ST. PETER MASS SCHEDULE:

Saturday, November 1 – ALL SAINT’S DAY

     8:00   Mem:  Jean Stevens by Grace Valente

     5:15   Mem:  M. Kathleen Canary by Bernadette

              Fuller

Sunday, November 2

     7:30   Mem:  John Anthony & Mary Reilly Foley by

              Daughters, Mary Jane Foley Brisbane & Anne

              Therese Foley

   11:00  All Souls

Monday, November 3

     4:45   All Souls

Tuesday, November 4

     2:00   Mass at Genesis Elder Care Center:

              Mass for Parishioners

Wednesday, November 5

     No Mass today

Thursday, November 6

     4:45   All Souls

Friday, November 7

     4:45   All Souls

Saturday, November 8

     8:00   All Souls

     5:15   Birthday Mem:  Mary Foti by Joe & Louise

Sunday, November 9

     7:30   All Souls

   11:00  Mem:  Leonard & Phyllis Powers and Lenny

              Powers, Jr. by Family

 

CANDLES FOR THIS WEEKEND:

(ST. PETER’S)

 

Mem:  Teresa M. Lanahan & Robert E. Lanahan by Teresa Cool

 

 

Beginning Monday, October 27, daily Mass on Monday, Thursday & Friday will be at St. Peter’s Rectory.

 

ST. DOMINIC MASS SCHEDULE:

Sunday, November 2

     9:15   All Souls

Tuesday, November 4

     9:00   All Souls

Wednesday, November 5

     9:00   All Souls

Sunday, November 9

     9:15   All Souls

 

ST. DOMINIC COLLECTION REPORT

WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 25/26

Offertory                                                           1,137.00

Fuel                                                                        55.00

Priests’ Benefit Fund Collection                        131.00

 

 

Saturday, November 8, St. Dominic Church

 

2:00 PM

 

Andrew Sacchetti and Jennifer Wawrzonek

 

Please pray for the following St. Dominic Parishioners who are ill:  John Connell, Ellen Baker and continued health to Gordon Anderson, Jr.

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Monday, November 3

     2:00 PM – Legion of Mary meet at St. Peter Rectory

Sunday, November 2

     11:00 AM – 3:00 PM – Rutland Youth Deanery

     Harvest Festival – Tuttle Hall, St. Joseph’s College

Thursday, November 6

     7:00 PM – R.C.I.A. Class – St. Peter Rectory

Friday, November 7

     1:00 PM – World Community Day 2008 – Church

     Women United – Good Shepherd Lutheran Church,

     Rutland

Saturday, November 8

     10:00 AM – 3:00 PM – St. Dominic Christmas

     Bazaar

On Sunday, November 16 at St. Dominic’s Parish Hall, we will have a Ministry Day for the Eucharistic Ministers, Lectors and those involved in our music ministry from St. Peter’s and St. Dominic’s. It will be from 2:00 – 4:00 PM. Fr. Ted will give the opening talk on the Eucharist. During the second session, those involved in different ministries will meet in small groups to discuss their ministry and exchange ideas. It is very important that all those involved in liturgical ministry at our two parishes attend this special day.

ST. PETER COLLECTION REPORT

WEEKEND OF OCTOBER 25/26

137 Envelopes (326 sent out) plus 749.00             4,003.00

Need                                                                  4,800.00

Difference                                                       -   797.00

Last Year – Same Date – Offertory                      4,631.00

Priests’ Benefit Fund Collection                       1,284.00

 

THANKSGIVING BASKETS

Again this year, St. Peter’s will be putting together Thanksgiving Baskets for needy families. There are slips of paper at the entrances of the Church with names of food items that are needed. Please take a slip or slips and bring that food item to Church on or before Sunday, November 23^rd. Thank you.

 

ST. PETER FUEL RAFFLE

The St. Peter Parish Council will be holding a raffle to supplement the St. Peter Fuel Collection. This year we expect fuel to be twice as expensive as last year. The Fuel Collection does not raise enough to pay for fuel to heat the church. The Fuel Collection needs another source of funding. Raffle tickets are $20.00 each. There will be monthly prize drawings from November through March with a grand prize drawing in April. Four prizes will be drawn each month:  one $100.00 prize, two $50.00 prizes and one $25.00 prize. The monthly drawings will be the last weekend of the month. There will be notices in the bulletin. At the grand prize drawing, we will draw two $500.00 winners and one $250.00 winner. Winners need not be present. For tickets or information contact Sue Ahearn at 775-7398, Angie LaVictoire at 775-1256 or Joe Eno at 773-3111 (day) or 773-3665 evenings. Tickets will be sold at the back of the church after Mass throughout the month of November.

 

MASS FOR BEREAVED PARENTS will be held on Thursday, November 6 at 7:00 PM at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Burlington, VT. Bishop Salvatore R. Matano will celebrate a Special Mass for all parents who grieve the loss of a child, whether before birth, as an infant, during childhood, or as an adult. If you know any individuals or couples who have lost a child, no matter how long ago, please extend to them an invitation to attend this Mass, to pray with our Bishop, and to affirm with him the dignity and value of their beloved children.

 

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY parish invites you to “Our Children’s Hour” – a special Mass for bereaved parents, families and friends on Saturday, November 8 at 9:00 AM. Light refreshments and sharing will follow in St. Anne’s Hall. For more information, please call 775-3583.

COATS FOR KIDS drive will be held from now until Tuesday, November 11. Gently used or new coats (infant – teen) may be donated at Drop Boxes located at Hannaford, Price Chopper, Grand Union and Rutland Library. Winter boots, snowsuits, hats and mittens are also greatly needed. For more information, please call 802-775-9711.

 

MSJ POINSETTIA SALE will be held from November 10 – November 21. Delivery date will be Thursday, December 4. Each plant is a 6.5” pot, foiled and sleeved with various colors to choose from. The cost will be $12.00 and the proceeds with benefit the class treasuries and the Development Fund. Contact the Development Office at 775-0151 or any MSJ student to order your plants.

 

 

ST. DOMINIC’S CHRISTMAS BAZAAR

REMINDER!! St. Dominic’s Christmas Bazaar will be held on Saturday, November 8^th from 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM. The Christmas Bazaar is held for the benefit of the Parish. Soup and sandwich luncheon available. White elephant, baked goods and any other items to be donated should be left at Father Crowley Hall on Friday, November 7 from 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Bake goods only may be donated on Saturday, November 8 from 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM. Raffle tickets should be all in by Friday, November 7. Raffle tickets will be on sale after Mass on November 2. The tickets are $1.00 each or 6 for $5.00. Buy your lucky ticket. We have wonderful prizes. If we missed you when we called, please make a donation. Please join us and help to make this 15^th Christmas Bazaar a great success. For more information, please call Leona Kish at 459-3607.

  

THANK YOU!!

The Activities Committee of St. Peter’s Church would like to thank everyone who attended the Harvest Dinner on Saturday, October 26, 2008. This dinner was to help St. Peter Parish raise funds for fuel for the Church. Everyone seemed to really have a lot of fun. The dinner was fantastic as usual thanks to Dick and Angie and all those who worked with them to give us a Harvest Dinner extravaganza. This includes the people who helped set up, decorate and clean up. It was a time for people to mingle and enjoy one another. As with any great event, there are always people who should be recognized. To all of the people who donated the fantastic raffle prizes:

     Baker Distributing – Hannaford’s – Artistic Styles –

     Rutland Fuel – Mendon Mountain Orchards – Ted’s

     Pizza – LaValley’s Building – Toolcraft Rental –

     Green Mountain Rental – Quick & Brite Car Wash –

     Sports Peddler – Mr. Twitters – Quinn Company –

     Lorraine Canty – Dr. Richard Del Bianco and

     Anonymous donor (you know who you are).

 

We would also like to thank Lena Tedesco, Antonetta Tedesco and Nancy Benincasa for the Italian cookies they made so we could all enjoy. To the band Enerjazz, the music was just great. We had a lot of people dancing and singing along. It brought back a lot of memories to so many people.

 

Thank you all once again!!!