St. Elizabeth’s Mass Schedule

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contact the church office with the contact information listed below.

Address: 200 Lafayette Parkway, LaGrange, GA 30241 • Website: www.stpeterslagrange.net Office hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am to 3:30 pm • Phone: 706-884-4224 • Fax: 706-884-1624

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St. Peter’s Mass Schedule

St. Peter’s Catholic Church &

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Mission Church “To live, love, learn the faith, and grow disciples of Christ”

Rev. Timothy A. Gadziala, JCL

Faith Formation

Sunday: (English) 8:00 am (English) 11:00 am (Spanish) 5:00 pm Monday: 6:00 pm Tuesday: 9:00 am Wednesday: 9:00 am Thursday: No Liturgy Friday: 12:00 pm Saturday: (First Saturday) 9:00 am (Vigil) 6:00 pm

Sunday: (English) 2:00 pm

PREP (PK-8th): Sundays 9:30 am LIFETEEN: Sundays 12:00 pm RCIA / RCIC: Sundays 9:30 am Adult Bible Study: Tuesdays 9:30 am

Reconciliation Saturday 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Or by appointment

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Friday 9:00 am - 9:00 pm

Adoration Chapel

Parish Staff

Pastor:

Business Manager:

Admin. Assistant:

DRE:

Youth Minister:

Music Director:

Custodian:

Rev. Timothy A. Gadziala

Emily Mansour

Helga Kienlin

Michael T. Barrett

Sarah Lehman

Rachel Krimm

Robert Jennings

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Sacramental Emergencies: 762-323-1558 St. Vincent de Paul Help Line: 706-884-0076

This Week’s Mass Schedule The Rosary is recited 30 minutes prior to daily Mass and

Sunday 8:00 am Mass.

Liturgical Ministries’ Schedule

Is someone in your family ill? Are you a new mother? Let us know! Call the Church office @ 706-884-4224. Our Meals for the Sick ministry will be happy to assist you as you recover from your hospital/rehabilitation stay.

¿Hay alguien enfermo en su familia? ¿Es usted una nueva madre? ¡Háznoslo saber! Llame a la oficina de la Iglesia al (706) 884-4224.

Nuestro ministerio de Comidas para los Enfermos estará encantado de ayudarle mientras se recupera de su hospitalización / rehabilitación.

Let Us Pray For Those Who Are Sick If you know someone who needs to be added to the prayer list, please contact the office. Please pray for our loved ones. May they feel the healing touch of the Lord, especially:

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Monday, February 5

Mass: Donald Keith Brown Sr. (†) 6:00 pm

Tuesday, February 6

Mass: Paula Martinec (†) 9:00 am Wednesday, February 7

Mass: Willy Saelets (†) 9:00 am

Thursday, February 8 No Liturgy

Friday, February 9

Mass: Donald Keith Brown Sr. (†) 12:00 pm

Saturday, February 10

Mass: Sharon Barrett (†) 6:00 pm SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Sunday, February 11

Mass: C.O. Peters (†) 8:00 am

Mass: Kelly M. Cortez 11:00 am

Mass: Stephen Palmer (†) 5:00 pm

Saturday, February 10, 6:00 pm Altar Server: Seth Angsten Amelia Gale, Nolan Coulter Extraordinary Ministers: Debby Rand

Sebastian Joseph, John Cook Greeters: Sy and Daniela Chase Lector: Roberta Lauer Ushers: Mike Ellis, John Scherer

Terry Martin, Roshin Roychan Sunday, February 11, 8:00 am Altar Servers: Alexis Wingenbach

Delbin Jose, Jack Hurd Extraordinary Ministers: Marshall Murray

Diane Awtrey, Dennis Rosenthal Greeters: Jean and Alan Lightholder Lectors: Jacqueline Hornsby Ushers: Ed Sacco, Don Weatherington

Kevin Cain, Tony Palmer Sunday, February 11, 11:00 am Altar Servers: Wesley Minicozzi

Carolyn Lehman, Hayden Johnson Extraordinary Ministers: Lydia Gagnon, Vickie Kister

Linda Spring, Joshua Barrett, Rod Hardy Greeter: John Denigris Lector: Barry Kennedy Ushers: Andrew Anderson

Madelyn Summers Sunday, February 11, 5:00 pm Altar Servers: Daniel Burgos Carolina Pavon, Erick Martinez

Extraordinary Ministers: Leticia Pena Rolanda Alacala, Adriana Munoz

Lector: Rocio Huitron

First Reconciliation The First Communion Class of 2018 will celebrate the sacrament of First Reconciliation with Father Tim on Saturday, February 10th at 11:00am in the Church. Please pray for the children preparing for First Communion in May. Fr. Tim will also be available to hear confessions of parents who wish to celebrate the sacrament as well.

Second Collection The second collection this weekend is for the Georgia Bulletin. Our collection last weekend for our Pro-Life Ministry was $ 1,465.15. Thank you for your generous support. The second collection next weekend will be for our local St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Jabaley Clothing Center St. Peter’s is in charge of the Clothing Center for the month of February. Volunteers are needed for each Tuesday from 10:00am to Noon, and especially on each Thursday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. All volunteers are welcome, both women and men. For more information, contact Rose Meister at 706-302-0179.

Michael Ivie Helmut Bache Ian Ramsay

Douglas Haberman Larry Cummings Dieter Hoeffken

Noah Mazzolini Jean Lightholder Ray Relihan

Dieter Ozanna Dorothea Cless

Weekly Offertory for the

Weekend of January 28

Offertory: $ 6,257.00

Online Giving: $ 575.00

Attendance: 475

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Online Giving is a safe and convenient way to donate to the church. Sign up by clicking the logo on our website. El donar en línea es una manera segura y conveniente de donar a la iglesia. Regístrese haciendo clic en el logotipo en nuestro sitio web.

Our nursery is open to all children up to 4 years old during the 11:00 am Mass. We are located in Building 1.

Nuestra guardería está abierta a todos los niños de hasta 4 años de edad durante la Misa de 11:00 am. y está ubicado en el Edificio 1.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time / Quinto Domingo de Tiempo Ordinario Dear parish family,

St. Benedict of Nursia is considered the Father of Western Monasticism. He founded a religious community called the “Benedictines;” and during his life in the sixth century, he founded over 12 monasteries in Italy. When I began the seminary in 1989, I studied under the Benedictines at St. Meinrad in Indiana. It was a very spiritual time for me. The spirituality and an essential characteristic of the personality of St. Benedict was his sense of balance and harmony between “work and prayer.” Thus, the motto of the Benedictine community is “Ora et Labora (www.osb.org/rb/). St. Benedict understood that both prayer and work are an essential and a necessary part of daily life; however, he did not state that work was a necessary evil. Work was a way to give glory to God just as it is in prayer that God is glorified.

For too many people in our society today, the work that they have to do denies them of their basic human dignity without even providing an adequate means of supporting themselves and/or their families. Migrant and farm laborers, minimum wage workers and too many others can find themselves in work situations which can often be dangerous and degrading, while businesses offer employment, these institutions refuse to provide adequate pay or opportunities for healthcare or compensation. The frustration and fatigue of those persons who find themselves working in this condition echo the words of Job in today’s first reading (Job 7:1 – 3, 6 – 7). “Is not man’s life on earth a drudgery? Are not his days those of hirelings? He is a slave who longs for the shade, a hireling who waits for his wages. So I have been assigned months of misery, and troubled nights have been allotted to me… My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle, they come to an end without hope. Remember that my life is like the wind; I shall not see happiness again!”

I pray that we as a community may see the value and wisdom in obtaining a balance between pray and work. Moreover, let us understand that in accord with Church social teaching, a direct relationship exists between our pray and work – both aspects of our lives give glory to God and thus should build up the Kingdom of God in our midst. Thus, our prayer should be authentic and our work just!

Blessings. Fr. Tim Querida familia parroquial,

San Benito de Nursia es considerado el Padre del Monacato Occidental. Fundó una comunidad religiosa llamada los "benedictinos", y durante su vida en el siglo VI fundó más de 12 monasterios en Italia. Cuando comencé el seminario en 1989, estudié con los benedictinos en St. Meinrad en Indiana. Fue un tiempo muy espiritual para mí. La espiritualidad es una característica esencial de la personalidad de San Benito; fue su sentido de equilibrio y la armonía entre el "trabajo y la oración". Por lo tanto, el lema de la comunidad benedictina es:“Ora et Labora (www.osb.org/rb/). San Benito entendió que tanto la oración como el trabajo son partes esenciales y necesarias de la vida diaria; sin embargo, él no dijo que el trabajo era un mal necesario. El trabajo era una manera de dar gloria a Dios así como en la oración que Dios es glorificado.

Para muchas personas en nuestra sociedad actual, el trabajo que tienen que hacer les niega su dignidad humana básica sin siquiera proporcionarles un medio adecuado para mantenerse a sí mismos y/o a sus familias. Los trabajadores migrantes y agrícolas, los trabajadores con salario mínimo y muchos otros pueden encontrarse en situaciones de trabajo que a menudo pueden ser peligrosas y degradantes, mientras que las empresas ofrecen empleo, estas instituciones se niegan a proporcionar salarios adecuados u oportunidades de atención médica o compensación. La frustración y la fatiga de aquellas personas que se encuentran trabajando en esta condición se hacen eco de las palabras de Job en la primera lectura de hoy (Job 7: 1 - 3, 6 - 7). "¿No es una milicia lo que hace el hombre en la tierra? ¿no son jornadas de mercenario sus jornadas? Como esclavo que suspira por la sombra, o como jornalero que espera su salario, así meses de desencanto son mi herencia, y mi suerte noches de dolor... Mis días han sido más raudos que la lanzadera, han desaparecido al acabarse el hilo. Recuerda que mi vida es un soplo, que mis ojos no volverán a ver la dicha."

Rezo para que, como comunidad, podamos ver el valor y la sabiduría para lograr un equilibrio entre orar y trabajar. Además, comprendamos que, de acuerdo con la enseñanza social de la Iglesia, existe una relación directa entre nuestra oración y nuestro trabajo: ambos aspectos de nuestras vidas le dan gloria a Dios y, por lo tanto, deben edificar el Reino de Dios en medio de nosotros. Por lo tanto, ¡nuestra oración debe ser auténtica y nuestro trabajo justo!

Bendiciones, Padre Tim

We are very grateful to all of our parishioners who have already joined together in pledging their gift to the 2018

Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. The campaign goal is $8,430,100 and our parish goal is $34,400. Every penny collected above our goal will be returned to the parish! To learn more about the impact of our support to the Appeal, visit www.appeal.archatl.com. You can donate online. A video of Archbishop Gregory’s appeal message is also available online.

Welcome To St. Peter’s! We would like to w e l c o m e t he newest members of our parish community. J. Howard & Peggy Hill who come from the Catholic Church of St. Ann in Marietta, and Marie Robinson who comes from Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Carrollton. Welcome to St. Peter’s!

Grief Support Group Meeting Our new Bereavement Ministry will be holding a Grief Support Group meeting on Thursday, February 15th at 6:00pm in the Library.

Thank You From Pro-Life The Pro-Life Ministry thanks everyone for their generous donation during our “Baby Bottle Boomerang. The total donation to First Choice Women’s Center was $1,822. Thank you and God Bless.—Theresa Shane

This Week At St. Peter’s View our parish master calendar online at our website, or in our mobile app!

Join us for donuts and coffee each Sunday morning following the 8:00am Mass in the Parish Hall. Conviva con nosotros con donas y café todos los domingo por la mañana después de la Misa de 8:00 am en el Salón Parroquial.

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Upcoming PREP Events First Reconciliation

Saturday, February 10, 2018 at 11:00am

No PREP Classes Sunday, February 18, 2018

RCIA Rite of Sending / Rite of Election Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 11:00pm

Monthly Catechist Meeting Sunday, February 25, 2018 at 12:30pm

Save These PREP Dates! First Communion

Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 11:00am

Vacation Bible School Shipwrecked - Rescued By Jesus

June 11 - June 15, 2018 from 9:00am to Noon

KofC Lenten Events Knights of Columbus Council 9515 will be serving up your Lenten Friday favorites at their annual Fish Fry’s. The dates are February 23rd and March 9th! Be sure to stop into the Parish Hall and enjoy a delicious hot meal when you come to the church for Stations of the Cross. Stations will be at 6:30pm on these dates and dinner will be served between 5:30pm and 7:30pm. The annual St. Patrick’s Day dinner will be served on Saturday, March 17th following the 6:00pm Mass. More details will be published in the following weeks regarding both of these worthwhile Knight’s of Columbus functions.

Knights of Columbus The Knights of Columbus will hold their monthly officer’s meeting this weekend on Sunday, February 4th at 12:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room. Their monthly business meeting will be February 11th, also at 12:30pm in the Multi-Purpose Room. All members are invited to attend both meetings.

Kathy Kelly Music Scholarship Attention All Seniors: A one-time scholarship is available for any senior in the parish who has participated in the music ministry at St. Peter’s. This scholarship is possible because of the family and friends of our beloved Kathy Kelly, whose love for music was so evident by the many years of service she gave to our church. The deadline to apply is April 22, 2018. Please contact the parish office for an application.

We Need Your Help! We are in need of a few adults to help in our Parish Religious Education Program (PREP). You do not have to be an expert

in our faith to share your time and talent with the children of our parish. Any Catholic in good standing who wants to share their faith with others is the perfect candidate for this wonderful volunteer opportunity. All volunteers are required to pass a background check as well as attend a VIRTUS Safe Environment training session prior to working with children. Do you feel like you are being called to help? Please contact our Director of Religious Education, Michael Barrett in the office or via email at mbarrett@stpeterslagrange.net.

BULLETIN DEADLINE: Written notices must be submitted to bulletin@stpeterslagrange.net by Thursday at 9:00 am ten (10) days prior to date of publication. Please allow ample time for approval by Fr. Tim.

FECHA LÍMITE DEL BOLETÍN: Los avisos escritos deben enviarse a bulletin@stpeterslagrange.net antes del jueves a las 9:00 am diez

(10) días antes de la fecha de publicación para poder dar tiempo suficiente para la aprobación del P. Tim.

Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat in Ft. Mitchell, Alabama is offering their Annual Men’s Retreat entitled “An Invitation to Grow Closer to our Loving God” on February 9-11, 2018. While it is still early in the year, after all the holiday bustle, it is good to take some time to be with Jesus on a short retreat. Allow the Lord and yourself this time to intimately talk from your hearts to one another in prayer, liturgy, scripture, quiet and the great outdoors. The presenter is Fr. David Hamm and the retreat begins with registration at 7:00pm (EST) on Friday, February 9th and concludes with dinner at noon on Sunday. For registration information call (334) 855-4474. or write Blessed Trinity Shrine Retreat, 107 Holy Trinity Road, Ft. Mitchell, AL 36856. There is also a registration form hanging on the bulletin board in the hallway by the office.

Retrouvaille of Atlanta

Is your marriage going down the right road . . . or is it a little off track? Life can be difficult, and so can the challenges you face in marriage.. Does the distance between you seem wide? Are you already separated? Looking for a better way? Retrouvaille can help and offers hope for a better relationship. Retrouvaille is a peer ministry of volunteer couples that can help you learn the tools of healthy communication, build intimacy and heal, just as they have done in their own marriages. Retrouvaille is Christian-based, and Catholic in origin, but welcomes couples of all faiths as well as non-religious couples. Retrouvaille can help get your relationship back on track. For more information about our upcoming Retrouvaille Weekend program, March 2nd - 4th, 2018 for couples, contact: Zack & Heather @ 317-691-2258 or visit our website: HelpOurMarriage.com

Fortunate & Faithful Families Fortunate and Faithful Families will host their first meeting of 2018, “Setting Goals for the New Year,” on Sunday, February 4 following 11:00 Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception. The meeting will be moderated by Conal Charles, Gulf Regional Director for PFLAG. We will discuss goals and desires for ourselves, our families, our Catholic Church and society for advancing compassion and acceptance for LGBT family members. Conal is an experienced support group facilitator and will moderate the discussions. Wherever you are on this journey, the meeting will provide new insights and strategies for encouraging inclusion and understanding for all. LGBT persons, parents and extended family are welcome! Refreshments will be served. For information, visit ffatl.org, our Facebook page or call 770-924-3920.

Bereavement Mass Father Tim will celebrate a Bereavement Mass on Wednesday, February 7th at 6:00pm to mark the beginning of our new Bereavement Ministry. All parishioners who have lost a loved one are invited to attend.

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Mass & Liturgical Ministries Schedule

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Sunday, February 11, 2:00 pm Mass Intention: People of the Parish

Cantor: Nancy White Altar Prep: Mike Shadix Extraordinary Minister: Don Tresca Greeter: Norma Burgos Lector: Melody Tresca

Weekly Offertory for the

Weekend of January 28

Offertory: $ 386.00

Second Coll. N/A

Attendance: 21

Lectio Divina Bible Study

Our Lectio Divina Bible study is held each Tuesday evening at 6:00pm. All are invited to attend.