August 24, 2014
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August 24, 2014
A Catholic community devoted to deep and abiding friendship with Jesus Christ Established 1700 3320 St. Peter’s Drive Waldorf Maryland 20601 301-843-8916 www.stpeterswaldorf.org Mission Statement Saint Peter’s Church is a Catholic community devoted to deep and abiding friendship with Jesus Christ. We strive to build upon the legacy of faith entrusted to us by the Catholic pioneers who courageously established Saint Peter’s – an ethnically and economically diverse community unified through the power of the Holy Spirit in the truth and love of Jesus Christ. Mindful of this legacy as well as our need for ongoing conversion amidst new challenges, today, in our fourth century, we seek friendship with Jesus through our commitments to: • Understand and proclaim His saving truth revealed in the Bible in union with the official teaching authority of the Catholic Church. • Worship joyfully His living presence in the sacraments, especially the Eucharist. • Recognize His face in those we are privileged to serve and protect, particularly the poor and vulnerable. • Welcome Him in each other through our fellowship and unity amidst the rich diversity of our parish community. • Encounter Him and the beauty of His creation by preserving our parish as a peaceful and prayerful sanctuary. • Hear His personal call to holiness and help families embrace it in all vocations, especially to priesthood or consecrated life. • Imitate His generous self-giving as a way of life that expresses our gratitude to Him and our love for God and neighbor. Mass Schedule/Misa Monday - Saturday: 8:00 am Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sunday: 8:00 am, 10:00 am, 12:00 pm, en Español 1:30 pm Confession/Confesión Wednesday: Saturday: 7:00 pm 3:30 pm www.stpeterswaldorf.org Parish Office Hours: M – F, 8:30 – 4:30 301-843-8916 Fax: 301-843-3163 St. Peter’s School 301-843-1955 Office for Christian Formation 301-843-9583 Rev. Cezary Kozubek Parochial Vicar Msgr. J. Wilfrid Parent Pastor Deacon Robert Martin Tom Abell, Parish Facilities Manager Alice Culbreth, Director of Christian Formation Sr. Theresa Frere, IHM, Coordinator of Ministry to the Sick and Homebound Marianna Hamilton, Coordinator of Christian Formation Alicia Moore, Parish Secretary Msgr. Oliver McGready Msgr. Andrew Cassin Fran O’Neill, Parish Accountant Retired Pastor Emeritus Cara Tiffin-Johnson, Music Director J.R. West, Principal, St. Peter’s School PARISH COUNCILS Parish Pastoral Council • [email protected] John Baden, Chairman Jim Johnson, Co-Chairman Mary DiMuro, Secretary • 301-645-4596 RoseMary Buzzeo Kevin Kane Bobbie Vaira Kathy Carrigan Mark Leslie Ron Wade Linda Cogburn Stephanie Nolan Marsha Forson, Youth Rep. Liliana Perez, Hispanic Rep. Allan Wibbenmeyer, Finance Council Rep. Parish Finance Council • Don Palchak, Chairperson • 301-934-1281 Stacie Burch Allan Wibbenmeyer Richard Buschman William Young Beth Watson PARISH COMMISSIONS Worship Parish Life & Service For information concerning registration, baptism, marriage, funerals, and other sacraments, please contact the parish office. Christian Formation To report repairs and other matters concerning church buildings and grounds, please contact the parish facilities manager on 301-843-8916, ext. 35. St. Peter’s Students Return to School! As always the summer has passed swiftly by. During this down time for our families and teachers we have been busy behind the scene at the school with some major changes happening. The biggest change by far comes in the way of new school starting and closing times, as a result of changes to the transportation of students to and from the school. For the past 50 years the Charles County Public School system has, at no cost to St. Peter’s School, bused the school’s students to and from school. This year, due to a shortfall in funding across the county, CCPS changed how they were going to transport St. Peter’s students. As a result of combining bus routes, St. Peter’s students were to be transported with high school students and were scheduled to arrive at school each day at 7:30 a.m. After a survey indicated that the majority of St. Peter’s parents were not happy with this change, it was decided that parents would bring their students to school, in other words there would no longer be bus transportation. It was also decided that school would begin at 8:15 a.m. and end at 3:15 p.m. This actually added instruction time to the school day. In the end, once these important decisions were made, many parents made it clear that they were happy with the way the administration had handled the problem. “The safety and well being of our students was most important to all of us involved in making these changes,” said J.R. West, principal of St. Peter’s. A new roof has also been a major project that began when the school year ended. The current roof has had many problems with leaking throughout the school. Rainy weather always meant containers in the hallway to catch the leaks. “With the use of funding from the capital Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time campaign we were able to hire a contractor to put on a new roof and we are very excited about this,” West said. “We so appreciate the generosity of the parishioners of St. Peter’s parish who made it possible for us to get our roof fixed.” The roof will be completely replaced and is expected to be completed at the beginning of the school year. There will be no more dodging the raindrops in the hallways of St. Peter’s School. The current enrollment is at 273. This means that nearly every grade at St. Peter’s School is filled to capacity. In some grades there are waiting lists. The school’s talented group of teachers and aides are working hard now to prepare for the return of the students on the 25th. New to the St. Peter’s teaching staff is fifth grade teacher Mia Tipton. Mrs. Tipton is also the mother of two St. Peter’s students, Caleb and Amber, and two of the school’s former graduates, Alex and Tony. Last year’s fifth grade teacher Haley Potter will now be the sixth grade homeroom teacher and will teach English and Literature in the middle school. In the school office Mrs. Hancher, last year’s secretary, will be working part time. The new full time secretary is Mrs. Teresa Shutters. Together, Mrs. Hancher and Mrs. Shutters will keep the office running smoothly. The new school operating hours are 7:30 until 4:30, when school is in session. With all of these new and exciting changes the 2014-2015 school year promises to be an exciting one. As always principal West, now in his 5 th year at the helm of St. Peter’s School, looks forward to the new school year. “It is always great to begin a new school year,” he says. “With the change in the time and transportation there will be a few adjustments to make, but I am confident our school parents, students and staff will do so with very few bumps along the way.” August 24, 2014 Sunday, August 24, Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time 5:00 p.m. Perley and Edna Waters 8:00 a.m. In Thanksgiving 10:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Peter’s 12:00 noon Norman Edward Winters 1:30 p.m. Intentions of the celebrant Monday, August 25, St. Louis, St. Joseph Calasanz 8:00 a.m. Gary Mitchell Gryazkiewicz Tuesday, August 26 8:00 a.m. Gary Mitchell Gryazkiewicz Wednesday, August 27, St. Monica 8:00 a.m. David Shiffler Thursday, August 28, St. Augustine 8:00 a.m. McEllen Goldsmith Friday, August 29, The Passion of St. John the Baptist 8:00 a.m. Edward Tomasko, Sr. Saturday, August 30 8:00 a.m. Edward Tomasko, Sr. 5:00 p.m. Vigil Olivia and Gene Swan Sunday, August 31, Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time 8:00 a.m. Joseph and Jeanne Gruss 10:00 a.m. Parishioners of St. Peter’s 12:00 noon Leo and Hedwig Gruss 1:30 p.m. Intentions of the celebrant The sanctuary light will burn this week in loving memory of Eva & John Campione. Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time ST. LOUIS IX, KING OF FRANCE (1214 – 1270) King Louis IX, the son of King Louis VIII, was a model Christian ruler who ruled the country for 44 years from 1226 to 1270. He was austere, prayerful, energetic, and considerate to his people. He ruled at a time of great cultural achievement, including the building of great Gothic cathedrals and the development of universities. Generous to the needy, the king often served poor citizens himself and established a hospital for the destitute. Demonstrating both integrity and justice as a royal administrator, King Louis reformed the judicial system of France. He built the Sainte-Chapelle in Paris which housed relics and was a private chapel for himself and his family of 11 children with his wife Queen Margaret. Involved in a Crusade in 1249, he returned to crusading in 1270, dying in Tunisia. He was canonized in 1297. (THE BOOK OF SAINTS) August 24, 2014 If someone you know is seriously ill and asks to be included in the prayers for the sick, please call the parish office. Names will remain on the prayer list for four weeks. At that time if you wish to have the name put back on the prayer list, please call the parish office. Our Parish Prayer Requests For those who are ill, especially: John David Yamnicky Tina Wagner Angela Vaira Souder Doris Ann Bradburn James McNease Clyde Warren Christine Bowman Lloyd Janssen Debbie Ruley Belinda Windsor Msgr. John Pennington David DeSormeaux Stephanie Walls Barbara Lueders Kathy Carrigan Kathy Breckenridge •For LCDR Don Manning, U.S. Navy, serving in Afghanistan •For Francis Howard who died on August 12, 2014 •For Delilah Soleil Tarleton and Marco Xavier Cayron who were baptized on August 17, 2014 •For an increase in vocations, especially in our parish and •For our parish priests Calling all youth interested in serving at the Lord’s Table Training for new Altar Servers will be held on September 21 and 28 from 3 - 5 pm. Those interested will need to participate in both training sessions and the all server training on October 5, same time. All youth members of Saint Peter’s who are in the fifth grade or ten years old and who have received their sacraments may participate in the training. For more information, contact Barbara or Mark Hayes at (240) 222-3171 or at [email protected]. Choir Rehearsals St. Peter's Traditional Choir will resume Wednesday rehearsals starting September 3rd. Rehearsals start at 7pm and are held in the church. New members are always welcome. No musical experience necessary. For more information or if you have any questions please email Cara Johnson at [email protected] Singing is joyful, beautiful and gives praise to God! Parish news and information in our weekly bulletin can also be found in color on the Parish website at www.stpeterswaldorf.org. Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 24, 2014 Teaching About God’s Gift of Forgiveness For All High School Teens....join the yCIA Today! This evening we’re gathering at Our Lady Help of Christians from 5:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. to catch up on the summer news and hear from our pilgrims that went to the Steubenville Conference! All of our St. Peter's youth are welcomed!! Those of you that have been to a Steubenville Conference, please come prepared to 'share' your experience with your friends, and bring any souvenirs and pics you may have from the trip. Bored? Frustrated? Confused about many things? Come explore the meaning of life with St. Peter's High School Youth .Our first gathering of the "new" year (school, that is) will be held on September 7th at 1:30 p.m. in the Adult Faith Formation room in the school. Learn how to be holy (not phony), happy and authentically cool and wawcy (wacky).. High school youth group sessions will be held on two Sundays a month from 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. One Sunday each month we will host Youth Night for ages 12-18. For more information, call Ms. Alice at 301-843-9583. World Youth Day - Krakow, Poland 2016 Just a gentle reminder that your registration forms and initial deposit are due to the Office for Christian Formation no later than August 24, 2014. Please make your checks payable to the Archdiocese of Washington, Office of Youth Ministry. Contact Marianna Hamilton for more information. Adult Bible Study Resumes! Join us Tuesday, September 9, from 6:30pm – 8:00pm, as we continue to read the book of Isaiah. Reflect, ponder, pray and go deeper into God's word. Grow in holiness and compassion as we plunge into the heart of what it means to live in covenant with God. Explore words and experiences that resound throughout the New Testament as well as in our liturgical celebrations today. This study will help you uncover the challenging words of God that still call to us in the present day. Cost is $13 for the study materials. You may purchase a copy of the NAB version (New American Bible; recommended translation for Catholics in the US) for $5. Contact Bob Mattingly 301-645-1311. Sacraments of Initiation Overview Join us Monday, September 15, 7:00- 8:30PM in the Sank Auditorium for an overview of the Sacraments of Initiation. This brief session has been designed to give parishioners a better understanding of these "first" sacraments and what impact they have on our lives as Catholics. It is a required part of sacramental preparation for those with children receiving Baptism, Eucharist or Confirmation and those who are participating in our RCIA program. We strongly encourage those preparing for Matrimony or seeking convalidation of their marriages to attend as well. Registration is not required . Contact the Office for Christian Formation with any questions you may have. [email protected] Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time August 24, 2014 Parking Lot The reserved parking spaces are only used during the week by our teachers and parish staff. On the weekends, you may park in these spaces. Outdoor Summer Social this Sunday! Please join your fellow parishioners at our summer social this Sunday after the 8:00 and 10:00 o’clock Masses in St. Peter’s Square in front of the Father Martin House. This is the only outdoor social this year, so come on out and make it a festive occasion. Host ministries this week are: Adult Bible Study Arimatheans Boy & Girl Scouts Eucharistic Ministers of Holy Communion Family Program & Youth Ministry Knights of Columbus Lectors RCIA Marriage Preparation Ministry to Sick & Homebound St. Vincent de Paul Ushers Designated Charity: Health Partners This week the Designated Charity is Health Partners. They will receive at least 1% of the regular Sunday offering. You may use the envelopes available at the entrances to Church. Please put your envelope in the regular collection basket. The Designated Charity next weekend will be FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, a national collegiate outreach ministry that meets college students where they are and invites them to examine the meaning and purpose of their lives. Katrina Oteyza, one of our parishioners, is serving this ministry at the University of Mary Washington. Support Group at St. Peter's St. Peter's is a local host site for Al-Anon meetings on Thursdays in St. Peter’s School from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. Please call the Office for Christian Formation at 301-843-9583 if you have any questions. Next Weekend, August 30 and 31, we will welcome Deacon Michael Neba, a representative of the Archdiocese of Bamenda, Cameroon in West-Central Africa. He will be speaking at all Masses on "we are fellow workers with God" (1 Cor 3: 9), as part of the Archdiocesan annual Missionary Appeals. The Diocese of Bamenda was erected in 1970 and raised to a Metropolitan See in 1982 and celebrated its centenary of Evangelization on May 29, 2014. There are over 300,000 Catholics in 34 Parishes served 92 priests. As it has been our tradition, let us pray for the fruits of this missionary visit to our Parish and ask the Lord for generous hearts to foster the work in His vineyard. Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 24, 2014 ANNUAL FRIENDS OF THE POOR® WALK The 7th Annual Saint Vincent de Paul 5K Friends of the Poor ®Walk will be held on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at Saint Peter's Church in Waldorf, Maryland at 9 A.M. The event is open to all levels of walkers and runners. Participation in the walk is free, but walkers are encouraged to collect pledges from sponsors. For more information or to register online go to www.svdpfriendsofthepoorwalk.org and click the "walker" tab on the left hand side of the screen or contact Jennifer Tersero at [email protected]. Help families in need by supporting this event. You can make a difference by walking with us on September 27. Thinking of Donating Your Car to a Charity? Please consider the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. If you donate your car through the National SVdP Car Donation program, our St. Peter Conference can receive the proceeds for our charitable work. You just need to call (800) 322-8284 and the National SVdP contractor can arrange to pick up your car in 24 hours. They take care of all the paperwork and send you the tax forms for the donation. We in the St Peter Conference do not get involved except to receive the proceeds from donations in our zip code areas (e.g., Waldorf, White Plains). For more information, visit www.svdpusa.com Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 24, 2014 The Stars will Shine . . . on September 5th when Health Partners Charitable Clinic celebrates with great thanksgiving the goodness of God and the generosity of St. Peter’s Parish and the clinic’s many supporters in the community. Please join us! For more information Contact Health Partners 301-645-3556 [email protected] Twenty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time August 24, 2014 Los Estudiantes de San Pedro Regresan a la Escuela! Como siempre el verano ha pasado rápidamente. Durante este tiempo nuestras familias y maestros nos hemos ocupados detrás del escenario en la escuela con algunos cambios importantes. El cambio más grande viene de lejos en el camino de la nueva escuela a partir del cierre, como resultado de cambios en el transporte de los estudiantes y de la escuela. Durante los últimos 50 años el sistema de Escuelas Públicas del Condado de Charles— Charles County Public Schools (CCPS)—ha tenido sin costo alguno a la Escuela de San Pedro, recogian a los estudiantes hacia la escuela y de la escuela. Este año, debido a un déficit financiero a través del condado, CCPS cambiaron cómo iban a transportar a los estudiantes de San Pedro. Como resultado de la combinación de las rutas de autobús, los estudiantes de San Pedro debían ser transportados con estudiantes de secundaria e iban a llegar a la escuela cada día a las 7:30. Después de que una encuesta indicó que la mayoría de los padres de San Pedro no estaba contentos con este cambio, se decidió que los padres traerían a sus estudiantes a la escuela, en otras palabras ya no habrá transporte en autobús. También se decidió que la escuela comienzara a las 8:15 y terminara a las 15:15. En realidad este añadimos tiempo de instrucción a la jornada escolar. Al final, una vez que estas decisiones importantes fueron hechas, muchos padres claro que estaban contentos con la forma en que la administración había manejado el problema. "La seguridad y el bienestar de nuestros estudiantes fue más importante para todos nosotros los involucrados en la fabricación de estos cambios," dijo J.R. West, Director de San Pedro. Un nuevo techo también ha sido un gran proyecto que se inició cuando terminó el año escolar. El techo ha tenido muchos problemas con liqueos en toda la escuela. Clima lluvioso siempre significó contenedores en el pasillo para atrapar las Vigésimo primer Domingo del Tiempo Ordinario filtraciones. "Con el uso de los fondos de la campaña capital fuimos capaces de contratar a un contratista para poner un techo nuevo y estamos muy entusiasmados con esto," dijo West. "Así que apreciamos la generosidad de los feligreses de la parroquia de San Pedro que han hecho posible para nosotros para conseguir nuestro techo fijo." El techo será reemplazado completamente y se espera que sea completado en el comienzo del año escolar. No habrá más esquiva de las gotas de lluvia en los pasillos de la Escuela de San Pedro. La matrícula actual es de 273. Esto significa que casi cada grado en la escuela de San Pedro está lleno a capacidad. En algunos grados hay listas de espera. El grupo talentoso de la escuela de maestros y ayudantes está trabajando duro ahora para prepararse para el regreso de los estudiantes el 25 de agosto. Nuevo personal docente es la maestra de quinto grado Mia Tipton. La señora Tipton es también la madre de dos estudiantes de San Pedro, Caleb y Ámbar, y dos de los ex egresados de la escuela, Alex y Tony. Profesor de quinto el año pasado Haley Potter será la maestra sexto grado y enseñará Inglés y Literatura en la escuela intermedia. En la oficina de la escuela Sra. Hancher, secretaria del año pasado, va a trabajar a tiempo parcial. La nueva secretaria de tiempo completo es la señora Teresa Shutters. Juntos, la señora Hancher y Sra. Shutters mantendrán la oficina funcionando sin problemas. Las horas nuevas de funcionamiento de la escuela son 7:30 hasta las 16:30, cuando la escuela está en sesión. Con todos estos cambios nuevos y emocionantes del año 2014-2015 promete ser emocionante. Como siempre el Director West, ahora en su quinto año en el timón de la Escuela de San Pedro, dice que el nuevo año escolar. "Siempre es genial comenzar un nuevo año escolar," dice. "Con el cambio en el tiempo y transporte habrá algunos ajustes para hacer, pero estoy seguro de que nuestros padres, alumnos y personal lo harán con muy pocos baches en el camino." 24 de agosto 2014
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