Announcements
This page is an attempt to provide information of weekly and monthly announcements. Any changes in these events, as well as any meetings that don't appear here, can always be found in the Sunday Bulletin.
Or for more information on anything here, contact the church office
Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Phone: (901) 346-2380 • Fax: (901) 346-2385
Or feel free to email us at:
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We now have an announcements line on our phone system. You can get latest information of events happening now and in the future. If weather should cancel PRE classes or other activities, it will be recorded on our announcements line. They will be in English and Spanish. To hear the announcements, call out phone number (901) 346-2380 and press 8 when you hear the greeting. Wait for the announcements phone to answer. DO NOT LEAVE A MESSAGE AT THE BEEP! They are not listened to.
FAITH West Tennessee is a dual language publication (flip the magazine over for the other language.) The lives of the people of the Catholic Diocese of Memphis come alive in the storytelling published by the Office of Communications. These feature stories provide an in-depth look at parishioners, clergy, religious, teachers and students, and all of those working in various ministries of the Catholic Church in West Tennessee. Their lives, and how they intersect with the current issues of the day, inform these stories. Registered parishioners get this monthly magazine mailed at no charge to their homes. We are sent a few extras each month. You are encouraged to take a read it if you do not receive one.
Eli Abel, Walter Aldrich, Carrie Anderson, Tony Brown, Tony Brown Jr., Jack Canizaro, Gary Clark, Bill Costello, Chris Coughlin, Kevin daLomba, Lisa David, Charisse Diffey, Ann Dion, Guillermo Dominguez, Steve Dorich, Emma Fuller, Javier Gallegos, Doug Gibson, Sydney Gordon, Marilyn Gorman, Patrick Joseph Jude Gorman, Bobby Hartfield, Kaitlyn Holt, Jonathan Hoyle, Dale Johnston, Kathleen Lane, Honore Lartigue, Jesus Leon, Amanda Leonard, Judy Martin, Kevin Martin, Pat Mattei, Jane Giannini Mayer, Billy McElwain, Pat Mentgen, James Morten, Jr., Anna Nash, Katie Nelson, Dennis O’Brien, Greg Oltremari, Audrey Sax, Alfredo Olvera, Eugene Ori, Jr., John Palmer, Johnnie Pesce, Mike Ray, Karen Robertson, Stanley Rosenblatt, Vinaris Scott, Dayna Simoneaux, Mike Smith, Rose Speltz, Luke Ray Stephens, Vincent Strong, Eduardo Terrazas, Deacon Andrew Terry, Carole Viglietti, Michael Vincent, Melanie West, Fredda Whiting, Charlie Kate Williamson, David Wolters.
Please keep our sick & their caregivers in your prayers.
Notify parish office of hospitalization and/or homebound.
Help us to keep our list updated by calling the parish office at 346-2380 or email . to add or remove names.
During this time of Covid-19, you are asked not to come by the office. If you wish to have one or more Masses said for someone living or deceased, please download and save our
online form and email it in.
You may also print the completed form or formas and mail it/them to the church office:
Attention Margretta
St. Paul Catholic Church
1425 E. Shelby Drive
Memphis, TN 38116
Instead of writing our intentions on the back of our weekly envelopes, we will now record our petitions and prayer requests for the sick, the homebound, the suffering, the local and universal Church, the needs of the world, and all who need prayer in a blue book, Lord, Have Mercy: Prayer intentions for Your Faith Community, which can be found on Mary’s altar in the east transept.
Is someone you love unable to join us at church on Sundays? For the faithful at home or in healthcare settings, the Heart of the Nation Sunday TV Mass brings spiritual comfort and the
blessings of joy-filled hope in our Risen Savior. Please invite anyone you know who cannot get out to church to tune in to Sunday
Catholic Mass on one of many local channels (view
list of channels) or watch online at
www.HeartoftheNation.org. Past Sunday Masses are also available as well as many other great Catholic resources online.
For those who can get to church, the TV or online liturgy does not fulfill the Sunday Mass obligation!
Any expectant mother may receive this blessing for their unborn baby at any time. You will not need to make a special appointment, but can ask the priest when uou come to Mass or you could contact him at the office.
The blessing can take place at Mass or outside of Mass.
Flowers for the Altar are given in honor of or in memory of friends & family of our parishioners. The cost is $50 per arrangement. If you would like to donate, please call the office at (901) 346-2380.
During Lent and Advent, there will be no flowers present on the altar. Also during Easter and Christmas, the parish will provide the flowers with the help of your flower offering envelopes.
Virgin of Guadalupe Dance Group practices (for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe) on Saturdays in the Parish Hall (or outside if the Hall is in use) from 6:00 to :00 p.m. We are inviting those who would like to join to call Roberto Garcia 901.489.1565.
St. Paul Youth Choir sings on the first Sunday of every month at noon Mass, on the second Sunday at 10:00 AM Mass. The music will be bilingual.
The youth choir is bi-lingual and open children between the ages of 8 and 18. More young singers are needed, especially boys. Come to the church on Thursdays for practice at 6:00 p.m.
St. Paul Adult Choir has resumed singing at the Sunday 10 a.m. Mass. it is open to any adult (Hispanic included) with practice every Wednesday at 7 p.m. if interested, just come to practice on Wednesday's. We are in need of singers.
“God chose us before the world began to be holy.” God has chosen each person in Christ for a particular vocation. If He may be calling you to be holy through a vocation to the priesthood or consecrated life, call Father Yoelvis Gonzalez at (901) 373-1243 or write: VocationsDirector@vocations.cdom.org.
The Serra Club of Memphis is an organization of Catholic lay persons of all ages and from all walks of life sharing the objects and purposes (a) to foster and promote vocations to the priesthood and religious life, and (b) to further Catholicism by encouraging members in fellowship through education to fulfill their Christian vocations to service.
The Serra Club of Memphis sponsors a monthly Holy Hour open to all Catholics to pray for vocations. The Hour consists of vespers, the recitation of the Rosary, exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction. It is held on the second Thursday of each month at St. Louis Church at 7:00 p.m. All are welcome.
Meetings are held on the 4th Friday of every month following the 11:25 a.m. Mass at the Stritch Center located on the Christen Brothers University campus (East Parkway at Central).
Offering envelopes are intended to be an aid for Christian stewardship. Having an offering envelope designated for each worship service and for special funds can serve as a REMINDER to set aside an offering from our firstfruits as a gift of thanksgiving to the Lord. "On the first day of the week let each one of you lay something aside, storing up as he may prosper…" (1 Corinthians 16:2). The envelopes that we use at St. Paul provide a reminder of the main areas to which our offerings are applied: Current Expenses (MLG&W, grounds keeping, telephones, office supplies, etc.), Missions (Peter Pence, Holy Land, Religious Retirement, Villa Vianney, etc.), School Fund, and the Maintenance Fund.
Another reason for offering envelopes is the CONVENIENCE they provide. An envelope system can make it more convenient for the offering to be properly recorded by the church office and by the individual who gives the offering. It serves as an official record of your contribution for the IRS.
As we hear God’s Word and grow in appreciative love for all He has done and continues to do for us, we will find every reason to show our thanks and offer our gifts for the work of His Kingdom. “So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver” (2 Corinthians 9:7).
Electronic giving is an acceptable alternative to using envelopes. God loves a cheerful giver regardless of the method by which that gift comes.
If you are currently giving on a weekly (or monthly) basis, you will no longer need to write out 52 checks per year or money in envelope even prepare 52 envelopes!
And when travel, illness or other circumstances prevent you from attending Mass, this program will allow your weekly (or monthly) contributions to continue on an uninterrupted basis.
Stop by the parish office weekdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to fill out the needed authorization form to get started.
Gifts of securities to St. Paul Catholic Church can be an attractive giving method. If you own securities that are worth more than you paid for them, you may receive an income tax deduction for the full current market value of the stocks donated.
In addition, you may bypass capital gains taxes that would otherwise be due. It is simple to make a transfer and we can easily provide you electronic transfer account information. The church encourages donors to consult with their tax advisor when considering these
types of gifts.
Please be considerate of your neighbor...
The Catholic Diocese of Memphis in Tennessee encourages all victims, or parents of minors who are victims, of sexual abuse by a priest, deacon or diocesan employee or agent, to report such abuse by phoning any of the following numbers: Tennessee Child Abuse Hotline (1-877-237-0004) or Victim Assistance Coordinator (901-652-4066). All reports will be treated in a confidential manner. The Diocese of Memphis offers a program of psychological and spiritual assistance to abused victims in need.
Donate your old appliances, junk cars and scrap metal to the Knights of Columbus. Call Robert Mattei at (901) 258-7237 for pick-up.
Save your aluminum soda and beer cans and drop them in the white barrels next to the dumpster in the rear parking lot. In Pope Francis' Encyclical on the Environment,
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