St. Peter Catholic Church 31300 Overseas Hwy Phone: 305-872-2537 Box 430657 Email: info@stpeterbpk.org Big Pine Key, Fl 33043 Web site: www.stpeterbpk.org APRIL 9, 2017 PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD Parish Staff: PASTOR Fr. Randy Musselman DEACON Jack Pierce Office Manager Jennifer Kearney Director of Religious Education Nancy McCrosson MASSES: Daily Mass: Mon thru Fri 8:00 am Saturday Vigil Mass, 5:30 pm Sunday Morning Masses 8:30 am & 11:00 am Holidays: Check the Bulletin CONFESSIONS: Saturday: 4:45 PM 5:15 PM (or by appointment) BAPTISMS and WEDDINGS (by appointment)
This Week In Our Parish No matter what your present status in the Catholic Church, No matter what your current family or marital situation, No matter what your personal history, age, background, race etc., No matter what your own self-image or self esteem, YOU are Invited, Welcomed, Accepted, Loved and Respected at St. Peter Catholic Church. Monday, April 10th Daily Mass, 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 11th Daily Mass, 8:00 a.m. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30-11:00 Seder Meal, 6:00 p.m. CODA Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 12th Daily Mass, 8:00 a.m. Penance Service & Stone Soup, 6:00 p.m. ACA Meeting, 7:00 p.m. Holy Thursday, April 13th Chrism Mass, 8:00 a.m. Mass of the Lord s Supper, 6:00 p.m. Saturday April 8, 2017 4:00 PM +Rose Ramelli by Nan Demes 5:30 PM Deceased Members of St Peter Catholic Church Sunday April 9, 2017 8:30 AM +Dominick Minardi by Mike & Marcy Matlosz 11:00 AM +Karen Terry by John Terry Monday April 10,2017 8:00 AM +Bill Gatti by The Gatti Family Tuesday April 11,2017 8:00 AM +Oettle Family by Jim Oettle Wednesday April 12, 2017 8:00 AM Deceased Members of St Peter Catholic Church Thursday April 13, 2017 6:00 PM +Erik Schulz by Carol Schulz Friday April 14, 2017 3:00 PM and 4:00 PM (No Masses) Solemn Liturgy of the Cross, Veneration of the Cross Saturday April 15, 2017 8:00 PM Deceased Members of St Peter Catholic Church Sunday April 16, 2017 7:00 AM +Oettle Family by Jim Oettle +John Fuller by Mark & Marcy Matlosz 11:00 AM +Deceased Members of St Peter Catholic Church 8:30 AM Good Friday, April 14th Outdoor Living Stations of the Cross, 3:00 p.m. Solemn Liturgy of the Cross, 4:00 p.m. Holy Saturday, April 15th Easter Vigil Mass, 8:00 p.m. Easter Sunday, April 16th Sunrise Mass at Camp Wesumkee, 7:00 a.m. St. Peter Masses at 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Children s Easter Egg Hunt after 11:00 Mass This Week's Readings Monday: ISAIAH 42:1-7; JOHN 12:1-11 Tuesday: ISAIAH 49:1-6; JOHN 13:21-33, 36-38 Wednesday: ISAIAH 50:4-9A; MATTHEW 14-25 Thursday: ISAIAH 61:1-3A, 6A, 8B-9; REVELATIONS 1:5-8; LUKE 4:16-21 EXODUS 12:1-8, 11-14, 1 CORINTHIANS 11:23-26; JOHN 13:1-15 Friday: ISAIAH 52:13-53:12; HEBREWS 4:14-16, 5:7-9 JOHN 18:1-19:42
Pray For Those Who Are Sick We ask your prayers for Parishioners: Dan Lynch, Marci Kiser, Steven Fidler, Hilda Doody, Robert Arias, Ken and Michele MacKenzie, Roger Lederer, Eleanor Garrison, Rachel Miles, Jonathan Snyder, Ruth Fidler, Nancy Cave, Ruth Murray, Robie Wojtkowicek, Steve Sands, Bunny Giamatti, Ed Bowes, James Fenhoff, Bonnie Foster, Guenther Glatt, Carmen Diaz, Dennis Mescal, Donna Lahey and Gerry Mescal. We will cleanse our sick list from time to time. Please call the office (305-872-2537) on the first of each month if you would like a name included or removed. Food Bank The second Sunday of the month is Loaves and Fishes Sunday There is a basket in the vestibule for your food donations. Your donations are greatly appreciated anytime! THANK YOU!! The Food Bank Hours are: Monday > 10:00am to 12:00 noon Tuesdays thru Thursdays > 9:00 am to 12:00 noon St. Peter Catholic Church Website Visit the St. Peter Church website at http:// www.stpeterbpk.org. It s filled with new and updated features. You can also find a copy of this bulletin as well as past issues. Many photos of our Parish events are there too. Take a look and watch us grow. For questions or additional information, contact Kathy Rhodes at kathy@stpeterbpk.org or the office. Facebook Like us on Facebook for the latest information at St. Peter Church Big Pine Key. Dynamic Catholic Join Dynamic Catholic for Best Lent Ever, a FREE email program designed to help you have a Life-Changing Lent. WWW.DYNAMIC CATHOLIC.COM Please let us know in the office if you or someone else is homebound and would like to receive the Eucharist at home. Call the office at 305-872-2537. EUCHARISTIC ADORATION Eucharistic Adoration takes place on Tuesdays from 8:30 am 11:00 am. The first Friday of every month, there will be Adoration at 8:30 am to 8:45 am closing with Benediction. Prayer Group Centering Prayer Group meets every Friday in the Chapel at either 4:00 pm or 5:00 pm. Please call the office at 305-872-2537 for information if you would like to join us. Mission Collection Donna Dye collects cancelled stamps and eyeglasses for the foreign missions. Please put your donations in the collection basket or in the box located in the office near the water cooler labeled Altar Society / Sacristan. Meeting for Adult Children of Alcoholics or Dysfunctional Parents (ACA) This 12-Step Group meets Wednesday evenings 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm in Cuarto Gato. Anyone who comes from a dysfunctional home or is still living with old messages from childhood should check us out. For more information. see www.adultchildren.org/lit/ Laundry_List.php
Those Serving Us: MASS Eucharistic Ministers LECTOR Altar Servers M. O'Hearn Saturday: 5:30 pm Collections for the Weekend: April 1st & April 2nd Sunday: 8:30 am Deacon Jack M. Kiser L. Ruddy B. Ryder N. McCrosson A. Ruddy M. Ryder N. Jude First Collection $3,893.00 Second Collection $685.00 Sunday: 11:00 am Sugarloaf - 2nd Collection $105.00 The Second collection this week is for St, Peter Building & Maintenance Fund. D. Schuerger M. Age R. Hally E. Kenny L. Rosasco Direct Debit: $680.00 Sugarloaf - 1st Collection $534.00 F. O'Hearn Another 50 / 50 Jackpot Winner Number 87 was drawn and played and won $725.00. Next week s jackpot will begin anew. To win you have to play! Part-time Residents: You can still participate if you use Direct Debit. PARISH SUPPORT GROUPS Grief Support Call 305-744-0139 (Mary) for help or information. Codependents Anonymous (CODA) Tuesdays, 6:30 pm in Cuarto Gato. Adult Children of Alcoholics or Dysfunctional Families (ACA) Wednesdays, 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm in Cuarto Gato. Sing a Joyful Song to the Lord! We urgently need YOU Join the choir Today!! We rehearse Thursdays at 6:30 pm. Talk to any choir member after Mass Or call the office at 305-872-2537. When You Sing in the Choir, You Pray Twice!! Implementing National Mandate to Protect Children 2017 marks 15 years since the establishment of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The Archdiocese has made an ongoing commitment over the past 15 years to implement the Charter by providing education and tools to help protect children and vulnerable adults from sexual abuse and other threats to their safety. Since 2002, the Archdiocese has trained approximately 300,000 adults and more than 1 million children. For more information log into www.miamiarch.org
2017 Holy Week and Easter at St. Peter Palm Sunday, April 9th Vigil Mass Sat. April 8th Sugarloaf 4pm, St. Peter 5:30pm Sunday Mass 8:30 am & 11:00am All Masses will begin in the Church with the blessing of palms during processional. Seder Meal Tuesday, April 11th 6pm This is the sacred meal eaten by Jews during Passover and the meal from which ritual elements of the Mass were taken. Celebrate your Judeo-Christian heritage by joining fellow parishioners for this meal. See signup sheet in the vestibule. Deadline to sign up is Sunday, April 9th - $5 donation. You are requested to bring a side dish the meal is kosher, so no rice, noodles or dairy products and nothing with yeast, please. Traditional Seder Foods provided. Penance service & Stone Soup Skit & Dinner, Wed., April 12th 6pm Join us for reflection, examination of conscience and the Sacrament of Reconciliation followed by a Hearty Soup & Salad Dinner in the parish hall immediately following the Penance Service. All are Welcome! Sign-up in the vestibule is needed if you are attending dinner. Holy Thursday April 13th 6pm Mass of the Lord s Supper and washing of feet. Good Friday April 14th 3pm - Outdoor Living Stations of the Cross - a reenactment of The Passion, dramatized Way of the Cross. 4pm - The Solemn Liturgy of the Cross, Veneration of the Cross, Holy Communion and the Divine Mercy chaplet. This is a time that we come together as a community and acknowledge the sacrificial death of Jesus on the Cross. Holy Saturday, April 15th 8pm Easter Vigil Mass with the Service of Light. This is the least crowded and most inspirational mass of the weekend. Easter Sunday, April 16th 7:00 am Sunrise Mass at Camp Wesumkee (mm 34.5) Masses at St. Peter 8:30am and 11:00am Children s Easter Egg Hunt on the soccer field following the last mass.
Seder Meal Tuesday, April th pm This is the sacred meal eaten by Jews during Passover and the meal from which ritual elements of the Mass were taken. Celebrate your Judeo-Christian heritage by joining fellow parishioners for this meal. See sign up sheet in the vestibule. Deadline to sign up is Sunday, April 9th donation. More than Stone Soup It is a Stewardship and Giving Emphasis Play During A Hearty Soup & Salad Free Parish Dinner - - -
- - Jesus' Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem Join Jesus on the road to Jerusalem.
It s A Go! Prayers have been answered and the Roles are Filled! Thank You for Taking a Role! LIVING STATIONS OF THE CROSS Good Friday, April 14th, 2017 at 3 p.m. Join us for this reenactment of the passion, support the players, chairs available. Please plan to attend this very personal walk with Jesus. Come, just as you are. "If anyone wishes to come after me he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." Luke 9:23 Questions? please contact Nancy McCrosson, #305-872-2537 or nancy@stpeterbpk.org Schedule for Cast Members of Living Stations of the Cross Arrive 12 noon Parish Hall - Pizza Lunch by Fr. Randy. 12:30pm Dress in Costumes 1:00pm Dress Rehearsal Rest Break - Dessert & Beverage by Fr. Randy 3:00pm Go Live!
The St. Peter Youth Ministry WHEN TO MEET...EVENTS...AND ALL THAT IS 5 Million Rosaries for Our Nation Together we can make a difference Please call Barbara Jackowski @ 305-304-8 9. Next Week's Readings EASTER SUNDAY APRIL 16, 2017 First Reading: ACTS 10: 34A, 37-43 Second Reading: COLOSSIANS 3:1-4 OR 1 CORINTHIANS 5:6B-8 Gospel: JOHN 20:1-9 OR MATTHEW 28:1-10 OR LUKE 24:13-35 Why 5 Million Rosaries? The rosary is an incredibly powerful prayer. It has the power to bring peace. The power to heal. The power to transform your life, the lives of your loved ones, your community, and our nation. That s why we are asking people everywhere to join us in praying 5 million rosaries for our nation. Whether you pledge one rosary or one hundred rosaries, your prayers make a difference. Encourage everyone in your parish to pledge today and rediscover the power of the rosary together! Go to this link to pledge: http://dynamiccatholic.com/5-million-rosaries/
Please join Fr. Randy and fellow parishioners for an Easter breakfast at Bistro 31 on Wednesday, April 12th at 8:30 AM. Please call the office to RSVP because we have a limit of 50 people. If you would like to dedicate an Easter Lily that will decorate the church for Easter in honor of or in memory of a loved one for a $20.00 donation, there is a sign up sheet in the vestibule. Connie Hauk in memory of Harold and Verona Ebel Rosemary Farrell in memory of Tom Farrell Joanne and Norm Maltby in memory of the Thomas Family, Dad, Mom, Dorothy, Sally Kathy Rhodes in memory of Arnold and Ruth Smith Ruth and Bill Shoepe in memory of Schoepe Family and Ahrendts Family Roger Lederer in memory of Betty Lederer Linda McCarthy in memory of J.Anthony McCarthy LouAnn Lansing in memory of Hal LAnsing and Phil and Marie Huerter Family Jennifer Kearney in memory of Watts and Birchenough Families Pamela S. Larsen in memory of John W. Larsen Neyda Lopez-Covino in Memory of Karen Gronberg
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