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 (English) 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 Faith Formation PREP (PK-8th): Sundays 9:30 am LIFETEEN: Sundays 12:00 pm RCIA / RCIC: Sundays 9:30 am Adult Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:30 am Wednesdays Pastor: Business Manager: Admin. Assistant: DRE: Youth Minister: Music Director: Custodian: Friday - 9:00 pm Adoration Chapel Parish Staff Rev. Timothy A. Gadziala Emily Mansour Helga Kienlin Michael T. Barrett Sarah Lehman Rachel Krimm Robert Jennings Rev. Timothy A. Gadziala, JCL 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. Sacramental Emergencies: 762-323-1558 St. Vincent de Paul Help Line: 706-884-0076 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 January 14, 2018 This Week s Mass Schedule The Rosary is recited 30 minutes prior to daily Mass and Sunday 8:00 am Mass. Monday, January 15 Mass: Thomas Spence ( ) Tuesday, January 16 Mass: Buenaventura Pineda ( ) Wednesday, January 17 Mass: Maximina Pineda ( ) Thursday, January 18 Friday, January 19 Mass: Paul and Lucy Lee ( ) Saturday, January 20 Mass: Robert Barrett ( ) THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sunday, January 21 Mass: People of the Parish Mass: Gaudencid Pineda ( ) Mass: Buenaventura Pineda ( ) 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: Michael Ivie Helmut Bache Ian Ramsay Douglas Haberman Jerry Cummings Bob Baker Noah Mazzolini Sam Hornsby Ray Relihan Second Collection The second collection this weekend is for St. Vincent de Paul. The amount collected on the weekend of December 24th/25th for Catholic Charities was $ 1,582.79. Thank you for your generous support. The second collection next weekend will be Archdiocesan Hispanic Ministries. Liturgical Ministries Schedule Saturday, January 20, Altar Server: Seth Angsten Amelia Gale, Nolan Coulter Debby Rand Roberta Lauer, John Piecuch Judy Ellis Roberta Lauer Terry Martin, Mike Ellis Bill and Judy Weckman Sunday, January 21, 8:00 am Elbin Jacob Felicitas Kienlin, Faith Zolomy Frances Buchino Dennis Rosenthal, Chris Joseph Jodi and Noah Mazzolini Lectors: Jacque Horrnsby Rocky Jabaley Ellis Solomon, Joey Latulippe Sunday, January 21, 11:00 am Tyler Murray Wesley Minicozzi, Carolyn Lehman Jason Facey, Angela Facey Joshua Barrett, Barry Kennedy, Kevin Cain Ellen Fisher Christine Minicozzi Andrew Anderson Madelyn Summers Sunday, January 21, 5:00 pm Daniel Burgos, Carolina Pavon Erick Martinez Adriana Munoz Leticia Pena, Hilario Burgos Joel Martinez Revelation Bible Study Father Tim s bible study of the book of Revelation continues on Wednesdays throughout January at in the Parish Hall. Please join us as Father Tim leads us on a journey through the book of Revelation. Remember to bring your bibles! Weekend of December 17 Weekend of December 24/25 Weekend of December 31 Weekend of January 7 Offertory: $ 19,974.40 Online Giving: $ 760.00 Attendance: 542 Offertory: $ 13,462.26 Online Giving: $ 475.00 Attendance: 962 Offertory: $ 5,006.00 Online Giving: $ 558.00 Attendance: 419 Offertory: $ 9,476.25 Online Giving: $ 1,257.00 Attendance: 523 Is someone in your family ill? Are you a new mother? Let us know! Call the Church office @ 706-884-4224. Our Meals 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.
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 3 Dear Family of faith, 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time / Segundo Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario Today s readings remind us today of our unique vocation to holiness of life. All of us are called by God in a particular way for a particular purpose in life. In our first reading, we are reminded of the calling of Samuel. Here I am, cries aloud to Eli. After three times, Eli recognizes that Samuel may be called by the Lord; and so he instructs Samuel how to respond to God should he call him through his heart. Eli encourages Samuel to say, Speak Lord for your servant is listening. At times, all of us do not know how to recognize God s gentle call in directing our lives. Sometimes, we say, Listen Lord, for your servant is speaking! Too many times in prayer we speak, give praise and petitions to God for our needs; to give praise, thanks and ask for help is indeed good prayer and should be done. However, another aspect of daily prayer is simply to be present to God and listen to Him in quiet adoration. It is in the silence of the depths of our soul that prayer is born! Querida familia de fe, Las lecturas de hoy nos recuerdan hoy nuestra vocación única a la santidad de la vida. Todos somos llamados por Dios de una manera particular para un propósito particular en la vida. En nuestra primera lectura, recordamos el llamado de Samuel. "Aquí estoy", le grita en voz alta a Eli. Después de tres veces, Eli reconoce que Samuel puede ser llamado por el Señor; y entonces instruye a Samuel sobre cómo responderle a Dios si lo llama por medio de su corazón. Eli alienta a Samuel a decir: "Habla Señor porque tu siervo está escuchando". A veces, todos nosotros no sabemos cómo reconocer el llamado gentil de Dios para dirigir nuestras vidas. A veces, decimos: " Escucha Señor, porque tu siervo está hablando!" Demasiadas veces en oración hablamos, alabamos y le hacemos peticiones a Dios por nuestras necesidades; para alabar, agradecer y pedir ayuda, de hecho es una buena oración y debe hacerse. Sin embargo, otro aspecto de la oración diaria es simplemente estar presente a Dios y escucharlo en adoración silenciosa. Es en el silencio de las profundidades de nuestra alma donde nace la oración! Blessings, Fr. Tim Gadziala, JCL / Bendiciones, Padre Tim Gadziala, JCL Annual Mass Unborn The Archdiocese of Atlanta will celebrate the 29th Annual Mass Unborn on Monday, January 22 at 10:00am at the Cathedral of Christ the King, followed by the Stand For Life from 11:30am to 12:00pm and extends ½ mile along Peachtree Road. A light reception will follow at Kenny Hall at the Cathedral, 12:00pm to 1:00pm. Battle of the Breakfasts The Youth Group is selling tickets this weekend ir Battle of the Breakfasts fundraiser. In previous years we have had a battle Battle of the Bowls with chili vs. spaghetti. This year the competition will become more intense with chicken & waffles vs. pancakes & sausage. Tickets are just $5.00 and will be available from the teens following all Masses this weekend. Breakfast will be ready on Sunday, January 21, 2018 following the 8:00am Mass. 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.
St. Peter s Catholic Church, LaGrange, Georgia 4 January 14, 2018 This Week At St. Peter s View our parish master calendar online at our website, or in our mobile app! You ve Got Questions? Why do we have a liturgical season called ordinary time? Can you explain? Ordinary time is the longest season of the liturgical year. It begins the Monday after January 6, the Epiphany, and goes until the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. That period can last anywhere from five to eight weeks, depending on when Easter is celebrated. Ordinary time picks up again the Monday after Pentecost Sunday and lasts from twenty-three to twenty-seven weeks, until the end of the liturgical year, the Saturday before Advent begins. Why the name ordinary? "Ordinary" is not in contrast to "extraordinary" or "special" but rather stresses the Latin language notion of "ordinal" or numbered Sundays. The Latin title season, "tempus ordinarium," conveys the sense that this time of the year is measured or numbered time. Measured time can allude simply to the numbered Sundays, or the notion that these Sundays are a "measured" time to deepen and immerse ourselves completely in the realities of Jesus' incarnation, ministry, passion, death, and resurrection. Ordinary time offers us the measured opportunity to connect the ordinary lived experiences of our lives with those of Jesus, who modeled for us how to live a truly human existence. As we experience the season of ordinary time, let us immerse ourselves in the extraordinary task of deepening our relationship with Christ in the ordinary events of life. This year the theme of the Archbishop s Annual Appeal is Go, therefore, and make disciples. One way we can show our love to our brothers and sisters in faith is to generously respond to the Archbishop s request for a pledge to the 2018 Appeal. While much of the Church s ministry takes place in our parishes, we also come together as an archdiocesan Church to carry out critical services and ministries that have impact beyond any one parish. Your support of the Archbishop s Annual Appeal helps bring the spiritual and corporal works of mercy to live in your parish as a part of our overall effort to spread and deepen faith in the Merciful Lord throughout the archdiocese. Through your generous gifts we can continue the work we were called to do as Christians: educate our seminarians, support our retired priests, provide catechesis to our children, and protect the rights of the unborn. Commitment weekend will be February 3rd-4th. Please be generous in your response. For more information, or to donate online, go to appeal.archatl.com. 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.
SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 5 Calendar Planning Meeting We will have our semi-annual calendar planning meeting on Monday, January 22, in the Parish Hall following the Mass. All ministry heads with scheduled events should attend. Pope Francis Monthly Prayer Intention 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 with Pope Francis that Christians, and other religious minorities in Asian countries, may be able to practice their faith in full freedom. Women s Retreat: Sitting With God Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat in Fort Mitchell, Alabama is offering a Women s Retreat on January 19-21, 2018 entitled, Sitting with God: Touching the Real Divine. The retreat begins at 7:00pm (Eastern Time) on Friday, January 19 and concludes with dinner at noon on Sunday. For registration information call (334) 855-4474. Young Adult Ministry Are you looking to grow in your faith while connecting with other young adults in our parish? Our Young Adult Ministry meets once a month to bring together young adult Catholics from Heard, Troup, and Meriwether counties to share in faith, service, and fun. This month s gathering will take place on Friday, January 19th at 7:30pm. We will meet at Wild Leap Brew, 308 Main Street in LaGrange. Please join us for fun, food, and fellowship! First Reconciliation Time passes very quickly and our First Reconciliation sessions have already begun. If your child is due to receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation, we are meeting each Sunday from January 7th through Janaury 28th during PREP, 9:30am to 10:45am. It is important that your child knows the following prayers: Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, and the Act of Contrition. Your child's attendance is mandatory in order to receive the sacrament this year. First Reconciliation will take place on Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 at 11:00am. Our catechists are very excited and ready to ensure your child is ready to receive the graces bestowed by God through this sacrament. Thank you for giving us the opportunity to share the joy of God's love, mercy, and forgiveness with your child. If you have any questions, please contact DRE Michael Barrett in the office. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton - Mission 2904 Judson Bulloch Road, Warm Springs, GA 31830 706-846-5223 Mass & Liturgical Ministries Schedule Sunday, January 21, 2:00 pm Mass Intention: Sharon Barrett ( ) Cantor: Altar Prep: Extraordinary Minister: Weekend of December 17 Offertory: $ 478.00 Attendance: 32 Weekend of December 31 Offertory: $ 525.00 Attendance: 36 Weekend of December 24/25 Offertory: $ 1,967.01 $ 160.00 Attendance: 96 Weekend of January 7 Offertory: $ 667.00 Jabaley Clothing Center Nancy White Lou Magyar Lou Magyar Norma Burgos Lorna Meier Attendance: 27 St. Peter s is in charge of the Clothing Center month of February. Volunteers are needed for each Tuesday from 10:00am to Noon, and especially on each Thursday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. All volunteers are welcome, both women and men. For more information, contact Rose Meister at 706-302-0179. Annual March For Life The annual March for Life will be held in Columbus and Atlanta this month. In Atlanta: Georgia Right to Life, Friday, January 19, 2018 from 11:00am to 2:00pm at Liberty Plaza Across from the Georgia State Capital, Capitol Avenue SW, Atlanta. In Columbus: Chattahoochee Valley United for Life, Monday, January 22, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm outside steps of the Columbus Consolidated Government Center, 100 E. 10th St., Columbus. There will be speakers prior to each march. If interested, please contact Theresa Shane at 309-635-2712 if you would like a ride to one or both events. 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.