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2 ~March for Life - Bus Trip~ The Upper Ohio Valley Right to Life (group) is sponsoring a bus to travel to the: 42nd annual March for Life in Washington, D.C. Friday, January 22, 2016 The cost is $35 for adults, and $20 for children, (there is a family cap of $120) Please call Kathy Bender to register or obtain more information, , or kathybender@yahoo.com St. Peter Ministry to the Homebound Please call Deacon Maedke ( ) if you are interested in assisting with visiting the homebound members of our parish. Please note: due to privacy regulations, local hospitals are not permitted to contact the parish when a parishioner is hospitalized, a family member must contact the parish. Thank you. ~Diocese of Steubenville Year of Mercy Holy Doors~ There are two designated Holy Doors in the Diocese of Steubenville for the Year of Mercy. The first one is located at Franciscan University, and is the main interior door of Christ the King Chapel. The Holy Door, or porta sancta, has been used since the 15th century as a ritual expression of conversion. Pilgrims and penitents pass through it as a gesture of leaving the past behind and crossing the threshold from sin to grace, from slavery to freedom, and from darkness to light. Often these rituals are associated with prayer, pilgrimage, sacrifice, confession, and indulgences. Throughout the Year of Mercy, passing through the Holy Door and fulfilling the usual conditions will allow pilgrims to receive a special plenary indulgence as often as once a day. Holy Doors will remain open until the Year of Mercy concludes on November 20, The second designated Holy Door in the Diocese of Steubenville is located at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Assumption in Marietta, Ohio. (info from: Franciscan University) ~St. Peter Church Office Hours~ The church office is open Monday Thursday, 8:30 a.m 2 p.m. It is closed on holidays. Secretaries: Jen LeFever and Nancy Givens ~St. Peter Church Cleaning Schedule~ We are need of volunteers to help clean the church this week for Christmas on Monday, December 21st at 10 a.m.. If you have any questions, please call Joanne Boyle at Thank you to all of our volunteers! ~St. Peter Church Groups~ ~For further information refer to the St. Peter Church website: Parish Council: Mrs. Mary Jo Yanda, President, Altar Servers Coordinator: Dr. Steve Hildebrand, Lectors and Eucharistic Ministers Coordinator: Mr. Pete Polimeni, Maintenance and Grounds Coordinator: Bob Handzus Altar Flowers and Candles: Mrs. Mary Jo Yanda Catholic Women s Club (CWC): Mrs. Beatrice Antol, ( ), President We continue to collect glasses for the Lion s Club. Please bring your donations to the church office. St. Francis Society: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Welsch, Knights of Columbus: Grand Knight Gary Lizotte, St. Peter Website Coordinator: Christen Fischer, St. Peter Church Choir: Mr. Andrew Barnick (choir master and organist), Bereavement Ministry: Mrs. Fiona Ruminski, Adoration Chapel Coordinator: Mrs. Kathy Bender, St. Peter Church Restoration Committee, Coordinator: Mrs. Mary Jo Yanda, GS High School Group: Mrs. Suzanne Lewis, Natural Family Planning : Steve and Ann Craig, Una Voce: Dr. Michael Sirilla, , Volunteer church cleaning crews: Mrs. Joanne Boyle, Steubenville Catechetical Program: barbara@catholicfaithformation.org or The Rosary Makers: collect Rosaries, and Rosary parts, for the missions. Please bring such items to the office. Thank you! St. Peter Ministry to the Homebound: Deacon Maedke, Donut Sunday Coordinators: the John Bergsma family ( ) for the 10 a.m. Mass, and the Shawn Dougherty family ( ) for the 8 a.m. Mass

3 ~Fourth Sunday of Advent, Rorate Sunday, December 20, 2015~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scheduled Masses Intention Requested by ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tuesday 12/22 8:00 a.m. Kathleen Wallace Mary Wallace - Wednesday 12/23 5:15 p.m. Jimmy DeLong Fr. Timothy Huffman Christmas Eve Thursday 12/24 ~ No 8:00 a.m. Mass ~ 4:00 p.m. Sophia & Warren Campbell Children 8:00 p.m. Marijane Zinno Jim Prislipsky Solemn Midnight Mass 12:00 a.m. Pauline Ziegler Fr. Huffman Christmas Day Friday 12/25 9:00 a.m. Pro Populo Low Mass ~ E.F. * Saturday 12/26 4:00 p.m. Marijane Zinno Elvera Mihalik Sunday 12/27 8:00 a.m. Walter Kelly Mary Moore 10:00 a.m. Pro Populo 12:00 noon (E.F.*) Deceased Dominicans Linda Rhine Regular & Lay *E.F. - Extraordinary Form ~From the Office of Faith Formation of the Diocese of Steubenville~ It is the strong desire of Pope Francis that the Extraordinary Holy Year be celebrated not only in Rome but, above all in each of the particular churches of the world. With that said, to aid our celebration in the Diocese of Steubenville, we are very pleased to provide you with a spectacular, free, resource to help parishioners, teachers, students, and other individuals in your community live out the upcoming Year of Mercy. Our diocese has worked tirelessly, in collaboration with the Diocese of Syracuse, to develop a Year of Mercy calendar. The calendar has been designed to help people know, live, and share God s mercy throughout the entire Holy Year. In order to impact as many individuals as possible, this well devised calendar will be available both in print and electronic form. Additionally, individuals will have the option to sign up for daily reminders and messages that will be distributed using social media, and text. The calendar has been thoughtfully constructed to enrich the experience of the Jubilee Year of Mercy and includes a tremendous amount of information and inspiration. Every jubilee and significant event from the Vatican calendar is included. Each week references paragraphs from the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Each day of the week is marked for a specific significance. With that said, this calendar has not been designed to replace the other calendars given out at each parish. Additionally, we have compiled many other resources for the Jubilee Year of Mercy, both those referenced in the calendar and those not, to aid people as they journey through the Holy Year. For electronic copies, resources and to sign up for daily reminders, please visit and be sure to follow us on (Calendars may be picked up in the back of church) From: Alyson Radford, Diocese of Steubenville Office of Faith Formation

4 ~Church Support ~ December 13, 2015: $8, ~Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration~ The Adoration Chapel is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. To become a regular adorer: pick an hour (the hours in bold print are those in need of adorers), and call the appropriate division leader. Division Leaders: David Romanyak: ( ) Midnight-6a.m. Mon. 4 and 5 a.m., Tue. 4 a.m., Thurs. 1 a.m., 4 a.m. Kathy Bender: ( ) 6 a.m. - noon: Thurs. 10 a.m., Fri. 6 a.m. Dianne Sharp: ( ), noon- 6 p.m.: Sat. 12 noon, and 1 p.m., Sun. 2 p.m., Wed. 3 and 5 p.m., Fri. 2 p.m. Joanne Rooney: ( ) 6 p.m. midnight. *Christmas closing: The chapel will be closed beginning December 23 at 6 p.m., and will re-open on December 30 at 6 p.m. Chapel will be open on New Years. ~Steubenville Catechetical Program News~ Dates to note: December 23, 24, 29, 30 No PSR classes January 6, 7, 2016 PSR classes Resume Website: Barbara s barbara@catholicfaithformation.org ~Catholic Central High School Fundraiser~ CCHS Home and School Association Homemade Polish Kielbasa pick up orders is today, December 20th from 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the CCHS cafeteria. For information, contact Dawn Capaldi, Fr. Timothy Huffman, and the parish staff, would like to wish everyone a Blessed Christmas! ~Christmas Gift from the Bishop~ In both vestibules of the church, there are books from Bishop Monforton for each parishioner. They are written by Matthew Kelly, and are titled, Rediscover Jesus. Please take a copy! ~Parish Office Christmas Schedule~ The church office will be closed from Thursday, December 24th - Wednesday, December 29th. Thank you! ~Volunteers Needed~ To decorate the church today Sunday, December 20th at 2 p.m. Thank you. ~Schwan s Fundraiser~ Please continue to support our Catholic schools via the Schwan s Food Company. The schools receive 5% from the profits of goods purchased. Place your order at Schwans-Cares.com, and use campaign # ~St. Peter Church Christmas Schedule~ Masses: Thursday, 12/24: No a.m. Mass 4:00 p.m. Vigil Mass 8:00 p.m. Vigil Mass Friday, 12/25~ Solemn Midnight Mass, and Christmas morning 9:00 a.m. Low Mass (E.F.) Confessions: Tuesday, 12/22 6:30-7:30 p.m. and Weds., 12/23 6:30-7:30 p.m. *see Adoration Chapel Christmas hours (above) in Adoration schedule/announcement *No Mass on Tuesday, 12/29

5 ~St. Peter Church Choir~ The parish choir is accepting new members. Experience in a choir is not essential, but rudimentary music-reading skills are required. Please contact music director Andrew Barnick ( ) for an informal try-out. Rehearsals are held at St. Peter s on Thursday evenings from 7-9 p.m. Thank you! Please remember the sick and homebound* of our parish in your prayers: Michael Olenick Eloise Dopson Mary Grimmett Mary Ice Ed Klonowski James Kidwell Clara Szydlowski Catherine Letcher Ilona Poggi Darrin Corrigan Debbie Straker *call office ( ) to make changes to this list, or to add a loved one to our prayer line. The list was updated on 12/2/15 ~Parish News and Alerts~ Besides our weekly bulletin, and website, you may stay abreast of parish news by signing up for and texts alerts at: ~2015 Diocesan Parish Share Campaign Update~ We continue to accept DPSC pledges for If you need an envelope, please call the parish office, Status of St. Peter Church DPSC as of 11/15/2015: Total Pledges: 165 Total households: 550 Amount pledged by 165 households: $64, Parish Goal: $48, We have met our DPSC goal for Please consider making a donation. Funds received beyond our parish goal are distributed back to our parish. Thank you very much, Fr. Timothy Huffman BJKM SCRIP regular hours: Tuesday 8 a.m a.m. Wednesday 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Friday 8 a.m a.m. and 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. Call Liz Borden ( ) or Barb Milewsky ( ) for more information. Thank you for your support! ~Samaritan House News~ The Samaritan House is in need of: green beans, boxed potatoes, cranberry sauce, pie crust, yams, corn, stuffing, gravy, pie filling/pumpkin, and evaporated milk. The food pantry regular needs are: cereal, vegetables, peanut butter, chili, tuna, pork n' beans, fruit, macaroni and cheese, crackers, spaghetti, and spaghetti sauce, ravioli, and soup. You may leave items in the back of church. Thank you! ~Please remember the following clergy in your prayers~ Sunday: Rev. James Dunfee Monday: Bishop Gilbert I. Sheldon Tuesday: Deacon Dominic Cerrato Wednesday: Fr. Christopher Foxhoven Thursday: Rev. Timothy Huffman Friday: Rev. Thomas Chillog Saturday: Rev. Chester Pabin ~Steubenville City Daily Mass Schedule~ The following is the Mass schedule for St. Peter Church, Holy Family Church, and Triumph of the Cross.* *Please remember to check parish bulletins for changes that may occur for Holy Days, holidays, and special circumstances for the priests who are serving you. 7:00 a.m. Mass - Tuesday - Friday at Holy Rosary Church 8:00 a.m. Mass - Monday - Friday at Holy Family Church Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at St. Peter Church 8:30 a.m. Mass - Monday - Saturday at Holy Rosary Church Saturday at Holy Family Church 5:15 p.m. Mass - Monday at Holy Rosary Church Wednesday at St. Peter Church Note: The Adoration Chapel at St. Peter Church is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week