St. Mary s /St. Peter s Parish

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1 St. Peter s Church PO Box 627 Rome, NY Parish Office St. Peter s Fax rstpeter@twcny.rr.com Office Hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday 8:00am - 12:00 and 1:00-4:00pm Tuesday and Wednesday 8:00am - 3:45pm Religious Education Office Online at: spcdre@twcny.rr.com St. Mary s /St. Peter s Parish 200 N. James Street Rome, New York Pastor: Father Philip A. Hearn Senior Priest Retired: Father Donald H. Karlen Monsignor James M. Kennedy Deacon: Deacon Nicholas Rosher Pastoral Sister de Paul Juliano, OSF Associates: Sister Rosaire Anne De Mare, CSJ Visit us online at December 23, 2018 St. Mary s Oratory 210 W. Liberty Street St. Peter s Cemetery St. Mary s Cemetery MISSION STATEMENT The Faith Community of St. Mary s/st. Peter s is centered in the Eucharist and is dedicated to serving the Spiritual and Social life of the people of God, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.. Advent ends today. We conclude our preparations and anticipation for the coming of the Savior! The Christmas Season begins tomorrow with Christmas Eve.

2 Page Two St. Mary s / St. Peter s Parish, Rome, New York LITURGY SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS Saturday, December 22, 2018, (1Sm 1;24-28; Lk 1:46-56) 7:00 am Mass James Carrig by Margaret Balfoort 5:00 pm Vigil Mass for Michael and Marilyn Palinski by family and for Joseph Utter (13st anniv) by family and for Cora S. Smith by granddaughter Sunday, December 23, 2018 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 8:00 am Mass for Joe and Marty Simons by Mary Simons and for Stanley Baldigo by Judy Bonham and for John Pekarski by Kathy Salce 10:30 am Mass for Carl Massett, Jr. by family and for Father Nicholas Maio by a friend and for Joseph Mastrangelo by Loretta Parry Monday, December 24, 2018 (2Sm7:1-5, 16; Lk1:67-79) 7:00 am Mass for all the People of the Parish 5:00 PM CHRISTMAS EVE VIGIL MASS 10:00 pm SOLEMN MASS OF CHRISTMAS with choir The choir will begin singing at 9:30 pm Masses offered for all our Parishioners Tuesday, December 25th CHRISTMAS DAY THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD 8:00 am and 10:30 am Masses offered for all the Parishioners Wednesday, December 26, 2018 St. Stephen, First Martyr (Acts 6: :54-59) 7:00 am Mass for David Eiffe, (anniv) by Mary Ellen Utter and for Ann Kenneally by Phil and Maggie Goetz Thursday, December 27, 2018 St. John Apostle and Evangelist (1Jn1:1-14; Jn20:1-8) 7:00 am Mass for Peter Fitsik by Connie Cushman and for Joseph Lucadamo by Ida and Madeline Lucadamo Friday, December 28, 2018 The Hoy Innocents, Martyrs (I Jn 1:5-2;2,Mt 2: :00 am Mass for Donald Butch Jones by Dora McCarthy and for Al Giardino by Nat and Thomas Larkin Saturday, December 29, 2018 St. Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr (1Jn2:3-11, Lk 2) 7:00 am Mass for Molly Viros by M/M Ray Bouton 5 pm Vigil Mass for Filomen Ballini by Ballini Family and for James J. Dunn by Jim and Sue Mullin and for Eileen Foley Dowd by Doreen Treonze Sunday, December 30, 2018 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH 8:00 Mass for Catherine Hunziker by Judy Bonham and for John Pekarski by Doris Reilly and for Anna Gorecki by Bernice and Kathy Salce 10:30 am Anna Gurley by daughter and Fremont Plopper (5th anniv) by Norma, wife, Children, Robyn, Patricia, Monty and John Pekarski by Wojdyla Family;Tom, Michael, Steve Families SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION/ CONFESSION Saturday 4:00 pm or by appointment at the Rectory SACRAMENTS OF MATRIMONY/ MARRIAGE AND/OR SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Please call the Rectory Office for information SACRAMENT OF THE SICK FOR THE HOMEBOUND AND THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL When a family member or friend may be in need of anointing, please call the Rectory Office. HOSPITAL It is important that a family member indicate that the person being admitted to the hospital is a Catholic and belongs to a certain parish. Our Parish Ministers who are visitors go to the hospital almost everyday. NEW MEMBERS We welcome new members to our parish family. We invite you to become an active participant of our parish community. Please introduce yourself to the Pastor and please call the rectory to register. A SPECIAL NOTE: For those who find it difficult to walk, etc. The front pews across the Church are reserved for you. Communion can be brought to your pew. If anyone needs Communion in any pew, please indicate that to the Minister of the Eucharist who will assist the person in need. No second Collection this weekend. Did you know that your weekly contributions can be debited automatically from your checking or savings account or processed using your credit or debit card? Our electronic giving program offers convenience for you and provides much-needed donation consistency for our parish. Simply scan the QR code using your phone s QR code reader or go to StMarysStpeters.com and locate DONATE in the menu. Questions? Give us a call December 16, 2018 St. Mary s /St. Peter s Collection $ Misc. Make ups $ Thank you for your Generous support!

3 Page Three Visit us at stmarysstpeters.com PARISH EVENTS OF THE WEEK Monday, December 24th. Legion of Mary at 2:45 pm in St. Peter s Rectory Wednesday, December 24th. Scripture Sharing to reflect on the Readings for Sunday Liturgy at 10:00 am in St. Peter s Church Hall. All are Welcome Wednesday, December 26th. Prayer Group at 7 pm at St. Mary s Parish Center Wednesday, December 26th. Whole Bible Scripture Class at 7 pm in St. Peter's Church Hall REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE All at St. Peter s Church SATURDAY Vigil MASS 5:00 pm SUNDAYS 8:00 am, 10 :30 am ALTAR AND SANCTUARY CARE December Char Rondnelli Fran Rose COLLECTION HELPERS December 23 Sari Verrenti Joan Rhude December 30th Cindy Thurston Amy Balog HOSPITAL VISITATION November 18th November 25th Weekdays Holydays Monday to Saturday 7:00 am 7:00am, 12:10pm and 5:30 pm Vigil The Sanctuary Lamp will burn the Week of December 23rd for Matthew Razzano by wife and Children There are no classes scheduled. Sunday, December 23rd through January 2nd. Christmas break Memory Fund Donations In Mission of the Christ Child For James Wheeler and James J. Dunn Requested by Tom and Sonia Myers For Nancy Skinner requested by Ann and Gary Lyon For Father Tormey s Anniversary requested by Dale and Judi Rashford In honor of Ann and Roger Mellen Requested by Sandy Fayette Christmas Vigil Mass at St. Peter s Church will be available for viewing on our Web Site and Time Warner Cable (Spectrum) (Channel 99). Please check our web site for times

4 Page Four ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY The Altar Rosary Society ended the year with our Annual Christmas Party. We do not hold meetings during the months of January and February, however, we will have informal gatherings to lay the ground work for some upcoming projects Stay tuned!!! Once again, we wish all of you a Blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year. We are extremely grateful for your generous support during the year. THE LEGEND OF THE POINSETTA The legend of the poinsettia comes from Mexico. It tells of a girl named Maria and her little brother Pablo. They were very poor but always looked forward to the Christmas festival. Each year a large manger scene was set up in the village church, and the days before Christmas were filled with parades and parties. The two children loved Christmas, but were always saddened because they had no money to buy presents. They especially wished that they could give something to the church for the Baby Jesus. But they had nothing. One Christmas Eve, Maria and Pablo set out for church to attend the service. On their way they picked some weeds growing along the roadside and decided to take them as their gift to the Baby Jesus in the manger scene. Of course they were teased by other children when they arrived with their gift, but they said nothing for they knew they had given what they could. Maria and Pablo began placing green plants around the manger and miraculously, the green top leaves turned into bright red petals, and soon the manger was surrounded by beautiful star-like flowers and so we see them today. Today, as we begin this very short fourth week of Advent, the readings give us much to reflect on about Jesus God s gift to all of us. Micah tells the Israelites that from Bethlehem shall come a ruler, Whose origin is from of old, and He will stand firm and shepherd his flock, God people. The letter to the Hebrews reminds us that Jesus did not come to offer God Holocausts and Sin Offerings, but obedience to His Father s will. Finally, Elizabeth, formerly barren, is with child and she greets as Lord the unborn child that her young kinswoman is carrying. Jesus far exceeds our imagination in both His power and His humility. We are assured throughout the readings about the greatness of Jesus: He is to be the ruler of Israel for all time, with greatness and majesty. Elizabeth recognizes Him for who He is: the Son of God, the blessed fruit of Mary s womb. As we learn in the letter to the Hebrews. Through Jesus offering of Himself and His complete obedience to God s will, He consecrated a people for God, Once for all. As people consecrated to God through Jesus, we can continue in our lives the work our Savior began when he was born in a manger. The readings remind us that God was able to work through a very small town, a humble young virgin, an older woman who was presumed to be sterile, a tiny baby. This great God - who created a vast universe virtually out of nothing - can also do much in our lives, through our limited resources, time and talents. So, as we celebrate in three days the gift that God gave us through the incarnation of His Son, let us also pray that we can be gifts to one another and to those whom God has sent us to serve. Let us pray for obedient hearts, that we might always strive to know God s will in our lives and to follow that will. Let us pray that, like Elizabeth, we might be enlightened by the Holy Spirit to see God s work in unexpected places and people. Let us also pray in this special season that through us, Jesus might be the shepherd of the troubled souls whom we might encounter in our daily lives. May we at all times, throughout our lives, allow Jesus to do the will of God through us, in whatever big or small way he chooses. Thank you to all who are practicing as members of the Christmas Choir. I am grateful also to those who have signed up as Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors at the Christmas Masses, but we still need a few more volunteers. Please continue to pray for all of our sick, who are hospitalized or homebound. I know how grateful they are for prayers.

5 Page Five Dear Padre, Our parish is big into nighttime services. We have the Advent vespers and, of course, Midnight Mass. Is there a reason for doing these services at night? Both Advent vespers and Midnight Mass center on our expectation of Jesus coming into our midst as the Light of the World. The vespers prayer is usually celebrated at dusk, as day is turning into night. The service proclaims that the darkness of night will not conquer the Light of Jesus. Christian tradition holds that the ecclesiastical day begins at sunset, in accord with Genesis 1:5: Evening came, and morning followed the first day. Vespers, or the Office of Evening, It is the first hour of the new Church day. Both the vespers and the Mass at midnight call us to embrace a new beginning, which is Jesus the Light. This imagery is especially appropriate considering the arrival of the winter solstice. In the beginning of Advent, the nights grow progressively solstice marks the light s reclaiming of the world. In the early centuries of Christianity, people from the countryside would gather on Christmas Eve in the warmth of the great monastery church. They would go to confession, be forgiven, sing of the newborn Savior, and participate in the Eucharist After Eucharist, they would join in a great feast that lasted until sunrise. When you celebrate at Midnight Mass this year, recall that you are proclaiming that Jesus the Light has conquered the darkness again this year and forever. Fr. Paul J. Coury, CSsR FAMILY PERSEPCTIVE For the Fourth Sunday of Advent Provided by the Hope Appeal Funds Mary was excited about her first pregnancy and rushed to tell her cousin. Sadly children are often seen as a liability, another mouth to feed or an obstacle to my career. It is said Christmas is for children. It is more accurate to say Christmas is for adults to appreciate the gift of children! Pope Francis Speaks to FAMILIES!! Jesus Gives Us Strength This is the Christian life: talking to the Father, talking to the Son, and talking to the Hoy Spirit. Jesus has saved us, but he also walks beside us in life. Is this true? And how does he walk? What does he do when he walks beside us in life? This is hard. Anyone who knows this wins the Derby! What does Jesus do when he walks with us? First he helps us. He leads us! Very good. He walks with us, he helps us, he lead us, and he teaches us to journey on. And Jesus also gives us the strength to work. Doesn t he? He sustains us! Good! In difficulty, doesn t he? and also in our school tasks! He supports us, he helps us, he leads, he sustains us. That s it. Jesus always goes with us. Good. Butlisten, Jesus gives us strength!...in Communion he gives us strength, he really helps us with strength. He comes to us. But when you say, He gives us strength! He comes to us. But you say, He gives us Communion, does a piece of bread make you so strong? Isn t it bread? Is it bread? This is bread, but is what is on the altar bread? Or isn t it bread? It seems to be bread. It is not really bread. What is it? It is the Body of Jesus. Jesus comes into our hearts. TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS The twelve days of Christmas song written in England as a Catechism lesson Because Catholics in England were not allowed to openly practice their Faith. An Anonymous individual wrote the Song as a memory song for young Catholics to learn their religion. 1st Day Partridge in a pear tree: =Jesus 2nd Day Two Turtle Doves =the Old and New Testaments 3rd Day Three French Hens =Faith, Hope, and charity 4th Day Four Calling birds =the Four Gospels 5th Day Five Golden Rings = The first five books of the Old Testament: the Pentateuch 6th Day Six Golden Rings =the six days of Creation 7th Day Seven Swans a-swimming = the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit and the seven Sacraments 8th Day Eight Maids a Milking = the Eight Beatitudes 9th Day Nine Ladies dancing =the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit 10th Day Ten Lords a-leaping =The Ten Commandments 11th Day Eleven Pipers Piping =the eleven faithful Apostles 12th Day Twelve Drummers Drumming =The twelve parts of Doctrine of the Apostle s Creed

6 Page Six PARISH STAFF Director of Faith Formation Laura Mack ( ) Organist Jack Kempf Office Administration Sharon Hansen Administrative Assistants St. Peter s Sister Rosaire Anne Maintenance Directors St. Peter s Mark LaGasse St. Mary s William Link Cemetery Superintendent St. Peter s Joseph Megerell St. Mary s Joseph Fusco PARISH ORGANIZATION and PARTICIPATION Altar Rosary Society Mary Wahl Bingo Committee Mark LaGasse St. Peter s Senior Group W. Warren Sickles, Jr Readers and Eucharistic Ministers Kathy Miller Legion of Mary Betty Pettinelli Parish Fellowship Ann Lubecki Scripture Study Betty Pettinelli Prayer Group Barbara Thomas Funeral Preparations B. Thomas Volunteers are needed as: Altar Servers * Collection helpers Ushers * Choir * Greeters Please call the rectory for more information. Pray with the Pope Pope Francis asks us to pray for one of his published intentions each month. To pray with the Pope daily Visit:clicktopray.org Intention for DECEMBER In the service of Transmission of faith. That people may find a language suited to three conditions of the present time, in dialogue with culture. PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month Father Philip A. Hearn, Pastor Kevin Barry, President Betty Pettinelli, Vice President Joseph Maurer, Trustee St. Peter s Ralph Mirabelli, Trustee St. Mary s Dale Rashford, Trustee St. Mary s Joseph Stanton, Trustee St. Peter s Michael Adey Toni Belmont Ginny Craiglow Sister Rosaire Anne De Mare Edward Donohue Doug Holdridge Carol Kaun Joan Lamb Laura Mack Marguerite Maurer Patrick Reilly Deacon Nicholas Rosher For all events call: Georgi Amodio Father Paul Angelicchio Paula Bailey Raymond Barbar, Jr. Doris Barry Joseph Beasock III Stella Beer Karen Bieksza James Brooks Kay Cerato Kim Casler Mary Jane Colangelo Barbara Colquhoun Nick Coonrod John Cordsen Esther Curran Alice Dearo Tom Delpico John Damon Barry Dunning Sarah Eastup Al Eisinger Paul Eisinger Robyn Engle Bill Evans Judith Ann Fesner Rose Fenton Joan Fiaschetti Diana Fowler Julianna Fusco Lauri Fusco Michael Gans CHRIST THE KING RETREAT AND CONFERENCE CENTER NEW YEAR S EVE DAY OF REFLECTION MONDAY, December 31st 10 am to 3 pm How about spending this last day of the year with others to say goodbye to the Old and hello to the New? Presented by Father Rose Offering $30 includes lunch WOMEN S RETREAT Friday/Saturday February 8-9 Faith A Gift from God. What does it mean to be woman of Faith? How does God s gift of Faith shape your life? Offering $105 Commuters $75 Let us remember our family, friends and parishioners in our prayers John & Gail Greene Billy Jo Hidenbrandt Joan Hinman Joshua Hedrington John Hedrington Father Hearn David Johnston Carol Johnson Lena Johnston Paula Johnston Jenny Kenny Mary Ann Kimmel Gary Koster Paul LaSalle Teresa La Salle Father Vincent Long Lori Losowski Anne Lubecki David, Liz, and Mitzi Marcelletta Kevin Magnanti Geoff Marchione Russell Marchione Brian McQueen Angie Messineo Joe Migeroll Kathy Miller Tom Moonan Ann Moster Phil Murphy Beverly Nasci Tari-Lyn Orton Debbie Pacicca Fred Pacicca, Jr. Barbara Pazdur Rachel Pawlikowski Clair Papadametrious Jim Pekarski Datie Ponath John Preski Dorothy M. Pomilio Debbie Puffer James Rank Dale Rashford Pam Riggleman William Riolo Catherine Roman Robert Roman Margaret Roser Lori Russo Lisa Ryder Brian Schilling Emmalynn Sharrow Alexander Simpson Freja Emily Simpson Russell Smith Spencer Robert Smith Blanche Swetman Carol Tardugno Michael Testa Anne Toepp Jim Vacherrse Alma Walton Vito Waterman John Wright David Williams Ray Dusty Whitman Riley Zabe Please call the rectory for additions, deletions and corrections. Call for more info and to register call BIBLE STUDY Kingdom of Happiness Living the Beatitudes in everyday Life. It unveils Jesus plan for happiness In the Beatitudes. Jan.9th to 27th 10 am to 12 pm or 6 to 8 pm call to register Cost $25 per person ADORATION of the Blessed Sacrament AT TRANSFIGURATION Church Chapel Adoration times will be from 6 am to 9 pm with 2 adorers required for each hour. To sign up or for questions call Bernadette Kapps at