October 26, 2014 - St. Peter`s Church

A Catholic community
devoted to deep and
abiding friendship
with Jesus Christ
Established 1700
3320 St. Peter’s Drive
Waldorf Maryland 20601
301-843-8916
www.stpeterswaldorf.org
Mission Statement
Saint Peter’s Church is a Catholic community devoted to deep and abiding
friendship with Jesus Christ. We strive to build upon the legacy of faith entrusted
to us by the Catholic pioneers who courageously established Saint Peter’s – an
ethnically and economically diverse community unified through the power of
the Holy Spirit in the truth and love of Jesus Christ. Mindful of this legacy as well
as our need for ongoing conversion amidst new challenges, today, in our fourth
century, we seek friendship with Jesus through our commitments to:
• Understand and proclaim His saving truth revealed in the
Bible in union with the official teaching authority of the
Catholic Church.
• Worship joyfully His living presence in the sacraments,
especially the Eucharist.
• Recognize His face in those we are privileged to serve and
protect, particularly the poor and vulnerable.
• Welcome Him in each other through our fellowship and
unity amidst the rich diversity of our parish community.
• Encounter Him and the beauty of His creation by preserving
our parish as a peaceful and prayerful sanctuary.
• Hear His personal call to holiness and help families embrace it
in all vocations, especially to priesthood or consecrated life.
• Imitate His generous self-giving as a way of life that expresses
our gratitude to Him and our love for God and neighbor.
Mass Schedule/Misa
Monday - Saturday: 8:00 am
Saturday Vigil:
5:00 pm
Sunday:
8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, en Español 1:30 pm
Confession/Confesión
Wednesday:
Saturday:
7:00 pm
3:30 pm
www.stpeterswaldorf.org
Parish Office
Hours: M – F, 8:30 – 4:30
301-843-8916 Fax: 301-843-3163
St. Peter’s School 301-843-1955
Office for Christian Formation
301-843-9583
Rev. Cezary Kozubek
Parochial Vicar
Msgr. J. Wilfrid Parent
Pastor
Deacon Robert Martin
Tom Abell, Parish Facilities Manager
Alice Culbreth, Director of Christian Formation
Sr. Theresa Frere, IHM, Coordinator of Ministry
to the Sick and Homebound
Marianna Hamilton, Coordinator of Christian Formation
Alicia Moore, Parish Secretary
Msgr. Oliver McGready
Msgr. Andrew Cassin
Fran O’Neill, Parish Accountant
Retired
Pastor Emeritus
Cara Tiffin-Johnson, Music Director
J.R. West, Principal, St. Peter’s School
PARISH COUNCILS
PARISH COMMISSIONS
Worship
Parish Life & Service
Christian Formation
Why We Pray for the Dead
Dear friends in Christ,
As we prepare to observe
All Souls Day next
Sunday, let’s consider
why as Catholics we
pray for the dead, and
how praying for the dead
gives us a very different
view of the afterlife than
that of most Americans.
The Dead in Our American Culture
Most Americans believe in heaven (74%) and hell
(59%). But that’s about all that most Americans
believe about the afterlife.
This narrow view of eternity provides no basis for
praying for the dead. Neither souls in heaven nor
souls in hell need our prayers. Souls in heaven don’t
need any help, while the souls in hell are beyond help.
This prayer vacuum is reflected in the way that
Americans typically talk about the dead. Beloved
family members and friends are “happy now” as they
“look down on us” because they are “home with the
Lord.” With good intentions, we imagine deceased
family and friends automatically go to heaven
without any need of our prayer.
On the other hand, notoriously evil people such as
terrorists, child molesters, or serial killers “deserve to
go to hell.” With no alternative to heaven, an
understandable desire for justice leads most
Americans to imagine that these evildoers
automatically go to hell – a place beyond the reach of
prayer.
Our Catholic understanding of the afterlife paints a
very different picture.
The Dead in Our Catholic Heritage
What’s missing in the prevailing American view of
the afterlife is purgatory – a temporary state on the
way to heaven in which souls are purged of all traces
of evil.
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
This spiritual purification after death entails suffering
much the way that physical purification in this life
entails suffering. The more we are physically out-ofshape, the more we experience suffering in vigorous
exercise and a healthy diet. So, too, the more we are
spiritually out-of-shape, the more we will experience
suffering in purgatory.
Understanding the suffering of purgatory expands
our hope for heaven because we’re never too lost or
too late to accept God’s mercy in this life. God’s love
can redeem and purify anyone, but it does so with
justice, because death does not simply erase all of our
evil. If I escaped justice in this life but am saved
through God’s mercy, then justice will be served by
my suffering in purgatory.
As Catholics, we believe our prayers for the dead are
part of the purification of souls in purgatory. Just as
God uses our prayers for others to help them in this
life, we believe that God also uses our prayers for
others to help them in the next life.
Virtually all Christians believe that this world is
made better by the power of prayer. Catholics believe
that the power of prayer extends beyond death in the
purification of purgatory, which is also made better
by the power of prayer.
Praying for the Dead in the Month of Souls
November is the traditional Catholic month of prayer
for the souls of the faithful departed. Throughout the
month of November, our Masses at St. Peter’s will be
offered daily for the souls of our beloved dead.
One of our most important prayers for the dead is the
Mass, and we participate in this prayer not only by
attending Mass but also by including the name of our
beloved dead on the All Souls envelopes.
May the souls of our beloved St. Peter’s dead and all
the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in
peace.
Sincerely in Christ,
October 26, 2014
Sunday, October 26, Thirtieth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
5:00 p.m.
Michael J. Middleton
8:00 a.m.
Frank Jr. & Desederata
DiGiovannantonio
10:00 a.m.
Parishioners of St. Peter’s
12:00 noon
Joe and Jeanne Gruss
1:30 p.m.
Intentions of the celebrant
Monday, October 27
8:00 a.m.
O’Neil Jack Hall
Tuesday, October 28, St. Simon and St. Jude
8:00 a.m.
Betty O’Neill
Wednesday, October 29
8:00 a.m.
Joseph McKay, Sr.
Thursday, October 30
8:00 a.m.
L. C. Addison
Friday, October 31
8:00 a.m.
Special Intention
Saturday, November 1, All Saints
8:00 a.m.
All Souls
5:00 p.m. Vigil
All Souls
Sunday, November 2, All Souls’ Day
8:00 a.m.
All Souls
10:00 a.m.
Parishioners of St. Peter’s
12:00 noon
All Souls
1:30 p.m.
All Souls
The sanctuary light will burn this week in
loving memory of Frank Jr. and Desederata
Di Giovannantonio.
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
ALL SAINTS DAY
“The witnesses who have preceded
us into the kingdom, especially
those whom the Church recognizes
as saints, share in the living
tradition of prayer by the example
of their lives, the transmission of
their writings, and their prayer
today.
They contemplate God,
praise him and constantly care for
those whom they have left on earth.
When they entered into the joy of
their Master, they were ‘put in
charge of many things.’ (Mt 25:21).
Their intercession is their most
exalted service to God’s plan. We
can and should ask them to
intercede for us and for the whole
world.”
Catechism of the Catholic Church,
“A cloud of witnesses” #2683
October 26, 2014
If someone you know is seriously ill and asks to be included in the prayers for the sick, please call
the parish office. Names will remain on the prayer list for four weeks. At that time if you wish to
have the name put back on the prayer list, please call the parish office.
Our Parish Prayer Requests
For those who are ill, especially:
John David Yamnicky
Tina Wagner
Angela Vaira Souder
Bob Middleton
Leo Bradburn
Mary McGuire
Doris Ann Bradburn
Yvonne Karotko
Belinda Windsor
Lissett Vazquez
Colleen Brett
Michael Negbenebor
Kathy Carrigan
Sebastian Chhim
Stephen Petty
Peggy Faasen
Lemon Moses
•For LCDR Don Manning, U.S. Navy, serving in Afghanistan
•For Nathaniel Barry, Joseph Brake, Elizabeth Crowley,
Jonathan Dowz and Aiden Mendoza who were
baptized on October 19
•For Quanah “Sonny” Parker who died on October 11
•For an increase in vocations, especially in our parish and
•For our parish priests
WORLD PRIEST DAY
Please join us in celebrating and affirming the men who commit their lives to the Lord and
the Church in the Sacrament of Holy Orders. Worldwide Marriage Encounter,
concurrently with Serra Club’s Priesthood Sunday, honors our priests on World Priest
Day, October 26, 2014. Please take this opportunity to thank and affirm your priests who
live out their call to serve as Jesus does, in self-giving love for all.
A prayer for priests:
Father, we ask Your blessing on our brothers, whom You have called to the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
Jesus, please support them with Your presence and fill them with grace to serve faithfully. Holy Spirit,
unite us in service with those whom You have called. Open our hearts to encourage our brothers and
sons to hear and answer Your call to this most blessed sacrament. Amen.
Since the Feast of All Saints, November 1, falls on a
Saturday this year, it is not a holyday of obligation.
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 26, 2014
Mount 2015- Registration Opens November 1st
Save the date for Mount 2000 high school retreat at Mount St. Mary’s'
University, Emmitsburg, MD; Friday, February 6 through the 8th, 2015.
Mount 2000 is a Eucharistic retreat weekend organized by Mount St.
Mary's Seminary. This retreat seeks to assist young people in developing a
closer relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ through the ministry of the
Church. Additionally, Mount St. Mary's University is happy to partner
with Mount 2000 to offer participants an opportunity to tour their
campus. Participants in Mount 2000 may register for a student-led campus
tour and an information session conducted by an admissions representative.
Mount 2015 will encourage participants to come to know Jesus as a friend, and to
encounter His love and mercy in prayer, the Word of God, and the Holy
Sacraments of the Catholic Church. This year’s theme: If you become what you should
be, you will set the world on Fire!! from St. Catherine of Siena.
Interested High School youth contact the Office for Christian Formation for
registration details. Fees: $75 retreat registration, $10 Transportation, plus $15
pocket money for meals Friday evening and Sunday afternoon. Follow the Mount
on Facebook at : https://www.facebook.com/Mount2000?fref=photo
TOTALLY CATHOLIC FUNDRAISER!
Support our parish pilgrims as they earn
their way to World Youth Day 2016 in
Krakow, Poland and complete some of
your Christmas gift shopping!
Totally Catholic offers a wide variety of
beautifully crafted, hand-made Italian, Czech
and Mexican rosaries and a full line of traditional, as well as
contemporary religious articles and jewelry at very reasonable prices.
Please come and visit the display in the Sank
Auditorium after ALL Sunday Masses on
November 9, 16, and 23rd.
Please pray for our youth, young adults and
chaperons as they prepare for this exciting spiritual journey!
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"The perfect family doesn't
exist, nor is there a perfect
husband or a perfect wife,
and let's not talk about the
perfect mother-in-law! It's
just us sinners. A healthy
family life requires frequent
use of three phrases: ‘May I?
Thank you, and I'm sorry’ and
never, never, never end the
day without making peace."
(Pope Francis, Meeting with
Engaged Couples, Feb. 14,
2014).
October 26, 2014
Please note corrected date: November 15 at 1 p.m.
Save the Date!
Communal Anointing of the Sick
St. Peter’s will host a Communal Anointing of the Sick on Saturday, November 15, at 1 p.m.
in the main church. This will not be a Mass, but a prayer service with individual anointing.
As mentioned in a previous bulletin, anointing is not just for those at the point of death, but
also for those “in danger of death from sickness or old age”…for those aged in “a weakened
condition even though no dangerous illness is present” and for those “before surgery when a
dangerous illness is the reason for the intervention” (Catechism of the Catholic Church).
“Is anyone among you sick? He should summon the presbyters (priests) of the Church, and
they should pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord, and the prayer of the
faithful will save the sick person, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed any sins, he
will be forgiven.” James 5: 14-15
For other questions, you may contact:
Sister Theresa Frere, IHM, [email protected] or parish number, 301-843-8916 Ext. 17
Alicia Moore [email protected] or parish number, 301-843-8916
You do not need to R.S.V.P.
Catholic Daughters Craft Fair, November 1
Southern Maryland’s Premier Craft Fair!
Don’t miss Court St. Peter’s annual craft fair on Saturday,
November 1, in St Peter’s School from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
All our vendor spaces are sold, and this year’s event promises to
be extra special. New crafters are on hand and long-time favorites are returning. Santa will be there for
photos with the kids and ready to hear their wish lists from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. The usual favorites
– the Vivian Sharpe Jewelry Room, the Flea Market, and the Silent Auction – as well as the great food
from the Kitchen and the goodies at the Bake Table will be featured. This is the Catholic Daughters’
only fundraising event for the many charities the court supports, so your help is greatly appreciated. See
you at the fair!
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 26, 2014
The collection for the Retired Priests of the Archdiocese of
Washington will take place next weekend. Honor a lifetime of service for
the priests who have served the faithful and the community so selflessly as
they continue Christ’s mission. Help to provide care and housing for our
retired priests so they can live in dignity. Please use the envelope that has been
mailed to your home or the special collection envelopes that are at the entrances to church. You can also
use these envelopes to make a credit or debit donation. Please put your envelope in the regular collection
basket. Thank you for your generosity.
On November 4, Maryland residents will head to the polls for the general election. To
help you learn more about those who are seeking your vote, the Maryland Catholic
Conference surveyed the state’s candidates for governor, the U.S. Congress, and the
General Assembly about their positions on issues of interest to Catholics. To view the
responses of the candidates in your legislative district and to find resources on faithful
citizenship, please visit adw.org/faithfulcitizenship/district27A. In addition, look to the Catholic Standard
and El Pregonero for a full listing of all survey results.
Thanksgiving Sharing
St. Peter’s Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul hopes to provide a turkey
to each family that signs up and comes to the Thanksgiving food pantry on Saturday,
November 15. But they need your help to purchase the turkeys. SVdP is asking
parishioners who would like to assist them to place their donation in an envelope
marked "Turkeys" in the collection basket. Please make checks payable to "SVdP –
St. Peter's." Thank you for your generosity to the poor.
Don Hayes and Bob Moore, co-chairpersons
Designated Charity: Health Partners
This week the Designated Charity is Health Partners. They will receive at least 1% of
the regular Sunday offering. You may use the envelopes available at the entrances to
church. Please put your envelope in the regular collection basket. The Designated
Charity next week will be the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
Bring Back the Baby Bottles
Please remember to return your Catherine Foundation baby bottle next weekend,
November 1 and 2, filled with spare coins or extra cash. This annual campaign supports
the Catherine Foundation Pregnancy Care Center in Waldorf which assists women
with crisis pregnancies and difficult choices about life.
Parish news and information in our weekly bulletin can also be
found in color on the Parish website at www.stpeterswaldorf.org.
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 26, 2014
Court St. Peter 1618 Observes Catholic Daughters of the Americas Day
Formed in 1903, the Catholic Daughters of the Americas® is one of the Oldest
and Largest Organizations of Catholic Women in the Americas
In observance of Catholic Daughters Day on October 19, Court St. Peter members worshipped at
St. Peter’s 10:00 Mass together. In its 63rd year, Court St. Peter is the oldest continuously serving
organization in our parish. Meetings are held September through June on the second Thursday
of the month at 7:00. All practicing Catholic women 18 years and older are warmly invited to
join us.
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA) was formed over 100 years ago and today
numbers 75,000 dues-paying members in 1,250 courts in 45 states across the country, in Puerto
Rico, Mexico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. They donate to charities, administer scholarship
programs and strive to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or need, as well as
celebrate the joys of living out their Catholic faith. Catholic Daughters enjoy each other’s
company at meetings and work hard for their parishes and communities. Deeply spiritual,
together they share faith, love of God and their feminine spirituality in today’s world as they live
out their moto of Unity and Charity.
Sunday Social this Sunday!
Our parish social will be held this Sunday in Sank Auditorium after the 8:00 and 10:00 Masses.
Please stop over for a cup of coffee and morning snacks. All are welcome, regardless of what
Mass you regularly attend. Catholic Daughters of the Americas and the Lectors will be hosting
the social.
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
October 26, 2014
¿Por qué Oramos por los Muertos
Queridos amigos en Cristo,
Mientras nos preparamos
para observar Día de los
Difuntos
el
próximo
domingo,
vamos
a
considerar por qué los
católicos oramos por los
muertos, y cómo orar por
los muertos nos da una
visión muy diferente de la
otra vida que la de la
mayoría de los estadounidenses.
Esta purificación espiritual después de la muerte implica
sufrir mucho la forma en que la purificación física en esta
vida conlleva sufrimiento. Cuantos más seamos
físicamente fuera de forma, cuanto más experimentamos
sufrimiento en el ejercicio vigoroso y una dieta saludable.
Así, también, el más estamos espiritualmente fuera de
forma, más vamos a experimentar el sufrimiento en el
purgatorio.
Los Muertos en Nuestra Cultura Americana
La mayoría de los estadounidenses creen en el cielo (74%)
y el infierno (59%). Pero eso es todo lo que la mayoría de
los estadounidenses creen sobre el más allá.
Entender el sufrimiento del purgatorio amplía nuestra
esperanza en el cielo, porque nunca estamos demasiado
perdidos o demasiado tarde para aceptar la misericordia de
Dios en esta vida. El amor de Dios puede redimir y
purificar cualquier persona, pero lo hace con la justicia,
porque la muerte no se limita a borrar todo nuestro mal. Si
me escapé justicia en esta vida, pero soy salvo por la
misericordia de Dios, entonces se hará justicia por mi
sufrimiento en el purgatorio.
Esta estrecha visión de la eternidad no proporciona
ninguna base para orar por los muertos. Ni las almas en el
cielo ni en el infierno las almas necesitan nuestras
oraciones. Las almas en el cielo no necesitan ningún tipo
de ayuda, mientras que las almas en el infierno están más
allá de la ayuda.
Como católicos, creemos que nuestras oraciones por los
muertos son parte de la purificación de las almas del
purgatorio. Así como Dios usa nuestras oraciones por los
demás para ayudarles en esta vida, creemos que Dios
también usa nuestras oraciones por los demás para
ayudarles en la próxima vida.
Este vacío oración se refleja en la forma en que los
estadounidenses suelen hablar de los muertos. Queridos
miembros de la familia y los amigos son “feliz ahora”, ya
que “mirar abajo en nosotros” porque están “presentes al
Señor.” Con buenas intenciones, nos imaginamos
familiares y amigos difuntos van al cielo automáticamente, sin necesidad de nuestra oración.
Prácticamente todos los cristianos creen que este mundo
se hizo mejor por el poder de la oración. Los católicos
creen que el poder de la oración se extiende más allá de la
muerte en la purificación del purgatorio, que también se
hizo mejor por el poder de la oración.
Por otro lado, las personas notoriamente malos como los
terroristas, pederastas o asesinos en serie “merecen ir al
infierno.” Sin alternativa al cielo, un comprensible deseo
por la justicia conduce la mayoría de los estadounidenses
a imaginar que estos malhechores van automáticamente al
infierno – un lugar fuera del alcance de la oración.
Nuestra comprensión católica de la vida futura pinta un
panorama muy diferente.
Los Muertos en Nuestra Herencia Católica
Lo que falta en el punto de vista estadounidense
prevaleciente de la otra vida es el purgatorio – un estado
temporal en el camino hacia el cielo en el que las almas
son purgadas de todo rastro de maldad.
Trigésimo Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario
Orar por los Muertos en el Mes de las Almas
Noviembre es el mes tradicional católica de oración por
las almas de los fieles difuntos. A lo largo del mes de
noviembre, las misas en San Pedro se ofrecerán
diariamente por las almas de nuestros difuntos.
Una de nuestras oraciones más importantes para los
muertos es la Misa, y que participan en esta oración no
sólo por asistir a Misa, sino también mediante la inclusión
del nombre de nuestro querido muerto en los sobres de las
Ánimas.
Que las almas de nuestro querido San Pedro muertos y
todos los fieles difuntos, por la misericordia de Dios
descansen en paz.
Sinceramente en Cristo,
26 de octubre 2014