February 2021
2700 East Fourth Street,
Greenville, North Carolina 27858-1712
Parish Office: 252.757.3259
Fax: 252.752.1499
Office Hours
Monday, Wednesday & Friday 9:30am-noon Tuesday & Thursday 9:30am-3pm
Parish website: www.saintpetercatholicchurch.org
Email: parishoffice@spccnc.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StPeterGreenville
Parish Staff
Bookkeeper : Carmen Bradley
Secretary : Jennifer Loesner
Director of Music : Michael Vetrano
Facility Director : Steve Moore
Director of Faith Formation & Sacramental Preparation:
Anne Vamos
Middle School Youth Ministry: Attila Vamos
High School Youth Ministry: Kurt Garner
RCIA director: Joanne Dunn
Director of Development : Megan Getz
Council chairs
Pastoral Council Chair : Dr. Mary Gilliland
Finance Council Chair : John Farley
Parish Founded 1884 ~ Present Church Built 1991 Sacrament of Penance
Saturdays from 3:30-4:30
Sacrament of Matrimony
Contact the Parish Office. The couple must speak with a parish priest at least six months before the wedding.
Sacrament of Baptism
Masses or privately as requested by the parents. One
parent must be a practicing Catholic. Baptismal preparation program is required.
Anointing of the Sick
Please contact the Parish Office
Hospital or Home Bound Visits
Call Parish Office to schedule a visit.
New Parishioners
Please register as soon as possible It is required for enrollment in Faith Formation, Sacramental Prep, and
Sponsorship Certification.
Peter’s Way
Open by appointment only - please contact the Parish Office.
Holy Family Perpetual Adoration Chapel
Adorers are with Our Lord 24 hours, 7 days a week
Outdoor Stations of the Cross
24 hours, 7 days a week
Diocese of Raleigh
Interim Administrator : Fr. John Gillespie
Pastor : Rev. Jim Buchholz
Parochial Vicar : Rev. Ian Van Heusen
Deacon : Art Schneider
S
AINT
P
ETER
What does the story of Cinderella and the sacred
season of Lent have in common? Well, the name
Cinderella derives from a root word meaning “one
who sits in the ashes”. Hence the season of Lent
begins with Ash Wednesday as we are marked with
ashes signaling a period of repentance. And “lent” comes from an old
English word meaning spring. Before we can experience the springtime
of new life in Easter we must change our way of seeing things (which is
what repentance actually means.)
All of this begins formally on Ash Wednesday,
February 17th. However, we will informally begin
on the weekend of February 13-14th. You will be
able to pick up booklets by Bishop Robert Barron
or a little black book. Hopefully these popular
books can help you establish an active prayer life which is the first of
three spiritual pillars in Lent. The second spiritual pillar is giving alms to the
poor. So on that weekend you will learn about Unbound. This is a
catholic lay sponsored organization. It serves the poor in economically
challenged countries, primarily Latin America, but also countries in
Africa and all of the Philippines. It can be one way for you to build the
second pillar of your Lenten season.
Now the final pillar is penance, the most neglected of all the Christian
virtues. This year why not think outside the box? Don’t just “give up”
sweets or beer or pizza. Why not give up the need to
be right in this polarized American country of ours?
Or focus on just listening to someone for a day,
maybe someone you do not spontaneously like. Or
maybe the best penance, to accept the day-in
day-out things that go wrong in your life.
Prepare even now for Lent so that you can fully enjoy
the springtime life of Easter. Fr. John
February Mass Intentions
1st - 9 am - John & Helen Buchholz, RIP 2nd - Feast of The Presentation of the Lord 9 am - Communion Service
3rd - 9 am - Jesse & Barbara Sale, RIP 4th - 9 am - John & Nina Blair, RIP
5th - Memorial of St. Agatha, Virgin and Martyr 9 am - Marie Drain, RIP, Edmund Kelly, RIP 6th - Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs 9 am - The Smith Children
5 pm - Ray Parker, RIP
7th -5TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9 am - Jack & Rose Pendergrass, RIP
11 am - Mary Lettang, RIP, Gene Parsons, RIP 5 pm - For The People
8th - 9 am - Kapaun's Men Organization 9th - 9 am - Communion Service
10th - Memorial of St. Scholastica, Virgin 9 am - Helen Heaney, RIP 11th - 9 am - Margaret Jenkins, RIP 12th - 9 am - Vocations
13th - 9 am - Elmer Bautista, RIP 5 pm - Frank Trotta, RIP
14th -6TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 9 am - Helen Buchholz, RIP
11 am - Gert Cunningham, RIP, For The People 5 pm - Juanita Saad, RIP
15th - 9 am - Harry Gribble, RIP 16th - 9 am - Communion Service 17th - Ash Wednesday
9 am - Helen Buchholz, RIP 12:10 - Carl & Mary Kester, RIP 6:30 pm - Pat Pickford, RIP 18th - 9 am - Robert John King, RIP
6 pm - Jim & Shelly Hughes, RIP 19th - 9 am - Scott Koesters
20th - 9 am - Richard Heaney, RIP 5 pm - For The People 21st -IST SUNDAY OF LENT 9 am - Blanche Kolasa, RIP
11 am - For The People, Marie Eliz. Syrek, RIP 5 pm - Michael Janetti, RIP
22nd - Feast of The Chair of St. Peter The Apostle 9 am - Mary Lettang, RIP
6 pm - Bob & Patti Weisenberger & Family 23rd - 9 am - Communion Service
24th - 9 am - Bertha Lois McNair, RIP 6 pm - Whit Miller, RIP
25th - 9 am - David Acevedo, RIP 6 pm - Mary Kester, RIP
26th - 9 am - Judy Weems, RIP, Richard Montoya, RIP 27th - 9 am - Jackie Weisenberger
5 pm - Mary Lettang, RIP 28th -2ND SUNDAY OF LENT 9 am - Gene Bekaert, RIP
11 am - Terry McAboo, RIP, For The People 5 pm - Sue Massey, RIP
Daily Readings
Monday, Feb 1: Heb 11:32-40/Ps 31:20, 21, 22, 23, 24/Mk 5:1-20
Tuesday, Feb 2: Mal 3:1-4/Ps 24:7, 8, 9, 10/Heb 2:14-18/Lk 2:22-40
Wednesday, Feb 3: Heb 12:4-7, 11-15/Ps 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18a/Mk 6:1-6
Thursday, Feb 4: Heb 12:18-19, 21-24/Ps 48:2-3ab, 3cd-4, 9, 10-11/Mk 6:7-13
Friday, Feb 5: Heb 13:1-8/Ps 27:1, 3, 5, 8b-9abc/Mk 6:14
-29
Saturday, Feb 6: Heb 13:15-17, 20-21/Ps 23:1-3a, 3b-4, 5, 6/Mk 6:30-34
Sunday, Feb 7: Jb 7:1-4, 6-7/Ps 147:1-2, 3-4, 5-6/1 Cor 9:16-19, 22-23/Mk 1:29-39
Monday, Feb 8: Gn 1:1-19/Ps 104:1-2a, 5-6, 10 and 12, 24 and 35c/Mk 6:53-56
Tuesday, Feb 9: Gn 1:20-2:4a/Ps 8:4-5, 6-7, 8-9/Mk 7:1-13 Wednesday, Feb 10: Gn 2:4b-9, 15-17/Ps 104:1-2a, 27-28, 29bc-30/Mk 7:14-23
Thursday, Feb 11: Gn 2:18-25/Ps 128:1-2, 3, 4-5/Mk 7:24
-30
Friday, Feb 12: Gn 3:1-8/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 6, 7/Mk 7:31-37 Saturday, Feb 13: Gn 3:9-24/Ps 90:2, 3-4abc, 5-6, 12-13/ Mk 8:1- 10
Sunday, Feb 14: Lv 13:1-2, 44-46/Ps 32:1-2, 5, 11/1 Cor 10:31-11:1/Mk 1:40-45
Monday, Feb 15: Gn 4:1-15, 25/Ps 50:1 and 8, 16bc-17, 20
-21/Mk 8:11-13
Tuesday, Feb 16: Gn 6:5-8; 7:1-5, 10/Ps 29:1a and 2, 3ac
-4, 3b and 9c-10 /Mk 8:14-21
Wednesday, Feb 17: Jl 2:12-18/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17/2 Cor 5:20-6:2/Mt 6:1-6, 16-18
Thursday, Feb 18: Dt 30:15-20/Ps 1:1-2, 3, 4 and 6/Lk 9:22
-25
Friday, Feb 19: Is 58:1-9a/Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 18-19/Mt 9:14
-15
Saturday, Feb 20: Is 58:9b-14/Ps 86:1-2, 3-4, 5-6/Lk 5:27
-32
Sunday, Feb 21: Gn 9:8-15/Ps 25:4-5, 6-7, 8-9/1 Pt 3:18
-22/Mk 1:12-15
Monday, Feb 22: 1 Pt 5:1-4/Ps 23:1-3a, 4, 5, 6/Mt 16:13-19 Tuesday, Feb 23: Is 55:10-11/Ps 34:4-5, 6-7, 16-17, 18-19/ Mt 6:7-15
Wednesday, Feb 24: Jon 3:1-10/Ps 51:3-4, 12-13, 18-19/Lk 11:29-32
Thursday, Feb 25: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 7c-8/Mt 7:7-12
Friday, Feb 26: Ez 18:21-28/Ps 130:1-2, 3-4, 5-7a, 7bc-8/ Mt 5:20-26
Saturday, Feb 27: Dt 26:16-19/Ps 119:1-2, 4-5, 7-8/Mt 5:43
-48
Sunday, Feb 28: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18/Ps 116:10, 15, 16-17, 18-19/Rom 8:31b-34/Mk 9:2-10
Since we are having Communion Services on Tuesdays, all Mass Intentions that were scheduled have been rescheduled. Please call the Parish Office for the new scheduled date. Thank you!
Parish News & Announcements
Second Collection Schedule
February 7th
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Pope John Paul II High School
February 14th
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St. Peter School
Ash Wednesday
-
Church in Central and
Eastern Europe
February 21st
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Catholic Education
February 28th
-
For the Poor
In Our Prayers
Bruce Baker, Gerry Gable, Lars Larsen, Barbara George, Allen Andrews, Rita Verry,
Walter Jackson, Tony Rogers Jr., Nancy Simmons, Steuart Hall, Jim Kenny, Mary Bossack,
Michael Finegan, Tony Gribble, Erhardt Oppelt, Kenneth Harbit, Lolita Harbit, John Mitchell,
Alexine Dews Bryant, Mike Isbell, Louise McArthur, Helen Sullivan
Pray for Our Parish's Service Members
US Air Force: Thomas Conlin
US Navy: MASN Shawn Marcus Oliveira, PO2 Thomas Vincent Bartz, CMDR Travis Williams
US Army: MAJ Andrew D'Antoni
,
Lt. Aspen Doran, Lt. Jacob Doran
US Marines: 1stLt Ian McMillan, 1stLt Luke McMillan, Cpl Donovan Armendariz, LCpl Connor
Gagnon
Sunday Collections for the 2nd Quarter of
2020/2021
This Year Last Year
October: $ 54,124.16 $ 62,063.11
November: $ 67,994.40 $ 66,697.58
December: $ 81,207.02 $ 110,631.25
Pray for Our Deceased Parishioners
John Schedler
DAILY MASS
:
Monday, Wednesday
-
Saturday 9am
Tuesday
’
s: Communion Service at 9am
Weekend Mass
:
Saturday 5pm, Sunday 9am, 11am
& 5pm
Rosary prayed 30 min. before all weekend Masses.
Drive through communion Sunday's: 9:45
-10:15am.
ALL Men!
Looking for a Lenten sacrifice? Kapaun
’
s Men will again be
meeting every Friday during Lent. This year we will be review
the Knights of Columbus video series on Bishop Olmstead
’
s
“
Into the Breach.
”
If you feel like your masculine spirituality
needs a shot in the arm, please join us. We meet at 0600 in the
Spiritual Life Center. Masks and social distancing observed.
Any questions, call Mark Dellasega. (252
-
916
-
7792)
Ash Wednesday
February 17th
Mass times: 9am,
12:10pm & 6:30pm.
Abstinence--Catholics 14 and older are bound to the obligation of abstinence. Abstinence is to be observed on
Ash Wednesday and on ALL Fridays of Lent. On days of abstinence, meat may not be used at all.
Fast--Catholics 18 to 60 are bound to the obligation of fasting.
Ash Wednesday and Good Fridayare days of fasting. On these days, only one full meal is allowed. In view of the significance of Ash Wednesday, although it is NOT a Holy Day of Obligation, the obligation of fast and absti-nence must naturally be the priority in the Catholic
com-February
19th up to
March 26th
At 6:00 pm
Join us each
Friday during
Lent as
different
ministries of
our parish
lead us
through the
Stations of
the Cross in
the Church.
Knights of Columbus Annual Fish Fry
February 19th ~ First Friday of Lent
Hours 11:30 - 1 p.m. and 4 - 7 p.m.
Take Out Only.
Fish Fry is $8 and 1/2 price kid plates!
Plate includes: fish, potatoes, coleslaw, hushpuppies & drink
Proceeds from the fish fry go towards the roof repair in the church.
Knights of Columbus
will be sponsoring an on
-
line Rosary to
provide a means for
shut
-
ins to participate in a group Rosary once a month.
Ken & Lolita Harbit lead the project and the Rosary on the 1st Saturday of the
month at 10:30am.
Webpage: sites.google.com/view/spccrosary/home for details and to join.
Blog: spccrosary.blogspot.com. The intention of the blog is to explain some of the
history of the Rosary and to explain the mysteries.
Email spccrosary@gmail.com with intentions for the Rosary and questions.
If you would like to bring in your
palms from last year, there is a
basket in the Narthex.
We will be burning the palms prior to
Ash Wednesday.
Spring Calendars for YFF and MSM
Jan 24, 31, Feb 14, 21, 28, March 14, 21, 28, April 18, 25,
May 2, 16, 23
No YFF or MSM on: February 7, March 7, and April 4, 11
For more information about Youth Faith Formation,
please email Anne Vamos at yff@spccnc.org
For more information about Middle School Ministry,
please email Attila Vamos at stpetermsm@spccnc.org
Please pray for our second grade students preparing for the sacraments of 1st
Reconciliation:
Karlene Alarcon, Paola Anciano, Ava Ausborn, Lydia Bravo, Kate Brockway, Reagan Brown, Eva Bunn, Reston Butcher, Mary Kate Connelly, Thomas D’Alonzo, Eleanor D’Alonzo, Moises Diaz, Eva Diaz, Gabriella Dunn, Grace Gillen, Ava Grimone, Hughes Harris, Ciara Hawley, Catherine Hawley, Graham Hightower, Ellory Higginson, Ziyon Hill, Griffin Hogan, Thomas Iwaszewski, Alfina Jiss, Christine Kalapurackal, Luke Kohler, Kate Loesner, Henry Madubeze, Ronaldo Moralez-Ortiz, Maverick Newman, Avery Phillips, Breia Rodriguez, Alex Sanchez, Christopher Tulis, Luke Walter, Kherington Williams, and Ella Zambardino.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT - THE HOLY EUCHARIST
Mother Teresa said: "Do little things well with love."
The new year is starting. Will you do a little thing and give your love in an hour each week to the Baby Jesus who is God's Love to you, the Crucified Jesus who died for your sins, the Risen Jesus who opened Heaven for you, and the Eucharistic Jesus who gives you Himself for your spiritual sustenance?
Jesus asked the Apostles "Could you not watch one hour with Me?" He asks you the same.
We are blessed in this parish to have Perpetual Eucharistic
Adora-tion. Christ awaits a parish adorerevery hour of the day,every hour of the week, all year in the Holy Family Chapel.. Most hours of the day someone from the parish is with him,giving them their love and receiving His Love. There are also several hours each week with no adorer honoring Jesus.
He is there by Himself because no one cares enough to be with him. It takes a small effort done with love to get out of your comfort zone and to bring your love and receive His Love. He gives you 168 hours each week. Will you give him one of them back each week to honor and love him?
If you would like to answer Christ's call to you, contact Jim/Martha Coyne 252-414-8389 kofcjimc@gmail.com Vernon/Joanne Dunn 321-5896/355-3628
Confirmation Preparation class will
meet on the following Wednesdays:
Jan 20, Feb 3, Feb 17, March 3,
March 17, ((No class April 7)), April 21,
May 5, May 19
For more information about sacramental
preparation, please email Anne Vamos
at
yff@spccnc.org
Thank you for all the support and inquiries about the roof. We met with the Architect from the Diocese about the roof, here is his recommendation.
“Based on our visual inspection of the exterior, it appears more invasive inspections may be warranted to either confirm or rule out moisture damage within the wall assembly. My recommendation would be to hire an envelope consultant to review the issue, per-form additional invasive inspections if necessary, and to provide a recommendation and estimate for re-pairs, up to and possibly including providing a rede-signed envelope.”
We are in contact with some firms and getting quotes to do a better inspection to determine how best to move forward.
Our Gift Card program is still
going on.
Call Marlene Hughes today at: 252-355-2460 to place your gift
card order for any of the following stores: Food Lion, Walmart, Fresh Market, Kohls, Crack-er Barrel, Starbucks, Darden Restaurants, JCrack-ersey Mike's, Panera Bread, China 10, Red Robin, Am-azon, & Red Lobster.
