1325 Boot Road

West Chester, PA 19380

Phone 610-692-2216

Fax 610-692-7103

www.sspeterandpaulrc.org

SS. Peter

and Paul Church Pastor

Rev. Vincent F. Welsh, JCL, MA, MDiv

Parochial Vicar

Rev. James J. Whelan

Sunday Assistant

Rev. Patrick J. Welsh, SLL, MA, MDiv

Deacons

Deacon A. Gerald Harrison (Retired)

Deacon Thomas J. Horan (Retired)

Deacon Robert F. Pierce

Coordinator of Religious Education

Patricia B. Ehrhart

610-692-5886

School Principal

Margaret Egan

610-696-1000

Parish Office Manager

Peggy Anne Fox

Parish Office Hours

Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM-8:30 PM

Friday 8:00 AM-4:00 PM

Saturday 9:00 AM-12 Noon

Sunday 8:15 AM-1:00 PM

Mass Schedule

Saturday Vigil: 5:30 PM

Sunday: 7:30, 9:00 & 11:00 AM

Weekdays: 6:30 & 8:30 AM

Saturday: 8:00 AM

Holydays: The schedule for each Holyday

will be announced in the

Bulletin.

The Rosary and Divine Mercy Chaplet are recited

following the 8:30 AM weekday Mass. The Miraculous

Medal Novena follows the 8:00 AM Saturday Mass.

Registration

We welcome all new members to our Parish Family.

Please come to the Parish Center Office during office

hours to register or call to make an appointment with

a priest. If you move or change your phone number,

please notify the Parish Office so our records can be

kept current.

Third Sunday in Lent

March 3, 2013

Eucharistic Adoration:

Tuesdays following the 8:30 AM Mass

Concludes with Benediction at 5:00 PM

Confessions:

Saturday following 8:00 am Mass and Novena of the

Miraculous Medal as well as 4:00-5:00 PM or by

appointment. During Lent after 7:00 pm Stations

from 7:30-8:00 pm.

Baptisms:

Celebrated on the second and fourth Sunday of each

month at 1:00 PM. Baptism instructions are held the

first Sunday of each month at 1:00 PM in the Church.

These instructions are mandatory for both parents.

We recommend attendance during early days of

pregnancy. Godparents are invited but not obliged to

attend. Please call the Parish Office for more informa-

tion or to make arrangements.

Marriages:

Couples must make arrangements with the priest at

least six months in advance. Attendance at Pre-Cana

is required.

Sacraments for the Sick:

In case of illness or infirmity, please notify the

Parish Office.

Religious Education (CCD)

Grades 1-6: Sunday after 9:00 Mass until 11:25

Grades 1-6: Monday 4:30-6:00 pm, 6:30-8:00 pm

Grades 7 & 8: First Sunday of each month

SS. PETER AND PAUL CHURCH, WEST CHESTER

Saturday, March 2, 2013 8:00 Warren English by Maureen Kempinski 5:30 Joe Lamont, Jr. by the Lamont family Sunday, March 3, 2013 7:30 Bill & Lillian Olson by Wilma Glendenning 9:00 Dick Lytle by Joan & Joe Bove 11:00 Intentions for the Parishioners of SS Peter & Paul Robert Broadhurst by Soprani, McDonald families Monday, March 4, 2013 6:30 Irene Butala by Jim & Lois Collins 8:30 Chris Morelli by Michael Morelli Tuesday, March 5, 2013 6:30 Donald Regali by Jim & Lois Collins

8:30 Petra Rodriquez by Andrew & Charli Daniel Wednesday, March 6, 2013 6:30 Daniel O’Neill by Fran & Chris O’Neill 8:30 Ann Marie Pierson by John & Mary Ann Quinn

Thursday, March 7, 2013 6:30 Alice Sherer by Walter A. Young Jr. 8:30 Mildred Schaffer by Mary Miller Friday, March 8, 2013 6:30 Alice Sherer by Margaret Eisenhart 8:30 Pat Scaperotto by Tina

Saturday, March 9, 2013 8:00 Edward Leaf(26th anniversary) by Dorothy Leaf 5:30 Jane Ensslen by Patricia Regan Sunday, March 10, 2013 7:30 Intentions for the Parishioners of SS Peter & Paul 9:00 Deceased members of the Gallagher & McGettigan families by Theresa Gallagher 11:00 Thomas & Margaret Lawn by the Lawn family

WE ARE A TITHING PARISH

God’s plan for giving

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Last week collection: $17,533.16

Envelope collection: $13,712

Loose donations: $3,111.16

Auto giving: $2051.00

Collection Total:$18,874.16

Celebrant Schedule

March 9,10, 2013

Saturday 5:30 pm Fr. Vincent Welsh

Sunday 7:30am Fr. James Whelan

9:00am Fr. Patrick Welsh

11:00 am Fr. Vincent Welsh

Altar Server Schedule

March 9,10, 2013

Saturday 5:30 pm Jack, Kelly Seifried, Jay

Wilmer

Sunday 7:30 am Bridgit, Kate Foss, Kayla

Yoegel

9:00 am William Pizi, Molly Camp,

Matthew Clark

11:00 am Matt McCann, Conor

McGuinness, Christopher

Duranti

Please pray for the parishioners listed below who are

in need of our healing prayers. If there are names

who should be removed, please call the

Parish Office to update. Thank you.

Mason Abate, Barbara Aleardi, Thomas Anderson,

Betty Badar, Shirley Balch, Suzanne Bell, Theresa

Bernhardt, Gerard Bernhardt, Sam Biondolillo, Jane

Bonner, Eileen Carroll, Isabelle Carroll, David

Carrillo, Lee Caldwell, Rosemary Chiaravallotti, Pat

Connolly, Tom Connolly, Joseph Congialdi, Peggy

Coleman, Edward Crann, Rita Dailey, Dave Douglas,

Mary Downey, Melissa Doran, John Dugan, Doris

Durning, Tim Durkin, Sam Erlick, John Facenda,

Kathleen Finley, Jeremy Fischer, Mary Flanagan, Scott

Florian, Elena Joy Foster, Rita Gahagan, Elaine

Gardetto, Jeannine Gillespie, Audrey Grainer, Jean

Grentz, Catherine Greenfield, Annette Hagan,

Christine Himmell, Stephanie Ionata, Richard Jacobs,

Beth Johnson, Levon Karagozian, Jeanne Kelch, Claire

Kennedy, Ben Larson, Patrick Lee, William Lilley,

Bennett Linzey, Robert Long, Joseph Mackey, Doreen

Maddox, Jennie Malandra, Dolores Maino, Nancy

Mandato, Barbara McCabe, Nicole McClintock,

Joanne McFarland, Mary McFarland, William

McGarrigle, Bobby McGowen, Michael McGowan,

Tracy McLean, Gail Mellon, Rose Melso, Baby Theresa

Merlini, Robert Miller, Joseph Mollure, Sr., Thomas

Moore, Anthony Mortelli, Mary O’Neill, Mary O’Reilly,

Blake Pena, Pete Prete, Joanne Quinlan, Peggy Raspa,

Luke Mitchell Reed, Trudy Roderick, Diane Rosetty,

Beatrice Roth, Anthony Rivituso,Lena & Gilford Roy,

Larry Rutledge, Rosemary Sanders, Jack Scalen, Mark

Scannapieco, Lorraine Schnatz, Susan Scott, Logan

Schwieter, John Sheppard, John Stratman, Marise

Stillman, Harper Stapleton, Ryan Tench, Stacy Test,

Wendy Thompson, Ryan Timoney, Matthew Tyson,

Jeanne Ward, Paul Walker, Gregory Weidman, Eric

Wendleburg, Bill White, Tina Whiteworth, Anne

Whiting, Gabrielle Zebrowski.

MARCH 3, 2013

Religious Education CCD News First Eucharist will take place on April 27th at 10am and 12pm. Confirmation will take place on April 15th at 4pm.

Please pray for the repose of the souls of

these recently departed members of

SS. Peter & Paul Parish.

Thank you.

Mrs. Mary Murphy

Mr. Brian J. Patterson, Sr.

Mrs. Judy Melograna

Mrs. Nancy Perkins

Respect Life Calendar 3/4 “Adoption”: A Loving Answer to Infertility”, St. Peter’s Church, West Brandywine 3/11 Midway Celebration of 40 Days for Life. A prayer service will be held in front of Planned Parenthood, West Chester at 7pm honoring Our Lady of Guadalupe. 3/19 SS Peter & Paul Respect Life committee meeting, 7-8pm Fr. Kovacs meeting room. 3/22 SS Peter & Paul parish day at Planned Parenthood as part of the 40 Days for Life Campaign. Parishioners will be able to sign up for one hour slots to pray in front of Planned Parenthood during the day. 3/23 Archdiocesan Mass honoring the gifts of persons with disabilities, the deaf, family, friends and caregivers at 10:30 am at the Cathedral Basilica of SS Peter & Paul, Philadelphia. Archbishop Chaput will be the main celebrant. All are welcome to attend.

Meal Preparation for Aids for Friends or Bethesda Casseroles is an opportunity to show charity to those less fortunate and struggling to obtain food on a daily basis. All the supplies needed are stored in the freezer room off the Narthex in the metal cabinets. Instructions are included. Thank you for your kindness.

THANK YOU The Respect Life Group would like to thank the

parishioners of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish for the

generous support of the Spiritual Adoption Pro-

gram which recently culminated with a Baby

Shower. Two carloads of baby gifts were delivered

to Birthright in West Chester and Mother’s Home

in Darby. Both organizations were extremely grate-

ful. God bless you for your caring love for mothers

and their unborn babies.

Changes for Permanent Deacons in the Archdiocese of

Philadelphia

Archbishop Chaput has recently approved changes for

permanent deacons which are outlined below and take

effect on Palm Sunday of the Passion of Our Lord,

March 24, 2013.

Deacons will now be delegated to assist at (witness)

marriages in the parishes where they are assigned.

Special delegation would be required for a deacon

to witness a marriage in any other parish. Liturgical

norms require when marriage takes place within

Mass, the priest celebrant, and not a deacon, wit-

nesses the marriage.

Permanent deacons will now wear clerical attire, a

gray clerical shirt with a white collar, in the exercise

of their diaconal ministry. When a permanent dea-

con is not exercising his ministry, his attire is that

of the lay faithful.

The age for admission to permanent diaconate for-

mation will be raised from 50 to 55 years of age.

Come hear “Adoption-the Loving Choice” on Monday,

March 4, at St. Peter Church, 2835 Manor Road, West

Brandywine, PA 19320 at 7:00 pm. This free presentation is

geared to couples with fertility issues, who are considering

expanding their home to make room for a child who needs

one, or a woman in a crisis pregnancy who may consider

adoption. Come get answers from couples who have been

through the adoption process and professionals who assist

adoptive families. Visit www.saintpeterchurch.net/

respect_life.html or email: respectlife@saintpeterchurch.net

or call Jo Christof at 610.942.3571.

Operation Easter Outfit 2013 Partners in

Outreach is sponsoring a clothing drive to

benefit the St. Agnes Day Room. They are

requesting new or “almost” new Easter outfits

ranging in sizes to 16, both boys and girls. There

are clothing racks in Fr. Bednar Hall for all

donations. Please contact Barb Quinn at re-

lay51@aol.com or Amy Kovell at

tkovell@verizon.net. Drive runs through 3/18/2013.

SS. PETER & PAUL CHURCH, WEST CHESTER

CYO News

SSPP CYO Spring Registration is open

Registration can be done through the link on the

CYO website. The link is on the

bottom left. Registration will be open until early

March. All children in the parish are welcome to join!

The following is a list of Spring Sports:

Baseball ~~5th/6th JV

7th/8th Varsity

Softball ~~5th/6th JV

7th/8th Varsity

Girls Lacrosse~~ 5th/6th JV

7th/8th Varsity

Track & field 1st through 8th grade

We are always looking for parent volunteers and

coaches. If you are interested in coaching this

Spring, please view the coaching requirements that

are housed on the CYO website to make sure you

complete all required clearances prior to the start

of the season!

INVITATION FOR HOLY WEEK / EASTER CHOIR-Calling all singers! SS. Peter and Paul Adult Choir invite you to join us for Palm Sunday (11:00), Holy

Thursday (7:30pm), and Easter (11:00) masses. Now is a good time to try choir, without a full year com-mitment. Rehearsals will be held on Wednesday evenings throughout Lent, at approximately 7:30,

immediately following The Stations of the Cross. All voice parts are welcome, but we especially need

Basses. Please contact Anna Marie Snader

at amsnader@gmail.com or 610-764-5344 (cell).

The 2014 Mass Intention Book will open on Thursday, March 21, 2013. Intentions will be taken in the Fr. Kovacs Meeting Room in the Parish Center following the 8:30 am Mass

until 12:00 noon. For the moment, we will limit the number of Mass intentions to 5 Masses, 2 Sundays and 3 daily. Thank you !

The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring their

annual Spaghetti Dinner for the benefit of

Birthright of Chester County, Sunday March

10th from 4-6pm at SS Peter & Paul. The cost

of dinner is $8 for adults and $4 for children

under 12. Tickets will be available at the door.

Take-out is available. Please join us for excellent home

cooked dinner prepared by our gentlemen Knights!

Donut Sunday is this Sunday. All are

welcome to join the parish for

food, friends and fellowship

following the 9:00 and 11:00 am Masses.

THE VEILING OF STATUES AND CROSSES

The Roman Missal permits, with the approval of the Confer-

ence of Bishops, “the practice of covering crosses and images

in the Church from the Fifth Sunday of Lent.” The United

States Conference of Catholic Bishops gave approval in 2001

noting that the veiling may take place at the discretion of the

local pastor. In accord with this permission crosses and statues

in our church will be veiled on the Fifth Sunday of Lent. As is

traditional, the crosses and statues will be veiled with purple

cloth. Crosses are unveiled following the Good Friday Liturgy,

while statues are unveiled before the beginning of the Easter

Vigil.

The veiling of the crosses and images is a sort of ”fasting” from

sacred depictions which represent the paschal glory of our

salvation. Just as the Lenten fast concludes with the Paschal

feast, so too, our fasting from the cross culminates on Good

Friday in an adoration of the holy wood on which the

sacrifice of Calvary was offered for our sins. Likewise, a fasting

from the glorious images of the mysteries of faith and the

saints in glory, culminates on the Easter night with a renewed

appreciation of the glorious victory won by Christ, risen from

the tomb to win us eternal life.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS WITH BENEDICTION?

If you have attended Stations of the Cross this

Lent, you may have wondered why we have not

concluded with Benediction. Stations of the

Cross is an ancient and venerable devotion, a

form of prayer that may be prayed privately or

with a gathering of the faithful, which is de-

signed to foster a devotion to and meditation

on the mystery of the Passion of Christ. Exposi-

tion of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction

are part of the Church’s official liturgy (public

worship). Whereas in the past Benediction was

frequently added onto the end of another ser-

vice or devotion, like Stations of the Cross, the

current liturgical norms do not envision this.

Eucharistic Benediction is a complete liturgical

service in its own right and should be

celebrated as such.

We have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

every Tuesday following 8:30 am Mass until

Benediction at 5:00 pm. During Lent we have

Stations of the Cross on Wednesdays at 7:00 pm

(followed by confessions until 8:00 pm) and

Fridays at 1:15 pm.

THIRD SUNDAY IN LENT

WERE YOU THERE?

This poignant, interactive presentation com-bines devotions with classic and modern art,

pictures and music to create a multi-media re-

flection on the Lord’s Passion. Spend one hour this Lent to understand the gift of God’s salva-

tion and better appreciate the graces we have been given.

Friday, March 8th; 7pm-8:15pm

at

St. Maximilian Kolbe Church

15 East Pleasant Grove Rd

West Chester, PA 19382

Lenten Confession Schedule

As part of a national effort by the Bishops of the

United States including Archbishop Chaput, parishes

throughout the country including the Archdiocese

have been asked to have Confessions on Wednesday

evenings during Lent.

Confessions will be heard from 7:30 to 8:00 pm on

Wednesday evenings following 7:00 pm Stations of

the Cross In addition, Confessions will be heard on

Saturday mornings at 8:35 am following the 8:00

Mass and Miraculous Medal Novena as well as

Saturday afternoons from 4:00 to 5:00 pm. You

may always feel free to contact the Parish Office to

make an appointment to see a priest for Confession.

The Parish Lenten Penance Service will be on

Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 7:00 pm in Church.

Many priests will be on hand to assist. All are

encouraged to attend.

Stations of The Cross

On Wednesdays of Lent the

Stations of the Cross will take

place in Church at 7:00 pm. On

Fridays in Lent, Stations of the Cross will be in

Church at 1:15 pm.

Rice Bowl Donation You’re invited to participate in the CRS Rice Bowl,

Catholic Relief Services’ Lenten program, as a way to

encounter Jesus through others,

especially through the most vulnerable in our world.

We inserted the rice bowls into the bulletin for your

convenience, please use the fun and easy resources to

deepen your family’s Lenten

experience. Your prayers, fasting and almsgiving this

Lenten season will help Catholic Relief Services con-

tinue to provide life-saving

assistance in nearly 100 countries. CRS works on our

behalf to care for the poorest in our world and to end

global poverty. Containers to collect your Rice Bowl

donations will be placed in the Narthex at the end of

Lent. Thank you!

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

Tuesdays during Lent and throughout the year, we have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from the conclusion of the 8:30 am Mass until evening prayer and Benediction at 5:00 pm. Please consider signing up for an hour or half an hour of prayer before the Blessed Sacrament each Tuesday.

Poor Box for March~~April

Please consider donating to the POOR BOX this Lenten season. In March, The Little Sisters of the Poor will be receiving our donations until the end of April. Sr. Veronica will be speaking at all the Masses on the weekend of March 10th to further explain their ministry to the poor of Philadelphia. Thank you for your generosity!

Donations Needed for

School Auction Fundraiser!

We are collecting donations for the 2013 SSPP

Live & Silent Auction taking place on April 12,

2013. Your past donations have helped our school

provide students with wireless connection

improvements, TV studio computer upgrades,

whiteboards, new library books, science labs, new

gym floors, gym wall mats, netbooks and more!

Some ideas include sports tickets and

memorabilia, vacation homes, corporate donations,

photography, and crafting. Donations can be

dropped off until March 15th in the school office.

Attn: Family Donations.

For more information, please contact Dana

Petricca at danapetricca@msn.com or call Dana at

610-608-3596.

Home and School Association Fundraiser!

Mark your 2013 calendars! Saints Peter and Paul

Home and School Association will sponsor its

12th annual fundraiser on Friday evening, April

12. This year’s event will be held at The

Wyndham Garden Exton Valley Forge hotel,

North Pottstown Pike, Exton. Tickets are on sale

in the Narthex after all weekend Masses.

As always, all

proceeds will benefit our parish school. For more

information, contact Barbara Downing, 610-889-

3318 or bbdowning@comcast.net .

Dear Saints Peter and Paul Community, As you may know, Saints Peter and Paul was one of six schools within the Archdiocese chosen to participate in a pilot pro-gram sponsored by the Connelly Foundation and the International Education Foundation (IEF). For the past two years, we have worked with the Catholic School Development Program to implement best practices in furthering our mission as a Catholic School.

In August 2012, Saints Peter and Paul School appointed a Board of Limited Jurisdiction to promote the school’s mission, vision and strategic goals. This diverse group of parishioners was selected based on specific expertise and history of Saints Peter and Paul support. They oversee the school’s finances, budgeting, financial reporting, facilities, tuition, and strategic planning. All members of our community were mailed a letter from the Board of Limited Jurisdiction asking for support for our mis-sion based fundraising. We hope that all parishioners recognize the value in investing in the future of Saints Peter and Paul School. It is more than a school. It is the Religious Education Center for all of our parish children as well as the home base of our CYO program. Supporting the Annual Fund is an investment in Saints Peter and Paul and the future of the next generations of Catholics. The Board of Limited Jurisdiction and the Saints Peter and Paul School Annual Fund, will provide the long term viability and sustainability of our school program and facility. We thank all the dedicated members of our community and we look forward to the work ahead. Sincerely, Mrs. Margaret Egan Principal

Box Tops for Education and Labels for Educa-tion are being collected by SSPP School. Please place

clipped Box Tops and UPC’s for Labels in the marked box in the Narthex Freezer Room. Coordinator Con-tact: Stephanie Beisser, sbeisser@gmail.com