Post on 10-Nov-2020
(Wednesday 8am&Sunday noon Masses in Extraordinary Form)
Office Hours Monday - Thursday, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm
Closed on Holy Days & Holidays.
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Diocese of Steubenville Vocation links
Twitter @ dsvocations Facebook: www.facebook.com/dsvocations Diocesan Website: http://steubenvillevocations.com Fr. Michael Gossett, Director of Vocations mgossett@diosteub.org (740) 264-0868
Welcome to St. Peter Church!
Cleaning Schedule
Thank you to all who keep our church clean! Please consider volunteering your time.
December 22nd, Christmas Cleaning, Volunteers needed
Week of December 24th, Team III Week Of January 7th, Team 1
Week Of January 14th, Team II Please consider being a volunteer for Team II&V.
Please contact Joanne Boyle at 740-284-2845.
Bulletin Announcements If you would like to add anything to the bulletin, email
bulletin@stpetersteub.com, no later than 2pm the Monday prior to the Sunday in which would like the
announcement.
St. Peter Church Groups For further information refer to the St. Peter Church website: www.stpetersteub.com
Adoration Chapel Coordinator: Mrs. Kathy Bender, 740-544-6446 Altar Servers Coordinator: Dr. Steve Hildebrand, 740-283-2893 Bereavement Ministry: Mrs. Fiona Ruminski, 740-275-8754 Catholic Women’s Club (CWC): Mrs. Beatrice Antol, (304-723-1850). We continue to collect glasses for the Lion’s Club. Please bring your donations to the church office. Dead Theologians Society Coordinators: Deacon Tom Maedke, 740-381-2115 & Rhett Young, 805-390-0326 EDGE Youth Group: Jacob Konkolics, (570) 317-6103, edgesteubenville@gmail.com, catholicfaithformation.org/the-edge Knights of Columbus St. John Neumann Council: Roger Gibson, GK, 216-571-7967 Lectors & Extraordinary Ministers Coordinator: Mr. Pete Polimeni, 740-283-1401 Music Director: Rose McGrath, rose.mcgrath777@gmail.com, 937-719-2391 Natural Family Planning : Steve and Ann Craig, 740-457-9663, www.NFPandmore.org Parish Council: Mrs. Mary Jo Yanda, President, 740-282-4153 Parish Book Club Coordinator: Fr. Bradley Greer - Meetings on the 3rd Saturday of every month in the school building. St. Peter Church Restoration Committee, Coordinator: Mrs. Mary Jo Yanda, 740-282-4153 St. Peter Ministry to the Sick: Deacon Tom Maedke, 740-381-2115 The Rosary Makers: We collect Rosaries, and Rosary parts, for the missions. Please bring such items to the office. Una Voce: Dr. Michael Sirilla, 740-282-4813, www.unavocesteubenville.com Website Coordinator: Christen Wischnowski christen@ridgefieldgroup.com
We extend a warm welcome to new visitors as well as to returning parishioners! If you would like to join our parish community, please stop in or call the Parish Office
(740-282-7612) to register as a parishioner. Current parishioners, please inform the office of any changes such as phone number or address.
May God Bless You this Advent!
Noon to 6pm Katie Ohnimus (978-870-3611) Sat. 4pm, Sun. 2pm, Mon. 2pm, Tues. 1pm, Thurs. 5 pm
6pm to Midnight Mary King (740-424-5112) Wed. 7pm
Third Sunday of Advent Third Sunday of Advent (Extraordinary Form)
December 17th, 2017
Date Mass Intention Requested by
Monday 12/18 8:00am Lauretta Azuka
Tuesday 12/19 8:00am Regina Englert Grandma & Grandpa Siewierski
Wednesday 12/20 *8:00am 5:15pm
George Sirilla Alexander Chukwama Obidigbo
Sirilla Family Dayda Perez
Thursday 12/21 8:00am Mary Polimeni Pete Polimeni & Patricia Polimeni
Friday 12/22 8:00am Bernie Zapolnik Michelle Kuczykowski
Saturday 12/23 4:00pm Felicia Driscoll Athena Nation
Sunday 12/24 *Extraordinary Form
8:00am 10:00am *12:00pm
Prof. Ifeanyi Chukwama Achebe Pro Populo
Grace Obidigbo
Christmas Eve 12/24 4:00pm 8:00pm
Lloyd & Midge Pugh Pro Populo
Daughter, Linda Edgar
Christmas Day Midnight *9:00am
Loretta Johnson Pres. Trump&VP Pence&their familes& our country
Lidia Kontra & Family
Midnight to 6am David Romanyak (304-374-6346) Wed. 2 am
6am to Noon Kathy Bender (740-544-6446) Sun. 8am, Mon. 8am
Time with God
Please consider giving one hour of your time! Sign up today!
Extra Advent Confessions
In addition to the usual schedule, special confession times for the Advent Season at St. Peter are: Wednesday, Dec. 20 - 6:30-7:30 pm;
Thursday, Dec. 21 - 8:30-9:30 am and 6:30-7:30 pm; Friday, Dec. 22 - 8:30-9:30 am;
Saturday, Dec. 23 - 2:00-3:30 pm
Parish Office Closed for Christmas
The Parish Office will be closed from Monday, Dec. 25 through Monday, Jan. 1 in honor of the Nativity of the
Lord. The office will reopen on Tuesday, Jan. 2.
Christmas Mass Schedule
This year, Christmas falls on a Monday, but it remains a Holy Day of Obligation. Catholics are obligated to
participate in Mass for both the 4th Sunday of Advent on Dec. 24 and the Nativity of the Lord on Dec. 25. The Mass schedule for the 4th Sunday of Advent is the normal Sun-day schedule, and the schedule for Christmas Masses is:
Sunday, Dec. 24: 4:00 pm - Vigil Mass 8:00 pm - Vigil Mass
Monday, Dec. 25: 12:00 midnight - Midnight Mass
9:00 am Low Mass - (Extraordinary Form) There are no Masses on Tues. Dec. 26 and Wed., Dec. 27.
Christmas at St. Peter’s
2017 D/PSC Update Thanks to all of you who have already pledged to the 2017
Diocesan/Parish Share Campaign. As of December 12th, 159 families have pledged $72,218.58. This amount puts our parish
over our goal of $51,724.00 by $20,494.58. This amount and all future pledges will be returned to St Peter Parish.
May God reward your generosity!
Online Giving to the D/PSC
After you have submitted your pledge to the D/PSC, you may schedule and make payments online securely. Go to diosteub.org/give online to make these arrangements! Remember that you must submit your pledge to the parish before you will be able to make payments online.
Do you need to Receive Jesus’ Blood? If, for medical reasons, you wish to receive the Precious Blood,
please inform the priest or deacon (in the sacristy) before Mass. A separate chalice will be consecrated.
Samaritan House For the foreseeable future, please leave only donated food in the
back of the church, no clothes. Thank you!
Church Support - December 10th, 2017 Envelope collection $5205.37 ~ Loose collection $742.00
Immaculate Conception $1,414.50 Christmas Flowers $153.00 School $7.50 Samaritan House $35.00 Maint $385.00
Religious Retirement $855.50
Is your child ready for First Communion or Confirmation? Send in your forms today!
Parents with children in the 2nd grade who are eligible for the sacraments of First Penance and First Communion and children in the 5th grade who are eligible for the sacrament of Confirmation
need to complete the Registration Form available on the parish website (www.stpetersteub.com)
or from the Parish Office. PLEASE submit Registration as soon as possible!
Beautiful Help Make Christmas
At St. Peter’s
Please consider volunteering your time to help clean and decorate the church! It will begin on Friday, Dec. 22nd, starting at 9:30am.
Contact JoAnn Boyle if you are interested: 740-284-2845. Thank you!
Pilgrimage to Italian Shrines 11-Day Pilgrimage, Sep 10-21, 2018.
2 nights in Padova, Florence, and Assisi 4 nights in Rome, side trips to Siena and Vienna
Spiritual director: Fr. Dan Pisano. Total cost is $3950, deposit $450 by June 10, ‘18.
Including flights, 2 meals a day, hotels, and English speak-ing tour guides.
Contact John Tagnesi, 888-544-4461, or jtag964@verizon.net.
Parish School of Religion http://catholicfaithformation.org
Faith & Life (PSR) & Catechesis of the Good Shepherd are under way this week at the ACC (Aquinas Catechetical Center). You may still register at the ACC!
Barbara’s Email: barbara@catholicfaithformation.org
We extend condolences to the families and friends of
Catherine Letcher 91, who died on 12/10/2017 Ruby Letzelter 94, who died on 12/03/2017
May they rest in Peace.
Jan 1 – Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
The Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God, on January 1 is usually a Holy Day of Obligation. However, because it falls on a Monday, the bishops lifted the
obligation this year. Because the obligation is lifted, a vigil Mass cannot be celebrated on Sunday evening Dec. 31. We will still celebrate two Masses on
Monday, Jan. 1: Mass (Extraordinary Form) at 8:00 am and Mass at 10:00 am.
Please remember the following clergy in your prayers, that they may be strengthened and refreshed
by Our Lord while doing his faithful service:
Sunday: Msgr. Kurt Kemo
Monday: Rev. Wayne Morris Tuesday: Rev. Sean Sheridan TOR
Wednesday: Rev. Donald Calloway MIC Thursday: Rev. Angelo Casimiro MIC
Friday: Rev. Brian Cavanauch TOR Saturday: Rev. Charles Moran
Please remember the sick and homebound of our parish in your prayers, that they may be healed, strengthened, and
know the love of God:
*call office (740-282-7612) to make changes, or to add a loved one to the prayer line.
Support in prayer
Joann Kirk Heather Morris Jackson Buttle Barbara Johnson Renee Bonner Tony Garman Merilyn Myers John Davidson
Ed Klonowski James Kidwell Darrin Corrigan John Koniski Donna Tustin Tom Kelly Mary Lou McCann
Seminarians for our Parish
We are very proud of 4 young men from our parish who are responding to God’s call to the priesthood. Please remember
these seminarians in your prayers.
For the Diocese of Steubenville Jeremiah Hahn, son of Scott and Kimberly Hahn
Joseph Hahn, son of Scott and Kimberly Hahn Brandon O’Nan, son of Leonard and Barbara O’Nan
For the Legionaires of Christ Br. Matthew Bender, son of Barry and Kathryn Bender
Support Catholic Schools
SCRIP is an ongoing fundraiser for the Catholic schools in the area, buying gift cards at a discount which is then
applied to tuition accounts. We are now called CRUSADER SCRIP as we have now combined with the CCHS SCRIP program. CRUSADER SCRIP will be open for all of your shopping needs through Wednesday 12/20,
at our regular hours. The last day for special orders is Tuesday 12/12 to ensure Christmas delivery.
Please support our Catholic schools and buy SCRIP to earn FREE tuition dollars! Anyone can buy!
Sign up your Kroger card at
www.Krogercommunityrewards.com, Questions - Liz Borden 284-1870, Barb Milewsky 264-7581
Trust in the mercy of God’s love. Do you know someone who is carrying the grief of past abor-tions? Share with them God’s merciful love. Call
Project Rachel for a confidential referral to those who can help.
740.275.7038 projectrachel@diosteub.org Miles Christ Men’s Formation Group
Ignatian Spirituality Tuesdays from 7-8pm, 814 University Blvd, Upper Level office. Contact Jeff for details: 740-424-5069
Advent Penance Services:
Come experience God’s mercy in Confession this Advent!
12/18 Monday, Holy Family Church, Steubenville @ 1:30 pm
Blessed Sacrament Church, Wintersville @ 7 pm
12/20 Wednesday, St Francis Church, Toronto @ 7 pm
12/23 Saturday, St Joseph Church, Toronto @ 10:30 am
March For Life Bus Trip 2018
The Upper Ohio Valley Right to Life is sponsoring a bus to travel
to the 45th annual March for Life in Washington, DC, Friday, January 19, 2018. The cost is $45 for adults, $30 for children, with a family cap of $150. Reservations and payment must be received
by January 5, 2018. Please call Kathy Bender to register or for more information.
(740) 317-4368 or email: kathrynbender@yahoo.com.
Harmonium Project Christmas Concert Come get into the spirit of Christmas and see the Harmo-nium Project on Wed., Dec. 20, at the Fort Steuben Hotel Ballroom, with Celtic, British, Early American and Carol
folk music and carols. Doors open at 7pm, the concert starts at 8pm, and donations are accepted.