St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church

25236 Coastal Blvd PO Box 860

Onley, Virginia 23418 Office: (757) 787- 4592 Fax: (757) 787-2899

Residence: (757) 787-1916 Website: www.stpeter-theapostle.com

Email: stpeteronley@gmail.com

March 10, 2019

I Sunday of Lent Luke 4:1-13

“It is written, ‘One does not live on bread alone.’”

Rev. Fr. Rogelio L. Abadano Parish Administrator

OFFICE STAFF

Consuelo Gonzalez Office Manager Lucila Parker Bookkeeper Shirley Hirsch Office Volunteer

OFFICE HOURS Tuesday: : 8:00 AM - 8:30 PM

Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Thursday : 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Friday : 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Sunday : 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

WEEKEND MASSES

Saturday : 5:00 PM (Bilingual Mass) Sunday : 9:00 AM (English Mass)

11:30 AM (Spanish Mass)

DAILY MASSES Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday at 9:00 AM

RECONCILIATION

Saturday : 4:00 PM Weekdays : By Appointment

ADORATION

Every First Friday of the Month 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Every Tuesday – Mass and Holy Hour 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Spanish)

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CLASSES

Jan Andrejco, Acting Director Sundays: 10:00 AM - 11:15 AM

MISSION STATEMENT

We, the members of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, experience our faith as a worldwide

community. Through our Baptism in Jesus, we are called to be ministers of the gospel, to become Eucharistic people, and to be people of service

through the stewardship of time, talent and treasure.

READINGS for the week of March 10th – 17th

Sun Mar 10 Dt 26:4-10 / Rom 10:8-13 / Lk 4:1-13

Mon Mar 11 Lv 19:1-2, 11-18 / Mt 25:31-46

Tues Mar 12 Is 55:10-11 / Mt 6:7-15

Wed Mar 13 Jon 3:1-10 / Lk 11:29-32

Thur Mar 14 Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25 / Mt 7:7-12

Fri Mar 15 Ez 18:21-28 / Mt 5:20-26

Sat Mar 16 Dt 26:16-19 / Mt 5:43-48

Sun Mar 17 Gn 15:5-12, 17-18 / Phil 3:17—4:1 or 3:20—4:1 / Lk 9:28b-36

Mass Intentions for the week of March 11th – 17th

Monday Mar 11 - No Mass

Tuesday Mar 12 9:00 am 6:30 pm

† Don Williams Hispanic Intentions

Wednesday Mar 13 9:00 am † Brian McManus

Thursday Mar 14 - No Mass

Friday Mar 15 9:00 am † Yolanda Kromer

Saturday Mar 16 5:00 pm † Al Nardone † Art Matthews

Sunday Mar 17 9:00 am

† Art Matthews † Al Nardone † Anne Sullivan

11:30 am † Marie Johnson

PLEASE PRAY FOR THESE SPECIAL INTENTIONS

Shirley Christian Greg Coleman Mary Fabricatore

Charles Flynn Gene Guthrie Barbara Hargis

Trish Harmon Karen Hudson Roberta Kaufman

Teresa Kelly Charles Kyles Wink Lankford

Donagh McDonaugh Patricia O’Donnell Melissa Melody

Karen Paglia Perkins Family Tom & Jan Perkins

Andrew Pic Maria Ross Dot Reynolds

Troy Reynolds Catherine Rogers Stacey Reynolds

Bill Taylor Em Turner Bernadette Wagne

Blanche West Geraldine Chick Mike Reynolds

Nick Saquic-Chan Saquic-Chan Family Joan Brandenburg

Carolyn Love Hilda Gleason Don Williams

Edna Markulen Stephen Mullany

EVENTS & MEETINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday MAR 11 12:00 PM – AA Meeting 7:00 PM – Hispanic Prayer Ministry (Hall)

Tuesday MAR 12 7:00 PM – Knights of Columbus Mtg (Hall) 7:00 PM – PPC Meeting (McNulty)

Wednesday MAR 13 EVERY WEDNESDAY

BINGO: Doors Open at 5:30 PM Food Available & Games starts at 7 PM

Thursday MAR 14 No Meetings

Friday MAR 15 6:00 PM – Meatless Soup Supper (Hall) 7:00 PM – Stations of the Cross

Saturday MAR 16

2:30 PM – Family Ministry (McNulty) 4:00 PM – Reconciliation 5:00 PM – Bilingual Mass 6:30 PM – Charismatics

Sunday MAR 17

9:00 AM – Mass in English 10:15 AM – Religious ED: Parent Mtg 11:30 AM – Mass in Spanish 2:30 PM – St. Patrick’s Day Dinner (Hall)

LECTORS Sunday, March 17th

9:00 AM

Eddie Vargas & Elaine Brehm 11:30 AM

Geronimo Lopez & Adriana Sanchez

ANNOUNCEMENTS

All are welcome to our Meatless Soup Dinners at 6 PM in the Hall and the Stations of the Cross at 7 PM in Church every FRIDAY during Lent.

St. Peter’s will once again be participating in “Rice Bowl,” a project of Catholic Relief Services. Please consider fulfilling the Lenten call for almsgiving by taking a Rice Bowl

from the table in the foyer and faithfully contributing to it during the coming weeks. Rice Bowls will be collected on Palm Sunday and the Sunday after Easter.

Religious Ed will have parent classes in the Parish Hall at 10:15 AM - this Sunday, March 10th: 1st Communion (English & Spanish); &

Confirmation (Spanish) - next Sunday, March 17th: 1st Communion (Spanish)

Ushers have a meeting this Sunday at 10:15 AM in the library.

Come one, come all, we need voices for our Choir. Be not afraid, we welcome all voices. Please contact Carolyn Harney at 757-787-1258,

if interested.

Father Roger would like us to resume our practice of Praying for Vocations .There have been tangible results from our faithfulness in these prayer times with our families. We will start with the parishioners at the 5 PM Mass during March and April. Please sign up in the Narthex for the week that you would like to take the cross home as your reminder to pray that week for youth to respond to a life of dedicated service to the Lord. Return the cross

to the ushers at the Mass you attend. See Trish Harmon for details.

EUCHARIST MINISTERS Saturday, March 16th

5:00 PM

Judy Manning BM Shirley Hirsch W1

Patrick Manning W2 Sunday, March 17th

9:00 AM

John Tyson BM Sarah Coleman W1

Mary Wardius W2 11:30 AM

Angélica Zúñiga, Pedro Marcos, & Yolanda Lucas

ALTAR SERVERS

Saturday, March 16th

5:00 PM

Anderson, Yanieda, Bradley & Mr. Lou

Sunday, March 17th 9:00 AM

Ben, Kevin G, Ellbi, & Mr. Lou

11:30 AM

Jerardy, Alex, Melitza, Kevin R, & Mr. Ben

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Knights of Columbus Annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner will be held Next

Sunday, March 17th, starting at 2:30 PM to 5 PM. Tickets will be on sale after each

mass – Adults $10, Children $5.

St. Peter Lenten Bible Study starts Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 6:30 PM on "Facing sorrow with Hope.” A study

book and accompanying prayer book will be available for all who sign up. Contact Trish Harmon for details.

Thank you everyone for the continued prayers and donations to the Ortiz-Escalante Family, the Nelsonia Fire

Victims. We are glad to announce that we donated $6,010 for the funeral expenses.

Are there times in your life or marriage relationship when you judge you are in a spiritual desert? Give life to your marriage, sign up today to attend one of the upcoming

Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekends on March 22-24, 2019 in Herndon, VA and June21-23, 2019 in Cary, NC. Early sign up is recommended. For more information, visit

our website, renewmarriage-vasouth.org.

Important Reminder. . . Please maintain the

cleanliness and sacredness of our

church! Food and gum are not allowed in

church.

Before you enter the church, please dispose of all gum and food in the garbage can at the front door.

A message from Father Roger to our visitors:

To my beloved visitors. As you can see, we have built our new church, however, expenses continue. We are happy to invite you to join us in completing the “House of God.” If you want to give a donation, we would really appreciate it. There is an envelope box at the back, and the side door, of the church. If you want to request a prayer, there is a space on the envelope to write names, or for your personal intentions.

Thank you!

SACRAMENTS

BAPTISM

Call the Parish

WEDDING

Contact the Office

SIX MONTHS prior to the planned

wedding date.

Please Note: All announcements to be included in the weekly Church Bulletin must be received in the Parish Office by 3:00 PM, Wednesday afternoon.

Mass g iven for . . .

Saturday March 9, 2019 5:00 PM † Teri Lankford

†Don Williams

Sunday March 10, 2019

9:00 AM

† Art Matthews

† Alberico Nardone

† Anne Sullivan

11:30 AM (L) Kris Johnson

Financial Statement as of March 6, 2019

Collections March 2-3 YTD Actual YTD Budget

Envelopes $3,408.00 $75,807.00 $81,360.00

Plate $1,715.50 $66,098.65 $55,368.00

Total $5,123.50 $141,905.65 $136,728.00

As of March 8, 2019, the total for Parish Capital Campaign & Love Offering

is $ 221,216.31 .

Thank you for your generosity! Mass Attendance last weekend:

595

Announcements (cntd)

The Knights of Columbus have available the Paul & Barbara Braunstein Scholarship/Grant monies for the Youth of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic

Church that plan to attend college in the fall. If your parents are registered here at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church, and you have an interest in applying

for the Scholarship/Grant monies, the applications are available in the Church Office. Applications must be submitted to the Church Office by Mary 24, 2019.

The Msgr. Mickel Council of the Knights of Columbus, Cape Charles, will present a Scholarship Award of $1,000 for college to a deserving Catholic High School Senior. Applicants must be residents of the Eastern Shore and

confirmed members of St. Charles, St. Peters or St. Andrews Catholic Churches. Applications are due April 30, 2019. To receive an application, please contact

Bob Leffel at 757-331-1959 or bleffel243@gmail.com.

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus have a scholarship available

for a 2018 senior graduate. To apply for this scholarship, forms may be

obtained by phone from Mary Volz at 757-442-2628, or

Mrs. Mary Wardius at 757-787-4528.

The Parish Office will be closed on

Tuesday, March 12th, due to a

business manager’s meeting across

the bay.