SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL, PRAY FOR US! Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday: 9 am to 3 pm

Mass Schedule

Vigil Mass

(Saturday) 5:00 p.m.

Sunday Mass

8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

Weekday Mass

M,T,W, F 8:30 a.m.

Confessions before daily

Mass; Saturday 4:15 p.m.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

SS. Peter & Paul Parish, a community of faith called by God to deepen

our relationship with Jesus Christ, serves the Lord by sharing our time,

talent and treasure. As disciples of Christ, we are called to bring Jesus

Christ to ourselves and others: our children, the sick, the poor, the fallen

away Catholics and those who need to hear God’s message of uncondi-

tional love and forgiveness. SS. Peter & Paul Parish is a beacon of light

rooted in Jesus Christ, passed on to his successor, our Holy Father the

Pope, and is guided by our local bishop to build the Kingdom of God on

Earth. It is our mission to shine the light of Jesus Christ in our world and

to spiritually enrich the individual members of the parish as well as the

larger community through word, worship, sacrament and service.

The Parish in the heart of the Endless Mountains Serving Bradford County since 1841

SACRAMENTS

The Sacrament of Baptism is celebrated Sundays after the 11:00 a.m.

Mass. First time parents are asked to attend a welcoming session prior to

baptism. Godparents are asked to present a sponsor card. Please call the

parish office as soon as possible after your child’s birth to plan his or her

baptism.

The Sacrament of Marriage—engaged couples should notify the pastor

at least six months prior to their proposed date. Couples participate in a

preparation program.

The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick—please call the parish of-

fice for visitation of the sick at home, in the hospital, or health care facili-

ty.

Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA) is the official process used

by the Church to bring adults into the Catholic faith.

SPIRITUAL DEVOTIONS

The Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary

and the Divine Mercy Chaplet are prayed

in common before weekday Masses.

The Perpetual Novena of the Miracu-

lous Medal is prayed in common every

Monday after the 8:30 a.m. Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration is held from 9:00

a.m. on the Thursday preceding First Fri-

day until 2:00 p.m. on Friday in Grotto

Hall and the church.

Sacred Heart Devotions are prayed in

common after First Friday Masses.

Devotions to the Immaculate Heart of

Mary are prayed in common after the

First Saturday Masses.

Parish Prayer Line requests

Call Annette at 570-265-9691.

Pastor: Rev. Edward L. Michelini

Twenty-eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time † October 15, 2017

I can do all things in him who strengthens me.

. . My God will fully supply whatever you need,

in accord with his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

To our God and Father, glory for ever and ever. Amen

Philippians 4: 13,19

Parish Dates To Remember

Oct 14-15: Annual Appeal In-Pew Commitment Weekend

Oct 14: Noon Rosary Rally; Prayer for America @ Courthouse

Oct 15: Young Family Fellowship between Masses

See article at left.

Oct 16: Parish Finance Council 3:30 in Rectory

Oct 17: 10:15 am Mass @ Personal Care Home

Oct 31: 7 pm Vigil Mass for All Saints

Nov 1: All Saints Masses 8:30 am, 12:10 pm

Nov 2: All Souls Mass 8:30 am;

Eucharistic Adoration begins after Mass

Nov 3: First Friday Mass 8:30 am

10:15 am Mass at Bradford County Manor

Nov 4: First Saturday Mass 8:30 am

PARISH BULLETIN ADVERTISERS

We thank those businesses and individuals who have placed an ad in our parish bulletin. We ask parishioners

to thank these individuals and to use these companies. This week we especially acknowledge:

Leslie Wizelman

Certified Elder Law Attorney

Wysox and Wyalusing

Anyone wishing to advertise in the Parish Bulletin should contact the parish office 570-265-2113 or speak to

Father Ed for more information—the pricing is very reasonable.

Memorials for Elsie Zurn

Teen Bible Study and CCD Classes Meet Sundays

9:15-10:30 am in St. Agnes School

Oct 15: Classes resume

Pray for All the Victims of the Natural Disasters

Young Family Fellowship Oct. 15

FREE Coffee and Donuts on Sunday, October 15,

after the 8 AM Mass. Come join us for some yummy

donuts, hot coffee, and fellowship.

If your child attends CCD, just bring him/her/

them down to grab a donut before class, and we will

have someone to walk them up to school so that you

can stay and chat. We’ll have coloring activity for the

younger kids! We look forward to seeing you there!

5th Annual Turkey Day 5K Notre Dame High School is proud to host the

5TH Annual TURKEY DAY 5K on Thanksgiving

morning, Thursday, November 23, 2017. The 5K,

open to both RUNNERS and WALKERS, ages 8 and

up, kicks off at 9:00 a.m.. Pre-registration is $25 per

person and includes a complimentary t-shirt for the

first 800 registrants. Runners can register in advance

on-line at https://lightboxreg.com/notre-dame-turkey-

day-5k or through the school’s website,

www.notredamehighschool.com.

Diocesan Worship Convocation

Anyone who loves the sacred liturgy, and especially

any liturgical ministers, are all invited to the Diocesan

Worship Convocation on Saturday, October 28, 2017

at Marywood University, Scranton.

For details, see the poster on the church bulle-

tin board, or call the parish office for information:

570-265-2113. Deadline to register is October 23.

2018 Outstanding Young Woman

Congratulations to all the participants in this year’s

OYW completion – each of you is to be congratulated

for your achievements and recognition in school and

the community.

Additional recognition to St. Agnes Graduates:

Maggie Poost, 2018 Outstanding Young Woman, and

Whitney Madill, Second Runner-up – we are very

happy for each of you and proud of your accomplish-

ments.

Finance Council on Monday this Week

The parish Finance Council will meet on Monday,

October 16, 2017 at 3:30 pm in the Rectory.

Members should see Fr. Ed this weekend for

the Financial Report. Thank you!

This We Believe—Pamphlet

If you did not receive the brief but comprehensive

new pamphlet, “This We Believe,” last weekend,

please make certain you take one. The pamphlets are

at the entrance to the church. Topics in it include

the Four Cardinal Virtues: Prudence, Fortitude,

Justice, and Temperance.

See also the article on p. 5 of this bulletin.

Diocese Thanks Marie Seibert

The Diocesan Office for Parish Life has sent our par-

ish a note of appreciation for the contribution of time

and talent to the children’s program of their recent

Venquentro Day by our own Marie Seibert. We are

grateful as well for all she does here in the parish.

Liturgical Ministers Oct. 21—22 Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist Sat.5 pm: Marilyn Miller, Bob & Jackie Pyznar Sunday 8 am: Murray O’Donnell 11 am: Wendi & Gary Raupers, Charlene Garden Lectors: Sat. Vigil 5pm: Mary Alice Demangone Sunday 8 am: Chris Sullivan 11 am: Karen Stroud Altar Servers: Sat.Vigil 5 pm: Natalee & Xavier Watson Sun. 8:00 am: David & Marabeth Boardman 11 am: Luke & Jack Tavani Hospital & Personal Care Home: Murray O’Donnell Bradford County Manor: Sonia Huff

Mass Intentions Oct. 14 - 22 Sat.Vigil 5 pm: Tom Geissler (Sue Geissler)

Sun. 8:00 am: Our Parishioners

11:00 am: Dick Finnegan

(Knights of Columbus Council 3915)

Mon. 8:30 am: Alice Bustin (Mary Alice Sullivan)

Tues 8:30 am: Antonio, Carmela & Margaret Tama

(Family)

10:15 am: James Herda (Claverack Tunkhannock)

Wed. 8:30 am: Lee Sullivan (Sharon Wilson, Pat

McCracken & Marilyn Bonatti)

Thursday: No Mass

Fri. 8:30 am: Rose & Jim Lenox (Family)

Sat.Vigil 5 pm: Connie Leone (Lee Ann Wolfe)

Sun. 8:00 am: Our Parishioners

11:00 am: Ruth Young (John & Christine Sullivan)

Offertory October 1, 2017

Sunday Offering $ 5,551.50

Care & Education of Priests $ 636.07

Special Envelopes $ 15.00

Thank you for your generosity!

Second Collection

This weekend the All Souls offering envelopes will be

taken up; next weekend, Oct. 14-15 is World Mission Sun-

day—those envelopes are in the rear of the church for your

convenience. Remember to mark your name/boxed enve-

lope number on that envelope for contribution credit.

Sanctuary Lamps burn this week for:

Ray-Ray DePaola (Mom and Dad)

Mary Theresa DeWan (Kathie and Girls)

Altar Care October Chair: Eileen Hugo

10/21/2017— Week 3: Donna Brown

Sharon Miller, Eileen Farley

Counters Tuesday 10/16: Team A

(Saint) Mother Teresa of Calcutta:

“It is a kingly act to assist the fallen.”

Roamin’ Robe, Where Art Thou ?

One of our new white robes (#2) for a Eucharistic

Minister has wandered off —if you know of its

whereabouts, please be kind enough to return it right

away to the vesting room. It is greatly needed because

we only have one other in that size; our Size #2 people

will be eternally grateful—thank you !

Your Loose Check October 7-8, 2017

If you placed a loose check in the second collection

last week, (Aid to Education Oct. 7-8), please notify

the parish office so that you receive credit for that

contribution.

Our Lady of Fatima

100th Anniversary 1917—2017

This Saturday, October 13, is

the 100th Anniversary of Our

Lady of Fatima. We thank

those who participated this

Noon hour in the Rosary Rally

at the Courthouse in prayer for

America.

We continue to ask the

Blessed Virgin, as we continue

praying the rosary, to intercede

for us and others in the world

that we may all respond to the

love of Christ.

Our Lady of Fatima - Book

With 2017 being the 100th Anni-

versary of the Blessed Mother’s

apparitions shepherd chilcren in

Fatima, Portugal, we have several

copies available of Fr. Andrew

Apostoli’s book “Fatima for To-

day” for interested parishioners.

As one of the world’s experts on

Fatima, Father Apostoli will bring

you up to date on the important

message of Fatima. Copies will be

at the entrance of the church.

When you finish the book, please

return so others can read it –

World Mission Sunday - Oct. 21-22

See article on page 6.

In-Pew Commitment Weekend Oct. 14-15

See article on p. 6

RICHARD M. FARLEY CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

———————————

521 MAIN STREET 570-265-4993

TOWANDA, PA 18848 FAX: 570-265-5996

e-mail: rmfarley@epix.net

Knights of Columbus TOWANDA COUNCIL, No. 3915

7 Poplar St., Towanda PA 18848

Meetings 4th Wednesdays at 7 pm

Contact: 570-265-2113

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Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) PART THREE SECTION ONE CHAPTER ONE ARTICLE 7 THE VIRTUES

1803 "Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatev-

er is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things."

A virtue is an habitual and firm disposition to do the good. It allows the person not only to perform good acts,

but to give the best of himself. The virtuous person tends toward the good with all his sensory and spiritual

powers; he pursues the good and chooses it in concrete actions.

The goal of a virtuous life is to become like God.

I. THE HUMAN VIRTUES

1804 Human virtues are firm attitudes, stable dispositions, habitual perfections of intellect and will that

govern our actions, order our passions, and guide our conduct according to reason and faith. They make

possible ease, self-mastery, and joy in leading a morally good life. The virtuous man is he who freely practices

the good. The moral virtues are acquired by human effort. They are the fruit and seed of morally good acts;

they dispose all the powers of the human being for communion with divine love.

The Cardinal Virtues 1805 Four virtues play a pivotal role and accordingly are called "cardinal;" all the others are grouped around

them. They are: prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance. "If anyone loves righteousness, [Wisdom's] la-

bors are virtues; for she teaches temperance and prudence, justice, and courage." These virtues are praised un-

der other names in many passages of Scripture.

1806 Prudence is the virtue that disposes practical reason to discern our true good in every circumstance and

to choose the right means of achieving it; "the prudent man looks where he is going." "Keep sane and sober

for your prayers." Prudence is "right reason in action," writes St. Thomas Aquinas, following Aristotle. It is

not to be confused with timidity or fear, nor with duplicity or dissimilation. It is called auriga virtutum (the

charioteer of the virtues); it guides the other virtues by setting rule and measure. It is prudence that immediate-

ly guides the judgment of conscience. The prudent man determines and directs his conduct in accordance with

this judgment. With the help of this virtue we apply moral principles to particular cases without error and

overcome doubts about the good to achieve and the evil to avoid.

Let us pray for the Virtue of Prudence in our lives.

Fr. Ed needs your help to plan Christmas Mass Schedule. Clip and return – thank you!

This year, December 25, 2017, Christmas Day is on a Monday. Our usual Christmas schedule is to

have Masses on Christmas Eve at 4 pm, 6 pm and 10 pm, and then on Christmas Day at 10 am.

If we use this same schedule this year, it would mean that the majority of parishioners would need to

attend Mass twice on Sunday (Sunday morning liturgy, then Christmas Eve Mass in the afternoon/evening.

An alternative proposal has been made to schedule Masses on Sunday, Christmas Eve, at 4 and 10 pm,

and Christmas Day Masses at 9 am and 11 am.

What would be best for everyone? Please note your preference below, clip this out and place it in the

collection basket next week, or call the office ASAP — 570-265-2113.

_______Stay the same: Sunday, Christmas Eve at 4 pm, 6 pm, and 10 pm; and Christmas Day at 10 am

______Change to: Sunday, Christmas Eve at 4 pm and 10 pm; and Christmas Day at 9 am and 11 am

______Or Other Suggestions: _____________________________________________________________

Name _______________________________________ Phone _______________________________

Diocesan Annual Appeal - In-Pew Commitment This Weekend, October 14-15

This weekend is the In-Pew Commitment to the 2017 Diocesan Annual Appeal. As you have already

seen in the Bishop’s DVD presentation here on September 9, from periodic information in our Bulletin, and in

the Catholic Light, there are many, many people who are assisted because of your generosity.

From a personal perspective, the Diocesan Annual Appeal supported my seminary education; it has

supported Hezekiah’ s hands and Grace Connection (through a grant to our parish) for at least the past four (4)

years, and has supported numerous training programs for SSPP parishioners. Please make a generous gift

commitment to the Annual Appeal this weekend.

Looking Ahead - Parish Retreat – September 16-18, 2018

Saints Peter & Paul Parish has engaged Frank Runyeon to present a three day retreat here in Towanda

for September 16-18, 2018. Mark your Calendars for this special opportunity.

For twenty (20) years, Frank has been helping audiences of all ages:

to rediscover the power of the central stories of Scripture, and

to laugh (good-naturedly) at the way the media portray the world.

Frank Runyeon starred opposite Meg Ryan on CBS, and in more than 1,000 TV episodes and movies, before

leaving Hollywood to attend seminary. He was nominated for a Daytime Emmy award for a guest appearance

last year on CBS. He studied at: Princeton (B.A.), General Theological Seminary (M.A., with honors), Fuller

Seminary, and Yale Divinity. Mark your calendars now – save the dates.

World Mission Sunday - Next Weekend, October 21-22

World Mission Sunday will be observed in every land and nation next weekend, October 21-22, 2017.

Following the example of our Holy Father, Pope Francis, we are called upon this weekend in particular to

keep the poor and those most in need close to our hearts.

Like Pope Francis, we are asked to be especially mindful of our obligation to build the Church and

serve the poor to the very ends of the earth. It is what the Church exists to do.

The Society for the Propagation of the Faith is the Holy Father’s chief outreach to more than 1,150

missionary dioceses across the globe that depend on the financial help and the prayers of all of us. These

mission churches provide a spiritual home for the poorest and most vulnerable, sanctifying them with the

Sacraments through which they come to experience the Lord’s presence and peace.

Through the generous support of the good work of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith by so

many of our faithful people, World Mission Sunday enables us to join our lives with the loving work of mis-

sionaries of every time and every place. As Pope Francis writes in his message for World Mission Sunday,

parishes are most fully alive when “grounded in love for Jesus and concern for the needs of others.”

Special envelopes are in the rear of the church; For contribution credit, mark your name/envelope

number on the envelope, or designate “Missions” on your loose check.

Commemoration of Martin Luther Posting - Sunday, October 29, 2017

The local Lutheran Community has invited us to recognize our common beliefs and to participate in the

commemoration of Martin Luther’s posting of his Articles for Discussion.

This past Spring, Catholics and Lutherans came together to celebrate our common understandings and

beliefs of faith to help us to move forward in unity. They are planning a common service on Sunday, October

29, 2017 at the Lutheran church here in Towanda. More details to follow – if you are interested in attending,

please contact Fr. Ed 570-265-2113.