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1325 Boot Road West Chester, PA 19380
Phone 610.692.2216 Fax 610.692.7103
www.sspeterandpaulrc.org
Saints Peter and Paul Parish
Pastor Fr. James T. McGuinn
Deacons
Deacon Patrick Stokely Deacon Robert Pierce
Director of Communications
Manisha Divecha 610.692.2216 ext:238
Office Manager; Peggy Anne Fox ext:250
Director of CYO
John Callahan [email protected]
Director of Family Ministries
Michele D’Alessandro 610.692.2216 ext:236
Safe Environment Coordinator, Mari Lyons [email protected]
Director of Finances/Facilities
Bob Angiulo 610.692.2216 ext:258
Business Manager; Julie Carlson ext:237
Facilities Manager; David Leitch ext:234
Director of Pastoral Ministries
Daniel Hoover 610.692.2216 ext:263 [email protected]
Asst. Director; Judy Magee ext:257
Principal of the School Mrs. Margaret Egan 610.696.1000 ext:202
Secretary; Barbara McCarron ext:201
Advancement Director; Barbara Downing ext:262
Director of Worship Bruce Carlson 610.692.2216 ext:265
Asst. Director of Worship; Michele Marinelli ext:264 [email protected]
Pastoral Council Members Fr. Jim McGuinn (Chair), Brian Magee (Vice Chair) Pat Crawford (Secretary), Carol Bove, Marge Donoghue, Margaret Egan, Mary Finley, Chris Lyons, Rich Marinelli, Marietta Moody, Deacon Bob Pierce, Tom Pitt, Deacon Pat Stokely
Finance Council Members
Fr. Jim McGuinn (President), Bob Angiulo, Christian Callahan (Secretary), Martin Roddy, Jim Schiele (Chair), Kevin Rulis, Thomas Mehler
Parish Office and Church Hours
Mass Schedule Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM
Sunday: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30 AM
Weekdays: 8:30 AM
Holydays: 8:30 AM & 5:30 PM
Holidays 9:30 AM
Confessions 4:00 PM Saturday
Church Hours Mon-Wed-Thursday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Tuesday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM Friday 8:00 AM-Noon Saturday 4:00 PM-6:30 PM
Sunday 7:00 AM-1:00 PM
Parish Office Hours
Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM-Noon
March 6, 2016
Fourth Sunday in Lent Luke 15:1-3 11-32
Sick List and Prayer Intentions
Please pray for the parishioners listed below who are in need of our healing prayers. Due to space restrictions in the bulletin, names will remain on the list for 1 month only, unless we hear from you. Thank you. Tim Anderson, Mary Baffa, Maria Casalnova, Lou Casciato, Mary Celommi, Rita Dailey, Ralph Dastalfo, Arthur DiGiuseppe, Bob Dymowski, Mia & Lelia Finnegan, Dr. John Flanagan, John J. Flanagan, Mary Ford, Issy Gallen, Stephanie Gallen, James & Therese Gillespie, Bob Gorey, Catherine Greenfield, Jean Grentz, Heidi Grieb, Ray Hummel, Carmen Lobis, Joe Kearney, Jeanne Kelch, John Kelch, Phil Kennedy, Christine Madden, Nancy Mandato, Jim Myers, Susan Nanoski, Jim Nelson, Bob Olseski, Mary O’Reilly, Peggy Raspa, Amy Sadowski, Helen Schaffer, Joy Shields, Marta Simons, George Stanek, Doris Taggert, the Taylor family, Jeanne Ward, Larry
Please keep the following family members in your prayers as military and first responders in dangerous places throughout the world.
Thomas Burns; Steve DiMaio, Marc Doucette; Mr. & Mrs. Josh & Megan Elliott; Bill Fletcher; Joe Gable; Tom Gutherman, Riley Harsh, Marc Nielson, Eric Reigner; Timothy & Mary Alice Rie-mann; John Strasser lll, Christian Troutner.
Communications Saturday, March 5, 2016 5:30 PM Helen Murphy by John & Monica Reilly
Sunday, March 6, 2016 7:30 AM For Saints Peter & Paul Parishioners 9:30 AM Daniel O’Neill by Chris & Fran O’Neill 11:30AM Noreen Crowley by Barbara Bonini Monday, March 7, 2016 8:30 AM Nektarios Francis Fahey by Lou & Nicole Voight & children
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 8:30 AM Dorothy Pizii by Gabriel Tulli
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 8:30 AM Living & Deceased members Gorney & Tatum families by Kathy Myers
Thursday, March 10, 2016 8:30 AM Daniel Moore by John & Monica Reilly
& family
Friday, March 11, 2016 8:30 AM Daniel Moore by the Stiebritz family
Saturday, March 12, 2106 5:30 PM Pat Murphy by the Morelli family
Sunday, March 13, 2016 7:30 AM Lee McCarthy by Lucy & Robert Jorgensen
9:30 AM For Saints Peter & Paul Parishioners 11:30 AM Samuel Riccardo, Sr.
The Mass Book for 2017 will open on Wednesday, March 30, immediately following the 8:30AM Mass.
Welcome, Fr. John Stokely!
On Sunday March 13, 2016, Father John Stokely will be con-celebrating the 11:30AM Mass. He is the son of Deacon Patrick Stokely. He grew up in West Chester and was a parishioner at Saints Peter and Paul Parish, and later Saint Agnes Parish. He attended Saint Aloysius Academy for elementary school and Bishop Shanahan High School. After high school, he entered Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary where he studied for eight years. Archbishop Charles Chaput or-dained him to the Priesthood of Jesus Christ on May 18, 2013 at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Philadelphia. Since then, he has been as-signed as Parochial Vicar to Saint Robert Bellar-mine in Warrington, PA. We are honored to have him with us!
Lenten and Holy Week Schedule 2016
RECONCILIATION WEEKEND Saturday March 12, Sunday, March 13, 2016 addi-tional priests will be on hand to hear confes-sions immediately following each Mass. This is in addition to the Saturday confessions at 4:00PM.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS Fridays in Lent: 1:15, 7:00PM
PALM SUNDAY March 20, 2016 Masses: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30AM (9:30AM simulcast in the Church Hall) “Were You There?” 7:00PM - A multimedia presentation
HOLY THURSDAY March 24, 2016
Morning Prayer: 8:30AM Mass of the Lord’s Supper: 7:00PM
Eucharistic Procession immediately following Mass with Night Prayer at 9:00PM
GOOD FRIDAY March 25, 2016
Morning Prayer: 8:30AM Stations of the Cross: 12:00PM Divine Mercy Novena: 3:00PM Confessions: 3:30 to 4:30PM
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion: 7:00PM
HOLY SATURDAY March 26, 2016
Morning Prayer, Blessing of Easter Food: 8:30AM Divine Mercy Novena: 3:00PM Confessions: 3:30 to 4:30PM Easter Vigil Mass: 8:00PM
EASTER SUNDAY March 27, 2016
Masses: 7:30, 9:30, 11:30AM (9:30 simulcast in the Church hall) Divine Mercy Novena:12:30PM
The Divine Mercy Novena will continue through Easter week, following the 8:30AM daily Mass, and conclude on Saturday, April 2, at 3:00PM.
Reconciliation: A Return to Grace
Lent is our time within the liturgical year where the Church asks us to turn away from sin and to come back to a state of grace. Reconciliation is one of my favorite Sacraments. As a convert, I was kind of thrown off when I found out during RCIA that I would be encouraged to go often. I was so scared for when my moment would come. I remember feeling like my stomach was going to hurry away with the amount of butterflies taking flight the first time I sought out the Sacrament.
I soon discovered that Reconciliation was such a hidden treasure within our Catholic faith. I was able to pour out my heart to someone who cared to listen. How often in today’s world does that hap-pen? Most people will ask how you are, but will not care to hear your real answer. There I was in the middle of this Sacrament for the first time, and the priest on the other side took listening a step further and prayed with me, as well as offered ad-vice on how to improve my life and relationship with God. I could not believe that all of this was a Sacrament of the Church! The devil will always do all that he can to keep us away from this beautiful Sacrament. I am often afraid that people will find out I am actually a sinner or afraid of appearing weak to other people. I once “ugly cried” for an hour through a Confession in the pews of a Church with total strangers around. That night I was saved by the beautiful humility of that amaz-ing Confession. I was saved from my vanity and my shame in being a sinner that I wished to hide and run away from, something the devil tried to amplify, as he often does. Not every time I have been to Confession has been perfect. It is never too late to return to God and turn away from sin!
I pray that as we have a Reconciliation Weekend coming up March 12-13, you receive the infinite mercy and love available to you! What a blessing in a really disconnected world to have such a beautiful Sacrament where you connect with God and another human being so intimately. If you need a little help or encouragement, check out this free video with Fr. Mike Schmitz, called The Pow-er of Confession: https://youtu.be/_C4hGM3ItKk
Just remember: God loves you and He is always ready to receive your Confession. No sin is too great for His love and mercy. Pray for our parish, as we pray for each of you.
With the grace of God, Manisha M. Divecha, Director of Communications
Family Ministries Finances/Facilities
Youth Group Dates
March 13, 2016
Check out Saints Peter and Paul’s 7th and 8th Grade Youth Group. We will always meet in the Church Hall beginning at 6:30PM. Future dates are:
Sunday, March 13 at 6:30PM
Sunday, April 3 at 6:30PM
Email Michele to register your child at: [email protected]
CYO
Sunday Collection Totals February 21, 2016 Loose collection: $ 2,347.00
Envelope collection: $ 13,648.00
WeShare collection: $ 4,517.00
Total collection: $ 20,512.00
Thank you!!
High School co-ed volleyball, anyone??
Our CYO program would like to solicit families to see what level of interest there is for a Coed High School volleyball, grades 9 through12 (as of March 2016). The program and games would be geared toward providing a fun and enjoyable experience, more of relaxed competition and would run through April & May. We need to hear back from you by emailing Ross Fasco & Rochelle Rothstein, let them know the number of children, age & gender. Communicate to Rochelle & Ross, if interested. Then we will decide to move forward or not. [email protected], [email protected]. ���
Second Collection This Weekend
Next weekend, March 12, 13, we will be taking up a second collection. This is an Archdiocesan collection for the Church in Latin America
Thank you for your generosity.
Spend An Awesome Summer at Saints Peter
and Paul Summer Camps!
Full-day, half-day, and extended care available for preschoolers to tweens. Choose from: Sports, Theatre, Cooking, Art & Crafts, Cheerlead-ing, Vacation Bible Camp, and traditional Day Camp Theme Weeks. Field trips, water days, special per-formances, and FREE pizza Fridays. Hang out with old friends, and make new ones! Call 610.692.2216 ext.266 or visit: www.sspeteandpaulrc.com.
Saints Peter and Paul Summer Day Camps are looking for Summer Camp Counselors.
Working at Summer Camp is a wonderful opportuni-ty to create memories, make lasting friendships, and impact our youth. We seek responsible individ-uals with a love for kids. Imagine going to work knowing that what you do each day positively influ-ences the lives of individuals and families in your community.
Camp Counselors are responsible for ensuring that our campers have the best summer ever through guidance, interaction, and supervision. The ideal candidate is at least 18 years old with a high school diploma or equivalent and has experience working with children, preferably in a summer camp setting. If you are interested in joining our Summer Camp
team this summer, please submit resume to:
[email protected] or call
610.692.2216 ext.266.
Pastoral Ministries
School
Spring Fundraiser April 9, 2016
Saints Peter and Paul Home and School Associa-tion Presents Live and Silent Auction Saturday, April 9, 2016 At the Desmond Hotel, Malvern. In-troducing a new $10 Grand Raffle – the winner walks away with $10,000! Classroom theme bas-ket tickets will also be available. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities call the school at 610.696.1000. If you would like to donate an item or service, please email Christy at [email protected]. Thank you for sup-porting our par- ish school!
11 Cents: To Judge or Rejoice
To judge or rejoice: how different are those two op-tions? They may however, be two options that we are faced with on a regular basis.
We judge others for their sins, but also for their hu-man imperfections, which is wrong and breeds negativity in us. Imagine that you know people who have imperfections: they talk a lot, often run late, or slurp soup. Talking a lot sometimes comes from people who are lonely and get excited that they have someone to share with. Being late in America is offensive, but in other parts of the world it is not offensive in the least. Lastly, in Japan it is a great compliment to the chef if you slurp your soup! Instead of judging people for their imperfections, or being annoyed with them, we have another option; rejoice! As the Body of Christ, we are complimen-tary, no one person is strong in every area, so we need each other’s support. When we see another’s shortcomings, we can rejoice that God has blessed us with a strength in that area, to compliment that brother or sister of ours. For example, instead of getting annoyed that your spouse always runs late, you could rejoice that you balance the relationship by being better at being on-time. Maybe their being late, helps you be more receptive to living in the present moment, and not be too future-oriented. This is a more positive perspective on how we can view each other’s “faults.”
Lastly, if we see another’s shortcomings, it is right to rejoice and acknowledge that: only by the grace of God and not by our own goodness, do we not suffer that specific imperfection. This should be a thought of humility and gratitude, which can save us from the sin of judging others.
Let’s not judge, let’s rejoice!
DanielHoover
Director of Pastoral Ministries
40 Days for Life Thursday, March 10, 2016
The “40 Days for Life Campaign” is an opportunity to pray one hour for the defenseless in front of Planned Parenthood in West Chester. We are hoping that hearts will be changed to save the lives of unborn children. On Thursday, March 10, members of our parish are asked to witness for life for one hour at the abortion clinic, or spend an hour before the Blessed Sacrament. There is a sign-up sheet is in the lobby. If you need addition-al information, please call either Kathy Myers at 610.344.3933 or Jack Lauber at 610.692.2513.
Galatians Bible Study Begins This Week Tuesday, March 8, 2016
A reminder that our study of Galatians begins this Tuesday at 7:00PM and Thursday, March 10, at 10:00AM in the Parish Center. This session lasts for 8 weeks. If you did not sign up in advance, it is not too late to come to the session of your choice. Extra study sets will be available. Please bring cash, or make out checks to Saints Peter and Paul for $20.36 for the cost of supplies. Please call Marietta with any questions at: 610.800.2969.
Worship Ministries
Local News
Please Join Our Greeters Ministry
We bring smiles to faces, God’s love to all entering Saints Peter and Paul Church, happy hearts to all entering or leaving our Church, always lending a hand to new friends and parishioners. Please be with us: if you are interested please con-tact Joe Kearney at: [email protected], 610.212.9734 or Pat Connelly at [email protected], 610.696.8195. Thank you for your consideration. Sign up sheets are on the table in the lobby.
Honor Roll at Devon Prep
The following young men in our parish have achieved honors for the first semester of the school year at Devon Prep. Distinguished Honors: Benjamin Lubker, Jack Wagner, Michael Pietrafitta, James Jablonski, Brian Kerns. Honors: Holden Barnes
We congratulate all our students and welcome all schools to send us their news to share with the parish.
Spirituality Under the Dome April 9, 2016
The Tenth Annual Spirituality Day at Immaculata University is Saturday, April 9, 2016. The keynote presenter is James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage, and will be speaking on Meeting Jesus. This is a morning-only event from 9:00AM to Noon.
See: www.immaculata.edu/spirituality for details, or call: S Mary Henrich IHM for a brochure at: 484.323.3434.
Ushers Ministry
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Worship is looking for a volunteers to fill out the ranks of our Ushers Ministry. We could use some help at all the Masses but most especially at the 11:30 Sunday Mass. Among their duties, our ush-ers help seat and guide parishioners before Mass-es, take up collections and direct and assist the assembly during Holy Communion. If you are look-ing for a way to get involved at SSPP please con-tact Bruce Carlson at 610-692-2216 ext. 265 or send an email to [email protected].
Raffle Tickets
for the
Classroom Theme Baskets
Will be on sale
after the Sunday Masses
March 6th and April 3rd
Please support your parish
school
Ticket Prices: 1 ticket for $3
2 tickets for $5
5 tickets for $10
Thank you!
