A season of prayerful preparation

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1 ST. PETER LITHUANIAN PARISH S. BOSTON, MA NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2013 WEEKEND MASSES Sundays 9:00 (English) & 10:30 a.m. (Lithuanian) WEEKDAY MASSES in the RECTORY CHAPEL M, Tu, W, Th, 8 a.m. Sat. 9 a.m. (No Mass on Fridays) SACRAMENT OF PENANCE available before Mass MASS INTENTIONS / Mišių intencijos - gruodis / December 2013 Su 12/1-9 am Frank, Ursula, Sophie & Joseph Jocas [Anne Jocas] M 12/2 8 am Adam & Barbara Zintel [Barbara, Peter & Paul Nauyokas] Tu 12/3-8 am Veronica Yuscavitch [St. Peter Ladies Sodality] W 12/4-8 am Sr. David Ramanauskas [Olevitz family] Th 12/5 8 am Rosalie L. Petronis [duktė Danutė Izbickienė] Sa 12/7 9 am Jadvyga Barūnienė [vaikai] Su 12/8-9 am Rudis family [family] M 12/9 8 am Joseph & Mary Nauyokas [Barbara, Peter & Paul Nauyokas] Tu 12/10 8 am Zenonas Merkevičius [šv. Petro choristai] W 12/11 8 am Olga Daneris/ Lydia Herbstas [draugai] Th 12/12 8 am Patricia Stankus [George & Nijole Stankevičius] Sa 12/14-9 am Ema Achenbach 47 anniv. [family] Su 12/15 9 am Joseph Naujokas 8 th anniv. [family] M 12/16 8 am Asta Aleksonytė [tėvai] Tu 12/17 8 am Jeronimas Dabrila W 12/18 8 am Zigmas Gavelis, 12 m. Th 12/19 8 am Danutė (Averka) McLaughlin birthday [Averka family] Sa 12/21 9 am Mary Kleponis [F. & E. Averka] Su 12/22 9 am John Olevitz 15 th anniv. [family] M 12/23-8 am Jonas Starinskas [Aldona Lingertat] Tu 12/24 4:45 pm Bilingual caroling in church 5 pm Christmas Eve/ Kūčios Living & deceased parishioners W 12/25 Christmas Day / Kalėdos - 9 am Living & deceased parishioners 10:15 am Kalėdinių giesmių koncertas- šv. Petro choras 10:30 am Gyvieji ir mirusieji parapijiečiai Th 12/26 8 am Janine Averka 1 st anniv. [family] Sa 12/28-9 am Sr. David Ramanauskas [Zaremba family] Su 12/29 9 am Aldona & Thomas Keaney [Paula & Lindsey] - 10:30 am Valerija Vaičjurgienė [šv. Petro parapijos choras] M 12/30-8 am Nimgaudžių šeimos mirusieji [Karosų šeima] Tu 12/31-8 am Eleanor Fleming [Alice Olevitz] Solemnity of Mary / Dievo Motinos šventė Mass in Church W 1/1-10 am Francis E. Averka Jr., 12 h anniv. [family] A season of prayerful preparation SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 12/ 8 Immaculate Conception of Mary Marijos Nekalto Prasidėjimo šventė 12/15 BUILDING MAINTENANCE Pastatų išlaikymui 12/24-25 HEALTH BENEFITS OF RETIRED PRIESTS Extremely grateful that my health insurance is paid by your weekly generosity, I ask you to please give generously, as retired priests do not have a parish to support them. The ONLY COLLECTION on CHRISTMAS DAY. 01/01 Solemnity of Mary Holy Day of Obligation Dievo Motinos šventė mišios privalomos THANK YOU FOR YOUR DONATIONS: Dėkojame už Jūsų aukas 11/03: $ /10: $916 11/17: $ /24: $958 Maintenance: $1310 Catholic Campaign for Human Development: $517 Retired Religious: $1755 Grand Annual /Metinė (as of 11//25) $29,070 Online Giving and mailed-in offerings: October Offertory $1144 Maintenance $202 May God bless you through your consistent display of generosity. Telaimina Jus Dievas už Jūsų pastovų dosnumą. Msgr. Contons will offer Masses at the Regina Cleri chapel Prel. Kontautas atlaikys šv. Mišias Regina Cleri koplyčioje Anthony Gaputis Sr., & Anthony Gaputis Jr. [L. Gaputis] Gaputis, Strockis, Markuns and Genevich families [L. Gaputis] Povilas ir Elena Žičkai Danutė Venckutė Stanley F. Patton [St. Peter Lithuanian parish] Antanas Januška [žmona] Deceased members of the Kleponis family [family] Benediktas Povilavičius [žmona] Bronė ir Antanas Monkevičiai

2 ST. PETER LITHUANIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2013 p. 2 UPCOMING EVENTS: Sun. 12/1, 8, 15, 22: 1 st, 2 nd, 3 rd and 4 th Sunday of Advent Advent-- a time of prayer & devotion in anticipation of the Birth of Our Savior. The Advent Wreath in the sanctuary has four Advent candles; each Sunday of Advent one more candle is lit. ADVENTAS susikaupimo, atgailos ir džiaugsmo-- Išganytojo gimimo laukimo metas. Advento vainikas prie altoriaus turi keturias žvakes. Kiekvieną Advento sekmadienį uždegama po dar vieną žvakę. Sat., 12/ 07 Advent Reflections/ Advento susimąstymas 11-1 pm Sun., 12/8, K of L meeting K of L will meet in the hall after 9:00 AM Mass. Traditional Lithuanian Christmas Wafers Kalėdaičiai [ Plotkelės] Christmas wafers are blessed the first Sunday of Advent, and are a Lithuanian tradition shared at family dinner on Christmas Eve & Day. Wafers will be available in the Church & Rectory, with a customary offering for the Church - $5 per envelope. Kalėdaičiai šventinami pirmą Advento sekmadienį. Juos įsigyti galima bažnyčioje bei klebonijoje, paliekant bažnyčiai auką - $5 už vokelį. Lithuanian Christmas Eve Supper Dec. 24 after 5 p.m. Mass in Church hall 2014 Sat., 1/4 K of L Council 17 Christmas Party So. Boston Lithuanian Club 1:20-2:30 appetizers 2:30 dinner $15 per person (contact Wanda Kiely by Dec. 30th) Sun., 1/12 A Lithuanian Christmas concert Performing music of prof. Jeronimas Kačinskas (snow date January 19 th ) 2:30 pm at St. Peter church Tickets: $20 Performers: Monadnock Chorus, soloists Juratė Švedaitė-Waller, soprano; Simona Smirnova, kanklės; Jeff Fuller, organist, Samburis Lithuanian folk dance group SAVE the DATE!! Sunday, January 19th 2014 Holy Hour for Life 3:00 pm Vigil in preparation for Day of Penance for violations to the dignity of the human person. The entire Archdiocese is being offered the opportunity to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for 1 hour. So. Boston parishes are invited to do so at Gate of Heaven parish. All parishioners are encouraged to participate. Visi parapijiečiai kviečiami dalyvauti. Christmas at the Cathedral Featuring the men and boys of The Choir of St. Paul s Kūčių vakarienė gruodžio 24 d. po 5 val. šv. Mišių Bažnyčios salėje Nuoširdžiai kviečiame visus! Prašom atnešti šaltą patiekalą. Parapija parūpins gėrimus ir pagrindinį patiekalą. Please bring a cold meatless food item. The parish will supply main dish & drinks. Solemnity of Mary - Mass Dievo Motinos ŠventĖ - Mišios Wednesday, 1/ 1 New Year s Day 10 am sausio 1 d. Naujųjų metų dieną 10 val. Christmas Flower Donations in memory of loved ones Please write the names of your loved ones on Christmas Flower envelopes. The Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston Saturday, Dec. 21, :00 pm: Wine and Cheese Reception 4:00 pm: Candlelight Procession/ Concert/ Caroling Tickets may be purchased online at www/christmasatthecathedral.com Prašome pažymėti mylimų mirusiųjų vardus ant vokelių skirtų Kalėdinių gėlių aukom.

3 ST. PETER LITHUANIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2013 p. 3 Church location: 75 Flaherty Way, South Boston, Massachusetts Rev. Stephen P. Zukas, Pastor Mailing Address: 50 Orton Marotta Way, S. Boston, MA Rectory telephone: Fax: klebonas@me.com St. Peter s Parish is once again continuing its participation in the Archdiocesan effort to strengthen parishes and deepen our knowledge of our faith through the program offered by Renew International. Four years ago Cardinal Sean O Malley invited all the parishes of the Archdiocese to consider participating in Arise. Now the Cardinal is encouraging us to continue participating in the Why Catholic? program. The next theme is Sacraments Most of the Arise groups are enthusiastically planning to continue. Fr. Steve is seeking new leaders and new members as well as new groups for Why Catholic? If you and/or your friends are interested in organizing a group please contact either Fr. Steve ( ) or Aldona Lingertaitiene (alingertat@aol.com). More information will be available soon. Šv. Petro parapija pasiruošus vėl pilnai remti Bostono diocezijos pastangas stiprinti parapijas ir gilinti mūsų tikėjimo žinias per programą, paruoštą Renew International. Prieš keturis metus, Kardinolas O Malley kvietė visas parapijas dalyvauti Why Catholic? programoje. Dauguma mūsų Kelkis grupių pasiruošusios tęsti savo suėjimus su šia nauja programa. Sekanti tema sakramentai. Mūsų Klebonas ieško naujų vadovų, naujų dalyvių, ir naujų grupių dėl Why Catholic? Jei jūs ir jūsų draugai norėtumet organizuoti grupę, prašom susisiekti su Klebonu, ( ) arba Aldona Lingertaitiene (alingertat@aol.com). Daugiau informacijos bus pateikta netolimoje ateityje. Thanks to Mirga & Ramunas Girniai, Almis and Danguole Kuolai, Aldona & Norbertas Lingertaičiai, Danutė ir Alvydas Kazakaičiai, Juratė Aukštikalnienė for hosting the Why Catholic groups in their homes. Thanks also to those who led the groups: Gita Kupčinskienė, Aldona Lingertaitienė, Danguolė/Almis Kuolai, and Mirga Girniuvienė who led two groups. Thanks also to the Friday morning group that met in the rectory for rotating leadership of the gatherings. It was wonderful to see additional parishioners join the groups this season. Feedback has been very good! We had six great groups who all plan to continue when the next series begins in February! Thanks to Mirga and her translation committee: Tomas Girnius, Nomeda Girniūtė, Dainora Kupčinskaitė and Liuda Žiaugrienė. Editors: Mirga Girniuvienė and Sr. Ingrida Kazlauskaite. Thanks to Aldona Lingertat for coordinating the program. And a special thanks for Fr. Steve who took time to visit almost every group. An Invitation To Those Who Volunteered or Helped to Prepare and/or run the Parish Bazaar in any way: An Appreciation Supper Sat., December 14, :30 pm At the Lithuanian Club Please R.S.V.P. to the rectory if you are planning to attend Yankee Swap- please bring a wrapped gift worth about $10 if you want to participate Come sing with us at Marian Manor! Sunday, Dec. 1 st 2:30 pm- 3 pm Meet in the foyer Questions? contact Daiva (Music provided) We congratulate the winners of the Bazaar Lottery Prizes: Thomas Jackivicz - Red Sox tickets (Casper Funeral Home donation) Mary Lou Shelales K cup apparatus (Daiva Navickas donation) Kathy Nenortas $100 worth of scratch tickets (Ann Kleponis donation) Danute Izbickas Sullivan s gift card (Phyllis & Mark Gendreau donation) Msgr. Contons $200 TAUPA (Lithuanian Federal Credit Union) Elaine Connolly & Paula Fleming - $25 gift certificates to Lithuanian Kitchen (SBLCA donation)

4 ST. PETER LITHUANIAN CHURCH NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 2013 p. 4 Kviečiame visus, atsinaujinti dvasioje ir pasiruošti šv. Kalėdoms! ADVENTO SUSIMĄSTYMAS šv. Sakramento Adoracija, Pamokslas, Išpažintis, ir Palaiminimas šeštadienį, gruodžio 7 d., 11:00 v.r. - 1 v.p.p. ves kun. Aurelijus pranciškonas iš Kennebunkporto Po susimąstymo visi kviečiami papietauti su kun. Aurelijum Sat., Dec. 7th, a.m. Advent Reflections in Lithuanian with Fr. Aurelijus, Franciscan Fathers from Kennebunkport, ME Please join us for lunch afterwards Opportunities to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation this Advent: Sat. 12/7 St. Peter (Brother Aurelijus) 11 a.m. Sun. 12/22 Our Lady of Czestochowa 4 p.m. Dear parishioner and Extended Family Members of St. Peter Lithuanian Parish, Garbė Jėzui Kristui! Praised be Jesus Christ!! In October, our parish was given a glimpse into the future. I received a phone call from the Clergy Personnel Office asking if I would be Temporary Administrator of St. Ann Parish, Dorchester. It was explained to me that the Cardinal needed me to do this since there were no other priests available. I agreed to accept the Cardinal s request. I think it was very apparent from the letter I read from the pulpit on Veterans Day Weekend that the Cardinal not only appreciated my sacrifice on behalf of the good people of St. Ann Parish, but yours as well, as I assumed that duty for a month and a half. I appreciate the flexibility shown by you, the parishioners, especially by those who attend daily Mass. This request will come to an end December 1. I do not expect this to be an isolated case. Because the Lithuanian Community of Greater Boston is rather small and chooses not to place much demand on the parish, I will be viewed as a priest with more availability than others. Because the number of priests available for parish ministry continues to decline, this is a natural conclusion. Please know that I will always serve you, the Lithuanian Community, in my priesthood. However, because of the increased demands made on priests, you will not always have me strictly to yourselves. There are fewer and fewer parishes in the Archdiocese making exclusive claims on the priests assigned to them. I ask to please pray for priests as they face increasing demands as well as for an increase of vocations to the priesthood and religious life. (Perhaps you know someone in the community who is a good candidate for the priesthood or religious life!) As we find ourselves preparing for the holiest night on the Lithuanian calendar, Kučios (Christmas Eve), may God bless you and your loved ones as we cry out Come, Lord Jesus! during this blessed Advent season. Jūsų Kristuje (Yours in Christ), Fr. Steve Zukas

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