RCIA and RCIC Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2018 ST. PETER PARISH WEBSITE: www.stpeterparish.com email: [email protected]S CHEDULE OF M ASSES Saturday Vigil……………….……..4:00 p.m. Sunday…..8:00, 9:30 & 11:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Monday & Saturday………………..8:30 a.m. Tuesday - Friday………….6:30 & 8:30 a.m. Youth Mass 5:00 p.m. last Sunday of the month Holy Day of Obligation Mass schedule: see inside bulletin. CLERGY Rev. Fr. Otis W. Young, Jr., Pastor Rev. Fr. Colm Cahill, Parochial Vicar Deacon Clyde Ardoin Deacon Dennis F. Adams Deacon Jack Jung Deacon Don Roberts FUNERALS Arrangements may be made at the Rectory. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Call Rectory in advance to register for seminar. Baptism-First Sunday of the month. SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Please contact priest/deacon at least six to eight months prior to the wedding. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Sunday 4:00– 4:50 p.m. Monday – Saturday 8:00– 8:20 a.m. Saturday 3:00- 3:50 p.m. 1 st Saturdays 7:45-8:30 a.m. and by appointment at the Rectory ROSARY 6:05 a.m. in church - Tues.- Fri. 8:00 a.m. in church - Mon. - Sat. 3:00 p.m. - Tues.—Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary 3:30 p.m. in church - Saturdays 7:15 a.m. in church - Sundays PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL Ethel Ganucheau 985-630-9016 ST. VINCENT DEPAUL CONFERENCE 985-773-0329 SAINT PETER CATHOLIC SCHOOL 130 E. Temperance St. Covington, LA 70433 985-892-1831 Michael Kraus, Principal Rectory: 125 E. 19th Ave., Covington, LA 70433 - 985-892-2422 - Fax - 985-898-1998
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RCIA and RCIC
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time October 28, 2018
Saturday Vigil……………….……..4:00 p.m. Sunday…..8:00, 9:30 & 11:30 a.m., 5:00 p.m. Monday & Saturday ………………..8:30 a.m. Tuesday - Friday………….6:30 & 8:30 a.m. Youth Mass 5:00 p.m. last Sunday of the month
Holy Day of Obligation Mass schedule: see inside bulletin.
CLERGY Rev. Fr. Otis W. Young, Jr., Pastor Rev. Fr. Colm Cahill, Parochial Vicar Deacon Clyde Ardoin Deacon Dennis F. Adams Deacon Jack Jung Deacon Don Roberts
FUNERALS Arrangements may be made at the Rectory.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM Call Rectory in advance to register for seminar. Baptism-First Sunday of the month.
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE Please contact priest/deacon at least six to eight months prior to the wedding.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Sunday 4:00– 4:50 p.m. Monday – Saturday 8:00– 8:20 a.m. Saturday 3:00- 3:50 p.m. 1st Saturdays 7:45-8:30 a.m. and by appointment at the Rectory
ROSARY 6:05 a.m. in church - Tues.- Fri. 8:00 a.m. in church - Mon. - Sat.
3:00 p.m. - Tues.—Divine Mercy Chaplet and Rosary
3:30 p.m. in church - Saturdays 7:15 a.m. in church - Sundays
SAINT PETER PARISH MINISTRY CENTER 128 E. Nineteenth Avenue, Covington, LA 70433
PARISH STEWARDSHIP REPORT WEEKLY PARISH OFFERTORY
Amount in envelopes + electronic giving: $ 20,184.50 Amount in loose checks and cash: $ 2,961.84 Building & Maintenance Fund Allocation: $ RCIC children’s stewardship offering: $ 6.85
October 21– Offertory collection Total: $ 23,153.19 AVERAGE REQUIRED PER WEEK JUST TO OPERATE: $ 22,500.00 (does not include deferred maintenance & repairs, or capital improvements)
Second Collection: October 21-World Mission Sunday $ 3,674.84
NEXT Scheduled Second Collection: November 4-Building & Maintenance Fund
ST. PETER PARISH WEEKLY OFFERTORY GOAL: $30,000
Dear Parishioners, On our recent spiritual pilgrimage to Israel and Italy, I appreciated your prayers for me and my fellow pilgrims. Be assured that I kept you and St. Peter Parish in my prayers as we followed in the footsteps of our patron saint, St. Peter, in the Holy Land and Rome. May St. Peter intercede for us as we continue as a parish family to proclaim and live the Gospel message of our Lord Jesus Christ. God Bless, Fr. Otis, Pastor
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We welcome all newcomers to St. Peter Church and invite you to register as members of our parish family. Please complete a “Parishioner Card” located in back of church and drop it in the collection basket. A member of St. Peter Church will contact you to assist you with registration.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Current Parish Events p 5-9
Youth Events p 10
Stewardship p 11
St. Peter School p 12
In the Archdiocese p 13
IMPORTANT NEWS
Songs of Comfort for the Holy Souls p 6
Stewardship Celebration p 6
2019 Mass Book p 8
Pro-Life Film p 8
RCIA/RCIC Bible Donations p 9
SERVIAM - The following Family Members of St. Peter Parishioners have been called to “Active Duty.” Please remember them in your prayers: Andrew Barksdale, Chip Barrere, Joseph Baudier, Staff Sgt. Bryan S. Bonano, Josh Boudreaux, Jose Daniel Chacon, Peter Chatry, Peyton Eustis, Jared Fangue, Scott Gerard Favre, Barry Frederick, Christian Griffiths, Sgt. Mark R. Hammett, James Thomas Lee, III, Jacob Lindley, Deborah Mills, Max Morse, John Nunez, Adam Ritchey, Charles Talley, David Tiziani, Arthur Trufelli
Liturgical Schedule Nov. 4
4 p.m.
8 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
5 p.m.
Priest Fr. Colm
Fr. Colm Dcn. Don
Fr. Otis Dcn. Don
Fr. Colm Dcn. Dennis
Dcn. Jack
Fr. Otis Dcn. Dennis
Choir Cantor Cantor Choir Choir Teen Choir
Lectors Team 1 Team 5 Team 10 Team 14 Team 19
EMHC Team 1 Team 3 Team 7 Team 9 Team 11
Altar Servers Team 1 Team 3 Team 7 Team 8 Team 10
SICK RELATIVES & FRIENDS - Please remember in your prayers our parish sick relatives and friends and their families: Ruth T. Ates, Christopher Baldwin, Ron Ballay, Faith Barfield, Lisa Bayham, Cookie Baxter, Lori Bertucci, Cecile Boesen, Sunny Bologna, Lois Bowden, Seth Brunett, Tommy Brunning, Fr. Ronnie Calkins, Camille Callais, Josie Campo, Bella Capitano, Kathy Ceravolo, Gina Cherry, Andy Chisholm, Kelly Constanza, Becky Cox, Michelle Cox, Austin Culotta, Kayla Derocher, Louis R. Desselle, Renee Doucet, Ann Emmons, Rosemarie Entringer, Jon Evans, Maggie Fallen, Rita Clare Faust & Children, Don Ferrera, Kithy Filopoulos, Ken Fleming, Candice Flood, Giavonni Flood, Cathy Fogle, Evelyn Ford, Catherine Forrest, John & Cathy Graves, John Hages, Linda Hanson, Hayze Hart, Dcn. Charles Heine, Willie Hutchison, Rudy Huval, Tim Huval, Amanda Johnson, Gretchen Jones, Winnie Jordan, Jane Jung, Jane Kibadeaux, Hodge Kiefer, Donna Klein, Mike Klein, Virgie Kraus, Mary Ann Kubancsek, Dorian Land, Holly Noel Lenormand, Tricia Little, Jennifer Looney, Missy Lynch, Jocelyn Mack, Gilda Maestri, Margaret Majors, Yvonne Marinello, Deborah Marshall, Tom & Cheryl McCain, McDonald Family, McElroy Family, Jack Mendheim, Brenda Metcalf, Jessica Miller, Hodgson & Betty Modinger, Roger Monlezun, Bernice Montagne, Phyllis Montalbano, Rebecca Montreuil, Brendan Morton, Josiah Naquin, Harry Nunez, Henry Ogden, Ruth O’Neil, Winnie Orr, Terry Parker, Edsel Parnell, Patecek Family, Ralph Patrick, Dennis Pelligrin, Joshua Phillippi, Anna Lee Pierson, Rosalie Pizzitola, Shaylie Poche, Jim & Connie Porche’, Raoul & Patricia Potier, Sheila Rawls, Bob Reed, Winn Reid, Teresa Riccobono, Anne Richwine, William Roa, Francis Robichaux, Francisco Rodriguez, T. J. Rogers, Gary Rutherford, Baby Andrew Ryan, Tina Ryan, Patrick Sammons, Cheri Santora, Willo & Dolores Schech, Taneisha Schumann, Annie Shankles, Ann Soule, Lou Stafford, Gary St. Cyr, Connie Stephens, Monique Stubbs, Tom & Kathy Stubbs, Joan Styron, Tracy Swanner, Ana Tolentino, Joseph Tolentino, Warren Troxclair, Joan Tuminello, Stephen B. Turner, Frances Vance, Carolyn Van Zant, Betty Vermillion, Nikko Verret, Riva Webb, Conor Woods, Cliff Yawn, Lois & Richard Zellar
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The Sanctuary Light Burns In Memory of
Monique Mouton
PRAY THE ROSARY In church: 6:05 a.m. Tuesday through Friday 8:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday 3:00 p.m. Tuesdays, preceded by the Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:30 p.m. preceding the Saturday Vigil Mass 7:15 a.m. Sunday
The Blessed Mother Lamps Burn In Thanksgiving for
Archbishop Gregory Aymond
Rosary for Fr. Otis & Fr. Colm
Oct. 29: Ruth Accardo Oct. 30: Camille Bruce Oct. 31: Sarah Fallen Nov. 1: Ana Tolentino/Pribyl Family Nov. 2: Shirley Brown Nov. 3: Frey Family Nov. 4: Mary Frank
Rosary for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
Oct. 29: Ruth Accardo Oct. 30: G. & D. Naquin Oct. 31: Camille Bruce Nov. 1: Ana Tolentino/Camille Bruce Nov. 2: Shirley Brown/Ethel Ganucheau Nov. 3: Gayle Richard Nov. 4: Dennis Mischler
MONDAY, October 29 Weekday 8:30 a.m. Bobby Huval
TUESDAY, October 30 Weekday 6:30 a.m. Mary E. Kromlage 8:30 a.m. Ernest Souhlas
WEDNESDAY, October 31 Weekday 6:30 a.m. Rhonda Baumgartner 8:30 a.m. Joan Marcotte 4:00 p.m. Skye Eustis (L-bd)
THURSDAY, November 1 All Saints Day 6:30 a.m. Ronald Gitz, Sr. 8:30 a.m. Warren Perret 7:00 p.m. Scott & Hilary Campbell (L)
FRIDAY, November 2 All Souls’ Day 6:30 a.m. Holy Souls in Purgatory, particularly members of FOSS 8:30 a.m. Justin Wolfson (L-bd)
SATURDAY, November 3 St. Martin de Porres 8:30 a.m. Holy Souls in Purgatory, particularly members of FOSS 4:00 p.m. Mae & Jack Broyl, R .N. & Lynne Salter, Reid Richardson, Sr., Warren Perret, Allan Perret, Frank Anglada, Albert Pickett, Clare & Everett Drinkard, Darleen Danenhower (L), Thelma Helmer, David Sliman, Bill Sherar, Jim Richards, Gary Carter, Mary T. “Bunt” Percy, Ed & Lee Graves, Graham Jordan, Oliver Provosty, Deceased Spouses of NAIM, Deceased Members of NAIM, Ana Amaya, Agatha Nicole, Carolyn Aldrich, John Jackson, Sr. Jean d’Arc Kernion (L), Ruth Prats (L), C.B. Walker (L), Jo Ann Guidry
SUNDAY, November 4 Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Ted Wall, Donald Pechon, Sr., Earl Pechon, Buddy Montgomery, Lori Jas (L), Chip Marchand (L), Rhonda Baumgartner, Camille LeBlanc, Ernest Souhlas, Dr. Julian & Tita Caballero, Billy Kentzel, Marshall Frances, Josh Phillippi (L), Larry & Peggy Reiss (L-60th Anniv.), Monique Mouton, Joy Bates, Kelly Constanza (L), Connor Comenge (L), Lester Villneurve, Linda & Edward Modinger (L), Murray Mossel, Joyce Kirkwood, Phillippi St. Pe, Sue Gutierrez (L), Anne Hayes, Jean Fisher 9:30 a.m. LCpl. Justin McLeese 11:30 a.m. St. Peter Parishioners 5:00 p.m. Edward Arnold Strain
Sacrament of Reconciliation Sunday: 4:00 to 4:50 p.m.
Monday thru Saturday: 8:00 to 8:20 a.m. Saturday: 3:00 to 3:50 p.m.
First Saturday: 7:45 to 8:30 a.m. or by appointment at the rectory.
Blessed Mother Flowers In Memory of Emily Bowman
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Current Parish Events
For more information, please visit the 175th Anniversary page at www.stpeterparish.com/175th-celebration
175th Anniversary Celebration
St. Peter Parish Stained Glass Window Presentation
Saturday, November 3rd 10:00 a.m. —Noon Presenter: Aaron Frei Theologian and fifth generation family member of the Emil Frei Studio — Artisans and Installers of the St. Peter Stained Glass Windows. Highlights: The making of a stained glass window, from conception to installation
A catechesis focusing on the St. Peter Church stained glass windows
Viewing of the windows
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PLEASE JOIN US FOR A
Celebration of Stewardship
HONORING
All those who serve at St. Peter Parish
HOLY MASS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 11
11:30 IN THE MORNING ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH
BLESSING OF ALL WHO SERVE AT ST. PETER PARISH PRESENTATION OF THE STEWARD OF THE YEAR AWARD
THANK-YOU RECEPTION FOLLOWING 11:30 MASS, ST. MARY’S HALL
Taizé Prayer
Songs of Comfort for the Holy Souls
November 2nd at 6:30 p.m. St. Peter Catholic Church In honor of our 175th Anniversary year, the Music Min-istry will host it’s 9th Annual “Songs of Comfort for the Holy Souls” in the style of Taizé Prayer. This hour long sung prayer service will include songs from the Taizé community by candlelight in the sanctuary, as we lift up our voices in supplication for those who have gone before us in death. This is open to the public and all are welcome to participate. A $3 donation for a vigil candle is suggested, which will be yours to take home.
Beginning with our All Saints Vigil Mass and continuing through the month of November, flowers will be placed on our Remembrance Table in the Sanctuary. Please consider a $25 donation towards the flowers named in memory of a de-ceased loved one(s). Donations may be left at the Rectory or mailed to: St. Peter Catholic Church, 125 E. 19th Avenue, Covington, LA, 70433. Donations must be received by the rectory Tuesday, November 13th for the names of deceased loved ones to be placed in the bulletin. Thank you and God Bless you.
All Souls’ Day Information
Family members of those who had a loved one buried from St. Peter Parish during the past year are invited to attend the 8:30 a.m.
Mass on the Feast of All Souls, Friday, November 2nd. A table will be set with a candle for each of the deceased buried from St. Peter Parish last year. As each name of the beloved deceased is read, a candle will be lit in remembrance. Family members are invited to take their candle home after Mass.
Blessing of the Graves All Saints Day A Blessing of the Graves at Pine-crest Memorial Gardens in Cov-ington will take place on Thursday, November 1st. Anyone who wishes to have their family’s grave blessed may gather at the cemetery at 9:45 a.m.
Prayers for the Deceased
We invite you to list the names of your deceased loved ones on the cards provided at the entrances of church. They will be remembered at parish Masses throughout the month of November.
Wedding Banns are announced between:
Andre’ Gaillerie &
Amanda Lea Vanderbrook
All Saints Day Information:
November 1st: Solemnity of All Saints Is a Holy Day of Obligation
Mass Times at St. Peter Parish: Vigil Mass -Wed. October 31st: 4:00 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1st: 6:30 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 7:00 p.m.
The Parish Offices will be closed on All Saints Day
The St. Peter Ladies Altar Society
The St. Peter Altar Society members will attend the 8:30 a.m. Mass, Friday, November 2, 2018. Following Mass they will gather at Mattina Bella for breakfast. All ladies interested in the Altar Society are invited. Breakfast will be Dutch treat.
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Archdiocesan Policy on Mass Intentions
Only two Masses per week are celebrated for more than one intention. These Masses for St. Peter Parish are Saturdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 8:00 a.m. All other Masses are single intention Masses. One Mass every Sunday is celebrated for the intention of the parishioners. The usual donation for a Mass is $5.
The St. Peter Mass Book for 2019 Opens Wednesday, November 7th, at 8 a.m.
Please, no early submissions Requests for Masses, Sanctuary Lamp, Blessed Mother Lamp,
and Adoration Chapel Lamp intentions for 2019 may be requested at this time.
Due to the overwhelming request for single intention Sunday Masses, these single intention Sunday Mass requests are limited to one per month per household.
All Mass requests must be submitted in writing and include the name, mailing address, and phone number of the person requesting the Masses. Donations need to be attached to the request.
Requests can be brought to the Rectory beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, November 7, 2018. If a single intention Mass is requested, please provide an alternate Saturday 4:00 p.m. or Sunday 8:00 a.m.
Mass, (these are our multiple intention Masses) in the event the first choice is not available. Requests will be handled in order of receipt. A confirmation letter of Masses scheduled will be mailed upon
request.
2019 Mass Book Opens Wednesday, November 7th at 8:00 a.m.
Come watch an inspiring short film about the beauty of adoption, "I Lived on Parker Avenue" Sunday, November 11th at 6:15 p.m. under St. Peter's School Pavilion. (rain site: St. Mary's Hall). Susan Scotton (mother in film) and Ben Clapper will have Q&A afterwards. Free and open to the public. Refreshments provided. For information please email Mickey and Regina Simon
Gatherings are every Thursday: 5:45 - 7:15 a.m. in St. Mary’s Hall. Currently through December 6th. A light breakfast is served.
Thursday, November 1st Session 9: The Gospel of Mark: Is Seeing Believing?
Speaker: Dr. John Cavadini The Second Spiritual Food Spiritual Blindness and the Eyes of Faith How God Speaks to the Depths of Our Hearts Understanding the Recurring Theme and Message
of Mark’s Gospel Encountering the Lord with Greater Intimacy
We Welcome Newcomers!!
For more information please call: Brian Cochran 985.705.3594 Vince Bologna 504.319.9828
Next Sunday, November 4th, Daylight Savings Time ends. Remember to set your clocks back one hour Saturday night and enjoy an extra hour of sleep!
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NAIM
NAIM will gather for their monthly meeting Thursday, November 1st at 11:00 a.m. at Gallagher’s Grill in Covington. All widows and widowers are invited to attend. Any questions, please call Judy Barrow at 504.400.7888.
The First Friday and First Saturday Devotions to The Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary
The First Friday of each month was designated by our Savior Himself as a day to be consecrated to honoring His Sacred Heart. Attendance at the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is assuredly the best means of honoring and loving the adorable Heart of Jesus.
First Saturday Devotion … All are invited to join the Northshore Manresa Men’s Group on November 3rd, for First Saturday Devotion with Confessions beginning 7:45 a.m., Rosary at 8:00 a.m. and Mass at 8:30 a.m. Our Blessed Mother asked at Fatima for the First Saturday Devotion, saying it is a way of atoning for sins in the world, and promising that she would help at the hour of death anyone who keeps the devotion for five consecutive First Saturdays.
Pumpkin Sales daily, 9:30 a.m. until dusk throughout October.
Would you like to donate a Bible?
We have been blessed by the Hand of God again this year with 68 adults and children in our RCIA and RCIC here at St. Peter Parish
Each year at the Rite of Acceptance and Welcoming, the parish gives each in the RCIA/RCIC process a Bible as a gift. During this rite, to be celebrated on December 16th, those in the process express their in-tention to respond to God’s call to follow the way of Christ. The Bible is given to assist them with God’s call.
Would you like to give a donation towards purchasing a Bible to give to one of our inquirers? The cost of each Bible is $30.00. If you would like to donate one, please make the check payable to St. Peter Parish with a notation for an RCIA Bible. You may place it in the collection, or drop it off at the Rectory or Ministry Center. You can also mail it to: Ruth Prats, 125 E. 19th Ave., Covington, LA 70433.
Thank you for your generosity!
“Keep this book of the law on your lips. Recite it by day and by night that you may observe carefully all that is written in it; then you will successfully attain your goal.” Joshua 1:8
Thank you for your generous response to the World Mission Sunday collection. These missionaries provide essential education and health care, social outreach and advocacy, and pastoral service. They address basic human needs, while in every moment offering spiritual comfort and support to the suffering and the marginalized. Learn more by downloading the Mission App.
The Vocation Committee of St. Peter Parish invites all women of the parish to commit to offer the graces of their Eucharist on every first Sunday of each month. All women are invited to embrace a life of spiritual motherhood by praying for an increase in religious vocations and by making a commitment to intercede both prayerfully and through mortifications for the holiness of existing vocations. Next Sunday, November 4th, is the first Sunday of the month. May all women of the parish prayerfully consider this offering of graces.
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Youth Events
R.O.C.K.
St. Peter Catholic Church Middle School &
Junior High Youth Ministry
Check out the ROCK website at www.stpeterparish.com under the “Formation/Youth” section. 985.892.8994
St. Scholastica Academy: Open House will be Thursday, November 8th from 4-6:30 p.m. Tours running every 20 minutes starting at 4. Any questions, please call Lynda Ryan: 985.892.2540 ext. 104.
St. Peter CYO For all High School Youth grades 8-12 (and at least 13 by September 30, 2018)
Tuesday Adoration - 6:00pm-7:00pm Adoration and Confession in the Church from 6:00pm-6:45pm Social and Dinner following @ 8:00pm @ the Youth House (402 S. Jefferson) Upcoming Dates- October 30, November 6, 13, 27
Youth Nights - Once a Month Youth gather for a night of spiritual, social and service activities. Next Night—Saturday, December 1st, Coffee House—Talent Night in St. Mary’s Hall
Service CYO participates in many service projects throughout the year. Great way to build friendships! Parish Picnic—October 28
CYO Athletics The CYO participates in a variety of athletic leagues sponsored by the Archdiocesan CYO/Youth Ministry office. Sports in-clude: Co-ed Volleyball, Co-ed Cabbage Ball, Boy’s Flag Foot-ball, Boy’s Basketball. Basketball Sign Up Now—Forms available on the website
Spiritual Youth Mass Sunday, November 18th at 5 p.m.
For more information and to register contact Ashley Gervais 985-892-8994 [email protected] or visit https://stpeterparish.com/st-peter-cyo
Liturgy of the Word for Children Offered for 3 - 6 year old children
During the 9:30 a.m. Mass
The Children’s Liturgy provides children with a time and place to “soak in” the Gospel message on a level they can understand. Children will be led to St. Mary’s Hall for catechesis after the Opening Greeting and will return to Church im-mediately following the Prayers of the Faithful. No registration is required.
Fall Dates: November 4th
December 2nd, 9th
BAPTISMAL PREPARATION
St. Peter Baptismal Preparation for in-fants consists of one mandatory session, that parents and godparents are required to attend. Parents are encouraged to call the Rectory, 985.892.2422, three months before the expected birth date to register for class.
The next seminar is Wednesday, November 7th, from 6:00—7:15 p.m. in the Upper Room, 318 S. Jefferson Ave. The Rite of Baptism will be sched-uled after the class has been attended and all docu-ments are submitted.
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Stewardship
"The family that prays together stays together. If families give Our Lady fif-teen minutes a day by reciting the Ro-sary, I assure them that their homes will become, by God's grace, peaceful places." ~Father Patrick Peyton
Rosary Sign-up for The Holy Souls in Purgatory
Would you or your family like to sign-up to pray a rosary for “The Holy Souls in Purgatory”?
All parishioners are invited to pray a rosary for the Souls in Purgatory as often as possible during the year. This rosary may be said for your dear departed family members, friends, or anyone, even those unknown to you, whom you wish to include in this Act of Charity. The sign-up sheet is in the back of church. Thank you for sharing in this special gift to all the “Holy Souls in Purgatory”
The St. Peter Parish Homebound Prayer Warrior Ministry
The Homebound Prayer Warriors are committed to praying a daily Hail Mary for specific monthly parish intentions. This ministry strives to remind others by example of the Scripture verse in 1 John 5:14: “And we have this confidence in him, that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.”
The following is the prayer intention for the month of November
All Deceased Members of St. Peter Parish
Thanks to all our homebound for the gift of their prayer for our parish community.
Please continue to keep all those who are homebound in your prayers.
The second collection next weekend, November 3rd & 4th, is for our Maintenance and Building Fund. Money collected will be used to fund various repair projects in our parish.
Check it Out! Our St. Peter Parish Library is filled with a broad variety of spiritual books that are designed to bring us closer to God. Available works include books, CD’s and DVD's on Sacred Scripture, lives of the saints and devotional tools. The Library is located in the Ministry Center and is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The inventory listing can be viewed on the par-ish website www.stpeterparish.com under the Faith & Formation heading, then click on St. Peter Parish Library. For more information, contact Melissa Pittman at 985.264.0640 or [email protected]
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St. Peter School
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In the Archdiocese
Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat
There is forgiveness, hope and peace after abortion…
If you or someone you love is hurting from abortion or miscarriage, we can help. Please consider attending this faith-based, healing retreat. All faiths are welcome! Open to women and men.
Friday, November 9th—Sunday, November 11th $190 per person (financial assistance is available) Facilitators: Pam Richard & Donna Scheuermann Priest Facilitator: Fr. David Seid, O.P.
facebook.com/rvrNOLA Take courage. He is calling you!
Live Your Faith in the Marketplace!
Come to the CRS Ethical/Fair Trade Sale held at the Northshore Catholic Pastoral Center (4465 Hwy 190 E. Service Rd., Covington on November 8, 9, (10:30-1:00) & 10 (9:00-2:00) and find lots of Advent & Christmas items along with house wares, coffee, jewelry, chocolate and outdoor items. Artisans/growers are paid a fair wage for their product helping them to be self-supporting and rise out of poverty!
Magnificat Breakfast
Speaker: Patti Mansfield
When: Friday, November 9th Where: Benedict’s Plantation, Mandeville Time: 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Tickets: $15.00 Available at Most Holy Trinity Church, Mary Queen of
Peace & St. John the Baptist Catholic Church or www.magnificatwst.org pay via Paypal
No tickets sold after Thursday, November 1st Tickets are not sold at the door.
Archdiocesan Natural Family Planning Classes
With professional instruction, Natural Family Plan-ning has proven itself to be safe, effective, and a moral way for couples to plan their families. It is a method which respects the meaning of human sexual-ity as God created it and thus marital love is enhanced and strengthened.
The Office of Marriage and Family Life is offering classes in the Sympto-Thermal Method of Natural Family Planning conducted by Mrs. Gayle Rizzo, of the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Class dates are: No-vember 3 & 17 and December 1 & 29, 2018. Classes will be held at St. Dominic Parish in New Orleans. Pre-registration is required and the cost is $100.00. For more information and registration please call the Of-fice of Marriage and Family Life, 504.861.6243.
Notre Dame Seminary Lay Enrichment Series Continues:
Dr. Mario Sacasa presents: Weathering the Storms of Life: Marriage as a Rock of Security Wednesday, November 7th
Dr. Susie Veters presents: Catholicism and the Saints: What, Why and How? Wednesday, December 12th
Notre Dame Seminary Pastoral Center, New Orleans 6:30-7:30 p.m. Doors open at 6:15 p.m.
Space is limited, please register at https://nds.edu/les/Donations accepted at the door.
For more information or to register, please visit www.nds.edu/les or contact the Lay Programs Office by email at [email protected] or by phone at 504.866.7426. Ext. 742.
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