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February 21 2021 21 de febrero, 2021
ST. PETER PARISH SAN
N FELIPE DE JESÚS
J SÚS
Saint Peter Catholic Readings for the week
Church
100 Saint Peter Drive
P.O. Box 248 Sunday: 1st Sunday of Lent
Douglas, MI 49406 Gn 9:8-15/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9 [cf. 10]/
Parish Office: 269-857-7951 1 Pt 3:18-22/Mk 1:12-15
Website: www.stpeter-douglas.org Monday: The Chair of St. Peter the Apostle
Facebook: @stpeterdouglas 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6 [1]/Mt 16:13-19
Tuesday: St. Polycarp, Bishop and Martyr
Pastor: Fr. Fabio H. Garzón, VF
fr.garzon@stpeter-douglas.org Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19 [18b]/
Pastoral Associate Mt 6:7-15
Rick Hardy Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19 [19b]/
rick.hardy@stpeter-douglas.org Lk 11:29-32
Business Administrator Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Ps 138:1-2ab,
Ralph Hensley 2cde-3, 7c-8 [3a]/Mt 7:7-12
ralph.hensley@stpeter-douglas.org
Friday: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a,
Office Administrator
Geri Pantelleria 7bc-8 [3]/Mt 5:20-26
geri.pantelleria@stpeter-douglas.org Saturday: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8 [1b]/
Director of Faith Formation & Evangelization: Mt 5:43-48
Alisha Giles Next Sunday: 2nd Sunday of Lent
alisha.giles@stpeter-douglas.org Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 116:10, 15,
Communication Coordinator 16-17, 18-19 [9]/Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10
Liliana Van Dam
liliana.vandam@stpeter-douglas.org
RCIA, Pastoral Care
Marianne Hoffman Mass Intentions
marianne.hoffman@stpeter-douglas.org
Sacristan
Nancy Maslanka
nancy.maslanka@stpeter-douglas.org Saturday, Feb 20
Music Director 5:00pm † James Zurawski
Stephen Rumler by Mary Zurawski & Family
stephen.rumler@stpeter-douglas.org Sunday, Feb 21
Maintenance: 857-7951 8:00am † Deceased Members of the Peterson
Funeral Planning: Parish Office ext. 0 and Rasmussen Families
Pastoral Council: Pastoral.Council@stpeter-douglas.org by Jim & Lisa Peterson
Finance Council: Finance.Council@stpeter-douglas.org 10:30am † Lou Hallacy
Capital Campaign: OnTheRock@stpeter-douglas.org by The Knights of Columbus
External Collaborative Monday, Feb 22
San Felipe de Jesús Catholic Church 8:30am † Pat & Leo Mayer & Sons
5586 117th Ave.
by Jim & Marianne Hoffman
PO Box 558 Tuesday, Feb 23
Fennville, MI 49408 8:30am Faith by Sharon Amaya
Oficina Parroquial/Parish Office: 269-561-5029
Thursday, Feb 25
8:30am † Edward Hagger (Anniversary of Death)
by Family
Friday, Feb 26
The St. Peter Prayer Line unites parishioners in 8:30am Kate Godwin Family
a spirit of Christian Charity to pray for the by John & Patricia Huyge
needs of our parishioners, especially: Saturday, Feb 27
Madison McAllister, MaryAnn Hensley, Kathy Sturm,
5:00pm † Deceased Members of the
Ronnie Hebrank, Joseph Walters, Jackie Diaz, Saúl Gamble & Willmeng Families
Suárez, Jr., Fr. John Flynn, OSA, Sylvia Scurio, Dolly Next Sunday, Feb 28
Leonard, Deacon Tony Nethercott, Br. Larry Sparacino, 8:00am † Lou Hallacy
OSA, Tom Doucette, and all the sick on St. Peter’s Prayer by The Knights of Columbus
Line. The group will continue to pray for your request until 10:30am † Bonnie Unwin
they hear differently from you.
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1ST SUNDAY OF LENT 1ER DOMINGO DE CUARESMA
From Rick Hardy
ST. PETER Pastoral Associate
CATHOLIC CHURCH Bless Me, Father, for I Have Sinned
WILL BE closed for the duration I made my first confession in 1958 at St. Helen’s Church
of the construction project in Saginaw. I think the late Msgr. Ralph Richards was my
confessor. A young priest, Fr. Richard Cross, gave us in-
Daily Mass in the Parish Hall
structions as to how to examine our conscience: “You don’t
The St. Kateri Chapel (Classroom)
keep a list of sins, do you? You don’t disobey your mother
is open 8:00am-5:00pm for personal
and then run into your room and write down ‘disobeyed
prayer and devotion. Mother,’ do you?” Even as second graders, we got the
The Tabernacle is in the St. Kateri Chapel joke.
Confessions on Saturdays So, he said, just tell the priest if it was once or twice, a
few times, many times, or a whole lot. That way, you won’t
3:30pm-4:30pm and by appointment
risk making a “bad confession” if you committed 17 sins but
Masses. Open to the Public only confessed 16 of them. That is how children think. It’s
M,T,TH,F 8:30am normal.
Wednesday —No Mass— But adults cannot successfully use a child’s reasoning
Saturday 5:00pm about the Sacrament of Reconciliation or about the whole
Sunday 8:00am and 10:30am matter of sin. If they do, one of two things is likely to hap-
pen:
All weekend Masses at St. Peter 1. They will always feel guilty about not having properly
are Live Streamed examined their conscience and not having confessed every
single sin.
2. They will come to see the whole matter of confessing
sins to another human being as an unnecessary practice,
and simply not celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation at
all.
And sometimes, people have had an unpleasant experi-
ence in the confessional due to the words or actions of a
priest who just wasn’t skilled at conveying the sense of mer-
Eucharistic Exposition cy that is expected in this sacrament. I’m one of those peo-
ple. I took about at ten-year break from confession after-
Every Friday during Lent wards. You might have had a similar experience.
9:00am - Noon But as we prepare to enter our church and to literally
take a new look at the Liturgy, the sacraments, and our role
Stations of the Cross as the Assembled Body of Christ, we will also have a new
All Fridays during Lent, 7:00pm Reconciliation Room to encounter. It’s the same glass art
facade as before, but with two doors rather than one. In-
Sacrament of Reconciliation side, one of the existing large clear etched windows will
Friday Feb 19th, Mar 5th, provide daylight for those in the room and will light the glass
art from within as seen from the rest of the church. The
and Mar 19th at 6:00pm Reconciliation Room will have a lightness coming from with-
Saturdays, 2:30 - 4:30pm at St. Peter in in that will be both inviting and calming.
the Chapel So, why is there confession, and why do we need a
whole room for it? The answer is rooted in the Incarnation
Feb 26th, Mar 12th, & Mar 26th, — the event in which the Word of God, the second person
6:30pm at San Felipe de Jesus of the Trinity, becomes flesh as a truly human being, and
lives among us. His life, death, and resurrection bring us
Anointing of the Sick salvation. In the Church and her sacraments, He lives with
Saturday, Feb 27 following 5:00pm Mass and in us “even to the end of the age.” (Mt 28:20, the very
last words of the Gospel of Matthew)
Sunday, Feb 28 following 8:00am Mass Continued with Rick Hardy’s note on the next page
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Rick Hardy’s note continued here
Gospel Meditation God could have saved us just by willing it. He did not
need to send His Son. But God created us to know what is
February 21, 2021 real and true through human experience, and so God be-
1st Sunday of Lent came a human experience so that God could be real and
St. Oscar Romero said, “Aspire not to have more, but to be true to us.
more.” These powerful words provide the perfect framework Yes, God can forgive sins directly, and certainly does so
for a conversion oriented Lenten experience. God is giving all the time. But WE need a human experience. We need
us this Lenten sign to stop being concerned about what you to confront what is wrong in our life, and say it. As the
have and focus on who you are. This requires that we create
words leave our lips, the burden of guilt leaves our shoul-
a desert space and listen more attentively for God to reveal
His presence. It is all so wonderfully simple on the one hand ders. Parents know this about their children: the child must
and so incredibly challenging on the other. The message is learn to say when he or she has done something wrong, or
simple: love God, neighbor, and self. Those simple words is in trouble. As God’s children, we need to do the same.
make great sense, but we struggle translating them into reali- Celebrating Reconciliation (and it is a celebration; re-
ty. Our attachments, compulsions, obsessions, addictions, member the feast of the Prodigal Son’s return) is not what
routines, and busyness all anchor us to the “idol of the self,” you remember from second or third grade. It’s not a pop-
keeping us mired in our compulsive need for self- quiz on a list of sins, it’s a real and present opportunity to
aggrandizement. It’s not about us!
make things right in our relationship with God.
God vowed, long ago, to nurture, sustain and protect the re- The renewed Reconciliation Room — light, beautiful,
lationship He has with His people. He called us into being, inviting, comforting — expresses just a hint of the joy you
nurtures us in being, and sustains us in being. Without the will experience when you’ve been released from your guilt
Loving Divine Presence, all life would cease. Once we slow and sin by these beautiful words you can hear with your
down a bit and clear away some of the clutter, we can see own ears:
how the journey of our life is unfolding. We can see what God, the Father of mercies, through the death and resur-
brings us in and out of tune with God’s love and how we can
rection of his Son has reconciled the world to himself and
better imitate God’s loving fidelity in our relationship with
Him. In short, we will see our myopic short sightedness and sent the Holy Spirit among us for the forgiveness of sins;
figure out how we can better share the Divine Fire within with through the ministry of the Church may God give you par-
others. Lent isn’t just about giving stuff up for forty days and don and peace, and I absolve you from your sins in the
indulging again at Easter. We need to push things much far- name of the Father, and of the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.
ther and wrestle with the question of how we can be more. Amen.
“Being more” means becoming more fully alive and in touch What if you can’t remember what you’re supposed to
with the holiness of life and the divinity that lives in and em- say? Doesn’t matter! Just go. Tell the priest it’s been a
powers all beings and things. It is realizing that the “quality”
long time since you were here. He will welcome you home
of our presence is crucial to being an effective witness and
herald of God’s unconditional love. and he’ll take it from there.
Want something to give up for Lent? Give up
The illusion we have bought into causes us to believe that “Reconciliation-Resistance.” It’s time to come home.
the wrong things and systems matter. We tirelessly fight to (Reconciliation times are posted in the bulletin, web-
keep things the way they are, to return to the former ways of site, Happenings, and Facebook. The location is the
doing things or restore some St. Kateri Room for now. And you can make an ap-
nostalgic fantasy memory of pointment to see Fr. Fabio, any time; just call the
“life in the good old days.”
parish office or send an email.)
Lent isn’t about maintaining
what we have or returning to
something that is gone. It’s
about becoming something
new. It’s about being more
focused, centered, convict-
ed, and grounded so that we Many thanks for your generous contributions to the
can be a person who truly Annual Collection for the Churches in Africa, Central
loves and treasures being made in the image of God. The and Eastern Europe, and Latin America. Your gifts help
secret to Gospel living is not found in accumulating anything provide for the physical and spiritual needs of the peo-
for ourselves, even merit points for heaven. Gospel living ple in each region, and ensure that present and future
means learning how to live with less so that others can live generations have the opportunity to live and grow in our
with more. The thought of permanently giving something up beautiful Catholic faith.
makes us feel uncomfortable. Truth often does. ©LPi
4 View this bulletin online at www.parishesonline.comST. PETER PARISH SAN FELIPE DE JESÚS
Building a Legacy: On the Rock
Homebound Parishioners
Wonderful News!! Facility Project Update 2-21-21
Bishop Paul Bradley has approved for Parishes to begin taking The biggest Highlight for the
the Eucharist to the Homebound. Your Saint Peter Homebound week, our Crucifix has returned
Team will bring the Eucharist to all of our Homebound who home.
wish to receive the Body of Christ and are comfortable having Thank You Marianne Hoffman
an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion [EMHC-HB] visit for the beautiful restoration
work!!
you in your home.
If you would like to begin receiving Holy Communion in your Highlights for the week:
Home, please contact the Parish Office at 269-857-7951 Ext. 0. à The Gathering Space is
We will need your name and a contact phone number. The moving along:
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion will then contact · Roofing continued during the week.
you to make final arrangements for your visit. · Exterior framing was completed.
· Exterior brick is 50% completed.
Please do not feel any pressure to par!cipate. You can contact · Interior framing has started.
St. Peter at any !me once you feel comfortable with a home vis- · This was a big one >> curtain wall measurements
it. St. Peter will con!nue to live-stream weekend Mass and you [think all of the glass walls] were taken.
will con!nue to receive our weekly mailing for the foreseeable · Men’s and Women’s restrooms are in full swing.
future.
à And Inside the Church:
May God Bless You and Your Family, · Painting was wrapped up in the sanctuary.
The Saint Peter Ministry for the Homebound · Plaster wall was finished.
· The Baptismal Font is taking shape.
· Tile for the Sanctuary has arrived, flooring has
started.
Extraordinary Ministers Construction Committee
of Holy Communion
Are you called and willing to be an
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion
for Saint Peter Homebound?
Bishop Bradley has approved for Parishes to begin
taking the Eucharist to the Homebound. It is coming
upon one year since many of our Parishioners have
last received the Body of Christ. A review of St. Peter’s
Homebound list shows, we could have upwards of 50
homes to visit, bringing Holy Communion to over 70
Parishioners. Support Our Parish
and
Please contact the Parish Office at 269-857-7951 Ext. 0.
Our Community
Follow us on Facebook
@stpeterdouglas
View this bulletin online at www.parishesonline.com 5 Bulletin Questions: Liliana.VanDam@StPeter-douglas.orgST. PETER PARISH SAN FELIPE DE JESÚS
Un vistazo a San Felipe esta semana...
Estudio de la Biblia para la Cuaresma Confesiones
Tema: El Libro de Padre Fabio estará
los Salmos disponible para celebrar
el Sacramento de Peni-
Los Martes de Cuaresma
tencia con todos los que
Comenzando
el 23 de febrero quieren confesarse este
A las 6:30 p.m. viernes 26 de febrero.
El Domingo de la Palabra de Dios muchos También el 12 de marzo y el 26 de marzo.
mandaron sus citas bíblicas favoritas. Una Va a comenzar a oír confesiones a las 6:30 p.m.
mayor parte de ellas fueron tomadas de los cada viernes. La Cuaresma es un buen mo-
mento para volver a los Sacramentos y unirse
Salmos. Vengan a aprender un poco más
más a Cristo Jesús.
sobre los Salmos y como podemos usarlos
para nuestra vida católica cristiana.
La Oración del Víacrucis
La Adoración al Santísimo Este viernes
26 de febrero
HOY domingo 21 de febrero habrá un rezaremos el Vía Crucis cada
tiempo de adoración eucarística desde viernes a las 6:30 p.m. en la iglesia
las 6:30 p.m. hasta las 8:00 p.m. con las precauciones normales
como mascarillas y
mantener distancia entre familias.
Rezamos el rosario, vísperas y la devoción a la
Divina Misericordia además de tener tiempo para La Consagración a San José
reflexión y oración personal.
Pueden hacer la Preparación para Consa-
Todos están invitados a participar. No hay que grase a Jesús a través de San José con las
reservar lugar para hacer una visita a Jesús Hermanas del Divino Espíritu por la pagina
Sacramentado. Facebook de la Hermana Maryud. Dura 33
días hasta la fiesta de San José el 19 de
marzo. Busque los videos diarios a:
Noticias de la Catequesis facebook.com/maryud.cortes.9
**El primer grupo de niños del segundo año de la
La Jubilación de los Sacerdotes
catequesis para la Primera Comunión hicieron su
primera confesión ayer. La Diócesis de Kalamazoo esta bendecida con
**Los jóvenes que se van a confirmar este año van a muchos sacerdotes mayores. Aunque ya están
ser presentados y bendecidos en una Misa especial el jubilados, continúan sirviendo a través de la oración,
sábado 27 de febrero a las 11 a.m. ayudando en las parroquias con las misas y
+Oremos por los hijos de nuestra comunidad que van a confesiones, visitando asilos de ancianos y un
recibir los Sacramentos.+ sinnúmero de otras maneras. La colecta especial,
que se hará el 7 de marzo, apoyará el fondo de retiro
¡¡ ESTA CUARESMA NOS APROVECHEMOS PARA de nuestros sacerdotes. Por favor en oración les
VOLVER A LA IGLESIA Y MÁS QUE NADA A pedimos que sean generosos con su donación para
NUESTRO DIOS QUE NOS AMA TANTO !! esta colecta.
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Un vistazo a San Felipe esta semana...
LA CORRESPONSABILIDAD DIARIA
San Felipe de Jesús Catholic Church
La Manera Inesperada 5586 117th Ave.
PO Box 558
¿Alguna vez has dado un paseo por la naturaleza? ¿Ha Fennville, MI 49408
paseado tranquilamente por un bosque o campo, sin un
Oficina Parroquial/Parish Office: 269-561-5029
destino real en mente y que tu único objetivo sea la Página Web/Website: www.sanfelipe-fennville.org
receptividad y la observación de toda la creación de
En caso de emergencia: Llame al Coordinador
Dios? Parroquial (Joe Marble) al 269-501-9865.
A veces, la lectura de las Escrituras puede parecer un
paseo por la naturaleza. Toda la historia de la salvación lecturas de la semana
se desarrolla con el telón de fondo del mundo natural, del 21 de febrero del 2021
con todos los elementos de la creación de Dios - plantas
y animales y el polvo de la tierra misma - convirtiéndose Domingo: 1er Domingo de Cuaresma
Gn 9, 8-15/Sal 24, 4-5. 6-7. 8-9/
en una actuación de apoyo. ¿Qué tal Jesús en el 1 Pe 3, 18-22/Mc 1, 12-15
desierto caluroso y polvoriento, tentado, viviendo "entre Lunes: La Cátedra de san Pedro,
las fieras?" Noé partió de su arca con los animales que apóstol
rescató, observando la señal de Dios en las mismas 1 Pe 5, 1-4/Sal 22, 1-3. 4. 5. 6/
nubes del cielo. Incluso Dios mismo, ofreciéndonos la Mt 16, 13-19
salvación del pecado original a través de las aguas del Martes: San Policarpo, obispo y mártir
bautismo. Is 55, 10-11/Sal 33, 4-5. 6-7. 16-17. 18-19/Mt 6, 7-15
Miércoles:
¿Con qué frecuencia recordamos que Dios nos habla a Jon 3, 1-10/Sal 50, 3-4. 12-13. 18-19/Lc 11, 29-32
través de toda su creación, incluso en una manera más Jueves:
inesperada? Est 12, 14-16, 23-25/Sal 137, 1-2. 2-3. 7-8/Mt 7, 7-12
La Cuaresma es, esencialmente, un tiempo para Viernes:
escuchar la voz de Dios en lugares que tal vez no Ez 18, 21-28/Sal 129, 1-2. 3-4. 5-7. 7-8/Mt 5, 20-26
esperemos: las leves irritaciones que experimentas Sábado: Dt 26, 16-19/Sal 118, 1-2. 4-5. 7-8/
cuando anhelas el chocolate que dejaste, o las Mt 5, 43-48
punzadas del hambre durante el ayuno del Miércoles de Domingo siguiente:
2º Domingo de Cuaresma
Ceniza. Es una oportunidad de oro para ver la mano
Gn 22, 1-2. 9. 10-13. 15-18/
divina en toda la creación, incluso Sal 115, 10. 15. 16-17.18-19/
por esas maneras poco Rom 8, 31-34/Mc 9, 2-10
esperadas.
- Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS Las Misas en San Felipe:
Los domingos - 12:30 p.m. y los jueves - 6:30 p.m.
La Colecta de las Tres Iglesias (Para asegurarse de un lugar en la misa del domingo,
inscríbanse al 269-501-9865. No necesita inscribirse
Muchas gracias por sus generosas contribuciones a la para los jueves.)
Colecta Anual para las Iglesias en África, Europa Orien-
tal y Central, y América Latina. San Felipe donó $104 El Sexto Domingo Tiempo del
para el trabajo de la Iglesia en esas tierras. Sus Tiempo Ordinario -
donaciones ayudan a atender las necesidades físicas y 14 de febrero
espirituales de las personas en cada región, y asegurar Colecta para la Parroquia $ 809.00
que las generaciones presentes y futuras tengan la Segunda Colecta para las Iglesias de África,
oportunidad de vivir y crecer en nuestra hermosa fe Latinoamérica y Europa Oriental $104.00
católica. Venta de Comida en la Cocina $303.00
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