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Welcome to St. Paul's Website
This is our home on the Internet. Here you will find the latest news and information about the church. Please take a moment to explore our website and familiarize yourself with its many features. A great feature is our News page which features articles from many Catholic resources. We hope you enjoy your visit and encourage you to check back often for updates! If you need further assistance, our office hours are Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Msgr. Patrick E. Gaughn V. F.
Fr. Pat would like welcome all to the St. Paul's home on the web.
1st Advent [C] 2009
Who among us not presently experiencing anxieties and worries, worries over what is going to happen to us along with worries about our loved ones? Perhaps we have children or grandchildren, relatives and close friends who are waiting for their job applications to be answered; waiting for banks to give us answers about mortgage refinancing; waiting for customers to resume purchases from our businesses; waiting for our doctors’ reports about our medical conditions; waiting for our economy to recover? There are those, too, who are waiting in expectant longing and hope for their sufferings to end.
Christ the King - 2009
Pope Pius XI entered this Mass, a Solemnity in the Church’s liturgical celebrations, into the Church’s calendar in 1925. In the life of the Church this is something that rarely happens. So we should ask, “Why?” why did the pope establish this Solemnity? What is so important about it? As always, context leads us to discover his reasoning.