Our Lady of Peace. Catholic Schools Week Open House Preschool 8th Grade Sunday, January 27, :00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. All are welcome!

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1 Our Lady of Peace Catholic Schools Week Open House Preschool 8th Grade Sunday, January 27, :00 a.m. 1:00 p.m. All are welcome! Over $120,000 in Tuition Assistance available for the school year (K-8) $10,000 more than last year! Assistance also available for preschool Ability to register for school year at Open House. Must have: Completed application Birth certificate Baptismal certificate (if applicable) Immunization records $50.00 registration fee Registration information for the school year can be found at olpcrusaders.org/registration Get the Sense of what OLP School is all about! Daily presence of a priest in the school Learn and live the Catholic faith everyday Before and After School Care program on site Weekly school Mass and special liturgical events throughout the year Two computer labs; electronic weekly newsletter; online student grades Tuition is less than if your child is enrolled in the before/after school program in the Millcreek schools Community building events such as Grandparents and Grandfriends Day and Family Lunch Day Eighth graders have the opportunity to take Math and/or Science classes at Prep or Villa Four Golden Apple Awards: Judy Pisano, Barb Sisti (two time winner) and Cindy Weigand Purchase tickets for A Sense-sational Evening for the reduced price of $35 at Open House. January 20, West 38th Street, Erie, PA Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH Parish Office Phone Fax Website School Pre School Faith Formation Office Office Hours: 8:00AM - 8:00PM Business Hours: 8:00AM - 4:00PM Parish Pastoral Team Pastor Rev. Theodore B. Marconi Parochial Vicar Rev. Jason Feigh In-Residence Rev. William Barron Permanent Deacons Rev. Dr. Anthony Alleruzzo Rev. Mr. John Mang School Principal Ms. Mary Beth Ek Music/Liturgy Director Mr. Brian Kuzmin Director of Advancement Miss Lisa Ann Wenner Faith Formation Director Mrs. Tammie Mang Office Manager Mr. Ron Erb Office Secretary Mrs. Cynthia Berarducci Pastoral Council President Mr. Garett Brugger Finance Council Chairman Mr. Paul Vojtek The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated on the First & Third Sunday of each month, 11:00AM Mass & 12:30PM respectively. A mandatory preparation class for parents takes place the fourth Monday of every other month. Call the Parish Office for dates and to register. Sacrament of Matrimony An appointment with a parish priest needs to be made at least six months prior to the wedding date. PreCana or Engagement Encounter is required. Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 3:45-4:45PM or by appt. New Parishioners Welcome! Registration forms are available in the Parish Office. RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation) Anyone seeking information on becoming a Catholic or completing one s initiation into the Catholic faith should call the Parish Office. ERIE, PA Our Mission Statement: Our Lady of Peace is a Catholic Community of Faith called to proclaim the greatness of the Lord through Worship, Service, Education and Ministry. A Morning with St. Monica What to do when loved ones no longer go to church? Holy Cross Catholic Church in Fairview It feels like we all know someone who no longer goes to Church. Maybe the person you are missing is the friend who sat near you every Sunday when your children were in grade school. You wonder what happened to them - where they are now? Maybe the person is your spouse, adult children, or grandchildren. You see them regularly, and love them fully, but know they don't feel at home in the pew. You wonder about how you might welcome them - how do you help them feel connected? If you can relate to these descriptions (and who can t?!), Holy Cross Church invites you to gather in Reilly Center on January 27th following the 10:00AM Mass for a morning of prayer, reflection and dialogue with others on this journey. We won t promise quick fixes, but we do promise support and hope. The event is free but registration is required for planning, please call with your name and number of attending. Snow date: April 28th Do you need a ride to Church on Sunday? OLP has a Hearts and Hands Committee that can help with transportation to and from Church. Please call Chris Beaver at for more details. What s happenin with OLP Senior High Youth Ministry! We are here EVERY WEDNESDAY- EVERY MONTH 7-9PM AT OLP!!! Wednesdays of January (21-Confirmation Retreat led by Seniors) 23-Gym Night ( MARCH FOR LIFE) 30-Service Night (31-Feb 3-D.M.E.only for 10th and up) Remember, all high school youth in grades 9-12 are welcome for any of the events.no commitment! Give it a try!...even if you can come once and a while cmon over!!! For more info, talk to Father Jason either by phone: x205 or fr.jason@olp.org Special Collection The Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) provides content the way you need it, in podcasts for daily readings, on websites to connect with other faithful, and on social media sites, and always with the New Evangelization in mind. Please be generous in this week s Collection and support this important work. Remember, half of your donations stay in our diocese to support our communication needs. CCC is how the God News gets around to you.

3 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME MASS INTENTIONS MONDAY, January 21, :00AM James Derfler - Daughter & Family 12:10PM Joseph Fontecchio - Ron & Ann DiVecchio TUESDAY, January 22, :00AM Joseph DiGiorgio Tom & Maryann Lubiejewski 12:10PM Melanie Pulice Malyuk - Resurrection Choir WEDNESDAY, January 23, :00AM Esther Dombrowski - Ann & Tom Falconer 12:10PM Bambina Ruscitto GR Group: Sally, Joan, Laura, & Donna THURSDAY, January 24, :00AM David Spinelli, Jr. - Mom & Dad 9:00AM School Mass - Nick Barlow - Ehrman Family 12:10PM Lee Comella - Maria & John Schwab FRIDAY, January 25, :00AM J. Harold Cunningham - Bill & Pat 12:10PM Elia Berardinelli - Family SATURDAY, January 26, :00AM Rose Caito - Caito Family 5:00PM Dorothy Karpinski - Husband & Children SUNDAY, January 27, :30AM Theresa Stankiewicz - Family 9:00AM William Villella - Bob & Julie Peterson 11:00AM Parishioners 4:30PM Nick Riazzi - Wife & Children JANUARY 20, 2013 Readings for the Week of January 20th Heb 5:1-10; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 2:18-22 Heb 6:10-20; Ps 111:1-2, 4-5, 9, 10c; Mk 2:23-28, or any of a number of readings for the Day of Prayer Wednesday: Heb 7:1-3, 15-17; Ps 110:1-4; Mk 3:1-6 Thursday: Heb 7:25 8:6; Ps 40:7-10, 17; Mk 3:7-12 Friday: Acts 22:3-16 or 9:1-22; Ps 117:1bc, 2; Mk 16:15-18 Saturday: 2 Tm 1:1-8 or Ti 1:1-5; Ps 47:2-3, 6-9 or Ps 96:1-3, 7-8a, 10; Mk 3:20-21 Sunday: Neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; Ps 19:8-10, 15; 1 Cor 12:12-30 [12-14, 27]; Lk 1:1-4; 4:14-21 Monday: Tuesday: OLP 31 Club Praying for vocations every day of the year! Members of the 31 Club agree to go to daily Mass on a particular day every month and offer that Mass for an increase of vocations to the Church. There is a great need for vocations in the Church today. One of the best ways to increase vocations is through prayer, and the greatest prayer we have is the holy sacrifice of the Mass. Upcoming Mass commitments: Jan. 20: Debi C., Kim D., James T. Jan. 21: George O., Connie R., Maureen T. Jan. 22: John G., Ruth H., Sally R., Dianne Y. Jan. 23: Heidi A. Jan. 24: Mary Ann A., Magherita H., Audrey & Robert H. Jan. 25: Grace F., Christine O., Lori B. Jan. 26: Cynthia B., Dave W., Joe S. If you would like to join the OLP 31 Club, please call Dave or Kathy Wayman at There are no dues and no meetings, only opportunities for grace and the satisfaction that comes from helping to fulfill a great need in the Church. Mark Your Calendar SANCTUARY LAMP - The lamp is burning this week in memory of Don Whitman - Friends. CHAPEL LAMP - The lamp is burning this week in memory of Frank Kindziora - Friend. Do you know how your experience of the Church was changed by Vatican II? In this year of faith, please come join us in the Our Lady of Peace Social Room on Saturday, February 16 and Saturday, February 23 from 9:00-11:00AM. We will explain the historical significance of Vatican II as well as one if its most significant documents, Lumen Gentium. Presented by Joe Yochim, Jr. OLP Sunday Nursery Our Lady of Miraculous Medal Novena Day: Monday at 7:00PM Weekly Location: Leopold House, 1017 W. 8th St., Erie Conducted by: Deacon Jerry Peterson Please plan on attending this devotion. The Nursery is available for children ages 1-4 during the 9:00AM Sunday Mass. It is located in the Social Room in the Church Basement. Questions or for more information, call Marilyn at (evenings).

4 OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH School Report January 20, 2013 Why we celebrate CSW The national Catholic Schools Week (CSW) celebration became an annual event in 1974 and is still going strong 39 years later. The week is a collaborative effort of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). It is celebrated beginning the last Sunday of January each year. The purpose of Catholic Schools Week is to build community awareness of Catholic schools throughout the country. During this week, many dioceses and schools encourage parents to take full advantage of the benefits of local Catholic schools by enrolling their children in those schools. Here at OLP, we invite you to become a part of the school family. During Open House on Sunday, January 27 th, parents may enroll their children at OLP for the school year. Traditionally, each day of the week celebrates various aspects of the Catholic School community: the parish family; the community; faculty and staff; religious and clergy; and students. In 1990, National Appreciation Day was established for the Wednesday of CSW. The purpose is to encourage Catholic school supporters nationwide to showcase the great accomplishments and contributions of Catholic schools to our country. We encourage you to be an advocate and show your support. Please say a special prayer for our parish school on Wednesday. Each year, individual schools, such as OLP develop and promote various activities for the week. See next week s bulletin for a list of events at OLP. ERIE, PA Third Annual A Sense-sational Evening Saturday, March 2, :30 11:00 p.m. The Brewerie Downtown Erie The evening includes: draft beer, wine, cocktails, appetizers, and desserts from Fuhrman s Bakery Tickets are $40 per person (can be purchased at the church and school offices) Special discount sale weekend, January 26 & 27, 2013~ $35 (must by 21 years of age) On Sale after all Masses and at Open House A Silent and Chinese auction will be held. Special Thanks to our Sponsors Dr. Joshua and Stacey Constable Last year, students cheered on the teachers in the annual faculty/staff vs. 8th grade volleyball game. For more information about OLP School, contact: Miss Lisa Wenner Director of Advancement lwenner@olpcrusaders.org Visit: For more information of the performance of Children of Eden and to see who is in it from OLP...

5 SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME JANUARY 20, 2013 OLP Stands for Life 2013 Please pray for us as we join 1000 s of others standing for Life in Washington this Friday! Over 50 youth from OLP will be participating. Join in the movement by prayer (right) and watching the coverage on EWTN. Thank you for all of your support! FAITH FORMATION NEWS January 21st is the required Confirmation Retreat from 8:30AM to 4:00PM at OLP. Parents and sponsors are welcome to attend Mass with the candidates at 3:00PM in the church. Religious Education for next Sunday, January 27th: No Religious Ed classes due to the Catholic Schools Week Open house taking place in the school. All are welcome to attend the open house. January 27th, is the Retreat for grades 9 & 10 from 2:00 to 7:30PM in the Daily Center (gym). All grade 9 & 10 students should report to the Daily Center by 1:45PM. Students will be attending 4:30PM Mass and having dinner afterwards in the cafeteria. Grades 6-8 will have classes as usual. See our website for the full schedule. Any questions, contact Mrs. Tammie Mang in the Faith Formation Office at or by tammie.mang@olp.org.

6 Our Lady of Peace Parish Membership Form Name Phone Address City Zip Please drop Membership Form into the offertory basket or mail to rectory. CHECK ONE: New Registration Change of Address Moving out of Parish Want envelopes Question of the Week Reading I: Isaiah 62:1-5. (Jerusalem the Lord s bride) Reading II: 1 Corinthians 12:4-11. (variety and unity) Gospel: John 2:1-12. (the wedding at Cana) Question of the Week: ADULT: When have you stepped in, as Mary did at Cana, to try and make a difficult situation easier for someone? CHILD: What can you do this week for someone who has less than you? The Sign of Peace As Flu Season is Upon Us The exchange of the Sign of Peace can be offered without any physical contact. When the priest celebrant extends the invitation for the sign of peace, the faithful, instead of a handshake, have various options for offering the sign of the peace: a nod, a bow, and/or wave to the persons nearby. West Millcreek Food Pantry The following are suggested items to purchase for each week but you may buy what is on sale; all non-perishables are acceptable. Buy what is on sale. CEREAL is needed. January th Toilet Tissue / Bar Soap 13th Spaghetti Sauce / Spaghetti 20th Mac & Cheese / Peanut Butter 27th Cereal / Baked Beans The West Millcreek Food Pantry Distribution Schedule: Tuesday, January 22nd A Stewardship of Sharing Week of January 6, 2013 Fiscal Year July June 2013 Weekly Envelope... $ 22,741 Weekly EFT (Electronic Fund Transfer)... $ 1,089 Loose... $ 1,408 Other Income... $ 6,676 Total Weekly Income... $ 31,914 Projected Expenses for the Year... $ 1,058,037 Expenses Paid So Far This Year... $ 410,381 Expenses Yet To Be Paid... $ 647,656 Weekly Need Remainder of the Year $ 25,906* Weekly Income... $ 31,914 Weekly Over... $ 6,008 *This number is derived by dividing expenses yet to be paid by the number of weeks left in the year. Our bulletin is supported through the generosity of the advertisers many of whom are our parishioners. Most are members of our local community. Please support our advertisers with your patronage. Tell the business owner that you appreciate their support of our parish through their ad in the bulletin.

7 With your SmartPhone, scan this QR Code and go directly to the Diocese of Erie website for more information on the Year of Faith. DOGMATIC CONSTITUTION ON THE CHURCH LUMEN GENTIUM SOLEMNLY PROMULGATED BY HIS HOLINESS POPE PAUL VI ON NOVEMBER 21, 1964 CHAPTER II ON THE PEOPLE OF GOD 13. All men are called to belong to the new people of God. Wherefore this people, while remaining one and only one, is to be spread throughout the whole world and must exist in all ages, so that the decree of God's will may be fulfilled. In the beginning God made human nature one and decreed that all His children, scattered as they were, would finally be gathered together as one. It was for this purpose that God sent His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, that be might be teacher, king and priest of all, the head of the new and universal people of the sons of God. For this too God sent the Spirit of His Son as Lord and Life-giver. He it is who brings together the whole Church and each and every one of those who believe, and who is the well-spring of their unity in the teaching of the apostles and in fellowship, in the breaking of bread and in prayers. It follows that though there are many nations there is but one people of God, which takes its citizens from every race, making them citizens of a kingdom which is of a heavenly rather than of an earthly nature. All the faithful, scattered though they be throughout the world, are in communion with each other in the Holy Spirit, and so, he who dwells in Rome knows that the people of India are his members." Since the kingdom of Christ is not of this world the Church or people of God in establishing that kingdom takes nothing away from the temporal welfare of any people. On the contrary it fosters and takes to itself, insofar as they are good, the ability, riches and customs in which the genius of each people expresses itself. Taking them to itself it purifies, strengthens, elevates and ennobles them. The Church in this is mindful that she must bring together the nations for that king to whom they were given as an inheritance, and to whose city they bring gifts and offerings. This characteristic of universality which adorns the people of God is a gift from the Lord Himself. By reason of it, the Catholic Church strives constantly and with due effect to bring all humanity and all its possessions back to its source In Christ, with Him as its head and united in His Spirit. In virtue of this catholicity each individual part contributes through its special gifts to the good of the other parts and of the whole Church. Through the common sharing of gifts and through the common effort to attain fullness in unity, the whole and each of the parts receive increase. Not only, then, is the people of God made up of different peoples but in its inner structure also it is composed of various ranks. This diversity among its members arises either by reason of their duties, as is the case with those who exercise the sacred ministry for the good of their brethren, or by reason of their condition and state of life, as is the case with those many who enter the religious state and, tending toward holiness by a narrower path, stimulate their brethren by their example. Moreover, within the Church particular Churches hold a rightful place; these Churches retain their own traditions, without in any way opposing the primacy of the Chair of Peter, which presides over the whole assembly of charity and protects legitimate differences, while at the same time assuring that such differences do not hinder unity but rather contribute toward it. Between all the parts of the Church there remains a bond of close communion whereby they share spiritual riches, apostolic workers and temporal resources. For the members of the people of God are called to share these goods in common, and of each of the Churches the words of the Apostle hold good: "According to the gift that each has received, administer it to one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God." All men are called to be part of this catholic unity of the people of God which in promoting universal peace presages it. And there belong to or are related to it in various ways, the Catholic faithful, all who believe in Christ, and indeed the whole of mankind, for all men are called by the grace of God to salvation. Do you Have A Prayer Request? Prayer requests can be made to: Daytime: Edythe, or Doris, Evening: Marge, or Chris Daily at 11:40AM The Rosary of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary is prayed daily at 11:40AM, just before the 12:10 Mass. Mary invites all her children, if possible, to come and pray her Rosary. Many blessings will be yours! God bless you! Daily after 12:10 Mass The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is prayed daily after the 12:10 Mass in Mary s Chapel. All are welcome!

8 GENESIS TO JESUS A 7-week Bible Study from Dr. Scott Hahn and the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology Journey Through Scripture series presented by Our Lady of Peace Bible Study When: Tuesday nights, 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. January 29 to March 12, 2013 OR Wednesday mornings, 9:30 to 11:30 A.M. January 30 to March 13, 2013 Where: Our Lady of Peace Church Social Room Pre-Registration is required. Cost is $15.00, which includes Participant Workbook and materials. (For supplemental reading you are able to purchase: A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God s Covenant Love in Scripture, by Scott Hahn for an additional $10.00) Please drop off or mail check and registration form to: Our Lady of Peace Church, 2401 W. 38 th Street, Erie, PA Attn: OLP Bible Study Any questions, please call Michelle Coppola, GENESIS TO JESUS You will be registered upon receipt of payment-was due by January 14, 2013 Make checks payable to: Our Lady of Peace Church Name Address Zip Phone Parish Please specify: Tuesday night session Wednesday morning session Registration $15.00 includes Participant Workbook and materials For supplemental reading you can purchase: A Father Who Keeps His Promises: God s Covenant Love in Scripture, by Scott Hahn for an additional $10.00 (optional purchase) Total enclosed: Cash or Check #