FEBRUARY 7, 2016— FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Our Parish Mission: Christ calls our parish family to be a

beacon of hope in a rapidly changing community.

SAINT PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH Address: 140 Walnut Street, Weirton, WV 26062

Phone: 304-748-6710 Web site: stpaulcommunity.net Prayer Line: 304-748-4245 & 304-564-3114

Pastor: Rev. Larry W. Dorsch E-mail: lwdorsch@comcast.net

“Do not be afraid.

From now on you

will be catching

people.”

WELCOME FATHER BIJU DEVASSY

As announced last week, Fr. Biju has been assigned by Bishop Michael Bransfield as a temporary assistant pastor to St. Paul Parish beginning on February 1. This assignment comes at the request of our pastor, Fr. Larry Dorsch, to provide some needed help during the time Fr. Larry deals with some personal and family medical issues. Fr. Biju is a native of India and has come to the United States to assist with our clergy shortage; he has been serving most recently as assistant pastor of St. Francis de Sales Parish in Beckley. As a temporary assistant he most

likely will be at St. Paul’s until June of 2016. We hope he will be able to give us a more complete biography once he is here with us. Once our new associate is settled in, Fr. Larry will

be leaving for a couple of weeks for rest and recuperation.

CANDIDATES FOR FIRST RECONCILIATION AND FIRST EUCHARIST

Preparation for the Sacrament of Reconciliation will begin on February 14 with a session for both Children and their parents at 4 pm in the school cafeteria. Session for children will

continue on February 21 and 28 and on March 6 with the Celebration of Reconciliation on March 12 at 10 in the Church. Preparation for First Eucharist will begin on April 3 for parents

and children and continue for all the Sundays of April with First Communion, as always on May 1 at the 11 am mass. For more

details or to register for these sessions please call the parish office.

CONGRATULATIONS

We join the St. Paul School Community in congratulating Gabriel Mazzone as the 2016 “Aquinas Medal” winner. This medal is given

to the graduating student who demonstrate academic excellence, Catholic values and service. It will be awarded at the annual

Bishop’s Awards dinner in April along with all the Aquinas Medal and Bishop’s Cross winners from throughout the state of West Virginia.

We also offer our congratulations to Gabbies parents, James and Roxanne Mazzone.

Merciful God, you called us forth from the dust of the earth; you claimed us for Christ in the waters of baptism. Look upon us as we enter these Forty Days bearing the mark of ashes, and bless our journey through the desert of Lent to the font of rebirth. May our fasting be hunger for justice; our alms, a making of peace; our prayer, the chant of humble and grateful hearts. All that we do and pray is in the name of Jesus, for in his cross you proclaim your love for ever and ever. ———Catholic Household Blessings and Prayers

Lent 2016 Begins

Discussion groups are again meeting throughout the parish during this season. See the sign up sheets in the back of church to become part of a group.

Ash

Wednesday

Masses at 8am & 7 pm

Prayer with Ashes at Noon

LITURGICAL MINISTERS FOR FEBRUARY 13th & 14th

Ministers of

Communion Lectors

Altar Servers

Greeters

Ushers

Saturday

February

13

5 pm

Frances Veltri

Theresa Elias

Mary Ann Petrelle

Cindy Toth Ben Jasko

Kristina Lesho

Irene Canala

Ed Cashdollar

Mary Hadobas

Florence Hirkala

John Cummings

Ron Panko

Joseph Veltri

Not filled

Sunday

February

14

8:30 am

Mary Ann Kinder

Katrina Mills

Maria Colantonio

Christine Holmes

Lindsay McAfee

Diane McAfee

Jeannie Duffy

Paul Duffy

Mark Marino

Mikki Marino

Thomas Beaumont

Patrick Gurrera

Thomas Lorello

Phil Darmelio

Sunday

February

14

11 am

Carla Gianni Young

Michelle Martin

Jerry DeFilippo

Angela Reinard

George Brandenburg

Marlene Hamilton

Kennedy Martin

Madeleine Marks

Claire Stewart

Sarah Stewart

Toni Marks

Barbara Sistilli

Patricia Valero

Edie Wilson

Robert Baker

Robert Chuma

Ed Halsey

Chuck Robinson

Sunday,

February

14

6 pm

Not Filled

Not Filled

Not filled

Not Filled Mark White Michael Cucarese

A.D. Mastrantoni

Michael Mastrantoni

This week: Isaiah 6:1-2a,3-6 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11

Background: Luke gives us his version of the call of the first disciples,

Peter and presumably Andrew, James and John. If we compare this

version to Mark from whom Luke usually takes his lead we see this is quite

different. Why? What does Luke want his audience to hear about this call

to discipleship that is different from Mark? Why does he insert the

abundant catch of fish absent from the other versions? Why does he have

Peter down on his knees confessing sinfulness? And yet the story ends

the same way: with the four disciples leaving all their possessions and

family to follow Jesus.

Next Week: First Sunday of Lent

Deuteronomy 26:4-10 Romans 10:8-13 Luke 4:1-13

TABLE OF HOPE

Free Hot Meals are provided at First Methodist Church on West Street 5-6 pm Monday, Wednesday & Friday. Everyone is welcome to come to share the meal

and the fellowship. Our next parish day to serve will be Friday, February 26. A sign up sheet is in the back of the church.

NEVER ALONE

The local support group for parents, family, friends and community interested in drug and alcohol addiction is now meeting here at St. Paul’s in our parish office conference room

on Monday evenings at 6:00 pm. This wonderful group has been providing encouragement as well as education and support to those in our area struggling with issues related especially to the abuse

of substances. If you have these issues in your family or know someone who does, come on Mondays to find a welcoming group of folks, many of whom have been there and/or are there!

COMMUNITY BREAD BASKET

Don’t forget non-perishable foods, soaps, paper products for distribution at our ecumenical food pantry. In February our parish is asked to bring peanut butter.

Bring them to the offering baskets to be presented at mass.

SHARING FAITH WITH OUR CHILDREN Our Family Faith FUNdamentals program continues for pre-school through grade eight children

from 9:40 through 10:50 every Sunday morning in the morning above the parish office. We have three classes that meet to help our children enrich their Catholic faith. If you children are not yet

registered or participating, please call the office immediately this week and sign them up and then bring them to class next Sunday.

Adult Bible Study

Our weekly study of the coming Sunday’s Gospel is held every Tuesday at 6:30 pm in the office conference

room. All are welcome.

Weekly Collection January 31, 2016

Envelopes $ 6908.00 Offertory $ 513.00

Renovation $ 887.00 Candles $ 732.00

Home Missions $ 449.00

PRAY FOR OUR SICK MEMBERS : Weirton Medical—Victor Greco, Alice Kaftan, Mary Colangeli, Mary Solomon Golden Oaks—Theresa Petroski Country Club Nursing Home: Frances Oliver Wyngate: Virginia Yoklic Serra Manor—Lillian Beagle, Gloria Frankovitch Chris Dorich is at 71 Darlington Rd, Room 141, Beaver Falls, PA

Our Sympathy to the Michael Elliott family on the death of his mother, Doris Elliott. Our Sympathy to the family of Rose Marie Donnelly on the death of her husband, John “Bob” Donnelly. Bob initiated the Moral Compass program for our school and continued the program for twenty years. May they rest in peace. Sacred Heart of Mary Church will celebrate Mardi Gras on Sunday, February 7, with a 9 a.m. Polka Mass followed by a Pancake and Paczki Breakfast. Pancakes, sausage, paczki and beverages will be served until 12:30 p.m. (Child Stack $5.00; Short Stack $6.00; Tall Stack $7.00). Please join us! Communal Penance Service will be held at our church on Monday, March 7th. All parishioners from our parish as well as area parishioners are invited to attend.

The first Living the Eucharist Session for this the final year begins on Monday, February 8th This is an exciting parish-based spiritual experience and is designed to help you experience the Mass in a more powerful and meaningful way—by getting to know, understand and love the Sacrament of the Eucharist more deeply than ever before. Living the Eucharist has something for Adults, Teens and families. A sign up sheet is in the back of the church.

Our Lenten Fish Fry will be held on Ash Wednesday, February 10th and every Friday in Lent from 11 am to 6 pm in the school cafeteria. We are in need of volunteers to help with the Fish Fry as cooks, servers, order takers, cleanup and delivery. If you can help in any way, please call Ed Halsey at 304-723-0637 or Lou Stock at 304-797-1112. To phone in orders for the Fish Fry please call 304-797-1182.

Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Weirton holds their Fish Fry every Wednesday in their church cafeteria from 11 to 6 pm. For phone orders call 304-723-1648.

Don’t forget your parish, please consider giving a percentage of whatever remains in your estate to the parish memorial endowment fund. Bequests for the parish should read, “To the Most Rev. Michael J. Bransfield, Bishop of Wheeling Charleston or his successors in office for the exclusive use of St. Paul Parish (or School) in Weirton, WV Memorial Endowment Fd)

OUR PARISH THIS WEEK

Saturday February 6

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Confession Sunday Eucharist (Joseph Krinock)

Sunday February 7

5th Sunday

in Ordinary

Time

8:30 am 9:40 am

11:00 am 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Sunday Eucharist: (Tina Larch) Faith FUNdamentals Sunday Eucharist/Children’s Church (Mary Paris) Sunday Eucharist: (For All Our People) Alcoholics Anonymous in cafeteria

Monday February 8

8:00 am 6:00 pm

Weekday Eucharist: (John Truluck) Never Alone Meeting (Conference room)

Tuesday, February 9

8:00 am 6:30 pm

Weekday Eucharist (Dr. Laura Mesaros) Weekly Word in conference room

Ash Wednesday February 10

8:00 am 11-6 pm

Noon 5:45 pm 7:00 pm

Weekday Eucharist with Ashes: (For All Our People) Fish Fry in Cafeteria Lenten Service with Ashes (For All Our People) Voices of Hope rehearsal Weekday Eucharist with Ashes: (For All Our People)

Thursday February 11

8:00 am 3:30 pm

Weekday Eucharist (Evalyn Hirkala) School choir rehearsals

Friday February 12

8:00 am 11-6 pm

Weekday Eucharist (Bernadine Trepa) Fish Fry in Cafeteria

Saturday February 13

4:00 pm 5:00 pm

Confession Sunday Eucharist: (Edgar Keith Gaumer)

Sunday February 14

1st Sunday

of Lent

Valentines Day

8:30 am

9:40 am 11:00 am

4:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm

Sunday Eucharist: (Living & Deceased Members of Christian Mothers & Holy Name) Faith FUNdamentals Sunday Eucharist/Children’s Church (George P. Bohach) Reconciliation Session for parents & child in cafeteria Sunday Eucharist: (For All Our People) Alcoholics Anonymous in cafeteria