On behalf of Saint Paul clergy and staff, we ask for God's blessing for you in this sacred season. The Christmas Season extends to Sunday, January 12, 2025 - The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Click the picture for more information

Take time to reflect on how you will use the upcoming weeks to prepare your heart for Christmas. Beginning the Church's liturgical year, Advent (from, "ad-venire" in Latin or "to come to") is the season encompassing the four Sundays (and weekdays) leading up to the celebration of Christmas. The Advent season is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds to Christ’s second coming at the end of time and to the anniversary of Our Lord’s birth on Christmas. Click the picture for more information.

Saint Paul will celebrate Thanksgiving Day Mass in church at 10:00 AM on Thursday, November 28, 2024. All are welcome to come and give thanks to God. Click the picture for more information. Saint Paul Clergy and Staff wish you a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving!

Immaculate Conception, December 8, falls on the Second Sunday of Advent this year. USCCB indicates it will be a holy day of obligation Monday, Dec. 9. Cardinal Gregory has decreed all Roman Catholics of the Archdiocese of Washington, no matter where they may be, and all other Roman Catholics actually present in the Archdiocese on the feast day, are dispensed from the obligation to attend Mass on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Saint Paul will celebrate Mass Mon., Dec. 9 at 9:00 AM (Rosary follows) and 7:00 PM. Click picture for more information.