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Visit us on the Internet at<br />
www.stpeterkirkwood.org<br />
or send your comments to:<br />
parishsitemanager@stpeterkirkwood.org<br />
Sacrament of Baptism<br />
Please call the Rectory (966-8600) for details<br />
regarding participation in the preparation program.<br />
We encourage expectant parents to make<br />
arrangements for the preparation program at least a<br />
few months prior to the birth of their child.<br />
Sacrament of Marriage<br />
Please contact the rectory for details regarding<br />
the preparation program. In accordance with<br />
Archdiocesan policy, couples should contact a<br />
member of the parish clergy at least six months<br />
prior to their proposed wedding date.<br />
Holy Orders and Consecrated (Religious) Life<br />
If interested, please call the parish rectory or the<br />
Archdiocesan Office of Vocations at 792-6460<br />
Rectory/Parish Office<br />
243 West Argonne Drive<br />
Saint Louis, Missouri 63122<br />
966-8600 (Phone)<br />
966-5721 (Fax)<br />
Saint <strong>Peter</strong> Elementary School<br />
Pre-K thru Eighth Grade<br />
215 North Clay<br />
Saint Louis, Missouri 63122<br />
821-0460<br />
Offices of Faith Formation<br />
Linda Doyle, 822-1347, ext. 3001<br />
Parish School of Religion<br />
Jan Hartmann, 822-1347, ext. 3004<br />
Office of Youth Ministry<br />
Robby Francis, Director of Youth Ministry<br />
822-1347, ext. 3003<br />
Office of Music Ministry<br />
Carol Bauer, Liturgical Music Coordinator<br />
822-1347, ext. 3005<br />
Pastoral Council<br />
Mr. Bill Carmody, Chairperson 984-0534<br />
Mrs. Sue McAtee, Vice Chairperson 965-5203<br />
Mrs. Patty Boyd, Secretary 966-3835<br />
Finance Commission<br />
Mrs. Diane Hadler, Chairperson 822-0422<br />
Mr. Dave Patritti, Vice-Chairperson 835-1170<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Vincent de Paul Society<br />
314-289-6101 Ext. 2220 (Voice Mail)<br />
Calendar Coordinator<br />
Cathy Herrmann, 822-1347, ext. 3002<br />
Parish Center<br />
821-6219<br />
Bulletin Deadline!!<br />
Articles intended for publication in the Bulletin must be<br />
submitted to the rectory by Monday, at 3:OOPM for the<br />
following Sunday’s Bulletin. All announcements must be<br />
in writing with a name and telephone number attached.<br />
Please remember <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Catholic</strong> <strong>Church</strong> in your will.<br />
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YEAR OF PRAYER<br />
ST. PETER PARISH PRAYER<br />
Lord, thank you for the rich history you have<br />
bestowed on our family of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> in Kirkwood.<br />
Blessed by your grace, we ask that you be present<br />
in our parish today. Guide us as we celebrate our<br />
gifts through worship, education and loving service.<br />
Holy Spirit, create within us a vision for the future that<br />
we live, witness and proclaim the good news of Christ.<br />
Amen<br />
Sunday Mass Schedule<br />
Saturday: 5:OOPM (Satisfies Sunday obligation)<br />
Sunday: 7:30AM, 9:OOAM, 11:OOAM and 6:OOPM<br />
Weekday Mass Schedule<br />
Monday - Friday: 6:45AM & 8:15AM<br />
Saturday: 8:15AM<br />
Holy Day Mass Schedule<br />
Consult the bulletin for Mass times<br />
http://www.stpeterkirkwood.org<br />
Sacrament of Reconciliation<br />
Saturday: 3:45 to 4:45PM or by appointment<br />
Eucharistic Adoration<br />
Monday - Friday, 6:00AM to 10:00PM<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Angela Merici Chapel in Ursuline Hall<br />
adjacent to the <strong>Church</strong> building<br />
For more information or to sign up for a weekly<br />
Holy Hour of prayer contact<br />
Kathy Fotouhi at 821-4347<br />
Baptism<br />
Baptisms are celebrated every Sunday of the month at 12:30PM.<br />
Parents are expected to participate in a Baptismal Preparation<br />
Program. Please call the rectory to arrange for<br />
the Baptismal Preparation Program and a date for Baptism.<br />
Weekly Anointing and Prayer<br />
After the 9:OOAM Mass each Sunday, we will celebrate<br />
the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, for anyone<br />
who has the need to receive this sacrament. This is meant<br />
to include such concerns as upcoming diagnostic tests,<br />
limitations of aging, anxiety, depression, undue stress,<br />
addiction, etc. for all ages.<br />
Please gather in the pews at the front of church<br />
and the priest will be with you approximately<br />
10 minutes after Mass is over.
Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time September 18, 2011<br />
Ordinary Time: Autumn (A Sense of the Season)<br />
All of our days are numbered. Now that Christ has risen from the<br />
dead and ascended into heaven, we count down the days until he<br />
returns in glory to judge the living and the dead. Ordinary time is<br />
―ordinal‖ time: numbered days, days in which we lay out the<br />
scriptures and the prayers to bide our time until Christ returns.<br />
Although the <strong>Church</strong> makes no official distinction between the<br />
days of Ordinary Time from Pentecost until Advent, in our lives<br />
we experience the subtle shift from the relaxed days of summer to<br />
the increasingly active days of autumn. For some of us, the shift<br />
comes with the end-of-summer holiday or the beginning of<br />
school. Others see work activities shift, from tending to<br />
harvesting, from stocking shelves to increasing sales, from<br />
cashing out an old fiscal year to digging into a new one.<br />
From the “Hooray and Halleluia” Department…<br />
Charles Lucier, our Blood Drive Coordinator reported that last<br />
month’s blood drive was one of the best. Sixty-three people were<br />
registered to donate with sixty-one units of life-saving red cells<br />
collected. In addition, two units of platelets were collected.<br />
Thanks so much to all who donated and especially to Charles<br />
Lucier and his committee for their fidelity to our quarterly blood<br />
drives at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong>. Thanks, too, to McArthur’s Bakery who<br />
provided once again many tasty treats for our donors and to our<br />
wonderful Boy’s Scout troop #323 for their help in both setting<br />
up and taking down for the drive. In addition three local<br />
restaurants provided gift certificates for the ―Bring-a –Buddy‖<br />
drawing. They were: Dewey’s Pizza, Texas Roadhouse<br />
Restaurant, and Citizen Kane’s <strong>St</strong>eak House.<br />
The <strong>Church</strong>’s calendar contains some subtle shifts, too. On<br />
September 14 we celebrated the Triumph of the Holy Cross, and<br />
the waning of the natural world around us points us to the mystery<br />
of suffering and redemption. At the end of September we invoke<br />
the Holy Archangels to guard us in the encroaching twilight. And<br />
if we listen closely to the scriptures in October, we begin to hear<br />
talk of the last days and the final things. These thoughts reach<br />
their culmination with the great festival of saints and souls,<br />
November 1st and 2nd. We spend November remembering the<br />
dead, preparing for the end and celebrating Christ, the firstfruits<br />
harvested of the new creation, the firstborn from the dead.<br />
Thanks one and all!<br />
At last some really cool weather! This Friday, September<br />
23 rd , is the first day of Fall. How sweet it is! Missouri’s most<br />
beautiful season. Have a good week and I’ll see you in<br />
church!<br />
Msgr. Jack<br />
1-3-5<br />
This is the extraordinary opportunity that Autumn’s Ordinary<br />
Time opens up for us.<br />
Blessing Prayer at the Completion of the Harvest . . . (From Edward Hays’ Book, Prayers for the Domestic <strong>Church</strong>)<br />
Lord and Bountiful Creator, give of grains and seed, of fruits and berries<br />
and all that grows from the earth, we thank you and we bless you for this year’s harvest.<br />
We lift up our hearts in gratitude for the sun, which, together with rain, wind and earth,<br />
worked in harmony to produce this bountiful harvest.<br />
We are grateful to all those who labored in these fields together with mother earth<br />
so that this harvest time might come to fullness.<br />
Lord, as Your Son, Jesus, knew: harvest is hard work!<br />
Yet, it is also richly rewarding to see the fruit of our labor, to take pride in this completed<br />
harvest.<br />
We thank you, our Lord and God, for Your protection and care in this season of harvest.<br />
We bless you for the weather given to us for our work.<br />
This harvest, Lord, was not without its difficulties: no harvest is,<br />
but we rejoice that those times of trouble did not prevent us from the completion of the task.<br />
The sun smiled us, the wind cooled us, and the earth laughed as we caressed her skin,<br />
collecting the fruits of this harvest.<br />
Come, Lord of the Harvest, Lord of Rejoicing, come and join us in our festive celebration.<br />
May our joy at this harvest be a taste of the joy we shall share when we celebrate the final<br />
harvest of heaven, that day of days when all that You have begun will be matured to completion.<br />
Blessed are You, Lord our God, who has given to us this harvest.<br />
Amen<br />
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REMEMBER YOUR LOVED ONES . . .<br />
with a daily Mass intention. <strong>St</strong>op by the rectory office to<br />
schedule a date.<br />
MASS INTENTIONS<br />
Monday, September 19<br />
6:45AM Roshney Simon<br />
8:15AM Bill Koetting<br />
Tuesday, September 20<br />
6:45AM Estelle C. Polizzi<br />
8:15AM Anthony Burkemper<br />
Wednesday, September 21<br />
6:45AM Betty Wechling<br />
8:15AM Lee Huesgen-Groth<br />
Thursday, September 22<br />
6:45AM Betty J. Wechling<br />
8:15AM Lillian Schaefer<br />
Friday, September 23<br />
6:45AM John Gnade<br />
8:15AM Raymond Smith<br />
Saturday,September 24<br />
8:15AM Marilyn Hausel<br />
5:00 PM Rosemarie Pope<br />
Sunday, September 25<br />
7:30AM Nancy Ryan<br />
9:00AM Dale McGowan<br />
11:00AM People of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong><br />
6:00PM Dale McGowan<br />
MASS SERVERS<br />
Saturday, September 24<br />
5:00PM Blase Cornett, Urban Cornett,<br />
Molly Greenley<br />
Sunday, September 25<br />
7:30AM Maggie Goeppinger, Cooper Thompson,<br />
Nora Brooks<br />
9:00AM<br />
11:00AM<br />
6:00PM<br />
Emily Sindelar, <strong>St</strong>ephen Hughes,<br />
Grace Price<br />
Albert Reinwart, Clare Reinwart,<br />
Ashley James<br />
Ricky Heinlein, Rachel Belloli,<br />
Spencer Ott<br />
A REMINDER REGARDING SPIRITUAL DIRECTION<br />
Sr. Mary Jacqueline Pratt, OSU can be reached at 314-686-1781<br />
or mj.pratt@att.net.<br />
WELCOME VISITORS<br />
We are happy you decided to worship with us today. Please<br />
introduce yourself to Father following Mass in the Gathering<br />
Area in the back of church. If you would like information about<br />
registering as a new parish member please call Jay Ryan at 822-<br />
1339 or contact the parish office (966-8600) for a registration<br />
form.<br />
The Welcoming Committee<br />
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EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS<br />
Scheduled Eucharistic Minister - September 24/25<br />
Note: Shut-in visitors are indicated in parentheses ( )<br />
Interested in being a Eucharistic Minister?<br />
Call Bob & Trish Martin 821-3303<br />
Saturday, September 24<br />
5:00PM: A. Spears, K. Shreves, J. Temme, C. Tenting,<br />
S. Schoelch, K. Uxa, M. A. Shepard, P. Foerster<br />
Sunday, September 25<br />
7:30AM: D. Connell, M. Welsch, R. Girard, L. Flick,<br />
J. Hirsch, F. Johnston, L. Hackethal, C. Behl<br />
9:00AM:<br />
11:00AM:<br />
6:00PM:<br />
K. Carmody, Mike Mahn, J. Shaffer, N. Mahn,<br />
(G. Prante), (D. Lauber), (M. Sabo), (J. Meady)<br />
B. Nordmann, S. Dietz, M. K. Drexler,<br />
D. Cantwell, (L. Pfile), N. Iannotti, G. Iannotti,<br />
(D. Zoll)<br />
M. Wilson, K. <strong>St</strong>illman, S. Person, K. Manion,<br />
M. Cadice, M. Triola, T. Barber, E. Triola<br />
LECTORS<br />
Time First Lector Second Lector<br />
Saturday,September 24<br />
5:00PM Bob Hutcheson Sharon Hartman<br />
Sunday, September 25<br />
7:30AM Diane Reardon Bob Perry<br />
September 18, 2011<br />
9:00AM Kay Komotos Matt Wilson<br />
11:00AM Doris Skoff Maureen Wessels<br />
6:00PM Paul Byorth Leeny Hoffman<br />
SCHOOL LITURGY SCHEDULE<br />
September 21 <strong>St</strong>. Matthew the Apostle 8:15AM 1-8<br />
September 27 <strong>St</strong>. Vincent de Paul 8:15AM 6-7-8<br />
September 29 Archangels 8:15AM 1-5<br />
READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 18, 2011<br />
Sunday: Is 55:6-9/Phil 1:20c-24, 27a/Mt 20:1-16a<br />
Monday: Ezr 1:1-6/Lk 8:16-18<br />
Tuesday: Ezr 6:7-8, 12b, 14-20/Lk 8:19-21<br />
Wednesday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Mt 9:9-13<br />
Thursday: Hg 1:1-8/Lk 9:7-9<br />
Friday: Hg 2:1-9/Lk 9:18-22<br />
Saturday: Zec 2:5-9, 14-15a/Lk 9:43b-45<br />
Next Sunday: Ez 18:25-28/Phil 2:1-11 or 2:1-5/Mt 21:28-32<br />
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September 18, 2011<br />
50+ SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER EVENTS:<br />
Wednesday, Sept. 21: Anniversary<br />
Dinner, provided by Genesis<br />
Catering, at the Parish Center<br />
Cafeteria- $15/per person. The $10.00 annual dues can be<br />
included in your check for the dinner. Dinner reservations<br />
are required by Sunday, Sept. 18th. Please make check<br />
payable to 50 Plus Club and mail to Charlene Henke, 439 N.<br />
Geyer Road, <strong>St</strong> Louis, Mo 63122. Come welcome the 50+<br />
Chaplain, Fr. Greg Schmidt. Activities start with a happy<br />
hour at 5:30PM, dinner at 6:15PM, a short business meeting<br />
& officer installation at 7:00PM, followed by our own special<br />
talents - Father Deacon Doyle (Father Mike, Deacon John,<br />
and Tom Doyle), plus special guests, the Sisters of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong>!<br />
Thursday, Oct. 13: Riverboat Ride from <strong>St</strong>. Louis Riverfront<br />
to Kimmswick, lunch at the Blue Owl, chartered bus back to<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Louis, transportation to and from <strong>St</strong>. Louis riverfront<br />
provided! $75/person - all inclusive! Please contact Kay<br />
Komotos, kkomotos@gmail.com for questions, or Charlene<br />
Henke (966-4166) for reservations. More information in<br />
next week's bulletin!!<br />
Wednesday, Oct. 19: Chili Cook-off! Do you have a Chili<br />
recipe that your friends love? Here's your chance to share<br />
your chili and possibly win a prize! Please email Kay<br />
Komotos (kkomotos@gmail.com) if you want to have your<br />
chili represented in the cook-off!!!<br />
Friday, Oct. 28: Crown Valley Winery Tour! Please contact<br />
Kay Komotos, kkomotos@gmail.com for further details!<br />
SUNDAY SCHOOL<br />
REGISTRATION EXTENDED!<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> Sunday School (during the 9:00AM<br />
Mass) still has spaces available for children 3<br />
years old through Kindergarten. Classes begin<br />
September 25, 2011. Registration forms are located in the<br />
pamphlet rack of the gathering space, or contact Cathy Herrmann<br />
or Jan Hartmann, 822-1347 at Ursuline Hall. Middle school and<br />
high school aides are needed to help in the classrooms. Contact<br />
Jan Hartmann for more information.<br />
Thank You!<br />
EARN AND LEARN OFFICE HOURS<br />
Monday & Wednesday 2:45-3:00PM<br />
Tuesday 5:45-6:45PM<br />
Thursday 8:00-9:30AM<br />
Sunday 10:00-11:00AM<br />
Remember to use Earn and Learn cards for school supplies! We<br />
carry Walmart, Target, and Walgreens cards. There will be a<br />
limited supply of Office Depot and Office Max cards. Fall sports<br />
needs? We have Sports Authority and can order Dick’s Sporting<br />
Goods cards as well.<br />
God Bless each of you.<br />
Glenn & Aletha Shepperd<br />
THANKS TO . . .<br />
Dave Augsburger of the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>St</strong>. Vincent de<br />
Paul Society, John Behl and the men of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong><br />
who helped build a wheelchair ramp for us. Your<br />
time and generosity is appreciated.<br />
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<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> High School Youth Ministry will meet every Sunday<br />
from 7:00-8:30PM in the Deutschmann Room. All high school<br />
teens are welcome to come hang out, pray and learn about their<br />
faith. On Facebook? Join the group ―<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong>’s H.S. Youth<br />
Ministry‖ to stay up to date with what’s going on in <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong>’s<br />
Youth Ministry. If you have any questions, you can reach Robby<br />
Francis at rfrancis@stpeterkirkwood.org or 314-822-1347.<br />
Need Confirmation? (8th Graders only!)<br />
If you are a <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> Parish 8 th grader attending a<br />
private <strong>Catholic</strong> school, please contact Jan<br />
Hartmann, Coordinator of Faith Formation, at<br />
Ursuline Hall, 822-1347, Ext. 3004 or by email at<br />
jhartmann@stpeterkirkwood.org. You will be<br />
added to the list of Confirmation candidates to<br />
receive mailings and information. The Sacrament of<br />
Confirmation will be conferred at our parish on Thursday May 3,<br />
2012. Preparatory meetings and activities will begin in late<br />
November, and continue throughout the winter and spring.<br />
Candidates are required to attend these sessions in order to be<br />
prepared for the sacrament. <strong>St</strong>udents attending <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> School<br />
and PSR will receive information through their programs.<br />
CYC BASKETBALL REGISTRATION<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> Basketball Registration for grades 3-8<br />
opened on-line on September 1 and will close on<br />
October 1. Please visit www.stpsports.com to<br />
register your child. If you have questions, please<br />
contact:<br />
Kevin McLaughlin (ktm@greensfelder.com) or<br />
Pete Villhard (pvillhard@gmail.com). Thank you.<br />
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL<br />
Volunteers needed at the society of<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Vincent De Paul Council Office-One-time project!<br />
The Council is hosting a Corporate and Community Executives<br />
Breakfast. We are looking for volunteers to help stuff<br />
informational packets that will be distributed to all guests on the<br />
day of the event. Please contact Molly Corcoran Kertz at<br />
314-881-6032 if you can help us at the Council Office, 100 North<br />
Jefferson (just North of Market <strong>St</strong>reet) on Wednesday, September<br />
21, from 9:00AM until 3:00PM or until the job is completed.<br />
Parking is available. Thank you.<br />
(3) Jennifer Johnson & Mike Backer<br />
(2) Natalie Brandt & Brandon Lloyd<br />
(1) Kate Murray & Patrick Flynn<br />
(1) Katherine Jeude & Eric Wehner
September 18, 2011<br />
DONUT SUNDAY<br />
Join us after the 9:00AM Mass,<br />
TODAY Sunday, September 18th for<br />
free donuts, coffee, and juice!<br />
Special thanks to the<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> Choir for hosting<br />
this month!<br />
PARENTS: Feeling like the HOMEWORK POLICE? Looking<br />
for more COOPERATION? Wish you could stop REMINDING?<br />
Tired of the FIGHTING? Make time to learn Parenting Tools<br />
that WORK! Put more JOY back in your family!<br />
"FOUNDATIONS OF PARENTING" CLASSES<br />
For parents of children of all ages- toddlers to teens!<br />
Mondays: Oct. 3, 10. 17, 24, Nov. 7, 14<br />
Mornings: 9:15AM - 10:45AM<br />
OR<br />
Evenings: 7:00 – 8:30PM<br />
Location: <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> Parish- Ursuline Hall Building<br />
Fee: 80.00 (includes both parents)<br />
Book: 15.00 Children: The Challenge<br />
All are welcome!<br />
For more info or to register contact Margaret Bommarito:<br />
mgbommarito@sbcglobal.net or 314.966.2160<br />
Do you want to join your love for music with the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong><br />
choir, but don't have time to make a regular commitment? Join<br />
us for the . . .<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> "Short-Commitment"<br />
9:00 Choir<br />
9:00 Mass Dates—Oct. 2, Nov. 20, Jan. 1<br />
This is an opportunity for ―limited commitment‖ singers and<br />
musicians to come for one Wednesday rehearsal and join the<br />
choir at the following 9:00 Mass.<br />
Join us for dedicated rehearsals in the church.<br />
Wednesday, September 28 & November 16. We will rehearse<br />
ONLY music for upcoming Sunday!<br />
Come to any or all dates!<br />
ST. PETER & PAUL SOUP KITCHEN<br />
The volunteers for the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> and Paul meals program served 62<br />
diners on Saturday, September 3 in Soulard. There were 14<br />
volunteer servers, 15 cooks and 10 who provided side items for<br />
the meal. Special thanks to Mary Tichy and Jane Jensen who<br />
headed up the group that day.<br />
We will collect white t-shirts (size L or XL) for the homeless<br />
men's shelter at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> and Paul and take them down with us on<br />
October 3. Please drop any donations off at the Raizman home at<br />
311 Weston Oaks Court and leave on the front porch bench. We<br />
will be sure to take them to Soulard with us.<br />
If you are interested in becoming involved in this ministry, please<br />
call Mary Raizman at 394-1715 or at mraizman@charter.net.<br />
Adults, teens and children (age 8 and up) are welcome.<br />
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PARISH LIBRARY NEWS<br />
Examples of books available for<br />
checkout from your library:<br />
If Jesus Were A Therapist: modern parables for<br />
emotional and spiritual health<br />
by Philip R. Hengen<br />
A therapist is one who is dedicated to helping people<br />
improve their lives. In 52 short chapters, Phil Hengen,<br />
a deacon and a therapist, has Jesus telling modern<br />
parables which Hengen uses to explain common sense<br />
principles of emotional and spiritual health. Section Z<br />
No One Cries the Wrong Way by Father Joe Kempf<br />
This book is for those who have just lost a loved one<br />
and those who are dealing with other losses. Father Joe<br />
not only gives us a lot to think about, he lays out concrete<br />
rituals that can help both individuals and groups, whether<br />
children, young adults or adults. Section W<br />
10 Best Gifts for Your Teen by Patt and <strong>St</strong>eve Saso<br />
Combining Patt's expertise as a marriage and family<br />
therapist with <strong>St</strong>eve's experience as a high school<br />
educator, the Sasos share personal and professional<br />
anecdotes in this dispatch from the parenting trenches,<br />
detailing what adolescents want and need from their<br />
parents. They stress that parents are the only ones who<br />
can offer these ten gifts that make all the difference for<br />
their teens. Section G<br />
Successful Single Parenting by Gary Richmond<br />
Trying to be a loving, nurturing parent while struggling<br />
with finances, work, children’s activities, and the need<br />
for a social life is enough to drive even the most energetic<br />
parent to the edge of frenzy. Richmond offers practical<br />
ideas and suggestions to help you raise healthy, confident<br />
children in a supportive, loving family atmosphere.<br />
Section G<br />
ST. PETER BEYOND HOUSING MINISTRY<br />
NEXT PROJECT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8!<br />
The cooler fall weather will be perfect for our latest project<br />
with Beyond Housing. We’ll be in the Pagedale neighborhood<br />
working on a family’s rental property and a community garden.<br />
Look for more details on our assignment in next week’s<br />
bulletin!<br />
We usually work from 8:30 am to mid-afternoon, but we’ll<br />
gladly accept help for just a few hours or whenever you’re<br />
available. If you can’t work that day, we can always use donors<br />
for lunch and drinks for the workers.<br />
<strong>St</strong>udents: do you need volunteer hours? This is a great way to<br />
participate.<br />
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Julie<br />
Bruns at 314-803-7855 or juliebruns@sbcglobal.net. Thank<br />
you!
September 18, 2011<br />
ST. PETER’S<br />
ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION<br />
ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT<br />
Friday, September 23, 2011<br />
Aberdeen Golf Club<br />
11:30 Shotgun <strong>St</strong>art<br />
Questions/registration:<br />
John McAtee<br />
(314) 965-5203 (H) / (636)-931-1900 (W)<br />
(314) 308-2036 (C)<br />
e-mail: john.mcatee@wellsfargoadvisors.com<br />
or jdmcatee@aol.com<br />
Registration Form<br />
$100 per player before September 15th / $120 after September 15th<br />
______ I/We have a foursome (include the names of each person in foursome)<br />
______ Please place me/us in a foursome<br />
Name<br />
Address<br />
Phone #<br />
Email<br />
Name<br />
Address<br />
Phone #<br />
Email<br />
Name<br />
Address<br />
Phone #<br />
Email<br />
Name<br />
Address<br />
Phone #<br />
Email<br />
Hole Sponsorship - $100 - Indicate how you would like your sign to read:<br />
_____________________________________________________________________________<br />
Make checks payable to: <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> Athletic Association<br />
Mail this registration and payment to:<br />
John McAtee, 592 Greenridge Manor, Kirkwood, MO 63122<br />
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STS. TERESA & BRIDGET FOOD PANTRY<br />
―If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.‖<br />
Mother Teresa<br />
THERE IS STILL TIME TO HELP<br />
This Monday, SEPTEMBER 19 th all of the food we have<br />
collected for Fr. Gary's food pantry will be taken to his parish to<br />
help all of the hungry people trying to feed their families.<br />
Many of the <strong>St</strong>. Louis pantries are sending out the cry for help<br />
and our Kirkwood area also has a need. By picking up a few<br />
extra items at the grocery store we can feed a family. Please help<br />
us. We all have a few extra cans in our cabinets, LET'S SHARE.<br />
DROP OFF LOCATION: Candy and John Behl, 319 East<br />
Adams, Kirkwood (block and a half east of the YMCA). Please<br />
donate cans that are no larger than 30 ounces, anything larger is<br />
difficult for us to carry.<br />
Thank you for your support and generosity.<br />
Candy and John Behl 965-3390<br />
THE ANGELS ARE HERE<br />
Fr. Gary, pastor of <strong>St</strong>s. Teresa & Bridget parish has announced<br />
that ANGEL BAKED COOKIES are now being sold at the<br />
Kirkwood SHOP N SAVE grocery store on Manchester Road.<br />
These special Angel Baked Cookies are baked by 13 young<br />
budding entrepreneurs of Fr. Gary's parish. Every week 1500<br />
chocolate chip and oatmeal raisin cookies are baked with their<br />
secret ingredient, PRAYER. Through their hard work and several<br />
grants they are now baking in a full commercial grade kitchen<br />
with eight ovens.<br />
These young bakers are not only learning how to create a small<br />
business but to conduct themselves professionally. Before work<br />
each day they begin with a prayer.<br />
Their goal is to sell 3000 cookies weekly. That could happen<br />
soon with the support of <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> parishioners, by purchasing<br />
these delicious cookies at SHOP N SAVE. Look for the big<br />
cookies packaged individually in Blue and Gold wrappers labeled<br />
ANGEL BAKED COOKIES.<br />
Check out these websites: angelbakedcookies.org.Frgary.com<br />
Spiritual Direction. . . Are you searching how to deepen your<br />
relationship with God? Consider a companion to explore your<br />
faith journey. Please call Mary Lou Bennett at 314-835-1189 or<br />
email blessing101@live.com.<br />
Some Items include:<br />
Prescription eye glasses, sun glasses, several rosaries and other<br />
religious items, umbrellas, miscellaneous clothing and children’s<br />
books.<br />
Lost & Found items are located in the Usher’s Room in the<br />
Gathering Space in the back of church. Contact an usher for<br />
assistance.<br />
If these items are not claimed by September 30th they will be<br />
donated to a worthy charity.<br />
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EUCHARISTIC ADORATION<br />
"The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger<br />
and of great kindness. The Lord is good to all and<br />
compassionate toward all his works."<br />
(from today's Psalm 145)<br />
Come! Let us worship!<br />
September 18, 2011<br />
The following Holy Hours are in need of an adorer:<br />
Wednesday 1:00PM<br />
Thursday 3:00PM and 6:00PM<br />
Friday 6:00AM and Noon<br />
The following hours are in need of a partner:<br />
Monday 8:00AM and 3:00PM<br />
Tuesday 7:00AM, 2:00PM, 4:00PM & 7:00PM<br />
Thursday 11:00AM and 8:00PM<br />
Friday 6:00PM<br />
Please call Kathy Fotouhi, 821-4347.<br />
ADORATION . . . COMMUNITY . . . THEOLOGY . . . SERVICE<br />
ACTS RETREAT<br />
MEN’S WEEKEND<br />
SEPTEMBER 29 TH THROUGH OCTOBER 2, 2011<br />
Registrations are being taken right now!<br />
Please call 314-822-1347 or e-mail Linda Doyle at<br />
ldoyle@stpeterkirkwood.org TODAY for more information<br />
or to request a registration form.<br />
FOUNTAIN VIEW QUILT SHOW<br />
Go one, Go all, Go everyone -<br />
to Fountain View to vote for<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong>’s quilt.<br />
ROOM AT THE INN<br />
Room at the Inn Request . . If anyone has gently used hand<br />
towels, wash cloths or twin size blankets and would like to donate<br />
them please contact Shelly Hebrank at 314-966-1217. We greatly<br />
appreciate your donations.<br />
Thanks!<br />
Win $1000 For <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> <strong>Church</strong><br />
The Grand Prize of $1000 goes to the<br />
church whose quilt has the most votes! <strong>St</strong>op by Fountain View<br />
Assisted Living, 12777 Pointe Drive, Sunset Hills, MO 63127<br />
(on the campus of Friendship Village near Hwy 270 and Gravois<br />
Road.) to cast your vote (one vote per person for the week).<br />
The Quilt Show contest will be kicked off with an . .<br />
Open House<br />
Sunday, September 18th<br />
1:00-4:00PM<br />
Refreshments will be served<br />
Quilts will be on display and available to be viewed and voted on<br />
Monday, September 19th through Sunday, September 25th,<br />
9:00AM to 8:00PM.<br />
Remember, the church’s quilt with the most votes wins $1,000.
September 18, 2011<br />
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PET FOOD COLLECTION<br />
<strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong>’s 6th Grade Girl Scout Troop<br />
2519 will be collecting pet food during the<br />
<strong>St</strong>. Francis of Assisi blessing of the pets<br />
on October 4th. The food will benefit<br />
―Paws for a Cause‖ because pets need<br />
food too. This organization was<br />
established by two local women, Debee<br />
Alex and Lois Venus, in 2009 when they<br />
realized that animal shelters were being<br />
overrun with a special type of animal: those who were loved very<br />
much but whose owners could no longer afford to care for them.<br />
Those who receive food from food pantries find there are no<br />
donations for their pet and ultimately have to give up their pet or<br />
end up feeding them ―human‖ food which is therefore unhealthy<br />
and may cause the animal to become sick.<br />
Please think of the many pets that need food too! Collection<br />
boxes will be on the plaza for your donations. Thank you.<br />
DINNERS FOR 8 - FALL 2011<br />
Would you like to get to know other members of the parish?<br />
"Dinners For 8" is a casual way to get better acquainted with<br />
others in the parish. The plan is simple: 4 couples (8 people)<br />
have dinner once a month for 4 months. Each couple/pair takes a<br />
turn hosting and preparing an informal meal for the others in their<br />
group. The couples/individuals are put into groups where<br />
hopefully no one knows each other, but have the chance to build<br />
new community by sharing the 4 meals together. We make every<br />
effort to group people based upon common stages of life.<br />
If you are interested, please email <strong>St</strong>eve Meyer at<br />
smts001@gmail.com or call him at 314-580-9200.<br />
ST. PETER YOUNG FAMILIES GROUP<br />
Are you a parent with young children who'd like to meet more of<br />
your peers? The <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> Young Families Group offers social,<br />
spiritual and service activities for families with children under<br />
school age. Visit www.stpeteryoungfamilies.com or e-mail<br />
stpeteryoungfamilies@gmail.com to be added to our e-mail<br />
distribution list for notification of upcoming events.<br />
Our next monthly rosary is Monday, September 26th<br />
The Parish Library In Ursuline Hall<br />
Have you ever wanted to say<br />
the rosary as a family but just<br />
thought your kids were too<br />
little or would not pay<br />
attention? Maybe you don't<br />
even remember how to say the rosary but might if you were<br />
reminded. The Young Families group at <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> Parish has<br />
decided to make saying the rosary a true family event! We will<br />
meet in the Parish Library in Ursuline Hall the 4th Monday<br />
of each month from 6:30-7:00PM and say the rosary for a<br />
special intention. All you need to bring is a rosary and your<br />
family. There is no need to worry that your kids might be loud or<br />
not pay attention, all will add to the overall meaningful prayer our<br />
families can offer.<br />
TREASURE REPORT AT-A-GLANCE<br />
“None of us lives for oneself...whether we live or die, we are the<br />
Lord’s.” Romans 14:7-8<br />
Whatever we have in this life, we have because God gave it to us.<br />
We may think that we get all the credit for our success. However,<br />
the reality is that we are only working with the gifts that God<br />
gave us—including our family background, our natural abilities,<br />
our education and the opportunities that have crossed our paths.<br />
All of these are gifts from God. Our very lives are a gift from<br />
God and thus belong to Him. This is why we must take time<br />
every day to ask God how He wants us to use the life He has<br />
given us.<br />
Offertory for September 11, 2011<br />
Total Parishioners Receiving Envelopes 1,930<br />
372 Envelopes Returned $24,316.<br />
Loose Donations $1,778.<br />
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ST. PETER YOUNG FAMILIES GROUP<br />
THE HAITIAN BIRTHING KIT PROJECT<br />
Again this year, the <strong>St</strong>. <strong>Peter</strong> Young Families Group has been<br />
invited to participate in a very special mission project. Our<br />
neighbors at Holy Redeemer Parish in Webster Groves have a<br />
health ministry in <strong>St</strong>. Jean de Sud, Haiti. They need our help to<br />
send Birthing Kits to the region. Last year we sent over 200 kits!<br />
Let’s try to send 200 more this year!<br />
Most births in the region take place in the home. The homes do<br />
not have running water or electricity and often have dirt floors.<br />
Only a portion of births are attended by formally trained<br />
personnel. In many cases, there are not proper tools to cut the<br />
umbilical cords. The women who are fortunate enough to deliver<br />
their babies at the government hospital still supply their own<br />
food, medication, towels, linens, and other supplies during their<br />
stay. Can you imagine?<br />
Birthing Kits allow Haitian families the opportunity for a cleaner<br />
and therefore, safer delivery. The use of the kits drastically<br />
reduces the rate of infection and mortality for both mothers and<br />
babies. The kits are very simple and inexpensive. Each kit<br />
consists of 1 receiving blanket, 1 baby cap, 1 baby t-shirt, 1 bar of<br />
soap, 1 towel, 2 wash clothes, 1 3’x3’ piece of or cloth, 2 pieces<br />
of yarn, 1 single edge razor blade, and 1 pair of sterile gloves.<br />
The ministry welcomes gently used baby items and linens as well<br />
as large fabric remnants.<br />
The Helping Hands Giving Tree will be in the<br />
Gathering Space for all Masses the weekend of<br />
September 10-11th. Please look for the tree and<br />
take a Helping Hand requesting specific items for<br />
the kits. We will collect the items in the Gathering<br />
Space during the weekends of September 18th & September<br />
25th. We will also accept monetary donations to cover the<br />
cost to ship the kits to Haiti. If you have any questions, please<br />
contact stpeteryoungfamilies@gmail.com.<br />
PAPER RECYCLING . . .<br />
The paper recycling bin has been moved to the northwest end of<br />
the Adams Lot.
September 18, 2011<br />
SILVER STREAKS EXERCISE PROGRAM AT ST. PETER…<br />
Come join us on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00 to 3:00 PM in<br />
Ursuline Hall in the Msgr. Deutschmann Room.<br />
This is a good hour-long workout that isn’t too strenuous. It will<br />
get you moving and keep those joints mobile. Silver <strong>St</strong>reaks is a<br />
chair-based class to benefit people with arthritis, stiffness or who<br />
just want to keep moving. Maybe you are looking for something<br />
to get you started, to go with your walking program or to add<br />
some variety. The program is designed to improve overall<br />
flexibility, balance and strength. Try it, you will like it. Cost is<br />
only $5.00 per session, payable on the day you attend. The<br />
instructor, Holly Ohmes, is certified by the Arthritis Foundation.<br />
For questions, please call 822-1347, Cathy Herrmann, Secretary.<br />
PEACE IN MOTION . . .<br />
Tai chi, qigong, mindful movement, and contemplative<br />
movement are gentle forms of exercise and stress reduction that<br />
improve balance, blood pressure, immunity and an overall sense<br />
of well being. Each class ends with a guided meditation. Classes<br />
are held Thursday mornings at 9:00AM in Ursuline Hall. Classes<br />
are $5 per person per class, pay as you go, and led by Susan<br />
Marting. Try it…you’ll be glad you did!<br />
YOGA FOR FLEXIBILITY SERIES<br />
SEPTEMBER SCHEDULE<br />
These yoga classes provided by Optimal Lifestyles, Inc. will<br />
build flexibility, strength, and balance. Learn stress management<br />
techniques to quiet the mind, increase concentration, and build<br />
body confidence.<br />
Wear loose, comfortable clothing. Bring your yoga mat and any<br />
props you have. This Hatha Yoga class is for all levels.<br />
Date: Tuesdays: September 6, 13, 20, 27<br />
Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm<br />
The cost will be $20.00 for a four (4) week session.<br />
Location: Msgr. Deutschmann Room<br />
Scholarship money is available for those who need it. To<br />
register, please drop by Ursuline Hall or call Cathy Herrmann at<br />
314-822-1347. The $20.00 is due at the first session on<br />
September 6, 2011.<br />
September 11, 2011<br />
Charles Ronnie Gosser, son of Brian and Frances Gosser.<br />
Andrew Timothy Rogan, Jr., son of Andrew and<br />
Courtney Rogan.<br />
KRISTY BROOKS FAMILY FUNDRAISER PARTY . . .<br />
to celebrate life, family & friends!<br />
Date: Saturday, October 8th<br />
Time: 6-10PM<br />
Place: <strong>St</strong>. Gabriel Gym (Murdoch & Tamm)<br />
Admission:<br />
$15/adult<br />
$35/family (household) in advance or $40/family<br />
at the door<br />
Music: Live music by Lucky Dog Band<br />
RSVP by September 24th and receive a free beverage<br />
ticket, per adult, upon arrival. Mail RSVP and check to:<br />
Brooks Family, 902 Edna Avenue, Kirkwood, MO 63122.<br />
Questions? and RSVP form Email Sarah at<br />
sarahkressig@hotmail.com.<br />
Please pray for the safety and well being of<br />
the following loved ones of our parishioners<br />
who have been called to military service:<br />
Charles E. Williams II, US Army Warrant<br />
Officer, Cpl. John R. Weber, III, USMC, Major<br />
Matthew Kelly, Spc. Donald Robert Marschall, Jr., Michael C.<br />
Wood, Army, Airman Joseph Sidlo,M/Sgt Don Haga, A/C Christine<br />
Haga, 1 st Lt. Colin Moran, Army, Sgt. Erik Thompson, Warrant<br />
Officer Alicia G. Mejia-Adkins, Sgt. 1 st Class Michael Adkins, U.S.<br />
Army Capt. Nicholas Jablonski, USMC, Sgt. Mark Nitz, USMC,<br />
USAF, Pfc. David Schmiedeskamp, Pvt. David Michael Johnston,<br />
Capt. Mark Jackson, IV, LCPL <strong>Peter</strong> Lucier and 2nd Lieut. Jeremy<br />
Reynolds, U.S. Army.<br />
EXERCISE FOR ARTHRITIS - BEGINS SEPTEMBER 6TH<br />
Come join this group exercise and education program designed<br />
for those with arthritis and related diseases. Our goal is to reduce<br />
pain and stiffness, and help maintain or improve mobility, muscle<br />
strength, and function.<br />
Classes are free and held at Kirkwood United Methodist <strong>Church</strong>,<br />
201 West Adams, in room 110 from 1:00-2:00PM. This on-going<br />
class meets every Tuesday. Class begins September 6, meeting<br />
every Tuesday from 1:00-2:00PM.<br />
We will be sitting or standing for exercises. Wear comfortable<br />
clothing and non-slip shoes. All abilities welcome.<br />
Classes are sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation. Carol<br />
Connolly, parish nurse, is the certified instructor.<br />
Call 314-966-8167 if you have questions.<br />
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Prayer List: Please pray for the following parishioners<br />
who are in need of God’s healing presence:<br />
Dorothy Puleo, Liam Kocher, Agnes Droppelman, Jack Morris,<br />
Joshua Beck, Bob Hutcheson, Mary Bauer, Mary Fuegner,<br />
Colleen Barrett, Mary Brueggeman, Jim Felling, Dorothy<br />
Friedrich, Olga Marden, Cornelia Schindler, Charlene Henke,<br />
Scott Goddard, <strong>St</strong>ephanie Baer, Darrell LaChance, Christopher<br />
Day, Addie Neal, Jesse Kinslow, Lou Harms, Peg Brady, Sally<br />
Chenot, Mary Dykstra, Denise O’Rourke, Rev. Gerald Palcheck,<br />
Wendel Folks, Mary McIntosh, Julie Simpson, Cameron Elias,<br />
Dana Kras, Jane Dubois, Maggie Brennan, Jessica Colter, David<br />
Shea, Patrick McNamara, Bill Walborn, Dr. James O’Rourke,<br />
Virginia Saputo, Allen Chott, Donna Friskel, Crissy Carroll, Glenn<br />
Shepperd, Mark Weidenbenner, Maizie & Darrell Roegner, Lillian<br />
Klump, Michael H. Kopp, David Benson, Jeanne McCamish,<br />
Dennis Fogarty, Dorothy Meehan and Beverly Shortal.