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In the Dayton Deanery Pastoral Region XII

SAINT PETER

OUR LADY

OF THE ROSARY

HOLY CROSS

SAINT ADALBERT

MARCH 31, 2019 FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

"He said to him, 'My son, you are here with

me always; everything I have is yours. But

now we must celebrate and rejoice, because

your brother was dead and has come to

life again; he was lost and has been found.'"

L U K E 1 5 : 3 1 – 3 2

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT MARCH 31, 2019

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PASTORAL REGION XII

PARISH ADMINISTRATION OFFICE 6161 Chambersburg Road Huber Heights, Ohio 45424 (937) 233-1503 Phone (937) 237-3523 FAX

Parish Administration Office Monday to Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

REV. ANTHONY CUTCHER, Pastor [email protected] REV. DEEPAK D’SOUZA, Parochial Vicar [email protected] frdeepak.home.blog REV. JOSEPH KINDEL, In Residence

Deacons | LEO CORDONNIER, ROBERT GUTENDORF, TIMOTHY HARRIS, ROBERT KOZLOWSKI, DAVID MCCRAY, NORBERT NAGY, and DANIEL WADE

DARREN BACKSTROM Business Manager | 233-1503 JOY BLAUL Pastoral Associate | 237-3516 JACKI LOFFER Principal, OLR School | 222-7231 RON ALBINO Principal, St. Peter School | 233-8710 TERI VANMETER Director, St. Peter ECC | 237-3526 DENISE DURICK Director, St. Peter Latchkey | 233-5527 ANDREW LAROCHELLE Music Director, St. Peter | 233-1503 JACKIE ROBBINS Religious Education Coordinator | 237-3516

SATURDAY, MARCH 30

9:00 am CYO Volleyball Games SP Gym

3:00 pm Reconciliation SP Church

4:00 pm Reconciliation OLR Church

5:30 pm SP 8th Grade Sports Banquet Ries Center

SUNDAY, MARCH 31: Fourth Sunday of Lent

8:00 am Pray the Rosary SA Church

9:00 am School of Religion Classes SP Classrooms

10:00 am Family Choir Rehearsal SP Church

1:00 pm Volleyball Practices SP Gym

4:00 pm Boy Scout Meeting Fehrenbach

4:00 pm Contemporary Music Practice SP Church

5:00 pm Adult Volleyball SP Gym

7:00 pm Youth Ministry Meeting Youth Center

MONDAY, APRIL 1

9:30 am Prayer Shawl Ministry Senior Center

6:00 pm Cub Scout Den Meetings Fehrenbach Hall


7:00 pm SP Pastoral Council Meeting West Meeting Room

7:30 pm Men’s Fellowship Group Senior Center

TUESDAY, APRIL 2

9:00 am Stations of the Cross SP Church

9:00 am Women’s Morning of Reflection Ries Center

6:00 pm Cub Scout Den Meetings Fehrenbach Hall


7:00 pm RCIA Class Senior Center

7:00 pm RCIA CIC Class SP Classroom 123

7:00 pm SP Athletic Commission Meeting West Meeting Room

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3

10:00 am 55+ Bible Study Senior Center

12:30 pm BINGO HC Basement

2:00 pm Shepherds of Christ SP Chapel

5:00 pm Young Marines Meeting Fehrenbach Hall

5:30 pm Lenten Soup Supper Ries Center


7:00 pm OLR Altar Rosary Society Meeting Shumaker Hall

7:00 pm Journey with Jesus through Lent Senior Center

7:00 pm VIRTUS Orientation SP Classroom 212

THURSDAY, APRIL 4

1:00 pm Fatima Holy Hour for Peace SP Church


6:00 pm Young Adult Group HC Basement

6:30 pm BINGO Fehrenbach Hall

7:00 pm OLR Adult Choir Practice OLR Church

7:00 pm SP Adult Choir Practice SP Church

9:00 pm Adult Basketball SP Gym

FRIDAY, APRIL 5

9:00 am Eucharistic Adoration SP Church

5:30 pm Holy Hour HC Church


7:00 pm Stations of the Cross SP Church

7:30 pm First Friday Mass SP Church

SATURDAY, APRIL 6

9:00 am CYO Volleyball Games SP Gym

3:00 pm Girl Scout Dance Shumaker Hall

3:00 pm Reconciliation SP Church

4:00 pm Reconciliation OLR Church

SUNDAY, APRIL 7: Fifth Sunday of Lent

8:00 am Reconciliation SA Church

8:00 am Pray the Rosary SA Church

9:00 am School of Religion Classes SP Classrooms

10:00 am Family Choir Rehearsal SP Church

10:30 am Reconciliation HC Church

1:00 pm CYO Volleyball Games SP Gym

1:00 pm K of C Easter Egg Hunt SP Soccer Fields

4:00 pm Boy Scout Meeting Fehrenbach

4:00 pm Contemporary Music Practice SP Church

5:00 pm Adult Volleyball SP Gym

7:00 pm Youth Ministry Meeting Youth Center

“Lent is a good time to recover the joy and hope that make us feel the beloved sons and daughters of the Father.”

POPE FRANCIS

BULLETIN DEADLINE

Bulletin articles are due in writing by Friday at

12:00 noon (ten days before bulletin date)

through email at [email protected] or

in writing. For more information, please call the

Parish Administration Office at 233-1503.


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MINISTERS of LITURGY

SATURDAY, April 6, 4:30 pm at St. Peter Eucharistic Ministers: Z. Wolter, I. Gambert, M. Niebrugge, C. Niebrugge, M. Morgan, F. Lounsberry, C. Mohn, J. Constable, J. Vargo Lector: M. Morgan Servers: A. Dix, A. Weed, N. Weed

5:00 pm at Our Lady of the Rosary Eucharistic Ministers: A. Siefker, P. Wysinski, S. Morrison, M. Kunz Greeter: A. Siefker Lector: A. Siefker Servers: C. Siefert, G. Lillie, J. Burke

SUNDAY, April 7, 7:30 am at St. Peter Eucharistic Ministers: R. Grollmus, J. Dodaro, M. Dryfuse, R. Bowyer Lector: J. Holmes Servers: L. Lyons, S. Lyons

8:30 am at St. Adalbert Eucharistic Ministers: P. Wysinski, J. March, A.M. Rose, J. Wolski Lector: C. Flanagan Server: P. Flanagan

9:00 am at St. Peter Choir: Adult Choir Eucharistic Ministers: R. Ketcham, C. Ketcham, S. Goubeaux, S. Monico, T. Hoffman, J. Hoffman, C. Fletcher, J. Seaman, C. Seaman Lectors: P. Grembowski, O. Cotton Servers: C. Bailey, J. Cruz, M. VanDorpe

10:30 am at Holy Cross Eucharistic Ministers: T. Durko, M. Petkus Greeters: E. Geiger, F. Petkus Lectors: M. Petkus, E. Geiger Server: C. Durr

11:00 am at Our Lady of the Rosary Eucharistic Ministers: B. Evans, R. Evans, J. Quinn, K. Kreitzer Greeter: J. Quinn Lector: F. Naas Servers: L. Lail, L. Lail, M. Powley

11:00 am at St. Peter Choir: Family Choir Eucharistic Ministers: J. Y aney, J. Rivetti, M. Liberty, P. Liberty, T. Sibilia, Y. VanTuinen, R. Whipple, S. Corcoran, M.J. Corcoran Lector: C. Adamson Servers: M. Brooks, K. DePierre, C. Marsh

6:00 pm at St. Peter Choir: Contemporary Ensemble Eucharistic Ministers: M. Barhorst, J. Blankenship, G. Gehl, K. Fusco Lector: J. Vargo Servers: H. Brzozowski, D. Doyle, N. Shepard

MASS TIMES and

INTENTIONS

SATURDAY, MARCH 30

8:30 am @ St. Peter Special Intention for Eleanor Holesovsky

4:30 pm @ St. Peter Kris Kern – Anniversary of Death (DD)

5:00 pm @ OLR Terence Schiml – Anniversary of Death,

Val Stieger (AC)

SUNDAY, MARCH 31 | Fourth Sunday of Lent

7:30 am @ St. Peter Dick Pohl, Patrice Pohl Garrison (JK)

8:30 am @ St. Adalbert Ed Sypulski, Mary Merta (DD)

9:00 am @ St. Peter George Freihofer, Sr.

– 1st Anniversary of Death (AC)

10:30 am @ Holy Cross For the Parish (JR)

11:00 am @ OLR Denis Berger, Judy Bogner,

Phyllis Jacomet (DD)

11:00 am @ St. Peter Dale Hendricks, Jr.

– Anniversary of Death (AC)

6:00 pm @ St. Peter Bill Cantelupe (JK)

MONDAY, APRIL 1

6:30 am @ St. Peter Laura Basnight

8:30 am @ St. Peter Jessie Aban

TUESDAY, APRIL 2 | St. Francis of Paola, Hermit

6:30 am @ St. Peter James Faulkner

8:30 am @ St. Peter Special Intention for Irma Gambert

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3

6:30 am @ St. Peter Rosemary Caspar – Anniversary of Death

9:00 am @ St. Peter Evelyn Goodson

THURSDAY, APRIL 4 | St. Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

6:30 am @ St. Peter Obedia Jones

8:30 am @ St. Peter Dave Ferguson – Birthday

9:00 am @ OLR Jessie Aban

FRIDAY, APRIL 5 | St. Vincent Ferrer, Priest

6:30 am @ St. Peter Harley Walker

8:30 am @ St. Peter Esther Hunt – Birthday

7:30 pm @ St. Peter Michael Grothouse

SATURDAY, APRIL 6

8:30 am @ St. Peter Mike Grothouse

4:30 pm @ St. Peter Ray Gaier (AC)

5:00 pm @ OLR Henry Horn and Family, Anita Nielsen (JR)

SUNDAY, APRIL 7 | Fifth Sunday of Lent

7:30 am @ St. Peter Jim Landolfi (DD)

8:30 am @ St. Adalbert Irene Golba, Larry Will (JR)

9:00 am @ St. Peter John House – Anniversary of Death (JK)

10:30 am @ Holy Cross For the Parish (JR)

11:00 am @ OLR Beth Dudon; Pat, Billy, and Mike Fisher;

Bill and Anne Gitzinger (JK)

11:00 am @ St. Peter Richard Strong – Birthday (AC)

6:00 pm @ St. Peter Eileen Millar (DD)

EASTER EGG HUNT

Sunday, April 7, 1:00 pm St. Peter Soccer Field

Ages 1 to 12

Sponsored by the Knights of Columbus #4424


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FAMILY FAITH MOMENTS

When we think of fasting as one of the disciplines of

Lent, we usually think of giving up some form of food.

But there are other ways of fasting, such as…

Fast from criticism, and Feast on praise.

Fast from self-pity, and Feast on gratitude.

Fast from a bad temper, and Feast on peace.

Fast from resentment, and Feast on contentment.

Fast from jealousy, and Feast on love.

Fast from pride, and Feast on humility.

Fast from selfishness, and Feast on service.

Fast from fear, and Feast on faith.

Celebrating the Church’s Lenten season at home.

Discuss, as a family, ways each member can fast from a

habit that prohibits him/her from being all God wants

him/her to be. What good habit can replace it?

JOURNEY with JESUS in LENT

Join us as we continue the Gospel of Luke, Part 2,

Chapter 12 through Calvary with “The Little Rock

Scripture Series.” We will meet on Wednesday, April 3

following the Soup Supper Series in the Ries Center; and

on Wednesday, April 10, at 7:00 pm in the Ries Room.

Please call Annette at 235-6398 for more details.

R.C.I.A. 2019

Congratulations to those who celebrated the Rite of

Sending at St. Peter in order to be sent forth to The

Church of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception to the

Rite of Election of Catechumens and the Call to

Continuing Conversion of Candidates, who are

preparing to receive the Sacraments at the Easter Vigil.

Alexis, Joshua, Aiden, and Sarah Amburgey; Aaron

Baugh; Logan and Austin Connett; Rhonda and Kristina

DeBarr; April DeBrosse; Claudia Fernandez-Dearduff;

Sheri Franklin; Colton and Nyesha Hawker; Janis, Josh,

Jonah, and Justin Kinder; Alejandro Mejia II; John Parry;

Jonathan Pelfrey; Thelma Profitt; and Logan Stamper.

Congratulations and be assured that the parish’s

prayers and support are with you as you go the

reception of the Easter Sacraments.

POPE’S UNIVERSAL INTENTION

for MARCH

Recognition of the Right of Christian

Communities. That Christian communities,

especially those who are persecuted, feel

that they are close to Christ and have their

rights respected.

POPE’S UNIVERSAL INTENTION

for APRIL

Doctors and their Collaborators in War

Zones. For doctors and their humanitarian

collaborators in war zones, who risk their

lives to save the lives of others.

SOUP SUPPER SERIES

The final Lenten Soup Supper is Wednesday, April 3, at 5:30 pm in the Ries Center at St. Peter; soup is served until 6:45 pm. At 6:15 pm, Father Ethan, Director at Wright State University Catholic Campus Ministry, will speak as to what

makes Wright State unique for their students.

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME CHANGE OF SPEAKER.

COST is free. Donations being taken for the Region XII Food Pantries and St. Vincent de Paul Societies. Would you like to volunteer to make soup? Please call Martha at 879-5408.

PROVIDING ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS A

CHRIST-CENTERED RELIGIOUS EDUCATION, DEEPLY

ROOTED IN CATHOLIC TRADITIONS, THAT PROMOTES

LEARNING, LEADING, FAITH, AND SERVICE.

BIBLES, BOOKS, and MORE SALE

St. Peter Parish Library and Gift Shop March 30 and 31

after 4:30 pm & 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 am Masses IN CHURCH FOYER

GIFTS FOR First Communion and Confirmation

on sale Sunday, April 7, in Fehrenbach Hall

following morning Masses @ St. Peter Church


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Lenten food bowl Feed the souls and stomachs of your neighbors.

Add two food items to your Lenten Food

Bowl weekly for the two Dayton Region XII Food Pantries; items will be equally divided between the Northeast Food

Pantry and St. Peter Food Pantry.

Donate items to the foyers at all

churches, and Our Lady of the Rosary School and St. Peter School. Drop-off dates are now through Palm Sunday,

April 14.

Suggested Items…

Spaghetti Sauce and Noodles Canned Vegetables and Fruit

Canned Chicken and Tuna Peanut Butter and Cereal

Soup and Crackers

Boxed Meal Mixes

CANNOT ACCEPT…

Expired Items Open Packages

Bulk Food Products

Homed Canned Items Home Baked Items

COUNTDOWN TO EASTER

During Lent, Stations of the Cross

will be on Tuesdays at 9:00 am (following the 8:30 am Mass) at St.

Peter Church. And on Fridays at

7:00 pm at St. Peter Church.

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DURING LENT, Holy Hour at Holy Cross

is Fridays at 5:30 pm and will include Stations of the Cross.

UNBOUND: FREEDOM in CHRIST

Find the freedom God intends for you! Do you find

yourself struggling with the same sin time after time,

stuck in your spiritual growth, wrestling with

forgiveness, or bound by negative patterns of

thinking? The Unbound: Freedom in Christ Seminar

will present five keys to greater freedom in your life:

repentance and faith, forgiveness, renunciation,

authority, and The Father’s Blessing.

The seminar is Saturday, April 6, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm

at Our Lady Queen of Peace, Prairies Chapel

located at 6568 Chapel Lane in Riverside. It is

presented by the Dayton Unbound Team with live

talks and some talks on DVD by Neal Lozano, the

creator of the Unbound Model. Prayer

opportunities will also be provided throughout the

day. Continental breakfast and lunch will be

provided. The cost is a donation. To register, visit

unbound-dayton-apr6.eventbrite.com; for more

details, please email [email protected]

or call 530-3151.

https://unbound-dayton-apr6.eventbrite.com

mailto:[email protected]


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CATECHISM CORNER Honest Pain

by Josh Miller

The point of prayer is to grow in

relationship with God. Looking at

our human friends or family, we find

that the deeper the relationship the

easier it is to express intense

emotions like anger. Show anger to

strangers or acquaintances, and

they will avoid you. Show anger to

your closest friend, and he won’t

go anywhere. He will listen. He will ask to know more.

Even if you are angry at him, if he values the

relationship, he will work through it with you.

At the end of the day, the friendship

will be stronger because of your honesty.

The catechism and scripture, particularly in the midst

of Old Testament sicknesses, show that this human

honesty applies to our relationship with God, too.

“The man of the Old Testament lives his sickness

in the presence of God. It is before God that he

laments his illness” (CCC /1502). Old Testament

lamentations don’t hold their punches. If a prophet is

going to complain to God, he’s going to tell it as it is.

Job, the iconic sufferer, makes this clear: “He [God]

has cast me into the mire; I have become like dust

and ashes. I cry to you, but you do not answer me;

I stand, but you take no notice. You have turned

into my tormentor, and with your strong hand you

attack me” (Job 30:19-21). Job is not looking to

excuse God. He tells God exactly how he feels.

He feels attacked. He feels unanswered.

The point of Job is not that we should go looking for

excuses to scream at God. The point is that many of

us have also felt attacked and unanswered. Illness

especially can feel like meaningless punishment.

Instead of pretending everything was alright, Job

trusted God enough to be honest with Him. Job

never forsook God. By expressing his anger and then

patiently awaiting God’s response (which included

blessings unimagined), Job has become the

greatest inspiration for how to suffer in a holy way.

Whatever we feel in this present moment of life,

whether it be anger, joy, despair, peace, isolation,

love, grief, comfort, etc., let us trust God like a close

friend. Let us be honest in prayer like Job was honest.

Having shared our hearts, may we have the time

and space to listen to Christ’s own heart

that Sacred Heart which bleeds for me.

Josh is a Youth Minister for high school and junior

high students at St. Peter. Josh can be contacted at

674-0763 or [email protected].

COMMUNITY SERVICE and FELLOWSHIP

WHAT: Help clean up the neighborhood. Branch out in groups to clean the area around the St. Adalbert Church and Osman Gazi Mosque, in preparation for the Old North Dayton Spring Fling. Trash bags, pickers, and gloves will be provided.

Afterward... join us for a free lunch!

WHY: Meet your neighbors, beautify your neighborhood, and enjoy food and fun!

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 10:00 am - 12:00 Noon

WHERE: Valley and St. Adalbert Streets Meet in the lot at the northwest corner.

Sponsored by the Old North Dayton Neighborhood Association. Please RSVP by calling 228-4151 or email [email protected].


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THANK YOU

Father Ruff, from Unbound, would like to thank St.

Peter parishioners for their generosity in sponsoring 32

new children.

APRIL BULLETIN DEADLINES

For the month of April, bulletin articles have an earlier

deadline. Please send articles in writing or through

email at [email protected]. For more details,

please call 233-1503.

April 14: Due noon on Wednesday, April 3.



READINGS for WEEK of MARCH 31

Sunday: Jos 5:9a, 10-12/Ps 34:2-3, 4-5, 6-7/

2 Cor 5:17-21/Lk 15:1-3, 11-32

Monday: Is 65:17-21/Ps 30:2 and 4, 5-6, 11-12a

and 13b/ Jn 4:43-54

Tuesday: Ez 47:1-9, 12/Ps 46:2-3, 5-6, 8-9/Jn 5:1-16

Wednesday: Is 49:8-15/Ps 145:8-9, 13cd-14, 17-18/

Jn 5:17-30

Thursday: Ex 32:7-14/Ps 106:19-20, 21-22, 23/

Jn 5:31-47

Friday: Wis 2:1a, 12-22/Ps 34:17-18, 19-20, 21

and 23/Jn 7:1-2, 10, 25-30

Saturday: Jer 11:18-20/Ps 7:2-3, 9bc-10, 11-12/

Jn 7:40-53

Next Sunday: Is 43:16-21/Ps 126:1-2, 2-3, 4-5, 6/

Phil 3:8-14/Jn 8:1-11

STEWARDSHIP of TREASURE

for March 23 and 24

HOLY CROSS $ 930.00

OUR LADY of the ROSARY $ 3,079.25

ST. ADALBERT $ 1,287.00

ST. PETER $18,845.59

SACRAMENT of BAPTISM

Welcome the newly baptized members of Dayton

Region XII. The three babies are cousins, and are

pictured below with their parents and Father Ethan.

MACKENZIE KATHERINE LEGG and MAVERICK PAUL

LEGG, daughter and son of Richard and Michelle Legg,

was baptized at St. Peter Church on March 24 by Father

Moore.

COWEN JOHN FECKE, son of Bryan and Kristen Fecke,

was baptized at St. Peter Church on March 24 by Father

Ethan Moore.

Trivia

SYMPATHY

Please keep in your prayers the families of the recently

deceased member in Dayton Region XII: John “Jack”

Dalton from St. Peter Parish.

PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY

The Prayer Shawl Ministry creates prayer

shawls, lap blankets, and hats/mittens/

scarf sets for parishioners, family

members, and all those who would

benefit from these blessed items. They

are designed to show compassion in a

time of emotional need. Come join this rewarding group

of ladies to create more items for our outreach to

continue. We will meet on Monday, April 1, at 9:30 am in

the Senior Center. To request one of these items to be

gifted or for more details on the group ministry, please

contact Laura Packer, Ministry Coordinator, at 287-6976.

CANDY for the MILITARY

You can donate candy bars for the military men and

women at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Snacks are

provided free for the soldiers in the USO Wright Cafe. On

the first full week of each month, a basket will be in the

main foyer of all the Region XII churches for your

donations. Look for the baskets from April 7 to 14. Thank

you for your continued support for our military members!


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MORNING of REFLECTION

In this Season of Lent, sometimes we need

encouragement to persevere in our resolutions.

Please join us on Tuesday, April 2, at St. Peter for a

Women’s Morning of Reflection. We will begin in

the church with Mass at 9:40 am, followed by a

social and a meditation/spiritual reflection on St.

Francis de Sales and his Gift of Encouragement,

ending at 12:00 noon. Reconciliation will be

available. To reserve babysitting for your children

please contact Heather at 867-7332. For further

details, please contact Connie at 620-2207.

UNPLANNED: the MOVIE

Unplanned, the movie, is showing all weekend,

March 29 to 31, at all of our local theaters.

Unplanned is a story of redemption; Abby

Johnson’s story, from Planned Parenthood’s Person

of the Year to Pro-Life Champion, and ultimately,

to the Catholic Faith. Theaters will continue to

show the movie for weeks to come if the demand

is high enough on opening weekend. Because of

this, please encourage family and friends to go

see it. The movie has an “R” rating.

HEALING MASS

Losing a child to ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage,

still birth, or even abortion, can be a grief that

many friends and family members may not

understand, or even know about. Please let your

parishioners know about a Healing Mass for

anyone grieving the loss of an unborn or stillborn

child, whether their own or another family

member. If you are grieving or simply want to

support those who are, join us on Monday, April 29,

7:00 pm, at any of four locations around the

Archdiocese: St. Ignatius of Loyola (Cincinnati), St.

Veronica (Cincinnati), St. Albert the Great

(Dayton), or the Maria Stein Center. Visit

catholiccincinnati.org/unbornloss for more details.

COOK WANTED

Salem Heights Retirement, Sisters of the Precious

Blood, in Trotwood, is seeking an experienced full-

time cook to prepare and serve meals that meet

nutritional guidelines using safe food handling

practices; salary is $14 per hour. Minimum

qualifications are high school diploma or GED, and

serve safe certification preferred. Minimum

experience is previous experience in quantity food

preparation; and the ability to read, follow, and

document standardized recipes is a must. Please

send resume to [email protected].

FATIMA HOLY HOUR

for PEACE

Thursday, April 4, 2019 will be the 100th anniversary of the death of St. Francisco of Fatima, the youngest of the children who witnessed the Virgin Mary. The International Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary has requested that the parishes of the world celebrate a special Holy Hour for peace. Please join us in asking St. Francisco to pray for us as we pray for peace. St. Peter Church will celebrate the Holy Hour for Peace at 1:00 pm, with the praying of the Rosary with St. Peter School children; and will conclude at the Act of Consecration and Benediction at 2:00 pm.

Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese shepherd children received apparitions of Our Lady near Fátima. Francisco Marto was one of those children. At that time, Europe was involved in an extremely bloody war. Portugal itself was in political turmoil, having overthrown its monarchy in 1910. The government disbanded religious organizations soon after.

At the first appearance, Mary asked the children to return to that spot on the thirteenth of each month for the next six months. She also asked them to learn to read and write and to pray the Rosary “to obtain peace for the world and the end of the war.” They were to pray for sinners and for the conversion of Russia, which had recently overthrown Czar Nicholas II and was soon to fall under communism. Up to 90,000 people gathered for Mary’s final apparition on October 13, 1917.

Less than two years later, Francisco died of influenza in his family home. He was buried in the parish cemetery and then re-buried in the Fátima basilica in 1952. Pope Francis canonized Francisco on his visit to Fátima to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the first apparition on May 13, 2017. The shrine of Our Lady of Fátima is visited by up to 20 million people a year.


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NEW MEMBER REGISTRATION

Holy Cross • OLR • St. Adalbert • St. Peter

MR./MRS. • MR. • MRS. • MS. • MISS

Single • Married • Separated • Divorced • Widowed

NAME

ADDRESS

CITY, STATE, ZIP

PHONE

UNLISTED YES NO

E-MAIL

Please complete this form and place it in the Sunday collection

basket or mail to the Parish Administration Office. To update your

pari sh records, p lease cal l 233 -1503 or emai l

[email protected].

SACRAMENTAL INFORMATION

BAPTISM: The Baptismal Preparation Class is on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00 to 10:30 am in the Senior Center at St. Peter Parish. Please call 237-3516 to RSVP for the Baptism class and 233-1503 to schedule the Baptism. Baptisms are held after the 11:00 am Sunday Mass at St. Peter. Baptisms at Holy Cross, Our Lady of the Rosary, and St. Adalbert are by request.

COMMUNION: Please contact the Par ish Administration Office at 233-1503 if you or a family member needs Communion brought to your home or nursing facility.

MARRIAGE: Arrangements are to be made six months in advance. Please call the Parish Administration Office at 233-1503.

RECONCILIATION: On Saturdays from 3:00 to 4:00 pm at St. Peter and from 4:00 to 4:30 pm at Our Lady of the Rosary. First Sunday of the month at St. Adalbert from 8:00 to 8:30 am and at Holy Cross from 10:00 to 10:30 am. Also, by request.

ANOINTING of the SICK: Priests are available to administer the Sacrament of the Sick. Please call the Parish Administration Office at 233-1503.

You and your family are invited to serve together, at St. Peter Parish, as FAMILY ALTAR SERVERS.

The Altar Server Ministry is a humbling and special ministry, in which you assist the priest at Mass. Serving at the Lord’s Table, individually or together as a family, is a great way to grow and learn your faith.

Training and scheduling will be available. Children must be 5th grade or older. Please call the Religious Education Office at 237-3516 for more details.


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WEDNESDAY Region XII Penance Service

April 10 7:00 pm @ St. Peter

PALM SUNDAY Saturday Vigil 4:30 pm @ St. Peter

April 14 Saturday Vigil 5:00 pm @ Our Lady of the Rosary Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11:00 am, 6:00 pm @ St. Peter

Sunday Mass 8:30 am @ St. Adalbert

Sunday Mass 10:30 am @ Holy Cross

Sunday Mass 11:00 am @ Our Lady of the Rosary

HOLY THURSDAY Mass of the Last Supper 7:00 pm @ St. Peter

April 18 Eucharistic Adoration until 10:00 pm @ St. Peter

GOOD FRIDAY Stations of the Cross 2:00 pm @ St. Peter

April 19 Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 3:00 pm @ St. Peter Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion 7:00 pm @ St. Peter

HOLY SATURDAY Vigil at the Tomb 12:00 Noon to 3:00 pm @ Holy Cross

April 20 Blessing of Easter Food 12:45 pm @ St. Peter Confessions 1:00 to 2:00 pm @ St. Peter

Blessing of Easter Food 4:00 pm @ St. Adalbert

Easter Vigil 9:00 pm @ St. Peter

EASTER SUNDAY 6:30 am @ Holy Cross

April 21 8:30 am @ St. Adalbert 9:00 am @ St. Peter

11:00 am @ St. Peter

11:00 am @ Our Lady of the Rosary

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ST. PETER · OUR LADY of the ROSARY · HOLY CROSS · ST. ADALBERT

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