saint peter church, danbury, ct...2020/06/28 · rev. paul merry, in residence rev. david j. riley,...
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Weekends
Saturday Vigil – 5:00 p.m.
Brazilian Mass – 7:30 p.m.
Sunday – 7:30, 9:00 Children’s Liturgy and Choir,
10:30 a.m. with Adult Choir and 12:00 N
Spanish Mass – 5:00 p.m.
Brazilian Mass – 7:30 p.m.
Weekdays
Monday through Saturday - 7:30 a.m.
Monday through Friday -12:10 Noon
(HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE)
SACRAMENT OF PENANCE
Saturday - 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
and by appointment
SACRAMENT OF MARRIAGE
Couples planning to be married must begin to make ar-
rangements at least 8 months prior to their wedding date
by contacting the Rectory.
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
Attendance at pre-Baptism class is required before the
Sacrament is celebrated. Classes are held on the second
Sunday of the month at 1:15 p.m. in the Rectory. Please
pre-register by calling 203-743-2707. Baptisms will
take place every Sunday at 1:15 p.m. except the second
Sunday of the month.
PASTORAL STAFF
Rev. Gregg D. Mecca, Pastor
Rev. Bernardo C. Rodriguez, Parochial Vicar
Rev. Paul Merry, In Residence
Rev. David J. Riley, In Residence
PARISH OFFICE HOURS
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. - MONDAY through FRIDAY
104 Main Street, Danbury, CT
OFFICE NUMBERS
Phone: 203-743-2707 and Fax: 203-794-1928
Email Address - [email protected]
Website - www.stpeterdanb.org
PARISH STAFF
Dr. Glen Segger, Music Minister
Dr. Nancy Engel, Children’s Choir - 914-741-1670
LATINO COMMUNITY
Rev. Bernardo Rodriguez—203-695-7665
QUASI PARISH OF
OUR LADY OF APARECIDA
Rev. Leonel S. Medeiros,
Episcopal Vicar for Brazilians
203-730-9071
SAINT PETER SCHOOL OFFICE
Mary Lou Torre — Principal - 203-748-2895
School Fax: 203-748-5684
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION AND FORMATION
Barbara Siano—Director of Religious Education K - 8
203-743-1048 or [email protected]
YOUTH MINISTRY
Michael Falbo—Youth Group Director
203-743-1048 or [email protected]
Chairman of Parish Council – Fred Visconti – 203-744-2311
Chairman of Finance – Arthur Mannion - 203-733-0183
Homebound Ministry– Sr. Mary Bernard Wiecezak, CSFN
203-743-2707, Ext. 22
Saint Peter Church, Danbury, CT
The Solemnity of
Saints Peter and Paul
ST. PETER PARISH DANBURY, CT
Our weekly goal ………………………………………..$ 10,500
SACRIFICIAL GIVING—June 21, 2020…………….$ 7,816
Online-Giving—June 21, 2020 …..……………………$ 1,308
Shortfall………………………………………………....$ 1,376
Parking Lot Collection—June 21, 2020…………...…..$ 3,478
Online-Parking Lot—June 21, 2020 …..……………...$ 1,908
Thank you for your support. Father Mecca
Yesterday we did our first make-up. We
celebrated a Mass at 10 a.m. with the Rite
of Christian Initiation for the five individu-
als who were to be initiated at the Easter
Vigil and four others who were scheduled for Confirmation
at Pentecost. We baptized Amanda Bergen and Quan Ho
into the Faith, welcomed Danielle Fore, Sara Goncalves,
and Susan Wolf, who were baptized into other Christian
traditions, into the Catholic Church; and completed the
Sacraments for Sergio Jimenez-Molta, Raissa Lobo, Linda
Brham, and Samantha Valdivieso, Catholics who were lack-
ing Confirmation. The cancellation of everything threw off
the process. Regrettably, these nine who prepared them-
selves since September were not able to experience the
power of the Sacraments of Initiation within the context of
the Easter and Pentecost liturgies. Initially, the RCIA team
and I preferred to conduct the rites at a Sunday Mass with
people of the parish present. The great advantage of a Sun-
day Mass is how it provides the candidates with a strong
sense of entering a community of faith. But with only 100
people allowed in the church, we were concerned that the
candidates would not be able to invite everybody that they
wanted to. And so, we went to a Mass outside of the sched-
ule when we wouldn’t have to be concerned with limiting
guests. Ironically, so far to date we are barely reaching 50
people at any weekend Mass and there is plenty of room.
Oh, well. We don’t have a crystal ball. We congratulate
and warmly embrace Amanda, Quan, Danielle, Sara, Sue,
Sergio, Raissa, Linda, and Samantha. Welcome!
Monday is the solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul.
As I have written on other occasions, there are two feasts in
St. Peter’s honor—The Chair of Peter on February 22—and
this feast which this great saint and our patron shares with
the other pillar of the Church, Saint Paul. You know that
when our ancestors here built the church they included St.
Paul to Peter’s left in the windows above the altar. (To his
right is St. John the Evangelist) As far as I know, we do not
know which feast of Peter our predecessors chose for our
patronal feast day. I wonder if they had in mind June 29
since they chose St. Paul to include in the apse windows.
Maybe they just were discouraged by a winter day? Win-
ters were tougher in the 19th century, afterall. In any case,
we have gone with tomorrow. May our heavenly patron
chosen by Jesus to be the first among the Apostles and to be
the rock upon which He would build His Church, intercede
for us, helping us in our needs. Happy feast day to us!
Glorious St. Peter, obtain for us the grace of lively
faith that shall not fear to profess itself openly, fully, and in
all its manifestations. May we sacrifice life itself rather
than deny our faith. Grant that we may ever keep sincerely
and closely united to the Holy Father who is the heir of
your authority, and the true, visible head of the Catholic
Church. May we be obedient to all her precepts so as to
enjoy peace here on earth and to attain one day eternal
happiness in heaven. (adapted from Terrence Cardinal
Cooke) —-Fr. Mecca
27 SAT 5:00 PM † Robert Masi
7:30 PM Brazilian Mass
28 SUN 7:30 AM † Gene Bailey
9:00 AM Our Parishioners
10:30 AM † Dominic Magliaro, Sr. and
Dominic Magliaro, Jr.
12:00 N † Alice Myers
5:00 PM Spanish Mass
7:30 PM Brazilian Mass
29 MON Sts. Peter and Paul, Apostles
7:30 AM † Rita and David Danaher
12:10 N † Barbara Mahoney
30 TUE First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
7:30 AM Mary Lou DeBeradinis
12:10 N † Charles A. Riley
1 WED St. Junipero Serra, Priest
7:30 AM † Souls in Purgatory
12:10 N † Sister Helen Blodgett
2 THU 7:30 AM † Mary C. Caruso
12:10 N † Souls in Purgatory
3 FRI St. Thomas, Apostle
7:30 AM † Joseph Lemoine
12:10 N † Carol Roche Fisher
4 SAT Independence Day
7:30 AM † For Our Nation
5:00 PM † Josephine Steinberg
7:30 PM Brazilian Mass
5 SUN 7:30 AM † Richard Repole
9:00 AM Our Parishioners
10:30 AM † Maria Rocco
12:00 N † Lucille Biancardi
5:00 PM Spanish Mass
7:30 PM Brazilian Mass
On the weekend, if the intention of the Mass is yours,
please see an usher about bringing up the gifts.
JUNE/JULY
KINDLY REMEMBER THE SICK OF THE PARISH
Daniel Alvarez Richard Botelho Marie Carroll Nubia Dekker
Kathleen Fitzsimmons Elizabeth Ianelli Neil Kochan
Luba Krumseyn Teddy Marchione Christopher McLaughlin
Fr. Paul Merry Joseph O’Donnell Patrick Ruth Ann S.
Gerardo Saquinaula Kenneth Towery Elias Warchak
Sr. Mary Bernard Wiecezak
THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
What To Expect When You Come To Mass
Capacity limited to 100 individuals
Sanitizing of hands when entering
You will be checked in (in case of need for tracing)
You will be seated by an usher from front to back
Pews marked for individuals and people within the
same household
Face coverings for everyone age 6+ except to receive
Holy Communion
Face coverings for children 2-5 left to parent discretion
No Missalettes or bulletins
No congregational singing
You will place your offering in a basket when entering
or exiting
No Entrance, Offertory procession, Recessional; no
altar servers
No Sign of Peace
Holy Communion distributed only in the center by the
celebrant
New traffic flow for Holy Communion
Center aisle marked with decals for those in line for
Holy Communion.
Organized dismissal from the rear to the front
No congregating in the vestibule
Drive-Thru Registration –
June 28,2020
Registration for the 2020/2021 Religious Education School
year is Sunday, June 28 from 3:00 – 5:00. Drive to the rec-
tory parking lot and registration forms will be given out. If
you want to complete the form immediately you will be
directed to a parking space. Stay in your car and complete
the form, attach the payment and wait until we come by for
you to drop the packet in a box. Once we process all the
applications you will be notified of the upcoming year’s
schedule and related changes due to COVID protocols and
class placement. Alternatively you can still register by mail.
For complete details visit the St. Peter website at stpeter-
danb.org under Faith Formation Religious Education Regis-
tration and you will see all the details regarding registration.
FIRST COMMUNION DATE: JULY 11, 2020
There will be three First Communion Masses:
July 11 - St. Peter School 9:00 am
Spanish Religious Education - 11:00 am
English Religious Education: 1:00 pm.
FIRST COMMUNION REHEARSAL DATES
St. Peter School Students - July 7 at 6:15 in the Church;
Spanish Religious Ed Students : July 8 at 6:15 in the
Church; English Religious Ed Students: July 9 at 6:15 in the
Church. Please note that only one parent and the First Com-
munion student will be permitted to the rehearsal. Adults
must wear a facemask and temperatures will be taken. Ad-
ditional information including dress code and specific in-
structions regarding COVID procedures was sent to each
family this week
CONFIRMATION: SEPTEMBER 12, 2020
Confirmation will take place on Saturday, September 12.
There will be three ceremonies for the Rite of Confirma-
tion. Students will be notified of their assigned time. Re-
hearsals will be September 2,3 and 4 at 6:15 pm. Your re-
hearsal date will depend on which ceremony you have been
assigned to. Within the coming weeks you will be notified
of your assigned time as well as all the requirements to en-
sure a safe environment.
Stay Well and Prayerful!
—-Barbara Siano, Director of Religious Education
Music Notes: The Propers
Although hymns have always been an important part of the Liturgy of the Hours, their place in the celebration of Mass is a relatively recent phenomenon. Indeed, what some refer to as the four-hymn sandwich (entrance, offertory, com-munion and recessional hymns) was only popularized after the Second Vatican Council. Before Vatican II, the choir or cantor would have sung the entrance or offertory “proper,” which was a brief chant (called an antiphon), followed by psalm verses, all chanted in Latin! In recent years, more and more churches have gained a renewed appreciation of chanted propers, and several composers have composed chant to accompany the propers in English. Some music directors, in fact, have begun to discourage hymns at Mass. Personally, I prefer to keep hymns, but add to our beloved hymns the richness of chanting of the propers. This, in fact, is what the choir has been doing at the entrance of our Sunday 10:30 Mass over the last year.
During this coronavirus time, when we have been asked to refrain from congregational singing, I thought it would be nice to explore the propers. Rather than singing familiar hymns, hymns we might be tempted to sing, our cantors will be chanting the propers. Sometimes they may chant the old Latin propers; usually, however, they will sing one of the many English chants that have been composed over the last decade. I think this change will work well at this time, especially given the brevity of our entrance and offertory processions of late. Chanting is one of the great treasures of our Catholic heritage, and I believe our recent revival of chant has been a great blessing to our liturgy. Let me know what you think. Glen Segger, Music Minister
The Sanctuary Lamp Burns
In Memory Of
Trish Joseph
JUNE 28, 2020
***SAINT PETER SCHOOL NEWS***
Mission Statement: St. Peter School exists to
provide a nurturing environment where stu-
dents become Disciples of Jesus Christ, em-
brace the love of lifelong learning, and believe in
the dignity of all people.
Registration for PK-8 continues to be underway at St. Peter
School. Please e - mail [email protected] or
[email protected] for more information or to set up a
time to visit the school once we are open. Our office hours
are from 8:30 - 3:00 (M-Fr)
Some of our preschool students (about 20) will begin their
summer session on June 29th at St. Peter School. We look
forward to welcoming these youngest students back to
school! While this will be a different summer school ex-
perience for them based on social distancing guidelines and
other mandates, we know they will be happy to be back in a
familiar environment. May God bless them and their fami-
lies.
—-Mary Lou Torre, Principal
***SAINT PETER YOUTH GROUP*** YouTube Channel Please check out our YouTube channel St. Peter’s Youth Group for weekly videos of prayer & reflection!
Bible Study Every Wednesday teens from our Confirmation program and highschool/middleschool youth groups come together via ZOOM for bible study. The goal in each study is for our teens to find a line/word of scripture that best speaks to them, and allow that to be their focus for meditation in prayer as they dive into a deeper relationship with Christ. All teens in grades 8-12 are welcome to attend!
Youth Group Every Sunday teens in high school meet for Youth Group via ZOOM! During this time the teens can hangout virtually. They can still engage one another and see their friends faces! Each Sunday we cover a small topic, something that engages the teens in their spiritual life and we ask them to use it as reflec-tion for the week in their prayer life.
Volunteering Teens in our highschool leadership program (CREW) have been volunteering on Sundays to help with registration! Even though we are in a pandemic, we can all still lend a helping hand!
For more information please contact the Director of Youth Min-istry.
—-Michael Falbo, Director of Youth Ministry [email protected]
JUNE 28, 2020
COMUNIDAD HISPANA SAN PEDRO
Información
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Mi página: www.catolicosdigitales.org. Visítenla, por favor.
Les será de gran provecho
Confesiones
Domingos a las 3:30 a 4:30 p.m. en la Iglesia. Y previa cita
en cualquier momento.
Bautizos
Cuartos Domingos de cada Mes. Contacten con Ana Espì-
nal para el formulario y la información sobre la clase pre-
bautismal.
Bodas
Deben contactar con el P. Bernardo al menos con 6 meses
de antelación. Es necesaria la preparación requerida por la
Diócesis.
Horario de Oficina
De Lunes a Viernes, de 1:30 p.m. a 3:30 p.m. En español
pregunten por Ana Espinal.
Intenciones Misa dominical
En el vestíbulo de la Iglesia, 15 minutos antes de la Misa,
puede pedir su intención al servidor allí apostado.
Grupo de Oración
Todos los Lunes, a las 7:00 p.m. en el subsuelo de la Igle-
sia. Líder: Jorge Ordoñez
Coro Parroquial
El coro parroquial tanto de niños como de adultos se reúne
para ensayar todos los Domingos a las 3:30 p.m. bajo la
dirección de Alejandro Servín.
Clase de Biblia
En mi blog, www.catolicosdigitales.org, cada martes una
nueva clase.
***PARISH EVENTS***
Please forgive me for this general message. My surgery on June 10th went better than expected. My surgeon is pleased. So many wonderful individuals were praying for me which makes it im-possible for respond to each email, note and/or card. Please continue to pray for complete healing and a speedy recov-ery. I offer my prayers of gratitude for you all.
—-Sister Mary Bernard