Sacrament of Baptism Baptism is the first step to become a Catholic Christian. Parents who wish to baptize their children agree to raise them in the Catholic faith. For more information about the requirements for infant baptisms, check the bulletin or call Deacon Dan. Classes are the 2nd Saturday of each month in the Faith Formation Complex room 13 at 9 am. For Spanish, classes are the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30pm in the Faith Formation Complex room 13.

Sacrament of Reconciliation God loves us and wants to forgive our sins. You can experience Gods unconditional love through the Sacrament of Reconciliation. This sacrament is available on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 9:00 am, and on Saturdays, English & Spanish, from 3:30 to 4:30 pm, or at other times by contacting a priest.

Sacrament of Marriage Please contact the parish a minimum of six months prior to the wedding. Do not set a date prior to your first appointment with a priest or deacon. If the wedding is to take place elsewhere, please seek advice from our clergy. For more information, please contact the Parish Office at 702-970-2500.

Funeral Arrangements Please contact the Parish Office at 702-970-2500 as soon as possible after a death to make the funeral arrangements. Services can be in English, Spanish or Bilingual.

Emergency Calls A hospital chaplain covers all hospitals. In an emergency, please contact the hospital. After hours, please leave a message with the Parish Office and you will be contacted the next business day.

St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church

204 S. Boulder Hwy., Henderson, NV 89015 702-970-2500 Fax: 702-970-2555

Parish Office Hours: Monday-Friday: 8 am - 4 pm Closed 1 pm - 2 pm Lunch

email: info@stpahend.org www.stpetertheapostlecatholicchurch.org

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Parish Clergy Fr. Gem Bandivas, Administrator

Rev. Mugagga Lule, Parochial Vicar Rev. Mr. Daniel De Pozo, Permanent Deacon

Rev. Mr. Bill Davis, Permanent Deacon

Mass Schedule Saturday

Church Open by 3 pm

5:00 pm English Youth Mass

Sunday Church Open by 7 am

8:00 am, 10:00 am 12:00 pm English Childrens Mass

2:00 pm Spanish Mass 5:00 pm English Tagalog Songs

Daily Mass Monday - Friday: 8:00 am

Sacrament of Reconciliation Tues: 8:30 - 9:00 am

Sat: 3:30-4:30 pm English & Spanish

Eucharistic Adoration Friday: 8:30 am to noon

Faith Formation Office: Rm 8 - Faith Formation Complex

Phone: (702) 970-2525

Hours: Sunday - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday 1:00 - 6:00 pm

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St. Peter the Apostle Annual Report Summary: Fiscal 20142015 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014 and ending June 30,2015

Total Operating Income* 746,153 Total Operating Expenses* 824,233 For detailed Income and Expense breakdowns see the other side of this page.

Operating Income (Loss) (78,080) Gift Shop Revenue 12,446.78 Gift Shop Expense (5,261.73) Net Gift Shop Income (Loss) 7,185 Festival & Bazaars Revenues 36,348.00 Festival & Bazaars Expenses (19,638.21) Net Festival & Bazaars Income (Loss) 16,710 Net Operating Income (Loss) (54,185) Interest from Trusts and Savings 3,276 Income from Bequests in 2014 2015 116,822 Total Regular Income (Loss) 62,637 (As of June 30,2015 the parish had $12,075 in accounts payable beyond normal utility expenses. The parish has no loans.

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My dear friends,

Our fiscal year begins on July first of each year. Today I present to you the Annual Report

Summary for the parish for the past fiscal year, 2014-2015. Our finance manager, Bob Marquise, and

the Finance Council have worked hard and made some tough and somewhat ambitious decisions to

make both ends meet.

As reflected on the Report, the parish incurred an operating loss of $78,080.00 for the past fiscal

year 2014-2015. The only reason we didnt feel the impact of the deficit was due to the bequest we

received last year in the amount of $116,822.00. We began the fiscal year 2015-2016 with almost the

same amount of operating budget to cope with our day-to-day operations. As of yet, we have not

received any bequest to defray our operating cost.

As always, we depend on your generosity to make this a reality. We need to collect $60,800 in

offertory to meet the budget. I hope you will remember this in your offering. I thank you in advance

for your generosity. I also want to thank those who already increased their contributions for this year.

God bless a cheerful giver.

Fr Gem

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St. Peter the Apostle Annual Report Detail: Fiscal 2014-2015

Operating Income

Offertory Collections 538,585 Offertory Deficit Reduction Collections 47,238 Parish Improvement Collections 32,000 Baptisms, Marriages & Funerals 15,214 Gifts Parish Organizations 13,732 Room/Board-Priest 17,301 Miscellaneous Adult Education, CCD, Youth Ministry, Summer Camp 36,394 Restricted/Memorial Donations 5,067 CSA Rebates 23,054 Insurance Settlements Poor Box & Votive Offerings 17,569

Total Ordinary Operating Income 746,153

Operating Expenses

Assigned Clergy 70,961 Extra Clergy & Pastoral Ministry 8,264 Payroll Religious Education 77,506 Payroll Office/Music/Maintenance/Youth 175,978 Diocesan Health Coverage 52,036 Pension & Disability 31,224 Long-Term Care 7,500 Social Security & Workers Comp 22,857 Rectory Living Food 10,400 Rectory Living Other 10,445 Miscellaneous Priest Retreat/CCD Insurance/Clergy Ed. 1,491 Church Supplies 21,624 Fingerprinting 600 Insurance-Property/Liability/Auto 30,781 Legal Expenses & Taxes 43 Office Expense 21,624 Parish Organization/Music/Hospitality 7,034 Maintenance All Buildings 66,472 Utilities All Buildings 85,997 Programs: RICA/Confirmation/Religious Ed/Youth 31,075 Restricted Memorial & Professional Development 3,364 Equipment Purchases 116 Bank Adjustments (Net) 954 Community/Parish Charity 1,250 Construction/Remodeling 7,947 Diocesan Assessment + Mass Stipends 76,738 Exchange Checks & Mass Stipend (Net) (400)

Total Operating Expenses 824,233

ST. PETER THE APOSTLE HENDERSON, NV Pg.4

St. Peter The Apostle Catholic Community

welcomes Our New Parishioners

Joseph A. Martinez & Amanda Cardenas

Jose M. Reyna & Maria Pinon

William & Nancy Gutierrez

Mark & Valen Smeykal

Jose & Veronica Larios

Jesse & Arlene Porras

Mariana Fonseca Garcia

Lina Chantengo

Lumen Vidal

Joel & Regina Barrios

Mark S. Bullen

Esther Gapuz

Juan & Margarita Barajas

Shane & Michele DiPalermo

Sid Overholt & Viviana Gonzalez

Nabor Lopez & Maria Gen

Delfino De la O & Asusena Jimenez

Jim W. & Marife Aragon

David T. & Samantha N. Oliphant

Zachary & Jennifer Woydziak

Allen & Debra Henderson

Rocio Mendoza

Jovani Palacios

Hector M. & Nicole A. Silva

Frank & Claudia Lombardo

Ron & Julie Gallagher

Jim Miranda & Renee LaFond

Raymond Romero & Monica Valenzuela

Randy Macaranas

Shirley Matwyuk

Mallory Maciuszek

Russell & Michaela Smith

Ramon E. & Miriam N. Iniguez

Jonathan & Erika Taha

Pedro Camacho & Elisa Ortiz

Miguel Fonseca & Deborah Elmor

Maria de Los Angeles Gonzalez

Theresa C. Avalos

Mark Timothy McKaig

Richard & Jennifer Felton

Ricardo D. Tomas

James & Nanelle Paget

Enrique & Jessica Pineda

St. Peter The Apostle

Catholic Community

Welcomes

the following into our

RCIA Program:

Alyssa Castro

Jill Esparza

Jeff Little

Sandra Little

Peggy Pierce

Valen Smekal

Brittney Vella

Steve Goldstein

James Tapson

Nichole Granet

Margaret Covelli

POSITION AVAILABLE

Finance Manager

The finance manager reports directly to the Parish

Priest and is responsible for the preparation of all

required budget and financial statements and reports

in accordance with the diocesan policies and generally

accepted accounting principles.

This position is part time, no more than 20 hours per

week. Prior accounting experience is desirable as well

as extensive knowledge with Quickbooks, Microsoft

Office, and Microsoft Excel.

Interested applicants must submit resume to the parish

office by October 20, 2015.

PRAY THE ROSARY Please join us in asking the Blessed Virgin Marys help as we pray the rosary before each Mass. Through the Rosary the faithful receive abundant grace, as though from the very hands of the Mother of the Redeemer.

BOOK OF INTENTIONS

If you have a special need for prayers such as illness, serious problems, or loved ones serving in the military overseas, a Book of Special Intentions is being provided for in the vestibule of the Church. Their names are prayed for daily at all Masses.

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CANONICAL- LITURGICAL FORUM

BY FR. GEM BANDIVAS, JCL, MBA, PhD

Dear Fr. Gem: Your reply last weekend to the question

whether a homily is to be written or not was very

enlightening. Also, what you said about a homily being

preached always from the heart, but not necessarily

preached by heart, was very uplifting. As a follow up, is

there any canonical provision that indicates how long a

Sunday homily is to be? I heard a priest who gave a two-

minute Sunday homily. Surprisingly, the announcements

after Communion were longer than the homily. What do

you think is the ideal length of Sunday homilies?

>>>Ernie, parishioner

Dear Ernie: It is a rare pleasure when a parishioner laments

about the homily being too short. It is a sign of true hunger for a

substantial explanation of God's word.

Unfortunately there is relatively little with respect to official

norms regarding length of homilies. This is partly inevitable because

expectations vary from one culture to another and even from one

social milieu to another. There are some cultures that expect long

discourses during Mass and others which fidget after eight minutes.

No. 24 of the Introduction to the Lectionary has the

following to say about the homily:

"The homily, whether it explains the word of sacred

Scripture that has been proclaimed or another liturgical text,

ought to lead the community of the faithful to celebrate the

Eucharist actively, so that 'they may hold in their manner of life

what they have grasped by faith.' By this living explanation of

the Word of God, which is read, the celebrations of the Church,

which are carried out, can also acquire a greater efficacy if the

homily is truly the fruit of meditation, aptly prepared, neither

excessively drawn out nor too brief, and if it is attentive to the

needs of all those present, even children and the uninstructed."

Pope Benedict XVI's apostolic exhortation Verbum Domini

has a beautiful passage regarding the importance of the homily:

"59. Each member of the People of God 'has different duties

and responsibilities with respect to the word of God.

Accordingly, the faithful listen to God's word and meditate on it,

but those who have the office of teaching by virtue of sacred

ordination or have been entrusted with exercising that ministry,'

namely, bishops, priests and deacons, 'expound the word of

God.' Hence we can understand the attention paid to the homily

throughout the Synod. In the Apostolic Exhortation Sacramentum

Caritatis, I pointed out that 'given the importance of the word of

God, the quality of homilies needs to be improved. The homily

is part of the liturgical action and is meant to foster a deeper

understanding of the word of God, so that it can bear fruit in the

lives of the faithful' (No. 46). The homily is a means of bringing

the scriptural message to life in a way that helps the faithful to

realize that God's word is present and at work in their everyday

lives. It should lead to an understanding of the mystery being

celebrated, serve as a summons to mission, and prepare the

assembly for the profession of faith, the universal prayer and the

Eucharistic liturgy.

Verbum Domini also exhorts that the preacher 'should be

the first to hear the word of God which he proclaims,' since, as

St. Augustine says: 'He is undoubtedly barren who preaches

outwardly the word of God without hearing it inwardly.'

The homily for Sundays and solemnities should be

prepared carefully, without neglecting, whenever possible, to

offer Masses cum populo brief and timely reflections which can

help the faithful to welcome the word which was proclaimed

and to let it bear fruit in their lives.

If this is the challenge the Church poses to bishops, priests

and deacons for their preaching, then it would seem unlikely

that it can be achieved in a brief two-minute time.

Nonetheless, the Church does recommend brevity because

the homily should be in proportion to the entire celebration. It

makes little sense to go on for 20 or more minutes and then rush

through the Eucharistic Prayer.

Personally, I think the ideal length of a Sunday homily is

between 8 to 10 minutes. I believe a lot can be said in 8 to 10

minutes if the preacher comes in prepared. In a new book

consisting of reflections based on the 2008 Synod on the Word

of God, the secretary for the Synod of Bishops, Archbishop

Nikola Eterovic, writes that homilies should not last more than

ten minutes, the average time listeners can concentrate. He also

advises priests to develop a theme for the homily and help the

faithful to understand and absorb the theme. Archbishop

Eterovic also explains that in order to keep up-to-date, the

preacher should use the Bible on one hand and a newspaper on

the other in preparing homilies.

Moreover, while it is nigh impossible to give strict rules

regarding the ideal length of a homily, preachers should take

into account the cultural factors involved. One could say that on

a Sunday six minutes would be a minimum, but the maximum is

much harder to determine. I believe that the criterion of

proportion with the rest of the celebration is a good guide, along

with the faithful's expectation within the context of a concrete

pastoral situation.

>>>Fr. Gem Bandivas

IDEAL LENGTH OF HOMILIES

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Information for celebrating a Catholic

Marriage in the Diocese of Las Vegas

For couples wishing to get married and live within our Diocese:

1. Couples should not set a wedding date until they have met with their parish priest. 2. Couples should contact the brides parish to set a meeting with the parish priest at least six months before the anticipated date of the wedding. 3. Weddings will take place in the brides parish unless permission is given by the Pastor for the wedding to take place in another church.

origin.usccb.org/bible/readings

Our Love Offering. . .

October 11, 2015 Parish Offertory: $ 10,932.34 October 11, 2015 Deficit reduction: $ 2,020.31

Second Collections Schedule

October 18, 2015 Mission Sunday October 25, 2015 St. Therese Center Appeal

Thank you for your continuing support.

Please consider including a bequest to St. Peter the Apostle

in your will or living trust.

*** Please do not bring food or beverage into the church to avoid

spills and unsanitary conditions.***

Bulletin Announcements If you wish to submit an informational announcement for the bulletin, please contact Sandra Gaeta at (702) 970-2500 ext. 2501 or info@stpa.org. Submission deadline is Monday morning at 10:00am, 10 days before the publication date. Holiday bulletins have an earlier deadline.

Important Help Numbers

Catholic Charities Adoption Services- (702) 385-3351

First Choice Pregnancy Services-(702) 294-2273 Womens Resource Centers of Southern NV-

(702) 366-1247 Living Grace Home-(702) 212-6472 serving the

special needs of pregnant young moms

The Acts of the Apostles Bible Study Classes

These sessions are presented on DVD by Jeff Collins. We invite all to come join us in enriching your faith by study & discussion of Lukes writing of biblical history.

Call to register Faith Formation Office by October 18th @ 702-970-2525 or see us after Masses

Cost of the book$30.00 Place of ClassesParish Center Time 6:30pm to 8:00pm on Tuesdays! October 27, 2015 thru March 15, 2016

All Souls Novena cards

All Soulhs Novena Cards will be available in the entrance of the church.

The novena will start on November 2, 2015 and run for nine days.

The Rosary Making Ministry

Please join us 2nd Sunday of each month Room 6. @ 3:30. For questions call Maiqui 702-449-6699

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PARISH OFFICE..... 702-970-2500 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION .......702-970-2525 Fr. Gem Bandivas, Parish Administrator ..Ext. 2509 Camille Stoeckinger, DRE .. Ext. 2528 Fr. Mugagga Lule, Parochial Vicar ... Ext. 2510 Terry Christiansen, Faith Formation . Ext. 2526 Deacon Dan DePozo, Wedding/Baptism ..Ext. 2508 Karina Ramirez, Faith Formation .. Ext. 2527 Elizabeth Schoeter, Office Manager .....Ext. 2502 Vickie Sanchez, Faith Formation Ext. 2525 Sandra Gaeta, Receptionist/Gift Shop .....Ext. 2501 Maria Oswald, Faith Formation .. Ext. 2525 Bob Marquise, Finance Office ....Ext. 2505 Erika Dias, Youth . Ext. 2525 Don Grizzard, Maintenance ....Ext. 2500

LITURGICAL MINISTRIES OTHER MINISTRIES Music Directors .Ken & Ellen Lerum Grief Support ... Deacon Dan DePozo Sacristans .Jay Frumkin Homebound ...Jos Martinez, Sr. Altar Servers .Roger Pepper Pro-Life .Monica Caffarella Extraordinary Ministers .Jos Martinez, Sr. Environment ....Michelle Couch Lectors .David Sanchez Rosary-Making ..Maiqui Hertzog Ushers ..Sal Colaluca DEVOTIONS Mother of Perpetual Help ... Tony Roberto BUILDING & GROUNDS: St. Jude Thaddeus ...Sacristans

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