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 January 27, 2019 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..

2 Page Two St. Mary s / St. Peter s Parish, Rome, New York LITURGY SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS Saturday, January 26, 2019 St. Timothy and Titus, Bishops :(2Tim 1:1-8: Mk 3:20-21) 7:00 am Mass for Delores Twomey by Philip and Margaret Goetz 5:00 pm Vigil Mass for Leo Craiglow (11th anniv) by Family and Jim Scott (anniv) by family and James Dunn by Nancy and Al Pallas Sunday, January 27, 2019 THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:00 am Mass for Edward Heintz (29th anniv) by Susan Heintz and Francis and Mary Edick by Family and Willis (Bill) Horth by M/M Robert Munacelli 10:30 am for Mary Wilson (21st anniv) by Family and Lil and Did Jones by Family and Angeline Giardino (1st anniv) by Family and Ann Kernan Houser (Birthday) by her children Monday, January 28, 2019 St. Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church 7:00 am Mass for Barbara Harlow (2nd anniv) by Kitty Dillon and for Ruth Miller by Kathy Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Heb 10:1-100; Mk 3:31-35) 7:00 am Mass for John Domegal by John O Connor and for Phillip W. Brown by M/M Michael Hayduk Wednesday, January 30, 2019 (Heb 10;11-18; Mk 4:1-20) 7:00 am Mass for Marie Griffith by family and James Carrig by William Endorf Thursday, January 31, 2019 St. John Bosco, Priest (Heb 10:19-25; Mk 4:21-25) 7:00 am Mass for John Della Contra (birthday) by family and John Pekarski by M/M Joseph Goetz Friday, February 1, 2019 (Heb 10:32-39; Mk 4:26-34) 7:00 Anna Gordecki by M/M Steve Granacki and for Paul Della Contrada by Mark and Cyndi De Dominick Saturday, February 2, 2019 The Presentation of the Lord (Mal 3:1-4; Heb 2:14-18) 7:00 am Mass for Bob Kimmell by Joseph Hickey and the People of the Parish 5:00 pm Vigil Mass for Jay McAdoo (9th anniv) by Mom and John and Filomena Ballini by Ballini Family and James Carrig by Carolyn Buongiorne Sunday, February 3, 2019 FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 8:00 am Mass for Robert Rapke by Judy Bonham and Philip Gigliotti by Marianne and Bob Chabot 10:30 am Mass for Lottie Sabik (13 years) by Irene Hall, daughter and Shirley Opper by husband Jack and son Mark 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 January 20, 2019 St. Mary s /St. Peter s Collection $5, Misc. Make ups $ Thank you for your generous support!

3 Page Three Visit us at stmarysstpeters.com PARISH EVENTS OF THE WEEK Monday, Jan. 28th. Legion of Mary at 2:45 pm in St. Peter s Rectory Wednesday, Jan. 30th. Scripture Sharing to reflect on the Readings for Sunday Liturgy at 10:00 am in St. Peter s Church Hall. All are Welcome Wednesday, Jan. 30th. Prayer Group at 7 pm at St. Mary s Parish Center Wednesday, Jan. 30th, Whole Bible Study in St. Peter s Church Hall at 6:30 pm REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE All at St. Peter s Church SATURDAY Vigil MASS 5:00 pm SUNDAYS 8:00 am, 10 :30 am Weekdays Holydays Monday to Saturday 7:00 am 7:00am, 12:10pm and 5:30 pm Vigil ALTAR AND SANCTUARY CARE January Barbara Brady Judy Panara COLLECTION HELPERS January 27th Mary and Tom Schanz February 3rd Barbara Dunn Rose Egloff HOSPITAL VISITATION January 27th St. Mary s/st. Peter s Team 2 February 3rd St. John s Team 3 The Sanctuary Lamp will burn the Week of February 3rd In memory of Jay McAdoo (9th anniv) By Mom and John Memorial Fund Donations In Mission Christ of the Child For Jim Dunn requested by Mimi Roberts Donation For Mary Nobis and Father Culver requested by Jeremiah MacGaffick Additional Donations from : Catholic Daughters of the Americas St. Paul s Social Ministry Bereavement Group February 3rd at 2 pm St. Paul s Parish Center Pastor Brian Lathridge will be the guest speaker. All are welcome if you need support due to the loss of a loved one, or for any reason, please just call Celeste to join the group. The Rome Area Veteran s Group meet at St. Paul s Parish Center once a month. Call Steve Mercurio ( ) for information. FAMILY PERSEPCTIVE Provided by the Hope Appeal funds In today s gospel Jesus was praised by all except at home in Nazareth where the eyes of all were intently on him. Acceptance can be hard to find at home due to unreal EXPECTATIONS. Jesus challenges us to proclaim liberty to anyone oppressed or captive by our EXPECTATIONS. Sunday, Jan. 27th. First Communion Class 9:15 am Monday, Jan. 28th. Grades 1 to 6 from 6 to 7 pm Monday, Jan. 28th. Grades 7 to 9 From 7:30 to 8:30 pm Wednesday, Jan. 30th. Grades 1 to 6 from 8 to 9 am Sunday, Feb. 3rd. First Communion Parent Session with Class for children 9:15 am. Catholic School Association of Rome 2nd Annual Hall of Fame Tickets available at St. Peters Rectory Call ANNUAL GIVING STATEMENTS FOR 2018 CONTRIBUTIONS If you wish to receive a statement of the amount you contributed to the church during the Year 2018, please fill out the form below and return it to us by way of the collection basket, or snail mail. Statements will not be ready until the end of January. Envelope number Phone Name (please print Address CSZ

4 Page Four ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY Valentine Basket Raffle: Tickets Sales will be the weekends of February 1 and 2, and February 8 and 9th Proceeds benefit the Altar Rosary Society. Save the Date: Our next scheduled event will be our annual St. Patrick s Dinner to be catered by Eddie s Paramount Diner. March 21st. Details to follow. New members are welcomed to join our organization. The ARS strives to monetarily support our parish through our fund raising events, arrange social events for our parishioners and serve our church where needed. We do have a monthly Altar cleaning schedule that has a few dates to be filled in 2019 Please contact Mary if you have any questions. Shall We Dance? A Duet Dance Competition and Fundraiser The Good News Center is hosting a brand new dance competition called Shall We Dance? As a replacement for Dance the Night Away this event is an actual dance competition. There is a $250 grand prize of each of the two age categories, years and 20 and up Duets only are able to register. Competitors are asked to submit a video of one minute in length by February 14th. Dance instructors will select the best in the two age categories and those will compete on sage at the new Msgr. Willenburg Center at Notre Dame High School on March 30th. To enter, submit the video on a flash drive along with a nonrefundable $25 entry fee. Competitors will be announced on March 1st. So..shall we dance? World Marriage Day, February 10th at 2:30 pm at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Those celebrating 25, 50, 50+ years of Marriage in 2019 are encouraged to attend. We are one body, one spirit in Christ. We, as the body of Christ, celebrate our faith just as millions of people before us have done for two thousand years. We hear our salvation story proclaimed to us in the Scriptures, and we celebrate the Eucharist. We remember that the body of Christ includes all of those who came before us, and all those across the world right now who profess the same creed. It will continue to include all who are baptized into the faith and who strive to follow the commandment of the Lord to love one another. For as Saint Paul says today, in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slaves or free persons, and we were all given to drink of one Spirit. One faith, one baptism, one body. But infinite individuality; with unique gifts, charisms and missions all for the sake of the body. All with a purpose designed and graced by God. All with honor and dignity for the sake of the Gospel. And all of this is possible because of God s laws and promises; The law as a means of signifying that God is for us. God will work for us, he will fight for us, he will take care of us and we will delight in his laws if we will only trust in him. And God s promises that adhering to the laws will bring full, lasting and eternal joy. This is what the community of Nehemiah heard and understood when Ezra read to them, as told in our first reading for today s Mass. They wept first with lament at their failures, and then with joy in their understanding of God s love for them, and his promises of redemption. And in our Gospel we see that promise fulfilled, as the scene echoes that of Nehemiah; Jesus reads to the community from the scrolls of Scripture. We are one body, one spirit in Christ. May the grace of the sacrament we celebrate today strengthen each one of us, and the entire body as a whole, for the good of the world and the glory of God. I am a bit late in my THANK YOU for the beautiful Christmas season at the Church. A special thank you to the Choir under the direction of our marvelous organist Jack Kempf. To our Altar Servers, Eucharistic Ministers and Lectors who enhanced the beauty and dignity of our Masses. I am grateful to our maintenance men Mark, Steve, Bill and Gerry for all they did to beautify the church and for all who came to decorate the church. To our parish staff who insure the smooth operation of the churches and rectory. Special thanks to Msgr. Kennedy, Father Karlen, Father Tormey and Deacon Nick Rosher for their generous presence to enhance the Masses and everyone who came to Mass. Remember God loves You and so do I. Fr. Hearn

5 Page Five Dear Padre, What is the symbolic relationship between the altar and the Eucharist? The altar, also called the table of the Lord, is not just a piece of furniture. Many generations ago, our earliest Christian ancestors gathered at dining-room tables for the Eucharist, and through the centuries that simple piece of furniture came alive with deep meanings. It is from the altar that we share in the Eucharist, and the altar resonates with the presence of Christ. The altar is consecrated by a bishop and anointed with chrism, just as Christ was anointed priest, prophet, and king. The gestures and rituals of the Catholic Church shape the expression of our faith and our hearts. We bow and genuflect to express reverence, honor, and devotion. These gestures are used not only by Roman Catholics and other Christians, but by people of other faiths, including Jews, Muslims, and Buddhists. After the priest raises and shows the consecrated host and chalice to the assembly, he genuflects, and any concelebrants bow to the host. Eucharistic celebration, kissing the altar. The kiss is an intimate act of showing reverence and honor. The altar is a tangible sign of Christ and his sacrifice. We bow to the altar during the Eucharistic liturgy and outside of the Mass as well, because for Catholics it s the central place of our encounter with Christ and with the great communion of saints. Sundaybulletin@Liguori.org Pope Francis Speaks to Families What is God s plan? It is to make of us all a single family, in which each person feels that God is close and feels loved by him; as in the Gospel parable [of the prodigal son], feels the warmth of being God s family. The Church is rooted in this great plan. She is not an organization established by an agreement between a few people, but...she is a work of God, born precisely from this loving design which is gradually brought about in history. The Church is born from God s wish to call all people to communion with him, to friendship with him; indeed, to share in his own divine life as his sons and daughters. ROME CATHOLIC SCHOOL CELEBRATING CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK JANUARY 27TH - FEBRUARY 2ND SUNDAY, JANUARY 27TH OPEN HOUSE AND ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST..8:30 TO 12:30 PM Tickets available at the door only: $10/person 13years of age or over $6/person 6-12 years of age Free 5 years of age and under ALL YOU CAN EAT BREAKFAST Menu includes: pancakes with real maple syrup, homemade biscuits and sausage gravy, sausage links, bacon, scrambled eggs, toast, juice, milk, coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Open House: 9:00 to 12:00 Application information and Re-application forms will be available as well as financial aid and scholarship applications. Please consider bringing a family to introduce to Rome Catholic whom you think would be a great addition or our family. There is a $500 incentive for any family who brings a new family to enroll for school year.

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. 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 JANUARY: Young people especially in Latin American follow the example the example of Mary and communicate the joy of the Gospel to the world. PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of every other 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 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 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 Facilitated by Kathy Meus CTK Valentine s Day Dinner and Show February 14th, 6 to 8:30 pm Put Magic Back in Your Life, "Come with a friend, your Valentine or treat yourself to a delicious dinner and enjoy a magic show. Social begins at 6 pm, dinner at 6:30 pm and show at 7:30 pm. Offering $55 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 CHRIST THE KING RETREAT AND CONFERENCE CENTER 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 Edwin Kindler 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 Megerall Kathy Miller Tom Moonan Ann Moster Phil Murphy Beverly Nasci Tari-Lyn Orton Robert Pabis Debbie Pacicca Fred Pacicca, Jr. Barbara Pazdur Rachel Pawlikowski Clair Papadametrious Jim Pekarski Datie Ponath John Preski Dorothy M. Pomilio Debbie Puffer James Rank Pam Riggleman Catherine Roman Robert Roman Dale Rashford Lori Russo Lisa Ryder Brian Schilling Emmalynn Sharrow Alexander Simpson Freja Emily Simpson Russell Smith Spencer Robert Smith Blanche Sweatman 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 THE THIRD OPTION Marriage Enrichment Program MEETS EVERY OTHER SUNDAY; at 6:30 TO 8:30 PM Wish you had a better marriage or want to enhance your marriage. Learn to handle problems, resolve conflicts and communicate better Next session: February 3rd and 17th SEPARATED AND DIVORCED GROUP A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO WILL WALK ALONGSIDE YOU THROUGH ONE OF LIFE S MOST DIFFICULT EXPERIENCES. Every other Sunday From 5:00 to 6:30 pm Call to register Next session is February 3rd & 17th SHALL WE DANCE SPONSORED BY THE GOOD NEWS CENTER. See details on Page 4 of this bulletin.