January 31, 2016 - San Pedro Catholic Church

Rev. George
Packuvettithara
Administrator
852-5372 Ext. 101
Ysmery Reyes
Parish Bookkeeper
852-5372 Ext. 102
Mimi Macias
Secretary
852-5372 Ext. 100
Mary Ann Don
Children’s Choir
743-5738
Marysia Wronka
Adult Choir
509-4009
Deborah Fisher
Director of Religious Education
451-0878
Ministry to the Sick
852-5372 Ext. 110
Office Hours
Monday—Thursday
9:00a.m.—12:00 p.m.
1:30p.m.—4:00p.m.
Friday closed
Mass Schedule
Sunday:
9:00 & 11:00a.m.
Saturday:
Vigil 5:00p.m.
Daily Mass:
Monday, Thursday & Friday
8:30a.m.
Eucharistic Service:
Tuesday—8:30a.m.
Adoration of the Blessed
Sacrament
First Friday of the Month
9:00 a.m.—10:00 a.m.
Confessions are heard before all
weekend Masses or by Appointment
by calling the Office.
San Pedro Church
89500 Overseas Highway P.O. Box 456 Tavernier, FL 33070
(305) 852-5372 Fax: (305) 852-3315
Website: www.sanpedroparish.org
Welcome to San Pedro Catholic
Church. San Pedro is the first
Catholic Church in the upper
keys since the Spanish missionaries preached to the Caloosa
Indians in the eighteenth century. Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley
of the Diocese of St. Augustine
selected the name “Mission De
San Pedro.” San Pedro was
dedicated as a mission in 1955
by Archbishop Hurley.
San Pedro is a Stewardship
parish. We depend on the generosity and faith of the community
and parishioners to support this
beautiful parish. We look forward to people giving of their
time, talent and treasure.
Although we are small, we
provide a variety of ministries.
We have the San Pedro Women’s
Guild and Men’s Club who
gather for parish events and
fellowship. Our Youth Group
meets every other Sunday evening in Williams Hall.
Religious Education classes are
taught Sunday mornings. There
are daily masses and Eucharistic services.
Each year San Pedro sponsors
the famous “Christmas Bazaar”
and “Art Under the Oaks”, arts
and crafts shows.
Since we are a seasonal parish,
we invite all visitors to join our
fellowship and hospitality while
you are here in the Florida
Keys.
San Pedro Catholic Church
January 30 & 31, 2016
SPONSORS
FEBRUARY 2016
Mass Intentions of the Week
Saturday January 30, 2016
5:00 pm Mass +IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
+Antonio & Magdalena Hernandez
From Julie & Tony
+Jack Gerken & +Court & Polly Paul
Sunday – January 31, 2016
9:00 am Mass +IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
+Douglas Martin Allison – Richard & Diane Allen
+Carol Steinbock – Lee Arthur
*HEALING* Bob & Catherine Guadagno
From: Glenn & Patricia Taylor
11:00 am Mass +IN LOVING MEMORY
+William Scheler – From Sandy
+Ernie Euler – Patty Cook
*HEALING* - Maria May
From Susana May
Monday - February 1, 2016
8:30 am +IN LOVING MEMORY:
+Pat Hillis
+John Kenny – From Cathy Law
+Linda Miksza – From John Milcek
Tuesday, February 2, 2016
8:30 am Eucharistic Service
ALTAR CANDLES
+IN LOVING MEMORY
+ Pignore Family & Ana Cinelli
+ Hugo May – Susana May
*HEALING* for Maria May – From Susana May
ALTAR WINE
+IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
+ Zukowski Family and + Haught Family
From Barbara Zukowsky Haught
CHURCH FLOWERS
+IN LOVING MEMORY Alice, Mickey & Lisa Vlach
From Molly Vlach
TO MY MOTHER JOSEPHINE COLOMBO
From Linda Ellis
HOSTS
**SPECIAL INTENTIONS** From Tony & Julie
**SPECIAL INTENTIONS** – The Lodge Family
SANCTUARY LAMP
THANK YOU, JESUS ! – Buz
To Sponsor call: 852-5372 Ext. 100
Blessing of Throats
In honor of the feast of St. Blaise (Wednesday, Feb. 3rd), Blessing of
Throats will take place a er 8:30 Mass, Thursday February 4th.
Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - No Mass
Thursday, February 4, 2016
8:30 am Mass IN LOVING MEMORY OF:
+Ray Glover
+Nora Jacobs – From Roseanne Grolman
Friday, February 5, 2016
8:30 am Mass – +IN LOVING MEMORY OF
+Carlos Manuel Macias – Luis & Mimi
*SPECIAL INTENTION for LIAN* – Flagherty Family
Please pray for Special Healing for the sick of our
community, especially:
Maria Elena, Maria Martinetti, Dusty, Venzi, Nina,
Clifford, Bronislaw, Eva Buch, Carole, Sandi, Andy,
Kathleen, Luke, Jack McCormick, Caitlyn, Richard,
Catherine Homes, Maria Peredo, Barbara, Nhyla
Ross & Norma Kula.
Please join
us in
Williams
Hall
after 9:00
Mass.
Coffee and donuts will
be served!
February 10, 2016
Ash Wednesday
Distribution of Ashes
Masses: 8:30 am &
6:00 pm
San Pedro Catholic Church
January 30 & 31, 2016
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday
2 Sm 15:13-14, 30; 16:5-13; Ps 3:2-7;
Mk 5:1-20
THE GREAT HYMN
TO LOVE
It is doubtful that Saint
Paul, when he sat down to
write what we now know as
the thirteenth chapter of
First Corinthians, knew that
he was penning what was to
become one of the keystones of Christian ethics.
In this brief passage, he set
down ideals about love that
have held fast through the
centuries. Sometimes we
may think that because
these are ideals to which we
aspire, we are excused from
them in our daily living.
But what Paul was writing
was a letter to his friends,
providing them with some
sound advice about what it
meant--and still means--to
live in love, day by day, as a
and they loved referring to
follower of Christ.
the miracle at the wedding
We find in his words to his feast of Cana. Still, even
friends a broadening of the when Christianity became
great commands of Jesus to the official religion of the
empire in 380, marriage
love God and neighbor.
remained a family matter.
Today we hear what this
On wedding days people
love must look like in our
gathered in the bride's
own actions, and how it
ought to guide our relation- house, where the father
would "give her hand" to
ships with others.
her husband, draping a
garland of flowers over the
TREASURES FROM
couple. There were no
OUR TRADITION
official words to say, there
was no blessing to be given.
For the first four centuries
Everyone walked in procesor so, there seems not to
sion to the bride's new home
have been a sense of
marriage as a church institu- for the concluding rites and
the feast.
tion. Christians followed
civil law, which kept the
wedding in a family setting. In the Eastern Empire, it
soon became customary to
Bishops wanted people to
be good citizens insofar as invite a priest or bishop to
possible, and so they recog- give a blessing at the meal
nized the government's role or the day before. It was a
in marriage. In general, they nice thing to do, completely
expected Christians to know optional, but had a "photothat marriage was good, that op" feel to it that was widemarriage to other Christians ly emulated. Before long, at
was best, and to take it easy least in the East, it looked as
on the wild wedding parties. if the priest were joining the
couple in marriage and
They agreed that marriage
was a divine institution, that blessing the union.
Christ blessed it especially,
READINGS FOR THE WEEK
Tuesday
Mal 3:1-4; Ps 24:7-10; Heb 2:14-18;
Lk 2:22-40 [22-32]
Wednesday
2 Sm 24:2, 9-17; Ps 32:1-2, 5-7;
Mk 6:1-6
Thursday
1 Kgs 2:1-4, 10-12; 1 Chr 29:10-12;
Mk 6:7-13
Friday
Sir 47:2-11; Ps 18:31, 47, 50, 51; Mk
6:14-29
Saturday
1 Kgs 3:4-13; Ps 119:9-14; Mk 6:30-34
Sunday
Is 6:1-2a, 3-8; Ps 138:1-5, 7-8;
1 Cor 15:1-11 [3-8, 11]; Lk 5:1-11
TODAY'S READINGS
First Reading -- Jeremiah
1:4-5, 17-19.
Psalm -- Psalm 71.
Second Reading -- 1 Corinthians 12:31 -- 13:13 [13:413].
Gospel -- Luke 4:21-30.
SAINTS AND SPECIAL
OBSERVANCES
Sunday
Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Tuesday
The Presentation of the Lord;
Groundhog Day
Wednesday
St. Blaise; St. Ansgar;
Blessing of Throats (Thurs. 8:30am)
Friday
St. Agatha; First Friday
Saturday
St. Paul Miki and Companions;
First Saturday
A FORETASTE
Faith is the foretaste of that
knowledge which hereafter
will make us happy.
--St. Thomas Aquinas
WANTING
Our chief want in life is
somebody who shall make
us do what we can.
--Ralph Waldo Emerson
San Pedro Catholic Church
January 30 & 31, 2016
ABCD: Give and You Shall Receive
Our church is a place to pray, to give thanks, to mourn and to celebrate. A place for us all to unite—in need and
abundance—to have mercy, li each other up and ease pain and suffering. A place people turn to in their me of
need. We are all instruments of God’s mercy and peace. Our church, our family uni ng to help those in need.
Thank you to all who have already generously responded to this year’s ABCD. Your support strengthens the ministries
that serve our Archdiocese and allow the Church to form new disciples. As Scriptures remind us, Give and it shall be
given to you. Your neighbor needs you. You are the answer to someone’s prayers, and together, we are changing lives.
If you have yet to respond to this year’s ABCD, please take a moment to reflect upon the many blessings the Lord has
given you and how He is calling you to respond this incredibly important annual campaign. To make a gi , you can
obtain a pledge envelope from the parish office or you can make a gi online at www.isupportabcd.org. Let us all
unite through our support of this year’s ABCD so that we can be One in Faith, One in Hope and One in Charity.
Thank you.
Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy
For the Extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis is granting indulgences to people who
visit four papal basilicas or a cathedral where they live, to anyone who “performs just one of the
traditional works of mercy;” and also to prisoners, those suffering from illness, or elderly people who
attend Mass or pray wherever they can.
In the Archdiocese of Miami, the following churches have a designated Holy Door: St. Mary
Cathedral, Miami, Basilica of St. Mary Star of the Sea, Key West, Our Lady of Charity National
Shrine, Miami, Gesu Church, Miami, St. Anthony Church, Fort Lauderdale, and Our Lady of Mercy
Church, Deerfield Beach.
SEWER PROJECT UPDATE
A big THANK YOU to all of you who supported generously to the sewer project. We are still short of the
funds we need for the project. Please prayerfully consider making a donation in support of this project if you
have not already done so. With your help we will be able to meet our obligation to the Village of
Islamorada. San Pedro very much depends on each and every one of you for your assistance.
San Pedro Catholic Church
January 30 & 31, 2016
Legal Assistance for Immigration Issues
On Friday, February 5th in Key West , and Saturday February 6th in Marathon and Key Largo, there will be an
opportunity to meet with immigration lawyers for individual consultations . These consultations are free of
charge. However, you must make an appointment and complete a pre-consultation form prior to being seen.
To find out more information or to set up an appointment, you may call
Nory Gonzalez 305-394 – 2032 (Spanish and English speaking) or
Patrice Schwermer 305-807-4503 (English speaking only).
Please call to make an appointment and to verify location and time for your personal consultation.
San Pedro Catholic Church - Calendar of Events
February - May 2016
Date
Event
Ministry
Place & Time
February 6th - Saturday
YARD SALE
Women’s Guild
Williams Hall, 8 am—4 pm
February 13th - Saturday
Valentine’s Pig Roast Dinner
SP Helps Ministry
Williams Hall, 4 pm – 8 pm
February 28th - Sunday
Spaghetti Dinner
Women’s Guild
Williams Hall, 3 pm - 7 pm
March 13th - Sunday
St. Patrick’s Day Dinner
Men’s Club
Williams Hall, 3 pm – 8 pm
March 20th - Sunday
Pancake Breakfast
Men’s Club
Williams Hall, 8:30 am - 1 pm
May 7th Sat - Sun
Mother’s Day Orchid Sale
Women’s Guild
Sat. & Sun. After Masses
Gold and Silver Wedding
Anniversary Mass
************
All couples married in the Catholic Church celebrating their Silver, Gold or 50 plus wedding anniversary in 2016 are invited to Mass at St. Mary
Cathedral on Saturday, Feb. 13 and be blessed by
Archbishop Thomas Wenski.
Couples interested in having their picture taken
with Archbishop Wenski should be there at 4 p.m.
Mass starts at 5:30 p.m. There will be designated
sitting according to anniversaries.
All couples should contact the parish to register for
the Mass.
San Pedro Catholic Church
San Pedro Youth Group Meetings 2016
Sundays - Williams Hall
6:30pm to 8:00pm
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January 10th
January 24th
February 7th
February 21st
March 6th
March 13th
April 10th
April 24th
May 1st
We look forward to seeing you !
January 30 & 31, 2016
2016 Religious education
January 10
January 17
January 31
February 7
February 14 – President’s Day/No Class
February 21
April 3
April 10
April 17
April 24
May 1
May 8
May 15
March 20 – Easter Break/No Class
March 27 – Easter Break/No Class
Planned Giving
Charitable Gift Annuities may offer more attractive rates
than many CDs, provide a significant tax deduction, and
are excellent ways to help pass on our Catholic heritage.
PREPARINGFORLENT…..
“OperationRiceBowl”
For more information, contact the rectory or call the
Office of Planned Giving at 305-762-1110.
Boxes will be distributed during the
Weekend of February 6th & 7th
Saturday, February 6th
8AM – 12 PM
San Pedro Parish Hall - Mm 89.5
Accepting donations at Williams Hall, Mon. 2/1 to Fri. 2/5 12pm-5pm
Bring clothing, small kitchen appliances, gadgets, tools, children's equipment and clothes,
books, picture & art frames, mirrors, vases etc.
Please no large furniture, computers, printers, TVs or exercise equipment.
**Accepting broken or unwanted jewelry**
Sponsored by San Pedro Women’s Guild
San Pedro Catholic Church
January 30 & 31, 2016
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