We Lovingly Offer our Prayers for You
The cloistered Carmelite Sisters of Rochester New York have adopted our parish.
Sisters of Life
St. Paul the Apostle Convent is home to a community of the Sisters of Life.
Announcements & Events
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Celebrate God's Creation by Drumming
St. Augustine Church, Ossining, invites you to Celebrate God's Creation by drumming on Earth Day, Tue, Apr 22, in their Parish Hall from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
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Musical: The Wiz
Stepinac Theatre presents the critically acclaimed musical, THE WIZ. Show dates are Fri, Apr 25, Sat, Apr 26, Fri, May 2 and Sat, May 3 at 7:00pm and a matinee on Sun, May 4 at 2:00pm.
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Weekly Friday Adoration
Our Lord will be exposed on the altar for an hour every Friday morning from 9:30am-10:30am. The hour will begin with a recitation of the Rosary followed by silent prayer.
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Saturday Movie Matinee
Join us for our Saturday Movie Matinee, Hosted by the Legion of Mary, on Sat, Apr 26 at 1:00pm in the St. Paul’s School TV Room.
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Bingo Night
Join us for Bingo Night at St. Bartholomew's Church, Yonkers, on Sun, Apr 27 at 5:30pm.
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Blood Drive
Blood Donors are Urgently Needed! Join us on Sun, Apr 27 from 8:30am-2:30pm in St. Paul the Apostle School Cafeteria.
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The Sisters of Life
The Sisters of Life will hold a 25th Anniversary Celebration of the entrance into eternal life of their founder, Cardinal O’Connor on Sat, May 3 from 2:30pm-5:30pm.
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Healing After Abortion
Healing After Abortion: Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of a past abortion? There is always hope. The pain and sorrow of abortion does not need to endure for a lifetime.
From Atheism to Catholicism
04-20-2025 | Fr. Leonard F. Villa‘Unshakable’ Rationalist Blogged Her Way into the Church Jennifer Fulwiler “always thought it was obvious that God did not exist.” Fulwiler grew up a content-atheist. Having a profound respect for knowledge, particularly scientific knowledge, Fulwiler was convinced that religion and reason were incompatible. Not surprisingly, she was also emphatically anti-Christian and, especially, anti-Catholic. “Catholic beliefs seemed bizarre and weird,” she says. Fulwiler would have been astonished to know that she and Joe Fulwiler, her husband, would come to embrace those “bizarre,” “weird” beliefs. On Easter 2007, they entered the Catholic Church with deep joy and a sense of coming home — and a blog aided their conversion. Register (National Catholic Register) correspondent Nona Aguilar spoke to Jennifer Fulwiler about the couple’s unexpected journey.
READ MOREStop Doctor Assisted Suicide
Pressure is being brought again to pass an Assisted Suicide Bill in New York State. Please contact your senator and assemblyman to oppose any assisted suicide bill. This is part of the culture of death along with the wholesale taking of the lives of unborn children in our country.
From the Desk of Fr. Villa
Cardinal's Annual Appeal 2025
Our goal is $50,000. We are grateful for your sacrifice and generosity.
The Appeal raises funds to sustain the various ministries, institutions, and outreach programs that serve thousands of individuals and families across this extensive area.
St. Paul the Apostle Parish Mission
The Parish of Saint Paul Apostle under the guidance of the Holy Spirit informs the response of the believer to the presence of Jesus through conversion. In this process strengthened and maintained by prayer, worship and catholic action, individuals become Christ in this twenty first century.
At Sunday Eucharist all gather to hear God’s Word in the Scriptures. Gradually an understanding of life’s make-up deepens and the rich meaning of living through union with Jesus opens a fuller connection to His focal work at Calvary. Through God’s unfolding grace the purpose of faith is being fulfilled by our incorporation with Him in our Eucharistic – “this holy and perfect sacrifice: the bread of life and the cup of eternal salvation.” Conversion or being awakened to the mystery of His Death and Resurrection calls for the essential supports necessary to live out this process. Through prayer the Holy Spirit accommodates believers to the revelation of the Loving Father whom Jesus introduces. Worship offers depth of awe reflected in the love of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Catholic action flows from the desire to make God’s Love real to others in this life.
Our Patron Saint
Paul the Apostle commonly known as Saint Paul and also known by his Hebrew name Saul of Tarsus was an apostle (although not one of the Twelve Apostles) who taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. Paul is generally considered one of the most important figures of the Apostolic Age and from the mid-30s to the mid-50s AD he founded several Christian communities in Asia Minor and Europe. He took advantage of his status as both a Jew and a Roman citizen to minister to both Jewish and Roman audiences.
According to the New Testament book Acts of the Apostles (often simply called Acts), Paul persecuted some of the early disciples of Jesus, possibly Hellenised diaspora Jews converted to Christianity, in the area of Jerusalem prior to his conversion. In the narrative of Acts, Paul was traveling on the road from Jerusalem to Damascus on a mission to "arrest them and bring them back to Jerusalem" when the resurrected Jesus appeared to him in a great light. He was struck blind, but after three days his sight was restored by Ananias of Damascus and Paul began to preach that Jesus of Nazareth is the Jewish Messiah and the Son of God. Approximately half of the book of Acts deals with Paul's life and works.
In Catholic tradition whoever has St. Paul the Apostle as patron also has St. Peter the Apostle as patron as well. In the traditional liturgy on a feast or votive Mass of St. Paul a prayer to St. Peter is always added and vice versa.