May is the month of Mary. Traditionally at St. Paul the school children crown Mary on the first Friday of the month. They bring her flowers and sing to honor her. This year will be different, but we are still crowning Mary.

St. Paul Catholic Parish is pleased to share that Joy Frecker has accepted the position of Coordinator of Liturgical Music. She will begin her responsibilities on June 1, 2020. Learn more about Joy and her background here.

The annual school auction, scheduled for Friday, May 8, 2020, has been postponed. Due to the uncertainty of the current situation and for the health and safety of all guests and volunteers, we have made the decision to postpone this event. The new date for the 2020 school auction will be Saturday, August 29, 2020. Mark your calendar now and start making your plans to come and “Kick It Up for the Kids”!

Join the Virtual Bible Study for young adults. This program is held on Thursday evenings from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm utilizing ZOOM. For more information, please email Seminarian Jordan Boone at [email protected] or call the Parish office at 765-664-6345 and leave a message.

St. Paul Catholic School third grade student Lilyana Aguilar was awarded the People’s Choice Award in the annual Symphony in Color art contest. This statewide enrichment program, sponsored by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Association and Ronald McDonald House Charities, is to encourage young people to develop an appreciation of both music and the visual arts.

St. Paul Catholic School is currently accepting registrations for the 2020-2021 school year. We are a preschool through sixth grade academic community focused on developing each student academically and spiritually for life’s challenges. Children as young as three years of age are able to grow in faith and develop a foundation for achieving excellence. Registering now for next school year is important to our parish as we develop our staffing and budget plans for next year.

Holy Week calls us to enter the most important events of the life of Jesus Christ which accomplish our salvation. Especially, important are the Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter (including the Easter Vigil) collectively referred to as the Triduum. These days are called the Triduum because, even though each concentrates on a particular aspect of Jesus’ death and resurrection, they need to be understood as a whole. While the traditional celebration of these days is being altered this year, it is important that we continue to recall each of these days for their meaning.

St. Paul Catholic Parish staff is working to provide you a way to virtually participate in the Triduum. Each day we will provide a live-stream of the Mass or service. We will also live-stream Easter Sunday in English and Spanish. The live-stream will be available for viewing from the Mass Online page of our website, our Mass Online card on our parish app and via Facebook Live (@StPaulCatholicMarion). The schedule is as follows: