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ST. PETER CATHOLIC CHURCH 95 MARKET STREET MOUNT CLEMENS, MICHIGAN 48043 August 22, 2021 Phone: (586)468-4578 Website: www.stpetermtclemens.com Hello and happy Sunday! Over the past month, a few of my bulletin articles have been focusing on the importance of prayer. As I have mentioned, many people are intimidated by prayer. Remember, that at the heart of prayer is the conversation between us and God. Like with our relationships, communication can take many forms. One of the basic forms of prayer is prayers of thanksgiving or praise. In this form of prayer, we offer to God a prayer of thanksgiving for the many blessings He has bestowed upon us. This can be as simple as: “Thank you Lord for the sunshine today.” “Thank you Jesus for your love and mercy.” As Bl. Solanus Casey reminds us, we can and should thank God for the blessings ahead of time as well: “Thank you Lord for the new job when you choose to send it.” Thanking God for our blessings ahead of time is a great way to help us to remain humble and to remember that all of our blessings come from Him. Another form of prayer is intercessory prayer, where we offer a prayer on behalf of another. This is the type of prayer we pray when others ask us for prayer or when someone we know is having a hard time or needs our prayer. We can also offer prayers of petition. This is when we pray for peace among nations, for those affected by natural disasters, like the earthquake victims in Haiti. It is important to remember that our Heavenly Father wants to hear from us and wants us to share with Him the longings of our heart; to share with Him what occupies our thoughts and to share our concerns for ourselves and that of others. I know for many, we find a God silent in prayer. We must always remember that God hears our prayers, though He doesn’t always answer them in the way we want. When God seems distant, we long for the closeness. This longing is a good thing. If our parents gave us everything we wanted when we wanted it then we would become spoiled and would lose our appreciation and would not work at things. This is true with God. He answers our prayers according to His will not ours. Our conversation and dependence on God is what will sustain us in life and along our spiritual journey. I encourage us once again to pray daily, to pray for our Parish Community, and to pray for our country. Remember that the most effective prayer is the one we pray. Fr. Christopher Page 2 St. Peter Parish, Mount Clemens Mass Intentions for August 23-29, 2021 Monday, August 23 8:00a.m. Rudolf Breiling (dec) req: Family Tuesday, August 24 8:00a.m. For the Intentions of the Pleban † First Responders Appreciation Mass…..Page 4 Family † Religious Education Registration..……...Page 5 Wednesday, August 25 8:00a.m. Adriana Pleban (dec) req: Family † Catechists Needed………………………….Page 5 Katherine Ahrens (dec) req: Family † Hiring at St. Mary School……………...…..Page 5 Dorothy Breiling (dec) req: her husband † Blood Drive ……………………………..……Page 6 Thursday, August 26 8:00a.m. † Altar Society Update..……….…….……….Page 6 Joseph R. Flores (dec) req: Mary Flores † Women’s Book Club………………………...Page 6 Friday, August 27 8:00a.m. Fr. Bohdan Kosicki (dec) † Save the Date Bible Study Returns….…..Page 6 Saturday, August 28 4:00p.m. † Mum Sale………...……………………….…..Page 6 Living & Deceased Members of the Marecki Family † Christian Stewardship.…..………….…….Page 7 req: Family † Focus On Life Dinner……………….………Page 8 Special Intention for the Wedding Anniversary of Stanley † Parish Graduate Spotlight.…………...…..Page 9 & Judy Kucemba Richard Curlett (dec) req: Family † Fr. Welch Hall Information……………….Page 10 Larry DeKiere (dec) req: the Curlett Family † Adoration Chapel………………………….Page 10 Quinnie Cody (dec) req: his wife, Jeanette † St. Peter Prayer Chain………….………...Page 10 Evan Hannenberg (dec) req: a parishioner † Online Giving ……………………………….Page 11 Sunday, August 29 7:30a.m. † Become a Knight!.................................Page 11 James & Anna Rosseel (dec) req: Bernie & Linda Rosseel & Family † St. Mary Hearts & Stones…………….…..Page 12 Ed Drapeau (dec) req: his wife † Prayers for the Ill…………………..……...Page 13 Stanley & Charlotte Kotula (dec) req: Ralph & Patty Unger Mary Ann Schultz (dec) req: the Paul Schultz Family The Sacrament of Baptism was Lawrence McGee (dec) req: the McGee Family administered by Fr. Christopher Muer Ralph & Angelina Valitutti (dec) req: the Valitutti Family Stanley & Charlotte Kotula (dec) req: Ralph & on August 1, 2021 to the following: Patty Unger 10:00a.m. Frank Jewell (dec) req: Marsha & Gary Spear Ezra James Dunn Special Intention for Kathey Gutleber req: Jeannie Berry Holden Eli Dziewit Scasella Rollinger (dec) req: Patricia Mione & Mary Beyer Ignacio Flores (dec) req: Mary Flores Evelena Josephine Femminineo Sharon Laskowski (dec) req: Mike Breiling 12:00 Noon Zacherie Taylor Luc, II For the Intentions of our Parish Family Penelope Louise Pefley Rusty Bigger (dec) req: Mike & Renee Wittkop Bernie Wellhausen (dec) req: Jeanette & Nancy Sandy Nowack (dec) req: Karen Bondy Frank & Angeline Lopez (dec) req: Dominic & Rosemary Lopez ! " #$#%#&'()*%%+, ! - ./ 0$1(21$(20'$ St. Peter Parish, Mount Clemens Page 3 As a parish, we are at 35.7% of our CSA goal. 7% of our parish families have pledged to our See Page 13 of the CSA goal so far this year. We ask you to prayerfully consider bulletin for the updated donating to the CSA. We encourage you to Directory of Parish make your donation online to avoid mail Contact Information. delays. You may make your 2021 CSA contribution online at www.stpetermtclemens.com/csa Please have bulletin articles Donation forms are also available at the Information Desk at turned in by Monday at church or at the Parish Administration Building. As always, thank 11:00 AM you so much for your unfailing generosity. for the Sunday Publication. Each year, the CSA raises critical funds that support more than 170 ministries, services, and programs so we can respond to the Submissions can be sent to material and spiritual needs of individuals and families throughout [email protected] Southeast Michigan. This is how we act from the heart, putting Christ and His mission above all else. Thank You! “Whatever you do, do from the heart” (Colossians 3:23). Pray for the Souls of the Faithful Departed Edward Clark, age 61, passed away on August 10, 2021. Beloved husband of Lisa and father of Alyssa, Christopher and Jeffrey. A Liturgy was held on August 16 with Fr. Christopher Muer officiating. Monday-Friday 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (Closed from 12-1:00 PM for lunch). St. Peter Parish is online! www.stpetermtclemens.com Follow St. Mary Catholic School online: www.facebook.com/ stpetercatholicchurch www.facebook.com/ Instagram: @stpetermtclemens stmarymtclemens On Instagram Confessions on Saturday at 2:30 are now @stmarymtclemens being held again in the Confessional in Our website: Church on the St. Joseph side. www.stmarymtclemens.com Page 4 St. Peter Parish, Mount Clemens The 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time August 22, 2021 Simon Peter answered him, “Master to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.” (Jn 6:68) Excerpts from the Lectionary for Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. Readings for the Week of August 22, 2021 Sunday: Jos 24:12a, 1517, 18b/Ps 34:23, 1617, 1819, St. Peter 2021, 2223 [9a]/Eph 5:2132 or 5:2a, 2532/ Catholic Church Jn 6:6069 Mission Monday: 1 Thes 1:15, 8b10/Ps 149:1b2, 34, 56a and 9b Statement [cf. 4a]/Mt 23:1322 Tuesday: Rv 21:9b14/Ps 145:1011, 1213, 1718 [12]/ St. Peter Parish, a Jn 1:4551 viable faith centered Wednesday: 1 Thes 2:913/Ps 139:78, 910, 1112ab [1]/ community, gathered around the Eucharist strives Mt 23:2732 ~to serve the growing people of God spiritually Thursday: 1 Thes 3:713/Ps 90:35a, 1213, 14 and 17 [14]/ and sacramentally Mt 24:4251 ~to proclaim the Word of God in the context of Friday: 1 Thes 4:18/Ps 97:1 and 2b, 56, 10, 1112 [12a]/ Catholic tradition Mt 25:113 ~to follow the guidance of the Holy Spirit in Saturday: 1 Thes 4:911/Ps 98:1, 78, 9 [9]/Mt 25:1430 calling forth our gifts of time, talent and Next Sunday: Dt 4:12, 68/Ps 15:23, 34, 45 [1a]/ treasure Jas 1:1718, 21b22, 27/Mk 7:18, 1415, 2123 ~to reach out to the community joyfully as living symbols of God’s presence in Mount Clemens All Police Officers, Firefighters, EMTs, and August 28, 2021 at 1:00 PM Front Liners, along with their family and Alec Omell & Emily Gibbings friends are invited to join us in fellowship at the September 4, 2021 at 1:00 PM First Responder’s Appreciation Mass Marc Fennell & Janine Semperger Sunday, September 12, 2021 12:00 p.m. September 10, 2021 at 4:00 PM Celebrant is Fr. Christopher Muer Kyle Medrano & Melissa Doyle St. Peter Catholic Church 95 Market Street September 11, 2021 at 1:00 PM Mount Clemens, Michigan 48043 Zachary Hurth & Katie Theut **Members of all faiths are welcome*** RSVP (586) 4684578 or online at [email protected] Requested by Tuesday, September 7, 2021 St. Peter Parish, Mount Clemens Page 5 My Dear St. Peter Families, Our registration form for the 202122 school year is now up on our website: stpetermtclemens.com/children On the registration form, you will notice that the class times for both Monday and Tuesday nights have changed. Hopefully, this will make those nights a bit easier and less rushed for you and your family! If you have already registered, there is no need to do anything else unless you have any questions or concerns.