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. 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 - office@stpeterdanb.org

Website - www.stpeterdanb.org

PARISH STAFF

Dr. Glen Segger, Music Minister

gsegger@stpeterdanb.org

Dr. Nancy Engel, Children’s Choir - 914-741-1670

LATINO COMMUNITY

203-743-2707

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 stpeterfuture@stpeterdanb.org

YOUTH MINISTRY

Michael Falbo—Youth Group Director

203-743-1048 or ygstpeter@gmail.com

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

ST. PETER PARISH DANBURY, CT

Our weekly goal ……………………………………….$ 10,500

SACRIFICIAL GIVING—September 20, 2020$ $ 5,351

Online-Giving—September 20, 2020 …..……………...$ 1,695

Shortfall………………………………………………….$ 3,455

Parking Lot goal ………………………………………..$ 5,151

Parking Lot Collection September 20, 2020……….….$ 2,515

Online Parking Lot Collection September 20, 2020….$ 1,300

Parking Lot Shortfall…………………………………..$ 1,336

Thank you for your support. Father Mecca

We are holding our annual Clean Sweep

Tag Sale next Saturday. Brenda Farrah

and I talked early in September about

attempting this fund raiser. The virus

has completely wiped out all the activities that we engage in

whether as a parish or as individuals. Would the tag sale

work? Are we at a point where folks are comfortable com-

ing out for a tag sale? What if we have it out of doors as

opposed to inside? We went back and forth. We could use

some cash, obviously, and even a little earned is better than

none. In the end we decided that nothing is certain these

days, but we would give it a go. We had already in antici-

pation of a spring sale some very nice items given to us by a

family cleaning out their mother’s condo. We have re-

ceived many things in excellent condition from another

family confronted with the sad task of emptying a house

after a death. We just may have more in terms of both vari-

ety and quantity than ever before. We even have brand new

bikes and flat screen TVs still in the box. We have so many

things, in fact, that it has become impossible to move them

all outside, so while the vendors will be outside, our things

will be in the parish hall. We will control the number of

people inside to 25, inclusive of the workers, so that we

maintain social distancing. Although we have the large

banner, word of mouth advertising is always a big help. Let

folks know that our sale is next Saturday. Let’s make some

money for our strained budget!

A Taste of our Tag Sale!

26 SAT 5:00 PM † John Quattrocchi

7:30 PM Brazilian Mass

27 SUN 7:30 AM Our Parishioners

9:00 AM † Barbara and Joseph O’Connell

10:30 AM † Carlos Ordonez

12:00 N † Elizabeth and Michael Fox

5:00 PM Spanish Mass

7:30 PM Braziian Mass

28 MON St. Wenceslaus, Martyr;

St. Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs

7:30 AM † James Wolf

12:10 N † Nora Corey

29 TUE Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, Archangels

7:30 AM † Kathleen Heller Kortan

12:10 N † Helen C. Blodgett and

Mary Blodgett Jackson

30 WED St. Jerome, Priest and Doctor of the Church

7:30 AM † Rose Cascio

12:10 N † Ellen and Felix Needham

1 THU St. Therese of the Child Jesus, Virgin and

Doctor of the Church

7:30 AM † Father Paul Merry and

Father Bernardo Rodriguez

12:10 N † Suzanne Dunn

2 FRI Holy Guardian Angels

7:30 AM † Geraldine Cuccio

12:10 N † Souls in Purgatory

3 SAT 7:30 AM † Felizberto Valera

5:00 PM † Monica and Joseph Progreske

7:30 PM Brazilian Mass

4 SUN 7:30 AM † Christina Monahon

9:00 AM † Rosemary Lariccia

10:30 AM † James Wolf

12:00 N Our Parishioners

5:00 PM Spanish Mass

7:30 PM Brazilian Mass

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

KINDLY REMEMBER THE SICK OF THE PARISH

Daniel Alvarez Richard Botelho Marie Carroll Nubia Dekker

Darlenis Espinal Kathleen Fitzsimmons Kristin Harrison

Elizabeth Ianelli Neil Kochan Luba Krumseyn

Teddy Marchione Christopher McLaughlin Luciana Perreira

Gerardo Saquinaula Kenneth Towery Elias Warchak

Sr. Mary Bernard Wiecezak

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

Religious Education Classes

Religious Education classes begin October 4, 2020. Please

continue to check your email for additional information.

This week usernames and passwords for MyCatholicFaith-

Delivered.com will be sent by email. Your child’s catechist

will send the information with the Zoom login this week as

well. All Zoom classes begin at 10:30am each Sunday. We

will follow the calendar that was sent to you a few weeks

ago.

If you have registered your child but have not received any

information from us please send an email to stpeterfu-

ture@stpeterdanb.org with your child’s name and class so

we can be sure that we have the correct email on file.

October , Month of the Rosary

Each year the month of October is dedicated to the Most

Holy Rosary. It was instituted to honor the Blessed Vir-

gin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives the

Church in answer to the praying of the Rosary by the faith-

ful. The feast was introduced by Pope St. Pius in the year

1571 to commemorate the miraculous victory of the Chris-

tian forces in the Battle of Lepanto on October 7, 1571. The

pope attributed more to the "arms" of the Rosary than the

power of cannons and the valor of the soldiers who fought

there.

Find time throughout the month to pray the rosary as a fam-

ily and remember to join your child’s Zoom session on Sun-

day October 11 to pray the rosary.

Barbara Siano, Director of Religious Education

***SAINT PETER SCHOOL NEWS***

This week students have been learning from

home. They will return to in-person learning on

September 28, 2020.

What have the students been up to this past week?

All students, PK - 8, have been participating in a combina-

tion of synchronous learning (online learning that happens

in real time) and asynchronous learning (students learn at

their own pace and follow their own pathway which is set

up by the teacher.)

In addition, the students participated in daily prayer just as

they would if they were in school. The only difference is

Interested in becoming a Catholic?

Are you an adult (18+) Catholic who has not

received the Sacraments of Eucharist and/or

Confirmation?

The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults

(RCIA) is the normative way in which non-Catholics –

those un-baptized as well as those baptized into other

Christian denominations – enter the Church. It is also the

way baptized Catholics who never received any catechesis

and didn’t receive Eucharist and Confirmation complete

their Sacraments of Initiation. The Inquiry Period is Octo-

ber 1, 8 and 15 when we will have weekly Thursday eve-

ning sessions for those who want to explore the process.

To express interest or to learn more, please call the office

(203-743-2707).

they receive a pre-recording of the daily prayers which are

then reinforced with their teachers. They are encouraged to

recite The Prayer to St. Michael at least once per day.

This week Safe Environment Workshops occurred through

virtual means and included videos and live question and

answer opportunities. All teachers were able to ensure that

this was available to all students and recorded it for those

who might not have been able to participate during the live

session.

Every year St. Peter School determines a theme which

serves to unite us as a community and give us a shared fo-

cus to provide inspiration to our school community. With

the guidance of Father Mecca, our theme for the 2020-2021

school year is "I can do all things through Christ who

strengthens me." (Phillipians 4:13)

We thank you as always for your ongoing prayers for our

school community.

—-Mrs. Mary Lou Torre, Principal

We offer our condolences to the families of

Louise Oviatt

who passed away last week.

We flip the calendar this week, and October, as you

know, is the month dedicated to the Rosary. We always

have an evening dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary some-

time close to the feast (7th). Even though people remain

reluctant to gather, I do not want to neglect this devotion.

Therefore, we will have it on Thursday, October 8 at 7 p.m.

There is much apprehension, much too much of it these

days, and we need divine help, help which Our Blessed

Mother can give us. As is our custom, we will pray the Ro-

sary before the Blessed Sacrament. (We will have to elimi-

nate some singing, however.) What could give Our Lady

more joy than for us to meditate upon the Mysteries in the

presence of her Son? We will conclude with Benediction.

There will be a book on which you may write your inten-

tions. We will place it before the statue of the Blessed

Mother and leave it there for the entire month.

—-Fr. Mecca

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

COMUNIDAD HISPANA SAN PEDRO

Información

Mi página: www.catolicosdigitales.org. Visítenla, por favor.

Les será de gran provecho

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 oficina parroquia 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

Cancelado hasta que el Sr. Obispo lo autorice Líder: Jorge

Ordoñez

Coro Parroquial

Suspendido hasta la autorización del ObispoDirección de

Alejandro Servín.

Music Notes

The organ music at the 10:30 am Mass this weekend was composed by Denis

Bedard, currently organist at Holy Rosary Cathedral in Vancouver, Canada. Suite Liturgic is in four move-

ments, each named after a part of the liturgy: Entree, Offertoire, Communion, and Sortie. These four move-ments will be played this morning at their appointed spot at the entrance, offertory, communion, and reces-sional. The Catholic Church has a rich history of the liturgical use of the organ at Mass, including Organ Masses in which the organ played in alternation with the choir for the Ordinary of the Mass. With the ab-sence of congregation singing during this coronatide, I think it may be nice to explore more the liturgical use of the organ at Mass. Stay tuned!

The Sanctuary Lamp Burns

In Memory Of

Dr. Ann Hines

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Clean Sweep Tag Sale

OCTOBER 3

10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In the Parish Hall

Rain or Shine

Masks must be worn.

Social distancing will be enforced.

Come check out the deals!

ST. PETER YOUTH GROUP CONFIRMATION

Below are pictures of the Confirmation Class for 2020. May God watch over each one and Keep them in His care.

May they imitate the life of Jesus and be His wit-nesses in the world.