THE FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER MASS INTENTIONS FOR October 26 ---November 3 SP Saturday 10/26 5:30 p.m. Howard and Vye Kavanaugh SP Sunday 10/27 9:30 a.m. Paul Burch, Mary Ann Mitchell and Peggy Ochs 00 Monday 10/28 0:00 o.o. NO MASS AS Tuesday 10/29 6:00 p.m. NO MASS SP Wednesday 10/30 8:00 a.m. NO MASS SP Thursday 10/31 6:00 p.m. Danny Newlin & Sabrina Trela (at All Saints Church) SP Friday 11/1 7:00 p.m. LaVerne & Gene Welp (at St. Peter Church) SP Saturday 11/2 5:30 p.m. Charlotte “Doyle” Cahill SP Sunday 11/3 9:30 a.m. For the Parish ________________________________________________________________________________________________ COLLECTION 10/20/2019 $6,274.00 _________________________________________________________________________________________ SATURDAY 5:30 p.m. SUNDAY 9:30 a.m. November 2nd & 3rd R: Donna Bradley R: Cindy Sermersheim H: Diane Reilly H: Jim Fuhs C: Josh Kirsch C: Mike Fuhs C: Rodney Babrick C: Patty Fuhs Server: Nicholas Kavanaugh Server: Faith Sward Server: Server: Bella Rodewald Greeters: Linda Parsons & Linda Strosnider Greeters: Tony & Trudy Fuhs Collection: Bill Baker & Steve Riney Collection: PJ Craney & Terry LaMar Gift bearers: Bill & Janet Baker Gift bearers: Pat & Michelle Wade Collection counters for Sunday, November 3rd, Mike Healy, Jim & Sharon Goul, Tim Showalter & Louis Kavanaugh, III. __________________________________________________________________________________________ From the desk of Fr. Sudhakar: HOW CAN YOU SHOW YOUR LOVE TO THE DECEASED FAMILY MEMBER? We are fast approaching the celebrations of All Saints and All Souls Day. The entire human beings form a single family; whether Saints in the presence of God, Souls in Purgatory for the purification or people on earth; we all form ONE BODY with many parts, having Jesus Christ, our HEAD (1 Corinthians Ch. 12). In the catholic church, we have a wonderful tradition of family bond and connecting one another, no matter where we live. We intercede the Saints in heaven and help the dead in Purgatory with prayers and offering of the holy masses. What a wonderful family and how perfectly we connect each other. Women’s Bible Group told me, “We are your family away from your original family.” Several times people tell me, “You are part of my family,” “You are like my son,” or “You are like my grandson.” We have many ways of building family bond and showing love for one another here on earth. But how do you show your love or continue to foster the family bond and relation? How? You are aware or not, but we have been doing that by PRAYER, by offering a HOLY MASS for the dead. The merit of the holy mass has been applied for the deceased who is in Purgatory for the purification. The offering of Mass for the repose of the soul of the faithful departed is linked with our belief in Purgatory. We believe that if a person has died fundamentally believing in God but with venial sins and the hurt caused by sin, then God in His divine love and mercy will first purify the soul. After this purification has been completed, the soul will have the holiness and purity needed to share in the beatific vision in heaven. While each individual stands judgment before the Lord and must render an account of his life, the communion of the Church shared on this earth continues, except for those souls dammed to hell. Therefore, just as we pray for each other and share each other's burdens now, the faithful on earth can offer prayers and sacrifices to help the departed souls undergoing purification, and no better prayer could be offered than that of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical Mirae Caritatis (1902) beautifully elaborated this point and emphasized the connection between the communion of saints with the Mass: "The grace of mutual love among 'The living, strengthened and increased by the Sacrament of the Eucharist, flows' especially by virtue of the Sacrifice [of the Mass]' to all who belong to the communion of saints For the communion of saints is simply... the mutual sharing of help, atonement, prayers, and benefits among the faithful, those already In the heavenly fatherland, those consigned to the purifying fire, and those still making their pilgrim way here on earth. These all form one city, whose head is Christ, and whose vital principle is love. Faith teaches that although the august Sacrifice can be offered to God alone, it can nevertheless be celebrated in honor of the saints now reigning in heaven with God, who has crowned them, to obtain their intercession for us, and also, according to apostolic tradition, to wash away the stains of those brethren who died in the Lord but without yet being wholly purified." Think of this point: The Holy Mass transcends time and space, uniting the faithful in heaven, on earth and in purgatory into a Holy Communion, and the Holy Eucharist Itself augments our union with Christ, wipes away venial sins, and presences us from future mortal sins (cf. Catechism, No. 1391-1396). Therefore, the offering of Mass and other prayers or sacrifices for the intentions of the faithful departed are good and holy acts. This practice is not new. The Catechism asserts, "From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic Sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God" (No. 1032). (Will be continued in the next bulletin.) HALLOWEEN, OCTOBER 31,—Fr. Sudhakar will be passing out candy to children at the rectory from 4:00 pm until 5:30 pm. IF YOU COME DRESSED AS A SAINT you will get a big candy and if you are just dressed up you will get a small candy. If you have any announcements for the bulletin please email them to the rectory before Wednesday at [email protected] Items for the November newsletter should be emailed to the rectory before October 30. Religion classes for Grades 1 – 5 will meet during release time from school, Mon – Wed. Religion classes for Grades 6 – 12 will meet on Wednesday evening 7- 8 pm. There will be no Mass at 6:30 on Wednesday while Fr. Sudhakar is gone. Mass will resume on Wed. Nov. 13. WATY next meeting is Oct. 30. Thank You to Michelle & Mike Kavanaugh for hosting WATY'S annual Fall Pumpkin Party & Hayride. Thanks also to all who came and enjoyed the evening! I think this was our best one yet! THE DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE FOR LIFE website is open and accepting registrations. Click here, http://www.evdio.org/pilgrimage-for-life.html to visit the site. The PFL begins with the Mass for Life on Wednesday, January 22, 2020, and concludes with our return to the Diocese late Sunday night, January 26th. Contact Donna Bradley to register with St. Peter Parish, deadline for registration with the parish is Nov. 20, 2019. “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ” said by St. Jerome Do you want to know God more and get close to HIM? You have every opportunity to do so. WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY Every Tuesday at 9:00-11:00 am in the Fellowship Center. Come with your Bible and Catechism of Catholic Church. First Corinthians, Session 6, Topic: Paul focuses on the fact that the worship of false gods and the cult of pagan temples should be avoided; the Christians should participate in their own liturgy which is contrary to pagan practices. First Corinthians chapter 10:1-11:1, we will be watching the DVD. MEN’S BIBLE STUDY Every Tuesday at 6:30-8:30 pm the men meet in the Fellowship Center. Romans 6 1:23 is the scripture we will be studying this week. We will be very happy to have anyone who would like to be part of it. FORMED- Do you want a daily 1 – 3-minute reflection in your email? Go to formed.org/daily and enter your email. FORGIVEN – Parish Study will meet after Sunday Mass on Nov. 10th, 17th, and 24th and on Wednesday evenings, 7 – 8 pm, Nov. 6th, 13th and 20th , while students are in class. Study Guides will be available for $5 after Mass. If you would like to facilitate a study or begin your own group, contact Fr. Sudhakar or Donna Bradley. St. Peter Catholic Church Montgomery, IN Founded 1818 Saturday Mass 5:30 p.m. Sunday Mass 9:30 a.m. SUNDAY MASS can be heard each Sunday beginning at 9:30 a.m. on WWBL, 106.5 FM CONFESSIONS 4:30 p.m.—5:00 p.m. Saturday at St. Peter 5:30 p.m.—5:50 p.m. at All Saints Rev. Sudhakar Bhastati 305 North Second Street/ P.O. Box 10 Montgomery, IN 47558-0010 CONTACT INFORMATION: EMAIL: [email protected] PARISH OFFFICE/RECTORY: 812-486-3149 FAX: 812-486-2571 IN EMERGENCY: 812-449-8387 (FR. SUDHAKAR’S CELL) PARISH SECRETARY’S HOURS:WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. TO NOON AND THURSDAY 9:30 A.M. TO 1:30 P.M. EMAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.stpetermont.com Like us on Facebook PRAYER CHAIN 812-644-7698 HALL RENTAL CONTACT THE RECTORY Please contact the rectory to register in the parish. ALL weddings must be scheduled at least 6 months in advance Check weekly bulletin for weekday and Holy Day Mass times. Baptisms please contact the rectory Anointing of the Sick please contact the rectory Reconciliation: check the bulletin for times or call the rectory to schedule an appointment .