MISSION STATEMENT

The Faith Community of St. Mary’s/St. Peter’s is centered in the Eucharist and is dedicated to serving the Spiritual and Social life of the

people of God, through the guidance of the Holy Spirit..

St. Mary’s Oratory 210 W. Liberty Street

St. Peter’s Cemetery 315-337-8307

St. Mary’s Cemetery 315-336-3110

Senior Priest Retired: Father Donald H. Karlen Deacon: Deacon Nicholas Rosher Pastoral Sister de Paul Juliano, OSF Associates: Sister Rosaire Anne De Mare, CSJ

July 30, 2017

Visit us online at www.stmarysstpeters.com

St. Peter’s Church Parish Office 315-336-5072 St. Peter’s Fax 315-336-0855

E-Mail: rstpeter@twcny.rr.com Office Hours:

Monday, Thursday and Friday 8:00am - 12:00 and 1:00 - 4:00pm

Tuesday and Wednesday 8:00am - 3:45pm

Religious Education Office 315-336-5066

Online at: www.smspfaith.com

Email: spcdre@twcny.rr.com

St. Mary’s /St. Peter’s Parish 200 N. James Street

Rome, New York 13440 Pastor: Father Philip A. Hearn

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LITURGY SCHEDULE AND INTENTIONS

Saturday, July 29, 2017 St. Martha, (Ex 24: 3-8; Mt. 13: 24-30) 7:00 am Mass for Grace Wolff (2nd Anniv) by a friend 5:00 pm Vigil Mass for William Haley by Family and for Barbara McCormick by Robert O’Keefe and for Bob Reid by Laraine and Family Sunday, July 30, 2017 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 8:00 am Mass for Leonardo and Grace Cannarozzi by daughter Bridget DeLutis and Family and for Louise and Frederick Rahmer by Family 10:00 am Mass for William Morgan by Diane, Steven, Chris & Carrie and for Mary Eisinger by John and Anne Gannon and Family 11:30 am Mass for the Living and Deceased members of the 1977 RCH Class requested by the Class members Monday, July 31, 2017 St. Ignatius of Loyola, Priest (Ez32:15-24,30-34; Mt 13:31-35) 7:00 am Mass for Geraldine Bosco by the Altar Rosary Society and for Eric L. Martin, Sr. by Kevin and Tomacina Brown Tuesday, August 1, 2017 St. Alponsisu Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church. (Ex 33:7-11; 34:5-28; Mt. 13:36-43) 7:00 am Mass for Francis Leone, Sr. by CSJ Associates of the Sisters of St. Joseph and for Michael Occhipinti by Gretchen and Charles Sprock Wednesday, August 2, 2017 Sy. Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop; St. Peter Julian Eymard,

Priest ( Ex 34:29-35; Mt. 13:44-46) 7:00 am Mass for Barbara McCormick by Tom, Ellie and Taylor McCormick and for Ronald C. DeRuby by M/M Joseph Goetz

Thursday, August 3, 2017 (Ex. 40:16-21, 34-38; Mt. 13:47-53) 7:00 am Mass for Gail Maree (Anniv) by Roger and Ann Mellen and for Hazel Peterpaul (birthday) by Family and for Janet Kiser (birthday) by Gary and Family

Friday, August 4, 2017 St. John Vianney, Priest (Lv 23:1, 4-11, 36-37; Mt. 13:54-58) 7:00 am Mass for Angela L. Destito (Birthday) by RoAnn and Christopher Destito and for Helen “Betty” Doherty by Al and Nancy McGuire Saturday, August 5, 2017 The Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major (Lv 25: 1,8-17; Mt 14:1-12) 7:00 am Mass for Margaret “Peg” Sullivan by Cindy and Mike DelPiano 5:00 pm Vigil Mass for Living and Deceased Members of the RCH Class of 1967 requested by the Class Members and for Marilyn Palinski by Family and for Roy Austin III (birthday) by his Loving Family Sunday, August 6, 2017 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD 8:00 am Mass Living and Deceased Members of the Sullivan and Griffin Families and for Carmel Giardino by family 10:00 am Mass for Joseph Coniglio by John, and Ann Gannon and Family and for Bud Outtrim by Family 11:30 am Mass for Ronald DeRuby (Birthday) by Kathy DeRuby

July 16, 2017

St. Mary’s /St. Peter’s Collection

$15,369.25

Misc. Make up $27.00

July 23, 2017

Collection $13,197.32

Thank you for your kind support!

A SPECIAL NOTE: For those who find it difficult to

walk, etc. The front pews across the Church are reserved for you. Communion can be brought to your pew. If anyone needs

Communion in any pew, please indicate that to the Minister of the

Eucharist who will assist the person in need.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION/

CONFESSION Saturday 4:00 pm

or by appointment at the Rectory

SACRAMENTS OF MATRIMONY/ MARRIAGE AND/OR SACRAMENT OF

BAPTISM Please call the Rectory Office for

information

SACRAMENT OF THE SICK FOR THE HOMEBOUND

AND THOSE IN THE HOSPITAL

When a family member or friend may be in need of anointing, please call the Rectory Office.

HOSPITAL

It is important that a family member indicate that the person being admitted to the hospital is a

Catholic and belongs to a certain parish. Our Parish Ministers who

are visitors go to the hospital almost everyday.

NEW MEMBERS

We welcome new members to our parish family. We invite you to

become an active participant of our parish community. Please introduce

yourself to the Pastor and please call the rectory to register.

No second collection this weekend!

FAMILY PERSEPCTIVE

Provided by the Hope Appeal Funds

The man in today’s gospel “sold all he had” for the treasure he found. Family relationships are “treasures” and demand our total personal investment.

Invest yourself in the “treasure” of your family.

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PARISH EVENTS OF THE WEEK Monday, July 31st, Legion of Mary at 2:45 pm in St. Peter ’s Rectory Wednesday, August 2nd, Scripture Sharing to reflect on the Readings for Sunday Liturgy at 10:00 am in St. Peter’s Church Hall. All are Welcome Wednesday, August, 2nd, Prayer Group at 7 pm at St. Mary’s Parish Center Friday, August 4th Bingo at St. Mary’s School at 7:00 pm for Team 1. Doors open at 5pm

COLLECTION HELPERS July 30th

Sonia and Tom Myers August 6th

Tom and Mary Shantz Barbara Dunn

ALTAR AND SANCTUARY

CARE August Ashley Engle

Christina Brognano

HOSPITAL VISITATION July 30th

St. Mary’s/St. Peter’s Team 1 August 6th

St. Mary’s/St. Peter’s Team 2

The Sanctuary Lamp will burn during

the week of July 30th for

John Barry with love and Prayers from Kay DeSimone,

also Sue and Lyle Pelton from Heaven

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Are You being called to Serve the Church as a Commissioned Lay Minister?

The Formation for Ministry Program is an excit-ing program of courses, workshops, and retreats. It prepares persons to serve as commissioned lay

ministers in a wide variety of ministries. For more info go to

formation@syrdio.org or call 315-470-1491 to register..

Vacation Bible School was enjoyed by all…. The students from the different par-ishes, the teachers, and other helpers had a wonderful time of sharing and working to-gether. It was fun and learning experience

for James, our seminarian.

All learned that they were created by God. Incredible bible-learning experiences through see-ing, learning, tasting and touch students were able

to learn how faith shapes their lives.

REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE

SATURDAY Vigil MASS 5:00 pm SUNDAYS 8:00 am, 10 am and 11:30 am Weekdays Monday to Saturday 7:00 am Holydays 7:00am, 12:10pm and 5:30 pm

WEDDING BELLS will soon be ringing for

Chelesa Taylor and Jorge Alvarenga

Congratulations and God bless them

MEMORIAL FUND DONATIONS

IN MISSION OF THE CHRIST CHILD In Memory of

Barbara McCormick requested by: Joe and Kathy Oliver Don Capoccia Beverly R. Melioris Jeffrey and Susan Bryant Marsha Schoff requested by: Ines Worlock John and Sheila Wilson Traci Richards requested by: JoAnn H. Richards Margaret “Peg” Sullivan requested by: Keith King Lyn Patrick Janice and John Sharrino Amy Hughes Dave, Cindy, Lyle and Anna DelGinio John Benedict requested by: by his loving Wife Cheryl and Family

UPCOMING EVENTSAT THE

SOUTH ROME SENIOR CENTER

112 Ridge St.

Tuesday, Aug. 1st at 1 pm. Monthly meeting

followed by a seminar with Berkshire Bank on Protecting the Elderly from Financial Abuse

Sunday, August 13th at 1 pm

Annual Picnic Bar-Be-Que at the center Please join us!

For more info call Lori Gleason 315-339-6457

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On the weekend of August 12th –13th, we will schedule a second collection which will go to assist the family of Stephen Kernan. Steve has been a very faithful Altar Server for many years here at Church. He usually servers the 11:30 Sunday Mass with his sister Emily and his parents Mary Lou who is a Eucharistic Minister and his father Patrick who is a Lector. Stephen was in a very serious automobile accident a few weeks ago on his way home. Expenses for his recovery I am sure will be very high and therefore I thought we could help with a free-will collection at all of the Masses. Our parish is always kind and generous with those in need of help and assistance. His family or parents were not aware of my idea! A word of THANKS and praise to our Gardeners who have worked so diligently on Saturdays to beautify our courtyard next to the church. I am most grateful to them for assisting God in making the courtyard so in-viting and beautiful. The Vacation Bible School was once again extremely enjoyable and successful serving fifty-nine of our youngsters. It was because of the hard work of the Director’s of Faith Formation in the parishes of Lee Center and Rome. They along with their good staff insured that the kids learned about God’s love for them and how they could love God each day. A thousand thank you’s to all! A very special THANK YOU to Kate and Scott Connor and their children Cooper, Malcolm, Zoe, Annabel and Daniel for providing the marvelous scenery and sets for the Vacation Bible School. Their pa-tience , artistic talents and creativity truly set the tone for the week. I am most grateful! This is the last full week for our seminari-an James Buttner as he returns to school. I will put his address in a future bulletin.

Dear Padre, Is it a sin to purchase goods and services from a business that financially supports morally objectionable behavior? This question requires us to back up a bit and ask two more fundamental questions: “What is sin?” and “To what degree am I allowed to participate in an objective evil?” A moral action has three necessary components: the object, the intention, and the circumstances. These are the what, the why, and the context. For something to be sinful, all three of these components must be taken into account. I must know what I am doing is sinful, I must fully intend it, and there must not be any mitigating circumstances that lessen my degree of culpability. Sin, in other words, requires knowledge that the action is sinful, the will to perform it, and circum-stances that do not unduly inhibit my knowledge and freedom to act. To purchase goods and services from a business that supports morally objectionable behavior is sinful if we are conscious that the business supports such behavior, if we intend to purchase the product as a way of showing our support of this morally objectionable behavior, and if there are no mitigating circumstances inhibiting our knowledge and freedom of action. As a general rule, we should avoid purchasing goods and services from such businesses. We should not, for example, buy products from companies that fund grave objective moral evils such as embryonic stem research, contraception, abortion, assisted suicide, capital punishment, or euthanasia. Specific cases must also take into account the distinction between grave and less serious matters. Fr. Dennis J. Billy, CSsR

8th Annual St. Mary’s/St. Peter’s Parish

Sweepstakes

The applications have been mailed to over 2000 participants.

If you did not receive an application, please call the rectory 315-336-5072.

The prizes to be awarded 1st prize $10,000 2nd prize $5000 3rd prize $1000 4th prize (3) $500 5th Prize (10) $100

Donation $25 per ticket

Drawing will be at the parish picnic September 10th

At Lee Town Park Request for lucky numbers will be honored if available.

Must be 18 year of age or older to participate

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ST. PETER’S CHURCH HISTORY

(continued) At the direction of his Bishop he supervised the construction of the new Parish, St. Paul’s Church and Rectory on Bedford Street in Rome, and cele-brated the Mass of Dedication on October 26, 1958. He also purchased adjoining property to the new church which was reserved for what is now Rome Catholic High School. Once before he has been called to similar duty when he completed the build-ing of Holy Cross Church and Rectory in DeWitt while serving as pastor of Our lady of Solace in Sy-racuse. In both instances he shouldered the extra responsibility a new church and rectory along with the task of directing aaa large parish of his own. Between 1957 and 1960 the exterior of St. Peter’s Church was cleaned and repaired, and the interior was redecorated by the D’Ambrosio Studios of New York. (to be continued)

Pope Francis Speaks to our hearts!! The Church Is a Living Body

The church is not a welfare, cultural, or political association but a living body that walks and acts in history. And this body has a head, Jesus, who guides, feeds and supports it. This is a point that I would like to emphasize: if one separates the head from the rest of the body, the whole person cannot survive. It is like this in the Church: we must stay ever more deeply connected with Jesus. But not only that; just as it is important that life-blood flow through the body in order to live, so must we allow Jesus to work in us, let his Word guide us, his presence in the Eucharist feed us and give us life, his love strengthen our love for our neighbor. and this forever!

BARTON PLACE Adult Home

JJM Health LLC has a reputation of providing Adult Home level care. Barton Place if no exception, providing care in a home like

environment. A 24 bed facility comprised of private and

semi-private rooms. Barton Place provides the opportunity of private

and semi-private rooms. Barton Place provides the opportunity to offer

residents the opportunity to maintain an active and independent lifestyle.

Meals are prepared fresh daily under the auspices of a Registered Dietician and strives to provide foods produced locally including local produce

in season. The property is surrounded by landscaped

gardens . Pricing is three tiered and is all inclusive. A one-

time non-refundable deposit is required. $3200 (Semi-Private Room) $3400 (Small Private room) $3700 (large Private Room

For more information call Mark Williams at 607-215-2437 or 315-533-6902

The Altar Rosary Society is inviting all women of the Parish to consider being a

member of the Society.

Meetings are held once a month usually with a light Pot Luck supper

and a guest speaker. Volunteers are also needed to take of

the Altars once in awhile. It is a wonderful opportunity to visit with and be present to the other women

of the parish.

For info and questions call Mary Wahl, President. (315-533-6907 or 338-7318)

ALTAR ROSARY SOCIETY

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Father Guy Baccaro Raymond Barbar, Jr. Doris & Quintus Barry Joseph Beasock III Stella Beer Teresa Beddia Karen Bieksza James Brooks Carol Cadrette Kay Cerato Mary Jane Colangelo Robert F. Cole, Sr. Barbara Colquhoun Nick Coorod John Cordsen Esther Curran Tom Delpico John Damon Kaye DeSimone Barry Dunning Al Eisinger Robyn Engle Bill Evans Judith Ann Fesner Rose Fenton Joan Fiaschetti Jennie Fountain Diana Fowler Julianna Fusco Michael Gans Billy Jo Hidenbrandt Ron Henderson Joan Hinman David Johnston

Carol Johnson Lena Johnston Paula Johnston Jenny Kenny Colleen McLaughlin Kester Mary Ann Kimmel Robert Kimmel Gary Koster Paul LaSalle Teresa La Salle Father Vincent Long Lori Losowski Anne Lubecki David, Liz, and Mitzi Marcelletta Kevin Magnanti Geoff Marchione Russell Marchione Joseph Mastrangelo Geri McQuinn Patricia Melioris Larry Meus Angie Messineo Kathy Miller Tom Moonan Phil Murphy Beverly Nasci Tari-Lyn Orton Debbie Pacicca Fred Pacicca, Jr. Barbara Pazdur Rachel Pawlikowski Clair Papadametrious

Let us remember our family, friends and parishioners in our prayers

Dianne Peters Linda Procoppio John Preski Dorothy M. Pomilio Debbie Puffer James Rank Pam Riggleman Larry Riolo, Sr. William Riolo Catherine Roman Robert Roman Dwayne Roser Margaret Roser Lori Russo Margaret Rutledge Brian Schilling Emmalynn Sharrow Joe Simons Alexander Simpson Freja Emily Simpson JoAnn Smith Spencer Robert Smith Carl Sturtevant Neil Sutherland Blanche Swetman Michael Testa Anne Toepp Alma Walton Vito Waterman John Wright Bill Williams David Williams Ray “Dusty” Whitman Riley Zabe

First Friday Reflection and Mass with Father Donald Karlen. August 4th. 10 am to 3 pm

Opening devotion, conferences, discussion, Mass and Anointing of the sick, Lunch and Holy Hour.

with Benediction Offering: $25 includes lunch.

Our Summer Senior Picnic

Tuesday, August 15th Mass at 11:30 am

Offering $12 for picnic lunch Call to register.

PARISH ORGANIZATION and PARTICIPATION Altar Rosary Society Mary Wahl Bingo Committee Mark LaGasse St. Peter’s Senior Group W. Warren Sickles, Jr Readers and Eucharistic Ministers Kathy Miller Legion of Mary Betty Pettinelli Parish Fellowship Ann Lubecki Scripture Study Betty Pettinelli Prayer Group Barbara Thomas Funeral Preparations B. Thomas

Volunteers are needed as: Altar Servers * Collection helpers

Ushers * Choir * Greeters Please call the rectory for

more information.

PARISH STAFF Director of Faith Formation Laura Mack (315-336-5066) Organist Jack Kempf Office Administration Sharon Hansen Administrative Assistants St. Peter’s Sister Rosaire Anne Maintenance Directors St. Peter’s Mark LaGasse St. Mary’s William Link Cemetery Superintendent St. Peter’s Joseph Megerell St. Mary’s Joseph Fusco

ADORATION of the Blessed Sacrament AT TRANSFIGURATION Church Chapel

Adoration times will be from 6 am to 9 pm with 2 adorers required for each hour. To sign up or for ques-

tions call Bernadette Kapps at 315-337-5439.

Call for more info and to register call 315-735-6210

SEPARATED AND DIVORCED SUPPORT GROUP

Meets every other Sunday, 5-6:30 pm Next session August 6th

Free and open to all. For more information call the center

or visit judy@thegoodnewscenter.org.

.Women at the Well Come to the well and be nourished

6:30 to 8 pm Call to register. Last Tuesday of each month not

July and August Women of all ages are invited to come to enrich their own awareness of God in their life and become more attentive to the ways He nourishes them each day.

12th ANNUAL ROSARY WALK with

CHICKEN BARBECUE August 9th from 4 to 5:30 for dinner

and 6 pm Pray the Rosary on the beautiful outdoor trail.

Free refreshments to follow. Cost: $10.

Reservations please: 315-735-6210

LET US PRAY FOR OUR TROOPS

and VETERANS

For all events call: 315-446-2680

CHRIST THE KING RETREAT AND

CONFERENCE CENTER

DATES TO REMEMBER:

Saturday, July 29th Strawberry Shortcake

Festival at Zion Episcopal Church

140 W. Liberty St. 12 noon to 3 pm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8th Women’s Catholic

Conference Sat. October 28th Oncenter in Syr.

PARISH COUNCIL MEMBERS

Meetings are held on the 2nd Thursday of each month

Father Philip A. Hearn, Pastor Kevin Barry, President Betty Pettinelli, Vice President Joseph Maurer, Trustee St. Peter’s Ralph Mirabelli, Trustee St. Mary’s Dale Rashford, Trustee St. Mary’s Joseph Stanton, Trustee St. Peter’s Michael Adey Toni Belmont Ginny Craiglow Michael D’Amore Sister Rosaire Anne De Mare Edward Donohue Doug Holdridge Carol Kaun Joan Lamb Laura Mack Marguerite Maurer Patrick Reilly Deacon Nicholas Rosher

Please call the rectory for additions, deletions and corrections.