St . Peter Pr ince o f the Apost les Cathol ic Church 111 Bar i l la P lace

San Antonio , TX 78209 210-822-3367 Fax: 210-828-5826

E-mai l : church@stpeterpr ince.org Websi te : s tpeterpr inceof theapost les .org on-line giving, https://www.osvonlinegiving.com/1639

Mass Schedule Tuesday –7:00 a.m. Wednesday-5:30 p.m. Thursday-7:00 a.m. Friday-8:00 a.m. Saturday 5:30 p.m. Sunday-9:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m.– and 5:30 p.m. Office hours are Monday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION IN CHURCH: Saturday 4:00—5:00 pm or by appointment. BAPTISM OF A CHILD: Please call the Church Office to arrange for the baptism of your child. Attendance of Baptism Preparation Class is required for parents and Godparents. Please call the church office for more information. ADORATION: Adoration is in the CHURCH- on Tuesdays, at 7:30 a.m. with the recitation of the Rosary at 12 Noon. Please call Karol Sweitzer @210-947-5560 for more information. MINISTRY TO SICK/ELDERLY: Please call the church office. MASS INTENTIONS: Mass Intentions can be scheduled by calling or e-mailing Alma Linda at the Church Office 210-822-3367. DAILY MASSES are offered on CTSA, Channel 15, 7:00 a.m., 9:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.

Parish Priests Fr. Martin J. Leopold Fr. Agustín Estrada

Deacons John Benage Rich De Hoyos Bob Kusenberger

St. Peter School 112 Marcia Place 210-824-3171

Gabriel Duarte, Principal Becky Pawelek, Registrar

The Learning Center 210-824-3171

Barbara Bibb Barbara.bibb@stpeterprince.org

Parish Secretary Alma Linda Palacios church@stpeterprince.org Religious Education Deacon Rich De Hoyos

re@stpeterprince.org Music Nicole Cabello Medrano Business Manager Lora Balusik Bookkeeper Elizabeth Evans

12/5 5:30 p.m. Francisco Giammalvo, Sr. † 12/6 9:00 a.m. Sherry Dunlap†

11:00 a.m. Margaret Peggy Richardson† 5:30 p.m. Juan Saenz† 12/7 5:30 p.m. All Parish Families 12/8 7:00 a.m. Roberto Olivarez† 8:00 a.m. For all School Families 5:30 p.m. All the marginalized people in our world

12/9 5:30 p.m. Andrew Kirkham-Blessings 12/10 7:00 a.m. Rosa Lidia Peña† 12/11 8:00 a.m. Jacqueline Wells†

12/12 5:30 p.m. Rosa Lidia Peña. † 12/13 9:00 a.m. Adeline Jaeckle† 11:00 a.m. Fred Bartz† 5:30 p.m. Luz De Leon Saenz†

Mass Intentions

If you would like to schedule a Mass for 2021 in honor of your loved one, please send your request to church@stpeterprince.org The suggested donation is $5. Please call soon as many of our weekend Masses are requested early in the year.

Second Collections-Due to Covid we have not been passing our baskets for either the regular collection or second collection. One of our Second Collections for this week is for Retired Religious-Men and Women. Please go on-line and designate your donation for any second collection-or simply place in one of the pew envelopes and let us know that this is your second collection contribution. https://www.onlinegiving.com/1639 Our tradition continues. The giving tree will be going up this next week. Please come by anytime from 9-5, Monday-Friday and we will be glad to let you in to get the tag for the family of your choice.

Thank you for being a blessing to others during these difficult times.

The flowers on the altar this weekend were given by Charles & Annette Frigerio

in remembrance of LaVern Frigerio.

May she rest in peace.

TODAY’S READINGS First Reading — The rugged land shall be made a plain; the rough country, a broad valley (Isaiah 40:1-5, 9-11). Psalm — Lord, let us see your kindness, and grant us your salvation (Psalm 85). Second Reading — Conduct yourselves in holiness, has-tening the coming of the day of God (2 Peter 3:8-14). Gospel — I have baptized you with water; he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit (Mark 1:1-8). The English translation of the Psalm Responses from the Lectionary for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, International Commission on English in the Liturgy Corporation. All rights reserved.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 35:1-10; Ps 85:9ab, 10-14; Lk 5:17-26 Tuesday: Gn 3:9-15, 20; Ps 98:1-4; Eph 1:3-6, 11-12; Lk 1:26-38 Wednesday: Is 40:25-31; Ps 103:1-4, 8, 10; Mt 11:28-30 Thursday: Is 41:13-20; Ps 145:1, 9, 10-13ab; Mt 11:11-15 Friday: Is 48:17-19; Ps 1:1-4; Mt 11:16-19 Saturday: Zec 2:14-17 or Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; Jdt 13:18bcde, 19; Lk 1:26-38 or Lk 1:39-47, or any readings from the Common of the Blessed Virgin Mary, nos. 707-712 Sunday: Is 61:1-2a, 10-11; Lk 1:46-50, 53-54; 1 Thes 5:16-24; Jn 1:6-8, 19-28 SAINTS AND SPECIAL OBSERVANCES Sunday: Second Sunday of Advent Monday: St. Ambrose; Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Tuesday: The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Wednesday: St. Juan Diego Thursday: International Human Rights Day; Hanukkah begins at sunset Friday: St. Damasus I Saturday: Our Lady of Guadalupe

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Vigil Mass– Monday December 7- 5:30 p.m. Tuesday December 8– 7:00 a.m., 8:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

MINISTRY/COUNCIL CONTACT INFORMATION Adoration Karol Sweitzer 210-947-5560 Bereavement Committee Jean Craig 210-241-7212 Altar Servers Parish office 210-822-3367 ACTS Core Becky Villarreal stp.acts.core@gmail.com Catholic Daughters of the Americas (CDA), Regent Anna Beausolei 210-467-2835 Finance Council Charles Frigerio 210-822-2911 Lay Eucharistic Ministers Emma Rodriguez 210-296-8094 Lectors PLEASE TELL US IF YOU CAN LEAD Ministers of Hospitality Susan Benage 210- 416-6659 Ministry to Homebound Church Office 210-822-3367 Music Ministry Nicole Cabello Medrano 210-822-3367 Pastoral Council Dr. Kristen Plastino-Arnold kristenpa@me.com Prayer Network Larry Rodriguez alamosolutions@hotmail.com RCIA Deacon Rich De Hoyos re@stpeterprince.org Religious Education Deacon Rich De Hoyos re@stpeterprince.org Sacristans Margaret Garcia-210-362-0785 Stewardship Ministry Council Gayle Dasher gdasher@satx.rr.com St. Vincent de Paul Society Laura Pacha 210-765-0157

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