St. Peter's Parish

ST. PETER’S PARISH

The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 30, 2018

New Year’s Day Hike

Join Troop 118 for a New Year's day hike. Departing the Legacy Center parking lot at Wudchuk Run Loop 8:45 a.m. for the trailhead at the parking area on Oldham Road at the gate entering Lake of the Woods Camp (Oakwood Drive). Hike starts at 9 a.m. and will follow the rocky Wudchuk Run trail. Return to St. Peter's Garden room by 12 p.m. to share a hearty, bowl of Venison Chili. $5 for lunch.

Contact John Swartz, [email protected].

The Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God Is a ho ly day of obligation

A Vigil Mass will be offered Monday, December 31 at 7 p.m.

and Mass on Tuesday, January 1, 2019 at 10:00 a.m.

M A S S S C H E D U L E O U R M I S S I O N

Sunday Masses We of St. Peter’s Parish are a faith community who have as

Saturday…………………...………….……….5:00 p.m. our model our Lord Jesus Christ and the fulfillment of his Sunday………….………...9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. mission. We profess who w e are by our shared belief and Weekday Masses understanding of the Gospel. As people called to conversion, - Monday Friday…………………...…………...8:15 a.m. we come together to celebrate and bear witness to God’s

redemptive activity in our lives. We live out this mission of Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday………………………………….4:15 -4:45 p.m. Christ through prayer and worship and through our baptismal call, which challenges us to minister to and with others. Or by request, contact Fr. Matt Rotert or Fr. Bill Fox Eucharistic Adoration Tuesdays………………………… 8:45 a.m.—7:00 p.m.

St. Peter’s Parish • 815 East Meyer Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64131 • Parish Office: 816.363.2320 • www.stpkc.org Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph December 30, 2018

THE C ATHOLIC S TEWARD

Monday December 31 8:15 a.m. † Raymond Berger (Dennis & Janet Berger) 7:00 p.m. Mary, the Holy Mother of God Vigil Mass

Tuesday January 1 - Mary, the Holy Mother of God

8:15 a.m. Parishioners of St. Peter

- Wednesday January 2 Ss. Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen 8:15 a.m. Priest’s Intentions Sir 3:2 -6, 12 -14 or 1 Sm 1: 20,22, 24 -28; Ps 128: 1 -5 or Ps 84:2 -3, 5 -6, Thursday January 3 - The Most Holy Name of Jesus 9-10; Col 3:12 -21 or Col 3: 12 -17; or 1 Jn 3:1 -2, 21 -24; Lk 2:41 -52 8:15 a.m. Priest’s Intentions

The Holy Family experienced many of the same joys and trials Friday January 4 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton that all parents and children experience today. And, so, we can 8:15 a.m. In Thanksgiving look to this Family for help in our own family lives and see in them a model of stewardship in family life. Saturday January 5 - St. John Newmann

5:00 p.m. Parishioners of St. Peter The Gospel passage from Luke starts by telling us something about Jesus’ parents: “Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem Sunday January 6 – Epiphany of the Lord for the feast of the Passover, and when he was twelve years old, 9:00 a.m. Women of St. Peter Living & Deceased Members they went up according to festival custom.” Thi s Family took 11:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Peter seriously the stewardship of their time. The “Holy Couple” 5:30 p.m. Parishioners of St. Peter carefully observed the traditions and practice of their Jewish faith and brought up their Son to do the same. They worshiped as a Please remember in prayer those who have died. family, and with their faith community. And they did so faithfully. Grant t hem eternal rest and peace, O Lord!

† Denotes Deceased We can take their example to heart by making Sunday Mass attendance a priority for our families, by making prayer with our Prayers family a priority every day, by making sure that we regularly St. Peter’s community prays for the following people: celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and by observing in our Angela Barbosa, Steve Crowley, Mary Kay Heili, Julie Lisac, family life the feasts and fasts appropriate to the liturgical Jim Maenle, Andy McCue, Michelle Melland, Mandy Riemer, calendar. When we, as families, prioritize our Time with God and Fritz Ruwart, Mike Spaeth, Rosie Super, Ivan Winfield, the worship of Him we will be imitating the Holy Family. elderly and infirm, the chronically ill and their caregivers. For those who attend to the dying and grieving; for medical On this Feast of the Holy Family, let us reclaim the beauty and professionals and first responders; for the homeless and those importance of family life. Let’s commit to steward our families lost in this world; for those who harbor hatred and especially for well in 2019, making time spent with God and practicing our faith those who have no one to pray for them. the most important appointments on our family calendars.

For their safe return St. Peter’s community continues to pray for the members of our Going out of town? parish and their family members who are serving in the armed Go to www.masstimes.org services: Nicholas Bustamante, Jon Connelly, Angelo Castillejo, to find a Mass at your destination! Michael Gillcrist, and Steven Putthoff.

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One City Café at Bishop Sullivan Center Wednesday, January 2, 4:30 -6:30 p.m.

Please consider joining our regular crew of Pat Morrissey, Carolyn Biritz, Judy Whalen, Patti Owsley, Mary O’Dower, Noreen Zahner, Michael Jones, Richard Hair and Arden Weis. We need a new crew of 10 -12 people to staff our 5th Wednesday obligation on January 30 at One City Café. It takes only about 2 hours from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. This is a great opportunity for a small group to spend time together in service to others. Contact Mary Pfeifer for more information at 816.363.2320 or [email protected]. This Week at St. Peter 26th Annual

Monday December 31 SOS Benefit Dinner 8:15 a.m.. Mass CH Friday, January 25, 2019 7:00 p.m. Vigil Mass CH Union Station, Kansas City, MO Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God

Tuesday January 1 - Solemnity of Mary T his event benefits seminari- Holy Day of Obligation ans from the Archdiocese of 10:00 a.m. Mass CH Kansas City, Kansas, the Diocese House of the Virgin Mary —Ephesus, Turkey - of Kansas City St. Joseph and Wednesday January 2 8:15 a.m. Mass CH Conception Seminary College. This year’s event is dedicated to Our Lady of Ephesus. Speakers include Mr. Bill Quatman, Thursday January 3 founder of the American Society of Ephesus, and Reverend Mr. 8:15 a.m. Mass CH Nicholas Ashmore, Theology IV seminarian for the Archdiocese Friday January 4 of Kansas City, KS. The reservation price is $175.00 per person 8:15 a.m. Mass CH at tables of ten people. To reserve your seat, or table contact: Martha Hodes at 913.207.9893 or [email protected] or

register online at www.supportourseminarians.com. To donate Saturday January 5 4:15 p.m. Sacrament of Reconciliation CH to the marketplace or silent auction, contact: Mary Quinn at 5:00 p.m. Mass CH 816.665.0380 or [email protected].

Sunday January 6 - Epiphany of the Lord 9:00 a.m. Mass CH 9:15 a.m. Children’s Liturgy of the Word RR Baptism Preparation — Registration Required 11:00 a.m. Mass CH 1:00 p.m. Eagle Scout Court of Honor CH The next class is Saturday, January 12 at 9 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Mass CH Please call the parish office to register. 816.363.2320

Marriage Preparation — Registration Required

The next Engaged Couples Orientation is Saturd ay, January 19 at 9 a.m.. Please call the parish office to register. 816.363.2320 Legacy Center Church School LC 200 Board Room CH Sanctuary GR Garden Room LC 210 Green Room MR Church Basement (School Cafeteria) LC 220 Youth Room NX Narthex MC McKay Center (Gym) LC 102 Legacy Basement CR Choir Room SP School Parking Lot FOLLOW US LC P Legacy Parking Lot BR Bride’s Room SL School Lobby RR Romero Room OFF Off-Site

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Narthex at Dusk

New School Renovation and Narthexhehex

St. Joseph Table

Blessing of School Renovation and Narthex by Bishop Johnston

Living Rosary

VIPS’s Christmas Luncheon

Class of 2018 Confirmation

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Parish Picnic Our Knights of Columbus at the Grill!

Giving Tree

Refresh KC Venturing Crew “Savers Drive”

Southtown Council Renovation Award Renovated ClassroomsCl as sr oo ms

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Women of St. Peter’s Around Town

Altar Cleaning First Saturday Devotions Take advantage of ‘silent days for retreat’ Saturday, January 5, 2019 Schedule Throughout 2019, Marillac Center, The World Apostolate of Fatima is Leavenworth, Kan., will offer silent days Dec 30 Leslie Shevlin, Jody Rice sponsoring the First Saturday Devotions for retreat, providing time for quiet, Mass, Jan 6 Lynne Madeo and Sally Wirtz at St. John Francis Regis on January 5, rest, relaxation, reading, prayer and Jan 13 Stacey Robertson and Sheri Biritz 2019. Confessions 7:30 a.m.; Rosary journaling. The first silent days for retreat Jan 20 Patti Arkell and Elizabeth Ong and meditations 8 a.m. Holy Mass are set for January 11 to 13. Registration Jan 27 Cindy Gajewski and Joan Miller follows completion of the rosary and fee is $150 and covers overnight accommo-

meditations. dations and meals. $15 deposit requested at

December Purificators time of registration. Spiritual direction Barbara Elliott and Kathy Maenle SMA Basketball Spirit Clinic available for an additional $40. To register,

Saturday, January 12, 2019 visit www.marillaccenter.org; email 9 -11:30 a.m. [email protected]; or call 913.680.2342.

Cost: $25 Scholarships are available.

All grade school aged girls are invited to Peer-To-Peer Grief Support — Coping with attend the SMA Dance & Cheer Clinic Life Alone i s a Beginning Experience grief - on Saturday, January 12, 2019 at 9 support program that meets each week for 11:30 a.m. The girls will learn dance 7 weeks. The program helps those who † and cheer routines, have a pizza lunch, have lost a love relationship due to death, - Baptized November 25, 2018 receive at t shirt and perform at the divorce or separation, move through the Daniel Edward Nulton, son of SMA Girls Varsity Basketball game at experience of grief and loss into a future

Will and Jordan (Miller) Nulton noon. with r enewed hope. Saturdays, January 5

† through February 16, at Church of the As- For more information go to: Baptized December 8, 2018 cension, St. Mark Room, 9510 W 127th

Ives Edward Krieger, son of www.smacatholic.org/news/spirit. St, Overland Park KS. Sessions will be

Neal and Leah (Smith) Krieger To sign up, email: from 2-4 p.m. Contact Donna at [email protected] or † 816.305.3760), for information and [email protected]. Baptized December 22, 2018 i registration. Spencer Elizabeth Kenyon, daughter of Jake and Jennifer (Blues) Kenyon New Year’s Resolutions for the Catholic Family There are countless spiritual resolutions to make for the new year, but picking just one or two is ideal so that you don’t become overwhelmed or start to feel like a failure if you miss them once or twice. Just remember to keep it simple at first, and as your resolutions turn into habits, you can add more. Nursery Volunteers Needed V Go to confession — Some of us don’t get to confession nearly enough. The new calendar year is your opportunity to get in the habit by setting aside the time to go. Children’s Nursery V Set a time each day to pray — Start small. If you haven’t been praying daily at all, set aside just volunteers are five minutes during your favorite part of the day. needed to start after V Celebrate feast days with the children — Start with your patron saints and find ways to make it fun the first of the for your children to learn about these saints. year. We could use V Participate in First Saturdays — and pray the rosary every day for peace in the world. both student and V adult volunteers at Attend daily Mass — First Friday is a good way to start as there are often Masses at noon. the 9 and 11 a.m. Masses. Protecting V Bring a friend to Sunday Mass — Helping someone to see the beauty of the Catholic faith can help God’s Children certification is required. reignite your own faith and remind you of why you are Catholic. Please contact the parish office for further V Renew your baptismal vows — Kick off the new year by renewing your baptismal promises with information. 816.363.2320 your family.

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Office Hours: Monday -Friday School Office Celebrating The Sacraments Safe Environment - 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. 6400 Charlotte St. BAPTISM : The sacrament joyfully The Diocese of Kansas City-St. Office: 816.363.2320 Kansas City, MO 64131 celebrates the entrance of Joseph is committed to combatting Fax: 816.363.8157 Website: www.stpeterskc.org members into our Catholic sexual abuse in the Church. If you Website: www.stpkc.org Office: 816.523.4899 community. Please call the parish Fax: 816.523.1248 are a victim of sexual abuse, or if you PASTOR office to schedule. observe or suspect sexual abuse: Fr. Matthew Rotert, #112 PRINCIPAL CONFIRMATION : Confirmation is 1. Call the Missouri Child Abuse [email protected] Angie Meyer, #215 offered to adults through the RCIA Hotline at 1.800.392.3738 (if the ASSOCIATE P ASTOR [email protected] process, and annually for students. victim is currently under the age of Fr. William Fox, #129 As with other sacraments of ASSISTANT P RINCIPAL 18), and [email protected] initiation, preparation is involved. Mary Stewart, #216 2. Contact your local law enforce-

RETIRED P RIEST IN R ESIDENCE [email protected] MATRIMONY : Couples should ment agency or call 911, and Fr. Terry Bruce, #115 ADMINISTRATIVE A SSISTANTS contact the parish office as soon as 3. After reporting to these civil and [email protected] possible or at least six months in LeAnna Lepper, #210 law enforcement authorities , report advance of the desired wedding BUSINESS M ANAGER [email protected] suspected sexual abuse of a minor Warren Blevins, #131 date to make arrangements for Elaine Kovac, #214 or vulnerable adult to the Diocesan [email protected] preparation. [email protected] Ombudsman, Jenifer Valenti, STEWARDSHIP /D EVELOPMENT RITE OF C HRISTIAN I NITIATION at 816.812.2500 or FOR A DULTS : Karen Conley, #127 For those interested [email protected], if the abuse [email protected] PARISH C OUNCIL M EMBERS in finding out more information involves a priest, deacon, employee Fr. Matt Rotert 816.363.2320 BOOKKEEPER about the Catholic faith, and/or Patti Arkell 816.863.3198 interested in becoming Catholic. or volunteer of the Diocese of Stephanie Holcombe, #308 Jim Caccamo 816.365.2328 Please call the parish office. Kansas City-St. Joseph. [email protected] Mary Kay Clune 816.523.6632 The Diocese has a sincere ANOINTING OF THE S ICK : CONFIRMATION Cathy Cusumano 816.510.7226 Our commitment to providing care and Toni Mitchum, #171 Lynn Hire 816.520.2619 parish continues Christ’s ministry healing resources to victims of Emiley McCambridge 816.679.4829 of making whole the members of [email protected] sexual abuse and their families. e Karen Miller 816.695.4946 our community who suffer physi- SOCIAL S ERVICES contact Victim Advocate, Kathleen Jim Pierzchalski 314.972.4031 cal or emotional ills with Anoint-

Marty Seaton 573.48 9.8809 ing of the Sick. Please call the Chastain, at 816.392.0011 or COMMUNICATIONS /M ARKETING parish office if you would like to [email protected] receive this sacrament. for more information. Anne Pautler, #120 [email protected] EUCHARIST TO H OMEBOUND PARISH SECRETARY DID YOU MOVE TO A NEW HOME ? AND H OSPITALIZED : Mary Pfeifer, #110 CHANGE YOUR PHONE NUMBER Contact Fr. Matt or Fr. Fox. OR EMAIL ? [email protected] MUSIC /L ITURGY Please call the Parish office to let us BULLETIN A NNOUNCEMENTS — The bulletin deadline is Tuesday at James Wagner, #114 know. This information is vital to noon to appear in the following weekend’s bulletin. St. Peter’s [email protected] keep our records as current as announcements are given first priority and other announcements will

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