St. Paul’s encourages parishioners who wish to donate to help mitigate the suffering affected by the Ukrainian crisis to donate directly to Catholic charity Caritas Warsaw which is working hard to help those in need.  

You can make a donation directly to Caritas Warsaw by sending a wire transfer to the following bank account:

Caritas Warszawa 

Bank:  PEKAO S.A.

Account Number (PLN):    11 1240 1066 1111 0000 0006 0961

For foreign currency donations:

S.W.I.F.T: BIGBPLPWXXX

PL 10 1160 2202 0000 0000 4395 7726

We are also organizing special cash collections at our masses to help those in need. 

In addition, drop off points for donations of goods within the City of Warsaw can be found here .

Thank you for your support! 

If you are interested in this Synod meeting, but have not signed up to yet, please use this sign up sheet to register to join the discussions.

NOTE:  This meeting date was changed to Tuesday, March 1st from Wednesday, March 2nd, due to the latter being Ash Wednesday.

Online Meeting:  Zoom Meeting Link

Address of In-Person meeting:  Church of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, aleja Solidarności 80, 00-145 Warszawa (same location that the weekly masses are held).   The meeting will be upstairs in the Parish apartment.  The entrance is underneath the archway, door on the right (same entrance to get to the Sacristy & RE classes).

𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 – 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 (𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲)
𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄: Date was changed from Wednesday, March 2nd due to it being Ash Wednesday
Theme: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 – In a synodal style we make decisions through discernment of what the Holy Spirit is saying through our whole community.

Questions for discussion:

• What is the relationship between consultation and decision-making, and how do we put these into practice?
• Do our decision-making practices listen to the wants/needs of the Parish?
• How do we see our parishioners becoming more aware of how much their faith and insights count — and need to be heard?

Prayer for the Synod:

Adsumus Sancte Spiritus

Every session of the Second Vatican Council began with the prayer Adsumus Sancte Spiritus, the first word of the original Latin, meaning, “We stand before You, Holy Spirit.” As we embrace this Synodal Process, the following prayer invites the Holy Spirit to be at work in us so that we may be a community and a people of grace.

We stand before You, Holy Spirit,

as we gather together in Your name.

With You alone to guide us,

make Yourself at home in our hearts;

Teach us the way we must go

and how we are to pursue it.

We are weak and sinful;

do not let us promote disorder.

Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path

nor partiality influence our actions.

Let us find in You our unity

so that we may journey together to eternal life

and not stray from the way of truth

and what is right.

All this we ask of You,

who are at work in every place and time,

in the communion of the Father and the Son,

forever and ever. Amen.

Readings

• First Reading: 1 Cor 12:27-31
• Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:10-15
• Gospel:  John 16:12-15

If you are interested in this Synod meeting, but have not signed up to yet, please use this sign up sheet to register to join the discussions.

Online Meeting:  Zoom Meeting Link

Address of In-Person meeting:  Church of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, aleja Solidarności 80, 00-145 Warszawa (same location that the weekly masses are held).   The meeting will be upstairs in the Parish apartment.  The entrance is underneath the archway, door on the right (same entrance to get to the Sacristy & RE classes).

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 – 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 (𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲)
Theme: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 – A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeys together.”

Questions for discussion:

• How is this “journeying together” happening today at St. Paul’s?
• What groups or individuals are left on the margins?
• What can we do to get individuals that are left on the margins involved?

Prayer for the Synod:

Adsumus Sancte Spiritus

Every session of the Second Vatican Council began with the prayer Adsumus Sancte Spiritus, the first word of the original Latin, meaning, “We stand before You, Holy Spirit.” As we embrace this Synodal Process, the following prayer invites the Holy Spirit to be at work in us so that we may be a community and a people of grace.

We stand before You, Holy Spirit,

as we gather together in Your name.

With You alone to guide us,

make Yourself at home in our hearts;

Teach us the way we must go

and how we are to pursue it.

We are weak and sinful;

do not let us promote disorder.

Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path

nor partiality influence our actions.

Let us find in You our unity

so that we may journey together to eternal life

and not stray from the way of truth

and what is right.

All this we ask of You,

who are at work in every place and time,

in the communion of the Father and the Son,

forever and ever. Amen.

Readings

• First Reading:  Acts 2:1-11
• Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 104:1, 24, 29-30, 31, 34
• Gospel:  Matthew 5:13-16

Based on responses to the themes suggested for running the Synod meetings, below are the dates & themes of the planned Synod meetings for Saint Paul’s.  Please use this sign up sheet to register to join the discussions.

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𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: As we did for the first meeting, we are planning on having both an In-Person (in the upstairs room at the Church) and Online session for ALL sessions. These will be TWO separate meetings, each one having separate participants.

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𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟰𝘁𝗵, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 – 𝟭𝟵:𝟬𝟬 (𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲)
Theme: 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 – Listening is the first step in our journeying together, but it requires an open mind and heart, without prejudice.

Questions for discussion:

• What are some limitations in our ability to listen, especially to those who have different views than our own?
• What space is there for the voice of minorities, especially people who experience poverty, marginalization, or social exclusion?
• How is God speaking to us through voices we sometimes ignore?
• Do we feel we are listened to when we speak at St. Paul’s?

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𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟑𝐫𝐝, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 – 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 (𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲)
Theme: 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 – Dialogue requires perseverance and patience, but it also enables mutual understanding.

Questions for discussion:

• To what extent do diverse peoples in our community come together for dialogue and how are divergences of vision, or conflicts and difficulties addressed?
• How do we promote collaboration with neighbouring parishes, religious communities in the area, lay associations and movements, etc.?
• What are the places and means of dialogue to promote mutual understanding that the Holy Spirit wants us to create at St. Paul’s?

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𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 – 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 (𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲)
Theme: 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 – A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel, “journeys together.”

Questions for discussion:

• How is this “journeying together” happening today at St. Paul’s?
• What groups or individuals are left on the margins?
• What can we do to get individuals that are left on the margins involved?

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𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐 – 𝟏𝟗:𝟎𝟎 (𝗜𝗻-𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 & 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲)
𝐍𝐎𝐓𝐄: Date was changed from Wednesday, March 2nd due to it being Ash Wednesday
Theme: 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 – In a synodal style we make decisions through discernment of what the Holy Spirit is saying through our whole community.

Questions for discussion:

• What is the relationship between consultation and decision-making, and how do we put these into practice?
• Do our decision-making practices listen to the wants/needs of the Parish?
• How do we see our parishioners becoming more aware of how much their faith and insights count — and need to be heard?