Sunday March 1, 2015

The 2nd Sunday of Lent

Weekly Masses for St. Peter’s & St. Ambrose

Saturday 4:30pm Mickey Senesac by Frances Senesac 6:30pm at St. Ambrose Sunday 8:00am at St. Ambrose 10:30am 10th Anniversary of Anita Godard by

Rey & family and for the health of Raymond Lague by John Paul Lague

Monday 8:30am at St. Ambrose 6:00pm for Peace on Earth Tuesday 9:00am Rene & the Godard Family by Rose

& Peter 7:00pm at St. Ambrose Wednesday 8:30am at St. Ambrose 6:00pm for our parishioners Thursday 12:05pm Respect for Life 6:30pm at St. Ambrose Friday No Mass Saturday 4:30pm Mary Alice Rose by Marjorie Stup 6:30pm at St. Ambrose Sunday 8:00am at St. Ambrose 10:30am Jean Briggs by Wayne & Lorraine

Goddette PRAY FOR THE SICK: Michael Plankey, Pauline Steady, Roland Guyette, Pat Austin, Dorothy Tisbert, Sandra Forand, Jack Spahn, Douglas Therrien, Maya Mullen, Robert Lattrell, Charlene Broughton, Ed Kahrs, Fr. Leclerc, Maggie Quinn, Kenza Hammach, Gene Fairbrothers, Maeve Keogh, Hermance Viau, Bertha Perron, Jackie Enos, Anita Johnson, Lillian Nuttual, John Conte, Yvette Field, Gabrielle Curtin, Mirav Orzo, F. Ann Sullivan, Gary Sheldon, Connor Baslow, Gerry Senesac, C.S.H. & K.L.H., Adele McGowan, Patricia Smith, Shirley Garon, Jane Levesque, Shanoah Addis, Lori Wager, Gerry Wager, Eva Thompson, Thomas McKeon, Joel Senesac, Lori Schoonmaker, Diane Barrows, and we pray for all who are listed in our Book of Prayers. PRAYERS & SYMPATHY FOR THE FAMILIES OF:

Jean Briggs & Lillian Lalumiere

THIS WEEK AT ST. PETER’S:

Monday 5-5:50pm Adoration 6:00pm Mass 6:30pm Stations of the Cross Thursday 6:30pm Catholicism Program

Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; from the cloud came a voice, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.” Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone

but Jesus alone with them. - Mk 9:7-8 Offertory Collection: February 22, 2015 # of envelopes used 4:30pm $ 1,392.00 10:30am $ 968.00 Total...…………...............$ 2,360.00 The Collection for Catholic Relief Services will be taken up next weekend. We thank you for your generosity!

St. Peter’s Online Giving

It’s easy!! Go to St. Peter’s Web-Page www.stpetersvt.com Click on the Online Giving icon on the bottom of the home

page. Then go to create a new account. If you have any questions or concerns please call the rectory @ 877-2367.

Thank you, Fr. Yvon Online Giving is an easy way to keep up with your offertory giving. It’s easy and you won’t have to give another thought.

We appreciate your ongoing support of your parish.

Pope Francis On Everyday Life

“We must become courageous Christians and go in search of

the people who are the very flesh of Christ” “If we have received the love which restores meaning to our

lives, how can we fail to share that love with others.”

Mass Assignments Lector Lay Minister: Altar Servers:

Feb. 28 4:30pm Tim Buskey Ingrid Peterson Anya Sonwaldt March 1 10:30am Blaine Ferris Cheryl Herrington J. Paquette, J. Delgadillo, T. Cosgrove March 7 4:30pm Amy Mailloux Sharon Allen Chloe Mailloux March 8 10:30am Bernie Perron Theresa Phillips L. LaPlante A.Kachmar L. Krause

Altar Servers Needed! If you are interested in serving our Lord in a very special way and are in grade 3 and up, please call the rectory at 877-2367 for more information.

St. Peter’s Fellowship Committee has planned

two events for the Spring. The first is a trip to Lancaster, Pennsylvania for April 7-9th 2015. We will enjoy 3 days of laughs, fun, shopping, theater and dining in the heart of “Dutch Country”. Fliers can by found on the back table.

The 2nd event is a day trip on May 16th to the Proctor Theater in Schenectady, NY to see Mamma Mia! Fliers for this event can also be found on the back table or you can call the rectory for more details at 877-2367.

The Fortune 500 Club drawing winners for February are: $250 to #56 Yvette LaBombard; $100 to #85 Ann Russett; $100

to #11– John Tynan; $50 to #28 Ernie Mailloux St. Peter’s K of C Fish Fry – Friday, March 6,

serving 5pm to 7:00pm in the Parish Hall. Battered Baked Haddock, Fries, Mac & Cheese, green beans, coleslaw, rolls, punch, milk, coffee. $11 Adult, $6 for those 6 to 12 years old, $32 maximum per family. Please bring a dessert to share.

Mark your calendars for our Parish Breakfast on March 8 –This breakfast will feature Dakin Farm Ham and Sausage. Thank you Dakin Farms for this generous donation. 8:00am

to 10:00 am. Eggs, Omelets, hot cakes, French toast, ham, sausage, and more! Bring your family and friends. Adults - $8.00; Seniors over 60 - $7.00 and kids 6 – 12 - $6.00, children under 6 years are free and immediate families of five or more $27.00. We will have a State Charity Raffle. Dakin Farms Open House will be on March 21, 22 & 28, 29th. Please, remember to get your Easter Hams at Dakin Farm. Don’t forget to bring your deposit bottles for the Youth Ministry bottle drive.

Project Rachel: A Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat will take place April 10-12, 2015, in Northern Vermont. Rachel’s Vineyard offers an opportunity for healing to anyone struggling with the emotional and spiritual pain of abortion--mother, father, sibling or grandparent. The retreat format focuses on God’s forgiveness, compassion, and mercy to help participants work through complicated grief, anger, emotional numbness, and other spiritual and psychological effects of abortion. Rachel’s Vineyard retreats are guided by a priest and counselors trained in post-abortion healing to help participants grieve, receive forgiveness and find peace. For more information please call (802) 658-4118 or email projectrachel@vermontcatholic.org.

As we journey through Lent together

Here are a few options to help us grow in our faith:

Attending a daily Mass or two during the week is always a good practice. The schedule for that is as follows: Monday’s at 8:30 a.m. at St. Ambrose and 6:00 p.m. at St. Peter's; Tuesday’s at 9:00 a.m. at St. Peter's in the chapel and at 7:00 p.m. at St. Ambrose; Wednesday’s at 8:30am at St. Ambrose and 6:00 p.m. at St. Peter's; and Thursday's at 12:05pm at St. Peter's and 6:30pm at St. Ambrose.

The Stations of the Cross will be celebrated at St. Peter's on Monday's at 6:30 p.m. and at St. Ambrose on Tuesday's at 6:30 p.m. Adoration takes place at St. Peter's on Monday's from 5:00 p.m. to 5:50pm and at St. Ambrose on Thursday's from 5:30 p.m. to 6:20pm.

The key to receiving more of the Lord and the power of his life are to hunger for him, strive to obey his word, and simply ask for more. In every age, countless Christians can testify to having encountered Jesus in a new and powerful way, such that their lives changed dramatically. In Jerusalem, Saul had murder in his heart for Christians. Yet, by the time he arrived in Damascus, he was ready to become one of the boldest and most zealous Christians the world had known. What an extraordinary turn of events! Many like Saul, have been radically transformed and empowered for some role of service as part of the mission of the body of Christ. This power of the risen Lord is available to each of us. Let us ask him, even beg him, to touch us afresh so that we will be greatly changed. Jesus can do it.

My friends know that if we do nothing differently nothing is going to change. Please let us support one another in our journey so that as we gather to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus we will truly marvel at the great gift that has been given to us.

Addison County Right to Life will meet Monday, March 9, 7 PM at VALLEY BIBLE CHURCH, East Middlebury. Light refreshments. Visitors welcome. Info: 388-2898 and L2Paquette@aol.com

Save the date: Spring Fling will be on April 11th.