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Party starts at 9pm and goes until midnight!
Blessing of the Fleet is a very specific send-off for commercial fisherman as they set their traps for the beginning of lobster season. Father Oscar and Rev. Deb will bless the boats and crew both in English and Spanish. There will be food, music, and fireworks!!!
If you have a student in grades PK-4 and older who you would like to enroll in San Pablo Religious Education Program please visit our Faith Formation page, fill out an application and turn it into the office.
Classes are held September through May in the Church Hall after the 10am Mass.
Si tienes un estudiante en los grados PK-4 y mayores a quien le gustaría inscríbir en el Programa de Educación Religiosa de San Pablo, visite nuestra página de Formación de Fe, complete una solicitud y entréguela en la Oficina.
Las clases se llevan a cabo de septiembre a mayo en el salón de la Iglesia después de la misa de las 10 am.
In 2021, Pope Francis established the celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and Elderly on the fourth Sunday of July, near the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus (July 26).
The theme for the 2024 celebration selected by the pope is “Do not cast me off in my old age” (cf. Psalm 71:9).
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If you love to sing or play an instrument, and have the desire to grow and prepare for our worship and praise, join us!
Contact Music Director: Eric Buhyoff, ejbuhyoff@yahoo.com
Summer Planting will be taking place over the next couple of weeks in an attempt to rejuvenate our beautiful prayers gardens during our Keys “rainy” season so the gardens are all ready for our beautiful winter months.
If anyone would like to make a donation to offset the prices of these plants you are welcome to stop in the office or send an email to info@sanpablomarathon.org
Thank you very much in advance for beautifying our gardens!
The Volunteer Services Department offers an array of volunteer opportunities for individuals like you, looking to join an organization committed to providing care to vulnerable populations. By volunteering with us you can choose to join our many special programs: Companion Care, Acts of Kindness Project, Camp Erin, We Honor Veterans, Pet Peace of Mind and more!
For more information, email volunteerservices@cathoilchospice.org.
If you’re making a Summer Bucket List for you or your family, here are 20+ ideas to help you live your Catholic faith together all summer!
As a faith community it is very important that we pray for each other especially the sick.
So if someone in your family or a friend is sick please let us know calling the office, (305) 289-0636, and we will list them In the bulletin and remember to pray for them.
““Could you not keep one hour with me?” Please sign-up for an hour of Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament.”
First Fridays 8:45 am - 10 am It’s quiet, peaceful and renewing.
Watch bulletin announcements for Summer Adoration opportunities.
More Adorers Needed: Call Sharon Starling at (517) 474-4155 to sign up for a Holy hour.
Archbishop’s Charities And Development Drive
Dear Parishioners and Visitors, Thank you for helping our Parish exceed the 2024 ABCD Goal.
As of April 26, 2024 the Archdiocese reports the following:
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Saints Anne and Joachim were the parents of the Virgin Mary. St. Anne is one of the patron saints of Britain and Canada and of women in labor. As the grandparents of Jesus, Saints Anne and Joachim are also considered the patron saints of grandparents.
parents. Information concerning their lives and names is found in the 2nd-century Protevangelium (“First Gospel of James”) and the 3rd-century Evangelium de nativitate Mariae (“Gospel of the Nativity of Mary”). According to these noncanonical sources, Anne was born in Bethlehem in Judaea. She married Joachim, and, although they shared a wealthy and devout life at Nazareth, they eventually lamented their childlessness. Joachim, reproached at the Temple for his sterility, retreated into the countryside to pray, while Anne, grieved by his disappearance and by her barrenness, solemnly promised God that, if given a child, she would dedicate it to the Lord’s service. Both received the vision of an angel, who announced that Anne would conceive a most wondrous child. The couple rejoiced at the birth of their daughter, whom Anne named Mary. When the child was three years old, Joachim and Anne, in fulfillment of her divine promise, brought Mary to the Temple of Jerusalem, where they left her to be brought up.
The account of their lives startlingly parallels the Old Testament story of the barren Hannah and her conception of Samuel (1 Samuel 1); she also dedicated her child to the service of God. According to later legends, Joachim died shortly after Mary’s birth, and Anne, encouraged by the Holy Spirit, remarried. Some traditions hold that Anne in her alleged subsequent marriage(s) became the grandmother of the Apostles John and James (sons of Zebedee), Simon, Jude, and James the Less (son of Alphaeus) and also of James, “the Lord’s brother.”
Anne’s cult was fervent in the Eastern church as early as the 4th century, and many churches, the first dating from the 6th century, were built in her honor. In the early 8th century Pope Constantine probably introduced her devotion to Rome, while Joachim’s cult was introduced in the West in the 15th century. Anne became extremely popular in the Middle Ages and influenced such theologians as Jean de Gerson, Konrad Wimpinar, and Johann Eck. In response to attacks on her cult by Protestant reformers, devotion to St. Anne was further promoted by post-Reformation popes.
The Protevangelium became the foundation for establishing the liturgical feasts of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (September 8) and the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8). The dedication of Mary at the Temple became so important in church doctrine that by 1585 Pope Sixtus V included in the Western church calendar the liturgical feast of the Presentation of the Virgin Mary (November 21). Although this festival originated early in the East, probably at Jerusalem in 543, its first Western observance was recorded in England in the 11th century.
Scripture Insights
The theme of today’s texts is apparent in the refrain from the responsorial psalm: “The hand of the Lord feeds us; he answers all our needs.”
In the reading from the Second Book of Kings, the prophet Elisha uses twenty barley loaves to feed a hundred people, despite the doubts of his servant. The prophet knows that it will be more than enough: “For thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and there shall be some left over.’” Against this background, we read from Joh of the miracle of the feeding of the five thousand with five barley loaves and two fish. This is one of the few miracles all four evangelists record in the Gospels.
The disciples Philip and Andrew, like Elisha’s servant. Are doubtful that the meager amount will be enough. Elisha had twenty loaves; they only have five. Still, after everyone eats and is satisfied, twelve baskets are filled with the leftovers. The number twelve signifies the fullness of Israel: God has enough - more than enough - to satisfy the desires of all his people. The miraculous loaves also point beyond themselves to the true bread: Jesus, the bread from heaven, who feeds his people with his body.
Several numbers are prominent in the accounts of the miraculous meals (twenty, five, five thousand, twelve), but only the number one is noted in the Letter to the Ephesians. We read of one body of Christ, one Spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God. The oneness of the saints points to the Bread of Life: the Body of Christ is Jesus’ flesh and blood, he bread and wine of the Eucharist, and the united Christians who partake of the bread. The Ephesians have been called to “the riches of God’s glory in his inheritance among the holy ones” (1:18)., and the apostle Paul urges them to be worthy of that calling through bearing patiently with one another in love.
It would be unfortunate on these weeks when we speak of such abundance of food and resources to forget about those who are still hungry, those who have nothing, those who ache for the basic necessities of life. Don’t forget that he richness we have found here is not meant to stop at our reception: our call is to go out into the world, serving all who need God’s love and abundance to shine through our gifts and generosity.
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| Offertory-Weekend | $3,124 |
| WeShare Electronic Giving | $557 |
| Maintenance & Development | $1,237 |
| Devotional Candles | $132 |
| Mass Intentions | $95 |
| Poor Box | $301 |
| Total Received: | $5,446 |
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San Pablo is looking for a few hardy souls that would like to help groom & care for our beautiful gardens!
Meet Tuesday mornings at 9:00am in the gazebo.
No skills required. We’ll show you and educate you in what needs to be done. Learn about gardening in the keys!
Norman & Betsy Philipps (305) 394-0893.
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