St. Peter s Catholic Church & St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mission Church To live, love, learn the faith, and grow disciples of Christ St. Peter s Mass Schedule Sunday: (English) 8:00 am 11:00 am (Spanish) 5:00 pm Monday: Tuesday: Wednesday: Thursday: No Liturgy Friday: 12:00 pm Saturday: (First Saturday) (Vigil) St. Elizabeth s Mass Schedule Sunday: (English) 2:00 pm Reconciliation Saturday 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Or by appointment Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Friday - 9:00 pm Adoration Chapel Faith Formation PREP (PK-8th): Sundays 9:30 am LIFETEEN: Wednesdays 7:00 pm RCIA / RCIC: Sundays 9:30 am Adult Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:30 am Rev. Timothy A. Gadziala, JCL Parish Staff Pastor: Rev. Timothy A. Gadziala Business Manager: Emily Mansour Admin. Assistant: Helga Kienlin DRE: Emily Purcell Youth Ministers: David Bergeron Adriana Munoz Music Director: Rachel Krimm Custodian: Robert Jennings Sacramental Emergencies: 762-323-1558 St. Vincent de Paul Help Line: 706-884-0076 If you are new to our parish, please ask a greeter or an usher for a copy of our welcome brochure or pick one up in the vestibule. You may also contact the church office with the contact information listed below. Learn more about our Catholic Faith at formed.org. Use parish code HPK4VT to sign up for your free account! Download our parish app StPeters on the App stores to stay up to date on parish events and read Catholic news. Address: 200 Lafayette Parkway, LaGrange, GA 30241 Website: www.stpeterslagrange.net Office hours: Monday - Friday to 3:30 pm Phone: 706-884-4224 Fax: 706-884-1624 E-mail: info@stpeterslagrange.net Facebook: www.facebook.com/stpeters.catholicchurch.lagrange Sign up for notification emails and/or text messages at www.flocknote.com/splg
St. Peter s Catholic Church, LaGrange, Georgia 2 December 2, 2018 This Week s Mass Schedule The Rosary is recited 30 minutes prior to daily Mass and Sunday 8:00 am Mass. Monday, December 3 Mass: Ian Ramsay ( ) Tuesday, December 4 Mass: Ray Latulippe ( ) Wednesday, December 5 Thursday, December 6 First Friday, December 7 Mass: Stephen Palmer ( ) Vigil Mass: Nancy Kustermann ( ) Saturday, Dec. 8 -I mmaculate Conception Mass: Marcelo De Leon ( ) Mass: Stephen Palmer ( ) SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT Sunday, December 9 Mass: Carolina Medina ( ) Let Us Pray For Those Who Are Sick No Liturgy 12:00 pm 8:00 am 11:00 am 5:00 pm If you know someone who needs to be added to the prayer list, please contact the office. Please pray for our loved ones. May they feel the healing touch of the Lord, especially: Patricia B. Katter Sandra Kirby Michael Angsten Elsie Downing Dieter Hoeffken Second Collection The Second Collection this weekend is for the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Flower Fund will be printed in the December 9 bulletin due to advanced deadlines. Thank you for your generous support. The Second Collection next weekend will be for Retirement Fund for Religious. Save the Date... The First Friday lunch will be Dec. 7 th following the noon Mass. Our Christmas Musical program will be provided by Rickey Basko. Hosts are F r a n B u ch i n o and D o n n a Burroughs. Please bring a covered dish, salad, or dessert and join us for a very entertaining afternoon. Liturgical Ministries Schedule Saturday, December 8, Altar Server: Amelia Gale Lyss Feria Brigitte Cummings, Jack Martinec Brigid Smith, Becky Hausmann John Piecuch Mike Ellis, Terry Martin Bill Weckman Sunday, December 9, 8:00 am Kendall Murray Dominic Jacob, Felicitas Kienlin Dennis Rosenthal Marshal Murray, Sebastian Joseph Jean and Alan Lightholder Jacqueline Hornsby Mike Hillebrand, Elbin Jacob Khai Nguyen, Holger Kienlin Sunday, December 9, 11:00 am Mishell Angeles-Martinez Luke Purnell, Sophia Muñoz Paul Stedman, Rod Hardy Linda Springs, Charlene Lambert, Kevin Cain John DeNigris Winston Pineda Andrew Anderson Madelyn Summers Sunday, December 9, 5:00 pm Carolina Pavon, Erick Martinez Jefferson Villatoro, Daniel Burgos Weekly Offertory Hilario Burgos Leticia Peña, Joel Martinez Efren Muñoz Due to advanced deadlines during the time of November and December, the offertories for November 25th will be reported in the December 9th bulletin. Pope Francis December Prayer Intentions Each year, the Holy Father asks for our prayers for a specific intention each month. You are invited to answer the Holy Father s request and to join with the many people worldwide in praying for his intentions. This month we pray that people, who are involved in the service and transmission of faith, may find, in their dialogue with culture, a language suited to the conditions of the present time. Is someone in your family ill? Are you a new mother? Let us know! Call the Church office @ 706-884-4224. Our Meals for the Sick ministry will be happy to assist you as you recover from your hospital/rehabilitation stay. Hay alguien enfermo en su familia? Es usted una nueva madre? Háznoslo saber! Llame a la oficina de la Iglesia al (706) 884-4224. Nuestro ministerio de Comidas para los Enfermos estará encantado de ayudarle mientras se recupera de su hospitalización / rehabilitación.
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 3 This Week At St. Peter s View our parish master calendar online at our website, Calendar addition The Rosary for Our Lady of Guadalupe will be prayed every day at 7 pm from Monday December 3 to Monday December 10. Cookie sale St. Peter s CCW is looking for bakers to donate cookies for the annual cookie sale after all masses on December 15 & 16. Cookies may be dropped off on Friday December 15 from 5:30-6:30pm & Saturday morning from 8:30-9:30am. Plating & wrapping will being at 9:30am. For questions please call Fran @ 706-402-1539 or Donna @ 561-212-0252. Proceeds going to Our Lady of Perpetual Advent Concerts The LaGrange College Singers present A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Sunday, December 2nd at 7:00pm at Callaway Auditorium. In addition to the thirtyfour voice choir, twenty other musicians and nine readers will take part in the service. Debbie Ogle is the conductor. The LaGrange College Band and LaGrange College Percussion Ensemble will perform a Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 4th at 7:00 pm. Dr. Brandon Slocumb is the band director and Ken Passmore is the director of the Percussion Ensemble. Reception to follow in the auditorium lobby. For further information call 706 880-8351. Free admission no ticket or reservation needed for either event. Save the Date... The First Friday lunch will be Dec. 7 th following the noon Mass. Our Christmas Musical program will be provided by Rickey Basko. Hosts are Fran Buchino and Donna Burroughs. Please bring a covered dish, salad, or dessert and join us for a very entertaining afternoon. Baby Bottle Boomerang! It is time to collect money to help save God s little babies! We will begin our collection the weekend of Dec. 1-2. Please take a baby bottle and literature home with your family and then during Advent, ask family and friends to help you raise money that will be given to o u r local Women s Center, First Choice, as our church family comes together to help insure that babies will be saved! What a wonderful Christmas gift for our Lord, Jesus birth! We raised almost $2,000 last year, let s make that again this year!! If you have questions, please contact Theresa Shane #309-635-2712, Pro-Life Coordinator. Fear Not! Don t miss this year s Christmas children s musical, Fear Not Factor on Friday, December 21st at 7 PM in the Join us for donuts and coffee each Sunday morning following the 8:00am Mass in the Parish Hall. Conviva con nosotros con donas y café todos los domingo por la mañana después de la Misa de 8:00 am en el Salón Parroquial.
St. Peter s Catholic Church, LaGrange, Georgia 4 December 2, 2018 Support the Retirement Fund for Religious A donor writes, Your flyer touched my heart seeing the retired religious, such memories surfaced. Do you remember the sisters, brothers, or religious order priests who made a positive difference in your life? Today many are elderly and need assistance. Their religious communities struggle to meet retirement needs while continuing to serve the People of God. Please give to next week s second collection. Un donante escribe: Su volante me llegó hasta el corazón al ver a los religiosos jubilados, salieron a la luz tantos recuerdos. Recuerda a las hermanas, hermanos o sacerdotes de órdenes religiosas que impactaron su vida positivamente? Hoy, muchos son ancianos y necesitan ayuda. Sus congregaciones luchan para satisfacer las necesidades de su jubilación y continuar sirviendo al Pueblo de Dios. Haga su donativo a la segunda colecta de la próxima semana. Christmas Cards For The Veterans All parishioners are invited to participate in our parish-wide Christmas Card Drive to send Christmas cards to injured and sick service men and women. Please consider taking a few minutes to sign some cards to send to our men and women to let them know they have not been forgotten, especially at this time of year. We have some cards available for your use, but you are welcome to use your own cards as well. Postage is not required. The cards will be delivered to the Veterans for you. A box will be in the vestibule to collect the cards and the deadline for drop off is December 8th! Let s all work to make it a St. Peter s Merry Christmas for our veterans! Mass changes due to Penance Services during Advent Monday, December 3rd and Monday/ December 10th: Mass will be moved up from 6pm to 12pm noon same day. The Pro-Life Rosary will be moved as well and start 30 Minutes before each of those Monday Masses - 11:30 am. Wednesday, December 5th: Mass will be moved up from 6pm to 9am same day. Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival The entire parish is invited to participate in the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Tuesday, December 12. This is not just an Hispanic event, but a parish-wide event celebrating the apparitions of our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill in 1531. It all starts at 5:30 in the Sanctuary. We will have a Mariachi band and Hispanic food. Kids Corner: Sharing the Gospel When Mary was a teenager, an angel appeared to her. He told her, "You will give birth to a son and name him Jesus. He will be the Son of God." Mary said to the angel, "Tell God that I say 'Yes,' just as God asked." God will ask you to do things for him, too. Sometimes they may seem difficult. He will give you everything you need to carry out his wishes. Online Giving is a safe and convenient way to donate to the church. Sign up by clicking the logo on our website. El donar en línea es una manera segura y conveniente de donar a la iglesia. Regístrese haciendo clic en el logotipo en nuestro sitio web. Our nursery is open to all children up to 4 years old during the 11:00 am Mass. We are located in Building 1. Nuestra guardería está abierta a todos los niños de hasta 4 años de edad durante la Misa de 11:00 am. y está ubicado en el Edificio 1.
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT 5 St Peter s Christmas Angel Tree Select a card or card(s) from the tree in the lobby. Put your name and telephone number on the list next to the name(s) of the child or children you selected. Purchase gift(s) for the child or children you selected. Bring your gifts to Church before or after mass on December 15 or December 16. Gifts will be collected in the Multi-Purpose Room this year. Thanks for making Christmas special for a needy child. If you have questions contact Fern Bergeron 706-885-9388. Holy Day Mass Schedules St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - Mission 2904 Judson Bulloch Road, Warm Springs, GA 31830 706-846-5223 Mass & Liturgical Ministries Schedule Sunday, December 9, 2:00 pm Mass Intention: Weekly Offertory Due to advanced deadlines during the time of November and December, the offertories for November 25th will be reported in the December 9th bulletin. People of the Parish Lectio Divina Bible Study Our Lectio Divina Bible study is held each Tuesday evening at 6:00pm. All parishioners are invited to attend. Masses are scheduled as follows: Friday, December 7th: (Vigil Mass) Saturday, December 8th: at St. Peter s at St. Peter s 12:00 pm at SEAS We will still have a First Friday Mass at noon followed by the luncheon and the Vigil Mass Saturday at 6 pm. Advent Concerts The LaGrange College Singers present A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols Sunday, December 2nd at 7:00pm at Callaway Auditorium. In addition to the thirty-four voice choir, twenty other musicians and nine readers will take part in the service. Debbie Ogle is the conductor. The LaGrange College Band and LaGrange College Percussion Ensemble will perform a Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 4th at 7:00 pm. Dr. Brandon Slocumb is the band director and Ken Passmore is the director of the Percussion Ensemble. Reception to follow in the auditorium lobby. For further information call 706 880-8351. Free admission no ticket or reservation needed for either event. Christmas Holiday Masses are scheduled as follows: Mon, Dec. 24th: Tue, Dec. 25th: 4:00 pm at St. Peter s (Family Mass) 10:00 pm at St. Peter s (Midnight Mass) at St. Peter s 11:30 am at SEAS Fear Not! Don t miss this year s Christmas children s musical, Fear Not Factor on Friday, December 21st at 7 PM in the Parish Hall. BULLETIN DEADLINE: Written notices must be submitted to bulletin@stpeterslagrange.net by Thursday at ten (10) days prior to date of publication. Please allow ample time for approval by Fr. Tim. FECHA LÍMITE DEL BOLETÍN: Los avisos escritos deben enviarse a bulletin@stpeterslagrange.net antes del jueves a las diez (10) días antes de la fecha de publicación para poder dar tiempo suficiente para la aprobación del P. Tim.