bulletin-04-21-13 - St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church

FOURTH SUNDAY
OF EASTER
APRIL 21, 2013
Calendar Meeting
2560 Tilson Road
Decatur, GA 30032
Main: 404-241-5862
Fax: 404-241-5839
Price Hall : 404-241-1795
Website: www.stspandp.com
Thursday, May 9th at 7:00PM in Price Hall
Parish Organizations: The deadline for turning in your
meetings/events for July 2013 through June 2014 is
Monday, April 29th. You may see what is already on
the calendar by visiting the parish website. Click on
Events, then Calendar.
2013 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
Thank you to those who have made a pledge to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. The latest figures, as of April 12th:
Parish Goal: $48,130
Amount Pledged: $36,425
Amount Paid: $17,315
Fr. Wise’s Retirement Party
Mark your calendar! Parishioners of Sts. Peter and Paul are invited to
Our Lady of the Mount Church on Sunday, June 23rd at 4:00PM for
Fr. Richard’s Retirement Party. Fr. Richard Wise was pastor here for
15 years (1987-2002). Our Lady of the Mount is located at 1227 Scenic Highway in Lookout Mountain, GA 30750.
Adult Enrichment
Dates to Remember
May 5-Last Day of Sunday School
May 9-Calendar Meeting
May 12-Mother’s Day Breakfast
May 18-AACCW SE District Meeting
May 18-Chastain on Tilson
May 19-First Eucharist
May 25-Women’s Council General Mtg.
May 31-June 1-Eucharistic Congress
June 16-Man of the Year Announcement
June 22-Welcome Ministers’ Cookout
June 30-Parish Picnic
Deacon Alfred Mitchell & the Story Tellers Group will start a series
of Bible Stories at Adult Enrichment on April 28th. The stories are
from the Old & New Testament. Come and hear stories with a twist.
Adult Enrichment meets Sundays at 10:15AM in the first classroom
on the right as you enter the school.
Religious Shop
The Religious Shop is now fully operational, and open after each
weekend Mass. If we do not stock an item that you need, we will, at
your request, make every effort to secure that item for you in a timely
fashion. Graduation gifts, First Communion gifts, Mother’s Day gifts.
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Parish Office
(404) 241-5862
Fax (404) 241-5839
April 21, 2013
Fourth Sunday of Easter
Monday, 22nd
8:30AM Communion Service
Wednesday, 24th
6:30PM
Friday, 26th
8:30AM
Saturday, 27th
8:30AM Veronica Moore Morgan Daniels
4:30PM Confessions
5:00PM For the people of Sts. Peter and Paul
Sunday, 28th
8:30AM Ralph Romain, d’csd.
11:30AM
1:30PM Alanzi Alce, b’day.
Sacramental Emergencies only (678) 561-3676
Clergy
Rev. Bryan D. Small, Pastor, ext. 102
[email protected]
Rev. Mr. Alfred Mitchell, Deacon
[email protected]
Rev. Mr. Jerry M. Lett, Deacon
[email protected]
Rev. Mr. Augustin Pierre-Louis, Deacon
[email protected]
Rev. Mr. James Anderson Jr., Deacon
Parish Staff
Gloria George-Patrick, ext. 103
Religious Ed. Director
[email protected]
Ron Whalen, ext. 105
Business Manager
[email protected]
Marie Fujioka, ext. 100
Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
Jack Tilson
Monday, 22nd
Novena 7:00PM-Chapel
Women of Faith 7:00PM-Classroom
Wednesday, 24th
Bible Study 10:30AM-Parish Office (C)
Choir Rehearsal 6:00PM-Church
Youth Group 7:00PM-Parish Office (C)
Thursday, 25th
Haitian Rehearsal 7:00PM-Church
Friday, 26th
Adoration 9:00AM-Chapel
Saturday 27th
Bible Study 9:00AM-Parish Office
Outreach 9:45-11:00AM
Ultreya 12:00-2:00PM-Price Hall
Sunday, 28th
Sunday School 10:00AM-Classrooms
RCIA Class 10:00AM-Parish Office (C)
St. Jude Circle Coffee & Donuts 10:00AM-Price Hall
First Eucharist Parents’ Meeting 10:15AM
Adult Enrichment 10:15AM-Classroom
Jr. Knights’ Hot Dogs 12:45PM-Price Hall
Catholic Home Missions Appeal
One way the Catholic Home Missions Appeal
works to support home missions in the United States is by supporting seminarian formation in poor dioceses. Often home mission
priests and lay ministers require special training to attend to the
unique needs of their faith communities. Your support is needed.
Please help strengthen the Church at home by making a generous
gift to next week’s Appeal.
Music Director
Grief Support Group
William Hutson
Sts. Peter and Paul’s Grief Support Group will meet Wednesday,
May 1st through June 5th at 7:15PM in the Religious Education
Room in the narthex. This is an opportunity for those of us who
have had losses to share, pray, and listen to each other. The meeting will be facilitated by Elizabeth Bland and Allison Swain. If you
are interested, please call Elizabeth Bland (404) 245-0724.
Maintenance
Haitian Community, ext. 305
Stewardship-A Disciple’s Response
April 14th $8,907.30
Children’s Offertory $62.91
Building Fund $5,632.52
Pennies from Heaven $28.32
So often we hold on to possessions like a toddler who has just
learned the word mine. A good steward recognizes that nothing
is truly ours - we’re only caretakers. When we accept this, the
burden of holding on to our possessions is lifted.
Readings for the Week
Monday, 22nd
Acts 11:1-18
Pss 42:2-3;43:3-4
Jn 10:1-10
Tuesday, 23rd St. George
Acts 11:19-26
Ps 87:1-7
Jn 10:22-30
Wednesday, 24th St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen
Acts 12:24-13:5a
Ps 67:2-3,5-6,8
Jn 12:44-50
Thursday, 25th St. Mark, Evangelist
1 Pt 5:5b-14
Ps 89:2-3,6-7,16-17
Mk 16:15-20
Friday, 26th
Acts 13:26-33
Ps 2:6-11
Jn 14:1-6
Saturday, 27th
Acts 13:44-52
Ps 98:1-4
Jn 14:7-14
Sunday, 28th Fifth Sunday of Easter
Acts 14:21b-27 Ps 145:8-13 Rv 21:1-5a Jn 13:31-33a,34-35
Sacramental Schedule
PRAYER FOR
THE SICK
Please pray for the sick of our parish
and those who have asked
for our prayers, especially:
Bill Allen, Ulysses Bailey Jr., Gazela
Ann Bell, Porscha Bryant, Jerome &
Lula Bullard, Ephraim Burrell, Jacob
Cautter, Marie Charles, Marie Colbert,
Stephanie Cooper, Ida Cruse, Phyllis
Daniel, Patricia Davis, Webert
Devilme, Jean Driskell, Christine
Edwards, Elaine Galbreath, Michelle
Giles, Sharon Giles, Yohannes
Hamido, Laura Hassell, Willie Hugley,
Brittany Ivory-Brown, Joseph Mario
Jean-Louis, Rosemary Jean-Louis,
Benjamin Jean-Mardy, Yvonne Kage,
Dot Lewis, Andrea Lys, Rita Maag,
Beverly Maxwell, Elsa McBean,
Barbara McElrath, William O’Neal,
Leon & Barbara Redden, Lynette Reid,
Charles & Emma Reynolds, Lamercie
Sanon, Audrey Shirley, Elmarie
Starnes, John Sylvester, Tiffany Tidies,
Roland Woods, Donald & Robbie
Wright, Sharon Wyatt
Please help us to keep our prayer list
updated-by adding and
removing names. Thank you.
Second Annual Memorial Mass
Altar Servers’
Schedule
For 4/27-28/13
5:00PM Mass
Nnamdi Baker
Julian Ogbonna
8:30AM Mass
Utibeno Ekpoudom
Janelle James
Janice James
11:30AM Mass
Garrett Grayson
Matthew Ojeda
Zaire Williamson
1:30PM Mass
Jonathan Chery
Fadlyna Jean-Francois
On May 1st, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory will be celebrating the
Second Annual Memorial Mass for all babies whose life ended
way too soon as a result of miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death
within the first few months of life. If your loss was recent or years
prior, please join embrace ministry for this very special Mass on
May 1st at 7:00PM at the Cathedral of Christ the King. A reception
will follow the Mass.
Catholic Engaged Encounter of Atlanta
Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE) is an international marriage
preparation program which gives engaged couples ‘the gift of
time’ in the form of an entire weekend together to discuss their
relationship with God, each other, and the community at large. The
retreat weekends are presented by a team of 2 married couples and
a priest or deacon. The cost of the retreat weekend varies by location, but the contents are identical. For more information and to
register for a weekend, please visit our website www.atlcee.org.
This program is endorsed by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and satisfies the Archdiocesan requirement for marriage preparation.
Knights of Peter Claver Scholarship
The Knights of Peter Claver, Council 313 is offering a college
scholarship for graduating seniors who are members of Sts. Peter
and Paul. For application forms, see any Knight or come by the
Parish Office.
Notes from The Catholic Foundation
of North Georgia
Did you know you can leave the remainder of your
estate to the parish for the endowment fund or for a
building fund? After all of your bequests have been
made to children, grandchildren and others, there is
always something left. So when you are making your
will, consider leaving the remainder of the estate or
even a percentage of the remainder to the parish. This could be assets
you own that no one in the family wants. The executor will work
with The Catholic Foundation to convert these assets to cash for the
parish. As we know, God has blessed us with all we have and this
way the remainder of your assets will flow back to God by helping
the parish for the future. If you have questions about what you can
leave to the parish or how you can leave assets to the parish, please
call Diane Duquette, Director of Gift Planning at The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia: (404) 497-9440 or [email protected].
Visit the website to learn more about creating your Catholic legacy
through planned gifts: www.cfnga.org.
George B. Maloof Golf & Tennis Classic
Presented by the St. Pius X High School Alumni Association
Monday, April 29th
Country Club of Roswell
Tennis: 9:30AM Start
Golf: Noon Start - Scramble
Register online at www.spx.org/maloofclassic/
Haitian Corner
Jesuis le Pasteur”le vrai Berger”
Tout au long de ce temps de Pâques, nous contemplons Jésus ressuscité d'entre les morts. Le livre de l'Apocalypse nous dit qu'il est
"l'Agneau qui a été égorgé sur la croix". Mais par sa résurrection, il
est devenu "le Bon Pasteur". Il est celui qui guide sa communauté. Il
nourrit ses brebis. Il choisit des nouveaux pasteurs pour leur confier
son troupeau. Les prêtres qu'il nous donne sont les instruments vivants de sa présence dans les communautés chrétiennes. C'est à travers eux qu'il continue à conduire son Eglise. Ce que le Christ attend
de nous, c'est que nous écoutions sa voix. Car personne ne peut aller
vers le Père sans passer par lui.
C'est en l'écoutant que nous apprenons à mieux le "connaître". Nous
devons comprendre ce mot connaître au sens de "naître avec". Pour
cela, il nous faut le fréquenter, lui donner la priorité place dans notre
vie, redonner toute leur place à la prière et aux sacrements. Il est
toujours présent mais bien souvent, nous sommes ailleurs. Beaucoup
s'installent dans l'indifférence. La religion devient quelque chose de
secondaire par rapport au métier, aux loisirs et aux diverses activités.
Le résultat, c'est la montée des sectes et des pratiques superstitieuses.
Il est urgent de revenir au cœur de la foi, Jésus mort et ressuscité. Il
est vivant avec nous, tous les jours, jusqu'à la fin du monde. Il est le
"bon Berger" qui fait sans cesse le premier pas vers nous. Et il attend
notre réponse libre et confiante.
En ce 4ème dimanche de Pâques, nous fêtons le Christ "Berger de
toute humanité". Le Christ est venu pour tous. Il ne veut pas qu’un
seul se perde. Aujourd’hui, c’est le dimanche des vocations. Cette
journée nous rappelle que Jésus veut nous associer tous à sa mission
de berger de l’humanité.