St. Elizabeth’s Mass Schedule

If you are new to our parish, please ask a greeter or an usher for a copy of our welcome brochure or pick one up in the vestibule. You may also

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 Wednesdays 6:30 pm

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.

Save the Date T h e K n i g h t s o f Columbus will hold their monthly Officers and

Directors meeting on Sunday, December 3rd at 12:30pm. All Knights are welcome to attend.

Weekly Offertory for the

Weekend of November 19, 2017

Due to an advanced publishing deadline, the offertory amount and mass count for this week will be reported in next week’s bulletin.

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, November 27

Mass: Elaine Utsch (†) 6:00 pm

Tuesday, November 28

Mass: Paula Martinec (†) 9:00 am Wednesday, November 29

Mass: Gary Alen Vargo (L) 9:00 am

Thursday, November 30 6:00 pm

Friday, December 1

Mass: Sharon Dombrowski (L) 12:00 pm

First Saturday, December 2

Mass: George Bergeson (†) 9:00 pm

Mass: Terri McLean (†) 6:00 pm

FIRST SUNDAY Of ADVENT

Sunday, December 3

Mass: Nancy Grubenhoff (†) 8:00 am

Mass: Margaret Verbeke (†) 11:00 am

Mass: Zahi Ikwhan (L) 5:00 pm

Saturday, December 2, 6:00 pm Altar Server: Seth Angsten

Extraordinary Ministers: Roberta Lauer John Piecuch, Debby Rand

Greeter: Brigid Smith, Anne McLean

Lector: Roberta Lauer Ushers: Mike Ellis

Terry Martin, Bernie May Sunday, December 3, 8:00 am Altar Servers: Delbin Jose

Felicitas Kienlin Extraordinary Ministers: Bonnie Barber

Diane Awtrey, Marshal Murray Greeter: Susie Marvil Lector: Paula Kelly Ushers: Rocky Jabaley

Ellis Solomon, Joey Latulippe Sunday, December 3, 11:00 am Altar Servers: Sophia Munoz

Wesley Minicozzi Extraordinary Ministers: Barry Kennedy, Pat Kelly,

Donna Burroughs, John Britton, Peter Anderson Greeter: Barry Kennedy Lector: Pat Kelly Ushers: Andrew Anderson

Madelyn Summers Sunday, December 3, 5:00 pm Altar Servers: Isaias Pavon, Daniel Burgos

Extraordinary Ministers: Rolanda Alacala Leticia Pena, Rolanda Alcala

Lector: Madelyn Summers

Second Collection The second collection this weekend is for the Flower Fund. Our amount collected last weekend for the Campaign for Human Development will be published in next week’s bulletin. Thank you for your generous support. The second collection for next weekend will be for the St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Monday Evening Bible Study Continues Fr. Tim will lead an introduction for his bible study of the book of Revelation on Monday, November 27th following the 6:00pm Mass.

First Friday Luncheon Don’t forget our First Friday Luncheon on December 1st following the noon Mass. We have a wonderful Christmas program planned. Rickey Basko, Darian and Rachel Krimm, and Don Eisenbarth will sing with Ken Miles as accompanist. There will also be a singalong of Christmas carols. Hosts are Bonnie Barber and Fran Buchino. Please bring a covered dish for our guests and attendees to share.

Jordan Ring David Stagg Will Thompson

Linda Tunell Lang Michael Ivie Ceal Morris

Douglas Haberman Chris Zolomy Helmuth Bache

Patsy Griffin

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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.

Pastor’s Corner / Rincón del Pastor Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Perhaps we are still eating left over food from our celebration of Thanksgiving; but nonetheless from the perspective of our civil American culture, Christmas is here! From now until Christmas Day, we will be bombarded with advertisements of gift giving, party celebrations and discounts suggesting that we “need” to buy this item or to attend this celebration. And so our culture continues… However, it is not Christ-mas yet – it’s not even Advent! Today, we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. This celebration commemorates the last Sunday of our Liturgical Year, thus Christ the King is the pinnacle celebration of the mercy and judgment of God. In other words we celebrate that Jesus Christ is the “Alpha and Omega” – the beginning and the end of life, that all times and seasons obey Him. From the example of Jesus Christ, we learn too that the Kingdom of God is a servant kingdom, whereby Christ “came to serve and not be served.” In a like manner, the Church is called to be a “servant Church” – whereby we imitate the Lord in ministry; for as He washed his disciples’ feet (John 13), so too we are called to do the same.

In his encyclical “The Joy of the Gospel,” Pope Francis reminds pastors of souls that they must “Smell like their sheep.” Pastors ought to guide the flock in the midst of them, not only ahead of them – and even sometimes from behind, thus reconciling and assisting all people to follow Christ our Good Shepherd. Pastors should be close or accessible to their sheep, not distant. I pray that as your pastor, we can be guided by Jesus the Gentle and Good Shepherd (Psalm 23). I am indeed thankful for all of you who serve wonderfully in your respective ministries. Next weekend marks the new liturgical year with the first Sunday of Advent, whereby we celebrate with joyful expectation of the coming of Jesus Christ. Remember that it is not yet Christmas. May we pause today to give God thanks for our ministries and to those persons who give selflessly to others in ministry. They are wonderful examples of servant leadership. Queridas Hermanas y Hermanos,

Tal vez todavía estamos comiendo sobras de comida de nuestra celebración de Acción de Gracias; pero, no obstante, desde la perspectiva de nuestra cultura civil estadounidense, ¡la Navidad está aquí! Desde ahora hasta el día de Navidad, seremos bombardeados con anuncios de regalos, celebraciones de fiestas y descuentos que sugieren que "necesitamos" comprar este artículo o asistir a esta celebración. Y entonc-es nuestra cultura continúa… Sin embargo, todavía no es Navidad, ¡ni siquiera es Adviento! Hoy, celebramos la solemnidad de Cristo Rey. Esta celebración conmemora el último domingo de nuestro año litúrgico, por lo tanto, Cristo Rey es la celebración máxima de la misericor-dia y el juicio de Dios. En otras palabras, celebramos que Jesucristo es el "Alfa y la Omega", el comienzo y el final de la vida, que todos los tiempos y las estaciones le obedecen. Del ejemplo de Jesucristo, aprendemos también que el Reino de Dios es un reino de servicio, medi-ante el cual Cristo "vino a servir y no ser servido". De igual manera, la Iglesia está llamada a ser una "Iglesia servidora", según la cual imi-tamos al Señor en el ministerio; porque así como Él lavó los pies de sus discípulos (Juan 13), así también somos llamados a hacer lo mismo.

En su encíclica "La alegría del Evangelio", el Papa Francisco les recuerda a los pastores que deben "oler como sus ovejas". Los pastores deben guiar al rebaño en medio de ellos, no solo delante de ellos, e incluso a veces desde atrás , reconciliando y ayudando a todas las per-sonas a seguir a Cristo nuestro Buen Pastor. Los pastores deben estar cerca o ser accesibles a sus ovejas, no a distancia. Oro para que, como su pastor, podamos ser guiados por Jesús, el Cortés y el Buen Pastor (Salmo 23). De hecho, estoy agradecido por todos ustedes que sirven maravillosamente en sus respectivos ministerios. El próximo fin de semana marca el nuevo año litúrgico con el primer domingo de Ad-viento, por el cual celebramos con gozosa expectativa de la venida de Jesucristo. Recuerda que aún no es Navidad. Podemos hacer una pausa hoy para dar gracias a Dios por nuestros ministerios y por aquellas personas que dan desinteresadamente a otros en el ministerio. Son maravillosos ejemplos de liderazgo de servicio. Peace and Blessings / Paz y bendiciones, Fr. Tim / Padre Tim

Advent Penance Service Schedule The Sacrament of Reconciliation is an important part of preparing your heart for Jesus. Your heart is where Christ wishes to dwell and Advent is the perfect time to make room in it for His presence. On Tuesday, December 19th at 7:00pm, join Fr. Timothy and area priests in the Sanctuary of the Church to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation at our Advent Penance Service. The following is a schedule of

all of the Advent Penance Services in our deanery:

Wed., Nov. 29 St. John Vianney,Lithia Springs Thu., Dec. 14 St. Vincent de Paul, Dallas Mon., Dec. 04 St. Theresa, Douglasville Mon., Dec. 18 St. Bernadette, Cedartown Tue., Dec. 05 St. Mary Magdelene, Newnan Tues., Dec. 19 St. Peter’s, LaGrange Wed., Dec. 13 St. George, Newnan Wed., Dec. 20 OLPH, Carrollton

Baby Bottle Boomerang! First Choice Women’s Center has been helping men and women deal with unplanned pregnancies for over 30 years. Join us next weekend (December 2nd/3rd) following each Mass for Baby Bottle Boomerang!, where we will be handing out baby bottles for you to take home and fill with coins, cash, or checks (made out to First Choice Woman’s Center). As you fill your bottles, please pray for all of those facing an unplanned pregnancy, that they may choose life, and bring your bottle back to the church on the weekend of December 16th/17th. We will have baskets in the narthex for you to make your donation. First Choice Women’s Center is very grateful for our parish’s support!

Correction: Bible Study There is an error on page 2 of this bulletin regarding the Monday Evening ‘Revelation’ Bible Study. The introduction for this bible study was held Monday, November 20th. The bible study will not be held on November 27th, but will continue in January. The dates and times will be published soon! Watch the bulletin for details!

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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Men’s Advent Day of Reflection

Fr. Tim is offering an Advent Day of Reflection for all men of the parish on Saturday, December 9th, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. The day will begin with Mass at 9:00am, followed by a light breakfast sponsored by the Knights of Columbus and the Advent reflection beginning at 10:00am. The reflection will focus on who we are, what we are called to do, as Catholic gentlemen. All men of the parish are invited to attend!

Welcome New Members! We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new members, Clinton & Joby Delly, Jose & Melani

Lopez, and Christopher & Mallory Reynolds. Welcome to St. Peter’s!

RCIA: Rite of Acceptance The Rite of Acceptance into the Order of Catechumens and the Rite of Welcoming Baptized but Previously Uncatechized Individuals Preparing for Confirmation, Eucharist or Full Communion will be Sunday, December 3rd at the 11:00 am Mass. Please join us in welcoming our catechumens & candidates!

CCW Cookie Sale Attention All Bakers! The Annual CCW Cookie Sale will be December 16th and 17th. Please consider donating cookies for our sale. If you have any questions, please contact Fran Buchino at (706) 402-1539 or Bonnie Barber at (706) 957-0577.

Advent Wreaths and Candles Advent wreaths and candles are on sale in the parish Gift Shop. Wreaths are $10.00 and candle sets are $5.00.

Christmas Cards For The VA Hospital All parishioners are invited to participate in our parish-wide Christmas Card Drive to send Christmas cards to injured and sick service men and women at the VA Hospital. Please consider taking a few minutes to sign some cards to send to our men and women to let them know they have not been forgotten, especially at this time of year. We have some cards available for your use, but you are welcome to use your own cards as well. Postage is not required. The cards will be delivered to the VA hospital for you. A box will be in the vestibule to collect the cards and the deadline for drop off is December 3rd! Let’s all work to make it a St. Peter’s Merry Christmas for our veterans!

Celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe The entire parish is invited to participate in the celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Monday, December 11. This is not just an Hispanic event, but a parish-wide event celebrating the apparitions of our Lady of Guadalupe to Juan Diego on Tepeyac Hill in 1531. There will be a potluck following Mass and everyone is invited to bring their favorite dish! Any child, teenager, or adult

that would like to be a dancer, or participate in the representation of the appearances of the Blessed Virgin is invited to attend our practice sessions. Dancers will practice every Tuesday at 7:00pm in the Parish Hall, and the rehearsals for the representation will be every Sunday at 4:00pm prior to the Spanish Mass.

The tentative schedule for Our Lady of Guadalupe, on December 11th, is as follows:

4:45 pm Procesión y Rosario 5:20 pm Danza / Pre-Hispanic Dance 5:25 pm Representación / Representation of the appearances of the Virgen de Guadalupe 5:50 pm Danza para entrar a la Iglesia / Procession with dancers into the Church 6:00 pm Misa / Mass (Live mariachi) 7:00 pm Convivio / Pot-Luck 9:00 pm Limpieza / Cleaning

Register Online For Directory

Don’t forget, you can book your photography session for our new parish directory online at https://booknow-lifetouch.appointment-plus.com/y7e6bqhg/, you can also find a link to the online reservation page on our church website at www.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.

#iGiveCatholic - November 28, 2017

On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 (#GivingTuesday), the Catholic Foundation of Georgia and the Archdiocese of Atlanta are joining with 16 other archdioceses and dioceses across the nation in celebrating our Catholic identity on Giving Tuesday a n d s u p p o r t i n g t h e

organizations that help shape our souls. There are 66 parishes, Catholic schools and non-profits/ministries participating in this inaugural year. Each parish/organization is raising funds for needs that will help them to serve their parishioners, students and constituents now and in the future. At St. Peter's Catholic Church we are raising funds for facility upgrades including new carpet and technology improvements in the parish hall, and furnishing a hospitality room.

Mark Tuesday, November 28, 2017 on your calendar for #iGiveCatholic. The website for #iGiveCatholic is https://igivecatholic.org/designee/st-peters-catholic-church-lagrange-ga. If you would like to make a donation prior to this date, advanced giving runs from November 10th to November 26th. Help us spread the word and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter (@splgcc), and Instagram (splgcc). We are excited to celebrate the difference your generosity will make on #iGiveCatholic, held on #GivingTuesday, November 28, 2017. If you have any questions, please contact the parish office at info@speterslagrange.net or (706) 882-4224.

Donate Food & Save $5 On Photos! There are many people who need assistance at this time of year, so please consider bringing a non-perishable food item for our local St. Vincent de Paul food pantry when you arrive for your directory photo session. If you do, you will receive a coupon for an additional $5.00 off your Lifetouch photography order!

Angel Tree You have the opportunity again this year to make Christmas special for needy ch i ld ren . Beg in n in g December 2, a Christmas tree will be in the lobby with names of children on it. You can select a child and purchase gifts for them. These children may not otherwise have a gift to open on Christmas morning. Thanks for your kindness. If you have questions contact Fern Bergeron 706-885- 9388.

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706-846-5223

Sunday, December 3

Mass: People of the Parish 2:00 pm

Weekly Offertory for the

Weekend of November 19, 2017

Due to an advanced publishing deadline, the offertory amount and mass count

for this week will be reported in next week’s bulletin.

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