TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME AUGUST 19, 2012

TWENTIETH SUNDAY IN
ORDINARY TIME
AUGUST 19, 2012
Sunday School Registration
2560 Tilson Road
Decatur, GA 30032
Main: 404-241-5862
Fax: 404-241-5839
Price Hall : 404-241-1795
Website: www.stspandp.com
Sunday School registration forms are available in the narthex and
on the parish website. The first day of Sunday School is September 9th at 10:00AM. If you have any questions about Religious
Education, please contact Gloria George-Patrick at the Parish Office.
Jr. Knights & Jr. Daughters
If your son or daughter would like to join the Junior Knights or
Junior Daughters, contact Ray Leslie or Frieda Ricks-Mahone.
Also, as one of their service projects, they will be collecting school
supplies that will be donated to St. Peter Claver Regional School.
Please support their fundraiser, “Macy’s Shop for A Cause.” A $5
coupon gets you 25% off all day on regular, sale & clearance
items, 10% off on electronics.
2012 Archbishop’s Annual Appeal
Parish Goal: $52,200
Amount Pledged: $39,821
Amount Paid: $24,925
(As of 8/10/2012)
Dates to Remember
Sept. 9-First Day of Sunday School
Sept. 28-30-Women’s Retreat
Sept. 30-RCIA Classes Begin
Oct. 6-Baptism Class
Oct. 6-Lector’s Workshop
Oct. 6-Steak & Chicken Dinner
Oct. 7-Life Chain
Oct. 13-Welcome Ministers’ Workshop
Nov. 3-Haitian Community’s Anniversary
Nov. 10-Liturgy Education Day
Nov. 10-KPCLA Prayer Breakfast
Nov. 17/18-Craft Bazaar
Nov. 17-Women’s Council General Mtg.
Women of Faith & Movement
For women 19 years and older: Women of Faith & Movement
Bible Study & Prayer continues every Monday, 7:00-8:30PM, in
the first classroom on the right. For group study on August 20th:
Matthew 6-7.
Women’s Council General Meeting/Luncheon
Guest Speaker: Leslye Colvin, Archdiocese of Atlanta, Social
Justice Ministries
When: Saturday, September 15th at 2:00PM
Where: Parker’s on Ponce, 116 E. Ponce de Leon, Decatur 30030
Cost: $30
Menu: Oven-roasted chicken, rigatoni with seared eggplant, or
grilled steak. Includes salad, dessert and beverage.
Parish Office
(404) 241-5862
Fax (404) 241-5839
Sacramental Emergencies only (678) 561-3676
Clergy
Rev. Bryan D. Small, Pastor, ext. 102
[email protected]
Rev. Mr. Alfred Mitchell, Deacon
[email protected]
Rev. Mr. Jerry M. Lett, Deacon
[email protected]
Rev. Mr. Augustin Pierre-Louis, Deacon
[email protected]
Parish Staff
Gloria George-Patrick, ext. 103
Religious Ed. Director
[email protected]
Ron Whalen, ext. 105
Business Manager
Marie Fujioka, ext. 100
Administrative Assistant
[email protected]
Carl Gales, ext. 108
August 19, 2012
Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday, 20th
8:30AM Communion Service
Wednesday, 22nd
6:30PM Porscha Bryant
Friday, 24th
8:30AM Barbara Belmont, b’day.
Saturday, 25th
8:30AM Benjamin Thompson, d’csd.
4:30PM Confessions
5:00PM Caheran Walker
Sunday 26th
8:30AM Krista Moore, b’day.
11:30AM Rachel Anderson, t’giving.
1:30PM For the people of Sts. Peter and Paul
This Coming Week
Monday, 20th
Novena 7:00PM-Chapel
Women of Faith 7:00PM-Classroom
Men’s Club 7:30PM-Parish Office (C)
Tuesday, 21st
Young at Heart 1:00PM-Parish Office (C)
Women’s Council Board 7:00PM-Parish Office (C)
Wednesday, 22nd
Bible Study 10:30AM-Parish Office (C)
Choir Rehearsal 6:00PM-Church
Youth Group 7:00PM-Parish Office (C)
Thursday, 23rd
Haitian Rehearsal 7:00PM-Church
Saturday, 25th
Bible Study 9:00AM-Parish Office
Outreach 9:45-11:00AM
Cursillo 12:00PM-Parish Office (C)
Sunday, 26th
SVDP Circle Coffee & Donuts 10:00AM-Price Hall
Jr. Knights’ Hot Dogs 12:45PM-Price Hall
2012 Men’s Club Retreat
The Sts. Peter and Paul Men’s Club will host its 20th Annual
Men’s Retreat from Friday evening, November 30th through
Sunday noon, December 2nd, at the Carmel Retreat Center, 415
Old Collins Road, Hoschton 30548. The total cost is $150, which
includes food and lodging. A deposit of $50 will reserve your
place. The balance will be due at close of business on Tuesday,
November 27th. Payment can be made to Marie at the Parish
Office. For more information, you can contact Rod Jones (404)
509-4898, [email protected] or Deacon Alfred Mitchell
(404) 288-7804, [email protected].
Director of Music & Liturgy
[email protected]
William Hutson
Maintenance
Haitian Community, ext. 305
Stewardship-A Disciple’s Response
God bless you all for your generous offering!
Aug. 12th $11,561.53
Children’s Offertory $75.45
Building Fund $3,925.00
Pennies from Heaven $80.05
Every person should walk unhesitatingly according to their own
personal gifts and duties in the path of a living faith which
arouses hopes and works through charity.
(Vatican Council II - Lumen Gentium 41)
Readings for the Week
Monday, 20th St. Bernard
Ez 24:15-24
(Ps) Dt 32:18-21
Mt 19:16-22
Tuesday, 21st St. Pius X
Ez 28:1-10
(Ps) Dt 32:26-28,30,35-36
Mt 19:23-30
Wednesday, 22nd The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Ez 34:1-11
Ps 23:1-6
Mt 20:1-16
Thursday, 23rd St. Rose of Lima
Ez 36:23-28
Ps 51:12-15,18-19
Mt 22:1-14
Friday, 24th St. Bartholomew, Apostle
Rv 21:9b-14
Ps 145:10-13ab,17-18
Jn 1:45-51
Saturday, 25th St. Louis
Ez 43:1-7ab
Ps 85:9-14
Mt 23:1-12
Sunday 26th Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jos 24:1-2a,15-17,18b
Ps 34:2-3,16-21
Eph 5:21-32
Jn 6:60-69
2012 Advent Dance
Saturday, December 15th at 8:00PM at Piedmont Technical
College (formerly DeKalb Tech). All you can eat buffet and
an open bar. Tickets go on sale in September.
PRAYER FOR
THE SICK
Please pray for the sick of our
parish and those who have
asked for our prayers, especially:
Ulysses Bailey Jr., Porscha Bryant,
Jerome & Lula Bullard, Ephraim
Burrell, Stephanie Cooper, Ida Cruse,
Phyllis Daniel, Patricia Davis, Webert
Devilme, Jean Driskell, Christine
Edwards, Barbara Boswell Fields, Mary
Flournoy, Elaine Galbreath, Sharon
Giles, Myeshia Moore Gordon,
Yohannes Hamido, Laura Hassell,
Grace Hodge, Willie Hugley, Brittany
Ivory-Brown, Joseph Mario Jean-Louis,
Rosemary Jean-Louis, Yvonne Kage,
Dot Lewis, Rita Maag, , Elsa McBean,
Barbara McElrath, Dianna Menefield,
Lenagray Milner, Christopher Nicholas,
Dulcie Philip, Rita Powell, Grace
Powers, William O’Neal, Lynette Reid,
Charles & Emma Reynolds, Audrey
Shirley, John Sylvester, Roland Woods,
Donald & Robbie Wright,
Sharon Wyatt
Please help us to keep our prayer list
updated-by adding or
removing names. Thank you.
Sacramental Schedule
Trauma Recovery Group
The Office of Child and Youth Protection Victim Assistance
Program is offering a Trauma Recovery Group for adult survivors of childhood trauma Tuesday evenings beginning September 13th. Registration deadline is September 6th. Group limited
to 10 participants. Location: Chancery Office, 2401 Lake Park
Dr. SE, Smyrna 30080. Dates: 9 Sessions-Thursday nights from
September 13th-November 15th. Time: 6:30-8:30PM. Cost: $25
per session (partial scholarships available). Co-Leaders: Dr. Ann
Howe, PhD and Sue Stubbs, MS, NCC. Please contact Sue
Stubbs at (404) 920-7554 or [email protected] for an application or for more information.
Down To The Wire!
Altar Servers’
Schedule
For 8/25-26/12
5:00PM Mass
Keenan Tinsley
8:30AM Mass
David James
Christopher Johnson
Elysa McBean
11:30AM Mass
Leah Hardeman
Matthew Ojeda
Brandon Washington
1:30PM Mass
Jonathan Chery
Fadlyna Jean-Francois
The Georgia Dept. of Revenue is approving education expense
tax credits at a rapid pace. As of August 3rd, the DOR had approved $42.4 million in tax credits. In 2011, the tax credit cap
was met in November. This year, the cap will be met sometime
in August. In 2011, 2,700 Georgia tax payers were denied participation in the education expense tax credit program. Included
in this number were more than 500 GRACE-affiliated taxpayers.
Don’t let this happen to you in 2012! Apply today for your tax
credit approval. For information and forms, contact: (404) 9207900, [email protected], www.gracescholars.org.
Gala for Lourdes Alumni
Our Lady of Lourdes School Alumni Association presents a
Gala, celebrating “A Legacy of Excellence in Catholic Education.” Join in the dinner and dancing while remembering, reflecting, and reminiscing Saturday, September 22nd, 7:00-11:00PM
at the Renaissance Concourse Hotel, One Hartsfield Centre Parkway, Atlanta. $50 per person, cash bar. For information, contact
Annease Chaney Jones [email protected] or (404) 349-0430.
Notes from The Catholic Foundation
of North Georgia
Plan your Will online: You keep saying you are going
to get a Will. Did you know that between 60% and 70%
of Americans die without a Will. The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia has made it easy for you to plan
your Will. Simply go to www.cfngalegacy.org and click
on Plan Your Will. The program is free and confidential. It will walk
you through everything you need to think about and be aware of
when making your Will. Once you have worked through this program
you can print the document to take to your attorney. Pre-planning
should save you money and once your Will is made it will give you
and your family peace of mind. When planning, remember that the
parish is part of your family, so please include the parish in your
Will. For additional information about Will planning or making other
gifts from your estate, call Diane Duquette, Director of Gift Planning
at The Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, [email protected]
or (404) 497-9440.
Haitian Corner
20ème dimanche du temps ordinaire
Après la multiplication des pains, les Galiléens ont reconnu en Jésus
"le grand prophète". Mais ils étaient bien au dessous de la réalité. Un
prophète c'est quelqu'un qui parle au nom de Dieu et de sa part. or
Jésus est bien plus qu'un prophète : il est LA Parole même de Dieu
incarné ; il est celui qui comble la faim spirituelle de l'homme. Il est
celui qui donne la vraie vie. Bien sûr, il y avait eu la manne au temps
de Moïse. Mais ce n'était qu'une pâle image de ce que Jésus vient
annoncer : "Au désert, vos pères ont mangé la manne et ils sont
morts ; mais ce pain-là, celui qui vient du ciel, celui qui le mange ne
mourra pas."
Mais Jésus va bien plus loin ; il parle de chair à manger et de nourriture : "le pain que je donnerai, c'est ma chair donnée pour que le
monde ait la vie". On comprend la réaction des juifs : "Comment cet
homme-là peut-il nous donner sa chair à manger ?" mais Jésus insiste : "Si vous ne mangez pas la chair du Fils de l'Homme et si vous ne
buvez pas son sang, vous n'aurez pas la vie." Il ne leur donne pas
d'explication mais il les invite à s'ouvrir à la foi.
Ces paroles du Christ nous renvoient au Jeudi Saint. Ce soir-là, Jésus
prend du pain et dit : "Prenez et mangez, ceci est mon corps". Puis il
prend du pain et dit : "Prenez et buvez, ceci est mon sang". Les apôtres qui ont entendu ces paroles ont été invités à faire un acte de foi
en la présence du Christ sous les apparences du pain et du vin. Et
c'est ce même acte de foi que nous refaisons à chaque messe. Nous
reconnaissons en Jésus le Pain vivant donné pour la vie du monde.
Aujourd'hui comme autrefois c'est difficile à comprendre. Mais Jésus
insiste : "Si vous ne mangez pas la chair du Fils de l'Homme et si
vous ne buvez pas son sang, vous n'aurez pas la vie en vous."
Ces paroles du Christ sont difficiles à comprendre, mais ce sont celles de la Vie éternelle. Cette vie éternelle que Jésus nous propose
c'est une vie de relation amoureuse avec Dieu. Chaque fois que nous
allons communier, nous entrons dans une relation amoureuse très
forte avec lui. Ainsi, c'est toute notre vie qui devient éternelle, vie
amoureuse avec Dieu. La Vie Eternelle c'est cette communion
d'amour avec Dieu qui nous fait vivre sa communion d'amour avec
tous les hommes.