Mass Schedule Sunday Mon. & Wed., Holy Thursday

8:30 & 10:45 AM 8:30AM 7:30 PM

Good Friday 7 Last Words of Christ 12:00 Noon 3:00 PM 8:00 PM

Good Friday Service Holy Saturday Vigil No Mass on Tuesdays Holy Days of Obligation 8:30 AM & 7:30 PM

Parish Office Hours ivionday, \Vednesday,

Closed on Good Friday 8:30am ~ 3:30pm

Everyday except Tuesday

Receiving the Sacraments The Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick Any Catholic with a life-threatening illness should receive this sacrament even if not in immediate danger of death .. Please call Father Grinnell and ask him to anoint you if you think you should receive the sacrament soon.

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

Every Thursday Evening during Adoration Every Saturday-

3:45 PM until 4:45 PM (Also by appointment)

The Sacrament of Matrimony

The Diocese of Arlington requires that the parish priest be contacted at least six months before the intended wedding, We want to help all of our couples receive the abundant benefits and graces that the Sacrament of Matrimony can offer them.

The Sacrament of Baptism

A class is required for parents having a child baptized at St. Peter Parish for the first time. Please call Father Grinnell at 675-3432 to make arrangements.

12762 Lee Highway, Washington, VA 22747 website: www .stpeterparishva.org

Pastor Reverend Father Horace Grinnell

Parish Phone Numbers

Pastor Rev. Father Horace Grinnell ....... (540) 675-3432 E-mail: grinnellhorace@gmail.com

Deacon Bob Benyo ......... .......... ............ (540) 937-5939 Jean Hagarty, Office Manager .... ... .............. (540) 675-3432

E-mail: stpeterschurch@comcast.net Felix Hernandez, Director, Religious Ed ....... (540) 364-3108

E-mail: felixhernandezjr@gmail.com Mary Ann Krammes, Cemetery Admin ......... ( 540) 54 7-4441 .Mrs. Kathleen Tester, Organist.. ...... .. ...... .. (540) 987-8764

Sunday, March 29, 2015

Palm Sunday Of The Passion Of The Lord

"My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?"

Mass Intentions for the Week

Vigil Mass March28

Sunday March 29

Palm Sunday

5:00PM

8:30AM 10:45AM

Monday 8:30 AM March 30

Monday of Holy Week Wednesday 8:30 AM

April 1 Wednesday of Holy Week

Thursday 7:30 PM April 2

HOLY THURSDAY

Joan Gannon

Maria Lee Pro Populo

DeDe Kazunas +

Don Riedel

Robert Redmond +

Friday 12:00 noon service

Prayers for the Sick Please pray for the following members of our Parish:

Elaine Viguerie Christian Knight Fr. Robert Lange Evelyn Johnson Colleen Cybrowsk:i Helen & Oliver Ashe Brooklynn Jane Jarvis

Genevieve Paterno Harrison Knight Deacon Charles Coutu John Paul Storey Patricia J. Carey Jane Burdick

******** Prayer of the Faithful

With joyful hearts, that each family in our parish will prayerfully consider making a pledge to this year's Bish­op's Lenten Appeal to serve our brothers and sisters in our diocese. We pray to the Lord.

3:00pmservice - • • - • • - • • - • • -April 3 _GOOD FRIDAY • SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK:

L---------------------..... 1 •• Holy Thursday, 4/2, Mass at 7:30 pm I "'• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1 Good Friday, 4/3, 12 noon service, pot luck soup : THE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED ON : lunch follows service. • • GOOD FRIDAY, APRIL 3. • • Good Friday, 4/3, 3:00 pm service with celebra-• . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •"' ti on of the Lord's Passion, veneration of the

PASSING OF:

Parishioner Calvet J. Perkins passed away on Tuesday, March 24. Funeral mass will be held at St. Peter Church on Wednesday, April 1st, 11:00 am. There will be a visitation at Moser's Funeral Home, in Warrenton, on Tues., March 31st.

Cross, and Holy Communion. Holy Saturday, 4/4, 8:00 pm, Mass of the Vigil. • Easter Sunday, masses at usual times, 8:30 am, and 10:45 am. Easter Egg hunt after 10:45 am mass. Easter eggs will be available to those chil- • dren after the Saturday and Sunday's 8:30 am •

1 mass who cannot come to the 10:45 am mass.

HELP IS NEEDED!! 10:00 AM, SATURDAY, APRIL 4TH

Help is needed to get the church sparkling for Easter! Come join the clean-up crew on Holy Saturday starting at 10 am.

THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT!! JOIN US FOR ST. AUGUSTINE

This Monday, 3/30/15, our topic in the St. Augus­tine spirituality reflection group will be "THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT." Join us if you are free from 9:15 am-10:15 am.

ALTAR BOYS

All altar boys wishing to serve any parts of the Triduum please report to practice on Monday, March 30th from 7 to 9 pm. We will rehearse for Holy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter Vigil. Please notify Dea­con Benyo at bobbenyo@aol.com whether you will attend or not. Thank you for your reverence and service.

I REGULATIONS FOR FAST AND ABSTINENCE .

: Don't forget that Good Friday is a day of fast and I I. . _ .. _ .. _ ~?s~e~~e.:..._ .. _ •• _ .. ~

AGING TOGETHER IN RAPPAHANNOCK

FAMILY CAREGIVING TRAINING ...

+ Tips, resources, and hands-on training to help support caregivers for ill and disabled family members. Those interested in caregiving as a career are also welcome.

+ Family Caregiving Training for Rappahannock County at Washington Fire Hall on Thursday, April 16, 2015, 1-5 pm. You can "Meet and Greet" with resource providers from 12:30-1:00 pm.

+ Are you caring for a loved one at home-or might you need to in the future? What would you do if your father had a stroke and needed lots of help? How do you help someone in a bed or a wheelchair safely move and bathe? How do you prevent and deal with emergencies? DON'T BE CAUGHT UN­PREPARED!

Presented by Rappahannock health professionals: Jennifer Matthews, RN, Anne Williams, Mountainside Physical Ther­apy, Kelley Guido, O.T., Danny Wilson, Judy Reidinger, RN, and others. This information-packed FREE workshop is sponsored by Aging Together ill Rappahannock. Please RSVP to Sharon Pyne-675-3313, Ext. 2221.

Our Lord appeared to St. Maria Faustina and asked that the CHAPLET OF MERCEY be recited as a novena, especially on the nine days before the Feast of Divine Mer­cy. He promised to "grant every possible grace to souls". The Legion of Mary is providing a leaflet on this novena on Palm Sunday so that you can begin the novena on Good Friday and end by Divine Mercy Sunday (the Sunday right after Easter Sunday). Look for these at the entrance to the church.

The Pregnancy Centers of Central VA is having their WALK FOR LIFE on Sat. morning, April 18th! This Christian ministry is on the battle line to save unborn lives, and in the past year 79 changed de­cisions for life resulted. All services are free of charge at these centers where no government funding is received. This fundraiser is a fun morning and an easy 1.5-2 mile walk - people of all ages can walk and many people bring strollers for their littlest ones. There will be free food, face painting, balloons, and music for the whole family to enjoy. If you can't make it to Cul­peper, you can walk on your own and mail in your walk form to 1420 Greenbrier Place, Charlottesville, VA 22901. Put your Catholic values into action, and be a walker and gather sponsors for yourself, or be a sponsor for a St. Peter's parishioner who will be a walker. The forms are available as you enter the church.

In the Catholic Herald, you may have noticed that the Legion of Mary is offering a free enthronement of your house/family to the Sacred Heart of Je­sus. This is a 15 minute ceremony which has many spiritual benefits, and is a great opportunity for family prayer this Lenten season. For those who are interested in this great blessing promoted by Bishop Loverde, look for a sign-up sheet as you enter the church. For more information, see Susan Wingate, Henry Wingate, Joan Beattie or Danuta Coble.

ETIDOPIA THANKS YOU ..... for your donation last weekend of clothes, sneakers, and toys for Ethiopian young girls and women. Your donated items were outstanding. If you have any questions, please call me, Bill Jarrett, at 540-675-1000.

·-----------------------------, : BLESSING OF EASTER FOODS 1

I 1 The traditional blessing of Easter foods will be 1

: held on Holy Saturday, 11:00 am in the Parish : Hall. I

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LOST AND FOUND

A gold earring was found in the Church. If it's yours, please contact Jean Hagarty at the church office- 675-3432.

••••••.••.....•••........•••••.............•..... . . : Weekly Contributions for 3122115 were: : : ~;f General Collection $2,500.00 •

: fii'A- Thank You for your generosity! . ! ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~

Pastor's Piece

Dear friends,

SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEK

HOLY THURSDAY: At 7:30 pm. we will have the MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER: . This mass ends with a Eucharistic procession and Eucharistic Adoration until 10 pm.

GOOD FRIDAY: At 12 noon, we will have the SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST service. The service will have seven people giving short reflections on the seven last words of Christ and will last a little over an hour. This is another opportunity to invite your friends and neighbors to church. After the service, we will have a pot luck soup lunch for all who are interested.

At 3 pm, will have our GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE with the celebration of the Lord's Passion; veneration of the Cross; and Holy Communion.

HOLY SATURDAY: At 8:00 pm, The MASS OF THE VIGIL will be the new fire ; the Easter procession; the Easter Proclamation; the readings from the Old Testament; the Gloria, the renewal of Baptismal vows; and mass as usual. Unfortunately this year, we do not have any Baptisms for receptions into the Church.

EASTER SUNDAY; Masses are as usual at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. We hope to have a couple children baptized at the 10:45 mass. After the 10:45 mass, there will be the ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT sponsored by Joanne Sellers and her family with 1,000 eggs. All children 12 and under are invited to come to the hunt. Joanne will have eggs for children at the other two masses for those children who cannot come to the hunt after the 10:45 mass.

GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION FOR THE HOLY LAND SHRINES

On Good Friday, there is the annual collection to support the shrines in the Holy Land. We will not pass the basket. Instead you can make your donation when you come up to venerate the Cross if you want.

We have confessions after Stations on Fridays during the Holy hours on Thursdays (7:30 pm-8:30pm) and on Saturdays 3:45pm-4:30pm.

OUR ANNUAL EASTER EGG HUNT

Our Lady's annual Easter Egg Hunt will be held after the 10:45 am Easter Sunday Mass. The hunt for children 12 and under will be held in the field in front of the Church or if it rains in Ft. Albert's Hall. There will be 1000 eggs, 12 Miraculous Medals but only one Rosary. For the children who will not be at the 10:45 mass a basket of eggs will be in the vestibule after the 5:00 pm and 8:30 am masses.

Father Tuck Grinnell

OF CENTR AL V IRGINI A

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