St. Peter Prince of Apostles Mission Statement The Catholic Chris an Community of St. Peter Prince of the Apostles Parish welcomes all to celebrate God s love. As a Eucharis c Faith Community, we witness to the Gospel message through prayer and service; and educa on and sacraments; hospitality and stewardship of talent, treasure, and me. Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time February 15, 2015 Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do everything for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 Administrator Fr. Hector Lopez Phone: 924 2562, Ext. 102 frhector@stpeterslemoore.org For a dire medical emergency outside office hours, please call 559/904 9808. Deacon Rev. Mr. Joseph Biangone Phone: 924 2562, Ext. 103 deaconjoe@lemoorenet.com Emergency: 904 7041 Parish Office 870 N. Lemoore Avenue Lemoore, CA 93245 Phone: 559/924 2562 Fax: 559/924 5727 office@stpeterslemoore.org www.saintpeterpoa.org Parish Office Hours Monday Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mass Schedule (all Masses are at St. Peter s unless otherwise noted) Saturday: 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. (Stra ord) 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. (NAS Lemoore) 12:00 p.m. (Spanish) Daily Mass Schedule (Masses are at St. Peter s Holy Family Chapel behind the Main Church) Monday Communion Ser. at 7 a.m. Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at 8:00 a.m. (with MIQ) Thursday through Friday at 7 a.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) Friday: 4:00 p.m. Marriage or Baptism Please contact the church office for more informa on. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Perpetual Adora on is available in the Holy Spirit Perpetual Adora on Chapel. For more informa on, contact Lucy Jones at 924 7401 or the Church Office. Bulletin Announcements Bulle n Announcements must be received by 2 p.m. the Thursday 10 days prior to the Sunday the announcement should run. Announcements can be emailed to bulle nstpeters@gmail.com or dropped by the Church Office. Call Holly Blair with ques ons at 559/709 8278. Mary Immaculate Queen School Principal: Sr. Beena Joseph, C.S.S.T. 884 N. Lemoore Avenue Lemoore, CA 93245 Phone: 559/924 3424 Fax: 559/924 7848 www.miqschool.org
Page 2 February 15, 2015 St. Peter s Ministries Directory General Contact Person Phone E mail Address Administrator, Parish Rev. Hector Lopez 924 2562, Ext. 102 frhector@stpeterslemoore.org Administra ve Business Assistant Deacon Joe Biangone 924 2562, Ext. 103 deaconjoe@lemoorenet.com Recep onist Volunteer Recep onists 924 2562, Ext. 101 office@stpeterslemoore.org Admin/Building Campaign Secretary Phyllis Machado 924 2562, Ext. 106 phyllism@stpeterslemoore.org Parish Sacramental Registrar Marcy Andrada 924 2562, Ext. 104 stpeters@lemoorenet.com Facility Use Coordinator Phyllis Machado 924 2562, Ext. 106 phyllism@stpeterslemoore.org CCD Director Pat Garre 924 2826, Ext. 209 pgarre @stpeterslemoore.org Religious Ed Secretary Ariana Ramirez 924 2826, Ext. 207 None Safe Environment Coordinator Alven Guevara 619/962 1191 alveng@stpeterslemoore.org Youth Ministry Coordinator Pat Norris 947 3395 pa ynorris56@a.net Youth Ministry Director Shawn Barboza 772 7190 YouthM@stpeterslemoore.org Bulle n Announcements Holly Blair 709 8278 bulle nstpeters@gmail.com Liturgical Ministries Altar Servers Lisa Monaghan 300 0590 princess402006@yahoo.com Altar Servers (Spanish) Alma Cuevas 904 3225 None St. Peter s Altar Society Brenda Leal 924 8057 brenda.leal@comcast.net Bap sm (English) Deacon Joe Biangone 924 2562, Ext. 103 deaconjoe@lemoorenet.com Bap sm (Spanish) Carmen Tafolla 584 2920 None Director of Hispanic Ministries Jesse Mendez 924 7062/250 9815 None Extra Ordinary Ministers / Lectors Deacon Joe Biangone 924 2562, Ext. 103 deaconjoe@lemoorenet.com E.M. Spanish Mass Lupe Sanchez 924 8734 None Lectors Spanish Mass Irma Chavez 817 8186 None Homebound E.M. Paula Carter 925 9266 None Homebound E.M. (Spanish) Lupe & Eva Sanchez 924 8734 None Hospital E.M. (English & Spanish) Carolyn Gonzales 924 5971 None Ushers Saturday 5:00 p.m. Ron Nunes 924 1302 None Ushers Sunday 7:00 a.m. Pa y Norris 367 3550 pa ynorris56@a.net Ushers Sunday 10:00 a.m. Rick Machado 924 4554 ram51642@sbcglobal.net Ushers Sunday 12 Noon (Spanish) Fidel Tafolla 925 9531 None Music Ministry Director of Music Dorie Talob 816 6439 dtalob@gmail.com Children s Choir Kimberlie Raulino 639 7215 stpeterschildrenschoir@gmail.com Para Liturgical & Devo onal Contempla ve Prayer Group Bob Sandoval 582 0895/362 6824 None Cursillo Representa ve Antonio Garcia 362 8815 None Grief Ministry Nancy Kairis 924 4845 12remember@lemoorenet.com Grupo de Oracion Juan Lopez 836 1399 None Holy Family Prayer Group Saundra Payne 924 2833 None Holy Family 184 YLI Shirley Fagundes 584 6126 None Hora Apostolica Lupe & Eva Sanchez 924 8734 None Legion of Mary Group Marcy Andrada 924 2562, Ext.104 stpeters@lemoorenet.com Mothers Bible Group Jennifer Jones 362 1853 None Our Lady of Perpetual Help Elizabeth Valdez 381 4828 ebeth_valdez@yahoo.com Padres Orantes Elizabeth Vasquez 410 1825 None Perpetual Eucharis c Adora on Lucy Jones 924 7401 None Thursday Bible Group Isabel Espinoza 925 9686 None Wednesday Prayer Group Arlene Menezes 924 9447 None Service & Organiza onal Ministries Cub Scout #402 Alven Guevara 619/962 1191 alveng@stpeterslemoore.org K of C 3 rd Degree Council Ray Etchegoin 924 2935 None South Valley CURIA Maria Lubas 362 8804 None St. Peter s Charitable Work Deacon Joe Biangone 924 2562, Ext. 103 deaconjoe@lemoorenet.com Men s Club (MIQ $100 Dinner) Keith Fagundes 583 9252 fagundes.keith@gmail.com MIQ School School Principal Sr. Beena Joseph 924 3424 sbeenamiq@stpeterslemoore.org Parents Club President Becky Walker 707 2870 None
www.saintpeterpoa.org Page 3 Readings for the Week Monday, Feb. 16: Gn 4:1 15, 25; Ps 50:1, 8, 16bc 17, 20 21; Mk 8:11 13 Tuesday, Feb. 17: Gn 6:5 8; 7:1 5, 10; Ps 29:1a, 2, 3ac 4, 3b, 9c 10; Mk 8:14 21 Wednesday, Feb. 18: Jl 2:12 18; Ps 51:3 6ab, 12 14, 17; 2 Cor 5:20 6:2; Mt 6:1 6, 16 18 Thursday, Feb 19: Dt 30:15 20; Ps 1:1 4, 6; Lk 9:22 25 Friday, Feb. 20: Is 58:1 9a; Ps 51:3 6ab, 18 19; Mt 9:14 15 Saturday, Feb. 21: Is 58:9b 14; Ps 86:1 6; Lk 5:27 32 Sunday, Feb. 22: Gn 9:8 15; Ps 25:4 9; 1 Pt 3:18 22; Mk 1:12 15 Mass Intentions Saturday, February 14: 5:00 p.m. Maria Elaine Oliveira By The Simons Family Sunday, February 15: 7:00 a.m. Msgr. John O Friel By His Family 8:30 a.m. (Stra ord) Antonio Pedro By His Wife Maria 10:00 a.m. Living Members of the Altar Society 12:00 p.m. (Spanish) Epifania Arambula By Alicia Rosas Monday, February 16: 7:00 a.m. Communion Service Tuesday, February 17: 5:30 p.m. Maria del Socorro Rios De Su Familia Wednesday, February 18: 8:00 a.m. (MIQ Mass) Mass and Distribu on of Ashes In Thanksgiving for Connie Egger By The Family 12:00 p.m. Liturgy and Distribu on of Ashes 2:30 p.m. (Stra ord) Liturgy and Distribu on of Ashes 5:30 p.m. Liturgy and Distribu on of Ashes 7:00 p.m. (Bi lingual) Mass and Distribu on of Ashes Thursday, February 19: 7:00 a.m. Conrad s 75 th B day By His wife & children Friday, February 20: 7:00 a.m. Emidio A. Cardoso By Elsie Mar n 4:00 p.m. Confessions Saturday, February 21: 5:00 p.m. Lee Cardoza By Frank & Ray Fagundes Sunday, February 22: 7:00 a.m. Ofelia C. Vasquez By Donna Carrillo 8:30 a.m. (Stra ord) Emido A. Cardoso By Elsie Mar n 10:00 a.m. Feliza Cuenta By Elizabeth & Rodger Valdez 12:00 p.m. (Spanish) Inten ons of Parishioners Sunday Collection Plate January 31 & February 1, 2015 Plate Collec on: $ 10,602.57 Prayers of the Faithful Prayers for the Sick We pray for Diane Howder, Joseph Ahlin, Joe P. Oliveira, Ka e Ferguson, Maria Cavazos, Augus n Alvarez, Jose Tapia, Norman Lessard and all who are sick. May they feel the healing powers of our prayers. Prayers for the Deceased We pray for Manuel A. Ayers, Loreto Altobano, Morgan Lafferty, Cassandra McGill, Natalia Huizar and all the faithful departed. May the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Weekly Reflection FOR THE GLORY OF GOD The en re history of the Jewish people is directed toward one goal: that God might be glorified through the chosen people. Chris ans, too, are called to "do everything for the glory of God." In today's scriptures Paul reminds us that the best way for us to glorify God is to seek to benefit "the many," as Christ did when he shed his blood for all of humankind. The reading from Levi cus explains one way the Jews sought to benefit the many, by keeping lepers and leprosy away from the chosen people. Jesus finds a be er way. He cures the leper, who immediately re enters the community to spread the good news about Jesus to everyone who will listen. In this way both Jesus and the leper fulfill their calling to glorify the God who fills us "with the joy of salva on." Rev. James Field, Copyright Parish Registra on Form If you would like to register for our Parish, please fill out this form and drop it in the Collec on Basket or take it to the Church Office. Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Home Phone: Cell Phone: Email Address: (Husband and Wife s Name, if applicable) Check the box if you like to receive Collec on Envelopes.
Page 4 February 15, 2015 Religious Education Lemoore K 8 C.C.D. Program PH: 924 2826 Ext. 209 Pat Garre (Director) Ext. 207 Ariana (habla Español) New Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday 9 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Wednesday 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Mission Thursday and Friday by appointment only For children over the age of 7: In need of BAPTISM? Please call 924 2826 ext. 209 as soon as possible to begin preparations for this important Event in their lives! Baptism of infants and young children through age 6: Please call Marcy at 924 2562 ext. 104 Upcoming C.C.D. Schedule Monday Class Monday, February 16 No Class Presidents Day Tuesday Class Tuesday, February 17 Class 4:15 to 5:30 p.m. Stra ord C.C.D. 1st to 8th Grades St Joseph s Religious Educa on, 19305 Empire Street 924 2826, Pat Garre ext. 209 or Ariana ext. 207 (en Español) Stra ord C.C.D. Stra ord Class Wednesday, February 18 Classes will be held. Life Teen Lemoore www.facebook.com/lifeteenlemoore Pat Norris a er 4 p.m. at 367 3550 Shawn Barboza by text any me or by phone a er 5 p.m. at 772 7190 Adult Education Ministries Adult Confirma on Classes Classes have begun! We meet on Tuesdays at 6 pm in the Saint Agnes Room. Registra on is $25. Classes are every Tuesday un l Pentecost Vigil on Saturday, May 23, 2015. Please register as soon as possible and bring your birth cer ficate, bap smal cer ficate, first communion cer ficate and marriage license if applicable. If you have any specific ques ons please feel free to call Laura and Jose Yanez at 386 5671; the instructors of the class. R.C.I.A = Rite of Chris an Ini a on of Adults If you are an adult who would like to come into full communion with the Church by being confirmed please call the Religious Educa on Office at 924 2562 X209. Parish News Ash Wednesday Mass/Service Times Wednesday, February 18 th The following is the schedule for Ash Wednesday. All Masses/Services will take place in the Main Church unless otherwise noted. 8:00 a.m. (MIQ Mass) Mass and Distribu on of Ashes 12:00 p.m. Liturgy and Distribu on of Ashes 2:30 p.m. (Stra ord) Liturgy and Distribu on of Ashes 5:30 p.m. Liturgy and Distribu on of Ashes 7:00 p.m. (Bi lingual) Mass and Distribu on of Ashes Wedding Banns The following couples will marry in the coming weeks: Trenton Roberts & Laura Sprouse Bryce Ford & Marissa Chavez James Leon & Angela Navarro If you know of any canonical reason for them not to be married, please contact the parish office. Soup Suppers Dear Parishioners, In light of the Lenten season we are about to begin, I would like to invite us all to join our parish for a Soup Supper every Friday during Lent to be served at 6:00 p.m. in O Doherty Hall commencing Friday February 20th. The homemade soups will be made and served by the ministries of St. Peter s Church. There is no charge for the suppers but dona ons are welcomed to help the poor and the needy in our community. Following the supper, I encourage you to join us for Sta ons of the Cross at 7:00 p.m. in the Church. I truly hope to see many of you there! In Christ, Fr. Hector
www.saintpeterpoa.org Page 5 Ministry News Grief Ministry Blessed are they who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Ma hew 5:4 An open invita on to you. Come be with us who have experienced a loss in our life. Join with others in this Spiritual Work of Mercy. For more informa on, please contact: Nancy Kairis at (559) 924 4845. Dona ons Needed Can you help? Camping items needed for the homeless. We are in need of sleeping bags, canned foods and blankets. If you would like to donate, please call or text Bob Sandoval at 559 362 6824. We can pick up items. God bless and thank you. Prayer Quilt Ministry Thank you for your dona ons for our prayer quilts! Our next mee ng to e the prayer blankets will be on Mon. Feb. 23rd at 1:30 in St. Therese s room. If you require a quilt for someone ill, please call Diane 707 4470 or Pa e 707 9822. Altar Society News St. Peter's Altar Society meets the first Monday of the month in St. Therese's Room at 2:00 p.m. All members are encouraged to a end and new members are welcome and will be greatly appreciated. Membership Dues are $15/year. Please make your check payable to: St. Peter's Altar Society. You may place your check in an envelope, marked St. Peter's Altar Society and place it in the collec on basket during mass. Or, if you wish, you may mail it to: St. Peter's Altar Society, C/O Doris Luis, 237 B Street, Lemoore, CA 93245. Your con nued membership and dues help support our parish endeavors. Thank you and God Bless! Mar can be reached at 380 6382 or email at svannote@sbcglobal.net Contempla ve Prayer Group Praying in silence and s llness. St. Teresa of Avila called it, the prayer of quiet. Be s ll and know that I am God. At the very least medita on will help you with the stress in your life. I'm happy to say we have a group here at St. Peter's Church. We meet in St. Teresa's room 5:15 6:15 each Thursday evening. We are one of two thousand groups that meet each week, and newcomers are always welcome. Nothing to bring, nothing to write, we just pray in silence together. Please come. For more informa on call Bob @362 6824 or log onto h p:// www.wccm.org/ Holy Family Prayer Group We all need prayer. St. Peter s parish has a prayer ministry. The Holy Family Prayer Group meets every Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., the mercy hour, in the chapel during Adora on. We pray for all needs; sickness, crisis, joy, comfort, peace, etc. Our goal is to meet the needs of the many through group prayer, visita ons and individual home prayer. We are open to those who wish to join this group. For further ques ons or prayer requests, please call Saundra Payne at 924 2833, Sr. Mar nelle at 924 2347 or 589 4866, or Lillian Billingsley at 924 2022. Perpetual Adora on Chapel You are invited to visit Jesus in the Perpetual Adora on Chapel, open 24 hours a day, except on Sundays, when the Blessed Sacrament is reposed and Chapel closes at 6 a.m. The Chapel reopens for Adora on at 2 p.m. Sunday a ernoon. Those who wish to visit the chapel will need to write your name and phone number in the Visitor s Log in the church office, and you will be given the Chapel door code. For more informa on and to join a Weekly Adora on Prayer Team, call the Coordinator at 924 7401. Could you not keep watch for one hour? Watch and pray that you may not undergo the test. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. Mark 14: 37, 38 The Legion of Mary of St. Peter s Parish Lemoore The Legion of Mary of St. Peter s Parish Lemoore would like to inform everyone that Our Lady of Fa ma Pilgrim Virgin is available for home visits. The Ac ve Members may come and pray the rosary with your families during HER visit. October is fast approaching and this is the month of The Holy Rosary and Feast of Our Lady of Fa ma. We will pray for peace in the world, for our communi es and for our own families. For more informa on, please call the following: for Emilia Oliveira 924 8255, for Carmen Tafolla 584 2920, for Bridget 924 2971 and for Marcy 924 8115. You may also call the parish office and leave your name and phone number and we will return your call. Neighboring Parishes Phillipino Bible Study The Phillipino Bible Study at Immaculate Heart in Hanford is conducted by Deacon Mannie Lababit every Friday evening at Immaculate Heart Parish at 7:00pm.
Page 6 February 15, 2015 Upcoming Events Pancake Breakfast Msgr. John O'Friel's Knights of Columbus Council s "Annual Pancake Breakfast" is today! Breakfast will be served from 7:00am 12:00pm in O'Doherty Hall at MIQ School at 884 N. Lemoore Avenue in Lemoore. Cost per cket: Adults $8.00, children under 5 eat free. Tickets are available for purchase at St. Peter's Church Office, MIQ School office, or from any Knights of Columbus member. Annual Acies The South San Joaquin Valley Curia of the Legion of Mary will hold their Annual Acies on the 21 st of March 2015, in St. Peter s Church at 10:00 am. All ac ve and auxiliary members are required to a end. This is a yearly renewal of oath and fealty to The Blessed Mother. The mass will be celebrated by Fr. Hector and a recep on follows right a er the Mass at Trinity Hall at 470 Champion St., Lemoore, CA. Please mark your calendars. See you all there! Retrouvaille Stress in Your Marriage? Retrouvaille is a program for married couples that feel bored, disillusioned, frustrated or angry in their marriage. Some experience coldness. Others experience conflict in their rela onship. Most don t know how to change the situa on or even communicate with their spouse about it. This program has helped 10 s of 1000 s of couples experiencing difficul es in their marriage. For confiden al informa on about or to register for the program in Fresno from March 1 3 th through the 15 th, please call Dave & Sylvia Langton at (559) 324 7149 or email: Fresno@RetroCA.com Retreat to Italy Fr. Mike Las ri, pastor of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Hanford, and Fr. Tim Cardoso of St. Mary's in Fresno, will lead a pilgrimage to Italy depar ng June 9, 2015. The Shroud of Turin, the Burial Cloth of Christ, will be exposed for venera on from April to June and will be included in this pilgrimage. Call IHM parish office at 559 584 8576 or email frmike@ihmhanford.org for a brochure and more informa on. Ministerios Hispanos En Lemoore: Clase de Catecismo Información de registro para venir Teléfono: 924 2826 (pulse 207) En Stra ord: Clase de Catecismo Centro de Educación Religiosa de San José Los niños y los niñas en Grados: 1 8 Retrouvaille Tensión en su matrimonio? Retrouvaille en un programa para parejas casadas que se sienten aburridos, desilusionados, frustrados, o enojados en su matrimonio. Algunos experimentan frialdad. Otros experimentan conflictos en su relación. La mayoría no saben cómo cambiar la situación o incluso como comunicárselo a su esposo(a). Este programa ha ayudado a miles de parejas experimentando dificultades en sus matrimonios. Para información confidencial acerca del programa o registrarse para el siguiente Fin De Semana, por favor llame al (559) 935 1424 o por email: m.l.arredondo@a.net, (559) 367 6575 o por Email: nbperfumes1@yahoo.com o visite el si o web www.helpourmarriage.com El siguiente Fin De Semana en Español, es en Fresno, CA, Marzo 13 15, 2015. PARA LA GLORIA DE DIOS La historia completa del pueblo judío va dirigida hacia una meta: que Dios sea glorificado por medio del pueblo escogido. Los cris anos también están llamados a "hacer todo para la gloria de Dios". En las Escrituras de hoy Pablo nos recuerda que la mejor manera que tenemos para glorificar a Dios es buscar el beneficio de "todos" tal como Cristo hizo cuando derramó su sangre por toda la humanidad. La lectura de Leví co explica una manera en que los judíos buscaban el beneficio de muchos, manteniendo a los leprosos y la lepra alejados del pueblo escogido. Jesús encuentra una manera mejor: cura al leproso, que inmediatamente retorna a la comunidad para difundir la Buena Nueva de Jesús a todo el que le escuche. De este modo tanto Jesús como el leproso cumplen con su llamado de glorificar al Dios que nos llena "con la alegría de la salvación." Fray Gilberto Cavazos Glz, OFM, Copyright J. S. Paluch Co.