Home	Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time	2013 Bulletins
	February 3, 2013
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 • DEACON JACK MACNEIL • DEACON BERNIE YOUNG DIRECTOR of MUSIC and LITURGY GREG BECIGNEUL • PRIESTS IN RESIDENCE  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………........................………………………….…...4pm Private Confession..............….............………….3 – 3:30pm 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   Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time - February 3, 2013 Jesus speaks "gracious words" to the people of Nazareth about bringing good news of release to captives and the oppressed, sight for the blind (last Sunday's gospel). Hearing these words challenges the people to do what they hear ("fulfilled in your hearing"), and for this they reject Jesus and want to destroy him. Yet God, whose word Jesus speaks, delivers him ("passed through the midst of them"). Eventually enemies do destroy Jesus on the cross. But do they? In the prophetic tradition Jeremiah is the classic example of the rejected prophet. How tender are the words of God to Jeremiah, that no matter how people attempt to crush him, God will strengthen, protect, and deliver the prophet. Often in our desire to be accepted, we adjust what we say to what our audience will accept. Announcing the message of the Gospel is not undertaken for the sake of being accepted, but in order to be faithful to God's word. Adapted from Living Liturgy: Spirituality, Celebration, and Catechesis for Sundays and Solemnities Year C - 2013, p .45 by Joyce Ann Zimmerman, CPPS; Kathleen Harmon, SND de N; and Christopher W. Conlon, SM The Order of St. Benedict, Inc., Collegeville, Minnesota. All rights reserved   the FORUM at Saint Peter for  Parish Renewal       FORUM 1: Saturday March 2   to      bring about a genuine renewal             within our parish and beyond   with    Dr. David Deane   author and professor Atlantic School of Theology   Please mark your calendar and plan to be part of this important development at an important time in the evolution of our parish!   Development and Peace The theme for this year’s SHARE LENT campaign is HUMAN DIGNITY, more than ever. Archbishop Smith, president of the Canadian Council of Bishops, tells us that, “To believe in human dignity is to be convinced that poverty is a call to journey together with the poor in search of the Kingdom of God, where justice and peace reign.  Development and Peace is the visible expression of our love as Canadian Catholics for the human family and of our hope that the world can be a better place for all.”  Next Sunday we will attach a Solidarity Calendar to the bulletin. It will offer a good way to reflect on the meaning of human dignity each day during Lent,  It is an excellent way to teach all, especially our children, about how much we take for granted in our lives.   Development & Peace     WORKSHOP topic:    The Social Teaching of the Catholic Church Our Best Kept Secret Facilitated by Danny Gillis Provincial Coordinator for D&P at Saint Paul Parish Hall, Windmill Rd Saturday Feb 16 from 1:30 – 3:45pm All are welcome   Ministry of Hospitality … information sessions Information meetings for parishioners who have expressed interest in taking part in the Ministry of Hospitality as well as for those who are considering will be held next Sunday Feb 10 after the 8:45 and 11:15am Masses.   Ash Wednesday is February 13      The St. Vincent de Paul Society seeks your help and asks you to consider becoming involved with their OUTREACH work …  The St. Vincent de Paul Society at St. Peter Church serves the residents of downtown Dartmouth and Woodside. There are many in our community who occasionally need our help in their daily grind to make ends meet. Our Parish actively helps ease, just a little, by providing and delivering groceries when requested. We do not and cannot provide a lot but what little is brought is given with a smile, an encouraging word and an open ear.  It is given on behalf of the parish as an open and non-judgmental Christian act. From Monday to Friday on a regular basis, we have ten 2-member teams responding to calls coming into the parish office. On occasion, finances permitting, we provide on a case-by-case basis, assistance with rent, heat, water, power, prescriptions and transportation. Our objective remains to continue to provide food, so that no one goes hungry, as well as some financial assistance and time to those most in need.  To continue this work, we need your help in the following ways: -          your contribution of food to our food stocking room -          your donations to the collection on Ash Wednesday and at other times of the year -          your membership on our outreach team. (We are presently short two members) If you wish to learn more please leave your name with Sherri at the parish office or call John MacKinnon (463-3284). Further information will be provided by one of our members.  If you are interested, training will be given by working with an existing team. Think of it.  You, as a member of one of the teams of the St. Vincent de Paul Society, would be out in the parish distributing much needed food to your neighbours in our city.  The outreach is ongoing and carries a large responsibility.  The Society asks you to consider being part of this essential outreach effort. Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society express their appreciation for the widespread support offered by parishioners!   Pastoral Care Meeting Wednesday at 7pm There will be a meeting for those involved in Pastoral Care on Wednesday February 6 at 7pm in the parish office. This meeting will be held to discuss ways of expanding Pastoral Care within our parish. Those interested in finding out more about Pastoral Care and its importance in our community are also encouraged to attend.   Senior’s Group Gathers this Tuesday February 5 Come along and celebrate Mass at noon followed by a light luncheon and social time with other seniors.  Meet others in your parish, make new friends and enjoy old acquaintances. The Senior’s Group gathers on the first Tuesday of each month.       Reflections on the Church in the Year of Faith: Sister Norma Heffernan, SCH, will offer two series on the Church Today, each being four sessions, the first series to begin this Thurs Feb 7,  to conclude on Feb 28, from 10:15 to 11:45am in Meeting Room 1 at the parish office. Sister Norma will provide the material.  The format will be presentation and discussion. It is open to all members of our parishes. The second four week series will take place in the Easter season (April).   Catechetical Program Classes continue this Sunday for Grades Primary to Six EDGE Program (Grades 7 & 8) and Confirmation Class continue on Saturday Feb 16 at 10am.   Liturgical Music For more than a year now, since we adopted the Revised Roman Missal, we have been singing a Gloria, Holy Holy, Memorial Acclamation, Amen and Lamb of God that are found in the Celebrate in Song (red book) hymnal.  The settings are found at 2.2 through 2.6.  We invite you to sing them to their full potential.   upcoming  events + programs + meetings  Liturgy of the Word for Children Sunday 8:45am Mass Choir Rehearsals Children’s Choir on Wednesday at 4pm  Adults rehearse on Wednesday at 7:30pm. Catechetical Classes Sunday at 10am in the school Parish Finance Committee Thursday January 31 at 9:30am (parish office) Confirmation and EDGE Saturday Feb 2 at 10am (school) Senior’s Planning Committee Monday Feb 4 at 2pm (parish office) Senior’s Gathering at Noon Mass and Luncheon Tuesday Feb 5 The Sound of Music rehearsals for main cast Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30pm, Saturday at 9:30am Properties Committee Wednesday Feb 6 at 7pm (parish office) Pastoral Care Meeting Wednesday Feb 6 at 7pm (parish office) Liturgy Committee Thursday Feb 7 at 7pm (parish office) Ministry of Hospitality INFO Sessions Sunday Feb 10 after 8:45 and 11:15am Masses (in the church) Catholic Women’s League Tuesday Feb 12 at 7pm (parish office) The FORUM at Saint Peter  Saturday March 2  Sacrament of Baptism A reminder that the last celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism before Lent will be held next Sunday. The instruction takes place this Monday, February 4 at 7:45 pm in meeting room 1 at the parish office.. The next celebrations of baptism will be in the Easter season. in our diocesan community …   Dance at St. Anthony Church Hall 29 Farrell St on Sat Feb 9 from 8pm to 1am with lots of great music. Tickets $10 includes chili and a roll! call 469-5698.   Weekend of Grace for Men Retreat May 3-5 at Bayside Camp in Sambro Head . Guest speaker Deacon Larry Oney from New Orleans. Early bird registration $150 until Jan31. Otherwise $175. Includes 2 night’s accommodation and 5 meals. Join us for an enjoyable weekend of prayer, teaching, music and fellowship.  info at  www.weekendofgrace.com   International Pilgrimages April 8–18 ($2755): Pilgrimage to Poland and Portugal info: Marie at 207-868-5027 or bubblepink49@hotmail.com  Apr 26-May 4 ($2155): Pilgrimage to Medjugorje info: Hector 506-857-2295 or hectorcaissie@hotmail.ca Includes return airfare from Moncton/Fredericton/Halifax, accommodations, two meals/day, accompanying priest, professional guide, visits per itinerary.   St Paul Church 58th Annual Valentine Tea & Sale Sat Feb 9 from1 - 3:30pm. Admission $5 includes a luncheon. Crafts, bake tables, white elephant, books, raffles, fudge/candy and more.   Employment Opportunity - Human Resource Officer Chalice, the Catholic sponsorship charity is seeking a person to support various HR functions: recruitment, staffing, training, performance monitoring and employee counseling; flexible 20-25 hpw potential full-time in future. Qualifications: Post-secondary education in HR with five yrs experience. Submit resume with references no later than Feb17 by email, to diannebulger@chalice.ca see www.chalice.ca   Women of Faith Lenten Retreat March 16 9am-3pm St Joseph Church Kentville. Bring a dish to share. Anointing of the Sick offered. No cost. Important to register susancarey@ns.sympatico.ca or 902-684-9068   Oceanview Adult Day Program Provides dependent senior adults an opportunity to engage in meaningful activities that support their ability to remain at home as long as possible. info: 465-6020 ext. 2147 or adultday@ovccc.ca   Seeking a Choir Director/ Pianist/ Vocalist Blessed Pope John XXIII Parish for 8:45am Mass.  Will work with pastor and Liturgy Committee, develop and lead the choir, and direct. 3 hours per week with stipend. Submit resume and cover letter with references to secretary Judy Clarke or call 435-3090.