26th Sunday of Ordinary Time

Dear Parishioners;

It is hard to believe that we are already in the month of October.  This month is dedicated to respect life and to the Blessed Mother.

As we begin the month of October, today is Respect Life Sunday.  The theme this year is Be not afraid. Our Holy Father, Pope Francis says the following: “By our presence in the world, we are called to create a society capable of recognizing the dignity of every person and sharing the gift that each person is to the other. With our witness of a living community open to what the Lord commands, by the breath of his Spirit, we can respond to the needs of each person with the same love with which God has loved us. There are so many people waiting for us to go out and meet them and look at them with the tenderness that we have experienced and received from our relationships with God.  That is where our power lies: not in our ideals and in our personal projects, but rather in the strength of his mercy which transforms and gives us life.” (October 2o, 2016.)

The second collection this weekend is for the Building/Maintenance Fund.  I ask for your continued support.

The Blessing of Pets will take place on Sunday, October 1st at 10:00 A.M. near the Veterans Flag Pole.

Our monthly Adoration is this Wednesday, October 4th, beginning at 1:00 P.M. and concludes with Benediction at 6:00 P.M.

CALLING ALL COOKS! St. Peter School will be publishing a new cookbook.  Please submit your recipes to the school by October 16th.

The special second collection for the victims of Hurricane Irma will be next weekend, October 7th and 8th.  The monies collected in the Archdiocese of New Orleans will be sent to the bishops of Florida.  Let us pray that the tropics will be quieter the rest of the hurricane season.

Mark your calendars for the annual Rosary Procession. It will take place on Sunday, October 15th, immediately following the 8:00 A.M. Mass.  This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Apparitions of the Blessed Mother to three young children of Fatima, Portugal.

St. Peter’s Fishermen’s Festival will be October 20 – 22, 2017 on the grounds of St. Peter School. There will be lots of activities for all to enjoy.

Have a Blessed Week!