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

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Week Day Devotions

Monday - Friday: 7:15 to 7:45 am -Rosary before Mass in the Church

Tuesday - Pro Life Rosary after 8 am Mass in the Chapel

Wednesday - Our Lady of Guadalupe Novena after 8 am Mass in the Church

-Our Mother of Perpetual Help 6:00 pm in the Chapel

Thursday - St. Jude Novena after 8 am Mass in the Church

Friday - Eucharistic Adoration after 8 am Mass until 12 noon in the Chapel (We need at least two people at all times)

FOLLOWING POPE FRANCIS (HOMILIES, CATECHESIS)

www.news.va (Official Vatican Network) www.radiovaticana.va Facebook: news.va English Vatican radio-English Section www.news.va Espaol www.radiovaticana.va Facebook: news.va Espaol Radio Vaticana en Espaol

Saturday, February 13, 2016 5:00 pm The Hernon Family Sunday, February 14, 2016 8:00 am Elma Becker 10:00 am Enrique Trujillo 12:00 pm Carlos G. Fresquez 2:00 pm People of the Parish 5:00 pm Peter & Elayne La Porta Monday, February 15, 2016 8:00 am Sally Jordan Tuesday, February 16, 2016 8:00 am Joan Davis Wednesday, February 17, 2016 8:00 am Ruth Georgia Thursday, February 18, 2016 8:00 am Ricardo Suer Friday, February 19, 2016 8:00 am Soledad Presto Saturday, February 20, 2016 5:00 pm The Hernon Family Sunday, February 21, 2016 8:00am Vincent & Beatrice Di Leonardo 10:00am Edward John Armstrong 12:00pm Tony Fuentes 2:00pm Anthony B. Clark 5:00pm People of the Parish

Intentions of Pope Francis

February

Universal: Care for Creation

That we may take good care of creationa gift freely givencultivating and protecting it for future generations.

Evangelization: Asia

That opportunities may increase for dialogue and encounter between the Christian faith and the peoples of Asia.

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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

Readings for the week of February 14, 2016

Sunday: Dt 26:4-10 Ps 91:1-2, 10-15 Rom 10:8-13 Lk 4:1-13 Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18 Ps 19:8-10, 15 Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11 Ps 34:4-7, 16-19 Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10 Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25 Ps 138:1-3, 7c-8 Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28 Ps 130:1-8 Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19 Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 Mt 5:43-48

Prayer of the Faithful

We Pray for the names written

in our book of intentions

In Memoriam

St. Peter The Apostle Catholic

Community

Extend our Most Sincere Condolences to

The Families

Maureen Lois Dinkel Marion B. Lee

Elizabeth Mc Farlane Howe Alvin Trombley

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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

O gracious Master, infuse in our hearts the spotless light of Your Divine Wisdom and open the eyes of our mind that we may understand the teachings of Your Gospel. Instill in us also the fear of Your blessed commandments, so that having curbed all carnal desires, we may lead a spiritual life, both thinking and doing everything to please You. For You, O Christ, our God, are the enlightenment of our souls and bodies; and to You we render glory, together with Your eternal Father, and with Your all

holy, life-creating Spirit, now and ever, and forever.

St. Peter The Apostle

Catholic Community

welcomes

Our New Parishioners

December & January

Juan Antonio & Cecilia Chavez Francis & Stephanie Nepacena

Barbara & Patricia Hallock Donald & Shirley Wykstra

Violeta Gornal Gregory & Debra Monica

Tomas & Sonseray Martires Maria Coronel Angel Marquez

Itzel M. Vazquez Eulogio & Guillermina Padpad Jr.

Gerardo & Alana Rico Robert W. & Dorla Lawhn II

Dorothy Catherine Reed Terly P. Montoya

Guillermo & Maria Taligatos Michael & Carole Moreo

Isidora A. Batac James & Gracie Camacho

Maria Dutson Wendell & Genevieve Drury Ruben & Leticia Hernandez

Victor & Afra Cornejo

PARISH RECOLLECTION

MARCH 16, 2016

9am to 12 noon

or

6pm to 9pm

By Fr. Tony Verceloni

March 17, 2016

9am to 12 noon or 6pm to 8pm

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Wednesday: St. Peter

5:00-6:30Childrens Choir Music Ministry 6:30 8:00Tagalog Choir Rehearsals

Thursday:

5:00 6:30Spanish Choir 6:30 8:0010:am Mass Choir

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IRS Statement 2015 If you would like an IRS statement, please fill out this form and return it to the Parish Office. You may return it by mail or place it in the offertory collection. This statement only includes your Sunday offertory It does not include other contributions, i.e. Mass intentions, flowers, etc. Your Catholic Stewardship Appeal donation statement comes directly from the Diocese. Questions, please call the Diocese at 702-735-3500. Sunday Offertory Envelope # ___________ Name: _______________________________________ Address: _____________________________________ City: ________________________ Zip: ___________ Telephone # -

Lector Training Meeting Monday February 16, 2016 @

7pm in Church.

PARISH OFFICE CLOSED FEBRUARY 15, 2016

MASS @ 8 AM

Stations of The Cross

Va Crucis

6 pm English, Every Friday during Lent

7 pm Todo los Viernes durante la

Cuaresma

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CANONICAL- LITURGICAL FORUM

BY FR. GEM BANDIVAS, JCL, MBA, PhD

Dear Fr. Gem: It is unfortunate that some in the parish have developed the poor habit of leaving Mass (whether during weekday or Sunday) immediately after Communion. I always believed we were to stay until we received the final blessing. Am I right? Also, for reasons of respect, both for God and neighbor, I was always taught never to be late for Mass and I have trained my children to do the same. Could you provide a theological discourse on this matter so others maybe enlightened as well? ANGELINA, Parishioner Dear Angelina: The concern you raised is a perennial problem, but one which must be faced with patience. As St. Paul would say, "Opportune et inopportune" (in season and out of season), until the message reaches home.

Taking part in the Mass especially on a Sunday is not only an important Christian obligation, as the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches (n. 1389), but first and foremost a profound need of every member of the faithful. Those who deliberately fail in the obligation, of course, commit a grave sin. However, we have to be careful in apportioning sin to their actions, for we rarely know the circumstances or motivation.

First and foremost, it is important that all of Christs faithful be at Mass especially on weekends. Pope John Paul II in his Apostolic Letter Dies Domini said: "It is crucially important that all the faithful should be convinced that they cannot live their faith or share fully in the life of the Christian community unless they take part regularly in the Sunday Eucharistic Assembly." (n. 81)

The Second Vatican Council called the Sunday Mass the "summit and the font" from which we derive our strength to live our lives and make our world a better place.

I imagine if people had this understanding, this same sense of obligation and love of God, they would always be on time for Mass, participate as well as they could in the prayers and the hymns and would stay until the Mass is over to make a good, sincere thanksgiving.

Another point to be emphasized is the importance of assisting at the entire Mass. There are many plastic images to illustrate this, but most can grasp that if their boss, or the local mayor, summons them to a meeting, they would not dare leave before their host has formally brought it to a close. Even more is this true when a beloved parent, sibling or lifelong friend invites us to spend time with them.

If we behave thus before mere human authority and

relationships, then how much more should it be true when our host is the Father who created us, the Son who died and rose for us, and the Spirit who gives us life.

From a very material standpoint one could also see if there is some tangible motivation that leads so many of the faithful to leave early. Is there a bottleneck in the parking lot? Are Mass schedules too close together? If there are real practical inconveniences involved, then theology alone will be ineffective in changing people's habits until these are resolved.

Let us leave courtesy aside for a moment and return to thanksgiving. The Mass is something we celebrate together as Church and as a worshipping assembly united to Christ through the priest. It is not just something we do as individual Christians.

In the same manner, our thanksgiving for Mass cannot be reduced to the individual sphere and must be carried out as Church. This collective thanksgiving is done through the priest at the closing prayer to which all respond "Amen."

Those who dont are letting their habits of haste pull them out of what should be an atmosphere of reflective gratitude.

Moreover, there has to be an effective period of silence after the Communion song and that the priest, deacon and other ministers lead by example, dedicating some moment to silent reflection at the chair.

Finally, the greeting by the priest, Ite, missa est, constitutes a last admonition to live what has been celebrated. It is about protecting the grace received in the sacrament, so that it will bear fruits in the Christian life of every day.

Precisely when the Mass is about to end, and we go to take up the work of every day between toil and dangers, the Church reminds us that we must live under Gods hand and that under his hand we will be guided and protected. In this way the whole essence of the Mass will be, in a certain sense, incorporated with our being and continued in our life of each day.

The final blessing and dismissal send us forth to transmit what we have received to our brothers and sisters. If we leave immediately after Communion, then we lose this important component of our spiritual life.

>>>Fr Gem

COMING LATE AND LEAVING RIGHT AFTER COMMUNION

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Our Love Offering. . .

February 7, 2016 Parish Offertory: $ 11,681.12 February 7, 2016 Parish Improvements: $ 2,926.54

Second Collections Schedule

February 14, Operating Deficit Reduction February 21, Operating Deficit Reduction February 28, Operating Deficit Reduction

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.***

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

The Diocese of Las Vegas, in cooperation with the Vedelago Petsch Architects, Inc., is making sure that the proposed interior improvements at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church is incompliant with the existing ADA standards. While awaiting for the issuance of the building permit from the City of Henderson, we ask for your kind consideration and understanding for the delay of the start of our construction. Meanwhile, the update for our fundraiser is $87,577.08

Thank you for your continuing support

FAITH FORMATION

HOURS:

Sunday 9am-2pm-Monday 1pm-8pm

Tuesday 1pm-8pm-Wednesday 1pm-6pm

FAITH FORMATION CLASSES ROOM 13

SATURDAY:

Confirmation 2 Class- 3:30 pm.

Youth Mass-5:00 pm.

SUNDAY:

Pre-School & Kindergarten Class-10:30 am.

Communion 2 Class-10:30 am.

Childrens Mass-12:00pm.

MONDAY:

Confirmation 1 Class-6:30 pm.

TUESDAY:

Communion 1 Class-4:30pm.

RCIA Children & Adults Class-6:30pm.

WEDNESDAY:

3rd8th Grade Class 4:30pm.

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