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St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church

25236 Coastal Blvd. P.O. Box 860 Onley, Virginia 23418 Office: (757) 787- 4592 Fax: (757) 787-2899 Residence: (757) 787-1916 Website: www.stpeter-theapostle.com Email: stpeterapostle@verizon.net

DEC. 3, 2017 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Mark 13:33-37

“Lord, make us turn to you. “

Rev. Fr. Rogelio L. Abadano - Parish Administrator

Office Staff: Joanne Boyko Business Manager Consuelo Gonzalez Hispanic Secretary Jamie Ward Bookkeeper Judy Manning Office Volunteer Shirley Hirsch Office Volunteer

Office: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Weekend Masses: Saturday: 5:00 PM (Bi-Lingual) Sunday: 8:00 AM & 10:30 AM (English) 1:00 PM (Spanish Mass) Daily Masses & Morning Prayer: Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday at 9:00 AM Reconciliation: Saturday: 3:00 PM Weekdays: By Appointment Adoration: Every First Friday of the Month 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM (Adoration) Every Tuesday – Mass and Holy Hour 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM (Spanish) Religious Education Classes:

Jan Andrejco, Acting Director Sundays: 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

MISSION STATEMENT

We, the members of St. Peter the

Apostle Catholic Church, experience

our faith as a worldwide community.

Through our Baptism in Jesus, we are

called to be ministers of the gospel, to

become Eucharistic people, and to be

people of service through the

stewardship of time, talent and

treasure.

he seed that falls on the ground will yield a fruitful h -

Readings December 3-10, 2017 Sun. Dec. (3) Is 63:16b-17, 19b, 64:2-7/ 1 Cor 1:3-9/ Mk 13:33-37 Mon. Dec. (4) Is 2:1-5/ Mt 8:5-11 Tues. Dec. (5) Is 11:1-10 / Lk 10:21-24 Wed. Dec. (6) Is 25:6-10a/ Mt 15:29-37 Thur. Dec. (7) Is 26:1-6/ Mt 7:21, 24-27 Fri. Dec. (8) Gn 3:9-15, 20/ Eph 1:3-6, 11-12/ Lk 1:26-38 Sat. Dec. (9) Is 30:19-21, 23-26/ Mt 9:35-10.1, 5a,6-8 Sun. Dec. (10) IS 40:1-5, 9-11/2 Pt 3:8-14/ Mk 1:1-8

December 4-10, 2017

Mon. Dec. 4 No Mass Tues. Dec. 5 9:00 AM- Mass - +Anne Marie Chemi Wed. Dec. 6 9:00 AM- Mass - +Tom Famulari, Jr. Thur. Dec. 7 No Mass Fri. Dec. 8 9:00 AM - Mass (Holy day of Obligation) 7:00 PM - Mass (Holy day of Obligation) Sat. Dec. 9 5:00 PM- Mass- +Larry Blodgett +Clara & +Charles Schmidt Sun. Dec. 10 8:00 AM- Mass- (L) Tom & Maryjane Famulari 49th wedding anniversary +Tom Famulari, Jr. 10:30 AM-Mass- +Josephine Masadao 1:00 PM- Hispanic Mass

please Pray for these Special Intentions Peter Peppler Luke Anthony Denise Bendick Margherite Van Hines Emma Moscatello Karen Hudson Bernadette Wagner Barbara Hargis Catherine Rogers Andrew Pic Emma Turner Gene Guthrie Charles Flynn Geraldine Chick Mary Fabricatore Karen Paglia Linda Catalano Perkins Family Blanche West Pat Driscoll Andrew Hershey Shirley Christian Pat Fate Mary Chabak Wink Lankford Charles Kyles Maria Ross Teresa Kelly Patricia O’Donnell James O’Donnell Donagh McDonaugh Trish Harmon Greg Coleman Tate Annon Fr. Merlito Abiog Don Williams

Events & Meetings for the Week of

December 3-10, 2017 Mon. Dec. 4 6:00 PM Altar Servers Mtg. Tues. Dec. 5 10:00 AM – Finance Council Mtg. 6:00 PM - Hispanic Holy Hour/Mass Wed. Dec. 6 7:00 PM – RCIA Mtg. 7:00 PM – Parish Council mtg. Thurs. Dec. 7 No Meetings Fri. Dec. 8 9:00 AM & 7:00 PM Masses (Holy Day of Obligation) Sat. Dec. 9 3:00 PM- Reconciliation 5:00 PM- Mass 6:30 PM- Hispanic Charismatic Mtg Sun. Dec. 10 8:00 AM- Mass 10:30 AM- Mass 1:00 PM - Hispanic Mass

Lectors

December 10, 2017 8:00 AM Elaine Brehm 10:30 AM Valeria Arizmendi 1:00 PM Hispanic Readers

December 9, 2017 - 5:00 PM Judy Manning BM Patrick Manning W1 Shirley Hirsch W2 December 10, 2017 - 8:00 AM Tom Famulari BM Peter Regan W1 Jane Regan W2 December10, 2017 –10:30 AM Lou Hinds BM Jill Fitzgerald W1 Mary Wardius W2

Flowers on the altar are In celebration of Alejandro and Celia Cruz’s 30

th wedding anniversary.

Religious Ed Classes will have a visit from St. Nicholas on December 10

th from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.

There will be no Religious Education Classes on Dec. 17, 24 or 31. The Christmas Pageant will be held on Dec. 23

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at 5:00 PM. Advent is almost upon us! It is time to think about poinsettia flowers for the altar for Christmas. Anyone wishing to make a donation, please put your donation in an envelope marked Christmas Flowers and put it in the collection basket at Saturday/Sunday Masses. We thank you for your unceasing generosity. The RCIA class will meet on Wednesdays at 7:00 PM. Keep Christ in Christmas: The Knights of Columbus will be selling Christmas cards, both in English and Spanish, after each Mass. Come early for the best selection! Tickets for St. Peter’s Construction Raffle will be sold after all Masses, until they are sold out. During the week, tickets can be purchased at the Parish Office. This is a “Super Raffle”, as only 300 tickets will be sold. The Grand prize is $8,000, 2

nd prize is $1,000 and two 3

rd prizes of $500 each. The drawing will be held on Sunday evening,

December 17, 2917. Lectors: Please pick up your 2018 Lector Book from the Parish Office.

December 2-3, 2017

The “Solemn Blessing” of our new church will be celebrated by Rev. Msgr. Lane on Sunday, December 17

th, 2017 at 12:00 PM. All are welcome!

Our Simbang Gabi Mass and celebration will follow at 5:00 PM Mass. The consecration of our church will await the appointment of a new Bishop. After the Church Blessing we will have a small reception to welcome our guests. We humbly request, that all the women of the parish, bring finger foods for the “Blessing Reception’ and a covered dish for the Simbang Gabi celebration. Heartfelt thanks, in advance, for your continued generosity and donations in support of our church! Please Note there will be a change in the schedule of Masses after the blessing of our new church:

Saturday, Confession will be at 4:00 PM

Saturday Mass will be celebrated at 5:00 PM

Sunday Mass is at 9:00 AM (English).

Sunday Religious Education Classes will be held at 10:00 AM.

Sunday Mass at 11:30 AM (Hispanic) A message from Father Roger to our visitors: To my beloved visitors. As you can see, we are building our new church. We are happy to invite you to

join us in building the “House of God.” If you want to give a donation, we would really appreciate it. There is an envelope box at the back and the side

door of the church. If you want to request a prayer, there is a space on the envelope to write names, or for your personal intentions. Thank you very

much.

SACRAMENTs

Call the Parish Office.

Contact the Office six months prior to the planned wedding

date.

All funeral arrangements must be made through the Parish office.

Baptism

Wedding

Collections Nov. 25/26 YTD Actual YTD Budget Envelopes $ 2,043.00 $ 46,671.66 $ 43,142.00 Plate $ 1,566.00 $ 36,123.10 $ 38,940.00 --------------- --------------- --------------- Total $ 3,609.00 $ 82,794.76 $ 82,082.00

Love Offering for Church Construction (Parish Capital Campaign)

As of November 28, 2017: $ 118,450.31

Thank you for your generosity! MASS ATTENDANCE LAST WEEKEND: 502

Financial Statement as of Nov. 28, 2017

Please Note: All announcements to be included in the weekly Church Bulletin must be received in the Parish Office by 3:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon.

Weekend Mass Intentions Sat. December 2- 5:00 PM- + Vince Pivonka Sun. December 3- 8:00 AM + Anne Marie Chemi and + Michael Tagliafierro

10:30 AM + Toots Chrzanowski 1:00 PM Hispanic Mass