SAINT PETER S CATHOLIC CHURCH APRIL 22, 2018

SAINT PETER S CATHOLIC CHURCH APRIL 22, 2018 I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. John 10:11 104 West First Street Mansfield, Ohio 44902 419.524.2572 mansfieldstpeters.org Mass Schedule: Saturday: 5:00 pm Sunday: 7:30 am, 9:30 am, 11:30 am Monday & Friday 5:30 pm Tuesday - Thursday 7:00 am Spanish Mass: Resurrection Parish, Lexington Sunday: 6:00 pm Parish Office Hours: Monday - Thursday: 7:30 am - 7:30 pm Friday 7:30 am - 6:00 pm Saturday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Sunday 8:30 am -12:30 pm Pastoral Care Contacts: Ms. Kristi Reindl 419.524.2572 Hospital & Follow-up Nursing Homes/Assisted Living & Prayer Pipeline Deacon John Reef 419.529.3694 Shut-ins/Homebound Sacrament of Baptism: Please contact the Parish Center to begin plans for the baptism of your baby or child. Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:00-4:30 pm Other times by appointment. Sacrament of Marriage: Arrangements should be made at the Parish Center at least six months in advance of the ceremony. A wedding date is confirmed after the initial meeting with a priest. Sunday Nursery: Sunday Nursery is temporarily unavailable until further notice. Bulletin Deadline: Friday, 12:00 noon. All requests must be submitted in writing or email and must receive prior approval. Parish Administrative Assistant: Ms. Kristi Reindl 419.524.2572 ext.2122 Pastoral Staff: Fr. Gregory R. Hite, Pastor Fr. Austin Ammanniti, Parochial Vicar Mr. Bill Johnson, Director of Music & Liturgy Ms. Lynne Lukach, Pastoral Associate Mrs. Elizabeth Wurm, Director of Religious Ed. & Youth Minister Deacons: Mr. John Reef Mr. Dennis Striker St. Peter s School: Ms. Tammy Haus High School, Jr. High School Mrs. Madalyn Bauer Elementary School Mrs. Ashley Rastorfer Montessori Parish Business Manager: Mr. Evan Mumea Director of Development: Mr. Jason Crundwell A Parish of the Saint Juan Diego Deanery, Diocese of Toledo

Page 2 St. Peter s Catholic Church, Mansfield, Ohio April 22, 2018 Mass Intentions Monday, April 23, Easter Weekday 5:00 pm Rosary 5:30 pm Ned Calla Tuesday, April 24, 7:00 am Robert Koehler 4:00 pm Winchester Terrace Wednesday, April 25, St. Mark, Evangelist 7:00 am Parish Thursday, April 26, Easter Weekday 7:00 am Parish 9:15 am All School Mass Robert Frye Auditorium Friday, April 27, Easter Weekday 5:00 pm Rosary 5:30 pm Margureta Chevalier Saturday, April 28, Vigil of the Fifth Sunday of Easter 5:00 pm Peter Dignan Sunday, April 29, Fifth Sunday of Easter 7:30 am Parish 9:30 am Koehler Family 11:30 am Richard Shrilla Lector/Communion Minister Saturday, April 28 5:00 pm L B Rader, B Schartl D D Hipp, B Nihei, D Falquette, T Hipp, C Sgambellone Sunday, April 29 7:30 am L S VanDerGriend, L Danuloff D M Collet, P Taylor, B Danuloff, K Reindl, K Reindl, A Holloway 9:30 am L P Kastelic, T Studer D T Baker, S Weber, F Schuster, R Sliney, M Riggleman, T Frasz, M Meinzer 11:30 am L S Rizzo, K Bird D F Leitenberger, K Schreck, C Mears, K Speck, S Elliott, J Wendling, K Yockey Mass Servers Saturday, April 28 5:00 pm Z Daniels, J Westwood, B Dix Sunday, April 29 7:30 am 9:30 am A Baldasare, C Peters, J Rose 11:30 am T Corbin, L Rhodes, O Deel Hello everyone! Over the last few weeks, I have received questions about various upcoming parish events. I hope the following information will be helpful to mark your calendars: Deacon Andrew Wellmann will be ordained a priest on Saturday, May 26 in Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral in Toledo. The Mass will begin at 10:00 am. The Cathedral will likely be full, so it is recommended to arrive early for purposes of parking and availability of seats. In addition, the newly ordained Fr. Andrew will be the celebrant for the 11:30 Mass on Sunday, June 3 here at St. Peter s. The Spartan Scramble, our annual parish golf outing, will take place on Friday, June 8 at Westbrook Country Club. Please consider getting together with friends and family to form a foursome for this year s outing. The day includes a nice dinner after the golfing and there are a number of prizes to be won! All the proceeds of this fun event go to supporting the athletic programs in our school. One does not need to be a member of Westbrook Country Club in order to participate. Please contact Jason Crundwell or myself in the parish office for more details and/or to register. We are happy to announce that a seminarian for our diocese, Michael Bialorucki, will be joining us here at St. Peter's for the months of June and July. Michael is currently finishing his pastoral internship year at St. Charles Borromeo parish in Lima. Please join in welcoming him to our parish by sending him a note in the mail at the address below. Welcome, Michael! Michael Bialorucki St. Charles Borromeo Parish 2200 W. Elm St. Lima, OH 45805 Our school s annual May Crowning ceremony will take place on Monday, May 7 at 1:00 P.M. in the church. All are welcome to come for this beautiful tradition. Lastly, for the remainder of the school year, the school Masses will be celebrated in the St. Francis chapel or the Robert Frye Auditorium in the High School, check the bulletin for location information. The Children s Liturgy of the Word 9:30 am Angie 11:30 am Angie A blessed Easter season to you all! Fr. Austin

April 22, 2018 St. Peter s Catholic Church, Mansfield, Ohio Page 3 Please Pray for the Sick of Our Parish Rose Mary Lang-Martin, Gwen Yockey, John Henney, Debbie Ashley, Mike Payton, Bill Ruhl, Jeannie Burkhalter, Ken Kayden, Krista Marshall, Colleen Behr, Aaron Blank, Don Blank, Marilyn Williamson, Theresa Prendergast, Cindy Lassen, Dina Riley, Eliana Nelson, Mary Ann Switzer, MaKaya Butler, Thomas Julian, Mildred Corbin, Julie Krouse, Hilda Schemine, Marilou Marshall, Connie Streff, Carol Pittenger, Michael Davis, Mary Keil, Theresa Schmidt, Paige Divelbiss, Fred Shambre, Wesley Thomas, Beth Weiland, Barb Riley, Joann Glowe, Lindsey VanDyke, Sydney Foltz, Maria Loschinkohl, John Ziegler, Marlene Ziegler, David Barnes. Names will only be listed for 4 weeks. If you wish to have additional time, contact the Parish Center at 419.524.2572. World Day Of Prayer For Vocations On Sunday, April 22, 2018 the Catholic Church throughout the world celebrates the World Day of Prayer for Vocations. The purpose of this special day of prayer is to fulfill publically the instruction of Jesus who said; The harvest is abundant but the laborers are few; so ask the master of the harvest to send out laborers for his harvest. (Matthew 9:37-38) Please pray in a special way on this day for a renewed spirit of generosity in our community, so that we may all follow in the example of Jesus. The Good Shepherd, who dedicated his life to serving others. In God s arms. Charlene Troiano 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal The 2018 Annual Catholic Appeal Campaign is underway. The campaign goal is $2,800,000 and our parish goal is $54,300.00. We can assure the continued existence of many important programs that help tens of thousands in our Diocese each year; education of our seminary students, care of the sick and needy are among them. We ask you once again for your help; we have to work together. Please respond generously when you are asked to make your pledge. Thank you for your attention and thank you for being my parish family. For more information, visit the Diocesan website at Toledodiocese.org/ACA. Volunteers Are Needed Volunteers are needed to help with dusting and cleaning the church each Friday afternoon and/or Saturday morning, in preparation for weekend Masses. As the restoration of the Church progresses, a lot of dirt and dust will be stirred up. It is a service of hospitality to assist in making certain our church is ready to host our weekend liturgies for our entire parish family. Please call 419.524.2572, ext. 2113, to find out how you can help. Please Remember Your Parish... in your estate planning or will. It is easy to do. Either contact your financial planner or attorney OR contact our parish Development Office. We are happy to assist you! Your gift can be either restricted, meaning to be used for a particular purpose and that purpose only, OR unrestricted, which means it can be invested and used to support our day to day expenses in the parish. Thank you for your prayerful consideration! Year to date through 03/30/2018 Prison Ministry Corner Sunday Collection Total Sunday Collection To Date: $635,219.00 Total Budgeted Sunday Collection To Date: $633,864.71 Thank you to all who have responded to the invitation to donate cookies for the upcoming RiCI Retreat. We greatly appreciate your generosity! Cookies can be brought to the Parish Center May 1st May 4th or contact Lynne at the Parish (419.524.2572 or lynne.lukach@myspartans.org) for pick-up. Cookies must be packaged in clear plastic. Sunday Collection Surplus/(Deficit) $1,354.29 School Collection Total School Collection To Date: $133,165 Total Budgeted School Collection To Date: $141,980 School Collection Surplus/(Deficit) ($8,815)

Page 4 St. Peter s Catholic Church, Mansfield, Ohio April 22, 2018 Capital Campaign Financial Update Total Pledged: $2,641,503 Total Pledged: $2,605,184 Amount needed to reach challenge goal: School News As of March 16, 2018 VISIT OUR SCHOOL ANY DAY WITH APPOINTMENT Parents, if you are considering St. Peter s School for your child's education, you are invited to spend part of a school day here at St. Peter's with your child to experience all the activities and classroom instruction that take place. Please call the school administrators to arrange a visit that is convenient for you and your child. Mrs. Ashley Rastorfer Montessori Director 419.524.2572 ext. 4113 Mrs. Madalyn Bauer Elementary Principal 419.524.2572 ext. 4101 Ms. Tammy Haus High School & Junior High Principal 419.524.2572 ext. 3100 St. Peter School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs and athletic and other school-administered programs. Besta Fasta Pizza 419.526.3373 $358,497 Payments to Date: $1,881,214 2018-2019 Annual Fund Campaign Total Pledged: $82,285 Payments to Date: $73,353 Amount needed to reach goal: $17,715 As of March 16, 2018 First Eucharist First Eucharist will be taking place at the 11:30 am Mass of Sunday May 6, 2018. Due to the fact that a Sacrament of Initiation is taking place at this Mass, the church is likely to have a higher attendance than normal. Please be aware of the special celebration that will be taking place at the Mass if it is your normal Mass time. Addition of Three New Priests On Saturday, May 26, the Lord will bless the church in Toledo with the addition of three new priests, ordained by Bishop Daniel Thomas for service in the diocese of Toledo. One of those young men is Deacon Andrew Wellmann, who has been closely affiliated with our parish for several years. Deacon Andrew will then celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Peter s Parish on the feast of Corpus Christi, Sunday June 3 at the 11:30 Mass. More details will be made available soon concerning the Mass and a reception in Deacon Andrew s honor afterward. Watch this bulletin for details. For All St. Peter s School Volunteers! If you have volunteered in any capacity for St. Peter s School this year, you are cordially invited to a casual breakfast in your honor on Thursday, April 26. Please join us at your convenience throughout the 7:45-9:00 a.m. time frame in the FAC Atrium. Following breakfast, Father Hite will preside at the 9:15 all-school Mass with reserved seating for school volunteers in the front seats. Knights of Columbus Pentecost Sunday Pancake & Egg Breakfast will be presented by our Parish Knights of Columbus Council 687 on Sunday May 20th following each of the three Sunday Mass s. Join us in the Church Basement, all are welcome! Day of Prayer On Saturday April 28, members of the Parish Respect Life Group will join other groups in prayer in front of the Planned Parenthood site in Mansfield. This is part of a national day of prayer to bring an end to abortion in the United States. Time: 9:30 11:30 am Location: 385 Park Avenue West, Mansfield OH Details: Park in lot next to Planned Parenthood Contact: Greg Jevnikar at 419.468.4679 for more information.

April 22, 2018 St. Peter s Catholic Church, Mansfield, Ohio Page 5 St. Peter s Department of Theater and Performing Arts The St. Peter s Department of Theater and Performing Arts will be performing Rodgers & Hammerstein s Cinderella. On Sunday April 22, 2018 at 3:00 pm Tickets may be purchased at www.mansfieldstpeters.org or at the door prior to each performance! Churchill s Religious Goods & Gifts The Churchill Family invites you to stop by through May 12th during our going out of business sale with discounts meant to liquidate our entire inventory of Catholic books, bibles, rosaries, crucifixes, sacramental items, statues, cards and more. Store hours are Monday thru Friday, 9 5:00 pm and Saturday 9:30 4:00 pm. On behalf of my dear departed husband Ken, our family, and myself, our sincere appreciation as we move forward in the next chapter of our lives. It has not only been a pleasure but an honor to serve you. Thank you for your many years of support and for not only being a part of our journey but for allowing us to be a part of yours as well. God bless you, Rose Churchill, Owner, Churchill s Religious Goods & Gifts St. Peter s Music Series You are cordially invited to a concert of Late Renaissance and Early Baroque Music, presented by the St. Peter s Music Series on Sunday May 6, at 3:00 pm in St. Peter s Church. The concert will feature excerpts from the Ode for St. Cecilia s Day by Henry Purcell and from the Vespers of 1610 by Claudio Monteverdi featuring the Choir and soloists of St. Peter s Choir in collaboration with area choirs and complete orchestra. Admission is free and open to the public with a suggested donation of $10. No one will be turned away because of inability to donate. Call 419.524.2572, ext. 2113, for details. This program is made possible by generous support from individual donors and with major support from the Robert and Esther Black Family Foundation Fund through the Richland County Foundation and from Charles P. Hahn, CFP, of the Cleveland Financial Group. Pentecost Sunday Pentecost is the weekend of May 19 & 20. We would like to continue our tradition of the first reading from the Acts of the Apostles being read in different languages. If you would like to share your language with our parish community at one of the Masses, call Fran Leitenberger 419.884.0964 or Teresa Baker 419.756.2699 to make arrangements. Thank you! 2748 Tremainsville Rd., Toledo OH 43613 Vacation Bible School Wish List School Mass Changes Thank you to everyone who has so far generously donated to VBS this year! Below are a last few of the items that we need for VBS. If you would prayerfully consider donating one item, it would mean a lot to the program in general and the children that we serve! Due to the scaffolding in the church, we have adjusted where school Mass will take place as follows: Thursday, April 26 All-School Mass (Volunteer Appreciation) @ 9:15 am in the Robert Frye Auditorium. Thursday, May 3 All-School Mass (Dunn Foundation) @ 9:15 am in the Robert Frye Auditorium. Thursday, May 7 May Crowning @ 1:00 pm in the church. Wednesday, May 16 High School Baccalaureate @ 7:00 pm in the church. Thursday, May 17 All-school Mass @ 9:15 am in the Chapel. Tuesday, May 22 Eighth-grade graduation @ 6:30 pm in the church. 8 containers of finger paint 320 juice boxes (any flavor) One large package of white card stock paper Monetary donations to support a child to come to VBS are always welcome & appreciated! Recycling Next Date: May 11, 2018 10:00 am 11:00 am & 2:00 pm 4:00 pm (Every 2nd Friday of the month) in the Franciscan Activity Center parking lot BLUE BARRELS: May 12 & 13

Page 6 St. Peter s Catholic Church, Mansfield, Ohio April 22, 2018 HUGE Jewelry Sale at St. Joseph Parish in the Old Gymnasium, 36 Melmore Street in Tiffin OH. Thousands of pieces only $2 each! You have to see it to believe it! The sale runs Thursday April 26 from 9 6 :00 pm, Friday April 27 from 9 7:00pm, and Saturday April 28 from 9 3:00 pm. Proceeds benefit Calvert Catholic Schools and the Missions. Don t miss it! For more information call 419.447.5848. St. Mary School Vendor & Craft Extravaganza, St. Mary School will host over 50 local vendors & crafters on Saturday April 28 from 9-2:00 pm at St. Mary School, 1630 Ashland Rd., Mansfield OH, call 419.589.2114. Rummage and Bake Sale, Saint Mary Altar Rosary Society is holding the event in the basement of St. Mary Church, 1630 Ashland Rd., Mansfield on Thursday May 3 from 9-5:00 pm. Friday May 4 from 9-5:00 pm and Saturday May 5 from 9-12 noon. Contact Elizabeth Cooney at 419.589.6503 or ecooney@neo.rr.com. Steubenville Youth Conference We are now taking registrations for the SYC. This year s conference, Revealed, is taking place June 15-17. All incoming freshmen to outgoing seniors are invited to attend. If you have a youth who is interested in attending please contact Elizabeth Wurm at wurm.elizabeth@myspartans.org or 419.524.2572, ext.2114 for a registration packet. We hope you can join us!

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Thank you to the following people who made donations to our flower fund for the month of March. These donations help make our church sanctuary beautiful. Rena Brown Mrs. Jean Chambers Mr. & Mrs. Stephen M. Chelski Mrs. Josephine L. Contra Dianne Creamer Mr. & Mrs. David C. Falquette Annette M. Ferrell Mr. Paul A. Gremling Mr. & Mrs. James N. Gress Mrs. Juanita S. Hinton William & Dotti Jilek Mr. & Mrs. Mike Krebs Mrs. Elizabeth K. Krebs Rex & Brenda Linkenbach Mrs. Marilyn A. Luers Mr. William A. Majors Mr. & Mrs. Danny J. Marti IMO Harley & Irene M. Steggall IMO Donald Chambers IMO All deceased members of the James & Mary Contra Family IMO Sam & Genny Wehinger IHO Labor IMO Ray & Betty Dillon IMO Julianne Gremling IHO Martha Kondos Sr. IMO Joseph S. Krebs IMO Bud Luers IMO Theresa M. Majors; IHO Caregivers & Family IMO Theresa M. Majors; IHO Lost loved ones & caregivers Ms. Sharon Mottayaw Mr. & Mrs. Anthony J. Negrete Mr. Richard D. Renie Crystal Rhodes Mrs. Frances A. Schmidt Mrs. Frances A. Schmidt Jakob & Theresa Schmidt Mr. & Mrs. Paul V. Simon Mr. Robert H. Sliney Mrs. Geraldine M. Speelman Mrs. Helen M. Walbert Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Wehinger Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. Wehinger Mr. William H. Wells Mrs. Victoria A. Zack IMO Alan K. Mottayaw IMO Todd Leuthold IMO Paula Maria Renie IMO Patricia Colarosa IMO Jacob Schmidt, Jr. IMO Maria Erdt (Nee) Schmidt IMO Mr. & Mrs. Victor & Ruth Simon IMO Harold E. Sliney IMO James Speelman IMO Deceased Brothers & Sisters IMO Irene Rowland IMO Angela Wehinger IMO Richard S. Zack TODAY S READING First Reading There is no other name under heaven by which we are to be saved than the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene (Acts 4:8-12). Psalm The stone rejected by the builders has become the cornerstone (Psalm 118). Second Reading See what love the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God (1 John 3:1-2). Gospel I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep (John 10:11-18). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from Lectionary for Mass 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved. READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 11:1-18; Ps 42:2-3; 43:3, 4; Jn 10:1-10 Tuesday: Acts 11:19-26; Ps 87:1b-7; Jn 10:22-30 Wednesday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14; Ps 89:2-3, 6-7, 16-17; Mk 16:15-20 Thursday: Acts 13:13-25: Ps 89:2-3, 21-22, 25, 27; Jn 13:16-20 Friday: Acts 13:26-33; Ps 2:6-11ab; Jn 14:1-6 Saturday: Acts 13:44-52; Ps 98:1-4; Jn 14:7-14 Sunday: Acts 9:26-31; Ps 22:26-28, 30-32; 1 Jn 3:18-24; Jn 15:1-8 A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE Today s Gospel is a job description for Christian parents. For most people the most influential shepherds in their lives are their PARENTS. Every parent is called to be a good shepherd to freely lay down their life for their children, to love and know their children and to lead them so they know your voice. ~Bud Ozar This week s cover art: The Good Shephard, Artist Bernhard Plockhorst, Wikimedia.

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