saint peter church, danbury, ct

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 – 5:30 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

[email protected]

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

LATINO COMMUNITY

Rev. Bernardo Rodriguez—203-695-7665

BRAZILIAN COMMUNITY

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

Prayer Line—Mary Ellen Dunbar — 203-743-2707

Saint Peter Church, Danbury, CT

ST. PETER PARISH DANBURY, CT

SACRIFICIAL GIVING—October 27, 2019….….......$ 9,343

Online-Giving—October 27, 2019……………………..$ 990

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

Thank you for your support. Father Mecca

Please remember St. Peter Parish when preparing

your will. A legacy to the church eases your tax bur-

den and helps continue the good works of our parish.

Last Saturday, Bishop Caggiano con-

ferred the Saint Augustine medal upon men

and women from every parish, school, and Catholic Chari-

ties who have shown exemplary dedication to the Church

and to Our Lord as demonstrated by their extraordinary ser-

vice. This year, our honoree is John Gogliettino. Regulars

at the 12 noon Mass on Sundays know John and heard his

story last Sunday. I asked John to wear his medal to Mass

and warned him that I would be asking him to leave his post

in the vestibule and come to the front of the church so that

we could recognize him. John was 17 years old when on a

September Sunday at the noon Mass the ushers were short a

man at the time of the collection. They asked the teenager

if he would help pass the basket. He agreed. Fifty years

later, John is still passing the basket at the noon Mass! I

find that extraordinary. John is extremely dedicated and

responsible. He always notifies us in the office and the

other gentleman who usher in advance if he has to miss a

Sunday. When John told me one day during the summer

that September would be his 50th anniversary, I was

stunned, and I knew that he had to be this year’s recipient.

We congratulate John and thank him for his service to the

parish!

During his homily, Bishop Caggiano spoke about

the heart. I wanted to remember a few lines of his talk to

reprint here, but, naturally, I could not. But, I can use my

own words. Our volunteers give their time and do all that

they do out of love. All of them, whether they have been

serving a few years or 50 years, have wonderful hearts.

They love our Lord, Jesus, and they love the Church where

Jesus is present. They also possess great love for this parish

and want it to be a thriving sign of the living Lord. To

honor all our volunteers, we are having a reception for them

next Sunday afternoon at the rectory. I have tried different

times of the year for the reception and had thought the

spring would work best, but I have since realized that peo-

ple are very booked in the spring. I alighted last year on the

idea of November, a month when we give thanks, for this

reception of thanksgiving. I like the association, and I hope

we can make it a tradition. In addition to the reception, the

intention of the noon Mass is for our gracious volunteers.

The Saint Peter School Christmas Gift Wrap Shop

opens today in our vestibule. (Another shop is set up in the

school). Please stop and visit the Gift Wrap Shop this

month for your Christmas wrapping paper, gift bags, tissue,

and tags. Why buy elsewhere when the school is offering

papers and bags of excellent quality by Charleston Wrap?

Most of the rolls are reversible so we can get two designs

per roll. And when you buy from the school Christmas

Shop, you know that the dollars are going to support aca-

demic enrichment, physical education and counseling ser-

vices for our students which tuition alone cannot cover.

While we are on the subject of Christmas, the St.

Peter Home-School Association will offer wreaths this year.

The order forms will be ready for next weekend.

2 SAT 5:00 PM † Parish Benefactors

7:30 PM Brazilian Mass

3 SUN 7:30 AM Our Parishioners

9:00 AM † Julia Macelletti

10:30 AM † Parish Memorial Mass

12:00 N † Joseph Duc Trieu

5:30 PM Spanish Mass


4 MON St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop

7:30 AM † The Brunetti Family

12:10 N † Souls in Purgatory

5 TUE 7:30 AM † Sidella Jowdy

12:10 N † Ed and Rick Reiner

6 WED 7:30 AM † Maryann Mohagel

12:10 N † Jean and Vincent Oldham

7 THU 7:30 AM Msgr. Kevin Wallin

12:10 N † Bernard and Natalia Coelho

8 FRI 7:30 AM † Souls in Purgatory

12:10 N † Ventura Francisco

9 SAT Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

7:30 AM † Stanley Weiner

5:00 PM † Frank and Michael Scapeccia


10 SUN 7:30 AM Our Parishioners

9:00 AM † Cardoz and Dmello Families

10:30 AM † DiBuono Family

12:00 N † Our Parish Volunteers

5:30 PM Spanish Mass


On the weekend, if the intention of the Mass is yours,

please see an usher about bringing up the gifts.

NOVEMBER

This Week the Sanctuary Lamp Burns

In Memory Of

The Duxbury Family

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THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

KINDLY REMEMBER THE SICK OF THE PARISH

Richard Botelho Marie Carroll Nubia Dekker Joseph DiComo

John Edmond Neil Kochan Luba Krumseyn Joseph LaPorta

Teddy Marchione Christopher McLaughlin Joseph O’Donnell

Linda Ray Patrick Ruth Ann S. Rick Sarcia Elias Warchak

All middle school and high school teens are welcome to join one of our programs and/or come to our events. To register contact the Director of Youth Ministry at [email protected].

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Fri. Nov 8th – F.Y.I. Worship Night 6pm-8pm

Sun. Nov 10th – F.Y.I. Meeting 6:30pm-8:30pm

Fri. Nov 15th – Junior YG Thanksgiving Dinner 7pm-9pm

Sun. Nov 17th – F.Y.I. Thanksgiving Dinner 6:30pm-8:30pm

NCYC Nov. 20th-24th

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Worship Nights! The teens in our highschool programs have decided that they went to continue to be fed spiritually. Last month we had our first bible study! Now once a month the teens will come to-gether for either bible study or a holy hour with the Blessed Sacrament. All highschool teens are welcome to attend! For further details please contact Mike Falbo. Thanksgiving Dinners The Youth Groups will be have Thanksgiving Dinners! We come together those evenings to share in prayer, love, and support of one another! If anyone can make any dishes or pro-vide food, please call or email Mike Falbo!

—-Michael Falbo, Yourh Director

We offer our condolences to the family of

Elizabeth Emerson

Carita Lemoine

Patricia Reid

Rafael Velasquez

who passed away last week.

***SAINT PETER SCHOOL NEWS***

St. Peter School Christmas Wrap Shop open-

ing this weekend! Make under the tree merrier

with high quality and attractive wrapping paper

and gift bags!

As you may recall, the theme this year at St. Peter School is

"Change the World With Kindness." This week we dis-

cussed how we can change the world with kindness. Here is

one idea that a student came up with: "Another way to

change the world with kindness is by praying. Praying helps

change the world with kindness because prayer is always an

answer to a problem you have. Praying is like medicine that

will help you survive some type of disease or sickness.

When you are done praying, you feel better and forgiven."

Annual Clothing Drive

It’s time to clean those closets again!

October 21—November 17

You can drop off all bagged clothes, stuffed ani-mals, small toys, shoes, bedding, etc., to the

School Office Between 9 am—3 pm Monday thru Friday

We will be collecting in front of the school on Sunday, November 17, 9 am—1 pm.

In return, we receive $.20 per pound of donated items. It doesn’t

sound like much but it adds up.

Thank you for your support!

From the Military Archdiocese:

Next weekend a special collection will be taken up for

the Archdiocese Military Services, USA. This collection is

taken up every three years throughout the United States.

Unlike a traditional diocese, the AMS has no geographical

boundaries, no parishes or parish registries, and receives

no financial support from the U.S. Military or the U.S. Gov-

ernment. The AMS relies solely on private donationos for

an operating budget of more than $8.2 million.

The generosity of parishioners will empower the minis-

tries of the AMS to spread the light of Christ to service

members, veterans, and their families who hail from all 50

states and U.S. territories and all U.S. dioceses.

A second collection will be taken up for your donations.

The annual Mass attendance census was completed

last weekend. I had thought that I would provide you with

the numbers this week, but I don’t have the space. I will

have to make the results part of next week’s column.

—-Fr. Mecca

Be sure to follow St Peter School on Facebook, Instagram

and Twitter for newsy updates and interesting information

about the school during the summer months. Don't forget

St. Peter Church (@StPeterDanbury1) is also on Twitter!

—-Mary Lou Torre, Principal

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

COMUNIDAD HISPANA SAN PEDRO Saint Peter Calendar

Sun Nov 3 Religious Education Classes.

Harvest Breakfast. Following 7:30, 9:00 and

10:30 a.m. Masses.

Mon Nov 4 Latino Prayer Group. 7:00 p.m. in Church

Tue Nov 5 Prayer Group of Reparation. After 12:10 Mass

Children’s Choir. 6:30 p.m. Music Room

Brazilian Prayer Group. 7:30 p.m. Church.

Wed Nov 6 Bingo.

Novena of Miraculous Medal. After noon Mass

Thu Nov 7 Parish Choir. 7:30 p.m. Music Room.

Fri Nov 8 Latino Choir. 7:00 p.m.


Catechists Training with P. Donovan 10—1pm

Mon Nov 11 Veterans’ Day

SPS—No School.

Latino Prayer Group. 7:00 p.m. in Church




Wed Nov 13 Bingo.








Men’s Society Meeting 7 pm PH


Wed Nov 20 Bingo.





Family Catechesis



SPS Thanksgiving Feast PH



Wed Nov 28 NO Bingo.


Bible Study with Fr. Bernardo 1 pm in the PH

Thu Nov 29 Thanksgiving Day. Only one Mass at 9:00 a.m.

Music Notes:

Our Parish Choir has just begun a FaceBook page! If you are on Face-Book, you can find us under “St. Peter Parish Choir.” Please be sure to “like” us, so that you can follow our posts! You can also link to our Face-Book page from our newly designed website at www.stpeterdanb.org

—-Glen Segger, Music Minister

A todos aquellos adultos que no estén bautizados, vengan

de otra religión o no hayan recibido los sacramentos de Co-

munión y Confirmación, se les invita a que se pongan en

contacto con el Sr. Alvaro Tovar

¡Demos gracias al Dios eterno!

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.

De miércoles a viernes a cualquier hora previa cita telefóni-

ca con el P. Bernardo

Grupo de oración Todos los lunes en el Hall a las 7:00 p.m. Líder: Jorge Or-

doñez

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 Servin.

CONFESIONES

Todos los domingos a las 4:00—5:00 p.m. en la Igle-

sia. También pueden llamar a la Rectoría y hacer una

cita con el P. Bernardo.

El 14 de Noviembre celebraremos, como ya es costum-

bre, la HORA SANTA a las 7:00 p.m.

Dios mediante, a partir del mes de

diciembre, celebraremos la misa

del Domingo a las 5:00 p.m. Gra-

cias.

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Formation—-No classes Sunday

November 10. All catechist will participate in the first phase of cate-

chist formation. Training sessions

are organized and run by Patrick Donovan from the Diocese

of Bridgeport. All catechist are required to attend this class

and continue online work over the next few months.

Mass Attendance—-Just a reminder that all students must

attend Mass each Sunday. Any Mass at St. Peter Church is

acceptable. Please remind your child to bring and place

their envelope in the collection basket for attendance pur-

poses.

My Catholic Faith Delivered—-Students in Sections 2,3

and 4 have online work due each Sunday. If your child is

not able to login to www.mycatholicfaithdelivered please

come to the office so we can get the issue resolved.

Upcoming Events

Nov. 3 – Family Catechesis – Communion I – parents and

students

Nov. 10 – No Class for students; catechists must attend

training in the parish hall

Nov. 17 – Rite of Invitation: all Confirmation candidates

MUST attend the 9:00 am Mass. Dec. 1 – No Class for all students

Dec.22- No Class for all students

Dec.29- No Class for all students

—-Barbara Siano, Director of Religious Education

***SAINT PETER PARISH NEWS***

Men's Society—-is having an Evening of Reflection, with

guest speaker Glen Segger, our organist. This will be held

Tuesday, November 19, in the Parish Hall at 7:00 p.m.

All members of the parish are welcome to join us.

***OTHER EVENTS***

"For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was

lost." Invite Jesus into your marriage by attending a World-

wide Marriage Encounter Weekend. The next weekend is

Nov 8-10, 2019 in Huntington, NY. For more information,

call Pat & Mary Jo McLaughlin at 860-315-2127 or visit

them at https://wwmectw.org/.

St. James Food Pantry is in need of volunteers on the

third Friday of the month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Call

Jill (203-748-3561) at the Food Pantry to help.

Christmas Craft Fair is

Saturday, December 7

from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

in the Parish Hall.

Craft Vendors, Food, New Items &

White Elephant Table

Gently used Christmas-themed decorations, orna-

ments, dishes, etc. will be accepted for the White Ele-

phant Table:

Every Wednesday in the Parish Hall from 4:00 to

9:00 p.m. and

Friday, December 6 in the Parish Hall from 10:00

a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

If you or someone you know is interested, please

call Brenda at 203-790-5818.

See you at the Fair!!!

HARVEST BREAKFAST Sponsored by the Men’s Society

Sunday, November 3 in the Parish Hall

following 7:30, 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Masses

Adults $6 per person; Children $4; Family $20.

Menu Includes – French toast, pancakes, eggs, sau-

sage, hash browns, coffee, tea and orange juice.

Don’t forget…there is always a door prize!

Bring the family and join in the fun!

First Prize $5,000

Second Prize $2,500

Third Prize $1,000

Amount sold to date: $

Goal: $32,000

Everyone’s help is needed!!!

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