Visit the Tomb of Servant of God, Father Isaac Thomas

Hecker, CSP, founder of the Paulist Fathers located in

the northeast corner of the Church.

The Church of Saint Paul the Apostle Mother Church of the Paulist Fathers

Mass Schedule Saturday 8:30 am, 5:15 PM (Vigil)

Sunday 8 am, 10 am (Choir),

12:30 (Spanish),

5:15 PM (Young Adult),

Weekday 7:30 am, 12:10 PM

Reconciliation Hours

Tuesdays & Thursdays Following 12:10 Mass

Saturdays 4:00 - 4:45 PM

Exposition of Blessed Sacrament

Fridays Following 7:30 am Mass

Benediction 12:00 Noon

Parish Information

Parish Center & Offices

405 West 59th Street

New York, NY 10019

Parish Center Hours

Monday - Thursday 9 am - 9 PM

Friday 9 am - 5 PM

Saturday 8 am - 5 PM

Sunday8:30 am - 3 PM

Contact

Parish Center (212) 265-3495

Bookstore (212) 315-0918

Fax (212) 262-9239

Email contact@stpaultheapostle.org

Religious Education

Parents should contact Hernn Sanchez at (212) 265-3495,

ext. 341 to register their children for Religious Education.

Visit us at:

www.stpaultheapostle.org

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Church of Saint Paul the Apostle, NYC

Third Sunday of Lent February 28, 2016

Crossing the Threshold of Mercy

Year of Mercy 2016

Parish Retreat

Thursday, March 3rd - Saturday, March 5th

Meet in the Church

Thursday, March 3rd

6:30 PM - Lenten Weekday Mass 6:30 PM

7:00 PM Retreat Service

Preaching:

Father Mark-David Janus, CSP

8:00 PM Reception

Friday - March 4th

6:00 PM Stations of the Cross

6:30 PM Simple Supper

7:30 PM Retreat Service

Preaching:

Father Mark-David Janus, CSP

8:30 PM 24 Hours for the Lord

Church Open for Adoration, Prayer

or Reconciliation

Saturday - March 5th

12:00 AM - 6:00 PM

24 Hours concludes with

Vigil Mass

Fourth Sunday of Lent

RSVP at http://tinyurl.com/stpaulretreat

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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

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FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Catholic Fiction Book Club

The Misadventures of a Not-Necessarily Super Hero

Leaper

By Geoffrey Wood

Tuesday, March 15, 2016

6:30 8:30 PM

Parish Center

What if one day suddenly, inexplicably, you discover you

have a superpower? And what if its not a very good super-

power, like flying or super strength, and you have no idea

what you are supposed to do?

Insightful, humorous, well-written, with a lemony-fresh

smell, Leaper delves into faith, its many questions and quag-

mires, inside the crazy world of an erstwhile superhero try-

ing to make sense of his life and his newfound gift. This

book is a gift to every single one of us who finds Jesus at our

side and doesnt quite know what to do with Him.

LISA SAMSON, award-winning author of Straight

Up and Quaker Summer

RSVP to welcomecenter@stpaultheapostle.org

Gentle Hatha Yoga

Tuesdays | 7 - 8:15 pm

Parish Center | Cost $15

A gentle approach to strength and flexibility. Focused on the

breath, with easeful warm-up and postures facilitating

awareness throughout the entire body. Ending with relaxa-

tion techniques that soothe, balance and revitalize. All are

welcome! Please send email to eduvigisyoga@gmail.com to

RSVP.

Christian Meditation and Chant

Every Wednesday at 6 PM

Parish Center

Practice Christian meditation and chant as inspired by the

monks and desert fathers. Be drawn to a life of increased

creativity, vitality, and substance in these times of turmoil

and confusion.

Please RSVP at: meditativeprayer@aol.com

Holy Week 2016

24 HOURS OF RECONCILATION

Friday, March 4th Saturday, March 5th

HOLY THURSDAY

March 24th

7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer

7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lords Supper

Adoration until Midnight

GOOD FRIDAY

March 25th

7:30 a.m. Morning Prayer

12:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross

12:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m.

Individual Confessions

1:00 p.m. Stations of the Cross

3:00 p.m. The Passion of the Lord

7:00 p.m. Tenebrae

HOLY SATURDAY

March 26th

8:30 a.m. Morning Prayer

11:00 a.m. Blessing of Food

7:30 p.m. Easter Vigil

EASTER SUNDAY

March 27th

8:00 a.m.

10:00 a.m. (Choir)

12:30 p.m. (Spanish)

5:15 p.m. (Young Adult)

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FEBRUARY 28, 2016

OSP Faith-Sharing Groups

Thursday, March 10th | 7 PM | Parish Center

OSP is sponsoring a program for the parish focused on faith-

sharing and spiritual development. We will be meeting in

small groups once per month through May.

At the meeting, in keeping with the Jubilee Year of Mercy

announced by Pope Francis earlier this year, we will have a

facilitated small-group discussion of an upcoming gospel

reading through the lens of mercy. This program is open to

all members of the parish and we would welcome all who

want to attend please RSVP at osp@stpaultheapostle.org if

you plan on attending.

Apostolist is the Young Adult Ministry for parishioners in their

20s & 30s at Saint Pauls. Visit www.apostolist.com for more

information or email youngadults@stpaultheapostle.org

Pope Francis and the Call to Environmental Stewardship

A conversation moderated by Maurice Timothy Reidy 93,

Executive Editor of America Magazine

ELIZABETH JOHNSON, CSJ

Professor of Theology

JAMES MARTIN, SJ

Author, Editor

GILBERT MARTINEZ, CSP

Pastor, Park Ranger

March 6, 2016

3-5 pm

The Leonard Theatre

Fordham Preparatory School

Located on the Rose Hill Campus of Fordham University

Vincentians of St. Paul the Apostle Our mission is to help one another grow in faith by

encountering Christ in each other through our service to

those in need.

Easter Basket Drive

The annual Easter Basket Drive for teenagers at Abbot

House has returned for Lent! Teenagers in foster care and

orphanages often go without the fun celebration and magic

of receiving an Easter Basket. Once again this year, we are

asking you to get creative and donate an Easter basket for

these teens. Visit us in the back of the Church after Mass to

sign up and get more details on making or buying a basket or

donating money for the cause. Email with any questions in

the meantime at easterbasketdrive@gmail.com. Thank you!

Weekly Rosary, Adoration Chapel

Our weekly rosary event takes place every Sunday at 9:15am

in the Adoration Chapel (South Tower between the Wel-

come Center and the elevator). Prayer intention forms are on

the round table in the back of the church and can be filled

out at any time and returned to the Parish Center. Rosaries

and programs will be supplied if needed.

Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry

Saturday, March 19th @ 8:45am

Meet us in the Parish Center to help distribute food to those

in our community that are in need.

Want to get involved with the group or get more info? Were

always open to new members!

Send an email with your name, contact info, and why youre

interested to svdp@stpaultheapostle.org

ARTS AND ARTISTS AT ST. PAUL

Broadways Future Concert

Monday, February 29th | 6:00 PM

Arts and Artists at St. Paul will present its seventh Broad-

ways Future Songbook concert of this season on Monday,

February 29th at 6PM at The New York Public Library for

the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center - Bruno Walter Audi-

torium - 111 Amsterdam Avenue (just south of 65th Street).

This months concert will feature the songs of the award-

winning songwriter, Nick Luckenbaugh.

We are very lucky to have performers and musicians from

some of Broadways top shows lending us their talents mak-

ing these concerts so very popular. This series is produced,

directed and hosted by John Znidarsic.

Admission is FREE and seating is on a first come-first serve

basis.

Faithwalkers

Saturday, March 5th, 2016

Pilgrimage to Holy Door of

St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Shrine

Following 8:30 AM mass

Following the Saturday Morning 8:30 AM mass at St.

Pauls, we will visit the Shrine of St. Francis Cabrini near Ft.

Tyron Park. We have arranged to have a speaker tell us the

history of the shrine and we will be able to share in a bless-

ing with the relic of Mother Cabrini. We will start our pil-

grimage with a short walk from the subway to the shrine and

pass together through the Holy Door, once our visit to the

shrine is completed you are welcome to continue over to the

Cloisters or just take a walk through the park enjoying the

view of the Hudson River. While there is no charge for our

visit to the Shrine, donations are welcome.

Please rsvp to welcomecenter@stpaultheapostle.org.

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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT

Encyclical on the Environment

In his recent encyclical on caring for all creation, Pope

Francis highlights overconsumption and excessive eco-

nomic development as the primary causes of the de-

struction of our common home. With him, let us pray to

discover the worth in each thing and to embody that

discovery by buying less and recycling our possessions

when we no longer need them.

Parish Staff

Rev. Gilbert Martinez, CSPPastor

Rev. Thomas Holahan, CSPAssociate Pastor

Deacon Waldemar SandovalSaint Vincent de Paul Society,

Baptismal Preparation, Homebound

Rev. Robert Collins, SJDirector of Adult Initiation

Sister Maria Luz Lemus, OSJSacristan

Ms. Mara HalleyBusiness Manager

Mr. Hernn SanchezDirector of Religious Education

Ms. Kathy ZirnheltWelcome Center Bookstore Manager

Mr. John ZnidarsicResource Manager

Mr. Javier CastroFacilities Manager

Ms. Valerie ShondelDirector of Music

Mr. Patrick FleuryAdministrative Assistant

Paulist Ministries

Rev. David Dwyer, CSPwww.bustedhalo.com

Rev. Larry Rice, CSPwww.paulist.org/vocation

Rev. Frank Sabatt, CSPwww.openingsny.com

A Word from Servant of God,

Father Isaac Hecker, CSP Founder of Paulists and

1st Pastor of our Parish

Lord keep me ever in the permanent Love Spirit sub-

stance and let me not descend otherwise than in the

Love Spirit in understanding & sense. Keep me from

all disputation and arguing.

[June 14, 1844; Diary, p. 208]

For more information about the sainthood cause of

Fr. Isaac Hecker, go to www.paulist.org

Please remember in prayer the following Paulist Fa-

thers, the anniversary (day/year noted) of whose death

is this week:

Charles J. Davis* (3/1/1923), Austin Malone*

(3/3/1965), and Donal F. Forrester* (3/4/2002).

*Denotes served at Saint Pauls

Blessed Sacrament School

School of the Blessed Sacrament is accepting applica-

tions for grades 1 - 8, with financial aide opportunities for

qualified families! School of the Blessed Sacrament is a pre

-k through eighth grade Catholic elementary school in the

heart of the upper west side. Our well-rounded curriculum

incorporates love of God, self, and others. We integrate

technology, the arts, music, and physical education to pro-

vide a liberal arts education for the whole child. We seek to

develop saints and scholars through innovative, personal

learning experiences. Contact us today at 212-724-

7561 or www.sblsnyc.org.

Looking for a great kid (and parent!) night out? School

of the Blessed Sacrament hosts a Kids' Night Out from 6-

9pm the first Saturday of every month. Activities include

sports, arts and crafts, zumba, games, and more! Visit http://

www.kidsinthegame.com/registration for details and pricing.

Don't miss the next event - March 5, 2016!

http://www.kidsinthegame.com/registration

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Iglesia del San Pablo el Apostol III Domingo de Cuaresma - 28 DE FEBBRAIO 2016

DIRECTIVA PASTORAL Padre Gilbert S. Martinez, CSP, Parroco Padre Thomas Holahan, CSP, Vicario Diacono Waldemar Sandoval Eddie Marrero: Coro Hispano

Misa Hispana: Domingo 12:30 PM Grupo de Oracin Jueves 7 PM

Legin de Mara Sbado 10 am Cura Ultraya Cursillista: Domingo 1:30 PM Confesiones: Llame por cita

Divino Nio

Todos estn invitados a celebrar la santa misa en honor del Divino Nio Jess, el sbado 5 de

marzo. Comenzaremos con el santo Rosario a las 6:30 PM y la santa Misa comenzar a las 7

PM.

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Become a Member of Saint Pauls Please fill out this form & drop it at the Welcome Center

Bookstore or place it in the collection basket. You may also

send an email to patrick.fleury@stpaultheapostle.org.

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I would like to register as a parishioner and to

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Parish Stewardship

Gluten-Free Communion Hosts

If you require gluten-free hosts during communion,

please talk to a priest at the back of the Church before

Mass begins. Thank you!

Let us Pray for Our Sick

John Gerosimo, Daniel Lofaso, Eve Lofaso, Sandy Lofaso,

Hazel Pedneault, Kathy Sandholm, Ethan Maldonado, Mar-

garet Payn, Gladys Rodriguez, Maureen Tilley, Evelyn

Lloyd, Michael Joseph Palmiotto, Dorothea Toker, Robert

Reese, Margaret Payne, Daniel Martin Espinoza, Merrele

Early Wanly, Popi Stefanidis, and Harris Pousson.

Saturday, February 27th

8:30 Teresa de Zylva

5:15 Edalia de Jesus

Sunday, February 28th, Third Sunday of Lent 8:00 For the People

10:00 Joseph Holdampf

12:30 Jose Antonio Tovar Lugo

5:15 Thomas McArdle

Monday, February 29th

7:30 Salvador Lemus & Sacramento Magea

12:10 Roman Kyzyk

Tuesday, March 1st

7:30 Roland Hamel

12:10 James Gerosimo, Sr.

Wednesday, March 2nd

7:30 Regina Lorfredo Henderson

12:10 Erlinda Ilusorio

6:00 Maureen Tilley

Thursday, March 3rd, Saint Katharine Drexel

7:30 Susan Kane

12:10 Justin Solak

Friday, March 4th, Saint Casimir

7:30 Antolina Suazo de Arriola

12:10 Petra Martinez

Saturday, March 5th

8:30 Jesus DelFin Reyes

5:15 Sister of Grace Deboccardo

Each week we ask our readers and parishioners to pray

for the sick listed in our bulletin. You can add a name

by contacting the Parish Center 212-265-3495. We will

continue to list the name of the person for two months

unless otherwise notified. The Power of Prayer is an

important part of healing.

Faith Direct Fast. Pray. Give up your Envelopes! We invite you to help

your parish save money by giving up your offertory enve-

lopes this Lent! Enrolling with Faith Direct will provide St.

Paul the Apostle with consistent support and simplify your

giving without the wasteful envelopes. Join us in giving up

envelopes this Lenten season!

You can quickly sign up online at www.faithdirect.net using

our church code: NY539, or by mailing an enrollment form

available in the parish office.

God Bless You,

Father Gil

Thank you for your generosity!

Receipts: 2016 2015

February 21st $11,635 $9,617

Faith Direct Donations $4,609 $3,509

o $133.00 for Friends of Music

o $110.00 for Peters Pence

o $5.00 for Easter Flowers