20201220B.Pdf
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Parish Office St. Peter Catholic Church Phone (608) 249-6651 office@stpetermadison,org December 20, 2020 Fr. Grant Thies, Parochial Administrator Spiritual Communion [email protected] Rev. Mr. Todd Martin, Deacon For all who cannot attend Mass, here is an act of Spiritual Communion: [email protected] (608) 358-3331 "My Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the Holy Eucharist. I love Sally Matusek, Administrative Assistant you above all things and I desire to receive you into my soul. Since I [email protected] cannot at this moment receive you sacramentally, I ask you to come at Susi Kurek, Director of Pastoral Care, Liturgy & least spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there Office Assistant and I unite myself wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from [email protected] you. Amen." Bulletin: Deadline 10 am Tuesday Brandon Reda, Director of Music O Sacrament most holy, O Sacrament divine, [email protected] All praise and all thanksgiving be every moment thine. (3 times) Peg Miller, Director of Religious Education and Youth Ministry (Grades 6-12) -St. Alphonsus, modified [email protected] Chris Cardin, Assistant Director of Religious Education (Ages 3 to Grade 5) [email protected] Parish Financial Support Sandra Lee, Accountant We want to keep our parish facilities running during this unprecedented [email protected] pandemic time. We are aware this may also be a time of financial burden for you as well, but if you are able, please continue to make St. Peter Margarita Ugalde, Spanish Translator Parish and the Church a primary place of your financial consideration, [email protected] (608) 446-6142 along with the very important needs of the poor and oppressed in our Rosary - Thursdays at 8:30 am. area. Your continued donations can be received at our parish offices through the mail, through recurring ACH payments, and now on our New Parishioners website with a debit or credit card. If you need assistance in giving your Welcome! Please contact the Parish Office for financial support, please contact the parish office (249-6651). Your membership materials. continued financial support is very much appreciated! Baptism How do I give my donation or offertory gift? 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month at 11:00 am First time parents are asked to attend a • Checks can be mailed to St. Peter Parish, 5001 N. Sherman Ave, Baptism preparation class. Madison, WI 53704 Please call the Parish Office to register. • We can also draft your savings or checking account directly through the ACH (Automated Clearing House) banking system Marriage *If you wish to set up ACH payments, please contact Six months to one year advance preparations Sally Matusek to set up these automatic deposits are required. Please contact the Parish Office. (608) 249-6651 Homebound • Offertory and Donations by Credit or Debit Card Online Lay Ministers are available to bring Communion. Please visit our website, or use the following web address, to make a Please call Lori Samolyk at (608) 577-0640. one time donation or to schedule automatic payments: https://stpeter.wesharegiving.org/s/ Respite Care (608) 249-5462 Prayer Ministry (608) 241-1974 Discerning Becoming Catholic Contact the Parish Office for more info. Emails Requested Bi-Lingual Missalettes are available in the Narthex. We are now using Flocknote to send weekly emails to our parishioners. Hearing Aid devices are available in the Library. This is a mass email service provided by the Diocese of Madison. If you Parish Office Hours are not currently on our email list and would like to receive our weekly Monday—Thursday 9:00 am to 4:00 pm emails, please call the office, 249-6651, with your email information, or Friday 9:00 am to 12 noon simply email [email protected] requesting to be added. Please help us to maintain accurate records by informing the office of any change in information that would affect your parish record. Thank you. 2 Christmas and New Year Mass Schedule Readings for the Week of December 20 Thursday, December 24 4:00 pm No pageant Sunday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 6:30 pm 4-5, 27, 29 [2a]/Rom 16:25-27/ 10:00 pm Lk 1:26-38 Monday: Sg 2:8-14 or Zep 3:14-18a/Ps 33:2-3, Friday, December 25 10:00 am 11-12, 20-21 [1a; 3a]/Lk 1:39-45 Tuesday: 1 Sm 1:24-28/1 Sm 2:1, 4-5, 6-7, 8abcd]/ Thursday, December 31 6:30 pm Lk 1:46-56 Wednesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-24/Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-9, 10 Friday, January 1 9:00 am and 14 [cf. Lk 21:28]/Lk 1:57-66 Thursday: Morning: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16/Ps 89:2-3, 4-5, 27 and 29 [2]/Lk 1:67-79 Friday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5/Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29 [2a]/Acts 13:16-17, 22-25/Mt 1:1-25 or 1:18-25. Night: Is 9:1-6/Ps 96:1-2, 2-3, 11-12, 13 Note: There will be no 9:00 am Mass on Thursday, [Lk 2:11]/Ti 2:11-14/Lk 2:1-14. December 24 or on Thursday, December 31. Dawn: Is 62:11-12/Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12/ Ti 3:4-7/Lk 2:15-20. Day: Is 52:7-10/Ps 98:1, 2-3, 3-4, 5-6 [3c]/Heb 1:1-6/Jn 1:1-18 or Jn 1:1-5, 9-14 Thank You from Beth Vandertie Saturday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59/Ps 31:3cd-4, 6 and I would like to thank those who gave to the Little Drummer 8ab, 16bc and 17 [6]/Mt 10:17-22 event . Between the gift cards and the monetary donations Next Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3/ the value was over $1000. This past year from 10/1/2019 Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5 [cf. 1] or Ps 105:1-2, and 9/30/2020 with the parish members’ and organizations’ 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [7a, 8a]/Col 3:12-21 or assistance we were able to assist 100 adults and over 88 3:12-17 or Heb 11:8, 11-12, 17-19/ children. The St. Peter conference appreciates the ongoing Lk 2:22-40 or 2:22, 39-40 support of the conference and the Society of St. Vincent If you would like to listen to these daily readings proclaimed de Paul. or a meditation on the daily readings, go to usccb.org, click on the calendar link on the right, and choose the audio or video link below the calendar. Qualified Charitable Distributions Even though RMDs were waived by the CARES Act for 2020, I’m also making a list and parishioners can still use their IRA to get a tax break on giving to charity. Parishioners can do this with qualified checking it twice. charitable distributions (QCDs) from their IRA. The funds are directly transferred from your IRA to a charity and excluded from income. If there were RMDs, this would go towards ~ God satisfying the RMD, but even if there are no RMDs this year, this may be a better way to give to charity and reduce your taxable IRA balance at the same time. IRA owners and beneficiaries who are age 70 1/2 or older qualify for the QCDs. Eucharist to Homebound This pandemic has been a difficult time for everyone, especially those who have not been able to attend Mass here at St. Peter Catholic Church. Bishop Hying has given permission for Fr. Grant and the staff to bring Holy Communion to those who are homebound. Although we cannot yet enter care facilities, we are able to visit private homes. If you would like to go to confession and/or receive Holy Communion, please call the office, 249-6651, to make an appointment for Fr. Grant or a staff member to visit you. 3 Spotlight on a Saint Mass Intentions Saturday, December 19 5:15 pm † Robert Sands Sunday, December 20 St. Thomas Becket 8:00 am The Parishioners of St. Peter Parish 10:00 am † Anthony Krause 11:45 am Para la comunidad latina Tuesday, December 22 9:00 am The Living and Deceased Members of the Thomas Becket was born about 1119 or 1120 Ladies Guild in Cheapside, London, on December 21, which was the Wednesday, December 23 feast day of St Thomas the Apostle. He was the son of 7:00 am † Matilde Hardiman Gilbert and Matilda Beket. He was of Norman heritage. Thursday, December 24 When Thomas was 10, he was sent to Merton Priory 9:00 am NO MASS for education. He later attended grammar school in 4:00 pm For the Children of the parish London and studied in Paris when he was 20. He 6:30 pm For our First Responders worked as a member of the household of Theobald of 10:00 pm The Parishioners of St. Peter Parish Bec, the archbishop of Canterbury. Theobald was Friday, December 25 impressed with Thomas’ abilities and sent him to study 10:00 am For our Parishioners who are homebound or canon law at Bologna and Auxerre. In 1154, Theobald in care facilities named Thomas Archdeacon of Canterbury. His efficiency in all of his ecclesiastical offices led Saturday, December 26 5:15 pm † The Cronce Family Theobald to recommend Thomas to King Henry II for the post of Lord Chancellor in 1155.