Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Ursula Church ________________________ September 16, 2018

Mass Intentions for the Week Monday, September 17

8:00 Kathleen Donnelly

12:00 Anthony D’Onofrio

Tuesday, September 18

8:00 Fr. Charles Szivos

12:00 Tracy Hennessy

Wednesday, September 19

8:00 Mary & William Hamilton

12:00 Dec’d. Mem’s. Donnelly &

McSweeney Families

Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon &

Paul Chong-Ha-sang

Thursday, September 20

8:00 Anthony & Rose Veteri

12:00 The Souls in Purgatory

St. Matthew

Friday, September 21

8:00 Flor-Maria Huertas

12:00 Rosina Migliarini

Saturday, September 22

8:00 Maria Estevao

12:00 Harry F. Bowman

5:00 Vito, Adelina & Lorenzo Grippo

Twenty-fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday September 23

8:00 For the People of the Parish

9:30 Gaetano & Tina Scavone

11:00 Neil Whalen

12:30 Joseph Piscopo

Bread and Wine

For: Neil Whalen

By: Kathleen Whalen

Sanctuary Lamp

For: Neil Whalen

By: Kathleen Whalen

There are still weekday Masses

available in October, November and December

of 2018. If anyone is interested, please call the

Rectory at 914-668-9815.

From the Pastor’s Desk

“Who do people say that I am?” Jesus poses this

question to his disciples on his journey through Caesarea

Philippi. It elicits Peter‟s acknowledgment that Jesus is

the Messiah. For centuries Israel had looked forward to

God fulfilling his promise to King David by raising up

another great leader to restore Israel‟s kingdom. These

hopes had become clouded in political and earthly

expectations.

Peter‟s response, in unambiguous terms, “You

are the Christ (or the Messiah),” gives Jesus the

opportunity to offer a different understanding. Jesus

says that he has come not to establish an earthly

kingdom in power, but rather a spiritual kingdom in

weakness. God‟s Kingdom will be established through

Jesus‟ Death and Resurrection.

The First Reading, from the third of Isaiah‟s

“Servant Songs,” belongs to another tradition pointing to

the Messiah‟s coming in humiliation and suffering.

Jesus draws upon this tradition in referring to his own

ministry of suffering and death on behalf of God‟s

people.

Peter fails to take this tradition into account

when he tells Jesus not to talk about suffering and death.

He is utterly perplexed and alarmed, for Peter believed

that the Messiah would come in power and glory. When

Jesus says to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan,” he is

referring to Satan in the Book of Job, where Satan, as the

name actually means, is God‟s adversary. Jesus

reinforces this by saying that Peter„s thoughts are human

ways of thinking, and not God‟s way.

A further challenge emerges for Jesus‟ followers

from his revelation that he is going to suffer and die.

His followers‟ lives will embrace the same path of

suffering, Death and Resurrection. As true Christians,

our lives too will share in Jesus‟ redemptive suffering.

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Kindly remember in your prayers

the sick of the Parish

Frank Lauri Jr., Barbara Basciano, Elaine Clark, Betty

D‟Avi, Manuel Docoito, Adele Fagon, Bobby Gregory,

Louise Holly, Richard Holly Sr., Glorian Holmes, Betty

Lane, Joan Lynch, Gloria Melagrano, Stephanie

Merenda, Sterling Mitchell, Carol Jean Murphy, Vincent

Nyholm, Maria Scampone, Susan Scarinci, Barbara

Schimpf, Theresa Vazquez

Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Ursula Church ________________________ September 16, 2018

Please register new and returning students for

the Fall Religious Education program (K-8). Classes

have already begun. Registration forms are in the back

of the Church, at the Rectory during the week or

download the packet from our Parish website

www.stspeterpaulanstursula.org. If you have any

questions please call or text Tony McDonnell 914-471-

2084.

Are you a Baptized Catholic adult, but haven‟t

received Communion/Confirmation and would like to?

Are you not Catholic and would like to become

Catholic? You are invited to learn more about being a

Catholic and how this beautiful faith can bring you

closer to God. Our Parish offers a process for you to do

this called RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults).

For more information please see Fr. John.

Any man or woman interested in knitting,

crocheting, embroidering and sewing items to be

donated to parishioners who are ill or grieving and those

receiving sacraments is invited to join our new club.

They meet Thursdays at 10:30 in the morning in the

conference room of the Church.

Save the Date

September 26th – September 30th

Church Parking Lot

Are you a registered parishioner of

Sts. Peter & Paul and St. Ursula Parish? Any new or unregistered parishioners are asked

to register as soon as possible. You can register by

completing the registration form found in the vestibule

of the Church, by visiting our website at

stspeterpaulandstursula.org, or in person at the Rectory.

Registering helps us to communicate with our

parishioners about the many items of importance which

arise throughout the year.

A free 6 week program, Employment

Networking Support Group, is being offered by the RDC

Center for Counseling & Human Development. This

workshop will offer information about Resume Writing,

Interviewing, Using Linkedin and Self-Assessment.

Time: 6:30-8 PM on Tuesday evenings: Sept. 25, Oct. 2,

9, 16, 23 and 30. Place: The White Plains Education &

Technology Center, 303 Quarropas St. White Plains,

10601. For more information or to register: Pat Sheridan,

914-798-1103 or psheridan@divinecompassion.org.

For the latest news and information; to register

for events or to join a ministry or group; to view photos

of our Parish family and more…please visit our website

at www.stspeterpaulandstursula.org

We are in need of servers. Any boy or girl

interested in serving at God‟s altar is asked to see Fr.

Francis.

Parish Registration/Update

Name: ___________________________________

Street: ___________________________________

City: ____________________________Zip:_____

Telephone _____________________

Cell Phone _____________________

Email: ___________________________________

____New Registration _____Change of Address

____Moving out of Parish

Please return to the Rectory.

Report of Parish Giving

Offering 9/9/18 - $8,945.00 Adults: 520 Children: 53 Offering 9/2/18 - $7,235.00 Adults: 483 Children: 54

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Sts. Peter and Paul and St. Ursula Church September 16, 2018

Friday, October 19, 2018 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm

$45.00 FOR DINNER Including Wine and Beer

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Name______________________________________ Phone__________________

# of Guests___________________ Amount Enclosed_________________

Please make checks payable to Sts. Peter & Paul and St. Ursula

Return to: Rectory 129 E. Birch St., Mt. Vernon, NY 10552

Return by October 15th

PIZZA and PASTA at Leewood Golf Club

Eastchester

Sponsored by the Sts. Peter & Paul and St. Ursula

Altar Rosary Society