcome! Call the rectory to register as soon as possible.= THE CROWNING IN HONOR OF THE BLESSED MOTHER Our Lady of The Rosary In memory of Lucille Nibbio from Millie Vanni, Amy Vanni and Daniel Miles ST. PAUL SANCTUARY LAMP Lucille Nibbio from Donna and Thom ST. PAUL ALTAR FLOWERS Lucille Nibbio from Mille Vanni, Amy & Dan ST. PAUL BLESSED MOTHER LIGHT Betty Ann Mongelluzzo by Josephine Marrone ALTAR BREAD AND WINE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1 Lucille Nibbio from The Luciano Family Weekday 8:00 AM Anna Pearce from Nina Barretta 5:00 PM Pro Populo ST. MARY MAGDALEN DE PAZZI SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 PURGATORIAL SOCIETY MASS INTENTIONS The Presentation of The Lord Maria and Pietro Buccigrossi by Mary Carnall 8:00 AM Rose Figliola5th Anniversary Theresa Macrina Fitzpatrick by sister Dolores Love, brother Frank LaRosa 10:00 AM ST. MARY MAGDALEN DE PAZZI Joe Russell by Pat and Peg Campanaro PURGATORIAL SOCIETY MEMBERS In memory of Joseph Russell from Rose Ann Giranda (AT ST PAUL CHURCH) 12:00 PM Gina DelVecchioPodagrosi from Family MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3 WeekdayFourth Week in Ordinary Time 7:30 AM George Martucci Love, sisterinlaw Rita TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Weekday 7:30 AM Terry Bianchi from Linda and Tommy Sammaritano WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5 Saint Agatha 7:30 AM NO MASS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Saint Paul Miki and Companions 7:30 AM NO MASS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 Weekday 8:00 AM Veronica Biggi from Josephine Scavola 5:00 PM Special IntentionMonica DeLuca, 23rd Anniversary SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9 Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 AM Angelina LaRosa21st Anniverary, Love Son, Feast of St. BlaiseBlessing Frank LaRosa 10:00 AM VALENTINE’S DAY MASS ST. MARY MAGDALEN DE PAZZI of the Throats after all PURGATORIAL SOCIETY MEMBERS (AT ST PAUL CHURCH) masses this weekend 12:00 PM Rose Pozzi from Janet & Dolly Brino This is a picture of the new Phillies coach, Joe Girardi with two employees of George’s Pork shop on Ninth Street. Saint Paul Parish will celebrate our annual Valentine’s Day Mass On Sunday, February 9, 2020 10 AM Mass St. Paul Church PLEASE NOTE THERE ARE STILL AVAILABLE DAILY AND SUN- DAY MASSES. ALSO: ALTAR BREAD AND WINE ALTAR FLOWERS Married couples can renew their vows SANCTUARY LAMPS and engaged couples BLESSED MOTHER LIGHT can renew their promises. PLEASE CALL THE RECTORY WITH YOUR RE- All are welcome QUEST. THANK YOU! Homeless Ministry his Catholic faith played in helping him through one of his dark- est hours. Hello! Born in Philadelphia,Kobe Bryant was raised in a Catholic We are so blessed and grateful for your presence and help on household andeven spent some of his youth inItaly.Drafted into Thursday with packing our care bags for our homeless ministry. It the NBA at the age of 17, he eventuallymarried Vanessa Laine at is so much more fun and easier with more people! We hope to see St. Edward Roman Catholic Church in Dana Point, California. you again when you are able! Two years laterthey had theirfirst child. Bryant was at the top of his game and everything seemed to be heading in the direction of A few of us went out today to deliver the care bags, hats, gloves, his dreams. hoodies, and other donations in our inventory! We received cash donations as well and purchased gift cards to WAWA and DD. Then hemade a big mistake. All our gifts were received with genuine gratitude. These simple In 2003,Kobe Bryant was accused of rapinga woman in his hotel items make quite a difference. We also had opportunities to en- room, while he was in Colorado for knee surgery. He admitted gage in conversation with several homeless men and woman havingsexwith thewoman butdenied rape.A judge eventually which is always so helpful. Sometimes a person just needs to talk dropped the charges, but the woman went on to file a civil lawsuit and sometimes a person just needs to listen. against Bryantthat was settled outside of court. In the midst of it all, he issued a public apology, stating that he was sincerely My niece Karen came today. it was her first time doing this type ashamed ofwhat he had done. of service. At first, she was a little nervous, just as anyone would be, but she loved being out there and is coming again! The incident had major consequences as numerous sponsors abandoned him and his reputation was tarnished. In 2011, his You will be seeing us again in the bulletin and we will be reach- wife filed for divorce. ing once in a while just to keep you in the loop. We have many donations yet to deliver and thinking maybe next time an hour Yet during one of the darkest moments of his life, Kobe Bryant long Saturday afternoon sandwich making party may be an idea turned to his Catholic faith. Inaninterview with GQin 2015 he to consider. explained: We are always happy to answer questions and listen to your ide- “The one thing that really helped me during that process N I’m as. Our ministry belongs to all of us. Please pass this on to anyone Catholic, I grew up Catholic, my kids are Catholic N was talking you think may be interested in joining us in packing or delivering. to a priest. It was actually kind of funny: He looks at me and says, ‘Did you do it?’ And I say, ‘Of course not.’ Then he asks, One more thing I would like to share. A man came up to us and ‘Do you have a good lawyer?’ And I’m like, ‘Uh, yeah, he’s phe- asked what we were doing and who we were associated with. He nomenal.’ So then he just said, ‘Let it go. Move on. God’s not was here at a convention from Ohio. We were touched by our going to give you anything you can’t handle, and it’s in his hands actions, asked the name of our church, and said he would look us now. This is something you can’t control. So let it go.’ And that up and possibly send a donation toward our ministry. I share this was the turning point.” to let you know that we are not only helping the homeless men and woman, but also inspiring others to help and serve in their After some roughyears, Kobe Bryant reconciled with his wife, own ways and you are a very big part of that. and they remain married to this day. Together they have founded theKobe and Vanessa Bryant Family Foundation (KVBFF), God bless, hope to see you soon which is dedicated to, among other things, helping young people ~Jen & Debbie in need, encouraging the development of physical and social skills through sports and assisting the homeless. Asked about this commitment in 2013, Bryant’sanswerwould likely have made Remembering Kobe Bryant: Pope Francis very happy: Formed and saved by his Catholic faith My career is winding down. At the end of my career, I don’t want to look back and just say, “Well, I had a successful career be- cause I won so many championships and scored so many points.” There’s something else that you have to do with that. [The homelessness] issue is one that kind of gets pushed on the back burner because it’s easy to point the blame at those who are homeless and say, “Well, you made that bad decision. This is where you are. It’s your fault.”In life, we all make mistakes and to stand back and allow someone to live that way and kind of How a priest changed Kobe Bryant’s life wash your hands of it … that’s not right. This article was originally published in April of 2016. Sadly, Kobe Bryant, along with his 13yearold daughter, Gianna, and seven others, Throughout all of his trials, and perhaps even in response to passed away in a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020. May they rest in eternal them, Bryant has realized that fame and fortune were nothing peace. compared to the importance of faith and family. When everyone On Wednesday, April 13, 2016, Kobe Bryant, one of the greatest else in the world abandoned him, the Catholic Church was always athletes of all time, ended his 20year basketball career with a there. bang, scoring 60 points in his last game.