April 19, 2015 - St. Peter Catholic Church
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April 19, 2015 - St. Peter Catholic Church
Visit us on the Internet at www.stpeterkirkwood.org or send your comments to: [email protected] YEAR OF GRATITUDE Sacrament of Baptism Please call the Rectory (966-8600) for details regarding participation in the preparation program. We encourage expectant parents to make arrangements for the preparation program at least a few months prior to the birth of their child. “The root of joy is gratefulness. . . It is not joy that makes us grateful; Sacrament of Marriage Please contact the rectory for details regarding the preparation program. In accordance with Archdiocesan policy, couples should contact a member of the parish clergy at least six months prior to their proposed wedding date. It is gratitude that makes us joyful.” -David Steindl-Rast Please see www.stpeterkirkwood.org to submit why you are grateful. Holy Orders and Consecrated (Religious) Life If interested, please call the parish rectory or the Archdiocesan Office of Vocations at 792-6460 Sunday Mass Schedule Saturday: 5:OOPM (Satisfies Sunday obligation) Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:OOAM, 11:OOAM and 6:OOPM Rectory/Parish Office 243 West Argonne Drive Saint Louis, Missouri 63122 966-8600 (Phone) 966-5721 (Fax) Weekday Mass Schedule Monday - Friday: 6:45AM & 8:15AM Saturday: 8:15AM Saint Peter Elementary School Pre-K thru Eighth Grade 215 North Clay Saint Louis, Missouri 63122 821-0460 Holy Day Mass Schedule Consult the bulletin for Mass times http://www.stpeterkirkwood.org Parish School of Religion Jan Hartmann, 821-0460, ext. 4208 Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday: 3:45 to 4:45PM or by appointment Religious Education Offices - Ursuline Hall Offices of Faith Formation Linda Doyle, 822-1347, ext. 3001 Eucharistic Adoration Monday - Friday, 6:00AM to 10:00PM St. Angela Merici Chapel in Ursuline Hall adjacent to the Church building For more information or to sign up for a weekly Holy Hour of prayer contact Kathy Fotouhi at 821-4347 Office of Youth Ministry Eileen Weiskopf, Director of Youth Ministry 822-1347, ext. 3003 Wedding Coordinator Cathy Herrmann, 822-1347, ext. 3000 Pastoral Council Mr. Geoff Daniels, Chairperson, 616-7700 Mr. Ken Boyd, Vice Chairperson, 913-6529 Mr. Paul Loida, Secretary, 825-1603 Finance Commission Mr. Tim Fagan, Chairperson, 962-7737 Mr. Jack Herrmann, Vice-Chairperson, 966-3217 Baptism Baptisms are celebrated every Sunday of the month at 12:30PM. Please call the Rectory (966-8600) for details regarding participation in the preparation program. We encourage expectant parents to make arrangements for the preparation program at least a few months prior to the birth of their child. Weekly Anointing and Prayer After the 9:OOAM Mass each Sunday, we will celebrate the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, for anyone who has the need to receive this sacrament. This is meant to include such concerns as upcoming diagnostic tests, limitations of aging, anxiety, depression, undue stress, addiction, etc. for all ages. St. Vincent de Paul Society 314-289-6101 Ext. 2220 (Voice Mail) Parish Center 821-6219 Bulletin Deadline!! Articles intended for publication in the Bulletin must be submitted to the rectory ([email protected]) by Monday, at 3:OOPM for the following Sunday’s Bulletin. All announcements must be in writing with a name and telephone number attached. Please gather in the pews at the front of church and the priest will be with you approximately 10 minutes after Mass is over. Please remember St. Peter Catholic Church in your will. 2 Third Sunday of Easter April 19, 2015 But the work of the baptized and the goal of Christian initiation is not completed by participating in the liturgy of the Eucharist. The Eucharist itself is not complete until those who have celebrated it return to the world from which they came to continue to offer intercession, praise, and thanksgiving through their attitudes, actions, and interactions in everyday life. The mission of Jesus was to proclaim the Good News of God’s reign and to bring all people to the Father, and that is the mission into which we are baptized. Wax…Easter Symbols Eastertime is the 50-day long season from Easter Sunday until Pentecost, May 24th, this year. Throughout this time the Paschal Candle shines in church. This candle is an image of the Risen Christ. It was kindled and consecrated with great ceremony on Easter Eve. When people are baptized into the Church, they are given candles lit from the Paschal Candle. They are told to keep their lamps burning brightly throughout their lives. At funerals the Paschal Candle shines on the dead, like a pillar of fire to guide them to the promised land. During the fifty days of Easter, and for about a year, the neophytes participate in mystagogy, a Greek word that means “teaching the mysteries.” The mysteries this refers to are primarily the sacraments. During this time, and throughout their lives, the neophytes and all the faithful deepen their understanding of what it means to have been baptized and confirmed and to continue to participate in all the sacraments, particularly the Eucharist. At the end of every Mass, we are offered a small reminder that to participate in the sacraments is to take on the work and mission of Jesus. A burning candle is a sign of self-sacrifice. It consumes itself in a blaze of glory. Traditionally, the Church’s candles are made from beeswax. A beehive is a symbol of the Church, where everyone is called to work together for the common good. Many households light a fine, fat candle every mealtime and every time they gather to pray. It is a holy habit. When you light a candle in prayer you might say, “Jesus Christ is the “light of the world, a light no darkness can extinguish.” Or say the words proclaimed at the Easter Vigil, Light of Christ! Thanks be to God!” Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. “Thanks be to God” A Bittersweet Moment… Last weekend, Father Mike, announced to all of us that the Archbishop told him that the people of Annunciation Parish in Webster Groves need a pastor and he wants him to become their shepherd. While we rejoice with him at this great honor we will miss him here at St. Peter. Few priests that I have known, much less lived with, have had such an impact on parish life as Father Mike. No one can really replace him. The next priest will only take his place and we will welcome our new priest, whoever it will be, with open arms. Incense: Another Easter Symbol “Let my prayer rise before you like incense.” Each evening the Church sings these words from Psalm 141. That’s one reason we Christians praise God with incense: It is a sign of prayer. The smoke of melting incense is also a sign of sacrifice, of purification, of homage, of mystery. It calls to mind the bright cloud of God’s presence that filled the holy of holies within the Temple in Jerusalem. At the transfiguration and ascension of Jesus, his body was surrounded by a cloud. Perhaps that is why some people imagine heaven to be a place of shining clouds where the angels glorify God with incense. In my almost forty-three years of priesthood I have never lived with any one priest for ten years and I probably never will again. I also doubt that Father Mike will live with any one priest for ten years. These years have been a true blessing for St. Peter Parish but, personally, they have been some of the best of my priesthood, an amazing blessing and honor for me. I am still waiting for him to complain about his day, find a challenge he cannot handle, or to have a “hissy fit.” It just doesn’t happen. He is a holy man, a man of complete integrity, serious about the priesthood, a lover of Jesus, St. Peter Parish and a man with a terrific sense of humor. We will miss his famous “jib-jabs” at lunch on his computer featuring all of us in ridiculous situations. I told him he has too much time on his hands if he can create such “masterpieces” on his i Pad. When Ascension is kept on a Thursday, it is the fortieth day of the Easter season. It is like a Lord’s Day in the middle of the week. When Ascension is kept on a Sunday, it replaces the Seventh Sunday of Easter. Therefore, as with every Lord’s Day, we are given a holy time for worship, recreation, renewal, and, today at least, for a bit of restful cloud gazing. After a festive supper on Ascension, burn some incense. You can do this very simply by heating the incense in an old pan. Or have a barbecue that night and toss some incense on the burning coals. Ascend with Christ into the sweet-smelling clouds of heaven. Mission and Mystagogy…An Easter Commission for the Newly Professed Christians He does not leave us until June 16th so let us all enjoy these two months with him more than ever. Let us all thank God for these great ten years and wish him all of God’s blessings as we hand him over to the good folks at Annunciation. You know the real downside to all of this, and the underlying challenge for him, is that he must go to Webster Groves!!!!!! Really, Archbishop! Webster Groves? This is a tough thing for a man who has lived in a piece of heaven for ten years in Kirkwood. “Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.” With these words, all the baptized are dismissed from the Eucharist every day. For those who were baptized at Easter, the significance of this is that it is a new dismissal. As candidates and catechumens, they were dismissed after the homily to continue being formed by the Word of God and the teachings of the Church. As neophytes, now they remain with the baptized and take their part in the work of the faithful: to offer intercession, praise, sacrifice and thanksgiving to the Father. In other words, the baptized continue the work of Jesus, in whose name they pray, who is present within and among them and in the sacrament at the altar. Father Mike! Be strong, missionary work in a foreign land is challenging but can be so rewarding…even in Webster Groves. I’ll see you in church! 3 Monsignor Jack 1-3-5 April 19, 2015 St. Peter Parish Prayer EUCHARIST FOR THOSE WITH CELIAC DISEASE If you suffer from celiac disease, or have any wheat allergies that prevents you from receiving the Body of Christ at Mass, please send an e-mail to the address below with your contact information so that we can inform you of how we are able to provide low gluten hosts for you. Lord, thank you for the rich history you have bestowed on our family of St. Peter in Kirkwood. Blessed by your grace, we ask that you be present in our parish today. Guide us as we celebrate our gifts through worship, education and loving service. Please send an email to this address with “Eucharist” on your Subject Line: [email protected]. Holy Spirit, create within us a vision for the future that we live, witness and proclaim the good news of Christ. PLEASE NOTE . . . hypo allergenic incense will be used at the 5:00pm, 9:00am, and 11:00am Masses. Amen EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Scheduled Eucharistic Minister - April 25/26 Note: Shut-in visitors are indicated in parentheses ( ) MASS INTENTIONS Monday, April 20 6:45AM Maureen Byrnes 8:15AM Mark Young Tuesday, April 21 6:45AM Jack McNamara 8:15AM Fr. Patrick Byrne Wednesday, April 22 6:45AM Charles Lauber 8:15AM Mark Young Thursday, April 23 6:45AM Michael Kelley 8:15AM Nellie Van Dover Friday, April 24 6:45AM Valerie Rauscher 8:15AM Lorraine Keeley Saturday, April 25 8:15AM John Leslie George 5:00 PM Bob Korman Sunday, April 26 7:30AM Mary Grazia & Anthony Saputo 9:00AM Dustin Volz 11:00AM People of St. Peter 6:00PM Francis Brockman Interested in being a Eucharistic Minister? Call Bob & Trish Martin 821-3303 Saturday, April 25 5:00PM: K. Morgan, D. Connell, M. Schmit, J. Temme, R. Zoellner, M. A. Shepard, B. Wellinghoff, L. Schrock Sunday, April 26 7:30AM: C. Herre, J. Shea, J. Sulze, L. Flick, M. Mahn, N. Mahn , C. Behl, M. Welsch 9:00AM: M. Brown, K. Carmody, T. Booth, M. Raizman, (D. Cantwell), (H. Bernsen), (T. Saputo), (J. Gau) 11:00AM: M. Thomas, L. DeBlasi, C. Pennington, J. Kammer, K. Komotos, K. Wurtz, N. Wurtz, (M. Sabo) 6:00PM: C. Henke, P. Jacober, R. Gamble, B. Martin, L. Baebler, M. Lorbert, K. Manion, J. Roseberry LECTORS Time First Lector Saturday, April 25 5:00PM MASS SERVERS Sunday, April 26 7:30AM Lee Lueker, Ryan Kramer, Hattie Kennedy 9:00AM Jen Hessel, Matthew Stoeckel, Michael Stoeckel 11:00AM Jack Rintoul, Melodie Heaps, Catherine Bettag St. Catherine of Sienna Easter Weekday (Mom’s Mass) Martha Broyles 7:30AM Mary Lou Bennett Roy Mueller 9:00AM Joan Felling Doug Caldwell 11:00AM Matt Wilson Paul Reilly 6:00PM Paul Byorth Kyle Rolfes READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 19, 2015 Sunday: Acts 3:13-15, 17-19/1 Jn 2:1-5a/Lk 24:35-48 Monday: Acts 6:8-15/Jn 6:22-29 Tuesday: Acts 7:51--8:1a/Jn 6:30-35 Wednesday: Acts 8:1b-8/Jn 6:35-40 Thursday: Acts 8:26-40/Jn 6:44-51 Friday: Acts 9:1-20/Jn 6:52-59 Saturday: 1 Pt 5:5b-14/Mk 16:15-20 Next Sunday: Acts 4:8-12/1 Jn 3:1-2/Jn 10:11-18 Dean Starrs, Molly Schrock, Eddie Johnson SCHOOL LITURGY SCHEDULE April 29 May 6 Peter Schmit Sunday, April 26 Saturday, April 25 5:00PM Rhys Prosser, Sophia Bellon 6:00PM Second Lector 8:15 8:15 K-8 K-8 4 ©Liturgical Publications Inc April 19, 2015 2015 ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL ATTENTION ALL KNITTERS AND CROCHETERS! Where there is despair … Hope. We are looking to start a Prayer Shawl Group to support the Pastoral Visitors Ministry of St. Peter. The mission of this ministry is to reach out to members of our Parish family who are ill, in nursing homes or lost a loved one, with prayer and support. We are in the beginning stages of this group. If you are interested in being a part of the Prayer Shawl Group or have any questions please contact Karen Frome, 314 965-7975 or [email protected]. If you don’t knit or crochet but would like to support the group with donations of yarn or monetary donations to purchase yarn for the project, please contact Karen for that information as well. Hope is a powerful force in the world. Hope helps end division. It relieves suffering and brings light in place of darkness. In the familiar Peace Prayer of St. Francis, we pray to become instruments of Christ’s peace, offering hope where there is despair. During the Easter season, we reflect on the real source of our hope—Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Jesus calls us to proclaim His message of love and mercy by the way we live our lives—to bring hope and healing to those in need. The Annual Catholic Appeal helps us do just that. The many ministries, agencies and apostolates supported by the Appeal reach out to people in our community. Together, we are bringing hope to neighborhoods, schools and parishes throughout the Archdiocese of St. Louis. Please prayerfully consider making a pledge to the 2015 Appeal. You may make a pledge at our parish this weekend or during the next two pledge weekends or online at archstl.org/aca. Easter Flowers Donated In Memory and in honor of: David and Nellie Jozwiak, Cynthia Thomas, Robert Parks, Elmer and Marge Berg, Bertha Traum, Sandra Zanti, John A. Shaw, Graciela Hartenbach, D.L. McIntosh, Walter Dayhuff, Mr. and Mrs. John Farkas, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dayhuff, Denver Froesel, Rosa Avila de Zardetto, Atilio Jose Arrillaga, Curt Weingartner, Lawrence Fangmeier, Robert A. Fassel, Joseph Funke, Louise Mattli, Jeanine and Bud Meesey, Earl A. Davis, Bernice Diel, Bill Powell, Emma and Albin Schottroff, Josie Marie Mayes, Nestor and Blind Families and Friends, Schmit Family, Dwyer Family, Bill Conzelman, Barbara and Francis Corley, Gen and Harold Lamboley, Sr., John Franscavitch, Madeleine Bouchard, Michael Bouchard, Donald Cavanaugh, Adolph and Eleanor Cavanaugh, Fred and Anna Evers, Rita Smith, Kenneth Kennedy, Norma Kennedy, Albert and Frances Bina, Chris Bina, Stephen Bina, Margaret Hillenbrand, William H. Hillenbrand, William M. Hillenbrand, Ervin Dierker, Henry Stillman, Janet and Ken Meek, Roy Newmann, Bob Huch, Bonnie Newmann, Jack Groll, Margo Skinner, Claire Peppin, Crissy Carroll, Nellie VanDover, Carl and Eulalia Schaeffer Family, Allen T. Chott, Gwazdauskas Family, D’Antonio Family, Albert and Linda Howe, Marie Schopp, Charles Shell, Ray Laramie, Edward Herman, Michael Kelley, Don Dohm, Holly Gilliatt, Jerry Trokey, Carroll Bauman, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Lopez, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Collins, John A. Solari, Bobbie Solari, Gus Bernsen, Deceased Members of the Downes Family and Power Family, Tom O’Gorman, John and Ruth Shaner, Reilly Family, Reeves Family, Bates Family, Bertha Jaegers, Mary Julia Dix Smith, Marge Dix, Ed and Eva Lock, Mitri Saad, Don Broyles, Carolyn Byrd, Helen Lock, Albert Lock, Edwin Harding, Rose Randel, Stephen J. Bell, Richard and Cecilia Buettner, Joe and Marilynn Preis, Jack Kelly, Chester and Mary Davis, George and Mabel Trollope, Hubert and Kathryn Shafar, Ronald and Joe Zinkl, Al and Victoria Schramm, Carl and Theresa Zinkl, George and Demetra Cassidy, Margaret Schlereth, Paul Brady, Gerald Cassidy, Loretta Poole and Charles Brady, Art and Mary Jane Noss, Richard and Jessie Meyers, Pat and Jack Ripley, John Komotos, Sr., Julie Komotos, Frank and Mary Moeller, Frank and Dolores Moeller, Jr., John and Helen Howell, Paul and Theresa Douthit, Paul Douthit, Jr., Michael Douthit, Cindy Douthit, Alice Dale, Henry and Betty Dale, Ceaser and Dorothy Meyer, Jeannine Prost, Bev Shortal, Edith Schrock, Paul L. Simms, Russo Family, John Tracy, Kenn Haack, Wayne and Betty Goggin, Vernon and Desiree Jump, the Nockels Deceased Family Members, Glenn Appelbaum, Joseph and Mary E. Crowley, Patricia Conway, Gerald Boelter, Bob, Mom and Dad, Paul Hartman, Ruth and Herb Spring, Gerard Haenni, George and Marge Snodgrass, Warren E. Daniels, Walter and Celeste Wojcik, Leona Cassell, George Schaeffer, Ralph Cassell, Charles and Mary Carnaghi, Mary and Joe Rudy, Ed Veazey, William M. Whalen, Mel Pence, Dianne Marzaloes, Marjorie Ruddle and Crissy Carroll. 24 HOURS OF YOUR TIME THIS YEAR CAN CHANGE A LIFE Kirkwood Knights of Columbus Accomplishments Donated $45,000 To Cardinal Glennon Knights of Columbus Center For The Developmentally Disabled. Support – St. Vincent de Paul Society, Church Festivals, Boy Scouts, Roses For Life. Missouri Knights Accomplishments 38 Digital Ultrasound Machines Placed and Maintained at Pregnancy Centers. Expectant Mothers Will Choose Life When They Can See Their Baby. We Need More Catholic Men That Want To Change A Life! Dare To Be A Knight? Contact Ken Kopp, 314.471.7959 or [email protected] 5 April 19, 2015 7th Graders Come spend a Shadow Day at St. John Vianney High School! You will be paired up with a Griffin Guide, attend classes and receive a complimentary lunch from the Griffin Cafe. To see available dates and to sign-up, visit vianney.com/admissions.html and select Schedule A Visit or call Emilie Baker at 314-965-4853, ext. 134. 6 April 19, 2015 THE DIVINE MERCY CHAPLET Please join St. Peter Parish for the weekly tradition of celebrating the Divine Mercy Chaplet. The Chaplet is a beautiful devotion held weekly on Monday nights at 9:00pm. It takes less than 30 minutes to complete and is one of the most memorable forms of prayer you can experience. All parishioners are welcome. The chaplet will be held in church. Please enter through the Northeast door by the parking lot (by the front of the church). Please bring your rosary. VOCATIONS A Study Commissioned by the Knights of Columbus revealed that 75% of Catholic young people who had seriously considered religious life felt they were never encouraged to pursue that goal. Do you know someone who would make a good priest? Why not tell him so? Your encouragement may be all he needs. STS. TERESA AND BRIDGET "For I was hungry and you gave me food..." The FAMILY SHOPPERS program setup on SigningUpGenius for parish families is off and running. Thanks to the Loida, Shaffer and LaBarge families we had a great beginning. The cash donations from our parish have made this program possible. Thanks again. This month the BOY SCOUTS made a generous donation to the pantry, THANK YOU for helping feed the very hungry. Our donations will be delivered tomorrow, APRIL 20th. The food is badly needed to keep the shelves full at Sts. Teresa & Bridget parish pantry in north St. Louis city. DROP OFF LOCATION Candy and John Behl, 319 East Adams, Kirkwood (block and half east of the YMCA). Please donate cans that are no larger than 30 ounces, anything larger is difficult to carry. John & Candy Behl 7 April 19, 2015 St. Peter Presents: EVEREST:Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power VBS June 22 – 26, 2015 * 9am to Noon All are welcome! Invite your neighbors, friends, and family! VBS is for 3 year olds (by 1/31/15) – current 2nd graders. VBS is $40 per child. Adult Volunteers working 2-5 days will receive a 50% discount! Adult Volunteers working 5 days will receive FREE VBS! Current 6th - 12th graders can be youth volunteers. Registration and Volunteer Sign-ups will be available soon! The Summer Youth Retreat (for current 3rd—5th graders) is on hold. If you are interested in developing and leading activities for this age group, please contact Linda Doyle at [email protected]. ST. PETER AND PAUL SOUP KITCHEN The volunteers for the St. Peter and Paul meals program served 115 hungry diners on Friday, April 3 in Soulard. We used 19 cooks and 8 adults to serve and work in the kitchen. We were happy to have 4 third grade girls come and help with their chaperones, Kelly Crabtree and Tony Scheibelhut. They were a big help with the cold drink station. We are collecting toiletries and socks for the homeless men’s shelter at St. Peter and Paul so if you have any to donate, please leave them on the front porch at 311 Weston Oaks Court and we will take them with us on May 3. For information on this ministry, please contact Mary Raizman at [email protected]. OASIS CATCH HEALTHY HABITS . . . Birthright Lunch Friday, May 1 11:30 am-1:30 pm Stop By Anytime is happy to present a new class based on our intergenerational health program HOSTED BY: Sara Bevins, Mary Charles, Kristen Figge, Mary Anne Holdridge, Beth Hunt, Michelle Krausz, Mary Leahy, Stephanie Reh, Melissa Rolfes, Allison Williams “CATCH Healthy Habits”. Join us for: “How Sweet It Is,” At the Home of Stephanie Reh 12128 Montour Drive, 63131 [email protected] or 822-2430 April 28th, 9:30 – 10:30 AM During the class we will discuss the importance of limiting sugar in our diets and engage in low impact exercise. The class is only one hour, there will be food and fun! As part of the classes we are excited to be providing FREE healthy living guides and FREE exercise guides to all class participants!! Please call or email Linda Doyle at 314-822-1347 or [email protected]. Sign up with attached flyer or at http:// www.signupgenius.com/go/10c044daea828a02birthright Donations are appreciated, (suggested $20 minimum). Mail check (payable “Birthright”) to Stephanie Reh, send to the school office with your child (attention Stephanie Reh) or bring to the event. If you are in need of child care, St. Peter students will provide free babysitting in the St. Peter preschool room while you attend. WE ARE HERE TO HELP Person To Person volunteers are ready to assist you with special needs you may have due to illness or other emergencies. We are ready to assist with transportation, yard work, light housekeeping, grocery shopping, meals. If you could use a ride to church or the doctor, you are too ill to do laundry or fix a meal, please call us and we will try to make the necessary arrangements to assist you. We have over 100 parishioners available to assist you, or someone you know who cannot find help elsewhere. Please call, all requests will remain confidential. Phone Deacon John Komotos at 984-0054. Please leave a message if I am out and I will call you back. __ I will attend the Birthright lunch. Name ____________________ Number of children for child care ____ __I cannot attend, but have included a donation. Please return form and payment to school office attention Stephanie Reh or mail to Stephanie Reh, 12128 Montour Drive, St. Louis, MO 63131. 8 April 19, 2015 CIRCLE OF CONCERN FOOD PANTRY . . has an ongoing need for disposable diapers (especially size 3 and up), wipes, diaper cream and formula. By collecting these baby items monthly we can regularly help parents and babies in need. Please drop off your donation on the front porch of Angela and Randy Dalton, 328 W. Washington Avenue, 63122. Thank you. VOCATIONS WHAT KINDS OF PEOPLE become priests, sisters or brothers? Are they people who don’t relate well with other people? No. They are people who love others - people who find real satisfaction chatting with a 93-year-old parishioner, holding the hand of a cancer patient, listening to the troubles of a streetwise teen. They are people with the courage to touch lives, hearts and souls in a high-tech, un-churched world. Are you that kind of person? ST. PATRICK CENTER FOR THE HOMELESS Please keep this important ministry in mind on your next shopping trip. Breakfast bars, granola type bars, chips, cookies, water, and soda are some of the suggested donations. The Health Department requires that all food items come prepackaged. Donations are accepted everyday. Drop off location: 450 Burns Avenue, Kirkwood. Please place donations in the green tub along the driveway. Call Jennifer Moritz 909-6756 with any questions. The ultimate goal of the Mobile Outreach Program is to encourage persons who are chronically homeless to access agency programs that will lead them to permanent housing and financial stability. Thank you for supporting this ministry! ROSARY FOR THE USA TIME: 4:30PM - Every Sunday (except holidays) PLACE: In front of church under the large tree (where seating is available) or the Gathering Space, depending on the weather. REMEMBER: For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them. Matthew 18:20 SPIRITUAL DIRECTION . . . Does your spirit long for a deeper relationship with God? Consider spiritual direction with one of these certified spiritual directors from our parish: Sr. Mary Jacqueline Pratt, OSU at 314-686-1781 or [email protected]. Carol Bauer at 314-520-7819 or [email protected]. Mary Lou Bennett at 314-835-1189 or email [email protected]. 9 April 19, 2015 ST. PETER YOGA FUSION CLASS Please pray for the safety and well being of the following loved ones of our parishioners who have been called to military service: The TUESDAY night class is taught by Catherine Enslin of St. Peter Parish. Catherine is an AFAA certified group fitness instructor and an ACE certified personal trainer. US Army Chief Warrant Officer 2, Cpl. John R. Weber, III, USMC, Major Matthew Kelly, Michael C. Wood, Army, Airman Joseph Sidlo, M/Sgt Don Haga, A/C Christine Haga, Sgt. Erik Thompson, Warrant Officer Alicia G. Mejia-Adkins, Sgt. 1st Class Michael Adkins, US Army Capt. Nicholas Jablonski, USMC, Sgt. Mark Nitz, USMC, Major Mark Jackson, IV, 1st. Lieutenant Jeremy Reynolds, US Army, Pfc. Josh P. Stack, Capt. Christopher Moskoff, US Army, Michael Backer, 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps, 1st Lieutenant Robert Winkler, US Army, Lt. Kevin Jackson, LT CPL. Thomas Weber, USMC, LCPL. E. Conor Decker and Major Joseph G. Skryd, USMC. Date: Tuesdays, April 7, 14, 21, 28 Time: 5:30 to 6:30pm Cost: $20 for 4 week session Drop in classes are $8.00. Class minimum - 10 people signed up on a monthly basis to continue classes. Location: Msgr. Deutschmann Room Payment for class is due by April 7. For questions contact Barb Michael with Optimal Lifestyles, Inc. at 314-984-0592. The THURSDAY night class is taught by Mary Beth Wilczak. Mary Beth is an AFAA certified group fitness instructor. Date: Thursdays, April 2, 9,16, 23, 30 Time: 5:30 to 6:30pm Cost: $25 for 5 week session Drop in classes are $8.00 Class minimum – 8 people signed up on a monthly basis to continue the Thursday classes or classes will be cancelled for May. Location: Msgr. Deutschmann Room Payment for class is due by April 2. For questions contact Barb Michael with Optimal Lifestyles, Inc. at 314-984-0592. Names will remain on the pray for the sick list for 4 weeks then automatically be deleted. To be included on this new list, you need to call the Parish Office 966-8600. A call to the Rectory Office is necessary to request additional weeks. John Kindschuh (2) John Menousek (2) Gene Iannotti (3) Harold Brown (3) Gene Kidwell (2) Eleanor Miller (3) Bonnie Hix (3) Mary Nockels (3) Abbey Skinner (3) Cathy Coughlin (1) PEACE IN MOTION TAI CHI CLASSES Classes are held on Thursday mornings at 9:00am. Tai chi is a gentle form of both exercise and relaxation. Proven benefits are improved balance, improved immunity, improved joint flexibility, increased strength, decreased blood pressure, reduced stress and much more! Classes are $5 a person, pay as you go. All levels of fitness are accommodated. Tai chi connects the mind, the body and the spirit for a refreshing hour of peace. Contact instructor Susan Marting if you have any questions at 314-6099091. Otherwise, we’ll see you at Ursuline Hall on Thursday mornings. Bring a friend! TOGETHER AT BAPTISM April 12, 2015 Isabella Cheryl Bagy, daughter of Andrew & Brittany Bagy. Riley Kay Moran, daughter of David & Jaime Moran. Claire Louise Sedlak, daughter of Scott & Emily Sedlak. St. Peter Pastoral Visitors Evelyn Briana Wells, daughter of Justin & Sophia Wells. Christ told us that when we visit and comfort the sick, we also serve Him. The Pastoral Visitors in St. Peter Parish live Stewardship by visiting and praying with parishioners in long term care and assisted living facilities, as well as those recently discharged to rehabilitation facilities. Members bring these parishioners the comfort and compassion of Our Lord and continue His loving ministry today. Please remember the deceased and their loved ones in your prayers: Ingomar Kern. Eugene F. Schmidt, brother of Rev. Msgr. Greg Schmidt. If you know parishioners currently in a local hospital, long term/ assisted care facility, a rehabilitation center, or homebound who would like to be included on a prayer list and/or who would welcome parish visitors, please contact Kay Komotos, 984-0054 or [email protected]. MEETINGS are on the 3rd Saturday morning of every month, 9:30-11:00am. We gather to pray for members of our parish community who are in need of prayer. We also will send cards, schedule phone calls and visits to be made throughout the month. To be a part of this caring ministry, please contact Kay Komotos, 984-0054 or [email protected]. TREASURE REPORT AT-A-GLANCE All that we are and all that we have is a gift from God! Think of your family, your friends, your talents and abilities—these are all gifts from God. We aren’t really owners of anything, we are merely “stewards” of the gifts God has blessed us with. Offertory for April 12, 2015 Total Parishioners Receiving Envelopes 2,062 315 Envelopes Returned $21,613. Loose Donations $ 1,836. 10