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

Established in 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.

Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time † June 14, 2015

Pastor: Rev. Edward L. Michelini

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense, according to what he did

in the body, whether good or evil. 2 Corinthians 5: 10

Parish Dates To Remember

June 14: Sonestown Hotel Dinner, War Museum, and Red Barn Antiques** Jun 21: Father’s Day Jun 27: Parish Feast Day Picnic @ Mt. Pisgah July 1: Light the Fire—Youth Rally Jul 12-16: VBS “Camp Discovery” @ St. Agnes gym Jul 13: Diocesan Vocations Golf Classic Aug. 1: St. Agnes Lyle Williams Golf Tournament Aug 8-9: National Shrine and Smithsonian Trip to Washington DC** **reservations call Nancy 570-721-1062

Light the Fire: Youth Rally

The summer youth rally for teens in 9th-12th

grades will again be held Wednesday, July 1, 2015, at

Misericordia University in Dallas, PA. Registration opens

at 9 am and the closing Mass will be at 7 pm. Light the

Fire is an energy-filled day with students from throughout

the diocese gathering for a variety of activities, presenta-

tions, music, prayer, and food. Music will be provided by

Full Armor Band. Mike Patin will the be main speaker

throughout the day. Bishop Bambera will be the main cel-

ebrant at the Mass. See the posters in the lobby of the

church, and contact Brandon Dickerson 570-637-0756;

Kathy Joyce 570-561-5687; Marie Seibert 570-265-3122;

or Fr. Ed 570-265-2113.

Vacation Bible School (VBS) – Camp Discovery

A summer Ecumenical Vacation Bible School will

again be held at St. Agnes School, JFK Hall, during the

week of July 12-16, 2015, Sunday evening through Thurs-

day evening from 6-8 pm. This year’s theme is “Camp

Discovery.”

Children grades Pre-school through 7th can come

to enjoy Bible stories, crafts, songs, food, activities and

friendship while discovering how to serve God and others.

Mark your calendars and save the date – Have Fun and

Discover! Make plans to attend!

Technology Education

Fr. Ed will be attending a Parish Communications and

Technology Clinic in Vestal, NY this Wednesday, there-

fore the usual Wednesday morning Mass will be switched

to Thursday morning June 17, 2015. Thank You.

Parish Picnic – Saturday June 27, 2015

Please sign up on the Parish Picnic sheets at the entrance to the church.

Celebrate two things: two great Saints – Peter & Paul and a great parish!

Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Mt. Pisgah State Park – Pool Pavilion. Same place as last year! Mt. Pisgah offers plenty of

activities as well as the ones the parish has planned. We have the Pool Pavilion from 8 am to 8 pm, so plan accordingly.

Parish activities will be in the morning and early afternoon with food designed surrounding noontime, see below:

9:00 -11:00 am Freestyle Fishing—Prizes 1:30 – 2:30 pm Organized Games—Prizes

10:30 -11:30 am Geo Caching Tug-of-War Potato Race

11:30 am - 1:30 pm Picnic Lunch Water Balloon Toss 3-legged Race

2:30 pm Kite Flying & Bubbles

Swimming 11am – 7pm, Boating, Hiking, Play Ground, Frisbee, Horseshoes, Fishing, etc. - Anytime !

Campaign Care

Last year 2014 the parish was faced with the daunting task of repairing the various Parish, School and Cemetery

parking facilities and roadways. The cost was over $100K and Campaign Care 2014-2015 was/is a two year program to

meet those expenses. Through your gifts ~ $72K has been raised with ~$32K outstanding. If you would like to make an

initial donation or a 2015 donation for these expenses, please contact the parish office place your gift and your contact

information in an envelope marked Campaign Care 2015 and place it in the collection basket or mail to the parish office

– checks should be marked SSPP 2015 Campaign Care. Again, “Thank You” for your assistance to the parish.

Papal Bus Trip Payment Deadline

All who have signed up for the September bus trip to the

Papal Mass in Philadelphia should have made their pay-

ment to the Parish Office already. Post Memorial Day

price is $45. If you have not signed up, we will take

names for a waiting list for any unpaid seats. Contact

Wendi Raupers 607-427-4916 or the Parish Office 570-

265-2113.

Recycle Used Clothing

Trinity Lutheran (908 Main St., Towanda) has a collection

shed in their south parking lot for used clothing, shoes/

sneakers, belts, purses, blankets, sheets, pillowcases,

drapes and stuffed toys. These will be sent to needy peo-

ple all over the U.S. and the world through St. Pauly Tex-

tiles mission. Please place items in a tied/closed plastic

bag to keep them clean and dry before dropping off.

PLEASE, NO rags, scraps, pillows, toys or house-

hold goods; please don’t burden this mission with unwant-

ed items that would incur time and expense to dispose of.

Thank you.

Liturgical Ministers June 20-21 Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharistic Sat. Vigil 5 pm: Marilyn Miller, Joanne & Patrick Barry Sun. 8 am: Barbara Grimes, Rose Powers, Murray O’Donnell 11 am: Donna Brown, Kathy Joyce, Charlene Garden Lectors Sat. Vigil 5 pm: Patti Meredith Sunday 8 am: Barbara Wywiorski 11 am: Mike Miller Altar Servers Sat. Vigil 5 pm: Aaron Barry, David Smith Sunday 8:00 am: Teddy Steele, Enzo & Dante Ottaviani 11 am: Elizabeth Ondrey, Mason Hartmann, Warner Dorman Musicians Sat. Vigil 5 pm: George Dzus, Teresa Ondrey Sunday 8:00: am: Gloria Nilsson, Marie Seibert 11:00 am: Joe Dorsey, Cindy Williams Hospital & Personal Care Home: Murray O’Donnell Bradford County Manor: Donna Brown

Altar Care 6/20 Theresa Sparrow,

Ed Krauss, Donna Brown

Collection Counters 6/15 Team B

A Sanctuary Lamp burns this week for:

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Mass Intentions Jun 14 - 21 -

Sat. Vigil 5:00 pm: Adeline Rittell (Family)

Sunday 8:00 am: Father’s Day Intentions

11 am: Marge Chiola (Lynda Williams)

Mon. 8:30 am: For the Intentions of Thomas Paquette

on his birthday (Tricia Bryington)

Tuesday 8:30 am: Dan Bryington (Tricia Bryington)

10:15 am: For the Intentions of Mike and

Margaret Dunkle and Family

Mass at Personal Care Home

Wed. 8:30 am: No Mass

Thurs: 8:30 am: George & Nellie Miller (Family)

Friday 8:30 am: Our Parishioners

Sat. Vigil 5:00 pm: Rocco & Marion Saldutti

(Sue Geissler)

Sunday 8:00 am: Catherine Driscoll (Charles Driscoll)

Offertory May 31, 2015

Sunday Offering $ 2,895.00

Redemptorist Missionary Collection $ 1,146.07

Offertory June 7, 2015

Sunday Offering $ 4,676.00

Care & Education of Priests $ 492.02

Second Collection.

This week, the monthly parish Aid To Education; next

week, no second collection will be taken up.

Thank you for your generosity!

LYLE WILLIAMS MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

The 10th annual Lyle Williams Memorial Golf Tourna-

ment, benefiting St. Agnes School, will be held on Satur-

day, August 1, 2015, at the Towanda Country Club. The

entry fee is $80 per player, which includes coffee & donuts,

greens fees & cart, lunch & prizes, and raffles & contests.

Call the St. Agnes School office at 570-265-6803 to regis-

ter your foursome, or to be added to a team. Hole sponsors

are also needed; the cost to sponsor a hole is $100. Non-

golfing guests are invited for lunch for $20 per person.

Parish Pastoral Council (PPC)

Our parish should be very proud of the forty-seven (47) parishioners that were nominated and the fourteen (14)

parishioners who left their names in consideration for the PPC – it is a tribute to them and to the parish. Unfortunately a

limited number of openings were available, and we thank the parish for their aid in the selection process last weekend.

The PPC is very happy to announce that the following parishioners will be new members to the Parish Pastoral

Council: Mike Boyek, Kathy DeWan, Ryan Magamez, and Jamie Raucher.

The next meeting of the PPC will be on Monday June 29, 2015 at 6;30 pm in Grotto Hall—agenda to follow via e-mail.

Congratulations to each of these new members, and how fitting it is that their first meeting will be on the feast day of

our parish, Saints Peter & Paul. Please continue to ask God to bless our parish and all the members of the PPC .

Bradford County Regional Arts Council (BCRAC)

BCRAC is introducing a series of faith-friendly films to the community. The film series will be presented

monthly at 7:10 pm on Wednesday and 4 pm on Saturday at the Keystone theatre. The June film “Little Boy” will be

shown Wednesday June 24, 2015 and Saturday June 2015. This is a powerful film about a little boy who will do what-

ever it takes to bring his dad home from WWII alive. Check the local newspaper each month for the film and for times

and dates for these films. We will try to publish information in the bulletin about them as they appear in the paper each

month.. It might be good to support this effort to bring films of formation into the local theater.

Hezekiah’s Hands

The interdenominational workgroup, Hezekiah’s Hands, will have its annual “Work Week” the week of June 22-26,

2015. If you are interested in helping on various work projects for those who need assistance, please contact the parish

office 570-265-2113 or see/contact Ed Krauss.

Father’s Day – June 21, 2015

Kids, as you come to church with your dad to celebrate Father’s Day make certain your dad receives a “Father’s

Day” spiritual blessing and an appreciative “Father's Day” gift from the parish.

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175th Parish Anniversary: History, Heritage and Handing-On what God has Given to Us

The plans for the 175th Anniversary of the parish are moving forward—more specific information will

follow in the bulletin and in the mail. Please review some of the activities below and plan to help and/or

attend. Keep your eyes and ears open and celebrate with us our History and Heritage as a Catholic Communi-

ty here in Towanda, and consider how we are called to Hand this on—these are our Three H’s.

The timeframe for the celebration will be from Pentecost 2016 through Pentecost 2017. Listed below

are the various events that are being planned:

1. May 15, 2016 Concert Pentecost Sunday Opening Celebration

2. May 30, 2016 Memorial Day Mass at James Street Cemetery

3. June 26, 2016 11 am Sunday Liturgy & Dinner Bishop Bambera main Celebrant

4. June 29, 2016 Feast of Saints Peter & Paul

5. August 15, 2016 100th Anniversary of the Parish Grotto & Ice Cream Social

6. September, 2016 Mass at State Road Cemetery

7. October & November, 2016 Thanksgiving/Harvest Dinner & ARISE Spiritual Renewal Program

8. February & March 2017 Mardi Gras Party & ARISE Spiritual Renewal Program

11. May, 2017 Tour of the Church / History Fair

12. May, 2017 Mass at James Street Cemetery – Recognition / Historical Grave / Marker

13. June 4, 2017 Concert Pentecost Sunday Closing Celebration

* Dinner program * Historical Booklet * New Parish Directory * Time Capsule(s) *

Parish Picnic – Saturday June 27, 2015

Mark the date now for the celebration of two great Saints –

Peter & Paul - and a great parish!

This year we are planning to celebrate our parish feast day (Feast of

Saints Peter & Paul) on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Mt. Pisgah State

Park – Pool Pavilion. Same place as last year! Mt. Pisgah offers

plenty of activities as well as the ones the parish has planned. We

have the pavilion from 8 am to 8 pm, so plan accordingly. Parish ac-

tivities will be in the morning and early afternoon with food designed

surrounding noontime, see below:

9:00 -11:00 am Freestyle Fishing 1:30 – 2:30 pm Organized Games

10:30 -11:30 am Geo Caching Tug-of-War Potato Race

11:30 am - 1:30 pm Picnic Lunch Water Balloon Toss 3-legged Race

2:30 pm Kite Flying & Bubbles

Swimming 11am – 7pm, Boating, Hiking, Play Ground, Frisbee, Horseshoes, Fishing, etc. - Anytime ! To

help us in planning, Please sign up early on the Parish Picnic sheets at the entrance to the church. Thank

Sixth Annual Diocesan Vocations Golf Classic

Interested in golfing? Interested in helping some young men study for the priesthood? How about combining the two

and forming a foursome to play in the Diocesan Vocations Golf Classic! This year’s tournament will be held at Blue

Ridge Trail Gold Club on Monday July 13, 2015 – Captain & Crew.

Registration is at 10am/ Shotgun Start at 12 noon. See Fr. Ed for a brochure. If you are not interested in playing, but

would like to help the program, make a check out to Diocese of Scranton “Vocations Endowment.” Thank you for

your interest and support.