Rev. Fr. Rogelio L. Abadano Parish Administrator St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church 25236 Coastal Blvd PO Box 860 Onley, Virginia 23418 Office: (757) 787-4592 Fax: (757) 787-2899 Residence: (757) 787-1916 Website: www.stpeter-theapostle.com Email: stpeteronley@gmail.com November 4, 2018 the XXXI Sunday in Ordinary Time Mark 12:28b-34 Consuelo Gonzalez Lucila Parker Shirley Hirsch OFFICE STAFF Office Manager Bookkeeper Office Volunteer OFFICE HOURS Tuesday: : 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Thursday : 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM Friday : 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Sunday : 10:00 AM - WEEKEND MASSES Saturday : (Bilingual Mass) Sunday : (English Mass) (Spanish Mass) DAILY MASSES Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday at RECONCILIATION Saturday : 4:00 PM Weekdays : By Appointment ADORATION Every First Friday of the Month 9:30 AM - Every Tuesday Mass and Holy Hour 6:30 PM 8:00 PM (Spanish) RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES Jan Andrejco, Acting Director Sundays: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM You shall love your neighbor as yourself. MISSION STATEMENT We, the members of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, experience our faith as a worldwide community. Through our Baptism in Jesus, we are called to be ministers of the gospel, to become Eucharistic people, and to be people of service through the stewardship of time, talent and treasure.
Sun READINGS for the week of November 4th 11th Nov 4 Dt 6:2-6 / Heb 7:23-28 / Mk 12:28b-34 Mon Nov 5 Phil 2:1-4 / Lk 14:12-14 Tues Nov 6 Phil 2:5-11 / Lk 14:15-24 Wed Nov 7 Phil 2:12-18 / Lk 14:25-33 Thur Nov 8 Phil 3:3-8a / Lk 15:1-10 Fri Nov 9 Ez 47:1-2, 8-9, 12 / 1 Cor 3:9c-11, 16-17 / Jn 2:13-22 Sat Nov 10 Phil 4:10-19 / Lk 16:9-15 Sun Nov 11 1 Kgs 17:10-16 / Heb 9:24-28 / Mk 12:38-44 PLEASE PRAY FOR THESE SPECIAL INTENTIONS Shirley Christian Greg Coleman Mary Fabricatore Charles Flynn Gene Guthrie Barbara Hargis Trish Harmon Karen Hudson Roberta Kaufman Teresa Kelly Charles Kyles Wink Lankford Donagh McDonaugh Patricia O Donnell Melissa Melody Karen Paglia Perkins Family Tom & Jan Perkins Andrew Pic Maria Ross Dot Reynolds Troy Reynolds Catherine Rogers Stacey Reynolds Bill Taylor Em Turner Bernadette Wagne Blanche West Geraldine Chick Mike Reynolds Michael Merrill Nick Saquic-Chan Saquic-Chan Family LECTORS Valeria Arizmendi & Tom Famulari Wendy Martinez & Eulises Velasquez EUCHARIST MINISTERS Saturday, Nov 10th Rose Pierson BM Patrick Manning W1 Judy Manning W2 John Tyson BM Reita Schmidt W1 Charlie Schmidt W2 Luiz Diaz, Anahi Roblero, & Pablo Vicente ALTAR SERVERS Saturday, Nov 10th Taylor, Ellbi, Lauren & Ms. Rose Iris, Danny, Anderson, Adamaris Jerarady, Alex, Rubi, Melitza, & Mr. Ben Mass Intentions for the week of November 5th 11th Monday Nov 5 - No Mass Tuesday Nov 6 9:00 am 6:30 pm Wednesday Nov 7 9:00 am Thursday Nov 8 - No Mass Friday Nov 9 9:00 am Saturday Nov 10 5:00 pm Sunday Nov 11 9:00 am Patrick Comfort Amy Eskuchen Hispanic Intentions Dick Rowe Amy Eskuchen Tom Link Dorothy C. Curley Jack Pierson Leona & Vince Pivonka Jack Pierson 15yr Death Aniv: Richard Riggin 11:30 am Hispanic Intentions EVENTS & MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday NOV 5 No Meetings Tuesday NOV 6 Wednesday NOV 7 11:00 AM Ladies Auxiliary Meeting (Hall) 2:30 PM Finance Council Meeting 6:30 PM Spanish Mass & Holy Hour 7:15 PM Knights of Columbus Mtg (Hall) 7:00 PM Simbang Gabi Meeting (Hall) Thursday NOV 8 6:30 PM AFM Book Discussion (Hall) Friday NOV 9 Youth Group Meeting (Hall) Saturday NOV 10 Sunday NOV 11 4:00 PM Reconciliation Bilingual Mass 6:30 PM Charismatics Mass in English 10:15 AM Religious ED: Parent Mtg Mass in Spanish Hispanic Bible Study ANNOUNCEMENTS The FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR for this weekend were donated by the Martinez and Gonzalez Family to offer THANKS TO GOD. Thank you to everyone who donated and helped in the Fall Yard Sale. Our total current earning from the Yard Sale is $2,308.90. We still have items for sale in the hall. Lectors, please pick up new lector workbooks in the Parish office. Bishop Knestout encourages anyone aware of sexual abuse of minors on the part of clergy or staff of our diocese to notify civil authorities, call the Attorney General s Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064 and reach out to the Diocesan Victim Assistance Coordinator, Jennifer Sloan at 1-877-887-9603. There will be parent meetings for First Communion parents on Sunday, November 4 th, 11 th and 18 th at 10:15 am. Confirmation parents will meet on Sunday, November 4 th and 11 th at 10:15 am. As a friendly reminder, the purpose of religious education is to help guide your child in the beliefs of the church. The main teacher of religious education is you, the parents. Keep Christ in Christmas. The Knights of Columbus will be selling Christmas cards after all masses beginning the weekend of November 11 th. Come early for the best selections. Cards are in English and Spanish.
ANNOUNCEMENTS There will be a Christmas Bazaar on November 17th and 18th in the Church Hall. We are asking for homemade Christmas decorations to sell, as well as slightly used Christmas items and baked goods to sell. All proceeds will go to the building fund. For more information, call Donna Custis at 442-5708. All are welcome to the Posada that will be celebrated in the Parish Hall at 7 PM during the first four weekends of December to commemorate Mary and Joseph s difficult journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem in search of a warm place to stay the night. Please stop by the office should you wish to host a Posada. The dates are: Sunday, December 2nd Sunday, December 9th Saturday, December 15th Important Reminder... Please maintain the cleanliness and sacredness of our church! Food and gum are not allowed in church. Before you enter the church, please dispose of all gum and food in the garbage can at the front door. A message from Father Roger to our visitors: To my beloved visitors. As you can see, we have built our new church, however, expenses continue. We are happy to invite you to join us in completing the House of God. If you want to give a donation, we would really appreciate it. There is an envelope box at the back, and the side door, of the church. If you want to request a prayer, there is a space on the envelope to write names, or for your personal intentions. Thank you! Sunday, December 23rd M a s s g i ve n f o r... SACRAMENTS Saturday November 3, 2018 Ted Defosse Tom & Rita Barbera Robert Zablocki Dorothy Curley Hispanic Intentions BAPTISM Call the Parish Sunday November 4, 2018 Financial Statement as of October 31, 2018 WEDDING Contact the Office SIX MONTHS prior to the planned wedding date. Please Note: All announcements to be included in the weekly Church Bulletin must be received in the Parish Office by 3:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon. Collections Oct. 27-28 YTD Actual YTD Budget Envelopes $1,378.00 $34,286.00 $40,680.00 Plate $1,743.72 $32,338.50 $27,684.00 Total $3,121.72 $66,624.50 $68,364.00 As of October 24, 2018, the total for Parish Capital Campaign & Love Offering is $ 188,585.75. Thank you for your generosity! Mass Attendance last weekend: 615
Being Citizens Faithful to the Lord October 2018 Election Day is November 6. To be the faithful citizens our Lord calls us to be, we must form our consciences through prayer, attentiveness to the Church s teachings, and an understanding of issues and of candidates positions. As we exercise our ministry of teaching, we wish to offer principles and observations that we believe will be of value to the faithful of our dioceses as we exercise the right to vote in elections this year. Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship is a statement of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (www.faithfulcitizenship.org) which describes how we make good moral choices as we respond to our baptismal call to promote the common good in our nation s political life. We especially encourage you to read paragraphs 34-37 of this statement because they specifically address voting decisions. There are many issues that require our attention for example, the defense and protection of all life at every stage, and issues impacting the poor, immigrants, the family, religious liberty, and the environment. Love of God and neighbor means being attentive to all issues that affect the common good. Some matters have a special claim on our consciences and our actions (Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship, Para. 37). We are referring here to policies promoting acts that are intrinsically evil because they are always incompatible with love of God and neighbor. They must always be rejected and opposed and must never be supported or condoned. A prime example is the intentional taking of innocent human life, as in abortion and euthanasia (Para. 22). Our Virginia Catholic Conference s website (www.vacatholic.org) also contains information on this year s U.S. Senate candidates positions on a wide range of issues. This site is a resource for voter education as well as for advocacy throughout the year. We especially encourage you to join the Conference s email network via the site s Join the Network feature. By voting on November 6 and advocating year round, let us be citizens who are truly faithful to the Lord. Faithfully Yours in Christ, Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge Bishop of Arlington Most Reverend Barry C. Knestout Bishop of Richmond