It is with great pleasure that I say, welcome to St. Paul the Apostle. I hope you will find our parish a home for you to grow spiritually and to experience the Lord in and through this community of faith. I hope and pray that you will take time to reflect on the many ministries which are available in our parish and that you will consider to join one of them. Thank you for sharing your time, talent and treasure with us. Let us pray for one another as we share the journey of life in faith at St. Paul the Apostle.
It is our hope that you will make St. Paul your second home. We are blessed to have you as part of our parish family and pray that our parish will be a place where you draw closer to our Lord and deepen your Catholic Faith.
Fr. Yamid Blanco
Easter 2023
Dear St Paul Parishioners,
Christ is risen from the tomb! Alleluia! The Easter message of joy echoes through the whole world proclaiming Christ’s ultimate victory of light over darkness, grace over sin, and life over death. It is the message upon which we build our lives and to which we anchor our own hope of victory with him. The Gospel says that Mary Magdalene encounters Jesus outside the tomb after Peter and John had hurried off and she, in turn, runs to tell the disciples: “I have seen the Lord!” Mary was not only the first disciple to see the risen Lord, but she was a missionary disciple -a running disciple. Mary’s attitude, in a way, represents the Church which always goes forth with a message of hope and joy!
As we begin this solemn Easter season of 50-days, let us joyfully run to give thanks to God for the many blessings He has bestowed and continue to bestow on us as individuals and as a faith community. Because Jesus has died and risen again, conquering sin and death, we believe that with him we too shall live. In this spirit of faith, hope, and joy I wish you and your loved ones a most holy and blessed Easter Season!
Fr Yamid Blanco