Voted Ionia County’s #1 Tire & Exhaust Shop Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00-5:00 Saturday 8:00-Noon We Participate in the $CRIP Program! • We Sell & Service ALL Major Brand Tires •Auto, Farm, & Industrial Tires • Complete Under Car Care SS. Peter & Paul School “All Are Welcome” Preschool through Grade 8 317 Baldie St. Ionia 616-527-3561 Great Beginnings Preschool 616-527-3531 3-year-olds: Tuesday thru Thursday, AM program 4-year-olds: Tuesday thru Friday, AM program Young 5s: Monday thru Friday, PM program Panther Playhouse Daycare (After school to 5:30 p.m.) 616-527-3531 Michael A. Lehman Ellesse D. Lehman Ionia Chapel Portland Chapel 220 Rich St. 210 E. Bridge St. Ionia, MI 48846 Portland, MI 48875 www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com Phone: 616-527-2250 FRED HAIGHT INSURANCE AGENCY Dave O’Mara, Partner 989-855-3341 Clorwell Electrical Contractors LLC 11094 S. State Rd. Lake Odessa 616-374-0966 PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING FREE ESTIMATES 24 Hr. Emergency Service 527—9368 JAMES S. KLEIN, DDS JESSICA FERRIS, RDH Family Denstry 502 Skyview Dr., Ionia 527-3866 CASWELL & COMPANY Complete RV Sales, Parts & Service 616-527-9050 1-800-435-0877 ROBERT M. PAYNE, DDS Family Dentistry 527-2220 412 Brown Blvd. Suite A, Ionia Catholic Charities West Michigan - Ionia 601 E. Washington St. Suite A 522-0836 Enrich 343 W. Main St. 522-1126 Ionia County Commission on Aging 115 Hudson St. 527-5365 This space sponsored by an Anonymous donor Serving survivors of domestic and sexual violence since 1979 1-800-720-7233 PSIC Positive Solutions Informed Choices A Family Resource 208 Main St., Ionia 527-4626 WALTER J. DOWNES Aorney At Law Parishioner 174 East Adams, Ionia 616-527-7777 Blundy-Hoppes Tire & Auto Clinic 3765 S. M66 in Ionia 616-527-0670 www.blundyhoppes.com DENTAL HEALTH CENTER, P.L.C. Chrisne Musco, D.D.S. P. O. Box 510 Douglas E. Musco, D.D.S. 2264 S. State Rd. Natasha Cusack, D.D.S. Ionia, MI 48846 (616) 527-6777 Fax (616) 527-4647 www.muscottandmuscott.com Wilson Heang, Cooling, and Plumbing Serving Ionia County Since 1965 24-Hour Service 616-527-0391 Lehman Funeral Homes Seymour Furniture Mattresses • Sofas Chairs • etc. 333 W. Main St., Ionia 616-527-0630 John R. & Marjorie Seymour Owners 434 High Street, Ionia, MI 48846 P: 616-527-3610 F: 616-527-3697 Website: www.saintspeterandpaulionia.org Email: [email protected]SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church Ionia County Community Mental Health Open Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays by Appointment 375 Apple Tree Drive, Ionia 616-527-1790 ~ www.ioniacmhs.org 24-hour Toll-free Crisis Line 1-888-527-1790 Pastor: Fr. Tom Brown 616-527-3610, ext. 12 616-755-1742 (evening) Associate Pastor: Fr. Oscar Londoño, mxy 616-527-3610, ext. 14 Seminarian Intern: Johnathan Johnson 616-527-3610, ext. 39 Parish Office Hours Monday - Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday: 4:00 p.m. Sunday: 8 & 11:30 a.m., and 1 p.m. (Spanish) Reconciliation Schedule Wednesday: 6:00-6:45 p.m. (Spanish) Saturday: 3:00–3:45 p.m. or by appointment Daily Mass Schedule (subject to change) Monday: 12:10 p.m. in the chapel Tuesday: Communion Service, 7:30 a.m. in the chapel Wednesday: 12:10 p.m. in the chapel 7:00 p.m. in the chapel (Spanish) Thursday: 8:00 a.m. in the school gymnasium Friday: 7:30 a.m. in the chapel Sacraments For questions regarding Baptism, Marriage, Anointing of the Sick, or any other sacrament, please contact our parish office. Prayer Chain If you have a prayer request for immediate need, please call 616-522-0279, or 616-527-0438. Eight CAP, Inc. 5827 Orleans Rd. Orleans, MI 616-545-2093 ORGAN/TISSUE DONORS ROMAN & MARGARET STOJ May 27, 2018 The Most Holy Trinity Ionia & Portland www.divineautobody.com Ionia Theatre 205 W. Main Street, Ionia Movies ~ Rentals Live Entertainment Gary Ferguson, Manager Intern’s Insights How do you deal with uncertainty? Today as technology ad- vances and we have break-throughs in the sciences, we know more and more about this world God created. We see the com- plexity and detail that goes into every little thing of creation. Yet, we still know very little about this world, and that drives some peo- ple nuts. There are things like different galaxies, quantum mechan- ics, string theory, cancer, the common cold, that all do not have answers. And just like them, neither do we have all the answers about God. You see, if we cannot figure out this world and the things in it, how in the heck do we think we will understand God completely or even his plan for us. That’s right, we won’t! We then must accept that we do not know everything, that there are things that we just will never understand, and then realize that God is God and we are not. It is in these moments that we must rely on faith. Which is a stumbling block for atheists and many people today, even for peo- ple who are Christian or Catholic. Many people will spend their whole lives searching and searching for answers to questions that may never get answered. Like, why do bad things happen to good people, why was there another shooting in a school, or why did this or that happen? It is in these moments that we can be at a loss for words and even become upset with God, but in the end, it comes down to faith and trusting in God’s will for the world. Re- membering that the world is not about just me, but should revolve around God. A God who is beyond our human reason to under- stand. This requires a leap of faith, because our understanding as humans can only take us so far. It is then by putting our faith in God that we will actually be able to understand more. Because faith is a gift given to us by God, and it can illuminate us in the areas of our human weaknesses. Then suddenly, the uncertainties do not seem so uncertain, because we are looking at the world with a wider and brighter lens. We then can live comfortably with the uncertainties of life, and God’s plan for us becomes a little clearer in our lives. And because we were given the gift of freedom, we can choose and live the path that he has given us to follow. God bless, Johnathan Pastoral Intern Tim Wall. Proud parishioner and local supporter of SS. Peter & Paul. Tim Wall VP, Financial Consultant (616) 464-1246 [email protected]
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Voted Ionia County’s #1 Tire & Exhaust Shop
Hours: Mon.-Fri. 8:00-5:00
Saturday 8:00-Noon
We Participate
in the $CRIP Program!
• We Sell & Service ALL Major Brand Tires
•Auto, Farm, & Industrial Tires
• Complete Under Car Care
SS. Peter & Paul School
“All Are Welcome” Preschool through Grade 8
317 Baldie St. Ionia 616-527-3561
Great Beginnings Preschool 616-527-3531 3-year-olds: Tuesday thru Thursday, AM program
4-year-olds: Tuesday thru Friday, AM program
Young 5s: Monday thru Friday, PM program
Panther Playhouse Daycare (After school to 5:30 p.m.) 616-527-3531
Michael A. Lehman
Ellesse D. Lehman
Ionia Chapel Portland Chapel 220 Rich St. 210 E. Bridge St.
Ionia, MI 48846 Portland, MI 48875
www.lehmanfuneralhomes.com
Phone: 616-527-2250
FRED HAIGHT INSURANCE AGENCY
Dave O’Mara, Partner
989-855-3341
Clorwell
Electrical
Contractors LLC
11094 S. State Rd.
Lake Odessa
616-374-0966
PLUMBING, HEATING
& COOLING
FREE ESTIMATES
24 Hr. Emergency Service
527—9368
JAMES S. KLEIN, DDS
JESSICA FERRIS, RDH
Family Dentistry
502 Skyview Dr., Ionia
527-3866
CASWELL & COMPANY
Complete RV Sales, Parts & Service
616-527-9050
1-800-435-0877
ROBERT M. PAYNE, DDS
Family Dentistry
527-2220
412 Brown Blvd.
Suite A, Ionia
Catholic Charities West Michigan - Ionia
601 E. Washington St. Suite A
522-0836
Enrich
343 W. Main St.
522-1126
Ionia County Commission
on Aging
115 Hudson St.
527-5365
This space sponsored by an
Anonymous donor
Serving survivors of domestic and
sexual violence since 1979
1-800-720-7233 PSIC Positive Solutions Informed Choices A Family Resource
208 Main St., Ionia
527-4626
WALTER J. DOWNES
Attorney At Law Parishioner
174 East Adams, Ionia 616-527-7777
Blundy-Hoppes
Tire & Auto
Clinic
3765 S. M66 in Ionia
616-527-0670
www.blundyhoppes.com
DENTAL HEALTH CENTER, P.L.C.
Christine Muscott, D.D.S. P. O. Box 510
Douglas E. Muscott, D.D.S. 2264 S. State Rd.
Natasha Cusack, D.D.S. Ionia, MI 48846
(616) 527-6777 Fax (616) 527-4647
www.muscottandmuscott.com
Wilson Heating, Cooling, and Plumbing
Serving Ionia County Since 1965
24-Hour Service
616-527-0391
Lehman Funeral Homes
Seymour Furniture
Mattresses • Sofas Chairs • etc.
333 W. Main St., Ionia
616-527-0630
John R. & Marjorie Seymour Owners
434 High Street, Ionia, MI 48846 P: 616-527-3610 F: 616-527-3697
Daily Mass Schedule (subject to change) Monday: 12:10 p.m. in the chapel
Tuesday: Communion Service, 7:30 a.m.
in the chapel
Wednesday: 12:10 p.m. in the chapel
7:00 p.m. in the chapel (Spanish)
Thursday: 8:00 a.m. in the school gymnasium
Friday: 7:30 a.m. in the chapel
Sacraments For questions regarding Baptism, Marriage,
Anointing of the Sick, or any other sacrament,
please contact our parish office.
Prayer Chain If you have a prayer request for immediate need,
please call 616-522-0279, or 616-527-0438.
Eight CAP, Inc.
5827 Orleans Rd.
Orleans, MI
616-545-2093
ORGAN/TISSUE DONORS
ROMAN & MARGARET STOJ
May 27, 2018 The Most Holy Trinity
Ionia & Portland www.divineautobody.com
Ionia Theatre 205 W. Main Street, Ionia
Movies ~ Rentals Live Entertainment
Gary Ferguson, Manager
Intern’s Insights
How do you deal with uncertainty? Today as technology ad-vances and we have break-throughs in the sciences, we know more and more about this world God created. We see the com-plexity and detail that goes into every little thing of creation. Yet, we still know very little about this world, and that drives some peo-ple nuts. There are things like different galaxies, quantum mechan-ics, string theory, cancer, the common cold, that all do not have answers. And just like them, neither do we have all the answers about God. You see, if we cannot figure out this world and the things in it, how in the heck do we think we will understand God completely or even his plan for us. That’s right, we won’t! We then must accept that we do not know everything, that there are things that we just will never understand, and then realize that God is God and we are not. It is in these moments that we must rely on faith. Which is a stumbling block for atheists and many people today, even for peo-ple who are Christian or Catholic. Many people will spend their whole lives searching and searching for answers to questions that may never get answered. Like, why do bad things happen to good people, why was there another shooting in a school, or why did this or that happen? It is in these moments that we can be at a loss for words and even become upset with God, but in the end, it comes down to faith and trusting in God’s will for the world. Re-membering that the world is not about just me, but should revolve around God. A God who is beyond our human reason to under-stand. This requires a leap of faith, because our understanding as humans can only take us so far. It is then by putting our faith in God that we will actually be able to understand more. Because faith is a gift given to us by God, and it can illuminate us in the areas of our human weaknesses. Then suddenly, the uncertainties do not seem so uncertain, because we are looking at the world with a wider and brighter lens. We then can live comfortably with the uncertainties of life, and God’s plan for us becomes a little clearer in our lives. And because we were given the gift of freedom, we can choose and live the path that he has given us to follow.
God bless, Johnathan
Pastoral Intern
Tim Wall. Proud parishioner and local supporter of SS. Peter & Paul. Tim Wall
GK Ron Speckin 616-527-9247 FS Phill Wizorek 616-550-3911
Lake Funeral Homes, Inc. A Second Generation Funeral Home
Robert B. Lake, II - Director - Manager
Robert B. Lake - Director
www.lakefuneralhomes.com
3521 South State Rd. 527-0099
SAINTS PETER AND PAUL May 27, 2018 The most holy trinity
RDF Rental Properties
122 N. Depot Ionia
527-4360
Ionia Lock-Up Storage
3006 N. State Rd., Ionia
Call Duey Flinn: 527-5900
This Space Sponsored
by an Anonymous
Parish Family
AH = Apostles’ Hall CH = Church
CR = Cornerstone Room PO = Parish Office
SC = School VR = Veritas Room
BC = Basement Chapel UP = Upper Room
The Most Holy Trinity
Dt 4:32-34,39-40/Ps 33:4-6,9,18-20,22/Rom 8:14-17/Mt 28:16-20 Saturday, May 26 3:30 p.m. Rosary 4:00 p.m. Mary Pinnow (Chris Terpstra)
Sunday, May 27 7:30 a.m. Rosary 8:00 a.m. Deceased Members of Linderman Family 11:00 a.m. Rosary 11:30 a.m. Mary Teresa Brooks (Lynda and Joe Smith) 1:00 p.m. Misa en español
Monday, May 28 - Weekday 1 Pt 1:3-9/Ps 111:1-2,5-6,9-10/Mk 10:17-27 9:00 a.m. Mass at Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Tuesday, May 29 - Weekday 1 Pt 1:10-16/Ps 98:1-4/Mk 10:28-31 7:30 a.m. Communion Service 6:00 p.m. Our 8
th Grade Graduates
Wednesday, May 30 - Weekday 1 Pt 1:18-25/Ps 147:12-15,19-20/Mk 10:32-45 12:10 p.m. Bertha Meier (Father Tom Brown) 6:00 p.m. Holy Hour with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 7:00 p.m. Misa en español
Thursday, May 31 - The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Zep 3:14-18/(Ps) Is 12:2-6/Lk 1:39-56 8:00 a.m. People of Saints Peter and Paul Parish
Friday, June 1 - Saint Justin, Martyr 1 Pt 4:7-13/Ps 96:10-13/Mk 11:11-26 7:30 a.m. Helen Columbo (Family)
Saturday, June 2 - Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs Jude 17,20-25/Ps 63:2-6/Mk 11:27-33 8:30 a.m. Scriptural Rosary
The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ
Ex 24:3-8/Ps 116:12-13,15-18/Heb 9:11-15/Mk 14:12-16,22-26 Saturday, June 2 4:00 p.m. Martin Kendregan and Jason Tate (Family)
Sunday, June 3 8:00 a.m. Living and Deceased of Patrick and Carol Lewis Family 11:30 a.m. Our High School Graduates 1:00 p.m. Misa en español
God’s Housekeepers for this week
GENERAL CLEANING: Pat Duffy, Judy Hamblin, Gwen O’Mara, Janis Neustifter
VACUUMING: Dick Renucci, Jim McKee
OUR PARISH OFFERING - May 19/20, 2018
Adults $6,387.00 Students 5.60 Loose 588.00 Electronic Giving 1,280.00 Total $8,260.60 -5% Tithe -413.03 Net Total $7,847.57
Cemetery $170.00 Budgeted Weekly: $9,423.07 Deficit for the Week: $1,162.47
July 1 - May 20, 2018 Fiscal YTD Offertory Collection
5:00 p.m. Life Fit (VR) 6:30 p.m. Kindergarten Graduation Friday, June 1
st
2:15 p.m. Heartland Health Care Center Communion Service Saturday, June 2
nd
8:30 a.m. Scriptural Rosary (CH) Sunday, June 3
rd
11:30 a.m. Graduation Mass (CH) 3:00 p.m. Cursillo Follow-up (AH)
SS. Peter & Paul Parish Staff (616) 527-3610 Permanent Deacon Zenon Cardenas 527-8942 Secretary Cecilia Luke ext. 10 Office Manager Adam Rewa ext. 11 Pastoral Services Toni McKay ext. 13 Music Director Whitney Crooks ext. 30 Faith Formation Vanessa Booth ext. 21 Maintenance Dan Schmitz 527-3610 Cemetery Sexton Mike Bledsoe 527-3610
SS. Peter and Paul School www.ssppcatholic.com (616) 527-3561 Principal Julie Baty ext. 18 Secretary Diane Grummet ext. 23 Pre-School Audra Searfoss ext. 20 Daycare Audra Searfoss ext. 19
SS. Peter & Paul Parish - Pastoral Council David Fitzpatrick, Chairman Patricia Klein Deb Trierweiler Chris Brown Yolanda Preston Tony Velasco Deb Campbell Karen Thelen
SS. Peter & Paul Parish - Finance Council Deb Conrad Jane Hemenway Dave O’Mara Ron Drysdale John Klein Denise Peabody Jason Eppler
SS. Peter & Paul School - Board of Education Nick Cusack Kevin Heinlein Brian Siemen Troy Droste Matt Johnson Kristi Wizorek Jessica Drown Laurie Palmer
616.527.3500 www.livelocal-realty.com
3% of Commissions Can Go Back to SSPP!
Our Lady of Fatima
Catholic Supplies
Tuesday-Friday • 10am - 4pm Saturday • 10am - 3pm
989-593-2609 108 Main Street, Fowler
Liturgical Ministers for Saturday & Sunday, June 2nd/3rd
4:00 p.m. 8:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m.
Lector: Kara Griffith Walt Downes Johnathan Johnson
Ministers of Johnathan Johnson, Julie Bennett, Karen Meyers, Laurie Tjalsma, Ron Drysdale, Mellissa Harvey
Communion: Theresa Scholtens Johnathan Johnson Johnathan Johnson
Hospitality: Carol Cope, Mary O’Connor, Deb Porter, Trierweiler Family Patricia Klein, Anderson Family
Richard Esparza
Please Pray For . . .
We continue to pray for all who need healing in body, mind, or spirit. If you would like to add or remove a name, please call the parish office. Be sure you have the consent of the person or a family member. Names will remain on the prayer list for three months and then be removed. Requests may be renewed.
Larry McKaig Pam Coggan Helen Schneider Steffani Robison Nichole Munsell Cindy Moon Pat McKinstry Brian Lyons Chad Wickerink Sandy Randall Steve Bailey Danna Dingman Sue Tucker Gary Glownia Sandra Weber Roy Cook Diane Wilson Tom Renucci Lisa Tompkins Amy Grill Chuck Stevens Dalilah Tubergen Karen Perry Lorie Shaw
Patty Seif Frank Lattimore Carolyn Krycinski Jon Caswell Jack Clayton Jean Barker Karen Hoskins Mary Kimball Michele Cahoon Dominic Essich Susan Renee Montgomery Jane Emelander Georgia Sibert Traccie Lower The Unborn John McKay Ivan Stebbins Kim Mailand Jessica Drown Ian David Faist Michael Fowler Therese Perrien Kirsten Buys Johnson Suzanne Rosenburg
Joe & Sandy Meyers Deborah Kaminski Sue Swinehart Irene Kneale Annie Bales-Ludwick Ashley Sue Montgomery Maria Martinez Dorcas Spurlock Melissa McKinstry Mary Lou Greenhoe Mary Duncan Larry Lafler Cheryl Pinnow Larry Northrup Mchalie Walter Janet Beeman W. Patrick Burns Marcia Cook
CHRISTIAN SERVICE CENTER 301 W. Washington St., Box 396
Ionia 616-527-1530
OPEN Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday 9 a.m. to Noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
We invite all parishioners to gather before Masses for this final weekend in May to pray the Rosary. .
Time for Council Nominations! We are taking nominations for open seats on the SS. Peter & Paul Pastoral Council and Finance Council. Nomination forms are available on the table in the back of church and at the side entrance. Please prayerfully consider whom you would like to nominate. Completed forms may be placed in the collection basket, or they may be brought or mailed to the
parish office by June 6. Thank you!
The Prayer of Faith “Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the Church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord” – James 1: 14. On Tuesday, June 19
th, we will be offering an 11:00 a.m.
Mass with the Anointing of the Sick in the church. We will in-vite those facing illness or surgery and the elderly to receive the Sacrament of Anointing. If you know of anyone who would like to attend but needs transportation, please contact Vanessa Booth at 527-3610. We are looking for volunteers to make soup or bread, which will be served, after the Mass in Apostles Hall. A sign-up sheet can be found on the table in the back of church.
The Matthew Kelly event was EXTRAORDINARY last Satur-day evening. Over 50 SSPP Parishioners attended, and I am confident that each was spiritually moved in some way. Mat-thew started off by explaining that our parishes need to focus on Best Practices and Continuous Learning. Are we doing all that we do in the best way that we can as a parish? As indi-viduals? Are we doing what we can to continue to be formed and transformed in our faith? He spoke for 2 1/2 hours and every minute was worthwhile. If you have a chance to catch him at another venue, I hope you try to get there! He has many inspiring books, starting with his Rediscovering Catholi-cism and The Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic, of which there are free copies available to you in church! Thank you, Matthew, for your inspiration and sharing your passion for our Catholic faith!
Summer Decision Point
Do you love learning about our Faith? Did you see Matthew Kelly and want to learn more? Did you miss the event and want to know what the excitement is about? Starting June 10
th, Chris Brown and Shana Herrman will be
offering the Decision Point Confirmation program as make-up sessions for those confirmands who missed classes dur-ing the year, as well as anyone who is interested in attend-ing. (Location is still to be determined.) Our parish has been using Decision Point for the past 3 years as our Confirmation program, and it really is a world-class program. This is an opportunity to learn more about the faith, explore how the Holy Spirit is already working within you, and spend time with others with the same desire. Each session is 2 hours long, occurring between the Sunday morning Masses in the Veritas room. The six sessions in-clude 5-10 minute videos with discussion. The sessions are also independent, so you can show up to any session any time, and don't need to be at all of them.
May 27, 2018
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR CLERGY AND RELIGIOUS!
Copies of the JUNE Prayer Calendar are available on the table in the back of the church.
LIFE FIT for Women! Life Fit for Women meets on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. in the Veritas Room. Walk and Talk is from 5 to 5:30 p.m. - all you need is a comfortable pair of shoes. Life Fit is free of charge to all participants. Kip
Coffee and Rolls
Sunday, June 3rd
, following the 8:00 a.m. Mass
in Apostles Hall
OUR HOSTS: TRIERWIELER FAMILY
We invite you to support this ministry by hosting a Sunday morning event, and/or by attending after Mass. To volunteer to host, please contact Diane Grummet at the SSPP School Office: 527-3561, or sign up at the entrance to church!.
Come, Holy Spirit, come. Help us bring a new hymnal home!
This weekend we will kick continue our hymnal drive. Envelopes will be availa-ble at all Masses for you to fill out and return with your donation inside. This is so exciting!! Feel free to contact me with any questions.
-Whitney
It’s time to start think-ing GARAGE SALE! Saints Peter & Paul Annual Garage Sale is right around the corner - Friday/Saturday, June 22/23! We invite you to consider donating your gently
used and no longer needed treasures to our sale. Donations can be dropped off at the parish office garage between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday NOTE: We cannot accept donations of older TVs. All pro-ceeds will go toward spiritual enrichment resources, program-ming, and guest speakers for the parish. Thank you for your donations!
St. Anthony’s Knights of Columbus Golf Outing Sunday, June 23
rd - 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
Morrison Lake Country Club $30 for 9 holes and a cart, with lunch afterward
50/50 Raffles and Door Prizes For more information and/or to register your team, contact
Sandra Thelen [email protected] We would like to THANK ALL of our amazing Catechists for a wonderful year! Some of our Catechists have been with us for many years, while others came to us new this year; and some are now substitutes. We are so very blessed to have our Cate-chetical team. We are working on a special appreciation dinner for them in June (the date to be announced). Until then, please join us in thanking all of them for all that they do and give to teach, support, and guide the faith of our children. Our Wonderful Substitutes: Julie Bennett, Kara Griffith, Karen Meyers and Deborah Trierweiler, Our Amazing Catechists: Marilyn Flanagan, Sue Speckin, Amy Pung, Lori Goodman, Samantha Ciganick, Jennifer O’Connor, Lori Bonn, Chris Brown, and Shana Herrman. We also thank Mr. Petersen and Mrs. Grummet for teaching First Communion and Confirmation Preparation in the school. Last, but definitely not least, we thank Sandra Thelen for all her help coordinating the Faith Formation Program this year.
MEMORIAL DAY MASS Monday, May 28
th, 9:00 a.m. - Mt. Olivet Cemetery
If inclement weather, Mass will be held in the church.
If you would like to inquire about becoming Catholic, please call Toni McKay at 527-3610, or email to [email protected].
Our Parish Purpose Statement - Saints Peter & Paul Parish
Our Pastoral Council has been working intensely with Father Tom to develop a Pastoral Plan for our parish. Parish Pastoral Planning is a prayerful and participative process through which a parish characterizes itself as a particular community of faith by developing its own purpose statement, assessing its strengths and resources, as well as its limitations and needs. All of this leads to making recommendations to the pastor concerning establishment of priorities and goals, and devising ways to accomplish its mission. Parish Pastoral Planning helps to answer the questions: Who are we as a parish? What are we called to do? How are we best going to do it? All of us are called to participate fully in the life and mission of the Church. The mission of the Church is rooted in the mission of Christ who commanded everyone - clergy, religious, and laity - to "Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature." (Mark 16:15). From its earliest days the Church has responded to this mission in various ways depending upon the times and circumstances. Creating this statement of our parish’s purpose was a great challenge. The council could have simply quoted the parish purpose from the great commission of Matthew 28: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.” Jesus’ commission rings loud, yet there is great need in the world for the Catholic faithful to be moved to a renewed zest for the gospel, both personally and in sharing it with others. By establishing a purpose statement for our parish, the council hopes to eliminate any question as to our parish’s sacred purpose, and to ensure that the work of the parish, in all its forms, is directed toward this purpose. Our parish purpose statement: Our sacred purpose as Saints Peter and Paul Parish is to . . . use our God-given gifts . . .
Every parishioner is called upon to exercise the divinely-inspired calling and gifts conferred in Baptism for a particular function in carrying out the mission of Jesus Christ.
to awaken faith, inspire discipleship, and trust in God’s plan . . . Being a member of Saints Peter & Paul Parish is not only aimed at one’s personal sanctity. We are called to bring Christ out into the world, wherever our journey takes us, to affect the sanctity of all people. Each of us is to exude our Catholic faith as to rouse faith in others, to be an example of Christian discipleship, and to exemplify trust in God’s divine plan in all things.
so that all who enter our doors may receive, believe, and share God’s love. Whether one “enters our doors” by simply coming into contact with a parish member, or physically passes through the doors of our church building, our purpose is the same: To stir the hearts of people, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to become open to receive all the Lord unconditionally offers to every person, to attain certainty in the Gospel message, and to share in God’s love by embracing his love personally and becoming a vessel in bringing his love to others.
RECEIVE. BELIEVE. SHARE.
STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN
CAMPAIGN PRAYER
Heavenly Father, we thank you for always being
present to us in the Church which you gave as the means
for our salvation and that of the whole world. A Church
through which life-giving and sustaining graces are
poured into and over us by the holy Sacraments. A
Church which is truly your “body” here on earth. We are
members of that body, filled with the Holy Spirit and
bountiful graces, and compelled to use the blessings,
gifts, and favors which have been given us to build up
that body.
Renew us with your grace and the gifts of the Holy
Spirit that we may give serious thought to how each of us
can better use our time, talent, and treasure to build up
your Church and to love better our brothers and sisters
who make up your holy Church.
May the Parish of SS. Peter and Paul continue to be a
community of believers who are willing to spend time
learning about God’s Word and will, about the words and
works of Holy men and women who have loved
Jesus and his Church, and may we then serve one another