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Parish Staff
Pastor
Rev. Stephen McNally
Email: [email protected]
Administra�ve Assistant
Suzanne Bowling
Email: [email protected]
Parish Office Hours
Monday-Friday
9:00am-2:00pm
Bulle�n Deadline
Wednesday at Noon
Mass Schedule
Saturday 4:30 pm
Sunday 8:30 am
Weekday Mass Schedule
Wednesday 10:00am
Friday 10:00am*
*Mass only offered the first Friday of
each month
New Parishioners
Welcome to COTT! Please call the
office or go on-line to register.
Forms can be found in the commons
or go on-line to download them
please complete and return to office
or drop in collec4on plate.
Reconcilia�on
By appointment.
Bap�sm
Arrangements must be made in advance in the parish office.
Marriage
Couples planning to marry should contact the Pastor at least one year before the wedding.
Visi�ng the Sick
If admi7ed to a hospital or confined at home, please call the parish office to arrange for a visit,
communion, and/or Anoin4ng of the sick.
7624RoanokeRoad(Route220)~Fincastle,VA24090
Phone:540-473-2656~Emergency:540-520-4668
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Twitter:COTT+incastle
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ParishPastoralCouncil
Bill Dillon, Chair [email protected]
Mary Stickler, Vice-Chair [email protected]
Barbara Conti, Secretary [email protected]
Lori Bobay 260-249-5125
[email protected]
Ruth Bokun [email protected]
Dan Burkard 540-473-5113
[email protected]
Sunny Franco [email protected]
Dolores Marcario [email protected]
Mike Whelan [email protected]
Megan Bowling, Youth Representative
Jessica Duvall, Youth Representative
Lauren Rakes, Youth Representative
Ben Rice, Youth Representative
BotetourtResourceCenter ~ 540-254-1468
St.Andrew’sCemetery ~ 540-342-9180
RoanokeCatholicSchool~ 540-982-3532
CommonwealthCatholicCharities ~
540-342-0411
RAM(RoanokeAreaMinistries) ~
540-345-8850
PregnancyHotline ~ 800-296-2367
BotetourtFoodPantry ~ 540-473-2370
DioceseofRichmondVictimAssistanceCoordina-tor ~ 1-877-887-9603
ReligiousEducation
Jennifer Hendrix [email protected]
YouthCoordinators
Lisa Brajdic
[email protected]
Julia Potter
[email protected]
Vision
ThatweliveourFaiththroughourthoughts,wordsandactions.
KnightsofColumbus
John C. Webb Council #12134
GrandKnight:MikePoole
540-793-4854
[email protected]
7pmBusinessMeeting
2nd Monday of the Month
CircleofMary
6:30pmMeeting
3rd Wednesday of the Month
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“For the second 4me in Advent, we hear the story of Elizabeth and Mary encountering each other. We refer to
the mother of Jesus as the ‘blessed’ mother. Here, Elizabeth notes that reality when she cries out, in the Spirit,
that her cousin is ‘blessed.’ Mary is blessed in two ways. First, because she has demonstrated a stunning faith
in God, and second because she is the chosen one who will bring the Son of God into the world.”
2019 Sourcebook for Sundays and Seasons
Church Calendar & Liturgies
Saturday, December 22 4:30 pm Mass—†Joyce Brogan
Sunday, December 23 8:30 am Mass – †Mark Aaron Duncan Monday, December 24 OFFICE CLOSED 4:00 pm Christmas Eve Mass—†Dolores Schulz
Tuesday, December 25 OFFICE CLOSED 10:00 am Christmas Day Mass
Wednesday, December 26 OFFICE CLOSED NO MASS
Thursday, December 27 OFFICE CLOSED
Friday, December 28 OFFICE CLOSED
Saturday, December 29 4:30 pm Mass—†Joyce Brogan
P r a y e r r e q u e s t f o r t h e S i c k
D e c e m b e r ’ s L i s t i s a v a i l a b l e i n t h e c o m m o n s !
F o u r t h S u n d a y o f A d v e n t
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Thankyouforyoursupport!
Weekly Scripture Readings
SUN – 12/23 Mi 5:1-4a; Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19; Heb 10:5-10; Lk 1:39-45
MON – 12/24 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29; Lk 1:67-79
TUE – 12/25 Is 52:7-10; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12, T1 3:4-7; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 or 1:1-5, 9-14
WED – 12/26 Acts 6:8-10, 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and 8ab, 16bc and 17; Mt 10:17-22
THU – 12/27 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8
FRI – 12/28 1 Jn 1:5-2:2; Ps 124:2-3, 4-5, 7cd-8; Mt 2:13-18
SAT – 12/29 1 Jn 2:3-11; Ps 96:1-2a, 2b-3, 5b-6; Lk 2:22-35
SUN – 12/30 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; Ps 84:2-3, 5-6, 9-10; 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-+52
LiturgicalMinistrySchedule
Saturday,December29 Sunday,December30
EucharistMinisters Paul McLaughlin Julie Mulvihill
Judy Pacello Tom Poulin
Matthew Gouker Dan Burkard
Lector Delores Hodge Mike Poole
Altar Servers Forrest Hodge Megan Bowling
Elizabeth Hodges
Come as a guest; leave as a friend
We are happy you have joined
us; if you are new to the area
we hope you will consider
joining our parish. Complete the
registra4on form found in the commons.
Mission Statement
To grow in our rela onship with God and our parish community by…
• Fostering a safe and welcoming community where each member is encouraged to live out the blessings of their bap smal calling;
• Ensuring faithful liturgical celebra ons are available to draw all closer to God;
• Providing ongoing faith forma on;
• Promo ng opportuni es to grow as a parish family
To live our Faith in our community by…
• Seeking out and helping those in need;
• Promo ng respect for and outreach to other faith communi es and to the community at large
To be good stewards of our financial and physical resources
Weekly Financial Report
Kroger.com
“Community Rewards”
MA300
It’s easy, but if you have a problem,
contact Suzie in the office. Yes, you do
have to renew each year to stay ac4ve
in program. No, you don’t lose any
points! Yes, it does help our church!
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Dear Friends in Transfigura�on Parish, On behalf of the people of
Sts. Peter & Paul Parish and in my personal name, I wish you a very
Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year 2019 full of health,
prosperous, joy and happiness. I would like to take this opportunity
to thank each and every one of you personally for your moral and
spiritual support and especially for your great financial generosity.
Thanks to this gesture of support we could: educate the children,
announce God’s Word, administer the Sacraments, serve the poor
and gather Sunday for the Eucharist. Please know that, if we were
able to realize all this, it is thanks to you. On behalf of all the pa-
rishioners I thank you form the bo7om of the heart. I pray that God
sees everything in secret and rewards you secretly. With the ap-
proach of the end-of-year holidays where our Savior could not find
welcome in His own city, many are s4ll those excluded from the
society like Him and that parishes tries to help thanks to your gen-
erosity. With warmest wishes and thanks, Father Banive Peralte
Thank you! Thank you to everyone who donated to our Christmas
families this year, with food, angel giMs and monetary dona4ons, as
well as to the volunteers who helped deliver everything. Thank you
to the Circle of Mary for your help wrapping giMs. A special thank
you to Regina Streithof and her husband, Mark, for coordina4ng
this project. It is beau4ful to see this project become a parish-wide
effort to help needy children in Botetourt.
Christmas Second Collec�on With your support, Commonwealth
Catholic Chari4es serves those in need throughout the Diocese of
Richmond every day. Your offering this year will give the giM of
food, family, warmth, home, and hope to our neighbors in need.
Thank you!! The Refugee Rese7lement Office of Commonwealth
Catholic Chari4es would like to thank all the parishioners for do-
na4ng warm clothes for our families each winter, & your household
items throughout the year. Thank you to the Knights of Columbus
for the coat drives. Your warm clothing with hats, scares and gloves
are all gratefully used; for most of them it is their first winter experi-
ence in Roanoke. Thank you for sharing, and may you con4nue to
be blessed with Christmas peace and joy the whole year through.
Fes�ve Open House at Madonna House Tuesday, January 1, 2019
from 12 noon to 4pm celebrate the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of
God. Bring the family to see our Christmas decora4ons and enjoy a
fes4ve buffet lunch. Leave your prayer inten4ons with the Infant
Jesus in our chapel. We will close at 4pm with Evening Prayer. Our
next Mass is Saturday, January 5, 2019 at 8:30 am at 828 Campbell
Avenue SW, Phone 540-343-8464. Hope you can join us.
Teaching Assistant Roanoke Catholic School is seeking a Teaching
Assistant for our lower school. Submit a cover le7er, diocesan ap-
plica4on, and resume to Mr. Pa7erson at ppa7er-
[email protected] . Applica4ons that do not include a cover
le7er, diocesan applica4on and resume will not be considered.
Take a look at the coats hang-
ing in the hallway. If they have
not been claimed by the end of
the Knights Coat Drive, they
will be donated to the cause!
Bishop Knestout encourages anyone aware of miscon-
duct or abuse on the part of clergy or staff of our dio-
cese to no4fy civil authori4es, call the A7orney Gen-
eral’s Clergy Abuse Hotline at 1-833-454-9064, and
reach out to the diocesan Vic4m Assistance Coordinator,
Jennifer Sloan at 1-877-887-9603.
Inclement Weather
If winter weather occurs
on weekends that will
make traveling to and
from the church danger-
ous, schedule changes
will be announced on
WSLS Channel 10 and
WDBJ Channel 7, and
posted on their websites.
* All Services Cancelled – no weekend ser-
vices or religious educa4on classes
* Snow Schedule – Sunday Mass will be at
11am instead of 8:30am. Religious Educa4on clas-
ses will be cancelled.
On weekdays, we follow the schedule of Botetourt
County schools. If the schools are closed because of
weather, the church ac4vi4es of the day will be can-
celled, including daily Mass & all parish mee4ngs
and ac4vi4es. In the event schools are delayed 2
hours, daily Mass will be cancelled.
Mark your calendar with these special services at Transfigura on.
Christmas Eve Mass at 4pm on December 24
Christmas Day Mass at 10am on December 25
The parish office will be closed December 24-
January 2 in celebra4on of the Christmas holiday.
Thank you to the religious educa�on students who par�cipated in the Advent Jesse Tree presenta�on.
You all did a wonderful job!
Alexis Cassell Haley DeMarco
Sydney DeMarco Nathan Etzler
Audrey Fleming Elizabeth Hodges
Caden Hoyt Joseph Madonna Maddox Po7er
Riley Po7er Ella Wright
Carol Kennedy of Daleville
