29th Sunday in Ordinary Time / World Mission Sunday October 18, 2020

St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church

Mission We are an ACTIVE, GROWING, WELCOMING, SPIRIT-FILLED Roman Catholic community nourished by the Liturgy to serve God and others.

Nuestra Misión Somos una comunidad Católica Romana, ACTIVA, CRECIENTE, ACOGEDORA Y LLENA DEL ESPIRITU alimentada por la liturgia para servir a Dios y al prójimo.

MASSES / MISAS (*also live streamed online) (*también transmisión en vivo en línea)

Saturday ...... 5:30 pm

Sunday ...... 9:00 am*, 11:00 am & 6:00 pm

En español Domingo ...... 1:00 pm*

Daily Masses (*in English, also live streamed online)

Monday ...... 6:30 pm* Tuesday-Thursday .... 8:00 am* Friday ...... 10:00 am*

RECONCILIATION (confession)

Tuesday ...... 6:00-7:00 pm Saturday ...... 10:00-11:00 am

RECONCILIACIÓN (confesión)

Martes ...... 6:00-7:00 pm Sábado ...... 10:00-11:00 am

Live Streams

St. Peter’s Facebook page facebook.com/stpetersboerne

St. Peter’s YouTube channel youtube.com/stpetersboerne

St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church │ stpetersboerne.com willingness to continue their active St. Peter the Apostle ministry. Please welcome them! *On Friday, October 9th, the St. Catholic Church , with Peter’s Knights of Columbus Main Campus • Campus principal the assistance of the Catholic 202 West Kronkosky Street Daughters of America, sponsored the Boerne, TX 78006 Drive-through Grilled Chicken Plate fundraiser helping supplement our Upon this Rock Campus cancelled regular Fall Festival. It was 416 W. Highland Street very successful, serving approximately Boerne, TX 78006 230 plates of food. Our gratitude to all (830) 816-2233 for your hard work to make this Fax (830) 249-6175 FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK possible. Our next Drive-through [email protected] meal, a Gordita Dinner with *Again, we say farewell to Christy stpetersboerne.com trimmings Plate, will be held on Samarripa-Olivarez, our Receptionist, th November 14 from 11:00 am Monday through Friday whose last day of work and ministry through 5:00 pm. Once pre-sale Lunes a Viernes with St. Peter’s Parish was this past tickets go on the market, we suggest 9:00 am-5:00 pm Friday. The Staff will celebrate a you reserve them for your family. We Open during lunch Despedida Meal (Farewell Meal) are observing all safety protocols for Abierto durante el almuerzo honoring Christy on Wednesday, these events. October 21. We were also able, at long last, to celebrate a Despedida Meal *Our new Bereavement Ministry, honoring Joe Cortez, our former called Seasons for Hope, began last Director of Liturgy& Music, on Saturday morning with nine WELCOME! Saturday, October 17th. Our gratitude parishioners participating along with

Whether you are just visiting or to both of you. “Vaya con Dios”, Joe the leadership team, Mary Jo Perley, looking for a permanent church and Christy! Michelle Viro and Jeanna Moravits. This ministry assists and accompanies home, we are happy you stopped *Our St. Peter the Apostle “Safety parishioners who grieve the loss of by. We are a family friendly parish was meeting & Security Committee” loved ones to help them in the grieving and have something for people of regularly before the interruption of the and “letting go” process. If this ministry all ages. No matter what your pandemic. One of their goals was to would be helpful to you, please come background is, there is a place for initiate occasional uniformed police to the next meeting to join the group you here. We invite you to join us presence during weekend Masses . If and register. for one of our Liturgies . When you you see a uniformed police officer decide to make St. Peter’s your on our premises or even in the *Our Raffle of the Ford F-150 church home, please consider church Sanctuary, do not be Truck is now in full swing. Thanks to making it official by filling out a New surprised or concerned. This is our Edmund Guerrero, Raffle Chair, with Parishioner Registration form, Safety & Security Committee’s the assistance of Phillip Hunter, which can be downloaded from our decision to periodically have an Festival Chair, and the Bulk Mailing website. You may also pick a form officer with us to enhance our Ministry, the mailing has gone out to up in our parish office. Registering safety as a worshipping community. the homes of all registered helps us know how we can best Let us all be attentive to our parishioner’s with raffle tickets to serve your family’s needs. Please surroundings, individuals and any purchase or sell. Our success in this have a look at our Faith Formation activity that may distract us from our effort will be based on parishioners’ and Ministries pages to see the prayer together. Let us be proactive support and promotion of the event. different ways you can be and report anything that may cause us We have begun receiving proceeds for nourished and get involved. We are concern. As we all come back to sold tickets in snail mail and via online so glad you visited and hope to see church services and other activities purchases. Please let others in your you again! from the pandemic total restrictions, family and among your friends know we want everyone to feel as safe and about this prize. secure as possible. We all have a part *Please be aware that several of to play in maintaining a safe and us working with the Raffle are secure community of faith. Adoration of the ineligible to win due to a conflict of *My gratitude to Fr. Tony Cummins interest because of our roles in the Blessed Sacrament and Msgr. Peter Flood who are process. As pastor I am always helping celebrate Masses and hear ineligible to win any parish raffle of Wednesdays 9:00 am - 12:00 noon Confessions in order for me as pastor any kind. Others who are ineligible in Sanctuary and live streamed to spend some personal time on to win are Edmund Guerrero, Raffle vacation. Both of these men deserve Chair, Phillip Guerrero, Festival to be fully retired. Their dedication to Chair, and Marilyn Belcher, who is Fridays 11:00 am - 5:00 pm priestly service is a tremendous help to overseeing all financial aspects of in Sanctuary only me and many other priests in the the raffle and processing of online Archdiocese who utilize their ticket purchases.

2 St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church │ stpetersboerne.com *Our St. Peter’s Kolbe Prison Ministry, with the help of several of ¡BIENVENIDOS! St. Peter’s Parish our Kendall County Jail ministers, is open for helped serve a fabulous meal to all the Ya sea que esté de visita o esté weekday and employees of the Applewhite Recovery buscando una iglesia permanente, weekend th nos complace que haya venido. Center on Friday, October 9 . The Masses, meal was served so that employees Somos una parroquia familiar y going off shift and those coming on tenemos algo para personas de Adoration and Reconciliation. shift could be treated to this meal of todas las edades. No importa cuál The parish office has been open thanks/gratitude for their service. This sea su origen, aquí hay un lugar throughout the pandemic. We’re is one of the several efforts our prison para usted. Lo invitamos a unirse a here to serve you! Please pass and jail ministries have been doing nosotros en una de nuestras on the word! Fr. Norman & the during the restrictions of the pandemic liturgias. Cuando decida hacer de Parish Staff while no direct prisoner visits can be St. Peter's su hogar en la iglesia, done. I appreciate the creativity of the considere hacerlo oficial llenando leaders, Megan & Phillip Hunter, and un formulario de Registro de all the St. Peter’s very hardworking Nuevos Parroquianos, que puede NURSERY STILL CLOSED and dedicated volunteers. descargar de nuestro sitio web. The nursery is still closed for all También puede recoger un Masses, meetings and events *Rick Martini, our Facilities formulario en nuestra oficina until further notice. We Manager, is constantly organizing parroquial. El registro nos ayuda a maintenance and improvements to apologize for any saber cómo podemos atender our parish campus. One of the latest inconvenience. mejor las necesidades de su projects was clearing the fence line familia. Por favor, consulte a between our property and our nuestras páginas de Ministerios y neighbor, tearing down a section of the Happy Anniversary Formación de Fe para ver las degraded fence on Hosack Street, diferentes formas en que puede ¡Feliz Aniversario! regrading under the trees and seeding nutrirse e involucrarse. Estamos for new grass. We thank the men of If you are celebrating a wedding muy contentos de que nos haya our parish who executed this anniversary and would like to be visitado y esperamos volver a verlo. project through sweat equity: Bruce included in the bulletin, please Anderson, John Belter, Santiago email your information to Garza and Greg Jaeger. Please [email protected] or short of the goal. Your donations go to notice the much improved appearance call (830) 816-5660. fund special ministries, services and now. Additionally, we have been Si está celebrando un aniversario having our oak trees de-mossed in agencies of the Archdiocese serving the physical and spiritual needs of de boda y desea ser incluido en el separate groves at a time. You may people throughout the Archdiocese. boletín, mande su información a notice their improved health and vigor [email protected] o by seeing new shoots coming out and *Our Mission Council continues to llame a (830) 816-5660. their greener color. Also, we are do incredible work/ministry through the having several trees treated to prevent leadership of Bill & Lisa Strain and Jack and Esther Faecher Oak Wilt from infecting and potentially with the financial assistance of our celebrated their 57th wedding killing them. We will be doing more de- very generous donors. They have anniversary on October 5 mossing of other groves of trees in the continued to fully fund scholarships for Franklin and Margie Bendele near future. We are working to education of children and teens in celebrated 69 years of marriage on protect and improve the natural our sister-parish in Juarez . October 6 beauty of our parish campus. They are also helping fund, for Patrick and Malvina Weakland example, *Congratulations to Jeanette our Prison & Jail Ministries celebrated 67 years of marriage on ($3K) and they recently sent a Simnacher, mother of Bubba (Debbie) October 17 nd significant donation to our Simnacher, who celebrated her 82 Haiti Life Christina and Richard Galvez ($10K). They will be Birthday last Sunday. Our community Teen Mission celebrate 20 years of marriage on acknowledged her at Mass last conducting their yearly “Work of October 21 ” . It weekend and Bubba treated her to a Human Hands Christmas Sale will have to be modified in some ways fantastic smoked meat and trimmings banquet. due to the pandemic restrictions. They will announce it in the near future. *This year we continue to struggle meeting the proportionate donation *Please exercise your right as a level set by the Archdiocese for our citizen and cast your vote in the coming Election. Please see Walking with the Saints Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. We have printed elsewhere in the bulletin another ad in this bulletin with Let's celebrate All Saints Day by in past weeks where we stand in that information regarding voting. searching for Saints around our process. We lost a few donors and campus. This will take place would appreciate new donors stepping SINCERELY after all Sunday Masses. Details forward to assist in meeting our goal. FR. NORMAN A. ERMIS to come. We are still approximately $20,000 PASTOR

October 18, 2020 │ 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time / World Mission Sunday 3 Liturgy of the Word for Our Lady of Guadalupe Celebration The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, December 12th, Children falls on a Saturday this year. Considering that and due Children can now watch and listen to the pandemic restrictions, some changes have to the Sunday Gospel explained just been made to our schedule and plans for the Feast for them! Join us on Facebook, Day. We will have Las Mañanitas at 6:00 am followed YouTube and webpage every immediately at 7:00 am by Mass with Fr. David Sunday - stpetersboerne.com/ Garcia, former Director of the Old Spanish Missions, liturgyofthewordforchildren. We will as the Celebrant and Homilist. There will be no resume this ministry in person as Chocolate and Repostería after the Mass and no soon as we are able to. evening banquet and entertainment as usual. We are making this announcement early so everyone is aware of these major changes to our liturgical and event schedule. We regret having to do this, but it is for the health and safety of our community. Church Cleaning and Fr. Norm Sanitization To rebuild trust and confidence in Celebración de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe attending the public celebration of La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, el 12 de diciembre, cae en Mass, the parish staff has arranged sábado este año. Teniendo en cuenta eso y debido a las restricciones de la to have our professional cleaning pandemia, se han realizado algunos cambios en nuestro horario y planes para company, Lone Star Cleaning, do el Día de la Fiesta. Tendremos Las Mañanitas a las 6:00 am seguido the cleaning and sanitization of the inmediatamente a las 7:00 am de la Misa con el P. David García, Director Sanctuary and bathrooms and the pasado de las Antiguas Misiones Españolas, como Celebrante y Homilista. No FLC. This is being done for your habrá chocolate y repostería después de la misa y no habrá banquete ni health and protection. They are entretenimiento como de costumbre. Estamos haciendo este anuncio following all CDC guidelines, temprano para que todos estén al tanto de estos cambios importantes en including the spraying of an nuestro calendario litúrgico y de eventos. Lamentamos tener que hacer esto, approved disinfectant. This is being pero es por la salud y la seguridad de nuestra comunidad. done for the common good of P. Norma maintaining public health. Please rest assured we are doing our best to make your church and the Thank You but this is never clearer in our hearts campus safe and clean for all St. Peter Parishioners! when our lives are in immediate peril. gatherings and in worship. How amazing it would be if we could Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, make time not only to acknowledge His primacy in our lives with our I want to thank you all for your heads, but to feel his singular prayers, devotions, rosaries, Mass presence in our hearts! 2020 Archbishop’s Appeal intentions, and well wishes during my (2) As members of The Body of recent hospitalization due to COVID Christ, we are all called to evangelize Summary Report, Oct 6, 2020 pneumonia. Words cannot express and spread His Word even if we are Last year, St. Peter’s reached its my appreciation for your love and not evangelizers by nature! The Holy Goal Paid in October! What a support for me and my family during Spirit only asks that we plant the record! Let’s see if we can beat that those dark days and I will continue seed of Christ’s message of love and record this year. We’re so close! thanking you all personally when our salvation then “Get out of the way” paths cross! and allow Him do His work. I ask that % Goal Pledged ...... 89.74% we all are given the grace to % Goal Paid ...... 83.77% Looking back, there are many events that occurred that could only recognize the opportunities to touch To donate, please go to archsa.org/ be explained by God’s grace, mercy the lives of others and introduce archbishops-appeal/online-giving - and your assistance in prayer. There them to Him in our day to day lives. in the parish option, make sure to are also countless lessons to be May God continue to bless Our select St. Peter the Apostle - learned through our sufferings, but Parish, Fr. Norm and each one of Boerne - 2020 to ensure it is two that The Lord has impressed on you and your families! May He also recorded under our parish. For me the most are: continue to bless all our fellow additional methods of donating to (1) At the end of the day when Christians and brothers and sisters of this fund, please call our parish things are stripped away: Family, all faiths who offered their prayers office at (830) 816-2233. Thank you friends, health, worldly knowledge, and support. Thank you all! to all who have already donated. expertise, material comforts and Your generosity is greatly accolades (to name a few), THERE Continued Blessings, appreciated! IS TRULY NOTHING…. EXCEPT David Fuentes GOD! We all know this in our heads,

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Update on Christina Galvez, Online Giving Communications Specialist If you are viewing Mass at home, or For those who don’t already know, would simply prefer to give online, on August 31st, I tested positive for you may do so from our website - stpetersboerne.com. At the top right COVID. While I am lucky because my symptoms are mild compared with so hand side of the homepage, click many others who are fighting COVID, GIVE ONLINE. From there, you can I am now considered a long hauler, select the General Offertory or any other fund to which you would like which means I have been dealing with the affects of this virus for more than Kolbe Prison Ministries to contribute. To donate to a special 30 days. collection, on the right hand side of Kolbe Prison Ministries provided a the screen you will see a list of I have been working from home meal for the staff at Applewhite second collections. Select 'View all since I first started feeling symptoms Recovery Center on Friday, Second Collections.' Then you will on August 27. I have been advised by October 9th. With the help and be able to designate how much you my specialist and primary care giver support of a few of our local Jail would like to donate to each special to continue to work from home for the Ministers, Norma Samarripa, and collection. Thank you so much for rest of 2020 due to underlying Pat Giddings, we were able to get your generosity! conditions and a compromised 65 boxed lunches prepared and immune system. loaded in short order! You can still contact me via my work email, [email protected], and office phone number, (830) 816- 5660. If you would like to arrange a Did you know that Amazon will meeting, I am happy to set up a virtual donate a percentage of your meeting. purchases to St. Peter’s? Go to smile.amazon.com, designate St. Finally, I want to thank everyone Peter’s as your recipient and then who has reached out to me, offering shop as you normally would. Make support, encouragement and prayers sure to bookmark Amazon Smile or for me and my family. I am blessed to always go to smile.amazon.com, be a member of such a caring parish. otherwise your purchases will not Blessings, count toward St. Peter’s! Christina Galvez Communications Specialist Did you know...... that weekend readings can be downloaded Volunteers Needed Wanted! using the QR codes in St. Peter’s needs volunteers to help at The Benedictine Sisters seek a the Narthex? weddings. We offer all training. weekend cook. 5hrs/day at $15/ During this time of Volunteers walk the couple through hour. 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. Must be restrictions due to rehearsal and will attend the wedding. able to pass a criminal background COVID-19, we are not permitted to For more information or to volunteer, check and have reliable hand out printed material for please contact Deacon Brad Wakely transportation. Request and submit Masses so we no longer provide at (830) 816-5636. applications at [email protected]. song sheets. Readings can be viewed on the USCCB website. Use your phone to scan the QR Stephen Ministryry code for the readings; a sign is available in the Narthex at the Are you going through a difficult time? beginning of each weekend Mass. Stephen Ministers are members of our congregation who listen, care, Some phones will require you to encourage and provide emotional and spiritual support to people who download a QR code reading app. are facing a crisis or going through tough times. The care you’ll There are many that are free. receive is confidential, free and very helpful. The QR code for the readings will Call: Patti Jetter, Referrals Coordinator • (361) 293-8643 redirect you to the USCCB website Stephen Ministry is one-to-one lay caring that provides high-quality, Christ- page that contains that day’s centered care to people who are hurting. readings. For more information on the Stephen Ministry go to https:// At this time, we are only providing www.stephenministries.org/stephenministry/default.cfm/1437. this for weekend Masses.

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Establishment of Endowment Fund

Our Senior Advisory Group the Fund in the following way: (SAG), now called the “The purpose of the St. Peter the Stewardship Council, continues Apostle Catholic Church to work on re-envisioning parish Endowment Fund is specifically governance, overseeing our limited to providing annual Stewardship Giving, and other distributions to St. Peter the aspects of charitable giving in the Apostle Catholic Church currently parish. The Council has been located at 202 W. Kronkosky, discussing two important things: Boerne, TX 78006, with said 1.) The wisdom of establishing a distributions only (1) to be used long-term investment for future for the purposes of St. Peter the normal and emergency Apostle Catholic Church Parish, maintenance of the parish its operations, buildings, grounds, campus as it grows, develops, ministries, schools and programs ages, (not for capital improvement as directed by the pastor; or (2) to projects), and 2.) how to be donated by St. Peter the encourage parishioners to Apostle Catholic Church to the remember the parish in their Catholic Community Foundation general donations but specifically for the Roman Catholic Church of in their Last Wills, Estate Plans the Archdiocese of San Antonio to and Bequests by establishing an be returned to the corpus of the endowment fund for the parish. St. Peter the Apostle Catholic

A couple of the parish who Church Endowment Fund.” We thank Deacon John Benage, the wish to remain anonymous donated $5,000 of “seed Vice President of Planned & ALTAR OF THE DEADAD money” and on August 28, Estate Gifts of the CCF, for helping establish this Endowment. From October 23 to November 6, we will 2020 established the “St. Peter have our Altar of the Dead in the the Apostle Catholic Church Our Stewardship Council will be Narthex. We invite all who wish to Endowment Fund” with the further discussing this participate to leave photos of their Catholic Community Endowment Fund and developing deceased loved ones in the provided Foundation (CCF). The CCF was an information sharing baskets with their name and phone established by Archbishop (“marketing”) plan for it. number on the back of the photos. Also, Gomez many years ago for Announcements will be made if you have cigar boxes you no longer Archdiocesan parishes, later regarding the results of their want, we are asking for those as a organizations and agencies to deliberations. This anonymous donation. pool their investments under gift to the parish will be a blessing professional financial for generations to come. The What is Día de los Muertos? management. Our present donor couple are an inspiration Archbishop Gustavo hopes that for other parishioners to be as Día de los Muertos celebrates those every parish of the Archdiocese generous. This Endowment will who have passed with festivities of joy sets up an endowment fund for assure further financial stability as and laughter. Brightly colored ofrendas specific parish purposes. As an our parish grows with age and (altars) are erected at gravesites, in incentive for parishes to set-up grace, meeting the needs of homes and churches with pictures of an endowment with a $5K Catholics in Boerne and the deceased loved ones. The ofrendas deposit, the CCF adds another Texas Hill Country. We assure commonly feature Flor de Muerto, bright $2,500 to the account. That you that this Endowment is not orange and yellow marigolds intended means we are starting the and will not become another to cheer up the dead with their brilliant Endowment with an automatic capital campaign. It will be colors and sweet scent, favorite items, $7,500.00 deposit, thanks to the advertised and made available as food and drink, and , a generosity and vision of this a means of parishioners giving slightly sweet bread made specifically anonymous couple. donations toward it while alive or for this occasion. We’ve had additional at the time of their death. Should Skeletons and skulls, dressed as donations of $2,500 and $1,000, you be interested in donating ordinary people, even a bride and bringing our total to $11,000. toward this Endowment Fund, groom, mock or make fun of death, These donors hope to inspire please call either Fr. Norman, since we have the promise of new life in additional families to be generous Deacon Brad Wakely, our Parish Christ and death is not the end for us. toward this new Endowment. Operations Director, or Marilyn Belcher, our Finance Coordinator. It is a celebration of life - our lives and The Endowment Fund Again, thanks to the donors! the lives of those who have passed Agreement states the Purposes of before us.

6 St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church │ stpetersboerne.com Mass Intentions Readings for the week of Intenciones para Misa October 18, 2020 Sunday: Is 45:1, 4-6/Ps 96:1, 3, 4 Sunday, October 18, 2020 -5, 7-8, 9-10 [7b]/1 Thes 1:1- 9:00 am ...... Fritz Duhon 5b/Mt 22:15-21 11:00 am ..... Anne Stephens Monday: Eph 2:1-10/Ps 100:1b- 1:00 pm ...... Antonio Venegas 2, 3, 4ab, 4c-5 [3b]/Lk 12:13-21 6:00 pm ...... Paul Jost Tuesday: Eph 2:12-22/Ps 85:9ab -10, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9]/Lk Sanctuary Light Memorial Monday, October 19, 2020 12:35-38 6:30 pm ...... Blanca Rosa Rodriguez Octoberber 18 - October 24, 202020 Wednesday: Eph 3:2-12/Is 12:2- Buddy Hansns Tuesday, October 20, 2020 3, 4bcd, 5-6 [cf. 3]/Lk 12:39-48 8:00 am ...... Patrice Stockard Thursday: Eph 3:14-21/Ps 33:1- In Sympathy / En simpatía 2, 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 [5b]/Lk Wednesday, October 21, 2020 Condolences to families who have 12:49-53 8:00 am ...... Janet Gregory Friday: Eph 4:1-6/Ps 24:1-2, 3- recently lost loved ones. May the Lord comfort the family in Thursday, October 22, 2020 4ab, 5-6 [cf. 6]/Lk 12:54-59 their time of need and welcome the 8:00 am ...... Rosario H. Martinez Saturday: Eph 4:7-16/Ps 122:1-2, deceased into heaven. 3-4ab, 4cd-5 [1]/Lk 13:1-9 Friday, October 23, 2020 Next Sunday: Ex 22:20-26/Ps Bartolomé Alvarez, Tim Costanza, 10:00 am ..... George Giddings 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 [2]/1 Thes Francisco delaRosa, Judy 1:5c-10/Mt 22:34-40 Lysinger, Maria Guadalupe Saturday, October 24, 2020 Moreno, Josephine Nerlinger, Sally 5:30 pm ...... Roman Cano Readings - Rohde, Larry Startin, Jorge usccb.org/bible/readings Sunday, October 25, 2020 Vargas, Fr. Rudy Vela, Eulogio 9:00 am ...... Marjory Walz Velazquez, Mary Worth Las lecturas de la semana del 11:00 am ..... for Parishioners 18 de octubre de 2020 Condolencias a las familias que han 1:00 pm ...... Delicia Rosales Domingo: Is 45, 1. 4-6/Sal 96, 1. perdido recientemente a sus seres Castanon 3. 4-5. 7-8. 9-10 [7]/1 Tes 1, 1- queridos. 6:00 pm ...... Geraldine Huff 5/Mt 22, 15-21 Que el Señor consuele a la familia Lunes: Ef 2, 1-10/Sal 100, 1-2. 3. en su momento de necesidad y acoja 4. 4-5 [3]/Lc 12, 13-21 al difunto en el paraíso. Pope Francis says Martes: Ef 2, 12-22/Sal 85, 9-10. Papa Francisco dice: 11-12. 13-14 [cfr. 9]/Lc 12, 35- In Our Prayers We achieve fulfilment when we break 38 En nuestras oraciones down walls and our hearts are filled Miércoles: Ef 3, 2-12/Is 12, 2-3. Please pray for the sick of our parish with faces and names. @Pontifex 4. 5-6 [cfr. 3]/Lc 12, 39-48 Alcanzamos plenitud cuando Jueves: Ef 3, 14-21/Sal 33, 1-2. 4 Por favor oren por los enfermos de -5. 11-12. 18-19 [5]/Lc 12, 49- nuestra parroquia rompemos las paredes y el corazón se nos llena de rostros y de nombres. 53 Kyle Anderson Family, Fr. Mark @Pontifex_es Viernes: Ef 4, 1-6/Sal 24, 1-2. 3- Cannaday, Marcella Contreras, 4. 5-6 [cfr. 6]/Lc 12, 54-59 Tony Contreras, Christina Galvez, Sábado: Ef 4, 7-16/Sal 122, 1-2. Orly Garcia, Jim Gleason, Sr. Mary NǕǕǔ Ǒ ǠǢǑǩǕǢ? 3-4. 4-5 [1]/Lc 13, 1-9 Rose Goertz, Paula Hoeppner, (210) 912-3432 • (830) 816-5657 Domingo siguiente: Ex 22, 20-26/ Connie Juliano, Fr. Frank Kurzaj, Sal 18, 2-3. 3-4. 47. 51 [2]/1 Ree Laughlin, Juan Macias, Tes 1, 5-10/Mt 22, 34-40

Sharon Mazurek, Patsy Meneses, SǟǓǙǕǤǩ ǟǖ Las lecturas - Rudy Molleda, Deacon Ken Nickel, SǤ. VǙǞǓǕǞǤ ǔǕ PǑǥǜ usccb.org/bible/lecturas Gerry O’Neill, Bob Puff, Don Rand, Message line for those in need Ricardo Salinas, Paul & Beverly (830) 816-5646 Steiner, Tim Stoner, Wally Whitworth Please contact pastoral care for We Care! You Can!n! Second Collections: family requests to In Sympathy and Mentorship is available to those who October 18 - World Mission In Our Prayers. are experiencing or witnessing family Sunday violence. Calls are kept confidential. Por favor, llame a la oficina pastoral November 22 - Campaign for Information and service referrals are Human Development para las solicitudes de la familia a En provided. (830) 816-5645 simpatía y En nuestras oraciones. December 6 - Retired Men and Women Religious

December 25 - Assumption Seminary

October 18, 2020 │ 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time / World Mission Sunday 7 Follow us on Facebook: St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church of Boerne. Keep posted on current events in EFF, Good Shepherd, Sacramental Prep and our Parish! Join our Facebook group - facebook.com/groups/effandgs

FIRST COMMUNION Packets for First Reconciliation will be handed out this month during EFF and Good Shepherd. Online families please make arrangements to pick up your child's packet. All children participating in Sacraments must be baptized, in 2nd grade and enrolled in EFF, Good Shepherd or online in order to receive Sacraments this year. If you are not registered, please contact Laura Balderrama Contreras or Angela Spino ASAP. PRIMERA COMUNIÓN Los paquetes para la Primera Reconciliación se entregarán este mes durante la clases de Formacion de Fe y Buen Pastor. Familias en línea, por favor hagan arreglos para recoger el paquete de su hijo. Todos los niños que participan en los sacramentos deben estar bautizados, en segundo grado y estar inscritos en clases de Formacion de Fe, el Buen Pastor o en línea para recibir los sacramentos este año. Si no está registrado, comuníquese con Laura Balderrama Contreras o Angela Spino lo pronto posible.

The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is a Montessori-based religious formation for 3-12 year olds. It seeks to create and facilitate a sacred, “hands- on” space called an atrium, in which both the children and the catechists can hear, ponder, and celebrate.

We have a few openings in Level 1 (3yrs to Kinder)!

Please call Angela Spino for the available days. Elementary Faith Formation Classeses Kinder through 5th Grade. Sundays 9:30 am - 10:45 am or Exercises of Practical Life: Wednesdays 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm in the Family Life Center. Some of the initial presentations we offer the child concern EFF (Elementary Faith Formation) is a traditional religious controlled movement: how to carry an object, how to carry formation which builds a foundation for a lifelong a chair, how to roll a mat, etc. These exercises of Practical relationship with Jesus through Scripture, prayer, and Life help the child know oneself and others. The Practical building faith community. Life exercises foster a state of inner peace and allows for a greater capacity to listen to God. It reminds us that the We also offer faith formation for children with Special ordinary is holy; that space is made sacred by acts of Needs, Sundays 9:30 - 10:45 am. routine care. The care we take in doing the small “routine” tasks develops a disposition within us of calm, focus, and

Formaciónmación de Fe (Doctr(Doctrina)ctriiina) listening, that serves as an aide for prayer. Parents: Has your routine work ever become a source of Escuela Primariaia meditation and prayer for you? Grados Kinder a 5. Domingos 9:30 am - 10:45 am o Miércoles 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm en el Family Life Center.

Clases de doctrina o catecismo que construye una base en la relación permanente con Jesús a través de las Angela Spino • (830) 816-5664 escrituras, la oración y la construcción de una comunidad [email protected] de fe. Tenemos formación de fe para niños con necesidades especiales, Domingo 9:30 - 10:45 am.

Laura Balderrama Contreras (830) 816-5668 • [email protected] If you have not registered please contact Laura

Sheila Dillard for EFF or Angela for GS for available spots (830) 816-5667 • [email protected] and times.

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Lacey Sorrell ~ (830) 816-5663 [email protected]

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Hannah Reich ~ (830) 816-5662 [email protected]

Wednesdays

Social Time 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Edge Night 6th - 8th8th Grade Faith Formation 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm 9th - 12th Grade Faith Formation

Tonight at Life Night Link in BioBi This week at edge The goal of the night is to demonstrate that we can trust the authority and wisdom of the Church Join us this week for our EDGE Zoom meetingmeetineting in interpreting Scripture and move the teens to October 20th, titled Humble Beginnings howow withwi have a reliance on what Scripture teaches us.us Jesus, even the most ordinary tasks of ddailyailyly llife can have a deeper purpose and meaning.g. St. Peter's Life Teen MissionMissioion: St.St Peter's Life Join us this wweekeeeekk for our in person EDGE nightnight Teen is leadingleading teens closer to Christ throughthrough the October 21st,21ststst,, titledtitltitled The Weight of the World, teachings and Sacramental life of the RomanRo where we will discuss if Jesus was ever anxious.s. Catholic Church. We are EucharisticEucharistititicc-centered,ce providing opportunities of encounter with the Holy Spiritirit and the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.ry.ry

FUNDRAISER

Due to the current hold that HEB has on their Amazon ($25, $100) Gift Card Fundraising Program, we are offering Target ($25, $50, $100) an alternate Gift Card Purchase Program to Walmart ($25, $50, $100) continue to fundraise for our Life Teen Events. Once HEB begins offering their fundraiser We have partnered with ShopWithScrip again, we will continue to order and sell HEB Fundraising to offer a variety of gift cards. We Gift Cards. currently have the following gift cards in inventory for purchase: Thank you for your support!!

PARENTS: We cannot serve meals this year but would like to provide a pre-packaged snack and bottle water each week for our teens. Donations of pre-packaged snacks and cases of bottled water are needed for Life Nights, EDGE, and Confirmation. Monetary donations or HEB/Walmart Gift Cards are also appreciated. Please contact Lacey or Hannah if you would like to donate.

Faith Formation Registration! If you haven’t already, don’t forget to register for Faith Formation. Download the form on our website at stpetersboerne.com. Scroll down to the Announcements section for the link to download a form.

CONFIRMATION @StPetersPossese October 21 ~ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm The goal of this session is to introduce the teens to the idea of suffering and offer them a lens through which they can view and better understand suffering in their lives and the world. August 23, 2020 │ 21st Sunday in Ordinary Time 9 In Remembrance He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more.

On Monday, November 2, 2020 at 6:30 pm, a MASS OF REMEMBRANCE will be celebrated for those families that have experienced the passing of a loved one this past year. If you lost a family member in the past 12 months, please verify their name in the list below. If they are not listed, or if any other correction is needed, please call Jeanna in the Pastoral Office (830) 816-5657 or email her at [email protected].

PARISHIONERS FAMILY AND FRIENDS Robert Neil Simnacher WHO HAVE PASSED WHO HAVE PASSED Deanne Stapleton

Patty Bakke Don Barney Larry Startin Charles Barnes Florence Bodlovic Joe Stevens Dean Camarigg Claudette Bowden Mary Louise Thompson Constance Clarkson Darlene Butler Ralph Thompson Tim Costanza Sara Jo Caldwell Erminia Villanueva Sylvestra Sanchez Cruz Maria Trinidad Campbell Michael Wakely Guadalupe Davis Elio Suarez Castillo Jonell Walker Ken Dugosh Clayton Paul Cormier Marjory Walz Dr. Allen Eichler Phillip Cummins William Widenfeld, Sr. Dora Esquivel Julie Valentino Detro Gloria Fritz Daniel Dominguez George Giddings Debora Donahue Jerry Hancock Steven Essick Betty Hensley Frank Gerard Gabriel, Jr. Geraldine Huff Norma Gabriel Juanita Jonas Joseph Galle Jim Koett Raynaldo Gara Charles Russell Luige Roger Hammock Judy Lysinger Chuck Hannig Kristopher Maya A.C. & Dora Jaime Jose Angel Morales Robert Keller Michael Naquin Fr. Bernard Lee, SM Josephine Nerlinger Maria Guadalupe Moreno Helen Nowell Glen Morris José J. Perez Gracie Muehlberger Fred Perz Steven Munoz John Prushing Msgr. Terry Nolan Polly Rab David Ortega Estelle Rahm Frank Pantuso Filiberto Navejas Rivera Hector Gabriel Paredes James Rizzuto Raul Reyes Miguel Salas Sally Rohde Jesse Valderas José Matias Santos, Sr. Fred Valentino Nathan Schartz Pauline Vasquez Fr. Harry Claude Schuckenbrock, OMI Fr. Rudy Vela Gerda Settles Mary Worth Ann Severance Charles Severance

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Due to COVID-19, St. Peter’ster’ 2020 Fall Festival will be a modified event.

YOU CAN WIN THIS F150!!!

2020 FǟǢǔ F150, 4-DǟǟǢ, CǢǕǧ CǑǒ, V6-3.3L All taxes and transfer fees are paid Each ticket is $100 • We are only selling 1200 tickets Tickets will be available beginning Saturday, October 3 after all Masses. Tickets may also be purchased in the parish office during regular business hours and online at: https://stpetersboerne.weshareonline.org/VIRTUALFESTIVAL_2020 The drawing will be live-streamed on December 14 - more details to come. Don’t miss your chance to own this beauty! How we process and how you will receive your numbered ticket stubs when buying online. When you buy online, you will automatically receive a receipt for the number of tickets purchased. When the order has completed processing, on your behalf, Marilyn Belcher, Finance Coordinator, will fill in your ticket with your name, address and phone number, and that portion of the ticket will be removed and placed in our Truck Raffle Box until December 14th, the official drawing date. Your numbered ticket stubs will then be mailed directly to the address you provided when placing your order. If you would like to gift a ticket to another individual, please fill out their information on the physical ticket, or online in the area identified as GIFTED TO. Make sure to include their name, address, phone number and quantity of tickets gifting. PLEASE NOTE: The following individuals are exempt from participation or being gifted any entries due to conflict of interest—Fr. Norm, Deacon Brad Wakely, Phillip Hunter, Edmund Guerrero, Marilyn Belcher and Christina Galvez.

October 18, 2020 │ 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time / World Mission Sunday 11 Forming Consciences for Civilize It

Faithful Citizenship THANK YOU!U! Dignity Beyond the Debate

St. Peter’s parish would like to A Call to Political Responsibility A divided country. Fights at the thank all the sponsors and donors from the Catholic Bishops of the dinner table. Political vitriol. What who contributed to this year’s Fall United States Festival truck raffle! does it mean to love our neighbors "We need to participate for the in the midst of such a climate? common good. Sometimes we hear: a good Catholic is not interested in As Catholics, we have a long politics. This is not true: good tradition of engagement in the Catholics immerse themselves in political process as a means of putting our faith into action. We are politics by offering the best of themselves so that the leader can called to bring the best of ourselves govern." - Pope Francis, 9/16/13 and our faith to the public square— and yet today, many shy away from The Catholic bishops of the United such involvement because our national and local conversations are States are pleased to offer once again to the Catholic faithful, filled with vitriol and harsh language, often directed at people Forming Consciences for Faithful themselves. Citizenship, our teaching document on the political responsibility of Catholics. This statement When personal attacks replace honest debate, no one wins. This represents our guidance for Catholics in the exercise of their kind of attack, no matter the reason, rights and duties as participants in only serves to further divide our our democracy. We urge our communities. As Catholics, we must pastors, lay and religious faithful, model a better way. We invite you to join the Civilize It campaign by and all people of good will to use this statement to help form their taking the pledge below as a way to consciences; to teach those promote civility, love our neighbors, entrusted to their care; to contribute and build community. to civil and respectful public dialogue; and to shape political Civilize It is about making room in choices in the coming election in your heart for those with whom you light of Catholic teaching. The disagree. We are called to statement lifts up our dual heritage recognize that each one of us is a as both faithful Catholics and beloved child of God and to respond American citizens with rights and in love to that reality. Civilize It is a duties as participants in the civil non-partisan call to focus on the dignity of all people, even when we order. disagree, and to put faith in action To read the document online: by bearing witness to a better way https://www.usccb.org/issues-and- forward. action/faithful-citizenship/forming- consciences-for-faithful-citizenship- For more information and title resources:

To download a pdf of the document: https://www.wearesaltandlight.org/ https://www.usccb.org/issues-and- civilize-it action/faithful-citizenship/upload/ forming-consciences-for-faithful- https://www.wearesaltandlight.org/ Thank you to all our anonymous citizenship.pdf civilize-it/resources donors!

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Help us to raise money for St. Peter's Faith Formation Programs and Events! This new fundraising opportunity will help offset costs for Faith Formation events such as camps, retreats, and conferences. With over 750 different gift card options available there is something to fit everyone's needs!! Shop and earn money for St. Peter's at the same time!!

If you would like to sign up to purchase gift cards to benefit St. Peter's, please contact address Lacey Sorrell with your email address to be invited into the program. You can reach Lacey in the office at (830) 816-5663 or email her at [email protected]. Additionally, any questions can be sent to Lacey. We appreciate your support of all the St. Peter's Faith Formation programs.

October 18, 2020 │ 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time / World Mission Sunday 13 JOB POSTINGS Please monitor the website for upcoming job postings for: Director of Music and Liturgy Parish Coordinator / Receptionist For more information, or if you are interested in either of these positions, please contact: Brad Wakely, Parish Operations Director

[email protected] • (830) 816-5636 DRIVE-THRU GORDITA PLATE FUNDRAISER

Saturday, November 14, 2020 11:00 am—5:00 pm

RCIA Plate with two gorditas (chicken or beef), rice, beans and . Drive-

ARE YOU SOMEONE OR DO thru pickup at Cana Ballroom Kitchen. Sponsored by St. Peter’s Ultreya, Guadalupanas and Knights of Columbus. YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO… Has not been baptized? Is baptized Catholic, and has not yet $10 per plate (ticket) celebrated the Sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist? Tickets may be purchased in the parish office during regular business Is baptized in another faith tradition, and hours Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. You may also would like to learn more about the Catholic order and pay online at stpetersboerne.com/gorditas or by calling faith? Marco Nuñez at (210) 606-4626. All checks should be made out to St. Peter’s. OR IF YOUR CHILD: Is age 7 or older and not baptized Is age 7 or older, baptized and never Don’t miss out on this last Fall Festival Dinner! enrolled in faith formation

RCIA offers an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about our faith. RCIA for adults and RCIA adapted for children prepare you to receive the Sacraments of Initiation: Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist.

For more information please contact: Angela Spino • (830) 816-5664 • [email protected]

¿ES USTED ALGUIEN O CONOCE A ALGUIEN QUE... ¿No ha sido bautizado? ¿Es bautizado católico y aún no ha celebrado los sacramentos de la Confirmación y la Eucaristía? ¿Está bautizado en otra tradición de fe y le gustaría aprender más sobre la fe católica?

O SI SU HIJO: Tiene 7 años o más y no está bautizado Tiene 7 años o más, está bautizado y nunca se inscribió en clases de catequismo

RICA ofrece la oportunidad de reunirse en un grupo pequeño para aprender más sobre Chalk & Chocolate nuestra fe. RICA para adultos y RICA adaptado para niños te preparan para recibir St. Peter’s needs volunteers to help at los Sacramentos de Iniciación: Bautismo, weddings. We offer all training. Confirmación y Eucaristía. Volunteers walk the couple through rehearsal and will attend the wedding. Para obtener más información, For more information or to volunteer, comuníquese con la oficina parroquial: please contact Deacon Brad Wakely (830) 816-8223 at (830) 816-5636.

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October 18, 2020 │ 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time / World Mission Sunday 15 Cana Ballroom Event Coordinator: Marriage • Matrimonio STAFF │ LOS EMPLEADOS Doreann Sommers Direct Phone Number: Deacon Brad Wakely 5673 • Doreann@ (830) 816-5636 (830) 816-Ext. [email protected] Email: [email protected] PASTORAL COUNCIL PLEASE MONITOR THE WEBSITE

AND FACEBOOK PAGE FOR THE Pastor: Fr. Norman A. Ermis OFFICERS MOST CURRENT INFORMATION (830) 816-2233 • FrNorm@ Chairperson Bill Strain stpetersboerne.com [email protected] Parish Operations Director: facebook.com/stpetersboerne Deacon Brad Wakely • 5636 • Brad@ Vice-Chairperson Phillip Hunter [email protected] Pastoral Assistant: Jeanna Moravits • 5657 • Jeanna@ Secretary Molly Birkett Please go to the website to view the [email protected] St. Peter COVID-19 Health and Deacon: Marty Lee Safety Plan that details St. Peter’s Assistant Secretary Carrie Martinez (210) 317-8685 • deaconmarty@ policies and guidelines for returning to [email protected] campus. You may also view the Faith Deacon: Mike Matteson Formation COVID-19 Class Options (210) 827-3365 • deaconmike@ MEMBERS Heidi Abshire & Health Safety Plan. Deacon: Ken Nickel [email protected] (830) 377-5838 Justin Boerner [email protected] REMOVAL FROM FLOCKNOTE [email protected] If you request to be removed from the Deacon: Paul Rayburg Brett Haas [email protected] main St. Peter’s group in Flocknote, (210) 508-9905 • DeaconPaul@ Vicki Harris [email protected] you will be removed from all Director of Music / Liturgy: Ed Hoeppner subgroups. If you have any questions TBD • (830) 816-2233 [email protected] about Flocknotes, please contact Christina Galvez at (830) 816-5660 or Receptionist: Tommy Mangold [email protected]. TBD [email protected] 2233 Nareyda Norato [email protected] Facility Manager: Rick Martini • 5678 • Rick@ Marco Nuñez [email protected] TO REPORT ABUSEABUSSES Rey Salinas [email protected] INFORMAR ABUSOO Maintenance: Ryan Nakhleh Joe Viña If you have knowledge or suspicion that a Finance Coordinator: [email protected] child has been abused or neglected, report Marilyn Belcher • 5659 • Marilyn@ online at txabusehotline.org, call

Recording Secretary: Si tiene conocimiento o sospecha de que Baptism • Bautismo un niño ha sido maltratado o descuidado, Debra Martini • 5669 • Debra@ For more information and classes in se puede hacer un informe a Director of Catechesis of the Good txabusehotline.org, o llame a English, contact Debra Martini. Shepherd / RCIA: Para más información y clases en Boerne Police Department Angela Spino Departamento de Policia de Boerne 5664 • GoodShepherd@ español, llame a Laura Balderrama (830) 249-8645 Contreras. Director of Elementary Faith Formation Child Protectice Services (CPS) & Catechesis: First Reconciliation and Eucharist El Departamento de Servicios para la Laura Balderrama-Contreras Primera Reconciliación y Eucaristía Familia y de Protección (DFPS) 5668 • Laura@ 1-800-252-5400 Laura Balderrama-Contreras Assistant to Director of Elementary (830) 816-5668 Office of Victim Assistance & Safe Faith Formation & Catechesis: [email protected] Environment Sheila Dillard • 5667 • Sheila@ Oficina de Asistencia a Victimas y Confirmation • Confirmación Ambiente Seguro Director of Youth Ministry: (210) 734-7786 • (877) 700-1888 • Lacey Sorrell • 5663 • Lacey@ Lacey Sorrell [email protected] (830) 816-5663 Youth Ministry Coordinator: [email protected] To report sexual harassment or abuse Hannah Reich • 5662 • Hannah@ against the Archdiocesan Code of Quinceañeras Conduct, call the reporting hotline at (844) Communications Specialist: 709-1169. Christina Galvez • 5660 • Bulletin@ Laura Balderrama-Contreras Para denunciar el acoso o abuso sexual (830) 816-5668 contra el Código de Conducta Cana Ballroom Event Manager: [email protected] Arquidiocesano, llame a la línea directa de Jesse Martinez • 5630 • Jesse@ denuncias al (844) 709-1169.

10168 St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church │ stpetersboerne.com MINISTRIESES USEFUL LINKSKS our goal paid amount, 50% of the Please consult with your ministry Archdiocese of San Antonio • archsa.org excess is returned to our parish. You regarding format of meetings. For Credible Catholic • may donate to this fund online by more information on ministries, crediblecatholic.com going to https://www.givecentral.org/ please visit stpetersboerne.com. Formed • formed.org appeals-form-registration/ Life Teen • lifeteen.com acp5f088fba8190f/user/guest - in the Adult Bible and Faith Studies Life Teen Parent Life • parish option, make sure to select St. Deacon Mike & Mary Ann Matteson ltparentlife.com Peter Church-Boerne (3716) to (210) 241-5511 United States Conference of Catholic ensure it is recorded under our [email protected] Bishops • usccb.org parish. For additional methods of donating to this fund, please call our Catholic Daughters of the Vatican • vatican.com parish office at (830) 816-2233. Americas Word on Fire • wordonfire.org

Local Court #2690 ACTS SCHOLARSHIP FUND Charlene Jones WHERE TO DONATEATE We just announced that we want to (207) 857-3311 We are blessed with an extremely start an ACTS Scholarship Fund to [email protected] large parish, offering parishioners help those retreatants who cannot cdacourt2690.org afford the full fees. This money will be 90+ ministries in addition to services. Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) All these wonderful ministries and held in escrow until it is needed in the Sports resources are funded by the 4 retreats held yearly. We want to [email protected] generous donations you make. To have a corpus of $10k to $15k. To help you make your decision as to donate to this fund you can send in a Cenaculo de la Divina Misericordia where to donate, please refer to the donation and designate it as ACTS Marta Lopez • (210) 663 5150 list below. When you give a donation, Scholarship or donate online at please designate how and where you stpetersboerne.weshareonline.org/ Divorce Ministry want it to be used. ws/opportunities/ Rodeana • (210) 264-4967 ACTSRetreatsGeneral. Donna • (210) 219-1884 GENERAL OFFERTORY Leroy • (830) 431-4289 These donations are used for the day OTHER There are many other opportunities to Journey Together -to-day operation of the parish and its Beth Dewey • (210) 844-0519 programs, which includes staff donate to a specific fund, ministry or salaries, utilities, supplies, etc, - organization. Go to Knights of Columbus basically anything that is required to stpetersboerne.weshareonline.org/ to Charley Wasson • (210) 478-8555 run the parish and office. The bulk of donate or call the parish office at kofcboerne.com all donations can best be used in this (830) 816-2233 for more information. general fund that keeps our very busy Los Matachines parish operational. You can donate to THANK YOU FOR YOUR Anna M. Ibarra • (210) 480-0200 this offertory in collection baskets at GENEROSITY! Masses, in the offertory envelopes Moms of Little Saints collected in the offertory baskets or in An Act of Spiritual Communionion Welcoming and spiritually enriching the office, or by going online and ministry for mothers - First Friday of My Jesus, I believe that You are making a one-time or recurring the month, Mom’s Night Out, Advent present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I donation through WeShare at and Lenten Study. love You above all things, and I stpetersboerne.weshareonline.org/. Angelique Macias • (210) 378-4343 desire to receive You into my soul. stpetersboerne.com/moms COMBINED CAPITAL CAMPAIGN Since I cannot at this moment receive Donations to this fund are used to You sacramentally, come at least Sociedad de Nuestra Señora de pay the loan taken out for the spiritually into my heart. I embrace Guadalupe purchase of the Upon this Rock You as if You were already there and Society of Our Lady of Guadalupe Campus and to fulfill St. Peter’s unite myself wholly to You. Never Elizabeth Davis • (830) 249-9369 permit me to be separated from You. obligation to the Archdiocese of San Antonio’s On the Way - ¡Andale! Amen. Stephen Ministry One-to-one lay caring ministry. Capital Campaign. You can donate to Patti Jetter • (361) 293-8643 this fund online at Un acto de comcommunion stpetersboerne.weshareonline.org/ espiritualal Ultreya ws/opportunities/ Cada Viernes, 7:00 pm en el FLC CombinedCapitalCampaign or by Mi Jesus, Creo que estás presente Irma García • (210) 326-2404 calling the parish office at (830) 816- en el Santísimo Sacramento. Te amo 2233 for additional methods. sobre todas las cosas y deseo We Care! You Can! recibirte en mi alma. Como en este Mentorship for anyone experiencing ARCHBISHOP’S APPEAL momento no puedo recibirte or witnessing domestic violence. Donations for the Annual sacramentalmente, entra al menos Confidential. (830) 816-5645 Archbishop’s Appeal go to St. Peter’s espiritualmente en mi corazón. Te obligation to the Archdiocese of San abrazo como si ya estuvieras allí y Young at Heart (Seniors) Ministry Antonio, which funds ministries at the unirme totalmente a ti. Nunca Mary White • (830) 249-2181 or Archdiocesan level. Once we reach permitas que me separe de ti. Amén. Esther Faecher • (830) 336-2375 17 We are here when you need us. Our phones are answered personally 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (830) 249-9128 Formerly Vaughan’s Funeral Home 319 E. San Antonio Ave. • Boerne, Texas • 78006-2051

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