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	April 22,  2012
SAINT PETER’S PARISH 10 maple street • Dartmouth, NS • B2Y 2X3    tel 466-6183 • fax 466-2207 e-mail:   st.peters.dartmouth@ns.sympatico.ca website:   http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Religion/StPeters PASTOR FR. JIM RICHARDS • PASTORAL ASSOCIATE SISTER CECELIA SACCA DEACON JACK MACNEIL • DIRECTOR of MUSIC and LITURGY GREG BECIGNEUL PRIESTS IN RESIDENCE • MSGR. JOHN R. CAMPBELL • FR. CHARLES BURKE  RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COORD • HEATHER RIDEOUT • OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR SHERRI LAPIERRE REGULAR OFFICE HOURS:  MONDAY to THURSDAY; 9 am – 4 pm / FRIDAY: 9am – 1 pm  WEEKDAY MASS SCHEDULE Monday ……........................................................No Mass Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday.....………..……….....12 noon Friday………………………........................................no mass WEEKEND MASS SCHEDULE Saturday………........................………………………….…...5pm Private Confession..............….............………….4 – 4:30pm Sunday……………...............................8:45, 11:15 and 7pm IMMACULATE CONCEPTION MASS SCHEDULE Monday ……………....………......…..........………..…….… 7pm Private Confessions (Last Monday of Month)...6:30-6:45pm Sunday………………......................…………………….....10am   3rd Sunday of Easter - April 22, 2012 How concrete Jesus is in leading the disciples to experience and believe in his Resurrection! In this Gospel he comes to them where they are, he invites them to touch his risen body, and he eats a "piece of baked fish."  How patiently Jesus brings the disciples into the mystery of his risen life! How patiently he brings us into this same mystery: he comes to us where we are; he touches us with his forgiveness; and he invites us to come to his table, feeding us with his risen Body. He is alive! Peter is able to witness to the reality of Jesus' Resurrection and call his hearers to repentance because he himself has experienced repentance and forgiveness, and the new life this brings. In our judicial system the most credible witnesses are eyewitnesses close to the event. We are eyewitnesses to the Resurrection of Jesus—even though we are far removed from the historical event—when we recognize the Risen Lord among and within us, forgive and seek forgiveness of one another, and faithfully feast at his table. He is alive!     The Easter Season Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!   Easter is a season for rejoicing in the new creation God has brought about in the Resurrection of Christ.  Death no longer has the last word! May the risen Lord continue to bring joy and peace into your hearts and homes today and throughout the Easter season.   The 50 Days... ...from Easter Sunday to Pentecost Sunday.   Although this time is considered one feast and is called the Great Sunday, we observe several significant moments.  We began at the Vigil and on Easter Sunday with a robust return of the Alleluia, a song of joy and praise that Christ is risen; he has conquered death, and we delight in the full participation of the newly initiated.  The Sunday celebrations are a form of experiential catechesis about the meaning of the Fifty Days for the entire community.  The Easter symbols of the white vestments, the presence of the Paschal candle and the use of water are tangible signs of Baptism and of the new life we celebrate.   Expressed another way, ‘The Fifty Days is primarily a span for acknowledging and celebrating the gifts of the Father, wrought to humanity by the generative breath of the Holy Spirit, who swept over the face of the earth at the creation of the world; who renews, animates, and sustains the world; who filled the place where Mary conceived the incarnate Son and the places where she, the apostles and Christians have since gathered; and who ever builds up the Church with the initiation of new members, its neophytes.  The Fifty Day time is an opportunity for the newly Baptized and the long-ago Baptized to give thanks to the Source of all things for their vocations in and as the Church.”   Martin Connell, Eternity Today: On the Liturgical Year       Impact Halifax Catholic Christian Outreach will bring 60 young missionaries to Halifax for 14 weeks this summer. They will operate in teams of four-six persons per parish. One team will be connected with our parishes, (St. Peter and Immaculate Conception.) One missionary, Maria Arsenault, a member of our parish has raised the funds needed to participate. There are others, however, who have not been able to do so. (Each participant needs to raise $3,100.00 to cover costs of lodging, food, etc). If you would like to help support a CCO member take part in Impact Halifax, any contribution would be gladly accepted. Please find a copy of Maria’s letter and a donation form at the church entrances. I endorse this effort and look forward to the young people being with us this summer.  Fr. Jim   Sacrament of Baptism Ethan Kelly and Tyler Dylan Johnson, sons of Elizabeth MacMillan and Kelly Johnson are Baptized this Sunday.  Please keep this family in your prayers that they will always walk as children of the light.   Grief Support Group Interested in joining us for prayer, support and friendship? Contact Sister Cecelia.  The group meets this Wednesday in the office at 7pm.   Religious Education Notes   Rehearsal for First Holy Communion  Rehearsal for First Holy Communion takes place this week on Tuesday April 24 at 6:15pm in the church.  Twenty four children have been preparing to celebrate their First Holy Communion on Sunday, May 6 at the 8:45 Mass.  Keep these children in your prayers as they prepare for this great day in their young life.    Sacrament of Confirmation Our Grade 9 youth continue to prepare for the Sacrament of Confirmation on next Sunday, April 29 at the 11:15 mass.  They welcome your prayers as they commit to the way of the Lord.   +++NOTE+++ The Saturday Anticipated Mass time has reverted to 5pm for the summer months and into the fall.   Finance Committee Statement The parish Finance Committee met recently to discuss financial results for January and February. Collections $61,774.67 Total Revenue $72,100.32,  Total expenses $89,999.29 Net Income  -$17,898.97   Development & Peace You were very generous during Lent with your gifts for Development and Peace.  Take some time and visit their website.  www.devp.org It’s inspirational.   ST PETER’S MARRIAGE PREPARATION PROGRAM Thanks to all who were involved with the successful Marriage Preparation Program last weekend.   Couples from the parish shared their wisdom, insight and experiences with those intending to enter into this Sacrament.  Sixteen couples preparing for marriage benefitted from the program.  Keep them in your prayers as they take this important step in their lives.   Flowers Have Adorned Our Worship Space It is fitting that during the Easter Season we have adorned our beautiful worship space with flowers.  Thank you to all who contributed potted flowering plants in memory of a loved one who has gone before us.  The names of those we remember, and whom we keep in our prayers, have been recorded in a book and placed in the area of the tabernacle.  They are: James Sweeney, Mary Dockrill, Evelyn Nordin, Gerry O’Sullivan & the O’Sullivan Family, Alex and Anne Strickly & the Strickly Family, Jean Wambolt, Earnest Comeau and Nicole Cox, Monica Burke, Grace and Harry Smith, Ray Valiente, Fr. Basil Carew, Dorothy Rideout, The Richards Family, Gerald Brady, Iris & Ed Rivest and Genevieve Brownlow   Children and Senior Choirs There are no choir rehearsals this week.    GODSPELL Rehearsals Rehearsals for cast this week are on Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30pm, as well as Saturday morning at 9:30.  Junior cast at 3:30pm on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Band meets on Saturday at noon.      upcoming liturgies + events + programs + meetings Grief Support Group This Wednesday at 7pm Confirmation  April 29, 11:15am Mass First Holy Communion  May 6, 8:45 Mass Senior’s Group Gathering  Monday May 7, noon Mass + Godspell May 9, 10 & 11 in the church at 8pm     … in our community Dartmouth Players Presents The Timeless Drama Inherit the Wind Until April 28, Wed-Sat evenings at 8pm Matinees Sunday April 22 at 2pm For tickets visit www.dartmouthplayers.ns.ca or call 465-7529   Nova Scotians United for Life 4th Celebrate Life Conference "All God's children have a place in the choir" Reflecting the New Evangelization efforts in our Archdiocese by inviting persons with disabilities to share their special gifts and challenges with us. Fri May 11, 7-9pm Canadian Martyrs Church speaker/entertainer Terry Kelly Saturday May 12, 9-4pm Quality Inn, Parkland Dr. speakers, discussions, spirituality. Registration: $40 - includes Saturday lunch/refreshments Contact: Margo Burke at 423-3114; nsul2001@gmail.com   Canadian Diabetes Association public information session on diabetes and heart health, Wednesday May 9 from 6pm- 9pm at the Best Western, Chocolate Lake, 20 St. Margaret’s Bay Rd Halifax. FREE   ST. THOMAS MORE CHURCH 50th ANNIVERSARY St. Thomas More Church is preparing a history book on the importance of the church building in the lives of our faith community. We ask all who were former parishioners and those who might have taken pictures while visiting, to share images you may have, if the church (inside or out) or grounds can be seen.  E-mail images to officeinfo@ns.aliantzinc.ca, drop them off at the parish office, or call 434-5574.   All originals will be quickly returned to you. Please include dates and names, along with your name and contact information.   Art Show and Sale at St. Agnes Church Auditorium Sunday, April 22 from 9:30am to 3pm. A variety of art work by local artists at affordable prices will be available for purchase. Proceeds of the sale to L’ARCHE, supporting people with developmental disabilities.   THE EUCHARIST: A MANY-SPLENDOURED MYSTERY The celebration of Mass.  What do its many rituals mean and why are they shaped the way they are and what mystery do they re-enact for us? We will bring the Mass to life in this work-shop, exploring its different facets, and inviting us into a life-giving Eucharistic spirituality. Three Thursday sessions: Apr 19, May 3 & 17, 7-9 pm. For information or registration: 429-7344 or registrar@jesuitspirit.ca    Suggested offering $20 per session.   Workshop for Care-givers Are you caring for a family member or involved in home visits?  Dr. Jody Clarke, Anglican priest, academic Dean at Atlantic School of Theology with experience and research interest in bereavement, offers an informative and practical workshop for care-givers on Friday, April 27, 9:30am to 3pm at Oakwood Terrace.  $15 includes lunch.  Register by April 24.  (Preregister leave message at 469-3702 ext 115)   Fresh Fish Chowder at St. Andrew Anglican Church 8 Locks Road, Dartmouth on Saturday, April 28 11:30am - 1pm.  $9   Down Home Saturday Night at Grace United Church Saturday April 28, 4:30 to 6:30pm   Homemade Baked Beans ++ $7/person and $20/family   Live entertainment   The Dartmouth Christian Men's Prayer Breakfast Tuesday, April 24, 7am at the Dart. Sen. Service Center. $9.