Saint Paul & Saint Patrick Catholic Parishes Mass Intentions, Prayer Opportunities & Stewardship

St. Paul

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Sat. & Sun. – April 23 & April 24

4:30 pm – Rosalie Greenfield, by Sister, Pearl Smith

8:00 am – Mass for Parishioners

11:15 am – Anthony DeCrow, Sr., by Wife

5:30 pm – Spanish Mass Monday: April 25-

8:00 am – Gary Dermotta, by Ray & Dee Stryzinski

Tuesday: April 26 – 8:00 am—Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion

Wednesday: April 27 –

8:00 am—Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion

Thursday: April 28– 8:00 am—Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion 6:30 pm Rosary, Church Eucharistic Adoration (8:30 am until 7:45 am Friday)

Friday: April 29 –

8:00 am—Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Sat. & Sun. – April 30 & May 1

4:30 pm – Mass for Parishioners

8:00 am – Camillo Centofanti,

By the Centofanti Children

11:15 am—Vi Pietrefese, by Patti Schaff

5:30 pm – Spanish Mass

The Sanctuary Candle The Sanctuary Candle The Sanctuary Candle The Sanctuary Candle

Burns This WeekBurns This WeekBurns This WeekBurns This Week

In Memory of Rob Perkins,In Memory of Rob Perkins,In Memory of Rob Perkins,In Memory of Rob Perkins,

Our loving Dad & Husband: Our loving Dad & Husband: Our loving Dad & Husband: Our loving Dad & Husband:

Forever in our hearts,Forever in our hearts,Forever in our hearts,Forever in our hearts,

By Diane PerkinsBy Diane PerkinsBy Diane PerkinsBy Diane Perkins

St. Patrick

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Sun. – April 24

9:30 am Betty Bell, by Children

Monday, April 25 9:00 am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion

Wednesday, April 27 9:00 am Liturgy of the Word with Holy Communion

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

Sun. – May 1

9:30 am Margaret Driscoll, by John & Jackie Prior

STEWARDSHIP THOUGHT:

How will all know we are disciples of

Jesus? We are told in our Gospel reading

today that it will be because of our love

for one another. Simple actions of joy

and gratitude can express great love for both God and

our neighbor. How are we expressing joy in our lives

to show love to others? Are we grateful for all of the

simple ways others show love for us?

St. Paul Sunday/Holy Day Collections:

April 17 (Regular Parish Collections)8888...$ 4,702 April 17 (Church Upkeep)88............................$ 124 April 17 (Catholic School)888888888...$ 3,905 April 17 (Easter)88888888888..88.$ 230

April 19, 2015 (Regular Parish Collections)����..$ 5,916

St. Patrick Sunday/Holy Day Collections: Attendance -

April 17 (Parish Offerings)8888888.8$ 2,435 April 17 (Parish Restoration)888.8888$ 240 April 17 (Pierogie Sales )...8.888888...$ 72

Bulletin announcements for May 1 are due Thursday by 2:00 pm, April 21st. E-mail: agunning @stpaulsalem.org

Salem & Leetonia, OH – April 24, 2016

Father Bob’s Corner . . . Dear Friends,

The disciples rejoiced! Alleluia! The disciples rejoiced! Alleluia! The disciples rejoiced! Alleluia! The disciples rejoiced! Alleluia! When they saw the Risen indeed! Alleluia!When they saw the Risen indeed! Alleluia!When they saw the Risen indeed! Alleluia!When they saw the Risen indeed! Alleluia!

Deacon Larry preaches this weekend. Thank you, Deacon Larry, for your ministry to us. First Holy Communion for St. Paul Parishioners was a joyous celebration. We had 17 students. Three priests who were connected with the families of three of the first communicants concelebrated the liturgy. The innocence of the children is always a joy to see and imitate. Thank you to their parents, godparents, teachers at CCD and St. Paul School, Mrs. Peggy Fitch, CCD Coordinator and Mr. Pancurak, principal, for their work in preparing our students. Mr. Joe McKim provided the music. Relatives of the first communicants were cantors and altar servers. Thank you to everyone for your help. Madre Visitación de Maria, Sister Maria Ecclesiae and Postulant (Ellie) Schlueter were present with us at St. Paul for the Sunday Masses. Ellie, whose home parish is St. Paul, Salem, was beaming as she spoke on her vocation. The sisters belong to the Daughters of Holy Mary of the Heart of Jesus, a congregation that originated in Spain. They are located in Steubenville, and their website is hsmcj.org. When you go to the website, click on the American flag for English. The sisters were visiting area schools and speaking on vocations. They visited sixth grade at St. Paul School on Monday and were at the school Mass on Wednesday. Parents with children aged infant through third grade from St. Patrick and St. Paul Parishes – and perhaps from a neighboring parish, met on Wednesday this past week. (I am actually writing on Tuesday, so I trust we had a good time.) More of the 56 Ways to Be Merciful During the Jubilee Year of Mercy: 21) Memorize the 14 corporal and spiritual works of mercy and show your children what they mean. See more at: http://aleteia.org/2015/12/07/54-ways-to-be-merciful-during-the-jubiliee-year-of-mercy/ The Seven Corporal Works of Mercy are: Feed the Hungry, Give Drink to the Thirsty, Shelter the Homeless, Visit the Sick, Visit the Prisoners, Bury the Dead, Give Alms to the Poor http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/jubilee-of-mercy/the-corporal-works-of-mercy.cfm The Seven Spiritual Works of Mercy are: Counsel the Doubtful, Instruct the Ignorant, Admonish the Sinner, Comfort the Sorrowful, Forgive Injuries, Bear Wrongs Patiently, Pray for the Living and the Dead. http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/how-we-teach/new-evangelization/jubilee-of-mercy/the-corporal-works-of-mercy.cfm Come Holy Spirit! Lord Jesus, help us to be “Merciful Like the Father.”

With love and prayers, Father Bob Edwards

St. Paul’s $3,500+ Bingo Format April 26th at 6:50 pm in St. Paul Gym

With Purchase of $10 Master Set - Get 1 Free Early Bird Card

Free Master Set for your Birthday Week

A Special Presentation ….after all Masses this weekend, a brief video will

be shown in the school gym about the amazing

things happening at Centro San Pablo.

Join with other parishioners to find out what is happening there, and enjoy a pastry and fellowship.

Life Ministry An important Life Ministry meeting will be held on Friday morning, April 29, at 9:30 am in the Rectory Meeting Room. We will be recruiting volunteers needed

at St. Paul. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

National Day of Prayer The National Day of Prayer will be held in Salem on Thursday, May 5, at Noon on the lawn of the Chamber of Commerce building. The theme for this year’s event is “Wake up America”.

Encountering Jesus in Eucharistic Adoration Do you realize that Jesus is there in the Blessed Sacrament expressly for you, for you alone? He burns with the desire to come into your heart! (St. Therese of Lisieux)

Saint Paul & Saint Patrick Announcements

St. Patrick

“Rediscover Jesus”, by Matthew Kelly, book discussion group will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:00 -7:30 pm, in the St. Barbara room. Refreshments are served. All

parishioners are encouraged to attend.

State K of C Charities Raffle Knights of Columbus members are still selling chances for their annual State K of C Charities Raffle before & after Mass the next couple of weeks. Please help support us in our efforts.

500 CLUB RAFFLE

The Leetonia Knights of Columbus are still selling tickets to our next 500 CLUB raffle in May. See or call Jeff Kiliany (427-9874) for tickets or information.

Winner of week 9 for $25—John Haller Winner of week 10 for $25—Pam Shriver Winner of week 11 for $25— Terry Dattilio

Please Consider Participating “ Gift Cards - Scrip Cards”

Spring is here and it is the perfect time to think about gift card purchases for Mother’s Day, Memorial Day and

graduation celebrations. St. Paul's Church gift card program is a voluntary fundraiser that provides "free money" to our church. Sold after the 4:30 pm & 8:00 am Masses, & before the 11:15 am Mass at the back of church.

Remember in your Prayers

Rosalyn Jones……..Who Died April 6

St Patrick's/St Paul's Catholic Men's Fellowship Exploring “Our Mission as Catholic Men”, the 1st

& 3rd Wednesday of each month. Next meeting is May 4, 2016 at 7:30 pm in St. Paul Rectory Meeting Room.

Lesson 23—The Blame Game

St. Paul School St. Paul’s 5th graders made a trip to Youngstown State University's Planetarium on April 7th. It was a wonderful learning opportunity, enjoyed by all.

Congratulations!!!

First Holy Communion

Class of 2016

St. Paul Parish

Teagan Beaver Abigail Jones Braden Blissenbach Paige Menough Grady Close Garryn Rohm Gabriella Coletta Elijah Rudolph Aurianna Cusick Cheyenne Schaff Lucas Dyke Dagny Smith Jacob Fieldhouse Marin Stryffler Donavan Garthwaite Maura Tomko Alexandra Habeger

R.C.I.A. Reminder: Once again we ask for your help. If you know anyone who might be interested in becoming Catholic .... if your husband or wife or relative has been thinking of participating in the RCIA .... or if you yourself have been considering becoming part of the RCIA process: NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT. Please contact the Parish Office and let us know of your interest. Thank you.

Diocesan & Local Events – April 24, 2016

Why Mercy Makes Us Uncomfortable In his second Encyclical, Dives in Misericordia, St. John Paul II highlighted the fact that we had forgotten the theme of mercy in today’s cultural milieu: “The present day mentality, more perhaps than that of people in the past, seems opposed to a God of mercy, and in fact, tends to exclude from life and to remove from the human heart, the very idea of mercy. The word and the concept of ‘mercy’ seem to cause uneasiness in man, who, thanks to the enormous development of science and technology, never before known in history, has become the master of the earth

and has subdued and dominated it.”

Mercy makes us uncomfortable because it necessitates the admission of our powerlessness, and the acknowledgement that we are not, in fact, God. Mercy demands that we have the humility to concede that we are creatures who are utterly dependent on God. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI tells us that we need to come to see that we are one of many among God’s creatures, all of which turn around God as their center. Asking for and extending mercy requires that we do both: recognize our human fragility and profound need for help, while returning to the basics….to bear the weaknesses and struggles of our brothers and sisters.

Pope Francis, following the lead of St. John Paul II, unceasingly pushes for what he insists is an “urgent” need for the proclamation and witness of mercy in the world. Judy Landrieu Klein—Author and Theologian

2016 Bishop’s Appeal Thank you to those members of our parishes who have responded to the in-mail phase or the in-pew packet. The Appeal, in its 20th year, is the primary funding source for Catholic

Charities in our six-county diocese. There has been an ever-increasing number of needy persons coming to Catholic Charities for help, and they depend on our support of the Bishop’s Appeal. This year, St. Paul’s goal is $51,729; $ 45,505 has been pledged to date, and St. Patrick’s goal is $12,994, $ 8,305 has been pledged to date. Bishop Murry is counting on our support of the 2016 Bishop’s Appeal.

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED

Next meeting on Monday, April 25th at Phillips Christian Church.

35459 Salem Grange Road, Salem Luncheon 12:30 pm Pastor Sheldon Cosma

25th, 40th, 50th AND OVER

WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES

The Diocese of Youngstown will sponsor a Wedding Anniversary

Celebration on Sunday, June 5, 2:00 p.m. at St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown, honoring couples observing their 25th, 40th, 50th, and over, wedding anniversaries in 2016. The Wedding Anniversary Celebration will include Mass with Bishop George V. Murry, S.J., renewal of marriage vows and a personalized certificate for each couple. Following the Mass, there will be a reception for the couples and their families in the Cathedral Hall, hosted by Holy Apostles Parish, Youngstown. You must make advance reservations for this event by contacting the parish office at 330-332-0336, before May 5.

MEN’S RALLY IN THE VALLEY

“Jesus Born to be a Champion”

The Covelli Centre April 30th

9:00—4:00 pm

Free Admission—(www.mensrally.org)

Saint Paul & Saint Patrick Catholic Parishes Activities & Church Ministries

ST. PAUL’S

PARISH ACTIVITIES For the Holy Week Ahead:

Saturday: April 23rd

After 4:30 pm Mass Special presentation about

Centro San Pablo, gym

Sunday: April 24th

9:00—10:30 am Coffee & Doughnuts

After all Masses Special presentation about

Centro San Pablo, gym

9:15—10:45 am K-6 CCD, School

6:00—7:30 pm Junior High Ministry, School

Monday: April 25th

12:30 pm Legion of Mary, Rectory Meeting Room

11:00 – 5:00 pm San Pablo Center Open

6:30 pm Boy Scouts, gym

Tuesday: April 26th

11:00 – 5:00 pm San Pablo Center Open

6:50 pm Bingo, Scullion Hall

6:30—8:00 pm Awakening Faith, Living Room

Wednesday: April 27th

No Activities Scheduled

Thursday: April 28th

6:00—7:45 pm Advanced Spanish, San Pablo Center

6:30 pm Rosary, Church

Friday: April 29th

900—11:00 am Life Ministry Meeting,

Rectory Meeting Room

Saturday: April 30th

7:00 pm LCBA Card Party, gym

Sunday: May 1st

9:15—10:45 am Last K-6 CCD, School

7:00—8:30 pm Last Jr. High Ministry, School

Thanks to our Sponsor of the Week

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ST. PAUL CHURCH MINISTRIES:

Sat. - Sunday, April 30th & May 1st

Lectors: Ministers of Holy Communion:

4:30 pm P. Schaff N. Heestand, L. DiMuzio, M. Johnson F. Wolken, K. Meissner, S. DeLoach

8:00 am J. Berthold D. McKinley, H. Huprich, Sr. Mary Ann D. Miller, R. Markovich, R. McClish

11:15 am G. Grilli P. McGrath, C. Baronzzi, R. Frank Roger & Rose Converse, R. Huggins

Liturgy of the Word with Children J. Kiko

Ushers: 4:30 pm R. Clunen, T. Yuhaniak, R. Flanigan, V. Samblanet 8:00 am L. Markovich, B. Cody, E. Toot, M. Belaney 11:15 am J. Cappuzzello, D. Plegge, J. Staudt

Daily Altar Servers: April 25:

Allie Murray & Sarah Bungard

Altar Servers: April 29th & May 1st 4:30 pm Mackenzie Jeric, Amaya Martin, Seth Shivers 8:00 am Logan Blissenbach, Annie Fitch, Drew Malloy 11:15 am Matthew Weingart, Luke Weingart, Aurelia Wright

ST. PATRICK CHURCH MINISTRIES:

Sunday, May 1 Greeters: Brad & Mary Lou Smith, Nancy Fiest

Lectors: Ministers of Holy Communion:

9:30 am Dan Fire Nancy Altomare Brad Smith Lynn Eskay

Altar Servers: Elisabeth Lorch, Maddie Holisky,

Nick Bruderly

St. Patrick: OFFICE HOURS: Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 3:30 pm

Sister Joan’s Office Hours:

Mon & Wed 9:30am – 4:00pm

330-427-6577

Dial 330-427-2249

after 4:00 pm

For an Emergency after Hours

Dial St. Paul Parish - 330-332-0336

Salem & Leetonia, OH – April 24, 2016

St. Paul Church Established 1881

Mission Statement St. Paul Parish in Salem, OH is a Roman Catholic com-munity in the Youngstown Diocese. We are called by baptism to continue Christ’s mission through education, example and service. We are nourished by Word, Wor-ship, and Sacrament. We dedicate ourselves to minister through the sharing of time, talent and treasure.

Pastoral Ministry Staff

Rev. Robert Edwards, Pastor 330-332-0336 Patrick Morrissey 330-332-0336

Business Manager Sr. Mary Ann McFadden, S.N.D., 330-332-0336 Hispanic Ministry, R.C.I.A., Baptismal Preparation Patti Schaff, 1-216-246-0087 Lay Minister to the Sick & Shut-Ins Peggy Fitch, 330-332-0336 Coordinator of Religious Education, C.C.D. David Pancurak, School Principal 330-337-3451 Joe McKim, Organist & Music Director 330-720-0670 Concetta Yeager, Finance Officer 330-332-0336 Alice Gunning, Office Manager 330-332-0336

St. Paul Parish Pastoral Council 2012-2015 Rose Bedell 330-337-8353 Rev. Robert Edwards 330-332-0336 Homer Huprich 330-537-4432 Sr. Mary Ann McFadden 330-332-0336 Mary Lou Popa 330-332-4242 Sid Ravelli 330-360-3208 Sal Salvino 330-853-0631 Donna Szanny 330-337-6262 Tony Tenzek 330-223-1477 Dee Stryzinski 330-332-0437 Samantha & Luke Heestand, Youth Members

St. Paul Parish Finance Council Greg Arcuri 330-853-6132 Rose & Roger Converse 330-222-1813 Dave Roberts 330-614-2063 Betty Brothers 234-567-1223 Rev. Robert Edwards 330-885-4880 Jackie Berthold 330-332-8306

St. Patrick Church Established 1861

Mission Statement St. Patrick Parish in Leetonia in collaboration with St. Paul Church in Salem is part of the Roman Catholic Dio-cese of Youngstown, Ohio. We are called by baptism to live the Word of God as we celebrate Jesus’ presence in our lives. In the Spirit of Jesus we serve our neighbors in the Church community and world using our time, talent and treasure.

Pastoral Ministry Staff – 330-427-6577

Sr. Joan Franklin, OP Pastoral Administrator Rev. Robert R. Edwards Canonical Administrator Mr. Lawrence Pasko Deacon Mr. Joe McKim Music Director Mrs. Judy Kiliany Pro-Life Coordinator Suzzette Holisky CCD Coordinator Brian & Stacey Beck Youth Ministry Coordinators Concetta Yeager Finance Officer

St. Patrick Parish Pastoral Council Judy Amprim 330-853-9475 James Campbell 330-427-6440 Joyce Champney 330-817-0115 Terry George 330-921-8711 Linda Lutz 330-427-6168 Toni Manzetti 330-853-5489 Joseph Marks 330-503-4932 Suzanne Tobuck 330-427-6188 Ex officio Members - Deacon Larry Pasko

Sister Joan Franklin, OP Father Robert Edwards Secretary - Candy Steele 330-427-6469

St. Patrick Parish Finance Council

Mary Selway 330-562-1347 Candy Steele 330-427-6469

Ex0fficio Members: Deacon Larry Pasko 330-427-6134 Sister Joan Franklin, OP 330-427-6577 Rev. Robert Edwards 330-332-0336 Concetta Yeager 330-332-0336

Holy Day & Weekday Masses: Consult Bulletin

Confessions: Saturdays, 3:30 – 4:00 pm, or by appointment

Baptisms: Make arrangements with Parish Office during pregnancy: Preference: 1st Sunday of the month at Masses Option: 1:15 pm, 3rd Sunday of month

Marriages: Make arrangements with Parish Priest, as soon as engaged, at least six months before desired wedding date

Communion to Shut-Ins: Please inform Parish Office about the Sick or Aged who are unable to come to Church.

Prayer Chain: Mimi Johnson 330-222-2467

Website: www.stpaulsalem.org School Website: www.stpaul.k12.oh.us

Fax Number: 330-332-7982